Price Rite - Opening Sunday

Last fall the big chain Stop and Shop pulled out of New Hampshire leaving us without a grocery store across the street for for the first time since we moved to Manchester.  This coming Sunday a new chain grocery store called Price Rite is opening at 8:00 am.

They are a little different then what we are use to, here is some pictures of their new signs.

The shopping carts will lock up if taken out of the parking lot.

As usual no pets are allowed, but also no checks.  They will also give us 10 cents for each sturdy and reusable bag we provide.  Interesting they have to include the word sturdy.

Here are the store hours.

Google Wallet

So I have my new Nexus 6 Smartphone and there is an app for Google Wallet.  I looked into it and learned since I had already purchased stuff from Google Play my account was just about all set up.  I just needed to activate it on my phone and add a password.  Once everything was set up I had to find a place to try it out, seems many places do not take Google wallet just yet.

Yesterday, walking downtown Manchester, without my wallet, but I did have my cell phone.  I realized I was a little hungry.  I slowed down as I walked past Subway I noticed they took Google Wallet.  I went inside ordered my sandwich and paid using my cell phone.  Pretty neat little trick to have on those days you forget your wallet at home.

Look What I Finally Got

I finally have joined the world of smartphones and my wireless carrier is Google's Project Fi. For me the cost was the deciding factor.  I don't plan on using a lot of data, so price was the deciding factor.  With 1 GB of data Project Fi is cheaper then my current plan.  The only downside was I had to actually purchase the Nexus 6, a bit pricey, but does have a lot of great benefits.

Here is a special welcoming package I got along with my phone.  The headphone has an extra jack so two people can listen to the same thing.  An extra battery that I can plug into my phone to recharge my phone while out and about.  Lastly, a cover for the phone.  Though I got a much better cover from my old carrier free, before I left, using the points I had accumulated.

Water For Good

Next weekend we are taking part in a fundraiser designed to let people know how good we have it and to encourage those who are blessed to help out the less fortunate.  In many places in the world people do not have access to water clean or dirty at their home.  Instead they must walk 1, 2, 3 maybe 5 or more miles to get water for their everyday needs.

Imagine what it is like having only 5 gallons of water to use everyday, and you have to fetch that water from a source that is  at least 1 mile from your home, but wait there is more.  The water you bring home is not even clean water, but can be not only muddy, but could contain disease.

That is the situation many people face.  One organization is working to solve that problem by digging wells in central africa and then setting up a program where the town is responsible for maintaining the well.  They don't just walk away, they also help with the maintenance, but want the town to be part of the solution and bare responsibility as well.

As part of raising awareness me and Starry will be carrying 5 gallon of water for 1 mile (it i probably less then a mile, but we get the picture by the end of our short trek).  We are asking people to help, by donating at least $5.  Every $5 provides a year of clean water for a person in the Central African Republic, ending their walk for dirty water!

Donate here at Our Donation Page  - This is our second year.

Learn more about Water for Good here Water for Good

Biking with Activity Tacker

It has been a while since I have been able to put any thoughts down.  Last Easter I had three boys (ages 1, 2 and 5) enter my home through the NH DCYF.  They went home before Thanksgiving.  On December 18 I received two boys ages 3 and 8.  When June came around I realized I was at zero energy and not able to meet all the commitments the boys brought to the home so they were transferred out of my home the middle of June.

I've spent the last month or so recovering and then this past Saturday I was looking forward to taking a bike ride to our Men's Breakfast at our church.  Saturday morning I woke up an hour early and got ready and was heading out the door when I realized what time it really was.  Went back to bed and got some more sleep.  Then headed out the 10 or so miles to our church. I've only done a few errands on the bike the past week and just started running again last week as well.  During the past year I gained back the 10 pounds I had lost in my fitness program.

Biking to the event was good.  I had some energy left and even managed not to pig out at the breakfast buffet.  But after an hour I was not ready to bike home, but had no other options, so back I went.  It was tougher, and took a little longer, but I made it back and was pretty useless for the rest of the morning.  Ended up taking a nap at noon.

As part of my routine to encourage me to stay active I've been wearing my Polar activity tracker and it does well, but on the bike ride - very disappointing.  I realize that it doesn't track when my arm is still so i stuck it in my pants so it would get the motion from pedalling.  Well after the trip there and back it barely registered 2,500 steps.  You got to be kidding, 20 miles later and I had nothing to show.  I do realized I coast at times, but that was just plan disappointing.

I have now switched to the new Garmin Vivoactive, which has a biking and running feature so I get credit for what I really am doing and it has a GPS unit to track my mileage, speed, pace, cadence (for biking I think you need to purchase a separate sensor).

Staying fit is not cheap.