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Too busy to be sick!

I am having one of those horrible yucky days where I know my body is trying to fend something off and I need to lie down and give in so that I am not dying tomorrow. But I have to get stuff done. My head is throbbing, my entire body is lethargic and I am just miserable but my to do list is not getting shorter. I barely survived my morning workout and since then my body is in shut down mode. So frustrating. Just whining, thanks for listening.

Need saving?

I'm your girl! After a long drive to Ocala, an even longer training class, and another long trip home I am adult, child and infant CPR trained, first aid trained and camp trained.

I also got to meet 2 of my ebay friends for the first time, yep its weird but it was fun!

Max's First Haircut

This week Max went to the groomer and guess what? He has eyes!

2 seasons or 3?

I obviously live in Florida and for those of you that live here or have lived here you go there are really only 2 seasons - hot and slightly warm. I think we have 3 days of actual cold but one can hardly call 3 days a season.

Well I have my own version of seasons - usually I say I have 2 seasons - Yay its Christmas and Yay Its Summer - but today as I begin gobs of paperwork and accounting that is more complicated than my taxes I am reminded I have one other season that has no "Yay" in it.

Today begins Girl Scout Cookie Season. They officially are on sale today. For the record I love Girl Scout Cookies as much as the next guy, and I want my daughter to sell them because it means more money for the troop, and when the troop gets more money it makes my life easier since I am the leader and dont have to work in such a tight budget...but I am also cookie mom by no choice of my own (read lack of volunteers). And that means 100 forms, 100 signatures, the collection of very large amounts of money from very small girls and the living room cookie takeover (pictures to come in February).

So alas I have decided there are 3 seasons: Yay Its Christmas, Boo Its Cookies, Yay Its Summer! May your season be filled with delicious cookies and high metabolism!

Volunteers

I want to be a good parent and do right by my kids and like every other mom out there I want to be super mom. But come on! When did every organization in the world decide they need not only a ridiculous amount of money AND hours of volunteer time from the parents. For example I signed my son up for Little League this weekend which he is very excited about. They practice twice a week and play a game once - so I am already committing to sitting out there 3 x week and paid a very large sum for this to happen. But they still would like to know if I could please play catcher or be team mom - um no?!?

This brownie leader, PTA mom, fall festival planner, youth counselor, chauffering mom is over it!

And yet this teeny part of me says - those are mostly Tori's things, I should go help with something of Tristan's. Please someone teach me the word "no"!

Funny how...

it takes so long to get into going to the gym regularly. But you break it in just moments. I literally went to the gym 5 x week for a year, took 2 months off because of holidays, travel, school stuff and work and feel like I am starting over. Of course I should probably start smaller than an hour and a half advanced step class!

Okay so I am looking for gym buddies - if you live in Clearwater with a YMCA membership or the potential to get one - please please please let me know! It goes so much faster when you are hanging out with someone!!!