What this house needed was some good, old-fashioned exercise. And where in the world but Wal*Mart to buy it?
I found a mini-trampoline or rebounder for $19.99 and a jump rope for $2.94 (the kind in the sports department, not the kind in the toy department). I could have splurged for the $4.96 model, with ball bearings for faster, more fluid movement, but I chose the budget route.
Add a book of jump rope rhymes from the library, and VOILA! Home gym! As in, this is my home, AND it's my gym!
The kids have been jumping and hopping and bouncing for three days. They were actually sore when they awoke this morning! Houdin is the sports-oriented guy, and the one most prone to competition, so he challenged everyone to a competition to see who could jump rope the longest. Currently, he has me beat...55 jumps to my 39.
With all this jumping, I hope my bladder holds up.
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