Year End Workout Summary and a Tale

One of the things I love about Map My Ride is the statistics that come by email.  The most recent one sent includes my 2014 workout summary.

Since joining in June 2014, I recorded 173 workouts in 84.8 hours, and 43,000 calories burned.  I wish I had started recording when I started working out with my son in December 2013.  Oh well, this year I will have a full year of statistics, if I keep up with it.

And now a tale...

A funny thing happened today when my oldest son got home from school today.  He looked like a deer in the headlight when I said,"Ready to work out?"  He had just gotten back to school after a 2 week break, and probably had a hard day getting back to the routine.  Well, usually, I would take that as an opportunity to skip my workout.  But this time, I was really looking forward to it.  It is not only our workout time,but we talk the whole time and I learn lots about his day.  When he said he didn't want to work out, I immediately figured he was getting sick!  He never skips a work out and never lets me off the hook so easily.  I actually had to talk him into it!  It turned out to be really a good thing, because he opened up and talked about his day, and by the end, he was relaxed and happy.  I was proud of myself because I truly could have skipped today, but I knew it was not best for me.  I call that a victory!

My oldest trying out a guitar. 

And a quick update.  The box of candy is still in the back of my husband's van, not being missed at all.  I even had to make a trip to the grocery store to get more produce before a winter storm coming tonight.  The kids and I didn't want to face life without salad.