Hi ladies!! I feel so out of touch with you all when I don't get a chance to check in! I did read about everyone's Christmases (is that a word??) and it sounds like everyone had a nice holiday. I can't remember what I was going to say to everyone
, but Chris, OMG - that man with the swollen "parts". Yikes - can't stop thinking about that for some reason!!
Someone asked about worrying about how clean their house is. I've always been paranoid about people coming over and seeing my house a mess. It usually is, but I'm always so embarrassed. It's mostly because my ILs are perfect housekeepers. But, I realized over the weekend that most people are probably like us. I dropped Colin off at a friends and their house had toys and stuff all over - Christmas gifts, just like ours. They were all still in their PJs in the afternoon, just like us! And I certainly didn't think any less of them. If anything, I liked them more. I think the majority of people are like us, I just worry about it too much.
Beth, I hope your shoulder isn't injured again.
Does it feel like it did before? You have about the same sentiments as me with MMA Kickbox.
Chris, how's that iPod Touch?? I love mine to death. Caitlyn has taken a liking to it, too. She's always asking to use it to play some of the games. I downloaded a Couch to 5K program and last night she was running around the basement with it doing intervals.
Well, my instincts about DH buying me a GPS weren't right. Which is good, cause I ran out of time to get him something. It did feel weird not exchanging gifts, though. Next year I think we will. Christmas was OK - Christmas Eve we went to my SILs. I just felt kind of blah and sad. It hit me at the end of the night - I came home and had a bit of a meltdown. I was really missing my dad and remembering Christmas with him. Also, during the party, Caitlyn had a allergic reaction to a cookie. It was my fault. There were these cookies that looked liked some I made last year and they didn't have any nuts in them. She asked me if they were OK to eat and told her yes. Well, they must have had walnuts in them. A few minutes after she bit it she started crying and her face got real pale and said her throat was itchy. We gave her benadryl right away. DH wanted to use the epi-pen but I didn't want to traumatize her and I didn't think it was necessary. I was panicking a bit, though. I was worried it would turn into something worse. She was OK, but she didn't enjoy the rest of the night too much. Christmas day was quiet - I just made dinner for us and my mom. The kids all liked their gifts - I think! The boys got Rock Band Beatles and Rock Band Lego for XBox. Oh, and Madden 2010 for XBox. They are too funny playing Rock Band.
Hottie, sounds like maybe you are starting to feel better? Hopefully - you've been sick too long! Oh, loved the story about the dinner!! Awesome! And, the vision of watching Joe (even though I don't know him!) do Step Moves is funny! I can't in a million years imagine my DH doing that!
Kathy, hope you don't get the yuckies, too! You are going to love Athletic Step.
Mmmm...workouts...what are those?? JK!!
I've fit a few in over the holidays. I actually did Athletic Step Christmas morning and loved it!! I did Jackie Warner's new one - can't remember the name - yesterday morning. My hamstrings are pretty sore for it, so it must have done something. Today was Cardio Core. Yikes!! I did the modifications for most of the core work. I liked it, though.
I'm starting to worry about the teenage years. Jameson went sledding with a friend last night. OK, that's fine. Well, the friend's sister is a freshmen in college and took them. I was a bit apprehensive about that, just because she's a young driver and I don't know her, but I didn't want to seem like a nervous, overprotective mom (I am, but they don't have to know that!). I told Jameson to call me if he would be later than 9:00. He calls around 8:30 to say they are done, are getting something to eat and are going to watch a movie. I tell hiim, that's fine, but don't stay too late since I have to work in the morning and I might have to pick him up. OK, so it's 10:30. He should be calling soon or coming home, right? No. 11:30 comes, I start getting nervous. Finally I call the kid's house, even though it's late. No answer. Huh? Ten minutes later, Jameson calls and says the movie is almost over and he will get a ride from his friend's sister. Well, they weren't at his friend's house. They were all at his friends' sisters' friends house! I don't even know if there were any parents home. I left that to DH to talk with him about. I ask what movie they saw? Hangover! Really?? I don't know if my 13 year old son should be watching that movie, let alone with two 17 year old girls! He really didn't do anything wrong, but we need to talk to him about letting us know where he is and checking in more often. I was sitting the dark living room at 11:30 starting to panic about where he was thinking, OMG, this is only the beginning. We have so many teenage years to go, worrying about them getting home safe! I think DH may need to switch to working days so he's home for this stuff!
OK, need to go do some work!!
Joanne
