Toystoryduo's Journal....Moving Forward From Here

[goldcupmom]

Sad to hear you are fighting stupid non-paying people again!! Praying they get their act together....soon!!

don't beat yourself up for food. I'm with Amy, what is wrong with chips & dip for breakfast?????

Hope all your ADRs work out! Can't believe that time is already here!

KUDOS for paying off your trip already! You are REALLY AWESOME at that!!

Have a GREAT weekend!!

 

[toystoryduo]

Julie...I saw on the WISH Journals page that you posted to my journal, but I don't see the post. Is anyone else having this happen?

 

[toystoryduo]

Okay, I see it now! When I checked earlier, I could only access my journal up to page 28 and now I can see the post on page 29. :

Thanks for your words of encouragement, Julie!

 

[toystoryduo]

I am a happy girl!!! Got on Disney Dining at exactly 7:00 a.m. this morning with no wait! Here's what we got:

* Sci Fi
* Kona Cafe
* Boma
* Turf Club
* Chef Mickeys
* Cape May Cafe
* Crystal Palace
* Le Cellier
* Tutto Italia

I had a super nice and super efficient CM...Great experience! Now, we're 90 days away!!!

Today's Plan:
* SR
* Clean the house a bit
* Sonic for lunch (DH got a gift card for Father's Day.)
* Head to the mall

That's about all from here...Thanks for all of the ADR ....It worked!

 

[toystoryduo]

Good evening friends,

Just a quick post for this evening....We had a good day today. We went to a local park with a lake and did 1.5 laps around the lake. (2.64 miles total) We went to TGIFridays for lunch, came home, took a nap, went to Aldis for groceries, and went to my MIL's house for dinner. A very busy, but good day...

Unfortunately, I now have a headache. This is like my 3rd major headache in the past two weeks. It's not quite a migraine, but it hurts a lot. I'm hoping that a good night's sleep and a relaxed day tomorrow will help.

I will try and get to journals tomorrow...Have a good evening everyone!

 

[toystoryduo]

Good morning friends,

I still have a bit of the headache left. I'm going to take some aspirin and try and take it easy today.

I've been feeling a bit off center for the past few days. I'm hoping to spend some time relaxing and journaling today. We'll see if the kids cooperate.

Today's Plan:

* SR
* Relax, pray, journal
* DIS
* Work for DH

I hope everyone has a wonderful Wednesday!

 

[goldcupmom]

Hope (& pray) the headache is better today!

Congrats on the dining! Looks like you did GREAT!!!

I need some WDW advice & know you are the one to ask....I'm thinking about surprising DD w/ ONE day. MK? She was 5 when we went(it was about a month after AK opened) & doesn't remember ANYTHING. On a Sunday in July, do you think we can do all of MK in 1 day? I know the crowds will be horrific! Just in the 'thinking about it' stage, but.....

thanks for the input!

 

[toystoryduo]

Thanks Julie. Sent you a PM....

Today has started off well... I managed to get the clothes folded and dinner in the crockpot. This afternoon, we'll make plans for the next couple of weeks ahead and then go to the library. I am meeting my friend for coffee tonight so dinner will be a bit on the early side.

Headache is gone for now...Hoping its stays away!

Weigh-in is tomorrow. I have a feeling that I am going to see a gain. Food has not been good the past couple of days. I've noticed that when things are off kilter in my life, I eat way too much. I'm working on finding balance and getting centered again.

Hope everyone has a wonderful day!

 

[toystoryduo]

This morning I weighed myself and I am up .4 pounds. I was expecting a much higher gain. While I am grateful that the gain wasn't more, I still have to start getting the scale to move in the other direction. These .4 pound gains will add up over time and considering that I am at my highest weight ever, I need to start seeing some losses here soon.

No big plans for the weekend. My DH has to work and we'll visit my parents to celebrate Father's Day on Sunday.

It's been kind of quiet around here lately...I hope everyone is doing well and has a great weekend!

 

[toystoryduo]

Quick Post....Food has not been good today.

B: Salad; leftover tuna casserole
L: nothing (full from breakfast)
D: 5 squares of pizza
S: chips and cheese
1/2 Coors Light

The day started off right, but went downhill when my DH announced that he wanted pizza for dinner. The squares weren't all that big...About 1/2 the size of a regular slice of pizza, but I feel really bloated now.

It's been a hot, rainy, and muggy day here so no walk this evening. Hopefully, tomorrow.

Have a great evening!

 

[toystoryduo]

We've got a busy day ahead...My DH has several jobs he needs to get done before this evening. After he gets done, we need to shop for my dad's Father's Day gift (He finally told me yesterday what he wanted!) and for my grandfather's as well. The girls have my DH's gifts already. They just need to wrap them.

Food:
B: 1 slice of pizza
S: 3 slices of cheddar cheese, 2 servings of pretzels
L: 2 small pieces of pizza (no crust!)

I'm hoping we can get a walk in this evening. Yesterday it was too hot, humid, and rainy to walk.

Have a wonderful Saturday!

 

[eyor44]

Hi Tracy
I just got caught up on your journal. Congrats on paying off the package part of your trip. You are so good at saving $$. You are an inspiration to me.

You have a great list of ADRs. We just ate at Tutto on our last day at Disney for lunch. We didnt have an ADR and were hungry, plus it was hot and I wanted to sit inside. So we stopped by to see how long a wait, if we even could wait. It was 1:00pm and we were able to walk right in. The food was so good. DD even ate 1/2 of my lazagna. She doesn't normally eat any kind of beef, but she loved it. And would you believe since we shared a meal, they didn't charge us for an extra plate or even her drink. We will definitely go back to that one.

Still waiting on payments from contractors I see. I'll keep praying that they come through soon.

 

[toystoryduo]

Hi Lisa! Welcome Back!!! Thanks for your kind words.

Today has been a long day...We decided to clean the garage. Two garbage cans and several bags later, we are only 50% of the way there. My part is done though because the rest of the stuff is stuff (*ahem* junk) that my DH has to organize and go through. We worked on it for about 5 hours! I will be adding some of that time to my exercise minutes.

Did anyone see Jon and Kate tonight? I don't have the satellite anymore so I had to read about their show online. How very sad for those kids. We used to watch the show all the time, but stopped before we go rid of the satellite. I really liked the show a lot in the beginning, but it sounds like the past few months have been difficult to watch. Very, very sad.....

Tomorrow, my plan is to make a house cleaning schedule. We really need to clean, organize, and de-junk. I wish we could do something with the outside, but we still have 3+ months of construction going on on our street and right now, everything is a mess. We'll probably paint and work on the landscaping when they are officially done. No sense in doing that stuff now...

That's about all for now...Have a great evening!

 

[eyor44]

Great job on the garage. Every time I try, it last for about one week. Then DH will start a project, but there is lots of space now and then......it's a mess again.

I saw Jon & Kate. I don't really care for the show because I can only take so much of screaming, crying kids. But I wanted to see what was happening to determine if I am going to let DD continue to watch it. DD loves it cause it is about kids her age. I have used it as an example of how it is unappropriate to act in public and towards your family.

I feel very sad for the whole family and want to throttle Jon & Kate. Jon went on about how he is only 32. Not sure what that meant. He was the one who decided to get married so young and then have kids. It was obvious that he has issues (I betting moving to the country didn't help) and I think Kate needs to go back and watch some of the episodes where she is so mean and rude to Jon. From what was said, they haven't tried to work things out; I hope whichever judge oversees their divorce will make them do. Some clips were shown of where they went out on Mother's Day and something I noticed was Jon being very considerate of Kate. As in when she was getting in the van in the rain, she had an umberella but he had a much bigger one and was holding it higher over hers so she wouldn't get wet. This was when they were leaving the resturant. If he didn't care for her, he wouldn't have done it. And I don't think she knew he was doing it either. Little things like that show you exactly how someone feels.

I don't think their show will last if they can't come to some kind of terms with each other.

Sorry to ramble. This really bothered me, can you tell?

 

[toystoryduo]

Hi Lisa! I hear you about the whole Jon and Kate thing. I feel so bad for those kids!

Today, we are planning on going to the beach with the kids. We were going to go to the zoo, but it's supposed to be close to 90 here so the beach seemed like a better choice. (love that smilie!) Of course, I probably won't be swimming because Lake Erie is well....eerie to me! Seriously, I am more of a pool girl than a lake or ocean girl. I may wade in the water, but swim? Probably not.

After that, we'll probably head out to the Disney Store and get the girls Disney Dollars for helping clean the garage. Maybe we'll grab a quick bite to eat as well.

Weigh-in on Friday...Not sure what to expect...Food has been pretty good; exercise not so much. Wish I could find a balance between the two.

Have a wonderful Wednesday!

 

[eyor44]

How was the beach? 90 degrees???? that's cool weather.....compared to our 100+ heat and the 100% humidity. Remind me why I live in the South?

Did you all have a nice day though? How was the water? I bet you do great on weigh in.

 

[toystoryduo]

Thanks Lisa. We had a great time yesterday, but we all came home sunburned despite using a sunscreen with a 70 SPF and applying it twice. Did you say 100 degrees + 100% humidity?!?!?!? Ugh!

Today looks to be a busy, but manageable day...SR (Crazy Credits!), homeschooling (review), work for DH (not too much to do), and relax a bit. I will probably surf eBay as well since my DD6's birthday is coming up soon.

Hope everyone has a wonderful day! (Cool smilie!)

 

[traceycooper]

OOHHH lucky you - 90 degrees sounds heavenly!!
good luck for WI tomorrow
i'm sure i posted after you got your ADR's but cant find it!!!
well done on getting everything
cant wait for the report

 

[momof2minnies]

Tracy
Good luck on your weigh in.

Glad you had some nice weather in your neck of the woods.

Have a great weekend,
Linda

 

[toystoryduo]

Thanks Tracey and Linda.

Yesterday was a long day. My DH was gone most of the day and the girls were really acting out. Not sure what was going on, but they certainly weren't getting along or listening to mom!

Today's Plan:
* SR
* Walk
* Homeschooling
* Work with DH (we'll go to the mall)

Not sure what's on tap for the weekend ahead... My DH may have to work or we may just hang out at home. Not really sure yet....

Hope everyone has a great day today and a wonderful weekend ahead!