Tues 30 Nov

This was by far the most active week of on-call I've ever had. Yesterday was the last evening and I had a 15-min call during supper and a 1-hour call that started at 11:55 pm. I'll get some overtime, but I'm looking forward to uninterrupted sleep again.

Added the sweet potato pie to my recipe file. Maybe if I have some spare time this weekend between choir concerts....

Had an interesting afternoon. Had to squeeze in a quick emergency run to a client's apartment to confiscate her knives. She was really not having a good day. And spent about an hour at the jail to pick up a client's meds after her probation officer finally decided to release her. Never a dull moment.


Food:

7:15 am 1 c Trader Joe's multigrain flaxseed cereal, 1/2 c light original soy milk, 1/4 small cantaloupe, coffee
9:15 am 1 c fruit salad, 1 Trader Joe's dark-chocolate covered star cookie
12:12 pm Chocolate soy shake, wheat dinner roll, 1.35 oz roast beef, 6 oz Trader Joe's spiced cider
5:15 pm Italian ground beef casserole (leftover), 1/4 c cranberry sauce, 10 oz skim milk, 1/2 c peppermint ice cream, hot fudge



Exercise:

5:00-5:45 am Jane Fonda Low Impact Aerobics video

Mon 29 Nov

It's always nice to have a long weekend to really reset your routine, but having an active on-call during that time was somewhat mitigating. I'm very glad this was my last on-call week for 2010. One more evening tonight and I'm done til January.

Nice to enjoy a fresh, hot cup of coffee with lunch to help cure the chilliness. Making some use of my Keurig anyway.


Food:

7:15 am 1 c Trader Joe's multigrain flaxseed cereal, 1/2 c light original soy milk, 1/4 small cantaloupe, coffee
11:45 am Strawberry/banana soy shake, wheat dinner roll, 2 oz leftover roast beef, clementine, coffee
2:30 pm Halloween chocolate-bottom cookie
6:45 pm Italian casserole, 1 c steamed broccoli, 12 oz skim milk, 1/2 c peppermint ice cream, hot fudge


Exercise:

4:50-6 :00 pm Jane Fonda Complete Workout video

Sun 28 Nov

Brutal ballet seemed more brutal than usual today, but I made it through. My arms are unusually tired. Today we go caroling with the choir for a little while this afternoon before regular choir practice. We go to the Hi-Rise downtown and then to Oakridge, then we all will go to Bill's Pizza for some sustenance before practice. This is in lieu of the Prepare Ye concert which isn't happening this year.

En route from caroling at Grandma's to Bill's Pizza, the pager went off so I had to ask them to drop me off at home. Two hours later, I got to choir late. On the way home from choir, I started the "I'm hungry, very hungry" chant so I was grateful for Thanksgiving leftovers in the fridge.



Food:

8:15 am 1 c Trader Joe's multigrain flaxseed cereal, 1/2 c light original soy milk, 1/4 small canteloupe, coffee
12:00 pm 2 eggs over easy, 2 pc bacon, 1.6 pancakes w/2 tbl whipped butter, 1 tbl syrup, coffee
2:00 pm 2 peppermint Oreos
8:45 pm 80 g turkey, 2 tbl gravy, 1/2 c stuffing, 1/4 c cranberry sauce, 10 oz skim milk, slice pumpkin pie, dollop Cool Whip Lite



Exercise:

7:00-7:50 am Brutal ballet DVD

Sat 27 Nov

Nice to have this whole "free" day in the Thanksgiving weekend. Did have a page at 11:51 pm last night, less than 10 min before my day would have been done. I don't feel like I handled it as well as I could have so it's bothering me a bit, but "done is done" and it wasn't too bad. Hopefully there won't be many more calls this weekend. I want to bring down the decorations and totally trim the tree today if I can. I will try to get Dad to help and we may get this done!

I tried the pumpkin pie oatmeal recipe with my multigrain flaxseed cereal since I couldn't find any oatmeal that hadn't been slimed by moth/spider gunk in the closet. I didn't add extra flaxseed again because it was already in the cereal. It was very hearty and delicious. I recommend giving it a try.

Taking a break from tree trimming to have a turkey sandwich. We're making suffucient progress by 1:15 pm that I'm confident we'll get 'er done today. So far only one brief page today.

5:00 pm and the tree is trimmed and the boxes are back in the attic! This was painless and the tree is very pretty. And we have a Saturday evening free!

Thanksgiving leftovers for supper tonight - best while they're still fresh.


Food:

9:15 am Pumpkin pie multigrain hot cereal, 1/4 small cantaloupe, coffee
1:15 pm 2 slices TJ multigrain fiber bread, 99 g white meat turkey, 1 tsp soft margarine, 1/4 c cranberry sauce, 10 oz skim milk
1:45 pm Coffee
5:45 pm 3 oz white meat turkey, 1/2 c stuffing, 2 tbl gravy, 1/2 c baked corn, 2 slices sweet potato, 12 oz skim milk

Fri 26 Nov

Hope you are happily reacclimating to your apartment. It was wonderful having you here, however briefly. Thanks for making us the awesome bread!

It's 7:30 am and we are showered, ready to head out as soon as I finish a small breakfast. Just a few stops so it shouldn't need to be a marathon.

Well, we did shop for awhile. No success on a bargain on the xBox Michael wants. Will need to get one another time at the regular price. We did get an overdue oil change on the car which took us up to lunch at Bamboo House. This afternoon, we got the tree erected. Will try to motivate to get the ornaments down and get started this evening, but it may wait til tomorrow. I'd like to finish trimming by tomorrow evening so the rest of the holiday season can be more relaxed.

I was bad today and succumbed to a really good sale to buy myself a toy I've been wanting forever and had almost managed to convince myself I truly don't need. I bought a Keurig single cup coffeemaker. It makes good coffee.

I was a good girl and made myself exercise again this evening. I've got a Brand New Butt!



Food:

7:15 am 1 c Trader Joe's multigrain flaxseed cereal, 1/2 c light original soy milk, 1/4 small cantaloupe, 8 oz TJ spiced cider
10:00 am 1 Godiva truffle
12:00 pm 2 crab rangoons, 1/2 c hibachi shrimp, 1/4 c sweet sour meatballs, 2 pc california roll, 1 large slice tempura sweet potato, tea
3:30 pm 17 g M&M Peanuts
4:00 pm Cup of dark roast coffee from my new toy
6:45 pm 4 cheese fries, 2 clementines, 12 oz Oktoberfest beer


Exercise:

5:30-6:30 pm Brand New Butt DVD

Happy Thanksgiving!

It's here at last, Thanksgiving Day. I love having my family around me and the smell of the turkey roasting in the oven. Life is good.

Another delicious Thanksgiving lunch under the belt, quite literally. Nice to have everyone together and enjoying each other's company along with a great meal.

Proud of myself. Overcame serious case of the "don' wanna's" to do half an hour vigorous treadmill. Maybe made up a little for giving in to the hot fudge sundae, eh? And I decided to try to log my calories on Spark People and was pleasantly surprised. I think I was pretty close and I've come in under 2000 calories today including the hot fudge sundae!

Food:

8:30 am 1 c Trader Joe's multigrain flaxseed cereal, 1/2 c light original soy milk, 1/4 small cantaloupe, clementine, coffee
11:00 am 71 g Baker Josef's marzipan stollen
1:00 pm Turkey, stuffing, gravy, sweet potatoes, roasted asparagus, cranberry sauce, baked corn, French bread, white wine, small slice each pumpkin pie w/lite whipped topping and cranberry pudding pie
5:30 pm 1/2 c peppermint ice cream, small portion hot fudge


Exercise:

6:35-6:55 pm Treadmill program 4

Wed 24 Nov

The Kathy Smith weights video exercises are pretty good but I really dislike how much you need to listen to her prattle before you get to the workout. I haven't figured out how to skip to the meat. I suppose I could stand with my hand on the FF button but that's also annoying. Whine, whine.

Had some discomfort in the torso during morning bathroom routine time. Kept thinking of Gordon having the big one in the shower. I thought that was a good choice to go since it's quick and clean, but I'm not really ready yet. I'm pretty sure it's just gas running around loose in there, but it still doesn't feel very good.

REALLY enjoyed our excellent family meal tonight!


Food:

7:15 am 1 c Trader Joe's multigrain flaxseed cereal, 1/2 c light original soy milk, 1/2 grapefruit, coffee
12:15 pm Blueberry soy shake, white chocolate orange scone
4:30 pm Clementine
6:45 pm 5 oz burgundy pepper beef roast, 3 small slices baguette, 3/4 c broccoli, 7 oz champagne, 1 c peppermint ice cream, 2 servings hot fudge


Exercise:

5:00-5:45 am Pilates warmup, Kathy Smith Weights 1 DVD

Tues 23 Nov

Made myself do the advanced original Jane Fonda workout this morning even though my energy was definitely not in the groove. Glad I did now that it's over.

Dad thought he would be heading down around 2:30. Safe travels home to loving arms.


Food:

7:15 am 1 c Trader Joe's multigrain flaxseed cereal, 1/2 c light original soy milk, 1/2 grapefruit, coffee
12:00 pm Chocolate soy shake, slice Earthgrains toast, 1 tsp raspberry jam, 1 scrambled egg
5:15 pm 1 Godiva truffle
6:15 pm TJ Chicken Vindaloo, 12 oz skim milk, Arby's chocolate turnover



Exercise:

5:00-5:50 am Jane Fonda original advanced Workout video

Mon 22 Nov

Got a late start on exercising this morning because Jordan had an identity crisis and thought he was a lap cat. He cuddled for 8 minutes before I had to kick him off my lap to get going. Have to admit it was mighty nice.

Why does it always seem to be raining when I have to walk to a visit with the client in the apartments across the street from the office, and then she's not home anyway? Whine, whine. But my 1:00 pm did cancel for today and Grandma's doctor's office called to ask if we could come a little later so I won't have to break every speed law to get her there. So some things turned out okay.

Looking forward to seeing you tomorrow.

Here's a couple more options for wheelchair bags for Grandma:
www.adaptabledesigns.com/sidwheelpouc.html
www.discountramps.com/Armrest-wheelchair-bags.htm

Grandma checked out well at the doctor. She decided Arby's sounded good for supper so I convinced her to go through the drive-thru to save one more in-and-out of the wheelchair. Their chocolate croissant is very yummy, BTW.


Food:

7:15 am 1 c Trader Joe's multigrain flaxseed cereal, 1/2 c light original soy milk, 1/2 grapefruit, coffee
11:45 am Chocolate soy shake, slice Earthgrains 7 Grain toast, 1 tbl Skippy Natural pb, med pear
3:00 pm Halloween chocolate-bottom cookie
6:45 pm Arby's Junior roast beef sandwich, Arby's broccoli cheese potato, 1/3 Arby's chocolate croissant



Exercise:

5:10-6:05 am Buns/Abs of Steel 2000 video

Sun 14 Nov

Just had a phone call from Leone who wanted to tell me about the automated phone call to confirm appointments at Ministry because Grandma hung up on her call and she has an appointment tomorrow. She also needed to make sure we knew that garbage would be picked up early this week and that she paid for Grandma's parishoner contribution for the St. Joe's Cookie Walk but I'm not supposed to tell her. I have told Leone several times that I will tell Grandma if she asks, I will not lie to her. She got exasperated and said, "Then I just shouldn't tell you." When I suggested that this was a good idea, she got mad and hung up. She drives me nuts.

Just looked at the weather forecast. In the words of the Starks, "Winter is coming!"

Simple stir fry for supper. The chicken breasts I got on sale this week are so large that one feeds Dad and I comfortably when stir-fried with veggies and served with brown rice.

Here's an idea for Grandma for Christmas that would likely be very useful. I haven't had time to look at other options, but something she can easily access is the idea to keep Kleenex, phone, small water bottle, etc. handy. www.1800wheelchair.com/asp/view-product.asp?product_id=2214


Food:

8:00 am 1 c Trader Joe's multigrain flaxseed cereal, 1/2 c light original soy milk, 1/2 grapefruit, coffee
11:45 am 1 crepe, 1 scrambled egg, veggie mix, coffee
3:00 pm Large scotcheroo
4:45 pm 3 oz chicken breast, 1/2 c fresh broccoli, 1/2 c brown rice, 1 tsp hoisin sauce, 12 oz skim milk
5:45 pm Godiva truffle



Exercise:

6:55-7:45 am Brutal ballet DVD

Sat 20 Nov

Sounds like a plan for your Christmas stuff. I may go ahead and order the bike trainer now as it has to be shipped to the store for pickup. We'll plan to drive down, probably Dec 11 or 18, to pick it up and do any other later shopping and another Costco run. If you and Dad find the right package in stock at REI on Tues night, I'll have him go ahead and buy it then and there and bring it home. If we do need to order it, maybe you can do that in the store so it will be available for pickup on the same trip as the bike trainer.

I love relaxed Saturday mornings at home. I have to go sing my Sally Gardens solo with the Suzuki people at Gallery Q downtown at 4 pm, but otherwise the day is at leisure to go through Grandma's bills, get the laundry done on time, and check out what else has been neglected in a rush of busy schedules. I'm into book 3 of Ice and Fire now, but taking my time as I don't yet own book 4 and may wait until I get my Kindle from Grandma for Christmas to order it there.

I sent Michael a text to ask him to come next Wed night before Thanksgiving so we can do a nice dinner here for the four of us. A good occasion to crack that bottle of Veuve Clicquot!

The gallery show was fun. Lots of good hors d'ouevres and wine and a chance to perform when no one is really listening.

Food:

8:00 am 102 g kosher caramel pecan roll, 1/2 grapefruit, coffee
10:15 am Med molasses cookie
12:30 pm Strawberry/banana soy shake, slice Earthgrains 7 grain bread, 1 tbl Skippy Natural peanut butter, med pear
4:30 pm 3 oz white wine, 3 oz red wine, various small hors d'ouevres
6:15 pm 2 oz Gyros meat, 1/8 pita, few bites tomato, 1 tbl tzatziki sauce
6:45 pm .4 small mango Charlotte

Fri 19 Nov

Decided to give myself a little break and truncate my Pilates mat today after side series. I've been good with longer exercise sessions this week. Jordan is meowing a storm at me and I don't know what he wants. He is currently sitting on Dad's keyboard staring at me.

Went to the craft and bake sale at County Home this morning. Got Grandma a tin of fudge and a small bag of chocolate chip cookies, a strawberry/rhubarb pie and 2 peanut butter krispie treats for Dad and me.

Went out to Clancy's in Custer for fish. Nice to do something on a Friday evening. They had the State football tournament with SPASH on TV; SPASH lost.

Question: The REI sale catalog has a CycleOps Magnetic Bike Trainer on sale for $139.99. Would that be what you are looking for? If so, I will order it for you from Grandma. Also what about the cross country ski packages with skis, boots, bindings and poles. Would you like a package from us? You will probably need to go to the store to be sure you get the right size equipment. Let me know what you think.

Food:

7:15 am 1 c Trader Joe's multigrain flaxseed cereal, 1/2 c light original soy milk, 1/2 grapefruit, coffee
12:30 pm Chocolate soy shake, white chocolate orange scone, med pear
6:00 pm Filet baked cod w/seasoned crumbs, 1/4 c vinegar cole slaw, 1/2 c roasted red garlic potatoes, slice pumpernickel rye w/1 tsp butter, 9 oz Smithwick's ale
7:00 pm 1/6 strawberry/rhubarb pie



Exercise:

5:00-5:50 am Truncated Pilates mat

Thurs 18 Nov

Today will include more-than-recommended eating as we have our Thanksgiving brunch at work at 9:30 and then we join Grandma at Oakridge for their family Thanksgiving dinner a 11:30. Oakridge is only allowing each resident 2 guests, so I'm having Dad bring Michael as they will be working together and they can eat while I'll just hang out to visit. I don't imagine Oakridge will mind that I'm there if I don't eat and it will get me off the hook from overeating.

Well, my plan didn't work. The serving lady at Oakridge could not deal with me not eating with everyone else so she insisted on bringing me a Thanksgiving meal plate as well. I tried to eat sparingly without being blatantly wasteful, but I was still too full this afternoon.


Food:

7:15 am 1 c Trader Joe's multigrain flaxseed cereal, 1/2 c light original soy milk, 1/2 grapefruit, coffee
9:00 am 3 small Christmas tree white coated pretzels
10:45 am Thanksgiving brunch at work - tried to go easy but had a nice meal with egg dish, sweet potatoes, pineapple, cantaloupe wedge, 3 cherry tomatoes, fruit salad, dab of veggie casserole, small piece of napoleon-like dessert
11:45 am Thanksgiving lunch at Oakridge w/cranberry juice, coffee, small amount of turkey, dab of stuffing and mashed potatoes, dab of green bean casserole, cranberry sauce (homemade and unusually unsweet), and small slice of pumpkin pie w/very small dab of cinnamon ice cream
5:30 pm About 1 1/2 oz Christmas tree white coated pretzels
5:45 pm 0% plain Greek yogurt, 1/4 c frozen wild blueberries, 1/4 c Trader Joe's multigrain flaxseed cereal



Exercise:

5:00-6:00 am Kickboxing DVD

Wed 17 Nov

Did the Power Shaping DVD today for the first time in quite a while and found it a better workout for not doing it so often. Appreciated the variety of weight moves along with movement.

Have you found out yet when you'd like us to pick you up to come home next week? The sooner we know, the easier it is to plan.

We will look at schedules for Tues and let you know when we can pick you up. Not going to stay to shop on Black Friday, eh?

I'd hate to have you skip a class to come home Monday, though I could also drive down Monday evening as I'm not on call til Tuesday. We can firm it up as the day draws closer, but Dad could likely leave around 3 or 4 on Tuesday to come for you. I may chance driving back on Thursday if there aren't any calls yet, but I don't think I should try it twice.


Food:

7:15 am 1 c Trader Joe's multigrain flaxseed cereal, 1/2 c light original soy milk, 1/2 grapefruit, coffee
12:30 pm Vanilla soy shake, white chocolate orange scone, 103 g red grapes
5:30 pm 6 oz Oktoberfest beer
6:15 pm 104 g meatloaf, 128 g baked potato w/skin, 1 tsp soft margarine, 3/4 c green beans, 12 oz skim milk, Jello sugar free pudding cup



Exercise:

5:10-5:55 am Power Shaping DVD

Tues 16 Nov

Got in the hot tub at 6:30 last night, then crawled in to bed to read Martin til sleep time. Figured that was a good way to avoid thinking about my deceased client by putting my mind in another place altogether. Seems to have worked as I slept pretty well.

Proud of myself for making it through the full Pilates workout today without even skimping on pushups. My belly muscle tone has seemed a bit lax lately, so I thought I'd try to reincorporate Pilates a bit more often for awhile.

Another one of my clients is having major issues flare up today. When it rains, it pours.

Not so good on the fruits/veggies today. Ate a whole scone for lunch because I really wanted it and then felt guilty adding any more food calories. And the pizza looked so good in the store. It did have sweet peppers on it, but probably not enough to qualify as even one serving of veggies. I have pumpkin bread in the oven for Thurs Thanksgiving brunch at work. I'll probably take some to staff meeting tomorrow, too. I suspect I will want a slice when it comes out of the oven. Pumpkin is a vegetable, right?


Food:

7:15 am 1 c Trader Joe's multigrain flaxseed cereal, 1/2 c light original soy milk, large orange, coffee
11:45 am Blueberry soy shake, 148 g white chocolate orange scone
5:45 pm 3/16 large Roundy's Deluxe take-n-bake pizza, 12 oz skim milk
8:45 pm Slice pumpkin bread



Exercise:

5:00-6:00 am Pilates mat

Mon 15 Nov

Back home and back to routine, though the holiday time is always a little out of regular routine anyway. Sorry about the Cap One news yesterday. It does seem they had a sixth sense about when you had relaxed and decided to spend some of the money. If you need help paying them back, let us know.

Just had one of my first clients in this job found dead in her apartment today. Seems to be a natural death as she had several health issues, but the apartment was weirdly extremely hot. The maintenance people had replaced the thermostat yesterday because she had no heat, and it had not been turned above 68° but it felt like 100° in the apartment. The metal door lock felt hot to the touch when my coworker (who found her) arrived, and a box of soup in a bag in the kitchen sitting in a bag on the floor was actually hot. I'm still a little in shock after spending about 1 1/2 hours in the apartment this afternoon.


Food:

7:15 am 78 g brioche, 1/4 med cantaloupe, coffee
11:45 am Strawberry/banana soy shake, 121 g pumpkin currant scone
12:30 pm Godiva chocolate pear truffle
5:45 pm Chef's Choice shrimp stir fry, 1/2 c white rice, 12 oz skim milk, Jello sugar free pudding cup



Exercise:

5:00-6:10 am Jane Fonda Complete Workout

Sat 13 Nov

Ooooooooh, it's snowing! I always feel like a little kid when I see my first snow of the year. We're in Minneapolis and I just pulled open the room curtains to see about an inch on the ground and a pretty snow falling. What fun! Wish you were here but I hope you get to enjoy this in Madison too.

We're back from breakfast and there are about 3-4 inches down and it's still coming strong! Looks like quite a blizzard. Could make for interesting driving today.

Hate to contribute to your headache, but there was a letter from Cap One waiting when we got home. They have noticed the overpayment, though they "understand that this may be a surprise to you and may have been beyond your control". They apologize and wish to work together to make arrangements for the money to be repaid. If you repay before the end of 2010, you will owe them $7509.48. If you pay in 2011, you would owe $9386.65 which would include the amount paid in Federal taxes. I assume Cap One would get this money back from the Feds at the end of the year if you repay them the amount they paid you.

I can mail you the copy of the letter or have Dad scan it and email it to you, as you prefer. Sorry to be the bearer of bad news.

Thurs 11 Nov

Ugh, I did a 60-min DVD called Brand New Butt filled with a few challenging variations on things like side lifts and push ups that made for a solid workout.

We should ask dad about the printer. I think it would be nice to have a different one or at least a backup.

I'm excited about going to Minneapolis for my fall getaway, even after all these years. It's a part of the rhythm of my autumn and pre-holiday time. Hope we have decent weather.


Food:

7:45 am 1 c Trader Joe's multigrain flaxseed cereal, 1/2 c light original soy milk, 1/4 med cantaloupe, coffee



Exercise:

5:15-6:15 am Brand New Butt DVD

Wed 10 Nov

The muffins at the donut shop are the small normal-size variety and didn't look too unhealthy. The small chocolate frosted donut probably wasn't too bad a choice, but lacking in anything healthy whereas the cranberry muffin would at least have had fruit and maybe nuts.

Are you planning to find a ride up to Point for the ski swap this weekend? It might not be too expensive to rent a car one way if there are no other options. We have Enterprise here so you could drop it off and Michael could pick you up there at the Royale Inn. I can get you back to Madison on Sunday evening. You could borrow Michael's truck to go to the Ski Swap in case you have equipment to carry. Let me know if you're coming so I can straighten up the kitchen for you!

Sorry you couldn't find a ride to Point. Mary Hofer said Roy or Travis often come this way on weekends, so you could still try calling one of them.

Talked Michael into coming with us to try out the new Mexican restaurant on the south end of town. They make good homemade tamales. And flan.

So what's the scoop on your purchase today? I assume it's your new computer, but give us the down and dirty.



Food:

7:15 am 1 c Trader Joe's multigrain flaxseed cereal, 1/2 c light original soy milk, 1/4 med cantaloupe, coffee
12:30 pm Blueberry soy shake, slice cranberry bread, large orange
3:00 pm Halloween chocolate-bottom cookie, 1 chocolate star
6:00 pm 1 chicken tamale, 1/2 pork tamale, 1/4 c shredded lettuce, 1 tbl guacamole, 1/2 c refried beans, 1/8 c Mexican rice, chips and salsa, small margarita, 1/4 pc flan, 1/3 pc tres leches cake



Exercise:

5:00-5:50 am Jane Fonda Weights 1

Tues 9 Nov

Nothing makes me feel quite so old as doing the original Jane Fonda workout. All the "class" are 20-something dancer types and I really can't quite keep pace with a few of the exercises, getting in 6 reps while they do 8. I do feel accomplished when I make it to the end, though.

I don't want to be too hopeful, but it appears that extra water and extra sleep yesterday have decreased the cold symptoms. Maybe it didn't get a good foothold and will just go away.

It's days like today that make me look forward eagerly to retirement. I would love to say, "Screw work today! It's too nice. I want to go hike in the woods." Sadly, I can't.

I saw my "donut lady" again today. I need to learn to find a healthy alternative to joining her in donut consumption. I do try to choose something small, but maybe a small muffin would be better.


Food:

7:15 am 1 c Trader Joe's multigrain flaxseed cereal, 1/2 c light original soy milk, 1/4 med cantaloupe, coffee
11:45 am Strawberry/banana soy shake, slice cranberry bread, 152 g mango
12:15 pm Snickers Fun Size
4:00 pm Chocolate frosted cake donut
6:00 pm Grandessa salmon pinwheel, 1/2 c mushroom spaetzle, 1/4 c jellied cranberry sauce, 12 oz skim milk



Exercise:

5:00-5:50 am Jane Fonda Original Workout, advanced level

Mon 8 Nov

Wasn't as hard to get up for exercise today. I got plenty of rest this weekend in addition to a good hike on Saturday. Seem to be sneezing quite a bit today though - hope it isn't a harbinger of a cold en route.

Yes, it is a cold en route. No doubt about it. Not fair - I just had a cold on the Galapagos trip. Seems all I have to do is think about vacation and I catch a cold. I drank 2 liters of water this afternoon and I plan to crawl in bed right after supper tonight and read. Maybe I can knock it out before it gets a grip on me.


Food:

7:15 am 1 c Trader Joe's multigrain flaxseed cereal, 1/2 c light original soy milk, 1/4 small cantaloupe, coffee
11:30 am Chocolate soy shake, slice cranberry bread, pumpkin frittata, 81 g Roma tomato
5:45 pm 4 oz Hillshire Farm chicken hardwood smoked sausage, 1/2 c mushroom spaetzle, 1/2 c buttercup squash, 1 tsp soft margarine, 1 tsp brown sugar, 12 oz skim milk, 2 Halloween Oreos



Exercise:

5:00-6:10 am Jane Fonda Complete Workout

Sun 7 Nov

After hiking and supper at the Dane last night, we got home early enough (taking into account the extra hour from DST ending) that I decided to watch a movie. I stretched out on the couch and finally watched the Sex in the City movie I picked up a year or two ago and hadn't opened. I really enjoyed a chick flick evening.

Don't have as many days to exercise at home this week since we're leaving Thursday morning, but I will have access to that awesome exercise room at Sofitel and a chance to do some time on a really nice elliptical.


Food:

8:00 am 1 c Trader Joe's multigrain flaxseed cereal, 1/2 c light original soy milk, 1/4 small cantaloupe, coffee
12:00 pm 2 eggs, 1 pc bacon, 1 8" pancake, 1 tbl whipped butter, 1/2 tbl pancake syrup, coffee
4:45 pm 4.15 oz rotisserie chicken breast, 1/2 c Simply Potatoes mashed sweet potatoes, 1/4 c jellied cranberry sauce, 12 oz skim milk
5:15 pm Roundy's sugar free dark chocolate pudding cup


Exercise:

7:00-7:50 am Brutal ballet DVD

Sat 6 Nov

Went to bed early last night as I just couldn't stay awake any longer and stayed in bed til just after 8 this morning. Hopefully with gaining an hour at time change tonight, I will come out of this weekend feeling well-rested. We may try to go hiking at Rib this afternoon.

I have found that relegating the soy milk to breakfast means I'm going through it MUCH slower. I hope what I have on hand doesn't go bad before I get to it. I'm rather glad to be drinking regular milk again for supper as I feared building up a lactose intolerance if I cut back too much.


Food:

8:45 am 1 serving Hodgson's Mill Multigrain hot cereal, 1/2 c frozen wild blueberries, 1 tsp brown sugar, 2 oz light original soy milk, 1/4 small cantaloupe, coffee
10:15 am 1/3 c skim milk, 2 tbl Bellagio sipping chocolate
11:45 am .45 oz Peanut M&Ms
12:15 pm Vanilla soy shake, slice cranberry bread, large orange
1:15 pm Snickers Fun Size
5:45 pm 10 oz prime rib, au jus, 3/4 c green beans, 3/4 c garlic mashed potaotes, 8 oz Scotch ale
7:30 pm Culver's hot fudge sundae w/mint oreo



Exercise:

1:45-2:10 pm Wii Fit
3:20-5:20 pm Hiking Rib Mt plus tower

Fri 5 Nov

Proud of myself for working through a "don' wanna" day and exercising anyway. I feel virtuous.

Glad it's Friday with an unscheduled weekend ahead. I see Keaton's coming to Madison; hope you have a good time together.



Food:

7:15 am 1 c Trader Joe's multigrain flaxseed cereal, 1/2 c light original soy milk, 1/4 small cantaloupe, coffee
11:45 am Strawberry/banana soy shake, slice cranberry bread, 56 g honey turkey, large orange
12:30 pm Fun size Snickers
4:15 pm 4 oz spiced cider, 12 oz Smirnoff Raspberry Ice, 5 ginger snaps w/pumpkin dip, miscellaneous few Tastefully Simple samples
6:00 pm 3 large grilled shrimp, 3 oz grilled flank steak, 1/2 c jasmine rice, 3 large cucumber slices, 1/8 c julienne carrots/daikon, 1/2 c clear broth-like soup, small fried pita pocket w/1/2 c blueberry nonfat frozen yogurt and 1 tbl triple berry sauce


Exercise:

5:00-6:00 am Lotte Berk Muscle Eats Fat and Basic Essentials

Thurs 4 Nov

Tues night I felt like I didn't really fall asleep all night despite getting my usual 8 hours in bed. I wasn't restless, but I never sank into deep sleep. I was sufficiently rested to make it through the day, but it wasn't satisfying rest. Last night I slept quite well, so this morning I decided to forego my early exercise and extend the good sleep instead. I will have to try to exercise this evening. Yesterday I did about 20-25 min on the Wii Fit which was fun, but I suppose I should do "real" exercise first tonight. For what it's worthy, I feel much better rested this morning.

So to echo my text earlier today, I saw a sign that the Y Ski Swap is happening on Sat, Nov 13. Unfortunately, this is the weekend Dad and I are in Minneapolis. If you can find a ride up to Point, you're welcome to stay at the house. We will get home some time on Sunday, and I would skip choir to take you back in the evening. Let me know if you can work it out.


Food:

7:00 am 1 c Trader Joe's multigrain flaxseed cereal, 1/2 c light original soy milk, 1/4 med cantaloupe, coffee
11:45 am Blueberry soy shake, Trader Joe's pomegranate Greek yogurt, 140 g mango, homemade granola bar
3:15 pm Halloween chocolate-bottom cookie
4:15 pm Dove milk chocolate/peanut butter Promise
6:00 pm Pumpkin frittata, 12 oz skim milk
8:00 pm Slice Wilbern's recipe cranberry bread


Exercise:

7:00-7:50 pm Jane Fonda Fat Burners

Wed 3 Nov

Damn! It's a sad day when Wisconsin turns red. About the only race where the person I voted for actually won was the WI Assembly seat for Louis Molepske. Otherwise, it's frustrating to have voted faithfully only to see all go out in defeat. At least you kept Tammy Baldwin.

Had a weird night last night for sleep. Felt like I never truly fell asleep, just rested all night. I feel okay today, at least at this point. May need to nap at lunch.

Had some Wii Fit fun this evening trying a few we had done before and a few new ones.

Took Mary Hofer out for her birthday (belatedly) tonight after singing. She chose the Sky Club for ice cream drinks.

Food:

7:15 am 1 c Trader Joe's multigrain flaxseed cereal, 1/2 c light original soy milk, 1/4 med cantaloupe, coffee
12:00 pm Vanilla soy shake, 102 g Roma tomato, small pumpkin chocolate chip muffin, string cheese
1:15 pm Halloween chocolate-bottom cookie, chocolate chip cookie
6:15 pm 3.4 oz grilled pork chop, 1/2 c Simply Potatoes mashed sweet potatoes, .75 c canned sliced beets, 12 oz skim milk
8:30 pm 8 oz pink squirrel

Exercise:

5:00-5:55 am Ball/band DVD, level 2
5:30-5:55 pm Wii Fit

Tues 2 Nov

Did a kickboxing video I hadn't done before; 60 min including two different types of workouts. I do sweat when I do kickboxing.

Michael mentioned wanting to get together to bake with me, possibly tonight. I had to remind him that I tire pretty early so we have to start early. Don't know if he'll remember. He said he'd like to bake bread and pie. If he's thinking yeast bread, I fear we'll have to plan that on a Saturday afternoon.

Very nice lunch with coworkers today at Grazie's. We overstayed our time a bit but it was a great time to relax together, a commodity that has been painfully short of late.


Food:

7:15 am 1 c Trader Joe's multigrain flaxseed cereal, 1/2 c light original soy milk, 1/4 med cantaloupe, coffee
10:30 am Rice Krispie treat
12:15 pm 2 half-slices buttered sourdough, 4 oz sliced roast beef, 1 slice melted Swiss, 1/8 c portabella mushrooms, 1/8 c caramelized onions, pickle spear, cup cream of mushroom soup
2:00 pm 1 LifeSaver
4:45 pm Mounds miniature
5:30 pm York mini
6:00 pm 3.4 oz rotisserie chicken, 1 c acorn squash, 1 tsp soft margarine, 2 tbl guacamole, 1 sm slice baguette, 12 oz skim milk


Exercise:

5:00-6:00 am Kickboxing DVD

Mon 1 Nov

Glad to hug you on the way out. Hope your ride was safe and your re-entry to your apartment is minimally traumatic. Loved having you here and looking forward to the next visit.

Why is Yelling Bird stuffed toy sitting on what appears to be a pile of Admiral Ackbar action figures?

Let me know how things go getting back into your apartment.

Dad told me how things went down with the locksmith; sounds like the best possible end to a nasty situation. Glad you're safe and sound.


Food:

7:15 am 1 c Trader Joe's multigrain flaxseed cereal, 1/2 c light original soy milk, 1/4 med cantaloupe, coffee
12:00 pm Chocolate soy shake, slice Earthgrains bread, 46 g Buddig honey turkey, small pear
1:15 pm Mounds miniature
3:15 pm Fiber Plus Antioxidants Dark Chocolate Almond granola bar
5:15 pm Reese's miniature
7:00 pm Bill's junior beef w/mushrooms, 5 pickles slices
7:30 pm Fun size Snickers



Exercise:

4:55-6:05 am Jane Fonda Complete Workout