It ws the first time I had been back since 1990 and surprise! everyone pretty much looked the same.
That's funny! We have DH's 20yr. high school reunion this weekend. I hope I know a few of the people...
Have you been to HHI before? We went in May and had an excellent meal there if you need advice. The one that I loved was more of a date night place but they have more kid friendly seating outside if you need it. Let me know if you need suggestions.
We were there last year for New Year's Eve. We just got sandwich stuff at Piggly Wiggly, had burgers from the cafe for lunches. We did go to Salty Dog, just because you have to. I was....underwhelmed! I'd love a suggestion!
Taryn--you are starting to sound like yourself again! First some guy in a truck in the park swerved towards us to avoid a bike, and I fell off the curb. Then we were running the path in the park at the end and three ladies were standing in the middle of the path. So I said excuse me ladies on your left and some other women who was walking said--you should have run in the grass, they can stand where they want. Ok.....I told her to mind her own business but she just kept running her mouth. Luckily we were running away from her.
YIKES!!! I can't believe that woman said that! Everyone always gets out of my way, must be all the heavy breathing!
Glad your ankle was okay!
Hair washing was definitely interesting. They took me outside and I tried to get comfortable, but my sister was like, “What is she at the spa?” The joke was, I tried to wash my hair in the bathtub today and was completely successful.Taryn, you are amazing! I will always have faith in you-and everyone here! Speaking of AK, has anyone mentioned CAPD? I’m not an audiologist, but in all my testing, I had that test done.
No, that one hasn't been mentioned... I need to read up on it. Glad the spa experience wasn't too humiliating! Thanks for the vote of confidence!!!
I love AK and I’ve never met her! up later. I need to rest my foot a bit.
Thanks, we decided to keep her. I cannot believe she'll be 11 tomorrow. Time simply flies! Take care of yourself!
Thanks, I'm feeling ok and just moving along in life
Anything we can do to help, just ask!
Good evening everyone. We had an okay day of sewing. We only had 5 people of sewing. Two who came were excited about sewing 5 pillowcases by lunch time. I am able to sew 5 in about 45 minutes. Even though we we still sewed 60 pillowcases and had 150 donated ahead of time so we had 210 for todays total. New ones I love Beauty and the Beast which was ds2's first movie. He was very small and started to cry during the dance scene. we were in the back of the theater and just rocked him and watched the end of the movie. we also love TS 1, 2, and 3. For TS3 ds2 emailed us and told he was coming home for the weekend. Maybe we could do a family movie night. So we went with both my sons and ds1's gf. And yes I cried.
I cried, too! It was Sophie's first theatre experience. AK's was Lilo and Stitch! That's great about the pillowcases!
When I am good about journaling, I track calories and fiber so today I also recorded the protein. I was just under 1600 calories, 24 grams of fiber and 80 grams of protein. I also had around 80 - 90 ounces of water. Where should I be?
I suggest going to Sparkpeople.com. You enter your height, weight, goal weight. It gives you a calorie range, fat range, protein range, and carb range. You can enter the foods you eat each day into it, and it will tell you if you are in your recommended ranges. It has been EXTREMELY helpful to me! You can keep track of your water intake and exercise there, too!
My response has nothing to do with that, other than
. I think you had asked before if we had been to HHI. We went last year for New Year's Eve. We simply fell in love with the resort, activities, etc.
We decided to make it tradition to go for NYE, 3-5 days, depending on how it falls and how many days DH has off at the end of the year. DH said it was the first time he had seen my smile, literally, since Daddy died 3 months earlier.
Been on craigs list a lot lately have found some good stuff. I've been spending a lot of time lately looking for supplies for candle making--have actually found a lot of stuff.
I need to look on there more often! Congrats on the bargains!!!
I got up early this morning for a long run. It was a good run covering 8.33 miles in 1 hr 30 mins. I'm pretty happy with that - especially because it was SO humid. Ate totally on plan today until dinner. We went out to eat with my sisters and their families. I ordered a salad and it was great but when my salad was gone, I started eating what was left of the kids' nachos. Oh well.
Great run Connie!!!!!!! I bet you didn't have too many nachos! Hope you had a good day today!
Taryn, way to go on the 7+ inches and 10 pounds to go!
You've been having such a horrible time lately and you
still made it all happen for you with your health goals! The Cirque du Soleil that we saw was "Alegria." It was an excellent show. The performers are amazing! And not an ounce of body fat on any of 'em!
We had a very good time.[Speaking of which, DS was very disappointed about having to cancel our cruise so I told him about the mother/son
Disneyland trip coming up. That helped with the angst and also let him go into full bore planning mode, which does a mama's heart proud!
A lot of gymnasts go on to work for Cirque, there are ads in the back of all of AK's gymnastics magazines. We've never seen a show, might have to get to La Nouba at WDW sometime. Sorry DS was heartbroken, but glad you have a trip to take his mind off it!!!
I half expect I"ll be made to sign a confidentiality agreement! The release will be mid October, so we won't have long before I'll be allowed to tell. Its padlocked.II had mentioned yesterday that I woke up and gained a pound from the lack of exercise on Friday. Well I am proud to say all my hard work of calorie budgeting and extra exercise yesterday helped me lose it! I was back to my Friday weigh in weight!
Great job on getting right on that weight gain. I weigh on Mondays, I expect I'll have a lot to work on! That sounds... crazy. Padlocked rooms? I hope it lives up to your expectations!
His was the last skit - and I could barely hold the camera to take a picture because I was laughing so hard when my 6'5", 280 pound DH came out wearing a tutu, tiara and doing pirouettes across the stage as the "fairy" Two weeks til my first half marathon. I ran 12 miles today. I really wanted to do 13 but my body just wouldn't cooperate. I hurt my knee last week (lingering injury from Iraq) and really didn't run much. The foliage is AMAZING here this week. I love looking out my kitchen window...
That image had me
. YOUR PICTURE WAS GORGEOUS!! Great job on your run, I hope the knee holds up. You'll have a great half!!!
Good morning. I need and extra day on the weekends to do all I want to do. On the sleeping in his bed, I was bad, and just let him come in my bed. I never did the tough cry it out and he went back and forth between his and my bed. As a single parent, that's a little easier and I always said, I don't know any teenage boys who sleep with their moms.
I tell you - one to work, one to play, one to rest! 3 day weekends are a MUST! I never did cry it out, either. I nursed my girls so long, it was so much easier to do it from the bed. I don't do well w/ up and down. I can get up, but I STAY AWAKE once my eyes open. I said the same thing. "Well, if she's in our bed as a teenager, she won't be in someone else's." AK moved out when Sophie was born. So...11 years later, still have kids in the bed. We added 2 dogs to the mix, too! It's okay. I have night terror issues myself, so I understand. I kept a sleeping bag under my parents' bed, and remember using it about a month before I got married after a particularly bad nightmare!
I have so many wonderful memories of our trips to WDW. One that stands out for me was when my youngest son was about 2years old. We were at Hollywood Studios at opening and we walked down a desserted Mickey Ave. This was when they had the little airstream trailers that the characters made appearances in front of.
TOO CUTE!!! Great looking wedding pictures, too!
I had the most amazing day. Perfect weather!!!! There were so many fireman running in full gear. Some carrying the american flag over their shoulder. There was a 70+ year old fire man running....yes I said running. He had on his fireman pants, boots and hat.
As we ran through battery tunnel completely packed in like sardines the chants of U.S.A began. It was just so amazing its hard to explain.The tunnel was almost 2 miles long. It got really hot in there and I was so happy to see the end. When we exited there were FDNY in thier formal attire lined up for blocks cheering us on. They each held a flag with a picture of a fireman who lost their life on 9/11. There were 343 of them
. On the other side of the street were the U.S. coast guard also in their formal attire holding the american flag. They all were cheering us on and giving high fives. It was so inspirational.
Lindsay, what a wonderful memory to have for the rest of your life. That seriously had me in tears! I can't find an appropriate smilie for how that made me feel. Write it all down, so you can share with your boys when they are older!
Both Mike and I had to take claritin so hoping it's allergies and not a cold. We got a ton done today, so I think we will be nice and relaxed by Thursday, and not have one of those flying out the door departures, knowing that you forgot something. My eating has not been great, but hoping it's pms. Who knows. Probably tmi, but I can't remember the last time we went to WDW and I didn't have to deal with girl stuff.
AMEN! I hope that I stay on the same track as far as TOM's actual tom, b/c I actually have next year's trip planned for a non-TOm time for change! Hope those allergies get better soon!
I finished the 5K in 36:17. I'm pleased with that time especially after having only 3 hours of sleep last night. I feel great and proud of myself!
Great job Tracey!
Today was my rest day, so no exercise. We went to church and it seems like I've volunteered to teach Sunday School for the 3rd Quarter (Feb. - Apr.). But this time, it's going to be a real challenge -- I have the Nursery!
I actually am looking forward to it. The nursery kids are generally 18 months to 4 (most Mommies don't want to send them down before that point), so there can be a big range in what you can do for a lesson! I had a big accident with what used to be a can of Pringles
Sing He's Got the Whole World in his Hands. Sophie's been singing that ALL day long!! Good for you! As upset as you are, I love the way your put your "accident". I seem to be in the same boat, my willpower is all or nothing. Great job with your plan for tomorrow!
I usually do a Thanksgiving one too. it's called the "Turkey Trot"; this year I might try for the 10K (NEVER a consideration til I found everyone here!!! My cousins have a huge tailgate party on the route - ...sitting here with a small bowl of goldfish and desperately trying to ignore !
Sounds like a fun run! I thought you meant real goldfish, and wondered if they were somehow comforting to you!
Painted the first color in DS's soon-to-be two-color room (I couldn't bear the thought of pumpkin orange everywhere, so we agreed on one pumpkin wall and three lime green walls
). Also caught up on laundry and vacuuming and such.
My daddy picked an orange wall for their bedroom in the early 1970's, with 3 dark paneling walls. Mom begged for years to paint it, but he wouldn't budge Now, she wouldn't change it for the world!
I had a big bowl of steamed cauliflower to take the edge of my hunger. Then I had a homemade pita pocket pizza with some sauteed mushrooms and spinach, and a few Baked Lay's. The take-out pizza smelled unbelievably good, but I held strong. One bite of DD's slice was enough to enjoy.
Great job!
QOTD:It was our first day ever in WDW as a family, we had dinner at Chef Mickey's, and the girls got to open the restaurant, walk down the red carpet with Mickey, and sign his autograph book. For their first time ever meeting Mickey, we had a little private audience with him, it was so magical.
The look on Sophie's face is priceless!
If you want to see a picture, click on the Pixie dusted july 09TR link. It's on the first page. I tried putting it here, but I still don't know how to make them medium sized, and it messed up the layout of the page and irritated me!
Okay, so I BLEW it today. Pizza, M&Ms, sausage biscuit. Yeah, that bad. Like 2100 calories. What happened? NO WILLPOWER! Overslept this am, it's raining, it was there.
Bummed, I'm all ready for a run in the am, and we are in some sort of monsoon. We've gotten about 2 inches already today, and they are calling for 4-7 by Tuesday am!
I might try for it anyway, depending on how hard. I don't usually mind running in light rain, but with the cough I already have, not sure. And of course I let my neice borrow all my Jillian DVD's Sat. night and told her "I won't need them before Monday night."
I 'll just have to make something up in the morning, I need to burn some calories!!!!
Got my menus planned for the week, stew beef and potatoes are in crock pot, will add veggies in the am for soup. It's veg soup weather!
Lots of random stuff in my head, but nothing important, so I guess I'll go!
Have a great night!
Taryn
sez: "Taryn is signing off for the night." 
Glad the party went well! Sorry you have to clean again. That is the worst part about these types of events. 
Love the picture too! 
I told my dh he has to stop buying them. For some reason I can stop when I take out one of the 100 cal packs, but when faced with a whole can...then I finally watched the BL from Tuesday. This was really motivating for me. I've packed my healthy lunch and I'm ready for tomorrow, planning to get up and run 4M. By the way, I just found 2 new flavors of Vitatops (well, they're new in my store), Raisin Bran and Apple Crumb. I can't wait to try them! 
Thanks for the alert -- feel free to keep them coming, I need those reminders! 
. TTYL.....................P
