Blake got up Friday morning and was getting ready for school. All the sudden he stops and says, "Mom - Today is going to be the best day of my life!" I wasn't so sure what was so special about this day, so I asked him why? His reply.."Because Sadie's mom gets to take me to school today!" Hmm..nice....So, yes now we will be carpooling for pre-school. Sadie's mom will take them and I will pick them up and take them back to Mary's. He had a great first couple of days..no fear whatsoever, just pure excitement. I truly hope he is always this excited to learn!
This morning, I was laying in bed with Blake for a few minutes and he tells me, "Momma..I was thinking...we should get a little TV and put it right over there on my baseball shelf so I can watch cartoons. Then..I won't be bugging you every morning when you're still sleeping to watch cartoons...I can just watch them here. Maybe the store will give us a free remote?" That kid is destined to be in a sales position when he gets older!!
Tomorrow will be a fun day...celebrating Gramma Vogel's 75th birthday down at Comerica Park to watch the Tigers play Minnesota Twins. We are taking a bus and it is also Blake's first Tigers game. Can't wait!!
Saturday, September 10, 2011
Tuesday, August 30, 2011
My "Goofy" Girl
I love how when we tell Cora, "You're goofy!" Without missing a beat, she says, "No...I Minnie Mouse!" :-)
She is an echo of her brother. The words are not even out of his mouth yet and she is repeating what he says!! She is getting easier to understand, but we still can't understand everything that she says. She seems to have no problem understanding us....doesn't mean she always listens...but she is starting to get time outs when she doesn't.
Things are otherwise going well around here. We are looking forward to the weekend...Tom and I are going to Detroit for the Tigers game and spending the night down there. Not sure what else we are going to do, but we will find something!! It will just be nice to have a night away and be able to sleep in!!!!!!
She is an echo of her brother. The words are not even out of his mouth yet and she is repeating what he says!! She is getting easier to understand, but we still can't understand everything that she says. She seems to have no problem understanding us....doesn't mean she always listens...but she is starting to get time outs when she doesn't.
Things are otherwise going well around here. We are looking forward to the weekend...Tom and I are going to Detroit for the Tigers game and spending the night down there. Not sure what else we are going to do, but we will find something!! It will just be nice to have a night away and be able to sleep in!!!!!!
Monday, August 29, 2011
Only my child....
After dinner tonight, we had some homemade cookies for dessert. Blake reached for a second cookie, but instead of taking a cookie he noticed a piece of bread in the Tupperware container with the cookies and asked if he could have it. I told him I didn't think he would like it. Well...he took it and ate the whole thing!! Nasty!! Only my child!!
We went to the Sanilac County 4-H Fair last week with my mom, Brianna, Kelsie and Matt. I bought an elephant ear and pop for the kids. Blake took a drink of sprite, not knowing what he was drinking. He sips it and say, "Mom..that's sure some spicy water!"
I took Blake "school shopping" yesterday. Ok..well, he is only going into pre-school and didn't really need much...but hey, it was an excuse to go shopping! We had a nice time together, we don't get one on one time too much. He told me last night that he had fun spending time with me and he loved the trolley that we got to ride on (the trolley that takes you store to store at Birch Run). We did have an enjoyable day together. Hard to believe he is getting so stinking big!
We went to the Sanilac County 4-H Fair last week with my mom, Brianna, Kelsie and Matt. I bought an elephant ear and pop for the kids. Blake took a drink of sprite, not knowing what he was drinking. He sips it and say, "Mom..that's sure some spicy water!"
I took Blake "school shopping" yesterday. Ok..well, he is only going into pre-school and didn't really need much...but hey, it was an excuse to go shopping! We had a nice time together, we don't get one on one time too much. He told me last night that he had fun spending time with me and he loved the trolley that we got to ride on (the trolley that takes you store to store at Birch Run). We did have an enjoyable day together. Hard to believe he is getting so stinking big!
Sunday, August 21, 2011
Congrats Uncle Ed & Aunt Jane on 50 years of marriage!
Last night we celebrated with the Arbaugh's and Wracan's over in Flint for Uncle Ed & Aunt Jane's 50th wedding anniversary. It was a nice evening with good food, drinks and company. What an honor it is to be married 50 years. I hope that I am so lucky to experience a 50th wedding anniversary some day....September 27, 2053 to be exact! Only 42 more years to go! Seems like it's so far away, but I know that time will fly. Here are a few photos from last night:
The Wracan Family
Awe...Aunt Jane & Uncle Ed
Jane & John (Sister & Brother)
Ed & Jane
Tom & Florence
Friday, August 19, 2011
I know this is supposed to be about the kids...but...
I have to post the information that I learned last night. Tom's cousin Lynn who is a personal trainer, came up to the thumb last night to do metabolic testing for Tom and I and some of my girlfriends. Let me backtrack a little.....I have been counting WW points for the last I don't know how many years (at least 6). I just started counting calories religiously for the last six months. Well, the website I was using had my target set at 1200 calories per day to lose about 2lb per week. Well...I lost some, but have hit a plateau and can never seem to stay on track. I've been working my butt off and not seeing any results. This is EXTREMELY frustrating!!
Well, this metabolic testing gives you your RMR (Resting Metabolic Rate)...in other words how many calories my body would burn if I sat in a chair and did nothing all day long. Of course, I don't do that....so you need to add additional calories burned doing your daily activities and any exercising that you do. So....my RMR came in at 2477 calories, plus it figures around 741 for daily activities and another 258 for a 30 mintue workout daily. So what does all this mean??? It means that I can eat between 2477-3218 calories every day just to MAINTAIN my weight. Well, I don't want to maintain, I want to lose....so, to lose weight, I should be eating between 1983-2477 calories every day. This is totally blowing my mind....still, 24 hours later. And these numbers are not estimates, they are based on my breathing, my oxygen....this test is even covered by insurance companies, it is that accurate. So...here I've been trying to live off of 1200 calories (not very successfully, I might add), when in fact I should have been eating a lot more all along. I think my problem was I would stick to that 1200 calories during the week and on the weekends I would eat a lot more (probably in the 1900-2400 range). Therefore my body was in starvation mode most of the time. I had heard of this starvation mode before but didn't really buy into it. I'm still struggling to buy into it...however Lynn is the BEST when it comes to fitness, health, personal training and I trust her 100%, so I have to trust this test. I'm so excited to be able to eat more....don't get me wrong, I'm not going hog wild on the sweets, pizza, ice cream...all that good stuff....I'm focusing on eating the right foods that will satisfy me the longest.
It is amazing how much more refreshed I feel and what a positive outlook I have on my future health and weight loss.
THANK YOU SO MUCH LYNN WRACAN!!!!!
Well, this metabolic testing gives you your RMR (Resting Metabolic Rate)...in other words how many calories my body would burn if I sat in a chair and did nothing all day long. Of course, I don't do that....so you need to add additional calories burned doing your daily activities and any exercising that you do. So....my RMR came in at 2477 calories, plus it figures around 741 for daily activities and another 258 for a 30 mintue workout daily. So what does all this mean??? It means that I can eat between 2477-3218 calories every day just to MAINTAIN my weight. Well, I don't want to maintain, I want to lose....so, to lose weight, I should be eating between 1983-2477 calories every day. This is totally blowing my mind....still, 24 hours later. And these numbers are not estimates, they are based on my breathing, my oxygen....this test is even covered by insurance companies, it is that accurate. So...here I've been trying to live off of 1200 calories (not very successfully, I might add), when in fact I should have been eating a lot more all along. I think my problem was I would stick to that 1200 calories during the week and on the weekends I would eat a lot more (probably in the 1900-2400 range). Therefore my body was in starvation mode most of the time. I had heard of this starvation mode before but didn't really buy into it. I'm still struggling to buy into it...however Lynn is the BEST when it comes to fitness, health, personal training and I trust her 100%, so I have to trust this test. I'm so excited to be able to eat more....don't get me wrong, I'm not going hog wild on the sweets, pizza, ice cream...all that good stuff....I'm focusing on eating the right foods that will satisfy me the longest.
It is amazing how much more refreshed I feel and what a positive outlook I have on my future health and weight loss.
THANK YOU SO MUCH LYNN WRACAN!!!!!
Wednesday, August 17, 2011
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