Friday afternoon Mary Madison and Tyler both started having sore throats.  So, the three of us are home from church today as they both have head colds.  I really miss the body of Christ for sure! 


The good news in all of this is that the kids actually just get colds, not sinus infections.  I wonder if it has something to do with the size of the sinus passages????


Anyway, we took it easy yesterday.  Watched some football, read some books, played some games.  I fixed meatloaf for Tom and the kids since they love, love it.  Other than that, it's been pretty quiet in the McElroy household.  Here's hoping that next week will be better!!

Thank goodness I felt a bit better today as we have co-op tomorrow.  The kids got their work done for the week, including Astronomy, math, etc.  We also watched a show this afternoon on mummies~interesting, huh?  Hey, I needed to rest a bit and this seemed like a good way to do it!


We also went to the library.  Now I'm getting ready to go to bed so I'll be ready to face a busy day at co-op tomorrow.

I've not been posting because I got a sore throat on Saturday night that turned into a nasty head cold/sinus type stuff.  I'm not exercising and trying to take care of myself.  The kids have been a big help with the cooking, cleaning, etc.  All three went to the dentist today and didn't have any cavities so that was good news.

I realized I left everyone hanging.  After an afternoon that was frustrating and more funny than you can imagine, we found out that it was only our car battery that needed replacing. Since it was a 5 year battery that died after 3 years, the pro-rated cost of a new one was only $35.  We are so grateful for that!

We had co-op yesterday and Tyler got the opportunity to go back to Tennessee for the weekend with his best buddy Garrison. I know he  is having the time of his life there!

Maddie is babysitting and I've got to run to the library and the post office.  Tonight I am going out to dinner with Maddie while Tom and Wes do some guy things together.

Praying that you all have day filled with blessings from the Father!

Yesterday's workout:  10 Minute Solution Ultimate Bootcamp with Jessica Smith:  Total Body, Upper Body, Lower Body; 10 Minute Solution Yoga, Relaxation and Flexibility.  In the evening I walked Tucker for about a mile.

Today's workout:  10 Pounds Down Weightloss Cardio Mix:  Cardio, Abs, Stretch.  This afternoon I'll walk Tucker and do 10 minutes of yoga.

Is there honestly ever a "good time" for your car to die?  Well, this morning I went out early to run an errand and my car was fine.  When I went to start it, it was acting like the battery was dying.  I called Tom to help me jump it and it STILL wouldn't start.  So, we left the car after talking to the people in the store (Burger King, lol~I'd gone there to get a cup of coffee and pray before my day started, thank goodness).  We spent the day describing the problem to our mechanic and various other people and got some ideas to try.


Tom, Wes and I went back this afternoon. Still no luck. But, we're blessed by some wonderful people there. The manager was knowledgeable about cars and helped us go through a myriad of checking fuses, cables, etc. The workers there felt sorry for us all and gave us free drinks. And, they even offered to have our car towed for free by AAA that one of the managers had. Or make that USED to have!


So, we got the battery out and Tom and Wes are taking it to Walmart to be tested. Is it the starter? battery? alternator? or does the thing need to be re-programmed(a security light eventually came on)?  Stay tuned to hear further updates.


Meantime,  Ty has a friend here until 6pm and then has soccer and we have co-op in the morning and Tom has tennis in the morning with his league. I sure am grateful for my two cars that God has provided because it makes things crazy when you only have one.


Oh and yes~my children were great and did schoolwork and chores while Mom was gone MUCH longer than intended.


Today's workout:  I walked the dog with Wes and then did Firm Cardio Gloves Workout(20 minutes of cardio) and 20 minutes of yoga (AM Yoga for your Week, Forward Bends).

Wednesday is a busy "let's run around" kind of day for us.  Maddie and Tyler have piano and it used to be that Tom and I alternated the trips out to the lessons (they're about 20 minutes away).  He is now leading a small group on Wednesday afternoons so I'm the new weekly taxi driver!  On the way home from piano, we make a weekly run to the Flower's Thrift Bread store.  And, we also have church dinner at 6pm.  That is actually a good thing because I don't have to worry about fixing dinner on these days!


Today we did our regular math, etc. in the morning and then studied a bit about asteroids.  We also talked about pumpkins again, lol. The kids are fascinated about how they're grown and how some of them are so gigantic when the usual size is only a few pounds.


We've also had the major change in the weather as predicted.  After being 85 degrees yesterday, it hit 55 today and has steadily dropped to 45 with a lot of wind.   Yikes, even the cats want to come in and sleep in the basement!


Today's workout:  Tracie Long Defined Lines (low weight/high rep cardio and weight intervals, using a medicine ball for the cardio).  Lots of fun.

Monday is such a crazy day for us a lot of the time. We're trying to catch up on housework we let slide over the weekend.  We are getting back into the school groove.  Lots of times I do some grocery shopping in the afternoon. And, both boys have Scouts.


All that happened yesterday.  And, Maddie had to babysit in the evening. That's actually not a had to but a "gets to" for her.  She loves Allie and Caroline and Jack so much.  And when they are in bed she is getting paid to read, have a soda Ms. Karin always leaves for her, and watch TV!!


Today we spent time on Astronomy and some experiments Ty was doing.  We also have a friend who has started giving us her Smithsonian Magazine after they read it and the kids were reading the current issue and writing summaries from it.  I only know that Wes wrote about the pumpkin that broke the world's record for size, I need to read all the papers now.


I've got a Women's Meeting at the church and Tom is in charge of dinner for the kids.  Lucky him, I planned enough leftovers so they don't have to work too hard.


Oh, and the best serendipity of my day? Tom and I went to Subway and split a $5 foot long for a date.  The last of the big spenders, huh?  But it was nice just to be alone and chat!


Monday's Workout:  Jessica Smith 10 Pounds Down Total Body Tune Up (cardio and high rep/low weight sculpting intervals).


Today's workout:  Amy Dixon Cardio Kickboxing Exercise TV workout (20 minutes); Amy Dixon Women's Health Perfect Body Cardio workout (20 minutes); WH Yoga Stretch (10 minutes).  After having ATT Uverse TV for nearly a year, I've discovered we get free Exercise TV workouts on Demand so took advantage of that to try the Cardio Kickboxing.   Very fun.