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

[lisah0711]

Good morning Princesses!

Kathy, glad that you had a relatively stress free game this week! Bummer about the water main but it will be nice to have it done before your big celebrations on the 4th of July! I always think that your celebrations sounds so fun! Thanks for coming up with cool name of Princess Lisabelle!

Taryn, where were you when my kid was in grade school?
That was some great information. Poor AK, I know it's hard when the kids are at the early end of the development spectrum, too. Hard to believe that it will all even out in a year or two.

I would be happy to chat with you at 3:45 am -- problem is that it is 12:45 a.m. here and I'm just not too chatty then! I will keep that in mind for those days I get up really, really early. I've convinced DH that he has to keep the CPAP on longer in the night and that helps alot with me being able to sleep in a bit more. I looked up the lapu lapu and it looks delicious!

Lindsay, great job getting out for that run! It's nice to get out there when the weather is nice for a change. A BL challenge at work is a great idea and since it was your idea, you have to really keep on top of it! (not that you wouldn't anyway )

Rose, I'm glad to hear that you are keeping up with the running, even if you do need to ice still. That will help you get through this week and then it sounds like progress will be made and you can concentrate on having a nice summer.

It was funny because a couple of weeks ago DH was telling me that he wanted to move to NC. I was totally shocked because we are such total western U.S. folks. He wants to be closer to WDW, and Boston and New York but with better weather. I'm not getting too excited about it since we don't have portable jobs, not to mention six more years before DS graduates. His school was just voted #59 of top high schools in the U.S. by Newsweek -- there is no way we would take him out of there now that we are in.

Nancy, I saw on Facebook that you had an adventure yesterday. That is one reason why living close to family is a good thing! I couldn't help but wonder if it was the neighbor who was smoking pot who helped you or someone else? I locked DS in the car when he was an infant -- luckily it was early in the morning and DH was about 15 minutes away. Some day you will laugh about that story!

Working with your spouse does have it's advantages -- your co-worker doesn't complain when you stay home to take care of a sick kid. It can be a disadvantage in that you feel like you can't get away from work. We had to implement a rule that you can't talk about work at home without asking and the other person is free to say "no!"

I lost 2.5 pounds being totally OP. I'm keeping my fingers crossed for another 1.5 pounds to get me back to a maintain for the week. It's a bit annoying to think that if I hadn't lost my resolve that would be four more pounds gone but that's what happens when you don't stick to the plan.

DS is really enjoying his summer camp. Apparently life in the teen group is fabulous -- you get your own room, different recreational stuff and only occassionally be with the "little kids." Today the little kids are going skating and the big kids get to play hide and seek in the church -- there are apparently some great hiding places there. It's nice when they like their summer program, makes Mom's life easier!

Have a great day Princesses and Belles!

 

[Rose&Mike]

I just have a sec before work to comment but since this is what I do I figured I would chime in. This is a law everywhere in the US because it comes down from the DEA. So Taryn you are exactly right. You have to pick up your scripts on paper because they cannot be called in or faxed in to the pharmacy. Well you can fax it but you have to than mail in the script to them...not all pharmacy's will do that.

Some physicians will give you 3 scripts at a time with each of them having dates a month apart. This usually is only once they know the patient is on the right drug and right dose and most times that takes awhile to be sure.

What can happen Rose if tom does do the meds is that you pick up his script and then mail it to him at school for him to fill at a local pharmacy.

It is a bit of a hassle with these meds but with reading all the crazy things that go on with them I am sure you can understand.

Now I am off to work!!!! I need to be more productive today. I slacked a bit this week and am lacking motivation.

I'm sure there is a way to make it work cause lots of kids go away to school. We can't be the only one with a kid who is out of state. We'll see what she says. Worst case is I guess we have to find a doctor in Columbia, but hopefully it won't come to that. Honestly, flying home once a month wouldn't cost us anymore than continuing to see the psychiatrist would--do you think I can deduct that as a medical expense?

It's funny cause Tom will not take a prescription for adderall or ritalin. He said it is just CRAZY how much people are abusing it on campus. Luckily there are some other alternatives. When he first went to the psychiatrist he came home saying I am going to need medicine twice a day for the rest of my life. (And this particular medication is only supposed to be taken once a day.) Mike and I did not want to hear that. Once he had time to process things a little he now says--I want the least amount I need to get me through school. The psychiatrist had him on a ton of supplements too, some of which we decided were not a good choice--too many side effects. I just want this week to be over. Tom can be a little hot head (can you say teenage boy) and he is going to the psychiatrist one more time tomorrow. He will probably be fine there, but then he'll probably call me and go crazy. I keep trying to convince him to call Mike, but that doesn't seem to be working.

Kathy and Maria--the pawtucket redsoxes are in town and I thought about you all. I'm sure you all are the most awesome fans, but this is my least favorite series of the year! They have the loudest, most woohooing fans of any visiting team. It drives us a little (ok, a lot) insane! Luckily they are only here for 4 games!

Lindsay--so we now have Turkey Hill ice cream. We've had it for a while. But now they have the peanut butter cup flavor. I could get into some serious trouble with Turkey Hill ice cream. I used to go to turkey hill after work when I was in high school for a big old cone. But it's g-f so I'm not complaining!

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I have really been neglecting the main thread, but honestly I feel just swallowed up by everything that has been going on. If my DS went to school in state or only a couple hundred miles away, I don't think it would be nearly as big a deal. But in just over 6 weeks he goes back to South Carolina. So some of this stuff needs to get resolved. And Mike is not sleeping--which means he is waking me up, which is not helping. I have been very, very tired so that's not working so well.

Hope everyone has a good day.

 

[mommyof2Pirates]

I lost 2.5 pounds being totally OP. I'm keeping my fingers crossed for another 1.5 pounds to get me back to a maintain for the week. It's a bit annoying to think that if I hadn't lost my resolve that would be four more pounds gone but that's what happens when you don't stick to the plan.

Great job. I think the same thing about this reloss I am having to do. Thats life. We will get to our goal eventually some people take the express way and others take the scenic route....either way we will get there.

Glad DS is loving his camp. That does make a moms day much easier.

Lindsay--so we now have Turkey Hill ice cream. We've had it for a while. But now they have the peanut butter cup flavor. I could get into some serious trouble with Turkey Hill ice cream. I used to go to turkey hill after work when I was in high school for a big old cone. But it's g-f so I'm not complaining!

Oh how I love turkey hill icecream. We have about 50 flavors to choose from in our grocery store and its usually on sale 2 for 4$. But I wouldnt know about that.

I thought of you sunday while I was at the grocery store there was a whole aisle labeled gluten free. It seemed new...it had been awhile since I was in the store. I thought at least things are better than years ago and there is more options. But it is sad that its still not totally there yet. If anything hopefully with more exposure about gf the foods and options will start getting better at the stores for you.

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Just wanted to share a funny story: Last night ryan wanted some extra time with me and while I was putting him to bed he asked if we could lay together and talk about our next disney trip....yes it is 2-3 years away but we still talk about it.

We were talking about what rides we wanted to do and he says that he wants to do the new star wars ride because R2D2 is no longer there to make the loud noise...this scared him last time. He said they only have chewbacca there. I asked him how he knew this and he said he saw it on the disney channel news break. So of course I thought this was funny because here I am worried about ADD and he apparently at least pays attention to something. Even if it isnt correct at least he knew they redid the ride.

Anyway Rose I know you rode the new ride.....is there still the R2D2 in the que that makes the loud noise????? you may not even know what I am talking about.

 

[Rose&Mike]

Lindsay--Tom said r2d2 is still in the queue, but he didn't think he was loud or scary.

Spoiler alert--they have this droid in the queue who is in charge of scanning the luggage. It's pretty amusing. We always fast passed the old ride, but we stood in line for this one a couple of times and I enjoyed the queue!

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did you all see where the women's only running argument has been dredged up again. If for some reason i just disappear from disboards, it's cause I just couldn't keep my mouth shut anymore....that's all I'm going to say. Hopefully, unless I get too fired up and say something I shouldn't..... Did you know that the 40th anniversary of title ix is coming up?

 

[lisah0711]

did you all see where the women's only running argument has been dredged up again. If for some reason i just disappear from disboards, it's cause I just couldn't keep my mouth shut anymore....that's all I'm going to say. Hopefully, unless I get too fired up and say something I shouldn't..... Did you know that the 40th anniversary of title ix is coming up?

Thanks for telling us about the new and improved Star Wars, Rose. That is one of the rides I'm looking forward to doing when I'm at DL in January. That and the Car2 and Little Mermaid rides.

I noticed the women's race thing, too, I just thought "oh brother, not again" Is it heating up again? I'll have to go check it out! I have to admit there is something compelling about these controversial threads and closed threads, too.

for you for getting through the rest of the week, Rose.

 

[Rose&Mike]

Thanks for telling us about the new and improved Star Wars, Rose. That is one of the rides I'm looking forward to doing when I'm at DL in January. That and the Car2 and Little Mermaid rides.

I noticed the women's race thing, too, I just thought "oh brother, not again" Is it heating up again? I'll have to go check it out! I have to admit there is something compelling about these controversial threads and closed threads, too.

for you for getting through the rest of the week, Rose.

Yep, race is being brought up again--that's when I have to stop reading and bite my tongue. Mike finds the whole thing very amusing.

I'm enjoying a few minutes to myself. Tom's car is acting up--the windows are falling down for no reason and the door locks aren't working right. We thought they were going to look at it today, but they won't get to it until next week so Mike and Tom went to pick it up. Anyhow, isn't it funny how just a few minutes alone in the house is just heavenly. Tom said the other day--only 7 more weeks until I go back to school. I said--Tom, guess what, only 7 more weeks until you go back to school! I am a terrible mom!

 

[liesel]

Thanks for telling us about the new and improved Star Wars, Rose. That is one of the rides I'm looking forward to doing when I'm at DL in January. That and the Car2 and Little Mermaid rides.

I noticed the women's race thing, too, I just thought "oh brother, not again" Is it heating up again? I'll have to go check it out! I have to admit there is something compelling about these controversial threads and closed threads, too.

for you for getting through the rest of the week, Rose.

I like Lisabelle! How funny!

I am trying hard not to let the women's race negativity rain on my parade. I'm very excited about this race. Don't get me started either! I noticed a few weeks ago someone who had a vocal negative opinion jumped on the Tink half thread to answer a question and reminded people that men have to start a corral back, etc. He also once again told everyone that he had no intention of running the race. I was thinking, dude, why are you on this thread? Anyway...

LisaH-you will most likely find me and the family at star tours in January too! We are all fans, even DD, but especially DS, who happens to be named Luke. We are going to DL in October for a couple of days before our nephew's wedding and we can't wait to ride it and the little mermaid. I saw a rumor yesterday that POTC may be down for refurb sept-nov, if that's true we'll just have to ride several times in january! I can't resist a closed thread either. You have been so dedicated lately with your running, very inspiring!

Taryn-Your DD's concern about Biergarten cracked me up! WDW is so kid friendly, how funny! I can't wait to hear all about your trip (but I do not envy the heat and humidity). It sounds like the weight is coming off quickly.

Rose-I saw that you are looking into the possibility of relocating. If Mike goes out for an interview, it would be interesting to check out the restaurants and grocery stores and see if they have a better g-f selection. This is such a huge part of your quality of life, if it can be improved, I say go for it!

Kathy and Maria-Thanks for the running encouragement, I'm slowly getting back to my normal schedule after being on vacation and feel so much better eating my OP meals and snacks. You two are do dedicated and keep such busy schedules!


Lindsay and Nancy-Sorry about the family drama, I'm there too. Nancy-Thomas is such a cutie! Enjoy celebrating his birthday. Your parents are definitely missing out on something special. When I told my mom about my 5K last month, she said, "oh." I haven't told my parents about the Tink half, and I'm not sure when I will. I guess they'll find out eventually. They haven't said a word about my weight loss and when I talk about it they just change the subject back to themselves. I haven't had a single family member on my side comment about my weight loss (and most of them live within an hour of me). My inlaws have noticed and I only see them once or twice a year. I'm so happy to have such a supportive husband and kids and my neighbors and people at the gym have been very enouraging. I also can't forget how supportive these boards have been, more encouraging than my real family!

 

[Worfiedoodles]

Hello, Ladies!

Ok, I'm going to try to catch up -- but I have a small window and a lot to say -- probably do a better job of catching up tomorrow. I just finished a big project at work and so I can take some DIS time...

Lisa -- I was really surprised at the backlash when the Tink race was announced. I think because it was so hyped, people got excited and when they found out the target audience was female, they were very disappointed.

Rose -- I hope the poltergeist leaves Tom's car, although again, this sounds like something I would laugh about as long as safety wasn't involved Sorry the PawSox fans were annoying. I've come to understand that Boston fans are not appreciated throughout our great nation. It seems some people are resentful we keep winning all the Championships Hang in there with all your various balls in the air -- good things will come, it just may take awhile to shake out

Lisah -- Tomorrow when I'm trying to keep myself from eating I'll go check out the Tink thread A little entertainment is part of my diversion strategy So glad ds is loving summer camp! I am really hoping when ds goes away he will feel the same. He's never been to sleep-away camp before, so we'll see.

Lindsay -- I feel confident in saying if there's one thing most boys pay attention to, it's Star Wars. DS says he doesn't really like the Episodes I and II, and I found him watching II the other day -- they're drawn like flies to honey

Nancy -- I know you're busy coaching on the main thread today. You can't have 2 questions in one day -- you're making the rest of us look bad! You go, Girl -- awesome job today!

Taryn -- You are clearly more than , braving a tween's room! Every once in awhile I insist he clean it up, but mostly I just let it go. I figure he has to have some space he can control, and frankly I don't think I want to know

Kathy -- It's confession time -- I did not run Monday night. DH even told me not to, it just wasn't going to turn out well. I did get up and run Tuesday morning and this morning, so I'm feeling good about that. And I have been sticking to my eating plan, so that is coming along as it should. Now I just have to not give in and have too many treats tonight. And I Princess Lisabelles -- perfect!

My ds had the last of his finals today. He's one whipped kidlet. There is so much pressure on them -- his Latin master told them if they didn't get an F they did above average Friday is their field day, dh is working it supervising one of the basketball courts. Ben told him not to speak to him or any of the other kids The teams are based on Roman provinces. Ben's team is Noricum. Never heard of it.

My big project at work was applying to get one of our social enterprises on the state contracting list for catering. I knew next to nothing about this program, so it's been a big learning curve. Plus, it has to be submitted electronically, and you have to upload every document individually. I've got 19 items uploaded so far, tomorrow I should have 3 more. I guess it's easier and Greener to do it this way, but I'd feel more confident if I had created a paper application, where I could see it all laid out the way I want it before I send it in. The program where we upload puts items in alphabetical order, so things are not winding up they way I would have ordered the application.

I have yet to do my FlyLady mission for today, straightening the floor of my closet. I may save that for the weekend, I really want to do it but I've got to move into the "getting ready for tomorrow" phase so I can get to bed at a decent hour and get up and on the TM!

Speaking of which, Good Night and Have a Pleasant Tomorrow!

Maria

 

[Rose&Mike]

Ok, so the sirens are going off. Supposedly there was a tornado touch down at Churchill Downs, so it will probably make the news. It's not even raining at our house yet, but we are in the basement. Tom and Mike are playing pool. I am just waiting for the storms to move on down the road. It was so weird, when the sirens first went off we didn't even know there was a storm coming.

Maria--woohoo for 2 runs! And I'm sure it's just the local sox fans who are a little too woohooey. We won today, so it wasn't quite as bad! It was a day game and I had off, so a nice way to spend the day.

Just waiting for the storm to pass.....They said a tornado was seen on the track at Churchill. It's about 15 minutes out, but I think it will stay north of us by a couple miles.

Liesel--love the sand picture--too cool. I just skimmed the main thread--where was that taken?

ETA--9:01pm more sirens, more tornado warnings. Again, I think it is staying just north of here but only by a mile or two. They are showing damage pictures, but so far no reported injuries. I had Mike pour me a bourbon between warnings.

 

[mommyof2Pirates]

ETA--9:01pm more sirens, more tornado warnings. Again, I think it is staying just north of here but only by a mile or two. They are showing damage pictures, but so far no reported injuries. I had Mike pour me a bourbon between warnings.

Rose I am praying that it surpasses you and does not cause any fatal damage elsewhere. so scary. I would be having a bourbon right there with you. keep us posted....

 

[Rose&Mike]

thanks Lindsay. I think we missed the worst of it. The area right around churchill downs got hit the hardest. There are power lines down around U of Louisville. It got a lttle scary here right around 9:30 when they issued a tornado warning for our little town, but it's over. It's funny, our dog hates storms and the only time he cried was right around 9:30. I guess the change in pressure was really bad right then. It's raining really hard right now, but they said the worst is over. The commute might be ugly tomorrow as there are a lot of power lines down. We have lived here since 94 and usually a tornado warning lasts about 30 minutes. This started at ~7:20 and just ended a few minutes ago. Pretty crazy--almost 3 hours and 4 or 5 thunderstorms. They just got done saying that they did not expect any of this--which explains why they issued the warnings with the sirens, but nothing was on tv for about 10 minutes. We thought it was a mistake at first.

Have a nice evening everyone!

Ok, they've told us to stay off roads tonight cause they don't know how much damage/flooding had occurred. What a night!

 

[flipflopmom]

Maybe I should take a pic and see how many months it will take for you to surpass me.They're replacing the water main on our side street for the next 2 weeks, so it's a pain to have the windows closed up to keep the dust out. I'm just hoping it's done and paved before our july 3rd party since our yard is so tiny, and the side street is so quiet, we hang out there too.

Your first sentence almost made me spit my coffee on the screen. How's the water main work coming? Hope you are having a good week.

Taryn I missed this important piece of info along the way but...what are you in school for? When you business partner is your hubby it's hard to get on the ball! Lol! Anyway, how did your paper turn out?

It's in curriculum and instruction. I don't really have any plans to do anything with it, other than earn 2K more a year. It was part of Obama's stimulus money, district's got money they had to use on teacher's to get more highly trained. It's pretty much free, all I have to do is buy the books, so at the time, I said "why not?" Now I know why. It's been almost 2 years, and I'll finally (hopefully) graduate in Dec. I can't imagine working with DH. to you!

What can happen Rose if tom does do the meds is that you pick up his script and then mail it to him at school for him to fill at a local pharmacy.

Duh. Why wouldn't that possibility enter my head?

Taryn, where were you when my kid was in grade school? I would be happy to chat with you at 3:45 am -- problem is that it is 12:45 a.m. here and I'm just not too chatty then! I've convinced DH that he has to keep the CPAP on longer in the night and that helps alot with me being able to sleep in a bit more. I looked up the lapu lapu and it looks delicious! It was funny because a couple of weeks ago DH was telling me that he wanted to move to NC His school was just voted #59 of top high schools in the U.S. by Newsweek -- there is no way we would take him out of there now that we are in. I lost 2.5 pounds being totally OP. DS is really enjoying his summer camp. Apparently life in the teen group is fabulous -- you get your own room, different recreational stuff and only occassionally be with the "little kids."

Lol. Forgot about the time difference. Brad has a cpap, it saved our marriage. I spent the first 3 months of our marriage sleeping on the couch, with a pillow over my head AND the door to the bedroom shut! The lapu lapu is fabulous, but crazy expensive! Last year, I had one each Ohana dinner trip. (father's day and our last night). It helped to dull the senses of those sad times a bit. That's great that DS's school scored so high. I had to go check out the article, and of course, it ticked me off. (So much based on scores and teacher/student ratios. Most of top 20 were gifted schools. Totally stacks the deck against poor areas that can't afford teachers, high special ed. inclusion populations, etc., i.e. where we live!) Not to take anything away from these schools at all! Hope I didn't offend! Glad DS is enjoying camp!

Honestly, flying home once a month wouldn't cost us anymore than continuing to see the psychiatrist would--do you think I can deduct that as a medical expense?: He said it is just CRAZY how much people are abusing it on campus. Once he had time to process things a little he now says--I want the least amount I need to get me through school
I used to go to turkey hill after work when I was in high school for a big old cone. I feel just swallowed up by everything that has been going on.

Sounds like a medical expense to me! That is so scary about the abuse, we've thought about it long term, do we want her having it in college, etc. I didn't know turkey hill was a place and not just a company! I completely understand the swallowed up feeling. Hang in there. Hopefully you'll have some answers today! Sending PPD!

Great job. I think the same thing about this reloss I am having to do. Thats life. Just wanted to share a funny story: Last night ryan wanted some extra time with me and while I was putting him to bed he asked if we could lay together and talk about our next disney trip....yes it is 2-3 years away but we still talk about it.

If I get a chance, I'll take a pic for him! You know, that's the attitude I've taken, this is my life now. I can see me always fluctuating some, because I know my mentality, it focuses on one thing at a time, and when life swallows me up, exercise and diet are usually 2 things I let go of in order to focus on what i need to! Hang in there!

If for some reason i just disappear from disboards, it's cause I just couldn't keep my mouth shut anymore....that's all I'm going to say.

Stay away from those threads, we need you here!

That and the Car2 and Little Mermaid rides.
I'll have to go check it out! I have to admit there is something compelling about these controversial threads and closed threads, too

HAve to admit, been feeling a bit jealous of all the cool new stuff in DL lately. I try to remind myself we have 4 parks...

I'm enjoying a few minutes to myself. Tom's car is acting up--the windows are falling down for no reason and the door locks aren't working right. Tom said the other day--only 7 more weeks until I go back to school. I said--Tom, guess what, only 7 more weeks until you go back to school I am a terrible mom!

Must be a reaction to being duct taped, the car is fighting back! Your comment to Tom sounded like something I would totally say! Being home is tough in college. I remember being torn between wanting Mom and Daddy to comfort me, and wanting to assert my independence, and mostly ending up working in the garden with Daddy, grumbling under my breath!

I can't wait to hear all about your trip (but I do not envy the heat and humidity). It sounds like the weight is coming off quickly. I guess they'll find out eventually. They haven't said a word about my weight loss and when I talk about it they just change the subject back to themselves

You must have me mixed up with someone else! Although TOM's disapperance helped! I did well for a few days, then got sucked back into schoolwork. Sorry you don't have the family support, that's why we're here!

You are clearly more than , braving a tween's room! It's confession time -- I did not run Monday night. I did get up and run Tuesday morning and this morning, so I'm feeling good about that. And I have been sticking to my eating plan, so that is coming along as it should. There is so much pressure on them -- his Latin master told them if they didn't get an F they did above average. I've got 19 items uploaded so far, tomorrow I should have 3 more. The program where we upload puts items in alphabetical order, so things are not winding up they way I would have ordered the application.

First of all, I turned out much more . Read a Nora Roberts book for a while and then napped. I just couldn't handle anything yesterday. I am sure you needed sleep worse than a run, b/c it probably would have been bad, and then you'd been depressed. Instead, you rested, and you are doing great!!! Part of this whole process is understanding your body!!! That project sound killer, and frustrating! And no pressure at all! I'm sure it's fabulous! Poor DS. How old is he again? I hate it when teachers make statements like that. If a D is above average, then make them B's, change the test or the grading..... Too much pressure!

ETA--9:01pm more sirens, more tornado warnings. Again, I think it is staying just north of here but only by a mile or two. They are showing damage pictures, but so far no reported injuries. I had Mike pour me a bourbon between warnings.

Girl... A mile or two north? I would have been totally freaked out! Hope everything is cleared up enough that you can get to Tom's appt. Bourbon seems like the appropriate thing to drink in KY during tornadoes! We had some serious rain, wind, and hail last night around 11:30-12. May have been remnants of your storm!


Whew, that took forever, especially since I had to go check out the newsweek list. And then email one of my professors about it. And the check out the school closest to me on the list. Oh yeah, and jumping over to work on my paper when DH came downstairs to get ready for work so he wouldn't fuss about time management. See, ADHD!

Yesterday am, took the girls to library for storytime. AK was adamant that she was too old, so I had her look through books to check out while Sophie was in storytime. It was nice, she grabbed a bunch on cheerleading, 1 one gymnastics, 1 on soft ball, and 1 on teen makeup and hair. She weeded through what she felt was bring home worthy, and actually got a fiction book to read.... I picked up some fluff! We met mom for lunch, she took the girls, and instead of cleaning, or writing, or getting WDW ready, I read and then napped. It was good for my soul to be alone and not think about stress.

As usual, Brad is fussing and stressing about money. Not my fault he's only worked 4 days a week for the last 2 months! Not my fault I had to spend some tax return money on shoes and clothes for the kids, they couldn't run around naked! Not my fault we need to work on the car before we go.. Yada Yada. Lead to a stressful evening. I'm trying to tell myself - I'll be in WDW. Bring home my annual coffee mug, did the photopass pre-order, that's plenty of souvenirs for me! Kids have about $40-50 each to spend we've saved up, gift cards, etc. Just set aside enough for a lapu lapu, and I'm all good! But I do have recurring nightmares that it pours all week, the girls very poorly behaved, and we run out of money... Deep breaths. No since borrowing trouble from tomorrow!

So today's agenda is to finally finish this last paper for my special ed. class, almost done, and then tackle Ak's room WITH HER HELP! She's lost her portable DVD player, or I wouldn't bother! Wish us luck!

Have a wonderful day!
Taryn

 

[Rose&Mike]

good morning Princesses!

Taryn--glad you had a few minutes of me time yesterday. No feeling guilty!

Maria--it is pretty funny about the car windows. I kept hoping it would stop doing it, but we think something is getting wet and that's causing the problem. And you never know when it will do it. The area around Columbia is not the nicest, so we probably should get it fixed before he goes back to school. At least he has been locking up his gps so hopefully it won't get stolen!

I was planning on running this morning, but slept instead. I'm going to leave work a little early, come home and see Tom before he goes to work to find out how it went with the psychiatrist and then run a tiny bit around our neighborhood. At least that's the plan, we'll see if it actually works. Tomorrow is the appointment with the primary care doctor.

I guess there was some storm damage in our area, but I'm not sure exactly where. We just had some crazy rains. I'm going to check when I go to work, but hopefully all our shingles are still on the roof!

Have a great day!

 

[mikamah]

I'm quickly running out of my dis time this morning, and need to go out a few min early to make the work men move their truck so I can get out of my driveway. It's cool and rainy, so they all have thier shirts on today. bummer. I think it's going well. The whole road is all dirt, mud now, and they're out playing with their big trucks.

I'll catch up with you all later, but for you rose,
WHOO HHOO!!!! GO PAW SOX!!!!!
Have fun at your games this week!!!

 

[Worfiedoodles]

Okay, I have to do a quick minute of bragging on ds's school, too!

It's ranked #63 in the Newsweek poll, we lost points because the kids are only allowed to take 3 AP classes at once.

We're #38 in U.S. News & World Report, where the criteria is a bit different.

I'm so glad we are able to offer these kids great educational opportunities! Think how much they will achieve with this solid foundation

Kathy -- Our contractor came by this morning despite the rain (can't do mortar when it's pouring) to explain that the current steps didn't have a proper foundation, and that is why they failed. So, we have to get new rebar which of course increases our cost. I may be dreaming of more than one vacation sitting on those steps

Rose -- So glad you are ok! Tornados are scary business. I understand the sleeping in. Sometimes we just need to do it.

Taryn -- My ds is 13 . He's what they call a "rising 8th grader", meaning he'll be in that grade next year. It's been really hard on ds because he's used to making all As, and this school is much harder and the competition is much more fierce. Every kid who was accepted had an A+ average, and they were the 400 kids who scored the highest on the entrance exam. He's not used to everyone else being just as smart, and smarter, than he is. The workload is heavier, the classes are more intense, and he can't just skate on some of the assignments because they're easy. He's also used to being the kid they based the curve off of, and it's throwing him that someone always comes up with an A, so the masters don't necessarily feel compelled to have a curve. We're told that by the time these kids get to college, it's comparatively easy since they've been challenged so much along the way.

to Lisa, Lisah, Lindsay, Nancy and Corinna!

I just submitted my application electronically, and now I only have to worry about the status report I forgot to do for a funder. I'm going to do what I can today, and probably finish it up Monday. I'm not in the office tomorrow, which I consider a blessing

I got up and ran 3M this morning, so I'm 3 for 3! Tomorrow I'm going for my 9M. I get to go to a meeting downtown which means I can even sleep in and still get it done, which is making me quite happy

I'm staying with my WW points, too. Today's planned dinner is already a bust, so I told dh I want a BLT at Subway. 9 pts, fits into my allocation, and tastes yummy! I am going to be bummed if I don't have a loss this week. This is the most OP I've been in awhile.

Have a great day, and

Maria

 

[lisah0711]

Good morning Princesses and Belles!

Yep, race is being brought up again--that's when I have to stop reading and bite my tongue. Mike finds the whole thing very amusing.

I think Mike was a perfect example of how a reasonable man would deal with the women's race thing. He did it, he had a good time, and he was a total gentleman. That's the way it should be!

I am trying hard not to let the women's race negativity rain on my parade. I'm very excited about this race. Don't get me started either! I noticed a few weeks ago someone who had a vocal negative opinion jumped on the Tink half thread to answer a question and reminded people that men have to start a corral back, etc. He also once again told everyone that he had no intention of running the race. I was thinking, dude, why are you on this thread? Anyway...

Yeah, I remember that, too, I was thinking I was going to have to jump in with my "this is a place for positive comments" thing there for a bit on the Tinker Bell thread but it died a natural death. That's why I could never be a mod -- don't know when to wade in!

I absolutely love DL when it is decorated for Halloween. Space Mountain Ghost Galaxy is a favorite and, of course, Haunted Mansion Holiday. They are doing a 4th of July World of Color so maybe they will have a Halloween WOC too!

Lisa -- I was really surprised at the backlash when the Tink race was announced. I think because it was so hyped, people got excited and when they found out the target audience was female, they were very disappointed.

ITA that part of the Tinker Bell negativity was because of mistakes made by Disney marketing. It's not so bad now but for awhile it was like you can't be a true WISHer and be excited about a Disney race? Sheesh! As you can see I still have "issues" about it!

My ds had the last of his finals today. He's one whipped kidlet. There is so much pressure on them -- his Latin master told them if they didn't get an F they did above average Friday is their field day, dh is working it supervising one of the basketball courts. Ben told him not to speak to him or any of the other kids The teams are based on Roman provinces. Ben's team is Noricum. Never heard of it.

Woo hoo you stumped the classical scholar (DH) with Noricum! It was a Celtic province in Austria -- they were apparently smart and sided with the first Julius Caesar.

We got a big laugh out of your DH not being allowed to speak to Ben or any of the kids -- you're lucky, we are no longer allowed to get out of the car!

Rose, glad the tornadoes missed you! That's so scary when you don't know what is going on and whether you should go to the basement or not.

Brad has a cpap, it saved our marriage. I spent the first 3 months of our marriage sleeping on the couch, with a pillow over my head AND the door to the bedroom shut!

I hear ya, Taryn! And it's not just that it is disturbing to your spouse, but hello, you stop breathing repeatedly, your heart gets stressed and it happens over and for over for hours all night and you don't get a good rest. I have to get after him every once in awhile to keep in on all night. I do have sympathy because it is like having a vacuum on your face all night.

That's great that DS's school scored so high. I had to go check out the article, and of course, it ticked me off. (So much based on scores and teacher/student ratios. Most of top 20 were gifted schools. Totally stacks the deck against poor areas that can't afford teachers, high special ed. inclusion populations, etc., i.e. where we live!) Not to take anything away from these schools at all! Hope I didn't offend! Glad DS is enjoying camp!

Totally not offended, Taryn. My Mom and three out of four grandparents were teachers in Springfield, Missouri so I totally get the whole issue of how there are inadequate resources in schools for what should be done for our children. We feel so fortunate that there is such a wonderful school here in our town for DS. You would love it, Taryn, they unapologetically put academics first and let the teachers teach bell to bell, every single day.

Hope that you find the portable DVD player. Misplace the charger and the player will turn up -- that is what works for us!

I'm quickly running out of my dis time this morning, and need to go out a few min early to make the work men move their truck so I can get out of my driveway. It's cool and rainy, so they all have thier shirts on today. bummer. I think it's going well. The whole road is all dirt, mud now, and they're out playing with their big trucks.

Maybe it will warm up this afternoon, Kathy!

I'm so glad we are able to offer these kids great educational opportunities! Think how much they will achieve with this solid foundation

Well said, Maria! I think it's good for our guys to have some challenges at this stage of their lives. It has been a bit of a shock for DS not to be sailing at the top but good for him, although he might not agree.

Nice job getting your run in! We have thunderstorms so don't know if a run will happen for me today. I'm too cheap to pay $8 to do the walking track this time of year.

My hard work this week paid off -- I lost 4 pounds and am back to what I weighed on Friday. Don't get me wrong, I am not complaining. And I am apparently not the only one in my family who benefits from a little lesson from the school of hard knocks!

Have a great day, ladies!

 

[mommyof2Pirates]

thanks Lindsay. I think we missed the worst of it. The area right around churchill downs got hit the hardest. There are power lines down around U of Louisville. It got a lttle scary here right around 9:30 when they issued a tornado warning for our little town, but it's over. It's funny, our dog hates storms and the only time he cried was right around 9:30. I guess the change in pressure was really bad right then. It's raining really hard right now, but they said the worst is over. The commute might be ugly tomorrow as there are a lot of power lines down. We have lived here since 94 and usually a tornado warning lasts about 30 minutes. This started at ~7:20 and just ended a few minutes ago. Pretty crazy--almost 3 hours and 4 or 5 thunderstorms. They just got done saying that they did not expect any of this--which explains why they issued the warnings with the sirens, but nothing was on tv for about 10 minutes. We thought it was a mistake at first.

Have a nice evening everyone!

Ok, they've told us to stay off roads tonight cause they don't know how much damage/flooding had occurred. What a night!

Wow what a night. Glad you are all in one piece.

So today's agenda is to finally finish this last paper for my special ed. class, almost done, and then tackle Ak's room WITH HER HELP! She's lost her portable DVD player, or I wouldn't bother! Wish us luck!

Glad you had some alone time yesterday it is such a necessary thing for us moms. Im sure your vacation will turn out just fine. Try not to worry. I know easier said then done. for finishing up your last paper. Good luck venturing into AK room and trying to find the DVD player.

I was planning on running this morning, but slept instead. I'm going to leave work a little early, come home and see Tom before he goes to work to find out how it went with the psychiatrist and then run a tiny bit around our neighborhood. At least that's the plan, we'll see if it actually works. Tomorrow is the appointment with the primary care doctor.

Sometimes sleep outweighs running and that is perfectly fine. I hope everything goes well with Toms appt today.

I'm staying with my WW points, too. Today's planned dinner is already a bust, so I told dh I want a BLT at Subway. 9 pts, fits into my allocation, and tastes yummy! I am going to be bummed if I don't have a loss this week. This is the most OP I've been in awhile.

You are doing great and well on your way back on the wagon. Even if you dont see a loss hang in there it will come. I know the feeling.

My hard work this week paid off -- I lost 4 pounds and am back to what I weighed on Friday. Don't get me wrong, I am not complaining. And I am apparently not the only one in my family who benefits from a little lesson from the school of hard knocks!

Have a great day, ladies!

That is excellent Lisa. Great Job.

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Totally off topic but,
Ok has anyone else seen the 2012 dining plan list....Im not sure how many of you use the dining plan but there are a bunch of resturants missing on the list. Like half of the world showcase at epcot. Im hoping that part is a typo. It also only lists captn jacks resturaunt at downtown disney I think yak and yeti are no longer on either.

Anyway if that is the case I would seriously reconsider paying for the dp next time.

Well it seems like my weight is not melting off of me this week as I have planned but I am down a smidge. I am hoping for a metabolism boost overnight because my goal this week was 2lbs. I think so far I am at .4 I am planning on running tonight hopefully if we do not have any storms. So we will see. Either way I am ok with what number I will see, because I know that I worked hard this week and I think TOM may be approaching the station so I feel a tab bit bloated.

Nothing much happening here. Its been pretty boring lately which I am not going to complain about.

Have a great day Princess's.

 

[liesel]

Ok, so the sirens are going off. Supposedly there was a tornado touch down at Churchill Downs, so it will probably make the news. It's not even raining at our house yet, but we are in the basement. Tom and Mike are playing pool. I am just waiting for the storms to move on down the road. It was so weird, when the sirens first went off we didn't even know there was a storm coming.

Just waiting for the storm to pass.....They said a tornado was seen on the track at Churchill. It's about 15 minutes out, but I think it will stay north of us by a couple miles.

Liesel--love the sand picture--too cool. I just skimmed the main thread--where was that taken?

The pic was from Great Sand Dunes National Park in southern Colorado. I was going to post a pic from Carlsbad Caverns but haven't gotten around to it yet.

Sorry for the tornado scare, I'm glad you are safe. We saw one from our house 2 summers ago, not fun.

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Totally off topic but,
Ok has anyone else seen the 2012 dining plan list....Im not sure how many of you use the dining plan but there are a bunch of resturants missing on the list. Like half of the world showcase at epcot. Im hoping that part is a typo. It also only lists captn jacks resturaunt at downtown disney I think yak and yeti are no longer on either.

Anyway if that is the case I would seriously reconsider paying for the dp next time.

Well it seems like my weight is not melting off of me this week as I have planned but I am down a smidge. I am hoping for a metabolism boost overnight because my goal this week was 2lbs. I think so far I am at .4 I am planning on running tonight hopefully if we do not have any storms. So we will see. Either way I am ok with what number I will see, because I know that I worked hard this week and I think TOM may be approaching the station so I feel a tab bit bloated.

Nothing much happening here. Its been pretty boring lately which I am not going to complain about.

Have a great day Princess's.

Wow, I hope that is a typo! I think our next WDW trip may be 2-3 years away too, I just hope its sooner than that! You've been doing great this challenge, keep it up!

LisaH-It sounds like a nice school you've got there. I was glad that negative tone disappeared off the Tink thread. I don't think anyone wants to get into an argument on our happy thread! I love DL at Halloween too, my first Halloween visit was actually last year during a girls trip with a good friend of mine. She'll be joining us for a day on this trip too. I think for our next girls weekend we should have a spa day too. Spa and DL-the perfect weekend!

Kathy-I hope the weather improves so you can enjoy the view.

Maria-Your DS sounds like he needs a break! Its wonderful that he is able to attend a great school, but it sounds very challenging.

Well, my Disney vent is that they went and raised their ticket prices when I was camping and off the grid so I couldn't buy our APs before they raised the rates. Now I'll have to pay an extra $200! Have a great rest of the day and weekend everyone!

 

[flipflopmom]

At least that's the plan, we'll see if it actually works. Tomorrow is the appointment with the primary care doctor.

Hope everything worked out! PPD for the PCP today! (Sounds like drugs!) Glad you slept, your mind needs the rest, too!

I'm quickly running out of my dis time this morning,

You did say you missed my long posts, right?

Okay, I have to do a quick minute of bragging on ds's school, too! Taryn -- My ds is 13 . He's what they call a "rising 8th grader", meaning he'll be in that grade next yearI just submitted my application electronically, and now I only have to worry about the status report I forgot to do for a funder. This is the most OP I've been in awhile.

So proud of you Maria for being OP! Just remember, you can't gauge too much on that scale. I hate psyching myself up for a loss and it not showing. I tell DH - "I did so great yesterday, I fully expected to wake up skinny!" Sounds like your DS is one very smart young man, and his school sounds like a BEAST!!! Harvard or Yale in his future? Hope you got a lot done on the status report!

We got a big laugh out of your DH not being allowed to speak to Ben or any of the kids -- you're lucky, we are no longer allowed to get out of the car! I do have sympathy because it is like having a vacuum on your face all night. Totally not offended, Taryn. My hard work this week paid off -- I lost 4 pounds and am back to what I weighed on Friday. And I am apparently not the only one in my family who benefits from a little lesson from the school of hard knocks! !

Hmmm..... hard knocks? Maybe we need to follow through on our threat to leave the kids here when we go to WDW. That might be borderline child abuse, though. You are having a GREAT week! Glad I didn't offend, One of my classes is forcing us to talk a long hard look at public education as it stands today, and it stinks, by and large. As for the vaccuum - we call it the Storm Trooper/Darth mask here. I've gotten so used to it know, I had to have white noise machines when DH was on 3rd shift, can't sleep without the sound! Funny story about embarrassing your kids. AK decided she wanted to this year, great way to incorporate her love of tumbling and talking. She eventually wants to cheer at VT. Anyway, right before tryouts we had a staff/7th grade bball game at the end of the year, and staff cheerleaders. They pulled AK to start learning (I was ticked at first, she was in front of the whole school not knowing what to do) I cheered collegiately for a semester until I couldn't hack the schedule and keep up my grades. So I lead the staff cheerleaders, and the coach made the comment "look at her, she's showing you up! Her jumps and technique is 10 times better." So during a quarter break, I did some roundoff and jumps on the court. The kids went nuts, especially the younger ones that still love me! On my run back to my sideline, AK takes off doing her mega flips. The older kids all said "ooooo.... you just got told" to me. AK was tired of being told her momma was better than her! But the worst was when one of the teachers who the kids love, and I, started doing a dance to "Teach me how to Dougie" (I know, I'm probably the only one here that knows it). The school loved it, AK was trying to crawl under the bleachers while shooting me evil stares. She leads such a hard life!

Im sure your vacation will turn out just fine. anyone else seen the 2012 dining plan list....Im not sure how many of you use the dining plan but there are a bunch of resturants missing on the list. Well it seems like my weight is not melting off of me this week as I have planned but I am down a smidge. I am hoping for a metabolism boost overnight because my goal this week was 2lbs.

I feel impending doom.... I just can't shake it. Anyway, as far the the DDP, this happens every year. The restaurants that are owned by outside sources, as most in WS and many others are, have until Dec. to renew their contracts with DDP, and most wait until then. Hoping for your overnight melting!

Well, my Disney vent is that they went and raised their ticket prices when I was camping and off the grid so I couldn't buy our APs before they raised the rates. Now I'll have to pay an extra $200!

OMGoodness! Didn't realize it affected the AP's that much! We got a heads up, it's coming email from mousesavers, and since I'm a slacker, hadn't ordered mine for next week yet, so I was able to get in on them before they changed. I didn't think it was that big of an increase on reg. tix, but didn't really check it closely!

Lisabelles, did you see this? The medal for Tink?
http://www.stitchkingdom.com/disney-tinker-bell-half-marathon-medal-16657/
Soooo pretty!
Well, the final assignment for the Spec. Ed. class is done! 2 classes down, 1 to go. I have 2 papers to write for it in the next 6 days, if I can ever get off the DIS. I spent time yesterday reading last year's DR and TR. It was a fun walk down memory lane, but useful, because I remembered Brad ran out of undies due to all the extra showers. Sorry if TMI.

Speaking of Brad... We'll be together for the next 16 days. Nuff said. He's off for the next 2 weeks, and already started in on money. AGAIN. Today, he's going to service the car (used to be a car service tech)we hope to take to WDW and see if he thinks it's good to go. It's older, but it's the SUV vs. the flea flicker. So we're trying to determine between reliability and good gas mileage and comfort/packing room. He's working on it at his parents, and taking the girls to swim. So hopefully I can bang out 1 of the two assignments, again, provided I get off here!

HAVE A WONDERFUL DAY!!!
Taryn

 

[mikamah]

Good morning, princesses!!

And princess Lisabelles, I am sooooo excited for your race since I've seen the beautiful bling you will be earning. I think I need to get that on the agenda in my future.

I did find myself pricing disney trips. Michael turns 10 in dec, and he has a teacher work shop and a half day off near his b-day, so if I did 5 nights, he'd only miss 2.5 days of school, and it's cheaper, and he'd be a kid still for the dining plan, and the flights are only 216 direct right now on jet blue. I can't do it yet, but maybe if I get my hours increased in sept, I'd be able to do it.

It's an addiction.

Off to work, but ds is sleeping at a friends tonight, so I really will be able to catch up here, and go out for an early morning run alone!!

Have a fabulous day everyone!!!