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[camnhan]

just because this is our weigh in day for WW at work...always seem to have gained weight! Up a full pound from yesterday morning...still should be about a 3lb loss: but really!

YUKE on the slip and fall because of the dog.....hope the muscle relaxents help.

I so agree: getting hair done has always been a mood booster for me as well. Holding off to see if DH gets our quick Disney trip actually planned and will do something with it for then. Wish we would find out if we can for sure pull it off because that will be a huge motivator to stay on track and loose some of the extra pounds!

Well am supposed to be working so better minimize this down and get something done today....

 

[liesel]

Taking a break from putting the office back together-a new decluttered version so its taking a while! I did enjoy the work dinner Friday night, I am usually a little nervous about work functions since I don't know anyone, but there were a couple of couples closer to our age to talk to, which was nice. Many were more interested in having general conversation instead of discussing work, which also helped. I completely forgot to mention one more thing I ate that night-the project manager ordered lobster for the table! No wonder I was waddling out of that place.

I had a good run yesterday, but I am a tad sore today so I most likely overdid it, I was just so happy to be feeling better. I plan on increasing my running interval by 15 seconds a week to get back to where I was before all the illness started. We are also going to start a little training program for the kids, we are going to do our first 5K as a family on April 28th. They are very excited and can't wait to do a Disney 5K someday soon.

Lisa Oh no, another injury! I hope you are OK, I just can't believe this happened again! I did see the segment on "cat breading" on Colbert, if you have pics I definitely want to see them. I am surviving the post race/post vacation letdown, but being able to put another Disney half on the calendar would help, right now I am just hoping I can go to the DL half and/or marathon weekend.

Nancy Yay for getting your "hair did." I am long overdue. Another for booking marathon weekend. I really want to go, but I think we'll have to figure out this whole "to move or not to move" thing first.

Rose I hope you had a fun weekend with little DS drama.

Maria Congrats on reaching the taper stage! I am very excited for you and Rose, especially now that I know how fun a Disney race is! I hope you can get the vacation situation figured out. I usually research our vacations and present a plan to DH, its easier to get him on board with something more concrete and he likes to go on vacations!

Lindsay I'm so glad to hear you are feeling better. I had forgotten how much I enjoyed Zumba, the Friday class fits best into my schedule so I will try to go to that one more often.

Kathy I also enjoyed having a women's race as my first half, there was definitely a fun energy. I hope Beth does decide to come out of lurkdom and join us. I saw the "friends don't let friends drink and FB" post and figured you were up to no good!

Jen Wow, your landlord wasn't paying the mortage, I wonder what he was doing with all your rent money?! Good luck with the move, I know they can be a pain. It sounds like you had a good loss this week, despite the scale fluctuations.

I had better get back to work, I realize that I didn't finish my mini TR (post race stuff) and I'll get to that soon. More inlaw drama! I really didn't let it put a damper on the weekend, I know how they are and I've learned to shift my expectations so I don't waste time being upset over something that's not going to change. They are nice people and they were very excited to be a part of the race weekend and were grateful that we made such an effort to include them. I hope the TR didn't come off as whiny, I really had a wonderful weekend, and I think next time I won't be nearly as nervous about running the half. I hope everyone has a marvelous Monday!

 

[mikamah]

Oh no, LisaH, I am so sorry you fell and are injured again. Big hugs and pixiedust coming your way for a speedy recovery. The low back is the worst. You be sure you get plenty of rest and relaxation, and don't do too much. Are you icing it too? That can help keep the swelling down, and after a day or two, you could go back and forth with heat and ice, whatever makes it feel better. Fingers crossed you are back to yourself in no time. I'm glad you took the day off. Sitting at a desk would not be fun. Hang in there.

LisaR-That's great you are already out there running again. I loved your trip report and didn't think you were whiney at all. I look forward to hearing the rest of it.

Nancy-So glad you're feeling better and have a beautiful new hairdo!! Yeah, I'm gearing more towards DIsney too. The cruise was something I always wanted to do, since before the princess, but I loved the princess so much, I think I'd choose that over the cruise. With the Princess being on the end of school vacation, Beth and I couldn't go alone, so it would be a family trip. But who knows, the first princess was in march, so you never know what could happen. Very exciting you've booked for marathon weekend, too. we were talking at lunch about what we would do if we won powerball, and my first thing was to buy DVC at BLT, and book a 3 week vacation 2 weeks at disney and a week cruise. Maybe 1 week at BLT and one at BCV. See, I should have dvc if I know the initials. Love to dream.

We left work early because the afternoon was really quiet and all the patients were gone by 3. I went to Target since I sorta forgot it's V-day tomorrow, so I picked up valentines for ds and a dvd, and some candy for him. I got him a cute doggy card from Poko. I hope he likes the valentines i picked so I don't have to go exchange them. There's not too much left to pick from today. That will teach me to be more organized. Oh, then I came home to drop off michael's valentines stuff so he doesn't see it, and haven't gone to get him yet. Oh well, what he doesn't know won't hurt him.

I was watching Poko on the doggie day care webcam since I don't get to watch very often, and she was laying on one of the little cots, and a staff person was sitting with her, and I thought get up and move, you're supposed to be running around getting exhausted. But she did get up and was running around again a little while later. She does love to go there, and she does not like to get in the crate when we are going out, but she gets in the crate just fine when we go to bed, so I guess she just likes to be with us. I'm thinking of trying to let her be loose in the kitchen this weekend for a little while while we go out, and see how it goes. She does occassionally start to chew the furniture, but not often. Part of me is thinking I shouldn't let her out yet, because it might be even harder to get her in the crate again. So I'll see. I'm so wishy washy sometimes.

I guess I should go get the kids. It's kind of nice to have total peace and quiet for a bit, though.

Hello to everyone else!! Hope you all had a marvelous monday!

 

[camnhan]

YEAH
officially down 3.8 today
of course I am at work for an all night upgrade so you can imagine how much of that I am going to put back on tonight!!

Snowing here again tired of the bitter cold already and we have had a pretty mild winter so shouldn't be complaining. Just really ready to get on with spring and see the sun again.

Well need to monitor the system and what everyone is doing

 

[dumbo_buddy]

Slept in until 6:40 a.m. yesterday. Apparently the dog was not feeling well and had an accident in the house (which has not ever happened since she was housetrained) that I discovered by slipping in it and falling. Again. And about a second after I hit the ground it was like a switch was turned on and my lower back started hurting worse than when I was in labor. It makes the ribs look like a walk in the park. I went to urgent care and they prescribed some muscle relaxers. I am staying home today. Thank goodness for that good bone density.

Have a great day ladies!

oh you poor thing! i hope the back feels better after some rest. hopefully the muscle relaxers do their work. i agree with nurse kathy that alternating heat and ice works wonders. the only phooey thing is that the ice is so cold!! i much prefer the heat! how are you feeling this morning? and yes! thank goodness for good bone density! yay calcium!

Taking a break from putting the office back together-a new decluttered version so its taking a while! I did enjoy the work dinner Friday night, I am usually a little nervous about work functions since I don't know anyone, but there were a couple of couples closer to our age to talk to, which was nice. Many were more interested in having general conversation instead of discussing work, which also helped. I completely forgot to mention one more thing I ate that night-the project manager ordered lobster for the table! No wonder I was waddling out of that place.

I had a good run yesterday, but I am a tad sore today so I most likely overdid it, I was just so happy to be feeling better. I plan on increasing my running interval by 15 seconds a week to get back to where I was before all the illness started. We are also going to start a little training program for the kids, we are going to do our first 5K as a family on April 28th. They are very excited and can't wait to do a Disney 5K someday soon.

mmmm lobster! love love love lobster. john doesn't really like it that much because he's lazy and doesn't like to do all the work to get the lobster out of his shell. anytime we go to a lobster bake or something during the summer i sit and de-shell his lobster. i'm so nice

i think it is SO great that your kids are into running and exercising! it is SO important. i wish i had started running for fun at a young age. usually running laps meant i got in trouble at soccer practice so running always had a bad connotation for me.

what's the 5k in april for? i need to sign up for a race to get my butt in gear on the training.

Nancy-So glad you're feeling better and have a beautiful new hairdo!! Yeah, I'm gearing more towards DIsney too. The cruise was something I always wanted to do, since before the princess, but I loved the princess so much, I think I'd choose that over the cruise. With the Princess being on the end of school vacation, Beth and I couldn't go alone, so it would be a family trip. But who knows, the first princess was in march, so you never know what could happen. Very exciting you've booked for marathon weekend, too. we were talking at lunch about what we would do if we won powerball, and my first thing was to buy DVC at BLT, and book a 3 week vacation 2 weeks at disney and a week cruise. Maybe 1 week at BLT and one at BCV. See, I should have dvc if I know the initials. Love to dream.

We left work early because the afternoon was really quiet and all the patients were gone by 3. I went to Target since I sorta forgot it's V-day tomorrow, so I picked up valentines for ds and a dvd, and some candy for him. I got him a cute doggy card from Poko. I hope he likes the valentines i picked so I don't have to go exchange them. There's not too much left to pick from today. That will teach me to be more organized. Oh, then I came home to drop off michael's valentines stuff so he doesn't see it, and haven't gone to get him yet. Oh well, what he doesn't know won't hurt him.

I was watching Poko on the doggie day care webcam since I don't get to watch very often, and she was laying on one of the little cots, and a staff person was sitting with her, and I thought get up and move, you're supposed to be running around getting exhausted. But she did get up and was running around again a little while later. She does love to go there, and she does not like to get in the crate when we are going out, but she gets in the crate just fine when we go to bed, so I guess she just likes to be with us. I'm thinking of trying to let her be loose in the kitchen this weekend for a little while while we go out, and see how it goes. She does occassionally start to chew the furniture, but not often. Part of me is thinking I shouldn't let her out yet, because it might be even harder to get her in the crate again. So I'll see. I'm so wishy washy sometimes.

I guess I should go get the kids. It's kind of nice to have total peace and quiet for a bit, though.

Hello to everyone else!! Hope you all had a marvelous monday!

hmmm...letting the doggie have more freedom is a tough decision. you're not wishy washy at all! what if you let her just be free in the kitchen - hide your garbage can!! - but have the crate in there with the door open in case she wants to go in there.

i'm sure you just caught poko when she was taking a break from all the playing

YEAH
officially down 3.8 today
of course I am at work for an all night upgrade so you can imagine how much of that I am going to put back on tonight!!

Snowing here again tired of the bitter cold already and we have had a pretty mild winter so shouldn't be complaining. Just really ready to get on with spring and see the sun again.

Well need to monitor the system and what everyone is doing

where are you that you're getting all that snow? near lisaR? we have hardly had ANY snow here in the bronx. it's so weird! the news talked about this HUGE snow storm coming and it was a dusting on the windshield on saturday. not that i'm complaining....

nice job on the loss! wow! 3.8 is a great number!!

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i totally forgot about valentine's day. we even had a v-day party at our mommy and me and i just didn't even really think about it. i should get john a card i guess. i just really don't like valentine's day. i'm such a debbie downer, right? the one thing i did remember is to send thomas's first valentine to someone....nanny tighe. lol! nanny tighe is noreen's mom (noreen is the gal runs the mommy and me with me) and thomas LOVES her. he calls her nanny tighe and asks to see her ALL the time. i think it's because she gives him cookies every time she sees him. anyway, she's so sweet and so "thomas" sent her a dozen chocolate covered strawberries yesterday from edible arrangements. i just had to. he loves his nanny tighe so much.

i had a mom freak out yesterday. i noticed a bump on thomas's neck that was about the size of a big pea and it was hard under the skin. i'm sure nurse kathy already knows what it was but i just kept thinking the worst. a lump on the neck? that can't be good. i took him in to the doctor and pretty much immediately he eased my nerves and said it was normal and just a lymphnode. what a relief. we saw the second doctor in the ped's office and he claimed to remember me from when i saw him as a child. maybe he remembers my name. anyway, i was totally freaked out all day until the appointment. thomas didn't nap and after the appt he was a total cranky terror. example: he always wants his shoes and socks off when we get in. i needed to feed the baby and he didn't want me to. he wanted me to take his shoes and socks off. so i settled down to nurse the baby and thomas jumped on top of us until i got his shoes and socks off. but then he started screaming that he wanted me to take his feet off. it was one of those things where he is so tired he doesn't know what he wants. it was superfun trying to "take his feet off" while trying to nurse the baby.

monsters inc is on disney jr right now (it's the one year anniversary of disney jr) and Roz just came on and i thought of pamela hehe

we are at 95 days til disney. i soooo want to go now.

oh and kathy you should definitely own DVC. knowing all the abbreviations makes you a shoe-in! when we went to the info session for DVC john thought the guy was saying "bay lay tower" and not bay LAKE tower so we always write baylay in our emails to each other. wonder what the other BLT owners would about that!

 

[mikamah]

Happy Valentines Day Princessabelles!!!!

The slow dis is killing me, and now I'm late, so catch you all later. Lots of love to you all!!

 

[Worfiedoodles]

Happy Valentine's Day!

I hope you are all having a Happy and Pleasant Day!

I don't know how much time I'm going to have (big meetin' early this afternoon, have to prepare with my boss in a few), but I have to get on here and at last

Kathy -- I love you were getting valentines for Mike's class. I miss that -- I actually enjoyed putting the little packages of cards and candy together I think Poko wanted to be well-rested so she could give you all her love and devotion. I hope you have another nice, quiet day at work.

Jen -- Great job on the weight loss! Where in the World is Jen? We'd love to know where you live, how many kidlets, what you do for fun and profit, etc. Here's a quick rundown on me -- I live in Boston, I have 1 snarly young man-child (Ben --14), married for 18 years to Dennis, who runs a lot more and faster than I do. I'm a grants professional for a large homeless services agency, and I've completed 6 Half marathons -- 5 at WDW and 1 Rock 'N Roll.

Nancy -- Those are scary mom moments -- so glad Thomas is A-Ok! As of right now Dennis has a card, but no gift. I really don't think it's happening today. I would have to walk downtown, and I don't have time. He's just going to have to enjoy the gift of me being his lovely wife

LisaR -- If there's anywhere that people can appreciate IL drama, it's here! I'm glad yours aren't truly crazy or evil, we have plenty of that already Looking forward to reading more of that TR!

Lisa --Nooooo! You are not allowed to have another injury! I want to think of you walking confidently around your home, without worry of mayhem. I really hope you heal quickly. I know you are frustrated, and the "race letdown" is not helping. Maybe your sweet fellas will be extra attentive tonight for you

Rose and Lindsay -- Hope you are also having a great day, with a great week planned!

Ok, gotta get movin' -- I am really hoping for something peppy from tonight's Glee to add to my ipod -- but not too hopeful since it's the V-Day episode

Maria

 

[mommyof2Pirates]

Wow i am so behind..... it was a busy wkend again and work is crazy too. Wanted to take a min to say hello while at swim class. I know im missing a lot but its hard to reply from my tablet.

Lisah i cant believe u fell again you poor thing. I hope you are feeling better soon.

Nancy a new hair do is perfect therapy glad it gave u the boost that u needed. Woohoo for booking the rooms for marathon wkend.

Kathy im so glad beth wants to do the race with u. I agree the princess was an awesome first.

Maria- i live for vacations and traveling so i can only imagine how frustrating it is to deal with dennis' outlook on it.

Jen- great weight loss this wk. I hope everything works out with the house.

Hi lisa......

Happy valentines day to all of my sspecial friends.....can u believe my husband got me a cake pop bake pan for vday. We usually dont exchange gifts but he had to run to walmart for red shirts for the kids last night and he decides to buy it for me. Ummm thanks i guess he trys to be thouhtful i guess

Let me just tell u that ryan is giving me gray hair today. I picked him up from afterschool daycare and got an ear full about how he is saying the word s_x alot and has also been showing his middle finger. I am appalled at his behavior and so frustrated because i know he does not hear or see this at home. Apparently his friend seems to be the ring leader with this according to the teacher but that still is no excuse. I know he has no idea what the word even means but i am ready to pull my hair out. He has lost all technology for the wk. I talked to him about it and not ollowing what others do if he knows its wrong. I just am so amazed that i am dealing with this in first grade.

Otherwise life is good. Zumba was awesome tonight and releaved a ton of stress.

I hope to catch up even more with u soon

 

[camnhan]

Who is JEN???

Let's see...live in the corn fields of Illinois about an hour south of Chicago.
Married for 15 yrs to Thom who has NO interest in running (he says that is why they invented cars!!) He is a deputy coroner, firefighter/paramedic who is in school full time to get a teaching degree in math and special ed....

Have 3 kids Cam who is 14 and my athelete, Hannah who will be 13 in April and is a girly girl much to her mothers dismay (i was an athlete and tom boy) and then the light of our lives Zach who is 11 and has Down Syndrome. We are very blessed because we don't have all the medical issues associated and he is pretty high functioning when he wants to be

I am a trauma nurse who currently is working as a clinical informaticist in our hospital. Love the computer work and human hours (other than nights like last night when I am up all night on a system upgrade)...
I will turn 45 in March (God that seems old) and am really wanting to get up and running. Have been doing WW for a little over a year and at one point was down 25 but have gained some back and am now and the downward swing again!! (that was until the all nighter at work last night and V-day snacks all day today don't think I have eaten anything today that is not chocolate, candy or cookies!!!! so much for the 3.8lb loss this week!!

It is bitter cold here and we got about an inch of snow last night...so no running for me yet. Can't wait to get my treadmill back so I can get some serious workouts going...have not gotten a good schedule in place since everyone started back into school last month and show choir season started so my gym time has been ZERO...

Hope to meet you all at a race soon!!!

 

[Rose&Mike]

Happy Valentine's Day my lovelies! I hope everyone had a great day!

I apologize for being so absent. We got back Sunday evening in time to get somewhat organized for the week. I don't know if you all remember but our national office and a bunch of other folks are visiting this week to look at/test our data conversion. So that's going on this week--M-W. I will be off Thursday and Friday this week and will catch up then. It is going much better than I thought it would. I was so anxious about the whole thing I was making myself sick. Anyhow, one more busy day.

Our run on Saturday was great! And today I went 3.1 after work. So far so good. The foot is doing great. Just a teeny bit of ankle issues. I could almost cry I am so happy about it. I honestly thought for a while there that I would never be pain free again. It has been going on in one form or another for over a year....so I am very happy!

LisaH--I am so sorry about your back! Goodness! I hope you are feeling better today.

I will talk to you all later. Enjoy your evening.

 

[mikamah]

Good morning ladies!!

I hope I'm able to post this properly today. Yesterday the dis kept signing me out while i was typing my reply, and I lost a big donald post, so I was a bit frustrated. I had to renew my nursing license online this am, and register ds for his neurology appt online, so my dis time was cut into. Tomorrow is my 10-2 day, so I'm hoping to catch up properly tomorrow morning.

Jen-Good to hear a little more about you. Trauma nursing must be so tough. I'm a nurse too and did ICU for many years til ds started kindergarten and then went to Endoscopy. I often thought about ER, and did EMT work for a while and als transfers for an ambulance company, but the thought of kids and trauma kept me away. I just don't think I could handle that. I actually really love endo and especially love the now weekends and holidays part. I'm a single mom to my 10 year old ds Mike, and now a 1 year old doggy Poko that we got in december. Hope today's a better day and the chocolate is all gone!!

Rose-I'm so glad your foot is feeling so good!! It's going to be a fantastic Princess half weekend for you, I can feel it. Cant' wait to live it vicariously with you.
I gave up on the 100 day challenge too. Last week when poko went t0 day care, I did 15 min in the morning and 15 in the evening, but didn't want to, even though I had said I would do the 30 min consecutively for the challenge, I figured that still could count, but this week, monday she went to day care, and it's really the only day I don't have to go out and do the long walks with her, so I didn't do them, and decided that I do need my day of rest once in a while. Most day's I'm doing more than 60 min, so I'm trying not to feel bad. But I don't like to be a quitter.
Oh and not apologies allowed for not being here, remember???????

Maria-Of course dh should be thrilled to be you husband, and doesn't need any more than that I'm sure. You're too funny. Ben doesn't do valentines anymore, huh? Michael made 2 hearts during fun club for two special girls, and the rest got the store bought ones. Our school strictly does not allow candy so it was just the cards. A friend of his gave out lollipops, so I need to harrass his mom on breaking the rules when I see her. It's a combination of the whole childhood obesity and food allergies that made them go candy/snack free. They don't do birthday celebrations with food either. One week from today you'll be packing!!! Whoo hoo!!

Nancy_Glad Thomas is ok. What a scare it is to see lumps and bumps where they shouldn't be. So, are you leaving John for Usher?????? Loved, loved, loved your facebook post. Did you run without the kids? Bay Lay tower!! Lol.

Lindsay-I am sure Ryan doesn't know what it means, but it is so stresful when they get in trouble for something inappropriate. When michael was in 1st grade, him and 2nd grader were caught showing each other in the bathroom during fun club. I was mortified, as was the other mom, and it's hard to remember it's all a part growing up, and prefectly normal when you are the parent, but it is. I think that is what I did too, no media for a week. It was the only time it happened, and hopefully this will be it for Ryan. Interesting, though fun club doesn't let him and this boy go to the bathroom together still. Hang in there. This parenting thing is not for the faint of heart.

LisaH-Thinking of you and fingers crossed you are feeling much better today. Hope all is ok, and you're healing each day.

LisaR-I love lobster, and haven't had it since my mom died. I've thought about it, and it was her favorite thing and I think I only had it without her once or twice, and I just get filled up when I think about buying it without her. It is so good though.

Hi Pamela if your lurking today!!!

We got some very bad news at work. The IS people told our boss we have had an unusually high amount of internet use from our unit lately, sooooooo, I can't be popping on the dis to check in during the work day. Everyone was asking me if I was in withdrawal yesterday. And I was. Makes me think I will need an Iphone with internet access.

Have a great day everyone!!!!

 

[mikamah]

Interesting. I posted this morning, I saw it posted, and then it was gone. So I came on now to say a quick hello and my post was here when I posted again, but it wasn't there before I tried to post again. doo do do do, do do do do. Does that sound like eerie music, because it's supposed. Well, if you can read my prior post, great, if not, Hello everyone!! Not enough time tonight to post more, and I'm heading to work at 8 tomorrow, so I'll miss my morning dis time.

Hope all is well with everyone and the poof fairies aren't messing with your all too.

 

[Rose&Mike]

Kathy--that is really strange about your post. I didn't see it until a few minutes ago, but it's dated this morning.

For everyone who is still having problems with disboards--have you tried using Google Chrome? It was slow for a while, but has been much better lately.

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I survived the visit at work, but I am brain dead and chicken fried! I will talk to you all tomorrow.

 

[camnhan]

well got new shoes tonight and hit the gym for 2 miles on the treadmill...jury is still out on the shoes. My lower back has been sore and not sure why so trying to take it a little easy.

Our CMIO at work just bought our entire team tickets to our Heart Ball and it truly is a ball Now I have until March 10th to drop a few pounds and find a gown to wear....really nice that he is taking us all..not something I would spend the money on although I have often thought it would be fun...we don't get to bring our DH's so should be a fun night

kids yelling...gotta go

 

[dumbo_buddy]

Jen -- Great job on the weight loss! Where in the World is Jen? We'd love to know where you live, how many kidlets, what you do for fun and profit, etc. Here's a quick rundown on me -- I live in Boston, I have 1 snarly young man-child (Ben --14), married for 18 years to Dennis, who runs a lot more and faster than I do. I'm a grants professional for a large homeless services agency, and I've completed 6 Half marathons -- 5 at WDW and 1 Rock 'N Roll.

snarly young man-child love that! i will be using that in my daily vocabulary from now on! 6 half marathons - daaayuummm girl that is amazing!

Nancy -- Those are scary mom moments -- so glad Thomas is A-Ok! As of right now Dennis has a card, but no gift. I really don't think it's happening today. I would have to walk downtown, and I don't have time. He's just going to have to enjoy the gift of me being his lovely wife

sounds like a great gift to me!! ps thanks for the card!

LisaR -- If there's anywhere that people can appreciate IL drama, it's here!

amen, sister!


Ok, gotta get movin' -- I am really hoping for something peppy from tonight's Glee to add to my ipod -- but not too hopeful since it's the V-Day episode

what did you think of glee? i thought it was...meh. i need more sue sylvester. hate when her snarky comments aren't in the episode!

Happy valentines day to all of my sspecial friends.....can u believe my husband got me a cake pop bake pan for vday. We usually dont exchange gifts but he had to run to walmart for red shirts for the kids last night and he decides to buy it for me. Ummm thanks i guess he trys to be thouhtful i guess

Let me just tell u that ryan is giving me gray hair today. I picked him up from afterschool daycare and got an ear full about how he is saying the word s_x alot and has also been showing his middle finger. I am appalled at his behavior and so frustrated because i know he does not hear or see this at home. Apparently his friend seems to be the ring leader with this according to the teacher but that still is no excuse. I know he has no idea what the word even means but i am ready to pull my hair out. He has lost all technology for the wk. I talked to him about it and not ollowing what others do if he knows its wrong. I just am so amazed that i am dealing with this in first grade.

Otherwise life is good. Zumba was awesome tonight and releaved a ton of stress.

I hope to catch up even more with u soon

ah, the ole here's-a-gift-that-actually-causes-more-work-for-you gift. so thoughtful! i do admit those cake pops sure do look cute though!

oh no! not the s-e-x word in first grade! that is too early! i bet he doesn't even know what it is! ryan ryan ryan, behave little man! there is so much pressure on kids these days to be "cool" and that means being bad. how did he react when you told him he can't have technology for the week? did he understand that he can't do that? poor mama. i'm not looking forward to this stuff at all. thomas is doing this SPITTING thing now that is driving me insane. hugs!

Who is JEN???

Let's see...live in the corn fields of Illinois about an hour south of Chicago.
Married for 15 yrs to Thom who has NO interest in running (he says that is why they invented cars!!) He is a deputy coroner, firefighter/paramedic who is in school full time to get a teaching degree in math and special ed....

Have 3 kids Cam who is 14 and my athelete, Hannah who will be 13 in April and is a girly girl much to her mothers dismay (i was an athlete and tom boy) and then the light of our lives Zach who is 11 and has Down Syndrome. We are very blessed because we don't have all the medical issues associated and he is pretty high functioning when he wants to be

I am a trauma nurse who currently is working as a clinical informaticist in our hospital. Love the computer work and human hours (other than nights like last night when I am up all night on a system upgrade)...
I will turn 45 in March (God that seems old) and am really wanting to get up and running. Have been doing WW for a little over a year and at one point was down 25 but have gained some back and am now and the downward swing again!! (that was until the all nighter at work last night and V-day snacks all day today don't think I have eaten anything today that is not chocolate, candy or cookies!!!! so much for the 3.8lb loss this week!!

It is bitter cold here and we got about an inch of snow last night...so no running for me yet. Can't wait to get my treadmill back so I can get some serious workouts going...have not gotten a good schedule in place since everyone started back into school last month and show choir season started so my gym time has been ZERO...

Hope to meet you all at a race soon!!!

nice to "meet" you, jen! i lived in chicago for four years before moving back to new york. loved it there. i was an investment consultant there and alot of my clients were in the cornfields! mostly the police and fire pensions of all those towns.

nice job on the 25lb loss. i bet being active here on the dis boards will be motivating. there are lots of challenges to keep you going. bigglest loser, exercise challenges. oh and reading people's accounts of their disney race experiences definitely gets you going!

Happy Valentine's Day my lovelies! I hope everyone had a great day!

I apologize for being so absent. We got back Sunday evening in time to get somewhat organized for the week. I don't know if you all remember but our national office and a bunch of other folks are visiting this week to look at/test our data conversion. So that's going on this week--M-W. I will be off Thursday and Friday this week and will catch up then. It is going much better than I thought it would. I was so anxious about the whole thing I was making myself sick. Anyhow, one more busy day.

Our run on Saturday was great! And today I went 3.1 after work. So far so good. The foot is doing great. Just a teeny bit of ankle issues. I could almost cry I am so happy about it. I honestly thought for a while there that I would never be pain free again. It has been going on in one form or another for over a year....so I am very happy!

LisaH--I am so sorry about your back! Goodness! I hope you are feeling better today.

I will talk to you all later. Enjoy your evening.

that's so great about your foot feeling so great! i have a feeling the princess is going to be a great time for everyone! sure wish i was doing it this year. wah. i forget now...are you staying at the boardwalk?

Good morning ladies!!

I hope I'm able to post this properly today. Yesterday the dis kept signing me out while i was typing my reply, and I lost a big donald post, so I was a bit frustrated. I had to renew my nursing license online this am, and register ds for his neurology appt online, so my dis time was cut into. Tomorrow is my 10-2 day, so I'm hoping to catch up properly tomorrow morning.

We got some very bad news at work. The IS people told our boss we have had an unusually high amount of internet use from our unit lately, sooooooo, I can't be popping on the dis to check in during the work day. Everyone was asking me if I was in withdrawal yesterday. And I was. Makes me think I will need an Iphone with internet access.

Have a great day everyone!!!!

the DIS was KILLING me the last couple of days! i couldn't get on and it nothing would load so i just gave up.

what is going on with mike and his neurological stuff? is he still on that medication? how long has it been since he had that seizure?

wait wait wait...your DIS time has been cutoff? wow. that just sounds like a fate worse than death!!! say it ain't so!!

i agree- get an iphone! they are addicting ....and calorie free!

Interesting. I posted this morning, I saw it posted, and then it was gone. So I came on now to say a quick hello and my post was here when I posted again, but it wasn't there before I tried to post again. doo do do do, do do do do. Does that sound like eerie music, because it's supposed. Well, if you can read my prior post, great, if not, Hello everyone!! Not enough time tonight to post more, and I'm heading to work at 8 tomorrow, so I'll miss my morning dis time.

Hope all is well with everyone and the poof fairies aren't messing with your all too.

eerie music? it was so eerie i was afraid i was actually on the tower of terror! seriously though, the DIS is sooo slow. don't they know that disney people are probably THE most obsessed type of people?? we need our fix!

Kathy--that is really strange about your post. I didn't see it until a few minutes ago, but it's dated this morning.

For everyone who is still having problems with disboards--have you tried using Google Chrome? It was slow for a while, but has been much better lately.

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I survived the visit at work, but I am brain dead and chicken fried! I will talk to you all tomorrow.

i might have to check out google chrome. i'm on firefox and just cannot get the darn site to load. i wonder if this post will even go through...

well got new shoes tonight and hit the gym for 2 miles on the treadmill...jury is still out on the shoes. My lower back has been sore and not sure why so trying to take it a little easy.

Our CMIO at work just bought our entire team tickets to our Heart Ball and it truly is a ball Now I have until March 10th to drop a few pounds and find a gown to wear....really nice that he is taking us all..not something I would spend the money on although I have often thought it would be fun...we don't get to bring our DH's so should be a fun night

kids yelling...gotta go

a ball sounds nice! don't worry about dropping the weight...that's what spanx are for!

give the shoes some time to break in. usually they need a few miles before they start to feel good.


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good morning! like i said i've been having some DIS issues so couldn't get in any updates. and that's why i just HAD to post on facebook about usher. some of my other friends are definitely confused because they think i saw the actual usher. well, maybe i did lol! he rolled up next to me while i was chugging along and asked me how i was doing and that he was glad to see me out here. he must get off work around 4 because i've been running after 4 lately. tuesday i got out earlier and that must be why i saw him. it was nice when he wished me a happy valentine's day. the ONLY problem with this meeting is that it happened before i even had hit one mile. i could have used him at about mile 3 when i was hoping to do 4! lol. i actually only did 5k because i got some baaaaaad stomach issues. almost didn't make it home. ick. hoping my body is just getting used to moving more and being on the metformin again. ugh.

john mentioned that he wanted to take the boys to the poconos to see his parents on saturday. matthew is only going to be 12 weeks old and i have no desire to go. he said, oh just give me some bottles and i will feed him. nevermind the fact that it's not that easy for me to just skip a bunch of feedings (ouch!) but i don't know that john would feed him enough. plus the poconos is like a 2 hour drive each way! and i really hate the idea of my kids seeing those crazy people. i swear when they say jump john says how high. if they need to be with their grandkids so badly why did they move out to PA?? i should probably just let him take them but i hate letting them "win" with anything. john tells me that i need to just let my issues with them go. WHAT? why do i get to be told i'm the devil and i've ruined his life but i have to let it go. but god forbid he say to his mother, "mom, you don't get to act crazy and then be allowed to see the kids. you don't get to complain about the christmas card and expect us to go running out there to you." but nope. and it really makes me mad. and of course i sit and stew about it.

wah, wah. i don't know what to do. maybe let john take thomas but not matthew. john said i could just go with him but i'd rather shoot myself.

anyway, i'm rambling and just stressing myself out. time to make some more coffee and get thomas up.

xoxo

lisah what's going on with your back???? is it better now? i hope so!

 

[lisah0711]

Good morning Princesses and Belles!

Thank you all for the good wishes, pixie dust and positive thoughts about my back. It gets a little better every day and I will be starting physical therapy next week. There are no visible fractures on the x-ray. Hopefully this is it for me for a long time! I am very thankful that I was so active this past year because otherwise I think my recovery would be much longer.

Lisa, glad you got to have a fun night out! Sounds like the office turned out great. Don't worry about the running. You will get back into the groove sooner than you think.

And since you asked here is the "cat breading" picture. Actually the cat doesn't look too mad so it must have been fast.

Jen, congrats on the great loss! Sending on the house thing!

Lindsay, hope things calm down a little for you. You are rocking and rolling with your exercise program for sure!

Rose, sorry about the chicken fried thing. Thank goodness you get to go to WDW soon! And a big woo hoo on the foot and ankle!

Kathy, hope those mysterious poof fairies poof you a winning lottery ticket or something good.

Maria, hope that you are doing okay and thinking about what you need to take to WDW! Looks like nice weather while you are there.

I always loved the Valentine's Day celebrations, too. I remember putting so much thought into what card I gave to who and it taking hours. Imagine my surprise when I found out boys could care less and just picked a valentine and put someone's name on it.

Nancy, big hugs on the in-laws issue. And big, BIG hugs on the runner's tummy issue. Hopefully it was just a passing thing or your body getting used to running again. Don't you wish that just for one day your body would feel and act the way it should?

Have a great day ladies!

 

[mommyof2Pirates]

hi ladies!!!

today is my friday so I am thrilled and am wishing the day would go faster.

I have been working on loosing the 3lbs I gained from saturday to monday. Not sure how that happened as I didnt eat that horribly but I think part is that TOM always does this the week after and part is I am running for longer timeframes now. I really hope I dont maintain for long now that I am getting into longer mileage. The same thing happened during the princess training and it was frustrating. Although i wasnt counting calories then either. I ate well yesterday and ran last night and than got on the scale thinking I was going to be close to last wks weigh in and instead I went up from yesterday. I actually said "screw you" to the scale quite loudly this morning and Mike thought I was talking to him He was like "what did I do" Made me laugh anyway.

So thats where I am at mentally right now. Im just back to feeling a bit sorry for myself that I am not thinner. Im sure it could just be the gloomy weather but whaaaaaaaa.

sorry to be a downer.

Lisah- Im glad you are starting to get a little better. You have now had your fair share of accidental injurys so I think that is it for awhile now. and oh my gosh the breaded cat is completely hysterical

nancy- Im sorry you even have to deal with the whole inlaw crap. I would feel uneasy about letting him take matthew for the day too. Not that he wont take good care of him but the whole Bf thing is a pain when you are away from the baby all day.

Rose- I hope you are able to relax a bit today.

Hi Kathy, Jen, and Maria

 

[Rose&Mike]

Nancy--I don't know what to tell you about the Poconos and the outlaws. Honestly, it's one of the few things we fought about in our marriage. I thought when Mike's mom died about 10 years ago that it would get better, but then more drama started with his sister. It was the same kind of arguments that you have too. I used to think it was mostly my fault, but they were not nice to me. Period. And Mike would do anything to avoid the drama with them. He really was between a rock and a hard place. I think if at all possible try to remove the emotions from the decisions. I think it is perfectly reasonable for you not to want to go, so the question then becomes--is this a good time for Matthew to be away from you. If all else fails, read the Four Agreements--and remember it's their issues, don't make them yours too. Remember at the end of the day, it is about you and your family.

Try drinking a mug of hot water about an hour or so before you run. It really helps me to avoid potty issues.

Lindsay--Uggh, the potty words. Not a fun stage. Just throwing it out there but, with the other stuff that came up with the conferences--do you see this as impulse control or just experimenting cause the other kids are doing it and being silly? Tom had some MAJOR impulse control issues--probably his biggest adhd symptom. His biggest issue--he would not put his books down. I know that sounds ridiculous, but he read all the time. Had to finish his books. Would rather get in trouble than put his books down. We had to take the locks off his bathroom door and then threaten to take the door down cause he wouldn't get a shower. He had to do his homework in the dining room or he wouldn't do it--he would just read. And he wasn't a bad kid. He just had ZERO impulse control. Anyhow, sorry to get off on a tangent. I know the whole potty word thing is frustrating, and definitely needed a punishment, but pretty "normal" in the big scheme of things.

I hope you have a wonderful day off tomorrow! Do you have anything fun planned?

LisaH--I hope the back is in tip top shape soon! As much as I complained about p-t, it really did help and I learned a lot.

Kathy--Sorry about the no more dis'ing at work. I don't dis at work--they monitor our computer usage, so it makes it easy for me to avoid it.

Don't stress at all about the 100 day challenge. I felt guilty for about a week, and then realized I am a very, very active person who needs a day off on occasion. You have been doing fantastic with the activity this year. Don't beat yourself up!

Maria--How are you? Are you surviving your work week? Are you getting excited?

Hello to everyone else!

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I am really looking forward to next week, though I really wish you all were coming too!

Who all is doing January???? We are booking our dvc in the next couple of days. I think we are only going to be able to do Thursday (after work flight) through Monday night. But we will be there!

My foot is doing so much better, I am beginning to think I will actually be able to do the marathon! So who is going to run with me and Nancy?????

I know you all are dying to know if there was drama in SC. Just a tiny bit, but honestly I kind of stirred things up, so I am going to take responsibility for this one. It was a nice visit, but boy that is one rotten only child who thinks that our lives should revolve around him. How on earth did that happen? I'm sure it wasn't my fault. DS is doing well in classes, but Mike and I are both very frustrated by his lack of motivation in finding something to do for the summer. He seems to always think everything is always going to work out perfectly at the last minute. And maybe it will. Anyhow, I don't want to deal with him right now, so Mike is going to talk to him.

The work visit this week went well. I got tons of compliments about how much I get done in the amount of hours I work each week and about how prepared we were for the visit. I also got tons more work assigned to me. I was exhausted by the time it was over, because it was 3 days of having to pay attention. There were three people from our office in the meetings, but I answered most of the questions, since I maintain our data base. So I couldn't even zone out cause every time I did they asked me something. It was really good though, cause I have struggled with the fact that I didn't work for so long, and I am now realizing that I am still pretty smart and capable. My boss gave me a ton of compliments and made me feel really good about things.

As for the foot--it is doing really, really well. Not perfect, but no complaints! I have even been wearing regular shoes and wore heels one day this week! I got my new skirt to wear with my tutu and ran in it on Tuesday. It's a little longer than my other skirts, so I think I can actually wear it out and about if I want to.

I hope you all are doing well. I really am a little sad that we will not get to see everyone next week. But I'm sure I speak for Maria as well when I say, I will be taking you all with me when I run.

Oh and one more thing--Mike and I are thinking about doing this race in Philly in May if anyone is interested:
http://www.oddysseyhalfmarathon.com/

TTYL.

 

[camnhan]

Nancy: Chicago is ok...i wish I lived someplace that the tallest point was not an overpass these flat lands are so boring!!

Getting excited for all the upcoming racers...wish I could attend and cheer everyone on! Can't wait for the trip reports and pictures

on a side note:
THE HOUSE SALE WAS FINALIZED TODAY
the idiot has 2 weeks to get his stuff out...not realy thrilled with that but at least the house is no longer in his name and the end is near!!!

Sorry to hear of the monster-in-law issues...I can SOOOO relate!!! Thank goodness my husband can't even deal with his mother any longer so I am not forced to deal with her. Kind of feel bad because we don't get to see his brothers and sister much because we avoid all family gatherings because all she does is make snide comments the entire time and we can't enjoy each others company.

talk to everyone soon! have a great nite...

 

[mikamah]

Good morning princessabelles!!

Hmmmm just reminiscing about packing and painting t-shirts a year ago for our princess trip. I went a little crazy with the fabric paint. Ah, the taper madness.

I'm so excited for you Rose and Maria!!

Not enough time this morning, so hope to be back tonight. Poko's going to daycare today, so I can chill this evening.

Have a fantastic friday!!