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I went to the Renaissance Festival with my two boys, and my brother on Saturday. Including tickets, for myself and two children (yes, I was silly and bought a ticket for the 4 year old, and then gave it away once we got there and I realized that we didn't need it) I spent $89 -- and was there from 11 to 5:30. I think it was money well spent - even if the Mall of America Nickelodeon Universe coupons don't end up being worth more than a ride a piece (we were handed five of them as we walked out, but they expire at the end of the month).

First stop was the enchanted forest - where they both managed to get very dirty. The boys are thrilled with their new wooden swords, but even more so, because several adults at the Festival sparred with them. They also liked the Royal Navy Adventure (so much that they asked to go back for the 4:30 session), and watching the skit of Little John throwing Robin Hood into the river. Mas was pretty impressed with one of the street jugglers - and I've watched him before, but never manage to stay to the end and throw money at him. They were pretty pooped by the time we watched the knife throwers though.

Food-wise, the boys liked their chocolate covered frozen bananas, and later devoured corn dogs. I had a bread bowl of beef stew, and a beef gyro (the filling was good, but the wrap was stale).

And no, I didn't dress up. Unless you count a white sailing hat with blue trim (Coolibar), long sleeve turquoise button down, blue-jean skort, and lace up cowboy boots "dress up". (For some reason the people at work asked me about my attire?)

Update on the les mills... The class is called bodyflow, and they offer afternoon classes at the Y on Monday, tuesday and Wednesday. Per day fee to use the Y is $10. Otherwise, I can have a five day pass to use the facility, including attending fitness classes and using the pool, and the registration fee is fifty percent off until the end of august. I'm so not into the idea of another fixed monthly expense. Wonder what their guest policy would be... Like whether pj could take nana as a guest (yeah, right).

Decisions, decisions.

In other news, after over two months of not wetting the bed, Mas wet the bed last night. And then this afternoon, he got my attention to tell me he needed to go to the bathroom, and then wet himself. Here's hoping this is just a hiccup, because as annoying as it is to have the six year old wetting the bed nearly every night while the four year old is dry, I don't want to go back to both of them being wet every morning.

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We drove down to Kansas for the weekend to celebrate my FIL's seventieth birthday, and will drive home today. We brought the c-scow down and rigged it up on Friday. It waswhen fun! At one point, on Sunday, we grabbed four water guns, and convinced both of the boys to get aboard. We then chased down my sister-in-law and her husband in their sailfish and gave them a broadside of water. They refused to surrender, and we sailed around and delivered two more gleeful attacks.

Food was also good, white chili with cornbread and a random side of ratatouille, chicken Marsala and rice with a side of zucchini and bacon, a night out at famous Daves BBQ, and then turkey dinner! I ate too much in general, and didn't drink enough water especially for the amount of sun I've been getting.

We gave him his present last month when he was up visiting us, so there isn't a gift from us to open. But I think that we're all glad that we came down. Gotta get into a school-time routine once we get back home though!

Oh and I was actually posting to mention that I went to a yoga class on friday with my sister in law. Les mills? And liked it so much that I checked my area for classes. Turns out that they do have it at the YMCA right down the street! The combination of yoga, pilates and tai chi choreographed to music really hit the spot. Of course, I've only taken one yoga class before, seen pilates on a friends exercise video once, and seen tai chi in movies (fight club? And some foreign film about a plumber who marries a Chinese lady who subsequently dies).

I do not currently have obligations outside of work, family and grocery shopping. Just last week I joined a bowling team which goes every week from September through january. I don't want to get my hopes up, but i wonder how nicely these classes will fit in?

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