Realistically

My brother-in-law,who is also my martial arts instructor, worked out for 90 minutes at the gym. I am lucky if I can do the Jillian Michaels "Ripped in 30" (30 minutes including warm up and cool down) for 30 days. I also know that I only have time to practice my techniques for 30 minutes. Yesterday (now granted it was a plastic practice board) I broke boards with front and side kicks for the first time. Power!

Rosita Vendela

Today my coworker gave me a bouquet of beautiful roses.

Garage Sale

We are having a garage sale at the dojang. I am taking 6 bowling balls, a Thermos grill-to-go, 5 drapes (no clue where the 6th one went), several dolls, a new ironing board pad, some doggie pads, several books, 2 pair ice skates, some protective shin guards, a pair of roller blades, a wooden Nativity set from Mexico and four ceramic ones, statues of St Francis of Assisi and St Anthony of Padua. I got my exercise going up and down stairs and loading the car. Last year, the bowling balls were sold first. A lady wanted them for her garden.

Birthday time

Between work and sports, it is very difficult to find a time to have a family dinner for my husband's birthday. Tonight seemed the best option. I baked the cake, roasted the ribs, potatoes and butternut squash and put the rolls in the oven. After dinner, we gave the surprises--the heated mattress pad and sweater.

It seems that my cup of hot chocolate gave me an energy boost! I was able to decorate both the inside and outside of the house for Halloween. Henry, our pumpkin man is on the porch, our dancing rapping skeleton is in the living room along with a cloth witch doll, raffia pumpkin and ceramic figures. Such fun! I had vacuumed and swept yesterday, finished by cleaning the bathrooms.

Henry has come to visit

Every year around this time, Henry comes to visit. Henry is our pumpkin man who takes up residence on the front porch and greets the trick or treaters on Halloween.

Enough Already

Enough is enough. I am finished whining and complaining about the number of work hours because it is greedy on my part, and truthfully, I have gotten a small raise. The company cannot afford to give anyone raises right now, but the president of the company wanted to show his appreciation for my HONESTY, reliability, conscientiousness, friendliness to the customers and work ethic.

The Package

Yesterday as I was going up the front porch steps, I noticed a package by the front door. It was partially opened and addressed to my husband. Since I was expecting the starsky sweater, I thought I better open it. It was the sweater! I measured it against his old sweater. I need to wrap both gifts (the sweater and the mattress pad). The box had been opened by customs and not sealed properly. I'm hoping my family can celebrate his b'day on the 9th. It's hard to control myself and not give him his gifts early, as I hear him complaining about the cold. And it IS cold. I had bought a balloon as a gift for my sister's husband, and when I took it outside, it deflated immediately. Good thing, it reinflated once I took it inside.