Well, my night was soso, not bad not great. I think I'll get a nap today since the party was moved to tomorrow. Ally didn't throw up all night and she isn't warm this morning and asked for water as soon as she woke up. For whatever reason, she does this occassionally. It just lasts half a day or so and it's over which I'm glad I just don't understand it.
Well, I hope all you girls had a good evening and night.

Penny, I am so glad you are gonna try to come back. Sorry to hear about all the family troubles, but it sounds like you really need us so I'm glad you're back.

Cindi, you can't win for losing. Girl, I am so sorry to hear about Seth. I hope he's okay. Alisa is 5 and I couldn't imagine that happening and her having to be on crutches. Keep us informed. I think as long as you can post once a day, you'll feel good about that. How old is Christian again?

Leigh, that's funny you said that about Julia Roberts, I thought the same thing. I don't know some of that Thai food sounds okay, but there aren't any around here, I'm sure there are in Dallas, but I don't go often enough. When I go to Dallas, it's the Olive Garden, speaking of, sounds really really good right now. You know neat story here, I used to HATE the salad dressing at Olive Garden, and I mean really hate it. When I got pregnant with Alisa, I started craving it and I've loved it ever since. I could eat salad after salad there. I've even tried to find over the counter salad dressings to see if any of them taste similar to Olive Garden.

Michelle, hope you had a good night. We haven't heard much about your neighbors, how's that going?

Well, girls, it's been raining real light most of the night and still is, I think it's gonna be off and on today. So I'm staying in doors and cleaning for tomorrow. Although I've found out that several of the family members won't get to come to the party, I'm sure Ally won't care as long as she gets her cake. That's all she says she wants. Well, I hope you all have a good day and I'll check in later.

Good morning ladies Well, today has begun well. Liam decided that he likes bananas after all - he thought he hated them. Now, he likes them if they are A. Organic, and B. mixed with lots of cereal. This cuts down the sweetness. He likes only bland tasting foods

Michelle - You probably could eat some of the Thai dishes if you didn't eat the rice or noodles, right? Like you could eat just the protein parts - oh, but maybe not the sauces if they have any sugar . . . I'll give you my chili recipe in my next post - I have to get the recipe card, though I make it from memory

Penny - Hi! Great to hear from you I'm glad the family thing is starting to straighten out. I feel like I have no time to myself with one, so I have no idea how you handle it at all The workout videos are quite good. I definitely felt it. Also, I like that they're split up into two 15-minute segments each. So, each tape (abs, arms, or buns) has two 15-minute workouts. The first a beginner, and the second an intermediate/advanced. Right now I do two different beginner ones, but one day hope to move on to advanced. I rarely make Thai at home because I like it so much I want to keep it as something "special" I eat out for


Cindi - yikes! I'm sorry to hear about Seth's ordeal And I know you've made the right decision with Christian, so hopefully he'll get some relief. You've sure had your share of medical issues - I hope everyone gets back on track quickly. Don't worry about not being able to post - just do so when you can and know that we're all here thinking of you and your family.

Crystal - I'm really glad Ally's feeling better! I wonder if you can find a recipe for the Olive Garden salad dressing on the web.

I sat down and broke down the exact amount of time I need each day to work out and stay on top of the house, etc. Then I calculated how much Liam sleeps plus watches a couple of videos. This way, I know I can get certain things done. No workout today - Saturdays are my day off.
Well, I'll check in later. We're going to the zoo today!

Good Morning Ladies,

Crystal,
I am glad Ally is starting to feel better! At least you get one more day of rest before the big day Does all your family know about the pregnancy? I really hope Ally enjoys her day

Leigh,
Have a great time at the zoo today! How's the weather there? It is very hot and humid here. Is today your official weigh day? Or was it the other day when you were down 1lb? Congrats to you! You are doing awesome

Well,
We are going to my cousin's pool today to swim. The kids are really excited. They have the big underground cement one with slide and diving board. Tomorrow we have a bday party at the Children's Museum. I have been as a child and it is a very neat place.

Have a wonderful Saturday I will check in later

Cindi,
I am so sorry to hear about Seth's foot. When will he have to go back to have it checked? Poor thing! How is he taking it?
Both of my older kids have had tonsils and adneiods removed. Hunter had to stay overnight but Nicholas had same day and went home. They did just fine and was trying to run around when they got home like nothing happened.
I had a harder time keeping them still than anything!

You are definetely in my prayers. Penny

Ok Last post..... I promise.. LOL

Leigh,
Girly, You need to change the 33 #'s to lose under your name! You only got 26#'s left now! YAHHH!!!!!!

Good Morning Ladies!!

Penny!!!! I missed you sooo Much!!! I'm glad you came back!! Keep up the good work doing your workouts!!

Cindi - When it rains it pours eh? So sorry to hear about Seths foot!! Poor little guy I hope he gets better quick. Christian will probably feel much better after getting a T&A, I had mine done when I was 24 and it was HORRID!! Taylor is going to need to get hers out too her tonsils are the size of golf balls! Hopefully though he'll have a quick recovery they say that kids heal quicker than adults. We're here for you!

Leigh - I don't think that I could have any thai food I know that several of the sauces have sugar in them and the noodles and rice etc, I could pick out the meat but I'll just save it for a treat! How is Liam doing today?

Crystal - I'm glad Ally is feeling better!! I bet she is so excited for her party!!!

Well girls, it's my hubby's birthday today we're just waiting for him to get home from work so we can celebrate with him! Taylor is just so excited to give him his presents! She got mad at me cuz I wouldnt let hergive them to him last night!

I forgot who asked about my neighbors, but, I think they moved out, I can't tell for sure but we haven't seen anyone there for a week! I can hope!! Well Teagan is getting fussy so I better get off here!!
Spryng - Can't wait to hear your WI's!!!

Michelle

Hi again,

I'm tired of these fly-by's but it's better than nothing!

Penny!!! Yeah, you're back!! Love ya chickie!!!!!

Cindi...HUGS! Do what's right for Christian Here's more hugs!

Hi to everyone else. Gotta run!!!!!

Cindi - I would not feel back about the surgery. That is a basic procedure nowadays, probably in and out. It is much better on kids than adults. I had mine out when I was 20. Sorry to hear about Seth. Have a great day with dh.

Leigh - I love Thai food, but I always go overboard when I eat it. Dh does not like it so I have to go with my girlfriends.

Penny - I am so glad you are back. Today was my last morning to nurse JW, I am all right and I think he will be fine. I wore a non-nursing sports bra to the gym this morning. I have heard different things about drying up. Cabbage leaves? One of my gf said that it was worse than childbirth. Anyway, glad to have you back.

Well as I said before that today is hubbys b-day so I did end up caving and making him a birthday cake. But I did use egg substitute rather than whole eggs so that cut a little fat and calories from it. Maybe I will allow a small slice after supper but I'm not sure yet. Dinner tonight, I'm having leftover turkey chili and hubby is going to have a rib eye steak with mushrooms. Tomorrow is our date night!! Yayyy I'm soo excited!!

I'm planning 1.5 hours of exercise today. Does anyone know a good website that shows some exercises? I can't seem to find any using resistance bands. I could go use hubbys dumb bells, I suppose.

Well I thought I would stop and say hello!! HI!! Melinda and Geri, good to see some posts from you!! Keep up the good work guys!!
Michelle

Michelle, go to the Diet and Fitness portion of iVillage.com, they have exercises galore with instructions and pics to go with them. Maybe they'd have resistance band exercises, too. You are bound to find something you like.

The pharmacy doesn't recommend crutches for someone Seth's age and he is too short for the ones they have anyway, so we are going to wait a day or two and see what the orthopedic doc says. I'd hate for him to break another leg learning to use his crutches. Right now he is rolling around on a mini skate board, lol!! Hope is begging me to take her to the doc because she wants a surgical glove!!! Kids are so funny.

Christian is much happier today. So at least I am not dealing with 2! Gonna get ready to go run errands, be back later!!

Cindi - Great thank you so much for the info at iVillage!! I sooo appreciate it!! I've been looking forever and couldn't find anything. I still did 30 minutes on resistance bands and a 2 mile walk so I have another half hour of exercise to get in for today. I have to wait for hubby to get home cuz Teag is being clingy. Awww how cute seth must be rolling around on his skateboard!!! How funny that Hope wants to go to the doc just to get a glove!! That is cute!

well I'm gonna go take a peak at ivillage see you all later

Someone posted this on the South Beach board and I wanted to share it with you!

In April, Maya Angelou was interviewed by Oprah on her 70+ birthday Maya
really is a marvel who has led quite an interesting and exciting life.

Oprah asked her what she thought of growing older. And, there on
television, she said it was "exciting."
Regarding body changes, she said there were many, occurring every
day...like her breasts.
They seem to be in a race to see which will reach her waist, first. The
audience laughed so hard they cried.
She is such a simple and honest woman, with so much wisdom in her words.

"I've learned that no matter what happens, or how bad it seems today, life
goes go on, and it will be better tomorrow.

"I've learned that you can tell a lot about a person by the way he/she
handles these three things: a rainy day, lost luggage, and tangled
Christmas tree lights.

"I've learned that regardless of your relationship with your parents,
you'll miss them when they're gone from your life.

"I've learned that making a "living" is not the same thing as making a
"life."

"I've learned that life sometimes gives you a second chance."

"I've learned that you shouldn't go through life with a catcher's mitt on
both hands; you need to be able to throw something back."

"I've learned that whenever I decide something with an open heart, I
usually make the right decision."

"I've learned that even when I have pains, I don't have to be one. "

"I've learned that every day you should reach out and touch someone. People
love a warm hug, or just a friendly pat on the back."

"I've learned that I still have a lot to learn."

"I've learned that people will forget what you said, people will forget
what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel."

Please send this to five phenomenal women today. If you do, something good
will happen: You will boost another woman's self-esteem.

Hello! Had a wonderful day at the zoo today. For the first time, Liam really noticed the animals. He was awestruck by the pandas, found the otters funny, and absolutely loved the petting zoo (though prefers goats to sheep). And I stayed totally OP!!

Thanks, Penny! I completely forgot that was even there - I changed it so hopefully it will show up with this post.

Michelle - Happy Birthday to DH What were his gifts? yeah, when I started thinking about it, I realized Thai may be out for you, though I think theylist some safe Thai options for dining out on the atkins web site. Liam is great today Liked the Maya wisdom. Don't you love the name Maya???

Hi, again, Geri!

Melinda - what is DH's favorite food?

Cindi - glad Christian is doing better.

Okay, Mexican tonight, but I already know it will be two shrimp fajitas and 1 no sugar added ice cream for dessert.

Hey girls!!

I got 5 miles in today along with 30 minutes of resistance training!! 105 minutes of exercise!! I hope I will get to wear tank tops this summer or at least near the end, I don't even wear shortsleeves outside the house because I'm embarassed of my arms but I'm changing that!

Well I had my chili already for dinner I don't think I'll have a piece of cake until tomorrow when I already plan to go off plan. Who knows though when it comes down to it I'll might end up feeling totally guilty lol. One piece of cake is 400 calories!!! thats almost half the calories I normally eat in a day!!

Leigh - We got hubby the lord of the rings dvd the last one, and we got him a lord of the rings computer game. He is a fan as if you couldnt tell lol. Dinner sounds good!!
I love the name Maya too!!

Well I am gonna go and relax a little bit!
TTYL!
Michelle

Hi Ladies,

Michelle,
Another 5 miles.....ehhh??? Man oh man are you just too good! Congrats Please let me know what your weigh in brings you down to tomorrow

Geri,
Sorry you are running around! How are you doing???

Melinda,
I didn't have any problems drying up this time. I did with my first b/c I had to quit cold turkey at 4 months old b/c of health reasons and meds. But this time around he was down to one to two feedings a day and I stopped. I never had a problem hurting or really leaking except once I think. Let me know how things are going with it!

Leigh,
I'm glad ya'll had such a fun day at the zoo! Yah for Liam for petting the animals! Was he scared any?

Cindi,
How is Seth feeling? Did they give him any pain meds?

Well, Hubby had the stomach virus a couple days ago... I aired out the whole house, lysoled everywhere he touched, I made him sleep by himself(so no one else would get sick) and I washed all the sheets and blankets he used......
Well What time is it??? Nicholas just woke up came in my room and threw up all over my floor and comforter. Poor baby. I just thought I killed the bug! I am up washing my comforter and the towels I used to clean the floor.

I am just hoping we all don't get it b/c Andrew's party is Saturday coming.

Weigh in is tomorrow so I will let you know how it all goes.... I didn't weigh in last week... I took a break w/ all the added stress!

Have a great night,
Penny