Thursday, 13 January 2011
Family Goal: This week, plan and do a physically active family project together.
Carol Frazey - The Family Nutrition and Exercise Expert
Family projects get members talking and give everyone a common goal. As a family, discuss what you would like to do. This could be cleaning out the garage, building a snowperson, building a fort or tree house, or helping an elderly neighbor clean-up her yard. Brainstorm for ideas, and then make a date. Remember to have fun and allow each member of the family to do a part of the project that he/she enjoys!
*Excerpt from The Fit School Newsletter, Volume 5, Issue 16
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Saturday, 21 August 2010
Week 25: Do at least 15 push-ups each day this week.
Good afternoon. And what a good afternoon it is. My son has turned two today, and he is healthy, happy and altogether great. I am also happy - happy that he is here and has given me a reason to be healthy and happy to make good choices for myself. So thanks, Luke. I love you more than anything I could ever write.
I hope everybody is having a wonderful day like Luke and me.
Later,
Barry J
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Sunday, 30 May 2010
Week 13: Eat 1 cup of grapes each day this week.
Barry J.
Last night Luke suffered a fever seizure and I had to rush him to the emergency room. I was lucky to be with my cousin’s wife, Connie, who is a nurse when it happened out at their home. He is fine now and the Doctor said it is more frightening for the parent then it is damaging to the child. I have NEVER been so scared in all my life and, believe me, I’ve been in some terrifying situations. Thank God he’s O.K. His Mom and I took him for a follow-up this morning and the Doctors were very thorough and gave him a clean bill of health. I could sit and explain to you reader what exactly happened, but I don’t want to. I have a feeling when I finally get some sleep, I’ll be seeing it over and over again anyhow. But this to shall pass. Thanks, Connie, for being there. You were great. I’m going to try to get some sleep now.
I hope everybody has a great day and hugs their kids.
Later
Barry J
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Sunday, 18 April 2010
Week 7: Eat 1/2 cup broccoli each day this week.
Barry J.
Good morning. Luke and I woke up from a peaceful night’s sleep and had a delicious breakfast of mixed berries and oatmeal. We were going to go for a walk but decided against it when we found out it was once again chilly out. Ahh, April weather. So unpredictable. To be honest with you, I really think it should be raining more than it has been. You know what they say, April showers bring May flowers, and if that’s the case May will be flowerless. But then again we still have plenty of days left in this month. I predict some good old fashioned soakers on the horizon.
You know how I told you my Mom brings something every time she stops by. Well she didn’t bring the stomach virus that tore her up on her birthday, thank goodness, but about two weeks ago she brought over a plastic grocery bag full of used black socks. It seems that Larry, my Mom’s husband who is a great guy, decided to clean out his sock drawer. First of all, I didn’t know that people had a sock drawer. I have an underwear drawer which consists of everything that goes under my outerwear, so hence the name underwear. I have about six pair of socks, five white t-shirts and seven pair of boxer shorts. I know this might be more information than you want to know or even care about, but I’m getting to a point so stick with me please. So now I have this bag of about twenty pair of black socks sitting on my dresser. You know what – hold on, I’m going to count exactly how many pair of used black socks I have.Twenty-three! I don’t want to sound ungrateful and I probably am coming off that way, but yesterday she stopped by my apartment while Luke and I were at the birthday party and left another bag full of gray socks this time. I just counted them - eighteen pairs. Now one of two things are going to happen. One being Luke and I are going to start a baseball team called the Fit School GETnFIT, because we already have enough socks to dress both home and away teams twice. Or two, Squirrel man and Broccoli Boy are suiting up today and dropping off a package at the Salvation Army. It’s a little late in the season to be starting a baseball team, but there’s always next year. I think option number two is the way the socks will tumble.
I hope everybody out there has a great day and cleans out their sock drawers and gives them away to somebody who needs them.
Later,
Barry J.
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