Between the BLs (Biggest Loser) Summer Challenge 2010 Part 1

[LuvBaloo]

COW part 2
Since I was just catching up last night for the past few pages--and I just looked quickly at the cow to put it into my little spreadsheet--I missed the question for COW 2--but was just reading today's posts and saw it... and just had to share.
This summer I have found THE funnest polish. A good friend and I went to a mall so she could get some new polish for her daughter--we went to a booth called 'Del Sol'--their products are 1 color in normal light and turn a different color when exposed to sunlight. It is soooooo cool! I love it! Right now they are mostly in malls of cities with lots of tourist and sunshine type places--but they have a website. We got my friend's 3 yo dd a shirt with a unicorn that is just an outline inside and turns all these fun bright colors in the sun--she wears that shirt all the time.

Anyway - if you're wanting to reward yourself with a fun polish--it's a great choice - I have the pink to purple (which is my favorite), the light white/pink to a bright pink and a peach to pink. I also got the blue to green--but it doesn't go as green as I thought it would--so that one is not my favorite. It was really fun - when with my Dniece - I was wearing my mickey crocs and I purposefully held my big toe still in a mickey head hole and then quickly pulled it out--and until the rest of that toe turned colors--there was a mickey head on my toe.

Enjoy your evening... heading back to my training stuff--and a measured bowl of baked cheetos

I love Del Sol! I have the nailpolish that goes from pail pink to really red! The whole family got shirts there the first time we found the store. We've been getting some sunny weather, so I should pull it out and paint mine and the kids nails for a treat.

 

[donac]

COW part 2
Since I was just catching up last night for the past few pages--and I just looked quickly at the cow to put it into my little spreadsheet--I missed the question for COW 2--but was just reading today's posts and saw it... and just had to share.
This summer I have found THE funnest polish. A good friend and I went to a mall so she could get some new polish for her daughter--we went to a booth called 'Del Sol'--their products are 1 color in normal light and turn a different color when exposed to sunlight. It is soooooo cool! I love it! Right now they are mostly in malls of cities with lots of tourist and sunshine type places--but they have a website. We got my friend's 3 yo dd a shirt with a unicorn that is just an outline inside and turns all these fun bright colors in the sun--she wears that shirt all the time.

Anyway - if you're wanting to reward yourself with a fun polish--it's a great choice - I have the pink to purple (which is my favorite), the light white/pink to a bright pink and a peach to pink. I also got the blue to green--but it doesn't go as green as I thought it would--so that one is not my favorite. It was really fun - when with my Dniece - I was wearing my mickey crocs and I purposefully held my big toe still in a mickey head hole and then quickly pulled it out--and until the rest of that toe turned colors--there was a mickey head on my toe.

Enjoy your evening... heading back to my training stuff--and a measured bowl of baked cheetos

My sister had this on when we went out on Sunday. It went from pink to purple. I also have barettes that change from white to other colors. I have to check my mall to see if there is place to buy this. It is a lot of fun.

 

[jennz]

COW part 2
Since I was just catching up last night for the past few pages--and I just looked quickly at the cow to put it into my little spreadsheet--I missed the question for COW 2--but was just reading today's posts and saw it... and just had to share.
This summer I have found THE funnest polish. A good friend and I went to a mall so she could get some new polish for her daughter--we went to a booth called 'Del Sol'--their products are 1 color in normal light and turn a different color when exposed to sunlight. It is soooooo cool! I love it! Right now they are mostly in malls of cities with lots of tourist and sunshine type places--but they have a website. We got my friend's 3 yo dd a shirt with a unicorn that is just an outline inside and turns all these fun bright colors in the sun--she wears that shirt all the time.

Anyway - if you're wanting to reward yourself with a fun polish--it's a great choice - I have the pink to purple (which is my favorite), the light white/pink to a bright pink and a peach to pink. I also got the blue to green--but it doesn't go as green as I thought it would--so that one is not my favorite. It was really fun - when with my Dniece - I was wearing my mickey crocs and I purposefully held my big toe still in a mickey head hole and then quickly pulled it out--and until the rest of that toe turned colors--there was a mickey head on my toe.

Enjoy your evening... heading back to my training stuff--and a measured bowl of baked cheetos

Count me in with the DelSol lovers! We thought about opening a store here in Indy around 5 years ago but weren't sure how well it would go over. I guess given the economy the past few years it's a good thing we didn't. DD has the bear with the paws and ears that change color in the sun. I have a watch. Fun stuff!

 

[mikamah]

sounds like a great moment! I would want to relieve that one too if I were you. I work with children as well (pediatricians office). It is such a rewarding job! Except when you have to give shots then I feel like a big meany.

I just got done running. A pushed myself to make my 5K a little faster. I was aiming for 35min but finished in 36:40. It was still 90 degrees out and the humidity is so thick. There was no breeze going at all either. I was so over heated by the end. I have to admit I am very proud of myself. I completed a 5K on 4/25 in 41:57. So thats a little over a 5 minute improvement in 2 months.

Congratulations on your new time record!!! You have really come far in 2 months, and are really inspiring me to think that I will be able to do it too.

God bless you for working with kids. I could never do it. I worked an internship right after nursing school and did the pedi floor for 3 months, and giving 4 shots to one little infant just did me in. I couldn't do it then, and once I had Michael, I knew I couldn't do it.

Today was a good day food-wise. DH made homemade pizza for dinner and somehow I was able to stick to eating only 1 piece. It was very difficult though. After dinner, Mom and I went for our walk. It's a 3 mile walk with a pretty steep hill at around the half-way point. I was able to power through it with my music blaring from my Ipod tonight. It felt great. I had told myself, if I completed this walk in a reasonable time, then I could eat the piece of cake I brought home from work today. I kept that piece of cake next to me on the couch for about 20 minutes, took 2 bites, then threw the rest away. Actually didn't want it. Who is this person!?

Nice job on the cake!

QOTD1 ~ Monday:

What is for dinner tonight?

lastnight was what I planned, chicken grilled with salad, and corn on the cob, but after michael went to bed, I turned on the tv and brought a box of mini cheese crackers sandwiches into the living room that was full, and ate the entire box. 21 points. duh. Determined not to do that again this week.

QOTD2 ~ Monday:

If you had a time machine that could take you back to any year (or era), what year would you return to?

I guess since I've had Michael, I wouldn't want to change anything, because that would change the whole course of my life, and he may never have come to be. I like to look at all the things in my past, good and bad as learning experiences and what was hard made me stronger. Now that being said, I was in a relationship for my entire 20s that was not good much of the time, and I went to an old friends wedding along because he wouldn't go with me, and I met a guy there and we really hit it off, so when I got back, I told bf at the time that I wanted to see other people, and he gave me the old all or nothing and if I decided to see other people, he would be gone forever, and I made the choice to stay with him. Dumb decision, but after we broke up, I wondered what could have been if I hadn't spent so many of my young adult years with him.

I hope to do well this week, I'm sure I won't get much activity in this week as I've been laid up all weekend on the couch with bronchitus. It's getting better, i just shor tof breath really easy, so hopefully i can push alot of water and that will help keep my weight at least at a maintain. Plus they put me on prednisone, so Im sure that won't help matter either.

Hope you are feeling better soon.

oh I have to change my answer - the strangest thing I ever ate was haggis!!!
:

What is haggis? Sounds intriguing. and was it good?

I got some new bright hot pink nail polish for my toes -- it is a Sally Hansen HD called LCD. It's not as hot pink as I was hoping for but it is a pretty sparkly shell pink which is really more my style anyway. I don't paint my fingernails anymore because I have to keep my nails short for playing piano.

Those nails will look awesome in DL!!!!! In ONE day!!!!!!!

Unfortunately DS has come down with a summer cold so we are carefully nursing him so he will feel better by the time we need to get on the plane. Last June we were supposed to go to DLR and had to cancel because I had a bad infection in one of my feet. I'll get him to the doctor today if the fever is still around. DH and I will take turns staying home with him. That will make the packing situation a little more relaxed.

Hope Robert is feeling better today. Such a worry when they don't feel well before a big trip.

[Mikamah -- I am so sorry Michael is dealing with these issues but it sounds like you are being such a great Mom and I know he'll learn so much through the process. It's never easy to see our kids suffer like that, though.

Thanks cam. It breaks my heart so see him so upset, and I'm very grateful we seem to have worked it out, and now with school ending, everything will just die down for the summer.

That evening when I went to see my father, I ended up having to take him to the ER. He'd had a large wound on his leg a while back and had a wound care specialist coming to him home to care for it. Well, this past week it got infected and he didn't tell my sister or me, so by that night it was SCARY infected. Lousy Father's Day for him having to sit in the ER in pain, and then had to be admitted so they could put him on more heavy duty antibiotics. If it doesn't clear up, he might lose his leg, which at his age would be very bad.

Sooooo, needless to say dieting is very low on my priorities. Plus I have a bad habit of going back to cigarettes when I'm majorly stressed.

So sorry about your dad. I hope things turn around quickly, and his infection can be taken care of in the hospital without any major complications. It's so hard to see our parents age and have medical issues, and it's hard to balance them and your family too. Hang in there, and take care of yourself too. We are always here if you need to vent. Good luck.

I'm working 9-1 today, and am going to run after work. I don't know why i ate that whole box of cheese crackers last night, especially after having a really good day, but it's done. Today is a new day. On track, and I will stay within my points today. We have baseball tonight so we'll have the leftover salad and chicken before that.

Cow part 2-- Nail polish- I only do my toes and my toenails aren't pretty, so I always keep them painted during the summer. I like a hot pink/fuschi color that has a pearly sheen to it because it helps to cover the irregularity of my toenails. They are bumpy and my big toenails curl up. It's a family trait, and I noticed my 15 yo nieces do the same. So anyway, I redid them this morning while I watched the news, and took some time to file them down as good as they get.

Have a wonderful day everyone!!!

 

[lisah0711]

Good morning all!

oh I have to change my answer - the strangest thing I ever ate was haggis!!!

Are you going to try it again when you are in Scotland?

There were tornadoes and storms all around us but we were fine. The sirens went off for a short bit which is always scary while at the lake because our place is not really "storm worthy"...but we do have a great storm shelter there so it was all good. In the end, we had horrible winds and thundering rain for about 2 hours and then it cleared up.

Glad that you are all okay. Those midwest storms can be a doozie!

QOTD1 ~ Monday:
What is for dinner tonight?
turkey sandwich on Arnold's thins with tomato, lettuce, and a little Kraft chipotle mayo (I usually do avocado but feeling a little spicy tonight!). Followed by an evening snack of baby carrots and hummus.

Great dinner and a good example of why you are so successful!

Only 3 more days and I am out for the year. Just trying to get through the paperwork that grows and grows as we get closer to the end of the year.

for the end of school, donac, and to all of you who are finishing up school this week.

COW part 2
Since I was just catching up last night for the past few pages--and I just looked quickly at the cow to put it into my little spreadsheet--I missed the question for COW 2--but was just reading today's posts and saw it... and just had to share.
This summer I have found THE funnest polish. A good friend and I went to a mall so she could get some new polish for her daughter--we went to a booth called 'Del Sol'--their products are 1 color in normal light and turn a different color when exposed to sunlight. It is soooooo cool! I love it! Right now they are mostly in malls of cities with lots of tourist and sunshine type places--but they have a website. We got my friend's 3 yo dd a shirt with a unicorn that is just an outline inside and turns all these fun bright colors in the sun--she wears that shirt all the time.

Anyway - if you're wanting to reward yourself with a fun polish--it's a great choice - I have the pink to purple (which is my favorite), the light white/pink to a bright pink and a peach to pink. I also got the blue to green--but it doesn't go as green as I thought it would--so that one is not my favorite. It was really fun - when with my Dniece - I was wearing my mickey crocs and I purposefully held my big toe still in a mickey head hole and then quickly pulled it out--and until the rest of that toe turned colors--there was a mickey head on my toe.

Now that is what I call a Hidden Mickey!

Just have to say...another lover of that book here! I bought it when I fist started running and felt it had a lot of good information in it.

I am going to push my all time favorite running book though...if you are still a fairly new female runner training for a long run you MUST read The Nonrunner's Marathon Guide for Women: Get Off Your Butt and On with Your Training by Dawn Dais . I have never laughed so hard while learning about running!

Thanks for the recommendation, jen, now I can have something new to read on the plane!

Today was a good day food-wise. DH made homemade pizza for dinner and somehow I was able to stick to eating only 1 piece. It was very difficult though. After dinner, Mom and I went for our walk. It's a 3 mile walk with a pretty steep hill at around the half-way point. I was able to power through it with my music blaring from my Ipod tonight. It felt great. I had told myself, if I completed this walk in a reasonable time, then I could eat the piece of cake I brought home from work today. I kept that piece of cake next to me on the couch for about 20 minutes, took 2 bites, then threw the rest away. Actually didn't want it. Who is this person!?

Wow, Dawn! Great willpower! I would have a hard time resisting the cake.

I love Del Sol! I have the nailpolish that goes from pail pink to really red! The whole family got shirts there the first time we found the store. We've been getting some sunny weather, so I should pull it out and paint mine and the kids nails for a treat.

My sister had this on when we went out on Sunday. It went from pink to purple. I also have barettes that change from white to other colors. I have to check my mall to see if there is place to buy this. It is a lot of fun.

Count me in with the DelSol lovers! We thought about opening a store here in Indy around 5 years ago but weren't sure how well it would go over. I guess given the economy the past few years it's a good thing we didn't. DD has the bear with the paws and ears that change color in the sun. I have a watch. Fun stuff!

I will have to keep my eyes open for Del Sol -- maybe at DTD.

lastnight was what I planned, chicken grilled with salad, and corn on the cob, but after michael went to bed, I turned on the tv and brought a box of mini cheese crackers sandwiches into the living room that was full, and ate the entire box. 21 points. duh. Determined not to do that again this week.

, Kathy, that is a bummer but its done and they are gone now. With all your great training the damage will be gone in no time!

DS is gettting over his summer cold so should be all set when we leave for DLR tomorrow. VGC here we come!

We will have our laptop so with any luck I will be able to post a picture or two for y'all while we are there!

 

[tigger813]

Off to work in a few minutes to give 3 massages. Got in about 4 miles this morning walking with Mom. Hope to do some WATP of the elliptical later today!

Still haven't weighed myself again! I'm feeling comfortable. Had a snack wrap at Dunkin this morning and iced tea. Time to make my BL Protein water.

 

[N&B'smom]

Hey everyone. I haven't posted in a few days because we have SO much going on but thought I'd pop in really fast. Sadly, our hamster Stuart died last night. He was in really bad shape all day yesterday and we spent every moment cuddling him and trying to keep him comfortable. It was really hard. He died around 1am. So, we have one sad household right now. Here's my buddy when he was healthy.

I've been eating well this week, small portions but honestly, haven't weighed myself or anything like that. I don't 'feel' any different so I'm pretty sure my weight hasn't changed. But at least it hasn't gone up either! I know I haven't been getting enough water either, I usually drink about 100 ounces day. I need to get back on that!

Hope everyone is well. I'm going to TRY to get on here to PM my weight on Friday, it's dance recital weekend and then we are off to go camping for 5 days arriving back NEXT Friday. Don't forget about me!!!

 

[MushyMushy]

So sorry about your critter, Shelby. He was adorable.

I'll update about what's going on here in a little while. I stepped on the scale this morning for a little preview, and I'm NOT happy.

 

[jenanderson]

Morning Everyone! My DD has master dance classes today about an hour from our house...this means I will be sitting waiting for her for 3 hours this morning (at least I have Internet access)...which means I will be able to keep on posting here all morning long! I did bring with some things to do but seriously, I am sure I will spend much of my time on the DIS! DD's dance group competes on Thursday at 10 AM, 1 PM and 7 PM...so we will be back sitting all day then again as well.

After dinner, Mom and I went for our walk. It's a 3 mile walk with a pretty steep hill at around the half-way point. I was able to power through it with my music blaring from my Ipod tonight. It felt great. I had told myself, if I completed this walk in a reasonable time, then I could eat the piece of cake I brought home from work today. I kept that piece of cake next to me on the couch for about 20 minutes, took 2 bites, then threw the rest away. Actually didn't want it. Who is this person!?

Great job on the walk! Doesn't it feel great when you accomplish what you want? I am really proud of you with the cake as well. I am also finding that most foods that I thought I wanted to eat are not worth it. I do a lot of one or two bites and then throw the rest away.

I love Del Sol! I have the nailpolish that goes from pail pink to really red! The whole family got shirts there the first time we found the store. We've been getting some sunny weather, so I should pull it out and paint mine and the kids nails for a treat.

I had a shirt from there long ago and would love to get one of those as well! It just seems like a funny little treat to have something that changes color in the sun.

My sister had this on when we went out on Sunday. It went from pink to purple. I also have barettes that change from white to other colors. I have to check my mall to see if there is place to buy this. It is a lot of fun.

I found the website to order the polish and can't wait to pick some out this morning as I am sitting around waiting for DD.

Count me in with the DelSol lovers! We thought about opening a store here in Indy around 5 years ago but weren't sure how well it would go over. I guess given the economy the past few years it's a good thing we didn't. DD has the bear with the paws and ears that change color in the sun. I have a watch. Fun stuff!

I think I am going to be a DelSol lover as well! Once I found the website, I found all kinds of things I could order and enjoy!

lI'm working 9-1 today, and am going to run after work. I don't know why i ate that whole box of cheese crackers last night, especially after having a really good day, but it's done. Today is a new day. On track, and I will stay within my points today. We have baseball tonight so we'll have the leftover salad and chicken before that.

Cow part 2-- Nail polish- I only do my toes and my toenails aren't pretty, so I always keep them painted during the summer. I like a hot pink/fuschi color that has a pearly sheen to it because it helps to cover the irregularity of my toenails. They are bumpy and my big toenails curl up. It's a family trait, and I noticed my 15 yo nieces do the same. So anyway, I redid them this morning while I watched the news, and took some time to file them down as good as they get.

Kathy - Sorry about the cracker incident last night but I am happy to see that you are moving on to a new day. I have really been struggling with that whole thing of having a good day and then making one REALLY BAD choice to take all my hard work away. I think the best thing has been that I am not letting myself get upset over it all though and I know that overall the choices I am making are so much better for me. Good luck today...I know you will do great!

I must be related to you...I have bumpy toenails and my big toenails curve up slightly as well! When I do my toenails, I use tons of polish to try to make them look nicer and smooth. Right now they are a bright, summery sort of pink. I am going to re-do them tomorrow though and use my sea-green polish.

Thanks for the recommendation, jen, now I can have something new to read on the plane!

I hope you can find the book and get it before you go. It has been the funniest book I have read in ages! I literally laughed until I was crying and had to quit reading it in public. I loved it so much that I sent a copy to Jude (jbm02) to read as well since we are going to do the Princess together.

Hey everyone. I haven't posted in a few days because we have SO much going on but thought I'd pop in really fast. Sadly, our hamster Stuart died last night.

Hope everyone is well. I'm going to TRY to get on here to PM my weight on Friday, it's dance recital weekend and then we are off to go camping for 5 days arriving back NEXT Friday. Don't forget about me!!!

I am so sorry to read that you have had so much going on and then about your hamster. I hope that you are able to get through these next few days and then enjoy your camping trip!

Dance recital weekends are always full of fun stuff! We have national dance competition stuff all week long so we will be full up with dance as well.

I'll update about what's going on here in a little while. I stepped on the scale this morning for a little preview, and I'm NOT happy.

Sorry the scale is not making you happy.

Off to do a bit of work on my resume but my reward is to come back and post again in a bit! We are sending our teaching resumes to FLORIDA this week and it is a bit crazy to think that we might consider a cross country move. I am not sure how I feel about teaching in Florida but I would totally love living there and not dealing with our bitter cold winters any more.

Later,
Jen

 

[pjlla]

QOTD1 ~ Monday:

What is for dinner tonight?


QOTD2 ~ Monday:

If you had a time machine that could take you back to any year (or era), what year would you return to?

Last night's dinner we ate at noon, since everyone was here and, as usual, DD's schedule was crazy for the evening. It was supposed to be chicken parmesean made with Boca soy chicken patties, but I've had an impossible time finding the patties, so I had to make a quick change of plans. We ended up with Manwich on light whole wheat rolls, pasta salad (whole wheat pasta dressed with Paul Newman's light dsg), cucumber spears. I had a large salad with a bit of pasta salad on top and about 2 Tb. of Manwich on the side.

The time machine question is interesting. We spend a lot of time in my family talking about this. I would like to go back in time and meet Laura Ingalls Wilder as a young adult. I wouldn't necessarily want to LIVE in her times... they were too hard. But I love to read about her real life, I love her books, and my DD is actually named after her.

I would also love to go back in time and meet some of my relatives (mostly my Dad's mom) and see the homestead that my Dad grew up in. It was truly a "homestead" of historical significance, but sadly it was demolished for flood control in the early 1960's and I never got to see it. They just didn't seem to realize the historical importance of it back then (even though it was over 100 years old and still belonged to the same family), and they (the state) paid my grandfather a token purchase price and it was gone.

I would also love to meet my parents as teens and young adults.

I NEVER think about traveling forward in time.... wonder what that says about me??

Hey everyone. I haven't posted in a few days because we have SO much going on but thought I'd pop in really fast. Sadly, our hamster Stuart died last night. He was in really bad shape all day yesterday and we spent every moment cuddling him and trying to keep him comfortable. It was really hard. He died around 1am. So, we have one sad household right now.

So sorry about Stuart. DD lost her two guinea pigs last fall, exactly one month apart. It was a shock when both of them passed, especially since the first to go was definitely the healthier and livlier of the two. It definitely made everyone sad, even though technically they were DD's pigs.

I'll update about what's going on here in a little while. I stepped on the scale this morning for a little preview, and I'm NOT happy.

Not much I can say, but


Happy Tuesday morning all!

My exercise has definitely been lackluster lately.... feeling totally unmotivated and droopy.... maybe it is the hot weather? I kicked myself into gear for a 4 mi run this morning. I did okay and ran the majority of it, but I finked out for about 2 minutes in the middle where it is uphill. oh well.

I don't know WHAT I was thinking when I planned our meals for this week. I guess I wasn't realizing how hot it was going to be. I planned them about a month ago, so I guess hot weather wasn't on my mind. Fortunately, it is time to make another month's worth of meal plans, so I can take the weather into consideration a bit better. Tonight is supposed to be a chili bake... sounds like winter food! Not sure if I will make it or not. The chili is all made for it, so I could just serve the chili and maybe some salad with it.

Well, I'm off. Housework and such are calling my name!..........P

 

[my3princes]

I'm officially back on track this morning. No more school related activities to derail me. We only have 27 days until we leave on our trip and I need to be bathingsuit ready by then. Of course I'm fighting a nasty cold so I can't really taste anything anyway. Yesterday was the extreme sore throat part which had me eating just to soothe the throat. Thankfully the throat is no lonnger sore so I should be able to easily control my intake. I can even fit in a nap today

 

[DaniB]

This summer I have found THE funnest polish. A good friend and I went to a mall so she could get some new polish for her daughter--we went to a booth called 'Del Sol'--their products are 1 color in normal light and turn a different color when exposed to sunlight. It is soooooo cool! I love it! Right now they are mostly in malls of cities with lots of tourist and sunshine type places--but they have a website. We got my friend's 3 yo dd a shirt with a unicorn that is just an outline inside and turns all these fun bright colors in the sun--she wears that shirt all the time.

Anyway - if you're wanting to reward yourself with a fun polish--it's a great choice - I have the pink to purple (which is my favorite), the light white/pink to a bright pink and a peach to pink. I also got the blue to green--but it doesn't go as green as I thought it would--so that one is not my favorite. It was really fun - when with my Dniece - I was wearing my mickey crocs and I purposefully held my big toe still in a mickey head hole and then quickly pulled it out--and until the rest of that toe turned colors--there was a mickey head on my toe.

That sounds like a great nailpolish! I wonder if I can find some out this way. I would love it.

I have not been on to read this thread in at least 2 weeks... ugh! I'm sorry. I'm going to try and keep up with this daily from now on.

BTW, how do you all remember what page you have read last? I find it hard to figure out where I left off when there's so many new posts quickly!

 

[Leleluvsdis]

Thanks everyone for the well wishes I went to work for 4 hours last night and I'm glad I didn't have to do anymore.

 

[Connie96]

Part 2 of the COW this week is on one day when you do something special for yourself, try to paint your nails a “summery” color. Be sure to post about the color you used and describe it to us all!

So, I went shopping for green nail polish since DD has been asking for it. (My niece wore green polish once several weeks ago and DD did not forget it.) Now, DD is only 3 years old, so I am a big proponent of quick-dry nail polish. My fave is the Sally Hansen Insta-Dry line. I know they have green because I've seen it at Target, but we were at Wal-mart and they didn't have the green, so DD and I decided on a color called Blue Streak. It's kind of a pearly, bright turquoise-y kinda blue. So, that is how I have come to break with the traditional pinks and reds and my toenails are now very BLUE. Just like DD's.

 

[maiziezoe]

QOTD- dinner tonight?

Leftover chicken shish kabobs, broccoli with cheese sauce (boil a bag), and noodles (lipton chicken broccoli flavored). Not the healthiest sides but Im trying to get rid of everything since vacation is right around the corner.

Time Machine? I often think while riding the Carrosel of Progress that I would love to go back to the era where there were no tv's, a/c, not many cars, etc. Where the man did the hard labor and the women cleaned, cooked, and cared for the kids. A simple life without all the technology. dont get me wrong I love all the technology of today but I sometimes get so overwhelmed with life that I wish it could just be more simple!!!!!!

I get annoyed with technology all the time!

QOTD1 ~ Monday:

What is for dinner tonight?


Tonight will be chicken on the grill with garden squash and green beans garden tomatoes and cucumbers.


I hope to do well this week, I'm sure I won't get much activity in this week as I've been laid up all weekend on the couch with bronchitus. It's getting better, i just shor tof breath really easy, so hopefully i can push alot of water and that will help keep my weight at least at a maintain. Plus they put me on prednisone, so Im sure that won't help matter either.

Feel better soon! I have to take prednisone often for Lupus flares. It makes me feel very puffy.

oh I have to change my answer - the strangest thing I ever ate was haggis!!!

Ann do you need a DMB fix? No I couldn't see him, yes he sang Crash and he sounded great! He played for 3 hours. The night before it was a horrible lightning/thunderstorm and he was delayed and couldn't go on until 10:15. He did his full 3 hour set and paid the fines for playing past 11.

Time machine - that's pretty easy for me. The only thing in my life I would change is that my mom was at my daughter's birth.

I do need a DMB fix. It's been years since I have seen him and the last time I saw him, the speakers at the place were terrible and we couldn't hear a word he was singing... and we had seats!

Turkey sandwich and baby carrots as soon as I get home, so I can go for a run later in the evening. I know. Boring. It's a good sandwich, though.

Your dinner sounds like something I would eat!! Not boring at all!

Hmmm, time machine. I think I would choose 1999 so I could hold my little baby again. Maybe I would remember it better because I wouldn't be so tired.

COW 4 PART TWO
It seems there are a few of us here who like to paint our nails different colors. I know that I do it because it makes me feel just a bit more fun!

Part 2 of the COW this week is on one day when you do something special for yourself, try to paint your nails a “summery” color. Be sure to post about the color you used and describe it to us all!

I got some new bright hot pink nail polish for my toes -- it is a Sally Hansen HD called LCD. It's not as hot pink as I was hoping for but it is a pretty sparkly shell pink which is really more my style anyway. I don't paint my fingernails anymore because I have to keep my nails short for playing piano.

I have to say that you guys eat some strange stuff! Thanks for that interesting question, Ann!

Isn't that the truth about being so tired and not remembering anything about newborns?

I love, love, love the Cow for the week!!! Wooo Hoooo!!!

 

[keenercam]

COW 4 PART TWO
It seems there are a few of us here who like to paint our nails different colors. I know that I do it because it makes me feel just a bit more fun!

Part 2 of the COW this week is on one day when you do something special for yourself, try to paint your nails a “summery” color. Be sure to post about the color you used and describe it to us all!

I love hearing about all the fun colors that everyone is painting their nails. Sadly, I keep my fingernails a very clean looking, gel-coated French manicure because of work. They have to look good all the time and polished, so this is my solution. At the moment, I have a french pedicure as well because I got them done before my surgery. I was worried that I wouldn't be able to polish them myself during my recovery and needed them to look neat for when I couldn't get a shoe on my left foot and my toes were exposed at work, right there, proppped up on the leg support on the wheelchair. LOL! Now, I'll be longing for the day when I can reach my toes (still can't bend my left knee) and paint them a cute color.

As for the time machine question -- I think it would have been interesting to be a teenager during the 1950s!

 

[maiziezoe]

DS(14) is now a graduate of the 8th grade. That means I have a Freshman DS(12) got High Honors and is now a 7th grader. DS (7) progressed well on the spectrum and is now a 2nd grader. School is Out for the Summer

We are going to a BBQ for the Graduatating class tonight so it will be hamburgers, hot dogs and other pot luck things for dinner.

I'm not sure if I'd want to go back in time. I have enjoyed every minute of being a Mommy and wouldn't change any of it. Maybe I'd go back to our honeymoon in 1992 and purchase DVC instead of waiting over a decade

Congrats on your graduates!! Kids grow up too flippen fast!

QOTD1 ~ Monday:
What is for dinner tonight?
turkey sandwich on Arnold's thins with tomato, lettuce, and a little Kraft chipotle mayo (I usually do avocado but feeling a little spicy tonight!). Followed by an evening snack of baby carrots and hummus.

I am stealing your dinner and having it tonight!!

I got in some exercise for the day. It wasn't as much as I hoped and it wasn't very challenging, but it was something and something is much better than nothing!

I never answered QOTD2, so I will now. Honestly, there are a few things that come to mind, but actually I'd love to relive a moment maybe 3 years ago when a young girl I love who receives speech therapy pronounced my last name correctly. A lot of people have trouble pronouncing it, so this was huge. I never want to forget that moment. She was so proud of herself. It was just as huge that she knew she said it correctly-she has a profound hearing loss and has a cochlear implant. We actually still talk about it on occasion.

Have a great and an on plan day tomorrow!

Awwww... that is sweet. Gave me goosbumps.

COW part 2
Since I was just catching up last night for the past few pages--and I just looked quickly at the cow to put it into my little spreadsheet--I missed the question for COW 2--but was just reading today's posts and saw it... and just had to share.
This summer I have found THE funnest polish. A good friend and I went to a mall so she could get some new polish for her daughter--we went to a booth called 'Del Sol'--their products are 1 color in normal light and turn a different color when exposed to sunlight. It is soooooo cool! I love it! Right now they are mostly in malls of cities with lots of tourist and sunshine type places--but they have a website. We got my friend's 3 yo dd a shirt with a unicorn that is just an outline inside and turns all these fun bright colors in the sun--she wears that shirt all the time.

Anyway - if you're wanting to reward yourself with a fun polish--it's a great choice - I have the pink to purple (which is my favorite), the light white/pink to a bright pink and a peach to pink. I also got the blue to green--but it doesn't go as green as I thought it would--so that one is not my favorite. It was really fun - when with my Dniece - I was wearing my mickey crocs and I purposefully held my big toe still in a mickey head hole and then quickly pulled it out--and until the rest of that toe turned colors--there was a mickey head on my toe.

Enjoy your evening... heading back to my training stuff--and a measured bowl of baked cheetos

I HAVE to find that polish!!!! I love love love fun colors.

Oh...I have had a rough couple of days eating wise! I feel like a hog! So I am going to catch up on the QOTDs

OTD1 ~ Saturday ~
What is for dinner tonight?

Lazy dog Cafe with my sister: Had half a mini pizza and half a tex-mex salad (yummy but SO not healthy)

QOTD2 ~ Saturday ~
Do you like living where you live? Why? (only give out as much information as you are comfortable giving out)
I love it! I am with my family who I wouldn't trade the world for...and I am close enough to Dland that I work there!!!


QOTD1 ~ Sunday:
What is for dinner tonight??
Went out to Indian for Father's Day. Had a Samosa (fried) rice, Naan bread, a bit of a Garbanzo bean dish. and 2 PB cookies! Gah!

QOTD2 ~ Sunday:
What is the craziest thing you have ever eaten?
Not very adventerous, though I love Indian and Greek food, so maybe that counts!

QOTD1 ~ Monday:
What is for dinner tonight?
Lean Cuisine Cheese Lasagna and some toasted whole wheat bread.

QOTD2 ~ Monday:
If you had a time machine that could take you back to any year (or era), what year would you return to?
I don't know...I would like to experience the 50s. I love Grease so i think i would have enjoyed being in high school at that time!

So I am trying to be good for the next few days because starting Friday (my bday) all bets are off!

I am officially craving Indian food. Thank you!!

 

[Leleluvsdis]

my fingers and toes are hot hot pink right now, but I'm thinking I might want to find some orange?! I got some a couple weeks ago, but it has to much glitter in it. I'm not a glitter in polish fan, so we sill see what we can find.. any suggestions?!

 

[Connie96]

OH! I forgot to post earlier that I received my COW prize yesterday!

Jen, this stuff is so cute! My favorite is the Mickey magnets. I have one on my book shelf in front of my desk right now.

Thanks for doing all of this, Jen. You're awesome!

 

[maiziezoe]

Hey everyone. I haven't posted in a few days because we have SO much going on but thought I'd pop in really fast. Sadly, our hamster Stuart died last night. He was in really bad shape all day yesterday and we spent every moment cuddling him and trying to keep him comfortable. It was really hard. He died around 1am. So, we have one sad household right now. Here's my buddy when he was healthy.

I've been eating well this week, small portions but honestly, haven't weighed myself or anything like that. I don't 'feel' any different so I'm pretty sure my weight hasn't changed. But at least it hasn't gone up either! I know I haven't been getting enough water either, I usually drink about 100 ounces day. I need to get back on that!

Hope everyone is well. I'm going to TRY to get on here to PM my weight on Friday, it's dance recital weekend and then we are off to go camping for 5 days arriving back NEXT Friday. Don't forget about me!!!

Oh Shelby... I am so sorry to hear about Stuart. It's so hard when a family pet dies...

I'm officially back on track this morning. No more school related activities to derail me. We only have 27 days until we leave on our trip and I need to be bathingsuit ready by then. Of course I'm fighting a nasty cold so I can't really taste anything anyway. Yesterday was the extreme sore throat part which had me eating just to soothe the throat. Thankfully the throat is no lonnger sore so I should be able to easily control my intake. I can even fit in a nap today

Glad you are feeling better!!