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Castles and windows

We made a castle today. The resident princess demanded I add a window for just this reason.

Early birthday boxes.

Orclette got a box from grandma and daddy opened it without thinking about what it could be. So early birthday presents all around. Look at our birthday present!! He naturally adopted this pose and I had to rush to grab my phone camera. The bear sings "Jesus loves you." Here she is telling it to hold still for the camera. Excited by our new clothes. Posing and smiling after efforts to calm us down. He was a little bit startled by the attention. Yes we were THIS excited about the birthday presents.

Cessation of INSANITY.

I was on the final week of INSANITY. The final week. And then all of the little maladies I've been struggling with combined with my schedule and Damm confusing caffeinated coffee with decaf to trainwreck my INSANITY workouts. I think my thyroid might be acting up. Technically it would be slowing down-hypothyroid-but you get the gist. My mom, my aunt, and my grandpa all are on medication for it. At one point my levels were enough to warrant medication, but they went back to normal range with the addition of vitamins, minerals, and some diet changes. But I've had excessive fatigue, trouble sleeping, brittle nails, and tingling in my hands and feet. So I'm starting to take complex B vitamin pills, Selenium, and cutting out all foods that suppress thyroid function. If that doesn't help I'll be making my way to the doctor. The reason I'm not making an appointment now is my symptoms could also be related to overexercising. I've done it before-and comboed it with