Craft I made + links time again!

First Day of School!

Summer reading list & summer reading programs

Workout music
Well, I joined a local gym. My physical therapist has been bugging me to get moving and I just wasn't doing anything at home, even though I have a bunch of exercise DVDs and a simple treadmill (which I can't set up myself) which is gathering dust. Anyone want it? $25 bucks and its yours!I've been obsessively researching music and BPMs. What are BPMs you ask? Beats per minute - very important for working out. The right BPM will match your pace. I do a fairly brisk walk so I look for a BPM between 119 and 125. This website helps you determine the BPM and I've found some by just doing a Google search of the song title and BPM.

School boys
Both of my boys are settling into their schools and both of them love their schools and their teachers. My youngest, C, goes to preschool 3 mornings a week and his teacher was the "helper teacher" for A's teacher two years ago. A attends a Christian school (which is a 20 minute's drive away) and is in Grade 1. I'm doing a lot of driving!A re

Craft I made + links time again!
So, on Labour Day we were supposed to go the Fair but we found ourselves in a downpour that included thunder so we took cover in a craft store. How did that happen? :) One of the fun things we found was this, only bigger:I painted it and put a treasure map inside with pirate stickers - voila! a treasure

Menu plan Monday (with links to recipes)
I haven't participated in this carnival in ages but since I'm starting some new routines now that school has started (and today is a holiday!), I actually have my menu list done on a Monday as opposed to some other day of the week.Her

First day of school!
Well, we survived. I think it went very well. Daddy and I dropped him off this morning while little brother stayed home with Grand Dad (who has been visiting for the last week).