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[Worfiedoodles]

Hello and !

My snickerdoodle cookies are made and I have a few minutes before I told Ben we would watch the Tivo's Terra Nova -- nothing like a few dinosaurs to make you really thankful! Nostalgically, I remember when we used to have to (and could), name several different varieties of dinosaur. I miss stepping on those plastic monstrosities! See, something for Nancy to look forward to.

Nancy -- I am so impressed you are still doing Mommy and Me! I would have punted long ago. Your poor body. I hope you have some help when you come home from the hospital so you can heal and rest

Kathy -- Yep, our turkey trot is at 9am and 4M. We're going to park downtown, take the T to Somerville, and then take it back downtown. Just not enough parking, and you can't park in the municipal garage I am starting to think this is not my best idea ever, but I did have a good 9M Saturday, so maybe it will be ok. At least I don't have TOM, so less to contend with on that front. I don't have a time goal. Honestly, I just want to finish and not freeze to death in the process

Lindsay -- I am impressed with all that cooking! Wow, you are a great wife -- well, we knew that, but you are also a very generous one with your time

Rose -- I hope Tom made it home without any issues. I hope you are even now resting up for Turkey Day and enjoying having him home.

Lisah -- How are you doing today? I know you are contemplating mortality. That's not bad, but don't let yourself become morbid. You have plenty to celebrate, Ms. I Lost 20 lbs!

Lisa -- Are your little cherubs home and helping you prepare yet? I'm actually glad I'm not trying to do anything too strenuous today. It's hard to focus, even when my only big activity tomorrow is the race

I'm going to set my clothes and things out for the race soon. I like to have it all there so I can see if I'm missing anything.

I usually make snickerdoodles from scratch, but I saw a Betty Crocker mix and decided to give it a whirl. I think they came out pretty much just as good, and they were so much easier...I'm going to see what other varieties they have. It's a lot easier for me to gather butter, water and an egg than a whole pile of spices and ingredients. Less gathering = more fun baking and happier fellas

Oh! I keep forgetting to mention -- we closed on our refi Monday night, so now we will benefit from great savings! I immediately started thinking about what Disney races I wanted to do, which was met with zero enthusiasm from Dennis. Sigh. Guess we'll be responsible, too, but now there's now way he can weasel out of marathon weekend 2013!

Off to enjoy an afternoon with my surprisingly unsurly teen (must be in a good mood since he only had a half day of school )

Maria

 

[lisah0711]

Good afternoon Princesses and Belles!

Good luck to our Turkey Trot participants tomorrow: Maria, Kathy, and Liesel! We are routing for you all and can't wait to hear how you did!

Maria, yum snickerdoodles and a nonsurly kid -- what could be better than that? I like to have all my stuff out before race day, too. Plus with a shorter race you don't have to pack so much stuff so you will be faster!

Don't forget about stepping on Legos, too. Those were my favorite.

A little mortality pondering but not too much. Right now I'm having a glass of double chocolate stout which tastes remarkably like soy sauce and then a little nap is on tap. I feel like I deserve it since I was running at 6:15 am at the track this morning before conquering the last minute grocery shopping.

And marathon week-end 2013 -- I am totally there!

Lisa, hope that you are feeling better and ready to rock n' roll tomorrow!

Lindsay, hope your day goes by fast! You are such a good wife to do all that extra cookin'. And a big woo hoo on the 3 pounds down! That is one of the nice things about a "do over" -- the pounds do seem to come off a bit easier the second time around.

Kathy, I hope that you and Michael have a great run tomorrow, too. I think that you are right and two showers in one day may be a tad optimistic. You do have the dog to bribe him with.

Nancy, it's sounding like you are going to hang on at least through dinner tomorrow! I hope that you aren't doing any cooking tomorrow and that you let everyone wait on you hand and foot!

Rose, hope that Tom arrived safely and that you are all having a wonderful time together. After this visit the next time you are all together will be at WDW.

I am really enjoying my new and improved training. I did three miles this morning and the slowest was 16:09. I am still testing out intervals but they are all short 10/40, 15/40, 15/30. Saturday is 12 miles but all at 10/40 and no faster than 19:00 each. I've never looked forward to a long run so much!

Happy Thanksgiving to all of you ladies! I am so thankful for each and every one of you!

 

[Rose&Mike]

Happy Almost Thanksgiving!

Tom made it home with not too many issues. He did have to run through the Atlanta airport--and they pretty much closed the door behind him, but he made it.

LisaR--I'm with everyone else, don't stress too much about missing a run. Just keep moving forward! I hope you don't have terrible weather this weekend.

LisaH--I hope the new coach works out! That's very cool. I wouldn't be embarassed or feel bad--whatever it takes is my motto. If you can afford it, then it's not really anyone's business. I actually think it's pretty cool. I asked her about the inserts and running and she said she wants me (once I am used to them) to wear them as much as possible including workouts and runs. They are designed to last about 8 months. So we'll see. I think I might have to get different ones for my running shoes, because they were fitted for the merrells and they are bugging me a little in the toes of the running shoes. But I'm going to wait and see.

Lindsay--You are becoming the exercise queen! So glad you are enjoying the new gym. Have a good day off!

Maria--Have a great run tomorrow! I will be thinking of you when I am in the pool slogging away. Hopefully the weather cooperates.

Kathy--ITA with Nancy--spend as much time playing with the new puppy as possible. If that means you come back a couple of days, then so be it. Our shelter encourages as much interaction as possible and even has a room you can take your perspective pet in to hang out for a while. Remember, you won't see their 'true' personality for a week or so, until they are used to their new environment. Have fun at your brothers!

Nancy--enjoy that turkey! I hope you are feeling ok. Won't be long now.

AFM--I am icing, icing, icing. We did a lot of strength stuff in physical therapy and my ankle is very very sore. I asked her about the elliptical, and she said "not quite yet", but I think we are getting closer. There was a new guy there today to help with pt and he was asking about my injury and when I told him what was going on--4 things in one foot, and yet I kept running--I really felt like a junky. A running junky--just wouldn't quit I couldn't walk, but gosh darn it, I got a run in the day I went for xrays. I guess it's a sickness. Kind of put things a little in perspective for me. Then he asked me what I do besides run--and I couldn't come up with much. Anyhow, made me really think about things.....

Ok, that's it for now. Have a great weekend if I don't get back on!

I am really am thankful for all of you. You have helped to keep me somewhat sane and rational to what has proved to be a challenging year. Have a lovely thanksgiving.

 

[Rose&Mike]

I forgot Kathy and LisaR are running tomorrow too!

Have fun everyone!

 

[liesel]

Thanks for all the well wishes! I'm all registered for tomorrow, the 5K turkey trot is at 9:30 AM and its actually supposed to be nice . I'm still a little under the weather and I haven't run since last Thursday, so no time goal for me. My normal 3M runs are about 44-45 minutes, we'll see if I just end up doing that pace or if I try to go a little faster for a PR (current one is 42:32). I'll just have to see how I am feeling. I do like that this race is making me get back out there tomorrow, I still have the Tink to think about!

Nancy and Rose You have both been so inspiring and I know you'll both be back out there outrunning me soon!

Nancy You definitely deserve some pampering. I'm sorry you are in so much pain, hopefully Bronxbaby will make an appearance this weekend!

Good luck to my fellow turkey trotters Kathy and Maria!

Lindsay I'm glad you enjoyed Zumba, its a lot of fun! Wow, sounds like you are cooking up a storm!

LisaH I think its awesome you are doing ecoaching, I can't wait to hear more! It sounds like this will help you even more, so you'll have time for more photo ops at DL! I'm so sorry to hear about your family friend.

I need to post this on the main thread since a couple of people were asking, we did get our repaired Wii back Monday and they were unable to recover any of our data. That means any of the games we played we have to start over. It also means that since I weigh in with Wii fit, all of my weight loss data is gone too. I've made peace with it, it was nice to look back on how far I've come when I'm frustrated, but I know what I've done. So its a new beginning for me, I weighed in Tuesday morning and I'm up less than a pound from being sick and not exercising for a week (you were all right, that 3.5 wooshed over the weekend!). It has forced me to stay really OP food wise, but I can't wait to get back to some exercise. Its going to be quite the gain for Friday's weigh in, I've never done a race and then had Thanksgiving dinner in one day! Oh well, we'll all get right back on track Friday!

Have a wonderful Thanksgiving everyone!

 

[mikamah]

Good morning and a very happy thanksgiving to you all, my wonderful friends. I too feel very blessed to know you all, and appreciate all you have done to help me in tough times, and cheer me on in good. I love you guys. (Pamela, this means you too.)

Maria and LisaL-Good luck on your runs today!! It's looking cold out here and I'd rather stay in my pajamas, but since we're getting picked up at 7:45, I guess we'll go. I'm drinking my coffee now in hopes that I'll go poo before we leave. TMI, I know, but I know you all know what I mean.

Rose-I loved your facebook post. Enjoy every minute with Tom this weekend.

Nancy-Happy Thanksgiving!! Good luck if you're in labor, if your snuggling with Bronx baby, or if you went to the hospital and came back home with baby still on board. Hope everything goes smoooooothly!!!

LisaH-Happy Thanksgiving! Enjoy your day with your men, and rest up plenty so you will be rocking that long run on saturday. I'll wish you good luck now, but I'm sure I'll be checking in from Jim and Beth's house.

Lindsay-Happy Turkey day to you and the men!! Hope you can stop cooking today!!

I bought the book Puppies for Dummies yesterday and am going to wrap it and give it to michael on saturday. I figure that way I'll enjoy my last couple days with no puppy talk, and he won't drive us all crazy before saturday, and then he and Taylor can look at the pups on the local shelters before we go on sunday. I am so excited, and he will be so happy. Thanks for the shelter advice, and there's no way I'd adopt a dog straight from the cage. I think it was two teenage girls who they wouldn't let take the dogs out because they weren't going to adopt that day.

Happy Thanksgiving Princesses and Tinkerbelles. Love you all.

 

[Worfiedoodles]

Happy Thanksgiving!

Well, we've lost one Gobble Gobble Gobbler. Sigh. I woke up sneezing left and right with chills and a low fever, and enough drainage to sink the Mexican navy (a small but proud force ). Dennis will not let me do the race. He's leaving without me. I want to insist, but I sort of don't. It's 32 degrees, and standing around waiting for this race, and then the time it will take out in the cold to get home, do not seem like a good combination.

Ben is treating me like I'm four, telling me how much fun it will be to stay home with him and watch the parade This is much better than surly and sulky....

I took some medicine, and I'm going to light my holiday candle in the living room and move to the couch. This is not the day I planned. I am going to do lots of reminiscing about our Thanksgiving trip to Universal today, and be grateful for my many blessings. Not doing this race is not a big deal in the scheme of things, and I have two huge projects coming up and I cannot afford to get really sick. Something nasty has been going through my office, so if I can keep it under control, I'm going to.

Off to rest. Everyone have a Blessed, Healthy and Happy Thanksgiving!

Maria

 

[dumbo_buddy]

happy thanksgiving!!! and good luck to everyone running today! maria sorry you're under the weather. ugh! and on thanksgiving. what a bummer!

kathy - puppies for dummies. hehe. this is exciting! i will live vicariously through you and michael when you post about your pup! i miss my fiona. she definitely doesn't miss us though! you should see the pics the new owners are texting us! she is very happy.

lisaR - sorry about the wii stuff being lost. argh! how frustrating. i know several people on here who have been using myfitnesspal to log in weight and food info. maybe try that. but maaaan, i remember when i was losing weight i really liked looking at the graph of the weight going down (or up, depending on the week).

rose - glad tom made it home ok. i have done the run-through-the-airport thing to make it home for turkey day myself. something about being a college student and having to be late for everything.... i giggled at your FB status update about tom and mike chit chatting about stuff you had no clue about! lol!

lisaH - double chocolate stout...tastes like soy sauce...hmmm...started out sounding good but then sorta backfired, huh? i'm glad you're liking your new training. that has to really add some zing to your step, right? anything to make running just a little bit better is a great thing in my book!!

lindsay - how was the turkey BBQ???

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gobble gobble everyone! looks like what i thought was the real deal last night was just false labor. i feel silly for not knowing if i'm in labor or not! i've done this before, you'd think i'd know! i'm trying to remain horizontal for the remainder of the day. i might just go back to bed and make john watch thomas all day til it's time to leave for my uncle's. yeah, right. like that'll happen.

so, dum dee dum, just sitting around and waiting i guess! it would be soooooo convenient if baby would come tomorrow on his due date. so we all know bronxbaby won't cooperate!

have a great day everyone! if anything changes i'll post on facebook!

 

[lisah0711]

Happy Thanksgiving to you all!


Nancy, great job keeping Bronxbaby in the oven for a bit longer. Keep yourself parked on the couch and let everyone take care of you.

Rose and I are sending you good vibes for tonight so we can win the baby pool. But not until after dinner.

And I wouldn't worry about not knowing whether you are in labor or not. It is such a blur it's easy not to remember the details. It's so annoying when our children have a mind of their own when it is us trying to get them to do something.

But do remember to keep us posted 'cause we are all cheering for you!

Maria, so, so sorry that you are under the weather and missing your run today. You are smart not to push it.

Isn't it funny how our guys want to be so grown up but then are so happy to not be? When it happens, you have to play it cool, too, even though inside you are going .

When you are feeling better I would like to hear more about your holiday candle.

Rose, glad that Tom arrived safely and that he and his dad were enjoying their nerd talk. Have a wonderful visit and and enjoy your week-end!

The PT might be able to "adjust" the inserts for your running shoes -- one of my adjustments was a little trim with scissors so you might want to ask. But if it is width and it is rubbing the bottom of any toes then it may require another set. If you can do what you really want and need to do then it is worth it!

Lisa, I'm sending you good vibes for your turkey trot today. You start in about an hour I believe. No worries about PRs today. Just have a good time. And come back and tell us all about it!

That is a bummer about the Wii. I second Nancy's idea of using myfitnesspal or sparkpeople or some online program as backup. You know how well you've done and you will be at your goal for the Tink and you don't need the Wii to tell you that.

Kathy, hope that you and Michael enjoyed your Turkey Trot this morning.

You are probably almost to Jim and Beth's by now. Have a wonderful time! Tell Beth and Taylor I said "hello." And Michael, too, of course.

Lindsay, hope all that turkey cooking is behind you now and you can relax and enjoy your Thanksgiving with your guys!

Pamela, Taryn, and our other Princesses we are thinking of you and sending good thoughts your way!

I'm down another pound this morning. Think I will take that for my weigh in this week. The good news is I'm getting my 40 pound clippie back and will be in new territory after this!

Love you all!

 

[mommyof2Pirates]

Good Morning Friends! Happy Thanksgiving to all of you and your families. I hope you all have a wonderful day and very enjoyable day with your families.

Maria- I am so sorry that you woke up sick. Of all days!!!!! I hope you feel better as the day goes on and that you are still able to enjoy the day with Ben and Dennis. How sweet of ben to treat you so nice when you are sick. See inside of that teenage body still lies the cute little boy you once knew.

Kathy- I hope the race went well today!!! Such a great way to start the day for you and michael. You are setting such a wonderful example for him. I cant wait to hear how excited he was about your decision to get a doggie.

Rose- I loved your post on FB about not having a clue what mike and tom were talking about but being happy that you all were in the same house. I hope Tom is cooperating and that you still have that happy cheerful feeling today. We all know how 20 year olds can be. Have a wonderful day!

Nancy- Well maybe you will get to have the turkey today after all. Hang in there the end of the pregnancy is no fun at all. Dont feel bad about not knowing either....With Nick I had 2 doctor visits and went to the hospital twice before I was actually in labor. The funny part is once I was in "real labor" I was like duh now I remember what labor is. I had really quick labor with Ryan so I was so paranoid I was going to deliver at home if I waited too long. I hope you go tonight after you are able to enjoy a wonderful meal with your family.

Lisa- I hope you had a fun time at your run. I cant wait to hear how you did. Enjoy your family today!

Lisa H- Wow being excited for a 12 mile run...you are the woman Im glad your new training is going well. I hope you have a great day today with your family.

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So I had last posted about going to take zumba at the gym. I have to say I absolutely loved it. I am so glad I joined the community center. I am going to try to take classes on sat and tues. Then on Sun, Wed, Fri run on the track and maybe some weights. I think Sundays I will do outdoor runs. Thats my plan and I am sticking to it.

My turkey BBQ came out great and I think everyone enjoyed it. It also was low calorie too.

I am thrilled to have off now until monday. I am on call for our group but normally nothing really happens or is needed unless there is bad weather like snow or flooding. It doesnt look like I have to worry about that.
I am already feeling a bit tired because the boys were up at 630. They were so excited for thanksgiving. I need to get a nap in if I am going to stand in that line at best buy tonight and then go out shopping around 5am tomorrow. Only a few hours of sleep in my future this evening but a penny saved is a penny earned so Im going for it.

Have a wonderful thanksgiving and I too am so thankful to have all of you here.

 

[dumbo_buddy]

ok i'm going to just call it. i willed this baby to wait until after thanksgiving and as punishment he's going to just stay inside for as long as possible. watch, i'll be induced next week.

how was everyone's thanksgiving? any black friday shoppers? i'd like to personally call lindsay a crazy shopper woman! standing in line at 11:30pm?? but hey, it sounds like it paid off because you're almost done shopping and it's not even december yet!

just got back from the movies and i think you all should run, not walk, to see the muppets. it was so good! and classic! they did a great job. also, it probably seemed so much better because the last movie i saw was that piece of garbage twilight movie!

i'm back from the movies, john's out sweeping the leaves, and thomas is taking a little snooze (by the way he was screaming alot last night, ugh) so i'm going to put my feet up and veg out.

hope everyone's having a great day.

 

[Worfiedoodles]

ok i'm going to just call it. i willed this baby to wait until after thanksgiving and as punishment he's going to just stay inside for as long as possible. watch, i'll be induced next week.

Methinks somebody spoke too soon! Check FB for a photo of our newest DISer with his Daddy!

And if I'm not mistaken, I won the baby pool! Touchdown Dance!

I didn't want to say anything and I wasn't sure it would work since I'm not really in physical contact with Nancy, but I'm known in our family for predicting genders and due dates...I literally told Dennis, "I'm pregnant and it's a boy"...

But enough about my little odd quirk....

We have a Baby!

Nancy -- I hope your delivery went well, you are feeling good, and the Bronxbaby is doing fantastic. I can't think of anything better than a sweet newborn to snuggle. Oh, and Congrats to Daddy and the newly-made Big Brother, too!

Great job, Mommy!

Maria

 

[lisah0711]

Congratulations Princess Nancy! Welcome Bronxbaby and congratulations to Dad and Big Bro, too!

Who had Saturday night in the baby pool? (Can't read from the posts I can see here with my reply).

Lindsay, sorry that you didn't get the tv for Black Friday. You were a BF shopping superstar at Toys R Us though! Sounds like you had a wonderful week-end with your guys. Hope that you didn't get called in.

Your community center sounds great. I like that your indoor track on takes 10 laps to get to a mile! It looks like it has a nice surface, too.

Maria, hope that you are feeling better and that those guys treated you like the Princess that you are!

Is there a Jingle Bell run you could try? Or maybe it is best to wait for the Princess? Not to mention Donald/Mickey 2013 will be here before we know it.

Lisa, looks like you had a great Turkey Trot! Hope that you and everyone in your family is recovered now.

Rose, how was your week-end with your guys? In just a few short weeks you will all be a WDW together again!

They told me my inserts would last about a year but I think they are on year 3 right now. Mine are pretty rigid though. I think you will know when they are starting to go. I know that I am hyper-sensitive to any foot issues and the first twinge makes me go "I'm getting PF again!"

Kathy, how was your week-end with Jim, Beth and Taylor? How did Michael react about the dog thing? Do you have a dog now?

12 miles is a long way! Some silly little part of my brain at the beginning of the run toyed with the idea of going ahead and running 13.1 since I would be so close but my friend "the wall" talked me out of that idea on mile 12. I decided it was best to stick to the plan. Actually that wasn't such a bad idea since it was only the third time I'd gone that far -- the other two times were in races. I like my new training so far -- I'm not so freaked out all the time.

If any of you ladies want first dibs on a coaching day for the holiday challenge let me know. I'll be posting about that some time today.

Have a wonderful day ladies!

 

[mikamah]

Congratulations Nancy, John and Thomas on your perfect little addition. I hope you're feeling well, Nancy, and that little prince is a sleeper.

Good morning ladies!!

Well, it's official, we're getting a dog!!! I gave michael the book yesterday, Puppies for Dummies, and he opened it and smiled and said thanks. I had to say "do you know what it means?, it's not just the book." He figured it out, but kind of like the surprise disney trip, wasn't quite sure I was serious, kept saying really, really we can get a dog???? I'd say I got more hugs and thank yous yesterday than I've gotten in a long time. We went on the two local shelter sites, and checked out the dogs together, and we're going to go to one this morning, maybe with our friends Karen and max. I think next friday I'm out at 2, and off through monday, so that would be a good day to get one. I'm going to go to the local doggie day care which is just down the street from michael's school, and talk to them. They have a dog walker too, so depending on the age of the pup, I'll figure out if we should send him to day care for a while, or if we should crate train at home, with a mid-day walk, which is what I'm gearing towards.

Lisa-Nice job on the 12 miles!! I am so impressed with your drive, and so happy the training is going well. How are you feeling this morning?

Maria-Hope you are feeling well. Bummer you couldn't do the turkey trot. It was stinking cold. You didn't miss much. Michael had a terrible run. He was cold and whiney and we walked more than ran. I felt like it was going to be longer than an hour and the timers would have been gone by the time we finished, but it was only 51 minutes. I was not the best support for part of the race, but I turned it around, and we finished. Not like there was a shortcut back so really the only option. We talked about good runs and bad runs, and by the time we got hot chocolate at starbucks, he agreed to do it again next year, sort of as the tie breaker, if it's horrible, I won't make him do it again. Does your magical prediction skill work for dogs? Could you let me know if we get a girl, boy, age, and when we bring it home? If you're thinking today, I'm gonna kill ya.

Rose-Hope you are enjoying every minute with the precious little boy of yours.

Lindsay-Impressive black friday skills. We talked about going out, looked through the fliers thursday evening, but really there wasn't anything we needed or wanted. So we had another drink.

LIsaL-I hope you had a good turkey trot!! The massachusetts ones were a bit of a bust this year.

Off to do some cleaning!! After the shelter, we have the Santa parade and then my nieces birthday. Lots of cleaning before we can really bring a dog home, too. My friend has 2 different size crates we can use also. Ohhh, my what have I done? Mostly I am very excited, and know that it is the right thing to do for us as a family, but there is this little part of me that will miss my freedom.

Hope you're all enjoying the rest of the weekend!!

 

[Rose&Mike]

Congrats Nancy & John & Big Brother Thomas!

 

[Worfiedoodles]

Good afternoon, and !

Just sitting here sipping some dark chocolate hot cocoa made in my Keurig, after taking the last batch of chocolate chip cookies out of the oven. Life is good

Kathy -- Congratulations to you, too! I am afraid my wacky talent does not work for animals. I just get these feelings. I was once told that meant I was too intune with the occult and too far from the omniscient one upstairs Let's hope not! it sounds like you have a great day planned!

Lisah -- I am definitely feeling better. I really do think I was fighting off the office bug. Hopefully it will have dispersed by tomorrow morning 12M?! You are totally awesometastic!

So, yesterday I woke up and put on my workout clothes, then discovered my ipod was not charged. I knew that wasn't happening , so I went grocery shopping with Dennis instead. I wasn't about to miss my LR this week, so I got up this morning and did 10M. That meant I blew off church, but honestly, I don't feel too bad about that. I had plenty of time to contemplate my spirituality on that run

Friday we got up and got out most of the Christmas decorations, including putting up the tree. Other than some chewing, the kitties were doing ok. We waited one more day, and decorated it yesterday afternoon. Again, they seem to be ok, but the true test will be what we find when we get home from work Monday

I looked at the scale and looked back a year ago. I'm 5 lbs lighter. It doesn't seem like much. I did lose 10 lbs last December, so that's my plan again this year. I just have to make that, then add some for Jan., and I will be running my next Half at my lowest weight in years.

In the true spirit of "Let's Make the Holidays Crazy", I have not one but two big projects I will be working on next month. I know I sound like I'm always complaining about my work -- I'm not, if these were coming out in Jan., I would be psyched. It's just this is the month when I try to relax, catch up, go through files, etc., kind of a "fresh start" at work for the new year. I just don't know if that will happen this year. Maybe I can just take 15 minutes each day and work on it. But, I am still going to take several days off while my Dad's here, even if I have to work a couple of weekends to make up for it after he goes home. I wasn't able to take much time when he was here in Sept., and I know I have to make a better effort. I'm afraid that probably means less DISing and more getting work done while I'm there -- but I'm still determined to check in most days, and to keep things going in the right direction with exercise and eating right next month.

On the bright side, I have done most of the shopping, the decorating, and now I just need to do cards -- which haven't arrived yet. I was pretty disappointed yesterday to find that Benjamin still had the envelope for his school pictures. Yep, this is the first year I won't have them. I know I can still take him somewhere and get photos made, but 1) it's more expensive 2) I'll have the fun of telling the photo people "No, I only want this package", and 3) I'm not sure I will have them in time for cards to arrive before Christmas. I don't even know when I can take him to get them made, we are pretty booked...I am tempted to take a photo and just get copies at CVS, then take him to a photo studio in January for his family/close friends photos. I know that sounds lazy, but honestly, I don't think I can face trying to add that back in...

Anyway, it's almost time for my Beloved Patriots, so I'd better finish up and think about the tasks I still need to do before tomorrow.

Everyone have an awesome evening, we are going to have a fantastic week -- how could we not with our Awesometastic new addition?!

Maria

 

[mommyof2Pirates]

CONGRATS TO NANCY AND JOHN AND THE CUTEST BIG BROTHER THOMAS!!!! GREAT JOB NANCY I CANT WAIT TO HEAR ALL ABOUT YOUR SUSPENSE FILLED DELIVERY DAY. SOUNDS LIKE IT WAS QUITE AN ADVENTURE

Maria- For a few minutes I thought I would be able to come on here an gloat about how my Eagles beat your patriots today but then came the 2nd quarter and we know how that turned out so I guess I will remain silent. I bet you enjoyed that game. Glad your feeling better and even got your 10m in.

Lisa H- ah I guess you checked out the website. I have not tried the indoor track yet since its been nice out this week but Im sure one day soon I will be checking it out. The gym is just wonderful I cant say enough good stuff about it. Great job on the 12m run. That darn wall. Im glad this training plan has you feeling so much more comfortable this time around.

Kathy- What an exciting surprise for Michael. That is funny that you had to explain it to him. Enjoy your last week of freedom. I dont remember seeing you post about the turkey trot...how did it go???

Lisa- How was your turkey day run too????

Rose- I hope your enjoying your weekend with Tom.


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You can call me crazy black friday shopper lady but I am almost done! I didnt get the tv but got lots of other things for great prices. We also had a nice evening at our cities tree lighting ceremony. My parents came with us this year. We then had dinner at Red Robin. Nick and I then went out shopping and didnt get back home until 930pm. Maybe when he is older he will be my black friday shopping partner.

Yesterday I made Thanksgiving dinner for my in laws. It came out good and was a nice day. We ended it by driving through lights in the parkway which is near us. They have a xmas barn at the end with santa in. The kids didnt want to wait in line so we will take them to the mall another day. We have yet to get a nice picture with santa because one of them was always afraid. Hopefully this year will be the year.

Today we did sunday school and church and then had a cake for my aunts birthday. I wanted to get back home early to put out my xmas decorations but the kids were having to much fun playing with their cousin so we stayed all day. I ended up having my cousin who is a hair dresser cut my hair. I got 8 inches cut off. It was getting too long and straggly. It looks much better.

Well its back to work tomorrow! Where does the time go when your having fun????

 

[liesel]

Congratulations to Nancy, John, and Thomas!

Man, when I went to bed last night I thought I had the baby pool in the bag! I thought you would go into labor during the night and the baby would be born in the wee hours this morning! Congratulations Nancy, I hope you are getting some well deserved rest. Sorry about the no drugs!

Lindsay Great job on the shopping and all the cooking! Post a pic of the new haircut on FB when you get a chance.

Maria I am so sorry about getting sick. Rest is definitely for the best, I am on day 10 of being sick! I forgot to mention that we are watching Terra Nova and Once Upon a Time too, I am finding them both interesting so far.

LisaH on 12 miles. You are doing so well! I wouldn't worry about hitting a wall at mile 12 today, we still have 2 months to go. At mile 12 we should be in DCA, I think!

Rose Safe travels for Tom, I hope you had a good weekend. If you don't mind sharing your Tday menu, I'm curious what yummy creations you made!

Kathy Bleh runs happen that's for sure! and for getting out there again after taking a break.

So my turkey trot wasn't quite what I was hoping for, but what could I expect? I was still pretty sick and hadn't run for a week. I could see from the Garmin that I was just slower than my usual pace, but I finished strong and bounced back from the race like it was a regular run day. I finished 42:56, 24 seconds slower than my PR. It was a lovely day and it was for a very good cause. The volunteers were very enthusiastic, there was a good energy. I think after the Tink I'll do one of Galloway's time goal 5K plans and do a couple of 5Ks in the spring. I think that will be a managable goal and something easier and less time consuming after the half. I'm still sick and this cold has really settled in my chest, which means no long run this weekend. I've got time for 3 long runs plus my 10K race which is in 19 days Once I get better (soon, I hope!) I was thinking of doing 8.5, 10, and 11.5 as my long distances since I will need to regain a little fitness. I think I can go the distance as 11.5 as my longest run, I definitely have an altitude advantage training here so that should help too. I will feel much better once I get some more longer distances in. LisaH it looks like I will be doing 10 on Christmas Eve, so I'll be virtually jingle bell running with you!

Thanks for all the advice on storing my weight info online, I have a sparkpeople account, I just need to use it more. I was down on my Friday weigh in, a post Thanksgiving weight loss! Have a great OP week everyone!

 

[mikamah]

Just a quick hello to my princess friends.

Isn't little Matthew the most precious baby ever? He is just perfect.

I've been trying to organize and get ready for the potential puppy we may bring home thursday. We spent a while at the shelter yesterday and our friends came with us, and we had a meet and greet with 2 different pups, one kaiko who has been adopted was very calm, mellow, and sweet, but I didn't like that he didn't interact with michael too much. The other was a lab mix, Annie who was completely out of control and off the walls. It was very hard not to bring a puppy home for Michael more than me, but we talked a lot about it last night, and read in the book, and he seems to get the fact that we need to be patient and find the right dog for us. We thought we'd meet with Kaiko again if he was still there, but realize Annie was a little too active and would need more exercise than we could give her. We are definitely going back thursday night, and might go over wed night too, but don't want to bring anyone home til thursday. They had a bunch of adoptions over the weekend, and have 38 more dogs ready to be adopted today, so they'll be moved out to the front. It is amazing the amount of dogs they are able to place. It's Northeast Animal shelter if any of you want to check them out. We stopped at the doggie day care right down the street from us, and checked it out. They don't need a commitment, it's a drop off as needed, and on the way out I ran into a guy I used to work with and talked with him about the day care. And he's doing the disney half this year, so we talked about that too after he saw my sticker on my car. It's 26$ a day which I didn't think was too bad a price. And they do overnight for 45$ a day, so I'll keep that in mind too.

Sorry, I'm rambling. I feel like an expectant mother. A little anxious about the unknown and new routine, but I know it will all be ok.

LisaH-I'm up for any day of the holiday challenge, after Christmas would probably be better. Plug me in where you need me. I meant to say your clippie looks marvelous on you. So happy to see how well you are doing.

Maria-5 pounds lighter this year, is great. Remember this is a marathon not a sprint. I know you can do this. I say take your own pic, and send them in the cards. What a pain. I'm sure people expect them too.

LisaL-Congrats on your turkey trot!! That is a pretty good time considering you had been so sick.

Lindsay-I thought of you at my nieces party with the Patriots game on sunday. I mentioned you and my brother told me that your phillies are getting our pitcher Papelbon. I'll look for some clearance red sox shirts with his name on them for your boys. The race wasn't too fun. Michael was slow and whiney, but it is what it is, and he's going to try again next year. He took it in stride when we were done but it was hard to get to the finishline.

Rose-Hope you are doing well and had a good holiday weekend.

Nancy-Welcome home. Hope you all settle into your new routine with lots of sleeping boys.

Hope you're all having a good week!!

 

[dumbo_buddy]

hi all!

just a quick hello. we have been home for about 4 hours. so far so good. thomas was a little upset but that had nothing to do with the baby. he didn't get a nap in and had a bit of a meltdown because of it. baby pretty much has been sleeping and eating since we got home. it's almost time for thomas to have his bath and go to bed. then the fun begins because you know little matthew will wake up and scream for the remainder of the night. oh well, it doesn't last forever and will keep reminding myself of that.

i can't believe he's here. i can't believe we almost didn't make it in time! i will be on later (you know, probably at like 3am) and when i get some energy i'll give you the whole story. i guess there isn't much to say - at first i didn't have a baby, then i did. haha.

thanks for all the well wishes everyone!

oh but you know what really sucks? the baby was just under 7 lbs. got on the scale - i've lost 6lbs. how the HECK IS THAT POSSIBLE??? ugh. better get my chunky butt over to the main thread asap...just as soon as i finish my two cheeseburger meal from mcdonalds...