We'll my post today was going to be about I was on a streak this week with working out. I made the "mistake" of commiting to Penelope I would work out with her daily and she will NOT let me off the hook. So everyday this week so far she and I have done a workout in the backyard (Nathaniel half does it with us). She has a workout plan for us and everything.
Unfortunately last night at the end of the workout she was racing Nathaniel with bear crawls and crab walks and landed on her hand wrong and broke her finger. She was in a lot of pain at first (and we spent several hours at urgent care waiting for X-rays etc) but by the end of the night she was just feeling sad that she's out of commission for the next 4-6 weeks. Her day to day activities are all about being active (Jiu Jitsu, biking, rollerblading, playing lots of sports at the park with friends) as well as playing the piano daily. She's pretty bummed that she's going to have to put all that on hold for a while. Butt we'll follow up with an Orthopedist and hopefully get more clear answers on what she can and can't do.
I am guessing however she's not gonna let me off the hook with workouts! 😜 So you better join me today and get a workout in!!
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Cheese is good! I ate a block of chipotle oven baked cheese with lunch yesterday and it was divine. I love it, but know that it halts any progress I'm making, and will even trigger eating in excess to where I'll gain weight. It's sad but I have accepted it. If I eat it in small quantities with a meal, it's ok, but I really have to work to keep it in check.
What's your favorite cheese? How do you incorporate it? Do you see negative results when eating it?
Happy Sunday! Sharing a video today from our week, one of the highlights. This was Wednesday evening church, normally they have a more casual prayer meeting where someone plays the guitar, but they were doing some construction in the fellowship hall so they had their prayer meeting in the sanctuary. No one was there to play the piano so my my Grandma did it, she's been playing the piano in church for probably 80 years.
For context, she's 88, she had a really bad fall 5 years ago now and hit her head and ended up with a lot setbacks, similar to having a stroke. She has a lot of dementia like symptoms also (I am sure related to her Type 2 diabetes), she really can't read music anymore, and she has trouble seeing well, and she needs to wear hearing aids to hear but hates wearing them, so on this night she didn't want to wear them. My 93 (almost 94) year old grandpa takes care of both of them on their farm. Anyway, on this night she sat down on the piano and led worship as people called ...
Happy Saturday! I hope you are all doing well. I know some people in the group have had some recent tough news for themselves or family members. It really puts the day to day issues we face into perspective, and reminds me to just focus on doing the best I can to be as healthy as possible. To those who are having a hard time, we are all here for you and sending you some prayers and support. 🙏🏼🙏🏼 Just focus today on doing the best you can and remember that food isn't going to bring you the comfort you are looking for.
Here is a little video of Penelopes performance from her piano recital l last night, she's been taking lessons for about a year and a half. 🎹🤍🖤
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Merry Christmas Eve!! I hope you have a wonderful few days filled with family, friends, and great food. ✝️🎄 I will post our Christmas Eve service and our Christmas jammies pictures later. As you check in over the next few days share some pictures of your special moments! Hope you have a wonderful Christmas. ❤️❤️
Merry Christmas Eve Eve. Chris and I are headed back home today and I'm officially off work so it's officially my Christmas break. Planning to go to Costco and the grocery store today to get groceries for Christmas meals. 😳🙏🏼
How are you feeling? Everything ready for Christmas? Any shopping or cooking left to do? Make sure to get lots of protein in today to keep you satisfied for all the chaos.
All is well, no more power outages, hubby is home. I get a week off from classes. First family get together was successful. I made brisket which was a hit, had a bit of salad and I did have a tiny bit of homemade cinnamon ice cream. My nieces almost fiancée (he’s proposing in the next week or so) spent 12 hours making it. He’s very high functioning Asperger’s and really want to impress the family. And well... My name is Lady Cinnamon. Fun day. My hubby with his brothers oldest son - Joel is a miniature version of my husband so naturally he’s my fav 💞🤣🤣💞💞It’s like they have the same brain!
Today is family party two and I’m bringing brisket, there will also be pulled pork and deviled eggs. I’ll skip the rest.
