This evening Zale and I loaded up the girls for a walk around the neighborhood again. Yea!! Walks with Zale are great because it gives us an extra chance to talk about our days. The girls are usually preoccupied with the scenery, so we don’t have interruptions. Halfway through our first trip around the block we realized Zale was wearing sandals instead of walking shoes. So after one trip we stopped back at the house so Zale could change shoes. Here’s a short conversation between Hannah and I (we were waiting in the garage) while Zale was in the house changing shoes:

Hannah: “Mommy, what’s that up there, mine? (As she points to the top of a shelf where we keep some of our camping gear, the girl doesn’t miss a thing!)

Me: “That’s your Dora camping chair”

Hannah: “I want it”

Me: “You don’t need it right now, it’s for camping”

Hannah: “WELL, I WANT IT!!!!!!!!!”

Me: “Well, we can’t always have what we want”

Luckily for me, Zale came back out, with our Boxer, Gracie, so I was saved from a simple conversation turning into a meltdown. We made it around the neighborhood two more times, and may have gone for more, but Gracie is a bit of a lightweight and looked like she was about to pass out.

Then, after dinner, some family time, and baths, I made it back upstairs for another 20 minutes on the elliptical / torture machine, while finishing an episode of Boston Legal. I also did 50 crunches on the exercise ball, but it’s been so long since I’ve done those I’m not sure I did them right.

All in all it was a great work out day. Here’s hoping I can find time to walk or mow or something, tomorrow!