From The Past: April 29, 2007

I bought the Step Box at Wal-Mart for about $26. It hadn’t been in the house ten minutes before Ashley was asking me to open the box so she could play with it. Her P.E. teacher uses steps in gym class, so she is used to using them.

Now, she and Andrew are competing on how long they can last before they give up. The video lasts thirty minutes. I’ve only really tried the workout once and I lasted 13 and a half minutes. I think Andrew is up to 20 minutes and Ashley is at 17. It’s a HARD workout let me tell you. It doesn’t help that the woman in the video doesn’t really take enough time to teach you the moves before she begins. That said, I do love the fact that I can do this at home in privacy. No one sees my fat rolls moving or the sweat pouring and no one hears me huffing and puffing.

Earlier today, we took Guido to the Arboretum Woods:

I forgot just how rough the heat could be on a Pug. Even though Guido is used to walks, he got overheated.

He finally just laid down in the coolness of these leaves:

Kevin carried him two separate times back to the truck. It took about 45 minutes before he was back to normal. We did reward him with two new toys from PetSmart.

I don’t think I will be taking him back over the summer unless it’s less than 72 degrees; otherwise, it’s just too hot for him.