I seem to be writing now about once every 1-2 weeks. We can’t seem to keep up with our lives at the moment, everything just seems to be so busy. I did so well with my running regimen when I wrote last time and then we got that nasty weather and we got busy with packing and other things and I only got out for my run once last week. I did do some of my Wii exercises in lieu of running when the weather was bad and I have been keeping with my calorie count when journaling what I’m eating. Nevertheless, I got really frustrated when I weighed myself this past week and I have gained 0.7 kilograms. This is the norm for me, I basically have to exercise 2-3 hours a day in order to see any change in my weight whatsoever. Oh well, I will not give up, I will just try to get back on track this week. I should be running 2 minutes and walk 1 minute for 10 sets which I will start this week. I just have to be patient and hopefully the 5-10 pounds I would like to lose will come off by July 21st!!
We have been babysitting the grandkids this weekend while Breanne and James are in Windsor as James was the Race Director for a race he organized there which had over 200 runners registered which was an awesome turnout. We took the girls out for a long walk this morning and then later to watch David run 15K in the Billy Taylor race here in Guelph. It is a beautiful sunny day out but still has that nippy cold wind. I hope soon it gets warm and stays warm. I’m really ready for the warm weather to get here and sick of all this cool or cold stuff that seems to be the norm right now. Selena is having her afternoon nap and Annika is playing quietly with papa. Once Selena wakes up, we are taking them both to the Butterfly Conservatory in Cambridge. I understand now why we have kids when we are young; it is pretty exhausting and I think we will be thankful to see James and Breanne return later this afternoon. They are both such good kids though; they go to bed and sleep and eat and are definitely not whiny; so it is a pleasure being with them, just exhausting keeping them busy!
We took a look at our condo (through the windows again) on Friday and our kitchen is now in and I am quite happy with my cupboard choice although Brian seems less so but to him a kitchen is a kitchen and he really doesn’t care too much about colors and what they look like, as long as they are functional and do the job they should do! I am just dying to get into the condo to walk around so hopefully they call us soon to go through our last walk-through before closing at the end of May. We are starting to get packed now and have got a rid of a few more things we don’t want. We are going to have a neighborhood garage sale on May 26th, and anything that doesn’t go then, we are going to ship off to the Thrift Store.
One other thing that we just found out this week is that my dad does have a fractured sternum from the car accident he was in. He was just not getting over this pain in his chest very quickly, so the doctor did a chest x-ray and he definitely does have a fractured sternum. There is nothing they can do other than just keep him comfortable with pain medication and over time it should start to heal and he will feel better. Unfortunately for dad, that seems like a long time as he really struggles with the pain when he coughs or sneezes or has to use those chest muscles to pull himself up out of a chair etc.
So that is all our news for now; will update again in another week or two!
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