In Search of My Body - Not the One I Ate, VOL 7! Princesses? Nope, just us Goddesses!

[Ronda93]

I have heard about them turning down people with vision issues before (even moderate ones) and I think that bites.

They wouldn't accept the RK surgery for correction, but today they are paying for soldiers to get lasik. Mind you, it was 20, uhm, 25 years ago.

Ronda

 

[adsrtw]

I'm just shaking my head on that Ronda.

Oh, one glimmer of good news that I forgot to share yesterday. One of our clients at work has kicked in an incentive for December. We made our November numbers (we had a contest that they paid for) and they decided to throw in another $3K for this month. If we make both month's delinquency numbers, the management team is going to get a bonus on top of it. Said bonus will be more than enough to completely pay for the Princess trip & plenty of spending money (with no guilt considering it's money I wasn't planning on). We will know as early as Monday after NYE.

 

[DisneyWorld Delight]

Hi. checking in. Haven't caught up with you yet.

We are checking out of the Sheraton Safari today and heading to the French Qtr till Friday. Weather here is crazy but good. Warm not too hot (but its supposed to get to 80 today). Its just Beautiful! If I've said it once I've said it 100 times!

My plans are - right now we are being flexible. Which is great.

Yesterday we went shopping at the outlet mall and swam all aftermoon. Last night we went to Texas de Brazil which is a Brazillian steakhouse. Food was good and the girls loved it. Its crazy if you've never been to one maybe Kat or E can explain. I'm on my phone.

Have a Magical Day!

 

[3DisneyKids]

WOO HOO Lyz! So glad the weather is great! That is a nice thing about going this time of year. Not too hot, not too cold! Unless you are Liz. Then you have to buy hot pink sweat pants because you are too cold!

EE--exciting! Work hard so that your Princess trip can be a freebie!

 

[AKASnowWhite]

=Ok, so I have Disney Dilemma that I thought you would all have an opinion about. We plan to do another 4-night Disney cruise in 2010. Right now, we have 2 options--October and December.

I would never.ever. trade my Christmas Disney experiences for Halloween. Ever. Halloween is definitely fun, but Christmas is...well...everything is just so amazing at Christmas. Candlelight Processional. Osborne Lights. Life size gingerbread houses. Christmas traditions from around the world. MVMCP. Now, I'm not a professor that has to deal with finals and such, but you are so you'll have to weigh that in for yourself. But clearly my vote is December.

Nancy - your cookie recipe totally rocks!!!! Super easy and a joy to roll out. I made a 1/2 batch and my family is demanding more.... thank you!!!!

You're welcome! Glad you like it.

They wouldn't accept the RK surgery for correction, but today they are paying for soldiers to get lasik. Mind you, it was 20, uhm, 25 years ago.

Thank you for your service in the National Guard!

Amiee - WOW. What a deal! Good luck!

Lyz - I'm watching the weather. The "big picture" radar showed that the entire state of Ohio is getting rained on!



I've had the worst sinus congestion for the past few days. No exercise yesterday or today, and I ate so much crap yesterday it's obscene. UGH.

 

[goofyfan-12]

Good Morning...

Long walk done for the day - 3 miles week two of MFM done! Off to see Wicked this afternoon - can't wait.

Lyz - so glad to hear that the trip is a good one so far.

Nancy - sorry to hear that you aren't feeling well. The house does smell yummy, but I can't look at butter, flour and sugar right now. How do you do this day in and day out?

E - I loved WDW at Christmastime last year, but oy the headache it caused when we got back. Would I do it again - yes, would I complain about the mad rush again - absolutely. In the end, you have to do what is best for you all. Sorry - not much help, I know.

Amiee - getting a bonus that will pay for the Princess - priceless

Ronda - Word to what Nancy said - thanks!!!!

OK - off to shower and get ready for the show. Talk to you all later...

 

[lisaviolet]

Hi everyone!

For the first time ever I'm not going to catch up. I'm too timid/embarrassed to go anywhere near my meltdown.

I'm still an emotional mess. But handling it better. We had the family (my family) here yesterday. And some of us chose to see The Blind Side as our movie. So even more emotional. I'm glad I saw it. I wouldn't have on my own because I get a llittle tired of whites saving blacks -the way that is often portrayed I mean. Not that there is anything wrong with impacting anyone's lives. That's lovely. But it was good. I was crying very early. I thought of past students. (Worked in a high school).

Hope everyone is doing well.

Lisa

 

[adsrtw]

Just got home from The Princess & The Frog and I have to say, it is very cute.

Lisa - thought about you when I saw Cutie brand oranges at the store.

 

[3DisneyKids]

Hi All--had an awesome day. Began with a 10k which PRd! And you know what? It was FUN and felt EASY. Like, I couldn't believe that was my time because I was just running with ease. Didn't feel like I was pushing except at the end, I could really feel it.

Then we took the kids to the Christmas parade, which is always cute. Now we have a fire going and are getting ready for family game night.

Thanks for the opinions on the Disney trip. I hear you. I should have clarified that I love October NOT because of Halloween but because of Food & Wine! So really, the choice is between Food & Wine and Christmastime.

 

[adsrtw]

I still say October for your sanity's sake and Food & Wine would be awesome.

 

[lisaviolet]

Oh, one glimmer of good news that I forgot to share yesterday. One of our clients at work has kicked in an incentive for December. We made our November numbers (we had a contest that they paid for) and they decided to throw in another $3K for this month. If we make both month's delinquency numbers, the management team is going to get a bonus on top of it. Said bonus will be more than enough to completely pay for the Princess trip & plenty of spending money (with no guilt considering it's money I wasn't planning on). We will know as early as Monday after NYE.

Fantastic Amiee.

Hi. checking in. Haven't caught up with you yet.

We are checking out of the Sheraton Safari today and heading to the French Qtr till Friday. Weather here is crazy but good. Warm not too hot (but its supposed to get to 80 today). Its just Beautiful! If I've said it once I've said it 100 times!

My plans are - right now we are being flexible. Which is great.

Yesterday we went shopping at the outlet mall and swam all aftermoon. Last night we went to Texas de Brazil which is a Brazillian steakhouse. Food was good and the girls loved it. Its crazy if you've never been to one maybe Kat or E can explain. I'm on my phone.

Have a Magical Day!

Yeah! Just beautiful.

I would never.ever. trade my Christmas Disney experiences for Halloween. Ever. Halloween is definitely fun, but Christmas is...well...everything is just so amazing at Christmas. Candlelight Processional. Osborne Lights. Life size gingerbread houses. Christmas traditions from around the world. MVMCP. Now, I'm not a professor that has to deal with finals and such, but you are so you'll have to weigh that in for yourself. But clearly my vote is December.



You're welcome! Glad you like it.



Thank you for your service in the National Guard!

Amiee - WOW. What a deal! Good luck!

Lyz - I'm watching the weather. The "big picture" radar showed that the entire state of Ohio is getting rained on!



I've had congestion for the past few days.the worst sinus No exercise yesterday or today, and I ate so much crap yesterday it's obscene. UGH.

Hope you're feeling better Nancy.

Good Morning...

Long walk done for the day - 3 miles week two of MFM done! Off to see Wicked this afternoon - can't wait.

Lyz - so glad to hear that the trip is a good one so far.

Nancy - sorry to hear that you aren't feeling well. The house does smell yummy, but I can't look at butter, flour and sugar right now. How do you do this day in and day out?

E - I loved WDW at Christmastime last year, but oy the headache it caused when we got back. Would I do it again - yes, would I complain about the mad rush again - absolutely. In the end, you have to do what is best for you all. Sorry - not much help, I know.

Amiee - getting a bonus that will pay for the Princess - priceless

Ronda - Word to what Nancy said - thanks!!!!

OK - off to shower and get ready for the show. Talk to you all later...

Wicked! I should put on my CD - it makes me happy!

Lisa - thought about you when I saw Cutie brand oranges at the store.

 

[3DisneyKids]

Here is the Training Plan I put together for those of us doing the Princess. I figured I would post it here for anyone who might be interested. And even if you aren't doing the Princess, you can train along with us!

NOTES:

--I didn't address pace here--that is going to be up to you. Remember that in order to avoid getting swept, you need to maintain at least a 16 minute per mile pace. You can just walk your entire plan at that pace or better. Or you can run a couple of minutes and then walk for 10 minutes, etc. Personally, I think if you can jog for just 2 minutes of every mile, you will stay way ahead of the sweepers.

--This plan has you training 5x/week, which is a lot and you don't have to do that much in order to be ready. I think you should do 4 though. You can eliminate one workout/week as long as it isn't your "long walk (run)" of the week. You can play around with days of the week as well. Obviously, you are going to have to figure out which day of the week will best accommodate your long workout.

--The plan is done in both minutes and miles. Training days are logged in minutes. Your long days are logged in miles.

14-Dec 30 min.
15-Dec Rest

16-Dec 35 min.

17-Dec 30 min.

18-Dec Rest

19-Dec 35 min.

20-Dec 30 min.

21-Dec 4 miles

22-Dec Rest

23-Dec 35 min.

24-Dec 30 min.

25-Dec rest

26-Dec 40 min.

27-Dec 30 min.

28-Dec 5 miles

29-Dec rest

20-Dec 40 min.

31-Dec 30 min.

1-Jan rest

2-Jan 40 min.

3-Jan 30 min.

4-Jan 3 miles

5-Jan 40 min.

6-Jan 40 min.

7-Jan rest

8-Jan 40 min.

9-Jan 30 min.

10-Jan 6 miles

11-Jan rest

12-Jan 45 min.

13-Jan 40 min.

14-Jan Rest

15-Jan 40 min.

16-Jan 30 min.

17-Jan 7 miles (8 if you can)

18-Jan 45 min.

19-Jan 40 min.

20-Jan rest

21-Jan 45 min.

22-Jan 30 min.

23-Jan 4 miles

24-Jan rest

25-Jan 45 min.

26-Jan 40 min.

27-Jan rest

28-Jan 45 min.

29-Jan 30 min.

30-Jan 8 miles (9 if you can)

31-Jan rest

1-Feb 50 min.

2-Feb 40 min.

3-Feb rest

4-Feb 50 min.

5-Feb 30 min.

6-Feb 6 miles

7-Feb Rest

8-Feb 50 min.

9-Feb 40 min.

10-Feb Rest

11-Feb 50 min.

12-Feb 30 min.

13-Feb 10 miles (11 if you can)

14-Feb rest

15-Feb 50 min.

16-Feb 40 min.

17-Feb rest

18-Feb 45 min.

19-Feb 30 min.

20-Feb 8 miles

21-Feb rest

22-Feb 40 min.

23-Feb 30 min.

24-Feb rest

25-Feb 40 min.

26-Feb 30 min.

27-Feb 5 miles

28-Feb rest

1-Mar 30 min.

2-Mar 30 min.

3-Mar rest

4-Mar 30 min.

5-Mar rest

6-Mar 20 min.

7-Mar HALF MARATHON

 

[adsrtw]

So I picked up some Christmas gifts this weekend (I had some on layaway - I swear stores need to promote this for parents of kids who find everything!). They are now safely hidden at Aunt Donna and Uncle Art's.

Ryan told me privately after last Christmas that he doesn't believe in Santa. My plan is to have our gift exchange super boring on Christmas Eve. I'm talking socks, underwear, clothes, books etc. I've even told Ryan that since the economy is bad, that I won't be able to get them very many things this year. I said something similar to Taylor, but in a way she could understand.

Santa is going to be the hero this year - he's bringing a Wii, Wii Fit, and lots of games. I'm evil!

 

[AKASnowWhite]

Santa is going to be the hero this year - he's bringing a Wii, Wii Fit, and lots of games. I'm evil!

FUN!


It's Monday. Lots to do today. I'm starting off with my box of kleenex and the elliptical. My sinuses are improving but still congeted Good thing this doesn't happen to me very often - I am a very impatient patient!


We got our tree on Saturday - so fun. Horse drawn sleigh ride, Christmas carols (to which Becca told the sleigh driver NOT to insist that I sing, because really, it was better if I didn't such a brat). It's up. And huge. And I love it. Still haven't put the lights & decorations on yet, but there's still plenty of time for that!

 

[3DisneyKids]

Good morning! I am actually on time and on schedule with everything right now! WOW. I am doing my Christmas cards today and with that, I will be totally done and ready. I even got everything wrapped this week-end! Woo to the Hoo!

I have a bunch of grading to get through tonight, and then I will be able to put two of my schools to bed for the semester. For some of the others, I have to wait a bit as they are still taking exams.

On the down side--the kids! Their schedules are CRAZY this week. Poor Riley has 3 exams plus a book report due this week. Kelly and Cammie each have their oral mid-terms for Spanish, Cammie has a piano recital, and they all have "holiday" parties in their class (for which I have to send something in and/or volunteer to work the party). Thank goodness I am on top of my game in other areas this week.

 

[cathie1327]

I'm just shaking my head on that Ronda.

Oh, one glimmer of good news that I forgot to share yesterday. One of our clients at work has kicked in an incentive for December. We made our November numbers (we had a contest that they paid for) and they decided to throw in another $3K for this month. If we make both month's delinquency numbers, the management team is going to get a bonus on top of it. Said bonus will be more than enough to completely pay for the Princess trip & plenty of spending money (with no guilt considering it's money I wasn't planning on). We will know as early as Monday after NYE.

How awesome! That IS good news! Good luck and I hope you get it!

Hi. checking in. Haven't caught up with you yet.

We are checking out of the Sheraton Safari today and heading to the French Qtr till Friday. Weather here is crazy but good. Warm not too hot (but its supposed to get to 80 today). Its just Beautiful! If I've said it once I've said it 100 times!

My plans are - right now we are being flexible. Which is great.

Yesterday we went shopping at the outlet mall and swam all aftermoon. Last night we went to Texas de Brazil which is a Brazillian steakhouse. Food was good and the girls loved it. Its crazy if you've never been to one maybe Kat or E can explain. I'm on my phone.

Have a Magical Day!

Weather sounds AMAZING! And I am so glad you are relaxing! Love doing nothing but swim the entire day. I've heard a lot about Texas de Brazil from the podcast; can't wait to hear more about it when you're back!

I would never.ever. trade my Christmas Disney experiences for Halloween. Ever. Halloween is definitely fun, but Christmas is...well...everything is just so amazing at Christmas. Candlelight Processional. Osborne Lights. Life size gingerbread houses. Christmas traditions from around the world. MVMCP. Now, I'm not a professor that has to deal with finals and such, but you are so you'll have to weigh that in for yourself. But clearly my vote is December.

We have always taken our Disney trip early September, so we usually get to do Halloween stuff, and last year we got to experience the first day of food and wine. But just from seeing all the Christmas things they do, I want to go during Christmas so bad! Carlos and I had talked about taking a year off from Disney this next year and doing something else, maybe Universal, or just a road trip through some of the cool things in Colorado, but I'm secretly hoping we can try to throw together a trip for Christmas next year. It definitely seems like it'd be a whole different trip!

Hi everyone!

For the first time ever I'm not going to catch up. I'm too timid/embarrassed to go anywhere near my meltdown.

I'm still an emotional mess. But handling it better. We had the family (my family) here yesterday. And some of us chose to see The Blind Side as our movie. So even more emotional. I'm glad I saw it. I wouldn't have on my own because I get a llittle tired of whites saving blacks -the way that is often portrayed I mean. Not that there is anything wrong with impacting anyone's lives. That's lovely. But it was good. I was crying very early. I thought of past students. (Worked in a high school).

Hope everyone is doing well.

Lisa

Lisa Sometimes it's okay to just let things out, let yourself fall apart, and then move on. Just getting it out sometimes is enough.

Just got home from The Princess & The Frog and I have to say, it is very cute.

Lisa - thought about you when I saw Cutie brand oranges at the store.

Want to see the Princess and The Frog like crazy. Was it as good as they have been pushing?

Hi All--had an awesome day. Began with a 10k which PRd! And you know what? It was FUN and felt EASY. Like, I couldn't believe that was my time because I was just running with ease. Didn't feel like I was pushing except at the end, I could really feel it.

Awesome awesome awesome

Then we took the kids to the Christmas parade, which is always cute. Now we have a fire going and are getting ready for family game night.

Thanks for the opinions on the Disney trip. I hear you. I should have clarified that I love October NOT because of Halloween but because of Food & Wine! So really, the choice is between Food & Wine and Christmastime.

Here is the Training Plan I put together for those of us doing the Princess. I figured I would post it here for anyone who might be interested. And even if you aren't doing the Princess, you can train along with us!

Thanks for putting this out there. I really want to do this with ya'll, even though I don't ever think I'll be able to do a marathon, but who knows....one day.....

So I picked up some Christmas gifts this weekend (I had some on layaway - I swear stores need to promote this for parents of kids who find everything!). They are now safely hidden at Aunt Donna and Uncle Art's.

Ryan told me privately after last Christmas that he doesn't believe in Santa. My plan is to have our gift exchange super boring on Christmas Eve. I'm talking socks, underwear, clothes, books etc. I've even told Ryan that since the economy is bad, that I won't be able to get them very many things this year. I said something similar to Taylor, but in a way she could understand.

Santa is going to be the hero this year - he's bringing a Wii, Wii Fit, and lots of games. I'm evil!

You ARE evil! And it's awesome! Carlos's neice is 11, and she's kind of starting to teeter around the whole Santa thing, so his sister's tried really hard this year to make it really special for her, especially since it might be the last year she believes.

FUN!


It's Monday. Lots to do today. I'm starting off with my box of kleenex and the elliptical. My sinuses are improving but still congeted Good thing this doesn't happen to me very often - I am a very impatient patient!

I hope you are feeling much much better soon!

We got our tree on Saturday - so fun. Horse drawn sleigh ride, Christmas carols (to which Becca told the sleigh driver NOT to insist that I sing, because really, it was better if I didn't such a brat). It's up. And huge. And I love it. Still haven't put the lights & decorations on yet, but there's still plenty of time for that!

Sounds like so much fun! Love putting up the Christmas tree.

Good morning! I am actually on time and on schedule with everything right now! WOW. I am doing my Christmas cards today and with that, I will be totally done and ready. I even got everything wrapped this week-end! Woo to the Hoo!

I have a bunch of grading to get through tonight, and then I will be able to put two of my schools to bed for the semester. For some of the others, I have to wait a bit as they are still taking exams.

Sorry, probably something I should already know....what do you teach?

On the down side--the kids! Their schedules are CRAZY this week. Poor Riley has 3 exams plus a book report due this week. Kelly and Cammie each have their oral mid-terms for Spanish, Cammie has a piano recital, and they all have "holiday" parties in their class (for which I have to send something in and/or volunteer to work the party). Thank goodness I am on top of my game in other areas this week.

Good morning everyone....weather here has finally warmed up. So glad to not be below freezing every day anymore! We finished Christmas shopping this weekend and despite my best intentions and insisting I wouldn't be making any gifts this year (too much stress) well, I just have to finish up making a gift lol. My dad wanted a nice leather guitar strap with a cross on it, and everything I could find was either really expensive, or just looked sort of cheap, so I bought a nice leather strap and am just going to embroider (I know I spelled that wrong lol) it myself. I can do better than most of what I saw for sale anyway lol.

I need a candid response from everyone on a somewhat sensitive subject though....my brother will be back from jail on Dec. 22nd. Just in time for Christmas, which makes mom really happy. I'm trying to decide....if I should buy him a gift or not. The relationship between my brother and I is...well, to understate it, dead. It's not so much about the things he's done to myself and my family, because while they hurt alot, I do belive everyone deserves forgiveness. But I just don't like HIM. Who he is. He's a mean, nasty person who has no remorse for the hurt he causes people. At all. He'll say mean awful things and then laugh in your face while you cry. And that, to me, makes him very much a person I don't want/need in my life. I know that it will break my mom's heart if I don't buy him a gift (I still haven't heard the end of not getting something for his birthday in August), but at this point, I don't even know what I would get him. Should I just buy something to "keep the peace", and what should I get.....or not? I hate buying gifts out of sheer obligation, especially since I generally put a lot of thought into what I'm getting for people. The other thing that worries me about it, is that everything nice someone has ever given him, he's sold for money for cigarettes, alcohol, or something else....if I give him a gift it's likely it'll just turn into a money making proposition for him.........just such a conflict of emotions. Sorry to vent, just frustrated about the situation. I'd hoped to be out of there before he came home.

I hope everyone had a great weekend and is having a wonderful start to their week!

 

[HockeyKat]

Cathie... give him a gift card. Like $25 at Olive Garden or something. A token so your mom can't say you didn't give him a gift, but it's very much indicative of the obligatory nature of the gift.

 

[DisneyGalUK]

Hi Everyone,

Im here, just lurking. Still reading along,

I have a funeral to go to tomorrow, not looking forward to it

Cathie - I agree with Kat, a token gesture as a gift - a gift card, a book token, something along those lines.

Hope everyone is ok

 

[AKASnowWhite]

Good morning! I am actually on time and on schedule with everything right now! WOW. I am doing my Christmas cards today and with that, I will be totally done and ready. I even got everything wrapped this week-end! Woo to the Hoo!

shut it, would ya?

As for the kids schedules...well.. you know where I stand on that one

So. In other *busy kid* news...call backs were today for the drama auditions. The deal was, they were to start at 2:30, right after school, and anyone who had to leave early was supposed to let the directors know so they could go first. Great. Becca has a voice lesson at 3:30 on Mondays. Thankfully it's about a mile from the school. I pick her up and the musical director (from the Hartt school of music, if that means anything to anyone) says to me "I need you to bring her back as soon as she's done. I have something else I want her to sing, and I need to leave at 5:00". Ok, fine. I do just that. I dropped her back off at the high school just after 4:30, run to the store real quick and am back by 5:00. She's not out waiting, so I went in. And I passed said musical director in the hallway as he was racing out. He stopped dead in his tracks, looked me in the eye and said "WOW. Your daughter can SING". Apparently he gave her a piece that she didn't know, and she killed it! So. Whatever all this means, who knows. There were a lot of kids auditioning, and they need to take into consideration not only vocal ability but acting as well, and how well different people *work* together. And she is just a freshman, so she's not expecting anything more than an ensemble part.

I hate buying gifts out of sheer obligation, especially since I generally put a lot of thought into what I'm getting for people. The other thing that worries me about it, is that everything nice

I absolutley hate the "obligated" feeling as well. I'm tending to agree with Kat on this one. Something that says "no, I didn't forget" and "I refuse to put the time, thought and effort into this because you haven't earned that from me" both at the same time.

Or maybe donate money to a charity in his name


Today is Monday. (how astute, I know ). Good luck tonight Paula!

 

[3DisneyKids]

Way to go, Becca! Love hearing news like that!

Cathie--I agree with the token gift, though I would not go with a gift card that has a monetary value attached as he will just sell it for cash to buy cigarettes or booze with. You are currently in school, right? Maybe just get him a t-shirt with your university name on it. Small, token, and he can't really sell it or return it, etc. Or maybe a gift certificate for a large pizza and movie rental--something that he will actually use/eat as opposed to sell.