Lets Post our Daily Exercise
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Hope to hear on Monday when the mri appointment is. Fingers crossed.
No baby yet.
An hour and half of yard work. Soon I'll be raking like you, Ruth.
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Yoga & a nice walk. We had lunch with DS & DIL after-which they & the grandpuppies came over for a couple hours. I have just finished making dinner for our friends whose wife is ill (he told DH that the only time they have a good meal is when I make them one…his wife has 2 sisters & an adult niece in town, I don't know why they couldn't make a meal every once & awhile!!
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Too bad the other relatives aren't providing a meal occasionally. I'm sure your friends (especially the husband) are so grateful for you!
There was a huge festival in my city today. My city population is around 20,000 but during the festival it's estimated that it increases to 150,000 or more bc of all the visitors. I have parked cars and served pepsi for probably 25 or more years of the 40 years it's been occurring. Today I got to just walk around and enjoy it on a beautiful day. I waited to go until 1.5 hours before it closed down and there were still tons of people.
No baby yet. Tomorrow is my mother's birthday and we are hoping the baby arrives then. My mother would have been thrilled.
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Switched from cycling to walking, averaging 12k steps a day. But down with a cold pre-surgery. Is there anyone here?
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There are a few of us here. Hope you kick the cold before surgery, natomasoma!
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Was it your barbecue festival, Wonderland? Any baby news? He/She is taking his/her time!!
I cleaned the house & went on a hike. It was a nice day here.
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Yes, it was that festival. The local paper said approximately 200,000 people attended. All in an 8 block area. Drove through downtown this morning and you never would have known it occurred. The sanitation department does a fantastic job clearing out and cleaning up.
Don't you leave tomorrow?
Walked late this evening.
DS JUST CALLED. IT'S STARTING!
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My house is QUIET!!! My DD#1 and GD left this morning after 12 days. DH just left with DD#2 to the airport (I don't drive at night) after an amazing 4 1/2 week visit. She starts her last year in school to be an Electrical Engineer on Wednesday. I will miss them. All the baby toys etc are put away till the next visit. For a few meals, all three kids were at the house, not often that they are all here at the same time.
A full week of work for me - the first one since I went back to work October 1st after being off all of September. My foot is healing nicely. It is still a little swollen and I'm living in my Sauconys - bought a second pair, same style, different color. I'm back to walking, back to almost my normal pace.
Next up is cataract surgery on November 14 and 21st.
Hope everyone is doing well. I haven't read back.
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Glad your foot is on the mend, Karen. What a wonderful family time you've had!! I'm sure the house is very much too quiet!
Alice, yes, I do leave later today. DH & I are going on a Chesapeake Bay Cruise! We will stay overnight in the town we are flying out of early tomorrow morning. We should be in Baltimore by 1:30 & Wednesday we sail away. It should be very interesting and fun (lots of historical stops, which is right up my alley). We fly back November 6th. I can't figure out how to get on BCO on my phone, so maybe will text Alice who can report on what I'm doing! I'll probably go on a long dog walk if I ever finish packing. Have a great week!!
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I'm able to get here on my phone tonight (I don't know how!). So will check in quick. We had a smooth travel day & got to Baltimore about 2:00. Between airport walking and exploring the inner harbor area, I have 14,000 steps!
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Karen: How wonderful to have a full house for so long. I know you miss them all. I am so happy that your foot is healing nicely.
Ruth: Have a fabulous time on your cruise. Can't wait to hear all about your stops.
Ds and his partner are now parents! After a long (34 hours! from start to finish) hard labor, they had a beautiful girl!!! She was born this morning at 4:15am. Initially they didn't want anyone to come to the hospital (which is 1.5 hours from my home) but when the labor went so long and she was having problems, we were asked to come for support. Dd drove bc I was too nervous.
Stress overcame me at the hospital. I've been worried about my dh and his back/leg, I'm worried about my sister and her wrist, and now the labor was much more intense and with problems that weren't expected. (she had an uneventful pregnancy). I went into afib! Everything caught up with me and my stress manifested into afib. CRAP! Luckily it wasn't a bad episode and I was able to act like nothing was wrong. Only my dd knew. I woke up this morning in normal sinus rhythm and all is good bc I now have a beautiful granddaughter who I can't wait to meet face to face!
Slow walked this evening. Air was fresh.
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Wonder - congratulations on your new granddaughter. Sorry to hear about the Afib, but happy that all is back to normal.
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Congratulations, Gramma Wonderland! Sorry it was such a stressful day, but thrilled with the outcome!
We're now off to learn about Baltimore before boarding the ship!
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Congratulations Wonderland (although sorry for the afib and glad it is back to normal), just spent 20 minutes catching up on the three weeks I have been off this board and also off of any formal exercise just walking and running around. Busy time at school and had a business trip to DC.
Finally made it back to the gym on Monday and yesterday and will go to Tai Chi at lunchtime. If the exercise gods hold up, I will get to my regular 5 day a week to the gym for the first time in months….it is also 3 months to the day that my mom fell at home and went to the hospital ICU then Skilled nursing and now AL…coincidence? 😉
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We took a tour of Baltic yesterday morning before we embarked. I spent some time in the ship's exercise room before I went to bed. We took 2 walking tours today. One of a many building maritime museum & one of the charming old coastal town where we're docked.
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Got to the gym last night and will go today at lunchtime…yeah!!!
Ruth, enjoy your cruise, didn't realize there were Ches Bay cruises. TT
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We just docked at Yorktown. We'll tour Jamestown this afternoon. Tomorrow we'll go to the Museum of the American Revolution & take a guided battlefield tour.
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TT: Looks like the exercise gods are holding up! I know it feels good to get back to it.
Karen: I bet you're glad it's Friday since this was your first full week back after your surgery.
Ruth: You are in your element. You could probably get a job at the Museum of the American Revolution.
I haven't walked in a few days and I've eaten too much ice cream. Got a call from the insurance company that dh's mri was approved so he had it last night at 6! I've seen the results on his mychart and he definitely has a pinched nerve (which was very obvious based on his symptoms - but now it's documented). Pain meds and pt aren't cutting it so now we are waiting on an appointment with the Spine Clinic. He's ready to move on to the next treatment and so am I.
Handed out candy to the trick-or-treaters when we got home. Loved the costumes and the kids were all so polite.
My granddaughter went home from the hospital yesterday. I will be visiting very soon!
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I'm excited for you to meet your new granddaughter, Wonderland!
This morning, DH & I walked to the Museum of the American Revolution, all around it & back to the ship. This afternoon we are taking a guided battle field tour. Very interesting, & beautiful weather!
DH & I at Washington's Yorktown camp, they also have a Revolutionary Era Farm on the museum grounds with costumed actors reenacting tasks from that era.
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I "graduated" from PT on Friday after 5 weeks - now on a home program. Friday was 9 weeks since surgery. Other than some swelling that I'm told that can last 3-6 months, all is pretty good. I'm walking at my normal pace without pain. I'm living in my Saucony. I bought a second pair. I've worn running shoes more in the past 5 weeks that I've done in a year in the past. They are so, so comfy. Other than snow, I don't mind wearing them all the time. I'm heading up to Vail Thursday - Saturday for the annual CO school psych conference. I don't mind the cold, which it will be, I just hope there is no snow. I have to see if either pair of snow boots fit. Last year, they closed Vail Pass on Thursday afternoon due to snow conditions, so I had to wait over an hour, maybe two to leave to drive to Frisco where I will stay again, Wednesday and Thursday night. Friday I will stay at the Grand Hyatt, which have given us a great rate. People driving up Thursday were caught in the snow storm.
Meeting a gf for coffee this morning and then running errands. She is a teacher friend for many years. She taught for 50 years- 30 years teaching and 20 as a substitute.
Ruth - your trip sounds great
Wonder - have un meeting your gd. get lots of hugs and photos.
Have a great Sunday.
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Ruth - Can't wait to hear more about your trip. Thankful the weather has been good so far.
Karen - Congratulations for your "graduation." Have fun in Vail - fantastic place to have a conference.
Walked yesterday and today. I hope to meet my granddaughter this week.
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Lots of walking in Cambridge, Maryland, where we learned a lot about hometown hero, Harriet Tubman. I also took a ride on a Skipjack sailing boat. We are headed to the Naval Academy in Annapolis in a few minutes.
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Toured the Naval Academy this morning and took a walking tour of Colonial Annapolis this afternoon. 16, 000 + steps and sore feet!
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Love the pic of you on the boat, that is what sailing on the Bay in the deep fall looks like to me, we kept a sailboat on the bay for 20 years, lucky to be in a part of the country that you can boat year-round. You've hit all the great spots, love Annapolis and the Naval Academy.
Got to the gym yesterday lunch time and will go today after school.
Voted this morning — Ruth, hope you voted early! TT
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Such a fantastic trip, Ruth!
I met my granddaughter today! I'm in Love - she's precious. I could look at her all day long. It's been a long time since I held an infant and it was mesmerizing. 💓
Dh has an appointment with a spine doctor tomorrow to have his mri results interpreted and to discuss what's next. I'm so happy!
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Went to Tai Chi at lunchtime.
Heard a story on NPR last week that the practice of Tai Chi reduces falls in seniors by 50%! They said the movements (which are freqently small lunges in different direction with a variety of hand movements) simulate almost falling but then righting yourself…basically teaching your brain how to autocorrect if a "fall" starts to happen. One can only hope!
We are at 79 degrees, Nov 6 or Sept 6…who can tell? TT
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TT, the first thing I did after I booked the trip was to find out when early voting started. As did most of the other people on the boat!
Our last day we went to Fort McHenry & the National Aquarium. Yesterday was a full day of travel and we pulled into the garage at 10pm. Today is a wash clothes, go through mail etc. etc. day. For sure there will be a dog walk, grocery run & maybe some leaf raking?
I leave you will a picture of fish....I believe watching fish is good for your mental health in times of great stress.
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TT: Your Tai Chi class sounds nice. Good information to know about its benefits with falling. Plus it's peaceful.
Ruth: Glad you're home and have started your things you have waiting for you when you return. Love the fish.
It appears dh has a ruptured disc in his back. He was given the options of epidural shots which are only temporary or surgery. He called today to let the doctor know he wants surgery. It may be early or mid December. He hurt his back in the middle of August. Insurance paid for a xray but denied a mri until he did PT. Finally he was able to get the mri last week. Meanwhile, a ruptured disc doesn't correct itself and he has been living with back pain and leg pain causes by a pinched nerve. This makes me so mad!
I raked leaves today for several hours. The large maple tree has lost about half her leaves but I raked up what had already fallen. This is a picture of our huge chestnut tree. My cat is surveying my work (only raked about a fourth of the leaves on the ground.) Please note how many more leaves are still on the tree. UGH! A lot!
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Wonderland, my dad had a ruptured disc in the 1970s. He had surgery & never had a problem with his back for the rest of his life. I think one of the reasons it worked so well is that he continued to do the exercises they have him after surgery for the rest of his life (nearly 40 years). So make sure he does what they tell him!
Karen, I believe you are having a bug snow storm!
Yoga is also good for balance. I think I will go to Dance2fit tonight. I need the mental & physical break!
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That's really good to know about your father! Thanks for letting me know about his success. It eases my mind. I will make sure dh does his exercises.
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