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Don’s temporary office for the last four days at the Traverse City Pie Company store in Mt. Pleasant., originally uploaded by Don Campbell Models.
Home Sweet Home – Deb and I got back home this afternoon after being gone a full week . We left a week ago from today on our journey to Cleveland to Chuck’s DHS DIECAST Toy Show / Open House and on the return trip we stopped in St.Louis and stayed on the farm to help my mom recover from knee surgery. She is doing very well.
Todays picture shows me sitting at the Grand Traverse Pie Company Store changing my webpage and answering the daily E-mails.
While my mom rested, we headed in each morning to get our internet business done, ha,ha. Fresh Cherry Pie ?
Each day we entered the store, we saw 10 or more different types of fresh baked pies. But not once did we buckle under the pressure, instead we would get a cup of soup or a small salad. (:>).
TRAINING FOR THE BIG RACE – The reason we had no pie all week is because I am now on a strict training program to get back in shape to run with Nicole in the spring in Washington D.C. Nicole has inspired me to want to join her in a race next year . That will be a memory we will share forever plus the journey i will take from now til then to get back to running again will be great for me and Deb too. Many years ago I used to run 5 miles everyday and I always wanted to enter a race , but never was brave enough . So now Nicole will help build my confidence to enter a race for the first time in my life. (:>) And to get to run in Washington D.C. , very exciting !!
As you can see in the latest pictures , I am pretty well maxed out as far as my weight goes. I am as heavy as I have ever been so even more reason to get into a healthy training, and eating program.
Since the Toy show last weekend I have already lost 3.5 lbs. So the running so far has already begun to work. (:>).
My whole life I never smoked or drank alcohol or took any kind of illegal or legal drugs. I have walked 3 miles or more several times a week for over 20 years, and some jogging on the treadmill so for me to bounce back and run again after 25 years, I think it is very do-able.
We now realize that it isn’t a small piece of chocolate or a small glass of pop that is so bad, instead it is you get that sweet taste in your mouth and then immediately fruit and veggies no longer taste good.
So we’re going to try to stay away from sweets for a while, just so fresh fruit and veggies remain very tasty.
Liebherr T-282 – Now that we are home again I can start to plan taking the first steps to Leon’s Monster Mining Truck Model. I will start scaling up the drawings soon.
Have a great Thurs.
