WBRepo-Ship of Thieves-Remember The Magic-Pt4

[granmaz]

Nan, how are things going with your going back to Uni?

 

[HollyTyler]

Glad I could provide a few laughs!

 

[HollyTyler]

Nan, just for you:

A witness to an automobile accident was testifying. The lawyer asked him, “Did you actually see the accident?”

The witness: “Yes, sir.”

The lawyer: “How far away were you when the accident happened?”

The witness: “Thirty-one feet, six, and one quarter inches.”

The lawyer (thinking he’d trap the witness): “Well, sir, will you tell the jury how you knew it was exactly that distance?”

The witness: “Because when the accident happened I took out a tape and measured it. I knew some annoying lawyer would ask me that question.”

 

[JLSE50]

Oh my gosh, I've got one grumpy kid! I'm trying to get him used to just eating breakfast, lunch, and dinner without all the snacks for 2 reasons: 1. he's very overweight and 2. there are no more snacks at school beyond kindergarten, so he'd better get used to it now instead of throwing a fit at school. He just told me he wants to eat and I refused, so a major fit went on for a while. I just calmly kept explaining to him that our bodies don't need to eat until lunch time, etc. and reminded him about how it will be at school this year. Hopefully with eliminating those 2 snacks at school, his weight will be back in the normal range.

Yup, I'm a mean mom, but I've had many discussions with his dad about how his dad feeds him. He lets him eat those McDonald's breakfast sandwiches every day he's over there, usually TWO of them! I told him that's a WHOLE day of fat and most of a day's amount of calories! I told him the best cereal I've found so far is Mighty Bites made by Kashi because it has more protein and less sugar than other branks of cereal and keeps him fuller longer.

Anyway, it's a struggle to have him eat the right things here when he can run to his dad's and get all the junk food and candy and juice boxes (which I refuse to buy) and fatening stuff over there. Yes, we made cupcakes here last night, but I do allow the occasional goodie, just not all day every day like he gets over there.

I wonder if all the sugar and additives he gets at Dad's could be a contributing factor to the behaviors

Jan

 

[nskjerven]

Nan, how are things going with your going back to Uni?

I've exchanged a couple of emails with the department head (thanks to an introduction from Molly's friends dad who is a professor on campus) he, the dept head, is looking into the situtation and will be getting back to me most likely next week. This week was the start of school so it's kinda hectic. Not sure that I could get in this semester or not, maybe have to wait until Jan 09.

 

[nskjerven]

Nan, just for you:

A witness to an automobile accident was testifying. The lawyer asked him, “Did you actually see the accident?”

The witness: “Yes, sir.”

The lawyer: “How far away were you when the accident happened?”

The witness: “Thirty-one feet, six, and one quarter inches.”

The lawyer (thinking he’d trap the witness): “Well, sir, will you tell the jury how you knew it was exactly that distance?”

The witness: “Because when the accident happened I took out a tape and measured it. I knew some annoying lawyer would ask me that question.”

giggle giggle, the first one was better

 

[HollyTyler]

I wonder if all the sugar and additives he gets at Dad's could be a contributing factor to the behaviors

Jan

Could be a bit of everything. His dad swears up and down he doesn't give him much sugar, but I know for a fact that he sends a juice box with his lunch (not necessary because the school provides milk) and most of the time when I pick him up on Saturdays, he has candy with him. But he says he'll work on what he gives him, so we'll see.

 

[HollyTyler]

Well, it's the end of the work day. Time to go home!

 

[scottishwee35]

Hello

One afternoon, a wealthy lawyer was riding in the back of his limousine when he saw two men eating grass by the road side. He ordered his driver to stop and he got out to investigate.

"Why are you eating grass?", he asked one man.

"We don't have any money for food," the poor man replied.

"Oh, come along with me then."

"But sir, I have a wife with two children!"

"Bring them along! And you, come with us too!", he said to the other man.

"But sir, I have a wife with six children!" the second man answered.

"Bring them as well!" They all climbed into the car, which was no easy task, even for a car as large as the limo.

Once underway, one of the poor fellows says, "Sir,you are too kind. Thank you for taking all of us with you."

The lawyer replied, "No problem, the grass at my home is about two feet tall."

my good friend back from holiday and gave me lovely presents and took Bran home sob sob. house seem quiet now as kids are in the bed so

I am going to bed now

Goodnights

Scottishwee35

 

[HollyTyler]

Hello





my good friend back from holiday and gave me lovely presents and took Bran home sob sob. house seem quiet now as kids are in the bed so

I am going to bed now

Goodnights

Scottishwee35

Hi Deborah! Sorry you'll miss Bran. You'll just have to convince your friend to go away more often so you can have Bran visit you again!

Goodnight!

 

[HollyTyler]

I apologize in advance to all of you who are striving to make good food choices.

I stopped at Cold Stone Creamery on my way home from work to use my birthday freebie coupon. Oh my gosh, I was expecting the smallest size they had, since it was free. It was the middle size, and she OVERSTUFFED it! I was only able to eat about 1/3, so I have more for later. I chose "birthday cake remix", which is cake batter ice cream, sprinkles, a brownie, and they drizzle chocolate syrup over the whole thing and then mix it all up. I was in heaven the whole ride home! SUPER yummy!

 

[JLSE50]

Oh my gosh, I've got one grumpy kid! I'm trying to get him used to just eating breakfast, lunch, and dinner without all the snacks for 2 reasons: 1. he's very overweight and 2. there are no more snacks at school beyond kindergarten, so he'd better get used to it now instead of throwing a fit at school. He just told me he wants to eat and I refused, so a major fit went on for a while. I just calmly kept explaining to him that our bodies don't need to eat until lunch time, etc. and reminded him about how it will be at school this year. Hopefully with eliminating those 2 snacks at school, his weight will be back in the normal range.

Yup, I'm a mean mom, but I've had many discussions with his dad about how his dad feeds him. He lets him eat those McDonald's breakfast sandwiches every day he's over there, usually TWO of them! I told him that's a WHOLE day of fat and most of a day's amount of calories! I told him the best cereal I've found so far is Mighty Bites made by Kashi because it has more protein and less sugar than other branks of cereal and keeps him fuller longer.

Anyway, it's a struggle to have him eat the right things here when he can run to his dad's and get all the junk food and candy and juice boxes (which I refuse to buy) and fatening stuff over there. Yes, we made cupcakes here last night, but I do allow the occasional goodie, just not all day every day like he gets over there.

Try slicing up celery and carrots (separately cuz kids don't liked mixed up food too much) and put a dime size drop of ranch dressing or peanut butter (if he isn't allergic) at the bottom of the container (make a container with the flip up sides so he can do it himself) Tell him it is a healthy snack and he can use the dipper to make it fun like catching fish in the ocean. It's healthy, plus its loaded with water for hydration and he gets the chewing sensation and gains the taste for healthy food.

It's a little trick that works for kids and smokers. That chewing sensation could be related to the licking in his brain, so it could be a real help to him. By not having the chewing sensation he may lick more to replace the oral fixation. Only use a half stick of celery and carrot. You can also show him a chart of veggies and have him choose his veggie each day and let him put his dipper into the container. that makes him a part of the process. Do they have a snack break for the kids around 10am?

If he says no, do it each day at the same time and tell him that is his choice. It takes children 12 times of exposure before their brain will accept the new food. When he's hungry he'll eat it.

Don't give up and say "oh that won't work for my kid" (I'm going to name my next book that title -can't tell you how often parents tell us that at our parent meetings. It's called destructive parenting.

This way you're teaching him not to reactively starve himself which is unhealthy dieting, instead you're teaching him proactive healthy eating. Give it a shot, it will be healthy for both of you and it is a pattern that lasts for life.

I just noticed that they don't have snack at school, so just try this to wean him down to no snack and then make that his afterschool snack.

They don't do snacktime at school beyond kindergarten, so after breakfast, his next opportunity to eat will be lunch, so that's why I'm trying to get him adjusted to that this week so he's not throwing fits at the school about suddenly losing snacktime. Healthy snacks aren't a problem to get him to eat, it's just that he won't have any at all starting next week when school starts, so I'm just trying to ease him off this week.

And I posted before reading this post! Yup, I always bring a snack like this from home in the morning for him to have after school on the way to karate or OT.

So we had a fun bike ride on the river trail! Lunch and watching more Flipper before heading to his 6-year checkup. Then, THE FIRE STATION afterwards!

I'm so ticked off. Photobucket finally cooperated and I got as far as selecting my photos to upload, then Internet Explorer CLOSED everything on me! I hate computers.

Sounds like Kelly needs to share good nutrition ideas with Tyler's DAD!!!

Jan

PS: Why doesn't this step mother who wants to bond with Tyler on Saturdays and be part of all the MD appointments etc, enforce some good nutrition at her house?

 

[LisaG520]

I didn't get anything Okay I'm just being a wuzz, I don't get to go to the wedding extravaganza event, so no email.

Me too

 

[JLSE50]

I apologize in advance to all of you who are striving to make good food choices.

I stopped at Cold Stone Creamery on my way home from work to use my birthday freebie coupon. Oh my gosh, I was expecting the smallest size they had, since it was free. It was the middle size, and she OVERSTUFFED it! I was only able to eat about 1/3, so I have more for later. I chose "birthday cake remix", which is cake batter ice cream, sprinkles, a brownie, and they drizzle chocolate syrup over the whole thing and then mix it all up. I was in heaven the whole ride home! SUPER yummy!

Happy Birthday!

I'm good. You can write about it, I can read it and there are no calories for me

Jan

 

[HollyTyler]

Sounds like Kelly needs to share good nutrition ideas with Tyler's DAD!!!

Believe me, I do tell him these things frequently. He says he'll try.

Jan

PS: Why doesn't this step mother who wants to bond with Tyler on Saturdays and be part of all the MD appointments etc, enforce some good nutrition at her house?

Oh, she's actually asked me (way back when she was speaking to me ) how I get him to eat veggies at dinner. I told her I put them on his plate and he eats them. She says he won't eat them over there and I told her it's because he knows they have other options available. He knows I don't. I did tell his dad yesterday how he was even eating peas the other day, which he absolutely hates. After every bite, he'd say "yuck" and would keep eating them. He really only wants green beans with every meal, but I didn't realize we were out of them and I wasn't about to rush up to the store before dinner, so he had to make do with peas. He told me he doesn't like them but will eat them because he wants to do what his doctor told him to do.

 

[HollyTyler]

Happy Birthday!

I'm good. You can write about it, I can read it and there are no calories for me

Jan

Thanks Jan!

 

[LisaG520]

I apologize in advance to all of you who are striving to make good food choices.

I stopped at Cold Stone Creamery on my way home from work to use my birthday freebie coupon. Oh my gosh, I was expecting the smallest size they had, since it was free. It was the middle size, and she OVERSTUFFED it! I was only able to eat about 1/3, so I have more for later. I chose "birthday cake remix", which is cake batter ice cream, sprinkles, a brownie, and they drizzle chocolate syrup over the whole thing and then mix it all up. I was in heaven the whole ride home! SUPER yummy!

Mint Mint Chocolate Chocolate Chip is my favorite!

We haven't found a Cold Stone areound here yet. I'm thinking this weekend might be a good time to go looking ...

 

[HollyTyler]

Kelly, I just talked to my dad on the phone a few minutes ago. He called to ask if I'd changed my mind about coming to town this weekend. I told him that since Tyler's gone, I'd just rather come visit another time so that he can visit with them too, otherwise Tyler'd be sad about not being able to go see them. Then I told him I'm sorry if I hurt his feelings the other day about this, but that I really feel that it's my day and want to spend it my way this year, meaning I just want to enjoy my extra alone time and enjoy the peace and quiet. He told me "That's OK, but I'm still going to celebrate." I told him he can have a few beers that night in my honor and if I'm home, I'll have a couple too at around the same time. He got a kick out of that and then told me they're putting something in the mail for me tomorrow. Of course, that means my Walmart gift card! I told Tyler this year I want to buy the set of the original Star Wars movies with it! He thinks it's for him, but it's really for me.....I'll just try to share and let him watch it with me!

 

[HollyTyler]

Mint Mint Chocolate Chocolate Chip is my favorite!

We haven't found a Cold Stone areound here yet. I'm thinking this weekend might be a good time to go looking ...

Yummy! I hope you find one!

Tomorrow I might use my free birthday scoop of ice cream coupon from Baskin Robbins. Not as good as Cold Stone, but it's free, so that's good enough for me!

 

[LisaG520]

Oh, she's actually asked me (way back when she was speaking to me ) how I get him to eat veggies at dinner. I told her I put them on his plate and he eats them. She says he won't eat them over there and I told her it's because he knows they have other options available. He knows I don't. I did tell his dad yesterday how he was even eating peas the other day, which he absolutely hates. After every bite, he'd say "yuck" and would keep eating them. He really only wants green beans with every meal, but I didn't realize we were out of them and I wasn't about to rush up to the store before dinner, so he had to make do with peas. He told me he doesn't like them but will eat them because he wants to do what his doctor told him to do.

My dad will eat green beans at every meal too! Mom has to mix it up as she gets tired of them.

If only we all did what our doctors told us - I had pizza for dinner followed by a fun size twix