ironically, i think i got sick at the health and fitness expo

Sunday afternoon here was a bust. It was cold and rainy outside. The kids were bored and fighting.

I happened to be on Facebook (ok, yes, spying on Tide) and I noticed that at the DC Convention Center, one of the local news channels was sponsoring a Health and Fitness Expo. (The 17th annual, to be exact. Where have I been?) Children's Hospital had a large exhibition area and was giving away prizes. (PRIZES!)


I decided I needed to get out of Dodge and I was going to take Bounce with me, but as we headed out the door, Cheer and Shout got into a smackdown, so we grabbed Cheer and took him too.

I must say, I am STILL not brave enough to take all 4 of my kids on the Metro by myself (especially not after hearing my friend's story of losing 2 of her 4 kids on the Metro on PARIS and none of them speak French!!), but taking two of them is like a walk in the park.

There was a tiny bit of whining and attitude, but mostly, it was all fun. They got to perform an appendectomy on a Care Bear, with real surgical tools and doctors. They met famous news anchors. I joined the National Bone Marrow Registry, which is something I've always wanted to do. They practiced CPR, got their fingers casted and collected lots of fun freebies, including two Razr scooters! I know!

It will be really ironic if they break their arms on the scooters and end up at Children's Hospital for a REAL cast, right? (Should I even TYPE that stuff on the internet?)

Overall, it was a successful day. Laundry Dad was busy at home with the other two, staging our next home renovation project. (Oh, what's that you say? The last one isn't actually FINISHED yet? Well, yes. That is correct.) A home improvement post is due soon.

But now, 48 hours after our fun-filled adventure into health and fitness, I have a scratchy throat, a foggy head, and every part of me aches. I'm pretty sure I know where I came into contact with hundreds of the masses of germ-carrying humanity.

Irony.

(photo from here)