Mid June marked the last day of 1st grade for Claire. She had an exceptional year. Most of that due to her amazing teacher, Ms. Garcia, who knew how to develop her weaknesses while continuing to encourage and reinforce her strengths. She was such a positive influence in our little girl's life. We thank God for such a great year filled with beautiful friends who love to have fun and learn together. In celebration of her summer birthday, we brought breakfast for her class on the last day. Chris made the pancakes, while I put together fruit, juice, bought donuts too per Claire's request. It was a hit as our little princess finally had her chance to wear the birthday crown. She was in heaven!
Yes, indeeedy do. 0.0 is exactly the amount of weight I lost this week. Irritating! Here's the breakdown: number of times I cheated on my diet--ZERO! number of times I worked out--FIVE!! (running, no less). Now that is a mean, mean slap in the face. After I picked myself off the floor and resisted the urge to throw the scale through my window, I've come to realize that it is time to call in the big guns. There will be no messing around. Through a very valuable (HA!--sense the sarcasm) inservice this year, I've learned that I am "Green," meaning logical, research based, problem solver, mathmatical thinker. I am applying the same thought and strategy to my 'get fit' adventure. There will be no relying on the treadmill to tell me how much I've burned. That thing lies, LIES, LIES!! Take for example, the fact that each time I worked out, I burned at least 300 calories--most often 350, my pulse was around 87 (which is pretty much a near death resting ...
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