Rachel’s friend took her to lunch today for her birthday. They then did some shopping. I spent time with the kids today working in the yard. I tilled the flower garden and later planted some tulip bulbs. We also cleaned up on the little weird fruits that fell from a tree in the front yard. I’m not even sure what they are. We filled five buckets full of them though! We also raked up some leaves in the front yard. Overall it was a...

We got Rachel a Wii Fit for her birthday. Tonight after we got the kids in bed we tried it out. It was pretty fun. The idea is to have fun while losing weight. I found the game oddly motivational – especially after it calculated my BMI and gave my mii character a big gut! We had some fun playing the games and getting a little bit of...