Monthly Archives: January 2010

Great Weekend

We had such a great weekend. Friday evening I dropped Kirra off at Nana & Papa’s, and I went to Card Club (we make homemade cards) and Jason was playing poker. I got home and met his poker friends, and they are all very nice.

Saturday morning I woke up, and finished cleaning, and then ran some errands and did some wine tasting at the liquor store. There was a very great Pinot Grigio. So I bought two bottles!!! The work party was last night, and it went off without a hitch. I think everyone had a great time. Jason got wine glasses and I got some m&m’s and california baby products. SO i was thrilled. It was kind of like I got both gifts :P.
Today Jason and I slept in until 10:20am,and then went over to his parent’s for the Vikings game,which was terrific! I got to take a nap as well for a few hours after the game, so it went really well. Kirra was happy to see us. We also got to enjoy grandma’s terrific tacos as well. Miah and Amillie came over too.
This week should be fun. I plan on taking the bus tomorrow morning to catch up on some reading! Have a great week everyone!

Yak Trax

I tried out my co-workers Yak Trax tonight and they’re great! I was able to easily run over the ice and snow without slipping at all! I was really very impressed. I’m definitely going to buy some this week! It does feel a little weird when I ran over bare road, but the majority of my roads are SO covered in ice and snow, it was really a non-issue. I ended up going just over two miles tonight. MAN my slacking off was really felt. I’ve got to keep on the horse tho. I’m planning on running every Tuesday, Thursday & Saturdays. No more stupid excuses! I should be able to pull of a minimum of two miles, even on the treadmill if its too cold out. (Below zero).

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Here is a picture of the Yak Trax.

Swimming part two!

What a great day at swimming tonight. Kirra did really well again. Jason and I got to the pool super early, so we sat poolside to wait for our instructor to come over, and we decided to dangle our legs into the pool (since for whatever reason, you’re not supposed to get in the pool before lessons.) Kirra was just having so much fun that she layed on Jason’s legs and pretty much laid/floated in the water. We also practiced getting wet with sprinkling cans, which Kirra wasn’t too nuts about getting her head wet with the sprinkling type, but didn’t hesitate to pour the whole bucket of water right on her face, and then cough, and laugh about it. She’s so silly!
We also practiced letting go of Kirra while she hangs on to the side of the pool without us. Obviously we’re really close so that if she lets go we can catch her. The idea was for her to scale the wall and move around, but Kirra just kept crawling right out of the pool to jump in. Silly girl!
Also, Happy Birthday to my mom. Thank you so much for giving me life, and nurturing me into the strong woman that I am today, which reflects who you taught me to be.

Trip Planning

Well we’re off to Jay’s to plan our Killwory Trip & Meals. We’ll also hang out in the hot tub I presume, and maybe play some games! Tomorrow I’m serving at church, and then hosting my mom’s birthday lunch at our house. It should be a great weekend!

County Market

Well, Jason and I tried out a new grocery store today. We always get coupons for this “Kings County Market”with ridiculous savings… so we went tonight, and it was a really nice store, and it had really great savings. We saved $40 with coupons!!!! My voice has barely come back. If I really want to talk I can. So hopefully after resting it tonight I can talk tomorrow.

Hopefully it starts warming up soon so that I can start running again. I haven’t ran for a week or so, and I really really need to get back on the horse. I’ve been working out on the Biggest Loser game for wii though and I feel like its been helping out a lot.
Jason and I have also started eating a lot healthier! I haven’t had any pop in over a week, and drink water with all of my meals now. Sometimes milk, and juice is a treat. We’re eating “low fat” versions of nearly everything,or “low sugar”. For snacks we’re eating fruit, or veggies too! We’re getting fit together!

Mommy is sick! :(

Well now i’m sick. I started feeling sick on New Years Eve, but now its gone from nasal congestion to full blown laryngitis. Tonight I can’t even talk at all. Today at work I could talk, but I was very hoarse. I guess people who know me (know that I love to talk) will get a little vacation from my voice! I went to the doctor, and he said it can be like this from anywhere between 5-14 days! So I’ll have to use post-its, and ghetto sign language tomorrow.

My little Dara Torres

Tonight we started Swim Class at Shoreview. The pool was really really warm which was good, because I was thinking it was going to be colder than it was. Kirra just squealed with delight! We worked on reaching out in the water, kicking a floating block, jumping off the edge on command (not before hand!) and getting used to the water. The last 10 minutes or so were playtime. Jason came with too, and that was a huge help. I think he enjoyed it also.

Wups!


So this was sort of a glorious accident. I was trying to dye my hair blonde, however it turned out to be orange…. not cute. So Jason picked me up a box of dark brown to cover it up, however THAT turned BLACK!

Happy New Year

Well we had a very relaxing day. We were just too tired to watch movies last night,so we’ve decided to watch them today. They were all very very good! Jason is currently playing in a poker tournament in an attempt to win $200!

I have to work tomorrow, helping to put on a 5K. I’m really excited for the food. We’re going to have apple donuts,and hot apple cider! Yum!!!!