A lovely Monday

Spring has finally arrived. Yesterday was lovely, and I got a lot done in the yard: first mow of the season, weeding, cleaning/hosing down of patio and patio furniture.

Mo had a lot of fun as well, finding worms and potato bugs in the flowerbeds. She went nuts over the worms especially:






It was hilarious to watch her pick up and hold a worm for the first time; she was screaming with excitement and yelled "they tickle me!" over and over again. As you can see from the second pic, there was quite a bit of crap on the patio (decomposing leaves, etc) that made a perfect home for worms: I uncovered quite a colony as I swept. Mo found a bucket and we transferred most into it, complete with leaves, grass, dirt, etc. She had a hard time comprehending that worms need dark, damp places--she wanted to play with them, as if they were a pet, LOL. Maybe a wormery would be a good gift idea---must tell grandparents. :)

I accomplished quite a bit yesterday and have to say, I'm pretty proud of myself :) Some time ago I resolved to exercise more---exercise at all, really---and can't delay any longer. The weather is cooperating, and I am feeling motivated. Yesterday I walked for an hour---well, I pushed the girls in our stroller made for two, and that is a serious workout. When it was just Mo and me, she and I could do the walk in about 35 minutes. Now with Maddie and a stroller that's twice the size of our single, it takes me a little over an hour. Not too bad, you're probably thinking. But here's the deal: I don't think the extra weight of the stroller has impacted the time as much as my lack of exercise has. It's been a long, lazy winter, LOL. Keeping the yard in shape and walking with the girls is about my speed for exercise right now. I'm toying with the idea of a membership at the Y, but it's pretty expensive. The girls would like it there, I'm sure, as they have classes and a playroom, and I could drop them there while I'm on the treadmill or whatever. Very tempting, but something to save for.

Ok, I'm back to work now. Hope all have a lovely Monday.

Why I'm a total geek

So today I'm trying to get some studying done, but the lovely sun this morning has quite distracted me from any serious thoughts. I also have editing to do, but feck it. We haven't had this much sun in months, so I'm going to enjoy myself this morning and take the kids to the park later today. It's supposed to get up to 60F today, w00t!!!

So, why am I a geek, you ask? Let me clarify: I don't mean geek as in that science/tech- nerdy-pocket protector and horned rimmed glasses wearing-Bill Gates type of geek, oh no. I mean the kind of geek that is an adult who thinks they're still cool, hip, and with it, when in fact nothing is further from the truth. Remember that South Park episode where the kids all took Ritalin and then agreed to go with their lame parents to an even lamer Phil Collins concert? And the parents though Phil Collins was cool? OMG! I realized today that *I* am those parents!

Yesterday I found a box of old CDs in the garage and had the bright idea of loading some into iTunes. So, right now, I am grooving along to *gasp* Kenny Loggins and loving it. Man, I have crossed the line from cool young woman to boring old adult. Remember when you were a kid and mom didn't want to listen to the Top 40 station in the car, and you vowed that you would always love pop music? Gaah, I am now that mom! I can't abide rap or what passes for Top 40 these days.

I also loaded my FAVORITE cd of all time, Robbie Williams Greatest Hits. I know my US friends have no clue who he is, despite my repeated playing of his cd......maybe this pic will get their attention:



So what other golden oldies did I load? Read it and laugh:

• Van Morrison
• Ashley MacIsaac
• Bob Marley
• Duran Duran
• Sting
• Sonia Dada
• U2
• Bonnie Raitt
• Earth, Wind & Fire
• Stevie Ray Vaughn

So there you have it. I am officially "uncool." Ohwell, I don't really care; I'm still grooving to my tunes. :)