Halloween

Workout Wednesday – Recovering from Halloween

November 4, 2009

It has been a couple of weeks since I did a Workout Wednesday post. I was going strong and didn’t want to break my stride by posting about it. Then, after a few weeks of running every other day I got a stomach bug. It was only around for 24 hours but it derailed my running for about a week.

My girlfriend Lori left a comment that really helped me out. I had been running and cutting back my food but, I wasn’t eating enough. As soon as I added back in an afternoon snack I found that I was able to drop a couple of pounds. I know it is only two pounds so far, but that is the start in my last ten. With 8 left to go, I may have to encourage the family to finish off that bag of treats they brought home. Candy is a weakness for me, I can admit that.

As I hope to run tomorrow morning, here is a peek at our Halloween. The boys carved the pumpkin (in 15 years Hubby has never carved a pumpkin before, I love it!). The kids tried out the treats once the bowls were ready. They donned their costumes and went to visit the scary neighbour next door. They had a wonderful night and spent a good hour and a half walking down the street and back up again. Apple kept up with her brother and J took her hand to the door, they were in it together and didn’t fight once. I dressed up as a mad scientist and handed out the treats with a pot of coffee, for me.

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Leia is the Name.

October 24, 2009

As promised here is a photo from last night. The hair was a pain in the butt to comb out, but it sure was fun.

Over all the night was a blast, at the very end J was getting upset that his best buddy wasn’t really dancing with him, but he wasn’t dancing with anybody he was just running amok because he could (freedom to run around your gym at school and not get in trouble, exactly).

Hubby and I were surprised at how many parents came and didn’t dress up, we figure it was about a 75/25% split. I mean here is your chance to try out your costume and have some silly fun with the kids. Another thing we realized is that although we are hip to new and upcoming Rock music we are definitely not hip to the party mixes. Except for that Superman thing that I saw on Ellen, there were just a few too many songs that I didn’t know. Time to get into the program so I know what my kid should be listening to. Somehow I think the fact that he knows most of the words to most of the U2 albums won’t get him far with the ladies.

Now on to the rest of the festivities. Today is my birthday, I am not 40 yet and I have a lot to do in this next year to complete all my goals of things to do before 40. Here I go!

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