"Free Child care at the Y-M-C-A!!"

I went Friday and joined the Y by our house. I have about 15 lbs. I'd like to lose and I decided that it is high time I got serious about it. I went this morning for the first time and I am hooked! Good workout? Yeah. Nice facilities? That too. BUT. OH. MY. GOD. The free Childcare is the bomb! Why would I not go workout? An hour or so to myself EVERY WEEK DAY? Hello?! Why aren't all moms out there doing this? We should all be in the best shape of our lives! It was such a treat to get on the stepper machine for an hour, while listening to my MP3 player, chatting with some friends that I ran into, & watching ADULT (It was the 'The View', but definitely a refreshing change from 'Mickey Mouse Clubhouse') programming!! I was in heaven. Yeah, I sweated and gasped for breath, BUT! I was alone for an entire hour. I burned 500 calories (according to my machine) and I was on top of the world! Then, I had to go pick the kids up. :-)

In all seriousness, though, the childcare facility is great and there are several caretakers in there as well as TONS of toys and even an outside play area. The boys seemed to really enjoy it (or atleast they seemed content when I picked them up). After my glorious workout, I took the kids to the pool for a little bit. It was quite a chore with both of them by myself, but we had a good time.

So, if you're trying to find me on a weekday morning before lunch, I'll be at the Y on 34th!