Biggest Loser Princess and Tinker Bell 2011 and 2012 -- OLD please see NEW thread

[lisah0711]

Thanks Lisa - I'll check out those threads.

Last week of summer - enjoy!! Our school started last week, which also means 6 am wake ups for me. Sarah is in 8th grade now and so far - 4 days in - it seems like it will be a good year. Last year was her worst so she's due.

Aww, poor thing! Glad this year is off to a better start!

Robert is 12 so it sounds about right for the nickname thing. I thought it was kind of cute. She is a nice girl, if it is the one I am thinking of, and as I have tried to explain to Robert middle school things are very short lived so I doubt I will ever find out anything more about it. It seems to me that all the girls at that age resemble bean poles more than anything.

Lindsay, sounds like you got a lot done today. Hope you can get that pesky meeting done and get them to leave you in peace for the rest of the week.

Maria, glad that you were able to talk with the pastor. I think your reply was excellent!

Nancy, I think your baby bump looks cute!

Hello to the rest of our Princesses and Belles!

 

[dumbo_buddy]

just fyi, i have cropped and resized that picture about 10 times in the last 20 minutes and it keeps coming up huge. so...i dunno.

 

[dumbo_buddy]

ok i think it worked. annoying!!!

lisa - isn't it funny how it's all about texting now? it used to be all about spending hours on the phone. my crazy friend who wouldn't leave was telling me how she was up texting this guy we went to HS with until 2am. i thought, "why didn't you just pick up the phone????" but i guess it's all about the pithy conversation over texting nowadays!

 

[lisah0711]

ok i think it worked. annoying!!!

lisa - isn't it funny how it's all about texting now? it used to be all about spending hours on the phone. my crazy friend who wouldn't leave was telling me how she was up texting this guy we went to HS with until 2am. i thought, "why didn't you just pick up the phone????" but i guess it's all about the pithy conversation over texting nowadays!

Yep, who know what you will be having to monitor when your two boys get to be this age?

 

[mommyof2Pirates]

Nancy- you have such a cute prego belly. You look great. and you are NOT BIG. Glad the computer is back and running.

Its 630 and I am sitting here at work waiting for my Dr to finish with her last pt. We were suppose to meet at 6. uggh. In her defense she is dealing with a 17yr old pt that came in with a ? pregnancy. Urine is positive but mom wanted bloodwork done. Well if 3 urine test showed positive we all know what that means. The poor girl. This is a family from a wealthy upper class area. The parents are good parents. Involved with their kids etc. So the moral is....this issue can happen to anyone. Scary isnt it. Apparently the mom had the girl on BCP but she forgot to take a few....oops.

Ok well I also wanted to share semi good news. I heard from my boss today (by email) of course because like texting......everyone communicates in email now. He finally got my initial increase put through from my title change. Its not huge but its something and it is retro back to May when it was suppose to be done. So first hurdle accomplished. Now to get moved to the next tier is my challenge for the next few months. He says he is working on that.....I give him 1 month and then I will become a pest again.

Ok well I will catch up with you all later. Sorry if I missed some replying.

Oh and more importantly I got in 3 miles. Ryan was good but nick started complaining his legs were tired 3/4 of a mile into it. It was slow but at least I got it done.

 

[Worfiedoodles]

Holy Cannoli, Batman!

Nancy, Jude & Lindsay -- Are you ok? We were just evacuated after the bldg swayed for about 3 mins., and they told us NY was the epicenter....We don't get earthquakes here!

Maria

 

[dumbo_buddy]

totally fine. VA was the epicenter and it doesn't sound like they had too much damage. i have some friends who live in VA and they said everything's ok. phew! that sure was unexpected!

thomas has decided not to nap today and let me tell you, that is WAY worse than any earthquake!

we missed another go-see today. missed one yesterday b/c of a doc's appt. then today at 1:30 when he was screaming the talent agent lady called again asking if thomas could go for one today around 4. they are looking for a two year old to throw a ball at spike lee (like, the real spike lee) and scream out, "no!!" now, thomas is totally in a cranky yucky mood BUT the one thing he doesn't do when mad is scream out "no!" lol! oh well.

ok, i should stop crying in my cookies about the no-nap and just go out with him and tire him out. maybe put him in the stroller for a little....

 

[mommyof2Pirates]

OMG! I really prefer less drama in my life.

the day was going just fine. I had just finished my meeting which went really well. and then our whole building started shaking. the doors were rattling, the windows were shaking, it was just odd. I really though there may have been an explosion near by or something. We evacuated the building and then I started to get a bit panicked when I couldnt get an outside line to call anyone. Gosh I could only imagine how people felt on 9/11. Nancy

anyway it took us 15 min to have someone finally get on their internet (phone) to see there was an earthquake in VA. I kinda was like well what does that have to do with us. Then my Nana who had ryan called to tell me that my cousins that are vacationing in OC,MD felt the whole beach shake under them. Then one of my employees got a text from one of their family members in boston saying they felt it. I hate to say it but I had that overwhelming anxiety feeling like what was next. Gosh I get a bit worked up with this stuff. Glad everything was ok and there was not too much damage anywhere. Whoo thats one to check off of my bucket list...well not that feeling an earthquake was really on it but you know what I mean.

Now we are at home and I will start making dinner before we head to football. Oh and I before this whole thing happened I told the person I put in charge to only call me if a major emergency was happening like the building was falling down. She joked and said does this qualify for a phone call. So hopefully I will not be bothered anymore this week and I can enjoy my time off.

Nancy- I hope you get some down time with thomas today....or at least that he goes to bed early tonight. I agree a non-napping toddler is worse than aftershocks of a earthquake.

 

[mommyof2Pirates]

Boy I guess I killed the thread. Where is everyone????

Well today is my "rest" day. Nick went to daycare because they were having a trike-a-thon and he didnt want to miss it. So its just Ryan and I hanging out. Not much to do today. Ryan has a scrimmage game tonight.

I hope you all are ok!!!!!

 

[lisah0711]

Good morning Princesses and Belles!

Lindsay, I don't think that you killed the thread. It's quiet on the main thread, too, between the end of summer and the earthquake seems like people don't have as much time for the Dis right now. Hope they can leave you alone for the next three days so you can have a bit of a break!

Nancy, hope that you can get some rest today and Thomas is in a better mood. Maybe that amoeba soccer will help run off some of that energy.

And BTW, Rose, amoeba soccer!

Maria, only a few more days and you will be on vacation, too.

Hello to the rest of you ladies!

 

[Rose&Mike]

Nancy—I love your baby belly.

Lindsay—I hope you are able to enjoy the rest of your week off with no earthquakes or interruptions! BTW, some folks in a highrise in downtown Louisville felt the earthquake.

Lisa—thanks for taking Friday. I am chicken fried.

Maria—I’m so excited for your trip. We have a funny Canada story involving the US Border Patrol and ashes in our ash tray. He was convinced my straight laced naval academy grad hubby had gone to Canada to smoke something funny. This was right after we got married before Mike reported for active duty. It was pretty amusing! You are going to have so much fun!

So here’s what’s been going on.
Saturday—worked in the morning—did too may jumping jacks, etc with the kids! Saturday night we ran 12. It was hot and my foot was pretty uncomfortable. But I did it.

Sunday—we both got new running shoes. I tried on a bunch, but ended up getting the Brooks Ghost again. They updated them and I really like the new cushioning they are using. They are still blue—yuck, but have some sea green on them. I also got some gel pads for my old running shoes to help with the heel soreness.

Monday—worked a half day and then went for my fun annual doctor’s appointment. I may or may not be going through menopause. She still thinks I am a little young, and the missed periods might be coming from running/gluten/diet. I can pretty much guarantee when I will get my next period—two days before we go to w&d. I skipped strength and took a nap. I think I was still tired from Saturday.

Tuesday—ran 4 miles with my new shoes. My foot and calf were pretty sore at the start of the run, but by the end I was feeling pretty good. No major issues yesterday or today, so that’s good! Called my kid to tell him to pay attention to the hurricane stuff, especially since he is living off campus. Worked at my horrendously boring job. I am so sick of duplicate data. I am half way through—but that was the easy half. Now I have to go through every entry by hand and do research to figure out if there is a duplicate. Soooooooo boring. Came home and had a chip and dip binge. I’m a mess here lately. I started crying because I was so stressed the dip was going to have hidden gluten like the rice snacks—then I realized the dip I bought said gluten free on it. I lost it. I don’t know why, but I did.

And for the big depressing news, Mike talked to the HR manager yesterday, and for now things are pretty much dead. He encouraged him to apply if something came up in his band, and that they would also keep him in mind, but due to funding they are not going to hire for the position he is most qualified for right now. Mike is going to talk to someone else on Friday about another position, but they have a strong candidate, so it’s more a conversation to try to understand that organization better. I am hugely disappointed. More than I thought I would be. And the grey, gloomy days are coming here, so I need to get my act together before the weather gets bad. This year has been a roller coaster, and I have held it together as long as I could, but I lost it yesterday. Then we decided to go to Memphis for Labor Day weekend—trying to be positive, etc. Mike has a friend he graduated with who lives in Memphis. Well, I checked on facebook and they moved to Florida this summer! Uggh! Can you believe it????? That pushed me over the edge! So we are going to do something for Labor Day weekend, but not sure what.

I raised my maintain one pound, so I am maintaining at 139. If I don’t get it together and stop eating garbage, I’m going to be in big trouble. For one thing I just feel like absolute crap today—chips, dip, gf mac and cheese, and bourbon do not make for a healthy dinner! And I did so good during the day yesterday. So in order to get them out of the house, I finished the chips today, uggh. Smart, huh? Great choice, I know!

Thanks for letting me get all that off my chest. I love you all. I think for the new challenge I am going to be a loser until w&d. I need to get back in control. I need a couple of calm, no drama days--is that even possible?

Have a great day everyone!

 

[mommyof2Pirates]

ahh Rose. You have every right to be disappointed. In the end I am sure something else will come along and you will be thankful that this didnt work out. I know it doesnt make how you feel now any better though. Especially since you are currently completely bored and tired of your job. Hang in there.

 

[Rose&Mike]

Thanks Lindsay. It will be ok--and that was not the right job for Mike. I had started asking him that a lot--are you sure this is the right job for you? He is still optimistic, but disappointed. I'm just mostly tired.

So you know how I like to keep an eye out for cheap airfare--well, I found airfare to mco for labor day weekend for less than 200 a person with tax--so under $400. So I booked it. We fly out of Lexington Thursday afternoon and come back Sunday night late. Lexington is an hour away, so not bad at all. We are both going to take a half day Thursday--and Mike has a floating holiday that he was going to take Friday anyhow. Hopefully my boss won't mind.

Labor Day is the last baseball game of the year, so we will be able to go to that. It should be a good weekend. And hopefully I will come back ready to be a Big Loser again and get my act together. Now I have to figure out where we are going to stay. Pop is the cheapest, but after staying at All Star Sports once and wanting to throw my self off the roof, I swore I'd never do a value again. Mike says I am a HUGE hotel snob. But I think it's $300 less than a moderate. Saratoga Springs is the same as a moderate right now, so he might want to do that so we can walk to DTD to eat--ONION RINGS!!!! I am so excited! And I am going to wear a birthday button all weekend so that lots of strangers can say Happy Birthday to me. Who needs family to wish you a happy birthday when strangers at WDW will do it?

ETA--we got a last minute room on points at Old Key West!!!! So the room is free! Woohoo! This weekend won't end up costing as much as I thought!

 

[mommyof2Pirates]

Yay Rose!!!! That sounds like a perfect getaway. Sometimes it pays to be last minute vacation planners. Good for you.

Ive mowed the grass today and made home made spaghetti sauce but otherwise I am being a bit lazy. Ryan is getting bored but he's just going to have to deal with it today. I think I may have him lay down in his room and try to nap since he has a game tonight. I could really use an hour to veg on the couch.

I am trying to find inexpensive and not overly tiring things to do with the boys tomorrow. Ryan has practice so I dont want to wear him out. I was hoping cars 2 was still playing somewhere but no luck. Actually it is playing at a cheap theatre but not until 730 at night. So I am back to square one with no ideas.

 

[dumbo_buddy]

THIRTY THREE MINUTES! that's what i got out of thomas for a nap. waaaahhh!!! i laid him down, ate a sandwich, unloaded the dishwasher, put his toys away, turned the air on in my room, laid my head on the pillow and i hadn't even closed my eyes and he started screaming.

did any of you have that sciatica pain when you were pregnant? my left butt cheek is killing me. is that sciatica? or did i just pull my butt?

kill me. just kill me now.

rose - that's great that you're in WDW for labor day!!! sure wish you could have come the following weekend though! and you were able to get a studio at OKW! awesome! you'll have to gently warn me about how hot it is down there! hopefully a little disney will help get your mind off of the job situation. what a bummer. still, it's better than him taking the job, you moving, and him royally hating it, right?

lindsay - i love how you say you're feeling lazy even though you already mowed the lawn and made homemade spaghetti sauce! that's more than i do in two days!

lisa - i laughed at amoeba soccer too! it's so true! when i was in HS i used to ref soccer games. i did a bunch of "F troop" games which were the 5 year olds. it was hilarious how they would all just follow the ball. sometimes they'd pick it up but i never had the heart to call handball on a bunch of 5 year olds

maria - i'm jealous of your trip to montreal. i've never been to canada. like your son, i'm soooo deprived!

i need to go figure out something to do with this kid until his father gets home! i guess my options are the beach club or pool club but i reeeealllly don't feel like putting a bathing suit on. and the tide is low right now which is bad for swimming. wah. did i mention i'm exhausted??

 

[mommyof2Pirates]

Nancy- You really deserve an award being pregnant during the summer and having to take care of a 2 year old all day long. No wonder your exhausted. I never had sciatica issues but for the last month or two of my pregnancy with ryan I had a horrible pain in my right rib and back. He just always stayed in this one position and boy I did not get relief until he was out of me. It was one of the first things I commented on. Hang in there. Try stretching the area. I hope it is short lived.

Rose- I hope you had fun at the game tonight and I hope the pigs won.

Ryans scrimmage was awesome tonight! He is starting on both offense and defense. He played almost the whole game. I am thrilled. He is improving more and more each day. I am just so proud.

Im trying to get Nick involved in something since I feel like he is the neglected younger brother. I dont want him to feel like he is in the shadow of his older brother as he grows up. He really likes dancing and music. I found a preschool hip hop dance class. I asked him if he would like that and he said No thats boring. I dont know I guess if he isnt really into anything I cant force him. I was thinking of letting him try gymnastics. He is constantly using my living room like a jungle gym so I thought that may be something he would like.

Mike got 2 tickets to the iron pigs (minor league baseball) game for monday night. Since ryan is back in school mike is taking nick. I think he will really enjoy the one on one time. Although when we told him he was sad his brother wasnt going. They just love each other.

 

[lisah0711]

Rose, woo hoo for being at the WDW for your birthday! I'm sorry the Melbourne thing didn't work out this time but I'm sure there is something better out there -- it just sucks getting to that point. Who won the pigs or the bats?

I'll be interested to hear about OKW. I gave points to my neighbors to use in October -- 3 nights in a studio at OKW. I am a little nervous about it. They've never been, will be coming off a 21 day cruise, have no car. I've given them an itinerary and I'll just have to keep my fingers crossed. If you have any hints for me to pass along I would appreciate it.

Lindsay, do you know how many times you will have to remind your boys that they really love each other? Enjoy those times while you can!

Nancy, is there no end to your torment?!? Hope that sciatica flare up goes away as quickly as it came. Did the sitting on tennis balls thing work?

Maria, you ask about refreshments across the border and then disappear?

I'm hoping that Kathy's vacation isn't going to be cut short because of Irene.

Have a great day!

 

[mommyof2Pirates]

Hi Ladies:

Its a wet one out there today. We have had thunderstorms on/off all morning. Did I mention my middle name is Irene. Hopefully she will be nice to us and not bring us to many problems on the east coast.

I did some shopping today with the boys. I found a pair of jean shorts for Ryan at Old Navy on clearance for 7$ and a few long sleeve shirts too. We exchanged some lunch bag items at toys r us and I am glad we did. We found matching phineus and ferb bottle and thermos. They will match his P&F book bag and lunch bag. They talked me into getting them this military play set. I said I would only buy it if they promised to play with it quietly and keep themselves busy with it while I cleaned today. Well.....we got home and they played with it for about 15 minutes. Then they started to complain that they were bored. I remember playing with my barbies for hours when I was there age. I just dont get it.

I am suppose to work the snack bar tonight from 530-830p. Not really looking forward to that at all. I am really hoping for major thunderstorms with hail and lightening that last for at least an hour preferably from 6-7p if anyone can make that happen I would really appreciate it.

Talk to you later.

 

[Rose&Mike]

I just have a minute, but wanted to pop in.

Maria--Is the Canada trip still a go???

Kathy--if you are checking in I hope the hurricane doesn't mess up your vacation.

Taryn--if you are lurking, it's almost your birthday! Woohoo!

Nancy--I'm sorry about the sciatica.

Hi to the two Lisas and Jude and Jennifer!

All you east coasters, I said this before, but get batteries for a portable radio. The worst part when we had our wind storm and then later ice storm was not knowing what was going on. Cell phone coverage was spotty--and those cell phone batteries die quickly!

Lindsay--I have to tell you about the Ryne Sandberg lovefest that was going on last night. We had been warned a couple of weeks ago that this guy in our section was going to be like this. He's a HUGE Cubs fan, and an older guy with A LOT of money. He's one of the sorta bigwigs in our little burg. Anyhow every play that was made last night, and I mean EVERY PLAY he had a comment about Ryne Sandberg. Didn't matter which team made the play, who was batting, fielding, etc. His friends were giving him crap and he just kept waving them off. People around us went and sat somewhere else because it kind of old after a while. I mean Ryne Sandberg seems like a pretty good guy, but OMG you would have thought he was Justin Bieber and the guy had Bieber fever! I'm guessing we have 3 more days of this. Mike was singing the "there's not enough alcohol" song last night. Do you all know that song???

Ok, times up. Have a great Thursday. I am off tomorrow, so it will be a good day tomorrow no matter what. Mike has another phone interview with someone in Melbourne. But I'm in a "whatever" mood.

Oh, one more thing. I have very few friends on facebook, but one is this girl I went to college with in MD before I transferred to CA. And she's going to be at WDW next weekend when we are there and we are going to meet up at epcot! Too cool! See this trip was meant to be. Though I wish I could see you to, Nancy!

 

[dumbo_buddy]

lindsay - i hope it storms by you though it doesn't look good! oh man snack bars and me are not friends. i love all things snack related! nice work on the $7 shorts!

that toy didn't last long, huh? doh!

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i started posting this about three hours ago but then got sidetracked with a very cranky kid. story of my life. we took a walk around the block and wound up at my aunt and uncle's for a bit. just got back home. john's home and he just took thomas and the dog out for a walk. seeing the three of them walk down the street is pretty hilarious. one goes one way while the other goes the other way!

lisa - you are a VERY good friend to be giving your points away! i am a total points miser! they are going to have a blast at OKW. i haven't stayed there yet but i have read so many great things about it. we really like SSR and i think they are pretty similar. it'll be a really nice relaxing resort for sure! that's one thing i'm going to miss by staying at BLT. i'll get over it though oh and even if your friends don't like OKW, i'm not going to feel bad for them - 21 day cruise?? WOWSA!!!

rose - how was the game?

man, maria, must have made a run for the border and hasn't looked back!

people are really starting to freak out about the hurricane! gov. christie (NJ) declared a state of emergency. i'm wondering if they will do the same for the coastal communities here in new york? we live a block from the water! thing is, we're on a bluff that's pretty high so flooding potential is really low. but, we're kind of surrounded by water. so...yeah, going to have to get some supplies tomorrow!