K1TT3N's SparkPeople Blog

Rash is allergies

Wed, 15 May 2013 16:56:42 EST

I saw the heart Dr today ... he says I sound clear .. did his usual EKG , and few things he always has me do.... he looked at the rash asked bout some other things and said it was allergic reaction... I take clairaton, and flonase he said to stop both switched me to Zyrtec.. We will see if it works.
Dani stayed home sick today her belly hurt. She seems fine other than her belly still hurts. I think she is like me and it's a little backed up.
I hope the weather holds to...

Not been here but still going day 246

Mon, 13 May 2013 21:14:25 EST

Wow! I finally got time on the pc ..... I am having a losing battle with getting time on the pc. The kids have been playing game alot lately.
I have still been keeping moving. And alot of walking most days. Today not so good, I have been feeling really crappy for the past few days.
Today I went to the hospital with my mom while she had a colonoscopy.. she is fine.
I go to the heart Doc on Wed. I am hoping he will find out some reason I have been feeling so yukkie ...

Great few days

Thu, 2 May 2013 15:19:59 EST

The past few days have been great. No fighting kids , yes the kids have been here but have not be fighting. Big Bonus in this house.
We are making lasagna and homemade garlic bread and having my mom and Aunt over tonight .. I am hoping the kids are well behaved.
Boe was home sick today with strep throat .. this is the 4th time this year again . He has laid around most of the day.
Gabe just got home and not in a really good mood, but I am hoping it goes better....

Awesome walk and Day 233

Tue, 30 Apr 2013 23:01:15 EST

Today was beautiful out , hubby and i went to one of our favorite places and walked 1.6 miles. We had a great time. I was so nice just chilling.
My Aunt that I am to be walking with has done overtime this week and she has been busy , So hubby and I have been waking. We will also be walking tomorrow. We are working out a plan to walk everyday or close to it.
We went to dinner tonight with Dani .. our pizza was donating part of the profits tonight to the Sr's and Jr's at m...

Another Housefull day

Sat, 27 Apr 2013 15:39:57 EST

Well I still have my great nephew .... I am taking him home this evening. She was gonna leave him here til Tuesday but I am not buying diapers and baby food .. and she don't have a ride.... I found out Wednesday evening she was even going to the classes that I was keeping him for her to go to .. she was just "taking a break" My ex - sil called me last night she had the two other kids and brought them home .. she was also upset that .. we had them for no reason.
Today I have Masyn ag...

Rain won't stop me

Wed, 24 Apr 2013 09:09:54 EST

I have loved walking this week, Monday and Tuesday walks were great. Today I can't walk, it is raining and yuckie out, it will not stop me .. I will work out in the house today.. the good news is it will get nicer tomorrow, and I will be walking inside with my hubby tomorrow , we always walk around on Thursdays ... I will also get him working out with me today and tomorrow inside... I am really gonna start getting on him, he wants me to, so I am not being a nagging wife.
My baby ne...

Beautiful day outside

Tue, 23 Apr 2013 12:47:18 EST

Today is day 226.... And day 2 of walking with my walking buddy...Aunt Candy and I walked 1.7 miles both days. Woohoo , She can't walk tomorrow so a friend will walk with me. The Friday a old friend from high school is gonna walk with me. I ran into her this Am she sais remember to txt me Thursday bout walking on Friday.
So now from this two things are happening, walking is good for me , 2 time out of the house ok 3. people to talk to .
I am watching my great nephew...

A nice Sunday

Sun, 21 Apr 2013 20:11:21 EST

Well , the dogs woke me up at 7 .. took them out and chilled on here for abit. After Dani and Dan got up , I didn't wanna stay int he house today, so I checked movie times , so lunch at Mcd's very bad choices , but we went to see The Crood's good movie for the whole family. Went to wal-mart and grabbed a few things, came home.
I posted on FB that I needed people to walk with got a pretty good deal worked out Mon-Weds I will be walking with my Aunt and maybe my Uncle on the Ford...

Productive Day

Sun, 21 Apr 2013 08:53:03 EST

Yesterday was a very productive day. The morning started out slow , it was cold and snowing... three days before it was 80 and sunny. Just weird.
After a bit I took the dogs out and did Sparkpoints for awhile, then hubby asked if I wanted to play Kinect golf with him for awhile , so we played golf with Dani ,, the boys didn't want to play. We ate lunch while playing, after that while I made dinner, Yes it took that long to play 18 holes of golf with our daughter ..... and stopping ...

nice day with hubby

Thu, 18 Apr 2013 21:43:28 EST

Today is day 221 .. woohoo the numbers are racking up.. I am so proud of myself for doing this... there is no looking back ..... I am sure a few of you are tired of hearing where I am ....I promise I will stop at some point posting all the time bout days and just note the big numbers like every 50 or so.
Next month makes 2 years since I started SP , and with the major set back last year with a med that made me gain all my weight back and the major heart attack in Dec pf last year I...

2 walks today

Tue, 16 Apr 2013 22:31:34 EST

I enjoyed one walk with just me and the dogs today then another with my daughter after dinner with the dogs. Thee are getting better about not barking at everyone one or every dog we see , I am trying to work on this.
MY brakes went out on me Friday evening with 4 kids in the car , my brake line cracked .. so hubby worked from home for two nights, he got it fixed and is at work tonight .. then he if off for four.
My step sister messaged me and wants to meet for lunch on Thu...

Grrr flustered

Mon, 15 Apr 2013 12:37:15 EST

Ok I have to vent a little. Let me first start by asking a question ... If you ask someone to watch your kid or kids Friday evening till Sunday after noon when do you pick up said kid or kids? Bug's mom thinks it is Monday at 10 til noon. ahhh little late don't ya think? Ok here is what happens each time I keep him for a night or the weekend.... I will get him at this time. After that time passes and it is almost bedtime, I get a text ohh we will not make it in til really late and he is m...

My house is loud today.

Sat, 13 Apr 2013 11:40:45 EST

I need earplugs today... darn it's loud in here. Add a 3 yr old to my 10 yr old. They are playing but screaming at the top of their lungs.
Last night I took Dani to the YMCA for her swim party for basketball that the coach and his wife had for the girls. I went back to pick her up , my car was full of kids , I had Ethan aka Bug age 3 , Boe 16, and Gabe 14, Dani 10 on the way home when my breaks went out completely. I found a safe place to pull over and called hubby, Bug's mom came a...

I found 65 socks of my daughters dirty socks !!!!

Tue, 9 Apr 2013 22:16:51 EST

65 socks .. yes I found dirty socks under my 10 yr olds bed ..... she thinks this is funny .... I however don't. Today I went in to help her clean up her room and pack up winter clothes , we did her dresser , closet , under her bed. Everything is cleaned up and she has room to move int here.. and nothing is hiding under the bed anymore.
I cleaned up the living room , and swept the floors in the living room , hall and porch. Also did the dishes, started the dishwasher, and doing lau...

Spring is here... Spring is here.. Happy Dance

Mon, 8 Apr 2013 14:35:44 EST

Finally spring is making an appearance! It is really nice out again today. Yesterday we had a few small showers .. enough to wash out the walk I had planned with Bug and the puppies. However Hubby and I cleaned off the porch while Dani and Bug played outside. Sonow we ahve a porch to sit on.. well mostly done anyway.
I took the dogs for a walk this AM , right before lunch .. we walked down the hill , almost the whole way and back up , we paced a little slower but I am very proud ...

So exhausted

Sat, 6 Apr 2013 23:22:02 EST

Today I have been so exhausted. 37 minutes in today but just so tired. I will aim higher tomorrow.
I am not babysitting tonight, but I will be tomorrow. I am keeping Ethan for awhile and I told him if it was nice out we would take a walk and walk Doc ,he loves to play with him.
I also checked in to shorts for Ethan's dream Team for the Autism Speaks walk in Pittsburgh, another friend of mine has a silk screening business and said she would do them for us for bout $10 a pie...

Kept pushing and did it !!!!!!

Fri, 5 Apr 2013 15:22:28 EST

I am very proud of my self today, I have been moving alot today. Hubby and I walked to the local hardware store today... it is about 4/10's of a mile , not a bad walk other than it is all down hill there and up hill back at a 40% grade , was very hard on the way back up , my chest was hurting and breathing was not good but I pushed and pushed and made it .. with the loving support of my wonderful hubby.. he even said I will get the car and I said nope I am doing this. AND I DID ... and I wan...

Spring is Starting to Spring ( I hope)

Thu, 4 Apr 2013 20:39:15 EST

It was beautiful today. The warmest yet.. and the rest of the week and next week is to me warmer also. Almost of us took a walk today , Me,Doc, Dan, Dani and Gabe went .. had a nice walk ,saw a lady walking with her dog, she is one of the ladies hubby used to work with , so it was cool running into her.
The walks are going to become an everyday thing when the weather changing. Hubby and I are gonna try the walk 2 times a day atleast.
Doc loves walking and so does Tomo , h...

long day, little sleep

Tue, 2 Apr 2013 22:27:52 EST

Today was a long day. I had to go the hospital with my mom and Aunt Linda again today, Mom had a scope test today, Dani was home due to her acid reflux acting up all night. So she went with me.
I did not sleep well last night only 4 hrs of sleep , tracked by the fitbit. Really sucks when ya just want a lil nap and can't, so this chickie is going to bed when I am done with catching up on points today.
I still need to fold a load of laundry and move the second one to the ...

April Fools day

Mon, 1 Apr 2013 15:27:28 EST

Today is day 204. Amazon shipped step to add on the wii fit board and Dance central 2 today. They should be here in a few days.
I got some Leela in last night. I am going to do some your shape fitness today , and start the 28 day boot camp dvd again.. hopefully I will keep with it the whole time this time.
Dani and I went to lunch today and I grabbed the Once upon a monster for the xbox for seeing she downloded the chapter 2 with her points for Easter , thinking she cou...

Happy Easter

Sun, 31 Mar 2013 23:46:09 EST

Well today is Easter and very low key here , the kids got their baskets this am and the boys played xbox all AM til their father got them at noon , Dani played on the pc .. me I was in so much pain , I slept off and on all day .. my heart and lungs are really acting up.
I did manage to get in 32 minutes of Leela on the xbox tonight . I also walked the dogs bout 10 minutes.
Tomo our lil dog jump off steps the other day and he seems to have sprained his paw .. he is puttin...

Day 202 or atleast 10 mintes a day

Sat, 30 Mar 2013 16:11:41 EST

I am so excited...... Day 202 ... woohooo. And today is beautiful out hubby , Doc, Gabe ,Dani and I went for a walk bout half a mine. Doc loves to walk so getting him as a walking buddy was a good thing.
For my 200 days hubby got me dance central 2 and the thing to make the wii board a higher step, amazon should be shipping them soon.
On to my review on my fitbit .... I love it .... mine tracks different than hubby's but that's ok .. I am getting used to the tracking on it, ...

What a day

Wed, 27 Mar 2013 23:19:24 EST

Last night after spending the with my mom and Aunt at the hospital ( my mom getting cardio tests done), I did not feel well , came home and chatted with hubby awhile, he left for work and my chest started pounding , my bp shot up and my heart rate went all out of whack. I txt hubby told him and laid down on the sofa .. after awhile my phone rings and it's my best friend.... she is on her way to the hospital again and wanted to know if I would help her hubby with their three kids today , me b...

Girl time

Mon, 25 Mar 2013 20:25:12 EST

Dani and I played kinect and wii for an hour and half tonight .. we had fun. Usually she gets player one and is bossy and tonight she wasn't.
Our kids were to go on Spring break on Friday but had two make up days for snow days so Friday and today they were to have school , and today school was cancelled so they go tomorrow , if we don't get lot of snow again tonight, but how they told us was funny cause we have a call system that the school board calls when we have a delay or closi...

Dani 's 1st sleepover

Sun, 24 Mar 2013 14:24:59 EST

Woohooo Dani got over her anxiety of staying away from home .. She stayed with a friend last night after her banquet, they all had fun and she is exhausted and is outside playing with her new purple and yellow basket ball ( school colors ) that she got last night.
I noticed yesterday that I am swelling alot again ... so today I made sure I got my water pills in. Now I am getting alot more steps in today also cause of all the trips to the bathroom. It is hard to take them the days we h...

5 days to go to hit 200

Sat, 23 Mar 2013 14:15:08 EST

Loving the fitbit , I love he little comments it displays ( when I see them). I think my hubby likes his too. I thought the armband would be uncomfortable at night but it isn't.
Last night Gabe went to the YMCA with his friend for a sleep over , he texted and said he had fun , he is now at the friends house until time for Dani's basketball banquet tonight.
Last night our house was like a zoo for awhile , while Gabe wasn't here my sister asked me to watch her three boys ...

woohooo got my fitbit and it is on ..

Wed, 20 Mar 2013 13:43:55 EST

Please anyone wanting to add me www.fitbit.com/user/252J7M .... Wooohooo I am excited. Will blog more later.

Waitng on my fitbit .. YAy

Tue, 19 Mar 2013 23:11:42 EST

Ok so according to Amazon my box that has my fitbit in is in my town so I should get it tomorrow.. i am so excited. Today is day 192 .. woohooo ... and still don't know what I will get for my day 200.
Heart Dr was not happy last week. My stress level is still way to high and is causing em other problems. He had them do an Echocardiogram on my neck, chest and legs ( all the major arteries) , I get the results on two weeks , he also ordered a Electromyogram (EMG) on my legs , he ha...

Almost 200 days ... today is day 184

Mon, 11 Mar 2013 15:59:54 EST

Woohoooo , Getting there I am keep pushing if only a little bit at a time. I hurt the knee and ankle again walking out of the school Friday afternoon and of course I have been on it all weekend it is not happy but , I am still getting work out time in so all is good.
Last week in review Wednesday I did not make it to the Dr , rescheduled til this week. We are "on-call" for lack of better words with Gabe school .. In case he downward spirals and has to come home.
Dani had fun ...

Gonna walk away the stress

Tue, 5 Mar 2013 20:48:42 EST

Can i catch a break .... Gabe's meeting with the school went pretty well this morning, we left , went to lunch, and got called to rush back to the school ..... grrr he had a fit at the school because he was asked to finish up a piece of homework he did not want to do. long story short we are waiting to see if they can get in into a CAP program.. it's and out patient program that does school half a day the therapy the other half so waiting on a call.
So after being tied up at the scho...

STRESS .... STRESS....... STRESS

Mon, 4 Mar 2013 19:56:36 EST

Today is day is day 177 ..... wow ... but alot of just little bit of walking.. this past week has been hell like no other ..... Today Gabe came home from the hospital.. he was in there to keep him safe from hurting himself.. a very long 6 days.. we will see what all changes this made when he is back here Wed ( he is at his Dads til then. They stripped his meds and he was so hyper when we went to see him. We have a meeting with the school tomorrow AM before he returns, then Fri with the coun...

Workout and walk

Wed, 13 Feb 2013 14:00:12 EST

Woohoo an hour and half of Kinect with hubby and 20 minute walk with the puppy all before noon.... today is really a moving day.
Dani has her last basketball game tonight until the tournaments in a couple weeks. She has been playing well .. they stand 7 wins , 2 losses , and 1 tie. I am hoping for a win tonight. Tournaments are March 1,2,3 and 8,9,10 so far and she may play in the 5th grades if they need her this weekend and next.
Gabe is doing much better, he is smilin...

Great times with the kids

Thu, 7 Feb 2013 22:44:43 EST

Well tonight I played Kinect with Dani and Gabe. We played kinect sports season 2. Darts, Basketball, Football , and golf .. it was fun. Then all three kids and I watched Big Bang, then the boys and I played You Don't Know Jack.
I am washing laundry, and because the dryer is broken we will go to the laundry mat in the AM.
I wanted to take a walk after the kids got home but Boe was in a foul mood all day, and then slept all evening , right through dinner .. he is 16 and I...

Day 151

Wed, 6 Feb 2013 15:13:42 EST

Wooohooo made it past 150 ... I will be getting the Fitbit as soon as we have the money. My next goal is 200.
Things are going weird here. Dani is doing great in basketball and may even be playing in the 5th grade tournaments , which is a grade higher than her.
Gabe on the other hand , well lets just say .. trouble abound, he is home on a three day suspension, for hitting another student with a hockey stick that has been bulling him for awhile. the kid has two staples in hi...

Day 144 ( Tuesday not wed)

Wed, 30 Jan 2013 01:07:53 EST

We are still dealing with stuff with Gabe but he is doing much better, my knee seems to be healing somewhat , the Dr says there is going to be an operations on it at somepoint but we will see when.
Tonight hubby and I played 18 holes of golf on the kinect and we walked the puppy some. Was fun and love spending time together tomorrow will be a good bit of walking , grocery shopping day.
Dani's team lost for the 1st time last Sat but they will do better this week, and we have...

137 days !

Wed, 23 Jan 2013 19:45:35 EST

I haven't been on another whole bunch of stress going on. My knee is still messed up but the x-rays came back nothing broken.. how ever he told me today there is a lump under the knee cap and it is resting on the ligaments .. and at some point it will need to be operated by he wants to wait til atleast winter is over. The Lipo-Light has been pushed back a month due to the schedule issues not mine theirs.
On other friends my 14 yr old had a massive melt down and we took him to ...

Thankful for another day!!!!

Sat, 19 Jan 2013 09:28:55 EST

Yesterday morning at 230 AM , I got a panicked call from my best friends husband that they took her in the ambulance with chest pain .. this is the same friend that had a baby 11 days ago> I told him top bring the kids here , he dropped off the 18 month old and off he went , he got there and she was in the cath lab.. she was having a massive heart attack, one of her main arteries had frayed open and she was fading.. they code blued her but they got her fixed and put in three stents. It w...

Lipo-Light ? Anyone know bout this ?

Thu, 17 Jan 2013 09:02:56 EST

Lipo-light ? hmmm well my heart Dr is no charging me for this to be done in his office... it's like his trial .. I guess ... he has been wanting me to do this for more than 6 months but we don't have the money.. he is going to do this free of charge for me ..... this is HUGE for me.
Ok what this is .. is laser weight loss .. he was having a Tech come in and Zerona laser but the tech would not work with low income people that this would really help and help save their lives .. like ...

Day 129..... walk with the dogs..

Tue, 15 Jan 2013 20:50:13 EST

Today makes day 129.. woohoo .... I walked the dogs today and played kinect .. have to add my calories for kinect later because play fir it messed up.. and that stinks .... I played Kinect Disney with Dani , and some sports 2 today.. had fun.
Dani is still doing well with basketball .. she loves it .. her black eye is healed... She has a game tomorrow night and one Sat her game on Fri has been canceled.
The puppy is doing very well.. he is so cute and sleeps well too. We g...

Puppy ... puppy .. puppy

Sun, 13 Jan 2013 11:39:31 EST

Woohoooo We got our puppy yesterday

He is loveable. and very playful... He is also very well behaved for a 6 week old puppy .. he goes to the door and whines when he needs out so far anyway.
Dani's team won their game last night again and she shot got an elbow to the face ( black eye) and then got 2 foul shots and made both... yay very happy moma .
We found out on Thursday Boe has strepthroat ...

25 days away from a Fitbit

Fri, 11 Jan 2013 13:14:28 EST

Wooohooo today makes day 125 ...... for my day 100 and 150 together I am getting a fitbit.. I am really excited .. I have been waiting over a year to get one.
Last night .. I had another spell with my heart and I decided to do Leela before bed last night, although .. I did not feel better afterwards like I usually do... I did not let myself break my streak either.... Really excited bout that today. 104
Today We are going to my twin nephews basket ball game beca...

Day 123 Wed Jan 9th,2013

Wed, 9 Jan 2013 15:14:42 EST

Monday went well, I walked a lot , and had alot of fun with Monkey aka Roman ( my best friend Kathy's lil boy) , while she was having her baby girl, Sicily is beautiful.
Yesterday I rested a bunch yesterday with hubby. And still got fitness minutes in.
Dani has another basket ball game tonight. She was excited last night bout it ,we will see how she does. She loves that Daddy goes to some of the games. She is doing well playing basket ball and none of the problems she was ha...

Sunday Jan. 6,2013 Day 120

Sun, 6 Jan 2013 14:18:07 EST

Today makes day 120 ... woohooo .... I am still going .... I can not believe it .. I thought when my post it's were taken down when we moved it would stop me ... but it did not. This is huge for me... I want to get back up to 30 minutes a day everyday. I am going to try stepping today with the Wii , while Dani and i watch a movie... I will see how the leg goes.
Tomorrow I will have lots of walking, my best friend is having her second baby tomorrow Sicily Alta will come in to th...

ABC's of me reposted from mssg180

Sat, 5 Jan 2013 12:25:42 EST

A - Available or married: Married
B - Book: Breaking Dawn by Stephenie Meyer
C - Cake or pie: Cake
D - Drink of choice: water
E - Essential item: Computer
F - Favorite color: Purple
G - Game to play or watch: Sceen IT
H - Hometown: Kittanning,PA
I - Indulgence: chocolate
J - Job: disabled but Photographer ( when I can)
K - Kids and names :Boe, Gabe and Dani
L - Life is incomplete without: My hubby and kids
M - Music group or singe...

Day 118

Fri, 4 Jan 2013 13:34:29 EST

I am still moving the leg is still messed up .....but i am keeping active.
I am off here in a bit to take Gabe to the eye Dr he broke his glasses sled riding ..... boys will be boys i guess... and it was time for an appt anyway.
Dani's team won their 1st basket ball game and I left her play seeing the Dr called back and said the foot was fine. She passed the ball to the girl who scored our last points... our girls did well... tonight is their second game and tomorrow night th...

Day 112

Sat, 29 Dec 2012 20:05:44 EST

Well I am still going and up to day 112 .... I have had lots of exercise the past couple weeks getting ready to and moving. Almost everything is done.
I am losing weight.. Yay.. keeping moving. Can not wait to get the wii and kinect hooked back up and try the new kinect games ... after my leg heals.... ohh yes .. I did it good today ... the new house is a trailer...I love it.. we have to walk down a small sloped path from the driveway to the house ... and since we have snow and all...

99 days, moving , Christmas

Sun, 16 Dec 2012 20:41:46 EST

Wooohooo 99 days of working out atleast 10 minutes.
OK updates ..... 1STlet me say I am sorry I am so bad about posting lately.. there is so much going on here right now and has been for the past month.
I am still fighting the stomach flu. It has been a month off and on. And the stress was so bad for awhile with the house , and my health and Dani's ... but let me catch everyone up.
Right now.. Dani is doing well. I am wearing two nitro patches all day long. The ho...

Day 88 !

Wed, 5 Dec 2012 16:09:32 EST

It has been way to long since I have blogged here, but I guess better late then never. Today makes day 88. Still on track to make my Dec 19th 100 day goal.
I have not been here due to me having the nasty, yuckie , vile stomach bug. I am on antibiotics for bacteria just in case it's that and not the plain old flu bug. I have also been dealing with alot of trouble and pain with my heart. I go to the Dr office tomorrow, for EKG and EMG.
Dani had her cardio test last week ,...

75 days of workouts!!!!!

Fri, 23 Nov 2012 11:48:01 EST

Ok I have been really bad about posting blogs , but I have been keeping up with my workouts. Yesterday Thanksgiving made 75 days of working out at least 10 minutes a day. Wooohooo!
I have the date mapped out for my 100 days which is my next goal. Dec 19th.
OK now on to why I have been not here... I posted in September bout Dani passing out and the following test and nothing came back wrong, well we are not sure we were looking in the right direction.. she started getting real...

Steelers won and day 65 done

Tue, 13 Nov 2012 01:25:21 EST

Wow what a game! The Steelers game was a good one tonight. And the win in overtime was great.
Today was a lazy day for the most part another day of not feeling well , but I did a fast, hard work out tonight 96 cals in 12 minutes ... I need to do that a couple times a day.
On Your Shape Fitness 2012 I hit the next calorie level .. now on the blue belt , I hit 1500 calories burnt for the game. Yay! I also started the running on it tonight, was top be a three minute run , ...