Hi Team!
OOoops! I kinda forgot to post yesterday didn't I? Sorry. I'm a little embarrassed about that one. I really took yesterday (Sunday) off! I was so tired from the rest of the weekend and I am still up and down with something... I'm not quite sure what! I can report that I slept enough (8 hours) which is highly unusual for me. And I drank plenty of fluids 3 quarts or better. I just didn't exercise but Sunday is a day of rest so I am not counting that against myself. That really is all I have to report for Sunday. Oh, except for the fun part. That's the part when Gigaherz texted me with the following message: ... Everyone loved the cookies. Send more! LOL I LOVED it! I'm really glad the guys enjoyed them. I had a great time visiting!
OK, now for today, Monday. I had a terrible time getting out of bed this morning. I went to work and then, even though my strongest desire was to go to bed, I went to meet Coach Alex. While I was waiting she texted me that she would be late due to "personal issues" which I won't go into detail about. I asked her if she'd rather skip and promised I'd walk anyway but she said she'd still come. She is SO cool! We walked even though neither of us particularly felt great. Then my awesome friends really encouraged me when they saw my updated status' on facebook that said, "back to the grindstone" and "I'm fixing to start my walk even though I feel like going to bed" or words to that effect. Thanks ladies for continuing to encourage me! You are all so awesome! I have the best team of supporters and friends a ff/paramedic wannabe could ever ask for.
I am still concerned about depression trying to sneak back in to my life. I am having fun so I don't think I am truly depressed. I never had fun no matter what when I was really depressed. But at the same time, the dreary darkness of our overcast days is really affecting me. I can definitely feel that and I am craving light! For all you prayer warriors out there, THIS is what I need prayer about. I do NOT want to be depressed again and I do NOT want to go back on medication for it. I know this is a seasonal issue and that it is very common in the northwest. IF that is what is making me feel so icky, please pray it will all go away. And if that is NOT what is making me feel so icky, please pray that whatever IS causing it would go away. Thanks.
Let's see, I got enough sleep last night, I drank about 2 1/2 quarts of fluids today, but still feel like I need more and I walked today, though Pete seems to have been misplaced since Saturday night. Hopefully I will find him soon and hopefully he will be well rested and ready to work hard when I do. That makes today 3 for 3 for me. YAY ME!
I know I said I was going to start featuring team members here starting today, but I am putting that off for at least a day or two or three. Sorry. Some things came up and I don't have time right now. But I will do it soon. I promise.
On a sad note, Cat, the Fire Buff Battalion president is dealing with the loss of her sister as of earlier this afternoon. Please keep Cat in your prayers too. She and her sister were very close and at least Cat knows what Shirley wanted as far as a memorial and such goes. And Cat knows that Shirley isn't suffering any more, but that does not diminish the pain of the loss of a loved one and she needs all the prayers and lifting up she can get. Thanks.
Ok, now it's off to bed at an almost reasonable hour!
Stay safe!
Hotflash out.
Monday, January 11, 2010
Sunday, January 10, 2010
Report From Ladder Company 40 Day 114
Hi Team!
Today was an awesome, albeit LONG day!! I got up at about 20 to 6 this morning (that was really sleeping in compared to a work day!) and I have been busy all day up until right now! It is 11:25 pm.
Ladder report first. I slept very well even if it was a short period and it probably wasn’t any shorter than a normal day, lately any way. I’m taking 1 for that. I drank plenty of fluids, in fact I have been unable to slow down on that. I have been fighting headaches and a feeling of thirst. I know what that means, but I am denying it. I am NOT getting sick! That is 2. I can’t claim 3 but it’s not from laziness. I just was too busy. My day of scoring the quiz meet had me sitting from 8 am to 4 pm with a few stretch breaks and a lunch break. Then it was 4 hours of driving to get home! Not much room for exercise there. I’ll happily settle for the 2 for 3!
Now for the fun parts! After the meet, I stopped at the Soutwestern Polk County Rural Fire District main fire station, just outside of Dallas, Oregon to meet a friend who goes by the name of Gigaherz and tour his fire station. He was SO friendly and nice and gave us the grand tour. We got to see in the compartments of all the trucks and he explained everything to us in some detail. It was cool to note that their rigs had front mount pump panels, something I’ve never seen before. We got to climb into the trucks and see how the air tanks fit into the seats so that firefighters can strap them on on the way to calls and arrive ready to go. It looked kind of tricky but he said with a little practice it becomes easier, of course. My husband was with me so he got to see a lot of stuff he hadn’t seen before and asked some questions that I knew the answers to but he didn’t. He seemed to take some genuine interest in it all, which was way cool for me. I learned some things and I had a wonderful time.
Southwestern Polk County Rural Fire Protection District Main Fire Station, Ricreall, Oregon
Gigaherz told us about a large picture of a little girl that was hanging in the fire station. The girl's name was Sabrina Harustak. Apparently, before Gigaherz joined the department, this little girl had a terminal illness. The fire department rallied to help her out and made her an honorary firefighter, gave her and her friends rides in the fire engine and generally took her under their wings. She has since passed away, sadly, but her name is in the roster of official fire fighters in their district and she is listed on their firefighter’s memorial statue and placque in front of their station. I think that is just absolutely awesome! There was also one firefighter, a young guy, who died unexpectedly in his sleep from some kind of a seizure. His dad is still a captain for the department. He is included in this memorial and his picture still hangs with the rest of the active duty firefighters inside the station. Nobody wants to take it down. That tugged at my heart a little. What a sad thing to have happen and I know it must be hard for his dad, especially. The young man was given a firefighter's funeral. His name was Brian Rocha.
Firefighter's Memorial Statue The little girl I mentioned has her name inscribed here, as does the young firefighter who died in his sleep.
I enjoyed seeing their trophies from competitions they have participated in (like cart races propelled by firehoses!) and their “wall of shame” commemorating mistakes that they give the “perpetrators” a hard time for and use as a teaching tool. ( for example, memorialized was what remained of a shattered helmet that had been left in a compartment of a truck, but the compartment hadn’t been closed properly and the helmet had fallen out and been smashed to bits.)
He shared with me some of his experiences in learning the ropes as a firefighter and a rookie mistake, and talked about the terrifying feeling of being inside a fire (I believe it was a training burn) in some of his earliest experiences. He told me a few tips for being more organized with one’s gear to save time and be more prepared and he showed us some of the personal equipment he has purchased for use in firefighting like his LED helmet light and his Houdini tool (seatbelt cutter, glass punch, etc) that he particularly likes over other similar tools. He showed us a patch collection from other departments that he or others have visited and traded patches with.
I didn’t have a patch to give him, though I would have brought him one if I had access to one from our local department, but I gave him one of the "Brother's Town" Fire and Rescue mugs that I got from my brother. I wanted to do something nice and show my appreciation for his time. He gave me a patch from his department. =D I of course gave him the cookies I baked for his station. He took a few and left most for the rest of the guys, much as I thought he probably would have.
I especially appreciated that he took the time to offer advice about how to fit in with the guys and gain acceptance when I do get more involved and closer to my dream. Advice about developing a thick skin, being able to take the jokes, course language and general roughness of hanging out with firemen and being willing to learn and WORK. Things I have read about and only experienced small bits of while hanging around as a civilian and heard of from my brother. He was very encouraging though, and I really appreciated it.
Before leaving, he talked about meeting up again sometime, perhaps in my brother’s neck of the woods and all going to lunch or dinner together, (his wife included too =D). I would love to do that! Before we left he gave us some driving instructions and tips to help us get home more easily. They were very helpful tips that we would not have had a clue about. He told us to call him if we had any problems and about how far he could go to help if we did need anything. And then he contacted me by text as we traveled to check on us. What a sweetheart! We kept in touch during our trip home and when I let him know we made it safely, he reiterated that he would like to get together again.
Dave "Gigaherz" Fox and Me
Really, this was a perfect day!
Stay safe!
Hotflash out.
Today was an awesome, albeit LONG day!! I got up at about 20 to 6 this morning (that was really sleeping in compared to a work day!) and I have been busy all day up until right now! It is 11:25 pm.
Ladder report first. I slept very well even if it was a short period and it probably wasn’t any shorter than a normal day, lately any way. I’m taking 1 for that. I drank plenty of fluids, in fact I have been unable to slow down on that. I have been fighting headaches and a feeling of thirst. I know what that means, but I am denying it. I am NOT getting sick! That is 2. I can’t claim 3 but it’s not from laziness. I just was too busy. My day of scoring the quiz meet had me sitting from 8 am to 4 pm with a few stretch breaks and a lunch break. Then it was 4 hours of driving to get home! Not much room for exercise there. I’ll happily settle for the 2 for 3!
Now for the fun parts! After the meet, I stopped at the Soutwestern Polk County Rural Fire District main fire station, just outside of Dallas, Oregon to meet a friend who goes by the name of Gigaherz and tour his fire station. He was SO friendly and nice and gave us the grand tour. We got to see in the compartments of all the trucks and he explained everything to us in some detail. It was cool to note that their rigs had front mount pump panels, something I’ve never seen before. We got to climb into the trucks and see how the air tanks fit into the seats so that firefighters can strap them on on the way to calls and arrive ready to go. It looked kind of tricky but he said with a little practice it becomes easier, of course. My husband was with me so he got to see a lot of stuff he hadn’t seen before and asked some questions that I knew the answers to but he didn’t. He seemed to take some genuine interest in it all, which was way cool for me. I learned some things and I had a wonderful time.
Southwestern Polk County Rural Fire Protection District Main Fire Station, Ricreall, Oregon
Gigaherz told us about a large picture of a little girl that was hanging in the fire station. The girl's name was Sabrina Harustak. Apparently, before Gigaherz joined the department, this little girl had a terminal illness. The fire department rallied to help her out and made her an honorary firefighter, gave her and her friends rides in the fire engine and generally took her under their wings. She has since passed away, sadly, but her name is in the roster of official fire fighters in their district and she is listed on their firefighter’s memorial statue and placque in front of their station. I think that is just absolutely awesome! There was also one firefighter, a young guy, who died unexpectedly in his sleep from some kind of a seizure. His dad is still a captain for the department. He is included in this memorial and his picture still hangs with the rest of the active duty firefighters inside the station. Nobody wants to take it down. That tugged at my heart a little. What a sad thing to have happen and I know it must be hard for his dad, especially. The young man was given a firefighter's funeral. His name was Brian Rocha.
Firefighter's Memorial Statue The little girl I mentioned has her name inscribed here, as does the young firefighter who died in his sleep.
I enjoyed seeing their trophies from competitions they have participated in (like cart races propelled by firehoses!) and their “wall of shame” commemorating mistakes that they give the “perpetrators” a hard time for and use as a teaching tool. ( for example, memorialized was what remained of a shattered helmet that had been left in a compartment of a truck, but the compartment hadn’t been closed properly and the helmet had fallen out and been smashed to bits.)
He shared with me some of his experiences in learning the ropes as a firefighter and a rookie mistake, and talked about the terrifying feeling of being inside a fire (I believe it was a training burn) in some of his earliest experiences. He told me a few tips for being more organized with one’s gear to save time and be more prepared and he showed us some of the personal equipment he has purchased for use in firefighting like his LED helmet light and his Houdini tool (seatbelt cutter, glass punch, etc) that he particularly likes over other similar tools. He showed us a patch collection from other departments that he or others have visited and traded patches with.
I didn’t have a patch to give him, though I would have brought him one if I had access to one from our local department, but I gave him one of the "Brother's Town" Fire and Rescue mugs that I got from my brother. I wanted to do something nice and show my appreciation for his time. He gave me a patch from his department. =D I of course gave him the cookies I baked for his station. He took a few and left most for the rest of the guys, much as I thought he probably would have.
I especially appreciated that he took the time to offer advice about how to fit in with the guys and gain acceptance when I do get more involved and closer to my dream. Advice about developing a thick skin, being able to take the jokes, course language and general roughness of hanging out with firemen and being willing to learn and WORK. Things I have read about and only experienced small bits of while hanging around as a civilian and heard of from my brother. He was very encouraging though, and I really appreciated it.
Before leaving, he talked about meeting up again sometime, perhaps in my brother’s neck of the woods and all going to lunch or dinner together, (his wife included too =D). I would love to do that! Before we left he gave us some driving instructions and tips to help us get home more easily. They were very helpful tips that we would not have had a clue about. He told us to call him if we had any problems and about how far he could go to help if we did need anything. And then he contacted me by text as we traveled to check on us. What a sweetheart! We kept in touch during our trip home and when I let him know we made it safely, he reiterated that he would like to get together again.
Dave "Gigaherz" Fox and Me
Really, this was a perfect day!
Stay safe!
Hotflash out.
Report From Ladder Company 40 Day 113
Hi Team!
I have absolutely no idea how many steps I took today because Pete reset himself several times. In any case, I was sitting in the car for 5 hours of my day (counting going from home to work, work to home, home to church and church to Dallas, Oregon). Then I sat down to dinner and then sat through almost 3 hours of scorekeeping. I would have to say I did NOT get much physical exercise today.
Fluids were not readily accessible most of the day for me, but I seem to have made up for it while scorekeeping. I drank pretty much the entire 2 quart pitcher of water that was on the official’s table. That combined with sporadic fluids through out the day probably put me at close to 3 ½ quarts! Amazing, and still I feel thirsty! I hope that doesn’t mean what it usually means.
Unfortunately, I can’t say that I slept much either. I kind of got sucked into a really good story that one of my friends is writing and I couldn’t stop reading. At 11:30 I realized I had to be up in 5 hours and I went to bed! Oops! I guess that makes me only 1 for 3 this time. Amazingly, I didn’t fall asleep in the car during all that traveling either.
Remember in my last post I said I had made cookies? Well, I baked them anyway. They were pre-mixed, pre-measured cookies that I bought from a fund raiser. I had baked and packaged up a bunch for my Crusty Jake friend, Gigaherz, but this morning I ate one of the leftovers and it was AWFUL! I threw the sugar cookie/M&M’s cookies away entirely. Bravely I sampled the oatmeal raisin cookies. They were not great. But I figured that most firemen would at least eat them so I didn’t toss them. =( I had more in the freezer and I baked them -the m&m's ones came out a little better with less bake time, but not great still.) It just so happens that another Crusty Jake friend, Superchef, posted a cookie recipe last night that I happened to read and they looked easy to make. On the way home from work this morning I stopped at the store and picked up a couple of ingredients I needed for them. I mixed the dough, following Superchef’s instructions then I tasted it and thought it a bit bland so I embellished a teeny bit. It made a big difference!
The cookies smelled scrumptious as they baked. When I finally got to try one, I knew Superchef had posted a winner! Vanilla (or White Chocolate) Orange Cookies! DROOL!! OMG! I thought they were amazing. I packaged some up for Gigaherz and another package for “my guys” at station 10- the busiest house in our state. (Remember I claim the entire fire department, hence the “my guys”) On the way out of town, I stopped by 10’s to deliver their treat. Not surprisingly, but sadly, the barn was empty. I left the cookies in the newspaper tube with a note on the door for when they return. My guys don’t really know me yet, so I hope they will brave enough to eat them! I did call my friend, Joe, who works in the department and left a message asking him to give 10’s a call if he could and vouch for me. Of course he wasn’t in and I had to leave a message. And now I have asked him for a favor and it involved cookies so I am obligated to bring him some too, soon. :D
Here’s the recipe for you, my team mates, should you want to try these fantastic cookies:
Crusty Jake Orange Vanilla Chip Cookies By: Superchef
2 1/4 cups unbleached all purpose flour
3/4 tsp baking soda
1/2 tsp salt
1 cup (2 sticks) unsalted butter, room temperature
1/2 cup sugar
1/2 cup firmly packed brown sugar
1 large egg, room temperature
1 Tbsp grated orange zest
1 cup vanilla chips*
*you can also use white chocolate chunks/chips
preheat oven to 350F.
In large bowl, sift together flour, baking soda, and salt. set aside.
In large bowl, cream butter with sugars until smooth, about 3 minutes. Add egg and mix well. Add flour mixture and beat thoroughly. Stir in orange zest and chips. Drop by rounded teaspoonfuls onto ungreased baking sheet. leave several inches between cookies for expansion. Bake 10-12 minutes or until light golden brown. Cool on sheet for 1 minute then remove to rack to cool completely.
makes about 2-3 dozen cookies
*MY SECRET IS TO ADD ABOUT 1 TABLESPOON OF (THAWED) FROZEN ORANGE JUICE CONCENTRATE TO THE DOUGH, WHEN YOU MIX IN THE EGG.
Coach Alex, if you convert these to gluten free, please let me sample them! You do amazing work!
The rest of you, if you try these, let me know what you think of them so I can give your compliments to Superchef!
All right. It is late (as it always is after a quiz meet) and I am tired. I’m going to bed!
Stay safe.
Hotflash out.
I have absolutely no idea how many steps I took today because Pete reset himself several times. In any case, I was sitting in the car for 5 hours of my day (counting going from home to work, work to home, home to church and church to Dallas, Oregon). Then I sat down to dinner and then sat through almost 3 hours of scorekeeping. I would have to say I did NOT get much physical exercise today.
Fluids were not readily accessible most of the day for me, but I seem to have made up for it while scorekeeping. I drank pretty much the entire 2 quart pitcher of water that was on the official’s table. That combined with sporadic fluids through out the day probably put me at close to 3 ½ quarts! Amazing, and still I feel thirsty! I hope that doesn’t mean what it usually means.
Unfortunately, I can’t say that I slept much either. I kind of got sucked into a really good story that one of my friends is writing and I couldn’t stop reading. At 11:30 I realized I had to be up in 5 hours and I went to bed! Oops! I guess that makes me only 1 for 3 this time. Amazingly, I didn’t fall asleep in the car during all that traveling either.
Remember in my last post I said I had made cookies? Well, I baked them anyway. They were pre-mixed, pre-measured cookies that I bought from a fund raiser. I had baked and packaged up a bunch for my Crusty Jake friend, Gigaherz, but this morning I ate one of the leftovers and it was AWFUL! I threw the sugar cookie/M&M’s cookies away entirely. Bravely I sampled the oatmeal raisin cookies. They were not great. But I figured that most firemen would at least eat them so I didn’t toss them. =( I had more in the freezer and I baked them -the m&m's ones came out a little better with less bake time, but not great still.) It just so happens that another Crusty Jake friend, Superchef, posted a cookie recipe last night that I happened to read and they looked easy to make. On the way home from work this morning I stopped at the store and picked up a couple of ingredients I needed for them. I mixed the dough, following Superchef’s instructions then I tasted it and thought it a bit bland so I embellished a teeny bit. It made a big difference!
The cookies smelled scrumptious as they baked. When I finally got to try one, I knew Superchef had posted a winner! Vanilla (or White Chocolate) Orange Cookies! DROOL!! OMG! I thought they were amazing. I packaged some up for Gigaherz and another package for “my guys” at station 10- the busiest house in our state. (Remember I claim the entire fire department, hence the “my guys”) On the way out of town, I stopped by 10’s to deliver their treat. Not surprisingly, but sadly, the barn was empty. I left the cookies in the newspaper tube with a note on the door for when they return. My guys don’t really know me yet, so I hope they will brave enough to eat them! I did call my friend, Joe, who works in the department and left a message asking him to give 10’s a call if he could and vouch for me. Of course he wasn’t in and I had to leave a message. And now I have asked him for a favor and it involved cookies so I am obligated to bring him some too, soon. :D
Here’s the recipe for you, my team mates, should you want to try these fantastic cookies:
Crusty Jake Orange Vanilla Chip Cookies By: Superchef
2 1/4 cups unbleached all purpose flour
3/4 tsp baking soda
1/2 tsp salt
1 cup (2 sticks) unsalted butter, room temperature
1/2 cup sugar
1/2 cup firmly packed brown sugar
1 large egg, room temperature
1 Tbsp grated orange zest
1 cup vanilla chips*
*you can also use white chocolate chunks/chips
preheat oven to 350F.
In large bowl, sift together flour, baking soda, and salt. set aside.
In large bowl, cream butter with sugars until smooth, about 3 minutes. Add egg and mix well. Add flour mixture and beat thoroughly. Stir in orange zest and chips. Drop by rounded teaspoonfuls onto ungreased baking sheet. leave several inches between cookies for expansion. Bake 10-12 minutes or until light golden brown. Cool on sheet for 1 minute then remove to rack to cool completely.
makes about 2-3 dozen cookies
*MY SECRET IS TO ADD ABOUT 1 TABLESPOON OF (THAWED) FROZEN ORANGE JUICE CONCENTRATE TO THE DOUGH, WHEN YOU MIX IN THE EGG.
Coach Alex, if you convert these to gluten free, please let me sample them! You do amazing work!
The rest of you, if you try these, let me know what you think of them so I can give your compliments to Superchef!
All right. It is late (as it always is after a quiz meet) and I am tired. I’m going to bed!
Stay safe.
Hotflash out.
Thursday, January 7, 2010
Report From Ladder Company 40 Days 111 and 112
Hi Team!
Sorry I am behind one day. I have been feeling really crummy. Nothing specific to put a finger on, just generally icky with "almost" dizziness and intestinal discomfort. No temperature, not sick enough to stay home. But no energy either. I have been pushing the fluids, a minimum of 3 quarts yesterday and today with NO caffeine included. Whenever I think I am starting to feel better I make the mistake of getting hungry and eating. Then I feel sick again. I hope it passes soon.
I forgot to reset Pete this morning so what I have for you is a two day total. 17, 298 steps for two days. The sleep is the real challening part. I have had lots that I need to do lately and I can't seem to slow the mind down at night. Then yesterday and today I was exhausted during the morning and afternoon. UGH!
I would say realistically I am 2 for three for both day 111 and 112. I did not get to go weigh and measure today, I didn't get time and I don't have a scale at home. It will likely be Sunday or Monday before I will be able to at this point. Sorry.
I am leaving town in the morning for Dallas Oregon to go keep score for the Bible Quiz meet at the Dallas Alliance Church. After the meet ends on Saturday, I am going to go meet Gigaherz, a fireman I have chatted with a few times at the Crusty Old Jakes web site. I am looking forward to meeting him and touring his station with my husband. As I write this, I am baking cookies. (Oatmeal raisin and Sugar cookie/M&M cookies) I would never show up empty handed to visit a fire station! (admittedly I cheated and used pre made/pre measured dough from a fund raiser I participated in because I didn't have time to do it from scratch. Otherwise I would have made sugar cookies with my firefighter cookie cutters. I hope the firemen there will forgive me for that =D ) I will arrive home VERY late Saturday night so I will have to catch up the blog later.
Due to a need to keep somewhat anonymous, most of my team does not seem to be interested in being featured in this blog, and I can totally understand that. However, for those who don't mind, I will begin featuring them next week, starting with Coach Alex!
Take care and I'll blog at you all in a few days.
Stay Safe!!
Hotflash out.
Sorry I am behind one day. I have been feeling really crummy. Nothing specific to put a finger on, just generally icky with "almost" dizziness and intestinal discomfort. No temperature, not sick enough to stay home. But no energy either. I have been pushing the fluids, a minimum of 3 quarts yesterday and today with NO caffeine included. Whenever I think I am starting to feel better I make the mistake of getting hungry and eating. Then I feel sick again. I hope it passes soon.
I forgot to reset Pete this morning so what I have for you is a two day total. 17, 298 steps for two days. The sleep is the real challening part. I have had lots that I need to do lately and I can't seem to slow the mind down at night. Then yesterday and today I was exhausted during the morning and afternoon. UGH!
I would say realistically I am 2 for three for both day 111 and 112. I did not get to go weigh and measure today, I didn't get time and I don't have a scale at home. It will likely be Sunday or Monday before I will be able to at this point. Sorry.
I am leaving town in the morning for Dallas Oregon to go keep score for the Bible Quiz meet at the Dallas Alliance Church. After the meet ends on Saturday, I am going to go meet Gigaherz, a fireman I have chatted with a few times at the Crusty Old Jakes web site. I am looking forward to meeting him and touring his station with my husband. As I write this, I am baking cookies. (Oatmeal raisin and Sugar cookie/M&M cookies) I would never show up empty handed to visit a fire station! (admittedly I cheated and used pre made/pre measured dough from a fund raiser I participated in because I didn't have time to do it from scratch. Otherwise I would have made sugar cookies with my firefighter cookie cutters. I hope the firemen there will forgive me for that =D ) I will arrive home VERY late Saturday night so I will have to catch up the blog later.
Due to a need to keep somewhat anonymous, most of my team does not seem to be interested in being featured in this blog, and I can totally understand that. However, for those who don't mind, I will begin featuring them next week, starting with Coach Alex!
Take care and I'll blog at you all in a few days.
Stay Safe!!
Hotflash out.
Tuesday, January 5, 2010
Report From Ladder Company 40 Day 110
Hello Team!
I don't know about how it is where you all are, but here it is dark, dreary and drizzly out and has been for two days straight. It feels kind of, dare I say it? Depressing! No wonder Seasonal Affective Disorder affects so many people around here. It's gloomy and cold and doesn't show any signs of letting up. So here's a request: EVERYBODY THINK "SUN"!
Okay, my report: I slept well last night though I could have used about 24 more hours. I drank 2.5 quarts today on the nose, so far. And Pete logged 5,155 steps but I caught him playing Tarzan at least 8 times today so I know I did better than that! If anyone knows where I can find an ankle strap pedometer, let me know, please!
Coming events:
*Thursday is the next weight and measurement day! 0.0 Right after the holidays!
*Friday the 8th/Saturday the 9th I will be out of town and away from the computer to attend a Bible quiz meet in Dallas, Oregon. Hopefully I will meet Gigaherz while I am there. Gigaherz is a fireman that I sometimes talk to on the Crusty Jakes website. We are hoping it will work out for us to meet and for my husband and me to tour his fire station before coming home.
*Next Friday is Hotflash's birthday! Yay, I'm officially getting older! I guess that it beats the alternative, right?! I don't have any plans as of yet, but I have an idea for some. If it looks like the idea will pan out I will mention it in the blog.
Well, I can't think of anything else to say so STAY SAFE!
Hotflash out.
I don't know about how it is where you all are, but here it is dark, dreary and drizzly out and has been for two days straight. It feels kind of, dare I say it? Depressing! No wonder Seasonal Affective Disorder affects so many people around here. It's gloomy and cold and doesn't show any signs of letting up. So here's a request: EVERYBODY THINK "SUN"!
Okay, my report: I slept well last night though I could have used about 24 more hours. I drank 2.5 quarts today on the nose, so far. And Pete logged 5,155 steps but I caught him playing Tarzan at least 8 times today so I know I did better than that! If anyone knows where I can find an ankle strap pedometer, let me know, please!
Coming events:
*Thursday is the next weight and measurement day! 0.0 Right after the holidays!
*Friday the 8th/Saturday the 9th I will be out of town and away from the computer to attend a Bible quiz meet in Dallas, Oregon. Hopefully I will meet Gigaherz while I am there. Gigaherz is a fireman that I sometimes talk to on the Crusty Jakes website. We are hoping it will work out for us to meet and for my husband and me to tour his fire station before coming home.
*Next Friday is Hotflash's birthday! Yay, I'm officially getting older! I guess that it beats the alternative, right?! I don't have any plans as of yet, but I have an idea for some. If it looks like the idea will pan out I will mention it in the blog.
Well, I can't think of anything else to say so STAY SAFE!
Hotflash out.
Report From Ladder Company 40 RE: Day 109
Hi Team!
In reference to the biographical blurbs and photos I requested, photos can be of you or of whatever you would like to represent you. (for my anonymous friends) and blurbs do not have to contain anything incriminating. Just whatever you are comfortable sharing about yourself. If you choose to participate, my email is monique_diva@yahoo.com and please remember to put flashpointz in the subject line. Thanks =D
Stay safe.
Hotflash out.
In reference to the biographical blurbs and photos I requested, photos can be of you or of whatever you would like to represent you. (for my anonymous friends) and blurbs do not have to contain anything incriminating. Just whatever you are comfortable sharing about yourself. If you choose to participate, my email is monique_diva@yahoo.com and please remember to put flashpointz in the subject line. Thanks =D
Stay safe.
Hotflash out.
Monday, January 4, 2010
Report From Ladder Company 40 -Day 109
Hi Team!
Not much to report today. I walked 8,565 steps by 10:15 this morning then I changed my clothes and accidently left Pete sitting on my bed so I have no idea of my actual count for the day. I drank right on two quarts of water and tea today, but I intended to drink 3+ quarts because I was really feeling dehydrated when I walked today. I will have to make a concentrated effort to do better tomorrow. I slept just okay last night and should have gotten more so I am only giving myself 2 of 3 today.
Other than that, I have nothing to report so here's an idea. If each of my followers/team members would send me a picture of themselves and a little biographical blurb by posting a comment (which I will then reject when I moderate the comments so that it does not post for anyone to see), I will feature each one of you on my blog at some point in the near future and you can all meet the rest of the team! Please do not procrastinate! (Says the pot)
Until I blog again, stay safe!
Hotflash out
Not much to report today. I walked 8,565 steps by 10:15 this morning then I changed my clothes and accidently left Pete sitting on my bed so I have no idea of my actual count for the day. I drank right on two quarts of water and tea today, but I intended to drink 3+ quarts because I was really feeling dehydrated when I walked today. I will have to make a concentrated effort to do better tomorrow. I slept just okay last night and should have gotten more so I am only giving myself 2 of 3 today.
Other than that, I have nothing to report so here's an idea. If each of my followers/team members would send me a picture of themselves and a little biographical blurb by posting a comment (which I will then reject when I moderate the comments so that it does not post for anyone to see), I will feature each one of you on my blog at some point in the near future and you can all meet the rest of the team! Please do not procrastinate! (Says the pot)
Until I blog again, stay safe!
Hotflash out
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