Is it worth it?

I haven't excercised since I was a teen. I wish I could say since a few years ago, but no, it has been more than that. Haven't I told you that I love our new place? It is cozy and nice. We have a gym so every night (unless Glenn's on call), I go to excersie for 3o minutes or an hour. While I'm there every minute I repeat my self, "ONE MORE MINUTE, CLAUDIA. YOU CAN DO IT!" It is very hard since like I said I haven't exercised for a long time. Then I feel it, the sweatiness, the tiredness, my heart about to explode, while all that I'm listening to my Spanish music. I tell myself that probably I have been here for 5 minutes already, and then I see the clock is barely ONE MINUTE ahead! Can you tell this is SO hard for me? I have tried to not make desserts. I couldn't help it. For the 4th of July I made a patriotic and deliocus English trifle (I know, ironic) haha, but delicous. I ate like 3 pieces of it yesterday, and I have tried just to eat one today, but I actually have eaten like 4 (I just finished another piece). Glenn was on call yesterday, and it was too late for the kids so I had to SACRIFICE and eat some more.I don't know, is it worth all the effort in the gym, or should I just stop making these great recipes? Maybe just the second one. I just can't stop! I do have a sweet tooth. Gosh, I wish calories wouldn't exist in my favorite dessert. Maybe if someday Glenn and I own our own world, I will reward the good people with not having calories in their favorites foods haha.

Anyway, on another subject, we did celebrate the 4th of July. A new friend named Dee Dee showed us the way to go a parade about 30 minutes from here. The kids loved it. The most exciting thing for Nicky were the cheerleaders. For Ian, it was the fire trucks (he calls them "fire cracks" haha funny kid, and embarrassing when he says it outloud).

Favorite part for Hanna...well, for Hanna I guess it was coming back to the cool minivan. The parade was great, and Dee Dee's kids were quick to pick up candy. They shared it with my kids. Glenn had to go to the hospital in the morning, but he made it. He was on time for the beginning of the parade. On another note, I have no sewing skills, but I'm so grateful that WalMart make these cheap patriotic t-shirts so I could buy one for each of us...and a patriotic dress for Hanna (since they didn't have her size for t-shirts). I also bought patriotic bows. Ian kept asking for his flag all day long. After we came back we all took a nap.

Then we eat hotdogs. I was going to make hamburgers too but we were full. After that we went to the pool and then came back home. We all took a quick shower, sent the kids to bed, and then I prepared my lesson for Nicky's class.

I was subbing. It was very interesting since the all the kids had their own things to talk about, except the lesson for that day. At the end I tried to help them to memorize what the missionaries do. One of the answers for that question that I still laugh about was, "SISTER WALKER, I KNOW WHAT THE MISSIONARIES DO." (me) "Yes, tell me what do they do?" (Jessy) "THEY GIVE YOU 5!" haha cute kids, cute kids. I'm also very proud of myself. I let other people help me with the kids. I normally say I'm okay, thanks, but no thanks, but I saw their faces so happy to help me, so I let them help me. I liked it, too. It was my first Sunday without Glenn. It was very interesting. I'm not going to say I LOVED IT, but I survived just fine. I like the challenge, so that's going to be my challenge this year. Conquer the patience that I need to survive on Sundays with a 4 and 2 year old, and transition from newborn to a one year old. Wish me luck! The bishop had already given me a calling. I'll be teaching Beehives. I'm excited and a little worried about my calling. I have faith the Lord will guide me to do it well and help me to be a good example with these girls. Everybody in the ward is very nice. I really like it here. If it would be in my hands I would probably call it home for good. Maybe in the future. I really liked my ward in College Station, but I hated the weather there. Here I LOVE IT! even though the weather is hot, it's not as humid. I like that we have so many things to do here. The kids and I will never get bored again thinking, "WHAT CAN WE DO TODAY?" We always have a plan on how to spend the day. I have been so busy that I haven't had time to clean the apt since we moved. It's not a mess, because I normaly dust and I always clean superficially. I have vaccumed just one :S. I may do a major cleaning a day before I go and visit my good friend Linds. I'm so excited. I haven't told the kids that we'll go and see them very soon. I kind of want to surprise them. Especially Nicky. She will be thrilled to see Jay again.

Well I'm calling it off for the night. Wish me luck with my new calling, my new excercisisng hobby, which reminds me: I'm reading Twilight. I guess I'll be always a Harry Potter fan and I feel that I'm betraying him for reading this book about vampaires. However he will never know and I'm getting hooked by this new fiction book. By the way, I'm so excited for the next Harry Potter movie to finally be in theaters. I already have set up with a sitter so I'll take my hubby on a nice date :)