Here I am!

Good Morning Brethren!

Well, I am barely awake but the coffee is on and it seems momentarily, that I have conquered insomnia.

No TV allowed when I go to bed and regular exercise seems to have done it.
I despise the fact that it was that easy and it is too early to think that it is really licked but I slept all the way through last night and man, does that feel WEIRD. Aren't I supposed to feel more rested in the morning?

Took the kids to YMCA P.E. yesterday and they loved it. Rachel and Lauren. So we will do that Wed and Friday which will give me an automatic 2X/wk work out. I LOVE Zumba so that is another 2Xwk. WHAT a freak workout that is. I can't decide if it is a highly sexy thing to observe or just downright embarassing unless you have a size 5 body. I'll let you know in 20 llbs or so! I do not think it bad inherently, especially the way most of us execute it, but on the way home last time that song (I wish I knew who it was by) called: "I Just Want to Praise Him" came on. Do you know it? That really fast one? Anyway, it was SO Zumba and I was doing all the cool moves in my car on the way home and I thought, yep, Christian Zumba. I could do it. I do not know why I feel the need to turn everything in my life into Glorifying God. I mean, to my Christian Counterparts this sounds absurd of course. They would answer because you are SUPPOSED to. But that is not why I feel the need. I feel the need because it brings me great JOY to do so. And that seems a little selfish. But anyway, As I get healthier and stronger, I see a group forming of ladies who want to power out for the Lord!! Meanwhile, I'll keep salsa-ing it up in Zumba and know that those moves actually CAN be applied to the glory of God in some private settings. HAHA! Jeff should really read my blog.

I am finishing up Nov. issue and it feels good. As more things are added to my schedule this month I found I could still do it. Added are: clay class, tennis 4X/wk, Cake decorating, YMCA PE, and regular work outs for me. Plus I can still get the work done. I wonder, exactly, how much a woman can actually TAKE?
I as most of you know, am not a big proponent of being out a lot, at least not until the kids are influencers instead of influenees, but they have reached that point so we are letting them do more. The teachers have blown some serious sunshine my way and I have to admit it feels good. The fact that they are ASTOUNDED at the kids and their behavior? A little disheartening and serious affirmation that if we never cracked a book again, homeschooling is a far better option than public school.
The kids cannot understand what or why these kids are doing what they do and have thanked me SO MANY TIMES in the last two weeks for training them up "right".

Next month I go before something called the "Executive Roundtable". Sounds somewhat like a story of Camelot, eh? But here is where I present LFM and what our "initiative" is to the big wigs in the county. I think I have spoken of this before. (County Comissioner, Superintentdent, Sheriff, Head of DCF, Head of all Media companies, etc.) It is our final break out for "above the radar" status for LFM and either a sure to be quick boot out of public school or full on distribution which puts as at the very TOP of distribution of every magazine in this county and more than most in Florida in terms of non-national and non-state publications. WOW.
I am getting tougher skin though and that is kind of sad. I see the enemy at work for those who may be against what we stand for.

My ipod still sits in it's box and it is official. I am old. But that's cool. What's a little 40 amongst friends?