A list of things that have flitted or wended their way through my mind lately:
*Should I trade in my oven for a fully enclosed model?
*In two days I won't have any "children" at home. Everyone in my house will be legal adults.
*Next year, I'll have been a parent for 30 years.
*I feel really cozy and safe when I sleep in the Element.
*30 years is a long time.
*Really hate coffee shops who don't know what real tea is.
*Mystic Chai from Sam's is not good enough for a coffee shop that proudly displays "Barista" Certificates of Training.
*I think I should write a letter about it.
*I think I could really get into the flea market business.
*My grandfather used to take me to Maxwell Street in Chicago.
*People are friendly if you're friendly first, and give them an opportunity to help.
*It's really, really dry in Texas. Even though it rained on me while I was there.
*I wish we had Texas speed limits in Arkansas.
*It's pretty stupid to drive a Texas speed limit on some Arkansas roads.
*That's probably why we don't have Texas speed limits.
*I didn't know there were race riots in Tulsa in 1921. Apparently it was pretty hush-hush for a long time.
*That squeak in the dash of the Element is extremely annoying. Wonder how much that's going to cost to get fixed?
*I forgot Heather's birthday. She understands.
*I wonder how long it would take to get all the bike stuff ready to take to the flea market?
*Most boring blog post ever.
*Could make some of them interesting, though.
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Thursday, November 3, 2011
Tuesday, August 19, 2008
OUCH!!!
Yesterday at boot camp, we went to climb the JBU stairs. 100 stairs. When you get to the top, there's a huge granite sign that says California. No wonder they're so hard to climb! They take you all the way to California!
Anyway, we went up at our own pace, and down, and as many reps as we could. Noel said the women could probably do 4 and the men 5. I did 3. I could have done four, after a little rest. After all, we were watching Mark try to break the gym record by climbing them 21 times! He did it.
Today, I'm very glad I did not do the 4th set! My legs were all noodly after 3. They were extremely tired all day, as if I had run a marathon. Now, I've never run a marathon, but I've been on my feet all day before. I went to actual boot camp, too. My legs have been tired, but never THIS tired.
I went straight home and did lots of walking around the yard, to keep my legs from stiffening up. I took about 5 wheelbarrow loads of weeks out to the brush pile--that's about 75 yards of walking each way. I did that for about an hour and a half, and walked around Wal-Mart later in the day, but did very little else because of the fatigue. I moaned and groaned all day, every time I moved. I was just tired.
I thought, hmmm, tomorrow I'll hop on a bike and do a few easy miles to loosen up.
This morning, though, I'm SORE. It's my calves. From just below the lower part of the curve, to the bottom of my ankle, they're sore. To the touch, even. I used the rolling pin on my legs last night, thinking it would help. It did. My hams and quads are fine, but still tired. The calves, though, OUCH. I laid in bed an extra two hours because I didn't want to go down the stairs!
So Will asked me to take him to 3DPT (the source of all my pain) to work out this morning. When I walked in, Noel laughingly said, "Oh, Karen Tucker's calves are hurting!!" He KNEW. I don't know if it was his well trained eye watching my gait, or his experience with the JBU stairs. I told him I'd come in to give him a piece of my mind. He said that his were hurting, too. When he starts getting back into it, there is a transition period. He wonders why he ever quits climbing the stairs.
Ibprofen isn't helping. I used Noel's rolling pin, too. It hurts just to touch them. I sure hope they're better by boot camp in the morning! If not, no side-straddle hops for me!
Anyway, we went up at our own pace, and down, and as many reps as we could. Noel said the women could probably do 4 and the men 5. I did 3. I could have done four, after a little rest. After all, we were watching Mark try to break the gym record by climbing them 21 times! He did it.
Today, I'm very glad I did not do the 4th set! My legs were all noodly after 3. They were extremely tired all day, as if I had run a marathon. Now, I've never run a marathon, but I've been on my feet all day before. I went to actual boot camp, too. My legs have been tired, but never THIS tired.
I went straight home and did lots of walking around the yard, to keep my legs from stiffening up. I took about 5 wheelbarrow loads of weeks out to the brush pile--that's about 75 yards of walking each way. I did that for about an hour and a half, and walked around Wal-Mart later in the day, but did very little else because of the fatigue. I moaned and groaned all day, every time I moved. I was just tired.
I thought, hmmm, tomorrow I'll hop on a bike and do a few easy miles to loosen up.
This morning, though, I'm SORE. It's my calves. From just below the lower part of the curve, to the bottom of my ankle, they're sore. To the touch, even. I used the rolling pin on my legs last night, thinking it would help. It did. My hams and quads are fine, but still tired. The calves, though, OUCH. I laid in bed an extra two hours because I didn't want to go down the stairs!
So Will asked me to take him to 3DPT (the source of all my pain) to work out this morning. When I walked in, Noel laughingly said, "Oh, Karen Tucker's calves are hurting!!" He KNEW. I don't know if it was his well trained eye watching my gait, or his experience with the JBU stairs. I told him I'd come in to give him a piece of my mind. He said that his were hurting, too. When he starts getting back into it, there is a transition period. He wonders why he ever quits climbing the stairs.
Ibprofen isn't helping. I used Noel's rolling pin, too. It hurts just to touch them. I sure hope they're better by boot camp in the morning! If not, no side-straddle hops for me!
Friday, August 15, 2008
Itinerary
Previous posts have listed lots of sites for Philadelphia. We're not doing much in Phlly this time around. I do want to try to get over there and see the Liberty Bell, but if we don't, maybe we can catch it on the way home.
Here's the general itinerary. I hope I don't have any stalkers.
September 2-8: We'll be at the last and final Live and Learn Unschooling Conference, at the Blue Ridge Assembly, in Black Mountain, NC. I hope to get in at least one and maybe two bike rides during our stay.
Things we want to do while in DE:
September 14: Travel day. We'll hang out with Margaret and her kids for a while, and then hit the road north. We have to be in Manchester, NH to pick up Dillon by the afternoon of the 15th, so we will be able to get settled in in Manchester by that evening. I would like to see Boston on the way, too. Need to pick something specific to see. Maybe Will would like to see Fenway?
[There are only a handful of states that Will hasn't been to, yet. One of them is Rhode Island, so maybe we'll direct our route from Greenwich to Providence and then up to Manchester. The great thing about the northeast is everything's relatively close together.]
September 15: Relax and refresh day, and pick up Dillon at the airport.
September 16: Drive up to Farm & Wilderness Camp in Vermont in the late afternoon, and drop off the kids for Not Back to School Camp.
September 16-23: I'll be kicking around Vermont by myself. Nancy is going to be in Vermont at the same time, so I'm hoping Heather will find a way to get up there, too. Still, after I drop off the boys I'm going to go straight up to Burke Mountain and spend the night, and hit the trails the next day.
Lots of fun, miles, and GAS MONEY.
Here's the general itinerary. I hope I don't have any stalkers.
September 2-8: We'll be at the last and final Live and Learn Unschooling Conference, at the Blue Ridge Assembly, in Black Mountain, NC. I hope to get in at least one and maybe two bike rides during our stay.
- 9/2 Driving 800+ miles, carpooling with Jessica
- 9/3 -9/7 Conference heaven
- 9/8 Travel day
Things we want to do while in DE:
- Swim
- Ride bikes
- See Delaware (we've never been there, outside of metro D.C.)
- Sleep
- Comb the beaches
- Learn stuff
- Relax
- Drive to Philly to see the Liberty Bell (maybe we'll do this on a rainy day)
September 14: Travel day. We'll hang out with Margaret and her kids for a while, and then hit the road north. We have to be in Manchester, NH to pick up Dillon by the afternoon of the 15th, so we will be able to get settled in in Manchester by that evening. I would like to see Boston on the way, too. Need to pick something specific to see. Maybe Will would like to see Fenway?
[There are only a handful of states that Will hasn't been to, yet. One of them is Rhode Island, so maybe we'll direct our route from Greenwich to Providence and then up to Manchester. The great thing about the northeast is everything's relatively close together.]
September 15: Relax and refresh day, and pick up Dillon at the airport.
September 16: Drive up to Farm & Wilderness Camp in Vermont in the late afternoon, and drop off the kids for Not Back to School Camp.
September 16-23: I'll be kicking around Vermont by myself. Nancy is going to be in Vermont at the same time, so I'm hoping Heather will find a way to get up there, too. Still, after I drop off the boys I'm going to go straight up to Burke Mountain and spend the night, and hit the trails the next day.
- 9/16: Camp drop-off
- 9/17: Burke Mountain
- 9/18: Move down to the southern part of Vermont
- 9/19: Ride my bike
- 9/20: Ride my bike
- 9/21: Shop
- 9/22: Ride my bike
- 9/23: Pick up the boys at camp (EARLY), take Dillon to the airport.
Lots of fun, miles, and GAS MONEY.
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