Checking in a bit late today, but still here.
After our New Years dance party with the kids, hubby and I chilled on the couch catching up on WWE till real midnight, then crashed. (I know I know, but it's a soap opera and I'm a Mom... at least this soap opera has Rhea Ripley in it...)
Yesterday was another "Everybody chill and for the love of everything get healthy!" Munchie's fever broke over New Years night and we eventually had to change her and blow dry her hair because she was so sweat soaked from it. She was up every half hour between 2-5, so Hubby was quite tired and slept most of the morning. The kids and I chilled, watched some tv, ate some breakfast, played a bit, read some books. Poor Biggie desperately wanted his sister to play with him but she still wasn't quite feeling it.
For lunch we brought out the waffle makers again, but this time Mommy put on the oil and Munchie's hands stayed far away. She wanted to use the Snowman mold and was very excited to see we could do just a snowman, like a waffle cookie, rather than a full circle. Biggie... fell asleep in his high chair. So I took him up to bed while we cooked, and he had waffles later.
Then during Biggie's nap, Munchie played on my phone, Hubby chilled with his phone, and I absconded to the basement to catch up on some Librivox stuff. Got one recording edited and submitted (20 minutes of recording takes easily 2.5 hours between recording and editing), and another quick poem submission done.
Then I made teriyaki meatballs, Munchie wasn't interested in squishing the meat today so it only took me 20 minutes instead of an hour. Popped that in the slow cooker and played a bit more with the kids while Hubby started moving our now 3 dining sets around to try and get the 2 we no longer need rehomed. While I was glad I didn't need to move furniture, the kids wanted to do their Ninja Now and Floor is Lava exercize videos, which, as I keep saying, are no flipping joke. Even though I didn't do a Darebee workout, I still put my time in.
This morning we woke up to 10 cm or 2.5 inches of snow that I had the privilege of shoveling, winter has officially hit in Ontario. We're supposed to get another 10-15 cm of lake effect snow before the end of tomorrow. Maybe I'll let Hubby shovel while I enjoy my coffee.
Munchie's doing much better health wise, just a couple of coughs overnight and her fever hasn't returned. Biggie's still got a bit of a runny nose, but it's nowhere what it was last week. I... well, I can finally breathe and say all of my consonants correctly. I'm not jinxing it, so I'll just say I'm happy with the progress being made.
And now to looking ahead.
2025 Goals and Plans
I have decided that I need to get some of the "accomplishment" check marks done, so I'm going to attempt to do the 5 minute plank challenge this month. I used to be real good at planking, but it's been a while since I did it regularly.
I'm not sure about a program at the moment, so I'm going to just kind of do workouts for a bit, mainly just to get myself settled into the gym and figure out my routine. They have a 30 minute circuit there that I might try for a bit. I'm getting the
Fancy
membership so I'll definitely be checking all the features out.
I was going to put a goal of consecutive days, but with sicko kids making sicko Mommy, I just can't guarantee anything.
So my plan right now is to get my check for 5 minute plank, maybe try for 50 pushups but that's a super stretch goal, and see if I can't get myself to do 1 unassisted pull up by the end of the year.
I'd love to do the "in 1 go" distance challenges, but they'd be walking not running, due to my knee, and for me that doesn't quite count.
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CONGRATS 
I'm glad she's doing better!
