For all of you getting in shape, an interesting look at warm ups and cool downs.

Thanks for the socks and napkins Grandma Sandy. Veronica says her feet are cold too.

yes

Are you still doing the Christmas Eve Party?

Yeah, but I don't think they'd paint it the way I want it done.

Merel and I were discussing some ideas for things to do around here over the holidays so I've started a list on our Christmas Plans. Feel free to add other places you might want to go.
I've also got some ideas of craft projects to do for anyone interested so we'll probably have more ideas than time.
Oh yes, we're also expecting a 5k run and a cribbage tournament in there.

Last time I saw my nieces, they had an extraordinary amount of energy.

I liked Rita's idea for redoing the little bedroom next to the bathroom well enough that I went out and bought the paint today. Now I just have to come up with enough energy to get it painted.

Forgot it was Halloween until the lunch invite showed up. That's Vance "The Man with The Connections" Morosi rocking on the spoon. Merel worked for his family, and he's the one that made the call that got my hiring papers a'movin.

Free fried chicken in the lunch room.

Is that Sandy teaching Nico to drive? yikes

We saw this group called Home Free tonight.

If you want to watch old TV shoes there's more of those on Netflix.

The online selection was so drastically lacking I didn't bother to renew once Merel ended hers. The blockbuster section had maybe a sum total of 11 movies. It is a nice perk though, if you're getting the CDs and they toss it in for free.

ok you netflix fans with a wii, your time is soon.

we were bored...

esSO: Be careful with the hand sanitizer. I read an article about little kids getting sick because they licked it off their hands.

So our diet challenge isn't perfect, it's just supposed to help us pay attention to what we're eating and how much we're exercising.

I suggest we get some competing challenges up and running. I
will personally participate in any challenge whose rules are set
up and running by Oct 31 ! This is going to be a great autumn!

so maybe your rule should be +50 up to 3 times per day. (no roll over) Because although fruit and vegetables are healthy an excess of them could be unhealthy?

One serving of fruit a day? The recommended minimum is 5. It doesn't sound like you want to change your habits at all.

My new strategy is to play frisbee every day and only drink coffee.

30% absenteeism is SOP for some folks.

The rules were typed out very carefully. +50 per day. I set that number because I was trying to set realistic goals for changing an unhealthy diet.

If fruit is your dessert, your date is cheap.

I read there were 30% absentee rates two weeks ago in the schools the next town over (Belgrade). The article also stated the only flu currently going around the valley was swine flu, so if you had a flu, you probably had swine flu. Then CNN said Obama declared a national emergency because of the swine flu. Supposedly we've already reached what would normally be peak flu rates for a season, several months early. Am I helping?

DAS, "Mom, I think I have H1N1."
Mom, "Oh, really?"
DAS, "Yeah, can you check my temperature? When was the last time you checked to make sure I wasn't sick?"
Mom, "I don't have to check I can just tell."
DAS, "How?"
Mom, "By looking at your eyes. Why do you think you have H1N1?"
DAS, "A kid threw up in my class today. He sits next to me. By the way, I need to bring in some hand sanitizer. Everyone else has it already."

I'm so glad our kids are catching on to the paranoia

No, you get 200 points because you ate 4 servings. Although I don't think that's how the rules read.

What if fruit is my dessert?

yes, and you then get the 50 points for the day. Same as eating 12 pounds of cherries for dinner.

So if I ate a piece of fruit for breakfast and put two bananas into my fruit smoothie along with some frozen fruit (hypothetically say straberries), I would be at four servings of fruit for the day before I even left the house?

You don't have to add sugar to the SodaStream. I"m putting that on my X-mas gift list.

I'm not convinced naturally occurring sugar in fruit is as bad for you as added sugars, but I'll play your little game anyway.

I'm not sure I want health advice from a site advertising my own personal home soda machine.

Fruit juice is high in sugar. All quantities are 8oz. According to Coca-Cola:

Minute Maid orange juice: 110 calories (96 from sugar), 24g sugar.

Coca Cola: 97 calories (all from sugar), 27g sugar.

Minute Maid Apple Juice: 110 calories (104 from sugar), 26g sugar

Nicloas?

The Nutrition Diva told me fasting was okay, occasionally. And I don't understand behind the negative points on fruit juice?

what you're going to need to do is find a mixer that isn't on that list. And also zip it until this thing starts.

I think I speak for Ohlers everywhere when I say thank goodness rum was left off of the negative list.

but this contest is no where near scientific, so you can put any lame thing in it.

V can be responsible for dissecting the kids before and after the competition to determine muscle gained.