DISappearing Peeps...A fastpass to THIN! Part 2

[UtahMama]

We were at a re-enactment dinner, in a living history settlement. We had to help prepare the meal just like the settlers of Indiana did in 1825. We had to work for our dinner and we paid for the meal. It was fun and yes, we ate what we made. I have quite a few pictures of the kids helping out. They were the only children there and they worked as hard as the adults did. They peeled and cut veggies, ground coffee and helped clean up. DD #2 was asked to come out between courses and help make sauce for the cabbage we were served. I took several pictures of her with the cooks while they were working.

OOOps, I saw this little ditty after I said good night!

I have to say that looks like aLOT of fun and work! WOW!!! I love hands on history for kids! So much better than a book!!! (With the exception of American Girl type books, maybe).

I am often thankful my time on earth is now and not 50 or 100 years or more ago. I just cant imagine the chores our mamas had to do! I am thankful for my dishwasher, my car(s), my chicken nuggets, my washer and dryer, my under eye concealer , my DD's Huggies.....etc.

 

[S.Poppins]

WOOOHOOOOTY HARLEY!!!!!!

MouseHouse - the cart is very impressive!!!!! Scrapbooking is a sickness - you should get help now!!

Stacey - thanks for asking about me. I'm actually really really sore! And swollen on one side. That and I haven't even written my lesson plans - I am screwed with her.

Shannon - sending more prayers for a speedy recovery your way!!! You can only do what you can only do - remember that!

Any and All Cary Grant movies he is Romance in my mind humorous and wonderful to look at Penny Serenade, The Bishops Wife I could go on!

Gone with the Wind I just love that!

Days of wine and roses, how love can go so wrong, a real tear jerker for me!

The Quiet Man!

Love Carey Grant! Cried like crazy watching Penny Serenade.

OK, here's my totals for the past 2 days because I had a really busy and not fun day yesterday, so I am just now getting around to doing this. More about my day later.

Sorry you had a rough day! Hope your date was wonderful!

Stacey~ Take care and try to rest. I know you have a busy day and have lots of commitments but you still need to take it easy when you can.

Thanks! It was a busy day. I decided, though, that teaching jcrew was less stressful on Lortab!

Confession time...... I was really bad on Friday. We had a staff pitch in and I ate what ever I felt like. We had a southern theme so tehre was fried chicken, mashed potatoes and gravy, mac and cheese, corn bread and chocolate cake. I had some of everything. Then we had dinner reservations for a historic dinner at our local living history museum. I wasn't sure if it was going to be any good but it was yummy. I had seconds of several things. Let me tell ya; brandied peaches are rather good. I gained almost 4.4 lbs in 24 hrs!!! I dind't feel well yesterday (wonder why...) and ate lightly but I'm still hanging onto 2 lbs of it. Then we went to breakfast and I had a whole hashbrown skillet breakfast. I should be ashamed of myself. I know I don't need that much food. I haven't been on the TM since Wed, I can't get to it at the moment; we had a large shipment of animal goods come in on Thurs and the boxes got piled on the TM. The cats are loving thier new furniture but it's taking a toll on my exercise routine.

I posted another installemnt to my TR if anyone is interested.

I also had a bad weekend! Pizza buffet with youth. Small group, I won't even mention what we had! I am going to need a forklift to get back on the wagon!

I just caught up but won't be doing any quotes.I had not gotten on all weekend and alot was said. I spent the weekend freezing my butt off at my DS11's baseball tournament.The wind was brutal but the boys didn't complain at all.

Anyone here know anything about learning disabilities? DS9 has always had a hard time with school but lately it has gotten worse.When he copies his spelling words off the board on Mondays almost all of them are misspelled and we have been assuming that he is not taking his time.Well I just looked through his notebook that holds his SS notes and the words are misspelled there too.He says that he copied them off of the board.He is insisting that he copied them exactly as they were written.For example he has urban written"ubran",population as "oppulation",etc.He also has his d and b mixed up most of the time. Maybe he is just rushing through his work but his teacher has told me that he is a very hard worker and she feels his doing the best he can. Sorry to ramble,I just now checked his grades and was disapointed to see so many bad ones.

You can always request testing. I am guessing he is in 3rd or 4th grade? By this time they should not be transposing their letters on a regular basis. I am surprised that a teacher has not already referred him. I taught special ed for 5 years. It is very frustrating for a child who really is trying his hardest and cannot understand what the problem is. But with help he can be very successful. You don't want him to get so frustrated that he gives up.

Ok, I am now really feeling horrible! I need a new swimsuit before our trip in may so I was looking on Lands End and decided to try out their virtual model to see what the swimsuit might look like on me. So I type in my height and weight and body shape. It comes back with a model that looks fairly close to me and then gives a message that there are no fashions available to try on my virtual model!!!!!!!!!!! Now there's a self esteem booster!!!! But I will not eat to make myself feel better, I'll just cry on my peeps shoulders, or keyboards . There now I feel a little better. But sheesh I'm a size 18/20 is that really so big? They might as well of told me I'm the dancing hippo from fantasia!

Lands End is scary!!!!! I hate looking for swimsuits. I usually like to look for the ones with dots - you know... dot to minimize bust, dot to flatten tummy, dot to minimize butt, dot to minimize hips, dot to hide thighs. I ask for the all dot special!!! Then I usually leave my cover up on the whole time! At Blizzard Beach, one of those photopass guys took a pic of our family on a raft (no cover up)

Bridge to Terabithia was a great movie. Yep, cried a lot and I knew what was going to happen.

I think this air purifier is making my throat sore.

 

[S.Poppins]

Christine - I just noticed your sig. You have a lot of animals!!!

 

[S.Poppins]

I just went over to lands end for fun. Let me just tell ya. I entered in my measurements and all that and they gave me a fat model!!!! Then to make matters worse, just for fun I tried on a bikini, and when they put the bikinin on the fat model.... they automatically put a cover up skirt on her! The nerve!

 

[dwheatl]

I just went over to lands end for fun. Let me just tell ya. I entered in my measurements and all that and they gave me a fat model!!!! Then to make matters worse, just for fun I tried on a bikini, and when they put the bikinin on the fat model.... they automatically put a cover up skirt on her! The nerve!

Hey, I got the skirt too! Well, at least my model doesn't have cellulite, which is more than I can say

I found another site. www.swimoutlet.com. I bought a navy blue tankini for $20. You have to search around, but they have some amazing deals. they also have the sizing for all the brands they sell, so you can get the one that fits you.

 

[pigget74]

GOOD MORNING ALL
THis weekend was not great--had a bad headache and tried different things with caffiene to see if that would help--nope. DH went to the store last night and brought me home some oreos (they are all I like). ANyway before he went and I asked him to get some he said NOPE, you don't need it--remember you told me to tell you NO!!. Plus I need to lose some, I am getting huge--I just slapped him. He wears a 34---how on earth is that huge Yes he does look like a malnurished person--big hard belly and then all his limbs are like pencils. Just makes me sick. There is no school today, but teachers have to go--wish I could stay home and sleep. Oh well.

Naw I fell off the wagon HARD and did a face plant right in the food, oh dene it was horrible and ugly and I felt like I was making farm animal noises while I sucking down the last of DH's Dove Dark Chocs ( I dont think he's very happy with me about it either)

So tomorrow as punishment I will have Broccoli for dinner and salad for lunch...DH wants to join a gym so we are going to join Golds with Dismom and her DH (my DH's brother) then we will be one big happy sweating stinking competitive family...Dismom will kick my tail in step aerobics, I just know it...shes in much better shape than I am

I apologize for the sheer quantity I have eaten today I promise that I will be good tomorrow...

With your description I visualized the scene from A Christmas Story--when the brother is eating mashed potatoes. Today is a new day. You will get right back on board like the rest of us and do the best that you can do.

WOOO HOOOOTY on your 500 post

Anyone here know anything about learning disabilities? DS9 has always had a hard time with school but lately it has gotten worse.When he copies his spelling words off the board on Mondays almost all of them are misspelled and we have been assuming that he is not taking his time.Well I just looked through his notebook that holds his SS notes and the words are misspelled there too.He says that he copied them off of the board.He is insisting that he copied them exactly as they were written.For example he has urban written"ubran",population as "oppulation",etc.He also has his d and b mixed up most of the time. Maybe he is just rushing through his work but his teacher has told me that he is a very hard worker and she feels his doing the best he can. Sorry to ramble,I just now checked his grades and was disapointed to see so many bad ones.

I teach Special Education and have a dyslexic son. To me it sounds like some dyslexic tendencies. Here is my question--does it only happen when he is copying material from another source--ie. book, board to notebook paper. He could have some other issues as far as visual aspects are concerned. Let me think a little about this today and I will get back with you.

Hi ladies and one notsogrumpyyoungdude~

I got my cart finished!!! I did it by myself! It's huge, 66 inches from side to side when I have both leaves opened. I have some pix:

I'm going to love this! I can put almost 2 whole yards of fabric on it at once! And everything folds up and I can wheel it into a corner or the front hallway to get it out of the way if I need to.

Here's a funny pic for you. It's from dinner on Fri night, DH had to help churn butter.

Now this really burns my buns......Someone broke into an animal shelter a few counties over and stole all the dog food and a good bit of the cat food. They are at full capacity and have been struggling to take care of the animals and now they don't have any food at all. If anyone would like more info, please PM me.

Your cart looks great.


Joshua just woke up so you gals and a guy have agreat day.

 

[lexmelinda]

HAPPY PRESIDENT'S DAY, PEEPS!

I guess everyone is sleeping in late like I did. Gotta go to part-timish job today but don't have to dress up so wearing my sweats.

NONI.....Love your cart! What a capable girl you are! I would never even try to do something like that! Do you live near Connor Prairie? Is that where you had the reenactment dinner?

DANIELLE.....When are you leaving for your weekend with Roger Daltry....I mean DH? I know your birthday isn't til Sunday but we want to have your peeps party before then if you won't be back til late.

Naw I fell off the wagon HARD and did a face plant right in the food, oh dene it was horrible and ugly and I felt like I was making farm animal noises while I sucking down the last of DH's Dove Dark Chocs ( I dont think he's very happy with me about it either)

Awww, Harley! But hey, the Dove darks are tempting! I had a bad food weekend too and I think a lot of the peeps did. Don't beat yourself up. It's one day. Let's get back on the wagon together. Here....I'll help you up! And by the way........WOO HOOTY!!!

hello everyone hope all is having a good weekend.....

Aries....are you feeling sorta human again?? I hope so.

They might as well of told me I'm the dancing hippo from fantasia!

I love that you always keep your sense of humor in these situations. Go ahead and buy a swimsuit but you will absolutely need a smaller one in a couple of months.

HAVE A GREAT PRESIDENTIAL DAY!!

 

[lexmelinda]

JUICY THREAD ALERT!

Here's some entertainment for this morning.

Stacey.....somebody you may remember is being blasted on this thread!

 

[UtahMama]

JUICY THREAD ALERT!

Here's some entertainment for this morning.

Stacey.....somebody you may remember is being blasted on this thread!

That ONE person is a professional pot stirrer!!!! BLAh!!!! I emensly dislike that personality trait! I'm only on page 2 of the haircut thread though. I'd totally "kill" my DH if he got DD's hair cut. Please know that the word 'kill" is just an expression, and I dont want anyone to read anything scandalous in that word...

 

[Bee]

****ERASED ORIGINAL POST****** Afraid that person will find this and get this thread closed.

So..... ive and let live.

Love all y'all

 

[the Fidge]

I just went over to lands end for fun. Let me just tell ya. I entered in my measurements and all that and they gave me a fat model!!!! Then to make matters worse, just for fun I tried on a bikini, and when they put the bikinin on the fat model.... they automatically put a cover up skirt on her! The nerve!

THe nerve I guess they haven't seen some folks what they will really put on. ANyway, I love that thing it really is my motivation some days. Yesterday was rough but hope today is better. I was just frustrated that my efforts haven't reaped the rewards I WOULD LIKE TO SEE ON MY SCALE!

You know Danielle mine doesn't have cottage cheese thighs either...hmm! Will check out the site you mentioned for bathing suits. DH said can't I use the one from last year?? UGH no I probably could I just don't WANT TO!!

ANyway, Happy Monday all and have a skinny day!

 

[denecarter]

Naw I fell off the wagon HARD and did a face plant right in the food, oh dene it was horrible and ugly and I felt like I was making farm animal noises while I sucking down the last of DH's Dove Dark Chocs ( I dont think he's very happy with me about it either)

So tomorrow as punishment I will have Broccoli for dinner and salad for lunch...DH wants to join a gym so we are going to join Golds with Dismom and her DH (my DH's brother) then we will be one big happy sweating stinking competitive family...Dismom will kick my tail in step aerobics, I just know it...shes in much better shape than I am

I apologize for the sheer quantity I have eaten today I promise that I will be good tomorrow...

How's it going today? Hopefully, yesterday didn't do too much damage.

to the "one big happy sweating stinking competitive family". Played racquetball with DD19 yesterday... I haven't played in 20+ years, she's never played. Do you remember the scene in Splash where John Candy and Tom Hanks are playing... Candy is drinking beer and hardly moving, Hanks is running around all over the place. Except for the beer, I was Candy... and I killed DD19! Payback for always having to lose to her at board games

 

[denecarter]

Yesterday was rough but hope today is better. I was just frustrated that my efforts haven't reaped the rewards I WOULD LIKE TO SEE ON MY SCALE!

Sometimes I do great, sometimes I'm just okay... this week was just okay. Now I have to figure out why... maybe I didn't eat as well as I thought (I'll have to look back at my food logs)... or maybe it is because I cut back on my exercise (per trainer's request).

I wish my mood wasn't so closely tied to some stupid number on a stupid machine...

 

[S.Poppins]

Only on page two of "the thread". I went to look for the quote thread and realized it was closed - darn! So far it is very funny. Some people just can't be reasoned with.

I have a project due today so I will check in later. You guys are very quiet this morning!

 

[the Fidge]

Was on last night, and could not post and had so many puter problems it was nuts!

Mouse house - increidble talent you have careful now or we will be placing orders for that! Congrats it is lovely! Job well done! Love reinactment history, sure DH would be walking around looking to find a remote though!

Dene- I am sure it is that I cut down on food too much actually sounds crazy but between that and not exercsising like I should I am sure there it is. Just trying not to stay focused on the numbers but what I am actually doing which is alot from where I was 2 months ago! THanks!

Potstirrers I get blown away by how some very negative people have found such a postive place like Disney to just be their bizarre selves. No clue??

 

[the Fidge]

WOOOO HOOOTY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

you don't look a day over 27 posts! Love ya!

Brigitte

 

[the Fidge]

How is this idea , if it stinks just ignore me! How about we post our goal BATHING SUITS?? It is very cold here and I have a ton of snow and maybe that would be inspiring. Staying focused on our hope rather than where we may not coming up to our expectations??

 

[harleygirl]

Thanks ofr the kudos folks!

Yep I am doing better today

oatmeal and yougurt for breakfast and 2L of water gone already - trying to pee out what I ate yesterday...

If you force me to show you a bathing suit pic I will post a lie, and show you the beauty that my DH took a photo of when we were in Daytona last August...she was a mermaid and was wearing pasties and all the men were in awe...I had a very good laugh watching them just literally stop and stare...takes all kinds...then their was the butterfly who had a nice talent and could put her foot behind her head...I had a good laugh on that one too... I cant post them here tho, dont watn us to get shut down

Seriously tho - my motivation for the last 2 weeks has been a photo of me in a bathing suit from last summer taken at an upward angle. ..grross fat thighs and belly...when I am happy with how I look I will frame the picture and have a ceremonial bathing suit/fatpants burning party... you are all invited

thansk for teh props peeps, I needed you !!! (love ya dene and Fidge!)

Utah I have only made it thru the first 1/2 of your intro, Ranger interrupted my posting yesterday

 

[denecarter]

thansk for teh props peeps, I needed you !!! (love ya dene and Fidge!)

Love ya back!

 

[UtahMama]

Ranger tends to do that, Harley

I am NOT going to post myself in a bathing suit unless I can wear stripper-hose like Kirsty Alley did on Oprah....Now, to find a stripper hose store!


I LOVE that closed thread!

VERY important question though.......WHAT is a troll??? They said at the end that that pot stirring trouble making so and so was a TROLL? It was used in the sense that they are like tag fairies (Only are purposeful pot stirrers) and I should know??????