5:00

It's 5 pm and I'm just getting to work. I'm doing some work at home. I have to work 10 hours in the next 2 days. It's do-able, but I just need to start. I'll get 6 hours of time tomorrow before 1 pm... I'll probably get 2-3 hours tonight, and then 6 hours and I can do one more later tomorrow night. Okay. Aren't you glad I shared?

Today was extra busy because Three-a had her four-year-old check up. We got really sad news. Our pediatrician is leaving the practice. We are happy for her because she'll get to spend more time with her kids, but sad for us because we're losing a WONDERFUL doctor. I almost cried when I heard the news. Seriously. Now we have to find a new pediatrician. Sigh.

Three-a is 40 pounds and 41 inches tall. I think she's super smart, and she makes people laugh all the time. She got two shots today (polio and MMR). The doctor said she looks great. She has my ligaments.... VERY LOOSE ligaments. Her feet toe in a little, and the doctor thinks the right one is fine, but we might as well get the left one checked out as it turns in a little more readily. My best guess is that the specialist will ask her to wear "good" shoes with lots of support.

We bought her proper shoes last winter but she didn't like wearing them that much because they were slightly big. Now they fit, and I'm just going to have to require her to wear them. It's hard for me to make her wear "shoes" in the summer and not crocs because I just want to wear crocs, but crocs are bad for my feet/legs and I'm guessing since her legs are so similar to mine and her ligaments are loose, they aren't the best for her.

As much as I love crocs, I think their era may be over in our house. I think twoK can wear them some, but oNe and Three-a probably shouldn't. I'll have to watch MWH's feet too. I must give them up.

Okay, so besides the doctor's appointment, this morning was busy because, I hung with the girls. I do ALL the mommy-stuff on Thursday mornings (and Monday mornings). I take oNe to school, then come home and get twoK ready (MWH helps), and then today Three-a and I went to her doctor's appointment. Normally, she and I will get a little quality mommy and T time afer we drop twoK off, but as mentioned above, today was the doctor.

At noon, n3nny took over with Three-a and they ran some errands and I went to Zumba! I got to do it "full-on" today. I jumped very lightly. (Actually, on two songs that are tough on the knees, I took it easy, but 50 minutes of "full-on" is more than I've done in 5 weeks!)

So far, so good with my knee. After Zumba, I went to PT. The PT said it felt a teeny-eeny bit swollen, but that the kneecap is in much better position and is "gliding" better. It feels "better," but not all the way better. I am hopeful that I have learned some new strengthening exercises to help. (Four weeks ago, she had me work on loosening my IT band, and strengthen my VMO and hamstrings. Now, the last session and today, she's starting to help me build up my hip strength.)

Now I'm home and should be working, but here I am blogging. MUST GO WORK. I have 45 minutes left.

Hope you're having a great day! Zumba love to you all! (Zumba really gets the endorphins going!)