We've got a lot to cover.

1 - I am an AVID coke drinker. I have often thought about updating my Facebook to say, "Tara is addicted to coke." And while I would find this humorous I am sure that my mom would not. So I am trying to lose weight because I don't want to be the chubby bridesmaid at my sister's wedding (I know its not about me but I have to see the pictures for all of eternity). Desperate times have called for desperate measures..I have given up coke. I am on day 4 of water only, ok on Sunday I had 2 sips of Dwight's Dr. Pepper but that doesn't count. I can do this. I haven't had any headaches and today when my dad took us to McDonalds I ordered a WATER!! I haven't been to Sonic yet, that will be the true test of my will power. I will somehow have to muster all of my strength to order a Route 44 water with extra ice and lime and not a Route 44 coke with extra ice. I can do this. At least until March 28th.

2 - Global perspective through my children's IPod. When we bought our new computer it came with a free ITouch. So we decided it would be for the boys. We put games on it (only free ones) and uploaded a bunch of our movies onto for them. They love it. I put a game called Peekaboo Barn on it and it was hysterical. They liked it so much I splurged and bought it for them - a whopping $1.99. Ok here is where it gets fun. On the free version there are 5 animals and the make their noise and its cute. On the $1.99 version you can set the language to Spanish and it goes through all of the animals with their noises. It is a riot to hear Scout say burro and vacca. I love that he is learning Spanish - we would love to enroll him in a Spanish immersion program a local school offers when he is old enough. But today while Scout was napping, I turned the game on for Ryder and he loved it. He played and clapped along, it was precious. We highly recommend Peekaboo Barn.

3 - Ok back to the losing weight thing. I went to spin class this morning. Ok those people are hardcore. Honestly, I didn't know that Lance Armstrong took spin at my gym. Totally stoked about that one. Seriously the guy had on bike shorts - which I'll give you that one the seats are way uncomfortable - he had on the clippy shoes, a bike jersey, and a bandanna around his head to keep back the sweat. All he needed was an aerodynamic helmet and he would have been ready for the Tour de France. I on the other hand was rocking yoga pants - I don't own any bike shorts but will probably invest in some - and a Wildcat tee. I feel great and think I will make it my Wednesday morning routine. Anyone who wants a good workout and a good laugh is welcome to join me.

4 - Political side note. Who is paying for the economic stimulus plan? Because if it is me I'm going to be a little hacked. And also I'm thinking about not paying my taxes, I'm going to wait out this recession and then offer a settlement to the IRS and see how that will fly.