Not all exercise is walking

I confess that I have not been walking three times each week. But I am walking more each week AND I am spending time exercising. Like, last Friday Laurie and I took our grandson Alex to a playground at a school. Some students were still playing while waiting for parents to pick them up. Alex joined right in and I thought I was going to sit down. But, several students asked me to help them climb "monkey bars" or watch them on different pieces of playground equipment, so I got lots of moving around time (over an hour).

Then on Saturday we worked in the yard for about 2 hours. Then we went shopping for a swing set, which means we walked all over Wal-Mart, Lowes, and Home Depot.
I know it is not the same as steady walking for 30 minutes but it is much better than sitting on my behind. Still, I must get into the habit of walking every day because the Toad Suck 5K is coming up soon.
Again thanks for encouraging me.