WOW! I can't believe it's been nearly a week since I posted in my journal! It's been crazy hectic around here.
Our county fair started last Thursday, and of course the older girls waited till the last possible minute to finish their projects to be entered in the fair. So last Wednesday was a LATE night, then had to get up early to get there with their entries. For each project entered they had to go thru an interview with a judge where they asked them questions about their project - how they made it, what they learned, what they'd do differently. I thought the whole thing was a really good experience for them.
Our 4-H club also had to do our part in watching the exibits for a shift, plus help a local caterer serve lunch. We went to a horse show to see if that's an area that we want to get into for some of our future 4-H projects. Saturday I got up early to help hubby set up for his shoot because all but 1 of the guys from the club bailed on him (personally I think they were all hung over from partying at the fair the night before!) by getting targets moved and re-painted. Usually we have this HUGE tent that we set up, with tables and chairs under it, but they had high wind advisories forcasted for the weekend (along with upper 90 to 100 degree temps) so we decided not to put it up. Then I ran the kids into town because the older girls were in a parade, and after we had to rush home for them to compete in the shoot. This was their first competition and I am SO PROUD of how they did - especially my oldest. In fact, at 9 years old she won the junior division beating out teenaged boys who have been shooting for years!
My oldest and I then ran home and made 2 pans of plain rice crispie bars, and 2 with peanut butter and chocolate chips melted on top. I managed to resist eating any of them too!
We were supposed to go to a street dance at the fair Saturday night, but I was so tired that I bribed the kids into staying home and having popcorn and movies while I wrapped the cut up rice crispie bars in saran wrap, got some prep work for doing concessions on Sunday done and then dozed on the couch. Sunday morning the girls and I went out and served coffee and caramel rolls to the guys that had either spent the night in campers out at the range, or had come early that morning just for Sunday's big gun shoot. I ate one since I hadn't taken time for a 'real' breakfast and it made me feel ill. UGH! I just can't take all that sugar and white flour any more - especially so early in the morning. After the first big rush I left the older girls to man the concession stand while I ran home to start cooking lunch.
I was so stressed out about getting everything done on time! We served sloppy joes on kaiser rolls, plain nachos with cheese, and super nachos with cheese and taco meat. We were also selling chips, sunflower seeds, and bottled water since it ended up being 105 degrees! We also provided coolers with ice water, lemonade, and power ade.
After the awards ceremony was done we had to tear everything down and pack up. I got the kids bathed and headed for bed. Somehow I goofed and thought that school was supposed to start on Monday, so I was figureing it would be a really late night with trying to get laundry done and their back packs all packed up for the next morning. Plus, my kitchen was a disaster with all the mess left from cooking lunch for the shooters. I called my boss and told her I needed to take another day off to get caught up at home (I had taken Thursday and Friday off) and she said that would be just fine. Then I checked the school's website to double check the school supply lists for the older 2 girls and saw that school didn't actually start until Tuesday. WHEW! What a relief that was!
So I slept in this morning (if you call sleeping till 7 sleeping in!) and then spent the day cleaning everything up, putting everything away, doing a million loads of laundry, and getting school supplies packed up for tomorrow.
I was naughty and ate a few rice crispie bars - one plain and two peanut butter with chocolate chips melted on top. They were SO good! At some point this weekend (I can't even remember when) I stepped on the scale and it was down to 147.8, but when I stepped on tonight it was up to 151 again. I also haven't exercised since last week Wednesday. Bad, bad girl!
But tomorrow it's back to the normal routine - eating healthy and exercising. Hopefully my weekend of sluffing won't take me long to undo.
Hope everyone has had a great summer vacation - but boy am I glad that school starts again tomorrow!
Really disappointed by that number. But I figured what can I expect after pigging out this last weekend?
), my mom can't because she "doesn't have time to exercise" (even though that's such a minor part of it and she also finds plenty of time to watch TV), my friend just has "too much going on right now" (even though she's the least busy she's been since I've known her).