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

[donac]

Congratulations to Princess Rose, Maria, and Cam and Prince Mike!!

 

[mommyof2Pirates]

congrats! Princess Rose, Maria, and Cam! And also to Prince Mike.

I agree it was fun to be able to cheer along from home but i missed being there and it has me doing calculations of how much i need to save so i can join everyone in january. I also need to convince mike to be ok with me going too, i havent crossed that avenue yet but thanks to lisah he already knows the thought is out there so it may be an easy conversation.

I will be smiling on my 5 mile run today thinking of all the great memories from last yr.

 

[dumbo_buddy]

um, yeah, i don't think it's all that good to win the texting medal! lol!

a great big huge congrats to our friends rose and maria who got that fabulous princess medal! it was really exciting to track you guys and a huge stress that it wasn't working for the first bit!

i'm so thrilled for you guys! what a great accomplishment. i wish i was there to celebrate with you guys!

i do have to admit that i was totally not thinking clearly when i went to look up mike's timing and i looked up "mike davis" you don't mind the whole husband swap, do you?

 

[Worfiedoodles]

Mike is a gentleman and a scholar, and Rose is a lucky woman.

But I'll keep Dennis!

Maria

 

[camnhan]

CONGRATS TO OUR PRINCESSES AND PRINCE!!

I am so bummed that my phone was giving me headaches this morning and I missed all the fun but I was sending running vibes!!!

Can't wait to hear all about the weekend and the race....

Took a quick trip to Rockford to see my uncle who is in the hospital and see the newest addition to our family...Little cousin Addison!! What a doll she is! Ate way way to much and am terrified of stepping on the scale in the morning

Can't wait to see pics of our Princesses and their new bling!!

Hope everyone else is having an amazing weekend!

Happy belated b-day Kathy!! Hope you had a wonderful day!
Lisa..how exciting that the CA trip details are coming together. Make sure to take time and just enjoy the trip..I know it will be stressful with the potential move and all but find the fun in it!!!

Well, kicked back in bed...skimming the net and waiting for the Red Carpet show to start!!! I love watching all the styles come across...maybe I can get some ideas for a dress HAHAHAHA

 

[dumbo_buddy]

good morning princesses! i'm so excited to hear all about our girls' races!

night one sans john went well. my friend mary actually came down and slept in the room with matthew so i got a good night's sleep once again so i really have nothing to complain about! she gave thomas his bath last night and just helped out SO much. then she left at 6am to drive back up to CT to work! what a great friend.

john managed to get some park time yesterday! i'm really happy he did. he has to be in orlando for the global pet expo until friday night it seems only fair that he gets some leisure time! he got off the plane, waited for his bag and then got a rental car. he drove straight to the BCV where he parked. because he had his luggage which included an ipad that they'd be giving away at the expo he was nervous about parking. but i think going to a resort was pretty smart. he picked up our annual passes at the int'l gateway and did pretty great for only having a few hours. mission space orange , test track, chicken tacos and a lime margarita in mexico, maelstrom, germany for a beer and pretzel, soft serve at france, and then illuminations! i forgot how easy it was to do alot without kids! oh and he ate all that and he will still come back down a pound i bet! jerk.

maria isn't leaving til tuesday, right?

how was boma with our friends rose and mike? when are they leaving?

how is rose's foot?

liesel i finally finished reading the rest of your trip report. i was feeling frustrated for you. i am sure that my children would have no idea about what i just did too and i'd be mad that they wouldn't be like, "yay mommy!" and having to wait around for your ILs is just annoying!! grr! i'm beginning to realize that going solo to the disney races is a darn good idea! i will have to let john know that WDW marathon weekend he will pretty much be on his own. then starting monday i'm all his and will take the kids so he can do some solo stuff if he'd like.

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mommy and me today and it looks like it's going to be 55 degrees here so i will have to get us all outside for some nice fresh air. mary has offered to come down again after work. i kind of feel like i'm taking advantage of her but i could really use the help!

you know my friend noreen? the one who runs the mommy and me class with me? she is going to WDW on saturday with her family! she and her hubby haven't been since their honeymoon and they have a 6 year old son and a 4 year old daughter. squeeee! i'm so excited for them! i helped them plan and i just hope they have a great time. she deserves it as alot of crummy stuff has been happening. her friend's 18 year old son passed away yesterday. her best friend's mother is on a ventillator. and there are too many "etc, etc"s. her kids are at such a great age too! DD is doing the bippiti boppiti and then lunch with the princesses and on another day both kids are doing the pirates league. i'm definitely more excited than they are! haha!

well, i've got the baby on my lap sleeping while i reach for the keyboard and thomas is still snoozing so i'm going to take advantage of this little time and drink my coffee. nevermind, baby's awake. haha.

hope everyone has a great day. love you all. these races really make me realize that i'm so lucky to have made such wonderful friends. thanks to you all for allowing me to hang with you on here, for being so supportive and so encouraging to me all the time even when i'm sure i sound ridiculous. i really can't explain how much i value this friendship.

 

[mikamah]

love you all. these races really make me realize that i'm so lucky to have made such wonderful friends. thanks to you all for allowing me to hang with you on here, for being so supportive and so encouraging to me all the time even when i'm sure i sound ridiculous. i really can't explain how much i value this friendship.

I totally agree, Nancy. We are so lucky to have found each other, and I feel so close with all of you even though we live so far away. Believe you me, I never would have even considered doing a half marathon, or running at all without LisaH, the little instigator, and this group for support and advice.

I found myself pricing a january trip yesterday too, Lindsay. I've often looked at shorter trips, but to add on a couple days tickets is so cheap, we always go for 6-7 nights. So I ended up looking at the 10 non expiring tickets and thinking if I add water parks too, we may only use 2-3 days marathon weekend, and the princess 2014 maybe do a split stay 2-3 disney days, and then seaworld/US. So we could get 3-4 trips out of one 10 day ticket, but then you can't use free dining if its an option either, so I don't know. Any way, I want to make it work. But I'll want to run the half too, so I just don't know. Now back to reality.

I had fruit and yogurt for bkfst and tracked it, and am back in the wagon for real. Only up 3.5 pounds today, soooooo if I do stay in the wagon as planned, that can be gone on friday. But this is my 3rd week losing the weekend gain, and I've been in this cycle before, and I need to break it. I'll take my photos next weekend in my wish outfit, and that should motivate me since at this moment I'm only down 3 pounds.

I really loved watching the princesses through the race yesterday, but definitely had a little post race letdown. That disney really knows how to hook you in. Do you think it's a cult?

I can't wait to hear all about the races too!!! And see pictures when you all get back!!!! Maria is coming home Tuesday, and I forget where she was going today. I wonder if they ended up at jellyrolls last night dancing the night away.

Nancy-Glad you had a good nights sleep, and John really did a lot in one evening in Epcot. I'm sure he was wishing you were there with him. Oh, now I'm thinking january weekend, he'll be with the boys while you do the race and dis meets. Maybe he'll want Michael with him too. He'll be 11 and a big help with 2 toddlers. How exciting for your friend Noreen, poor thing has been through too much lately. I'm sure she'll have an amazing time with you as her planner.

Jen-Thanks I had a nice bday. Sounds like a nice weekend, it's always fun to hold a new baby.

LisaH-Ah, a year ago today, you were heading back to Idaho, and I was at MK. I remember waiting in line for space mt for michael and taylors first time ever, and he was getting nervous and anxious, and I was tired and sore, and I said, "Michael, if you want to go we'll go, but if you expect me to try and talk you into staying and doing the ride, you're out of luck because I'm very happy to go and sit on a bench and wait for taylor and beth." or something to that effect. I think I needed a Mickey bar at that moment. How is your back doing? And how did swimming go on saturday? Hope things are moving along.

Lindsay-How was your run yesterday? I didn't run yesterday but did run a bit this morning, but it wasn't the same as disney. I read through your trip report again, and loved reliving it with you. Such an amazing time. Well, I'm so hoping jan 2013 works for both of us, but if not, maybe princess 2014 will work. It will be Beth's first Disney half!!! Whoo hoo!!!

Hello Princess Rose, Princess Maria, and Prince Mike!! Wishing you all a fun finish to your trips and save travels home.

 

[Mom23WildBoys]

Hi everyone!

My DH and I just took our three boys to WDW for our first family trip and loved it! Now, in order to accomplish two goals at once, I want to 1) get in shape by taking up running and 2) GET BACK TO DISNEY! as much as possible, I've decided that best way to accomplish my goals is to sign up for Disney marathons (having NEVER run before, I'm thinking I can probably train to do the Princess and DL Half...). I'd like to go ahead and book a room now at Disney for next years Princess Half (better to be at an Epcot resort? is Bonnet Creek closer to the race start?), but I'd like advice about (everything!) how many days I should book for, etc.

My DH used to run full Marathons, so he knows about training, etc., and he says he'll run with me (although he's already informed me that his pace will be much faster than mine, so I'll likely be ALONE during the actual race!), but if anyone has ANY advice about Disney Marathons, please, send it my way!
Oh, and how much do the marathons cost anyway? I'm sure DH would like to know.

Thanks in advance, and I can't wait to start training for next year!!!

 

[dumbo_buddy]

mom23wildboys hi! disney is a great excuse to start running! that's why i did it just quickly thinking here... if you haven't run before i DEFINITELY recommend the couch 2 5k program. just google it and you'll find more details but basically it's a 6 (?) week program that starts you off doing intervals of running and walking and will build you up to running 30 min at a time. it's great! as far as where to stay...there are a bunch of "host resorts" that will provide bus transportation to/from the race. i would stay at one of those, whichever one fits your budget. i stayed at an all-star resort last year and i think our lisa stayed at AKL and rose was at boardwalk last year but AKL this year.

kathy so, did you end the day still on the wagon? the 10 day non expiring ticket sounds like a good option. my aunt and uncle who went with us to disney last january used their non-expiring tickets and they wound up getting 3 trips out of it by not going to the parks some days and doing water park only days. not bad!

disney is totally a cult. and i'm totally ok with that

***

well hallelujah and praise jesus! last night was my first night without john or my friend mary and it went really well. i didn't sleep too much but that wasn't because of the kids. i was just nervous and anxious. matthew slept until 5am. thomas is up now in his crib yelling for me which is about half an hour earlier than i'd like but i can't complain...it's just taking away from my DIS posting.

my babysitter should be back to babysitting this afternoon so i hope to get a run in this afternoon. tonight we're going to my aunt and uncle's across the street for dinner. tomorrow my friend lauren (the friend who has kind of been hit or miss lately) is supposed to come up for the day and help me. i feel like it's going to be pretty exhausting to have her because she literally NEVER stops talking but maybe i can just tell her that i need a nap john's setting up for the show today and hoping that if it goes fast he'll be able to get some park time in today.

and now for a little giggle. thomas is in his crib yelling for me and telling me, "mommy! made a mickey mouse!" he still has pacifiers in his crib (i know, i need to get rid of them) that are the ones they give you at the hospital..those circle ones. he puts three together and says it's a mickey mouse. yep, consider my kid brainwashed

 

[mommyof2Pirates]

Nancy- Its so great to know thomas is already a part of the cult. that is too cute.
I hope you enjoy your run today and woohoo for the time alone going well so far. Is your friend noreen the one who is staying at CBR. Didnt you say someone was doing the pirate room????? If so I will need all the details of what they thought upon their return.

Kathy- Ok I decided that march 1st I am going to put both my feet back into the darn wagon again. This first few days of the week is rough and I know that should not be an excuse but.....It is. So I am going to recommit myself on the first just like I did in Jan. and hope that March is a much better month for weight loss than Feb. Are you with me again?????

Mom23wildboys- Disney races are quite addicting and in a way we are cult like but definitely in a good way. I did my first race last year at the princess and it was awesome. We went from thursday night through monday early afternoon. I thought it was just enough time. The expo for the princess was on friday and saturday and we went for the opening on friday and I also thought that was great. We were towards the front of the line and it was not overly crowded while we were shopping. The marathon itself I think was $120 quite pricey compared to others but totally totally worth the money.

Well after our texting malfunction on sunday I have finally decided to get an iphone. I have been thinking about it for awhile now since sprint got the iphone a number of months ago. My dear husband has decided to let me use his upgrade to get it and he is keeping his old phone. He has an android and actually likes it. I have the same one and hate it. So very soon I will join the iphone world. This also means since he is being so generous I have to at least wait a little until I bring up leaving him and the boys again for marathon weekend. So that causes a delay in my strategy but I think all will be good. He is a very understanding supportive guy but I think it is my own guilty concious that feels bad taking another solo trip. So will see.

Eating has been a bit horrific since sat. I am back up to last wkends weight so all the hard work I did last week will need to be redone. uggggh. I am going to do zumba tonight, run tomorrow, friday 50min and 6 miles on sunday. Possibly zumba on saturday too. So with all that exercise and a little bit of pixie dust I hope to be at least a maintainer this week. Then starting March 1st I am back to giving it 100% again and no excuses.

Have a great day!

 

[Mom23WildBoys]

mom23wildboys hi! disney is a great excuse to start running! that's why i did it just quickly thinking here... if you haven't run before i DEFINITELY recommend the couch 2 5k program. just google it and you'll find more details but basically it's a 6 (?) week program that starts you off doing intervals of running and walking and will build you up to running 30 min at a time. it's great! as far as where to stay...there are a bunch of "host resorts" that will provide bus transportation to/from the race. i would stay at one of those, whichever one fits your budget. i stayed at an all-star resort last year and i think our lisa stayed at AKL and rose was at boardwalk last year but AKL this year.


disney is totally a cult. and i'm totally ok with that
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Thanks for the advice! I think Boardwalk would be a great place to stay too, and would fit all my kids if we decided to take them along. What would we do with them during the race though, unless someone else came with us to keep them? The kids clubs are all in the evenings, right? Should I go ahead and book BW for Thursday-Monday and hope for a discount later?

Just for kicks, I tried running on our treadmill yesterday while my 2 year old was napping. (I haven't exercised since October, and have never run.) I ran/walked two miles in just over 31 minutes, without really trying for the first five minutes or so. That's just fast enough to keep from getting pulled out of the race right? So now I've got to add eleven more miles and get a lot faster, within a year. Hopefully I can do it!!!

Thanks again, and I'm looking forward to reading and getting lots of helpful hints from all of you pros!
~Laura

 

[camnhan]

OMG the whole Thomas story is hillarious!! I love it!!

So has been a long week (and yes I realize it is only Tuesday)
Work has been soooooooooooo stressful and I typically eat my way through my stress but have really committed to NOT doing that which has increased the stress level
Stayed about the same weight wise....started Jillian Michaels Ripped in 30 yesterday....I am going to die! Not doing her diet plan so much just the exercises and trying to track points very closely..

ON a good note....everything but our park tickets are set and paid for~~~only 7 more weeks! Of course I have been stressing over the whole what to do about dinners and how are we going to do everything in only 3 days and what am I going to tell the kids and...and... and.....

It is TUESDAY...how about those trip reports!!! I can't wait to read all about the race and activities and dinners and FUN that you all had!!!

Hurry...hurry... I am a little impatient.

 

[dumbo_buddy]

claudia never showed up yesterday! grrr! she texted back to me later saying, "oh i thought i told you i have softball now until 4:30 everyday" um...NO! ugh i'm annoyed. no run for me yesterday. i actually wouldn't have been able to go for a run anyway because my stomach was really bad all day. but i could have used her so i didn't have to have both kids in with me while i sat on the bowl

i don't think the may 6th half is going to happen. i've only run 5 miles twice in the last few weeks and i'm not sure i'll be able to build up to 13.1 by may. i don't know. what do you think? i'd really like to do the half before my disney trip as a little yay-me award. i just need to make sure i can get training runs in! once john is back and even if claudia only comes at 5pm twice a week i should be able to get the weekday runs in because it's been staying lighter at night.

i suppose all the bowl time was ok since i saw 150.0 this morning on the scale. my pre-preggo jeans i usually could squeeze on at 145. thing is, when i tried them on this morning (why do i keep doing that to myself?) i was definitely more than 5 lbs away from them fitting. my body has really changed since having the baby.

rose i was sorry to see your status update that the trip wasn't so perfect. i hope the fact that you had a GREAT race still ended everything on the plus side. how was your trip home?

maria how was the rest of your trip? i was giggling about how you were surrounded by "oobs-bay" at the beauty and the beast show. i guess alot of gals had a hard time finding a good place to sit and nurse.

hi to my other wonderful princesses. have a very happy leap year! i remember a guy i went to high school with was born on feb. 29th. i guess he must be turning 8 today

 

[Rose&Mike]

Good morning! I think I have a lot of reading to do to catch up.

I am sitting out a tornado watch--which I am sure will be a warning in a few minutes. Then off to work.

I will do a race report--maybe--but I just wanted to say, I did look happy in the pictures, it was an ok time, but it was not a good race. Probably my second least favorite (behind kdf last year).

I was in tears on and off for the entire 13 miles. I woke up at 1:20 (after not sleeping well at all leading up to it.) The day we left for the airport I was up at 2:00--couldn't sleep. Tom said he knew it was not going to be good when he saw I posted something on facebook at 1:30 am on the morning of the race.

But the worst part--at around mile 8 or 9 my knees started hurting--itbs--again. I am just burned out. I can handle the injuries. I can handle the food. I cannot handle either one when I am exhausted. Just can't. I wondered through all this what my "limit" was and I have reached it. My time should have been ~5+ minutes faster, but my knees were hurting so much during the runs at the end. I just had no reserve left.

So, I finished. I felt good--no tummy or gluten issues. And then that afternoon we went to Mara for dinner and they told me the food they gave me on Thursday was not gluten free and they had no idea what I ate. At that point I LOST it. I had a stomach ache all the way through Saturday, and brain fog at the WISH meet. It took an hour to clear this up at Mara--until they figured out what I ate.

Which turned out to be g-f. The chef used a new product that no one else knew about it. But I was horrified by my reaction. And so embarrassed and humiliated. I am crying about it just thinking about it. They ended up being very nice and comped our lunch (which was yummy), but the whole thing chewed up about 2 hours. It was just awful.

I can't deal with this stuff when I am this tired. I hate that I behaved so poorly. (Which really probably wasn't that bad, but in my mind it was.)

Neither one of us liked being cold before the race either, Mike more so than me. So some of this stuff I could ignore, but compiled it made for a very unhappy couple of days for me.

And maybe we will change our minds. I don't know. But it just wasn't fun. I think the constant drumming at AKL didn't help. Mike said the drums were not using their inside voices.

So that's where I'm at. Exhausted. And getting ready to call the physical therapist--again. My life is great. It really is. But I am pooped. I was ready on Sunday and Monday to just quit running period, but Mike and I talked a lot about it over the last couple of days and we both agreed that the 2:00am wakeups are just not working with all of the other things we are dealing with. He said he has never come back from a Disney trip so exhausted.

The plan is to get the itbs under control (again) and maybe sign up for w&D. Or maybe just do local races. Or maybe just run for fun.

I am just really happy to be home.

 

[Worfiedoodles]

I promise to post more later, right now I just wanted to get back on so I don't put it off -- and to agree with Rose.

This was not my best race, and I was really upset for a little while. I got over it and I feel good in general today, but honestly, I am exhausted. I am so tired. I think I am not able to do the race and then go, go, go for the next 2 days.

I guess I was pretty vocal about my not enjoying my resort location, because when I got back I said to Dennis, "I am not staying in the All Stars again", and he replied, "I think we've established that".

I took today off and I'm going to spend it catching up my house and , napping, and just trying to ease back into life. Mini TR is coming. I will say this -- if you ever have the chance to eat GF with Rose, go for it! It is so interesting to see what the chef's can do when they make an individual meal, and it's also really fun! (GF dancing Banana!)

Definitely the best part of my weekend -- hangin' with Rose and Mike! And by the way, Rose looks just as great in person as you think -- she is doing fabulous as a Maintainer! Even in pain and Glutened, Rose is Awesome!

One more thought I want to get out. We have 9 months (roughly) until marathon weekend. For those of us that need to, no reason not to give birth to a new us!

Maria

 

[Rose&Mike]

Still waiting out the weather....

I loved seeing all the pictures from the weekend. Especially the one that we were all in. Good job Nancy!

My pt is not back from maternity leave for 5 more weeks. (Who told her she could take such a long maternity leave.) I have an appointment with someone on Friday morning. If I don't like them, I am going to switch to somewhere closer to home.

I really did miss you all this weekend.

Ok, I think maybe I can head to work soon....at least this weather wasn't going on last night when we were flying!

 

[Rose&Mike]

Maria--I am so jealous of your day off! I got a text from my boss yesterday that we have 2 conference calls scheduled next week for our project and they wanted to make sure I could be there. How did I get so important? That was definitely not my goal! Did you get caught in the rain Monday evening? Luckily we were right outside of Mexico. Can you say margarita???? We're glad you could join us over the weekend!

Ok, now really time to get ready for work!

 

[mikamah]

Welcome Home Maria and Rose!!!!

We missed you both around here, but loved following along online and the texts. I'm so sorry the races weren't all you had hoped for.

Rose- Big hugs for the food issues, and the stress and exhaustion of the day. Waking at 1:30, running 13.1 miles, being told you were glutened, you deserve to have a big fat meltdown, and I'm sure you weren't as bad as you think. I'm happy you're home, but sorry you're so important at work that you couldn't have a rest day today. I hope work goes by quickly and you get a good nights sleep tonight.

Maria-Glad you are home and have the day to rest, relax and do a little laundry. Only a little, and don't you be doing too much housework young lady. It can wait for the men. I look forward to hearing you mini-tr. I bet you all had fun hanging out together. I so want to come in january, too, and 9 months is a good long time for lots of change. For crying out loud, I will be well in Onederland for marathon weekend 2013, whether I'm in fla or ma!!!

Nancy-Sorry your friend wigged out on you again and you didn't get out for a run. How are you holding up at night? Whoo hoo for 150 even if the potty had to help. I think doing 5 miles already, that you would be able to ramp up to 13 by may 6th. Thats 9 weeks away. Especially if you tried to add in some walk breaks, and see how it goes.
I am still in the wagon, though I did consume half a box of white cheddar cheezits in the wagon last night during BL. Duh! Oh well, today is a new day, I wrote it all down, Poko and i walked for an hour, and I went grocery shopping and did not buy any devils food. On to that new me!!

LisaH_Hello there!! Are you in ONEderland yet??? I know you are very very close, and I am ready to party with you!!! Hope you're having a good week.

Hello Lindsay, LIsaR, Jen, and welcome Mom23wildboys!! Love the name!!

Gotta run, Have a fantastic wednesday!!!

 

[lisah0711]

Good morning Princesses!

Quick post this morning. Robert had some bug this week and missed two days of school but is feeling better today. He will have a long day with a choir recital after school, a couple of tests and some make up work. He is a tad tense.

I totally agree, Nancy. We are so lucky to have found each other, and I feel so close with all of you even though we live so far away. Believe you me, I never would have even considered doing a half marathon, or running at all without LisaH, the little instigator, and this group for support and advice.

Isn't that the truth? (But I still claim it was your idea )

Glad your back in the wagon. Me, too. I'm going to ONE-derland in March! Care to join me?

Laura! One good thing about running Disney races is that people seem to stop saying things like "are you going to Disney again?"

disney is totally a cult. and i'm totally ok with that

Me, too. This kool-aid is yummy!

I think your May half is doable if you can accept training to finish in the upright position, ready to celebrate. I'm looking at a 8-10 week training for my half at the end of May and it's still doable for me so if you are up to 5 now and just go to 10 before the half you will be fine.

Then starting March 1st I am back to giving it 100% again and no excuses.

Yay! Lots of company in the wagon.

Jen, trip planning is stressful but you know you will be back and you know you have to hit the highlights on a short get away. Maybe try some things you never could do with the kids?

Rose, hope those tornados stay away. We have a big snowstorm. Even the deer were covered in snow in the front yard a few minutes ago. Sorry for the stress. You did great and you looked marvelous!

Maria, welcome back! Enjoy that day and sorry things were a little rushed the past couple of days. You don't need to reinvent yourself. We you just the way you are! I'm totally into a bit of self-improvement myself. By my count we have 10 months -- March through December.

I have more to say but it is time to go. Have a great day ladies!

 

[mommyof2Pirates]

Good morning...soon to be afternoon for us east coasters.

Rose and Maria I am so glad you made it home safe and sorry the race and the weekend was not what you had hoped.

Rose- I can understand you being frustrated and Im sure your meltdown didnt look as bad to others as it made you feel. I can only imagine the stress all of this puts you under. I would agree that if the early morning races makes you more miserable from lack of sleep and puts a damper on your wkend away then it makes sense to not continue putting yourself through them. I hope the ITBS was only making a quick appearance and will get better quickly.

Oh and I always say at work that I am going to start becomming an average employee because when you do good you just get rewarded with more work. Of course you know I dont truly mean that I am an overacheiver and being average is not in my vocabulary.

Nancy- that stinks that your babysitter didnt come over. I think your race is doable as long as you are not looking to break records. Even if you can get out once during the week and once on the weekend for longer runs you should be ok. But if it is causing you more stress than I would just try to find a half that will give you some more time. No use stressing yourself out.

Maria- I had to laugh at the comment dennis made about the resort. guess you got your point across. It is so worth the extra money for a moderate vs the value's.

Jenn- I know its tough not to turn to food but if you did you would probably stress about that so I think you are doing the right thing. Hang in there and try to enjoy your prep time and not stress too much. You will have a great time and your kiddos will be ok.

Hi Kathy, Lisa H, and Lisa, and mommy23wildboys (feel free to give us your real name if you like)

It is a rainy sleety day here. Luckily it started after we all were in the office so we didnt have to worry about the slick roads during the commute today. It is just one of those days to curl up on the couch and watch movies. To bad I am stuck working.

The doctor who retired over a year ago is bring us lunch today. It should be fun to catch up. He was a great guy and a one in a million type doctor. He would still do house calls for his long time special needs patients and would spend hours talking to patients and parents when serious issues were going on. He truly is the most caring person I know. He retired at the age of 78.

We got an email from Ryans teacher this morning about some more behavioral issues that she thinks are getting worse. not paying attention to her and instead picking at fuzz, fiddling with his pencil. talking when he is suppose to be quiet while walking to lunch/recess/etc. calling out without raising his hand first. She just asked that we remind him of these things every morning. Which we do. Last night he said his teacher was going to call us and he we talked about why. He told me all these things and then said he tries to remember to not do these things but he only has one brain and its hard to remember everything. God love him. I just dont know what to do with him. We are doing all the modifications at home to help him and he seems to be getting a little better at home but it seems school is going the opposite direction. Its just so frustrating. The biggest fear I have is that he will get held back and he is already the older child in the class. Hopefully that doesnt happen.

Thanks again as always for listening.