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

[mikamah]

Good morning Tinkerbelles and Princesses!!

Lindsay-I'm glad it went ok for you yesterday, and poor little Ryan. You must be exhausted. I wish you had today off and could just relax and regroup. When my mom died Michael was with us so to see her in the funeral home, she looked so much better and more like his grammy, so it was good for him to see her that way. He put one of his beloved ninja turtles in the casket with her. So touching. Hope today goes by fast and you have a long weekend off.

Nancy- We are here to listen to you complain and celebrate, and I know in the new year we will be celebrating some weight loss with you, and you'll be running with a double stroller flirting with Usher again. Hang in there girlfriend. The first 3 months are so very hard and add a 2 year old on top of the newborn, and really it is amazing you are able to post here at all.

LisaH-Our superstar!! I love, love. love that skirt. The wish feather is the perfect little sparkle. I can't wait to see you in it with the holiday bloat gone. But I didn't see your tinkerbell wings in the photo. Are they lime green too? I hope they aren't too big so you're not knocking other runners off the race path. Glad robert didn't keep you waiting til noon. Yes, so I'm thinking about marathon weekend 2013. Seriously. I don't know if I'd run, or cheer you all on, but the 5k for ds and I would be perfect. It's funny though once I start thinking and planning, I have a hard time planning a short weekend trip, since to add on days is so economical. But I think if we left wed night, come home sun/mon it's only 2-3 days of school he's missing. My other dream of 2014 disney half before my 50th bday is still in my head too. I will get to DL one day and I'm saving all the info you've sent me.

Maria-Glad you had a nice holiday, too, and you skipped dennis's cousins party. It's important to do what makes us happy too. Hope you have a nice relaxing couple of days at work. What sept half are you planning? I'm not planning anything yet, but am hoping as I lose some weight this spring I will get running again. I need new shoes too.

Rose_ Those crowds must be so anxiety producing. One christmas we were in a crowd near rockefeller center where we couldn't move either way, and ds and dniece were only 6 or 7, and it was so scary that they would be crushed. It was awful, and once we got out dsil and I just started crying. Glad to hear you had a great trip and can't wait to read all about it.

LisaR-One month from today what will you be doing? Hope you are feeling better and the next month is totally healthy for you. Does ds10 still believe? I think my ds does. He's had doubts for sure over the months, but again, I think he did believe on Christmas morning. Maybe my head is in the sand and I want him to stay little, but I don't know.

So, 2012 is going to be our year!! Princesses and Tinks!! Losing weight, getting healthy for the last time!!

So funny listening to the even years thing, I had michael in 2001, the first person in our family born in an odd year for 3 year, all my siblilngs, parents, and grandparents were born in even years. But someone had to break the mold, right.

And the other thing is the clothes sizes. A few of us seem to be in similar size situations. I have one pair of 16 jeans that fit good, a pair of black jeans 14 that I've worn to a quick wake with the zipper down under my coat since I can't zip them that I so want to get back into. Multiple pairs of 14 capris that I bought for disney 3 years ago when I had lost 45 pounds, and I want them to fit this summer. I need to lose 25-30 pounds for them to fit. I even have some smaller that I bought on clearance then to work toward.

We can do this!! Once and for all!! 2013 marathon weekend is just a year away!! I can't wait to see the svelte pics of everyone at the dismeet, and hope that Lindsay and I are in them too!!! And if I am there, I'll be in my wish shirt!!!

Have a great day everyone! Off to hit the pavement with Poko. brrrrrrr.

 

[dumbo_buddy]

We had a great trip. The weather was fabulous. The castmembers--outstanding. I feel like there must have been something that happened down there recently--cause it felt like old times--folks happy to help, in a good mood, even handling cranky guests well.

ah, that's what i like to hear! the DIS is chock full of "waaah, CMs are so mean and not helpful and waaaahhh!!!" that it's nice to hear that they were friendly and helpful, ESPECIALLY at this time of year when it's crazy busy!

My anxiety on the other hand--not so great. I am really hoping it's cause I am not getting as much exercise as I would like. I just became fixated on things and couldn't get them out of my head. We had two issues--Christmas Eve and Christmas night. Both involved crowds.

what's the anxiety trigger i wonder? crowds? you've been there during that time before so i wonder what it was.

To put it in perspective--The screen on Tom's brand new computer cracked while we were there, Tom's phone was also not working right (trust me when I say there was drama)

tom's an adult now - doesn't there come a time where he's not really allowed to have drama with his parents?? he's not allowed to rain on my friend rose's parade1

So that's it for my complaining. We really did have a great time. The tour was so fun! We all went down the Pirate Slide at BC. We rode the horse trolley at MK. The decorations this year were the best I have ever seen! And even after dealing with the crowds those two nights, we had a great night on the 26th--went back to DHS to see the Osbourne Lights again.

I will catch up on replies later, and post some pictures on my journal too.

TTYL.

we reeeeeallly want to go in december next year, even if it's just for a weekend so we can see the decorations. i was there ALONE with thomas last december. i wound up getting sooooo sick. barfing nonstop with a 19 month old trying to get home to nyc was the pits. plus it was freezing the whole week and just miserable. john hasn't seen the decorations so we need a december do-over next year

can't wait to see your pictures and i'm glad it was a fun time.

i've never been on the trolley at MK! how fun! was there a long line to get on there?

what did you eat at raglan road? i love that place!

Nancy- Ah not the swing. That is pure torture. I hope the part comes soon. maybe get the broom so you dont have to get up every time and you can just move it with the broom handle. or you can tie a long string to the bottom of the carrier part so you can just give it a little tug to get going. I always can come up with ways to not have to get off the couch. Now we can see why I have a weight problem.

great idea! i started using the swiffer to swing poor matthew. john came out of the bedroom laughing at me and took that video. i tried posting it onto the fisher-price website and of course they won't let me.

I will definitely be thinking about hershey in Oct. I remember it was fairly cheap for a family of four for the overnight stay and it included park tickets, 1 half marathon entry, and 2 kids races. I think it was in the 200$ range. So I may very well consider it. Keep me posted if you make a definite decision on it.

i'm definitely going to do it. need something to keep me motivated! if i do the hershey half in october it'll be perfect timing for my training for the full in jan. plus, um...chocolate!

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Today went as good as it could have for being a funeral. It was a very nice service. When we went out to the cemetary it was so cold and windy. I was happy that the pastor kept it short out there.

The boys did great. They did not seem bothered by seeing my grammy in the casket and they were very proud standing up with me and my parents to greet the people that came. When it came time for the family to say our last goodbyes we all were crying a little and Ryan started sobbing. I felt so bad for him at that moment. He started crying again during the singing of amazing grace and then after we came back in from the cemetary. He kept saying he just felt so bad for grammy. He broke my heart. I still think it was good for him to go to. It really shows that he has a sensitive and caring heart to be able to understand this all at such a young age.

Now Its back to work for me tomorrow. I am coaching on the holiday thread so come see me over there.

i'm glad the services went well for your grammy. poor ryan. it's alot for a little guy to handle. plus seeing everyone he knows crying must have been a little scary for him. what a sweetheart. hugs to you and for ryan!

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good morning friends! i can't WAIT for this year to be over and to start fresh. i keep waking up every morning with a terrible stomach ache. why? because i have been night eating. it's gross. i'm hoping that the challenge will keep me in check.

i have to make my 6 week post partum appt but i reeeeallly don't want to EVER see my OB again after the way i carried on having matthew. i keep cringing every time i think of the birth and the way i screamed like a crazy person and yelled the F word no less than 200 times. i'm sure he's heard it all before but i just don't know if i can look at him ever again. "nancy, stop screaming and concentrate on pushing." omg.

the girl that was killed drunk driving (well, we assume drunk driving) was buried on tuesday. there were at least 10 fire trucks and ambulances out there. her father is a retired battalion chief so it seemed like the whole FDNY was at the church. so sad. there are SO many rumors going around about what happened and whether or not it was a suicide. it's terrible. bottom line is who cares what really happened, it's just a terrible thing that resulted from a really poor decision to drive drunk.

not too much planned today - have to see if i can get thomas a haircut. but that requires getting dressed and getting the kids out the door.

what is everyone doing for new year's? john just told me that his brother and sister in law invited us to an "early new years eve dinner". waaaahhh! i don't want to go. of course john's sister will be there and it's just so annoying be around them. the sister aka walking zombie is just so bad. and then of course listening to john's brother bill complain about not having a job and asking us for money is just super fun. i don't know, maybe i should just say ok and go. otherwise then it'll be "oh you never let me see my family blah blah". nevermind that bill and ann and connor were just HERE on friday! and we saw his parents and the rest of them two weeks earlier! maybe after this it'll be enough and we can take a break.

ok, baby's hungry and i'm hungry. thomas just ate half of a cheese stick. half. why can't i eat like him???

 

[dumbo_buddy]

We can do this!! Once and for all!! 2013 marathon weekend is just a year away!! I can't wait to see the svelte pics of everyone at the dismeet, and hope that Lindsay and I are in them too!!! And if I am there, I'll be in my wish shirt!!!

Have a great day everyone! Off to hit the pavement with Poko. brrrrrrr.

YES YES YES!!! it IS our year! (and not just because it's an even number! lol!)

give poko a kissy for me

 

[Rose&Mike]

i've never been on the trolley at MK! how fun! was there a long line to get on there?

what did you eat at raglan road? i love that place!




i have to make my 6 week post partum appt but i reeeeallly don't want to EVER see my OB again after the way i carried on having matthew. i keep cringing every time i think of the birth and the way i screamed like a crazy person and yelled the F word no less than 200 times. i'm sure he's heard it all before but i just don't know if i can look at him ever again. "nancy, stop screaming and concentrate on pushing." omg.

Loved the swing video! I am sure the doctor has heard it all before. The f word seems absolutely appropriate under the circumstances.

We just walked right on the trolley--it was down by the castle and we rode it to the front. It was really fun!

The drama happened after the computer broke and then the phone broke and then it turned out he was stressed out after the trip to Denver--which we eventually talked about. (He had fun, just some stuff happened). Anyhow, I let him go for a minute or two (cause I would have been frustrated too) and then told him to either knock it off and act right or go back to the room by himself. Once I told him to quit it he did--obviously I am a drama enabler since he seems to think he can be the drama queen around me. We really did have a great trip.

Yes, so I'm thinking about marathon weekend 2013. Seriously. I don't know if I'd run, or cheer you all on, but the 5k for ds and I would be perfect. It's funny though once I start thinking and planning, I have a hard time planning a short weekend trip, since to add on days is so economical. But I think if we left wed night, come home sun/mon it's only 2-3 days of school he's missing. My other dream of 2014 disney half before my 50th bday is still in my head too. I will get to DL one day and I'm saving all the info you've sent me.


Rose_ Those crowds must be so anxiety producing. One christmas we were in a crowd near rockefeller center where we couldn't move either way, and ds and dniece were only 6 or 7, and it was so scary that they would be crushed. It was awful, and once we got out dsil and I just started crying. Glad to hear you had a great trip and can't wait to read all about it.

That's what I felt like--crying. It was just crazy. Add to that no one at dtd was speaking English--no one--and it stressed me out even more.

I think marathon weekend would be lots of fun!

Today went as good as it could have for being a funeral. It was a very nice service. When we went out to the cemetary it was so cold and windy. I was happy that the pastor kept it short out there.

The boys did great. They did not seem bothered by seeing my grammy in the casket and they were very proud standing up with me and my parents to greet the people that came. When it came time for the family to say our last goodbyes we all were crying a little and Ryan started sobbing. I felt so bad for him at that moment. He started crying again during the singing of amazing grace and then after we came back in from the cemetary. He kept saying he just felt so bad for grammy. He broke my heart. I still think it was good for him to go to. It really shows that he has a sensitive and caring heart to be able to understand this all at such a young age.

Now Its back to work for me tomorrow. I am coaching on the holiday thread so come see me over there.

I'm glad it went ok Lindsay.

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I am late for work...well not really. But the sooner I go, the sooner I can come home.

I still need to read back.

Lisa and Lisa--getting excited for you!

Have a super day!

 

[Worfiedoodles]

Hey Ladies!

Just a quick hello before we head out. This is my last day off this week, we are taking a day trip to the Cape Cod Potato Chip Factory, on well, Cape Cod. I'm hoping this will be worth the drive. We need to do something that doesn't require a ton of walking but gets everyone out and together. Ben is always bugging us because we've never taken him to the Cape, so there you go. I have a feeling this isn't what he meant! The dead of winter isn't really prime beach weather...

I don't suppose the Hershey Half is on Columbus Day weekend? Because then we could do it. We just can't run a half and then drive 7 hours home to get Ben back for school the next day...

The Half I'm planning for Sept. -- I thought it was with you, Kathy! I'm totally in for the Salem Half, as long as Dennis and I can get spots!

Okay, gotta get a bagel and get going.

I'm so glad things went relatively well, Lindsay, I was thinking of you all day yesterday.

Oh! And I love, love, love your outfit, Lisah!

Rose -- The books I ordered Monday came yesterday, I'm going to start reading tonight!

I think you definitely deserve a "do-over" Christmas trip, Nancy! And wow, even for Dennis's family that would be a lot of togetherness. I think I'd skip NYE, but that's just me. After 18 years, I am done...You're just getting started -- or maybe we could say you're in the middle!...Eek!

I'm not going to leave you out, Lisa! -- I really don't think you should worry about losing too much conditioning. From one week to another is not a big deal. Like Lindsay said, it's months on end where you just lose what you had. I don't want to, but if I had to get up tomorrow and run a Half, I could manage it -- and so could you!

Okay, really gotta fly now!

Maria

 

[dumbo_buddy]

tried to change my signature and photobucket won't change my picture to the small size no matter how many times i do it! grr!

maria - it looks like the hershey half this past year was on oct. 16th which sounds about right for columbus day weekend, right? i can't find anywhere that tells me when the next race is but it sure would be nice if it was that weekend so you can do it too!

where on the cape is the potato chip factory? i used to go to cape cod with my friend and her rich parents for a week during the summer. a nice thing about living in ridgefield, ct was that most of your friends had loaded parents, even if you didn't

rose - i'm glad you told tom to knock it off and he obliged. i actually told my thomas to knock it off this morning when he was crying about his percy the train not fitting through his car wash toy! lol. can't wait to read your journal to get disney trip photos

kathy - yeah, if i were at roc center around christmas i would cry too!

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swing update: fisher-price sent the replacement top part! woot, right? yeah well i just tried to replace it and i don't have the right tools - one of the pieces has a special thingy that requires an alan wrench that they probably provided in the original box. grr! matthew's napping in it now so i'll wait til he's up to see if i can use a regular wrench.

 

[mommyof2Pirates]

Hi ladies.

Maria have fun at the cape. I would love to go to a potatoe chip factory.

Nancy- I think columbus day was the 10th of October last year so the hershey half would have been the following weekend. Maybe this year by luck it will be different. I cant believe you dont have the tools to replace the part. uggh. Hopefully John can help you out when he gets home. At least they got it to you fairly quickly.

Kathy- We are in this together too. I have way to many clothes right now that I cant wear and I am determined to get back into them too. I really hope we are in the 2013 pics. It would be great for all of us to get together again.

Rose- I hope your day goes quickly at work. Its always so tough to return after a disney trip. I remember it took me weeks to get back into a groove.

Hello to my Tinky Lisa's.

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Well back to work today. I wish I had taken today off but I have way to much going on at the office. Got more sad news today. A mom of one of our patients passed away this week. 30 years old. Has a 3 yr old daughter and was pregnant. 41wks along, got induced, ended up needed a CSection due to the HR dropping. After the baby was delivered the mom coded. She ended up having an amniotic fluid embolus. So very heartbreaking and scarry. Please send your prayers out for this family.

On a more positive note I am spending New Years eve with my inlaws....oh wait how is that positive?????? never mind. We will go to the peep fest drop and fireworks and then go to their house. I really hate to be out and driving late at night. My husband said we should sleep over but I really just want to come home. I am annoyed beyond belief because he made these plans and basically just told me thats what we will do and expected me to be all excited. I will put on a happy face. At least new years day and the day after new years we are off and can spend time at home. I just feel like we have been going and going for months now and I really need a few days to unwind.

Ok well guess I should get back to work.

 

[Rose&Mike]

Well, I got my new phone, it's a basic samsung with a slide out keyboard, and I tortured a few people with texts last night, but somehow hit quick reply and sent my sil that I was in a meeting. I know I will like it, and it's about time. No more confusing banners with bears.

so how is the new phone? Are you turning into a texting pro?

Had a good time at our neighbor happy hour on Tuesday. Between staying up late and drinking wine I was feeling a tad slow yesterday. Got the last of the Christmas cards out yesterday. Today we will do the last bit of grocery shopping. Work has to be squeezed in there somewhere and then I will start the week-end off Friday with a 14 mile run.

Have a wonderful day Princesses!

Glad the happy hour was fun! And fabulous job on the 14 miles!
I am really liking the Tink outfit!

Tomorrow my in laws are watching the boys and taking them to see alvin and the chipmunks. I will be holding my breath all day that they return in one piece. Then my MIL said she would make dinner for us at our house. Ummm thats a nice thought and all but guess who always ends up having to clean the kitchen. Apparently they are making fried tacos. So not only will my stove and ateries be a mess but my house is going to stink like fried food. But god forbid I do not act excited about the idea of my MIL wanting to help out. I would be the worst wife ever if I even batted an eye at this.

Ok vent over.

Well now I need to work I guess. No motivation this week to do anything of the sort. Have a great day!!!

Oh, I would so not want anyone (especially inlaws) cooking in my kitchen! That would not be relaxing at all! Did they end up coming over and cooking?

DH and I are both sick, he even took off yesterday. The kids are feeling better, of course, and stir crazy. We also got 10 inches of snow yesterday on top of the 4 inches from Monday. I was only well for 2 weeks before coming down with this illness, so this is frustrating. I better not get sick anymore, the illnesses and snow have caused me to fall behind in my training again and I'm just tired of being sick! At least this is a cut back week. 2 more long runs to go.

As for the car accident, I had to go meet my parents in Denver to pick up the kids who were staying with them for a couple of days. They were late and by the time I got back to my town, the weather had really deteroriated. I was going slowly down the freeway off ramp. When I tried using the brakes, nothing! DH thinks its because the tires couldn't get traction. I was in the left lane, with a big wall on the left and no shoulder. There were lots of cars in both lanes in front of me and nowhere to go but to hit a car. I tried to go inbetween the two cars, but there was not enough room and I hit a car in front of me (a brand new car as it turns out). That finally stopped the car. The guy insisted on calling the police, so we waited and waited until they called back and told us to just exchange our info (which we had already done) and go (since there were no injuries and they were overloaded with accidents). The car still was not handling well so I pulled over at the tire store, which was a couple of blocks away, and waited for DH. I refused to drive the car until the tires were replaced. The tires are replaced and the car handles much better now. I can't believe the shock I was in, an hour later I was still shaking. I couldn't believe it, I'm usually so calm when somehting happens, but this was the first time I every hit someone. Our car was only damaged on a section on the front bumper that needed replacing anyway, so its not too bad.

You all need some sick free weeks! I'm sorry about the accident. Those slow mo accidents are no fun! We got really lucky that Tom flew out between storms. He got patted down at the Denver airport. Considering there is no "profiling" my boys seem to get pulled out for extra screening a lot!

Ben is adamant he is not going to "ruin" his Christmas morning by going to church. He told me, "Christmas is not about going to church, Mom"...yep, I guess he's pretty much missing the point of those confirmation classes We actually aren't going because Dennis isn't about to chance missing the Celtics tip-off, but it is kind of funny to hear him explain how church attendance is unrelated to his Christmas agenda.

Maria

That sounds like something my DS would say.

She has been doing well, but playing a little rough at times with michael, like he's one of her toys, and trying to nip a bit, so I want to prevent it from going any further. Done lots of reading about it, and maybe it's a dominance thing, so Michael's trying not to lay on the floor and play, and is going to do all her feeding this week too, set things straight. We signed up for training classes too starting the 7th.

If I'm not back later today, I wish all of you a very merry Christmas!! Love you all!!

I bet the classes will really help a lot. Is she doing better this week?

rose - um, i don't mean to complain or anything but you are not posting any pics to facebook! i'm assuming that means that you're having way too much fun!! my friend is there right now with her hubby and baby boy and they are having a wonderful time but have said it's very crowded. how are your boys enjoying themselves? and how's the food?? merry christmas rose!!

Everytime I took a picture (or Mike took a picture) I thought of you Nancy.

looks like we're buying more DVC! the sellers accepted our offer. wow! we are buying 240 pts at BLT for $73/pt that is a total low ball offer and i wonder if we will get ROFR'd (disney has right of first refusal in these contracts). we shall see.

Wow! Can't wait to hear if you pass ROFR.

Hey Ladies!

Just a quick hello before we head out. This is my last day off this week, we are taking a day trip to the Cape Cod Potato Chip Factory, on well, Cape Cod. I'm hoping this will be worth the drive. We need to do something that doesn't require a ton of walking but gets everyone out and together. Ben is always bugging us because we've never taken him to the Cape, so there you go. I have a feeling this isn't what he meant! The dead of winter isn't really prime beach weather...

Too fun! They made Utz potato chips in the town I grew up in and we toured the factory a couple of times in school. I thought it was pretty cool!

rose - i'm glad you told tom to knock it off and he obliged. i actually told my thomas to knock it off this morning when he was crying about his percy the train not fitting through his car wash toy! lol. can't wait to read your journal to get disney trip photos

I highly suggest training him early to avoid drama at 20. Though really, it probably won't do any good!

On a more positive note I am spending New Years eve with my inlaws....oh wait how is that positive?????? never mind. We will go to the peep fest drop and fireworks and then go to their house. I really hate to be out and driving late at night. My husband said we should sleep over but I really just want to come home. I am annoyed beyond belief because he made these plans and basically just told me thats what we will do and expected me to be all excited. I will put on a happy face. At least new years day and the day after new years we are off and can spend time at home. I just feel like we have been going and going for months now and I really need a few days to unwind.

Ok well guess I should get back to work.

Uggh. But the peeps will be cool right???

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Ok, I am somewhat caught up. I am sure I missed something.

I was slammed at work today, which means lots of donations, but it will take me a while to catch up. I am only working a couple of days next week, since Tom goes back at the end of the week.

Tonight we went to Lights Under Louisville at the Louisville Mega Cavern. You drive through this huge underground cavern that they light up. It takes about 30 minutes. It was pretty fun.

Tomorrow--pt. I met my deductible for the year a week or so ago, so I figured I would squeeze one more visit in since it won't cost me much (20%). My foot is doing really, really well. I am going to ask her to do ultrasound on the ankle. We ran on Christmas day--I still have to download the Garmin, but even at a 1:1 pace we were under 12 minute miles. I think I ran the last .5 or so without stopping, which was nice.

The plan is to run on New Year's Eve--6 miles or so. I am not telling the pt--why get into a big discussion when I am just going to ignore her.

Have a great Friday!

 

[mikamah]

Good morning,

I decided not to make my coffee til after my walk this morning so that way I don't goof off here for 2 hours, only one. We need to go to the post office and apply for michael's passport. We are going to Niagara Falls in april with my brother, and they went for my niece Taylor's yesterday. This afternoon is a rec dept new years roller skating party from 1-4. That's probably the excitement of our new years weekend. No big plans for the new year. Probably relaxing and a movie. I'll fall asleep on the couch, and michael will wake me at midnight. Gotta keep up traditions.

Maria-Ok, I'm in for the Wicked Half. I looked it up, it's Sept 22. I think. How quickly my brain can forget details. It will be so fun to see you there. My friend karen finished in 2:30, so you two might run at the same pace. I bet she'll do it again. We had talked about doing it again, since we didn't train much, and seeing how well we could do if we actually put in some training. This will be good motivation to get running again. Poko would be a good running partner too. I definitely need new shoes soon. That will be my new years resolution. Hope you all enjoyed the potato chip factory. In your honor, ds and I ate a bag of potato chips on the way home from market basket yesterday. We were too hungry to go shopping.

Rose -That is great news your foot is doing well and feeling well. The PT is there as a guideline, but you know yourself best, and I know you will listen and slow down/walk when you need to because you need to be in tip top shape for the princess.

Poko is doing better with the nipping. Part of it is getting michael not to lay on the floor when she is playing with her toys. We went to doggy day care yesterday, there are 2 nearby, and one has 4 big rooms, and the other is one big room with an opening to a courtyard, so all size dogs are together. The one with 4 rooms has an evaluation process, so we brought her back for a 15 min eval where she met 2 other dogs, and then she can have a full day trial, so we'll do that next friday. The woman said when she was trying to initiate play, she growls and bears her teeth, and she doesn't know if that would set other dogs off, so wants her to have the day and see how she does. She does growl when she's running free in the field too, and at her toys, but her tails wagging and she is definitely just playing. Funny, when I'm with her, she doesn't growl at the other dogs we meet. So we'll see what happens. She really is settling in nicely. We are trying to let her on the furniture only when we invite her up, and that is going well. It's so nice to sit and watch tv while patting her. She is very snuggly. I think the classes will be good too. She gets very excited and wants to jump on everyone she meets.

Nancy-Did you get that swing fixed and is that beautiful baby snooozing peacefully. Hope so. What a pita. Loved the swiffer video. Sleep deprived mommas need to be innovative. Oh, I thought of you last night when we watched Four Christmases. Have you seen it? It was great, and I thought your inlaws might be a bit like vince Vaughns siblings. lol. It was pg, and a little inappropriate for ds at time, but oh well. Some of it goes over his head. I think.

Lindsay_So sorry about your patient. How terribly tragic. I can not even imagine what that poor family is going through. We always hated to see post partum patients in ICU, and wanted them shipped to Boston asap, which was what usually happened. Your Peep new years sounds great.

LIsaH-Are you following me today? I am going to walk now before I visit the other threads. What's the running plan for this weekend? It must be almost taper time!!! I found myself perusing the events board, and wishing I was going to some disney race this year. Maybe 2013 if we did travel with someone else I'd do the half. Again, now that I'm making all these plans, it's time to hit the lottery.

LisaR-Hello there. hope you are enjoying having the kids home for break, and the are healthy again.

Ok, I'm putting on my sneakers now. See you all later. I really could get used to this not working stuff.

 

[mikamah]

and Rose, I do love my new phone, and am pretty fast at texting. I'm a fast typer, so the keyboard is nice. I did send a few blank texts, and some quick reply texts at first. I sent my sil that I was in a meeting. she asked what kind of meeting. I said, I'm not in a meeting like she was crazy, not me. But I don't think I've done that again. lol.

 

[lisah0711]

Good morning Princesses and Belles!

Maria I forgot to thank you for your preChristmas advice about the cliff blocks. I used them on my 8.5 mile long run and discovered that I need quite a bit of water to get them down, so I will most likely be using them at a couple of water stations. I also learned that I can't take them right after drinking Powerade-too much sugar at once! I didn't use them on my 7 mile run and figured I was good for the 10K, but I was running much faster and didn't have as many calories before the race as I usually do (nervous!).

I think your WISH outfit sounds very cute! WISH is very Tinker Bell like already plus we will be comfortable and fast!

You could eat just half a Clif Blok at a time, too. It seems to depend on the day how much is too much but I'm getting to the point where less is better with everything, even water. Even though I haven't had any runner's tummy for some time I still think every gurgle portends disaster.

Nancy, did you get your swing fixed? I loved Lindsay's ideas about the broom and the string.

Lindsay, glad the service went well. Bless little Ryan's heart -- he is a nice guy! Hope your last day of work this year goes well and quickly!

Rose, glad that you had a good time at WDW. Just think next time you will be there you will be at the Princess with Maria!

The caverns sound like fun!

And don't worry about the PT -- this is your last visit so who cares what she thinks? I know that you will be careful!

Kathy, my wings are so fast that you can't even SEE them. I think it would be wonderful if you could manage a trip to WDW in January 2013. I'll still pick up some DL maps and stuff for you for future reference. Wouldn't it be fun if Beth and Taylor could come again?!? It's never to early to start planning a Disney vacation.

YES YES YES!!! it IS our year! (and not just because it's an even number! lol!)

You finance/numbers people crack me up!

Maria, have fun at the Cape! Hope it's all Ben was hoping it would be! I think it will be fun if you and Kathy can do the Wicked Half. Those WISH shirts go well with Halloween-ish colors too.

tried to change my signature and photobucket won't change my picture to the small size no matter how many times i do it! grr!

Try saving it under another file name and then resizing it. Photobucket does weird stuff sometimes.

And when you and Lindsay do the Hershey Half you can dress up like a couple of Hershey's Kisses . . .

Did my long run this morning because the community center is closed this week-end for the holiday. It was speed work 12 800 meter intervals, which is 6 miles, but it still took two hours because you have to walk in between each interval. Looking like my race interval will be 15/30 or 15/35 -- there isn't much difference in my time between the two. Interestingly 20/40 is a bit harder for me (I think I slow down too much for the walking part). I can hit my time with the little intervals. I like them because it's not too much running and not so much walking that it is hard to get started again, even at the end of the run.

But alas even though I am happy and chirpy and, as always, have more to say, I must go to work.

Have a great day ladies!

 

[Rose&Mike]

Hello to you all! 2011 is about to bite the dust! Hooray! (Did I spell that right?)

Anyhow, I got up bright and early for pt at 8:00. She was very impressed with how well I was doing considering how much we walked. (We were over 20000 steps every day and several days over 30000). I did not tell her we are running a bit. Anyhow, she worked on my ankle a lot and while it is a bit sore now, it is feeling pretty good. I am going to go once next week and then twice the following week and then she thinks I will be done! I debated and debated switching, but if this is going to be it for now, then I will stick it out and if things flare up again I will find some place closer to home.

Tom's computer is supposed to come today, so we are kind of sitting around waiting for that. I think we might go see a movie. Tomorrow is a 6 mile run--which I am determined to slow down for.....I am not very good at slowing down. It's supposed to be in the 50s so we will go outside and I think Tom might come along.

Oh, and I don't think I told you all this....there is a girlfriend now. I saw a picture. This is the first girl he has told us about since going to school (well he got together with a girl from high school this summer, but that doesn't count.) I think that is where some of the stress from the computer AND phone breaking came from on vacation. We get to meet her in February when we visit.

Kathy--I hope you had a great walk!

Lisa--Great job on the intervals! I am getting so excited for your race!

Maria--What is the 5th agreement? I put the book in Tom's room and I'm hoping he will read it.

Hi to LisaR, Lindsay, Nancy and anyone else who is reading along!

Have a great Friday!

 

[dumbo_buddy]

i just got on the DIS to chat but thomas decided to cut his nap short. wah. i need to clean up the house a bit. my mom and dad are coming down today to visit. we didn't see them over christmas so we'll exchange gifts today. this is a huge improvement with them considering the last two christmases they didn't even get thomas a gift!

oh and it looks like we're going to bill and ann's (john's brother and sis in law) tomorrow for "early new year's eve". who knows what that means. i never get details like whether or not we will have dinner there or what. or what i should bring. and zombie kathleen (john's sister) will probably be there. guess that means we'll be shlepping around from brooklyn to queens to drop her off after before heading back to the bronx. wah! i still have a percocet leftover from having the baby -maybe i'll take it before going there to put me in a better mood

rose - did you make it to the movies? what did you see? oh boy! a girlfriend! how exciting. NOW it makes sense why he was so upset that his phone wasn't working!

maria and kathy - what are the details for the wicked half? where is it? one of my best friends lives in stoneham - is that anywhere near where the race is? maybe i could stay with her and do the race? she's a big time runner and maybe she'd want to do it (she's like, REALLY fast so i'd just meet her at the finish later)

lisa - photobucket is so weird sometimes. the siggy seems to work on my computer. hope everyone else sees it. i used to think that i'd never put my children in matching outfits but after putting them in those jammies that kathy gave me i have a feeling they may be in matching outfits all the time!

lindsay - lisa had a good idea about dressing as hershey kisses for the hershey half. we'd be some scrumptious looking runners!

lisaR - how are you? how's training? how are you feeling? did you get the car fixed yet?

ok, thomas is screaming "help me mommy" so i better run. and matthew's squeaking so he's probably hungry.

xoxo

 

[mommyof2Pirates]

Kathy- How was roller skating. Did you strap on the skates??? I like a low key NYE. I usually am nodding off before midnight but I still beat the boys. I think we may only have a year or two left of that though.

Rose- Yes my MIL made friend tacos last friday. They fry the tortilla and then fill it with meat and toppings. Sadly I missed out on the dinner. We made the funeral arrangements on friday evening so I had dinner with my parents and my aunt instead. I was pleased to see that she mostly cleaned up everything by the time I got home. So I really shouldnt complain.

Wow a girlfriend...now that explains the drama. I guess it was only a matter of time. Has he told you anything about her yet? or is it going to be a mystery until February?

Lisa- I have a silly ? but are your intervals your talking about seconds or minutes. I used the 3min/2min intervals but wonder if shortening the times will help me get back into the long runs any quicker or at least make it more enjoyable.

Nancy- I forgot to say I would love to etrain with you for the next half. When is yours again? What training plan do you plan to follow? Hershey kiss costumes could be cute. Im thinking like a brown top, silver shorts, and silver ribbons in our hair. My goal is to get skinny so I dont look like an overfilled hershey kiss. Not sure where to find this attire but at the least we can wear silver ribbons in our hair.
I feel your pain of having to deal with the inlaws tomorrow. Its only one day so hopefully you will get through it without much pain. A percocet may come in handy thought.

Maria- How was cape cod?

Hi Lisa and any other princess or tinks reading along.

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Well the year is slowly coming to an end. I was thinking of you all and your even numbers thing tonight. I really dont have a superstition or strategy about the odd or even years but tonight driving home I looked down and noticed my odometer was 122222. Yes I know I have alot of miles on my car was my first thought too. But then I thought it was a cool number. 12 and lots of 2's can only mean something good right

Ryan has come down with a stomach bug. In the middle of the night he vomited and has complained of feeling sick to his stomach all day. He basically laid on my parents couch all day. Tonight he had a low grade fever. Hopefully he feels better tomorrow and no one else gets the bug. Although it could give me an excuse not to go to my inlaws.

I am looking forward to this weekend and hopefully purging some junk out of our house and getting everything organized and in order for the new year. I also need to get to the grocery store and stock up on the good food. One more day and I am going to rid myself of fast food. I think tomorrow I will have one last mcdouble. I have such issues.

Have a great weekend!

 

[lisah0711]

Good morning Princesses and Belles!

Kathy, how was skating? Robert was telling me about a dancing, roller skating movie from the 80's he was watching -- mostly it was a critcism of styles and interests of the time.

Sorry the hedgehog didn't hold up better. It obviously wasn't a quality pet product like the ones sold at JW Pet Products, right Nancy?

Rose, the girl thing helps the lack of communication crisis make sense. Does Tom know about those old fashioned things called land lines?

Can't wait to hear how your run goes today! That was great news that PT is almost over!

Nancy, hope that you had a nice visit with your folks!
I think that you and Lindsay would look adorable in your Kisses costumes!

Lindsay, have fun at the Peep drop tonight! Yep, some day your boys will stay up way later than you. Hope Ryan is feeling better.

Yes, those intervals are seconds so you might want to try shortening your intervals. Looks like you were using a 3/2 ratio but maybe start with a 1/1 ratio and then move up. I used 30 seconds/30 seconds for my half in September and even that was too much because I was worn out at the end and might not have hit the wall at mile 10.

It's a bit of a leap of faith to use the shorter intervals because it is counterintuitive but the best thing is that you feel so much better at the end of your run. Even Galloway uses 30 seconds/30 second for the races himself. The other thing I like about the short intervals is that you can really do some running when you know it's just for 15 seconds and the short walking interval is enough to recover but not so much that you slow down or don't want to start running again. The best thing though is not being worn out at the end -- my official goal for the Tink to finish in the upright position, ready to celebrate.

Maria, my lovely Mickey teammate, how was the Cape? Sending you for your evening.

Lisa, how are you doing? Is everyone feeling better at your house? Getting those crazy pre-race ups and downs feelings yet? Next is taper madness!

I'm thinking that we are going to be having a little friendly Princess competition being split up on the teams. This is going to be fun!

And just so ya know, the Mickeys rock so much that we already have a cheer and a theme song so you Donalds better be catchin' up . . .

You know I love you all no matter what team you are on!

I said good-bye to my weekly BL clippie today with a little tear in my eye. But then I got to replace it with this new WISH clippie so it was all good. Woo hoo 50 pounds lost! Next stop ONE-derland in time for the Tink. I can do it!

Have a great day ladies!

 

[mikamah]

Good morning Tinkerbelles and Princesses!!

So the year is coming to a close. It's really been a good year overall for us here. I think maybe I'll go back and remember something special that happened each month with Michael, and look through all the pictures we've taken. February may be my favorite month with the Princess trip. He had a calendar he got last thanksgiving that he hung in his room and every single day he'd cross off the day. We need to go pick up a new calendar for him. Wish Santa had thought of that.

Lisa -Very smart of you to get the really fast wings for race day. That's great you are figuring out the intervals that work best for you. I know you must have a little clicker or timer that lets you know when to switch, right? I seem to remember reading that. It would be great if Beth and Taylor could come if we go in jan. It was awesome of them to come for the princess, but I think my brother would like to come too, but january is not a good month for him with tax season and all, so we'll see.

Rose-Poor tom with a new girlfriend and broken computer/phone. That must have been so stressful for him. Hope you had a good run today in the summer-like weather. It's pretty warm here too. This was the perfect winter to get a dog so far, it's been so mild. Thank goodness.

Lindsay-Hope Ryan is better and the rest of you stay healthy. Though if it's questionable at all, you might not want to possibly expose the inlaws. Roller skating was fun but INSANE. I did not skate. Way too crowded, but Michael had fun. He skated almost the full 3 hours we were there. Good luck with the purging of the junk. It is hard to throw stuff away, but better in the trash than on the hips. Of course, we've pretty much eaten through all our junk.

Nancy-one percocet never hurt anyone. Enjoy the inlaw new years!! The race in Salem is only about 15-20 min from Stoneham. That would be so fun if you came up, and a good training race before the wdw marathon. Hope you had a nice visit with your mom and dad yesterday. How are those babies sleeping these days? Are you getting any long stints of sleep yourself? Michael was born 12/4, and I remember going on adrenaline through the holidays and somewhere around the first week in january crashing. My friend Jane had us sleep over her house one night then, I slept in her bed, and she stayed up with michael and just brought him to me to nurse, and it was one night of real sleep that made a huge difference. He was rather colicky, but thinking back when he was 9 months old we discovered all his food allergies, so it was probably all the food I was eating not agreeing with him. I hope the little guys are letting you get some sleep these days.

Hello to all our other Princesses and Tinkerbelles!!

Not much on the agenda today or tomorrow. I'm on call 7a-7p both days, so it's a good excuse to just hang out. I do want to put the xmas stuff away. I wish now I hadn't brought all of it out. And we need clean Michael's room so we can move Fredward in there. He's been in my bedroom since we got Poko. I think I'll do some reading too, I found The TIme Travelers Wife I was reading a couple months ago, and never finished, so I picked that up again. Ds plans include too much video games and tv. That's what vacation is all about, right? Poko bought me Wii COuntry Dance game that I haven't tried yet, so I think I'll make michael do that with me too. Nothing says happy holidays like forcing your kid to play games with you.

Hope you all have a wonderful New Years!!

 

[mikamah]

Lisa-Love, love, love that platinum 50 pound clippie!!! YOU are rocking this!! Onderland for sure for the Tink!! I am so excited for you!! Following you again today even though it's 4 hours later than usual. What did you sleep in today til 6?

Oooh a mickey cheer and theme song. I'm feeling some pressure. Donald Donald, he's our man, if he can't lose it, noone can!!! Maybe not. I'll put michael on the job. He started talking in his donald voice when I told him I'm on team donald.

And do tell what movie Robert was watching? Were they wearing leg warmers with stirrup pants? Ah, those were the days. The roller palace where we went yesterday was where I hung out in high school. There was an ice rink on one side, and roller on the other. The skates look like the same skates they had 30 years ago, but then the floor was new blue vinyl stuff, but now it's back to wood. Guess the vinyl didn't stand up. But I was more of an ice skating girl at friday night "Disco on Ice". So funny. Tell Robert people really dressed like that and looked good.

 

[mommyof2Pirates]

Lisa= Thanks I think I may play a little with the shorter intervals. The only thing I really dislike about that is during races I feel so wierd stopping after just starting and than people behind me get annoyed because Im stopping. That is nice to know JG also does that. Next time I am feeling self concious I will just yell out that JG does it like this too. It will make me feel better. Woohoo on that beautiful shiny new clippy and the 50lbs loss. Your are amazing and I bet you are feeling so strong and healthy right now. I am so envious. Oh and btw. Mike just read your xmas card and asked if he should know about our trip in 2013. I guess I didnt let him in on my secret quite yet. The cats out of the bag now. He really doesnt care because I am the money controller and he just goes with the flow. He just asked if he was coming along this time and I said I wasnt sure yet and thats when I got the look.

Kathy- glad michael had fun roller skating. I was laughing at your comments about the 80's styles. The new Wii game sounds fun. I tried country line dancing a couple of times. There was a country bar here that had dancing "lessons" every friday night. It was fun the few times I did it but I found that I am a more zumba type of girl. Not enough chances to really shake what your mama gave ya in country line dancing.

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Reflecting on this past year! The highlight definitely was the princess!!!! I am sad not to return there this year but am excited to cheer on our tinks and princess's of 2012.

I am looking forward to getting back to being healthy again and hopefully making the changes in our lifestyle that will allow us to remain healthy. I am looking forward in continuing our friendship we have made over the past year or two. You all are so wonderful and will always have a special place in my heart.

We are having pizza hut for lunch. Ryan is still laying around and not feeling well. I guess we will still go to the peep drop and fireworks since that is only a half hour long and then we will go to my inlaws. Ryan can at least lay on the couch there if he is not better.

Enjoy your NYE. Happy New Year!!!!!!!!!!!!! Rose I know you were dying for this day to finally come. Have a bourbon on me tonight

 

[Rose&Mike]

Nancy--how was the visit with your parents? I hope the inlaw visit goes ok. We saw Sherlock Holmes--I really liked it, though I swear I didn't know what was going on half the time! I am a big Robert Downey Jr fan.


Lindsay--I hope Ryan is feeling better. Does that mean you all are staying home tonight? Too cool about the mileage on the car. Mike and Tom love number stuff--so we are always looking for stuff like that. We have been doing a run 1/ walk 1 interval, and while I don't really like it, it does seem to be doing the trick. And I can go plenty fast at that ratio. So might be worth a try.

Lisa--So what movie was Robert watching? Congrats on the new clippie! Too very exciting! The whole landline thing on vacation would have probably cost me money, so I'm glad he didn't think of that. His phone seems to be doing better.

I'm a little sad that we are all mixed up on the teams--but you know me, I don't like change!

And do tell what movie Robert was watching? Were they wearing leg warmers with stirrup pants? Ah, those were the days. The roller palace where we went yesterday was where I hung out in high school. There was an ice rink on one side, and roller on the other. The skates look like the same skates they had 30 years ago, but then the floor was new blue vinyl stuff, but now it's back to wood. Guess the vinyl didn't stand up. But I was more of an ice skating girl at friday night "Disco on Ice". So funny. Tell Robert people really dressed like that and looked good.

I loved the 80s! Loved them! Call me crazy!
I hope you don't get called in today!
I roller skated with Tom once in elementary school and fell and my ENTIRE knee was black and blue. It was crazy! And so very painful. Skating is fun, falling not so much!

Oh and btw. Mike just read your xmas card and asked if he should know about our trip in 2013. I guess I didnt let him in on my secret quite yet. The cats out of the bag now. He really doesnt care because I am the money controller and he just goes with the flow. He just asked if he was coming along this time and I said I wasnt sure yet and thats when I got the look.

Too funny!

Hi Maria and Lisa R!

*****
We are watch the Uk/U of L basketball game, which is kind of a big deal around here. Uk is winning--which is Mike & Tom's team--so there is calm and peace at my house for the moment.

The new gf is a sophomore from SC. Her name is Annie. I got to see a picture. I think she is like a sports/management major, or something like that. And that's all I got....We can't ask too many questions. We have to get our info in little bits and pieces.

We went 6 miles this morning and it went pretty well. No ankle problems, though the plantar is a little sore. We'll see how it does over the next couple of days. It's about the best I hoped for, so I am happy!

I hope everyone has a great New Year's Eve! I am really looking forward to the New Year!

 

[Worfiedoodles]

I can't believe how quickly I get behind here...anyway...

Good Evening and ! Whatever team you are on, I still you!

Rose -- A gf sounds good -- I'm sure she's lovely. The Fifth Agreement is Be Skeptical, but Learn to Listen. That sounds useful, too! I'm reading the companion book right now. When I finish I'm going to go back and actually do the writing assignments. I'm looking forward to it. I can already feel some things starting to shift. I am trying really hard to not take anything personally!

Lindsay -- I really hope Ryan feels better. Poor kidlet! Hopefully he will enjoy the Peep Drop. I just can't get over how cool that sounds. We have First Night here, but I don't think we've ever gone. It just doesn't appeal to us the way staying home does

Kathy -- I am so glad you are "in" for the Wicked! I am really looking forward to it. I like that it's on a Saturday, which is my normal long run day I will be coming in after your friend, that's for sure. I'd have to grow wings to hit 2:30!

Lisah! -- I am so proud of you!! Congratulations on the Fabulous New Clippie! You earned every lb of that, and I have great faith this New Year is going to be full of even more awesome triumphs!

Nancy -- The Wicked Half is in Salem, MA. I don't think it's too far from Stoneham, I'd definitely travel that far. It's on Saturday, Sept. 22nd at 7am. How fun would that be if you can make it? You know, if your friend is not interested, my guest suite is always available As long as you aren't allergic to or even if you are, it has it's own bathroom and kitchen...You and Dennis can wait around together for me to finish the race

Lisa --Hope you are feeling well!

to Dona and Pamela, and any other lurkers!

I started today with my planned 9.5M, then I baked 8 dozen molasses cookies. Surely they won't run out before Wednesday when my dad leaves

We are having our usual NYE, which consists of a family Wii bowling tournament. We'll be doing that later. Dennis is at the gym now, and then he needs to prep the food for tomorrow, my BIL and SIL are arriving from FL, and they will stay to watch my Beloved Patriots, so we need a buffet

Am I the only one disappointed because the parade is Monday? This throws off my "get back on track" schedule a bit. I'm not giving up my parade tradition, but I am modifying. I have a fruit platter and tiny cinnamon rolls. I'm going to limit the tiny treats, so hopefully that will help. We have one more dinner out Tuesday night, and then I can fully focus on eating well. Our fridge is already stocked with fruit and veggies, so No Excuses!

On what I'm calling the bright side, I've gained less than 2 lbs since my final weigh in, and frankly with everything going on and missing some workouts (not to mention eating way too much of my fudge), I consider that a success

I'd better finish up and check out the Mickey thread. I also need to sign up to coach...tomorrow I start a few new habits for January -- starting my day with a positive thought I'm going to write down, keep a gratitude journal, and consciously reacting positively to others. I'm trying to work on a few things each month for a year, like The Happiness Project. This actually fits really well with what I'm doing with The Four Agreements, so good timing. I did manage to set one new habit in December, I'm flossing pretty much daily. I know I should have been doing it all along, I just tend to drift out of the habit, and now I'm back!

A Very Happy New Year to You All -- I cannot tell you how much I am looking forward to the awesometastic year we are all about to thoroughly enjoy!!

Maria