Exercise

This past fall/winter I was doing a pretty good job of hitting the gym. There is a program here called "Toddler in Tow" As long as kids are in a stroller, they are welcome in the cardio room so... Dillan and I would take Meghan to Asilo and then hit the gym. It was great! Well now I have little miss "I can't leave Mommy's hip" so I can't do that anymore--I don't know how much longer Dillan would sit anyway. So I finally talked Shane into an elliptical trainer. I have been researching them today and think I have it narrowed down to 3. The big problem I have is that I have to order it from the PX because no where else is going to ship something that big over here so I am limited in my choices. I should be able to order one this week. We will have extra money this month since Shane will be headed to a combat zone tomorrow--the only good thing about deployments--extra cash.
Meghan woke me up in the middle of the night last night saying her ear hurt and then this morning when she got up she said it still hurts. So we have been hanging out at home today--we needed to anyway so it was a good excuse. I just hope her ear starts feeling better--I will have to take her in to the clinic tomorrow if it doesn't. I'm not rushing because she doesn't have fever or anything so I'm giving it a chance. Our Dr. here has told me 2 different times that Dillan's ears have looked red and stuff, but she doesn't prescribe anything without a fever so I'm not bothering to take her now. I really don't want to give her drugs if I don't have to anyway.
Ok so I'm getting all domestic around here. I have decided I really like to bake bread. I have made 3 loaves in the past week or so. Whole wheat, Italian Herb and today plain ole White. They all turned out great. There is something about kneading it and letting it rise and then smelling it bake that just makes me happy. I was talking to Shane about it last night and he thinks it's great that I want to do it. Now if I could just be domestic enough to get the house in order On that front though I have another idea for the kids' rooms. We have so far had Dillan and Brendan with their own rooms and the girls sharing and then we moved Dillan and Meghan around so that Dillan and Katie share and Meghan and Brendan have their own. Well nothing is working out great for us so my new idea is leave Brendan alone--he needs his privacy now and to put the 3 other kids all in the same room only for sleeping and dressing. Then I want to take all their toys and make them a playroom in the other room. I think it just might work. I wll have to stagger bedtimes for Meghan and Dillan or else she will bother him, but that isn't a problem. This way though there is never someone who can't play or get their toys while he is asleep and the girls' toys will all be together so there will never be Meghan messing up Katie's room to get her stuff. I'm gonna run this all by Shane tonight and see if he is up for moving the furniture and setting up the bunkbeds for the girls. Probably not tonight since it's his last night home, but maybe when he gets back.--and before he leaves again--boy this stinks!
Well Dillan has just discovered Mommy's purse so I guess that's it for today.