Weekend Recap

This was more or less the view from my window all weekend.

I think we got something like 5 inches of rain. Not much fun! As a result, all of the sporting events our children were to participate in were cancelled. So we found ourselves with a low-key weekend!

I slept in a bit on Saturday morning, and then I got things started with Asylum Volume 2 Upper Elite. This is one tough workout. The combination of resistance training and cardio kicks my bootie every time!

By the time I was finished it was just about lunchtime, so I had my Shakeology for lunch instead of breakfast. Yummo!

Jeff worked some on Saturday, so the kids and I spent the afternoon doing some cleaning. I love that they are all finally old enough to pitch in a little! It makes my life so much easier. 

After Jeff got home, we took the kids to some sweet friends' house to play while Jeff and I had a date!

We went to Chili's because I really, truly love their light menu! I had the Margarita Grilled Chicken. 650 calories and 50 grams of protein, y'all!

Sunday included church and afternoon naps. Our minister has been doing a series on making it a point to rest. This is one lesson I can really get behind!

My May Madness challenge group is going on right now. And let me tell you, if you're not participating, you are missing out!!! It has been a blast so far! The participation has been fantastic, and I think it's keeping everyone accountable for their fitness routines. Jeff is participating too. We made this little video Sunday for the challenge.

So fun! There will definitely be more challenge groups in the near future, so keep your eyes peeled!

Other highlights from Sunday included making Teacher's Appreciation cards with the girls and transforming baby girl's mullet into a ponytail!

All in all, not a bad way to spend a weekend!

Question of the Day:

What do you do with a curly mullet?

That Moment You Realize You Just Spent 2 Hours Watching the Worst.Movie.Ever!

This weekend Jeff and I watched the worst movie ever. But to fully understand how this came to be, we first need to go back a week.

For years, Jeff and I have kept a bright red velcro wallet with funds desginated for "entertainment." All of our eating out, movies, and other entertainment purchases must come from this wallet. It's how we make sure we stick to our budget.

You may remember that last weekend I went on a ladies' retreat with my church. While I was gone, I left the red wallet with Jeff so he and the kids could pick up some pizza for dinner. Now I'm not pointing any fingers here, but some time while I was gone, the red wallet disappeared and has yet to be recovered. No wallet = no eating out.

Which leads us to this week. When someone in the house lost the remote to our satellite-dish-operated television. Now I realize you can manually change the channel using the receiver. But, like any good parents, we have password protected every show on television that is rated higher than G. And without the remote, we can't put in our password. Which means the only things we can watch right now are the news and Sesame Street.

So, as last night was date night, we dropped off the kids with their sitters and came back home. Remember, we have no money for eating out. Our romantic meal included a can of chicken noodle soup for Jeff and a pita pizza pocket for me. We also did some yard work, because we like to live our relationship on the edge. Then we finally settled in to watch some television.

Except, wait. Oh yeah, we can't watch a dadgum thing on television right now. The remote is lost. So we decided to watch a Netflix movie instead. Jeff picked this. Emphasis on the Jeff.

And this is how we came to watch the worst movie in the history of movies. Maybe I'm just not philosophical enough to appreciate what this movie was offering, but aside from Liam Neeson who I generally find to be a brilliant actor, this movie was horrible! Literally, Jeff and I looked at each other the moment it ended and simultaneously said, "What the heck was that?!?!?!"

The premise is that this group of men who work in the arctic somewhere are involved in a plane crash. Most people die in the crash, but 7 survive. And then the surviving 7 are stalked and hunted by a pack of wolves. Awesome, right? I kept hoping Liam was going to go all Taken on those wolves, but he never did.

Two hours, people. Two hours I could have been doing something better with my life. Right down the toilet.

The weekend wasn't all bad though. I managed to get my workout on Saturday morning: P90X Core Synergistics! That wrapped up my recovery week, so it's back to the heavy lifting tomorrow. We also had exciting times on the soccer and baseball fields!

In unrelated news, I am awesome at applying sunscreen to myself.

And Jeff is awesome at applying it to the boy.

Someone needs to start a sunscreen application business. I think that is our least favorite summer chore. And clearly we aren't very good at it either.

Question of the Day:

What's the worst movie you've ever watched?

Date Night

Saturday is always one of those bittersweet kind of days. No school, no homework, but lots and lots of activity. This one was no exception. I started the day off with my workout. It was Insanity the Asylum's Gameday. Things were off to a good start!

I even had my own personal trainer assist me for the last 5 minutes. Here she's demonstrating proper form for a chest press.

After my workout, my oldest had an audition. Then baby girl #2 had a soccer championship game in the afternoon. FINALLY we know who the league champs are! Except...we don't...because it was a tie. Ha!

My soccer champ with her coach!

Saturday night the hubby and I got to go on a date night! When you have 4 children, getting a date night is a little like finding an oasis in the middle of the desert: a relief! We can actually put together more than two sentences of conversation without refilling a cup, breaking up a fight, or wiping a tiny bottom. 

We went out to dinner at Chili's. It is seriously one of my favorite places to go when we eat out. It's low-key. They have a huge variety on their menu. And they'll bring out bottomless chips and salsa that usually keep our children occupied until the real food arrives.

My favorite thing about Chili's though is that they have a great light menu with several dishes all under 675 calories. I've tried several things from this menu now, and they've all been delicious. Saturday's dinner was the Sweet & Spicy Chicken.

Good gracious, it was wonderful!!! I was tempted to lick the plate. The waitress came by just as I was desperately trying to scoop up the last few grains of rice. She knew better than to ask me if she could take my plate yet. SO good!!!

I always check out the nutrition information for a restaurant before we go out to eat. That way I already know what I am getting before we even arrive at the restaurant. I love that we can still go out to eat, and my kids can see me making smart choices.

Do you check out the nutrition information at restaurants before you order?