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

[mommyof2Pirates]

Nancy- how great to have a friend to take thomas for a little. That is so wonderful of her to give you a break.

Dona- Your trip sounds like it will be great in 2012. My princess trip was actually a gift from my parents. I had to convince them first that I was serious and I could do it. I can honestly say I dont think my mom thought I could complete it even up until race day. I proved her wrong. So if you are serious and your knees will hold up dont let dh discourage you. Its hard to believe it sometimes until you really see it. even if it is 2014.

Maria- woohoo on the 4miles. You are doing great girl. I too hope i have granddaughters some day to dress in such adorable clothes. Until then I just buy really cute bday presents for my friends and cousins daughters.

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My boys are upstairs watching charlie brown and then they will watch prep and landing. They keep yelling at me to get them cookies and I am determined not to do it until one of them marches down here and asks nicely. What the heck do these kids think I am????

Mike is at the gym now and as soon as he gets home I will go. Just cant stop now Im on a roll!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[mikamah]

Just a quick reply this morning, since it's my first day of work after my 4 day dogternity leave.

Little Poko was very lethargic last night and wouldn't walk for me, and I was getting worried, but then remembered she got 2 shots so it was probably them. She did finally go but Michael had to come with us. She seems fine this morning. Last night she started crying/ barking again at 1230, for 15 min, then quiet til 130 and again about 15 min, and I ended up bringing a comforter and my pillows in and laying on the floor near her. She saw me and never made another peep, and settled back to sleep. I'm going to do the blanket over the crate tonight, and sit in here for a while when she goes to sleep, and see how that goes.

Hope you all have a great tuesday!!!

 

[mikamah]

That top ten list was very princessatinkabelley this morning!!
Congrats Lindsay, Maria and Lisa!! You guys ROCK!!!

And Lisa, this is multiple weeks for you!! How many?

You too Maria, right?

Congrats guys!!!

 

[dumbo_buddy]

Nancy- pregnancy is such a miracle but the healing that comes after is not so much fun. I remember after Ryan I had this big blob (size of a golf ball) come out when I was going potty. I went downstairs and told mike about it and he was like shouldnt you call the Dr. I was like nah I will see how I feel. In hindsight I think they must of put gauze in there when i ripped and needed stiching and forgot to remove it. Gross and sorry for the TMI. Not sure why I feel the need to share some things. I hope your outing goes smoothly to the mommy and me class. If its only for an hour or so and no one will be really touching or hovering over him he should be ok. I know with the second I was out and about way earlier too. How have you been feeling emotionally???? Things better this time around???

i really think god should give us women SOMETHING for going through the birthing process - zero recovery, no stitching, no bleeding, flat belly immediately (heck, i'd even let Him take a week to make it flat again), a full night's sleep - SOMETHING!

ah, the passage of a big blob must have been grrreeeeeatttt during your recovery don't worry, not TMI...i just told you about my popped stitch!!!

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My desk is under piles of stuff right now and I feel like I dont even know where to start....so what do I do take a lunch break and come on here. I am really going to have to keep marathon weekend 2013 in mind since so many of you are going. Not sure if we can swing it but I am thinking if we have a disney trip planned for summer 2013 I can justify coming alone in Jan. I would love, love, love to.
them?

an update on my grammy: Her heart rate has been staying in the 70's thanks to albuterol. It is a med used for asthma but also increases the heart rate. They thought if she would be getting more o2 to the brain it would help with her mentally but unfortunately it is not the case. She is very out of it and quite combatative mostly in the evenings. They are now going to give her some meds to keep her pretty much sleepy and not completely alert. The nurses had a very hard time handeling her and they feel the nursing home will as well. I just really play she will close her eyes and go peacefully so that she no longer has to suffer.

Ok well I have to get back to work. Have a great day!

oh i hope you can make it to WDW marathon weekend in 2013! i went by myself to the princess and i did it pretty cheaply! i stayed at the all stars and only stayed friday-sunday. coming home the same day as finishing a half marathon was a little exhausting but i was so high on awesomeness that i managed. i hope you can swing it. you SO deserve it!!

i'm sorry about grammy. it is just SO hard because you want them to be comfortable and happy and stay with us forever but at the same time you hope they will go peacefully and not suffer. we are in the same position with my grandpa. he is 87 and still living alone. he is the one who lives outside of york,pa (we pass by you on the way down there). he has no business living alone and his mind is going big time but there really is no convincing him to go to a home. it's so hard to want to do what's best for them but also keep them happy. i'm glad they could control her heartrate better - did you decide on going to visit her?

Hoping to have time to do a real post tomorrow...

Dona -- So great to see you here! I think you could definitely walk the Princess! It is a wonderful atmosphere, and not a "competition" kind of race.

Lindsay -- I have a specific store for my ornament, too. Hoping to make it there Thursday...dressing boys up is a pain. Ben has to have two dress outfits for declamation, and it's so hard to find at this point. He is so close to men's sizes, but not quite there yet. I agree, I won't be sad if some day I can buy a little red velvet dress for a cutie, it will be fun!

ok i have to admit it - i'm SO glad i have two boys. SO SO SO glad. i can't stand frilly dresses! i actually LIKE that i have limited choices for boy clothes because i am the WORST when it comes to fashion. my friends yell at me all the time for dressing like a boy (read: slob). i like that when i go to the store i have like three choices in clothes instead of a million.

Kathy -- I'm putting the Salem tour on our list for next year, I'll be sure to check in the beginning of Sept. before all the good dates sell out!

ooo! we'll come next year!

Nancy -- Glad Mommy and Me went well! Hey, 50% of your kids did great. Half of anything with regards to people is usually good!

hey when you put it that way...not bad!

I'm to Rose and the Lisas, dinner is served! Have a great night, and don't forget the new Prep and Landing on abc at 8:30 -- Ben is actually going to watch with me!

Still plugging away on the eating -- doing ok so far. Ran 4M today, finished 2 minutes faster than usual. Yep, I was crankin'. I hope I can move at all tomorrow!

Maria

nice job on the fast run!

Nancy- how great to have a friend to take thomas for a little. That is so wonderful of her to give you a break.

Dona- Your trip sounds like it will be great in 2012. My princess trip was actually a gift from my parents. I had to convince them first that I was serious and I could do it. I can honestly say I dont think my mom thought I could complete it even up until race day. I proved her wrong. So if you are serious and your knees will hold up dont let dh discourage you. Its hard to believe it sometimes until you really see it. even if it is 2014.

Maria- woohoo on the 4miles. You are doing great girl. I too hope i have granddaughters some day to dress in such adorable clothes. Until then I just buy really cute bday presents for my friends and cousins daughters.

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My boys are upstairs watching charlie brown and then they will watch prep and landing. They keep yelling at me to get them cookies and I am determined not to do it until one of them marches down here and asks nicely. What the heck do these kids think I am????

Mike is at the gym now and as soon as he gets home I will go. Just cant stop now Im on a roll!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

oh heck no. i hope those boys came down and asked nicely! what are you, the maid? wait, don't answer that. cuz, you know, the mom of the house is the maid too

Just a quick reply this morning, since it's my first day of work after my 4 day dogternity leave.

Little Poko was very lethargic last night and wouldn't walk for me, and I was getting worried, but then remembered she got 2 shots so it was probably them. She did finally go but Michael had to come with us. She seems fine this morning. Last night she started crying/ barking again at 1230, for 15 min, then quiet til 130 and again about 15 min, and I ended up bringing a comforter and my pillows in and laying on the floor near her. She saw me and never made another peep, and settled back to sleep. I'm going to do the blanket over the crate tonight, and sit in here for a while when she goes to sleep, and see how that goes.

Hope you all have a great tuesday!!!

dogternity - cute!

what kind of food are you feeding poko?
dogs always seem to be lazy when you need them to walk and full of energy when you need to sleep. yep, you basically just bought yourself a baby! at least your baby can go to the bathroom outside i hope she gets more used to the crate. do you have a towel or old blanket in there for her? she might be more comfy AND if it smells like you she might be more calm. just a thought.

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morning all! had another decent night last night. baby ate around 9:30, 12:30, 3:30 and again at 6:15 or so. each time he ate pretty fast and went to sleep almost immediately. he kind of grunted and worked out gas for a while around 4am when he was done with that feeding which i couldn't sleep through but still not bad. i'm SO much calmer with the second and i really think that is helping. with thomas i'd jump every time he fussed but this guy i let fuss and he seems to work things out on his own (not always but a decent amount of the time).

i would like to have john get up and do a feeding but instead he's been getting full night's sleeps every night! not his fault since i haven't gotten him up in a few nights. my ****s are just SO full that if i skipped a feeding to sleep instead i'm fairly certain i would explode. once the ****s figure out how much milk they really need to make i will have him do a feeding.

my ILs are planning on a visit on saturday. all of them. mil, fil, john's brother and his wife and kid and john's sister. they are all completely nuts and i am dreading seeing them. i haven't seen them since thomas's bday party in june. i told john they can come but they can only stay an hour. i have to give time cut offs otherwise they would just stay for hours and hours. thing is, they don't visit like other people. i just had a baby and they will expect me to entertain them. john's already talking about what food we should give them and i'm thinking, NO! when you visit someone who had a baby YOU bring the food!! of course i told john they can only stay for an hour but after an hour there's no way he's going to kick them out. and i'm sure john's brother will hit him up for money like he always does. good times. and then they wonder why i never want to see any of them....

well, thomas is up (he's been playing in his crib for a while now, good boy) so i'm off to get him. tuesdays is free storytime at the library that i think we'll go to. need to do something with this active toddler!!!

have a great day all and congrats to all of you who made the top 10 over on the other board! nice work! i hope to be joining you in that department soon....ok, soon-ish.

 

[lisah0711]

Good morning Princesses and Belles!

Lisa, hope that you are okay and just busy with your Christmas stuff!

Rose, how is the shoulder today? I hope that it is just that you slept wrong on it and not anything else.

Sounds like the PT is going better and that you will be able to run soon. Just take it easy -- you don't want to reinjure it by overdoing. I know you are hard to hold back once someone gives you the green light.

Lindsay, it is so nice to hear you on and ready to do whatever it takes to take care of you! You are doing super!

That is one of the nice things about a do over -- it seems to go faster the second time around.

So sorry about your grammy but it sounds like they are able to make her comfortable. That might have had something to do with how your Mom was feeling this week-end.

Maria, I loved hearing about your visit to NH this week-end. Ed and Robert enjoyed hearing about it, too.

And you are rocking with your running, girl! I think the 8M might have had more to do with the number you saw yesterday than what you ate 'cause it looks like you were pretty darn good to me!

Glad that work is going to calm down a bit for you and the scary meetings are over.

Hi Dona! Nice to see you! I think your WDW trip this year sounds fabulous. You could try for a Marathon week-end and do the 5K and scream team people if the knee isn't up to a longer race.

Nancy so glad that motherhood the second time around is less stressful for you! I hope that your body adjusts to the BF schedule so you can give John a bottle every once in awhile. Poor Thomas has had his world rocked pretty hard and it's not an easy thing for a 2 year old to adjust to -- can you tell I was the big sis and my DSis was 2 1/2 years behind me? It's my first memory!

We did the switch off thing, too, Ed took the early part of the night and I had the later. Except I swear he would bring Robert to me earlier and earlier -- like at 10 pm claiming he didn't want to wake him. Now I can't get my kid out of bed!

Bummer about the IL visit but you can see why they want to see all those special men in your life. Maybe you can suggest that John take everyone out to eat after they've been there for awhile and you can stay home with the baby.

Just a quick reply this morning, since it's my first day of work after my 4 day dogternity leave.

Sorry you have to go back to work today after your "dogternity." Sounds like Poko is adjusting very well. You can tell from the birthday pics that Michael is enjoying her so much. (Too bad no one has a good time at your house! ) I wonder if something is waking her up at 12:30 pm then she wakes up and gets a little scared. Maybe a fan going for some white noise would help. Don't worry, Momma, your baby will sleep through the night soon.

That top ten list was very princessatinkabelley this morning!!
Congrats Lindsay, Maria and Lisa!! You guys ROCK!!!

Thanks! I was thinking we are doing a good job of keeping that list nice and Princess and Bell-ish!

Tink training is progressing. I have a couple of speed workouts this week and then 14 miles on Saturday. I'm hoping the weather is nice and I can do some of my run outside -- the Centennial Trail runs right by the Kroc Center. That way I don't have to freeze outside for almost 5 hours but won't get totally bored by the track. My Zenzah leg sleeves arrived so I will get to try them out. I'm feeling pretty good about my running these days and trying to stay that way.

I have my ornament and will be shipping it this week. I bet someone can't wait to get that big old sparkly tuber for their tree . . .

Have we decided what day we are going to open them? I like Kathy's idea of taking pictures.

Have a great day, ladies!

 

[liesel]

Yes, princesses, I'm here, yesterday I told myself I would do my Christmas cards before DIS and when I finished I was out of time! Plus the DIS seems to be very slow whenever I've been on the last few days, I've been having a hard time just catching up on reading, especially the main thread. Mainly I've been busy with organizing and purging. We had a big charity pickup Friday and I put out so much stuff! Then I went through the basement some more over the weekend and yesterday and found even more! My mom saves EVERYTHING and has been giving me boxes and boxes the last few years. When I first got them I was very good about sorting right away, but lately we've just been throwing them in the basement and forgetting about them. Bad idea! Things will be very organized when I'm done though.

I have to do something because the weather is driving us crazy. 3 snowstorms in one week with an artic cold front. The high was 9 yesterday! Its still so icy (and freezing!!) out there so no outdoor runs for me. I am finally feeling much better and did 3M on Sunday on the treadmill. It wasn't pretty, but I did it and am feeling much less like a bloated slug. I actually felt energized the rest of the day, which is new for me. As of yesterday I was up .4 from my lowest, which I think is great considering I did 2 workouts in 2 weeks and celebrated Thanksgiving. A year ago I would have gained 4 pounds!

Lots has been going on since I last posted so I'll try to catch up:

You all were definitely representing on the BL list this week! Congratulations Maria, Lindsay, and Lisa!

Dona I second Marathon weekend 2013. I'm still not sure if I can go yet, I need to see how the next couple of months go, but it would be fantastic to have a big BL meet that weekend. I hope your knee is doing better.

Lindsay Thanks so much for coaching this week, I'll try to check in on the main thread more. It sounds like you are on fire now, congrats on joining the gym and making the BL list!

Rose No hugs, but just understanding that everyone needs to vent sometimes and it does not make you a whiner. I think its ok to step back from a situation every once in a while and say, "this sucks!" I think a big city is definitely a good idea. Maybe if things progress you and Mike can visit for a weekend and see if its a good fit. I used to live in Savannah a long time ago so my only memories of Atlanta are sprinting through the airport to make connecting flights. Back then, everything from Savannah went through Atlanta. I read Eat Pray Love a while ago and it talked about living in a place that fits you and where you are in your life. I think its important and I hope you find your place. for Tom's travels to Denver, DH is returing from CA (15 minutes from DL!) and Portland on the 15th so I really hope the weather is good that day. We are supoosed to break out of this artic front by the weekend, so hopefully we will have good weather while he is here. You just never know.

Kathy I love Poko! She reminds me of my Molly. I love all the pics! on your "dogternity" weekend. I'm so glad you had a fun birthday weekend. When DS turned 10 in September he was so excited to be in double digits and I just couldn't believe how fast it goes.

Maria I understand crazy relatives, I think we've all been there (and it looks like Nancy gets to "go there" shortly!). DH's aunt that just passed away had a drug problem. Her daughter is schizophrenic and has done time for attempted murder and her son has a major drug problem that he can't seem to shake and has done time off and on. His low point was stealing their grandmother's TV and some other items. And then there's my crazy family with lots of fights and people not speaking. My FB page is filled with people who are mad at each other so I have to be very careful about what I write. to you (I have to hug somebody!), you sound like you have a lot of patience. I enjoyed the new Prep and Landing, very cute! Way to go on the fast 8M!

Nancy I loved your birth story. Matthew is such a cutie, I love the pic you posted this morning! I did have time for an epidural with my second, but it didn't work, so at least it was quick. I had formula as a baby and my parents started giving me solids when I was 4 weeks old (way too soon, there's now a link between adult obesity and givng babies solids that young), but I decided to BF. When my parents were visiting they gave me a hard time about it, especially my dad, who kept telling me I was "starving" DS. I couldn't believe it, it seems like you can't win either way. Its such a personal decision, I hate it when people get all preachy, everyone is doing the best they can. I did go out earlier with my second, mostly because the older one needs to get out too and I didn't want to keep DS locked up for 2 months. I had also been on bed rest for 5 months and was ready to leave the house! I hope you are getting enough sleep and I know you'll be on the BL list soon!


LisaH Wow, you continue to rock this challenge. Congratulations on all your losses and good luck on your long run this weekend. I'm doing 8.5 on Saturday, even if I have to walk a little! My 10K is in 11 days! How is the ecoaching going?

I had better get going with my day. I'll have to run on the treadmill, but at least I am training again. Have a good day !

 

[Rose&Mike]

LisaR--Nice to see you back. I am sorry about the cruddy weather, but glad that you are feeling up to training again. Great job on not gaining while being under the weather! It's funny both Mike and I thought the other one didn't want to go to Atlanta, but in reality we were both ok with it. We've been there a couple of times. What's not to like--the SEC championship game is held there, MLB, MiLB, NFL, museums, parks, warmer weather, close enough for a long weekend from the beach and only about 450 miles from WDW. Now I'm ready to move!

LisaH--I hope the weather cooperates for you this weekend. And congrats on continuing to get rid of those pounds! That's awesome! I am finding that as I cheat on the elliptical (2nd time today) and have started walking more that my legs are still getting pretty tired. The bike and the pool just use different muscles, so hopefully the legs will slow me down a bit, cause you're right I do have a tendency to go out at 200%. Not always a good thing.

Nancy--how was the library? I liked Lisa's idea about John taking everyone out. That gets them out of the house and gives you a little break. Mike's sister was like that--she came over when Tom was a week or so old and plopped and expected me to wait on her. Then when Tom was ~2 months old she wanted me to take Mike's Mom (who had alzheimers) and take care of her by myself for a week--Mike was going back to sea. And I still had so many complications and was still feeling pretty awful--I had a post partum hemorrhage so I was anemic in addition to everything else and hadn't had the surgery yet on my tears that ripped open so I was still in a bit of pain. Anyhow, I had to put my foot down and tell Mike he HAD to deal with her. He just wouldn't say no to her. I knew he loved me, but he just didn't know how to deal with his family very well.

Maria--Hurray for being a Loser and Hurray for being so fast!

Lindsay--I hope those boys asked nicely! Congrats on being a Loser. You seem to really have gotten your mojo back. I hope things are going ok with your grammy.

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Thanks for the good wishes on the neck. It has been slowly getting better. I don't think it was from sleeping, cause it showed up mid day on Sunday. But who knows what I did.

Today I did 30 min on the elliptical and took a 30 min core class. My foot felt great until about half an hour ago. It's started getting sore, but it does that sometimes at night. I think I might put the strassberg sock on when I watch tv, cause I'm wondering if things are tightening up when I sit and watch tv.

It's been another chaotic week at work. My boss is back east for a funeral and our admin assistant is still out. I haven't set at my desk for the whole day since before Thanksgiving. Hopefully Thursday!

Tomorrow is PT and I'm getting my hair cut. Tom comes home either Friday or Saturday, so I'm going to try to enjoy the calm and quiet for a bit tomorrow before the holiday busy-ness starts.

Have a good night!

ETA--I knew I was forgetting someone! I forgot Kathy! Kathy--I hope the puppy sleeps better tonight. Hang tough on making her stay in the crate--if that's what you want her to do at night. It will get better. I hope your first day back after puppy leave wasn't too stressful!

 

[dumbo_buddy]

oh phooey. i just wrote out some pretty awesome responses. nope, not the poof fairy this time. this time i closed the damn window myself! what an idiot.

well, i'll try to get back on and re-do it. right now i'm going to sit and stare at the tv and enjoy the last few moments of quiet time before the boys get up.

we did a photoshoot at the house today. my old co-worker's wife is a photographer and took christmas pics and newborn photos. it was fun...and exhausting. the baby was an angel and the toddler was...trying to be good (as my grandpa used to say)

be back on to chat later

 

[lisah0711]

Hello Princesses and Belles!

Lisa, I'm glad that everything is okay and that you are just keepin' busy! Doing 8.5 this week-end is going to help you rock your 10K in a few days. Be sure and let us know when it is so we can cheer for you!

Ecoaching is going fine. I had a slow week last week but I expected it because everything else was so darn crazy. I can't quite hit my pace reliably yet but I have hope that I will before the Tinker Bell. Funny thing is with all this speed work I really look forward to the long runs where all I have to do is be slow enough. I can TOTALLY do that!

Hope the weather gets better there!

Rose, hope the PT went well today. And that things calm down at work and that you get to work on your own stuff soon.

I know what you mean about the legs and different muscles -- you'd think after awhile with all this different stuff you would have managed to exercise them all by now. I know when I go outside this week-end some new muscles are going to be complaining because it is just different being outside. I did love my Zenzah leg sleeves yesterday. They feel a bit funky at first but my legs and feet felt really good.

Nancy, sounds like you are adjusting to motherhood x 2 swimmingly. I absolutely loved the picture of Matthew yesterday on FB. And they say that infants don't smile -- pshaw! Sorry about the poofed post.

Lindsay, I'll head over the main thread and answer the QOTD. You have some great questions.

Kathy, how is dogternity and the work and school week going?

Maria, I'm so envious that you can get Ben to still watch Christmas things with you. We seem to be going through a "I'm too cool for everything" phase right now.

Hello to Dona and Pamela.

I mailed my ornament and first Christmas card today. All I have to do is pick up Robert's electric razor and stocking stuffers and I am done shopping.

I was thinking that we could open our ornaments on December 21st -- the solstice. Rose, when are you leaving for WDW? We should open them before you go.

Tonight is Robert's Christmas concert for choir. Then tomorrow I am going to a luncheon for a nonprofit women's group with my running friend. (I will be interested to hear how she liked the Las Vegas marathon because I've heard it was a disaster). It's a fancy, schmancy lunch at the Coeur d'Alene Resort so I have to dress up and look professional -- I will even dig out the mascara.

Have a great day ladies!

 

[mommyof2Pirates]

HI all,

Thank you all for your kind words on my grammy. Right about now she is currently being taken to the hospice unit at the nursing home. Her heart rate is staying in the normal range but mentally she is out of control, They will give her meds to keep her quiet and comfortable, They will ask her if she wants to get up and move but if not will not force her, They will offer her the normal meds she takes but if she refuses they dont force it, They offer showers twice a week but if she says no they leave her go. So I dont think it will be much longer, at least the doctor didnt think so. In many ways it is very sad but I just pray she will go peacefully very soon to ease her and my families suffering. But thank you all for listening and being here for me. Love you all.

On a more peppier note:

Rose- Glad your neck is healing and the foot isnt too bad. I hope you can get some work done. I have so much to do too but between the construction we are doing at the office and all the staffs emotional issues I cant seem to get a thing done. Its so frustrating. Wow I cant believe Tom will be back home again soon. Time really flies doesnt it. Are you getting excited for the big christmas trip?

Lisa H- You are doing so well too. What are those leg sleeves you are talking about? I hope you have a great time tonight at Roberts concert. Oh an we have to wait to open our ornament...that is going to be very suspensful. I always peeked at my xmas presents so this will be a challenge for me.

Lisa- glad your feeling better and able to get back to your running again. Wow 9 degrees is a bit chilly. I did one run 8 mile last year in 7 degree weather while it snowed....got a bit slippery by the end. That was a one time thing. Good luck with getting out there during your winter. I think your winter is much more extreme than what I had to deal with here. I dont blame you for resorting to the TM.

Nancy- I cant wait to see your photos. I really need to get a pic of the boys to do our xmas cards. I always wait until the last minute so I end up doing CVS. One year I will get organized.
Glad the boys are behaving. I hope you are getting some rest.

 

[Rose&Mike]

How are you all? We had a little bit of the dreaded S word today, but it was short lived and just looked pretty for a few minutes! Thank goodness!

I have been craving carbs like a big dog and I have a pimple (just one ) so I'm thinking it's pms. I know that might sound strange but if that is the case I may actually be on a regular schedule and get it out of the way before WDW, and it also means my body is getting healthier every day. I am trying to celebrate the small victories.

PT went ok. She was ok with the elliptical as long as I take it easy and don't do it every day. She did ask how much I was stretching and told me to keep it up because that's very key at this point. It was a bit sore at the plantar part, but not pain just sore. I might take tomorrow off from working out....we'll see. I did the bike and the krankcycle today.

I got my haircut today and she said it looked like I lost even more weight and she almost didn't recognize me. I guess my face is looking very thin. But I think in a good way. Anyhow, I told her no the weight is just moving around a bit since I'm not running (mostly to my booty I think!). Anyhow, now I'm thinking again, maybe I don't need to get down to 135 and maybe I should just maintain at 140. I just still look in the mirror and see fat parts that I would like to go away, but maybe part of that is an age thing. I am definitely in the best shape of my life even despite the injuries. And I am getting really flexible! Anyhow, something to think about I guess.

***We fly out at 6:00am on the 21st, so could we do the 20th? The winter solstice is always one of my favorite days of the year cause it means even thought it's cold the days will be getting longer.

Lindsay-- I hope your grammy is as comfortable as she can be under the circumstances. Hang in there. I am getting exited for the Christmas trip. I was a little stressed about it with the kitchen project looming, but since we put that on hold, I am much more looking forward to it. We are trying a couple of new restaurants and are taking a tour!

Lisa--Have fun at the concert! Hopefully Robert will get his "inner child" back at some point. That's what Tom calls it. Tom wanted nothing to do with Disney or kid stuff like prep and ladder from about 11-15. Then it got better. Did I ever ask if your friends liked OKW?

Hi to Nancy and Kathy and LisaR and anyone else out there!

Maria--hope you are having a good week.

I made fudge tonight, but I'm going to send most of it with Mike to work. I guess I need to actually make some dinner though. I'm seriously considering a kefir smoothie and calling that good, but I don't know what Mike will think about that idea.

Have a good night!

 

[mikamah]

Good morning!!

I'm sorry I don't have more time to post here. It's been busy and I think Poko is playing me for a fool. She does not like to get in the crate, but will get in for treats, and at night has been barking constantly, and I gave in the past 2 days and let her out and let her sleep on her dog bed in the living room, and I slept on the couch. I feel bad her being in the crate all day while we're gone, and then all night too. She does have a mid day walk, but still. I'm going to try and leave her all night over the weekend since she won't need to be in much during the day. She is very sweet, but will chew, so I had her leash on and hooked to a chair so I'd wake up if she did, and she went right to sleep. We'll see what happens. It's only been a week, and I know the crate would be nice at night too, but I wonder if we will end up with it only when we go out. We are going to visit a couple doggy day cares too. My hours go up in january, so I figure with the money I save on my insurance, I can do that a couple days a week, to make sure she is getting enough exercise.

Lindsay-I know Hospice will do whatever is needed to keep your Grammy comfortable. It's so hard to see her suffer.

Rose-Does't is stink how our bodies change as we age. I look at my niece and her perfect 17year old body, and think I was like that for a few months once. She is real active, and I hope she continues that through her whole life. So excited your disney trip is coming up.

Maria-You're relatives sound like a load of fun. I feel pretty lucky with my family, not too crazy.

Lisah-I love the idea of pictures of the ornaments, but I didn't say it. I can't wait to see the Sparkly tuber, and hope i see in on my tree.
I'm going friday to get mine, and am going to mail on saturday. The 20th would be a fun day to open before Rose goes away. I'm so happy that your training is going so well. 14 miles on saturday should be so much fun. I can't even imagine doing that. Hope you had fun at the concert!!
LisaR-Glad you were able to get out and run again. Isn't it funny the kids are so excited to hit double digits. Too bad we don't get excited to add more years on.

Nancy-Glad things are going well for you. It's so easy to bf during the night, and I'm sure as he gets a little older, you'll be able to give up a feed for dh. I second the idea of sending your dh and thomas out with the family for a bite to eat. Do not be waiting on them young lady. After that hour take little matthew in the bedroom for a marathon bf session until you hear the door close behind them.

Well, off to walk now. Have a great day everyone. Any crate advise is appreciated too. I did the blanket over, and he pulled it in and chewed it up 2 nights ago, and I put one of michael's shirts in too. I know consistency is key, but with the work schedule, it's consistently inconsistent. I'll take a page from lisa, it is what it is, and I'll do what works for us. Thanks for listening. I love you guys.

 

[Rose&Mike]

Kathy--sorry about the sleeping issues. Petie sleeps outside the crate now, but only after driving us insane this fall. BUT as a puppy/young dog, I would have not let him sleep outside the crate. He easily could have destroyed the house. The accidents I can clean up, but he chewed furniture. We had a new overstuffed chair in the house for a couple of hours, went outside for 10 minutes and he pulled a the huge back pillow down and chewed three holes in it. The dog weighs like 25 pounds. We don't even know how he got the pillow down....Anyhow, hang in there and be tough.

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Yesterday was my mom's birthday. I forgot until I kept hearing about all the Pearl Harbor stuff on the news. So add that to all the stuff that's been going on in my brain lately with feeling like I need to lose more weight, that I'm not thin enough, that I will never be thin enough, etc and it ended up being a confusing day. I wasn't going to talk about it, but when I got up this morning and started eating fudge, I decided--Houston, we have a problem. I am both self-sabotaging and beating myself up. Which is a bad pattern for me. I think it might be time to go back to maintain again. So I probably don't have single digit body fat, I think I am good enough. I have to keep reminding myself--I will never be 5 feet tall and weigh a hundred pounds. Never. That doesn't mean I am fat or not good enough. Uggh. Why can I not just get this?

Ok, thanks for letting me get that out there. I need to eat something healthy and get ready for work. Mike took most of the fudge to work, and I might throw the rest out. Or I might not.

Have a good Thursday!

 

[dumbo_buddy]

lindsay - i hope grammy will be comfortable at the hospice. what a tough thing to deal with, especially during the holidays. hopefully you can spend some time with her and let her know how much you love her. my grandfather in york (we pass by you on our way there!) is really starting to lose it mentally but still lives alone and has no business doing so. it's very difficult to

how's ryan's bball coach doing? getting any nicer? maybe the christmas season will put him in a better mood??

kathy - ah, poko you silly doggie, don't you know you should go to sleep?? with our dogs we would have them in the crate during the day (had a dog walker for the middle of the day) and then when we were home at night they were allowed to be out of the crate. it may be hard for her to know you're around but still be in the crate. can you give her a little more room but still confine her? like, can you get a baby gate and just let her stay in the kitchen or some other room?

oh and didn't we say we aren't apologizing for not getting on to post?? tsk tsk, no apologizing!

a doggie day care sounds great for her AND you. when they get enough exercise they are less likely to chew and act out and all that. this whole thing is an adjustment period, it'll work itself out.

also, i would like more pics of her added to facebook. thanks.

lisaR - the first few workouts post-sickness are always the worst, aren't they? but soon after that you'll be in top form again and gearing back up for the tink! can't wait to hear all about our two lisas running the tink

oh and HOLY FREEZING TEMPS BATMAN! 9 degrees? time to move! two days ago it was SIXTY here. i mean, that's crazy too but i'd rather err on the side of warm.

rose - um, TOTALLY AWESOME about the hairdresser saying you'd lost more weight! woot!as far as your maintain, i think the difference between 135 and 140 is pretty small and it's not so much the number that matters but just how you feel. struggling to get to/stay at 135 and being miserable doesn't make much sense when you can maintain at 140 and be much happier and healthier. does that make sense? my goal is the 135-140 range too and i was FINALLY there 10 months ago! now i have 30 lbs to lose to get there again. eek!

sounds like PT is going well and you BETTER listen to your therapist when she tells you not to overdo it on the elliptical missy!! can't wait to hear about your christmas trip. ahhhhhh

lisaH - hey, how's the new copier??

i've been meaning to ask you - what is your nutrition like during your runs? i'm so glad you're feeling good about your training and i will be looking to you when i'm back in the swing of things! i'm not good with nutrition and i wonder if that has something to do with my feeling of poopiness when i do my training.

glad you liked the smiling matthew pic. i can't believe i was able to get it right in time. it's so funny when they practice their faces while sleeping!

maria - how's work going? still crazy busy? so much for things calming down during the holiday season!

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morning friends! i have just a min or two before needing to run out to mommy and me today.

last night i had john take over after i fed the baby at 2am. he gave him a bottle and i slept in the guest room until 6. i was up alot during that time b/c my b@@bs were killing me! when i fed him at 6 the poor kid's head was like a little golfball compared to the bowling balls! lovely.

the IL situation is already getting annoying. they were going to come saturday but BIL's wife ann has to work (she cleans apartments downtown. gets paid under the table, doesn't pay taxes, don't get me started on how mad that makes me) and because SHE wants to see the baby they are now coming on sunday even though we already had a breakfast with santa to go to. so now we can't go to that. so now they are all coming at 11:30 and john has promised they will be kicked out after an hour. thomas needs to nap. i need to rest and get a break. an hour is enough. and if they were at all normal i would totally have john take them out. thing is, that means we'd be footing the bill for seven people and that's just a little ridiculous for a random sunday. i hate to sound cheap but...

reason 1: we took bill and ann out to a meal on city island years ago when we found out they were having a baby. bill ordered the SURF AND TURF! city island restaurants are expensive as is and the surf and turf?? forget it. he shoveled it down his throat and then got up and threw it all up. he does that all the time because he claims he doesn't know how to chew.

reason 2: we took MIL and FIL to this fancy brunch buffet by us. it was like $50 per person. we sat down, ordered drinks and then went to the buffet. we all got food except MIL who sat back down and asked for a bread basket. she declared she hates buffets. um...couldn't have told us that BEFORE we went there when we said, "let's go to this brunch buffet" ???

the list keeps going from there but i'll leave it at that. though maybe it's worth it to spend the money on lunch if that means they will be out of here??

ok, totally late now! have a great day!! xoxo

 

[lisah0711]

Good morning Princesses and Belles!

Lindsay, I'm so glad that they are able to help your grammy in hospice at the nursing home. Bless her little heart. I know that it is very stressful for your family, too.

The Zenzah leg sleeves are like compression socks but not the sock part. They are something that JG recommended. They feel a bit tight at first but then they start to feel really nice. I got mine on Amazon for a very reasonable price and free shipping since I needed some books. I think I am supposed to wear them after the long run, too.

Hope the emotional stuff calms down at work after the full moon this week-end.

Rose, uh-oh on the "S" word stuff. Glad it didn't stick around.

I'm glad that you decided to maintain for awhile. You look absolutely fantastic. You are getting stronger every day. You feel so good, you are even happy about TOM! Who cares what that crazy voice says anyway? (I know that is easier said than done. )

My friends enjoyed OKW. They were able to see an amazing amount of things in the short time that they were there -- because of my fabulous planning, of course. So I think it was a success.

Are you still planning on being at Kidani for the Princess? It will be different from being at BWV where you can walk to so much but I kind of like being away from the masses sometimes after a busy day at the parks. You can just take the bus to Boma from Kidani and that is a good thing!

Lisa, did you see on the DL blog that they put up Luigi's tower of tires at DCA? It will be fun to see Carsland even if the ride isn't ready yet.

Kathy, sorry about the doggie adjustments. She is obviously well trained and probably just needs more time to adjust to being in her new home and feel secure. I was going to suggest the same thing that Nancy did about giving her a bit more space at night. We had to put up baby gates and that seemed to help alot with Sadie so she had a little more room.

A 14 mile run doesn't sound too bad when you remember that the next two long runs after that are 16 and 18 miles.

Nancy, good for you getting some rest last night! Can you go to the Santa breakfast for awhile before the IL arrive. You don't have to take 'em to a fancy place -- have John take 'em out for sandwiches and soup. Thank goodness you have those cute guys to hang on to when you need an extra squeeze.

The copier is turning into a saga. It's so silly because really my little bit of business is not worth much to anyone so we get crappy customer service from both the old copier folks and the new ones.

My nutrition on my runs needs some fine tuning, too. I got rid of the runner's tummy by making sure there was nothing in my stomach except liquid. I can do a few Clif Bloks but have to be careful, same for my gels (I use Hammer gels). My coach says what you really need is glucose for your brain because anything else is just going to sit in your stomach and it's how you fueled in the days before the race that is what is going to help. I think I need to try some sports beans. I guess some people even do life savers or a pack of sugar. It's a process figuring out what works for sure!

Maria, our own personal Christmas Elf, how does opening the ornaments on the 20th sound to you? You were so nice to organize this for us -- it's so fun! Hope you are doing okay.

The concert was a lot of fun last night. They had the high school kids, too, and did a number with everyone that was great. For those of you looking for nice pants for dressing up boys, we love the Land's End khakis -- they come in black and look just like dress pants but you can toss 'em in the washer and everything.

I'm all ready to head off to work and my luncheon. It wasn't too onerous putting some extra care in my appearance today. Not that anyone here has noticed.

Have a great day ladies!

P.S. Neener, neener poof fairy!

 

[Worfiedoodles]

Good Evening and !

How are we doin'? I wish I could say this will be long and lovely, but I have BBT with Ben in less than half an hour, and Ben doesn't like it when I'm late for the Shamy!

Quick update on me -- doing well with exercise and eating this week, and so grateful to have made the list last week. I don't know why I do well in Dec., but I'm going with it! I'm actually taking three days off before my run Sat., instead of 2, my foot was a little sore, and TOM got off to a painful start, so no run Wednesday.

Lisah -- Opening the 20th is fine with me -- should we check in as we receive? Not to say where from, but just to make sure everything makes it coast to coast in case people mail the 15th? I bought my ornament today, so progress on the Elf front I predict the sparkly tuber will be welcomed with open arms and hung with pride. Who doesn't love potatoes?! Trust me, if Ben hadn't volunteered for Prep and Landing, there would have been no way I could have talked him into it. Mind of his own, that one.

Nancy -- I saw that smiling baby on FB, he could not be cuter! I don't blame you for being annoyed about the ILs, I would be, too. My ILs barely come here because they are terrified of the Big City (even though I basically live in a suburban area), which is fine with me

Rose -- I can't hug you per your orders, but I will say I get it. Your mom's birthday just brings up memories and issues, and you react. It's not fun, but you did recognize it, you got your feelings out, and I think some clarity. There is no magic number that you must be. You need to be the number you can maintain and be happy at. And I don't think anyone would say 140 vs. 135 is unhealthy. Oh gosh darn it, I'm doing it anyway There. And I am jealous of your S word! We are hoping for a white Christmas, it seems like one of the consolation prizes you should get for living in NE!

Kathy -- Oh those aren't my relatives (but I do have plenty of crazy rolling around on my side, too), the lawbreakers are all from Dennis's side of the family. ILs don't have to count as your family unless they are awesome, I learned that from the Crazy IL thread on the Community Board I think you are all doing an awesome job learning to be a family unit. It takes awhile to get used to a new member, not to mention Poko has to be learning as she goes I will say it again, she is one lucky little girl!

Lisa -- There's a reason I don't do much FB, I'm afraid! I know censoring yourself takes too much thought and energy, but I get doing it. How is it that we are just regular people, but the crazy seems to be around? You'd think evolution would get rid of some of that

Lindsay -- I know this is such a hard thing with your grammy, especially at this time of year. I hope you are finding moments here and there to take care of you and do something you love -- zumba, a run, read a book, a bubble bath -- whatever it is just do a few things to reaffirm how special you are

Ok, gotta run for BBT. Hopefully I can do a post tomorrow morning. It's our holiday party at work, and that's a whole other story...let's just say I'm friends with the accounting staff and I know what was paid for this party. The general consensus of everyone who knows is that the staff would have rather had a $100 bonus check

That wasn't positive, gotta end on a positive note -- TOM arrived and I was up .2! That is a minor miracle, let's hope it holds and I have TOM with a loss, any loss!

Maria

 

[mommyof2Pirates]

I had been handling everything going on at work/xmas shopping/grammy pretty well but tonight I am a bit chicken fried.

You will laugh when you here what pushed me over the edge because it sounds ridiculous but I was already at the end of my rope today to begin with.

I had my parents get ryan from school (30min drive) from there house because Nick had a Santa meeting with cookies and milk at daycare. That was nice, then we went to my parents and met up with them and Ryan. We rushed through dinner and rushed through homework, pretty much rushed out of their house to get to bball practice about 25min drive. I get to the gym and open the door and this chipper lady says are you here for the holiday shop? I said no basketball. Oh it was cancelled...didnt the coach tell you. um no. So needless to say I was annoyed. She said her kid plays on another team in the league and they were told on Tues. Then I asked if she knew when games started. Apparently this Saturday. Ummmm more information that would have been nice to know. So the game is this sat at 9am. We had already told Ryan he could go to the holiday breakfast with santa at his school at the same time on sat, and you know what he is going because I am all about priorities but I am completely annoyed with both the coach and this league.

I really wish we could find somewhere else for him to play. I do not promote quiting but I just dont know if I can deal with this for the next 2 1/2 months. Thanks for listening.

Im now going to finish up my coaching over on the BL thread and go to bed. I will try to catch up on replies tomorrow on my day off. Im sure by then I will be refreshed. Love you all.

 

[mikamah]

Good morning Tinkerbelles and Princesses!! I just realized how close both races really are, and am so excited to live vicariously through all of you running!!

We're doing pretty good here in Poko-land. I think Poko is happy to have us home today. Was gone almost 6 hours yesterday, and she was fine when I got home. We had a busy evening, and I decided I need to get her to sleep in the crate, no matter what. So we went to bed at 10:30 and she barked about 15 min, settled, and for a while would bark a bit, whine, then settle. I think she settled and slept for at least 3-4 hours, but can't be sure. She started barking at 445, so when she stopped, I got up and she barked after she heard me in the bathroom, so I waited til she stopped, and then came out and let her out. When I'm in the kitchen and michael's not home or up, I'm going to keep the gate up and her in the kitchen. When I do that she'll lay in her crate on her own with the door open. She can come in the other rooms with us. She's definitely more relaxed and exploring more, and chewing what she can. Overall I'd say we're doing pretty good. I think it's kind of like when you have a baby you think you know what it will be like, but reality is a bit of a shock day to day.

We definitely will get into some type of training class. She's pretty mellow, but again as she comes out of her shell, she's starting to jump more. I don't want a jumper. One of my pet peeves.

Otherwise, eating not good. We went to friends last night and had yummy chicken pot pie from this place in salem who had a thanksgiving pie with stuffing under the crust. But I'm walking. I've got leftovers for dinner, and will make a grocery list and plan for the week ahead.

Lisa-Hope the weather is good in Idaho and you are able to run outside. thanks for the lands end tip. I need some black pants for friday's concert. Kohl's didn't have michael's size. I'm going to check lands end right now. I bet they have husky too. Good luck on your run today!!

Maria-That's great you do so well this month. That's not easy to do. What is BBT? I know I should know, and will probably remember once i hit post reply, but just curious.

Rose-Thanks for sharing about Petey. I definitely want her to sleep in the crate, and am setting my mind to get her to do it. The hard part last night was michael was going to bed at the same time, so he heard her crying and barking, but I explained why she needs to be in the crate. If it doesn't get better through this week, I'm going to move her crate into the playroom so she's closer to our bedrooms and see if that helps. Sorry about the fudge, and your mom's birthday. And I need to send a hug. I just feel so bad that your mom treated you like that, but so glad that you are a survivor and are alright in spite of her.

Nancy-Good luck with the inlaws!! The professional pictures on facebook are amazing. SHe is so talented.

Lindsay -That would aggravate me not being notified the practice was cancelled, or when the games were. Football was cancelled one night 15 min prior to when it was to start, but luckily I was home and saw my email, but that was the worst for us. Is Ryan enjoying playing? How is your Grammy doing?

LisaR-Hope you have a good run today.

Well, I mailed my ornament this morning!! Very excited. I had to mail some cards to Ireland too, so that was good. I often skip Ireland for CHristmas cards, but my cousin lost her husband this year, and my friend Anne's dad passed away too so I wanted to send her mom a card this year. And if I didn't have the ornament swap, I might not have done it. So thank you ladies. There was noone at the post office either at 830. I was shocked. I guess next weekend will be the crazy weekend.

I mailed a few cards, but need to do the rest, but I think I'm going to go get some christmas decorations out.

Have a great day!!

 

[Worfiedoodles]

Good Afternoon and !

I'm taking a moment to enjoy the fruits of my labor -- I finally made those oatmeal choc chip cookies! I was all set to do it when I got home last night, and we were out of eggs! Dennis purged the fridge, not realizing I was counting on at least one egg when I got home Oh well, it freed up time to do a quick straightening in all my Flylady zones, so it was all good. So, I had two cookies and a cup of hot tea, pretty good for someone who has only had 100 cal Nesquick and clif bloks today

Kathy -- Forgive my "geek speak", BBT is Big Bang Theory. We decided this summer it was ok for Ben to watch, and he is hooked, and so am I Can I just say you have a totally precious Christmas card?! Love it Um, that's on my list of things to do today, addressing our cards. Shall we take bets whether Dennis gets Ben's picture taken? To be fair, they are out shopping for my Christmas presents, so it would be pretty churlish of me to complain. Dennis had to curtail his usual Christmas Eve shopping. He has to run that morning, the Pats play that afternoon, and he knows it would not be pretty if he announced he was going to be out that night

Lindsay -- I would have been annoyed, too. It is pretty thoughtless when parents don't get all the information. I hope that is the most annoying thing you have to deal with this weekend

Lisah -- I know you are out doing that 14M! I am so proud of you, you are going to the Tink!

Rose -- I read your Rocky Raccoon story on the BL thread, and you gave me my laugh for the day. I know it wasn't funny when it happened, but I just pictured Tom sitting there and the raccoon poking it's head through the ceiling

Nancy -- Is Santa all ready to come to your house? Does Thomas understand yet? Ben was almost three when Christmas rolled around, and he sort of got it -- sort of because his Christmas list consisted of bananas and "twizwahs". He didn't quite get the concept Santa would bring a sleigh load of toys...had I had some restraint that year, he might not think Christmas = Mom and Dad Clearly Must Be an ATM...

Lisa -- I hope your run today is all you are hoping for. Three snowstorms in one week would do me in You are a hearty soul!

Pamela -- I can't seem to make it over to the other thread. A bedroom calendar is just that, a calendar for my bedroom, so I can record my weight and workouts with some privacy, rather than in the kitchen for the world to see. Dennis tries to be cute, but I've asked to him to get me something I actually want to look at this year. 2010 was cow abductions, 2011 was goats in trees. No, I am not kidding...

So back to me -- after grocery shopping last night I was exhausted and starving. Why would I be starving? Partly my own fault for not making sure I ate more when I got home -- because the office party food was barely happening! When you walked into the restaurant you got two tickets, one for the veggie buffet, and one for the carving station. When we walked through the veggie buffet, there was barely anything on it. I took a spoon of the pasta, a spoon of the roasted veggie mix (skipping the mashed potatoes!), a good sized tongful of salad, and two small crostini. We got our table and my friend went up to the carving station. By the time she got through, I decided it wasn't worth the wait. She had skipped the turkey because it was too pink, and the roast beef had barely stopped mooing . They only had water or soda to drink and since I just don't drink soda, I had water. The dessert selection was cookies, and some anemic looking lemon and pecan bars. I passed. All in all, I consider it a success since I did not go crazy eating just because I felt out of place!

Anyway, I got home and did the straightening, and then we headed out to grocery shop. It was after 8:30 when we got home, and my stomach was not happy. I should mention that isn't all I ate, I did have almonds, a Babybel, and a handful of Stacy's pita chips before we left. Anyway, Dennis went to the Mexican place and got me two cheese enchiladas with rice and beans. I had a Dove peppermint bark square and called it a night after watching Person of Interest and Brad Meltzer's Decoded.

I was up at 7:30 this morning, and started getting ready for my run. I had been meaning to download a couple of songs, so I did that first -- and I have my new favorite! I the Glee remix of "I Will Survive/I'm a Survivor"! Really peppy, and what woman doesn't love to mentally sing along with the Gloria Gaynor standard?! So anyway, my 10M went great! I'm a little more sore than I would like, but at least I don't have to go anywhere today.

I got cleaned up and started the laundry, then baked the cookies. The rest of my day is more fluid. I should start those Christmas cards, do some wrapping, and I have enough Tivo to last me through the New Year I also have a pile of books I really want to read, so life is good

I have my ornament packaged and ready to mail, Dennis is going to take care of that for me Monday. Once I go through my holiday control journal and make notes, I will figure out what to do next.

I hope you are all off having a wonderful Saturday! One more thing -- I am sitting here thinking how grateful I am to have all of you in my life!

Maria

 

[dumbo_buddy]

hi friends!

i have a second to post because i sent john to costco with thomas. neither is too excited about that but too bad

maria - oatmeal cookies and a cup of tea sound fabulous right now. i love oatmeal cookies. my friend came last weekend and brought chocolate and pecan cookies that she made the night before and they were ALL gone two days later

nice work on the 10 miler! and the glee survivor song was excellent. i'm actually a huge michael jackson fan (like, obsessed crazy person fan) so people kept texting me after the show (we were dvr'ing it) saying, "nance, you MUST watch glee tonight!!" lol!

kathy - it sounds like you're practicing CIO (cry it out) with poko! we did that with thomas when he was older - made him stay in his crib at night even if he cried. it's hard but it works, even for doggies! you are doing a great job. is there a petco by you? they do training there and i've heard good things about it.

i wonder if you move the crate closer to you and she barks then she'll wake michael up even more?

i didn't know what BBT was either when maria posted it. i obviously had a very hard time conceiving at one point in my life because i thought BBT was basal body temperature which is what you measure to figure out when you're ovulating! lol!!! totally the same thing as big bang theory haha

lindsay - how nice of the basketball coach to not let you know that the gym was double booked. nothing like trekking out somewhere for nothing!

lisa - how was your long run?? you know, besides long? oh and nice tip on lands' end pants! i love ordering from there. in fact i have two windows open on my internet - the DIS and lands' end. i just got a box from them today. bought my dad gloves and a hat, a mitten ice scraper for john's stocking, a couple drapey-type sweaters for me to hide the butt and belly flab this winter, and a pair of shoes for thomas. i love their stuff, very high quality

rose - i forget, when do you leave for disney? i haven't been on the main thread but now i need to go and check out the rocky raccoon story! you've had snow in kentucky and this past week it got up to 60 degrees up here! it's finally normal-for-december temps now...probably why we're all sick.

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hope everyone is having a nice weekend so far. i've really been doing a whole lot of nothing lately but i guess that's to be expected with a baby around. he is 2 weeks old already! and i'm finally feeling much more recovered. i can actually sit without pain now! with thomas i couldn't sit for about a month! maybe going natural had something to do with it? not that i'd ever do THAT again!

i'm so pleased with the photos that the photographer took. she is SO talented! she is doing the christmas card for us too. ordered them last night and hope to get them by the end of next week. i'll have to turn them around quickly. they are costing an arm and a leg but hey, you only have this time in your life once, right? so i expect everyone to frame their cards when they receive them

ILs coming tomorrow. blergh. i'm going to do my best to just go with the flow and not let them bother me. of course i will want to kill them when MIL complains that the baby is sleeping and she can't see his eyes or when he's hungry and i go into the other room to feed him because can't i just give him a bottle??

my eating is horrendous. i have 18 lbs to lose before i'm out of the "overweight" classification according to BMI and then another 10 lbs after that before i'm back to my goal. eek. had mcdonalds for lunch today. so really i have no right to complain. i'm looking forward to getting back out there and running. i wonder what i'll be able to do - i could run 4 miles fairly easily most days of the week until i was about 6 months pregnant. then i walked most days for another month. but after that i did absolutely nothing and just gained weight steadily. i wonder if i'll need to start with the c25k program again. think i kept any fitness at all? i'm hoping that my body will at least remember a little bit of running so i'm not starting at square one.

have a great evening!