March 7, 2010

We got to make snowmen when it snowed in Austin some two weeks ago….

So they’re tiny, hee hee.   We could have made bigger ones but that would mean disturbing the tiny patches of land fronting the homes of our neighbors.  They might not have wanted that.  Soft balls of ice like these one are a welcome change to the golf-ball to base-ball sized hail that came down from the heavens last year.  I can just imagine the rise in demand for auto insurance quotes after that hailstorm!  Yes to a day of snow.  No to even a few seconds of rock-hard hail!

February 5, 2010

We got ourselves a new toy about two to three weeks ago, the Wii Sports Resort.  With the old Wii Sports, we took virtual ski vacations.  With the Wii Sports Resort, we go on virtual beach holidays.  Hee hee.   Except for archery, my daughter beats me in all the other games…and I’m not even letting her win!  *sigh*

February 4, 2010

Last Christmas, my daughter was the very happy recipient of Zhu-Zhu pets.  Hubby and I had to fall in line at several stores at an ungodly  hour just to get our hands on those popular toys.  Because they were a bit hard to find, I got a little carried away and bought 7 of the 9 Zhu-Zhu pets.  I became a little obsessed, I guess.    In addition to the pets, we got a few accessories as well.

Now that the holiday season is over, it is easier to get a hold of these pets.  But our family is now on mission to complete the accessories.  Obsessed, I tell you!  About two weeks ago, we got the garage and car.  Our little girl was very thrilled…and so were Hubby and I.  One thing’s for sure, we wouldn’t have to worry about mechanical breakdown insurance for this car.  We’re on the hunt for more accessories.

January 19, 2010

Apparently, a good number of people had the same idea as hubby and I last Sunday.  And that was to head out to Lady Bird Lake (also known as Town Lake) and make the most of the beautiful weather.

I was pleasantly surprised with the number of people I saw at the lake!  At least, many are making an effort to get off their behinds and do something with valuable health benefits, us included!  People were walking, jogging or biking on the trail around the lake.  People of all ages from children, to adults to couples to moms and dads with baby jogger city strollers to groups to individuals were very well represented.  It was a good day all right.  And my family’s gonna be bonding like this a lot from now on.

These past few days have brought us beautiful sunny days and last weekend, we got movin’.  Late Saturday afternoon, hubby, little daughter and I spent an hour outdoors, just around our neighborhood.  The little girl was on her bike while hubby and I jogged/walked alongside her.  We did this for a total of 2.8 miles to and from our house.  We had so much fun that the next day, we found ourselves at the Lady Bird Lake in Downtown Austin.  We did a little over 4 miles on Sunday.  Soon, we hope to do the entire 10miles around the Lady Bird Lake.   If I maintain this level of activity, I dare say I won’t be needing hydroxycut after all. Hee hee.

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