Sorry It's been a few weeks since I last wrote...just busy I guess. The weeks seem short (but the day drags on), and the weekends are even shorter. Lately my "to-do" list has looked much the same: grocery shop for the weekend, cook & pack for the weekend, go racing, come home, clean out hauler, do laundry...repeat the same for the following weekend. This week, I added "update blog" so it actually gets done! I am such a "lists" person. I used to keep a notepad on the counter, and have a list of jobs for each day. Then when I had too much crossed off it started to look messy, so I'd re-write a new (cleaner looking) one. But then I felt unproductive that day cause I couldn't see all that I had done. I ditched the notepad and got a whiteboard for the fridge. Daily chores on one side and extras for this week on the other. Works great!
Ok, so now I'm sure you're thinking "I don't really care about your list obsession, get on with it".... but it got me to update this, and I'm sure you care about that or you wouldn't have read this far. :) Lol!
2 weeks ago we raced at Willmar for their fall festival and final race of the year. I know he won both nights with the superstock, and won 1 of the nights with the B-mod, but the rest I can't remember (must not have been too impressive). I do remember everyone laughing after Shane raced his A-mod, cause he got out of his car and walked around the front and saw this....
Look closely and you will see a wrench that rode there the whole race! DJ must have thought he didn't get enough grief for leaving the fuel cap off! LOL :) I suppose after all his endless help, he's entitled to a few mistakes every now and again! :)
This past weekend we headed up to Good Ole' Bemidji for their final race of 2011. There's something about the track that you just have to experience for yourself. Though I wasn't too impressed with the place, I will give props to the pay. It was below average (compared to other tracks we race) for the first place position, but the pay from 2nd on down, I was quite surprised with. Compared to the previous weekend, Shane took home almost double from Bemidji, with similar finishes.
Mason started school a few weeks back, and has really adjusted well and loves it! He cried at first because he didn't want me to leave, nor does he like waking up at 8am, but now he runs right in! They emphasize on social & life skills rather than so much academic (which will be overwhelming come kindergarten anyway...so I appreciate that they let them be kids)! He really enjoys playing with his new friends and his favorite part of the day is songs and outside!
This was the first day as I was walking out...He was sad :(
I walked around the corner of the hall, and peeked in through the window, and he was already fine, clapping and talking to the teacher! I could sit and watch through that window all day if I could! It's so fun watching him answer questions, wait his turn, and play with others. He's like a different kid when I'm not around, so it's fun to be there when he thinks I'm not there!
And on the way home!
Braelyn hasn't been doing much new... She turned 11 months last week. We never put shoes on her before, but now that she is walking, I've been putting them on her, which she's had to adjust to walking with objects on her feet. She loves dancing and hates going on walks. I always have good intentions of going on my 3 mile route, but she's done after a half mile, so we make the 1 mile loop and head home. A new gym opened up in Rice, so I might have to take advantage of that! It's either that, or have another baby and breast feed til I die, because I'm really missing my breast-feeding body (ear muffs, dad...Lol!)...easy weight loss and big boobs. :) And I've lost most motivation for at-home workouts. I need a change of pace.
