KK's July Check In

[Netta]

Morning,
Yesterday was my rest day, but I did get a walk in around our track at work. Had a nice weekend, some painting on the house, and trip to Reno. This morning's workout was the intermediate drills and combos 1,2 & 3 from KPC. Tonite will be a bike ride.

Rhea, those appliances have a way of going out when it's so inconvenient, though there is hardly a good time for them to malfunction. Did you get it repaired? We are going to stay local and camp. The area we were going to has been closed off. We are staying closer to home so we can pull the camp trailer and the flat bed trailer (requires both of our pickups). That way, less gas spent and more comfortable.

Karen, the beef jerky sounds great. I like jerky, but my DH LOVES it. What kind of stuff are you putting into your garden? You have a longer growing season than we do for sure. Bet you will enjoy the garden. More useful than a lawn for sure.

Jeanette

 

[Rhea]

Good morning!

I did a fun one yesterday. Hadn't tried it before. One of Christi Taylor's in the Fantastic Four DVD, Still Jumpin. Very fun and I really like the music. I wish the music was a little louder, but great rythym. Part of the workout yesterday was laughing at myself 'cause I couldn't keep on the correct foot! I probably will pop that one back in today.

So far fridge is working. Ice maker has not started up yet, but Curtis said that it has to reach a certain temperature in the fridge before the ice maker will even attempt to kick on. I sure hope so, I like my ice water.

Have a great day everyone!

 

[janiejoey]

Hi, I'm back!

It was so wonderful and full of activities that it kept us going continuous until I reached home. OMG!

I'm unpacking and settling back in, will talk more tomorrow. Will be packing again soon for another trip over the 4th of July weekend at one of my sisters house (a family reunion). This has been a very busy time.

See ya all tomorrow,

Janie

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[Author]

Good Evening!

Welcome back, Janie. Good to have you back. Your trip sounds wonderful -- lots to do and busy. And sounds like you have a great time planned on the 4th.

Jeanette, I, too, did kickboxing today, but it was later in the day and I was pressed for time so I did CTX Kickbox. I'm thinking this would be a good way to get back into upper body when the time comes. Sounds like you have a great time planned on the 4th as well. We'll be staying here putting in the garden. Yes, we have a great growing season here and so I'm hoping to get food out of it this very year.

I love the beef jerky, as well, and I put up about 8 lbs of it this time. Well, it was 8 lbs before it was dried.

Rhea, Christi Taylor looks to be fun -- I was looking at her workouts when I got the new collage on email. The music looks great and she does look fun. I'll have to look at which ones to get -- what would you recommend? And Jeanette and Janie, what would you recommend? Hope you have the fridge working.

Let's see tomorrow I plan another cardio -- not sure what -- I might tack on a long stretch as well -- we;ll see.

Have a super day tomorrow! :7

 

[Netta]

Dang, lost my post.

Today was GS Chest & Triceps superset premix. Will save abs for tomorrow morning. Did a bike hill climb last night. Have golf with a girlfriend tonite, then start packing the trailer. I'm a procrastinator, what can I say.

We will be camping starting tomorrow morning so will check back in next week.

Karen, maybe you could try some weighted gloves during KB later on to get you ready for weight lifting. Of course, when the time comes.

Rhea, hope that fridge is okay this morning and ice maker working.

Janie, let us know what you did in Vegas, or is it a secret? .....what happens in Vegas, stays in Vegas...

See you all next week.

Jeanette

 

[janiejoey]

KK, Thank you for welcoming me back, it's great TO BE back. I'm rearing to go again on exercising after the holiday weekend. With traveling so far it's hard to get in the appropriate routines. I don't know how you do it KK?

Rhea,, Enjoy your new fridge. Love our ice maker. It's very convenient. Also can't get enough of Fantastic 4! Great job.

Jeanette, I sometimes write these great messages and they disappear too! Then have to start all over again and it wasn't as good as the 1st message. I wonder why that happens sometimes? Have a great trip and will see you next week. Just to let you know, no secrets in Las Vegas.:-( I know, I'm boring. I did have the time of my life with these fantastic shows, meals and movies though, with my wonderful son.

Tomorrow will be packing for our trip to for our family reunion. It should be a blast.

KK and Rhea, I hope you won't be too lonely while Jeanette and I are gone. Will be thinking of you. Take care of yourselves and have great workouts. See ya all next week.

Janie

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[Author]

Happy Independence Day!

Thought I'd better get online tonight and say that before you all head out -- but I may have missed you anyway. I'm typing for the first time tonight without my cast -- can;t quite use my little finger yet, but it'll come.

It was the cardio from BM2 for me today -- all total about 45 minutes and tomorrow am planning some sort of kickboxing.

Jeanette, have fun on the 4th -- will miss you while you're gone. But have a super, super time.

Janie, you, too, have the time of your life. Vegas is a fun place, but I'm always happy to get home again.

Rhea, you, too have a terrific 4th. Hope you'll be able to take the day off from chores and such. We'll be putting in a garden and I'm looking forward to it. We'll BBQ later with neighbors and probably watch the fireworks from a good vintage spot here locally.

Again, happy Independence Day!:7

 

[Rhea]

Good morning!~

Hello everyone, well, Karen I think you are the only one left in town. Looks like you are going to have a wonderfully busy day. I'll be headed out to the lake, but only for overnight. Too much to do at the house. I was going to get out of work really, really, early today, but one client didn't show up so I had to put the matter on this afternoon so I could get a hold of him and get his little behind to court. But that's okay, I have plenty of paperwork stuff to do here at the office. I keep forgetting that it is the first of the month already.

No workout yesterday. I had a doc appointment in Reno. DH went with me and we got some shopping done and the doc appointment done. It was really hot there. 103 degrees and smokey.

Not sure what, if any, workout will be accomplished today. Have so many plans with the house, plus I just agreed to go see Get Smart at the matinee with a friend.

Have a great weekend. Hope everyone has a wonderful 4th of July!

 

[Rhea]

Hello, just wishing everyone a great weekend and getting our post to the front page so we don't have to search for it tomorrow!!

Okay, back to work for me. I'm doing some packing for DH so I can get to my wood floors.

Have a great Sunday. Hope everyone is cool and healthy!

 

[Author]

Good Evening!

Thanks for bopping up the forum, Rhea, so I didn;t have to search all over the place for it. And what are you doing with the wood floors? Again, I am amazed at how much you do around your house.

Am really looking forward to hearing about how you all spent your weekend. We had a really good time -- spent the weekend here at home, with me in the kitchen and my hubby putting in the garden -- we also took the dogs out to the wash and let them just run and run and run -- there's a stream there and they simply loved it -- we did this both Sat & Sun.

Spent the 4th with our neighbors and we BBQed chicken -- I made the BBQ sauce from scratch and also made homemade bread -- and homemade ice cream -- then watched the fireworks from our yard. It was a home-filled holiday and I loved it.

Rhea, did you see Get Smart. I used to really like the TV Show ages and ages ago. And how was your 4th?

My workouts have been just cardio -- Friday was the cardio from Basic Step -- just got it on Thursday -- and today was intervals 6-10 of IMAX2. And again I'm typing without the cast being on. I do have a doctor's appointment on Thursday to check everything out, however.

This coming week's rotation will probably be CTX cause it's just so darned easy -- and I have to get the synopsis for the new book in to my editor early this week.

Well, have a super day everyone! And some terrific workouts!:7

 

[janiejoey]

Good Mornin,

Looks like you both are hanging in there just fine. I see you all are staying busy and still working out. I'm so proud of you guys. Jeanette, should be back pretty soon to tell us about her trip.

I'll have to kiss my workout progresses goodbye for now until after this month. Just can't seem to get enough workouts in. Ill keep trying, but just too many things interrupt my workouts. Ugh!

We just got back yesterday late. Again, it's go great to be back home. Everyone got older? The kids I saw last time are now men and women? Time does get away from us. My o my. Joey and I had the most fantastic time there. Reminiscing, singing and catching up.

We are having Joey's high school friends over from Mich. stay with us for 1 or 2 weeks. They will arrive on the 12th. Can't wait to meet them! This couple sounds like wonderful people. I'm looking forward in hearing stories about Joe when he was a youngster.

I have a pre-oop appt. tomorrow on the 8th. Then a pre-screen on the 17th, then surgery on the 24th.

Is this a busy month or what?

Talk when I can, take care everyone,

Janie

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[Author]

Good Evening!

Busy day today, although for all its busy-ness I didn't get much accomplished. Sigh.

I did however workout -- CTX Power Circuits -- without the upper body. Then later today I got a bit of food poisoning and so I;ve been trying to shake that. Again deep sigh...

Janie you really do have a busy month planned. I'm sure the surgery will go well -- hope you'll be able to keep in touch -- let us know how it went and all. It will be great to see your husband;s old friends. Have fun!

Hi Jeanette & Rhea -- wonderful, wonderful long weekends. I'll be going back to Florida soon to finish up only this time I'll be spending more time on course in hopes of finishing sooner and getting the thing behind me.

Have a super day everyone!:7

 

[Author]

Good Evening!

Well, let's see. Today was 10-10-10 -- but with no upper body. My hand is getting better, however. The swelling is going down and my fingers (which have been so very swollen) are not quite as swollen. I go to the doctor's on Thursday. Hope everything is good.

So Jeanette and Rhea and Janie, hope you are all doing well. I know sometimes it's hard getting back into work when one of these long weekends comes along.

Tomorrow is my big day to get that synopsis done.

Have a super day everyone!:7

 

[Netta]

Good morning,
Back from our camping trip and back to work today. Had a very nice time with family, food, 4-wheeling and relaxation. Did a bike ride last evening with a girlfriend. Good hill climb. Tonite is golf with another girlfriend. Today's workout was GS Back, Shoulders and Biceps.

Karen, glad the hand is healing. Sure affects everything when you injure your hand. Is it your right or left hand? What gave you the food poisoning? Hope that is out of your system by now.

Rhea, was Get Smart good? Smoke seems to be some better. I came back to town on Saturday evening and boy, was it bad here.

Janie, hope the surgery is a success. Are you nervous? Wow, a 1-2 week visit with friends! Hope they are nice people as it could be a long visit if they weren't LOL!

Must run,

Jeanette

 

[janiejoey]

Good morning all,

KK, Did you get the synopsis done? 10.10.10 if you don't already know is one of my favorite workouts.

Jeanette, Glad you are back home safe, sound and rested. Have fun with golfing tonight. Your weekend sounds like it was terrific. I'm not at all nervous about the surgery. I can't wait! Hope that Joe's friends are as nice as he says they are too.

Rhea, How are your wood floors doing? I bet beautiful!

Did a full body workout yesterday. Joe and I will do our separate cardio today.

We have been looking at a huge, huge fixer upper. 5 bedrooms, two levels, over 5 acres and was built in the year 1921. It was a rehab place and now truly trashed. I've seen it but Joe hasn't. He wants to see if there might be any potential for this old house. If possible we could fix it up and either live in it or sell it to make a profit. I think my darling husband is bored, he turned 70 on the 2nd of July, but he is in great shape, so I think this huge project (if done slowly) will be good for him. Of course I'll be there also (if we decide to purchase it) to clean and help him as best I can.

It's a reason for him to get up in the mornings I think. Our place is done now and we have enough computers for him to work on that if we put together any more, it would be ridiculous. If it's decided to purchase this house, then we could work on it 2 or 3 days out of the week. Any hoo, just babbling on thought I'd just throw that out there.

Take care everyone and have great workouts,

Janie

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[Author]

Good Evening!

Good to see you back, Jeanette! It sounds like a really wonderful time. 4-wheeling and family and rides with friends and golf today. I love it! We had a good time, too, but we stayed home and celebrated with neighbors, which was great!

Have a doctor's appointment tomorrow and I'm pretty sure that the cast will come off. For the first time I can see the veins in that hand -- the swelling is coming down. Never did I ever think I'd be happy to see those veins. It is my right hand, and of course I'm right handed.

The synopsis isn't done yet. I'm procrastinating, I'm afraid. Hope to get some work done on it tonight after supper.

The food poisoning had to do with eggs of all things -- not sure what's wrong with them. If eggs are old, I'll sometimes have problems with them, but these were fresh...so I don't know what it was. Yes, it's out of my system now, but...it sure was not fun.

Janie, the house sounds wonderful. 5 acres. Wow, what one could do with 5 acres. Well, I admire your DH all the more -- I didn;t realize that he was 70 -- well done to him for getting into that exercising. Your graphics continue to entertain.

Hi Rhea! Hope all is well with you!

Oh, and exercise wise I did CTX Intervals. Cardio only. Still can't hold a weight -- though I did notice that I can hold light weights on my shoulders when I do lower body.

Anyway, take care, and have a super day.:7

 

[janiejoey]

KK, hope all will be well at your doctors appt. Can't wait for ya to get that cast off! Glad you are feeling better from the food poisoning. I hate that when it happens.

Joey took a look at the house and it was trashed so bad it is not repairable. Too bad, cause we could have had a lot of fun on it. In my heart though, I love this place of ours and with 5 acres also. It's like a little heaven to me.

Janie

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[Netta]

Good morning,
Today was All Step and then abs from AS. Last night was golf with a girlfriend. Tonite will be a much needed haircut and color.

Janie, too bad about the house. Sounds like you like projects like that. Like pulling teeth to get my DH to do some of that stuff sometimes. He's great at starting new stuff, not so good at finishing, but then I'm like that too. We need to finish our back deck/trim this weekend as I have a new project for

Karen, sending good vibes that the cast comes off today. Glad the food poisoning is history. I've always had a cast iron stomach, LOL, so not much bothers it. I thought of you when picking my workout this morning. I'll have to do another CTX cardio soon. They are short but effective.

Rhea, know you are busy on the house. Hope all is well.

Jeanette

 

[Rhea]

Good afternoon!

Karen - hope that cast comes off today. Sounds like you have been very busy. At least the egg thing didn't last too long.

Janie - too bad about the house. I love fixer uppers. We've done a couple of them. I haven't even started the floors yet. I've been packing my DH up to move to the city. (for some reason, I've been doing all of the packing....hmm....somethings not right about that picture....lol...) I've been doing kitchen stuff for him. It is funny what you realize you have to pack to start up another kitchen.

JEanette - sounds like your fourth was nice and quiet with family. Mine was too, we spent it at the Lake and came home on Sunday. Worked so much on Sunday though that I think I gave my self heat/smoke exhaustion. I did not sleep well and ended up staying home Monday not feeling too well. All I wanted to do was sleep. So I did. Tues, work up feeling great. Back to not feeling so hot yesterday afternoon, so I'm beginning to think it is the combo of smoke and heat that gets to me if I'm not careful. The girls in my office have been having a bit of trouble like that too..

Well, I'm off to Berkeley for a seminar. I won't be back until Sunday. DH is driving down too in his car and will stay there next week setting up his office. So hopefully I can get the darn floors done while he is out from under my feet. I can't wait!!!

Have a great weekend everyone!
Stay cool.

 

[Author]

Good Evening!

The cast came off today. Yea! The hand is still very swollen and very sore, but the fracture is now healed. Yea! The doctor said it might be a while before the hand settles back down but I was not to baby it. But I was thinking that I might in a couple of days be able to start some light weight work. I'll probably start with no heavier than 2-3 lbs and build up from there.

Janie, sorry the house was too trashed. It sounds like your own home is a bit of heaven, though. 5 acres is a good amount -- lots of garden stuff and all kinds of other things can be done with that amount of room.

Jeanette, I, too, did CTX All Step today. The CTX series is really an old standby for me now. Short but effective is right. Did you like your new haircut? I'm always on pins and needles when I go get my hair done.

Rhea, Berkeley seminar. Sounds big and impressive. Hope you have fun at the seminar and take care with the heat and smoke. You might need more water at this time of year. During these summer months -- and particularly with the smoke in the air, you might look at an extra glass or two of water. Have fun.

Well, I got some work done today on the synopsis as I had to wait about 4-5 hours to see the doctor. But it's still not done. Am hoping to get it done and sent to my editor tomorrow.

Then I have to start preparing to go back to Florida. I really have to do it, and my husband says so as well, but how I love being home. It will be hard for me to head back there. I'm just going to pour on the coals and get done as fast as I can and get home.

Have a super day tomorrow everyone, some terrific workouts or projects -- I'm typing with my little finger for the first time in six weeks. Feels strange... Super day tomorrow!:7