DDA Chapter 27

[tinknme]

Thanks all, I am hanging in there The boys & I are going to spend Easter weekend(leave Thursday night)with my brother. I am looking forward to a little time away. Also a friend of mine that now lives in Fl. is coming to town that weekend & invited me to stay with her at the hotel(Casino, I have no money to play, but will have a chance to catch up with a old friend). So I will have my brother drop me off Sunday night beings it is on the way from his home to ours(he is driving us beings Gary will need the good vehicle for work & My brother has to pick up & drop off his daughter as well). So I will now have 5 nights away from home Hopefully this will help refresh me & I will have a better outlook on things.

Debbie I am glad you woke up, please take care of yourself!

Elin glad to hear that so far all is going well with Bob

Anne Marie glad that you were not touched by the storms!

 

[lovesdumbo]

Elin-Bob must be so happy to be home! Glad to hear things are going OK.

Debbie-YIKES! Please take care of yourself!

Janet-thinking of you!

Beth-your bathroom looks great! Hope Laura gots lots of rest today so she isn't too cranky tomorrow. I'm sure she had a great time.

Deb-sounds like you've got a busy week ahead. How cool that you were able to find a Miles for Miles.

Anne Marie-yeah for sticking with the wii. I had a good run doing it but haven't done it in a few weeks.

Tia-how was Hop?

Theresa-yeah for sucessful shopping. I got some clothes up from the basement today. Emma needs the next size pants. The summer clothes were on top of the pants so we started sorting through some of those. Lizzy has one pair of shorts that fit-I got them on clearance last fall. She has an LLBean swimsuit from last year that her aunt bought her. The bottom skirt is a size 12 and fits OK but the size 14 top is small. Then I bought her a suit from Land's End in the fall on clearance and the size 14 bottoms seem a bit snug and she says the size 16 top is too big. She has one speedo one piece that seems to fit well. Who said she could grow so much?





I got a new pedometer. It is one that works in your pocket. I measured the small loop around our neighborhood in my car yesterday. Today Emma & I walked it and the pedemeter seemed right on for distance. It measure steps, "moderate" steps (going at over 3mph), "moderate" time, calories burned and distance. I'm hoping this will help keep me motivated.

There is a discount on the 1/2 marathon until next Sunday so I think we'll sign up this week.


I've been reading about the Pixar weekend they are having at Epcot when I'll be there in May. Lots of cool characters will be out.

 

[babytrees]

Debbie-please slow down. Things can be done on a different day, or by a different person...you can't be replaced.

We are going to Philadelphia tomorrow right after I get off work. We will spend 2 nights...and come back just in time for me to go into work on Wednesday...my feet are going to be dead on Thursday!!

If I don't get back on....have awesome starts to your weeks!!

Good Night All!!

 

[mommykds]

Good morning,

Debbie,
OMG! I am glad you are ok.

Janet,
Sounds like a great getaway! Hope you have fun.

Elin,
Glad that Bob is doing well at home.

 

[tinknme]

Good morning

It has been so chilly I caved & turned the heat back on

Bring on the heat, I promise I won't complain!

 

[Blueeyes101817]

I've been burning the candle at both ends, starting at 4:30 in the morning and getting to bed at 11:00 at night or later, it finally caught up to me Friday when I fell asleep at the wheel coming home, thankfully I was at a redlight ad my foot didn't slip off the brake, just woke up sitting in the road with the rest of the cars gone in front of me. That's when I decided it was time for a break, I came home and went straight to bed and slept in yesterday. We did spend yesterday afternoon helping them pack up and clean the old place, Richie took a break from there and helped our youngest daughter move in her new furniture and move out the old from her upstairs apartment. We'll spend this morning helping the oldest finish up and then we're through with that project, back to wedding prep after that. My children are wearing me out.

Scary! Glad you are okay!

Nothing long and involved to report. We are doing fine. It is hard work but today was better than yesterday and yesterday was better than Friday. Let's hope that continues.
!

So happy to see each day is getting better...

Thanks all, I am hanging in there The boys & I are going to spend Easter weekend(leave Thursday night)with my brother. I am looking forward to a little time away. Also a friend of mine that now lives in Fl. is coming to town that weekend & invited me to stay with her at the hotel(Casino, I have no money to play, but will have a chance to catch up with a old friend). So I will have my brother drop me off Sunday night beings it is on the way from his home to ours(he is driving us beings Gary will need the good vehicle for work & My brother has to pick up & drop off his daughter as well). So I will now have 5 nights away from home Hopefully this will help refresh me & I will have a better outlook on things.
!

Time away is good--hope it does wonders


Everything here is okay--I have a fridge now! Countertop is coming on Thursday..I cannot wait to get this stuff done so I can get the inspection. Ill be going to the house in a bit to get some more work done and then later, going to the phillies game! We have first and second row so it should be a lot of fun!

 

[PNO4TE]

Good morning, DDA!

 

[Glynis]

Good morning, everyone! We got back from my dad's house late last night, and I'm so glad to be home! We had a great time, and my dad really enjoyed having the kids around. We went to two orchestra concerts, a school play for my nephew, and also spent countless hours at parks, and the new swimming pool. It was a fun relaxing time! We really needed it! Now, it's back to the real world! Katie has her state History Fair competition tomorrow. Please send along pixie dust and good thoughts.

Elin - I'm so glad that Bob is home! I hope that as the days pass, the routine will get easier for everyone!

Janet - I don't know what's going on, but I'm praying for you! I hope the time away is what you need, right now.

Jen - Good luck with the house! I loved the pictures you posted on FB!

Debbie - Please take care!!! I've almost fallen asleep at the wheel, and it is SCARY!

Beth - The bathroom looks so good!!! I'm really jealous!!! I hope Laura had a great time, and didn't fight you too much on getting up this morning!

Theresa - Have a great trip! I've always wanted to go there, so I'm looking forward to a trip report! Glad things at Target are looking up for you!

Anne Marie - Way to go on the Wii fit! I've really fallen off the wagon, and need the motivation to get going, again. I'm going to use our trip to Disneyland as my motivation!

Tammi - Glad the reveal went well. You are going to have so much fun planning and anticipating!

Jennifer - A cruise for your anniversary would be so fun! I would love to do it one day.

Have a great Monday, everyone! I'm catching up on laundry, and then need to run to the store for milk. I won't be on tomorrow, as I'll be with Katie all day, but I'll try to check in again today, and I'll be here after the competition.

 

[tinknme]

Good morning, everyone! We got back from my dad's house late last night, and I'm so glad to be home! We had a great time, and my dad really enjoyed having the kids around. We went to two orchestra concerts, a school play for my nephew, and also spent countless hours at parks, and the new swimming pool. It was a fun relaxing time! We really needed it! Now, it's back to the real world! Katie has her state History Fair competition tomorrow. Please send along pixie dust and good thoughts.


Have a great Monday, everyone! I'm catching up on laundry, and then need to run to the store for milk. I won't be on tomorrow, as I'll be with Katie all day, but I'll try to check in again today, and I'll be here after the competition.

Good luck to Katie!

 

[bethbuchall]

We found out this morning that if we want to get Abi to go shopping to take her when she is exhausted. She hardly put up any fight and tried swimsuits almost willingly. We all found clothes and nobody wanted to cry or yell.

I wish that would work for me, but I'm much more likely to cry and yell when I'm exhausted. I hate clothes shopping for me.

I hope you are having a great time in Philadelphia. For being as close as we are, we've never taken the kids.

I've been burning the candle at both ends, starting at 4:30 in the morning and getting to bed at 11:00 at night or later, it finally caught up to me Friday when I fell asleep at the wheel coming home, thankfully I was at a redlight ad my foot didn't slip off the brake, just woke up sitting in the road with the rest of the cars gone in front of me. That's when I decided it was time for a break, I came home and went straight to bed and slept in yesterday. We did spend yesterday afternoon helping them pack up and clean the old place, Richie took a break from there and helped our youngest daughter move in her new furniture and move out the old from her upstairs apartment. We'll spend this morning helping the oldest finish up and then we're through with that project, back to wedding prep after that. My children are wearing me out.

Please take some time for yourself! I am glad everything is ok and hope that you get a break soon.

Terra and I are off to see Hop this morning. Hopefully, I can stay awake for it. I was absolutely beat after yesterday and then what happens? My eyes were wide awake at 6:45 (stupid sunlight! - I promise only to say that between the hours of 6 and 8 on the only days I can sleep in ).

After that, I've got a good nine million and one things to do this week. I'm supposed to have my first training for my day camp staff on Wed night. Of course, I don't get my training until Thursday morning so this could be interesting. Plus, we've got company coming Friday night. Plus, we're having Easter here Sunday. Plus, plus, plus. Why is there always a plus, plus, plus? I think my prayer for this week is going to be simple - calm, well-behaved kids. If I can have just that (or even most of the week) it would go a long way to making everything go smoothly.

Now...I need a to do list! Anyone got a piece of poster board?

Good luck getting everything done! I hope you don't stress too much. How was Hop? I gave Miles the choice of two movies last week, and he picked the second Diary of Wimpy Kid movie. It was marginally better than the first. He liked it, though.

Good luck getting it all done. I have one of those weeks too. I'm working M-F at the Oil Co., M,T and TH at the restaurant, the kids are off for Spring Break (my parents are planning to do things with them). 2 of my work days will be shadowing a propane driver and a technician. That means that I will start by 6 AM and it could be 10 hour days. Nick has one lacrosse game, but it is an away game and an afternoon game so I won't be going to that one. My mom is thinking of going depending on the weather. Chris and I are starting Atkins tomorrow so we need to make a detailed grocery list and then hit the grocery store after our 2 PM meeting with a neighboring town's Lacrosse team. I also need to make a detailed list of Easter things that I need to pick up. My kids are not big candy eaters so I will need to be creative.

You are always so busy! Good luck with Atkins! Thanks again for finding Miles for Miles!

Good afternoon, DDA!

Nothing long and involved to report. We are doing fine. It is hard work but today was better than yesterday and yesterday was better than Friday. Let's hope that continues.

He has an appointment with our PCP tomorrow and with a surgeon on Tuesday. There is the possibility that he will have hernia surgery in the near future. Meanwhile, things are going just fine!

I am glad that everything is going well. I hope that it gets easier everyday!

Thanks all, I am hanging in there The boys & I are going to spend Easter weekend(leave Thursday night)with my brother. I am looking forward to a little time away. Also a friend of mine that now lives in Fl. is coming to town that weekend & invited me to stay with her at the hotel(Casino, I have no money to play, but will have a chance to catch up with a old friend). So I will have my brother drop me off Sunday night beings it is on the way from his home to ours(he is driving us beings Gary will need the good vehicle for work & My brother has to pick up & drop off his daughter as well). So I will now have 5 nights away from home Hopefully this will help refresh me & I will have a better outlook on things.

I am glad that you are getting a little time away!

Beth-your bathroom looks great! Hope Laura gots lots of rest today so she isn't too cranky tomorrow. I'm sure she had a great time.

Deb-sounds like you've got a busy week ahead. How cool that you were able to find a Miles for Miles.

Anne Marie-yeah for sticking with the wii. I had a good run doing it but haven't done it in a few weeks.

Tia-how was Hop?

Theresa-yeah for sucessful shopping. I got some clothes up from the basement today. Emma needs the next size pants. The summer clothes were on top of the pants so we started sorting through some of those. Lizzy has one pair of shorts that fit-I got them on clearance last fall. She has an LLBean swimsuit from last year that her aunt bought her. The bottom skirt is a size 12 and fits OK but the size 14 top is small. Then I bought her a suit from Land's End in the fall on clearance and the size 14 bottoms seem a bit snug and she says the size 16 top is too big. She has one speedo one piece that seems to fit well. Who said she could grow so much?





I got a new pedometer. It is one that works in your pocket. I measured the small loop around our neighborhood in my car yesterday. Today Emma & I walked it and the pedemeter seemed right on for distance. It measure steps, "moderate" steps (going at over 3mph), "moderate" time, calories burned and distance. I'm hoping this will help keep me motivated.

There is a discount on the 1/2 marathon until next Sunday so I think we'll sign up this week.


I've been reading about the Pixar weekend they are having at Epcot when I'll be there in May. Lots of cool characters will be out.

Thanks, Bernadette! That pedometer sounds great. I hate having to clip one on and then half the time it doesn't record right. I will have to go look for one like yours. I need all the motivation that I can get right now.

I can't wait to see photos from your May trip!

Good morning, everyone! We got back from my dad's house late last night, and I'm so glad to be home! We had a great time, and my dad really enjoyed having the kids around. We went to two orchestra concerts, a school play for my nephew, and also spent countless hours at parks, and the new swimming pool. It was a fun relaxing time! We really needed it! Now, it's back to the real world! Katie has her state History Fair competition tomorrow. Please send along pixie dust and good thoughts.

Lots of for Katie! That is very exciting.

Good morning, DDA! I am busy doing laundry and cleaning today, but I decided to take a quick DDA break.

Laura had a fabulous time on her trip. I'm even more jealous after looking at the pictures. She was still tired this morning, but she went off to school without too much struggle. She has to work tonight, and I know that will be hard. Since she has been used to being six hours ahead, work will seem very late to her. At least she's young and can recover quickly!

The house is so quiet with the kids back in school and the bathroom guys gone. The bathrooms are wonderful! I don't know how we lived with them so bad for as long as we did, but that makes them even better.

 

[tmfranlk]

Hi all!!

Elin - I'm glad Bob is continuing to do well. Good luck with his appt.

Debbie - Take care of yourself! Everyone can take care of things to help you get your rest!

Deb - Good luck this week!

Janet - Enjoy your time away. I hope it helps out.

Bernadette - Sounds like a nice pedometer. I gave up on mine because they never seem to register right.

Theresa - Have a great trip to Philly.

Jen - Hope it was a good game. Yay for more house progress!

Glynis - Glad you had a good trip! Best of luck to Katie for tomorrow. I know she'll do great!

I managed to get things set up for my training on Wed which was today's major goal since I still needed a location. So, we're all set there. I also got my great-dining-room-paper-clean-up filing system set up. The kitchen table has been lost to my dozen file boxes, but I did make a dent today so that was good. Hopefully tomorrow I can get through more of those and then move on to actually preparing for my Wed training meeting.

 

[tmfranlk]

I was looking at Terra's Disney photobook the other day and came across a few from the one Sept trip and then our Dec DL trip from '08 or '09 (don't remember for sure when) and had forgotten how much better I looked in those pics after having lost some weight. I'm only about 15 or 20 from where I was then, though that was a good 30+ from my ultimate goal. After I get through this week and before the next crazy one arrives, I'm want to get a schedule worked out where I can get some exercise worked into my schedule. I've also got to get some good daytime food in the house for me. I keep eating crap because I can't find anything that sounds good for lunch and/or breakfast. My goal is to pass my recent low before our trip in Nov. Plus, if I can do that I won't need new clothes for the trip!

 

[PNO4TE]

Good morning, DDA!

Yesterday's appointment went well. We have another appointment this morning. Bob also did well being home alone for the 4 hours I taught yesterday. Today I will be gone for 5 hours so we will see how that goes!

 

[mommykds]

Good morning,

Elin,
Sounds like Bob is doing well.

 

[tinknme]

Good morning

It is raining & very windy here today.

 

[lovesdumbo]

Theresa-have fun in Phillie! Hope the feet feel better than anticipated.

Jen-can't wait to see photos of the house. How was the game?

Glynis-sounds like a fun trip to your Dad's. Thinking of Katie today. I'm sure she'll do great today!

Beth-Hope Laura survived a full day yesterday. Here's the pedometer I got:
http://www.amazon.com/Omron-HJ-303-...5ZHS/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1303229180&sr=8-3

It seems pretty accurate so far. I'm hoping tracking steps/miles per day will help motivate me. Yesterday I did 2 miles at lunch and then another 1 mile at home with Joe (he's my fast walker!) plus another mile just walking around during the day. Today I parked as far from the office as I could to get in a few more steps.

Tia-good luck with your goals. You can do it! I need to work on the food end too-I could bring a much better & far less expensive lunch to work!

Elin-glad to hear Bob did well yesterday.

 

[MrsHeg]

Hi,

I've been catching up on sleep lately so now I'm having a hard time falling asleep

Beth - I forgot to say how much I love your bathroom, it looks wonderful.

Janet and Theresa I hope you have fun on your getaways

So now the wedding drama begins, I thought we had our ducks lined up when our caterer had to have surgery, fortunately she's doing fine, glad for her not just for us. Then our cake decorator had to have wrist surgery, she has to change her line of work so unfortunatly her prognosis isn't as good. I feel bad for her having such a curveball thrown at her at this stage in her life, she's spent years doing this and is now lost for another career choice.

 

[PNO4TE]

Debbie - I hope you can get those snafus with the wedding worked out quickly and relatively painlessly. You have had your hands full with this wedding!

 

[PNO4TE]

Good morning, DDA!

 

[Blueeyes101817]

Good morning!