Guess what time it is???

It's Spring time and its time for Spring Cleaning. I was motivated to do my spring cleaning by reading http://www.momadvice.com/blog/archive/2008_03_01_archive.htm

(someone teach me how to link properly)...

Anyway, I started today by cleaning my refrigerator, inside and out. I didn't take a before picture, but it was getting pretty bad in there.

Here is after:

My son's obsession

Andrew seems to be obsessed with Mountain Dew lately...he can't get enough and has even resorted to building a Mountain Dew pyramid in his room.

Look how cute!

The Abundant Lakeridge Life

I love living where we live for many reasons, but here are 2:

Adam and Amy can go feed the fish in our lake in the afternoons

And the geese land on a regular basis and we get to watch them eat and swim around the lake.

Making Clothes

Every now and then, I get to take a break from the normal hemming of pants and replacing zippers and I get to do something fun. I get to make clothing for two of my favorite customers, Ashby and Lexie. Here are some items that I made for them today.

This pink top for Lexie, that goes with some dot pants that I made for her the other day.

I also made these 2 pair of ruffle pants for Ashby and monogrammed tops to match.

I hope they like them!!

Spinning - Round TWO

Well, I soaked in a hot bath last night, then got in the massage chair for about 20 minutes and this morning I was not as soar as I had expected. I woke up at about 8:00 and decided to go try it again. I took an Interval spinning class that lasted 45 minutes, rode about 9 miles and worked off about 450 calories. I am just loving this spinning. I feel like I have finally found an exercise that I like and can stick with.

Initiation into Spinning

Well, I have been trying to summon up the courage to take a spinning class at the Y. It looked like a lot of fun, but it also looked really hard. I finally went to the 8:30 class this morning. The classes normally last for 45 minutes, however, when I got there today, I was informed that they were having an extended class due to their Strong Kids Fundraiser. I would last 90 minutes (double the regular class time). I thought, Ok, I can do this. I can always leave alittle early if I just can't take it anymore.

I walked in the class and to my delight, there was Michelle! I had run into her Monday at the Y and knew that she was doing some spinning classes and was so glad to see a familiar face. I also knew Debbie, who looks amazing!!

They start playing the most awesome music (Creed, Santana to name a few) and Michelle starts singing. She has the most amazing voice and I loved every minute of it. I had my own little Michelle James concert while I was working out! It made the time go by so fast!

I made it through the WHOLE class with no problems at all and I can't wait to go back. I was warned when I left by the instructor that I would be sore- especially in the rear end. She told me to make sure to soak in a hot bath preferably with Ebson Salt. Ouch! About an hour after the class, I felt my legs start to ache and it is getting worse by the minute....

I was really proud of my workout though. I burned approximately 800 calories and road about 24 miles on that bike! I can't wait to go again, if I can walk tomorrow.

Leap Day, Then and Now

The Facts:

What is a leap year?

A leap year is a year in which one extra day has been inserted, or intercalated, at the end of February. A leap year consists of 366 days, whereas other years, called common years, have 365 days.

Why are leap years needed?

Leap years are needed to keep our calendar in alignment with the earth's revolutions around the sun.

The Pictures:

This was Andrew and Amy on February 29, 2000

And this is them now, February 29, 2008:

(Amy and Kayla)