On finding fitness - or at least my version of it

For those of you who only see me electronically, let me tell you that I was not looking as heavy as I was feeling, so you didn't miss the visual cues. But, I must admit that the several months of transition to Wichita Falls from Volkel did add weight to me. So, for mother's day Eric bought me a new fitness thing for the WiiFit. While it didn't help, in response to the hot weather, the kind folk at the YMCA who watch Eileen free (with our membership dues) for two hours a day, and the new tool, I did find myself working out more. I can honestly say that I am feeling better for it.

Eric and I eventually found the right set of fitness stuff for each of us, and I do think that our stress level is a little lower going into the Jewish New Year.

By the way you should all have a wonderful 5772 on the Jewish calendar (holiday starts at sundown on Wednesday). Happy New Year!

school year is in swing

You know your 3 year old is over scheduled when she has preschool daily, Suzuki violin (hers is 1/16 size...it is so adorable), tap and ballet (it is a combined class). We have her in extended care one day a week so I can catch up with several of the clubs that I am involved with.

I continue to be involved in Jewish education and the Officer's Spouses' club and the squadron's support our squadron group.

Eric is still working his crazy hours. I am so glad that we are now in the slow mode count down list (like, this is the last time we will be asked to do a Race for the Cure on Yom Kippur in Wichita Falls, rather than 100 days -- we won't do that count down until about 10 days out). Somehow it makes me both more tolerant and more nostalgic to allow myself to say 'I won't deal with that again.'

Music and Motion

So, the heat wave broke last weekend. To celebrate, Eileen got her training wheels removed. She is still a little shaky starting and stopping, but otherwise, she is tooling around quite easily on her two wheeled bicycle.