Returning to Normal

We made it thru the fair. Finally. I survived the Pre-Fair activities and the Fair. It was fun, I'll admit, and the girls LOVED it, especially the Children's Barnyard. Even Lillia was brave enough to stick out a hand and pat a baby chick. Her favorite night was the night they had the baby kittens. She wouldn't let them go. Kenzie, of course, jumped right in, trying to pick up the baby pigs, get in with the newborn calf, and hop away with the little bunnies. I don't think we'll have to convince her to be a 4-H'er when she gets older. She was quite upset when we told her that we couldn't take Belle, her pig, to the fair for her to show, since she isn't old enough yet. "Can I show Belle when I'm 5?" she asked. "No, sweetie, you'll have to be almost 10 to show a pig." That didn't go over very well. I have a feeling we'll be having this discussion every year between now and 2016 when she finally is old enough to show animals at the 4-H Fair. And yes, Kenzie has a pig, actually, sometimes she even claims the other 2 pigs as hers, sometimes though, they belong to me & Doug. Aren't we lucky? As I slowly get back into a normal routine, maybe I'll post a few pictures of the girls at the fair.



Well, I promised myself that when the fair was over, I'd get back to going to Zumba class every week. And I did it! I'm so proud of myself. I went two times last week and two times this week! It feels really good to get back to exercising - to be completely honest, it has been over 5 years (gasp!) since I have actually dedicated a whole hour to exercise - not just walking the dogs or riding the bikes, just exercising. My abs are sore, my legs muscles are sore, but I feel really good. I guess that's a good sign, especially after tonight and I showed, once again, how completely uncoordinated I am. I had been getting better, learning the moves and routines, but tonight, there were several times I just had to stop and try to figure out what I was doing! Even though some of the routines remind me of high school and the Homecoming or Senior Night cheerleading routines, it has been quite fun. I think it makes me feel better that there are several older ladies whose kids are either in high school or college and some with kids my age that are trying this out. We have done everything from Latin music, country music, rap, Britney Spears and N'Sync, to music that make feel like I'm doing a hula girl dance. If you can find a class near you, try it. You sweat alot, laugh alot and hopefully burn 1000 calories in an hour (at least that's what we've been told).