ROWING

My niece and nephew are on the rowing team at New Trier High School. Their parents, especially mom are very proud of them. I give my niece a lot of credit too. I am not sure as a new high schooler I would have had enough confidence in myself to try a sport I knew nothing about and when none of my friends were doing it either. She is a very confident girl, she just turned 18 and will be heading off to Boston University in the fall and plans to be on their rowing team too. The boys have kind of followed in their sisters footsteps but that is ok. Keep up the good work Specht family! We had a great time visiting in Crystal Lake and watching you race, we probably will not have a chance to see Sarah race again, at least not anytime soon, but we will look forward to seeing the boys at the head of the rock in the fall.

City Dog

City Dog

We took Lady our city dog to the country over the weekend where she was introduced to a cow. Lady can be a brave little dog. She went nose to nose with a Holstein, it was really cute. Wish I would have had my camera. Lady also followed the farm dog around and chased the chickens. We were out on Sunday driving around in the new car and ended up stopping to visit one of Scott’s old classmates in Mr. Morris.

New Car

My husband decided he wanted a new car and he wanted a mini cooper convertible. We bought one on Saturday. We were at the dealer for over 3 hours. Ours is gray. Scott loves it, I hate the thought of a car payment again.

Baby Powder

The other day I happened to get some baby powder on the floor of the bathroom. My husband asked me about this since we don't have a baby. I said I had used it and he asked me for what, and I told him I was not telling him.

Well what did I use it for? I used it for under my breasts as that area has getting really red and sweaty. Embarassing I know.

Obese girl out

wishing stems, MIL and Jury duty

Bella calls these wishing stems. She finds them in the yard, at the park and at the forest preserve. She even finds them for me. So we have been wishing for all kinds of things lately and spreading dandylions in the process.

My MIL has been homw for about a month now. We had a go around at a local restaurant recently where she insisted she "wanted her friendship back" Well why did you destroy it in the first place? She will not accept that I have requested that my daughter not be left alone with her husband and claims I have a "problem". Well if protecting my daughter is a "problem" then I guess I have one. I tolk my MIL that I felt she owed me an apology for what she said on Christmas night and she claims she never said that. I say she did, she says she didn't does that make me a lier? She told my husband that I yelled at her at the restaurant-I could yell at her but didn't. She then wanted to know if she could have Bella every Monday this summer like she did last year and I declined ans she was not happy about that. I do not feel I can trust her. She then went into a big go around about how awful her childhood was. Lets trade stories and see who wins. This past Saturday my MIL called and wanted my add-a-pearl necklace so she could add some pearls, is this her peace offering? Why would you want to buy anything for a person with a "problem" who you think is a liar and who yells at you. I feel like she is being very manipulative of me, my husband and my child and I have had enough of it.

I had my friend Chris over Friday for dinner and we had a nice long talk and she showed me her pictures from her trip to Africa. I have really missed the friendship we had when we worked at the museum together. Hopefully we can keep it up. I know she has been having a rough time and I probably should have been more supportive.

On Saturday I could feel depression spreading over me like a blanket. I did not want to do anything, I was really cranky and tired. I spoke to my friend Lorretta on Sunday and I am feeling better.

we had a landscapter come over and give an estimate on doing some work at the front of our home and it will be nice to have that all looking better. I am not sure we will have enough money to do the back too, we shall see.

I loved the article in the Midwest Living Magazine about mosiacs. I looked up instructions and Bella and I are going to do some stepping stones.

Yesterday I had jury duty. I sat in a room at the court house with about 100 people from 8 in the morning to about 10 min after 2 when they released us all. I had brought a book to read, but ended up talking to the ladies at the table I was sitting at all day.

After I picked up Bella from school and gave her supper I took her and the dog to the forest preserve. We really enjoyed are walk there and the kid and the dog were all tuckered out when we got home.

Easter Weekend

Well we had a pretty eventful Easter Weekend. On Good Friday I took Bella to Ycare and then I went back home instead of to work. I made some lined curtains and a new table cloth for our dining room as well as laundry and cleaning.

Saturday we woke up to rain but it cleared up. We were happy about that as we were having friends over for a house warming party. Everything went really well. We are glad we had this opportunity to share with people who mean so much to us and who supported us through the fire ordeal. We even had an egg hunt for the kids.

On Sunday Bella woke up to find her Easter Basket on the porch and a new bike on the front sidewalk. I actually bought the bike back in November and we have had it stored in the work out garage as I decided I had bought her enough for Christmas and she could not ride it in the snow and we were living at a hotel. We went to 10:00 mass and then to my sister's for lunch. We did not get home until after 7:00. the MIL had dropped off an Easter gift, Scott called her but we have not heard from her and are speculating that she heard about the party and is mad-oh well.

Obese girl out

long time no post

It has been a long time since my last post. Obviously I am busy, but aren't we all.

We are home and everything is back except the big screen TV, They have had it since 12/4/2009 don't you think that is long enought to either fix it or give up money to buy a new one.

I have a ton of little decorating/organizing/cleaning projects to do but no ambition to do it.

I leave work thinking I will do this, this and this and then I get home and do NOTHING besides eat dinner and watch TV!

Work is hectic and stressfull, our new boss started last week and I moved offices to one with windows.

Spring is here by the calendar and the robins are back and my tulips are coming up.

I should be happy, and full of energy but I am not.

My weight is 221 pounds I am not exercising or eating right and because we eat out so much I am over budget on my credit card-

My MIL should be home shortly and unless she plans to apologize I don't want any interaction with her.

Obese Girl Out