Throw the Turkey and Toss the Squash!

Kennedy Brothers was NOT quiet Thursday morning. 

Aside from fire alarms going off, Thanksgiving dinner was outrageously man-handled  and woman-handled.  Note the frozen peas, canned goods, bag of potatoes...

It's tradition to have nuts on Thanksgiving, but I can't see any Nuts in there.

It's Kim Rheaume  giving her troops a workout before the feast.  Click on comments and leave one for the gang!

"I want people to easily and enjoyably be healthy and fit - to love their life and not be bound by their extra weight or lack of movement."

 If you work-out at Vermont Sun in KB, you've probably seen Kim Rheaume - she's the one who brings in the healthy treats and recipes once a week, always has a smile, and meets clients in the small office. 

Lovin' Life Health and Wellness is the name of her business, but just what is it?

Kim:   I'm a life style fitness coach and I like to help people learn to put fitness into their everyday lifestyle so that they can be healthy and continue to grow.

The people I work with range from older clients who  need help to be able to comfortably do stairs and pick things up off the floor to clients that I help to lose weight (and have done half marathons or sprint triathlons). It's very unique to each client.

Lillian: I've met some of your clients and they had wonderful stories to tell about what happened from their work with you.

L:    Do you meet all your clients here at Kennedy Brothers?

K:    90% now. I still do have a studio in my home and I have a few clients who are in home who don't feel comfortable or who want programs that they can do at their house, so I meet them there.

L:    Here at KB, you work out of Vermont Sun, and you're also in there a lot greeting people.

K:    Absolutely, and I do some standard personal training writing programs for people who come into the fitnes center, but my primary goal is Whole Life Wellness.   I like to share a lot of things like healthy eating, gardening, and canning – things that are  beyond fitness routines.

L:    You teach a 6 am boot camp here too.

K:    It's Monday Madness for all of us crazy women who are just trying to fit in a work out.  It's a great way to kick off our week; we're usually done in about 50 minutes, so there's time to shower and be out by seven.

L:    And people actually get in here and do that before they go to work on Monday?

K:    They do, and they text me later and say “thanks for the great start to my week”

To contact Kim, call or text: 802-349-6306

The giant boilers housed in the Boiler Building out behind Kennedy Brothers are 62 years old and shockingly inefficient.  Replacing them has been a top priority since we purchased KB last winter, and now it's happening.

 Check out  Ron Dedrick (our building manager) and Bob Feuerstein as they cut out the old steam pipes and cart them away to be recycled. 

Someday we'll get the old boilers recycled - and then what will happen with the old boiler building?  It depends on who wants to rent it; it could be a really cool office, store, or workshop!

We are NOT the getting rid of the locomotive sized antique boiler in the lobby  - that's decor on a grand scale.

When I was a kid, the wood scraps from manufacturing were burned in that huge boiler to heat the building.  Then it became illegal to burn wood because of pollution.  Now, it is trendy - how times change.