Too many things to do = overwhelmed!

Traci had all kinds of appointments booked for this week while she was home.  It turns out that one of the appointments led to quite a few other appointments.  My daughter was overwhelmed.  :( I probably would have been too!  So she booked some of those, is taking care of another one right now, and then we will go from there.

I feel for her, but unless she asks for help, I have learned the hard way not to jump in and help her.  She is more than capable!

Traci and her boyfriend are picking up steel cut oats for me this afternoon on their way.  They are supposed to be the healthiest oats and I heard of a way to pre-prepare them!

What I have eaten today:

Breakfast
1 smoothie with frozen fruit, yogurt, milk, 1 egg, bananas and strawberries

Lunch
1 bowl of Corn Flakes with strawberries and milk

Snack
a few whole wheat tortilla chips
10 slices english cucumber

Dinner
chili quesadilla with cheese

PLUS
3 cups of coffee with flavoured creamer
NO chocolate

At least 2 sets, 10 reps each leg of hip extensions
1-8:30 am
2-2:22 pm
3-6:01 pm

Toodles!

Family Day and sore hips!!

My hips are killing me today. But yesterday's tubing was SO much fun!

Today is Family Day in Ontario.  It's a statutory holiday.  We didn't communicate very well, though.  We have movies to watch. We have Gran Torino and The Pursuit of Happyness.  Gerry and I have seen both before.  They are both great movies! It might be just Gerry and I watching them, though.  That will be nice.  Both the girls DID end up watching the movie.  That was even NICER!!!

What I have eaten today:

Breakfast
1 smoothie with frozen fruit yogurt and milk

Lunch
no lunch!   :((

It's the first day since Feb 11 that I have skipped a meal.  I got up late today, and all 4 of us were watching movies.  I was hungry, even Trina commented on the noise my stomach was making!  But I did not want to miss any of the movie.  So I didn't get up to get anything.  And then after the movie I was tired and laid down for a nap.  When I got up, it was time to make dinner.  The opportunity to have lunch, even a very late one, was lost.

Dinner
1 grilled ham and cheese sandwich
1 piece of bread with butter


evening
1 piece of bread with butter
2 brownies

PLUS
2 cups of coffee with flavoured creamer
no chocolate

At least 2 sets, 10 reps each leg of hip extensions
1- 12:40 pm
2- 8:10 pm

Toodles!

Tubing!!

A group of us from church are going tubing today.  Think, summer water slides on snow!  Although not so "twisty"  It is so much fun.  I hope to go for at least one run down the hill.  One of the brothers has agreed to help me get on and off the inner tube and walk to and from the run.  I don't think I will wear my glasses.  I would be too scared of losing them!

I made it down the hill once.  I would have loved to go down more times but the the snow was icy and/or granular and I had a very hard time keeping my feet and getting in and out of the tube was difficult.  I appreciate getting a lift up the hill to GET to the tubing from the guys with the cart!!  No such luck going down, though.  One of the strong teenage guys from church gave me his arm to walk down the hill and to the lodge.

What I have eaten today:

Breakfast
1 smoothie with frozen fruit yogurt and milk

For lunch and dinner, I am packing:
Broccoli, cucumber, cheese, 2 small apple sauce cups, 2 bottles of water, 1 ham and cheese with mayo pita sandwich.  Plus 1 good size container of smoothie just like the one I had for breakfast.  I had 1 small piece of pizza at tubing, too.  It was not very good at all.

I shared my healthy food.  Many people were happy to eat some fruit and yogurt and veggies and smoothie as opposed to the chicken wings and pizza and pop.  

PLUS

3 cups of coffee with flavoured creamer
No chocolate

At least 2 sets, 10 reps each leg of hip extensions
Just one today.  :(
1-9:52 pm

But tubing was good exercise for sure!

Toodles!

Grand Central Station around here today...busy, busy!`

Edited to add
10:17 pm - 2 brownies
plus
1 set of exercises  :)

Initial post
After being out with Mom and her husband last night, they were at our place 12 hours later!

Bruce is a handyman extraordinaire!  First he actually got my glasses lens out of the trap, then he put up a mirror and 2 pictures on my living room wall, then he tightened my glasses frame so that neither lens will fall out anytime soon!!

He is amazing!  And all he wants is a hug and a kiss and a thank you!  I LOVE the pictures and mirror on the wall!  See below.  (First time trying to add a picture to my post.)

The pictures and mirror.

This is the mirror.  I love it.  It is wrought iron, with 9 tea lights underneath.  Very nice but not too feminine for my taste.

 

The 2 pictures.  The top one will eventually have baby
pictures of all 4 of us.  Right now, only my baby picture is
there.  The bottom one contains 4 of my
favourite pictures of the girls together.

Then Gerry came home.  Chilled a bit, Mom and Bruce left, Gerry put on a movie, then went for a nap.

Traci took the car and went to visit a friend.

Trina's boyfriend is over watching a movie in the living room with her.  They are holding hands on the couch.

Everyone plus the boyfriend will be here for dinner.

After dinner, we are dropping Traci off at a different friend's house for a sleepover and Trina's boyfriend at his house. The we are off to play cards and chill with different friends.

What a crazy day!!  But lots of fun!


What I have eaten today:

Breakfast
1 smoothie with frozen fruit yogurt and milk

Lunch
1 toasted ham and cheese bagel with mayo  PLUS


wait for it......











10 english cucumber slices!  (those are vegetables!!)

Dinner
potatoes, chicken nuggets and corn

PLUS
3 cups of coffee with flavoured creamer
NO chocolate

At least 2 sets, 10 reps each leg of hip extensions
1-12:15 pm
2- 3:00 pm
3- 6:47 pm

Toodles!

Traci comes home today!!

It is so nice to have Traci home!!  I guess my title is wrong seeing as I am about to publish this post and it is now Saturday.  :)

We had a lovely evening.  Both girls and I went with my mom and her husband to see his grand daughter performing. What relation does make her to me?  Step-niece?   She is in a choir and sings beautifully!

What I have eaten today:
Breakfast
1 smoothie with mixed frozen fruit yogurt and milk

Lunch
1 bowl of tuna casserole with peas

Snack
a few plain strawberries

Dinner
going out for dinner at a banquet hall, not sure what will be served for dinner.
(editing after 1 am) I had pasta with red sauce, meatballs, 1 whole wheat roll with butter and 1 slice of chocolate cake.


PLUS
4 cups of coffee, 3 with with flavoured creamer
no chocolate again!

Still not enough vegetables!  Maybe I should drink V8!!

At least 2 sets, 10 reps each leg of hip extensions
1-11:08 am
2-1:36 pm
3- 1:17am

Toodles!

Excitement is in the air!

I am so excited!  My oldest daughter comes home from university for Reading Week tomorrow!  I know she has lots of appointments next week and friends and a boyfriend who want to hang out with her, but I am looking forward to time together, playing games, chilling, talking, etc.  It will be nice to have the 4 of us all here!

One of my baby toes is the casualty of my fall yesterday.  It's pretty badly bruised.  :(

What I have eaten today:

Breakfast
1 smoothie with  fruit yogurt, milk, bananas and strawberries

Lunch
1 toasted ham and cheese sandwich with mayo

Dinner
Pork chops, potatoes, onions, celery in the crock pot.

Snack

1 piece of apple pie

(I just "took care of" the last piece of apple pie in the fridge. So my daughter did not have to see any more apple pie every time she opens the fridge as she continues in her sugar fast, Yeah, yeah!)

Edited at 10:44 pm to add:
1 brownie.  I was CRAVING vhocolate

PLUS
3 cups of coffee with flavoured creamer
maybe some chocolate later-nope none in the house!

At least 2 sets, 10 reps each leg of hip extensions
1-8:00 am
2-11:30 am
3-2:30 pm
4-8:45 pm

Toodles!