Up and At Um'

Linda made us all get up while it was still dark this morning.  She doesn't have to teach until 9:00, but she wanted to have a relaxed, no hurried beginning to her incredibly busy day.  By 1:01, when her 4 back-to-back classes are done, she is going to feel like something the cat dragged in and will need an ice bath and nap.  (One time Chip caught a mouse and hid it under the big pillow on the couch.  It's a good thing Linda saw her put it there or it would have started stinking.  The worse part, the poor critter wasn't all the way dead! Not Linda's favorite memory of Chip.)   There is also a "To Do" list of at least 15 things waiting that need to be done sometime this weekend.  Yikes.

Sometimes she dreams of a job that she gets to sit in a chair at a desk and not exhaust her body, but then she comes to her senses and is so glad she gets to teach fitness classes and TKD for a living! 

Linda was in the nursery last night for the wedding.  There were only 3 babies and the ceremony was under 1/2 hour, so it was an easy night.  She left her phone in the car so I don't have one picture to post.  She said Penny looked adorable in her lavender dress and lilac shrug.  Tierney looked stunning in a red tight dress and her newly darkened locks.  Sarah was equally stunning in an outfit that she got on sale for the price of two Starbucks Lattes... including the shoes!!  Even Taylor dressed up.  Linda wore a tee-shirt dress since she was anticipating getting spit-up on and possibly worse while juggling babies.  Unfortunately, Linda battled the worse insomnia all night.  At the reception, she had a cup of punch which actually turned out to be flavored peach tea disguised in a punch bowl.  Even a sip of caffeine late at night keeps her buzzed. 

And...drum roll please... the lamp is unpacked and on the table!! What a pain in the tail mess that fiasco was! We are out of light bulbs, so you have to wait for the big reveal since Linda wants to show the lamp in all its glory. 

UPDATE:  Well, Linda survived but just barely.  She had a boxed protein shake at 9:00, then went all the way to 1:00 with no break.  At one point, she got a little light headed and had to sit a second.  A parent from TKD gave her a granola bar for energy and Linda was able to finish sparring.  It's 1:20 and you better believe she is going to soak in a cool bath then take a nap.