Well it is almost Easter and I am hosting dinner on Sunday at noon. I am pretty excited about this and have been busy practicing my napkin folding.
Bella who had been doing very well at school has come home two days in a row with a red for talking, giggling and getting out of her seat. She has no school tomorrow so I will work a half day and then spend the afternoon with her. We plan to go to Good Friday services at 3:00. Our house is still not as spotless as I would like it to be for Sunday so some work will have to be done there. Hopefully I will get some things done tonight.
Bella wanted to know if I thought the Easter Bunny could bring her the Taylor Swift CD, I actually considered it but no she is not getting it.
Scott took Lady to be groomed yesterday-she had gotten so shaggy! She looks so skinny now.
I weighted myself this morning and I gained a pound. I so need to start exercising. Maybe we can take a walk after dinner tonight.
Later
Thursday, April 9, 2009
Friday, April 3, 2009
Signing my name
Today was the closing on the refinancing of our home loan. We went down quite a bit in rate which will save us quite a bit of money in the long run. Our appraisal however was not enought to get the PMI off the loan which is unfortunate considering how many things we have done to the house since we bought it (new roof, updated electical, new water heater, bathroom remodel, new furnace including removing of aesbestos and new duck work, installing central air and new windows.) I should have counted how many times I had to sign my name and one time I even had to sign my maiden name-haven't signed that way in a very long time.
Last night was Bella's last tumbeling class. I will miss the mommy summit every Thursday evening. We are looking forward to spending more time as a family. We are techinically done with swimming now too, but we do have some make up vouchers to use.
I watched the ER finale. It was good.
Yesterday we had a staff meeting and the rumor is that there will be not merit raises for anyone this year. I have my evaluation scheduled for next week.
Tomorrow we will be busy with a visit to the Easter Bunny at our adoption agency and then Bella, Grandma and I are off to see the ballet "Sleeping Beauty" after the ballet we will have some dinner somewhere.
Next week is Easter week. Lady is going to the groomer, which she needs,as she is one shaggy dog! We will probably dye eggs on Saturday and then i am hosting Easter Lunch on Sunday.
I was too tired this morning to get up and exercise. I am disappointed in myself over this.
Hope everyone has a great weekend.
Last night was Bella's last tumbeling class. I will miss the mommy summit every Thursday evening. We are looking forward to spending more time as a family. We are techinically done with swimming now too, but we do have some make up vouchers to use.
I watched the ER finale. It was good.
Yesterday we had a staff meeting and the rumor is that there will be not merit raises for anyone this year. I have my evaluation scheduled for next week.
Tomorrow we will be busy with a visit to the Easter Bunny at our adoption agency and then Bella, Grandma and I are off to see the ballet "Sleeping Beauty" after the ballet we will have some dinner somewhere.
Next week is Easter week. Lady is going to the groomer, which she needs,as she is one shaggy dog! We will probably dye eggs on Saturday and then i am hosting Easter Lunch on Sunday.
I was too tired this morning to get up and exercise. I am disappointed in myself over this.
Hope everyone has a great weekend.
Thursday, April 2, 2009
Yesterday
Yesterday as I said I got up and worked out.
I had oatmeal, raisins & skim milk for breakfast
I had progresso soup, an apple, a string cheese and a yougurt for lunch
In the afternoon I had another string cheese and 1 GS thin mint cookie and a small handfull of trail mix (nuts, raisins and M&Ms.
After work we went to Wal-Mart to get the stuff we bought the night before and left there. Then quick home to put the dog out and for Bella to get ready for ballet. I had to pay the last session fee, order $9 recital tights and I bought her a recital T shirt. On the way home we stopped at the library to look for a tax form I needed which they did not have.
For dinner we had leftover tacos (ground turkey w/seasoning, tortilla, lettuce, tomato, cheese and sour cream.
I had a diet Dr. pepper and a serving of sherbert. Not too bad. I also had some baked wheat crackers and baked cheese crackers. I could have done without these and probably should have. I was not really hungry, I just wanted something salty. It is this kind of snacking that really hurts my weight loss efforts.
I tried to drink more water too and I had a couple of cups of tea throughout the day.
I got a call from the school nurse that some kid at school had pushed Bella and she hurt her side. The nurse said she was ok but wanted us to know. This morning she was complaining that her shoulder hurt.
Bella got a stamp at school yesterday which means she behaved well. She now has two in a row and if she gets 5 in a row she will get her Carrie Underwood CD back. She asked what she would get if she had a whole month of stamps. I said I would give her a big hug. She said that was not enough that she should get a barbie or toy or something. I said I would give her a kiss and a hug and she was not happy with that either. I really don't want to bribe her for good behavior, we really want her to just learn to behave in acceptable fashion at school. A whole month of stamps would be a huge accomplishment however. When I picked Bella up from school I looked in her back pack where she had stuffed her jacket to find a piece of paper stuck to it with glue everywhere. I ended up washing the coat twice to get the glue out.
We called grandma (Donna, Scott's Mom) last night about the ballet on Saturday and she stated that she has Contata practice in the morning and thouht we were going to go out to dinner afterwards. I was thinking of making something at home. We are spending too much money eating out and I have a hard time making healthy choices when we eat out. Bella is also selling cookie dough for a fund raiser and Bella asked grandma about that too. I could hear someone in the background talking so I think that grandma and Carl had company. I think Donna should have said that and then called us back. I think she was a little rude! She did invite us to the Cantata at their church on Sunday. I have no plans to go as we attended services there last year on Mother's day and that is the most uncomfortable I have ever been in church.
I got up and exercised again this morning. and I had my oatmeal, raisins, skim milk and tea for breakfast.
I had to fill the car with gas on the way to work today and then Scott called me right after I got in to talk to me about the closing on the refinancing of our house tomorrow at 8:00.
Advocate is not going to buy the hospital I work at so that is a relief as far as job security goes.
I got the invitation to my nieces wedding today. I will have to get that on the calendar and send back the RSVP card.
Bella has her last gymnastic session tonight and then it is the final of ER. I should find some exercise I can do on nights where I want to sit in front of the TV. Scott plans on making a stir fry for supper. I still need to finish the taxes and make a grocery list.
I know this has been pretty random, but such is my life these days.
I had oatmeal, raisins & skim milk for breakfast
I had progresso soup, an apple, a string cheese and a yougurt for lunch
In the afternoon I had another string cheese and 1 GS thin mint cookie and a small handfull of trail mix (nuts, raisins and M&Ms.
After work we went to Wal-Mart to get the stuff we bought the night before and left there. Then quick home to put the dog out and for Bella to get ready for ballet. I had to pay the last session fee, order $9 recital tights and I bought her a recital T shirt. On the way home we stopped at the library to look for a tax form I needed which they did not have.
For dinner we had leftover tacos (ground turkey w/seasoning, tortilla, lettuce, tomato, cheese and sour cream.
I had a diet Dr. pepper and a serving of sherbert. Not too bad. I also had some baked wheat crackers and baked cheese crackers. I could have done without these and probably should have. I was not really hungry, I just wanted something salty. It is this kind of snacking that really hurts my weight loss efforts.
I tried to drink more water too and I had a couple of cups of tea throughout the day.
I got a call from the school nurse that some kid at school had pushed Bella and she hurt her side. The nurse said she was ok but wanted us to know. This morning she was complaining that her shoulder hurt.
Bella got a stamp at school yesterday which means she behaved well. She now has two in a row and if she gets 5 in a row she will get her Carrie Underwood CD back. She asked what she would get if she had a whole month of stamps. I said I would give her a big hug. She said that was not enough that she should get a barbie or toy or something. I said I would give her a kiss and a hug and she was not happy with that either. I really don't want to bribe her for good behavior, we really want her to just learn to behave in acceptable fashion at school. A whole month of stamps would be a huge accomplishment however. When I picked Bella up from school I looked in her back pack where she had stuffed her jacket to find a piece of paper stuck to it with glue everywhere. I ended up washing the coat twice to get the glue out.
We called grandma (Donna, Scott's Mom) last night about the ballet on Saturday and she stated that she has Contata practice in the morning and thouht we were going to go out to dinner afterwards. I was thinking of making something at home. We are spending too much money eating out and I have a hard time making healthy choices when we eat out. Bella is also selling cookie dough for a fund raiser and Bella asked grandma about that too. I could hear someone in the background talking so I think that grandma and Carl had company. I think Donna should have said that and then called us back. I think she was a little rude! She did invite us to the Cantata at their church on Sunday. I have no plans to go as we attended services there last year on Mother's day and that is the most uncomfortable I have ever been in church.
I got up and exercised again this morning. and I had my oatmeal, raisins, skim milk and tea for breakfast.
I had to fill the car with gas on the way to work today and then Scott called me right after I got in to talk to me about the closing on the refinancing of our house tomorrow at 8:00.
Advocate is not going to buy the hospital I work at so that is a relief as far as job security goes.
I got the invitation to my nieces wedding today. I will have to get that on the calendar and send back the RSVP card.
Bella has her last gymnastic session tonight and then it is the final of ER. I should find some exercise I can do on nights where I want to sit in front of the TV. Scott plans on making a stir fry for supper. I still need to finish the taxes and make a grocery list.
I know this has been pretty random, but such is my life these days.
Wednesday, April 1, 2009
April Fools
Wow I did not write in here for the entire month of March.
The status Quo is that I have not gotten any taller and I am probably still overfed. I weighed in this morning at 206. I am still attending WW meetings but not really counting points which probably accounts for why I am not loosing weight.
This morning I got up and did a step aerobics tape-no fooling. It is the first time I have exercised in months. Why have I not been working out? Excuse 1-too lazy, Excuse 2-too cold, Excuse 3-ill, Excuse 4-ill child, and finally Excuse5-I did't want to. I did not want to this morning either but I know that I need to exercise to lose weight. I have been doing WW since August and lost like 14 pounds so far. I really want to get below 200 pounds.
In the month since I wrote on here last. I had a sinus infection that caused me to take two sick days from work and I missed my nephew's confirmation. I am feeling better now but still coughing and blowing my nose. I took some vacation days while Bella was on Spring Break and we went to the Shedd Aquarium and to an indoor water park.
I feel that sping in around the corner and I am looking forward to warmer temps and more hours of daylight.
We continue to see a therapist regarding issues with Bella. I do think we are seeing some improvement. We will be winding down all extracuricular activities here soon so that we have more time to parent.
Work is pretty busy so I had better get back to that.
This morning when I woke Bella up I told her to hurry up as we had overslept and she missed the bus. Then I told her April Fools and she said she did not like that.
Later,
Joan
The status Quo is that I have not gotten any taller and I am probably still overfed. I weighed in this morning at 206. I am still attending WW meetings but not really counting points which probably accounts for why I am not loosing weight.
This morning I got up and did a step aerobics tape-no fooling. It is the first time I have exercised in months. Why have I not been working out? Excuse 1-too lazy, Excuse 2-too cold, Excuse 3-ill, Excuse 4-ill child, and finally Excuse5-I did't want to. I did not want to this morning either but I know that I need to exercise to lose weight. I have been doing WW since August and lost like 14 pounds so far. I really want to get below 200 pounds.
In the month since I wrote on here last. I had a sinus infection that caused me to take two sick days from work and I missed my nephew's confirmation. I am feeling better now but still coughing and blowing my nose. I took some vacation days while Bella was on Spring Break and we went to the Shedd Aquarium and to an indoor water park.
I feel that sping in around the corner and I am looking forward to warmer temps and more hours of daylight.
We continue to see a therapist regarding issues with Bella. I do think we are seeing some improvement. We will be winding down all extracuricular activities here soon so that we have more time to parent.
Work is pretty busy so I had better get back to that.
This morning when I woke Bella up I told her to hurry up as we had overslept and she missed the bus. Then I told her April Fools and she said she did not like that.
Later,
Joan
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