I can see your rolling Fields of Green and fences made of stone.....
Love Garth Brooks. Sorry I missed the stepping off of our Ireland trip I was feeling like complete CR-A-Pah! But I am feeling MUCH better now so I am here to kick it off. I figured I would go over the deets real quick and update everyone and tell everyone about the new twist we are adding!
We are walking to Ireland!!!! Not literally of course. Everyone counts the miles they walk in a day and they send them to me. I keep tally and at the end of the week I tell you where in the world we are, how far we have gone and how much farther we have to go. We are starting at my Moms house in the South Suburbs of Chicago and walking our way to Bangor, Maine. That is a total of 1,110 miles. Since we can't really walk across water, last one to do that was Jesus and while he maybe on this journey with us it isn't literal so I'm not worried about it. It is a total of 2,865 miles from Bangor to Dublin. Since we will be doing this in the summer I figured we need a little summer incentive. Water activity is included this year. 30 to 45 minutes of water activity i.e. playing with kids, body boarding, whirlpool, water aerobics, constitutes 1 mile. Also we are counting poundage. For every pound you lose a week that counts as a mile. For every pound you gain back that is a mile that you lose. I think that is GREAT incentive (It was my moms idea) and to kick it off my mom lost 5 pounds this week! AWESOME JOB MOM!!!! We have a new walker with us. Ms. Beckett will be joining us. YEAH BECKETT.
So for one week we have done a total 89.5 miles. We may have more. I am waiting for Becky and Dana to send me their weekly numbers. But its all good. We are currently in Bremen, Indiana. A little known fact about Bremen... On Thanksgiving day 2009, a first grade class in Bremen Elementary School made national news by "boasting 5 sets of twins and one set of triplets". Holy WOW! what is in the water in Bremen!
I am feeling so much better. The ear infection is FINALLY gone. Only one month. Talk about ridiculous. But I am back on track. I can actually get myself back to lifting weights which surprisingly I have found I love. I have also fallen in love with the StairMaster. Talk about sweating my ass off. But there is a line to get on it at Anytime Fitness. So we have been putting in a request for another one. I am excited. My bad shoulder has been getting stronger. I haven't been having pain like I used to and it isn't slipping out. I am waiting for my foot to stop being a dumb ass, plantar facia, and I can get back to running. I am excited about that. I got a few helpful tips for my foot from one of the trainers. She showed me how to stretch the foot by using a towel and putting it across the ball of my foot and pulling to toward me and stretching and also to roll a tennis ball around with my foot. It kind of hurts at first but oh it feels so good after.
Well it is prayer time, then nap time, than work time, in that order
Dear God, Thank You for today! Thank You for the wonderful people I have in my life. Thank You for loving me and guiding me. Thank You for helping me find myself in the down ward spiral and helping me to find a way back up.God please look after my Grandma Kelly and my Uncle Marlin as they struggle with illness. Please look over my mom and help her. And please bless my sisters. Please help us as we journey to Ireland. Give us strength when we feel like quiting and remind us that even though the journey isn't literal the results in the end are breath taking. In your name we pray. Amen
Sunday, April 22, 2012
Sunday, April 8, 2012
Can You HEAR that??!! Alleluia
He is Risen! He is Risen indeed, Alleluia! He is Risen! He is Risen indeed, Alleluia!! Such beautiful words to hear. The songs at church today are some of my favorites. But I couldn't sing them. My ears are so filled up with fluid I can't hear anything outside of my head. I can hear my heart beat. I can hear the popping, I can hear myself think and breath. But ask me a question, or have a conversation with me and I can't really hold my own.
I told Hank he has to talk at me when he is explaining the exercises and if their are other people talking in the background then he might as well start over. I am miserable. I gained .4 pounds back. My balance is totally jacked up. I have had days where sitting up makes me dizzy and sick. I am so tired, I feel like I am off. Like my body is a few beats off its timing. Right now I feel like a dizzy fool!
I went to the Dr. about it. He gave me ear drops and z-pack and it killed the infection and got rid of the wax but the fluid is still there. Days and days. I have taken Claratin and benadryl and now I am taking sudafed. The pharmacist said that will dry out my sinus's. Here's to hoping.
To be honest I am having a hard time writing this. I am distracted and tired and my ears and thumping. I might try again later. Maybe
I told Hank he has to talk at me when he is explaining the exercises and if their are other people talking in the background then he might as well start over. I am miserable. I gained .4 pounds back. My balance is totally jacked up. I have had days where sitting up makes me dizzy and sick. I am so tired, I feel like I am off. Like my body is a few beats off its timing. Right now I feel like a dizzy fool!
I went to the Dr. about it. He gave me ear drops and z-pack and it killed the infection and got rid of the wax but the fluid is still there. Days and days. I have taken Claratin and benadryl and now I am taking sudafed. The pharmacist said that will dry out my sinus's. Here's to hoping.
To be honest I am having a hard time writing this. I am distracted and tired and my ears and thumping. I might try again later. Maybe
Sunday, April 1, 2012
Guess whose pregnant~!~!~
Not me. April Fools!! Ha Ha I know it's lame but it's fun all the same. I have to say there weren't any pranks this year. Thank God, I just don't want to deal with them. But there were a lot of blessings to spread around. All I can say is I have a wonderful family and I am so happy to have them here with me. God is good!!
I don't know if I mentioned this but I joined a Biggest Loser competition at Anytime Fitness. It is going until May 10th. First place is $300, 2nd is $200 and 3rd is $100. I want the top prize baby. But in order for that to happen I have to get rid of this sinus thing that is making me have fluid build up in my ear. I feel totally out of whack and it hurts like hell.
So the competition started on the 10th of March. And since then I have lost 4.4 pounds and 5 inches. I keep kicking myself because it would have been more but Monday I binged like a fat kid at an all you can eat buffet. I just couldn't stop. And the thing is it wasn't even good food. There was a lot of bread and peanut butter. Not always together. But after my little meltdown I got back to the gym and busted it harder. Thing is I am not doing awesome. Because of this sinus/ear thing I have had a few days where I don't work out and let me tell you I feel horrible about it! I feel like I am cheating! But when I start to get dizzy and ready to fall over well that means that I need to stop. SO I did.If I am not feeling better tomorrow, Monday, than I am going to call the Dr. and see if I can get in. I hate Dr. offices :( They make me a sad panda.
I found out what a plank is, besides the things that they said pirates had to walk. I thought oh this can't be that hard. MY ASS!!!! Or I should say my abs. A minute never seems to long unless you are waiting for a baby to be born, a commercial to be over or to finish a one minute plank. My abs scream, my body shakes, my arms are gelatinous blobs of goo. But I make it, Not once but twice and one day I did it three times. I feel like Kate Winslet in Titanic, I am the Queen of the world. Until Hank makes us do something else. Have I mentioned I love Hank? I don't think I could do this without him.
I am using free weights, the thought of those before scared me. I didn't want to go into the are where the big bad body builders were. The place was like a china shop and I was the bull. But now I know how to use things over there. I can load my own weights. I know how to properly position myself. I may not know the names but I am pretty sure I know the purpose and knowing is half the battle.
I feel like a Loser and I am so OK with that.
So as I said before we have completed Cancun. I am talking to my mom and sisters and we are figuring out a day to do our fiesta. All participants are welcome to come and join us. On the 16th I will be starting our trip to Ireland. We will be walking 1,226 miles to Bangor, Maine. From there we will be hoping a plane to Ireland and that will take us 2802 miles over the beautiful blue ocean. Yes for this walk we are adding swimming to the mix. I will figure out the details as we come closer to summer, but we are all pretty water orientated and I think a little splash would add, well, a splash!
So I think it is bed time. So lets say a little prayer.
Dear God, Thank You for today. Thank You for loving me and watching over me. I am so blessed to be Your child. Thank You for the ultimate gift of Your son. Thank You for my Uncle Marlin. He is a miracle. Thank You for my Grandma Kelly. I am so glad she was here to celebrate such a wonderful day with us. Thank You for my cousin Chris. I am so glad to see him here. There are mountains we all must climb, but with God we can climb them all and find our way home. Thank You for all the little blessings that have been coming into my life. In Your name we pray. Amen
I don't know if I mentioned this but I joined a Biggest Loser competition at Anytime Fitness. It is going until May 10th. First place is $300, 2nd is $200 and 3rd is $100. I want the top prize baby. But in order for that to happen I have to get rid of this sinus thing that is making me have fluid build up in my ear. I feel totally out of whack and it hurts like hell.
So the competition started on the 10th of March. And since then I have lost 4.4 pounds and 5 inches. I keep kicking myself because it would have been more but Monday I binged like a fat kid at an all you can eat buffet. I just couldn't stop. And the thing is it wasn't even good food. There was a lot of bread and peanut butter. Not always together. But after my little meltdown I got back to the gym and busted it harder. Thing is I am not doing awesome. Because of this sinus/ear thing I have had a few days where I don't work out and let me tell you I feel horrible about it! I feel like I am cheating! But when I start to get dizzy and ready to fall over well that means that I need to stop. SO I did.If I am not feeling better tomorrow, Monday, than I am going to call the Dr. and see if I can get in. I hate Dr. offices :( They make me a sad panda.
I found out what a plank is, besides the things that they said pirates had to walk. I thought oh this can't be that hard. MY ASS!!!! Or I should say my abs. A minute never seems to long unless you are waiting for a baby to be born, a commercial to be over or to finish a one minute plank. My abs scream, my body shakes, my arms are gelatinous blobs of goo. But I make it, Not once but twice and one day I did it three times. I feel like Kate Winslet in Titanic, I am the Queen of the world. Until Hank makes us do something else. Have I mentioned I love Hank? I don't think I could do this without him.
I am using free weights, the thought of those before scared me. I didn't want to go into the are where the big bad body builders were. The place was like a china shop and I was the bull. But now I know how to use things over there. I can load my own weights. I know how to properly position myself. I may not know the names but I am pretty sure I know the purpose and knowing is half the battle.
I feel like a Loser and I am so OK with that.
So as I said before we have completed Cancun. I am talking to my mom and sisters and we are figuring out a day to do our fiesta. All participants are welcome to come and join us. On the 16th I will be starting our trip to Ireland. We will be walking 1,226 miles to Bangor, Maine. From there we will be hoping a plane to Ireland and that will take us 2802 miles over the beautiful blue ocean. Yes for this walk we are adding swimming to the mix. I will figure out the details as we come closer to summer, but we are all pretty water orientated and I think a little splash would add, well, a splash!
So I think it is bed time. So lets say a little prayer.
Dear God, Thank You for today. Thank You for loving me and watching over me. I am so blessed to be Your child. Thank You for the ultimate gift of Your son. Thank You for my Uncle Marlin. He is a miracle. Thank You for my Grandma Kelly. I am so glad she was here to celebrate such a wonderful day with us. Thank You for my cousin Chris. I am so glad to see him here. There are mountains we all must climb, but with God we can climb them all and find our way home. Thank You for all the little blessings that have been coming into my life. In Your name we pray. Amen
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