Fitness Log

week 2
4/26 Day 4 2.33miles 36 minutes
week 1
4/24 Day 3 2.28miles 35.31 minutes
4/22 Day 2 2.18miles 35.01 minutes
4/20 Day 1 2.01miles 35 minutes

My girls made me this sign. I hung it up in front of my treadmill to keep me motivated.
Small Gifts. I Love It!

Great Website

Got a great tip from OCReggie on twitter today. Took an old TV/VCR combo to a Goodwill and got a $10 gift card for Starbucks in return. OCReggie directed me to this site
http://ocdeals.freedomblogging.com/
OCDeals gives Freebies, deals and discounts from and for Orange County shoppers. I'll be visiting this page often and just wanted to share it.

Mom Sets Goal to Run 5 k

Being of a certain age I have decided to run my first 5k.
That's my BIG GOAL
Couch to 5k in 12 weeks. Maybe, a little more then 12 weeks.

GOAL: Finish the 5k in 36 to 45 minutes. To do this I need to keep a pace of 4 to 5 miles an hour. Pretty sure this goal is obtainable.
WHY: Why am I doing this?
~To push myself
~Get out of my comfort zone
~Be an example for my kids(set goals and reach them.)
~Get healthy

Websites I've found helpful so far:
Couch to 5k in 12 weeksThis site gives you tips starting from all different fitness levels. Just follow the links.

It's almost May. May is known as the National Runners Month. Good month to get started. See you at the finish line. :)

Favorite Photo Friday

“Life is too deep for words, so don't try to describe it, just live it.”
C.S. Lewis

The Unhappy Mama Duck

I've had this conversation with Mom's many times. Is it Ok to correct other peoples children? Friends have told me, absolutely not. "I'll take care of my own." But what if a child is doing something mean, hurtful or illegal and NO Mom steps up to the plate to correct that child? Guess what? There's been times I've felt obligated. Just sitting back and watching isn't an option for me. Especially if something or someone is being hurt by the actions. I'm willing to take the heat.

It's a beautiful Spring day at the park. The sun is warm and their is a cool breeze. Lots of families enjoying the day. Turtles sunning, ducks swimming, kids playing on the play set and skipping rocks in the pond.

A group of kids gather by the water. One by one they start picking up rocks and throwing them at the ducks. I look around to see if any parents are heading in the direction of the children but I don't see any. I watch and wait. The mentality is getting worse. More kids pick up rocks and throw them at ducks and baby ducklings. Some kids are just skipping rocks. I can't wait any longer for someone else to stop this. As I head that way a rock hits a baby duckling. The duckling sinks for just a second. The little boy cheers like he just threw a strike. Other children, caught up with the excitement, cheer also. Still no parents come. There's a group of 12 to 15 kids now ages 4 to 11. A little sick to my stomach at this point. They aren't my kids but I can't stand back and watch this.

It doesn't take much to get them to stop.
Simple words.
"The ducks are living creatures, please don't throw rocks at them, would you like rocks thrown at you?"
A boy says "Oh? No I wouldn't want that" as if he hadn't thought of it in that way. The younger children need a little more persuading. I'm not mean. I believe the children only need a little bit of guidance. Kids don't always realize what they are doing is wrong. They need to be guided and taught. Maybe, the Mom's were somewhere close by but didn't see what was happening. I can't imagine ANY Mama thinking it was Ok for their children to through rocks at baby ducklings. They way I look at it. These kids were lucky they got me to correct them.
That MAMA DUCK didn't look to happy! She was ready to Take care of her own.