Ms Elizabeth's Journal, 21 July 2015

After spending a week in the woods looking for bear poop with the kids I've decided I truely need to get serious about working out. Yes bear poop. Everyone and their brother saw a freaking bear except me and I had small children dropping candy, breads, smores, graham crackers, and other random kid dropping ALL AROUND THE CAMP. Not a single bear. Instead we got Frank the funny looking moth that snuck into our cabin and freaked out for an entire night. Ned.. our friendly neighborhood chocoholic chipmunk that kept sneaking in our cabin to steal hershey bars. And smelly cat. Smelly cat is a kitten that had an accident the night before we left and according to the small children and my husband (who stayed home) we should take it with.. or it might do something like die. Did it die?? No. The thing escaped out of its carrier every single night and stayed up late talking to Frank and Ned and I listened for a bear. But who could hear a bear between Meow.. scurry scurry thump.. MEOW! Crinkle crinkle

Anyways.. I'm back in civilization and after watching my genetic relatives in all shapes and sizes... I'm saying no to genetics. Just no. I want to be like my kids and scurry up giant bolders like billy goats. I do not want to be like some members of my family that stayed below and just looked up saying.. oh wow. No. I want to do the fun death defying stunts. I want to have the ability to outrun the 3 yr old little man who picks me a bouquet of poison ivy.. ok it was viginia creaper something or other but it looked like poison ivy. If it weren't for hiking around with peanut strapped to my back I think I could have made it. Now that vacation it over and there are no forseeable detailment traps in the near future I've decided to not waste a single minute.. well as of yesterday. Yesterday was the first day. I ate well.. worked out and now I can't sit without assistance. But I'm going to stick with it and some day I will walk again without pain. Someday squats won't kick my thighs. Because my thighs will be able to crack coconuts.. they will. It's my dream and I'm allowed to live in it and make it as crazy as I want.

At least my plan is less crazy than looking for bear poop in the woods while being chased by a chocoholic chipmunk.

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Love it! Sounds like a fun filled time in the woods. And yes, I totally get how you feel about wanting to keep up with you kids! Google Melissa Bender for you tube workouts. Some are as short as 10 minutes! Good luck!! 
21 Jul 15 by member: aggie95
lol this is why I look like I am thirty and can run around like a nut 20 hours a day. Just keeping up with the kiddoes you are probably stronger than you think. Its an excellent exercise plan and a great way to beat genetics. Which is not to say I am not sore, tired, and ate by a bear and pooped over a cliff(sorry I had to lol). We need another challenge BTW...... 
21 Jul 15 by member: nicholaix
Welcome Home! 
21 Jul 15 by member: HCB
What kind of challenge? A don't get eaten by the bear challenge? 
21 Jul 15 by member: Ms Elizabeth
Haha! This is absolutely the greatest thing I've read today! What a wonderful story to share for all time! You have a knack for writing, keep it up! It's refreshing to read. :) 
21 Jul 15 by member: FatSwatter
Such a motivating journal entry!  
21 Jul 15 by member: MsKimAndTwins
No those DFW don't cuss at the Amish type of challenge, not that not getting eaten by a bear wouldn't be a good thing to aspire too. 
21 Jul 15 by member: nicholaix
We have bears around the farm.. that I also have not seen but supposedly they steal pies from the amish. Don't be bear food could be an entertaining challenge... It could even have degrees of difficulty like.. don't be bear cub kibble, dont be bear food, and don't be that's one angry momma bear food. 
21 Jul 15 by member: Ms Elizabeth
But did you have fun 
21 Jul 15 by member: Rockiesfan
It had it moments but overall it was amazing. Just watching little man go through so many firsts like roasting a marshmellow and fishing for the first time was worth it. The preteen didn't even complain as much as I thought she would. We will have to try it again next year when Peanut is a little older and not attempting to walk. 
21 Jul 15 by member: Ms Elizabeth
LOL! 
21 Jul 15 by member: Johanne
Great journal entry! 
21 Jul 15 by member: heidij123
Your such an awesome woman, mom, and wife I enjoy your posts very much 
21 Jul 15 by member: Rockiesfan
Great post. Happy to see you again. :D 
21 Jul 15 by member: teskandar
I vote this 'the most entertaining' Post yet. At least your life is not dull! Do you still have 'smelly cat'? 
21 Jul 15 by member: pollykuz
Funny, good luck with your weight loss. 
22 Jul 15 by member: snezica
It sounds like you had a great time. And whenever you get to the point where squats don't kick your thighs let me know. I still get pretty sore from doing squats. 
22 Jul 15 by member: lettygaylor
Yup we still have smelly cat. Loks like we may have to change his name to wink because he will likely lose an eye. Daughter wants to name him Lucky. Little man calls him KitKat. We're going to have a kitten in the barn with a personality disorder soon. 
22 Jul 15 by member: Ms Elizabeth
Love your post! Sounds like everyone had a grand time! Hope kitty's eye does OK> and he/she stops being smelly.  
22 Jul 15 by member: wholefoodnut

     
 

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