Valentine's Day Poetry Slam!

Chris busts a mad rhyme for Valentine's Day, 2012!

Happy Easter!

OK..so it's been over six months since our last post, but let's face it: Facebook is taking over the world and there's just not much room for blogs anymore.  That said, I'm pleased to present this year's Easter scavenger hunt in vibrant, living color.  Enjoy!  :-)

Pre-K, Baby!!

It's official! The Moo is now in Pre-K! Hard to believe, I know, but here's the proof!  :-)

FYI...this video comes with my standard annual disclaimer that I apologize for once again using the same piece of music for the "school's back in session" video.  It's just too great a song for the occasion!

Pimpin' Ain't Easy!

Got this in an e-mail from Chris's teacher the other day, and it was too hilarious not to share:

Last week, the Assistant Principal came into my room to observe me and my students. The kids were all already at their various math stations, so she just sat in a chair in the vicinity of a couple groups to watch. Chris turned and saw her sitting a little chair, leaned over to her and said, "What's your name, sugar?" LOL!!!!! She could NOT stop laughing! We both thought it was so super funny! I thought I might get a really good review from her for teaching pick-up lines anyway! :)

HA!  Turns out the little guy is a PIMP!  Way to go, buddy!  :-)

Happy 4th, Moo!

Today is The Moo's fourth birthday!  It's incredible for me to think that it's already been four years since our little monkey came along...kinda' makes me feel old.  Still, what an amazing four years it's been!

We love you buddy!!  :-)

Happy Easter - 2010

HAPPY EASTER everyone!  Here's a (not-so-quick) video of the boys' egg hunt yesterday morning.  Enjoy!

P90X (Or, "Getting My Ass Kicked by Tony Horton")

So today I started on the vaunted P90X workout program. I have to admit that I'm usually HIGHLY skeptical of anything that I've seen on an informercial, but that stupid thing sucked me in immediately and never let go. I wasn't sure that I believed the TV hype, so I sent out a Facebook message a few weeks ago asking about people's experience with the program.

The responses were immediate and overwhelmingly positive. The most common response..."It totally kicked my ass, and I was exhausted after the workouts. But it WORKED!"

Fast-forward to a few weeks later, and I now have my very own - very borrowed - copy of the program (thanks Tim and Alyson!). I've finally read through all of the pre-work and the diet plan, and I've set myself up for success by getting most of the necessary items (skipped the protein bars and powders for now, but we'll see...).

Today was my first workout, and I'm here to tell you that Tony Horton WILL kick your ass! WOW! The first workout is chest and back, and consists of 12 different exercises performed twice. You run through the first set, then do the same exercises again in a different order. By the end of the first, I was almost completely exhausted and was absolutely dripping with sweat. My arms hurt, I was breathing insanely hard, and I thought I was going to barf. Then I had to go through it all AGAIN! I persevered, but there was no way that I was going to be able to keep up with the insane pace the guys (and gal!) on screen were keeping. Still, I made it through the first workout alive, and was pretty psyched for tomorrow...until I realized that there was still a 15-minute ab workout to do.

Are you kidding me? I may drop dead here on the floor, and you want me to do MORE? Alright, fine...but I'm NOT happy about it. Needless to say, the Ab Ripper X workout continued Tony Horton's (that's the host, by the way) butt-kicking. In the end, I was completely spent, and I actually ended up loving it.

We'll see how the rest of the program progresses, but if it's always this intense, I'm hoping to be ripped by next spring. BRING IT!