In Search of My Body - Not the One I Ate, VOL 8...It's Never Too Late To Start Again!

[lisaviolet]

The flippin computer freaked out...and ate my post. My big, giant, long one responding to the last eight pages

That sucks Cathie.

that stinks. Can't wait for pics of the cake though!

Yes pictures Cathie. Please.

They can wipe their own a$$es...you people are CRAZY."

Now I get it.

Isn't this the truth? Everything when we are younger bites us in the a$$ because WE ALWAYS KNOW better - crazy people.

So I'm having a few issues with one of my friends. She seems to be upset about the fact that I'm doing my exercise classes with another girl. I did invite my friend but she doesn't even have a license so she can't make it out to the suburbs to take the class. (And I'd spend an extra hour driving if I picked her up and dropped her off. An hour of driving for an hour class, its too much.) So now she's making these side comments to people we work with about how I'm replacing her and all this kind of stuff. She hasn't said anything directly to me but she keeps acting like I'm doing something wrong. I just want to tell her that I actually don't care if anyone comes with me, these classes are something I'm doing for me. I'm also let down because I am never upset when she's out with other friends and doesn't invite me, it feels unfair she's upset that I'm doing something without her. I'm sorry I just needed to get this out, even if it makes no sense in my telling of it. I just think I need to take the weekend away from these girls and I'll be more ready to deal with it.

Enough about your annoying friend - did you miss my "Hello" on your guy story.

Okay, okay. What you wrote made me so smile in a knowing way Megan. I can't tell you how many times I was your friend or I was you in my twenties. It was like "oh yeah - I remember that". It sucks all around. It really does. I don't know if I have any good insights. It really depends how close she is to you and how much she matters to you in general. If she is a good, close friend - have a talk.

Envy - jealousy - I always find that owning it destroys the not so nice feelings before they fester and cause sh!t like this.

I know I didn't help - at all. but

Hi all. I am writing from my childhood bedroom. I got wi-fi going at the farm and my mother is surfing from her recliner. Now my dad thinks he needs a laptop. I'm staying here tonight and heading into St Louis tomorrow.

DGF has remained behind in KC. Murray is holding her own. She's still interested in cleaning out our cereal bowls and will eat hamburger. She continues to give the mail man what for and greets us at the door when we return home. She's stopped going up and down the steps every time we do. She waits a bit to see if we're coming back before making the effort.

DGF is very sad to miss the half marathon and I am very sad to be away from home. That said, I am excited and nervous about the race. My brother will be shepherding my fan club around downtown Sunday morning. After it's all done I'll take an ice bath at bro's house and drive back to KC. I have Monday off work.

Kat - it's not Cinderella Castle, but we do run through the brewery! I'm told we can smell the hops blocks before we get there.

I haven't thought of anything I've forgotten yet. I'm sure there will be some buying opportunities at the expo tomorrow.

My task for tomorrow, besides packet pickup, is to get DGF's mother on to digital cable. Recent changes by Charter mean one of her fav channels has moved to the digital tier. I'll be picking up the box and they say it can be activated over the phone. I'm spreading technology cheer everywhere I go. Now if I can make the channel number display bigger.

I'll see my niece and nephew tomorrow - staying at their house Saturday night. My brother is having trouble getting her gmail account to work in windows mail. I fix that and it's a tech trifecta!!!

I hope everyone is getting started on a great weekend. Cathie, good luck with the cake.

Ronda

I SO laughed on the bold Ronda. Priceless.

Glad to hear that Murray is doing "okay".

on your race.

As for hops - I heard a recent study that said beer - despite being alcohol which isn't the best - is great for sleep. The hops.

Who needs Ms. Cindy when you got a brewery.

 

[poppinspal]

Enough about your annoying friend - did you miss my "Hello" on your guy story.

Okay, okay. What you wrote made me so smile in a knowing way Megan. I can't tell you how many times I was your friend or I was you in my twenties. It was like "oh yeah - I remember that". It sucks all around. It really does. I don't know if I have any good insights. It really depends how close she is to you and how much she matters to you in general. If she is a good, close friend - have a talk.

Envy - jealousy - I always find that owning it destroys the not so nice feelings before they fester and cause sh!t like this.

I know I didn't help - at all. but

I meant to respond to you about a few things! Working with kids has made me forgetful! I didn't want to bore you all with the whole story (even if I like to replay it in my head and laugh) but he literally said, "You should ask me for my number." Yes and then like the amazingly smart girl I really am, I skated away. Maybe next time he could just hit me over the head with his stick?

As for my friend, we are close but we've always been cool with having other friends. I think we've moved in different directions a little bit and that's where the strain really comes from. I'm starting to settle out of my wild child period and she's just getting into it. I think me sharing something important to me(working out) with someone who isn't her just made the strain worse. I'm going to give us both a day or two to mellow out then I'll talk to her. I know both of us better then to try to talk things out right now, we'd just end up going in circles.

As for your tests, I'm glad to hear it went as well as those things can. I'm sorry about your fall. In cardio cabaret we learned how to get up gracefully from the floor, maybe some day I can give lessons on that. Hopefully you're not so sore today though.

Look at you, you always find a way to get me to write a book in response to you. But just in case you haven't been told today.... you are an amazing person. It really hits me sometimes when I'm reading your posts(and not just ones to me), you always find a way to make me feel like there are truly caring people in the world. I seem to find myself smiling after your posts.

 

[DisneyGalUK]

Good Morning everyone!

Drinks with the girls last night - I should be feeling much more ropey than I do right now!

Erika - Love what Riley said to Mean Girl!

Cathie - I'd like to see cake pics too!

Nancy - Any luck with the dress?

Ronda - Oooh, a run past a brewery - sounds like fun!

Meg - Im oblivious to guys liking me too. I almost blew it with DH when he first asked me on a date because I thought he was joking and I laughed!

Kat, EE, Amy, Jo, Jess, Sunny, Paula, everyone - Hi! If I have missed anyone I sent a million apologies!

Riley is out at his first boy/girl event. Ugh. It is KILLING me. But it is totally sweet and innocent and completely supervised and all of that. It's not like it's DATING or anything, just a social event for both boys and girls. And I am, of course, DYING. Especially after the horrific parent meeting we had last week about oral sex being rampant at the middle school. I can't form coherent sentences. And then I had a conversation with one of my BFFs today and her 8th grade daughter is secretly dating a freaking JUNIOR and that sent me into yet another tailspin. This is SO hard.

You know, when I had three babies--three kids under 3 years old, I was constantly thinking to myself "OMG, this is SO hard. This is so much work..." and on and on. And my friends with older kids always said, "It gets harder when they are older." And I never understood that because I was like, "They'll be in SCHOOL. They can dress and feed themselves. They can wipe their own a$$es...you people are CRAZY."

Now I get it.

Now Im confused. Our school system works very differently to your school system, so I have to ask the question - Just how old are children that go to middle school? We have nursery school, infant school, junior school and senior school so middle school has me confuddled!

I don't have any children of my own, but I already worry about my niece going off in the world - yeah, shes 2 in september!

I'll be back later, im hoping to post a few London pictures for anyone who may want to look at them!

Have a great day everyone!

 

[SunnyB1066]

Busy, busy day here. But good. Missing my team!

Riley is out at his first boy/girl event. Ugh. It is KILLING me. But it is totally sweet and innocent and completely supervised and all of that. It's not like it's DATING or anything, just a social event for both boys and girls. And I am, of course, DYING. Especially after the horrific parent meeting we had last week about oral sex being rampant at the middle school. I can't form coherent sentences. And then I had a conversation with one of my BFFs today and her 8th grade daughter is secretly dating a freaking JUNIOR and that sent me into yet another tailspin. This is SO hard.

You know, when I had three babies--three kids under 3 years old, I was constantly thinking to myself "OMG, this is SO hard. This is so much work..." and on and on. And my friends with older kids always said, "It gets harder when they are older." And I never understood that because I was like, "They'll be in SCHOOL. They can dress and feed themselves. They can wipe their own a$$es...you people are CRAZY."

Now I get it.

It's never easy, just different.

 

[cantwaitvaca09]

Morning all (typing in the dark, so I don't wake the kids)

Kelly, Can't wait to see the London Pic
Preschool age 3-5
Elementary age 6-9
Middle School here would be 5th grade -8th grade about age 10-14ish
High School 15-18ish

(I hope I got that right)


Meg, I don't think she's a true friend. I don't think I would care if my true friend was going to a class without me. Unless, she knew I was big into working out and she did not even invite me to join her. Why can't she drive?



Ronda, Glad the dog is holding her own. I laughed at your technical trifecta
Good Luck at the half on Sunday

Nancy, Find a dress? Ok don"t tell anyone, but do you have a Sears?, They really do have a great dress selection. I know what your thinking, Sears is where I go to get a washing machine, I think they have nice dresses because no one would want to say, Hi, Yes, Love my Dress, Got it at Sears. HA HA HA

Cathie, Can't wait to see the pics of the cake

Lisa, I have not read but 3 pages of the book, but so far I love it. I hope to read more this weekend.

Kat, what contract are you waiting for?


E. On the Kid thing, I am sitting here about to cry. With age 2 & 5 I think, I can't wait til they are older and they can do some things on their own. But Oral in Middle School, SCARY!!!! And I have 2 girls
have a great weekend all!

 

[3DisneyKids]

Morning! Jeff got home late last night and now we are flying around the house getting ready to head up to the lake house. Time to open it up for the season. So that means I have two days of cleaning and raking and washing windows and everything that goes with opening your summer home. Not really looking forward to it, but it will be nice to see the lake. And it looks like it may be nice enough weather for a paddle! We got the kayaks out last week, so I am hoping for a 6-ish mile paddle. My shoulders will hate me, though!

Meg--are you interested? OMG, give hockey boy your number! Sorry about your friend. I have been going through that recently as well. One of my best friends here is feeling slighted because all I do is talk about my "racing team friends." Um, that's because they are kickass goddesses!

Jo/Sunny - Yes, it is always hard, no matter the stage. And Jo--I'm not kidding. Apparently it is "all the rage" in Middle School these days. And I know...I have 2 girls coming up, too.

Nancy--I already expected you to laugh!

Kelly--of course we want London pics! OMG, do you know us? Are you NEW???

RONDA! I won't be able to log on first thing tomorrow morning to wish you luck on your SECOND Half Marathon! WOW! You are amazing and have accomplished so much! Have a safe and FUN run. Run Goddess-style! I will be thinking about you and of course, we'll need a full race report!

Alright, time to get the kids in the car and head up to the lake.

 

[DisneyGalUK]

Erika - As soon as I posted about pics I thought Erm, what am I saying!

Ok, a few pictures:

Fountain in Trafalgar Square

Nelsons Column

Me and the Phantom

THE Chandelier!

Very British - an Open Top Bus!

The London Eye

 

[DisneyGalUK]

Continued:

Big Ben

The Houses of Parliment - the raised flag on the flagpole means Parliment was in session whilst we were there!

Richard I statue outside Parliment

Westminster Abbey

 

[DisneyGalUK]

Continued again!:

Me, my mum and Winston Churchill!

Downing Street, the home of the Prime Minister! This is as close as we could get - we arrived in London on the day the Prime Minister announced a General Election! Either end of the street is locked with huge gates and a massive police presence!

St Pauls Cathedral

Tower Bridge

The Tower of London

Buckingham Palace - again, with the raised flag shows the Queen was at home!

Me and my cousin outside the gates

 

[DisneyGalUK]

The final continuance!

Another shot of Buckingham Palace

Me, my aunt, my uncle and my cousin (my aunt and uncle are my mums brother and sister, not married to each other!) Ignore how Im sat - it started raining and the wall was wet!

The statue outside Buckingham Palace

And finally, just for you Lisa - The Canadian Embassy!

 

[lisaviolet]

(even if I like to replay it in my head and laugh) but he literally said, "You should ask me for my number." Yes and then like the amazingly smart girl I really am, I skated away. Maybe next time he could just hit me over the head with his stick?

First of all bore us with the whole story???? Oh Megan! WE LOVE IT! WELL I LOVE IT.

And thank you for the sweet words.

Now I'm beginning to think there is a correlation between weight issues and not being "there"/wth it with being sought out. . Wouldn't be a surprise - weight sometimes can be about not thinking you're worth it. And not seeing attraction is about thinking WHO? WHAT ? - ME??

But then there is Liz. Who's always known she was the cat's meow.

Cocky guy, eh? "YOu should ask me for my number." Cocky! I LOVE IT.' . I adore cocky and pompous.

Good Morning everyone!
Meg - Im oblivious to guys liking me too. I almost blew it with DH when he first asked me on a date because I thought he was joking and I laughed!

Now Im confused. Our school system works very differently to your school system, so I have to ask the question - Just how old are children that go to middle school? We have nursery school, infant school, junior school and senior school so middle school has me confuddled!
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IF WE WANT PICTURES OF LONDON!!!!! IS IT A FULL MOON TODAY - I MUST CHECK.

So hubby - wouldn't have that been a loss?

Me - funny story. And it's SO POMPOUS. Let me preface by saying part of dense behaviour comes from the abuse - as in I never WANTED to see it. But funny story nonetheless.

So I'm at BWV - maybe 2004/05 - this dear close friend who I already knew loved me (long story) - well I gave him this slant eye on some sarcastic statement. And I caught this look. So I think what the he!! is his problem. LIKE WT H is HIS PROBLEM????? What the he!! is that? Like I'm annoyed or angry.

And then I go hmmmm. And think about it more.

Well - oh I must have something on my face. So I go to the bathroom and check. TWICE!!! Do I need to blow my nose? Something on my teeth? No. Nothing. Strange. Was he judging something I said? No, what I said was funny. ?????? And I let it go.

So maybe two years later. TWO YEARS. This student walks in my class (adults - just to be straight here) and gives me the same look and I have some kind of deja vu feeling. And once again I think strange. And once again I go and check my teeth/nose.

And then later that year another teacher does that exact same eye movement/look.

And suddenly it ALL HITS ME. Like a flash before my eyes. At around 40! They are so simple. MEN. SO SIMPLE. I don't have anything on my face. It's attraction. And they all have the same look of attraction. It's exactly the SAME. How could that be? They are such simple creatures and I had NO CLUE.

It's never easy, just different.

Hi Sunny.

Lisa, I have not read but 3 pages of the book, but so far I love it. I hope to read more this weekend.


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Do tell me Jo when you get a chance - for sure.

Kat is waiting on a DVC contract - resale.

Kelly -

We call our elementary - public schools (strange, eh? Makes no sense because any school can be truly public or private AND yes I know your private is called public. ). It's nothing to do with that - just something we use for elementary)

So we have K to 8 ( called public school) or K to 6 (called public) with a 7/8 called senior public or senior elemenatary or sometimes but rarely middle. Some boards do a 6-8.

Our high schools are 9-12 (used to be grade 13 when I went)

AND we say eg. grade two - Americans second grade.

Meg--are you interested? OMG, give hockey boy your number!


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Yeah Megan - do tell.

Erika - Karen? or someone else?

Hope you're having a fabulous weekend.

Erika - As soon as I posted about pics I thought Erm, what am I saying!

Ok, a few pictures:

Fountain in Trafalgar Square

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Kelly! 42!!!! You're killing my eyes.

Love the pics. And Phantom - I was shocked to see that the art - gold sculptures are EXACTLY the same. I had a beautiful picture of them but I had to lose some pictures when my card needed reformatting.

But the fountain picture - Trafalgar. SO BEAUTIFUL!

 

[lisaviolet]

And finally, just for you Lisa - The Canadian Embassy!

 

[3DisneyKids]

Checking in from the lake! Beautiful--they hooked up our cable today! Thought it would take a week. So I am here an online. Phew.

It is COLD. Way too cold to paddle.

But on the upside, I am WAY hammered! Ha! In fact, Jeff just said, "I think I should take over dinner." And I was like, "Um, yeah...good idea!" So now I get to play!

Lisa--so perceptive, you are! Yes, it was Karen. Long story there for a more sober time. And about the men being simple creatures...OMG, yes! They SO are. Ok, I normally wouldn't say this to you, knowing that you will freak, but being really more drunk than I have been in AGES, I will. Sorry! Please respect me in the morning! Ha! But. Seriously, I have ALWAYS said (and I say this to my guy friends and they all worship me for it, I swear!)...men ARE simple! They really only need three things and they are happy and putty in your hands. Beer, pizza, and a hummer. Really. And in any order. Doesn't matter to them. Switch it up every once in a while and that is IT. EVERY guy I have ever said that to has been like, "OMG, please, go talk to my wife!" Ha!

Ok, done now. Till later, that is.

 

[HockeyKat]

E, enjoy the lake!

Jo, yes, DVC resale contract. Disney has the right to buy it back from the seller, so it isn't as simple as seller sells, buyer buys. It usually takes 3-4 weeks for Disney to decide, so you bid and then wait. However, you can save thousands of dollars by going resale, so it's worth it.

Meg, so exciting about the number thing. Always nice to be wanted!

Kelly, great pics!! They aren't showing now but I saw them earlier.

Ronda, hope your race is great!!


I just finished mowing the lawn and a myriad of fun exciting housework. Whee.

But, I got on the Wii Fit for the first time in 92 days (it yelled at me), and it said I have lost 33.3 lbs and my Wii age is my actual age now (instead of 12 yrs older like the last time). It was nice to see the little Mii thingy shrink a bit.

 

[lisaviolet]

and a hummer.
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OMG. I am pissing myself laughing in pure joy and in trauma. There are not enough smilies to convey what I did with this.

I went OMG it's not a car. It's SO NOT a car. Why couldn't it just be a car.

OMG, I don't know what it is - think Lisa - think. THINK. You're smart - just think for crying outloud - pull yourself together and think.

Erika said I might run for the hills.

It's a sexual act. How could I not know it's a sexual act? Am I 15? Don't I teach the language. I can't let them know I don't know. This is SO embarrassing.

THINK LISA - THINK.

Google it. Yes, I'll google it. And I'll add on to what I know/think it is. (Cause somewhere down deep I really did know already. )

And I won! I WON MY OWN GAME!

BINGO. Match!

This has got to win me a date.

Enjoy your weekend Erika.

 

[lisaviolet]

Always nice to be wanted!


But, I got on the Wii Fit for the first time in 92 days (it yelled at me), and it said I have lost 33.3 lbs and my Wii age is my actual age now (instead of 12 yrs older like the last time). It was nice to see the little Mii thingy shrink a bit.

Ain't that the truth on the bold.

Nice on the little Mii thingy!

 

[goofyfan-12]

Ronda - good luck tomorrow!!! Go kick this race's hummocks!

E and Lisa - you are cracking me up tonight

 

[lisaviolet]

Ronda! Have a great race!

 

[DisneyGalUK]

Good Morning Everyone!

Grrr, its just taken me 25 minutes to fix my photos, but they are back now!

So hubby - wouldn't have that been a loss?

Some days it would have been! I kid! It was just one of those things - we were friends before so when he asked me out I thought he was joking! Needless to say, he wasn't and the rest is history!

Kelly! 42!!!! You're killing my eyes.

Love the pics. And Phantom - I was shocked to see that the art - gold sculptures are EXACTLY the same. I had a beautiful picture of them but I had to lose some pictures when my card needed reformatting.

But the fountain picture - Trafalgar. SO BEAUTIFUL!

Sorry, I'd make the photos bigger but I don't want my giant face staring out at anyone when the pictures are massive! I am trying to put them on FB when the bulk uploader finally works, so you'll be able to see them better on there!

 

[DisneyGalUK]

GOOD LUCK RONDA!

Go out and Rock the Race!