I'm sending prayers and PD for all in need, and asking for some more for my family. My sister has a lump on her thyroid and is scheduled for a biopsy next week. Thyroid cancer is what my brother survived and has led to all of his other problems, so it's a little scary.
okay my mouth has been killing me the last couple of months i have had teeth pulled and have been waiting patiently to start my implants but due to pain and swelling i am once again waiting . so my DH just went to the store to get bread for sandwiches for dinner and he came home with this ..
I absolutely love Hippos .. he opened the door and showed the hippo talking saying i heard you did not feel well so here i am to make things better. i just had to share
Love the dress. We haven't done Ariel's Grotto, but it looks like a great place for your little

And hurray for a thoughtful hubby! You deserve such sweetness. Hope your mouth feels better soon.
Well, I am officially frustrated today!

I have been off of my thyroid pills, because I keep forgetting to go pick them up, and I have gained 2.5 lbs since friday!!! I know it's been a week since I've taken the meds and this is a side effect of my condition, but still! I've hit the heaviest I've been and that's just NOT acceptable! I just don't know what to do anymore!

<vent over>
Um, go pick up your thyroid pills?!?
Seriously, get yourself on an even keel, then worry about the weight. Be as kind to yourself as you would be to a friend. What would you say to a friend in your position? You'd be kind and encouraging, right? So do that for yourself. You deserve it.
My very supportive DH got up yesterday and made homemade blueberry muffins. Usually, he will not eat anything or bring anything into the house that I can't have but he must have been hungry for those. So I cheated for the first time in 6 weeks and had one of those muffins. At least I didn't load it up with butter. I'm still feeling guilty over it though.
I think the homemade ones are a lot healthier than, for instance, the Costco ones. If you ever read the list there, it looks like a chemistry experiment. And your muffin was filled with antioxidants, right?
Madelyn's looking me in the eye, smiles, and is cooing back and forth. She bares weight on her legs and can hold her head sturdy when I pull her up into a sitting position with her arms.
All in 8 weeks time.
She's a genius!
I just got back from a whirlwind weekend get away to Victoria B.C. for my anniversary. My dh suprised me! We had a great time, lots of walking. My calves are killing me today! Just wanted to pop in and say hi! I am attempting to get myself back on the wagon, I just have to find it!
I love Victoria! We took the kids a couple of years ago, and I just loved sitting out by the harbor, and also picnicking while listening to a Celtic band at Butchart Gardens. What did you see and do?
Good news! Yesterday I FINALLY made my goal on my pedometer for the first time all week. I took a couple of the girls to the mall while we were waiting for the two oldest to finish an activity. We walked for quite awhile. Only problem was the incidental purchases we made along the way! I really need to find a better place to walk . . .
Wooo hooo! You earned those purchases!
wow.....where are all the peeps lately???
so let me tell you about the day i've had...
then i come home to find that i accidentally left eli out of his crate, something i NEVER do. i had put sherman up....just not eli. luckily i didn't find anything that was destroyed......until i looked in sherman's crate. i have a banker's box sitting next to sherman's crate in my office and it had a job folder from 2005 sitting on top of it that i've been meaning to take to the attic for the last 6 months now. somehow one of the dogs managed to get the entire folder into sherman's crate and it was in SHREDS.....

NOT GOOD, PEOPLE!!! i picked up all the pieces and they're currently sitting in a bowl on my desk for me to piece back together later. it's not the end of the world.....i don't think. it's probably just my notes and the job sheet and no exhibits (i hope!). but if i ever have to type that hearing, i'll need my notes.
so...how was everyone else's day?
Well, since you asked: The rats I heard on Friday got into the classroom over the weekend, ate a book, parts of our alphabet, my partner's photo of her daughter, and various other items in the room. We were afraid to have the kids in there, so we each had to take our "show" on the road. We went to a neighboring classroom to teach. I forgot some stuff I needed to test one little boy who hasn't been there every time I have been testing, but who was there today. The exterminator came and said he thinks it's many mice, because he only sees little droppings, but our custodian saw one peek through the hole in the ceiling, and he said for sure it was a rat. It's creepy and disgusting, and I'm tempted to take one of our neighborhood cats (ours is too much of a wimp) to hunt these critters down.
Wish me luck that the traps have been successful. Have a terrific Tuesday!