HEy

Well what can I say. Life seems to be going quicker all the time. Listen to me, I'm apologizing to a BLOG. Whatever I'd love to post all the time but sometimes I just don't.

I have been SO moody these last few weeks. I haven't been able to run or do much of anything. The dr. can't confirm that I have a stress fracture, but seems to think that's what's wrong with my foot. So I do nothing but sit ups! I try getting on the bike, it just seems to take more effort and its dark early, blah, blah, blah. I could get DH to put it on the bike trainer, but then on the weekends it would be inside - can't win. Few more weeks, hopefully then I'll be back to normal. NEED TO RELEASE ENDORPHINS!!!!! I bought a pair of black runners - very sexy. They go well with all manner of pants. My co-worker nearly pased out when I said I was going to wear them with a skirt LOL. JUST KIDDING.

Having a strange urge to do the "shimmy" listening to the Pretty Woman soundtrack. Fun. Wonder if the girls are ready to watch that one yet. LOVE THE OLDIES. We watched Back to the Future last week - they loved it!!!

Found out today that my nephew little J has a severe allergy to peanuts. Makes me want to cry. I mean aside from the obvious - the fact that there is something you put in your mouth that can kill you - I just hate to think of one more in my family being forced to carry an Epi-pen. I think we are up to three. I guess there is safety in numbers - I can see it now - one of us goes down, doesn't matter who's purse you reach for, there will be an epi-pen in it. I think maybe I'll just store one at mom & dad's. Can't hurt with all those family gatherings. Yes, good idea.

First kids club/youth last night. Tabitha went to a corn maze - way too much fun. Was full of stories. Sabrina had tonnes of fun in clubs. I'm volunteering there again for the year. It is energizing being with the young ones. Love giving them back at the end of the night! They do warm my heart though. Sabrina asked if we could listen to camp songs on the way home. So there we are the three of us singing along at the top of our lungs. Suddenly Tabitha turns off the music - we kept singing. It was so pretty I almost cried. Love singing harmonies with my girls. Tabitha figures we should grab Aunti and go make a CD - are you up for it? Maybe one day LOL.

Cheers!

Hey

Well what can I say. Life seems to be going quicker all the time. Listen to me, I'm apologizing to a BLOG. Whatever I'd love to post all the time but sometimes I just don't.

I have been SO moody these last few weeks. I haven't been able to run or do much of anything. The dr. can't confirm that I have a stress fracture, but seems to think that's what's wrong with my foot. So I do nothing but sit ups! I try getting on the bike, it just seems to take more effort and its dark early, blah, blah, blah. I could get DH to put it on the bike trainer, but then on the weekends it would be inside - can't win. Few more weeks, hopefully then I'll be back to normal. NEED TO RELEASE ENDORPHINS!!!!! I bought a pair of black runners - very sexy. They go well with all manner of pants. My co-worker nearly pased out when I said I was going to wear them with a skirt LOL. JUST KIDDING.

Having a strange urge to do the "shimmy" listening to the Pretty Woman soundtrack. Fun. Wonder if the girls are ready to watch that one yet. LOVE THE OLDIES. We watched Back to the Future last week - they loved it!!!

Found out today that my nephew little J has a severe allergy to peanuts. Makes me want to cry. I mean aside from the obvious - the fact that there is something you put in your mouth that can kill you - I just hate to think of one more in my family being forced to carry an Epi-pen. I think we are up to three. I guess there is safety in numbers - I can see it now - one of us goes down, doesn't matter who's purse you reach for, there will be an epi-pen in it. I think maybe I'll just store one at mom & dad's. Can't hurt with all those family gatherings. Yes, good idea.

First kids club/youth last night. Tabitha went to a corn maze - way too much fun. Was full of stories. Sabrina had tonnes of fun in clubs. I'm volunteering there again for the year. It is energizing being with the young ones. Love giving them back at the end of the night! They do warm my heart though. Sabrina asked if we could listen to camp songs on the way home. So there we are the three of us singing along at the top of our lungs. Suddenly Tabitha turns off the music - we kept singing. It was so pretty I almost cried. Love singing harmonies with my girls. Tabitha figures we should grab Aunti and go make a CD - are you up for it? Maybe one day LOL.

Cheers!

Hey

Well what can I say. Life seems to be going quicker all the time. Listen to me, I'm apologizing to a BLOG. Whatever I'd love to post all the time but sometimes I just don't.

I have been SO moody these last few weeks. I haven't been able to run or do much of anything. The dr. can't confirm that I have a stress fracture, but seems to think that's what's wrong with my foot. So I do nothing but sit ups! I try getting on the bike, it just seems to take more effort and its dark early, blah, blah, blah. I could get DH to put it on the bike trainer, but then on the weekends it would be inside - can't win. Few more weeks, hopefully then I'll be back to normal. NEED TO RELEASE ENDORPHINS!!!!! I bought a pair of black runners - very sexy. They go well with all manner of pants. My co-worker nearly pased out when I said I was going to wear them with a skirt LOL. JUST KIDDING.

Having a strange urge to do the "shimmy" listening to the Pretty Woman soundtrack. Fun. Wonder if the girls are ready to watch that one yet. LOVE THE OLDIES. We watched Back to the Future last week - they loved it!!!

Found out today that my nephew little J has a severe allergy to peanuts. Makes me want to cry. I mean aside from the obvious - the fact that there is something you put in your mouth that can kill you - I just hate to think of one more in my family being forced to carry an Epi-pen. I think we are up to three. I guess there is safety in numbers - I can see it now - one of us goes down, doesn't matter who's purse you reach for, there will be an epi-pen in it. I think maybe I'll just store one at mom & dad's. Can't hurt with all those family gatherings. Yes, good idea.

First kids club/youth last night. Tabitha went to a corn maze - way too much fun. Was full of stories. Sabrina had tonnes of fun in clubs. I'm volunteering there again for the year. It is energizing being with the young ones. Love giving them back at the end of the night! They do warm my heart though. Sabrina asked if we could listen to camp songs on the way home. So there we are the three of us singing along at the top of our lungs. Suddenly Tabitha turns off the music - we kept singing. It was so pretty I almost cried. Love singing harmonies with my girls. Tabitha figures we should grab Aunti and go make a CD - are you up for it? Maybe one day LOL.

Cheers!

Trying Out

Tabitha stepped so far out of her box this last week and a bit that I was shocked. She tried out for the Cheer leading Team. I mean WOW. Anyone who knows her knows that she'd rather have her nose in a book then doing something active. This is not just smiling pretty either. She worked really hard - 3, 2 hour tryouts. Last night was the results - she got in the car "I didn't make it" my heart sank. This whole thing felt like a defining moment. Like if she had this opportunity she might have changed her path in life. Don't get me wrong. I like the path she's on. And she tries to choose her path carefully. I just thought this would give her a very different experience. She said she didn't think she was going to make it, but she kind of hoped...

Luckily she's not put off. She also wants to try for basketball & badminton. We'll see. She didn't play on those teams in middle school so its hard to say if her skill level will be there. **sigh**. She has guts. I never tried this stuff. Just wasn't encouraged to do anything remotely physical. I don't want her to get discouraged. I get so scared for her. I know kids have to suffer disappointments in life (just like the rest of us) to know what the good times are. I just want her to be happy. I think I took it harder then she did...

When was the last time I stepped that far out of my box? You???

letters to friends

Sometimes in family history books, you see letters, long lost letters. People share them in that way so as to preserve history. I wrote a letter not to long ago (yesterday). Between Jay and I we decided that it was high time to share it. Ok, so it wasn't really so much a letter as an email, or really an intimate look at my thoughts. My complex (and often weird) thoughts. So from me to her and us to you - my letter...

Dear Jay

I would like to formally ask you to revisit your no-drinking policy as alluded to in your blog of September 11th or 12th.

I find several factors have influenced my desire to make this plea to you (not withstanding the incredible amount of fun had on this Saturday past). In part my reasons are entirely selfish. I enjoy having the odd (or even) drink with you and would strongly suggest you feel the same way.

I feel that your feelings of "stomach distress" and constant puking can be attributed to many things, not just alcohol.

1. I believe you had an empty stomach (preventative measures can be taken),
2. the laughing we did somehow increased the alcohol flow and potency, and
3. the amount of compensating we had to do for those not having near as much fun as us (alcohol/fun meter reports yet to come in).

In light of your recent emotional distress as it relates to my glorious nephews and the ongoing stress you have to endure in your current work place, gives rise to the question of perhaps we are not drinking enough? I believe the considerable feelings of discomfort felt by us (and our good friend Lori - she almost missed a flight on Sunday due to falling asleep in the departure lounge) could have been prevented by taking any of these simple steps:

1. conditioning (obviously out of practice),
2. the presence of chocolate (would not have drank so much if we'd been nibbling on chocolate),
3. having been allowed to keep running around (burn off the alcohol - duhh!!),
4. open to suggestions.

So, in conclusion and in light of my recent distress - the dr. as of this am feels I "may" have a stress fracture in my foot. He won't know as they don't always show up on the x-ray till its healed and there is a calcium deposit. So again, I must refrain from those activities which I do enjoy. I.e. running. Thus I feel incredibly deflated and feel I must self medicate. Care to join me? That is an open invitation. Any time, any place.

Forever yours,

Blondie

PS - no I have not been drinking.

Flip Flops are evil.

Went to the sports injury clinic today. The day after our inline marathon I was wearing flip flops (yes I know, where is the support!!), funny thing is, I usually don't wear flip flops - I'm just not good at it. Heals - fine in years past anyway. But flip flops tend to fly off my feet - unless I do that oh so attractive toe scrunching maneuver (you know, the oh so attractive way you can curl your toes yet still manage to walk??) Anyway, I'm walking down the concourse stairs, when POW - sharp pain in the top of my foot, oops, there it is again, and again. Well, wen't back upstairs, put my runners back on and tried to forget about it. No such luck. Its still bugging me almost 3 weeks later.

Apparently I can't blame the flip flops though, my co-workers seem to think I must have been in a vulnerable state after all the skating and the flip flops were the last straw. So, I went to the clinic this morning. Nothing showed up on the x-ray, but dr. dude seriously thinks I may have a stress fracture. Yeah, that is totally stressful. I can barely stand it (no pun intended). Apparently it may not show up till the calcium deposits from healing show the crack. I'm cracking up!! The more I try and exercise to stay healthy, the more wrecked I become... but at least I can still swim and bike he says. Ok, just trying to decide if I'll swim on the way too work or after WHATEVER. Seriously, biking is the only other option for now. I could whine about what time it gets dark now and about the cooler weather coming but I don't have the energy. SUCK IT UP PRINCESS. I'll go back in two weeks for a check... for now I'm not even supposed to walk more than necessary. Oh, and as a bonus I get to wear my runners to work all the time.

That does it - I'm blaming the flip flops and will take my anger out on them shortly.

Misc

Mother of the year award...

Not! Forgot highschool orientation night, or not so much forgot as got my dates mixed up. Sabrina Tuesday, Tabitha Thursday - perfect right? Yeah whatever, Tabitha's was last Thursday. Effect- she felt very out of sorts night before first day. Cause - the bus didn't come get her in the morning. Effect - I had to drive her to school 1.5 hours early where she "hung" till 9:30 for teh opening day stuff. Cause - didn't ride the bus in teh morning, effect - didn't know where to get on at night, missed the bus. Waited 1.5 hours for me to come get her. Apparently day 2 & 3 were much better.

Death by flying.

Got home from shopping last night. Spent too much on a pair of pants. Think I'll take them back. Went to open the garage door - nothing, nada, no power. Bird committed suicide by flying into our transformer. Without power till almost 10pm. Sigh - somehow it is my fault no one could brush their teeth (our water runs with an electric pump).

Flowers

My husband brought me flowers AND a bottle of wine tonight. Big smile here. Haven't received flowers in ages. It gives me a very warm fuzzy. Our 17th Anniversary is this Saturday. He's 2 days early. :D Every year for the last 17 (except when I've been pregnant and or "heavy") I've tried my wedding dress on - IT IS SO GOING TO FIT THIS YEAR.

Can you tell the difference?

Ok, further to Jay's story... About to take a self photo of Me, Jay & her hubby. When SUDDENLY Jay is giving my boob a big ol appreciative SQUEEZE. She thought it was my elbow - ROTFLMAO. You know when your so happy to be with someone you just gotta grab something?? I laughed so hard! My hubby asked if she could tell if they were fake or real!! Yeah well, how old am I? How many kids have I nursed? (and for how long!!!). Fake don't droop like that man - its the real deal!! Just like my blonde hair!