I'm so glad yer not sore!

How freaky Dawn.

That happened to me last year when Cory was in middle school.
(Very creepy)
I was running errands and his old school is on one of the main roads; All kinds of emergency ppl were there.

I tried to enter the school but all of the doors were locked.

I went to a pay phone around the corner to call the school and they were under lock-down bc an angry kid pulled out a knife in class!

I was flipping out!

The kid was in 7th...(Cory was in 8th.)

The kid was kicked out of school for the entire year and his family had to move.
See, in Mesquite the school you attend goes by your address and zip..You cannot pick your own school.
They had to move so he could get enrolled in school again.

Crazy stuff!

I'm glad everything turned out ok with the school!
We have had lots of ppl hitting gas lines in Dallas and surrounding cities.
2 mo. ago 4 ppl were killed in Dallas bc 4 houses exploded when worker's hit the gas line.

Have A Great Day!

Wow Stacy!!
I would have totally been freaking out as well, if that would have been me.
Isn't it crazy the way things seem to be going with kids these days?
You gotta wonder what kind of stuff are they going thru in their daily lives that they feel so much angst.
Glad to hear that Corey was okay.
Thanks for continuing to encourage me.


As of this moment all I have done exercise wise is clean the Fitness Center at the YMCA this morning. Which consists of sweeping the track (13 times around is one mile and I usually get it done in like 4 laps), washing/wiping down all the cardio equipment (there's like 15 things in all) as well as cleaning the weight machines and the free weight area. Plus I am a bit anal about the railings thru-out the center. So I wash them down every week. They are so disgusting! All I can say is don't ever touch a railing in a a public place!!!!
That and I found out that we have one of those Swiffer sweepers so I have been actually vaccuuming the weight machine/ free weights areas. In all I do about 1 1/2 hours of cleaning. The rest of the time is spent at the desk or socializing with the members.
Today I actually had a member ask me how to do Walking Lunges. So I got to do a 1/4 lap of those with her.
They frown on us actually working out while we are on the clock. Apparently someone in the past totally blew it for the rest of us.
So as you can see I didn't get a whole lot done. But I did stay busy for quite a while.
I am planning on walking the track out at the hospital tonight. One time around is 2/3rds of a mile. So 3x's around is 3 miles.
Add into that I have eaten very well today as well as the bike ride yesterday and the plan to have Salmon for supper and I think I should see some good results on the scale tomorrow morning.

You have GOT to be kidding me! WOW!


I am so impressed with this, you had an awesome bike ride. Go ahead, eat like a piggy today. Heck, if I had done this workout yesterday I wouldn't have had the little pity party that I had for myself.

Well, you have definitely motivated me. I have already been to the gym once today (to make up for missing yesterday), and plan to go back tonight after I get off work. So, now, I will be using you as my inspiration!!

WOOHOO!!! I can't wait to see how your weigh in goes tomorrow! Good luck...

Awesome!! I love cycling, it's my second favorite exercise...

You went out and did over 20 miles on your first ride? That is amazing. It usually takes me a few rides to work up to that kind of mileage. Keep it up !!

I hear ya about the railings!

I'm so glad the grocery stores I shop at supply lysol wipes next to the buggy's. I wipe off the bar and seat! lmbo!
I want my canvas bags and purse to sit on a clean seat as well.

(I have enough canvas bags now so I don't have to use paper/plastic!)

Yer doin' just great and it sounds like ya have another 'Goal Reachin' Day planned!

Good Job!

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Awwww Shucks * hands behind back, stubbing toe on the ground*
I'm glad that I was able to inspire you.
Your totally inspiring me too! You are so gung-ho right now, just like I was when I first started. And I need to keep reminding myself just how exciting it was when I first started on this journey.
Thanks for keeping me encouraged!

Thanks for stopping by!!!!

I know it was kinda crazy! LOL
I didn't really intend to go quite so far. I really only meant to go 16 miles. I know it still sounds like alot, LOL. But trust me I was good until 18 miles............that's when I was seriously contemplating how long it would take me to walk that bike home!!!!! hahahahaha

One thing that happened along the way...........I found that I really, really, really liked being outside riding. I just felt like I could "hear" myself think.
Don't get me wrong, I love my family and all but I almost never get time to myself.
Case in point even as I type this my youngest is trying to show me a lego castle that he built for me. And 2 seconds before that dh was chatting at me. And before that dd was going on about the neighbor's new puppy. All while I am trying to type.
So when I was out there I just felt quiet.
Do you know what I mean?

Why doesn't it surprise me to hear that you wipe off the carts rails and seat! LOL
And GREEN too!
Personally I like getting the plastic.......gives me something to put the dog poop in! hahahaha

Well here it is Friday nite and I am home. Yep you read that right. Home, home, home!!!!
(For those of you new to the diary I work 2nd shift weekends Fri-Sat-Sun)
I went into work early today hoping to pick up some extra hours.
(Again for those of you who don't know I work at a Wal-Mart Distribution Center........in the freezer!!!!)
And when I say early I mean early.
Normally I don't have to be to work until 3:30pm but today they asked me to come in at 10am.
So I got to orderfill for about 3 1/2 hours.
That is straight cardio people! Between all the movement and all the lifting of the 10-40 pound boxes my heart was going the whole time. I was sweating like a pig (yes you can sweat in a feezer! LOL ) and soooooooo hot that I had steam coming off of me.
I guess you could say I was smoking hot!!! hahaha
Anyhow, when I got started on my regular shift I found out there wasn't going to be enough volume to keep everyone there for the whole evening.
I usually don't ever get asked to go home since my job is the absolute last job to be done at the end of the night.
Since the volume wasn't there they needed to cut people outta there to save "the numbers". Don't ask! haha
So anywho I was the most logical person to get rid of. What with the extra hours I already had coming into my shift.
And I am not the type of person to look the gifted horse in the mouth and go "weeeellll I don't know". I took the offer and ran! LOL
So hear I sit. *Sigh*
So I don't really know how I would figure up the "exercise" I did today.
But I definately know that I burned off lots and lots of calories.
Well dh needs to get on the computer.
So I will get on here tomorrow with all the updated stats.
Catch ya'll later.

Congrats on your bike ride. Now you can ride to my house!

I bet it felt good to be home Friday.

See you tomorrow.

Gratz and have fun with your new exercise tool!

WELL DONE MY BELL!!!
I'm so excited for you, listening to all your accomplishments in the working out arena, you must be very happy for yourself. If you keep up this kind of working out, you will be back down to 180 in NO TIME FLAT! And yes, any type of cleaning if it's nonstop and you don't sit down for a few hours IS working out in my book. I did that here yesterday ALL day for about 6 hours nonstop, I was a sweaty pig by the time I was finished so I know I burned some calories, even if it was just picking up, vacuuming and walking back and forth from one side of the house to the other, I know it was working. Okay so it's not like working out at the gym for an hour, but it is work. GREAT JOB on the bike riding too, that is so AWESOME!! I know exactly what you mean about quiet time while biking, I love that time as well, it's just time to reflect on nature and it's just about you!!

And about touching stuff at the gym, I don't touch anything if I can help it, and I ALWAYS scrub down my machine after I'm done using it, so it's nice and clean for the next person. But even when I'm running on the elliptical I never touch it, not even when I'm getting off of it, it just grosses me out! LOL LOL to many people hacking on it and sweating without wiping it down, NASTY!! But, it's good to know others feel the same way I do. LOL LOL

Well, hope your weekend is a MARVELOUS one and I hope you get to ride more too. Have a great day!! I'll check on you in a few days!
CHOW BABES!
Kim

First of all Congrats on the huge bike ride. That is very impressive!

You germaphobes crack me up. Just don't put your fingers in your mouth after touching the gross, nasties, and then wash your hands when finished..lol. I think I would gross you all out, as I touch handrails, etc all the time. However, I'm hardly ever sick. Guess I have a good immune system from all the germs.

Glad to hear the school didn't explode! That would've been very, very bad.

Sorry for the cut and paste quotes, but yes I know EXACTLY what you mean!!!!

I dread the winter season when I will be reduced to using stationary equipment. I love the peace, the zen that you find in going outdoors and cycling for a while. A stationary is just not the same (my kids gave me an iPod for father's day though, it should help some).

Keep up the riding! BTW, how does your... err... "saddle" feel after going into a 20+mile ride cold. That's what always gets me. My legs are good, my energy is good, but dammn!!!

Oh man was I worried about that!
Turns out it wasn't so bad after all. Though at the time I thought I would never make it home. LOL Guess I still got enough "padding" to make it not hurt quite so badly!