Here’s the Thing of It

Here’s the thing of it… I’m out of the HABIT of blogging. So now even when I do have a few minutes, it’s not something I automatically think to do. I need to get BACK in the habit. Just like I need to get back in the habit of running more often (BUT WHY IS IT SO HOT???) and keeping my house neat and checking stuff off my to do list. But blogging for now.

Anyhoo, we had an awesome labor day weekend. I took Friday off (YAY!) and we went to SkiRex because Tabby needed new skis and I needed a new ski jacket. Both were purchased at great discount. Ben tried on, but did not purchase that awesome Yeti hat. More’s the pity.

That evening we got to try out Ben’s new hand-me-down bike and he CAN RIDE! He’s not super stable and he’s having trouble with pedaling, and he fell and got road rash in like 10 places, but he CAN RIDE! He’s very proud and very determined and very tough.

We also took the opportunity to demo a couple of very nice road bikes. Crazy expensive nice road bikes. I don’t think I can justify spending that kind of cash on a bike for a while. But maybe one of their poor cousins will work out for me.

We also rode our bikes 7.5 miles to the movie theatre with the kids in the trailer to see Planes. Movie was awesome. Trek home … NOT. That’s the uphill part and did I mention IT’S BEEN HOT?? Tabby got the greatest case of helmet hair ever. Seriously, this does not do it justice.

In other news:

• Tabby is loving her music class and I have its over-the-top cutesy kiddy music stuck in my head on repeat 24/7 – after this kind of torture, she’d better become the next Mozart (minus the drinking and womanizing)
• We are going camping this weekend! A big group deal. I’m not 100% keen on being away from home AGAIN, but it should be fun.
• We signed the kids up for karate. They are Japanese for SUPER EXCITED.
• Speaking of languages, Tabby is taking Spanish at school. This should be interesting as I took roughly 5 years of super useless German and my only Spanish comes from the (strictly unsuitable vocabulary of the) construction site and Dora the Explorer. Matt actually took Spanish but speaks less than I do (his facility is with logic not languages)
• Both kids are having fun at school. Tabby has lots of homework and her teacher likes to send us REAMS of stuff to read. I usually skim it because I’m awesome like that.
• I’m supposed to run a 15 K in a month. That’s gonna be interesting.