Mid Summer

The last couple of days have been good but it is HOT outside!  I have made a couple of pinterest recipes with mixed results.  I made some healthy granola bars to mail to Joel and put them in individual bags because they didn't hold together well.  They will be more like indiv bags of granola.  Then I made the blueberry cobbler thing where you put frozen fruit in the bottom of a cake pan, pour the powder white cake mix over the top then cover that with diet sprite then bake it.  It looked terrible but tasted yummy.  Still working on eating it.  I do love blueberries.  I made a pinterest craft--wrapped flip flops in ribbon then put flowers on it.  Now, these came out super cute.  I need a way to post pics directly to my blog--there is probably an app for that, but currently, it is a big pain in the hiney to get pics on here.  But I will work on that for you.  Yesterday we had a visit from old friend, Myriah.  My exercises classes and PT are going well, I guess.  I do love teaching water jog and work those girls hard!  I am sore today from circuit class last night so unless I loosen out quickly, they may be off the hook a bit today:).  We did push ups, burpees, lunges, sprints, sprint JUMPS AND LUNGE JUMPS all in one class (with a bunch of cardio and more stuff in between).  How she gets away with that and manages to fill the room every week, I do not know.  Yes, I do, because I had to really talk myself into going out in the heat to go to class and I loved it:).  I was so incredibly sweaty when I left class.  A truly good feeling!  Even the stiffness and soreness today is worth it:).
I also got Adelle yesterday and enjoyed that.  She insisted on baking something so we made chocolate chips for Joel.  Actually, she made them this time start to finish (all but cleanup--typical teenager).  When she swept some flour into the sink and it created a small cloud, she said, "The sink is sneezing."  She also put on her you tube songs onto the big tv and danced to Niki Minaj, not caring that Myriah and Scott were watching from the other room.  :)
Today I am doing a few things (including paperwork for additional reno loan) then teaching class then lunch and a shower then going to pick up my sweet mama to bring her here for a few days!  I miss her so it will be fun, fun, fun!

I do like summer

highlights of the week....
two really good rain showers in the night
several awesome naps on the new deck
several good conversations with friends on the new deck
out for coffee with mary
lots of good exercise including teaching back to back water jog classes
progress in PT although pretty sore this week
tried some new pinterest recipes
learning how to do adoption studies with Jesi
cleaned the floors today and they look amazing
enjoying hanging out with scotty
Homestead is open and ready to receive girls
booked a trip to Chicago with dad and jean
made arrangements to have mom visit here next week
chatted with joel AND leah today (briefly)
love sleeping whenever and however much I want

rexie loves me
pool with adelle
getting a nice tan
sticking to the calorie plan and clothes fit better

More Summer

I got away from my daily blog listings but that is just as well, it was probably boring you.  I am loving summer and am in full sing with it.  I work out every day and am loving teaching water jog three times a week.  I go to my favorite classes at the gym, too.  I am "dieting" or watching what I consume using sparkpeople online and it helps me manage my overeating and overall calorie intake.  I don't necessarily want to lose weight, ok, maybe a little, but it does help me feel healthier and a little thinner.  My middle is getting chubby so I need to do battle with my overall weight to keep that under control.  I have to have the dreaded physical again soon and need my cholersterol numbers to look good!  My shoulder is rehabbing nicely but it takes forever for a shoulder to heal!  I know it is getting stronger but it still gets sore and there is still so much in classes that I can't do with it!  I tried doing rows with a 3 lb weight and it hurt after two!  I need to find out what my co pay for PT is before they decide to add more sessions  eek!

JC and Liam

Sunday, Father's Day, we had the whole Griffith fam and Leah and David up for a meal and visit.  It was quite enjoyable.  Our house works out well for get togethers like that and everyone liked it.  I was honored that Dad and Jean drove here and that the kids with little ones also came.
Yesterday, Hannah's friend, Maggie came to stay overnight with us.  She is traveling to then through the south on a grant to take pics and write a story for a magazine!  She is a very cool young lady.  We took her for a quick konza hike and then to radina's for a smoothie after dinner last night.  She leaves today for St. Louis then on from there.
Still doing things for the house every day--yesterday we picked out the ceiling fan for the deck.  Today we need to clean the screen things up so Scott can put the screens on and exchange the ottoman for another chair in the outdoor set.  They come to finish the deck up today and tomorrow.  It is getting super hot for them out there.  Scott is doe with the lower wall out front and needs to stack the rest of the rock up, dig out for the upper wall, put the screens on, then we still need to pick out house paint and get started on that, and then stain the deck (oh, I guess we are supposed to let it sit for awhile first).  We should be cleaning out the basement!
I have some stuff to do for work, ceu's and emails and get with Kim for her supervision (I meet with Jesi o  Thursdays).
So that is that!

Thursday and Friday

Thursday seemed a bit more productive.  Went to PT with Amber and got some stuff done around here including removing old screens getting them ready to paint and put new screens in for all the windows while grilling a steak for dinner.  This was after a hard spin class.  Also went to the library and am reading a sizzler (4 day check out) Nora Roberts book.  It is pretty good.
Today, Friday, got up early, picked up Jesi and went to Topeka for the KSSWA workshop.  The morning was excruciatingly boring--she took about 45 minutes of nfo about getting citizenship for people into 4 hours.  I ate a lot--I always do at conferences.  Jesi had her therapy dog, Sky, with her which was fun but that's all.  I did get to see Stephanie get the Kansas School Social Work of the Year award which was cool.  The afternoon was better, about gangs, and I did learn some.  The drive home alone was a blur and I napped when I got home.  Then we walked to Chipotle.  I did my PT exercises and am reading.
Night!

summer Day 19

the highlights....

water jog--got out the tubes--fun, hard work!
yummy lunches lately--whole wheat toast with swiss cheese spread, spinach and turkey breast
bought the most awesome deck furniture with scotty today--no pic until the deck is done (friday)
pt exercises
dinner--jessica seinfeld's turkey tostadas
pinterest
reading wildflower something--ill tell you tomorrow

Summer Day 17 and 18

Two days with not much accomplished

Monday--
Rex and Joe working on the deck roof
Water jog class
Advanced step
Bre came over--cooked salmon, smashed potatoes and roast asparagus

Tuesday
Went to PT with Amber
looked at patio furniture with Scott
got a zero gravity lounge chair
Went to total body circuit (sub teacher)
helped Jackie with some packing

Summer Day 16

Sunday
Slept til 9 something
coffee
bible study, prayer journal
steel cut oats
tub
church
laundry
changed sheets
grocery store
lunch: turkey, swiss cheese and spinach on whole wheat--yummm
read, napped
PT exercises
hung a picture
couple small things for work
made dinner--tried to make mushroom soup burgers using meatless crumbles--yucky--couldn't even eat it!
warmed up a leftover burger and had cottage cheese
drove out to ridders beautiful house for Bible study
Bible study on the parables of Jesus in the context of the time and place
phone with David
phone with Leah
spark people, snacks (pineapple and nuts)
now I'm watching Oprah, the next chapter