Tuesday

Monday was super busy and super productive!  Duke and I went to the gym and I walked/ran for 7 miles for an hour and 40 minutes.  I ended the day at 32,283 steps.  My goal is do get to 40,000 steps in one day this year.  I was close a couple of times last year but I have never done it.  After the gym I stopped and got Duke's hair cut.  He looks so cute.  DadOf4 asked if I had taken his picture yet, and I said, "Nope".  He replied, "Who are you and what have you done with my wife!"  Ha ha.  It is quite out of character for me.  :)

We also did 8 loads of laundry and put most of it away.  I didn't have time to sort all of the socks, but I will get to them today along with another load of laundry from clothes we wore yesterday.  A load a day keeps the chaos away!

Last night Prince and Knight each had a boy scout meeting. DadOf4 wanted to talk pinewood derby with both den leaders so it was a bit of a trick to get everyone in the right spot at the right time.  Knight had Drama club after school.  Princess, Prince, Duke, and I picked him up at 4:00.  Then we came home and started supper.  DadOf4 got home around 5:15 and we ate.  At 5:46, Knight and DadOf4 headed out to scouts.  I cleaned up supper and then at 6:30, Princess, Prince, Duke and I headed to Knight's den meeting.  DadOf4 left with Prince for HIS den meeting, and Princess, Duke, and I hung out for 15 minutes until Knight was done.  Princess, Knight, Duke and I all headed home around 7:05.  I got Duke a bath while Knight read to Princess.  Princess also gave Knight his spelling words.  Woo hoo - major multi-tasking!

I'm glad we survived Monday and are on to Tuesday.  If you are interested, head on over to my fitness blog to see my goals for 2012.  I need to figure out some way to get some additional steps in today.  I am a bit under the weather.  I have a sneaking suspicion that it is allergies more than a cold.  Our mold and cedar counts have been through the roof over the last few days.  I'm just going to keep moving today and see what great things we can accomplish on this fine Tuesday!

Pedometer Record!

Life has been so nutso here lately that I have not been able to write the post that has been swimming around in my head since my first day at the gym.

What do you get when you take the first real work-out day at the gym, laundry day, and a trip to Costco and throw them all together?

A new pedometer record for MomOf3!

On Tuesday, I got 30,410 steps on my pedometer! That is a new record for me. It equates to walking 13.91 miles and 13 points if you do weight watchers!

Let me tell you, my dogs were barking that night.

I have always had a goal of 25,000 steps a day. I thought this was a good, almost unobtainable goal, since the pedometer came with a recommendation of walking 10,000 steps a day. Now I know I can push a little harder on workout days.

That first day I spent and hour on the treadmill. I am going to venture out and try other exercise equipment too but I thought I'd better start with what I know.

Anyway, I was pretty happy with that number.

Hopefully I can look back to this post some day and be re-motivated after the newness of going to the gym wears off.

Celebrating DadOf3!

Tonight we went out to dinner as a family to celebrate DadOf3's birthday. His birthday is actually tomorrow so we got a head start. The kids were pretty good and the food was very good!

When we got home we had time for a half hour of reading and then it was time for the kiddos to turn in.

(I have 21101 steps...not quite 25000.)

Thursday, Rainy Thursday

It is yet another rainy day here in FamilyOf5Land.

I have had about enough of this weather! It is June for goodness sake! We are supposed to be able to get the water slide out and play outside during weekday mornings.

Yesterday was rainy too but that was OK because we all went to church for my Bible study. The kids had a fun time and came home with some neat crafts - puppets made from brown paper sacks. The Bible study was fun too. I am in a good group and there has been some good discussions. It sounded like I missed a good discussion last week too.

I am working on a pedometer recorn for today! I have already walked 11,459 steps. My goal is to get to 25000 today. :) We shall see if that goal is met.

The Knight has been racing up and down the stairs this morning. As you may have ready, I am trying to get our house to be gate free. Easier said than done. The kids are bored and I am irritated. I had planned to take the kids to the mall to the Inflatible Playground but DadOf3 talked me out of it. We are going out tonight to celebrate his birthday. We don't want the kiddos too worn out to stay up a little later.

DadOf3's birthday is not actually until tomorrow but it is easier to go out with the family on Thursdays. The kids and I have some presents for him. I hope he likes them! (I am mean though and I am not going to give them to him until tomorrow!)

Hot Afternoon

After our movie this morning, we came home for lunch and naps. As predicted, Princess did not nap for me but that is OK. We did some needlepoint and crocheting and had some fun girl time. Yea, I should have cleaned my house but it was nice just to lay low and spend some quality time with the Princess. The Prince and the Knight both took good naps. I thought maybe they would not nap since we didn't get much physical exercise this morning, but they each slept for 3 hours! (That is how I got my previous post written! Ha ha!) DadOf3 got home a little later tonight, but after a quick supper we went on our nightly walk. It was HOT so we came back home and got the little swimming pool out after actually making it to the park. You know the kids are hot when I suggest that we go home after they have seen the park, and they agree. We had some fun splashing around. DadOf3 and I played a quick game of HORSE until the Knight ran away with our basketball and threw it in the pool! A good night! (11,000+ steps. Not a banner day)

Monday Night

Wow, this whole "keeping the Knight off of the stairs" thing is wearing! He had a total of 11 time outs today. Can anyone say "persistent"? My oh my, but he may be the most stubborn of all of my kiddos! DadOf3 got home around 6:00 tonight and it was his turn to help the Knight stay off the stairs!

We wound down before naps with a couple of cartoons. The Prince and the Princess each wanted to choose one, and I didn't really have a problem with that. I think I may have had them rest a little too long in front of the TV though. The Prince did not go down for his nap until 3:00. We started about 1:30... At least he did get a nap! The Princess even napped today. I need to find something for her to do tomorrow during nap. I know from experience that I will not get two naps in a row from her! The Knight napped for a couple of hours too! Yippee!!

When the Princess woke up, she wanted to use her Easy Bake Oven. We had not used it for a while, so what the heck! She made a yellow cake with chocolate frosting and a chocolate cake with white frosting. She even let the Prince help mix when he got up from his nap! That is progress! They presented one cake to DadOf3 after he came home from work. They shared the other one among the three of them earlier. A good afternoon!

I have over 18,000 steps on ye olde pedometer! Thanks Knight! ;)

Tuesday Night

We had a pretty good Tuesday Night. The Knight, the Prince and the Princess played together without fighting too much (!) after Princess got home from school. Princess wanted to put beads in her hair because she saw someone at school with beads in her hair. Kind of cute! DadOf3 got home around 6:00. We ate and then headed outside. We only walked to the mailbox last night instead of going all the way around because the Princess was tired. (Plus I had already reached a new record of steps on my pedometer: 22679.) They run their 1/3 of a mile track twice on Tuesdays at school. This was the last Tuesday of the school year! We got back home and played in the backyard for a little bit. The mosquitoes were pretty bad last night so we didn't last long back there. At Wally World, the boys and I picked up a plastic rake, hoe, and shovel, so the kids got them out last night in the sand box. I made the Princess and the Prince pose for an American Gothic-esque picture. Ha ha! I got another picture of the rails on the deck from down below. Progress!

Late Night Knight

This is a late night. The Knight decided to wake up just as I was about ready to head for bed. The poor little bugger must have had a bad dream. I just finished typing the last classroom newsletter of the year tonight. At least it will be the last one I write. My co-roomparent will write the very last one next week. It has been quite a year!

We had a good day. I actually hit 20110 steps on my pedometer today. Whew! What a day! The boys and I went to the park this morning. We walked the 1/2 mile there, walked the trail, and then walked the 1/2 mile back. The Prince and the Knight were not thrilled to walk the trail, but it is a good thing - lots of exercise. We picked up Princess from school and took her to Daisy Girlscouts. She had a fun time. The Knight just wanted to walk up and down stairs as we were waiting for Princess so it was a bit taxing to wait the entire hour before Princess's meeting was over. It was one of those times I was tempted to drive back home even though when we arrived we would have had to turn right back around and go get her. It just made more sense for us to hang out for the duration of the meeting.

Tonight we bypassed our walk for some outside play in the backyard. Since it is Tuesday, Princess ran the track 2 times before recess. For Daisy's they met at a gym to participate in an introduction to aerobics. She had had enough exercise for the day! The Prince and the Knight got lots of exercise at the park too. They all went to sleep well. No one came down even one time. Good deal. Time for this MomOf3 to head to bed too!