GHOULIES moving towards the islands. (Page 4)

My game plan is to

1. Write down everything I eat.

2. Eat less and eat well.

3. Strength train (on days I don't work in the yard) AND run, bike, swim.

4. Get my yard work in. That helps me more than anything else.

ceilidh - 2012-07-29 12:48 PM

ironannekidd - 2012-07-29 9:12 AM

kns57 - 2012-07-28 12:22 PM

ironannekidd - 2012-07-28 11:18 AM

I've told you all before that I volunteer for the Park Service to help with the kayak classes. We have a class this afternoon. It was just going to be me, Donnie is covering the dining hall at the carnival tonight for his sister and Caleb was  going to help him.

The Park Service employee who usually runs the classes called me this morning and told me she had a headache and she asked me if I felt comfortable taking the class out without her. It is a full class, plus she had a couple of other people call and ask if they could still join. I hate to have her cancel, so I'm going to lead the class. Caleb is now coming with me to help. He will do my normal job of bringing up the rear and keeping an eye on everyone. He does a good job of talking to the people, too, and he has done the class enough I'm confident he will be able to answer most of the questions that people ask. 

Things rarely go as I have planned.

You will be awesome as the instructor.  Caleb will be awesome as sweep.  Are you going to use your own new kayak? 

Class went well. I think. There were 11 people in the class, 10 had never been in a kayak before. We did find a new, big, beaver dam in one of the channels we kayak through. I did get to point out a blue heron to people. Answered a lot of questions about kayaks and kayaking. Caleb answered some, too. It's a good thing I talk about them a lot, he knew what he was talking about.

I did have one guy go in the water, but that was when he was getting in. Caleb went out first, showing people how to get in their kayak, then he stayed out in the water, to talk to people and keep an eye on things as they got on the lake. I was helping people get in, then giving them a push out into the water. One guy thought he could do it by himself. He probably could have if he wasn't in knee deep water when he tried to get in. He lost his balance. He laughed it off, then let me help him.

I think everyone stayed to help clean up and put all of the equipment away, which made it nice for Caleb and I.

I'd do it again if I had to.

I did not take my kayak. It's considered a crossover, it's not as stable as the recreational kayaks, and if I would have had to switch boats with someone I wanted to have something stable to give them. Caleb took his though, his is a recreational kayak.

Sounds like a fantastic day. I bet Caleb did a great job and I also bet he was proud that you were able to rely on him. Being able to have confidence in your kid is priceless!

He was great! When we got to the beaver dam that I didn't know existed I went over it, then I stayed there as everyone else went over, just to make sure they could clear it, and an angry beaver didn't show up. Once he got through he wove his way up through everyone else and took the lead. We stopped a short way up, where the creek coming down splits, and I did a short talk on the benefits of wetlands. He was in a better position to take the lead down the other channel, so he took off and everyone followed. He went down the channel backwards so he could keep an eye on everyone. He's a good kid.

The boy and I went kayaking in a new lake yesterday. In the 95 minutes we were in the water we saw 14 turtles, 3 blue herons, and 3 what I think were great egrets (they looked similiar to heron's but they were white).

EXCELLENT PLAN!

There are some websites that will help you track calories consumed and lost. Several of us in The Village use myfitnesspal.com

My husband and I made a $50 wager on who could lose 20 pounds first. I'm pretty confident I will win. I WANT to win. I WANT to lose weight. I WANT to be fit. I CAN cut junk out of my diet. He will get a snack out of the pantry 5 minutes before dinner is ready. He can't cut out the treats. He also doesn't work out other than walking around campus at work. Plus I WANT the $50!

I weighed in this morning and if our scale is correct I weigh less than I thought I did, which is good. I only want to lose 40 pounds now instead of 50. There is a scale at work in the ladies room. I weighed myself there, too, and the 2 numbers were almost identical.

I'll let you all know what I spend my $50 on.

Morning Ghoulies!

Ann, sounds like some kayaking fun fun fun. You are correct about the Great white Egret. They are not common in land here but are on the coast. We only see them here if there is a major storm down by Charleston. They fly up the Broad River till they get to the edge of the mountains, wich is here. I bet you spend at least part of that 50 bucks on socks! Go Ann- just don't go to fast and get hurt!!!!!

Off to do chores today, take the mom shopping, get nails done. go to farmers market. (I gotta get my canning started.)

Have great days, all!

SOCKS <3

Good Plan.  Writing everything down definately helps. 

I'm not going to rule that out, but fall is not the best time to buy one, there aren't many to pick from.

Morning Ghoulies

Kendra, today will be way better than yesterday! Enjoy that brunch

Ann, we can buy a bathing suit in Key West. They have them all year long there!

I am WAY behind on paperwork and filing. Dang, I HATE paperwork and filing!

Guess I'll have to come down there and do some shopping!

AND

Let me help you with that paperwork and filing. I'll bring my shredder for the paperwork, and we'll file items in good old FILE 13. HA!

Here are a few of the unwise decisions I have made lately

lemonade + yogurt = YUCK!

staying up until almost 11 last night + getting up at 4 this morning = one VERY tired Ann

I stayed up late last night, too. It is easy to do when watching the Olympics. I also may have had one glass of wine too many. Dock night can do that to a girl!

That one was for me. I was living vicariously through you. I took Keri into the park and we worked on softball skills for over an hour. We've been watching the Olympics, and she told me maybe I'd be watching her play softball on TV someday. I told her if she wanted it she'd have to work for it. She worked pretty hard last night. The sweat was dripping off of both of us, but she wouldn't stop. I finally said it was time to call it a night. It was hot, she worked hard, I was proud.

Would you vicarioulsy take part of the headache I have? (mostly it is from the weather change here but some of it is not ).

Keri does have determination, for sure!

I don't get a headache from only 1 drink.

I'll share my Motrin though.

can a girl who has been really ghostly around here ask her old buds for some help???? I need any and all of you and anyone else you can recruit to help me get in the nike half marathon thru a picture contest. I am WAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAy behind and need to recruit some of the best online peeps I know...and that would be u!!!!  

here is a link to the web page...all you have to do is go to page 9 and find julie s....I have a picture of my mom (RIP) making a silly face...

if I win I get two free entries to the race and because we did not get in thru their lottery...and I tried another 2nd chance lottery and did not win that I am sooooooooooooooooooooo hoping that three is a charm!!!

the good thing is after you vote.....it says vote again....PLEASE DO! and if you can vote again and again and again and again and again and again....you got the picture! thanks ghoulies.....

fyi....some of you know that I was training for a half ironman that was a few weeks ago...and I did not get to race because my daughter had an emergency....so this will keep me motivated and hopefully I will be in the best shape ever to run it! well that is if I win!!!! 

PLEASE HELP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

http://www.verizoninsider.com/Galleries/Sports/Nike-Womens-Marathon/Insider-Uploads

page 9~ julie s

thank you thank thank you!!!!

kns57 - 2012-07-23 1:33 PM

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I believe that this is the first picture of Ann that I have ever seen. 

ann that you??? i am with kendra....this is the first! and I likey what you are drinking! MMMMMMMMMMMMMMM you sharing? or is it all gone now!??

Jules I voted the other day, I just voted a bunch more. As of right now I have nothing to do at work tomorrow, so I'll vote a bunch more then.

I did enjoy the margarita I had with Robin. We had a great time down in NC visiting her.