Greg gently woke me up this morning, long before I wanted to be awake! Somehow I found myself stumbling out of bed and putting on my workout clothes. And it turned out to be pretty fun.
We are doing this thing called HIIT. It stands for High Intensity Interval Training. Basically you do an exercise, like squats, as hard and fast as you can for thirty seconds, and then rest thirty seconds, and then do something else for thirty seconds, and so on. Greg and I made it through the thirty minute workout just fine, but wow! We weren't prepared for the level of soreness that would follow! By the evening, neither of us could squat even if our lives depended on it!
I dutifully packed Greg's lunch with boiled eggs and an apple. And planned for chicken and a salad for dinner. I took the Escalade in to get the front shocks replaced, and came home to clean and listen to my book. I took the little boys grocery shopping, where we picked up all the stuff to make a care package for Joni to use during their hospital stay, and also tried to find a few things for our family's halloween costumes (which was pretty unsuccessful).
Greg and I texted back and forth, marveling at the level of soreness which was creeping into our legs. But we were good sports and just get going on with our day.
After school, I helped Austin practice his story for the story-telling festival at his school on Thursday. I also worked on a duet that Julia and I are learning for Christmas. It's a super hard, but beautiful, song and we are getting better every day.
In the evening, Greg and I went to Julia's band concert at the school. The trombones were in the back, so I could hardly see her, but the band did great and it was fun to watch. I know she played well, because I could hear the trombones and there were only two of them. Just before the concert, Greg and I had gone to pick up the Escalade, so we had two cars at the school. Greg left as soon as the concert was over, and I waited for Julia. She's so tall and beautiful, and I love watching her do anything! That's the amazing thing about being a mother. It's so fun to watch your own children. I am sad if I ever have to miss a thing!
Emma is off to Provo with the volleyball team for the state tournament. She is excited to watch the varsity play, and to spend a couple days with her friends. It was hard for me not to go! I love watching volleyball, and I'll miss seeing Brynn play. Also, I wish I could be there with everyone at the hospital on Friday for Jaron's surgery. But I sent the cute care package I made, and I dropped off some medicine and goodies for Brynn (she is so sick, poor girl!), and I am so thankful that they stream all of the games live on the internet! I know what I'll be doing for the next couple of days!
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