Oh Sunday Mornings...

Sundays are by far my worst motivational nightmares. Brett gets to sleep in, I get up bright and early with Ty.

Ty and I lounge around, he drinks watered down juice in a sippy cup and I drink coffee. We watch an episode of Mickey Mouse Clubhouse of his choice, then another, a couple poops go on between the pups, Ty and I and it is a generally glorious morning. I'm relaxed, enjoying the great company and sometimes grandparents come for coffee and playtime with Ty.

By the time everyone clears out and the coffee has run dry, it is time to prep lunch. Then after lunch is nap time and I am usually pooped by then and am ready to relax.

This Sunday, we had my brother in law, nephew and niece come over. They stayed the entire morning and for nap because my sister had some crazy weekend shifts. We ate a REALLY REALLY healthy (umm, yeah right) Hickory Park lunch since it was kind of a spur of the moment visit. I did have time to pick up the house, change sheets all over the house for the three nappers, start laundry and watch Brett vacuum.

There I am with Brett and my brother in law and three kids. It is more chaotic with... Brett and my brother in law. Ha! We got all the kids down for nap, the big boys were going to nap as well. I took advantage of the wicked nice weather (overcast, warm and a light breeze) and headed out to the neighborhood...alone. It has been a while since I have been able to walk at a good pace and not have to talk about the number of hoops in people's driveways. I walked for exactly 30 minutes to return sweaty and with tight hamstrings and butt. Wow! It is amazing that after working out sometimes twice a day, then going for sustained walking at a nice clip how out of practice my legs and butt were. It was like they didn't know what to do with themselves after a while. I didn't think I was going to make it home.

I made it home. The big boys headed outside and I fired up TurboJam with the sweet sounds of my niece snoring, Ty snoring and my nephew STILL opposed to taking a nap at my house. I continue to sweat. Sometimes, you have to get creative with how you get your exercise in for the day. You have to be willing to bend and do something different when your first choice isn't available. It is a proud moment that I got a workout in with 3 kids sleeping... twice!!!!

Signing off for now. To all of you near and far and to those of you trying to figure out how Hickory Park cheeseballs fit into your daily calorie allotment, until next time...