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Weekend Activities

by Claire on September 26, 2009

Trail picture www.cadenceoflife.com So the stress I’ve been in has eased up momentarily, at least enough for me to drop 2.2 pounds. That’s a net loss of about a half pound in one week, so that’s fine by me. A healthy weight loss is about 1/2 to 2 pounds per week.

I’ve also picked up my activity this week. Getting out and moving is a fabulous stress reliever for me. This week, I ran my regular running route twice (3 miles), climbed the stairs at my mom’s nursing home (almost 4 flights up to her floor) at least twice a day (I never take the elevator there anymore), walked from her nursing home to the mall and back (about 6 city blocks one way).

This morning, I went on a 10K Volkssport walk with my regular walking buddy. This was a beautiful walk. I lived near this area for 10 years and never knew any of these trails were here. Some of the walk was almost like hiking up in the Cascades or something. The weather was perfect for a fall morning as well with the clouds breaking away and the sun coming out to a soft 70 degrees. We started out at 9 and finished up about 11:45. Straight walking would take me probably an hour and a half to do 6 miles at a 15 minute mile, but we stopped now and then to follow the map and to let this little one take a break.

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Yes, Little Miss Lily came with me on her first Volksswalk! I’ve brought her with me before, but usually just left her in the car because I wasn’t sure how she would do, and I didn’t want to carry her the whole 6+ miles. This time, since the majority of this was off road, she came along and she did awesomely. She walked nearly the whole way, and, as my mom said, she probably could have walked the whole way – it was just in my head that she couldn’t. She was so cute too – getting all sorts of compliments.

Tomorrow I have to get up early and head off for my second official 5K run. This one is for the Fetal Hope organization – a new cause close to my heart. In my first 5K run, I timed at 38 minutes. I’m hoping I do as well this time, if not better, but there is more uphill in this route. Plus, I feel like I’m starting to get a head cold, and that is bothersome to me. Anyway, at least I’m getting some activity and hoping for another loss at the scales on Monday. And if not, that’s okay too – it’s about getting healthy, not just the number on the scale (although I like that too…)

Tagged as: 10k, 5k, chihuahua, fall sports, fetal hope organization, hiking, lily, Running, volkssport, walking

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Run, Cayden, Run!

by Claire on September 22, 2009

One of my favorite things about the turn of seasons is the new things to do. In the Spring, it may be planting new flowers in the garden or going to see the tulips in bloom. In the summer, it may be hiking, swimming, all sorts of outdoor activities. You get the idea. In the Fall, this year, what I love is that the kids get back into team sports outdoors – rain or shine.

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Cody and Cayden (father and son) 

This Sunday, it was shine all around as my four year old grandson had his first flag football practice and then game. Practice is a misnomer. There were communication glitches and the parents arrived at noon, but the coach didn’t get there till 1. So a couple parents stepped up and started working with the boys to show them how to run and catch the ball. However no one explained to them the basics of how to play the game. If they knew how, it was from playing at home, I’m sure.

When I got there, the kids were already out out on the field, and Cayden saw me coming up. He started waving at me, and I could hear him tell the boy next to him, “My Damma’s here. That’s my Damma over there!” In unison now: Awwwww. (He loves his grandma and melts her heart every time.)

Cayden was fascinated with his blue mouth guard. I guess all the kids were fascinated with theirs. Even this other boy was standing around playing with his too. They look like a couple of really sweet little dorks. LOL.

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Lined up…

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Practicing catching the ball.

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After an hour of “practicing”, they had their first “game”. This was hilarious. As you can probably imagine, often the boys would run the wrong way or pull the flags off their own team member, or even tackle the other player.

The cutest little football players ever. I hope when Evan starts playing football that their games are at two different times. How could I ever choose who to watch?

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The kids got to play a second game – notice their jerseys are now blue.

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Finally, this video was from when they first got started. Cayden didn’t know yet what to do with the ball when he got it. I told his mom that she’ll have to keep this handy because when he’s drafted into the NFL they’re going to want to see some good childhood footage of his football days.

 

All in all, it was a great afternoon, the sun was out, and this adds another memory to my memory bank. Even Lily got to enjoy the sun and football. Her mom’s slacking though – she needs a Seahawks sweater.

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Tagged as: activity, fall sports, family, flag football, football, kids sports

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