Do I have a sign on me?....

That says Come up & chat me up ??? Geees what is it this past week?! 3 different guys at they gym have come up asking the usual obscure "hey So how long have you been working out ?" questions...

Now I've gotta say up front-- DO NOT go the gym dressed to impress... SO WTF??
I pull my hair back in a pony ... pretty much no make up.. ( ok where's DG.. I don't ever go out without mascara -never have, LOL...) but other than that NOTHING!! I dont' wear cute little outfits ... mostly my fave pilates type pants ( cause they stretch -specially now when it's TOM! Arrg! ) & a t-shirt with a zip hoodie if its cold. Now bear in mind noneof this is pink or any other color designed to attract attention.. infact it's all black or grey .. I know boring but hey ..

So what the heck is it that is making these guys come talk to me ?? Is it the wornout work out gloves... the glaring at myself in the mirror trying to get the last few reps out ??? I have no idea!!

I'm not hating it ... just feeling a little weird about it .. one guys even started helping me take off plates to keep talking to me ! & when I metioned kids ( rather pointedly by this time! ) he said -really you have kids?? Wow you're in really good shape then! Not sure how to take that at all! I'm thinking see some of my friends.. ( this especially means some of YOU guys !! you know who you are!!! )

Any who this whole thing is bizarre when I'm feeling like I'm a big YUCK ( did I metion the cold sore that's still not healed .. ick! ) I'm no where NEAR where I want be shapewise ..& it's TOM to boot!

Things that make you go HMMMMMMM-ya this is it Baby!!

after a fun week end ..

Your Love Element Is Fire

In love, you are a true listener and totally present. For you, love is all about feeling more alive than you've ever felt. You attract others with your joy and passion. Your flirting style is defined by your strong ability to communicate. Fun and play are the cornerstones of your love life. And while your flame may burn too brightly, it's part of your appeal. You connect best with: Wood Avoid: Water You and another Fire element: will likely burn out quickly

What Element Is Your Love?

I'm so excited! ...

& I just can't hide it! ..I'm about to lose control & I think I like it ! YEaaaa.. !!

Ok.. this thing still needs to have music note icons so you know that I'm singin! :) I've gotta tell you I'm totally sleep deprived ( no -I never did get more than 5 hrs a night all week) so I'm a bit whacked .. but mostly it's because MY JAMIE is comming home !!! we leave in a bit to pick him up from the airport :) this is the longest we've ever been apart & I really can't believe I survived it!
Yes I know I'm a pathetic love sick fool ..... but as Travolta once said..Ain't it cool?! ~lol

BFL wise I've had great week .. had some kick ass workouts & great HIITS ... with a bit of extra cardio for good measure! My eating has been on track ...geeee would you believe I ate a lot of chicken for some reason???? ;)

Hmmmm I gotta say I'm a bit punch drunk I think, from lack of sleep but I'm feeling GOOOD!

So to quote ,I beleive it was..our Bev.."I'm all shaved up " & ready for a wonderful REUNION night !!!

Catch ya all after....;)

When I grown up...

this is what I wanna look like! Elaine Goodlad.. I mean she's 40 & is this drop dead Gorgeous!
I admire especially that she's not these little stick girls that you sometimes see ...I could never aspire to that. The genetics would never fit. the gods just desided to put me together with too much muscle. ( My dad never minded growing up either that I could chop wood better than most boys! ~lol)

& besides I can dream right.. I mean hey, when I leave mine wet .. our hair almost matches! ;)

Yep -I'm feeling better today thinking about dreams instead of wallowing in night mares :)

The one thing I CAN control...

FOOD... yes , food I can deal with-- OK soo this is bordering on insanity cooking 19 chicken breasts at a time! ~lol~ .....but every thing else in my world right now I can't do a damn thing about!
My sister & my nephew are still in the hospital in Alberta. She managed to get an infection in the REALLY bad tear she ended up with.. ( she & I joke about things being from "A$$hole to breakfast..." well this was.. & it's very not fun .

He(Leland ) is still in the Infant care nursery because he ended up in withdrawl from some of the meds that she is on for her Bi-polar ( yep throw all that in my worry pile too...)
My parents are apart for the first time in 37 yrs since my Mom went out to be with Cin since needless to say between work & kids I Can't!
So Dad is all weird & Mom is having to stay at Cin's on her own . FUN!

What else... hmmm lets see Jamie is gone for the week to a trainining session for work in..Minisota....... I am such a wimp I don't sleep when he's gone & I miss him so much it's stupid!-we're used to talking to each other a dozen times a day & he often comes home from work early just to see me . ( Yes we are pathetic-, I know-- )

& the kids will be gone to thier Dad's tonight because I'm working so I will be comming home to a totally empty house.... I'm NOT real good with that...

OH.. yes & did I mention I'm probably PMSing to boot!? & it's not the bitchy kind -- oh NOOO it's the way over emotional "the sky is falling" type.

I know that others have things going on in their life that are more serious... but right now all of this is just a little overwhelming..

Glad I finally got that out instead of hiding & saying nothing... thanks

After too too much wine...

I seem to have thought I was Bev!!!

Oh man! soooo glad New years is done for another whole year!

JAN 2 A BIG DAY IN MY WORLD



JAN 2 ...Its finallllly here!!! I know we've all been waiting for it for a while-- getting back on Track, & Tracker ~lol~ doing the Meltdown, or Torch Challenge or whatever may be your direction of choice, but I have to rave about some thing TOTALLY UnBFL for a sec!

I'M AN AUNTIE... a slightly sleep deprived one ~lol because the call came at about 3 something this am ...I was sooooo excited I couldn't get back to sleep...ended up going to TRACKER instead who knew?! LMAO! ;)

Then I climbed back in bed & just layed there...I started thinking about going out to see my sister( I miss her like CRAZY )...wondering what Leland my new nephew looks like Nephew..what a neat thing... I honestly thought she would NOT ever have kids..Medical issues just said NO in her world... So this is sooooo cool!!!!

I've been wating to post this so I could maybe get some pics up for you.. but my BIL finally sent pics & they are HUGE & I am lost when it comes to sizing things on here!!! LAME Lame lame.. I know
if anyone can walk me through it I'm willing to try!

Well other than being abit of a zot ...My day was pretty busy.
I did a great UBWO Great start to the day...THEN...took my pics ... Even wore the fancy suit I bought near the end of Challenge 1...the suit is great-it's a gorgeous colour..but even then it was tight.. I figured that I was gonna get SMALLER...Oh man!! I wanted to BAWL!!
So very Glad I did that after the workout...Geeeees girl what a MESS!
The holidays did a number on me..ok & ME ..I did this.. I gotta take some resposibilities don't I?!
So now it's back at things FULL tilt!!
FAT AUNTIE reporting for duty!!
WHAAAAAAA! ....... I don't wanna have to change my name to that!!!

HAPPY NEW YEAR ALL!!

well I'm sitting here working on less than 5 hours sleep... yep we stayed up WAAAAAY to late..

Geees I didn't even know that we could still do that ~I thought we were just too damn old! lol

We went from having NO concrete plans ( due to the" waiting for Baby game" & not knowing if we were even going to be around) to having several friends come over ..in waves.. So neeless to say we started the eating & drinking at about 2 in the afternoon..& then last we looked at the clock it was 5AM!!! AKKKK ! that's just retarded! But it was A LOT OF FUN!

So I'm sure that at some point today I'm gonna feel like death warmed over... right now I'm ok... not sure why... It could be that at some point during the later hours I switched over to drinking Green tea... ahhhhhh.. who am I trying to fool... I think my head is still fuzzy! LOL!

well on that --I'm gonna go back to bed & grab a few more zzzzzzzz's while we can, before kids are back later...

OH Boy -its gonna be sooooooooo good to get back on track tomorow! I don't think my body can endure too much more of this damn Season! ;)


2006 Challenge ...here I come!

CHRISTMAS REVIEW..

I tried to write this earlier today but then accidently deleted the whole bloody thing while trying to get rid of duplicate pics that somehow got put on... ( I dunno!- I still am such a Rookie at this Blogging! ) arrrg! so now hours later ..I'm home from work & ought to redo it..

Chrisitmas.. welll..it's done yay! ... Still no Baby ( geees why did I take time off work? )

But Christmas turned out to be a real whirlwind few days! LOTS of visiting & having friends over..
Christmas Eve ended up being crazy busy .. Out to Abbotsford in the Am.. then back home to finish off baskets with the kids for all my aunts & uncles ,then over to our friends up the block for a campfire christmas caroling ( it was lots of fun the the kids really enjoyed it! Then back here for yet more friends comming over ( amazing what happens when Jamie & I both make plans without the other knowing first- Akk! ) oh well it was nice :)
Kids didn't get to bed till after 10.. & I was up till ..well late! Gonna have to blame that on Suzanne! We ended up on the phone yaking about kids not going to bed-- & everything else...my sides are still sore from laughing! ;)

Got up the next Am & thankfully the kids slept in till after 8.. nice for Mommy!
My parents came over with my Gramma & then you'll never guess what happened... give up?? well, the power went out!
The joy of wind & trees eh?! Yep we had a 'Candle lit" pressie opening.. My house is fairly light so it was fine.. I'd already made breaky & coffee & stuff so it was actually more 'pretty" than a worry.
Later it was off to my aunts for dinner then home to drop the kids to their Dad's over night .. yep quite the time!!


The past couple nights we've been playing with one of Jessica's gifts... some thing called Xbox Kareeoke Revolution...
OH MY... what a BLAST ! the kids are having a great time with it & well so am I~! ( Mommy give back the Microphone.;)
You get to make a charater to sing as which has been the funniest part.. you get to choose a face, body type & outfit.. the whole pacakge..
well ..Jessica made herself an outfit that would make your hair curl! GOOD GRIEF! --- a tiny..& I mean tiny little Anarchy T-shirt the smallest short shorts I have EVER seen & Combat boots!! OH NO!! I fear my world in yrs to come!!
Jamie- I dressed in tight leather pants & a red shirt unbuttoned to his navel...he looks GOOOD!
& Steven looked like the ultimate rock boy complete with leather jacket & chafeurs cap!Oh..BOY!

Oh yeah -we have been having just a little too much fun with that part of it! ... but the singing part has been a rush too... the kids have really enjoyed it... & well Mommy has discovered that she really is a child of the 80's! Oh Man .. you should see how well I sing Blondie's" Call Me" after a few glasses of wine! I even broke a new record with that one!! ! WOOO HOOO!

Some how I think the kids weren't that sad that I had to go to work tonight...at least they got to play with whatever THEY wanted ~LOL

Hope you all are well... I'll go reading tommorow!

Happy Christmas Everyone!

Well here it is...

Christmas Eve ,eve... are you all ready?? I still don't know if I am...
got pretty much all my wrapping done today..& tonight..Yay Me!( kids are at their Dad's..) but half my brain is still not in it..
There are still too many unresolved issues around my life right now..

My sister still hasn't had her baby .. so we won't be going there until AFTER.. which makes me wonder WHY I took the last week & a half off!! ( I thought she would be early for some reason..)
I still don't know no how or when I am going to travel there Flying will be expensive as heck & Driving with my parents is stil the only other option since Jamie is stuck here till the New Yr looking after my Father in law buisiness.... ( isn't timiming FUN! ) ~LOL...

Oh well it will sort itself out somehow... that I can depend on...
the rest of stuff that is bugging me .. I can't do much about .. it just hurts .. that's all. Sorry.. It's been a Long day for me..

I will be glad when this whole Christmas insanity is done & we can all get on with the New Year!

Take care
Have a Great Christmas !
I'll see you after all the wrapping paper has settled!

Hugs Lala*

MY SEVEN 7's....


Well, I was going to try & write this last night but I had the beginings of a migraine & Jamie said "don't you DARE try to write on the computer like that--Get to bed !!" ( He can be bossy sometimes..or at least try! ~lol~ you'll have to meet him to understand- he's the LEAST bossy person I know!)

THINGS I wanna do before I die..

1- take Salsa/Ballroom dancing with Jamie
2- Travel to South America & go river-rafting there
3 -travel through the UK & trace all my roots(..this life & others.. I might not come back ~lol)
4- finish my scuba lessons ( don't ask- the Ex was sucking at it so WE quit! -stupid-stupid!)
5- watch my children grow up to be happy well balance adults
6 -Retire with Jamie (s0oner than later please) & have a little cottage
7 - Run away on a BIG boat we can live on for months at a time & FISH :)

Yes, all of these seem intertwined... we've talked about it all a LOT -- it keeps us sane in the bad moments of our world

THINGS I cannot do..

1 - forgive my Husbands ex for hurting my children the horrible way she did..
2- take a compliment very well..
3- not try to constantly "save" or "help" people
4- not be emotional & impulsive
5-stop having "feelings" about things happening ( I've finally learned to embrace my weirdness)
6-Do any one task with out getting distracted at least once!
7- go up to bed if the kitchen is the least bit messy ( drives Jamie nuts when I'm crashing around at 12am after work!)


THINGS I admire in others..

1 - Patience
2- absolute dedication & self discipline
3 -the ability to let things go when you can't do anything about them
4- the ability to truly forgive
5- intellingence & the will to use it wisely
6- a wicked sense of humor& wit
7- artistic & creative talents

THINGS you'll most hear me say..

1- I love you ( ask Jamie.. it's the first thing we say when we wake up.. & with the kids it's to preface any lecture & every single time I'm gonna be away from them.. even just to sleep!)

2-Absolutely!
3-No worries
4 I hear ya!
5 .Flipa doodle! ( my own brand of swearwords ~lol)
6 Hamsterbrain ( as in- don't be)
7- Hon.. or love


SEVEN books I Love..

Only 7??? -- Geees I read anything & everything that doesnt get up & leave the room on me!

1-Any Rosamunde Pilcher
2-Any Maeve Binchy
3-All of the Tolkien book including the Hobbit
4-Piers Anthony's " Incarnations of Imortality " series
5- Any Erma Bombeck (g0d she is funny!)
6-The whole James Herriot vet series
7-Robert Fulghum ( he wrote" Everything I ever needed to know I learned in Kindergarten.".) He has several others with amazing little stories about life & human nature.. go find them if you wanna good laugh &/or cry

SEVEN movies I have watched over & over..

1- The Princess Bride ( when Jamie & I got together we knew it was FATE -we had about 4 copies between us!!
2-Willow ( yes- I know I like fairly tales!)
3-ALL of the Lord of the Rings
4-Practical Magic ( it reminds me of my sister & I..)
5- School of Rock (too funny- good tunes~lol)
6 -The Grinch (Jim Carey- Need i say more?)
7 - pretty much EVERYTHING Disney ever made!


SEVEN people I want to join in...
Geees! Is there anyone who hasn't done this yet?? I'll go check..

1- Connie
2-Jess
3-Godessa
4 Lori & Casey once they get the "twins" settled in at home~lol
5 - anyone
6- else
7- I missed!



HUGS ALL!

I'm off for the Day again!

BUSY BUSY TIME!!

I have been "stupid "Busy the past few days !
Did all sort of exciting Christmassy things this past weekend with the kids... Took the Westcoast Express train in to Vancouver first thing Sat AM ( it was a fundraiser for the local Toy bank :) - spent the day playing tourist in our own town so to speak... went across to North vancouver to the Quay ( pretty with lots of shops but "Boring" mostly if youre a boy -said Steven LOL~!) Spent the afternoon looking at the Chrstimas tree displays at Canada Place ( a landmark here in Vancouver..) You know what ?? I guess I'm gonna have to figure out how to post a link so that anyone besides Suzanne & Bev & maybe Stef since she's been up here have ANY idea what the heck I'm talking about!! LMAO... ok lets see here..http://www.vancouver-bc.com/ hey I did it!! Whooo Hoo see I'm not as totally computer illierate as I thought!
OK well there ya go!!! That is OUR city & I for one think it's one of the most Gorgeous places you could ever visit!

So on with my story .. we got home late Sat night & watched some Chrsitmas shows -- It's nice to just cuddle up with the kids when I can.. most times we're so damn busy with all their activities or worse -- I'm at work &/or they're at their Dad's .. ( the BAD part of working pemanent eves 3-11:(
Sunday- ended up being house cleaning & then going BACK into Vancouver for dinner & going on the minature light tour train ( this one a fund raiser for the Fire Dept) MY parents wanted to go with the kids & bring my Gramma .. ( I think they were miffed they missed the day before's activities! ~lol )
Got home in time to check into Tracker & find what I hoped I wouldn't -- about *Julie *
I had been thinking about her & had a "feeling" about it , during the day & hoped I was wrong....
Sometimes I just wish I was wrong about these feelings...
So needless to say I wanted nothing more than my bed..

Yesterday was Baking & then entertaining in the eve... No, didn't get Tracey's "poop"balls made~lol~ that will have to wait - I got over ruled !
Today was finishing off projects with the kids- I think I've just now finally got the last of the wax, sparkles & gingerbread house icing off the floors!! & get to have time for ME on the 'puter..So here I am trying to get caught up on every one , the Tracker &.email..&... phew !- its time consuming !!- how do you all do it?
OK , Janel since you asked I will post my 7 's but that will have to wait.. my Father in laws dog Louie (who we are baby sitting again) is staring at me with his legs crossed!!!

talk to ya all soon...

Jessica...

here is pic of my Darling girl Jess :) She only 10 but everyone thinks she's older & sometimes even I forget!
Part of it is that she's 5' 3" for Heaven's sake!!

Yep, she'll be patting me on the head to say bye before school soon enough!
The other thing is that she 's soooo quick witted & smart that most Grown ups really figure she's older..
I'm really lucky.. she is for all her grown up looks, a very sweet, wonderful girl! She has alway been so easy going ---even as a baby - she only ever cried when she wanted to be fed.. ( & she stilll LOVES her food~lol)

I never went through the tantrums stuff with her as a toddler either.. she really has alway been such a happy girl... in fact her first words were not Mommy or Daddy ..but" HI!!" - You have to have seen the faces on people when this little tiny thing of only 10 months was talking to them in the stores & at the parks... she loved the reaction it got , giggled at it..yep- she quickly learned words get attention & she hasn't stopped talking since ~lol

She still sorta has a cute naive streak tho' that I cherish & will hold onto for as long as the world permits..

I worry sometimes that she is learning things.. about keeping thoughts & words inside to avoid conflict & discord...( hmmm ALOT like Mommy?) even now I see her doing that with things between her Dad & I .
I try to talk with her & draw it out... I don't want her to learn that as a permanent coping mecahnism.. I love her too much to have her be like me in that way..

It's funny--I am sooooo excited about her, & her growing up & us having the sort of friendship , the amazing warm loving realationship that I know Mother's & daughters can have.. Even now it's just neat us getting to go do" Girl things" together.. I really am very blessed & thankful for her :) OK..I 'll stop for now-- I'm getting all Mushy..

I'm gonna go sit with the kids & watch Charlie Brown now!

G'night all!

Introductions..

After talking with both Suzanne & Janel in the past day or so..( which has been really cool btw!) I've decided to introduce you to the faces that belong to the names I keep blithering on about... So without further ado... here's my boy Steven.. He's 7 & the most amazing little guy!
He has the face of an angel so I'm told.. with eyes that just seem to capture everyone's attention - especially ANYONE female!!- why is it that the boys alway get the LONG eyelashes?? ~lol
I'm so very lucky that he still LOVES to cuddle with Mommy ..& even when he climbs into my bed in the morning with freezing little feet , I can't refuse him!
He is smart as a whip & loves school - for which I'm also grateful :)
He also has been incredibly precocious when it comes to anything active.. he's always wanted to do whatever he saw someone else doing & generally masters whatever he puts his mind to in no time!
This was the little one that just after we moved 5yrs ago to this neighbourhood where all the boys are a few yrs older- that came wandering back up the driveway asking " I please skay-board Mommy??" Akkkkkk!!! NO you're only 2 Steven!! you're not going skateboarding~! you can't even say it yet! ~lol...
Well he proved me wrong! -- by the days end he had 2 of the older girls in the cul-de-sac helping him & was Happy as a clam!( note the older female theme.. hmmm...I worry sometimes!)
He loves music & has an amazing memory for song lyrics... when Shrek came out.. again he was about 3 he could sing all the words to "hey Now Your a Rockstar.." always fun to amaze people with! .... Now if he could just remember that when I send him up to brush his teeth that doesn't mean play with Lego!!

Gotta go get them from school... write more later!





EDIT..
This I copied from Janel's Blog..a bit about me I suppose.. mostly acurate... hmm-- not sure if I like all of that! I think I like my "happy" edited versions of every one myself included, better! ~lol

You Have a Choleric Temperament

You are a person of great enthusiasm - easily excited by many things.Unsatisfied by the ordinary, you are reaching for an epic, extraordinary life.You want the best. The best life. The best love. The best reputation. You posses a sharp and keen intellect. Your mind is your primary weapon.Strong willed, nothing can keep you down. Your energy can break down any wall.You're an instantly passionate person - and this passion gives you an intoxicating power over others. At your worst, you are a narcissist. Full of yourself and even proud of your faults.Stubborn and opinionated, you know what you think is right. End of discussion.A bit of a misanthrope, you often see others as weak, ignorant, and inferior.

What Temperment Are You?

Time to move on to the next thing..



OK well now the big uproar over a the Tracker is done ... & there is a takeover.. all beit a peaceful one planned for Jan 2.
I just hope that everyone is on the same page... that we wanna do this by being as positive & supportive as we all want the Tracker to be...& that it doesn't matter when you joined or how or who the Hell you are besides someone who wants more for themselves..that we need to ditch the idea of "cliques" ( Ive always hated them! grrr ) That we just want a "happy" "good place to go for hanging out with BLF friends!

I've said it elsewhere but-I'll say it here too... I hope I'm not just an idealist... I hope this can happen ... I really honestly would be one of those people who secretly just wishes we could all get along...

Oh great... I sound like flippin "Miss Congenieality".... " rant...rant rant...oh yes..& I want WORLD PEACE!" ~Lol~


PS- here's the 'contestant" herself... this past weekend.. having drinks at friends before heading out to Jamie's work Xmas party.... ;)

Merry Ho Ho's all....G'night..

Something heavy on my mind....

I don't know how or where else to voice my concerns about something that has been bugging me the past couple of days.. & since this is my place to write.. here's where it's going...

There's been some ups & downs & obvious reason why most of us have all but left the Tracker for the world of Blogging. For me, a lot of that had to do with my basic dislike of discord ..which seems to happen in regular cycles around there--& really, I have enough things in my life that can be altogether TOO negative as it is,Thanks!

Anywho..that being said I still pop in to the Tracker regularly just to see what's going on & sometimes post a comment here & there or just pm those I feel I might have anything useful to say to .
Mostly I just "lurk" especially as of late as there seems to be a whole new "ruling" group & frankly I am really not into the games that are going on there. It seems that things are getting really out of hand - call me a prude but -the sexually loaded stuff is getting just a little over the top! I'm all for teasing jokes & "hey you're lookin HOT" comments... but some of what's going on is embarassing!
& I feel bad for those new people just joining or starting that are really looking for support & feedback... It's almost like having a child that is acting like an idiot in front of guests! Weird I know- but that's how it's been making me feel..

& Now for the other bit.. I'm worried about a couple of people there & their real motivation for joining the group. Now I understand some are there to get attention or stir stuff up .. but my insticts are being tweaked by one individual in particular & his repeated suggestions about naked pics & such..
Then out of the blue I got a PM from same individual making the intial comment of "hey you're looking great! which is always nice ( even when I still have my old pics up- 'cause I'm not putting any new ones up till I get back to that shape & better~lol) ...but then he goes on to say he'd love to see more pics.. I wrote back telling him I would post some when I was happy with how I was looking again..kept it light & laughing ..then He writes back again- & says that maybe I don't want to share pics with every one.. maybe we could exchange them"privately".."what do you think of that?"
Well that just struck a really weird chord with me --the whole thing just felt "sleezy" & then I wonder just who else this person is canvasing pictures from... & better yet what for!

Now maybe I'm just getting paranoid in my old age..~lol... but this whole issue is really bugging me & I don't know what to do about it. Partly I worry about others who may be-- I dunno.."lured" into something that could get plastered Gods know where!! -- I know everyone is adult on Tracker.. but I just can't stand the thought of anyone being taken advantage of..EVER!
& moreover it really is abusing what the site is supposed to be about!

ok that's off my chest... but I still don't know what else to do.... *sigh*

Ya I stole this from Suzanne..who stole it from Carole... but what are Blends for?? ;)


What does your name mean?

Pamela
A loving person, all honey : Greek
You are charming, talented and have a very positive attitude to life so it is hardly surprising that you attract success and recognition. Focussed and patient you understand that material rewards are a result of discipline. Being so creative and with a need for self-expression you may be drawn towards the arts, travel is also likely to be important. A loyal friend, you are a person who must be allowed freedom and independence.


Well...don't I sound like a "nice girl"... ~lol


Have A Great Day All

..We're goin Christmas Tree "huntin" after school! ;)
..& the 7 yr old wants to "cut" it
what is it with boys??? ~lol
wish us luck!........

Word to the wise.... Don't Start your morning by reading Blogs... You don't get a damn thing done!
Here's a pic of someone who came to our house the other day... WOW what an experience!! these Guys are HUGE!! & he was right outside the window! Soo Cool!

10 points to anyone who knows what he is! ;)

Guess I should do a follow up on the skiing first off!!

It was GREAT ! We had such a fun time... It was really nice since I've never really skied with anyone except my family &/or Jamie (The ex didn't ski at all soooo I hadn't been in 10 yrs when Jamie took me the first time!)


I have to say,I really enjoyed being out with another couple.. I don't know about everyone else.. but it seems that our spare time to get together with other "grownups" is soo limited.. I guess with all the kids & their activites -- it just makes finding the time so damn difficult. & Especially with people working all sorts of different times& shift-work being more prevalent... it just adds to the difficulty.

For me, I really find working a straight eve shift has it's good points ...I get to be around to be with the kids in the AM & take them to school - & between the days they go to with their Dad ( he works shiftwork too so the days he has them fluctuates.. weird I guess for some ..but it works for our world) & the fact that Jamie works in Sales & can organize his day to be home at 2 & do office work from here when I have to go to work---the kids don't ever need daycare. So I count my self very lucky in that respect..

But on the flip side I have a lot of my day that I spend by myself... Yes I go to the Gym... (probably a good thing since when I worked out at home.. there was sooo mamy distractions... like laundry! ~lol) But for me even going to the gym is a solitary event.. I go .. do my thing & leave.. - yes I'll smile & say the odd "Hi" -but it's really not forming a friendship now is it??

& I have a couple girlfriends that I've made through the kids - but even them as I said we hook up once in a while at best...

Other than that, I really only ever spend my non-work spare time with the kids & /or Jamie.. I say or 'cause we get days with no kids at times.. which is nice - we look at it as the time we lost when we "should" have been together!

But I wonder some times if I'm entirely too dependant on him... I can honestly say that he's my best friend..that given a choice I'd want to spend all my time with him. But does that make me pathetic?? Am I expecting him to be the be all & end all in my world? ... make up for all the time I feel lonely... I dunno

Thoughts for the day I guess....

GOOD LEG WORKOUT....Comming up!

Well this week has been mostly good... had a bit of an off day yesterday.. mighta been the weather.. It was sorta snowing ..& I got worried cause I had to work in the eve.. so I think I stewed about it all day .. ending up NOT working out & eating crap to boot! Today I made up for it though.. Did a Good HIIT then 45 more min of cardio ...( I guess as penance! ~lol~

& Tomorrow for a LEg workout...we're going up to one of our local Mountains & going SKIING - (yay) while the kids are all in school ...( yea that ought to be a bit insane time wise but Hopefully it works out alright..)

I also hope I don't wipe out.. I'm not a fantatic skier.. but I do ok mostly. I'm concerned 'cause we're going so early in the season...again!!!

HUH you say... well- I guess 3yrs ago now Jamie & I went skiing on our Honeymoon.. a 4 day whirlwind up to a friend's cabin at SunPeaks & it was early in the season... read "with lots of rocks!" arrrg! & while trying NOT to damage my Aunt's new skis I was borrowing .. I had a near wipe out. ...I say near beacause I did everything NOT to actually FALL! ( I had no designs on embarassing the hell out of myself in front of my darling expert skier husband!!)


Wellllll --falling would have been the better choice since I managed to screw my back up royally!!! Wrecked Christmas.. I was in pain & miserable! I couldn't decorate.. or drive to shop couldn't even get Steven to preschool on my own- talk about feeling helpless & pathetic! GRRRRR!
So 2 months of physio later they finally figure out it's not my upper back & neck at ALL -- I had actually twisted my spine within my pelvis so that all the muscles were trying to constantly pull it back into place...FUN eh??

Soooo I don't wanna do THAT again.. needless to say! So off to bed for some much needed rest -- then up bright & early :)
wish me LUCK!