One of my Favorite Inventions

Did you know that you can download audio books from the Hennipen County Library to your computer? You don't even need to go to the library to do this! They are producing more and more of them all the time. This summer I listened to most of Jane Austen's books a few murder mysteries and now I'm listening to Jane Eyre. I like to turn them on when I'm cooking or cleaning the house or eating breakfast before I have to leave for work. If I had an MP3 player of some sort, I would load the book onto that and take it for a walk...maybe for Christmas...

Odd Hobby

My hubby has taken up an odd hobby and I would like to invite you to encourage him. For the past summer, Dan has been collecting Coke Reward Points. He found out that if he can collect 13,000! points then he can trade them in for a 19" plasma TV. He decided he would give it a go. So, not only is he continuing to drink his favorite Vanilla Coke, he is also dumpster diving at work and having friends, family and coworkers help him collect points. He's up around 900 points and has many more to go. If you are a Coke Product drinker, this includes Dasani, Powerade, Vault, Sprite, Minute Maid, Fresca and Barq's, and you don't intend to claim the points for yourself, will you send them to me? Points are found in the bottle caps or in the lid of the cases. Feel free to email me the codes you find. jamiehenderson07@gmail.com Happy Hunting!

Pull-ups

So, how does one learn to do a pull up? Is it bad when you have a really hard time just hanging from the bar? I have memories from a little girl and the gym teacher yelling at me because I couldn't hang from the bar with straight arms for more than 3 sec. When do memories like these go away? Dan has a stretchy band that we loop over our bar and I can kneel and pull on that like a pull-up. I don't think it's anything like a pull-up but I can do it. I wonder if I will feel them tomorrow? Will this one day lead to a real pull-up?

3 Things I learned about Yoga

1. You get to do it without having your shoes and socks on.
2. If would work much better with one of those sticky yoga mats.
3. Don't drop the bar of soap in the shower the next morning.

Slow Week

I'm not sure what to do with myself now that the house is on the market. The house stays clean, it's incredible how easy it is when you only have to do a tiny bit each day. That and I don't feel like making a bit mess because I can't keep it there over night. Thus, no more quilting for a while. What do you do during the evenings if there isn't a quilt to sew? Work out! Ok, I realise this is a lot different and so far, not as much fun. But, I've done two nights in a row so far and looking forward to tonight's routine. Dan and I started Power 90X. Dan did it for a month before caddie season started and now that the season is winding down we decided to try it again. This time I'm going to do it with him. For whatever reason, I didn't do the first day with him on Monday. Tuesday was brutal! It was all jumping and as my family knows, I don't/can't jump. I think I laughed at myself more than anything. Dan and I did it together which helped a lot. I kept it easy because I wanted to be able to do another one the next day. Yesterday was shoulders and arms. We haven't made the investment yet to buy me any weights. I didn't want to spend the money on something I wasn't going to use. I have some 3 pound weights and that worked to get the routine done. I'm not nearly as sore in my upper body today as I am in my lower from Tuesday. Tonight, Yoga. I hope I can move by then. I'm actually really looking forward to yoga. I've never done it before but my understanding is that it a lot of stretching and balance. Two things I could very much use more of.

Dan and I are anxious to get out West so we decided to drop the price on the house. So far there hasn't been a single showing. Is it because it's slow out there or because we are too highly priced? I know it's only been 3 weeks but I'm ready to go. We have also started talking about going before the house sells or finding a friend to rent for a year or two. I would rather sell and be done but sometimes you need to compromise.

White Chicken Chili

My favorite Crockpot meal:

20 oz Boneless, Skinless Chicken - cubed
16 oz jar Salsa
8 oz Pepper jack Cheese
1 can Chicken Broth
1 can Great Northern Beans
1 package frozen spinach - thawed

Cook everything in Crockpot for 4-6 hours

Serve with Multigrain Tostito chips

Waiting

The waiting begins. The sign is up and the house is open for business. We officially went on the market on August 22. While we were gone we had hoped for some traffic, so far, none. I'm contributing it to too many cheese curds and corn dogs in their tummies for house shopping. Dan and I have been praying for the future buyer for the past week now. I wonder if they know they are going to be moving...

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