A few things

-As we have been experiencing fall weather off and on for the past month, I've come to a pretty major epiphany. It seems that my entire life has been leading to the moment when I would have a little girl and the weather would be cool enough to put her in tights and leg warmers.  This is what it is all about, people.

-I have finally found a way to exercise that I love: spinning.  Spinning meets my three criteria for a good work out:

1. It requires no flexibility. (A 2 by 4 plank is more flexible than I am.)
2. It does not require any learning of choreography. (I am as coordinated as Popeye's Olive Oyl.)
3. And, finally, it isn't jogging. 

-Yesterday was Halloween!  Shepherd and Lydia wore costumes made by their Nana.  Aren't my little dragon and sweet pea adorable?!

-BJ came home from work yesterday declaring that he is tired of Shepherd's current toddler phase that consists of not wanting to eat half of the time and playing with his food.  Apparently, BJ returned to work after lunch to find rice in his hair.

-I recently purchased a pair of colored pants.  They are a nice peachy-pink.  I think they are adorable.  BJ hates them.  Any thoughts on the recent trend of colored pants?

-A cousin of mine pointed out this week the pressure people feel to give an outside appearance of perfection.   So in the interest of candidness and for all the mothers out there who constantly beat themselves up because their house isn't as clean as it was before you had two kids sucking all of your time/energy/resources, here is a pictures of my living room right now.  (FYI, for all the people who don't have kids yet but still fall behind, my house used to occasionally get this messy even before kids.)