A much needed change

It's official, this grandma is off the couch! Monday this week, went to teh health club where my friends from church go and tried out the water fitness class at 9 am. Just happened to be the 30th anniversary celebration for the club, and my guest pass was free. My friends were not there that day, but the ladies were nice and it was a terrific workout in the water Pool is kept at 86-87 degrees, so it's easy to get in right away with no shivers! Besides getting in for free, the sign up fee was being offered at $30 in stead of the usual $100. I took it as a sign! Had to go home for my checkbook, but later went back and paid them and it is official. Now a member of the Stilliguamish Health Club in Smokey Point. It is less than five miles from home! Then on Tuesday, Gale Forrest and I had already arranged to meet in Sylvana at Zumba. Only five miles in another direction. Made it through the hour at a fast paced zumba. Hard, but really fun. So, M_W_F in the pool and Zumba on Tuesday. Beginning of something I have needed for a long time. The Health Club offers classes in the pool, or the gym all hours of the day. Beside the equipment room. So plan to take advantage as much as possible. Gale came to the pool on Wednesday and joined up also! (she had to pay the $100, bummer) but she is commited also to getting fit. I even have to return my bag of library books, unread! I know I will be too busy to read for awhile. quite a change from reading one book a day for the past few months. Books are good, but not sitting all day, reading!
House looks good, at least the living room is very cozy now, I don't wince when someone comes over. Relief Society Presidency was here for a meeting yesterday and I felt happy to have company and not uneasy about the house. Except for Tom's desk clutter, but I keep that door shut and call it "outer darkness".
Cara came home from school and we went to Costco to renew our card, and then went to hip-hop class from there. She did alright for the first half-hour, then started getting distracted, looking around the room and coming out into the hallway with one excuse or another. Then at 5:45 she came out and wouldn't go back in. I got disgusted and just left, pretty mad at her. I will give it two more weeks, and then will pull her out of there until she can appreciate that it is an expense and sacrifice for these classes. Maybe my expectations are just not realistic. I thought she would love taking hip-hop! Maybe it is not the right time for her. I will see if Augga will takje her into the Monday night acro class. I heard it is really full, but maybe I can squeeze Cara in somehow. There is a new hip-hop teacher starting next week, so we will see how that goes.
Oh well. Tom is working in Alger, so it's a long ways out of Mt Vernon, he got home really late last night. Lucky I had made rice for him, and Tara had left some soup here from the meeting, so he had a huge bowl of that mixed together. Well, today is Friday, and after Cara gets on the bus, I will leave for the pool again. Then have some errands and duties in Marysville. Hoo Rah!