5 Fruits and Veggies

Saturday, June 23, 2012

That's my goal for the next few days is to try to make sure I eat at least 5 servings of fruits and veggies. That is always hard to do when we're out of town but we've been 'out of town' for 2 months! I went by Fruit King and loaded up on fruits and veggies. We got a case of bananas for $3! I'm working on the exercise but cooking is sometimes a challenge here so the least I can do is try to eat enough fruits and veggies.

We stayed in a hotel in Pittsburgh for 3 weeks! It was a lot of fun. We went to the zoo, aquarium and museums there. We took the kids to Niagara Falls. We went to Hershey PA and toured the chocolate factory. And we spent a weekend in Virginia with my brother and new nephew.

Now we're near Corpus and I have 4 kids and 2 dogs in what is essentially a loft or cabin. We did finally get internet access so I can keep the kids entertained when I do try to cook or do laundry. Most of the time we're cooking outside and the kids are swimming.

So, I'm working on staying healthy, happy and having fun!

  

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SHEENADEE 6/23/2012 3:13PM

I'm glad you've been having some fun. Report Inappropriate Comment

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SMILES650 6/23/2012 2:15PM

Cherrish your time together, it's all up to you to make it healthy, great goal to take along with you -- 5 fruits and veggies, way to go!! Have fun, Report Inappropriate Comment

Sleep, Tracking, and Exercise

Thursday, April 19, 2012

I'm finally getting my sleep back to normal since DH left and my Dad is recovering with us. Dad is staying in my room because I wanted him to be as comfortable as possible. I was staying in the kids room but that got to be too much so I started sleeping on the couch. Last night ALL 3 of my kiddos joined me on he couch! I slept for a couple of hours after they woke up so I feel much better today.
I was so excited to come home and start tracking all of my food but then I haven't sat down and done it! DD uses my laptop for her school work because her computer is down and my Dad uses it to study his Spanish and since they are both doing very good things with it, I hate to kick them off just to enter my food and exercise! Now Dad is napping and the kids are outside so I stopped everything to take advantage!

I'm going to enter as much as I can remember from the last few days! The exercise was fairly easy to remember. I have a challenge with a friend so we text our minutes and what we have been doing every day. The goal is to have the most exercise minutes at the end of the week!
Tomorrow, we are taking my Dad back home. He will still have 4 more weeks of recovery but he is doing great. He just has to remember not to lift his left arm above his head for the next few weeks.

Goals for today:
2 hours of exercise - Steps, Gazelle, and Bike
DD's Test
Laundry folded and up
Vacuum and Mop
5 minute straighten in each room
Pack for the weekend
Pack one more box to prep for summer move

  

So Nice to be Home

Wednesday, April 11, 2012

It's so nice to be home! I missed high speed internet access and routines! We've never had perfect routines but everything flows so much better at home.

My Dad is recovering well. DD is doing well in school. We're eating healthy, getting exercise and trying to stay relaxed. Dad wants to go home in a couple of weeks but I'm not sure we can go with him so soon and he's expecting us to be there. We've missed too many obligations at home lately. I'm so torn! I would never leave him alone, but his sister will be there with him. I'll have to think this through some more and, in the meantime, I'll take advantage of two weeks at home!

  

Dad's Back!

Monday, April 09, 2012

We had one of those crazy, busy weeks again. We went to my Mom's while DH was out of town. I thought it would be good to spend the week with her and get ready for Easter. We were busy but I managed to stick to my plan most of the week and get in some exercise. Then,we had another one of those unexpected things that knocks you right out of whack!

My Dad went in for his final test in a series of tests on his heart and brain, The doctor expected this test to be fine since everything else had been absolutely perfect. He was healthy in every way that they tested him. It was beginning to look like his accident was just that, an accident.. a fluke.

The final test was to cut open his throat and run a wire to his heart and stimulate the different sections of his heart. He did fine on the upper part but had a heart attack when they tested the lower part. They brought him back and then did it again! Just to be sure because all the other tests were good. He had a heart attack the second time also. So they kept him in the hospital and did an MRI that evening. Then they scheduled him for a defibrillator/pacemaker on Saturday. We were able to pick him up on Sunday and he is here with us now. He has to recover for the next few weeks, so I get the 'fun' job of keeping a VERY active man inactive for the next couple of weeks!

It's nice to be back home and have a schedule and real internet access again. We're getting things worked out slowly and I finally convinced Dad that he CAN take a break for 2 weeks!

  

Todays Accomplishments

Tuesday, April 03, 2012

DD's school
Helped Mom organize a bit (She has a LOT of stuff!)
Ran some errands with her
90 minutes of steps
Made a healthy meal
Ate well today

  

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VTORIA3 4/7/2012 5:59AM

Great bunch of positives for your Tuesday. Here's to many more over this weekend! Report Inappropriate Comment

JUDITH316 4/3/2012 12:11AM

keep up the great work, Blessings Report Inappropriate Comment