Friday May 20

 

I found a woman black hair in my fridge.

It gave me a bad sense of being surveyed with a low hygiene standard by the CNS staff.

 

 Yesterday I went to the gm.

I had cycle with Cassie. At the gym her dad Ron was there 

Enjoy

Sincerely

Giuseppe

 

Tuesday May 17

I have been trying to work on Meditation today.

The iphone apps I selected had difficulty time   downloading today.



It will be for a different time.

However I found the following link that works really well:  http://www.audiodharma.org/

I tried today and it works on my Iphone.

It will be for next week.

Yesterday I received a new soda stream water bottle from Simona.

It works really well.

It carbonates the water so  I can drink a lot of it.



I wrote a letter to my boys.

I am writing them in English and Block letters as it has  became customary for me.



I had a quick dinner: Cottage cheese and a rich salad.

I then went  to the gym.

I had Yoga with Lilli and cycle with Lolita.

the cycle movement is  in my opinion the same movement my legs would do when running.

I applied myself in working hard as always at the gym.

Laree took me to the gym and then came to pick me up once I was done.

It went all really well. 

Once back at the apartment I followed the same evening procedure.

An evening showers, meds, a light snack: banana, protein powder with warm milk.

I am eating better in the evening for a post work out snack.

I slept well.

The weather was already hot this morning. 

My healthy breakfast as usual: frothed milk, coffee, cereal, blueberry, yogurt with flax seeds.

The park is a great place to push it through in the morning.

I like to start my day with a good walk

Today Chicco will stay home to study the state capitals, while Lapo our youngest is going to have a play date with a friend.

Both Simona and Anna are taking care of the family at their very best.

A smile for Simona and for everybody that cares about me.

My light and complete lunch

Left over frittata, a big orange and a container of cherry.

Really healthy eating.

Simona is well busy as usual. She is always doing her best and thinking about the family

Enjoy the reading

A bit off the computer

Sincerely

Enjoy the reading

Sincerely

Monday May 16

This morning Miss Amanda greeted me warmly as usual.

We agreed on the following change of schedule for my therapy.

On Tuesday at  11 am I will run the Meditation Group as Matt moved away and he is no longer working at CNS.

We also agreed that I will do more work at the Homes of Hope on Wednesday, Tuesday and Friday.

I really like the environment, the work and the people over there.

It is an agency for foster parent placement. I am working independently  and Brandon is making sure I am busy with a lot of good work.

Next Friday I had a scheduled meeting with my Case Manager Jolanta. 

After the meeting we will go to the Homes of Hope.

My family is doing well. Simona and the boys are busier than ever.

Simona is working very hard as usual.

This is my togetherness picture of the day. 

The weather is already hot in the morning.

I walked in the park and felt the heat.

The local flowers are enjoying the hot temperature.

Last Sunday I  went to church first.

It was Pentecost Sunday and the color at church was red.

A lot of people were wearing a  red piece of clothes

At church  Rose tapped on my shoulder to greet me. She is Cassie's grandma.

Cassie is the cycle instructor at the gym for my Wednesday PT.

After church I went to the gym. 

I walked to the gym by myself.

I followed the approved procedure.

  I signed out, let them know about my destination.

Once at the gym I called them to let them know I reached the gym.

The gym  is one miles away from the CNS. 

It took me 30 minutes to walk while respecting all the rules of the road.

I weighed myself. 

I am 178.6 lb. this makes 81 kg

I am still a few pounds heavier than I would like to be..

The key is to have a constant decrease and feeling good about it.

At the gym I greeted Leon  his wife and Chris from the community.

While at the gym I  followed my own program here reported in my memory book

A lot of leg, abdominal, some  weight for my shoulders.

Overall making sure I was taking care of using light weight, a lot of repetition.

Range of motion is the next aspect I was focusing.

Once done at the gym I called CNS to let them know I was leaving.

I walked back and signed in again.

I really enjoy walking to and from the gym.

Last Saturday Simona, Anna, Chicco and Lapo all came to visit me.

They all collected the letters I had prepared for them. 

Also stickers for Lapo I collected at the latest dentist cleaning appointment.

Simona forgot to bring with her the flowers I purchased for her.

It will stay with me until she come to visit me the next time.

On Saturday morning I cleaned the whole apartment, my own clothing, changed the bed and so on.

The usual deep cleaning routine of the weekend.

At 10:30am I went to Trader Joe's to buy a lot of good, Organic fresh produce.

As usual before leaving I took a picture with the smiling people working over there

Candace, Meredith and Joey.

My grocery list is as complete as possible.

Full of fresh and Organic produce.

I like to eat healthy.

Lately I started purchasing a lot of Organic food as I can see it makes a difference in quality.

My bill was 101.69  and it reflects the quality I am buying over there.

Last Saturday my family came to visit me

We went to eat at California Pizza Chicken.

Lapo had Maccaroni and Cheese.  He enjoyed  playing with his beverage.

Both Chicco and myself had the same large steak.

Chicco eat a steak by himself.

He did a  really good job.

I had mine and tasted really good.

I do not eat red meat often.

I enjoyed the large steak I had.

Our kids had a Sundae as well.

They enjoyed their little treat.

Last Friday I went to see a movie.

It is called Money Monster. 

The actors are George Clooney and Julia Roberts.

The movie's director is Jodie Foster.

Friday May 13

Yesterday I spent my day at the Homes of Hope here in town
It is my work placement program.

I am working with Brandon as my main contact.

I worked on a document for a foster parent application document.

I have a nice place to work and the house is very quite.

This is my working desk. The computer and the document I am working upon.

I stopped at pag 30.

They were getting ready for an event 

Typically at 2:30pm my work is done and it is time for me to go back to the apartment

A bit before 2:30pm I was ready to leave. Miss Violet drove me back at the apartment.

After working at the computer my head was exploding, I stretched my eyes and at the end it got better.

I came back at the apartment,  compiled carefully my grocery list and got ready for the gym

David took me to the gym.

I had Zumba with Mike.

Zumba is a good cardio exercise that  is good for my balance and my legs.

Afterward I had cycle class with Cassie

Her mom Rose is in Reno with her friends.

At the gym I greeted Wayne. He is always a good person to meet.

We were talking about sleeping helps and sleeping medication.

I mentioned him about my current regime that makes me sleep very well.

At 7pm I was ready to go back and David was waiting for me 

Yesterday one of the traffic light was not working and the traffic at White lane was very slow yet it was flowing nicely.

I came back at the apartment got a shower, a healthy snack and my evening meds.

I slept well and got ready for my day.

This morning I first took care of planting some daisy flower seeds on my balcony.

It is a good time to plant flowers.

I also  tasted the coffee that Simona brought me from her last trip

I had a healthy breakfast with Blackberry, High Fiber Cereal, milk.

I had also a blueberry yogurt a couple of spoon of flax seeds.

A lot of coffee and frothed milk.

Simona send me the frother tool. It is a steel cylindrical cup with a piston

At the end of the piston there is a fine mesh. 

By pumping the piston up and down  the vertical movement and the fine mesh introduces hair in the milk and make a wonderful foam.

The flowers at the apartment are gorgeous.

I can not resist each time I am winging by to snap some pictures.

It makes my day.

This morning Simona took our youngest boy for his yearly medical check up.

Our eldest Chicco was going to school for a regular day.

Simona is fine a busier than ever.

Enjoy your day

Sincerely

Giuseppe

Wednesday May 11

Yesterday I went to my work program at  the Homes of Hope here in town


It is a Foster Parent Training Center where I do a lot of good work.

Brandon is following my progress over there.

I am working on a document for the center, a foster parent application document.

I am working independently and Brandon is following my progress.

It is a nice place for me to work and to help at my best capabilities.


This is the front door to the center

I took a picture with my last work I have done over there.

This is a view of the exterior from the web.

My memory book, I use it as a faithful tool for my progress.

It works really well for me,

Next time I will start at page 27 as I completed page 26.

At 2:30pm  It was time for me to leave and to go back to the apartment.

I put  together a good dinner,

Breaded chicken cutlet breast with a side of vegetable and whole grain bread.

At 5:45pm I went to the gym. 

It was time for me to do body pump with Ellie.

Repetition and light weight to protect my body. I  am working  on range of motion for my lower extremities. Learning to bend my legs again. Hard for me to do as I am walking with a large base to keep me straight.

I am working on my walking capabilities, it implies lower extremities improvement, abdominal and general well being.

After body pump I had Zumba with Mike.

A good aerobic sport, harder that it sounds like. I like it very much.

At 7:15pm I was done and Chanel came to pick me up to bring me back to the apartment.

The usual routine of the evening.

Shower a snack and my sleeping medication.

I got my Ambient which makes me sleeping  time very restoring for me  and makes me waking up in a good mood.

Fully rested and recharged for my day.

Today I had the first part of my money management program.

It is receipt day.

As usual I am doing very well with the outing  money.

I am still failing on the Grocery shopping bill.

I am always eating at the apartment, I like to buy healthy food and fresh produce.

Whenever they have a thin skin It is worth buying Organic produce.

My healthy breakfast has been full of good food.

Cappuccino Coffee is a staple of my morning breakfast.

It is all good.

I called home this morning. they all are fine. The kids are at school as usual.

Simona is busy with her job at Caltech.

At home Simona's mom Anna is helping a lot with our kids.

Marina is also making sure our kids are taken care on their post school activities.

We are all making sure our two kids have a great and regular life.

It is a hot days in Bakersfield

Got a very healthy lunch outside under the patio

A home made lunch as usual.

I had the left over from yesterday dinner. Except for the fruit which is freshly cut for today

My wife texted me and she is doing fine. Her day is going on as per her very busy schedule.

She is a very busy lady indeed.

Enjoy the reading

Giuseppe