Fri 7 Oct

Had an icky bug encounter in the middle of the night. Had thrown off the sheet because it was warm and three times had a bug land on some part of me and get brushed off with an automatic response. The bug was big enough that I could feel substance to it, not just a mosquito or small moth. Finally I got up and turned on the bathroom light and came back to find it crawling on my sheet. I squished it in toilet paper, then examined it, and it appeared to be some kind of boxelder bug, black and orange with crawly legs. Took me a while to relax enough to get back to sleep. Decided to forego getting up to exercise in the basement this morning (and risk centipede encounters), especially since I can be done with work by 3:15-3:30 today so we can go hike Rib while there should still be enough daylight to do the trail both ways.

Tomorrow we will likely drive down to Baraboo again for a little bit because they are having a fall version of their Faire on the Square. This is similar to the art fair around the capitol but a little less crowded. We usually go in May, but they crossed me up by having it a weekend earlier than I had expected so we missed it this year. We will get home early because we are doing Moon Walk Wisconsin. This year they are offering a 12-mile option starting at 6:00. We may try to be there by 5:30 to get an early start.


Food:

7:00 am 1 c Trader Joe's multigrain flaxseed cereal, 1/2 c light original soy milk, 1/4 med cantaloupe, 132 g strawberries, coffee
9:30 am 1 sml Twizzlers
10:30 am Heather's apple bar
1:00 pm Heather's apple crisp
5:15 pm 2 oz pkg animal crackers
6:30 pm 16 oz filtered wheat beer, 5 oz meatloaf, 2 tbl BBQ sauce, 1 c green beans, 3/4 c garlic mashed potatoes, 1 c beerscream (Great Dane ice cream made with beer)


Exercise:

4:15-6:15 pm Hiking Rib Mt plus tower

Thurs 6 Oct

RIP Steve Jobs. He will be very much missed for his innovative mind.


Food:

7:00 am 1 c Trader Joe's multigrain flaxseed cereal, 1/2 c light original soy milk, 1/4 med cantaloupe, 136 g strawberries, coffee
12:30 pm Blueberry soy shake, slice banana bread, sm banana
2:45 pm 2 Reese's miniatures, 2 pc Finn Crisp
6:00 pm 3.35 oz grilled pork chop, 2/3 serving heirloom rice, 2/3 tsp olive oil, 1 c sauteed summer squash, 12 oz skim milk, 5 oz red wine, 1/2 c Schwan's triple lemon frozen yogurt



Exercise:

5:00-5:55 am Buns/Abs of Steel 2000 video

Wed 5 Oct

Hoping to swing a hike tonight even if it means coming back down the hill on the paved road path in semi-darkness. The new path is lined with light-colored stones which should make visibility better even though there aren't lights on the road, and the stones separate pedestrians from the road which is a welcome change from the previous arrangement.


Food:

7:00 am 1/2 caramel pecan roll, 1/4 med cantaloupe, 127 g strawberries, coffee
9:30 am Piece pecan kringle
11:30 am Chocolate soy shake, Chobani 0% peach yogurt, small banana, lg molasses cookie
3:00 pm Butterfinger miniature bite
5:00 pm Energy powder
7:45 pm 5 oz bison burger, multigrain bun, tomato, field greens, 1 oz cheddar, ketchup, 5 fried plantains, 5 oz Oktoberfest beer



Exercise:

4:55-5:15 am SparkPeople cardio kickboxing with warmup and cooldown
5:15-5:55 am Jane Fonda Workout with Weights class 2 video
5:30-7:30 pm Hiking Rib Mt plus tower

Tues 4 Oct

Trying to stay motivated for a 5-day work week this week. Trying to remind myself that I really am glad I didn't retire yet; I'm just not ready. But I do have to say this is a beautiful week for the first week after retirement for those who did! Hopefully I'll be as lucky in a few years when the time comes.

Doing the Jane Fonda original workout this morning was tough. I haven't done it for a while and had forgotten how intense it can be.

QUESTION: What is a meat raffle?

Sounds like fun. Do you know what the winner got?

Eddie Hartman turns 18 today, the last of the Hartmen/LeGault kids to tip into adulthood. End of an era. Also end of Joan's Pilates classes, although another instructor will teach next week and then do the next session if people are interested. I will miss Joan's intellectualization of how the body moves.



Food:

7:00 am 1 c Trader Joe's multigrain flaxseed cereal, 1/2 c light original soy milk, 1/4 med cantaloupe, 132 g strawberries, coffee
9:45 am Small slice banana bread
11:45 am Chocolate soy shake, slice Sara Lee 100% whole wheat bread, 1 tbl peanut butter, med pear
3:00 pm 3 strips Finn Crisp flatbread
7:45 pm 4.1 oz extra lean ground beef, fresh basil, 1 tbl shredded Asiago cheese, L'Oven Fresh hamburger bun, 1 tbl ketchup, small slice fresh tomato, 5 baby carrots, 12 oz skim milk
8:00 pm Jello sugar free dark chocolate mint Mousse


Exercise:

4:55-5:45 am Jane Fonda Original Workout advanced level
5:30-6:45 pm Pilates class

Mon 3 Oct

My coworkers are taking me out to Ranchitos today for a belated birthday lunch. Heather is usually the one to schedule the lunches and she has had a lot on her plate lately as she is the one whose 3-yr-old burned his arms when he fell into the campfire and then her husband developed pneumonia and was hospitalized for several days. She felt bad when she scheduled Brad's birthday lunch and realized mine had slipped by so they're catching up today.

Looking forward to a week of Indian summer with sunshine and warm temps.

BTW, we were told at Mass yesterday that Emily Duncan's dad died last Thursday when he fell off some scaffolding. Funeral is tonight.

Two loaves of banana bread in oven. Bananas are over-ripening rampantly.


Food:

7:00 am 1 c Trader Joe's multigrain flaxseed cereal, 1/2 c light original soy milk, 1/4 med cantaloupe, 142 g strawberries, coffee
11:45 am Lunch portion chicken fajitas, 2 homemade tortillas, 1/2 c refried beans, sprinkle cheese, 1/4 c Mexican rice, chips & salsa
2:00 pm 1 Kopiko cappuccino hard candy
5:00 pm 1 lg piece dark chocolate angel food candy
7:15 pm 107 g rotisserie chicken breast, 12 oz skim milk
8:45 pm Slice fresh baked banana bread


Exercise:

4:50-6:00 am Jane Fonda Complete Workout DVD

Sun 2 Oct

It's odd that I still remember that today is the birthday of the girl who lived across the street from me when I was growing up. We walked to school together, but never really hung out together. Anyway, happy birthday to Patty.

Made an awesome bean soup yesterday. Soaked the beans first thing in the morning so they were ready for cooking when we got back from our Devil's Lake hike. Soup wasn't ready til about 7:30 but we had a big and somewhat late lunch in Baraboo. Soup had carrots, celery, green pepper, canned tomatoes, garlic and leeks with the beans. There's plenty left for quick meals too.

GO PACK!!!!


Food:

8:00 am 1/2 caramel pecan roll, 1/4 med cantaloupe, med pear, coffee
11:45 am 2 scrambled eggs, 1/8 c mushrooms, 1/4 c spinach, English muffin, 1 pat butter, 1 tbl blackberry jam, 1 wedge cantaloupe, 1 wedge honeydew, 1 wedge apple, 2 thin slices tomato, 1 leaf lettuce, coffee
3:30 pm 12 oz pumpkin wheat beer, caramel apple
5:15 pm 4 cheese fries, 12 oz skim milk



Exercise:

6:55-7:45 am Brutal ballet DVD

Sat 1 Oct

Hope to try to go to Devil's Lake to hike today, though still finishing up laundry and a few other home-front tasks first. Haven't hopped in the shower yet and it's nearly 9:30. Suppose I should get a move on. Felt nice to sleep til almost 7:30 and wake up sans alarm for a change.

Beautiful weather for a hike. Hope you got out for a bike ride today to enjoy it.



Food:

8:00 am 1 svg old-fashioned oatmeal, 1 tsp brown sugar, 1/4 c blueberries, 2 oz light original skim milk, 1/4 med cantaloupe, coffee
1:00 pm 5 oz beef roast, 2 tbl gravy, 2/3 c mashed potatoes, 2 tbl gravy, salad, 1 tbl raspberry viniagrette, small personal loaf apple cinnamon bread, 2/3 pat margarine, 16 oz fresh-squeezed orange juice
5:45 pm 2 c kettle corn
7:00 pm 5 oz red wine
7:45 pm Bowl vegetable bean soup


Exercise:

1:50-3:10 pm Hiking Tumbled Rocks/bluff trail