Lately, I’ve just been enjoying all the activities going on – although I go through short periods of being worn out, from time to time, it’s like I’m a kid again, when it comes to some of the things I’ve been doing these past few weeks! For one, I started clogging again, which is something I learned when I was just a kid. Thankfully, it’s a skill that sticks with you & I was able to jump back in & pick up some of the steps once more. I’m enjoying learning the new routines & getting to hang out with my Mom-in-Law, Li’l Sis-in-Law & a few dear old friends that I’ve known since those days, too. Another thing that recently took me back to my childhood was how one night, when Katrina was at VBS at our church, Jeremy, Alyssa & I went to our local Academy Sports & Outdoor store. They had an aisle of toys like silly putty & other things that he & I got so much enjoyment out of, as kids! We stayed on that aisle for about half an hour, just playing & reminiscing! We actually bought a few things, since they were only 87 cents per item – we’re keeping them in a “grab bag”, to reward Kat for good things that we notice her do. We already gave her a whoopee cushion, to replace the one she had before that I had accidentally popped a whole in, ha-ha! I’m also enjoying all the “Kids’ Summer Movies” Katrina & I have been going to see. A few of our theaters around town offer 1 morning matinee feature per week for only $1 per ticket. They are typically things that were on the big screen the previous year & may now be seen on HBO, or even on DVD; for example, we saw “Alvin & the Chipmunks” last week, tomorrow, we’re looking forward to “Shrek the Third” & soon we’ll be seeing “Bee Movie”. I’m such a kid at heart when it comes to these things. And, earlier today I took Katrina roller skating for the very first time. She had a total blast! Of course, it reminded me of when I was her age, just learning how to skate… good times! I know that I’m a married housewife, and stay-at-home-Mom of 2, but I can’t help but to enjoy all these great things that seem to keep me young!

Well, I’m really feeling good this week. I’ve been catching up on a lot of things around here, so I don’t feel nearly as stressed as I have been, in the recent past. It’s given me time to enjoy the activities we’ve shared with family & friends, and to appreciate them all the more, as well. I guess if I never had the times where I felt like I had too much to do, I might take for granted the times I do get to relax & have fun. I’m just grateful that things seem to be under control once more & the summer is really turning out to be a good one!

Well, the day that we went over to my Mom’s to celebrate my Aunt Sharon’s Birthday, I woke up with a strange pain in my right calf. It was really sore, especially when I was walking. There were no bruises or anything, just the aching that wouldn’t go away. I tried taking something for it, but that didn’t seem to help. Still, since Mom & Ken had offered to watch the girls, Jeremy & I decided to make the most of our time together. However, we couldn’t seem to figure out much to do, on our own. We wound up going to see “The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian”, which was really good. But, other than that, we mainly spent the time at home. We played pool, video games, watched T.V. vegged & just had some good ol’ quality time together, mostly. My calf kept bothering me, so we couldn’t really do much else that we enjoy: walking, rollerblading, golf, even riding our bikes was out of the question, sadly… Of course, the day we go to pick the girls up, the pain decides to subside. My calf is completely fine now. It was just one of those strange things… I guess I’m getting old! Ha-ha!