It's a beautiful Monday morning here this morning although it's a bit on the chilly side. Still, blue skies and sunshine are always welcome, especially when it comes to walking the dogs. Give me frozen ground and a cold wind than grey skies and mud any day.
This will probably be a short and sweet blog post. I tried to blog yesterday evening but I was so tired that I gave up. I was also trying to change the photograph that I use on it as well but I couldn't do that either. Frustration and tiredness got the better of me I'm afraid.
It's been a busy week again. I have seen all of the grandchildren and all of my children too I think which is always lovely. The twins continue to do well - even with Phoebe pulling out her feeding tube twice in 4 days! They seem to be night birds too which is a little tiresome for the already tired parents. I have been sent a list as long as your arm of dates for various appointments for the babies which is reassuring because at least that means that they are'in the system' and that various hospitals and departments are aware of them.
Yesterday was my middle daughter's 31st birthday as well as being Valentine's Day. Youngest daughter and I drove over to see the birthday girl and took her out for coffee and cake for an hour which was nice. The older grandchildren have all been poorly over the last week or so - the usual seasonal coughs, colds and sickness - but it was, as ever, a joy to see them. I had lovely cuddles with a groggy Poppy and Robyn played 'Happy Birthday' and 'London's Burning' on the piano while we were there.
Earlier in the day I was very happy to be given some beautiful red roses and some coconut oil-based goodies from my hubby. It was very thoughtful of him as usually I would receive chocolates which i love but which I'm trying not to eat at the moment, I am also very fond of the smell of coconut and am a devotee of Lucy B coconut oil which I use daily for all manner of things but mainly for cooking with.
It seems that most of the family have got the fitness/running bug which is great. Youngest daughter and I are dieting with Weight Watchers and doing well even if I do say so myself. We have lost 10lbs each since we started in mid January and we are very happy with our progress thus far. As part of the diet and fitness thing we have both had a jog out for the first time in ages. I plodded yesterday for half an hour and actually feel ok today which is a good sign as I haven't run for absolutely ages. My son and his girlfriend have also started running and they and I are now signed up to do a 5km run/jog in March at our local country park. We will be using it as part of our training as son and I are signed up to take part in the Guildford Triathlon at the end of May! It's discipline that neither of us have attempted before and the thought of it actually scares me...a LOT!
The birthday girl and her husband are signed up to run the Brighton Marathon in a couple of months time too although quite how they find the time to train when they have 4 young children and a dog to look after is beyond me but anyone can/will do it it will be them.
I'm incredibly proud of how my offspring are keen to challenge themselves with fitness and challenges. I like to think that the years of Race For Life meetings, the Moonwalk events, the Silverstone half marathon and the wonderful London marathon that I have taken part in over the years have, in part, inspired them to give these things a go. As a family we love sport but do little in the way of actively taking part in anything regularly. We all love our food and drink and we are physically 'well built' as in tall, sturdy and, in truth, prone to carry a little too much weight. Anything that we can do to stay active, fit and healthy is an excellent thing and I do try to encourage them all as much as I can. Obviously the new Mummy won't be joining us at the moment. She is otherwise engaged! However, she and I have done nightwalks before and she does love walking in general so I'm sure that she will be joining in with us as and when she can. No pressure love!!
Just a few pics from the last few years to prove I'm
not a total novice at this fitness lark!
So that's it for now. Loads to do. Best get on and do it. Bye for now!
xxxxxxx
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