Santa?!?!?!?

Here's what happened: Remember how I ordered the Wii and Wii Fit a couple weeks ago? Obviously (to everyone but my husband) it was for Christmas. Specifically it was from Santa. Can you see where thi is going? Daddy happened to be home with Ben when the package arrived and OPENED IT RIGHT IN FRONT OF HIM! Then he left it out in the living room so Joey could see it when he got home from school. I tried to recover and act like it didn't happen and the boys didn't mention it for a long time, but then I said something about asking Santa for a Wii the other day and they both reminded me that "we already have that." Oh. So I tried saying that Santa dropped it off early and needed extra help and blah blah blah, but they aren't really buying it and still are asking Santa for different things. Things we cannot afford. Hello, the Wii costs a lot of money! I'll be sending my dear husband to the store today in the snow to get some Santa presents for under the tree. Grrr. Sometimes it feels like he doesn't even live here (but that's a whole nother story that I shall not get into.)

Today's Workout

Turbo Jam Punch Kick and Jam, 48 minutes, 550 calories

Today's Workout

Turbo Jam Cardio Party 2, 42 minutes, 520 calories

Total for week, 214 minutes, 2115 calories

I also shoveled for 90 minutes yesterday, so I'll count 45 minutes and ~400 calories for that (lots of breaks)

Total, 259 minutes, 2515 calories

Snow Day?

I am one of a very few people who do NOT wish for a snow day tomorrow. It is our last day before the 2 week holiday and we have our Christmas Party scheduled. We do not want to put it off until January. It's not quite the same to give Christmas gifts two weeks AFTER Christmas.
But it is not looking good at all. The storm is starting later than they were saying, but they are still saying 12 plus inches of snow. If ever there is justification for a snow day, 12 inches would probably do it. Dang it. There are days when a snow day sounds great, but tomorrow is not one of them.

PS Sorry I'm a bad blogger lately. We've been busy but in a boring way. Not much to report. One story coming soon about ruining Santa for my kids. Many of you are aware of my problem in that area but this time it is not my fault.

Today's Workouts

Turbo Jam Booty Sculpt and Abs and Cardio Party, 76 minutes, 720 calories

Total for week, 172 minutes, 1595 calories

Today's Workouts

Turbo Jam 3T and Fat Blaster, 66 minutes, 555 calories

Total for week, 96 minutes, 875 calories

Gotta go watch BL finale. I was not the Biggest Loser. In the time that it has been on this season I have only lost 4 pounds:(

Today's Workout

Turbo Jam Fat Blaster, 30 minutes, 320 calories

Today's Workout

Turbo Jam Cardio Party 2, 43 minutes, 460 calories

Total for week, 240 minutes, 2433 calories

Today's Workouts

Turbo Jam Turbo Sculpt, 40 minutes, ~300 calories (I didn't wear my heart monitor)
and Turbo Jam 20 minute, 19 minutes, 217 calories

Total for week, 197 minutes, 1973 calories

Aaaakk!!

I just took the plunge and bought the Wii and Wii Fit for us for Christmas. I hadn't really decided for sure that I wanted it, but I was on ebay and bid on one that wasn't too outrageous and somehow I won. Definitely having some buyers remorse right now, but trying to convince myself that we are going to have fun. Oh boy. How do I get myself into these things?

Today's Workout

Turbo Jam Cardio Party, 43 minutes, 457 calories

Total for week, 138 minutes, 1456 calories

Today's Workout

Turbo Jam Cardio Party 2, 45 minutes, 466 calories

Total for week, 95 minutes, 999 calories

Today's Workout

Turbo Jam Punch Kick and Jam, 50 minutes, 533 calories

I'm Catching Up

Finally got our decorations up Friday night, and our Christmas pictures taken for our cards this afternoon. This is NOT the card picture since many of you will be receiving that soon enough, but it gives you a hint of our theme this year. Fortunately, the Bears are actually doing well today so we can be proud of our team.

Also, I realize I haven't really been updating much besides my workouts, so I thought I should borrow Jacque's meme:

Ten years ago I:

*Was 21

*Had recently moved out of my parents house.

*Worked at a bank

*Was dating my now husband

*Was still in school

Five things on tomorrow's to-do list

1. Lesson Plans for the week

2. Grocery shopping (not going on a Sunday)

3. Drop off and pick up kids at school.

4. Clean the bathroom. Bleh.

5. Take some books back to the library.

5 snacks I enjoy

1. String cheese

2. Jelly Bellys

3. Fruit chips

4. Chocolate

5. Dark Chocolate

5 things I would do if I were a millionare

1. Pay off bills

2. Buy a house in the country

3. Save for the kids education

4. Help someone in need

5. Get a maid. Oh yes I would.

5 places I have lived

1. Mountain, Home Idaho

2. Bismark, North Dakota

3. Guam

4. Clearfield, Utah

5. Rockford, Illinois

5 jobs I've had

1. Fashionation - cashier, then 2nd assistant manager

2. First of America Bank, changed to National City- teller then CSR

3. COL- Toddler teacher then Preschool teacher

4. Grace Lutheran Preschool- preschool teacher and assistant director

5. Hmmm...Well I did give direct sales a try last year.

Maybe now you know something about me that you didn't before. Stay tuned for more interesting posts.

Today's Workout

Turbo Jam Cardio Party 2, 43 minutes, 450 calories

Total for week, 235 minutes, 2513 calories

I Elfed THe Boys!

Send your own ElfYourself eCards

Today's Workout

Turbo Jam 3T and 20 minute, 50 minutes, 430 calories

Total for week, 192 minutes, 2063 calories

Today's Workout

Turbo Jam Punch Kick and Jam w/1 lb weights, 50 minutes, 558 calories

Total for week, 142 minutes, 1633 calories

Today's Workout

Tubo Jam Punch Kick and Jam w/ 1 lb weights, 49 minutes, 575 calories

Total for week, 92 minutes, 1075 calories


I feel much better today. Better than I have in a couple weeks, actually. Thanks for the sympathy yesterday.

I'm Not Complaining....

But it has been a rough week. No updates because I couldn't bear to talk about it. Right now while I'm numb I'll try to fill you in (more on that in a minute).
It started on Tuesday when my monthly friend arrived. During class. Complete with irritability and cramps.
Then I had my review after my morning class. It really went ok, but see previous problem. I was very sensitive to any negative comments and left feeling a little down.
The boys have been very resistant to helping clean up their toys so I've been getting really frustrated with them, and then feeling like a bad mom for yelling. Endless cycle repeated itself a few times this week, but as of today we seem to be back on good ground.
Then Tuesday night my tooth started hurting. On Wednesday it throbbed every time I moved. On Thursday it was Thanksgiving- no dentist. On Friday I woke up with a fat lip. Great. Definitely an infection. Still had to go out of town for my Dad's Thanksgiving dinner, then Saturday to my mom's. We had a good time at both despite my being in constant pain. At least I could eat, it didn't hurt any worse as long as I didn't bite down hard on my front teeth. Finally today is Monday. Called the Dentist at 8, got an appointment at 10. He looked at it for a minute, said yep, you have an abcess and need a root canal. Let's get that going. So I had a root canal this morning. Yay. The worst pain was the numbing needle and it was over in less than half an hour. Now I am home with a prescription for antibiotics and vicodin for when the numbness wears off. Hopefully this will be the start of a better week.
But now I can't work out! So I might need a few more days to get in a better mood.
And I didn't get my Christmas decorations up this weekend because all I could do was lay around:(
Hope everyone else is doing better than me.


PS Yesterday's Workout:
Turbo Jam Cardio Party, 43 minutes, 500 calories