Monday 5/18 Update

Well, we've had two dance classes to date. After the first class, we did so poorly we decided to spend some additional time over the week practicing. When I say poorly, I mean I kept stepping on Crystal's feet, and she kept getting confused about where to step next. I've done a little ballroom dancing in the past, so it was not so difficult for me. We spent at least a couple of hours over the next week practicing to get the steps down. That extra time proved valuable and we were doing much better by the second class. We are currently learning foxtrot, waltz, cha-cha-cha, and tango. They just started tango end of the second class.

On Friday, 5/8, Shelby fell down the stairs at school and badly sprained her left ankle. We took her to the Emergency Room, and fortunately there were no broken bones. They wrapped her ankle and she was on crutches until Wednesday.

Last week we finally finished all of the thank you cards for the wedding. We still have an additional photo shoot remaining for the wedding photographer, namely, with Crystal and I in costume. Unfortunately, the weather has not been cooperative. It seems every time we plan on going to Scarborough for the photo shoot, it rains!

Crystal and I have been hitting the gym about 4 days a week. Crystal goes swimming. I use the treadmill and the weights. I was pretty sore the first few days but have begun to adjust. Neither of us have lost any weight yet, but already we both feel a big improvement in our energy level, stamina, and endurance.

We saw Star Trek last week. It was outstanding and lived up to the hype and reviews we had read.

Due to rain, we were unable to do the photoshoot at Scarborough on Saturday, so instead we saw Wolverine at the theatre with the kids. It was a good movie.

Finally on Sunday we went bowling with Cole, the other kids, and a friend of Cole's for his birthday. This was far more expensive than I expected. The upside was I actually bowled four strikes in a row during my second game, which I've never done before. Unfortunately, after paying so much for only two hours of bowling, I was unwilling to spend more money just to finish our game, so we ended on frame 8, and I don't know what my final score would have been.

Crystal had her hair done last week, and had purple streaks put in it. I love it. She loves it. One of the kid's friends told her she was "cool" and looked like she was in her twenties.

We spent the rest of Sunday catching up on "Legend of the Seeker", which the whole family enjoys.