Muscles?

Okay, just a follow up before I forget to update the whole P90X workout stuff.

Jason has to shoot on the Range until the end of next week.  The weather has turned SUPER hot, and I honestly think he'll sweat plenty for the day withOUT starting up a new kick-yer-butt workout.  With it being 6 days of different workouts, followed by a day of rest, it pretty safe to say that a Monday will be the official kick off.

As for me, my poor achy biceps were starting to feel a little better by Wednesday (the curls till "failure" were done Monday night).  In my infinite wisdom, I figured I'd do a different walking workout that was only 35 minutes and would get my heart to wake up and work with my lungs for awhile.  It's a dvd that essentially marches you for the equivalent of walking for 2 miles, and keeps me at a steady pace (in my air conditioned, private home).  I usually carry the 2lb. weights when doing these.  WELL, what I didn't know what that this was a walk and FIRM, as in arms.  It felt good to get my arms moving, and when all was said and done I felt awesome.  Yeah - till about 2 hours had past, and then my biceps turned into hard lumpy rocks under my skin that refused to stretch out.  To say that I've been sore and uncomfortable since then is SUCH an understatement.  Putting away stock at work today was really interesting seeing I could barely lift anything, and could NOT fully straighten either arm.  If I hunched over a little I would have looked like and ape the way I kept my arms bent loosely swinging at my sides as I walked around.

I had a saving grace today though.  Randy ACTUALLY heard me, and ACTED upon what he heard.  Today was a free day off of school because he didn't have to take any exams.  I told him he could NOT live on the computer OR with the t.v. on unless he was getting something accomplished while watching the t.v.

OH the joy when I got home from work and he had straightened up the kitchen, living room, AND folded ALL 3 baskets of clean laundry that had been put into the family room.  Since I couldn't move, I had gotten the younger kids to keep rotating laundry so at least it would all get washed.  Too bad noone was motivated to DO something with all that clean stuff.  Randy did, so that was AWSOME!  He definitely got to enjoy some free time doing his own thing, and it took some of the pressure off of me to have to do SO much tomorrow.  (we've got a good friend transferring here and she's staying with us for a day in hopes of finding an apartment ahead of her actual move.  It's always good to have nearly-family come to visit.)

So -  I KNOW that I have muscles, and apparently I don't listen to them very well.

I know that Jason is eager to get on with this new workout, but my great timing got these dvd's into the house JUST in time for the range, which means not a whole lot of ANYTHING for Jason except shooting at the range for the duration and driving back and forth.

I know that when Randy REALLY wants something AND the little kids aren't around, he CAN put forth a great effort and get things in the house accomplished.  I also know that he suddenly got it today - he thanked me for getting him a yearbook even though he knew we did NOT have the money for it, and I refused to let him miss out on this, so sacrificed other things to make it happen.  He was very thankful to know he'll have this as we move around, as a great way to hold on to this great year of friends.   He gets it!  My teenager gets it.  (it's just a well kept secret 98% of the time ;o)

I'm off to re-apply the icy hot, take some more aleve, and head off to bed.  Maybe the other kids'll show that they get it so I can post more kid entries (this requires a bit less trashing the house and being feisty little trouble makers...ahh, you know it's time for summer...the beasts are restless!!)