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[mommyof2Pirates]

oh my I feel like I have been away for weeks but its only been since friday. I am just completely overwhelmed with life right now. I just dont have the extra time in the day.

Sat. I met my mom in the morning and we took the boys shopping for new sneakers and Ryans book bag for school. I spent the afternoon at her house since my dh was in a golf tournament. We then spent the evening at the horse track....the boys just love watching the horses.

Sun. I went into work to try to catch up on some things for about 5 hours. Then picked up the boys and took them to my nana's to play with their cousins. Went grocery shopping and did not get back home from all of that until 8pm.

Today was back to work and football.

Ryan made it through a 1/2 hour of football and then started limping. He finished out the night with sitting out only for one drill but he was really favoring his leg. He is not complaining now and didnt complain all weekend. I have no idea whats going on. We will take him to the doctor tomorrow and most likely he will at least be out the rest of the week. He was so upset when I told him that. Poor kid.

I have been really stressed about work. I have been asked to work on 2 huge projects as well as my own stuff and my office expansion. I am really overwhelmed and overworked and my raise still is not in my paycheck. I was told by my boss that most likely he will be moving me up to the next tier which is alot more money but he had to put together a plan for his boss and HR. I feel like with all I am doing right now if he asks me to do something else I will use the line from jerry maguire. "show me the money"

So between work stress and ryan's injury I am just completely an irritable mess. Im trying not to be but its so bad that I am having stomach issues and thats how I know its bad.

I guess at least if he has to be out this week it gives me time to catch up on everything else...I should look at the positives right.

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Rose- Glad you had a good trip and liked the area. I will be saying some prayers for mike. I know it will be so disappointing if he doesnt get it. I hope you hear something soon. Tom is so cute. How could you be mad at him. I dont think you are a bad mother at all for being ready to send him on his way. Im sure he is ready to go back too.

Nancy- ahh I love a fresh salon do. I hope you got out to show it off. I dont think I said it before but wanted to say that I think you Rock for being so selfless and giving up your career for the time being to stay home with thomas. I honestly could not do what you do every day and I do think that thomas will be so happy and thankful for all that you do for him....He may not realize it until he is much older but someday he will.

Taryn- Glad you have a plan made for getting moving. I need to do the same. When do you go back to school?

Kathy- I hope you had fun at the halloween day. How is michael liking football? I hope for our kids sake they are not having to worry about getting playing time. I know its part of life as they get older but I think right now should still be about learning and fun.

Maria- low carb on the start of PMS wow lady you are quite amazing. That book title sounds quite interesting. Oh and woohoo for getting on FB. I accepted your request once I realized it was you. I almost deleted it

Ok I will try to get on here tomorrow. I havent been on the BL board in forever I feel so bad.

 

[flipflopmom]

Well, ladies, it's my last day of freedom! Can you believe I go back to work tomorrow?? Where in the lkajdsf;aldkjf;alj did my summer go? The girls don't start until next Thursday, but still.. Sheez.

I am really in clean out mode. I worked in the den on some cabinets and bookcases yesterday. We've been in this house 3 years now, and some of the stuff hasn't been touched since then. Buh-bye! I took out 3 bags of garbage yesterday, have a tub for yard sale, and a tote box to go out in the building.. I was not in a sentimental mood yesterday, so that helped.

Mom gave me 2 boxes she had cleaned out of her house. Can you believe that one of them had every card I had ever sent my grandmother? She passed away in Feb. before Daddy did in Sept, and Mom had all her stuff. I mean, I loved my Granny dearly. I did keep several cards from her. But why in the WORLD did my mother think I wanted to keep ones I gave her?????

So I guess you know now why I had EVERY Orlando Sentinenal that had been delivered to our WL door on our honeymoon almost 15 years ago. Don't worry, they are in the recycling bin now.

Worked from 6:00 until about 3, and then TOM decided to turn me inside out. I spent the rest of the night on the couch, miserable. Seriously. Like, I think my cramps get worse the older I get! I could hardly sleep last night.

While I didn't workout per se yesterday, I moved a lot, which is better than sitting in the recliner, laptop in lap, writing papers. Did really well with eating, other than a bit too much bread. Trying to kick that carb addiction again.

Today's to do list is immense. I hope I can get through it all!!! I would like to spend some snuggle time with the girls this afternoon for a bit, if possible.

Don't know if I told you, but my principal called and wanted AK to work yesterday. I let her walk there and home - only 3 blocks each way, but she felt really independent. (Yes, she will be 12 in Sept. and I worry about her crossing the street! Only because there is a TERRIBLE blind curve she has to cross right after, and it's hard to see stuff coming) Anyway, she was loading chairs from the parking lot to courtyard, cleaning lockers, etc. Principal asked her to come back Wed. and Friday, and will pay her Friday. I am happy for her, she'll have some spending money outside of the necessities when we go school shopping Sat. I need to rent her out more often!


Enough about me already. Sheez...

Nancy - good luck with that sugar test! Hated those. Glad you were able to get out for a bit. Love your walk to Disney plan. IF you are tempted to skip a day, just remind yourself how sad you would be next May to have to stay on I-4 in downtown Orlando for a week, the Bronx family on the side of the highway with a "I just couldn't do it, we're not going to WDW" sign. Oh, back to the NC stuff (reminded because I just saw an ad for WF season tickets, holy cow they are cheap!!!) we watch wxii 12. Think neill McNeill is on Fox 8. Think that's his real name or he thought it would be good tv?

Maria - Are you following Atkins specifically? I know low carb really helps take tummy off, and adding the carbs adds tummy. I am trying to work out some sort of plan again. When I did lose all my weight, I pretty much ate no sugar, some breads, but never really specifically counted carbs, just calories. My brother was diagnosed w/ diabetes last year, and has lost a LOT of weight following the diabetic low carb diet ( somewhere around 50 a day), I think the key is making that lifestyle, not "diet"

I'll try to remember to send you my FB name. I have boycotted it this summer, just because I can get sucked in pretty easily and waste a lot of time, and that was one way to keep me focused on all those papers.

Speaking of which, can you guys believe that I turned in a paper on June 18, THE ONLY GRADE FOR THAT CLASS, and still have not heard back from the professor???? Grades are due today at 10, so I should be able to see it soon.

Rose - Hearing your comments about Tom reminds me of what someone told me when I had AK. God gives us our children as babies to make sure we fall in love with them, and then turns them into teenagers so we are glad to see them go. As AK gets closer to the teen years, I am beginning to understand. Is he not planning on coming back until Christmas?

Kathy Good job on getting your exercise in on vacation, and I am so glad you had a good time!!!When do you go back?

Lindsay So sorry you are overwhelmed. Completely understand the feeling, and I know that sometimes, just surviving is all you can do. So be a survivor baby! I would definitely be saying show me the money if I had to work 5 hours on Sunday to get caught up. Is there anything you can delegate to someone else? Hope that raise comes through sooner rather than later! Poor Ryan. Is it his ankle, leg, achilles? If it's a sprain, they can be tough to heal. He may have to sit out for a while to really let it rest. It's hard on kids, especially young ones, to understand they can do permanent damage if they don't rest an injury. They just want to PLAY! Here's ppd for a a food report today!


Oh well. Coffee's done, as is my computer time. (Although I did do a load of when I got up to refill my mug.

Hope you all have a great day!
Taryn

 

[mikamah]

Just a quick hello this morning, and a big group hug all around. Many of us could use it.

I'm going to try and get the eating under control for the next 3 weeks. No, not try, I am going to do it. No excuses. We aren't going away the next 2 weekends, so that will help a lot.

Also going to exercise 5 days a week.

Hope you all have a great day! I need to go get everything ready for camp and breakfast, so I'm not yelling at michael when I'm running late.

 

[dumbo_buddy]

kathy i like your plan. you can do it! and WHEN you do you'll be so much happier when on vacation!

taryn omg you had old newspapers from your honeymoon?? that is actually really cute! but, yeah, i think they can be recycled now! can't believe school starts already for you guys! we don't start around here til right after labor day!

lindsay/B] aw, poor little ryan! that really stinks that his leg still hurts!!! hang in there with work. it is SO frustrating when you're given a billion things to do. it's like, "ok great you're giving me lots of work b/c you know i'm the best one to do it so how about coughing up some extra dough then too!??!" good luck getting it all done. i'm sorry about your stomach issues too. i tend to get belly issues when i'm stressed too. it's NOT good!

rose i have alot of aunts and uncles as friends on facebook. most of the time they are more scandalous than me! ever since my grandpa died my oldest uncle is much more open about being gay. i mean, duh, we all knew it. he's been with my "aunt" paul for 35 years! but it's funny now to see his ramblings on facebook from the gay pride parade and things like that. hehe.

maria do you feel you learned anything from that why we get fat book? i have a feeling it has a picture of me eating the mcdonalds breakfast i had this morning with a caption that reads: "that's why"

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busy morning already today and i'm wiped. had my OB appt downtown this morning. knew i wouldn't get a walk in so i got up a little before 6 and went out for a 2.5 mile jog. i felt pretty good although it was very muggy out. i went slow though i'm not sure i could have gone faster even if i tried! at least i moved for 30 minutes today though. dropped thomas at my friend's at 7, got gas and was downtown by a little before 8. i actually found on the street parking...like, a REAL spot! woot! drank the nasty drink and sat trying not to ralph for an hour. got weighed in (155lbs, officially 20 lbs up, yeesh). doc came in and since i had a dress on i just pulled it up and he felt my belly and listened to the heartbeat. said everything's fine. i told him i'm exercising alot and he was happy but reminded me not to push myself. he was like, "you're not going out in this heat, right?" erm, well, yeah but i go early before it gets too hot. i expressed my worry about my weight gain. he didn't seem worried. said i could go see a nutritionist if i wanted. meh, i know what i need to do. i'm just eating too much.

oh and pulling up my dress to expose my belly was pretty awesome considering it's a JUNGLE down there and i realized afterwards that my underwear was on inside out. nice.

came back to the bronx, picked thomas up and heading to his pediatrician so he could get a shot that he was missing. he was good! i went to mcdonalds drive in and got breakfast for us. whatever, i worked out, i had a nasty drink, i wanted the darn mcdonalds. so, now we're home and fed and i'm pooped!

talk to everyone later!

 

[Rose&Mike]

I don't want to be gluten-free anymore. I have been trying for 2 days to find out if there will be any counter service locations open after the w&d or if any of the kiosks will have anything that is g-f and it is like banging your head against the wall. I have emailed both rundisney and disney dining.

After telling rundisney that I needed to figure out what was going to available that was gluten free they informed me that they would have oranges, bananas and a "bread product" available for my "post race refreshments." Ok, obviously the person answering the email was beyond clueless, because I don't know how bread would be refreshing to someone who doesn't eat gluten!!!!! And really all I wanted to know was: are there going to be cs locations open and can you tell me what will be at the kiosks. Disney dining said they won't provide allergy info about the kiosks but I could talk to each kiosk individually. Yep, I'm going to wait in line for 30 minutes with a billion sweaty people to find out the food has gluten in it! I'm not ASKING you to make something special. I just want to know if the food you have is going to make me sick!!!!! Is this really an unreasonable request???? Don't they know what they are making? Shouldn't they have an ingredient list???

I'm sorry, I'm tired and burned out on life right now. I'm SICK TO DEATH of FOOD!!!! I hate food right now. Fine I can cook whatever I want at home but traveling or eating out is a major PITA. I have seriously thought about eating meat again just cause it would be so much easier, but I honestly think I would toss my cookies--oh except I can't have cookies. So nothing to toss. And tomorrow we have a staff retreat--guess what they are having for lunch? Pasta. Yum. So I have to pack a stupid lunch. I know it's just food, but I don't like it anymore.

I don't even want to run the stupid race.

 

[dumbo_buddy]

ok, rose, breathe. this is very frustrating, especially when you are asking ahead of time for their help. but maybe i can help. maybe emailing an actual person at runDisney instead of their general mailbox will help. i got a lovely email from a cast member when i asked about deferring the marathon for a year. i'm going to pm you her address as i don't think i'm allowed to just post it on the boards. she wrote me a nice email and when i wrote one back clarifying something she wrote back immediately and didn't just give me a generic response.

maybe she can't help you but i'm sure she can at least direct you to the write people who can!

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so, i have some news. i decided to nix the whole disney travel agent thing. it's just not going anywhere. i've booked a few vacations for friends but other than that i just can't drum up any business. it's hard in nyc b/c people either do it themselves or have a travel agent like liberty that they use. it's depressing actually. here is something i found i could do that i really loved and i'm a total failure at it! not only that but the agency i was working with was not helping me with leads. oh, and they would take like 4 months to pay me after each booking. oh well, it was fun while it lasted. rose i did suck it up and email the agency boss though and asked her for information on who to contact for gluten free options post-race. i got cut off of all the information once i told them i wasn't going to work with them anymore. hopefully she'll send it to me.

 

[Rose&Mike]

thanks Nancy. This is a really crappy disease for someone who hates to draw attention to herself to have because you are constantly having to ask for help/info. I think it's just a rough day period. I'm sitting in Tom's room while he packs up all his stuff, and I've been thinking about the fact that he might not come back to this house. I don't know why it's making me so sad today. Plus, I'm tired. I'm sure I'm over reacting. I shouldn't have tried to deal with it right now, I guess.

 

[dumbo_buddy]

thanks Nancy. This is a really crappy disease for someone who hates to draw attention to herself to have because you are constantly having to ask for help/info. I think it's just a rough day period. I'm sitting in Tom's room while he packs up all his stuff, and I've been thinking about the fact that he might not come back to this house. I don't know why it's making me so sad today. Plus, I'm tired. I'm sure I'm over reacting. I shouldn't have tried to deal with it right now, I guess.

 

[Rose&Mike]

So does it always mean they are shining you on when they tell you to "have a magical day" or do some of them really mean it? I really don't like being one of "those guests."

Nancy--I'm sorry the travel agent stuff didn't work out. I'm sure it's hard to not see it as a "failure", but sometimes things just don't work out. Easy for me to say, I know. Thanks for all your help. I emailed Meagan and she asked me if it had already been taken care of, and said if not she would be happy to help. She also said to have a magical day-- I told her I got a response but it consisted of a link to the kiosks (which tells you what country is there) and a mention of a bread product being available at the finish. And then went on to say, I hated to be a pain, but it's hard with this allergy (which it's not really an allergy, but that's ok) to just show up and hope food will be available.

I think the reason I hate dealing with it all so much, is I feel like the whole thing is so out of my control when we are out. I'm sure it will get better.


Ok, enough pity party for one day. It could be worse. Mike said if I don't want to run I don't have to. But that we should take the trip anyhow, cause he thinks we both need it. I think I am going to have to suck it up and buy plane tickets. I was hoping to find out what was going on with the job, cause I guarantee if he is going to get an offer it will be the day after i shell out $600 for plane tickets.

No news yet, by the way, and I think no news right now is good news.

Lindsay--I hope you are having a better day.

 

[dumbo_buddy]

rose - if meagan isn't able to help you, try this: 407-824-5967 or email SpecialDiets@DisneyWorld.com. hopefully between meagan, the special diets AND calling you can get someone to help you! don't feel like you're being a pain. it's your health and it's important!

 

[Rose&Mike]

Ok, I'm getting rid of my last post. Meagan just sent me an email that said which counter service and kiosks are scheduled to be open (subject to change of course )

Thanks so much, Nancy!

 

[lisah0711]

Hello Princesses and Belles!

I missed all of you ladies the past few days!

I did go back and read everything but it is kind of a blur so just smack me upside the head if it looks like I missed something important.

Maria, congrats on snagging the fabulous airfare for the Princess! I love the kitty pics -- even if one is a bit I'm so glad that you are doing the Princess this year. If I win the lottery I'll be there too. And great job on doing 9 miles. I know that you are going to totally rock your RnR this week-end. I can't wait to hear all about it!

Nancy, so glad that the OB appointment went well today and that you and the baby are doing great! Kudos to you for keeping up your activity and if the doctor isn't worried about the weight then I guess you don't have to be so worried either. Just do take it easy in the heat.

I would just go to number 10 on Janet Evanovich. You will miss some stuff but you can always go back. And I would not feel bad about Wuthering Heights at all -- Bronte is hard to read not to mention all that moaning and groaning about Heathcliff is a bit depressing. Do you like Jane Austen? I love the dialogue. I can never read Pride & Prejudice or Sense & Sensability too many times.

Lindsay, glad that Ryan's leg is better. Poor guy! Woo hoo on the increase and promotion but it would be nice if they would actually give it to you instead of just talking about it. Can you delegate some of your routine tasks to someone to help you deal with everything? :flower3

Rose, glad that you enjoyed your trip to FL. Sounds like a nice deal for you all -- I'll keep my fingers crossed for you. You know Southwest will let you use your airfare for a year if you have to cancel. They are having a big sale this week for Fall airfare.

Taryn, I can't believe that you have to go back to work already. I hope that you get a good class this year but I have to admit that I miss the stories about the heathens!

Lisa, thanks for keeping up the Tinker Bell thread! I'm getting so excited about that race. I bought my airline ticket today!

Kathy, great job on keeping up the exercise and maintaining this summer. I can't wait to hear all about your fabulous vacation on the beach.

Hello to the rest of our princesses!

Anyone see the new RunDisney merchandise? I'm a bit disappointed that it looks like they are going to more generic stuff, like the parks, but hopefully there will be some good stuff at the Expos still that is more race specific.

We had a nice time on vacation but with all the family stuff it wasn't as relaxing as I was hoping. Even the alcohol didn't always help. I know I shouldn't complain but I can't help it. With the airfare, car rental, and what we spend while we are there it worked out to be $600 a day for our five nights -- DH kept saying do you know how much fun we could have at Disney for that?!?

Came home to find out that the neighbors next door had been burglarized on Saturday night. Another neighbor thought it was just partying kids and ended up getting roughed up by the burglars. Luckily my Mom didn't hear anything and the neighbors across the street kept an eye on her.

Add me to the list of people who need to regroup and get their act together. I know what I need to do but just need to actually do it, instead of talking about it.

Anyone else listen to d-cot.com? I'm listening to Soarin' right now. I love that you can select whatever you want to listen to when you want to instead of listening to a canned program. Disradio plays the same songs at the same time every day and I get a little tired of Splash over and over.

I promise to be less cranky and tired when I come on again!

 

[lisah0711]

thanks Nancy. This is a really crappy disease for someone who hates to draw attention to herself to have because you are constantly having to ask for help/info. I think it's just a rough day period. I'm sitting in Tom's room while he packs up all his stuff, and I've been thinking about the fact that he might not come back to this house. I don't know why it's making me so sad today. Plus, I'm tired. I'm sure I'm over reacting. I shouldn't have tried to deal with it right now, I guess.

Rose, I'm glad that you were able to get the information that you needed. I don't blame you for feeling frustrated and tired of dealing with things. You know wherever you and Mike are will always be home to Tom.

Was your medal last year silver or gold for W&D? I saw a picture on Facebook and one looked like it was gold but another made it look like it was silver. Silver makes more sense since it is Spaceship Earth.

 

[mommyof2Pirates]

First let me say I really needed a good laugh and boy nancy you had me rolling in laughter (almost peed my pants) about your doctor visit today and how you had to pull your dress up....oh and about your aunt paul. You just seriously crack me up.

Nancy- glad the appt went good. Well minus the whole pulling the dress thing up and you being disappointed with the weigh in. I think by staying active you are doing yourself a great favor. That weight will come up so much quicker...Im sure of it.

Rose- I am so sorry for all the food struggles. That is so completely frustrating. I am glad you got your answers. I hope Tom gets off ok tomorrow and that saying goodbye is not to hard on you.

Kathy- Good plan. You can do it!!!!

Lisa- Welcome back. Glad you had a good time. Its funny you were saying about the headache of your family and the cost of the trip vs disney. My parents are planning a week in ocean city, MD next year and want us to come. Now my aunt, nana, and 9 cousins want to come too. They want to get a huge house where we can all stay. ummm not my idea of a vacation. I was saying that for the price of it all we can just take a long wkend in disney.

Hello Maria!

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Well today I dropped ryan off at my friends then went back and got him at lunchtime and brought him back to my office to see the doctor.
She felt that he is very flat foot and from that his ankles pronate in. She said that could be causing the tendonitis since it is being streched from the ankles turning in. The cleats provide no support. She referred us to see an ortho to get shoe supports or some kind of ankle support. I was lucky to get a 430 appt with the only pediatric ortho is our area. So I took ryan back to my friends and got back to the office around 145. I then left at 330 to get him and take him to his appt.

The ortho basically said that he thinks he could have over turned it while running on the uneven field. He said that he also thinks the shoe could be rubbing him. I said that he wears higher socks and had no redness or anything on his skin. But he told me to get mole skin for that area and that he could try to keep playing. ummm what????? I asked about the flat feet and ankle pronation and he didnt really even exam his walk or him standing. He said thats nothing to worry about. Ok well thanks for nothing. What a waste of 30 bucks for my copay.

I know he is a specialist but with what our pediatrician said just makes so much more sense to me. He has no swelling and said he doesnt remember injuring it that it just started hurting. So we are using our best judgement to keep him out of practice the rest of the week. I am going to try and stop by the running store tomorrow and see if they have any kind of arch support or cushioning pads for his cleats. The next step would be to try different cleats but Im not sure that is the real problem. I really hope we can fix him up. He is already upset that he is missing practice. The coach seems ok with it and asked what position we were comfortable with him playing. We told him defensive line so hopefully this doesnt cause to much of a problem with him getting playing time.

It was nice to have a home cooked meal tonight! So there is my positive for the day.

Now Im off to bed to catch up on my zzzzzz's.

 

[mikamah]

Welcome home Lisa, we've missed you!! Sorry your trip wasn't as relaxing as you had hoped. It's hard to break family traditions, but it sounds like dh might be up for something different next year, like disney. I'm glad I am not the only one who looks at the price of other things in comparison to disney world. We can do this!! We can get our act together. I didn't quite get it together today, but I did start tracking the food, until the ice cream cone I had after dinner. C'est la vie. Whoo hoo for buying your airline ticket!! Soooo excited for you. About this time last year, I think you and LIndsay registered for the princess. These next 6 months will fly by!

Lindsay- So sorry little Ryan's foot isn't better. I hope he got it checked out and everything is ok. I can imagine it is very frustrating not to see the increase in your pay yet. You are right, they need to show you the money before they add any more onto your plate. Michael had fun at the clinic last week, but I let him skip monday night. This week is totally voluntary, and next monday starts official practice, so since he's missing the last 2 weeks of summer, I'll make sure he makes that the next 2 weeks. I think he's going to like it, but I think it will be a big adjustment when school starts. Hang in there.

Taryn- I can't believe you're going back to school already either. Though I remember I couldn't believe you were done so much earlier than we were. We're the same as Nancy, and go back the wed after labor day. We're one of the few towns around here that doesn't start before labor day. But we got out june 28th. Nice job on the cleaning out. I have a hard time parting with stuff too, but my house is too small to save it all. I only got ds to part with a ton of stuff with the promise of a yard sale in the fall. Hope you have a smooth transition back to school!

Rose- I'm glad to hear you finally got some answers about the restaurants and stands during f&w. Sounds like you had a stressful, aggravating and emotional day. I hope you are winding down tonight, maybe with a g-f beer. Lisa is right and Tom's home will be wherever you and Mike are, but I'm sure there are so many memories making it tough for him to leave too. I hope he has a smooth trip back to school, and all goes well with his meds and the treatment plan at school.

Maria-Have you been sucked into the facebook yet? Not to tempt you, but I do like to relieve a little stress with some bejeweled blitz. Your kitties are adorable. How's the lower carb thing going for you? It's looking like a nice weekend ahead for your half. Hopefully not too hot.

Nancy- Glad all went well at the doctors, and since he's not concerned with the weight, neither should you be. 20 pounds really is not that bad, and you have been soooo impressively active this summer, I am certain you will lose it very quickly and be back to your non pregnant goal weight. If you'll be nursing too, that usually helps get it off too. Sorry the disney travel thing didn't work out for you. I so wish I could have had you plan a trip for me. I think with the internet, it's rare that people use travel agents much any more, and I don't know how many disney planners there are out there, but it seems like a lot. I've met a couple as patients, and a friend of a friend also does it. You had me on the inside out underwear. You are so funny. Next time just skip the undies.

Lisaliesel- How's the running going? You must be getting excited too. I'm so excited for both of our lisabelles. And a little jealous too.

Good evening ladies.
I'm tired. Michael's tired. We were both a little cranky tonight. I tried to act like the adult, but I don't know how effective I was. I know he's tired from camp, but I'm tired too, but he's asleep now, and I'm following shortly, and tomorrow I hope we both wake up with better attitudes. Nothing major, just stupid aggravating stuff. This week he's at Ocean Adventure camp, and is having a blast, but it's go-go-go out in the sun all day, so I need to cut him a bit more slack. Especially since tomorrow he has football clinic after camp. I promise to act like the adult tomorrow.

I know, maybe if I exercised that would help. But I'm too tired now, so I will tomorrow. I'm sensing a procrastination pattern here. But really I will.

Hope you all sleep like princesses tonight, and tomorrow is a better day all around!

 

[dumbo_buddy]

rose i'm glad the runDisney gal was able to help you! what time does tom leave today? how long is the drive for him?

kathy how are you and michael feeling this morning? any less crabby than last night? i hope so! i was in a mood last night myself. i think the heat has alot to do with it. i get very snippy when i'm hot. so, you know, it'll be pretty awesome when i feel like i'm frying while in disney in september! what is ocean adventure camp?? that. sounds. AWESOME! i want to go!!

lisa welcome back! we missed you! really! sorry about the family issues while on vacation but at least DH recognized them! my problem with the ILs is that DH just doesn't understand when his family is being crazy (which by the way is ALL the time but that's a whoooole other story). it's funny because people often say to us things about how disney is so expensive and really if you think about the cost of other vacations it's not that bad! and it's way more fun than dealing with ILs!

oh and d-cot. i listen to that every so often. lately on my walks i've been listening to sorcerer radio. they have an app that usually works (lol!) and i like listening to it although sometimes they play things that i'm not crazy about. i like when they play soarin' but sometimes they play weird teeny bopper music that i'm not crazy about. they have been playing this hysterical song though by weird al called something like jungle cruise guide. it's worth a youtube search for the song. it's about how this guy went to juliard and wanted a career in acting and now he's just a "tour guide on the jungle cruise ride." it's funny!

lindsay that is SUCH a bummer than ryan is out for the week. and what's up with that ortho doctor?? it is SO frustrating going to a specialist and they don't seem to give you the time of day. GRR!! how far is the next ortho doc? can you get a 2nd opinion?

maria almost race time!!!

hi taryn! liesel! everyone else!

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well it's only about 74 degrees out right now so i better get a move on and go for my walk. i keep trying to think of new snacks and ways to bribe thomas that he'll let me go for longer walks.

yesterday was just a nonstop eat-fest after that stupid sugar test. i hate how i always feel like "ok, today i'm starting over." i've been saying that since the 8th grade! it's crazy! it never ends and it's exhausting.

the longer i sit here on the couch the more i want to just sit here and sulk a little. need to get out and enjoy the day.

i'm contemplating doing the race for the cure in central park next month. it's the day after we get back from disney. i did it last year - my first 5k as an adult. i mean, yeah, i'll be tired after getting in late the day before but it's not like we can sleep in anyway with thomas! i'll plan on walking it this time.

alright, gotta get moving. need some water and a tums. hello heartburn!

 

[Rose&Mike]

Lindsay--I would have been so frustrated! Your experience is part of the reason I avoided dealing with the itbs so long--and part of the reason I am still living with the ankle soreness 2 months later. I hope Ryan is up and running around soon!

Kathy--I hope you have a less cranky evening!

Lisa--glad you are back! I'm sorry it wasn't as stress-free as it could have been! Would you believe we haven't bought our airline tickets yet for w&d! And you already have your tink tickets!

Nancy--You had me smiling yesterday with your ob story. When do you get the results from the gluten test? They never called me with the results from my first test and I showed up for my next appointment and all of a sudden it became a big deal that I had to go have the second test asap! Luckily I had no issues with the second one!

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Tom got off ok today. He drove most of the way today (he's through the worst of the mountains) and is staying with a friend tonight. I was a mess last night and this morning but I'm feeling better this afternoon. Could be because I haven't had a period since mid-June again! I feel like I have a chronic case of pms. Someone said they skip theirs when they run 1/2s, so I'm wondering if the race in May messed things up. Who knows??? I feel good, so I'm not going to worry too much about it.

I have not had a volunteer yet to hostess the fall challenge. Hopefully someone will step up.

Have a great evening everyone! I think I'm going to take a catnap before Mike gets home. I will miss Tom, but it's nice to have my quiet house back.

 

[mikamah]

Good evening, Princesses!!

Well, I'm less cranky tonight, but michael not so much. We just got home from football practice, after a day at the beach kayaking with his camp, and had a little breakdown about showering. I gave him an option of showering now and going to bed at 9, or showering in the am and going to bed at 8:30, and he just whined and moaned about it and finally decided to shower now, but said he just wasted 10 minutes trying to get his sweaty shirt off. It was hard not to let him see me laugh.

This weeks camp has been so much fun for him, but he's beat. It's a Y camp, and there's a field trip every day. Monday was a local beach where they build a survival raft and then tried it out, yesterday was a big beach for the day in gloucester, today another local beach for kayaking and tidal pooling, tomorrow is a different beach, and friday is a whale watch. He is loving it. I think it's his favorite camp so far, since he loved swimming so much anyway.

Rose- Glad ds got off ok. Hope you're able to enjoy the quiet time again, without it being too quiet. Hope you got a nice nap in. I sent you a pm about hostessing.

Nancy- Did you get out for your walk? It is so beautiful here right now. I actually felt a bit cool at football practice. I agree disney can be done for a decent price. We've only stayed in the park, but when my sister went and rented a house with her inlaws, the house alone was the same price for her share we pay for the value resort, so add the car and parking, and in the park was cheaper.

Off to put some laundry in. I am on call tonight and tomorrow night, just til 11pm, and I'll bring michael to my brothers if I get called in, but I just remembered my 16yo niece has her license, so if I get called in later, and she's home, I'm going see if she'll come here so michael can go to bed early. That will be perfect. I usually do my call on weekends, but with my vacation, I needed to pick up a couple more shifts.

I didn't exercise yet, but am going to do some wii fit now. Hope you're all having a nice evening.

 

[mommyof2Pirates]

Nancy- You seriously are my hero for continuing to walk and run during your pregnancy and now you are considering signing up for a 5K...you are amazing.

Rose- Glad your feeling better now. Im sure as much as tom may drive you crazy when he is home....it will always be hard to say goodbye. Im glad he made it through those mountains.

Kathy- Poor michael! its tough being a kid and having so much fun all day long that you are miserable by night fall. The Y camp sounds like so much fun and right up a boys alley. Im glad he is having a great time. Hopefully he can catch up on some rest over the weekend.

Taryn- I hope your first day back was a good one.

I finally had a normal day where I didnt feel like my head was going to spin. Work was not too bad and I actually got some stuff done. Then my parents dropped ryan off at my office around 5. We went to the running shoe store and I found him arch supports for his shoes. The were 26 dollars and I have 30 days to return them if they are not working out. I hope its what he needs and doesnt cause any other harm. He is still a bit gimpy but he says its better. One of the moms sent out pics from last nights practice and he saw the kids starting to work on blocking and going for the flags. He asked why they were doing it without him and I told him practice just cant stop because his leg hurts. He burst into tears. I didnt expect that reaction so now I will keep any pics I see to myself. I know he really wants to get back out there but its only one more night he will miss and hopefully he can get back into it on monday.

I got home by 6 and made dinner. It was nice to spend a night at home instead of running around like crazy. The boys are spending the night at my moms tomorrow so I am really looking forward to a quiet evening. Maybe even getting in a run too.

I couldnt wear a pair of my size 12 dress pants today. So I really need to get myself back in gear. Im so embarressed and upset but I just cant seem to get it together for more than a day or two.

Have a good night my friends!!!

 

[dumbo_buddy]

kathy poor michael is right! it ain't easy being a kid, is it? nothing worse than HAVING to take a shower after a long day of swimming and football playing! i liked the options you gave him. i'm going to put that in my pocket for a few years from now! shower now and an extra half hour or shower tomorrow and head to bed early. makes perfect sense to me!

do you often get called in when you're on call? that's rough - you can't really relax! but at least you have family nearby who can watch michael if you do get called in.

lindsay i'm so bummed about those stupid pants for you. i think we have ALL been there. heck i'm there right now. i mean, sure i'm "supposed" to be gaining weight right now but it's coming on FAST and everything's getting bigger. there's no such thing as "all baby" for this pregnant gal. i find that the summer is harder to lose weight. you'd think it'd be the other way around but during the summer there is much less schedule and regularity to the day. during the fall and winter you get back on a schedule and can be more on track. at least that's how it is for me! you'll get back there! we all will! i got all re-committed to healthy living in august - it's the 4th and i need to re-re-commit!

aw, poor ryan - he must have thought they'd wait for him! i hope those inserts help!!

lisa how has getting back to work been? crazy?

taryn hope the first day back was good.

morning everyone! i slept pretty good last night. first time in forever! john is getting thomas up out of his crib right now so he slept in a bit too. i even got half a cup of coffee in me before he got up!

one of my uncles stopped by yesterday and dropped off three ginormous bags of toys, puzzles, books, blocks, etc. he and my aunt live down in manhattan and have a 5.5 year old girl. we are now completely inundated. look, i appreciate all the stuff but my house is 800 square feet! do you know how small that is? SMALL! i think i'm going to pick some things and then donate the rest to our mommy and me. omg and now we're going to have ANOTHER kid and all that baby stuff needs to come out - swing, pack n play, oh my!

i want to thank everyone for motivating me to keep up the exercise and not just throw in the towel. i know i've been annoying about obsessing about the whole gaining weight thing. i guess it's just hard to turn that off when you've been working so hard to lose for a long time. i know i CAN lose weight, i just don't want to have to lose SO much again, you know? and i'm starting to stress out about the nursing thing. i just don't know how i'm going to nurse exclusively with a toddler around. and i really would like to get a break and have john give the new baby some bottles - he NEVER had to do that with thomas. but will i feel guilty?

oh and i don't lose weight while nursing! i cling to it! the princess weekend was when i stopped nursing and in the few weeks after that, the final almost 7 lbs came off...AFTER i stopped.

thomas is playing with his new blocks right now and he's happier than a pig in piggy poo!

have a great day all! and thanks for reading my ramblings!