seemingly, when the lads have been playing in the back yard the day gone by, a boy from our community threw a frisbee and knocked a squirrel out of a tree. The squirrel fell, and, in keeping with Eli, each of its lower back legs had been damaged. Then the neighbor boy went in his storage and were given out a BB gun. He shot the squirrel with it, and it become still alive, so he started out stomping on it. Then he went and buried it inside the woods.
This changed into so demanding to me, on such a lot of ranges. First, i've advised my boys 1,000,000 instances that if any in their buddies ever brings out a gun, they're to come home and tell me right away (and manifestly they did now not). i used to be also sincerely disturbed because the neighbor boy turned into being extraordinarily cruel to a terrible squirrel, and that i do not suppose that his conduct changed into "regular" boy behavior. i can simplest desire that maybe the boy become questioning he turned into setting the squirrel out of its distress due to the damaged legs?
I could tell Eli changed into afflicted via it too, due to the fact he brought it up two times, and he were given a bit emotional whilst speakme approximately it. I told Jerry we ought to definitely inform the boy's mom, and he agreed. Noah and Eli both instructed me that this become the tale, so I know they aren't making it up. I were given truly disillusioned even as paying attention to the story. So I had a talk with the boys approximately it before school, and that i confused the gun issue once more.
once the boys went to highschool, I needed to get my run out of the way. I possibly have to have caught with the treadmill, seeing that it is simpler on my knee, but I just absolutely desired to get outdoor in the fall weather to run. So I ran outside.
i used to be type of scared to undergo the neighborhoods in which the unleashed puppies had been, so I took a extraordinary direction that was alongside a busy street, and that i simply ran at the shoulder. i used to be concerned approximately knee pain, but I tried to actually recognition on my form. I genuinely made it all six miles with out knee ache! I attempted to preserve a constant pace, and that i did pretty good at that:
After lunch these days, I had 600 energy worth of ice cream (15 PointsPlus)... and it become deliberate! i have a whole lot of weekly factors left, and that i do not need my body to get used to not ingesting all of them, so I splurged these days. it's satisfactory to consume some thing like that and not have it's a binge. I loved every chew of it--and i counted the PointsPlus for it :)
I study approximately caloric biking in Pete's ebook, and whilst it wasn't a brand new idea to me, Pete stated it became his "mystery weapon". So i have been trying to have at least one excessive-factors day a week, so that my body doesn't get used to having the equal amount every single day.
while i used to be grocery shopping earlier this week, i purchased a bag of tofu shirataki noodles. i'd attempted them earlier than, years in the past, and notion they had been awful. however I determined i would deliver them another attempt.
on the grounds that Jerry was having chili puppies with his coworkers, and my youngsters ate at my mom's residence today, i was on my own for dinner. I observed the recipe on the bag (a Hungry female recipe), being cautious to rinse very well and dry them certainly nicely, according to the instructions. after they have been accomplished, they regarded edible:
Rik and Ada from my Ragnar team (Rik is our team captain, Ada turned into on the biggest Loser) had been interviewed on a going for walks podcast that have become available these days. you may find their episode right here, in case you'd like to pay attention to it. I assume Rik turned into born to do radio--he has the best voice for it! ;)