and the winner is....

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DADdadDADdadDADdadDADdadDADdadDADdadDADdadDADdad
DADdadDADdadDADdadDADdadDADdadDADdadDADdadDADdad
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DADdadDADdadDADdadDADdadDADdadDADdadDADdadDADdad
DADdadDADdadDADdadDADdadDADdadDADdadDADdadDADdad
DADdadDADdadDADdadDADdadDADdadDADdadDADdadDADdad
DADdadDADdadDADdadDADdadDADdadDADdadDADdadDADdad
DADdadDADdadDADdadDADdadDADdadDADdadDADdadDADdad
DADdadDADdadDADdadDADdadDADdadDADdadDADdadDADdad
DADdadDADdadDADdadDADdadDADdadDADdadDADdadDADdad
DADdadDADdadDADdadDADdadDADdadDADdadDADdadDADdad

Congratulations to our very fit and very skinny Daddio!

ps, if anyone is interested in going in on a modified second round of competition, let me know.

Week 16 (14-21 September)

this week's winner...
* * DAD * *

weekly totals...
1... Dad - 49
2... Mom - 42
3... Kristen and Jeremy - 41
5... Andi - 40
8... Nicci, Zeke, and Izzy - nada

total rankings...
1... Dad - 712
2... Mom - 652
3... Andi - 644
4... Kristen - 609
5... Jeremy - 587
6... Izzy - 461
7... Zeke - 460
8... Nicci - 115

Week 15 (7-13 Sept)

this week's winner...
* * DAD * *

weekly totals...
1... Dad - 64
2... Mom - 53
3... Andi - 38
4... Jeremy, Kristen, Zeke, Kristen - 16
8... Nicci - nada

total rankings...
1... Dad - 663
2... Mom - 610
3... Andi - 604
4... Kristen - 568
5... Jeremy - 546
6... Izzy - 461
7... Zeke - 460
8... Nicci - 115

Week 14 (31 Aug - 6 Sept)

happy labor day... now go work out. looks like this is going to be a battle. even NICCI is getting into the mix... welcome back to our prodical sister!

winners of the week
** MOM - KRISTEN - ANDI **

weekly rankings...
1... Mom, Kristen, Andi - 48
4... Jeremy - 47
5... Dad - 42
6... Zeke and Izzy - 35
8... NICCI!!! - 32

total standings...
1... Dad - 596
2... Andi - 566
3... Mom - 557
4... Kristen - 552
5... Jeremy - 530
6... Izzy - 445
7... Zeke - 444
8... Nicci - 115

only 4 weeks left - make them count. i'm proud of us.

Week 13 (24-30 August)

weekly winner...
*** DAD ***

weekly standings...
1... Dad - 46
2... Andi - 39
3... Kristen - 31
4... Jeremy, Zeke, Izzy - 30
7... Mom - 14
8... Nicci - 0

total rankings...
1... Dad - 554
2... Andi - 518
3... Mom - 509
4... Kristen - 504
5... Jeremy - 483
6... Izzy - 410
7... Zeke - 409
8... Nicci - 83

My new exercise.....it really makes you feel so strong!

Begin by standing on a comfortable surface, where you have plenty of room at each side.

With a 5-lb potato sack in each hand, extend your arms straight out from your sides and hold them there as long as you can. Try to reach a full minute and then relax.

Each day you will find that you can hold this position for just a bit longer. After a couple of weeks, move up to 10-lb sacks.

Then try 50-lb sacks and then eventually try to get to where you can lift a 100-lb sack in each hand and hold your arms straight for more than a full minute. (This is where I am at right now)

After you feel confident at that level, put a potato in each of the sacks!! :)

Week 12 (17-23 August)

weekly winners...
***kristen and jeremy***

weekly standings...
1... kristen and jeremy - 30
3... andi - 29
4... zeke and izzy - 24
6... mom and dad - 11
8... nicci - did not report

total standings...
1... dad - 508
2... mom - 495
3... andi - 479
4... kristen - 473
5... jeremy - 453
6... izzy - 380
7... zeke - 379
8... nicci - 83