At weigh-in on Saturday, I was down another 3.8 pounds, putting me at (drumroll please) AN EVEN 30 POUNDS gone forever! And the NSV is that I got into my next-smaller-size jeans comfortably yesterday. It was AWESOME!!
Now for the quote. Wait, first, let me set the scene. Briar and Honor were on my bed with me. Honor really doesn't like it when one of the other kids insinuates that I'm his/her mama, too. For some reason this week she's really into Briar.
Me (hugging Honor): My Honor.
Honor (hugging me back): My mama.
Briar (hugging us both): My Honor and my mama.
Honor (sitting up): Ok, she can be both of our mama 'cuz we're twinnies!
Me: But what do I do with the other kids?
Honor (way too happily): Just let 'em DIE!
The way she said "die" was gravelly and drawn out. Really creepy. And she was smiling the whole time, which just added to the creep factor!
Monday, February 25, 2008
Sunday, February 17, 2008
Thursday, February 14, 2008
3 year-old Love and Logic
So, we're taking a Love and Logic class. For those of you who may not know what that is, it's basically a class to teach parents how to manipulate their children, strangers, and each other. It's great. No, really. It's great. I highly recommend it.
Anyway, one of the principles we've learned is that we need to give our kids more control over their own lives. We are taught to make everything (within reason) a choice for the kids. Ex: Would you like to get dressed first or eat breakfast first? Would you like to put your jammies on and then brush your teeth or brush your teeth first? So, one of the suggested ways to get a kid to clean his/her room is to say, "Would you like to clean your room yourself or hire someone else to do it for, say, $10 an hour?" Of course, the kid is going to say, "But I don't HAVE that much money!" So they clean their room.
Hmph. Last night I was giving all the choices I could think of to each of the 3 smaller kids. Jammies or clean up first? Snack now or later?, etc. Honor was not cooperating with this method as she was completely distracted by her new school book. She didn't want to clean! So, I finally said, "Do you want to go to bed now or clean now?" She furrowed her little brow and mustered the most adorable I'm-really-considering-my-options look and said, "Hmmmmm....how 'bout YOU clean and I'll give you money?"
Touché. They must have a Love and Logic for 3 year-olds.
Anyway, one of the principles we've learned is that we need to give our kids more control over their own lives. We are taught to make everything (within reason) a choice for the kids. Ex: Would you like to get dressed first or eat breakfast first? Would you like to put your jammies on and then brush your teeth or brush your teeth first? So, one of the suggested ways to get a kid to clean his/her room is to say, "Would you like to clean your room yourself or hire someone else to do it for, say, $10 an hour?" Of course, the kid is going to say, "But I don't HAVE that much money!" So they clean their room.
Hmph. Last night I was giving all the choices I could think of to each of the 3 smaller kids. Jammies or clean up first? Snack now or later?, etc. Honor was not cooperating with this method as she was completely distracted by her new school book. She didn't want to clean! So, I finally said, "Do you want to go to bed now or clean now?" She furrowed her little brow and mustered the most adorable I'm-really-considering-my-options look and said, "Hmmmmm....how 'bout YOU clean and I'll give you money?"
Touché. They must have a Love and Logic for 3 year-olds.
Tuesday, February 12, 2008
Flatout Pizza
Here is a recipe from my favorite thing to eat this week. Sorry. No picture. I ate it.
Ingredients:
1 Flatout Italian Herb Carbdown or Sundried Tomato
1/4 C. Lite Ragu spaghetti sauce
1/2 C. Low-fat mozzarella cheese
17 slices turkey pepperoni
green peppers, onion, mushrooms, jalapenos
Directions:
Spray both sides of wrap with cooking spray and place on a cookie sheet. Bake at 375 degrees for 8 minutes. Top wrap with sauce and add your choice of toppings, ending with the cheese. Bake an additional 10 minutes.
I have eaten one of these every day for the last 4 days. I would have had them for dinner as well as lunch, but I don't share very well.
According to their website, Flatout Wraps can be found at Dillon's and Super WalMart in the Shawnee Mission area, but I only found them at SWM. The customer service people at Dillon's looked at me like I was crazy. Which I probably am, but they don't KNOW that.
If I make another tomorrow, I'll try to remember to take a picture before I snarf it all down!
Ingredients:
1 Flatout Italian Herb Carbdown or Sundried Tomato
1/4 C. Lite Ragu spaghetti sauce
1/2 C. Low-fat mozzarella cheese
17 slices turkey pepperoni
green peppers, onion, mushrooms, jalapenos
Directions:
Spray both sides of wrap with cooking spray and place on a cookie sheet. Bake at 375 degrees for 8 minutes. Top wrap with sauce and add your choice of toppings, ending with the cheese. Bake an additional 10 minutes.
I have eaten one of these every day for the last 4 days. I would have had them for dinner as well as lunch, but I don't share very well.
According to their website, Flatout Wraps can be found at Dillon's and Super WalMart in the Shawnee Mission area, but I only found them at SWM. The customer service people at Dillon's looked at me like I was crazy. Which I probably am, but they don't KNOW that.
If I make another tomorrow, I'll try to remember to take a picture before I snarf it all down!
Monday, February 11, 2008
What's WRONG With Me?
I'm actually thinking about voting for Obama (don't get so excited, Jill).
I just can't figure out WHY I would do such a thing. It's obviously out of character. I'm SUCH a Republican. I am praying about it and researching and praying some more. There are things I really disagree with him about, but other things...hmmm...could he be right? He is a dirty DEMOCRAT after all.
I'm not thrilled with McCain and he seems to be shaping up to be the Republican candidate. I don't know. I am in a quandary.
Could it be I only want to vote for Obama because I'd rather the country be ruined by a Democrat than a Republican?? I just don't know.
Maybe I just like him.
Please don't tell my mother.
I just can't figure out WHY I would do such a thing. It's obviously out of character. I'm SUCH a Republican. I am praying about it and researching and praying some more. There are things I really disagree with him about, but other things...hmmm...could he be right? He is a dirty DEMOCRAT after all.
I'm not thrilled with McCain and he seems to be shaping up to be the Republican candidate. I don't know. I am in a quandary.
Could it be I only want to vote for Obama because I'd rather the country be ruined by a Democrat than a Republican?? I just don't know.
Maybe I just like him.
Please don't tell my mother.
Sunday, February 10, 2008
Tuesday, February 5, 2008
Potpourri
My friend, Karen, told me I should blog every day even if I have nothing to say. I guess today is going to be one of *those* days because I really have nothing! Here are some random thoughts:
I have a massive headache today. I'm talking hangover-sized headache. I cannot get rid of the darn thing. I have taken everything I know to take and it refuses to let go of my head. The last 2 days I was plagued with a terrible bout of vertigo. I get this occasionally, having Meniere's disease, and it just makes me want to crawl into bed until it's over. But then, if I do get to crawl into bed, I just feel like I'm going to fall out. Little hard to relax. I'm thinking today's headache is a leftover of the vertigo. My eyes still aren't right. *insert raspberry here*
Have I told you about my new friends? They are HURRIED, ATM2GRW and "The Silver Bullet". These are cars I see every morning on my trek back from taking Briar and Tanner to school. The first 2 are vanity plates and the last is just a Silver Rendevouz that I have nicknamed in my head. If I'm one minute late or early, I miss them. I wonder if they notice me like I notice them? I have a vanity plate, too, so I'm fairly recognizable. I used to see 1GLORIA, but not so much any more. I wonder if it moved? Oh, and then there's the FOX truck. I get the joy of following him home both before AND after school. He goes about 20mph on a street with no passing. I ALWAYS dread being behind him, but I'm sure, on more than one occasion, that he's saved my butt from a speeding ticket. I shouldn't complain.
It has been raining here all stinkin' day long. (Maybe that's why I have a headache?) It's supposed to turn into snow later this evening. 3-6 inches they're predicting. I hope not. First, I am SO ready for warmer weather and yesterday, with it's balmy 70 degrees really had me hoping; and secondly I DON'T WANT A SNOW DAY! I cannot emphasize that enough. I do not want to have to figure out what to do with 4 kids (Skylar is pretty good at entertaining herself by "reading" in her bed all day).
Here's the song that's been going through my head for the last week or so. Ever have a song that you can't get out of your head but you don't want it out? That's this song for me. I'm sure if I put in the CD and listened to it, oh, 1000 times I'd get it out of my system. I just love this song. It totally speaks to me.
I have a massive headache today. I'm talking hangover-sized headache. I cannot get rid of the darn thing. I have taken everything I know to take and it refuses to let go of my head. The last 2 days I was plagued with a terrible bout of vertigo. I get this occasionally, having Meniere's disease, and it just makes me want to crawl into bed until it's over. But then, if I do get to crawl into bed, I just feel like I'm going to fall out. Little hard to relax. I'm thinking today's headache is a leftover of the vertigo. My eyes still aren't right. *insert raspberry here*
Have I told you about my new friends? They are HURRIED, ATM2GRW and "The Silver Bullet". These are cars I see every morning on my trek back from taking Briar and Tanner to school. The first 2 are vanity plates and the last is just a Silver Rendevouz that I have nicknamed in my head. If I'm one minute late or early, I miss them. I wonder if they notice me like I notice them? I have a vanity plate, too, so I'm fairly recognizable. I used to see 1GLORIA, but not so much any more. I wonder if it moved? Oh, and then there's the FOX truck. I get the joy of following him home both before AND after school. He goes about 20mph on a street with no passing. I ALWAYS dread being behind him, but I'm sure, on more than one occasion, that he's saved my butt from a speeding ticket. I shouldn't complain.
It has been raining here all stinkin' day long. (Maybe that's why I have a headache?) It's supposed to turn into snow later this evening. 3-6 inches they're predicting. I hope not. First, I am SO ready for warmer weather and yesterday, with it's balmy 70 degrees really had me hoping; and secondly I DON'T WANT A SNOW DAY! I cannot emphasize that enough. I do not want to have to figure out what to do with 4 kids (Skylar is pretty good at entertaining herself by "reading" in her bed all day).
Here's the song that's been going through my head for the last week or so. Ever have a song that you can't get out of your head but you don't want it out? That's this song for me. I'm sure if I put in the CD and listened to it, oh, 1000 times I'd get it out of my system. I just love this song. It totally speaks to me.
Monday, February 4, 2008
The "Before" Picture
This was me at the end of last August. Disgusting. And to make it worse, I was trying to stand up straight and I only succeeded in making my "bobs" stick out! I'm going to have James take a picture of me now, 25 pounds lighter, in the same clothes. I plan to keep posting pictures until I become an "after".
I can't wait to be an "after".
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