what is rest?

What a day it has been. I started my day at 4am like every day of my life. I went to work after putting another 6 miles on my bike. That is the only rest I got today. I came home and started the green beans for supper. (I did not eat any) and then I dusted, cleaned the office, Did 3 loads of laundry, cleaned the bed rooms, finished supper (that I did not eat) and at 5:30 Sheila got home to eat the supper that I had prepared for her and her mother. The reason I did not eat was because we had a pitch in at work today and I felt that I had eaten too much. So I had a bowl of cereal and put some more miles on that bike. After I finished that I got outside and cut more shrubs and brush from the fence line and even swung an ax at the remaining wood left in our yard from the big tree that was cut down. We have 5 huge pieces left and it is starting to look like it may be there for a while.
After I finally got smart enough to come inside I put 10 more miles on that bike. I just treated myself to 75 calories worth of dark chocolate. I savored every piece. I just got out of the tub and it is 9:15 and I think I am finally going to call it a day. This is the time that I normally head down for my last 5 – 10 miles of the day. But I honestly don’t have the energy. I have to admit that it feels a little weird just sitting here and doing nothing. But sometimes nothing is better than something. :)

Blessings till I post again.

A rough week

It has been one of those weeks. I started feeling a little down on Sunday and I took what ended up being a 3-hour nap. I had a feeling that the next few days were going to be rough and I was right. I woke up at 2:45am on Monday morning coughing and barley able to breath. Yes the nasty sinus infection returned once again to grace my doorsteps.
I normally am able to be what I consider “functional” within about 24 hours. But this one wanted to stay a little while longer. So I called and got into my doctor on Tuesday morning to confirm that I had another bout with the sinus issues. She called me in a prescription for an antibiotic. Today (Thursday) I am feeling sooooo much better. Today at work I started jogging down memory lane again. I find that I am doing this more and more lately. But as I was going down that old familiar road I knew that God was showing me so many blessings that I have received along my travels. All of the great friends I made along the way. The many memories that I will get to cherish forever. I realized that I am blessed in so many ways and this temporary inconvenience of a sinus infection is nothing compared to the pain and sorrows that so many people are feeling today. The young children who went to bed hungry last night, or the person who may have just got that call that a loved one had passed away. How can my pains compare to what they are going through. Then I looked out of my office window and just thought how nice it was to see such a beautiful skyline and to be alive. God’s blessings just keep coming. Even in the cold and sinus season J

Blessings till I post again.

My 1st Anniversary

Tomorrow March 3rd 2009 is the 1 year anniversary of maintaining my weight loss. The official weight loss was and still is 146 lbs. God has blessed me in so many ways and I owe my success to him. Countless times I did not feel like continuing. I just did not see how I could keep going or even maintain what I had accomplished. But many hours I spent in prayer I would ask God to give me the will to go on and the strength I needed to do the work that needed to be done. So here I am 1 year later and I can say that God was faithful to me. The Old Rob never had any will power. And I know that if I had started this journey without him that I would have failed miserably. I hope that my testimony can be an encouragement to any of you who may be facing the same struggles that I too faced for many years. My best advice to anyone who wants to overcome any obstacle they may be facing is to simply start in prayer. A little over 3 years ago when I went to the doctor I was told to come back in 3 months and to loose 30 lbs in that time. I was so discouraged because I knew if I could loose that weight we would not have had that discussion in the first place. I went home and went on a binge for that first week and gained 5 lbs. I stepped on that scale and was so discouraged and disappointed in myself for what I had become. That night when I went to bed I prayed to God and I asked him to give me the will power to eat right and to exercise. I made a promise that if he would supply me with the will power that I would put in the effort and do my part. So tonight as I write this blog I do so with such gratitude and thanksgiving in my heart.

Blessings till I post again.

Rob sleeps in!!!

Don’t get to excited, I only slept until 6:00 this morning, but for me that’s late. I probably would have slept longer but I was so congested and kept coughing so I finally got up and got started. I wanted to sit down and catch up on some of the TV shows that we have dvr’d but I ended up emptying the dish washer, doing the dishes from the night before and started catching up some laundry. The dishes from the night before were all mine. I had made some banana pudding to take to my brothers’ house for game night. He raved about the pudding so much and wanted the recipe. So I typed it up for him and emailed it to him tonight. He should feel honored because I have about 306 unread email messages and I am horrible about responding to them, let alone creating a new email.

We are about 1 – 2 weeks away from getting a new roof. We finally signed a contract with a roofer that we feel will do a good job and has not taken us to the cleaners. He even commented on my fishpond and in discussion he said when I am ready to get some more fish to call him up. He can get me some Kois for free. I just may take him up on that offer.

I hate to end on a sad note, but I am reading the news while I am writing this post and I have just learned that radio personality Paul Harvey has passed away at the age of 90. I have been listening to Paul Harvey since I was at least 13 years old. It goes without saying that he will be missed by a lot of people. So in honor of Mr. Harvey I will not end my blog tonight with my usual sign off (Blessings till I post again) Now that we know the rest of the story.....

Good Day.

Rob the Handy Man???

Add another success to the Rob fixed it list! Tonight we were at my Mother in Laws house and she opened her dresser drawer. I noticed something was not right the way it was wobbling. No sooner did I notice it she said “Rob I want you to look at this drawer for me” So she pulled the drawer out and I began my investigation. Before I could say a word Sheila said “Hey there is a screw. Well apparently the screw that held the drawer guide in place had come out. So I grabbed a screwdriver and screwed it back down tight. Well anyone could have done this, but tonight anyone was yours truly. And for those of you who are wondering. The toilet still works, and the two ceiling fans I installed are still running as they are supposed to do. I love it when things work out.

On a side note, I am playing around with the idea of doing some video blogs. They may never materialize as many of my ideas stay on the shelf. But lets file this one under the big possibility folder.

Blessings till I post again.

It's only Wednesday and this week seems like it will never end. Sheila and I finally got back to the Louisville Athletic Club last night. I was afraid that it was going to be packed because the parking lot was full. But to my surprise it was just right. I was able to get my favorite machine and Sheila took a turn on the treadmill. It's been hard getting back into the swing of things again since my 3 plus week allergy attack. This one hit me harder than any I had ever experienced. I'm not fully convinced that I have all of sinus junk out of my system yet. I am still very tired and it really takes all that is within me to do anything. But I know that I will get back to where I was several weeks ago.

We did get the big tree cut down that was nearly on our house. I am so thankful that the tree is gone. If not, I am positive that the wind storms that we had today would have finished it off. The guys who took the tree down were outstanding. One guy climbed that tree like he was a squirrel. Oh How long has it been since I rambled on about the squirrels??? OK I won't go there tonight.

Blessings till I post again.

Winter Storm Blues

Where do I begin? Well the Ice storm did a number on our trees. Our back yard looks like a war zone. We had one branch crash through the roof of our garage. Day one Tom Wills started the wave 3 broadcast with this "Nice to look at, but boy the damage" How true it is. And to add insult to injury I was up most of the night suffering with a sinus infection. I'm feeling much better now because I started treating it immediately. My Mom and Dad lost power yesterday and they spent the night with us last night. Today at 3:00 The power came back on. Needless to say the past 3 days have not been a joy ride. The top photo is the tree limb that went through the roof. The bottom photo was the tree that is about 10 feet away from our back bed room. It missed our house by about 6 - 8 feet. The lord was watching over us for sure.

Blessings till I post again.