Yoga and my mascots

Now that the weather is getting cooler again, I rejoined 24 hour fitness. Hayley wanted to join too. So the personal trainer asked me what our goals were. I told him I wanted to sit my big butt in the sauna and steam room this winter and that my daughter wanted to work on getting a bigger butt. He said he could help her out. WTH? Anyway, I think he got the picture that I am not interested in hiring a personal trainer. I want to do a 30-minute workout and hit the bonus rooms to relax.


I love my animals, but it is really hard to do yoga with them in the house. I get in a downward dog pose and there is a cat between my hands and feet underneath my belly and a dog kissing me in the face.

For those of you who don't know what downward dog is....see images below.

I'm not sure who in the pics has the proper form. I'm going to have to go with the dog on this one.

I can't even begin to tell you what it is like to try and do push ups in this household. All animals have to get the boot outside for that.

So I'm back to cooking. This week was mini spinach quiches, baby back ribs, pork chops in a ginger sauce with wild rice, and chicken in a brown sugar mustard sauce with bell peppers in red wine vinegar. I wouldn't make the ginger sauce again or put the red wine vinegar in with my bell peppers. I think said items are better with some garlic and spices.

So I was going to make a shrimp mango dish tonight, but no mangoes at Kroger and I wasn't about to go on a mango search after the day I had....Me and technology were not getting along which sucks when that is what you do for a living. Also, my commute was slow because of ONE little stalled car. So instead, dinner will be broccoli and cheese, filet mignon and sweet potato.

So American Express offered my 17-year old daughter a credit card today. Hmmmm. I've had AMEX for 14 years now and they've been awesome, but I'm not sure about a 'real' credit card for her at this point. She has one 'real' credit card, but I'm on it with her and it comes out of my account. What to do, what to do??? I want her to get credit so she can refinance her car out of my name one of these days. Advice taken on this topic.

Hope everyone is enjoying this beautiful Texas weather. I had to put the heater on in the convertible on my way to work this morning.