Friday, February 3, 2012

Health Nut??

  What I am eating has taken on a new meaning for me.  A couple of weeks ago,  RMH wanted the employees to take a health assessment test provided by our insurance company.  I consider myself halfway fit, always room for improvement.  Some of the questions they ask help me realize that I may need to change some of my eating habits.  What do they mean 5 to 6 servings of fruit and veggies a day??  I also know why my brother and his wife trim off alot of fat when we butcher.  The test also said that it wouldn't hurt to lose a few pounds.  It seems I am getting enough sleep but I need to exercise more.  And if the test wasn't enough to wake me up, having a gout attack last week opened my eyes.  I figured that I am getting too much protein in my diet like eating way to much meats and no fruit and veggies at most meals.  Gout may not be the most amount of pain for a person to have; but it is enough to consider changing his lifestyle.
  It's been about a week now; and I have added more fruits and veggies into my diet(at least 1 serving at each meal) and sticking to the proper servings of meat.  My uncle keeps me in check at lunch time and Brenda watches me at supper time.  It is not as hard as I thought it would be.  The gout attack ran it's normal course and I hope the next attack will not happen for a long time.  I also plan on increasing my activities to stay fit.  Then maybe in 6 months, if I dare, I will take the test again and see if my scores go up.
  Keep up with the Beat!!!

Monday, January 30, 2012

Skating Party Revisited

Yes, Caden got to go to his rescheduled skating party.  Last week it was canceled due to owners not showing up.  Kidzone decided to have it a week later and all was well.  They had a good turn out of children and they were all ready to skate whether they knew how or not.  Kendra and Colin are old pros so they got skates on and took off.  Caden's maybe third time skating? so still new at it.  I had the workers tighten the wheels on his skates starting out.  Tried to teach him the "waddling like a penguin" trick I used to teach the other kids.  Caden is a little young to get that concept but he did good trying.  After about an hour, I had his wheels loosened so he would learn more balance plus he was trying to roll forward with wheels that wouldn't roll.  He at one point rolled a wheel completely off the skate and had to get a new pair.  He fell several times and I'm sure his butt is sore but he kept getting up and trying again.  At one point he was trying to skate backwards like his old man was (quite the funny sight).  I worked a little with Kendra and Colin on skating backwards and they tried it but realized it causes more falls than they wanted.  Of course there were snacks and video games .(Try convincing a child that we are there to skate not to play video games.)  After about 2 hours I think the kids(and me)were ready to go home.  Now we can't wait until the St. Joe School skating party!!


Two high speed skaters


Snack time buddies

4-H Shooting Sports

Saturday morning, Kendra, Colin, and I went to 4-H Shooting Sports. It is a 4-H program to teach kids how to safely handle and use bow and arrows and guns. It also builds knowledge and self-confidence. I help teach the archery discipline of the program. Brother-in-law Chad teaches the shotgun discipline and the program also has an air rifle/rifle portion. His two boys also participate in the program. The kids can choose which discipline they want to or do all three. When we started, Colin was all about it but Kendra was reluctant to try it. After she tried archery and air rifle, she loves it. Colin does them both and last time tried out the shotgun so I think he is hooked. The best thing I like about the program is that we teach safety foremost. I know that if the kids happen to be exposed to a bow or gun they will be responsible around them. Since I am teaching archery I only got pictures of them shooting the bow. I am quite proud of how well they do shooting and they are happy to be shooting also.

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Look at that form!


He's ready for a deer!!