I tried a new yoga class today. My kids’ school added a class Thurs AM for parents. It was a bit slow for me but reminded me of the lack of balance I have in Half Moon pose. The teacher helped me roll my chest and shoulder out into a straight line, though.

After a full day at work making some attorney web sites I had karate class. We started a mat work unit. This means we have big gym mats to tumble on and – UGH! – we had to do forward rolls across the room. So you start standing, roll, stand, roll, stand, etc. And it’s not a somersault, because you skip your head and use your shoulder. It’s fun to watch the teacher flip black belts around and upside down to show why we need to learn forward rolls, though. Mat work is my least favorite unit in karate, and I hope it only lasts 3 wks.

Wed I did a full body workout at the gym. Treadmill, Stairmaster, abductor, lunges with medicine ball, upper body weight machines for 1st set, and hand weights with a big swiss ball for 2nd set. I did abs and stretched, and still had a little time, so I went back to the treadmill and jogged along side Richie for a while. His pace kept me going and when he stopped to answer his phone I promptly got off the treadmill and showered.

Brian’s birthday is Monday. (Hear that, arunnersblog readers?) So I made a rum cake to stick in the fridge and soak up some rum – thus it will be ready to enjoy all weekend. Saturday we need to work on the plumbing in the house, but we plan to go out to dinner in the evening. Hopefully we won’t need to do plumbing on Sunday.

Alice is at the Taylor Swift concert tonight. Some good friends got superb tix and took her for her birthday (coming March 23). Taylor Swift is the only celebrity she really seems to follow, and she has an autographed photo of her framed in her bedroom. I’m sure she’ll have a blast! I think my first concert was Richard Marx. Do you remember yours?