Tuesday, September 8, 2009

Summer is over

How that happened, I'm not sure. I'm looking forward to a little bit easier schedule this year. Jonny will start driving in October, I don't have a middle schooler nor a half-day kindergartner. I'm sad the summer is at a close, mostly because I don't feel like we got enough family time. The kids and I were busy with activities that took us away from the house. The sad thing is Jonny and Maren will be gone from the house before we know it.

The highlights of the summer were: (I promise to post pictures later)
1. Our trip to Idaho over the 4th of July
a. We ran in the Mickelsen 5K race
b. We had a Willmore and Andersen reunion (Jonny dunked Elder Scott in the dunk tank)
b. Jonny received his Eagle
2. We went on a work trip on the Waterboats- lots of fun!
3. Lots of hours spent in the garden: our favorites were the cantaloupe, the squash, potatoes, tomatoes, and corn. (We still have lots left)
4. Jonny attended scout camp down in California and Maren attended girl's camp at Camp Estherapplegate
5. Ken took the boys to the coast the last weekend in July (I think the favorite activity was golfing with dad).
6. Ken and I went on an Alaskan cruise the first week of August for a cardiology conference. Brianna Houck stayed with the kids. It was a wonderful trip and an incredible place!
7. We had a mini-Lightheart reunion at our house the middle of August. We went to the beach, to the park, to the waterslides, to the movies, to the fun center, etc. It was great having the family here and seeing the teenagers hang out.
8. Jonny and Maren attended band camp at school the last week of August. I'm excited to see them at the football games in their cute marching band outfits!
9. The girls and I went to Richland, Washington for Jake and Chelsea's wedding. Jake is my brother, Don's oldest son. It was a great trip. We love Jake and Chelsea!
10. The kids started school today, September 8th. Emily even started preschool today - WOW - I have 5 hours a week without any kids - how did that happen?

I hope to get the pictures posted soon and also post my reviews from all the books we read over the summer - my favorites were Hunger Games, Wednesday Wars, and Savvy :).

Posted by Janet Lightheart at 12:26 PM  

2 comments:

grandma said...

Hello Lighthearts....I am wondering if they can find a band uniform small enough for Maren. I recognized all your yearly events, they need be recorded.. later/love gm/m

September 8, 2009 at 1:18 PM  
Tana said...

What a wonderfully fun Summer Vaca. So exciting. I miss hearing about family stuff. Someday soon.

September 8, 2009 at 7:59 PM  

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My Thoughts on HEALTH and NUTRITION

The above slide show depicts the changes over the past 20 years in the percentage of Americans who are obese. During the past 20 years there has been a dramatic increase in obesity in the United States. The slide set illustrates this trend by mapping the increased prevalence of obesity across each of the states. In 1985 most of the states had a percentage of <10%.>25%. So why the change? What has brought on this increase in our nation? Here are my thoughts.

1. TECHNOLOGY
The 80s and 90s brought computers and game consoles to the world. Outside work and play have been replaced by many hours in front of the computer and electronic games. This has led to a nation that is much less active than before.

2. DIET FADS
The 80s is characterized by the LOW-FAT diet craze. If you ate things that were LOW-FAT you weren't supposed to "get fat." The food guide pyramid was taught. It focused on eating large amounts of grains (6-11 servings of bread, cereal, rice & pasta a day). Other diet fads have been the "low calorie diet" and the "Adkins" or low-carb diets. These diet fads have changed the way people think "healthy" eating should be.

3. EASY/PROCESSED FOODS
Our nation now has a "get it quick and get it now" mentality. Fast food restaurants are abundant and very accessible. The less time it takes to make or get our food, the better.

I feel that the three of these areas combined have led to an increase in obesity in our nation. SO NOW WHAT?

1995 Food Guide Pyramid

1995 Food Guide Pyramid
This is the old food guide pyramid

My Pyramid

My Pyramid
This is the new pyramid - it focuses on activity and more balance in foods.

My Solution

Coming Soon:)