things you never think you'll hear on the news

"there are fish on the runway" (at the airport)

"be careful of standing water - there could be fish, alligators, or snakes in it"

"a fish just swam by me on the street"

"catfish are swimming up people's sidewalks"

We're ok. In our area, we've just had some heavy rains and just today we had some high winds. We feel fortunate that we weren't hit hard by Tropical Storm Fay. This afternoon I stood at my sliding glass door and watched as our neighbors' tent flew all around their yard - it nearly blew over the fence and into our yard three different times before it tore into several pieces!

It has not stopped raining all day. I rather like the rain, since it means the sun is not relentlessly beating down on us! But tonight we discovered some moisture around some of our windows. Yuck. The carpet in our bedroom is pretty damp under the window. We set up our dehumidifier, hoping to dry it out, but I'm worried about mold. Maybe we'll have to get new flooring! That wouldn't be so bad. (Except the part where it costs money!)

jump right in

I have officially survived my first week of the semester. Boy, am I exhausted!

I decided that I would just jump right into my new routine with both feet. So I started a new exercise routine this week, too. I've been walking 3 nights a week with my wonderful friend Sarah, but the walking just doesn't seem to have the same effect that it used to have. So I decided to join a gym that has classes. I know that I will go to classes.

So on Monday, I taught one class and then did some work at home, then went to Pilates. It was HARD, but really fun!

Then Tuesday I could barely move, but I had a super busy day! I had 2 Kindermusik classes, then piano lessons until about 6:00. I cooked dinner, walked with Sarah, showered, and fell in bed.

Wednesday: 3 KM classes, more piano lessons, cooked dinner, worked on the computer, crawled to bed.

Thursday 3 KM classes, worked on the computer, sat down to eat lunch and fell asleep for about 30 minutes, more work, then did an open house at a preschool. Practically had to be carried to bed.

This morning, I got up and went to a Body Pump class at the gym. It was SO HARD but super fun. I went with a friend and she and I were both hanging onto the stair rail for dear life after class. It was SO hard to go down the stairs!!!! It was like one leg alone was too weak to hold me up! :)

Anyway, today I have more work to do and I need to figure out something for dinner. Tomorrow I have a class in the morning, Sunday is church...I'm feeling like I'm not going to have much free time this semester. Things will settle down, though...right?

pacing, calling, working

It's that time when the Kindermusik schedule starts going crazy and I start having more thoughts than my brain can hold! It's exciting! I am SO THRILLED that my program is doing so well, words just can't express.

I pace when I'm on the phone. I walk all around the house, stop to pet the cats, and keep walking. By the time I'm off the phone I'm usually sweating. Does anyone else do this? I used to never do this! But I think it's because I WANT to multi-task, but it's hard to do that and concentrate on your conversation on the phone.

In other news, KINDERMUSIK. That's what's occupying my brain right now. Maybe something else will happen in my life once the schedule is finally set and the semester starts.

lm tag

My favorite scrapbooking site, Lifetime Moments, has been down for most of the week. So my friend Melissa started a game of LM tag! Here's the list:

Mestebla
Melissa
Mandipig
Becca
Jen Kalyn
Kysha
Montana's Mom
Angie
Simply Susan
AnnaMarie
Arlyn
JenniB
Stephanie
Renee
Jen Bergeron
Wendy
Kate
Nichole
Shamrock

Go leave someone a comment! Or leave me one! And have a great day!

(I'm too busy working on the Kindermusik schedule (again!) to worry about blogging right now! Maybe later!) ;)