December 09 Check in Wednesday 2nd*******

[Kathy36]

Good morning ladies...

The family and I are all headed to the dentist for our checkups..9:00 appointment..I will be doing my workout when we get back. Today is legs: week 2 of the squat rack workout.

Hope everyone is doing well today...I will chat later. Gotta get ready to go now!

 

[Boingo1]

Good Morning!!

It's a nice , but brisk morning out there today! Supposed to get a rain storm in tonight and tomorrow, so I'm really leaning towards another run today. BUT, it's COLD out now (frosted grass) and that doesn't entice me. My other option is doing the Drill Max cardio premix INside. I think I may go do my errands and see what it's like outside when I get back and THEN decide!

Hey Kathy! Enjoy the dentist AND the leg workout... which is scarier? LOL!!

Hottie: I have VERY strange dreams like you had the other night. ALL the time. I think it's because I wake up so frequently (to pee or for Zach's blood sugar check) and thus, remember them..... I think I'm confused, what are you using for an incline now if you don't have slanted risers? Slipping with that much weight is NOT good! .... Love the mental image of Joe in shorts and tall socks! Reminds me of the Turbo Kick workout, one of the girls is wearing these TALL multi color knee socks that say "Turbo Kick" on them, they're like green , white and orange! Cute! I think you should get Joe some of those for Christmas!!!!.... Put me on the "No Sports Bra" in public team! I could never. My abs are just not tight enough for that, and things would "jiggle"....

Joanne: thinking of your dad today! Hope the night was good to him. .... Yes, Butts & guts! Good rotation! ... I remember now! ... My boys made Christmas lists. My youngest still likes toys. He's very much into Legos lately, lego city, lego trucks, etc. And also those Nerf guns. Omg, crazy about Nerf guns! (do your boys have those?). I'm not so happy about the boys having "guns" but my sister bought them one year for them, and they have a blast with them. He also wants that "DJ HERO", which looks kind of cool, but very expensive. And Bakugon!... Alex wants a rail or jump for his skateboard and Yu Gi Oh stuff. .... My oldest listed mostly video games. Ugh. ... I meant to tell you I LOL that you did TK 31 with the "Sprinkler" move! It even makes me smile reading about it! LOL!

Beth: Thanks for the answer about Jillian's workout. I think I'll skip it, and probably skip Lalo too. I do remember getting some pretty good DOMS from that workout. I want to just do light-ish cardio this week.

So will you guys (Beth & hottie) go to the EB Tour in S.D.???? How cool would THAT be????

Better go start something before the day gets away from me..

OH! I made a new recipe last night I posted in the recipe section, it was soooooo good and easy! Just a heads up if you're interested!! It's spicy debending on what strength salsa you use....

 

[bitmover]

Good morning! Our internet is barely limping along this morning.......

Kathy, you have to tell us about that squat rack workout --- I haven't even dared to preview it. Hope all went well at the dentist! I'm always nervous taking my kids to the dentist now -- just don't want to have to deal with them getting fillings..... so far, so good on that front.....

Chris, you have to tell us what the sprinkler move is! Did you? I don't remember. And before there were slanted risers, we just stacked more risers on one side, remember? It isn't hugely stable, even on carpet.

I did no workout yet today! Had intended to do a barre this morning and then run this afternoon since the kids have early dismissal. Well, I was wide awake from 3:00 to 4:30, and finally decided to get up and get moving, but when I got up and went to the bathroom I just felt so tired, so I crawled back into bed and reset the alarm.... finally got some sleep! I do hope I'll run later, but both my kids are saying they're sick. We all have sore throats and they have some amount of snifflies so I know they're not 100%, but I'm not sure they're sick enough to miss school. Sigh. And of course I have a hair appt. I cannot miss.....

 

[jojobean]

Hi ladies. Not a good day. My dad is not improving and we are meeting with the palliative care people at 2:00 today. I have so many mixed emotions. Lots of crying, of course, but logically, he has been suffering for years. He will finally be at peace. I'm just very, very sad thinking of old times and memories of him and how there won't be any more. Thanks for everyone's support. You all were one of the first people I thought about telling when we talked to the nurses last night. I came into work today, but will be leaving in a bit to go to the hospital. Just wanted to check in...

Joanne

 

[Boingo1]

Joanne: My heart goes out to you. I'm so so so sorry. I lost my dad 20+ years ago, and it still hurts. especially around the holidays. I will pray for comfort for you all (((Hugs)))!!!!!!

I'll BBL...

 

[Kathy36]

HI lades..

Finished with the leg workout...Wow! Tough stuff!!

Joanne: Prayers are with you. Sorry your dad's health isn't better news..

Chris: I am not sure which is worse the dentist or those legs. I think I will take the leg workout. I am happy that I had no cavities or anything. She told me I needed to floss my back teeth better though. She said I wasn't wrapping it around my tooth and bacteria was getting in the gums and I could loose bone. I was like on my gosh! It is hard to floss way back there! I am checking out your recipe. Always love to try new stuff. I am not a fan of spicy though. Neither is Vic. We always go mild...

Beth: The squat rack workout is great. I still prefer the plyo legs options. The squat rack version is 4 exercises doing 4 sets of each with a 2 and half minute break...I feel it in my legs already. Like jello!! Hope everyone gets better before they get worse...No sickies alound...Hugs your way!! No problems at the dentist thank goodness, Vic had a cavity though. He has to go back end of the month. The kids go back Tuesday for sealant for their teeth..

 

[Boingo1]

Hey ...Again!

I'm spending way too much time online, but, oh well! I did get something accomplished, I ordered our Christmas Cards!

I did get my run in too. I'm a convert. I love running in cold weather! It felt so dang good (or maybe I just ended up with a good run)!!

It just felt great, and even though my legs were sore-ish (I could feel my shins and hams while I ran), I didn't care! Another thing that motivated me was thinking about seeing the Biggest Loser last night. Those people ran A MARATHON! A FULL MARATHON! I was about 40 minutes into mine, and though I could have gone longer, not 5 HOURS!! WOW!

I also went shopping for a few things. Got myself a gift. A new hot air popcorn maker! I needed one bad!

I also bought a lighted reindeer for outside. Ours died last year. I got both things at Ocean State Job Lot, so they were cheap. Planning on putting our tree up tomorrow... Do you guys have yours up?

Beth: I have been meaning to tell you what "The Sprinkler" was. First of all , it's done to some kickbutt hip/hopping music, so you feel like your'e a rock star ! (LOL!) when you do it!!. .. You move a quarter of the way to your left, jabbing, and move back (in a hopping on one foot kind of way) doing speedbag! It's so fun! ... OH! okay, I don't think I ever took risers out to make a slanted step like that. It was too unstable ! LOL! I did try once, but never got to the weights part. It looked too flimsy. ..... Hope you guys feel better there. I hate when a "bug" goes through the house. Icky ucky germs! Sounds like you had a crazy morning. I was soooo not wanting to get out of bed this morning. It was coooold out this morning (20's) and my bed was SOOOooo warm!

Kathy: I know, I 'm not so thrilled with dentists either. I have the same problem with flossing. I floss EVERY night, yet they look at me like I'm lying when I tell them that. LOL! They told me I have to go further down and go slower. *sigh*... Oh you could use mild salsa for that recipe! No spicey!

Speaking of, I have to go figure out supper....

Joanne:

 

[bitmover]

Oh Joanne, I'm so sorry. I cannot imagine you're reading this with all you have going on, but if you are, know that we are with you in spirit.

Sorry I was so brief this morning -- internet woes! The boys were fine once they woke up -- they are outside running around like crazy boys at this very moment -- both in good moods mostly, so that's nice. I got my hair cut and colored today, so that's nice. Got a lot of errands done, so that's nice. I bought crab for dinner so no cooking so that's nice.

Thanks for explaining the sprinkler -- I wonder why it's called that? Sounds like fun. I was picturing legs and arms flailing about like water spouting out of a sprinkler.

I went for a 30 minute brisk walk before my hair appt. because I had time. It's so funny how you can be in great shape, but you do something out of the norm, even something as easy as walking, and it just feels different. Wasn't like it was hard or anything, but my legs just felt different. I should probably do something more but don't know that I really will.

Thanks for explaining the squat rack workout, Kathy..... do you just load up your bb as heavy as you can?

Yay for no cavities, yay for a good cold run, yay for a new popcorn popper. I ducked into the gap before my hair appt., too, and they had t-shirts on sale for $10, so I bought a bunch. I'm going to throw out an equivalent bunch that are stained, etc. And, I had two envelopes from Mary waiting for me! Still have two that are on preorder yet to arrive.....

Hi Hottie!