Is it sad that my kids have busier social lives than I do? At least this weekend--oh, let's face it, most weekends. :-)
Last night I took them ice skating with BFF and her two kids and then we all went out for dinner and ice cream. The kids then had a sleepover at their house.
They came home this morning and did chores and homework before Hubby and Keeper Boy left for the rink. They were going to watch a hockey game and then Keeper Boy had practice. And now,at this very moment, my 11-year-old Keeper Boy is out with the rest of his teammates and their dads. At a bachelor party. At Hooters. Allow me to explain. Apparently the kids decided to have a "bachelor party" for their coach, who is getting married at some point in the future. I have no idea when. The invitation was a photocopied piece of paper, written by a 10-year-old, that said:
"Come to Hooters in Chantilly after practice on Saturday for Coach Mike's bachelor party. No moms or sisters allowed because they would ruin it."
Can't argue with that kind of logic!
Meanwhile, J-Mav and I were home all afternoon. I was cleaning and shredding lots of old statements, bills, etc. I got a call with a request for J-Mav to go to a friend's house tomorrow afternoon to play. He was very excited. Late this afternoon J-Mav and I headed over to Target to get him some new sneakers en route to Logan's for dinner. While in Target, my Blackberry buzzed. It was a message from another friend's mom asking if J-Mav could come over and play TONIGHT. So we purchased the shoes (and a baseball equipment bag that he HAD to have because "he's a baseball player now") and grabbed a bite to eat at Logan's, and I dropped him off at his friend's house. They were running around playing Star Wars when I left. J-Mav will sleep well tonight!
I'm going to need a separate calendar for the boys' social engagements soon... how long until they can drive themselves? Oh, wait... maybe I should be careful of what I wish for!
Saturday, February 28, 2009
Wednesday, February 25, 2009
Accountability...
So, ya know that 0.8 pounds I lost last week? I found it.
Hubby, on the other hand, lost another 2.5 pounds and is back into pants he hasn't worn in years! Way to go, Hubby!!
TODAY'S STATS
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Change from last week: +0.8
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Change since starting WW: -24.6
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Pounds to goal: 17.4
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Hubby, on the other hand, lost another 2.5 pounds and is back into pants he hasn't worn in years! Way to go, Hubby!!
TODAY'S STATS
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Change from last week: +0.8
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Change since starting WW: -24.6
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Pounds to goal: 17.4
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Sunday, February 22, 2009
Weekend...
Another busy weekend is winding down as I sit here watching the Oscars... not because I really care, but more because Hubby is at work trying to catch up, the kids are sound asleep, and there's nothing better on TV. I was happy to see Heath Ledger win Best Supporting Actor for his haunting performance as The Joker. He deserved it.
I had a weekend mixed with sadness and joy. Friday my brother and I drove up to Pennsylvania for a memorial service for our neighbor, who passed away last week after a battle with cancer. It was a lovely service and a fitting tribute for a wonderful woman.
We stayed with our parents on Friday night, went out to breakfast at their favorite new restaurant on Saturday morning, and then visited for a few hours with my brother's best friend from high school and his wife and son. I adore them both and hope we get to see them all again very soon.
We headed back to Virginia in blindingly bright sunshine, which I would've enjoyed a lot more if I hadn't had a splitting headache. But we made good time and were able to go out for a bite to eat with Hubby, J-Mav, and Keeper Boy before heading to [gasp!] the rink (I know... shocking!) for Keeper Boy's hockey game. My brother came with us and was suitably impressed with Keeper Boy's improvement since the last time he saw him play a few years ago.
BFF and her family came to watch Keeper Boy play, as well. Keeper Boy's team played well and won the game, beating the team that defeated them for the tournament championship LAST weekend. Good payback. After the game, we came home with an extra kid (our Godson).
Today we had awesome suite tickets for the Caps game against the Penguins. But before we headed downtown, I had to take a quick trip to the grocery store as we had no milk, bread, or toilet paper! The five of us (Godson came with us) headed downtown for lunch and the game and had a great time! Caps beat the Pens and, during the first intermission, Keeper Boy's goaltending partner and another player from their team competed in the shootout final for the other Squirt bracket... the same competition Keeper Boy and his teammate participated in in December. They won, too!
We had dinner at Rio Grande with BFF's family... great end to a great day. Now on to another week of work and school...
I had a weekend mixed with sadness and joy. Friday my brother and I drove up to Pennsylvania for a memorial service for our neighbor, who passed away last week after a battle with cancer. It was a lovely service and a fitting tribute for a wonderful woman.
We stayed with our parents on Friday night, went out to breakfast at their favorite new restaurant on Saturday morning, and then visited for a few hours with my brother's best friend from high school and his wife and son. I adore them both and hope we get to see them all again very soon.
We headed back to Virginia in blindingly bright sunshine, which I would've enjoyed a lot more if I hadn't had a splitting headache. But we made good time and were able to go out for a bite to eat with Hubby, J-Mav, and Keeper Boy before heading to [gasp!] the rink (I know... shocking!) for Keeper Boy's hockey game. My brother came with us and was suitably impressed with Keeper Boy's improvement since the last time he saw him play a few years ago.
BFF and her family came to watch Keeper Boy play, as well. Keeper Boy's team played well and won the game, beating the team that defeated them for the tournament championship LAST weekend. Good payback. After the game, we came home with an extra kid (our Godson).
Today we had awesome suite tickets for the Caps game against the Penguins. But before we headed downtown, I had to take a quick trip to the grocery store as we had no milk, bread, or toilet paper! The five of us (Godson came with us) headed downtown for lunch and the game and had a great time! Caps beat the Pens and, during the first intermission, Keeper Boy's goaltending partner and another player from their team competed in the shootout final for the other Squirt bracket... the same competition Keeper Boy and his teammate participated in in December. They won, too!
We had dinner at Rio Grande with BFF's family... great end to a great day. Now on to another week of work and school...
Wednesday, February 18, 2009
Accountability...
Back from my meeting. Any week with a loss is a good week, so this was a good week. :-) My leader ended the meeting by putting up the following quote:
"Always bear in mind that your own resolution to succeed is more important than any one thing." --Abraham Lincoln
Hubby lost 5.6 pounds in his first week of his Weight Watchers at Work program!! Way to go, Hubby!!
TODAY'S STATS
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Change from last week: -0.8
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Change since starting WW: -25.4
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Pounds to goal: 16.6
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"Always bear in mind that your own resolution to succeed is more important than any one thing." --Abraham Lincoln
Hubby lost 5.6 pounds in his first week of his Weight Watchers at Work program!! Way to go, Hubby!!
TODAY'S STATS
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Change from last week: -0.8
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Change since starting WW: -25.4
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Pounds to goal: 16.6
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Friday, February 13, 2009
Loss...
It seems to me the world loses an awful lot of good people before their primes. It's an interesting thing... and one that's not really very fair. Wednesday night, the mother of one of my oldest friends lost her battle with cancer.
This was a woman who was always a mom and wife first. She raised three children and two foster children, and welcomed all of their friends into her home.
As my girl scout leader, she taught me how to do simple cross-stitch (from which I produced a pink gingham apron with cross-stitched sailboats for my grandmother).
She allowed me, as a young girl (elementary aged), to use her phone to invite people to a surprise anniversary party I threw for my parents--and stood by without saying a word (but probably laughing heartily on the inside) as I asked each guest I invited to bring some food item to contribute to the party. How embarrassing.
She did not react outwardly when I once asked her if she was having a baby--though knowing how I'd react now if some little neighbor kid asked me that about my midlife-birthed-two-kids paunch, I'm sure she had choice words about me later that night. Then again, knowing her, she probably didn't. I hope she forgot about my faux pas years ago because I know it's bothered me almost since the moment it came out of my mouth.
Several years ago, she battled and survived breast cancer. But last year the diagnosis was pancreatic cancer. Not so curable. From what I hear, she fought a hard and courageous battle. And I know she had the love and support of her family through it all and right up to the very end. She will leave a void in their lives that will take some getting used to, but I wonder if she knew how much she touched so many other people's lives in various ways?
This was a woman who was always a mom and wife first. She raised three children and two foster children, and welcomed all of their friends into her home.
As my girl scout leader, she taught me how to do simple cross-stitch (from which I produced a pink gingham apron with cross-stitched sailboats for my grandmother).
She allowed me, as a young girl (elementary aged), to use her phone to invite people to a surprise anniversary party I threw for my parents--and stood by without saying a word (but probably laughing heartily on the inside) as I asked each guest I invited to bring some food item to contribute to the party. How embarrassing.
She did not react outwardly when I once asked her if she was having a baby--though knowing how I'd react now if some little neighbor kid asked me that about my midlife-birthed-two-kids paunch, I'm sure she had choice words about me later that night. Then again, knowing her, she probably didn't. I hope she forgot about my faux pas years ago because I know it's bothered me almost since the moment it came out of my mouth.
Several years ago, she battled and survived breast cancer. But last year the diagnosis was pancreatic cancer. Not so curable. From what I hear, she fought a hard and courageous battle. And I know she had the love and support of her family through it all and right up to the very end. She will leave a void in their lives that will take some getting used to, but I wonder if she knew how much she touched so many other people's lives in various ways?
Wednesday, February 11, 2009
Accountability...
I started back to Weight Watchers today. I have never really stopped. I just got lazy about tracking. And life conspired against me (work, weather, holiday/hockey travel, etc.) to keep me from attending weekly meetings since early November. (Yes, I know... I could've found a way to get there at least a few times each month had I really tried.)
So, anyway. I'm back. I'm dedicated. I have the materials for the new Momentum program. I have 17.4 pounds, as of today, to lose to make it to my goal weight. (At one point, I was less than 5 pounds from that weight, but like I said, I got lazy.)
My intention is to post here weekly as another layer of accountability to myself. Thanks in advance for your support.
TODAY'S STATS
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Change from last week: N/A, but I was +4.6 pounds from the last meeting attended in November
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Change since starting WW: -24.6
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Pounds to goal: 17.4
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So, anyway. I'm back. I'm dedicated. I have the materials for the new Momentum program. I have 17.4 pounds, as of today, to lose to make it to my goal weight. (At one point, I was less than 5 pounds from that weight, but like I said, I got lazy.)
My intention is to post here weekly as another layer of accountability to myself. Thanks in advance for your support.
TODAY'S STATS
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Change from last week: N/A, but I was +4.6 pounds from the last meeting attended in November
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Change since starting WW: -24.6
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Pounds to goal: 17.4
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Sunday, February 8, 2009
Third time's a charm
Something exciting happened today -- Hubby got a wedding band!
Wait. What?! But you've been married for almost 15 years, you say!
Yes, I know. And I put a lovely, yellow gold wedding band on Hubby's ring finger on a beautiful August day in 1994. He never took it off. However, he lost it a few years later -- at the hockey rink, we think. Then he got used to not having it on.
I admit, it bothered me a little bit (okay, a lot) that Hubby wasn't wearing a wedding band. It was totally my issue, but it still bothered me for whatever reason.
So... when Service Merchandise went out of business, I bought him another lovely, yellow gold wedding band -- this time with the comfort fit feature. But it wasn't comfortable because he wasn't used to wearing a ring after so many years. Because the store was going out of business, we couldn't return it, so we got store credit and, instead, got an electic razor and a few other useful things.
It has bothered me less and less as the years have flown by. I had gotten to the point where it very rarely even crossed my mind. But over the weekend we went into Christian Bernard, which is going out of business. I was looking at something else and we turned around to find we were standing in front of the men's wedding band display. So we looked and Hubby seemed interested. Problem was, they didn't have any in his size that could be re-sized. So we left empty-handed and decided if we could get to another Christian Bernard before they all closed, we'd check it out. If not, no big deal.
Well, today we went after Keeper Boy's hockey game (which the team won... woo hoo!). Long story short, Hubby is now sporting a beautiful, white gold wedding band that we got for a great price. It looks good on him and he really likes it.
I think I had become totally fine with him not wearing a wedding band. Really, I was ok! But I am also really happy that he has one again. :-)
Wait. What?! But you've been married for almost 15 years, you say!
Yes, I know. And I put a lovely, yellow gold wedding band on Hubby's ring finger on a beautiful August day in 1994. He never took it off. However, he lost it a few years later -- at the hockey rink, we think. Then he got used to not having it on.
I admit, it bothered me a little bit (okay, a lot) that Hubby wasn't wearing a wedding band. It was totally my issue, but it still bothered me for whatever reason.
So... when Service Merchandise went out of business, I bought him another lovely, yellow gold wedding band -- this time with the comfort fit feature. But it wasn't comfortable because he wasn't used to wearing a ring after so many years. Because the store was going out of business, we couldn't return it, so we got store credit and, instead, got an electic razor and a few other useful things.
It has bothered me less and less as the years have flown by. I had gotten to the point where it very rarely even crossed my mind. But over the weekend we went into Christian Bernard, which is going out of business. I was looking at something else and we turned around to find we were standing in front of the men's wedding band display. So we looked and Hubby seemed interested. Problem was, they didn't have any in his size that could be re-sized. So we left empty-handed and decided if we could get to another Christian Bernard before they all closed, we'd check it out. If not, no big deal.
Well, today we went after Keeper Boy's hockey game (which the team won... woo hoo!). Long story short, Hubby is now sporting a beautiful, white gold wedding band that we got for a great price. It looks good on him and he really likes it. I think I had become totally fine with him not wearing a wedding band. Really, I was ok! But I am also really happy that he has one again. :-)
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