Posted by kim at 11:23 am on July 15, 2009
On Monday, Dave and I went to this local business called The Treadmill Medic to see the used treadmills they had advertised on Craigslist. We ended up buying a huge, commercial grade one that they had refurbished after buying from a local gym. The thing should last us quite awhile. We had shopped recently at Sears and then at Play It Again Sports, but were quite disappointed in the size and quality of what we could afford. Today, I drove the truck over and Dave met us there and we loaded it onto the truck. But he had to go back to work. And it's raining. So it's covered in a tarp in the back of the truck in the rain. I can't wait to get it into the house and try it out again--I did use it once at the place where we bought it. I really need to get back on the ball and exercise again. We've walked around the neighborhood some, but pushing a stroller and watching the kids while you walk doesn't afford you much of a decent workout. 
I've been feeling quite icky for the past few days--feeling very lazy and tired for a few weeks. I'm hoping it's just allergies since I feel a lot better today and seem to have a lot of my energy back. I think perhaps the rain has knocked the pollen down a bit and maybe that is helping me.
Next week is my birthday. I actually love birthdays. I believe everyone should always have cake on their birthday. And it doesn't seem to bother me much that I am turning 38. 
Posted by kim at 9:47 pm on July 9, 2009
Today we were driving down i-65 and Zack saw a "trike" style motorcycle (three wheels). He loved it, and then said "when it's Father's Day again, we need to get one of those for Daddy. He can drive it to work!." Of course, Lola chimed in "yeah!" As if she had a clue what she was agreeing with. It was just so sweet that he was thinking of Daddy and the whole motorcycle deal was funny.
Later, we're at the thrift store, and somehow I'm scammed into buying them toys. Lola ended up with a Dora purple "pack pack" (what she calls a backpack) and a Cabbage Patch Doll, while Zack picks out a Tonka digger type toy that resembles a mechanical dinosaur--we later add batteries and it tells us its name is Chomper.
Lola first finds the Cabbage Patch doll, hugs it, and says "Momma. I wub it. I wub it!" She proceeds to carry it down two aisles hugging it until I'm so overwhelmed by the cuteness that I agree to the purchase ($3). Then Zack says he needs something too. Of course, the mechanical dinosaur digger has eyes and a mouth and arms, and "track" legs. Zack sweetly insists that it looks like a pet, and he needs a pet for himself. *sigh* I'm such a sucker. The Dora "packpack" was a find by Zack for Lola, and Lola put it on and wore it through the store. Again, how cute is that? I need to put my foot down. No more duping momma with the cuteness! Please???
