~DISappearing PEEPS~Vol. IV Come Play With Us!!!!!

[Wonders10]

Ok on to ghosts. My husband and I have a second home in Iowa we are rehabing for retirement. And we know our house is haunted. We are not scared by them but they make there presence know from time to time. The last time my husband was there. He slept on the couch overnight only to wake up to the alarm going off in our room (it was not plugged in) and the door wide open, (which we keep closed to keep the dogs out) I have also heard children running and playing upstairs tooo.. There are other stories to.. But for the most part I feel as if they are happy that someone loves the house and are taking care of it.

Someone told me that when you disrupt things in your home (like home repair) that tends to bring them out. Would you think this is true?

I've heard that many times as well - they've had quite a few episodes of that exact thing on the ghost shows I watch...it sort of makes sense I guess.

Shannon, I was not offend, it just caught my attention. My son has taught me so much, he is a very neat kid.

On the ghost hunting. I belonged to a group at one point that went on hunts and private home investigations, but they were based so far away from me and it was hard to do all of that traveling. We did go to dinner at a haunted Inn and got a private tour of the place. It was real neat. I've done some cementaries at night and in the day. There was also a historical house just a few miles away that we walked around the outside, it has been since torn down.

I have a picture that I will have to find. In the picture are all the kids (my boys, my sister's son, and my cousins kids). Under one of the kids is a reflection in the wooden table, it had a shiny surface. I read that you have to examine photos at all angels. I turned the photo upside down and freaked. My father passed in 1997. That picture was taken in 2000. The reflection was not the kids, it was my dad's. If I can find the photo tomorrow I can post the picture and a pic of my dad so you can see what I mean.

The cookies turned out good. They did the trick for a quick chocolate fix. The taste is somewhat a little less than the real thing, but still very satisfying.

That is soooo cool! I want to go to Louisiana or Mississippi and stay in a plantation home/B&B some time.

I would LOVE to see that picture! I've never actually experienced anything paranormal that I can think of - not that I'm sure I want to. It'd probably freak me out, especially if it was my own home. The closest I came was my junior year in college. I went to a very old school that was built back in the 1800's and all of our dorms were pretty old. My first 2 years and my senior year I was totally okay in my room at all hours of the night and when I was alone, but my junior year, I hated being alone in my room no matter the time of day, but especially at night. And if I went to bed before my roommates came home, I had to have a light or the TV in and I could never lay with my back facing the room - I had to "face" the room, even though my eyes were closed. So odd.

Have a great day Peeps!

 

[lovealldisney]

My mom passed away in Oct 2009 of pancreatic cancer and over the holidays I went to work, I walked in the elevator and smelled my mother's perfume, I cried so hard in that elevator but was also very happy because I asked her to show me little signs that she's still here with us watching my kids grow up.

I am so sorry Laura! It's hard loosing a parent mine are both gone, a long time now but I still cry, I miss them so much. I think its because I lost them when I was so young there is so much I would have loved to learn from them but being as young as I was I was more into what I wanted to do at the time and not take time for them. I regret that.

For those that still have a parent take the TIME to be with them and learn! You never know when it will be there time, heck we don't even know when it will be our time.

 

[monymony3471]

My son was diagnosed at 14 to with Autism and ADHD. I fought with doctors for years knowing there was something not right with my child. He is very high functioning and I think that is where the problem was, the doctors could see it so therefore I was nuts to even think it. I have a brother who is Autistic and saw traits of it in my son early on. Lucky for us I knew there was something wrong and we started sensory therapy with him early and he has seen a psych doctor all through his schooling to help work through social situations ect... He's now approaching 18 and we have been working on finances with him and budgeting money. He plans on going to a tech school next year for a auto's progam which I think he will do well in, he's always been hands on type of kid. At the age of 3 he could tell me exactly how the vaccum worked and how it came apart! He could also go through an ad for Sears and tell me exactly what each tool was and what it was used for.

Ok on to ghosts. My husband and I have a second home in Iowa we are rehabing for retirement. And we know our house is haunted. We are not scared by them but they make there presence know from time to time. The last time my husband was there. He slept on the couch overnight only to wake up to the alarm going off in our room (it was not plugged in) and the door wide open, (which we keep closed to keep the dogs out) I have also heard children running and playing upstairs tooo.. There are other stories to.. But for the most part I feel as if they are happy that someone loves the house and are taking care of it.

Someone told me that when you disrupt things in your home (like home repair) that tends to bring them out. Would you think this is true?



I would love to see that picture! That is really cool. I think when people pass they are never to far away and are always looking out for you. I swear I still here my mom calling me occasionally like she did when I was a child and needing to come home. She passed away in 1999.

The strongest advocate for a child is the parent, especially a parent in the know. We should compare notes one day. My sons spoke clearly and in full sentences by 21 months. He has this thing for memorizing facts. When he was 2-3 years old, if a commerical came on that interested him, he would have it memorized, especially those phone numbers. Maybe it was just the numbers he memorized? But he can recite episodes word for word of his favorite shows. He love the genius books of world records. He is really good at History facts too. He beats all of his new xbox games within a few hours. His biggest obstacle is organization and social situations. He's been seeing a dr. since 4th grade. I'm glad I had him going all this time.

I will do my bust to find that picture. I would love to visit your home! And yes, I have heard many theories on renovations being the cause of paranormal activity.

I know weight fluctuates, I get that, for no reason what so ever I was up two pounds today. I have been very good following this plan. Portion controll for me is the biggest issue. I had all good foods yesterday and I worked out saturday and sunday. I took yesterday off to give my feet a rest. Sunday church was overfull and we opted to stand in the gathering area through Mass.

I will work out today, but seriously, that 2 pound gain totally depresses me.

I drank 8-10 glasses of water, I lost count.

Rant over.

 

[WI_DisneyFan]

I want to try yoga does anyone have a good yoga DVD you would recommend?

I'm pretty sure this is the one that I have.

http://amzn.com/B000AY6JVK

The title is the same, but this might be an updated version. Not sure what that Matrix thing is that they are talking about. I really enjoyed doing it, and keeping telling myself that I should go back to it again.

Ok peeps yesterday I rocked. I walked 1/2 mile at work (they have a little route you can follow in the hospital). But most of all I didn't eat any of the crap they had there. Remember when UM said they have all kinds of goodies in her breakroom well everytime there is someone's birthday they bring in chips, dips, bagels, cakes and I had NOTHING! I kept telling myself that the person who made it didn't wash their hands before cooking LOL Hey it worked for me. I worked a little late last night so I didn't get a chance to come on the boards but I wanted to come in this morning and say "hi"

Talk to you tonight!

Great job! What's that phrase that we used to use here? Nothing tastes as good as being thin feels, right?

My normal weigh in is Friday morning, but I decided to take a sneek peek this morning just to see if I did any damange with the pizza and beer last Friday. So far, so good. But we'll see what this Friday morning brings.

Have a great day everybody!

 

[Wonders10]

I am so sorry Laura! It's hard loosing a parent mine are both gone, a long time now but I still cry, I miss them so much. I think its because I lost them when I was so young there is so much I would have loved to learn from them but being as young as I was I was more into what I wanted to do at the time and not take time for them. I regret that.

For those that still have a parent take the TIME to be with them and learn! You never know when it will be there time, heck we don't even know when it will be our time.

Totally agree with this. My dad passed away 3 years ago this month and we had had a not so close relationship. Not bad or volatile, but just not close. We didn't see each other often, didn't call a lot. Mainly holidays/birthdays or if he happened to be in town visiting other people. It didn't help that his wife appears to despise me for reasons I don't know. But it makes me sad that he isn't around at all anymore. At some point I hope I will have a child and it makes me sad that my dad will never get to meet him. I don't think I mentioned this here, but he had been cremated and his wife held onto his ashes for quite awhile before he was interred at the cemetery (near me thank goodness). Anyway, I hadn't heard anything about him being put in the cemetery and on a whim, I called the cemetery and they said he had been put there about 6 months prior and I had no idea. Thats the kind of people they are - nice, huh? Anyway, I visit him occasionally when I'm on my way up or to my mom's house. My mom, on the other hand, is one of my best friends and I love spending time with her.

 

[lovealldisney]

The strongest advocate for a child is the parent, especially a parent in the know. We should compare notes one day. My sons spoke clearly and in full sentences by 21 months. He has this thing for memorizing facts. When he was 2-3 years old, if a commerical came on that interested him, he would have it memorized, especially those phone numbers. Maybe it was just the numbers he memorized? But he can recite episodes word for word of his favorite shows. He love the genius books of world records. He is really good at History facts too. He beats all of his new xbox games within a few hours. His biggest obstacle is organization and social situations. He's been seeing a dr. since 4th grade. I'm glad I had him going all this time.

I will do my bust to find that picture. I would love to visit your home! And yes, I have heard many theories on renovations being the cause of paranormal activity.

I know weight fluctuates, I get that, for no reason what so ever I was up two pounds today. I have been very good following this plan. Portion controll for me is the biggest issue. I had all good foods yesterday and I worked out saturday and sunday. I took yesterday off to give my feet a rest. Sunday church was overfull and we opted to stand in the gathering area through Mass.

I will work out today, but seriously, that 2 pound gain totally depresses me.

I drank 8-10 glasses of water, I lost count.

Rant over.

We should compare notes about are sons! Kids with autism are all so different and each one is affected differently. My son has a hard time with reading and comprehension, and orginization to, where as he is a wiz at math and science. I swear he has a calculator in his brain. And he loves his car and is putzing with it all the time!

He LOVES music his Ipod is his favorite thing, what is nice with the high school he attends they allow the kids to have MP3 players. He uses his everday it blocks out all the other noise around him. For some reason it helps him consentrate better?? Thats funny you should mention that your son loved commercials at that age mine love music! Especially music from Barney! We sang those songs all the time, and songs from the Lion King!


He also loves scary movies! But then again I do to!

Yes you should come to our house! It's an old Queen Anne Victorian built in 1901! Needs a TON of work but we love it, it's a true labor of love! But I have noticed when we do some major work on the home then we will have something weird happen. Like my DH had a friend come down and they tore out the chimmey in one of the bedrooms. Well that night they were watching a movie around midnight when all of a sudden they swore they heard the front door open and slam shut! They went and looked around and nothing was disturbed no doors open ect...

But like I said we aren't frightened in the least bit. I think they just want us to know that they are there.

Maybe you ate something salty??? Drink alot of water maybe that will help or could it be that time of the month soon??

 

[monymony3471]

I grew up across from a girl who's house was haunted. The stuff I heard in that house made me a believer!

Their dad passed 6 months after they purchased the house. Mrs. C raised 6 kids on her own.

She would visit the neighbors and lots of time it would be just my GF and me and we heard chairs dragged across the kitchen floor and the moms bed would shake and the head board would hit the wall. I swear each time it was just me and Carol. I would babysit there at times, she had a much younger brother and her other sibblings were much older than her. That stuff went on when it was just me and the boy. Mrs. C was very much aware of "ghosts" and she learned to live with it and shared stories with me.



I am whinning about losing 7-9 pounds, what is wrong with me?

 

[my2boysrtwicethefun]

Hi everyone!!!

It's really great to "see" alot of the peeps again. I'm sooo excited for all that have lost weight. I'm joining once again and would love to lose 25 lbs. However, I can't walk or exercise until my knee is better. I have a bacterial infection in my left knee and it's really swollen and tender but the antibiotics should clear it up soon.

Everyone have a great and healthy day.

 

[monymony3471]

I complained and complained and finally stopped listening to myself and when it was over I ran 22 out of 35 mins on the tread mill.

2.07 miles, 270 cals burned, 85 fat cals burned, and those 2 pounds better be gone by morning!!!!!!!

Seriously, I'm good.

Tore my desk apart looking for the photo, it turns up when it wants to be found, not when I want it. I will keep looking.

Getting hit with some good snow at the moment. I pray there is school tomorrow. Besides they have monday and friday off next week. I hate when they do that.

 

[UtahMama]

Oh dear. The magical fiber muffins I ate SIX of yesterday backfired (LOL, perfect pun!) and I ended up only losing .2 (point 2) lbs when I had been down 2 lbs pre-muffins.

 

[LMO429]

Oh dear. The magical fiber muffins I ate SIX of yesterday backfired (LOL, perfect pun!) and I ended up only losing .2 (point 2) lbs when I had been down 2 lbs pre-muffins.

Hey Wendy! you still lost weight..you probably will lose a ton next week so keep on keeping on!

isnt week two the week you are not suppose to lose a ton of weight..i know on the biggest loser week two is the worst week

Im noticing the scale isnt budging for me this week either imm working out,eating right im hoping its muscle cuz im getting the weights back in my workouts.

 

[UtahMama]

Hey Wendy! you still lost weight..you probably will lose a ton next week so keep on keeping on!

isnt week two the week you are not suppose to lose a ton of weight..i know on the biggest loser week two is the worst week

Im noticing the scale isnt budging for me this week either imm working out,eating right im hoping its muscle cuz im getting the weights back in my workouts.

Yes, usually week 2 is sucky for me too. I *was* down on my unofficial monday morning weigh in...-2, but the fiber plus lots-n-lots of water I consumed all day monday did the opposite of what I had hoped.
Hoping for delayed results on that... (LOL) . I have enough points left over today for a beer! Yayyyy. The Bud Select 55 early in the week is a GOOD thing.

 

[mousehouselover]

What is FPU?

I am busy, yes. Sometimes to the point of holy geez. One thing that does help is that my house is quiet and we don't have kids. I do get down time at night and occasional weekend off days, and when I do I really have nothing but me and the couch.

I don't think I could do this with kids... I have no idea how working moms deal with it. I think it would drive me over a cliff.

FPU is financial Peace university; it's the Dave Ramsey eliminate debt program. There are days that I don't know which fire to put out first.... I guess it's part of life. I know there's no way I'd be able to travel like you do with the kids at home. (I think I might enjoy it from time to time though, just to get away )

I want to try yoga does anyone have a good yoga DVD you would recommend?

Do you have a Wii? I got started with yoga using the Wii Fit program. I know FIRTV and exercise on demand have yoga too. If you have FitTV and a DVR, you can record it and play it back everyday.

Hi everyone!!!

It's really great to "see" alot of the peeps again. I'm sooo excited for all that have lost weight. I'm joining once again and would love to lose 25 lbs. However, I can't walk or exercise until my knee is better. I have a bacterial infection in my left knee and it's really swollen and tender but the antibiotics should clear it up soon.

Everyone have a great and healthy day.

Hi Fran!! You'll do great once your knee heals.

Oh dear. The magical fiber muffins I ate SIX of yesterday backfired (LOL, perfect pun!) and I ended up only losing .2 (point 2) lbs when I had been down 2 lbs pre-muffins.

All that fiber and water turned into cement in your gut. I saw your FB post about fiber loading and had to LOL a bit. load 2 days before..... so it has a chance to clear out....

I'm still fighting the healthy balance diet and no sweets battle...... Portion control...... great at lunch, horrible when I get home. Sweets are my biggest enemy. DH's ice cream run tonight did me in for the day..... I wish he was more supportive of my efforts.

 

[lovealldisney]

Totally agree with this. My dad passed away 3 years ago this month and we had had a not so close relationship. Not bad or volatile, but just not close. We didn't see each other often, didn't call a lot. Mainly holidays/birthdays or if he happened to be in town visiting other people. It didn't help that his wife appears to despise me for reasons I don't know. But it makes me sad that he isn't around at all anymore. At some point I hope I will have a child and it makes me sad that my dad will never get to meet him. I don't think I mentioned this here, but he had been cremated and his wife held onto his ashes for quite awhile before he was interred at the cemetery (near me thank goodness). Anyway, I hadn't heard anything about him being put in the cemetery and on a whim, I called the cemetery and they said he had been put there about 6 months prior and I had no idea. Thats the kind of people they are - nice, huh? Anyway, I visit him occasionally when I'm on my way up or to my mom's house. My mom, on the other hand, is one of my best friends and I love spending time with her.

I'm sorry for your loss to! I feel so bad for my children that they never got to know there grandparents. My mom would have been so much fun, you know the warm fuzzy grandma that you would bake cookies with, play games ect... That is how she was with us growing up.

Now my mother-in-law well she is a whole different story I could go on and on about her. Let's just say the warm fuzzy grandma she is not! The only time she wants to see my kids is if she has some sort of chore that has to be done because she won't be there and my DH father isn't able to do the chore she wants done. Nice hey???

And what is with you dad's wife that is really weird. Was she jealous of you for some reason??

Hi everyone!!!

It's really great to "see" alot of the peeps again. I'm sooo excited for all that have lost weight. I'm joining once again and would love to lose 25 lbs. However, I can't walk or exercise until my knee is better. I have a bacterial infection in my left knee and it's really swollen and tender but the antibiotics should clear it up soon.

Everyone have a great and healthy day.

Glad to have you here!

Oh dear. The magical fiber muffins I ate SIX of yesterday backfired (LOL, perfect pun!) and I ended up only losing .2 (point 2) lbs when I had been down 2 lbs pre-muffins.

I'm sure they will backfire so to speak in a few days!

Do you have a Wii? I got started with yoga using the Wii Fit program. I know FIRTV and exercise on demand have yoga too. If you have FitTV and a DVR, you can record it and play it back everyday.



I'm still fighting the healthy balance diet and no sweets battle...... Portion control...... great at lunch, horrible when I get home. Sweets are my biggest enemy. DH's ice cream run tonight did me in for the day..... I wish he was more supportive of my efforts.

No Wii for me.


Sweets are my downfall too! I will buy sweet things (I have kids) I don't like so I am not tempted. I also have a drawer at home that has the kids snacks in it, I tell myself that is not my food so I don't touch it. I load it up with things I don't eat or like but they do.

 

[Wonders10]

Good Morning Peeps!

I'm home today - no work for me. But not for fun reasons. Winston hurt his foot/leg, not sure, but he is limping around a lot. I saw a small red scrape on his pad (the foot he seems to be favoring) so I am hoping its just a scrape that hurts a little to walk on, especially since I touched it with my finger and he did nothing. But to be honest, I need a mental health day and nothing sounds better than snuggling with a gimpy puppy. Plus if it does actually get worse, I can take him to the Vet without having to wait a couple days because I am swamped tomorrow and Friday.

Confession Time - I ate Wendy's last night. And didn't count the points. It wasn't even satisfying and to be honest, Wendy's is not my first choice of fast food. But I had a little slip up and I am chugging the water today. I'm pretty confident I have used up all my extra points for the week so I have 2 full days to hopefully drop a lb or so before weigh day on Friday.

 

[lovealldisney]

Good Morning Peeps!

I'm home today - no work for me. But not for fun reasons. Winston hurt his foot/leg, not sure, but he is limping around a lot. I saw a small red scrape on his pad (the foot he seems to be favoring) so I am hoping its just a scrape that hurts a little to walk on, especially since I touched it with my finger and he did nothing. But to be honest, I need a mental health day and nothing sounds better than snuggling with a gimpy puppy. Plus if it does actually get worse, I can take him to the Vet without having to wait a couple days because I am swamped tomorrow and Friday.

Confession Time - I ate Wendy's last night. And didn't count the points. It wasn't even satisfying and to be honest, Wendy's is not my first choice of fast food. But I had a little slip up and I am chugging the water today. I'm pretty confident I have used up all my extra points for the week so I have 2 full days to hopefully drop a lb or so before weigh day on Friday.

No worry's! Slip ups happen and there is no sense beating yourself up over it. Today is a new day and a fresh start. Do alot of self talking today and feel good about yourself and stay on plan!


And give Winston a cuddle from me to!

 

[monymony3471]

So week two is SUPPOSED to be bad??? Those 2 pounds aren't budging. I have extra points daily like 10 unused and I have yet to even consider extra points. I am gonna try extra protein today and tomorrow. Protein burns fat right?


Woke up to a lot of snow, so I went out and shoveled the drive and the walks all by myself. AHEM!

So, I guess that will be my work out today, I have class tonight so I don't see me getting on the tread mill today.

Pho Shizzle that water today! (I'm a dork I know)

 

[LMO429]

So week two is SUPPOSED to be bad??? Those 2 pounds aren't budging. I have extra points daily like 10 unused and I have yet to even consider extra points. I am gonna try extra protein today and tomorrow. Protein burns fat right?


Woke up to a lot of snow, so I went out and shoveled the drive and the walks all by myself. AHEM!

So, I guess that will be my work out today, I have class tonight so I don't see me getting on the tread mill today.

Pho Shizzle that water today! (I'm a dork I know)

Some people call it the second week slump. Your body may be getting use to what you are doing and therefore the scale will not budge the second week. which can be very discouraging especially if you are being super healthy. The key is to stick with it! I even read somewhere that you should indulge in a cheat meal your second week to ignite your metabolism especially if you have been eating the same things/amount of calories every day it might kick things up a notch. which is hard to believe but its true.

 

[WI_DisneyFan]

Good Morning Peeps!

I'm home today - no work for me. But not for fun reasons. Winston hurt his foot/leg, not sure, but he is limping around a lot. I saw a small red scrape on his pad (the foot he seems to be favoring) so I am hoping its just a scrape that hurts a little to walk on, especially since I touched it with my finger and he did nothing. But to be honest, I need a mental health day and nothing sounds better than snuggling with a gimpy puppy. Plus if it does actually get worse, I can take him to the Vet without having to wait a couple days because I am swamped tomorrow and Friday.

Sorry to hear your pooch is hurting. My dog (7-year old Cocker Spaniel) hurts herself once every few months. Either it is jumping off the bed, or mistiming a jump onto the back step after doing her business outside, or just landing funny after getting too excited and jumping off the couch. She'll hobble around for a few days and then she's all better. We've just learned that when it happens, to take it easy on her. No walks, bring a bone to her instead of her going to get it. Stuff like that. Although, when she was a young pup she somehow hurt one of her pads, and we took her camping right after. She had a miserable time walking on the dirt and gravel, so we went to a pet store near the camp grounds and got her some padded booties. She didn't like wearing the booties (she did sort of a duck walk before she got used to them), but she also wasn't in pain when she wore them. So that might be an option for you.

My mid-week sneak peek this morning looks really good. Here's hoping that holds up the next two days...

 

[lovealldisney]

Hi forgot to post weight loss from WW last night. Down .5! I thought for sure it was more. Oh well new week beginning I shall strive to do better.