Busy, Busy, Busy

We had a few things going on this weekend.

Saturday was the first time in a long, long time that TOYH didn't spend the first day of a weekend morning at work or school. "So does she stay home and enjoy it?" I ask this knowing that you, dear reader, are already aware of the answer. Of course not. She ran off to an aerobics/workout class that she and some of her church friends had organized. Apparently she felt the burn because she was complaining a bit about being sore yesterday.

Therefore it fell to me to get the younger two to karate for their workouts. Saturday is sparring day, and I have to say that both of them have got that "eye of the tiger" thing going. 'Nika was beating up on sweet little Carla Guillen, and Madster opened up a can of whup ass on some roly-poly teenage boy. I kinda felt sorry for the kid even though he poked Madster in the face (they wear helmets). He did this despite the fact that the kids were told to take no head shots in this session. Madster got her revenge though. When they resumed sparring she got in a couple of kicks to his chest and thus out scored him in their little match. When you're a teenage boy and a girl who is younger and doesn't wear as advanced a belt as you do beats you, it's got to be a tad humiliating. That's why I felt kinda sorry for him.

Later on Saturday afternoon we all piled into Crapmobile and headed up to my ancestral home. It was the weekend to celebrate Oma and Opa's birthdays, since they fall on March 3 and March 4. We had the little wing-ding at Mark and Terri's house and a good time was had by all. Tracy and Jeff weren't able to make it since Caleb had a basketball tournament over the weekend. Click on the links to the left to read about final results. If they haven't posted about it, pester them until they do. Caleb's siblings, Maren and Chase, were there though and they kept everyone entertained.

Sunday saw more extended family activites with us heading up to TOYH's parents place for a late lunch. While I'm writing this, the Evil Grandmother is under the knife for a hip replacement, so she wanted to see us while she was still mobile. I think she also wanted the diversion of company because she was not looking forward to the surgery. The Dreadful Man, while not excited about having his wife laid up in the hospital for a few days, is looking forward to being able to eat as many types of beans he can find and then entertaining himself with the resulting flatulence. This is how he got the name Dreadful Man from his wife.

After we left EG and DM's, I was able to catch up with some of my old FedEx pals Sunday evening. It was really good to see them again.

Today KyKy starts track practice after school. Practice supposedly runs (hehe) until 6:00 or 6:15, which seems a bit excessive to me. More chauffeuring for us I guess, although now it is light enough now that she could take the bus home with no problem. KyKy has also started her behind the wheel instruction for driver's training. Every time we get in the car 'Nika is always asking if KyKy can drive. Not yet, but soon.

It's supposed to warm up nicely this week and it's about damn time. I haven't been on my bike for a while since my knee is still bothering me and the weather has not been cooperating lately. This could be an ugly spring as far as bike commuting goes, too many after school activities and no TOYH to share the burden of driving around since she's got a day job now. Gotta talk to Jon about cutting back hours.