Ten on Tuesday: Happy Thoughts edition

A bit late in the day, but here are ten things making me happy today:

1. Thanks to Labor Day, we've had a nice little opportunity to get un-sore from boot camp. :) (It's M/W/F.) Of course, last Friday, in anticipation of this, Tim had us do this workout:

Yes, that means do each of those things in order and then repeat the entire thing four times. (No one completed four times, btw, lol.) Also, I'm pretty sure it's a bad sign that Tim also took a picture of this board. I've never seen him do that before.

2. Also last Friday, Asher had a break-through during our geography review. He really struggles with memorization and pretty much hated US geography all of last year. During our initial review to see where we were starting from for the year, he actually remembered most of the states...and those that he didn't, he at least knew it was one of two state names. More importantly, he realized that he'd improved and was pretty stoked.

3. Another thing making Asher happy is that he's now officially eligible to test for his black belt! It's a lengthy process with pre-tests and check points and such between now and the end of January, but he's excited to be starting. As part of it, we'll be adding in some extra conditioning. I'm so very proud of this boy and I'm sure you'll hear more about this in the coming months...

4. Something making Micah happy is his new pair of pants. Last weekend, he declared that he needed new jeans. (Old Navy was having a flash sale, so I'd asked. He was the only one who thought he might need anything.) Being the third boy, though, my response to Micah needing new pants was to shift down all of Asher's jeans to Micah and restock Asher's drawer with jeans that Noah outgrew awhile back. ;) To assuage Micah's anguish over this, I promised him one new pair. This is what he picked...the maroon/purple pair. He's pretty much in love with them and declared them his "dance-y pants" and proceeds to dance whenever he puts them on. (I'm not making this stuff up, folks.)

5. Though I still think all skirts should have pockets, I'm happy to have my flipbelt as a substitute for my daily walks. 

6. Another handy tool I've discovered is the Sidekick. It attached easily to my Moleskine planner and is exactly what I needed for keeping my pencil in place. Yay!

7. Today, the homeschool gymnastics classes started back up...which makes Asher joyous. :) He was thrilled to see some familiar faces and to feel like he actually knows what's what. (I learned today that the instructors (a brother/sister team) were actually homeschooled, themselves, when they were younger...which helps explain why they're so good with this homeschool class.)

8. This morning, I was walking around the neighborhood. I happened upon two little brothers (I'm guessing 6 and 8 years old) walking to the bus stop a few houses away. The older brother was yelling at the younger brother "I hate you!" and "Stop following me!" The younger brother was just smiling and explaining that he *had* to follow him, as that was the way to the bus stop, lol. 

This, by itself, was entertaining. But the part that makes me happy is that I know that my own boys have a really good relationship...that they're fast friends as well as brothers. (Also, I'm happy that I don't have to deal with bus stops, lol.)

9. Today I participated in my first ever Fantasy Football draft. I'm on a league with a friend's co-workers and such. It's just for fun and I'm already pretty happy with it. :) (Thanks again, Mark!)

10. Finally, because I really should go to bed since there's boot camp in the morning, lol, I'm happy because I have a number of get-togethers with different friends scheduled for later this week. Friends rock.