DDA Chapter 11

[Glynis]

crud, crud, crud...why didn't I book my airfare already?? It's gone up $40 roundtrip...dang nabbut!!

ETA: Hey Glynis....can you give me a call at work so we can figure out which hotel is the best fit for you!!

don't worry about finding a hotel to fit me! Find one that fits your needs. I can find my way around the city in no time, so any hotel that fits your budget, likes, etc., will be fine.

I'm in and out today, running errands and volunteering at the school, so calling today will be difficult.

Sorry about the airfare! I can't wait until you get here!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[yellowfish78]

Glynis - I'm trying your pot roast tonight! Given our weather, it seems like a perfect day for it.

 

[mommykds]

I haven't had a chance to catch up.. You have all been chatty which is very nice to see.

for all my friends here.

 

[PNO4TE]

I thought that sounded really fun...

although Jackie still hasn't forgiven me for making her go on the pirate cruise..."it was the worst day of her life"

I hope against all hope that she is correct and it is the worst day she ever has!

 

[marcij]

Tammi You are giving Marci a run for her money these days.

I'll gladly relinquish the title!

It seems there are a number of us overwhelmed around here and not having the best of weeks. Seriously, I've almost worked myself in to a nervous breakdown and I'm not even sure why. I have no specific reason setting me off. I think it started with my sister breaking down on her birthday on Sunday (missing Mom), and that led to a "mom" week for me, then there's work that is crazy, soccer practices/games/baseball lessons, a ridiculous amount of homework for Andrew that is causing meltdowns for both of us, I'm eating everything in sight (and nauseous but not preg) so that has me feeling overweight, my physical therapy on my shoulder seems to be making me more sore so I only slept about 4 hours Sunday night and I'm PMSing... I ended up in the laundry room shouting at Randy that I wasn't happy last night. Elizabeth -- my head might have spun around -- you'd have to ask him.

After that, I grabbed a scripture journal my SIL gave me, reminded myself to count my blessings, took two Simply Sleep pills and went to bed.

Today seems better but I still can't put my finger on what's causing the funk. Maybe it's just the worst PMS I've ever had... (sorry Tom! )

So I came up with a crazy idea of making Nick into Mr. Potato Head for his costume. I want to make the various body parts with extras and have them velcro on. That way we could change his appearance. What do you all think?

That sounds very cool -- I can't wait to see pics!

Ok, I need some post-baby-body advice from women who have been there


I pulled out my fall/winter stuff yesterday, which I wore before and then up until about halfway through my pregnancy. NOTHING fits! It's all the same sizes (or bigger ) than I'm buying now, but you know how it goes.... nothing fits right, whether it's hanging off of me or "the right size".

The numbers on the scale say I'm significantly down from this time last year, before I got pregnant, and yet I just DON'T carry weight well anymore - probably because it's all flab, instead of mostly muscle

I know things absolutely never go back to "normal" (pre-pregnancy), but do they start to get back to something that resembles your previous body type? I especially thought this would be true since I didn't have the whole inflated hip/butt/****s thing during pregnancy (to my chagrin ). I still have narrow everything, just lots of extra belly fat, despite having a net loss. Essentially, I'm "fatter" even though I weigh 15 pounds less. Very odd.



I'm thinking it's just a change in muscle tone, which I'm sure can be reversed. Of course, it doesn't seem to be going any direction, even 3 months later...I don't know.

I'm not really looking for any sympathy , just confirmation that my thought process is right ... or advice to start over with my wardrobe, if that's what is necessary.


Thoughts? Maybe I am thankful it's still t-shirt/jeans weather

Don't feel alone -- everything does move around. Even now that I've lost a lot of weight and am much smaller than before I was pregnant, I still have a pouch of fat. (and the last two weeks of eating haven't helped! ) I wish I had a magic answer, but it's still early on for you -- give yourself some time and I think you'll see some improvement.

Elizabeth- I just got an email from Joe. He said he would love to meet you. And he also informed me that Emma and I will be on our own Saturday night, that is if I don't mind. He got invited to an event from one of his clients and can't seem to get out of it.

Emma found out about the trip this morning. She was looking through my date book and found it on the calendar. Needless to say, she is beyond excited!!!

I'm glad Emma was excited. I have your visit marked on my calendar. I have Jake's soccer schedule and am waiting on Andrew's to see how the day will shakedown. Elizabeth the tour guide -- what you have planned?

 

[Mommy2EmMoLu]

I'll gladly relinquish the title!

It seems there are a number of us overwhelmed around here and not having the best of weeks. Seriously, I've almost worked myself in to a nervous breakdown and I'm not even sure why. I have no specific reason setting me off. I think it started with my sister breaking down on her birthday on Sunday (missing Mom), and that led to a "mom" week for me, then there's work that is crazy, soccer practices/games/baseball lessons, a ridiculous amount of homework for Andrew that is causing meltdowns for both of us, I'm eating everything in sight (and nauseous but not preg) so that has me feeling overweight, my physical therapy on my shoulder seems to be making me more sore so I only slept about 4 hours Sunday night and I'm PMSing... I ended up in the laundry room shouting at Randy that I wasn't happy last night. Elizabeth -- my head might have spun around -- you'd have to ask him.

After that, I grabbed a scripture journal my SIL gave me, reminded myself to count my blessings, took two Simply Sleep pills and went to bed.

Today seems better but I still can't put my finger on what's causing the funk. Maybe it's just the worst PMS I've ever had... (sorry Tom! )



That sounds very cool -- I can't wait to see pics!



Don't feel alone -- everything does move around. Even now that I've lost a lot of weight and am much smaller than before I was pregnant, I still have a pouch of fat. (and the last two weeks of eating haven't helped! ) I wish I had a magic answer, but it's still early on for you -- give yourself some time and I think you'll see some improvement.



I'm glad Emma was excited. I have your visit marked on my calendar. I have Jake's soccer schedule and am waiting on Andrew's to see how the day will shakedown. Elizabeth the tour guide -- what you have planned?

I hope the funk lifts soon

I hope we can work something out, it would be wonderful to meet you!

 

[mommykds]

Marci,
Sorry about your funk....I have had days like that too (heck weeks like that! ) Hope things calm down for you soon.

 

[marcij]

I hope the funk lifts soon

I hope we can work something out, it would be wonderful to meet you!

Marci,
Sorry about your funk....I have had days like that too (heck weeks like that! ) Hope things calm down for you soon.

Thanks ladies! What is ticking me off is that I have no reason to feel sorry for myself or be blue. For some reason, just telling myself to get over it hasn't worked. Venting does help, so thanks for listening...or not -- I do tend to go on....

Merrie (the lady whose company I run) just walked in to my office saying, "I can't live this way Marci." And I'm sure I gave her this startled look like she had just read my mind. She was talking about the screw-up the new admin made to her travel, and since the other admin is out sick I best get to it. Lunch over!

 

[babytrees]

Thanks ladies! What is ticking me off is that I have no reason to feel sorry for myself or be blue. For some reason, just telling myself to get over it hasn't worked. Venting does help, so thanks for listening...or not -- I do tend to go on....

Merrie (the lady whose company I run) just walked in to my office saying, "I can't live this way Marci." And I'm sure I gave her this startled look like she had just read my mind. She was talking about the screw-up the new admin made to her travel, and since the other admin is out sick I best get to it. Lunch over!

I hate when I get that way too Marci. I hope you move out of it soon!!

 

[tinknme]

Hi all!

I did read all the posts, so here is a big round of & for all.

Deb look forward to seeing your potato head costume!

 

[bethbuchall]

Hello, DDA!

I am sorry that I dropped off the face of the boards for a while. It's been a little crazy getting the preschool up and running. Yesterday was the orientation, and today was the first day of class for the 3 year olds. We have a small class this year, and so far only two criers. The one little boy cried and screamed for close to 20 minutes and then a switch just flipped, and he was fine and charming the rest of the day. The other little boy had his mother stay for the first 30 minutes and then cried when she left. He was easier to console, though, and didn't cry for that long. He did start up again when Mom came back to pick him up, though. Then there is another little girl whose mother stayed and stayed and stayed, but she had absolutely no problem with mom leaving and she was actually much better behaved for us than Mom.

I am glad that there is no cross country meet scheduled for today, because it is really raining. What a mess that would be! Not that we don't have the rest of the season for rainy, muddy meets, but at least I dodged the bullet today.

I did pretty well with my eating yesterday and so far today. I hope that I can get into good habits again.

I am sorry to see that there have been so many stressed, grumpy-feeling DDAers! I hope that situations change and you all start feeling better soon. This is a stressful time of year.

I can't believe how fast the day goes! It seems like I get home just in time for the kids to start arriving home. We haven't even had too many evening activities yet, and I already feel like I need at least another 12 hours in the day. I guess I'll have to start giving up some sleep again, but that turns me into three of the dwarves...Sleepy, Grumpy, and Dopey.

I'm going back to try to catch up, but I fear that is near impossible at this point.

 

[bethbuchall]

Thanks ladies! What is ticking me off is that I have no reason to feel sorry for myself or be blue. For some reason, just telling myself to get over it hasn't worked. Venting does help, so thanks for listening...or not -- I do tend to go on....

Merrie (the lady whose company I run) just walked in to my office saying, "I can't live this way Marci." And I'm sure I gave her this startled look like she had just read my mind. She was talking about the screw-up the new admin made to her travel, and since the other admin is out sick I best get to it. Lunch over!

I think that sometimes you have minor chemical imbalances that through you out of whack, and there is no talking yourself out of it. I certainly hope that everything is back to normal soon! I know that I get completely irrational sometimes. I realize that I am being completely irrational, but I can't stop.

 

[tink2020]

I'll gladly relinquish the title!

It seems there are a number of us overwhelmed around here and not having the best of weeks. Seriously, I've almost worked myself in to a nervous breakdown and I'm not even sure why. I have no specific reason setting me off. I think it started with my sister breaking down on her birthday on Sunday (missing Mom), and that led to a "mom" week for me, then there's work that is crazy, soccer practices/games/baseball lessons, a ridiculous amount of homework for Andrew that is causing meltdowns for both of us, I'm eating everything in sight (and nauseous but not preg) so that has me feeling overweight, my physical therapy on my shoulder seems to be making me more sore so I only slept about 4 hours Sunday night and I'm PMSing... I ended up in the laundry room shouting at Randy that I wasn't happy last night. Elizabeth -- my head might have spun around -- you'd have to ask him.

After that, I grabbed a scripture journal my SIL gave me, reminded myself to count my blessings, took two Simply Sleep pills and went to bed.

Today seems better but I still can't put my finger on what's causing the funk. Maybe it's just the worst PMS I've ever had... (sorry Tom! )



That sounds very cool -- I can't wait to see pics!



Don't feel alone -- everything does move around. Even now that I've lost a lot of weight and am much smaller than before I was pregnant, I still have a pouch of fat. (and the last two weeks of eating haven't helped! ) I wish I had a magic answer, but it's still early on for you -- give yourself some time and I think you'll see some improvement.



I'm glad Emma was excited. I have your visit marked on my calendar. I have Jake's soccer schedule and am waiting on Andrew's to see how the day will shakedown. Elizabeth the tour guide -- what you have planned?

I hope you can shake the funk soon!




Thanks everyone for your input, although I must admit it wasn't what I wanted to hear!

 

[tink2020]

I think that sometimes you have minor chemical imbalances that through you out of whack, and there is no talking yourself out of it. I certainly hope that everything is back to normal soon! I know that I get completely irrational sometimes. I realize that I am being completely irrational, but I can't stop.

I completely agree with this, and can totally relate!

 

[tinknme]

Chanon, Anne Marie did you know the Christmas parade will be taped on the 6th?

We do not have plans for MK this day, which s probably a good thing lol

 

[PNO4TE]

Marci - I hope your funk flies the coop soon! I have felt like that and hated the feeling of helplessness to stop it!

Jennifer - I weighed 115 before I got pregnant with Kathrin. I had taken off 70 pounds an kept it off for over a year. Then I got pregnant. What you see now is the result of two pregnancies, a couple of miscarriages and mismanaged eating habits. But that tummy pouch... I fear it will be here forever. I am a little old to be getting those muscles back in shape enough to hold it all in. But I think, with the right attitude and targeted workouts, you will see a change that you can live with. Just know it will take longer because you have two more people to care for and a lot less time to spend on yourself than before. I know you can do it, just realize it will take a while!

 

[tink2020]

So I think I failed to tell you all about the "soda incident" last week....

I was putting cans of soda into the refrigerator and dropped one (overly ambitious, I suppose ). Well it must have got banged up just right on the way down, because when it hit the floor it EXPLODED all over the kitchen. I have a fairly large kitchen, and it was wall-to-wall, floor-to-ceiling.... from the garage/bathroom/entry, to the back of the house, to the family room. Under the island overhand, on the bottom sides of all the furniture (stools, chairs, breakfast table, etc), and of course all over the tops. All over the inside and outside of the fridge, on the windows and doors, all over the walls.

It was ridiculous.


And today, it happened in my car. I elbowed a 44-ounce (?) cup of Diet Coke (the ginormous cups from Sams), which flew into the backseat. The lid was mostly off, and coke was going EVERYWHERE, so I quickly grabbed it to put it back 'together' and saw that the straw had punched through the bottom of the foam cup. In order to pick it up and throw it out my door (quite literally), I had to effectively fling more soda ALL OVER the inside of my car, including on the girls' heads. No joke.


Then, when pumping gas not 1 minute after cleaning up this mess (to the best of my ability, with just burp clothes and blankets to use! ), I pulled the nozzle out and before I had even attempted to start, it drizzled all over me.


Today, I'm most thankful that some days we are in unexplainable GOOD moods, no? Otherwise, I might have jumped off a cliff.

 

[PNO4TE]

So I think I failed to tell you all about the "soda incident" last week....

I was putting cans of soda into the refrigerator and dropped one (overly ambitious, I suppose ). Well it must have got banged up just right on the way down, because when it hit the floor it EXPLODED all over the kitchen. I have a fairly large kitchen, and it was wall-to-wall, floor-to-ceiling.... from the garage/bathroom/entry, to the back of the house, to the family room. Under the island overhand, on the bottom sides of all the furniture (stools, chairs, breakfast table, etc), and of course all over the tops. All over the inside and outside of the fridge, on the windows and doors, all over the walls.

It was ridiculous.


And today, it happened in my car. I elbowed a 44-ounce (?) cup of Diet Coke (the ginormous cups from Sams), which flew into the backseat. The lid was mostly off, and coke was going EVERYWHERE, so I quickly grabbed it to put it back 'together' and saw that the straw had punched through the bottom of the foam cup. In order to pick it up and throw it out my door (quite literally), I had to effectively fling more soda ALL OVER the inside of my car, including on the girls' heads. No joke.


Then, when pumping gas, I pulled the nozzle out and before I had even attempted to start, it drizzled all over me.


Today, I'm most thankful that some days we are in unexplainable GOOD moods, no? Otherwise, I might have jumped off a cliff.

Are your hands overly dry, Jennifer? I find I have the drop-sies when my hands need to be moisturized a LOT!

 

[tinker1bell]

Maybe a momossa or screwdriver for breakfast would help?

If I could get away with it, I swear I would try

 

[yellowfish78]

Chanon, Anne Marie did you know the Christmas parade will be taped on the 6th?

We do not have plans for MK this day, which s probably a good thing lol

Yep! For some reason I hear that the monorail get's busy on parade day. I think if we went in the evening we'd be fine...I'm definately not going during parade time! What do we have planned this day?

So I think I failed to tell you all about the "soda incident" last week....
And today, it happened in my car. Today, I'm most thankful that some days we are in unexplainable GOOD moods, no? Otherwise, I might have jumped off a cliff.

Jennifer - It's time to buy water.