On the 19th day of November...

I am grateful because:

1. I have a job I love. For many reasons. For instance:

This morning I was ironing, Finny came and found me.

Finny:Hi Mommy! I've been pretending to be a dinosaur downstairs.

Me: Cool! What type of dinosaur?

Finny: A pteranodon. The type that flies!

Me: Awesome. Did you fly up here?

Finny:(Chuckles at my naivete:) No mommy! I walked upstairs. I only fly downstairs.

Watches me iron for a while

Finny: Mommy, how does the irony (all my kids have called the iron an "irony" ) make the clothes flat?

Me:Ummm...well the iron is very hot, so it melts the wrinkles. (I am very scientific)

Finny: Like you melt me mommy! (Hugs my legs). Ooooooh I just love you so much! I'm going to fly downstairs some more now.

Me: (Melts)

2.Fine chocolate and superior ginger ale delivered to my door. Don't you wish your visiting teachers were hot like mine?

3. Jogging with my husband tonight. We used to jog in college so that we could spend extra time together. It reminded me of that. Later as I jogged by as he lifted weights, I enjoyed catching his eye so we could grin at each other. I like him. Rather a lot.

4. People in our community who sacrifice their time and offer their talents to enrich the lives of my kids.

5.Getting to take a warm bath on a cold night, talking about fun girly things with my daughter who sat next to the tub, making her giggle with glee. Hearing her recount my hilarious-ness to her brothers later. She is not a giggly child. When she giggles, she really means it. It's delicious.

My commentary on Move your Boogie Body

At first I thought it was a Saturday Night Live skit. Then I was thinking that they should do a parody of this on SNL if they have not already but then I realized that she is a parody of herself and it would not be possible. You just cannot get any more extreme.

She is clearly demented. So seriously unabashedly demented that it is really quite refreshing. There was quite a bit of cocaine in the 80's wasn't there?

SMILE for heavens sake!

Get LOOSE FOR HEAVENS SAKE. Don't you Know how to get loose by now??? I should think you WOULD! (Jillian's got nothing on her)

If you 'aint got it by now folks, you never will. (Oops I'm supposed to be inspiring) Oh yes you will!

She sounds quite a bit like Marj Simpson at times. No?

I did not realize she was white for the longest time there.

She reminds me of someone I know but I can't figure out who and I am feeling quite troubled by this.

This reminds me of all the times my little brother and I would do the Jane Fonda Pregnancy Workout tape together. It was all we had. Well that, and my sister Shona's wedding video (there was only one channel on TV and it came on after 5pm and every alternate day it was in another language). Anyway. We took that workout seriously. No wonder I am such a champ at childbirth. I bet Seth would be too.

An alternative to exercise

If you want your endorphins but don't want to exercise, you can get them by watching other people exercise. And laughing your posterior off. Found this on The Obnoxious SAHM's site. I have..just so many comments, questions and thoughts on this. But first, what are yours dear readers? This one is worth the click, trust me.