Lots 'o Stuff

- Feeling VERY under the weather. Last night I fell asleep right after Idol was done. I am getting a good 8-9 hours of sleep a night, and I still wake up groggy. Tired all the time. Maybe it's the weather?

- Am now teaching a resistance band class on Tuesdays. It's a nice change from kickboxing (still doing that on Thursdays), and I my muscles could use some toning. Marcia and I have our review next week. I can't believe I have been teaching for a year - time flies!

- Kelly had her annual check up last week, and it was all good. She cried a little when they had to take blood from her paw, and they made me leave the room, but she was a trooper!! I don't ever regret taking her.

- My dad turns....gosh...68 tomorrow? Yes, 68. He was born in 1940. He is a Leap Year baby, but we still celebrate his bday every year. He could pass for 50 easily. He still gets up at 3:30 am everyday to milk the cows. We all want him to retire, but he won't. Just too stubborn, and probably still enjoys it enough. He has been farming for 51 years, since age 17. I really hope if I make it to age 68 that I am not working.

- My brother Jeff's wrestling team at Kaukauna is competing in team state in Madison tomorrow. They actually have a great chance at being state champs, so I'll keep my fingers crossed for him!! He has done remarkable things with that program in the 16 years he has been head coach. I'm very proud of my big brother!

- My nieces and nephews will be presenting a check at the CP Telethon at Sunday, from "Carnival on the Farm." They are usually on around 12 pm, and they do this every year. They all wear their red shirts, and it's really cute. Afterwards we are heading to John and Amy's house for the twins b-day party. They turn "2" on March 10, but they are having the party early. We WERE going to have a b-day party for dad tomorrow, but now that Jeff's team is at state, Dad will probably go to that. So we'll probably celebrate his bday on Sunday, too.

-Can't BELIEVE I leave for China in three weeks! Haven't even had the time to think or prepare yet because of everything else going on. It will be here and gone before I know it!