Mowing the Lawn

Yesterday I mowed the lawns. We don't have a very big yard, just about .16 of an acre, and of course the house takes up a little bit of the land. But the yard is bigger than A LOT of the homes now a days. Or is it just that our home is smaller than a lot of homes? LOL However it goes, I did it! Usually Steve makes the girls do it, or he just mows it himself. Last week I read somewhere that mowing the lawn for 1/2 hour burns 200 calories. That's pretty good in my book as I don't get a whole lot of exercise. I know, 'You are a mom of 4 kids, 2 of which happen to be under 5, how can you NOT get a lof of exercise?!?' LOL well, it is easy if you are like me and HATE to do anything!

Any how, I mowed the lawn yesterday(first time in about 2 or 3 years)! It took me about an hour to an hour and a half to do it all, pick up the dog poo, mow and clean up the sidewalks after (so if i do it over 2 days each week, there I only have to exercise 2 or 3 more times each week, right?). It felt pretty good, too. After it was all said and done I realized I had 2 blisters on my hand. Of course, after not mowing the lawn or doing any real labor with my hands (I rarely even weed my flower beds!), I should have some blisters, right? LOL Well, it isn't the fact that I got some blisters, the funny part is WHERE I got some blisters! On the BACK of my fingers. Yep! Little blisters popped up on the first knuckle of both my tall and ring fingers of my left hand! I couldn't figure it out... How did I get them on the BACK of my hand? Well, then I figured that it must have been because I was making a fist while holding onto the handle of the mower and my thumb rubbed the backs of my fingers. LOL

Ok, Just wanted to fill in a blog entry and this was all I could think to say! So now I will say goodnight!

God Bless!

Blood Work

On Wednesday the 26th I went in the Dr and had some blood drawn. Just a routine checkup for cholesterol and diabetes. I had gone in on Monday the 24th and visited with the Dr, but didn't fast, so I had to go back another day for the blood work. I got the results back. The diabetes test came back normal. That is good because diabetes runs in my family. The cholesterol wasn't so good. The overrall count was 188. The nurse said it should be below 200. The good cholesterol was a little low at 38 and the bad was 139. I can't remember what the ranges are suppoed to be, except that the good should be over 40. The Dr recommends a low fat, low cholesterol diet. Ok, I can do that, I think!

Well, as I have been grocery shopping I have been looking at the lables. I don't do that very often, obviously! Because now I KNOW we don't eat very well! But how come is it that all the bad for you food has no cholesterol? I mean sure 8 grams of fat per serving isn't too hot, but no cholesterol in the cookies REALLY makes it EASY to say YES! LOL And the hamburger is pretty high in both areas. I buy ground turkey because it is cheaper and I thought it was better for you. Well, surprise, surprise, it is just about as bad! I looked at the Boca Burgers (vegetarian burgers) and they were WAY LOW in both fat and Cholesterol. And even pretty high in protien. Maybe I will start buying those! LOL

God Bless!

Song from Sunday's Service

Song from the Worship Service Sunday April 30, 2006

Give Us Clean Hands
Charilie Hall

We bow our hearts, we bend our knees
Oh Spirit, come make us humble
We turn our eyes from evil things
O Lord we cast down our idols

Give us clean hands, give us pure hearts
Let us not lift our souls to another
Give us clean hands, give us pure hearts
Let us not lift our souls to another
O God let us be a generation that seeks,
That seeks Your face O God of Jacob
O God let us be a generation that seeks,
That seeks Your face O God of Jacob

Mammograms

On April 28th I had my first mammogram! I am considered young (although I feel ancient sometimes!) and they say you should have your first one at about 35 :) Since my mom was diagnosed in September 2005 with breast cancer I have felt I should have a mammogram, if not for anything else, but something to base future mammograms on. My Dr wasn't even concerned when I met with her on the 24th of April.

I have heard HORROR stories about how painful they are! I have been sent emails about the woman who is talking to her husband and has very pointed but smashed breasts and says 'Yes I had a mammogram today, how did you know?' (I wonder if I have that picture somewhere on my computer?) After all that how can one NOT be scared to have a mammogram?

Well, I went and had it done finally! LOL And it wasn't near as bad as everyone had led me to believe! Sure it was uncomfortable and after I wondered if I would be a little bruised the next day, but I didn't cry. The technician was very nice (except where she wouldn't let my mom come in with me, although that wasn't her fault. It seems the hospital says it is against the law for anyone else to be in the room. Oh well, I survived!)

God Bless!

Oh yeah, I got a letter a few days later stating that they were 'pleased to inform me that my mammogram showed no signs of cancer' and to return in a year for another bilateral mammogram. YAY! And no, I didn't bruise.

Stevie

I had to take Stevie to a WIC (Women Infant's and Children) recertification. We were sitting in the waiting room waiting, of course, to be called into get our vouchers. Stevie was sitting playing with the toys when all of the sudden he got up and went off behind me, visibly upset. I got up and went to him and asked him what we wrong. He told me 'there is no food or drink'. I asked him what he meant and he pointed to a sign on the door. It said 'No Food or Drink allowed' because they had new carpet in the office and didn't want it to be ruined. I smiled and had him read me the sign and then helped him understand what it meant.

Stevie will be 5 on July 12th.