I am home and finally able to enjoy it

I got back from visiting family Saturday and Sunday I got the flu!!! Yipeee! Welcome home!

I am feeling better now. But of course, now Joel has it. Fortunately the girls haven't come down with it yet (and hopefully they won't).

I joined a gym today. They have childcare there so I can go during the days. Madeleine had a blast, and, before I could get her to leave, I had to promise to take her back tomorrow. Why did I join the gym? I did a little math. The gym costs $35 a month. It costs an additional $45 a month for childcare. The childcare is for 2 hours, 5 days a weeks. So for $80 I can have 2 HOURS all to myself. No kids!! 2 HOURS!! For less than $4 an hour! I think that I can suffer having to run and lift weights for a couple of hours. And, trust me, I will be using every minute of those 2 hours ;-)

Actually it will take a little while to get Miriam used to staying there and for me to figure out the best time of day to take her (between naps and meals I only have a few chunks of time that are long enough to get her out). We stayed for an hour today and she was a little fussy towards the end. Tomorrow we will go at a different time and see how that goes. I am just glad to have found a way to get out of the house. And there were lots of other kids and moms there. So maybe it will be a place where I can meet some people.