First, I would like to apologize because last week I was supposed to have shared a new recipe that we tried at the house. I wrote my blog on my phone last week and wasn't sitting at home. I guess out of sight, out of mind. So, I will share it with you this week instead. We decided that we wanted to try some shrimp tacos this week so we bought the ingredients for this recipe and made it happen. Firecracker shrimp sounded pretty tasty and the requisite tomatoes and green chile's taste great in cheese dip so why not in tacos right? After cooking the meal together we sat down and gave them a try. The only thing that we thought needed changed is that we used salad sized shrimp and feel that a larger, more plump, shrimp would have provided a little more of that shrimp flavor. I think we would both eat them again and we used the leftover salsa topping a few days later.
Onto the interesting things that actually took place this week. It started with a day FULL of yard work. My in-laws came over and we worked in the yard on Monday from 9:30-4:00. It was a long day and I ended up with a nice little sunburn, but the improvement we made on the yard was worth the effort. If you have seen our back yard before you know small steps are large steps. This is also why that post showed up a little later in the evening last week as well. We were a little worse for the wear the next couple days, but no real damage was incurred. The rest of the week was spent doing a little less in the way of hard work, but instead we took the time to help out some friends by watching their children. Mrs. Reanimation would watch them every day if it was allowed. I wasn't around the last time with them, but they even got to have a water balloon fight with some of the neighbors relatives. 
I wasn't able to attend the water balloon fight for a good reason. I was out of town. A college friend of mine wanted to celebrate my recent birthday by taking a trip up to Michigan for Saturday and Sunday. So, I took him up on the offer and we headed up to Battle Creek, MI where we first stopped to play a round of 18 holes at Binder Park golf course. We spent the rest of the evening with a trip for dinner and then were off to Firekeepers Casino to have a little fun for the night. Now, I did well with dinner on the health front, but had a few extra drinks as the evening went along and also had my first pop in well over two months. In moderation even small deviations from the plan are acceptable, right? However, in sticking with the subject of the blog, I definitely lost at the casino. 
I'm sure you are still wondering about the title of the post for the week. As I was golfing on Saturday, I received a text message from my mom just to let me know that my little brother planned on going skydiving the next day. My first response, Holy $#i+! Then, I made sure to tell him good luck. The last thing that I heard from him last night was that he had landed safely on the ground and had a GREAT time. If you are ever wanted to step out of a perfectly good airplane at 13,000 feet in the air check out SkyDive Indy. If you decide to make a visit let me know, I live in the town where they are based. The title also fits if you are deciding to join me on this journey. Go ahead, TAKE THE LEAP, and if you need somebody to talk to you know how to get ahold of me.Last, but not least, an update on the weight loss. I knew I wasn't going to be home on Sunday when I normally weigh in, so I hopped on the scale on Saturday morning. The news wasn't that great. I gained 0.2 lbs. That's basically nothing, but it is still in the wrong direction. However, I am a positive person and I am not going to let it get me down. Instead, I will share that the good news was that my percentage of body fat went down slightly. Guess I gained a little muscle this week. Back to the losses this week so maybe the only thing I won't lose this time is money at the casino ;). Thanks for reading! Please subscribe over to the right. And until next time... Food. Feet. Water. Repeat.
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