Ugh. I only have six weeks left of school. This is the official halfway point of my summer. And what have I accomplished? Nothing! This morning's weigh in was especially unfortunate: 237.4. Managed to gain weight over the weekend.
I'm not feeling especially fabulous about this week, either. The boys' sitter is on vacation this week, so I have the boys all day, every day, all week long. Considering how quickly I lose my patience with them just in the evenings or on weekends, it's going to be a rough one. The good news for today is that I managed to get the boys to take a nap. Ian usually naps pretty well, but Brendan hates naps. He's been down about an hour and a half so far. We'll see how it goes. I think I'm going to pile them into their swimsuits and take them to the spray park when they wake up. Maybe. I'm trying to figure out how these parents who take their kids to all these different activities do it. I have a hard time wrangling both boys when I'm by myself, and of course I'm terrified I'll lose one of them somehow.
I decided I would try something different today. I found a pin on Pinterest for a 30-day crunches challenge. I need to do some other forms of exercise as well, but maybe this will at least thin my midsection a little bit. I'm also thinking about picking up a step to do step aerobics. That might thin my hips and butt. I have several items of clothing that are just tight in the hips, butt, thighs, and waist but that could be worn if I can trim off some inches. We'll see.
Anyway, for the ab challenge I started, today was supposed to be 30 crunches. I did 30 standard crunches and added 15 to each side. Tomorrow will be 75 crunches! I don't know that I've ever done that many in a row. We'll see how it goes; it's gonna burn for sure.
As far as the boys go, they are doing pretty well. We went on Ian's first camping trip over the 4th of July weekend. He was really clingy and whiny, and I doubt he really enjoyed it, but Brendan had a blast. Ian did get his first 4-wheeler ride as well, but again, I can't imagine he really enjoyed it. We're planning to camp again in a few months, so maybe he'll have a bit more fun then.
The boys had another first over the weekend: their first snowcones. We went to an arts and crafts fair here in Billings. It was hot, and there weren't as many kid-friendly activities as I had hoped, but there was a playground to play on. And we got snowcones, so it was all good.
Well, I think I hear one of the boys stirring, so I'm going to change into shorts and get things ready for the spray park. Whoo hoo!
