The Mediocre Mom's Guide to Greatness

Wednesday May 19th, 2010

Today’s Activity:

Go for a walk around the block.

Note:

Try not bringing a stroller if your youngest child knows how to walk.  They will enjoy the freedom of running around.

Evaluate:

Max has been wanting to go for a walk and meet new friends.  The only problem is that he doesn’t have school this week and the kids in our new neighborhood do so there really wasn’t anyone to meet.  However, it was nice to go exploring in our new neighborhood.  I left the stroller at home and Elese eventually wanted me to carry her but she walked most of the way.  Both the kids wanted to bring some toys so they could show them off to some neighbors.

Tags: outdoor, walk
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Monday April 11th, 2010

Today’s Activity:

Go on a walk together.

Note:

Allow them to take their time and enjoy the outdoors.  If you start to get impatient then just walk ahead a bit and circle back to get a little exercise and give them more time to play.

Evaluate:

We didn’t make it on our walk.  We planned to go but the night got away from us because we decided to try our hand at some homemade stuffed french toast and it was totally worth it, although, we could have used the walk to burn off some of those extra calories!!

Recipe:

So incase this looks super yummy to you here is how we made it.

Idea: We got the idea after watching Throw Down with Bobby Flay.

What we did:

First we prepared some cream cheese and added fruit (we used frozen Strawberries for my husbands and Frozen Raspberries for mine so we had to thaw it first).  Mixed it really good and even microwaved it to make a good consistency.

Then we dipped the bread in our egg batter (just egg’s and cinnamon) and then we dipped it in corn flakes and slivered almonds.

Cooked one side of two pieces of toast, flipped one and added the cream cheese filling on top and topped it with the other piece of toast…flipped it again and YUMMY!  I added some powdered sugar and cool whip to mine.  The kids even liked it!

Tags: Bobby Flay, outdoor, recipe, stuffed french toast, walk
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Friday March 5th, 2010

Today’s Activity:

The weather is warming up so take this opportunity to go for a family walk around the block.

Note:

You could even let your children ride their bike or scooter.

Evaluate:

Today I walked Max too and from school.  That’s a little bit of a cop out though because I do that everyday.   The reason I put this on here for today is because the weather is getting warmer and I LOVE going for nice spring walks with my family.  I think taking the time to go for a walk with your loved ones is a great way to strengthen relationships.  It’s like a mini vacation from responsibilities.  Also, going on a walk with your husband can be a great opportunity to get re-acquainted after a busy week.

Tags: outdoor, walk
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Monday October 5th, 2009

Today’s Activity:

Spend your evening at a nearby High School or park that has a track.  If your kids are well versed in the ways of bike riding (mine are not) pack up the bikes and let them ride at their own pace while you either bike ride too or have a nice evening walk.  Enjoy this time getting some fresh air while watching your children interact.

Note:

If there are bleachers where you are walking the kids might enjoy running up and down them but be sure to keep an eye on them, you don’t want to end the night with a trip to the ER.  I’m a bit of a worrier if you didn’t catch that.

Tags: bikes, outdoor, walk
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