An Invasion of a "STRANGER" Kind.... NEW THREAD IS UP!! Go Thee NOW!

[Millie12591]

Yeaaaaaaaaaaa, I finally catch you on here!!

Leisa!! I've missed you!

Guess who I just got off the phone with?

 

[All7OfUs]

Ummmm..... Amanda? Ty??

 

[Flossbolna]

Intersting stamps.

The guy appears to be an architect, but I could not find out more about him...

And intersting that there is an OSCE stamp as well.

 

[MeMom]

The kids LOVED seeing the decorated camels and posing with them.














It was a great day! Memorable in every way!

What a great experience for your family!
Thanks for sharing with those of us who will never get to see things like this the real way. I always enjoy our cultural activities at school. Re-enactments of ceremonies and customs and seeing the clothing and costumes are all pretty neat, but to see it all as it really is in the actual country - that's cool.

Glad you guys had some happy, fun family time together!

 

[All7OfUs]

Intersting stamps.

The guy appears to be an architect, but I could not find out more about him...

And intersting that there is an OSCE stamp as well.

I went there too, but couldn't find squat. I typed in it in Cyrillic, English, all different phonetic spellings... Nothing.

The OSCE... don't even get me started on why this country was selected as chair.... They sadly lack even the basic human rights pushed for before they were supposed to be eligible. Whatever.

What a great experience for your family!
Thanks for sharing with those of us who will never get to see things like this the real way. I always enjoy our cultural activities at school. Re-enactments of ceremonies and customs and seeing the clothing and costumes are all pretty neat, but to see it all as it really is in the actual country - that's cool.

Glad you guys had some happy, fun family time together!

It's been a wonderful (mostly) many years here. My kids have seen so many different things over- much more so than the average person. I think they're pretty lucky. Being immersed is really the best way to understand another culture, for sure!

 

[that's nice]

Hey, those are cool! only I don't know who that is. I half thought it'd be our president because he's everywhere.

I knew he wasn't your president... unless you have a dead president!

It's in the fridge. If you don't get here within 3 days, it goes to the dog.

I wonder who that guy is....??

Hope your dog is hungry!

Hey, if you don't know who he is, how do you expect anyone else to know? I can't even read what was on there!

 

[maroo]

Yeaaaaaaaaaaa, I finally catch you on here!!

Leisa!! I've missed you!

Guess who I just got off the phone with?

Tee hee!

 

[All7OfUs]

Tee hee!

REALLYY!!? It was my Comrade in Arms???? WOW!

ARe you guys cooking up a trip or something??

 

[that's nice]

ARe you guys cooking up a trip or something??

Mary????????

She would never do that...... would she?

 

[All7OfUs]

Mary????????

She would never do that...... would she?

Nah...

 

[Sleepingbooty]

Liesa, please tell me you are going to repost all the clues together at the end? That's the only way I'll have a shot!

 

[pooh'smate]

Liesa, please tell me you are going to repost all the clues together at the end? That's the only way I'll have a shot!

I was thinking the same thing. I keep writting them down but then I accidently threw out the paper I was writing them down on.

 

[eandesmom]

Thought of you today as my neck gets progressively worse. How is yours doing? I am pretty sure it is pillow and mattress related for me. Got a new pillow today after much drama and we are considering a mattress. OUCH.

 

[All7OfUs]

Liesa, please tell me you are going to repost all the clues together at the end? That's the only way I'll have a shot!

I was thinking the same thing. I keep writting them down but then I accidently threw out the paper I was writing them down on.

Well.... I suppose, I could do that..

Thought of you today as my neck gets progressively worse. How is yours doing? I am pretty sure it is pillow and mattress related for me. Got a new pillow today after much drama and we are considering a mattress. OUCH.

It's on and off, and now I"m totally in your camp. I'm convinced mine is someohow pillow/mattress related. They don't sell mattresses here (at all) Most of our host nationals still sleep and eat on the floor. We bought a piece of 4 inch foam that we put on top of our bed, but every morning I wake up inside a 5 inch crater-nest.

The pain is constant, but not nearly what it was last week. It's worse when I wake up and by the time I go to bed, it's tolerable.

Hope yours gets much better, or at least you can find a good remedy. Maybe you'll be sleeping on the new couch with you new pillow.

 

[eandesmom]

Well.... I suppose, I could do that..



It's on and off, and now I"m totally in your camp. I'm convinced mine is someohow pillow/mattress related. They don't sell mattresses here (at all) Most of our host nationals still sleep and eat on the floor. We bought a piece of 4 inch foam that we put on top of our bed, but every morning I wake up inside a 5 inch crater-nest.

The pain is constant, but not nearly what it was last week. It's worse when I wake up and by the time I go to bed, it's tolerable.

Hope yours gets much better, or at least you can find a good remedy. Maybe you'll be sleeping on the new couch with you new pillow.

New couch? I hope not!

New mattress is something we need to look at. It is 8 years old and we ran into issues 2 years ago and 1 year ago, both which were "solved" with new pillows and last year added a better mattress pad. But I think it's time....just not sure we want to pull the plug as it is a chunk of change. I've been upgrading the quality of the pillows each year but still, it's just a band-aid.


I've been trying to rest it since late afternoon on the new pillow but until I actually can fall asleep, I don't think I will get much relief. I usually sleep like a rock and have had multiple bad nights with true insomnia and a lot of pain in the day. It's been getting worse for a long time but I think b/c the neck pain has been a constant for forever, I missed the progression until it got SO bad I was forced to address it.

Now I'm just annoyed that it took me 2 weeks to figure out what the issue was and even more annoyed that the pillow I really wanted is backordered. I almost started crying in the store.

My bad office chair and 2 days of sitting in bleachers certainly didn't help things.

 

[All7OfUs]

Now I'm just annoyed that it took me 2 weeks to figure out what the issue was and even more annoyed that the pillow I really wanted is backordered. I almost started crying in the store.

My bad office chair and 2 days of sitting in bleachers certainly didn't help things.

BACKORDERED!!?? I hate that!! My last order of capris ended up on backorder. But better a pair of pants than a much needed pillow!! WOW!

Try that rice sock thing, worked GREAT! and suck up the cleaning, and climb into that fancy schmancy jacuzzi tub. have your kids clean it for you, and pay them a $1. or promise them 15 extra minutes of computer time. It'll be worth it!

 

[All7OfUs]

Well, I promised I wouldn't post too much about my "getting in shape campaign", but I was really feeling the groove on Tuesday! I did W1D1 again of the C25K deal, and somehow knowing what to expect this time really helped.

If you'll recall, last time (the first time) I went in as a total moron and thought I'd be running twice. Each of the 8 (yes, count them 8!!!) runs (I use that term in the loosest of possible ways!) got progressively harder (duh, they're supposed to), and I was close to giving up as my lungs became little explosions, and my legs started to know what Napalm really was.



So, here's the point of this post...

IT'S ALL A MIND GAME. Tuesday, I actually found a "track" and LOVED my stint. Of course, getting to the track was wrought with the adrenaline rush of getting almost hit 10 times, and the extra effort I put forth brushing sand out of my eyes, but I was on my game, man!! The little man in my ear kept telling me I was doing great. I believed him- like I believe Johny Depp will someday sweep me off my feet for dinner out sometime. "You're doing great!" he would tell me. "Almost done", he say. I'm like, "Yeah, right buddy, I tell my kids that in Georgia on our way to WDW."

Anywhoooo.... I came up with a new motivational tool just for my runs. (again used in the most liberal sense of the term)

What do you think??

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There I am comtemplating which picture would be most motivational for the purpose at hand- or head.

I was thinking MAYBE THIS:

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Kind of like the carrot on a stick.

OR THIS:

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Which is quite possibly the worst picture EVER taken of me. And I do mean that quite passionately. I mean what could be more motivating that seeing oneself with a wagging double chin, and KNOWING what's under that pair of sweats right around the waistband??

But in the end, I think this is probably the most appropriate:

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Afterall, isn't this the whole point?


Now, without further ado:

Here are the next clues for your thinking on:

1) This is for Sunday, Sept. 12th.

2) It is for 3 people, but not Mary.

3) We are going to MK, and NOT PHing.

 

[eandesmom]

BACKORDERED!!?? I hate that!! My last order of capris ended up on backorder. But better a pair of pants than a much needed pillow!! WOW!

Try that rice sock thing, worked GREAT! and suck up the cleaning, and climb into that fancy schmancy jacuzzi tub. have your kids clean it for you, and pay them a $1. or promise them 15 extra minutes of computer time. It'll be worth it!

I can deal with it when I'm ordering clothes online but when you drive to the fancy bed store specifically to get a CUSTOM pillow and they don't have it...and it's backordered....after the super duper nice lady spent 30 minutes with you getting the combo juuuuuuuuussssssssssttttttttttt right and you do not want to get up off the bed in the store or your dream pillow well because it feels SOOOOOOOOOOOO good...it was beyond heartbreaking to say the least. Poor saleslady felt SO bad. She was a bit clueless though, she just thought they were out at the store. Called the company and they are OUT OUT...backordered from the manufacturer out. Which would have been 2 weeks if I was lucky and I wasn't feeling lucky, or like I had the luxury of time.

I have been doing my buckwheat neck pillow but it hasn't been providing much relief as I think it's skeletal at this point. I took muscle relaxants last night and they didn't do squat other than make me feel wonky before I fell asleep for the 2 hours I did get last night. Painkillers do not work on me, it's rather a drag actually.

I like my substitute even if it did mean another trip back to the mall while I pondered my options but it isn't my DREAM pillow of this morning. I don't think. I'll probably end up getting that as well but we will see. I ordered a sleep DVD from the company which will come with w $50 gift card that I can use on a backordered pillow and feel good about it, almost like getting it for free.



Not really.

I have been considering cleaning the darn tub and will probably get a massage in the next week.

TMI I am sure. I'll tell you one thing though. This is the kind of stuff that makes me feel old.

 

[that's nice]

Congrats on the W1D1!!!!!!!

You are on your way now!!!!!

Maybe you could put a picture of a whip in front of your hat to look at!!

I think I'm getting this little ADR game of yours...

 

[eandesmom]

rolling.on.the.floor.laughing.

LOVE the hat and pic, you're killing me!

Glad it went better, once you made to the track. I have got to get back to the gym. The neck has not been helping matters one iota.

Not seeing a double chin though....