Well I did treadmill today, but I did less time today. I did about 25 mins worth and I ran for 6 of those mins. I burnt about 137 cals and my bpm topped out at about 122.
I did less time today because of children fighting. It's not fun to try and breakup fights while on the treadmill. I get the feeling that the kids don't take me as seriously when I am on the treadmill and they are hashing it out and I'm trying to keep them under control while huffing and puffing away. Alas the hazards of tread milling and child rearing. See you tomorrow Internet.
Monday, February 27, 2012
Snow
Ok so I know that I haven't posted lately. I haven't tread milled since I last wrote.....but I have shovelled a LOT of snow.
It's been so mild up here that most of the snow was gone. It snowed last week on Wednesday but it was so warm out it was melting fast. I shovelled out driveway and our neighbours driveway, which is ridiculously long and wide I might add! I also shovelled the sidewalk in front of four houses. I thought that all that shovelling should be counted as a work out.
So then on Friday it started to snow again. And it snowed a lot again. So before husband and I went out for lunch, we shovelled again. I finished our driveway and did the huge and wide one again. It was lots of work and a good workout I think.
So this week I should be back to tread milling and writing. Hopefully I can get a weeks worth in!
It's been so mild up here that most of the snow was gone. It snowed last week on Wednesday but it was so warm out it was melting fast. I shovelled out driveway and our neighbours driveway, which is ridiculously long and wide I might add! I also shovelled the sidewalk in front of four houses. I thought that all that shovelling should be counted as a work out.
So then on Friday it started to snow again. And it snowed a lot again. So before husband and I went out for lunch, we shovelled again. I finished our driveway and did the huge and wide one again. It was lots of work and a good workout I think.
So this week I should be back to tread milling and writing. Hopefully I can get a weeks worth in!
Thursday, February 16, 2012
A Little Less
Today I went a little less. A little less time on the treadmill. I went for 37 mins with running for 6 mins. I went a distance of 2.25 and burnt 271 calories. My heart topped out at 133 bpm.
I feel gross. I am sweating like crazy! It's a new sensation! Ha ha ha!! That's it for today, see you tomorrow!
I feel gross. I am sweating like crazy! It's a new sensation! Ha ha ha!! That's it for today, see you tomorrow!
Wednesday, February 15, 2012
Again
So it has been awhile since I posted about exercising. Today was the day.
I went to get on the treadmill and it's flashing LUBE BELT. So I unwond the belt and lubed it as I well as I could. I got on the treadmill and started walking. I went for 50 mins and a distance of 3.04. My heart rate topped out at 155 and the treadmill says that I burnt 367 calories. I ran a total of 8 mins. They weren't consecutive, but I still did it.
I would have gone for an hour, but the treadmill is starting to smell like burnt rubber. So I guess I better check the motor.
See you tomorrow!
I went to get on the treadmill and it's flashing LUBE BELT. So I unwond the belt and lubed it as I well as I could. I got on the treadmill and started walking. I went for 50 mins and a distance of 3.04. My heart rate topped out at 155 and the treadmill says that I burnt 367 calories. I ran a total of 8 mins. They weren't consecutive, but I still did it.
I would have gone for an hour, but the treadmill is starting to smell like burnt rubber. So I guess I better check the motor.
See you tomorrow!
Monday, February 13, 2012
Eight Years Ago Today
Eight years ago today, I became a mom for the first time. If I thought that eight lbs tipped the earth on its axis, then eight lbs thirteen ounces, turned my world inside out.
I was in love with my baby from before the time we found out about him. But when he became a reality, oh my heart. Sometimes I look at A and think, how can he be so big and grown up, I just gave birth to him.
He is my first love. He hasn't always been an easy child, but I doubt that I was either.
A is one of the most compassionate people I know. When he was five, his cousin passed away suddenly. A was so intent on making his aunt and uncle feel better. He went to his room and went into his penny jar and found four shiny pennies. He then found some tissue paper and wrapped two pennies by themselves and two pennies together. I took him to their house and he gave his uncle and oldest cousin the individual pennies. Then he gave his aunt the two pennies together and said they were for them to remember their lost son and brother. How a five year old came up with that I don't know. It melted my heart completely.
He is very aware of others and stops to think of their feelings. Recently his class went skating and his best friend didn't know how to skate. A said that he would hold his friends hands and teach him. When his little friend didn't end up on the ice, A kept saying that his friend didn't need to be sad, that he would teach him.
He melts my heart and it overflows with love for this special child.
He loves to fish and takes it as seriously as any fisherman. His great grandfather that he was named after would be so proud of him. He loves camping and will spend hours on the lake shore waiting for that bite. He loves his pets and keeps them in special place in his heart. He is always ready for adventure and wants to go go go all the time. He loves riding his bike and wants to go fast. He is always asking questions and looking for answers to them. He enjoys having knowledge and loves to share it with anyone willing to listen.
I love you A. Thank you so much for making me a mom. HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!! Love mom
I was in love with my baby from before the time we found out about him. But when he became a reality, oh my heart. Sometimes I look at A and think, how can he be so big and grown up, I just gave birth to him.
He is my first love. He hasn't always been an easy child, but I doubt that I was either.
A is one of the most compassionate people I know. When he was five, his cousin passed away suddenly. A was so intent on making his aunt and uncle feel better. He went to his room and went into his penny jar and found four shiny pennies. He then found some tissue paper and wrapped two pennies by themselves and two pennies together. I took him to their house and he gave his uncle and oldest cousin the individual pennies. Then he gave his aunt the two pennies together and said they were for them to remember their lost son and brother. How a five year old came up with that I don't know. It melted my heart completely.
He is very aware of others and stops to think of their feelings. Recently his class went skating and his best friend didn't know how to skate. A said that he would hold his friends hands and teach him. When his little friend didn't end up on the ice, A kept saying that his friend didn't need to be sad, that he would teach him.
He melts my heart and it overflows with love for this special child.
Day old
One year
Two years
Three years
Four years
Five years
Six years
Seven years
I love you A. Thank you so much for making me a mom. HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!! Love mom
Wednesday, February 8, 2012
Four Years Ago
Four years ago today, I was given a blessing beyond measure. It came in the form of a tiny baby boy. He was a beautiful miracle and I have treasured him since.
My heart beat for him the moment I knew he was on his way, but when he was born, my heart was gone for good. It is amazing how eight pounds can shift a world off it's axis.
I love being a mom. It has given me a lot of insight into how our heavenly Father feels about us. I delight in my sons. I love watching them grow and learn and become the wonderful boys that they are.
E is my third born son. He came after a pregnancy hiatus of three years. Our first two boys are only 12 months and 18 days apart. Their baby days are a blur. Having E almost felt like having a first baby again.
He has turned into the most wonderful little boy. He is a thinker and puzzle solver. He can put ideas together and keep up to his older brothers so well. He has a kind heart and is compassionate to others. He has an imagination that would put an adult to shame. I love talking to him about everyday things. He loves to help me in the kitchen and takes part in chores. He listens well (most of the time). He loves his baby brother and still wants to hold him even though J is a year old. He plays well with J and wants to be apart in both his baby brother and older brothers lives. He gives the best 'great big fat hugs'. He loves watching movies, especially Cars and Cars 2. He loves his dad. He loves spending time with his grandparents. He has a lot of cars that are 'special' to him. He has a great laugh. He can't wait to go camping and I love that about him. He loves apples and always wants them sliced into a tiny bowl. He loves his aunties and uncles and cousins. He can't wait to meet his newest cousin. He loves babies. He loves to show off the sparkles on his nose.
My heart beat for him the moment I knew he was on his way, but when he was born, my heart was gone for good. It is amazing how eight pounds can shift a world off it's axis.
I love being a mom. It has given me a lot of insight into how our heavenly Father feels about us. I delight in my sons. I love watching them grow and learn and become the wonderful boys that they are.
E is my third born son. He came after a pregnancy hiatus of three years. Our first two boys are only 12 months and 18 days apart. Their baby days are a blur. Having E almost felt like having a first baby again.
He has turned into the most wonderful little boy. He is a thinker and puzzle solver. He can put ideas together and keep up to his older brothers so well. He has a kind heart and is compassionate to others. He has an imagination that would put an adult to shame. I love talking to him about everyday things. He loves to help me in the kitchen and takes part in chores. He listens well (most of the time). He loves his baby brother and still wants to hold him even though J is a year old. He plays well with J and wants to be apart in both his baby brother and older brothers lives. He gives the best 'great big fat hugs'. He loves watching movies, especially Cars and Cars 2. He loves his dad. He loves spending time with his grandparents. He has a lot of cars that are 'special' to him. He has a great laugh. He can't wait to go camping and I love that about him. He loves apples and always wants them sliced into a tiny bowl. He loves his aunties and uncles and cousins. He can't wait to meet his newest cousin. He loves babies. He loves to show off the sparkles on his nose.
Minutes old
A few hours
1 year
2 years
3 years
3 years
3 years
I am so glad that I get to have E in my life. I can't believe that he is four years old. Where did the time go? E, I love you so very much! Thank you for being in my world!! HAPPY BIRTHDAY!! Love your mom.
This Week
So I know that again I haven't been blogging. Just so you know that that means that I haven't been doing my tread milling. It's crazy how knowing that I might have readers out there makes me feel bad and WANT to treadmill!
This week didn't really start out so hot. Today, Wednesday, is E's birthday. On Monday I decided to go to Walmart and get a few things that were missing for today. But, alas, J would have none of it. He was super cranky and needed his bed in a bad way. So we stayed home instead.
I decided to go to Walmart on Tuesday instead. We were having so old family friends over and I HAD to go out and get the last little things for that. So I packed E, J and C up and off we went. I warmed the van up for fifteen mins, thinking it would be super warm when we got in. I was wrong. It was cold and I wasn't sure why. To top it off, I had put J into a thick hoodie, but not a winter coat. One of the kids that I watch before school forgot his backpack so I went to drop it off for him. I noticed the supervisors were bundled up and I still hadn't clued in. And for any of you readers that aren't up here in Northern Alberta, you know that this winter has been an especially mild with temps hovering around minus five or so. So me dressing J into the hoodie wouldn't have seemed like such a bad thing, right?
Well I get back into the van after dropping the bag off and am listening to the radio and it's the weather report. Here it's minus 20 outside. Minus 20!! It's no wonder the van wasn't warm! Thankfully I keep extra blankets in the van for the kids on days like this so they can get and stay warm.
We get to Walmart and I wrap the frosty cart up in the polar fleece blanket so J doesn't stick to it when he gets in. Our Walmart is under a huge renovation and everything is moved and not in it's normal place. So our shopping trip that should have taken about 45 mins stretched out to over an hour. That wasn't even the worst of it. I went to pay for everything, I even had the bags back into the cart, when I went to pay for it all. I reached into my purse to get my wallet and it's not there!! Nope of course not! It was sitting on my couch at home!! How irritating! So I had to go all the way home and then back to Walmart to pay for it all. Thankfully the lovely ladies at Walmart kept all my bags behind customer service for me and I didn't have to reshop!
The rest of Tuesday was a blur. I made pies and cookies and cleaned the house. Our guests arrived around 5pm and we had a great visit and supper if I do say so myself (shake and bake chicken, fettucine with homemade alfredo sauce and a spring salad, super tasty!).
Today is Wednesday so we went to bible study and E had a Valentine's/Birthday Party. Tomorrow I have some more friends coming in the morning and then I am going out again right after lunch to visit some more. And then on Friday I have a very old friend coming over to play cards in the evening. It feels like a very busy week!!
I'm hoping to be a bit more on a treadmill schedule next week. I'm contemplating getting up an hour earlier to treadmill, but the thought of losing sleep doesn't sit well. But on the other hand I wouldn't really have any distractions. We shall see I guess.
Until next time.
This week didn't really start out so hot. Today, Wednesday, is E's birthday. On Monday I decided to go to Walmart and get a few things that were missing for today. But, alas, J would have none of it. He was super cranky and needed his bed in a bad way. So we stayed home instead.
I decided to go to Walmart on Tuesday instead. We were having so old family friends over and I HAD to go out and get the last little things for that. So I packed E, J and C up and off we went. I warmed the van up for fifteen mins, thinking it would be super warm when we got in. I was wrong. It was cold and I wasn't sure why. To top it off, I had put J into a thick hoodie, but not a winter coat. One of the kids that I watch before school forgot his backpack so I went to drop it off for him. I noticed the supervisors were bundled up and I still hadn't clued in. And for any of you readers that aren't up here in Northern Alberta, you know that this winter has been an especially mild with temps hovering around minus five or so. So me dressing J into the hoodie wouldn't have seemed like such a bad thing, right?
Well I get back into the van after dropping the bag off and am listening to the radio and it's the weather report. Here it's minus 20 outside. Minus 20!! It's no wonder the van wasn't warm! Thankfully I keep extra blankets in the van for the kids on days like this so they can get and stay warm.
We get to Walmart and I wrap the frosty cart up in the polar fleece blanket so J doesn't stick to it when he gets in. Our Walmart is under a huge renovation and everything is moved and not in it's normal place. So our shopping trip that should have taken about 45 mins stretched out to over an hour. That wasn't even the worst of it. I went to pay for everything, I even had the bags back into the cart, when I went to pay for it all. I reached into my purse to get my wallet and it's not there!! Nope of course not! It was sitting on my couch at home!! How irritating! So I had to go all the way home and then back to Walmart to pay for it all. Thankfully the lovely ladies at Walmart kept all my bags behind customer service for me and I didn't have to reshop!
The rest of Tuesday was a blur. I made pies and cookies and cleaned the house. Our guests arrived around 5pm and we had a great visit and supper if I do say so myself (shake and bake chicken, fettucine with homemade alfredo sauce and a spring salad, super tasty!).
Today is Wednesday so we went to bible study and E had a Valentine's/Birthday Party. Tomorrow I have some more friends coming in the morning and then I am going out again right after lunch to visit some more. And then on Friday I have a very old friend coming over to play cards in the evening. It feels like a very busy week!!
I'm hoping to be a bit more on a treadmill schedule next week. I'm contemplating getting up an hour earlier to treadmill, but the thought of losing sleep doesn't sit well. But on the other hand I wouldn't really have any distractions. We shall see I guess.
Until next time.
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