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In Search of My Body - Not the One I Ate, VOL 7! Princesses? Nope, just us Goddesses!
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Good morning all!
Looks like I will have to hit the elliptical today instead of run. *sigh* When will this end????
Looks like I will have to hit the elliptical today instead of run. *sigh* When will this end????
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Good morning goddesses! I rode my bike to work today. Routine is a good thing!
Paula, good for you to recognize and confront the *******. Let it go and it gets a life all its' own. Wise woman you are.
I'm meeting a friend for lunch today. I worked with her husband. Easter Sunday two years ago he fell during brunch and broke his shoulder. Surgery was done to repair the damage. He died of a pulmonary embolism three days later. He was around 50. They had no children. She was devastated. I stayed in touch with her and we have lunch about once a month. He was a good man and I miss him still.
Live as if your life depends on it!
Ronda
Paula, good for you to recognize and confront the *******. Let it go and it gets a life all its' own. Wise woman you are.
I'm meeting a friend for lunch today. I worked with her husband. Easter Sunday two years ago he fell during brunch and broke his shoulder. Surgery was done to repair the damage. He died of a pulmonary embolism three days later. He was around 50. They had no children. She was devastated. I stayed in touch with her and we have lunch about once a month. He was a good man and I miss him still.
Live as if your life depends on it!
Ronda
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Good morning! I LOVE school for children!
Liz - I thought about you yesterday. A lot!
I was at work, and ended up with the owners 4 y.o. grandson with me. Yep. Me & him. In the kitchen. Cooking, waiting on customers, etc. and for 2 hours the kid never once stopped talking.
Speaking of which...it's off to bake some deliciously evil stuff...
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Liz - I thought about you yesterday. A lot!
I was at work, and ended up with the owners 4 y.o. grandson with me. Yep. Me & him. In the kitchen. Cooking, waiting on customers, etc. and for 2 hours the kid never once stopped talking.
Speaking of which...it's off to bake some deliciously evil stuff...
Oooh, tell us what you made today!
Yes, the talking. OMG. Did you feel sorry for me?
I bet that was a trip, huh? My friend Jackie thinks it's cute, when she sees Em, bc her kids are 12 and 16. She forgets!DisneyWorld Delight
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Good morning! I LOVE school for children!
I KNOW!!!!!WORD!!!!
I am so congested. Stuffed up nose, scratchy throat, snot, you name it. Darn cold in September.
Paula - Ohhhh, sorry you got a sticky situation on your hands. Hope you can work thru it today with a minimum of drama.
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Morning - had a great evening. Baylor played well at football yesterday. They lost though.
Carsyn has a game today at 4pm for soccer.
I hate when we get home at 7 - dinner/clean-up and then I am ready for bed. I have been up at 5am almost daily lately and still tired.
Cooler today - 70 for the high.
Treyner said that up in the mountains from him - there is 3-4" of snow already.
For all you excersize junkies - the team lost this weekend in Texas - coach not happy - warm ups were 150 situps and 140 pushups - he figures they did over 350 of them by the end of the 3 hour practice. Not the time to ask the coach on his prospects for next year!
The following is for Liz!
(I also am sending this to family in an e-mail that keeps asking because they are not sure what is going on either)
The NCAA has Division I, II and III
Athletic scholarships are available at Div I & II. Div III has athletic teams but cannot give athletic scholarships - only academic.
Treyner is at a Div II NCAA college.
The NCAA has policys to help govern it's schools to make sure that teams cannot be bought outright basically. It used to be that NCAA teams were no different than pro teams. If a school had money - they had a good team.
One of these policys means that they limmit the amount of scholarships that can be awarded to a team. Soccer usually has betwen 30-32 players rostered between their JV and Varsity teams. They are only allowed 9 scholarships.
So the coach can determine how to split those up.
A big determining factor will be how much value the player is to a team. If you are a 3rd string defender, you will not get much money if any, compared to a starting goalie.
His college has 8 seniors leaving after this year. They are all on scholarship. Some more than others because a coach can also split a scholarship between a few players to stretch out the money.
So Treyner was recruited to play as was 4 other goalies. None of them got money (minus $100 to the local kid) and knew they would be having to earn their starting spot for next year. Likely 2 goalies will be kept.
So #1 - we need to know if they want him to stay
#2 - we need to know what amount of money he will be offered
The local goalie would take a lot less money to offer a full ride to then Treyner since Treyner is an out of state student with higher tuition. He though is 3" shorter than Treyner and his wing span is almost 8" shorter. That is a lot when your job is to cover a net.
We just don't know what the coach is considering, how much each consideration weighs in his decesion.
Many athletes at the Div I and II levels have aspirations of joining a pro team in either the US or Europe.
There are also NAIA colleges. These tend to be small, private colleges that have their own rules. They can give out as much money to cover tuition room and board as they want to each athlete if they want.
The negative is that the level of play is not as high and the goal for most of these athletes is to play at this level in college, use it to get college paid for and then, graduate and join the working world.
Kinda like the difference for a writer taking a job for a local small town newspaper or the New York Times. They may have to start out bottom of the barrel at NYT, with less money to start, but the hope is to work their way up, learn from talented writers and work towards money, prestige and lifestyle that comes with saying you are a writer for the NYT or even editor.
Treyner was offered full rides to several NAIA schools last year. He decided he would always wonder, "What if?" if he never gave it a shot playing at an upper level.
The trick is to find that upper level college that needs your spot, has the money to offer you and has your major.
He can always go back to a NAIA school. A coach just contacted me asking if Treyner would re-consider in fact for next year. It is not where he wants to be and he is more talented than that.
His current coach said that if they decide against him, it will not be for lack of talent. That he would help Treyner get to a different Div II school or even a lower level Div I school.
So here we sit. Treyner is hard at work on the field and in the classroom. He knows that since he has no clue where he is going yet for next year, his grades need to be the best he can get.
He just signed up for an extra weekly class to help with his math class. That is a huge change for Treyner. He used to shy away from asking for help - I am actually more proud of him for that step than anything he has ever done. Athletics comes easy for him - school not so much. So him wanting to better himself off the field is hard on his pride and for a son of Chad's who teaches asking for help is not what a man does - that is a powerful step in the right direction of adulthood.
Paula - hope you are having a better day.
Nancy - your witt as usual makes my day!
Carsyn has a game today at 4pm for soccer.
I hate when we get home at 7 - dinner/clean-up and then I am ready for bed. I have been up at 5am almost daily lately and still tired.
Cooler today - 70 for the high.
Treyner said that up in the mountains from him - there is 3-4" of snow already.
For all you excersize junkies - the team lost this weekend in Texas - coach not happy - warm ups were 150 situps and 140 pushups - he figures they did over 350 of them by the end of the 3 hour practice. Not the time to ask the coach on his prospects for next year!
The following is for Liz!
(I also am sending this to family in an e-mail that keeps asking because they are not sure what is going on either)
The NCAA has Division I, II and III
Athletic scholarships are available at Div I & II. Div III has athletic teams but cannot give athletic scholarships - only academic.
Treyner is at a Div II NCAA college.
The NCAA has policys to help govern it's schools to make sure that teams cannot be bought outright basically. It used to be that NCAA teams were no different than pro teams. If a school had money - they had a good team.
One of these policys means that they limmit the amount of scholarships that can be awarded to a team. Soccer usually has betwen 30-32 players rostered between their JV and Varsity teams. They are only allowed 9 scholarships.
So the coach can determine how to split those up.
A big determining factor will be how much value the player is to a team. If you are a 3rd string defender, you will not get much money if any, compared to a starting goalie.
His college has 8 seniors leaving after this year. They are all on scholarship. Some more than others because a coach can also split a scholarship between a few players to stretch out the money.
So Treyner was recruited to play as was 4 other goalies. None of them got money (minus $100 to the local kid) and knew they would be having to earn their starting spot for next year. Likely 2 goalies will be kept.
So #1 - we need to know if they want him to stay
#2 - we need to know what amount of money he will be offered
The local goalie would take a lot less money to offer a full ride to then Treyner since Treyner is an out of state student with higher tuition. He though is 3" shorter than Treyner and his wing span is almost 8" shorter. That is a lot when your job is to cover a net.
We just don't know what the coach is considering, how much each consideration weighs in his decesion.
Many athletes at the Div I and II levels have aspirations of joining a pro team in either the US or Europe.
There are also NAIA colleges. These tend to be small, private colleges that have their own rules. They can give out as much money to cover tuition room and board as they want to each athlete if they want.
The negative is that the level of play is not as high and the goal for most of these athletes is to play at this level in college, use it to get college paid for and then, graduate and join the working world.
Kinda like the difference for a writer taking a job for a local small town newspaper or the New York Times. They may have to start out bottom of the barrel at NYT, with less money to start, but the hope is to work their way up, learn from talented writers and work towards money, prestige and lifestyle that comes with saying you are a writer for the NYT or even editor.
Treyner was offered full rides to several NAIA schools last year. He decided he would always wonder, "What if?" if he never gave it a shot playing at an upper level.
The trick is to find that upper level college that needs your spot, has the money to offer you and has your major.
He can always go back to a NAIA school. A coach just contacted me asking if Treyner would re-consider in fact for next year. It is not where he wants to be and he is more talented than that.
His current coach said that if they decide against him, it will not be for lack of talent. That he would help Treyner get to a different Div II school or even a lower level Div I school.
So here we sit. Treyner is hard at work on the field and in the classroom. He knows that since he has no clue where he is going yet for next year, his grades need to be the best he can get.
He just signed up for an extra weekly class to help with his math class. That is a huge change for Treyner. He used to shy away from asking for help - I am actually more proud of him for that step than anything he has ever done. Athletics comes easy for him - school not so much. So him wanting to better himself off the field is hard on his pride and for a son of Chad's who teaches asking for help is not what a man does - that is a powerful step in the right direction of adulthood.
Paula - hope you are having a better day.
Nancy - your witt as usual makes my day!
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Um, SOLD!
Obviously, I am a huge fan of the NAIA system and am a product of that myself.Glad Baylor played well. Am I confused about this, though? He is allowed to play football and even hockey, but he can't sit in a regular classroom??
Just back from my workout. It was fine. Boring. An hour of cardio plus upper body strength. I suppose I should be glad that I went and did it and all of that. But I am sad that I am not running.
LYZ--so sorry you are sick! Did you catch Molli's thing?
Liz/Nancy--so laughing right now. Kel is that kid, too. Nonstop. OMG. She actually said the other day, "Riley and Cammie need alone time, I don't...." HI LAR IOUS.
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Hi all...
The suckfest at work continues, but this guy is off until Tuesday so at least I get a break. It will settle down eventually.
Dawn - what is Treynor's major?
Lyz - feel better soon. Get some rest mkay...
Hi everyone... back to the grind!
The suckfest at work continues, but this guy is off until Tuesday so at least I get a break. It will settle down eventually.
Dawn - what is Treynor's major?
Lyz - feel better soon. Get some rest mkay...
Hi everyone... back to the grind!
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OMG, I just got off the phone with Lyz and feel like I have to disinfect myself from here! She sounds awful.
Get well wishes being sent your way, Cutie (as I duck from Lisa....)
Get well wishes being sent your way, Cutie (as I duck from Lisa....
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Lyz - get better!
Paula - graphic art/design currently but if he changes schools would like to have one with more of an architecture element. The one school he has been researching is Anderson College in SC. They have an Interior Design course that is heavy on the architecture coursework and the prof he spoke with said many go on to get their major in architecture. (I'll double check the minor)
E - I went to NAIA schools as well - Carsyn is looking at a few.
As for Baylor it's not really a short explanantion- we had to get his burn docs to sign off he is okayed to play sports and go to school. It is more of an issue in school with lotioning and being able to be up and moving.
He lotions after lunch and is gone from class for 20 minutes. When he sits - his leg fills with fluid and it itches like crazy. The nerve endings that were damaged in his skin are in the healing process and thus - hurt sometimes, itch others and are a huge distraction. Sometimes he feels like his leg is still on fire. The therapists at the burn unit explain that it is similar to ghost pains that amputees get.
In the 'Gateway" class - he can get up and go to the back of the classroom, stretch his leg, take down the compression stocking and rub his skin or just stand at his desk and move it about. He has explained before when his leg is not being stimulated somehow (running/walking etc) it feels like it falls asleep and the numb tingling just drives him crazy.
The main middle school teachers are worried how disstracting it would be in a normal class. They are putting him in a social studies class next week in the morning when his leg seems the best - freshly lotioned and not sitting for long.
The Gateway class allows for time for homework so he never has any - he likes that piece a lot and he was on the B honor roll second semester last year - so he is doing well in it.
I want him in main classes and he wants to get back there also. He is hesitant at some level though because he does not want so much attention on his leg and he knows if he is messing with it all the time it will be.
He is in the main Phy Ed class and that has gone okay - but again he is moving all the time.
Last night he helped make dinner and was standing at the island, cutting things for salad. In the five minutes he cut cucumbers, peppers and onions - he was either rubbing his leg with his right foot, bending down to scratch it and then frustrated he had to re-wash his hands, or complaining how much it itched.
He had just gotten home from football and showered and lotioned so it wasn't dry. It's just one of those things that the doctors cannot tell you how long it will be before that gets better. 3-4 years is the average for the body to completely heal from a burn. For nerve endings to settle down.
He also though still has areas he cannot feel - mostly at the base of his ankle - all the way around where the gas pooled and the burns were the deepest. It really bothers him when anyone touches that area and he tries to explain that his skin there sometimes has the feeling of being itchy - but cannot get relief from itching it because he can't feel it.
Again - some nerve endings must try to be coming back there. You want that for him and at the same time it is a curse currently.
Good news - he let me see his leg up close at the doctor yesterday - and the skin color is looking so much better lower on his leg than even a few weeks ago. Not quite as purple and I was excited - so happy. It is crazy that we are comming up on a year for this and how far we have come and yet how far we have to go.
Paula - graphic art/design currently but if he changes schools would like to have one with more of an architecture element. The one school he has been researching is Anderson College in SC. They have an Interior Design course that is heavy on the architecture coursework and the prof he spoke with said many go on to get their major in architecture. (I'll double check the minor)
E - I went to NAIA schools as well - Carsyn is looking at a few.
As for Baylor it's not really a short explanantion- we had to get his burn docs to sign off he is okayed to play sports and go to school. It is more of an issue in school with lotioning and being able to be up and moving.
He lotions after lunch and is gone from class for 20 minutes. When he sits - his leg fills with fluid and it itches like crazy. The nerve endings that were damaged in his skin are in the healing process and thus - hurt sometimes, itch others and are a huge distraction. Sometimes he feels like his leg is still on fire. The therapists at the burn unit explain that it is similar to ghost pains that amputees get.
In the 'Gateway" class - he can get up and go to the back of the classroom, stretch his leg, take down the compression stocking and rub his skin or just stand at his desk and move it about. He has explained before when his leg is not being stimulated somehow (running/walking etc) it feels like it falls asleep and the numb tingling just drives him crazy.
The main middle school teachers are worried how disstracting it would be in a normal class. They are putting him in a social studies class next week in the morning when his leg seems the best - freshly lotioned and not sitting for long.
The Gateway class allows for time for homework so he never has any - he likes that piece a lot and he was on the B honor roll second semester last year - so he is doing well in it.
I want him in main classes and he wants to get back there also. He is hesitant at some level though because he does not want so much attention on his leg and he knows if he is messing with it all the time it will be.
He is in the main Phy Ed class and that has gone okay - but again he is moving all the time.
Last night he helped make dinner and was standing at the island, cutting things for salad. In the five minutes he cut cucumbers, peppers and onions - he was either rubbing his leg with his right foot, bending down to scratch it and then frustrated he had to re-wash his hands, or complaining how much it itched.
He had just gotten home from football and showered and lotioned so it wasn't dry. It's just one of those things that the doctors cannot tell you how long it will be before that gets better. 3-4 years is the average for the body to completely heal from a burn. For nerve endings to settle down.
He also though still has areas he cannot feel - mostly at the base of his ankle - all the way around where the gas pooled and the burns were the deepest. It really bothers him when anyone touches that area and he tries to explain that his skin there sometimes has the feeling of being itchy - but cannot get relief from itching it because he can't feel it.
Again - some nerve endings must try to be coming back there. You want that for him and at the same time it is a curse currently.
Good news - he let me see his leg up close at the doctor yesterday - and the skin color is looking so much better lower on his leg than even a few weeks ago. Not quite as purple and I was excited - so happy. It is crazy that we are comming up on a year for this and how far we have come and yet how far we have to go.
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OMG, I just got off the phone with Lyz and feel like I have to disinfect myself from here! She sounds awful.
Get well wishes being sent your way, Cutie (as I duck from Lisa....
This tickled me too. EriKa - you know I was doped up on DayQuill - so you can't hold anything I said against me.
DisneyWorld Delight
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Dawn - just reading that - makes me cringe. My skin is dry just from the seasonal changes happening and it drives me insane. I can't even imagine how Baylor feels. Poor kiddo.
SeptemberGirl
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Lyz - how's Moll? Better? And now you're sick?
E - more ideas re my maybe tattoo! Let's talk. Also, hilarious re Kelly!!! We so need to get those two together.
Paula -I'm sorry your day sucks.
Dawn - perfect explanation. I love the four year old breakdown!
I know Treynor will do well anywhere - he's got such a great personality.
E - more ideas re my maybe tattoo! Let's talk. Also, hilarious re Kelly!!! We so need to get those two together.
Paula -I'm sorry your day sucks.
Dawn - perfect explanation. I love the four year old breakdown!
I know Treynor will do well anywhere - he's got such a great personality.DisneyWorld Delight
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I'm sorry. WHAT???????? This was obviously a private conversation, but I'm inserting myself. You are thinking of getting a tattoo? Tell me more! ASAP!
SeptemberGirl
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YES!
Well, first off, there's no such thing as a private conversation, right? Not with us!
So, tattoo. Yes, I am thinking of getting one. To represent the things I am working on now and want to remember. Namely, to embrace change in all forms, to be true to myself, to remember the people I love are with me always. And, big one, freedom from fear - of change, communication, being myself.
Image ideas are welcome, body placement is not determined.
Right now I'm thinking about a tree with roots for the people I love, branches for the avenues of life, leaves in all for stages representing change and death and rebirth and growth, and either a dove or just dove wings at the top to represent the connection to soul, God, and freedom from fear.
As E pointed out, that could be a bit complex, and it has to look cute, too! But I have an artist friend, and I have lots of time to work on it and think about it!
Well, first off, there's no such thing as a private conversation, right?
Not with us!So, tattoo. Yes, I am thinking of getting one. To represent the things I am working on now and want to remember. Namely, to embrace change in all forms, to be true to myself, to remember the people I love are with me always. And, big one, freedom from fear - of change, communication, being myself.
Image ideas are welcome, body placement is not determined.
Right now I'm thinking about a tree with roots for the people I love, branches for the avenues of life, leaves in all for stages representing change and death and rebirth and growth, and either a dove or just dove wings at the top to represent the connection to soul, God, and freedom from fear.
As E pointed out, that could be a bit complex, and it has to look cute, too! But I have an artist friend, and I have lots of time to work on it and think about it!
3DisneyKids
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Right--insert yourself, absolutely. You know we would have gotten around to including you anyway. 
Liz, though this may sound strange, it could work. I was just looking at our princess marathon graphic that we all have in our sigs. Hmmm. The shoe representing the journey (and where you've come from as well as where you are going), the fairies, their wings representing flight and wonderment. Just thinking out loud...
Liz, though this may sound strange, it could work. I was just looking at our princess marathon graphic that we all have in our sigs. Hmmm. The shoe representing the journey (and where you've come from as well as where you are going), the fairies, their wings representing flight and wonderment. Just thinking out loud...
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I have 2 tattoos -
#1 On my lower back that is a celtic cross - like on a crown with jewels - colors of jewlels are kids birthstone colors.
#2 On my heel - right outer heel - crescent moon with night orchid about the size of a 50 cent piece - for my grandparents who were more of parents than anything and total night owls!
So I love them - will get another one someday.
BTW - if anyone wants to see a pic of Baylor's leg to maybe get a better understanding of what I try and describe - I can PM you one. He is okay with showing pics now of how it looks. He actually just posted one on his MySpace page - that was a huge step for him in accepting the new him!
I just know I would be curious if I was reading about it - and Baylor has met most of you so I know he would be okay with sharing.
#1 On my lower back that is a celtic cross - like on a crown with jewels - colors of jewlels are kids birthstone colors.
#2 On my heel - right outer heel - crescent moon with night orchid about the size of a 50 cent piece - for my grandparents who were more of parents than anything and total night owls!
So I love them - will get another one someday.
BTW - if anyone wants to see a pic of Baylor's leg to maybe get a better understanding of what I try and describe - I can PM you one. He is okay with showing pics now of how it looks. He actually just posted one on his MySpace page - that was a huge step for him in accepting the new him!
I just know I would be curious if I was reading about it - and Baylor has met most of you so I know he would be okay with sharing.
DisneyWorld Delight
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YES!
Well, first off, there's no such thing as a private conversation, right?
So, tattoo. Yes, I am thinking of getting one. To represent the things I am working on now and want to remember. Namely, to embrace change in all forms, to be true to myself, to remember the people I love are with me always. And, big one, freedom from fear - of change, communication, being myself.
Image ideas are welcome, body placement is not determined.
Right now I'm thinking about a tree with roots for the people I love, branches for the avenues of life, leaves in all for stages representing change and death and rebirth and growth, and either a dove or just dove wings at the top to represent the connection to soul, God, and freedom from fear.
As E pointed out, that could be a bit complex, and it has to look cute, too! But I have an artist friend, and I have lots of time to work on it and think about it!
Liz! Great idea. A place marker. I like the tree, not sure about cuteness and tree, but hey, anything can be done.
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Right, that was my point. I love the idea...but how do you make it cute???
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