Wednesday Weigh-In

Since last Wednesday, I have:

exercised 5 times
drank my water

I have not lost any weight this week.
I have not gained any weight this week.
I have lost inches this week.

I really need to bring my lunch at least 4/5 days.
I need to go to sleep earlier. I need to be in bed, lights out by 10pm on at least 2 nights of the week.

I've Got Rhythm..

Finally, John is in a program. He's in a one-hour class called Music Makers. He registered late, well, technically I registered him late so he missed the first 2 classes. I was so worried that he wouldn't like the class or the other kids wouldn't play with him.

Steven has to drop him off and can't enter the classroom. It's rough. On all of us. The first class John cried when Steven left. Steven heard him crying as he walked down the hall. I was working so I told Steven that he could call me after the drop off. And I told John that he could call me when class was done.

I hate that I miss these events in his life. I hate that I don't get to see the joy in his face. I hate that I'm not the one that wipes his tears away.

I'm sad that Steven is so sad. He sounded so down when I spoke with him on the phone. The realization that John is growing up and is that much closer to being gone more independent.

He made a drum for dad in the first class. For dad...not me.

He said that he had fun. But then he said that he didn't want to go back. The teacher said that shortly after Steven left, John stopped crying so it was all good.

The second class was "musical chairs". Again, he said that he had fun but that he didn't want to go back.

He missed the third class because he had a cold. They were supposed to make horns. Which in itself wasn't anything important until I had the following conversation with John a couple days later.

J: Mama watch. Look.

M: What are you doing?

J: Horns, Mama. Horns.

And then I turned around to witness my baby son, with his hands by his head and the two little index fingers pointed straight up... like horns.

"Horns, Mama."

Good Lord, would he ever have been disappointed during music makers when they made their horns.

Wednesday Weigh-In

Since last Wednesday, I have:

exercised 5 times
still worked late too much
drank my water
lost weight
lost inches

yipee me!

I need to work on my sleeping habits.

I also need to stop working late. I need to take a stand and set some limits and/or boundaries at work. I'm getting burned out again.

Random Pictures

I am an artiste!
Did you know that we bought this easel for John's birthday....not last year, but the year before.
Yeah, and we just gave it to him for Christmas this past year.
Does this make us bad parents?
First time using the fireplace in 4 years.

John loves helping in the kitchen

pudding face

screaming pudding face
Although lately, everything is "screaming"....

Playdough Riley
So thanks Auntie Two. Every time we play with playdough
we need to make Riley and Riley's dishes.
Oh no!
And every time, his head falls off.
Lemon Coconut Cake (fyi: this is the cake that I was trying to give away!!!)
It's a pretty good cake, just probably not a wise decision to
make a cake when you're trying to lose weight.
Steven's version of the Philly Cheese Steak
Close-up, can you feel your arteries hardening?


Check me out!

John can spell. Are you impressed? I am very impressed.New Boots. I love second-hand stores, bought these boots and they still had the tag on!

You will listen to me. You will do my bidding.
You are my slave.

Now go get me a treat.

Wednesday Weigh-In

Since last Wednesday I have:

exercised 4 times
worked late 3 times in the past 5 days
drank my water
drank too much soda
lost weight

I still need to work on not snacking. I also need to work on having better snacks.

My goal this week is to work on my sleeping habits. There's no reason why I am going to bed so late every night. I also need to work on not working late so much. I need to have a better work/life balance.

I didn't measure this week. I have decided to measure every two weeks.

Playdate

Over the Christmas break, Lashanna & Nevaeh came over for a playdate.

Riley was a big hit. He loves babies. He feels that he is the protector of all babies.

He also knows that babies are constantly dropping food.

John, such a host. He gave tissues to everyone and felt that Nevaeh needed to blow her nose.

My lady, your carriage awaits.

I should probably cut down on taking photos of myself & John. As a result, he put Nevaeh in a headlock and tried to take a photo with his spiderman camera.

Coloring in the coloring book.

Coloring Riley.

I don't even think that Riley could get closer if he tried.

I love this picture.

Fishing game.

Dinner for two....and chaperone.

Look how cute they are.

Milk, Does A Body Good

Since turning decrepit, I mean turning 40, I have been concerned about my bones. In my quest to be healthier I have been drinking milk every day.

So here's the thing. I am lactose intolerant and usually I can drink skim milk without the adverse affects. This past week, I was on my way to work and could only find 1% milk. I thought to myself, "1%, meh how bad can it be?"

It can be bad. Very very bad.

So then I finished my 1% milk and bought myself some skim milk.

Wow, guess what, can't really drink skim milk either now.

Dear Family, Co-workers and random strangers standing down-wind of me:

I am sorry. So very sorry for subjecting you to my lack of lactose tolerance. I'm not going to lie to you and tell you that I'm going to stop drinking my milk but I am going to try my best to not fart in public.

TRY MY BEST. No guarantees.

Wednesday Weigh-In

Since Last Wednesday:

I have:
exercised 5 times
drank my water
drank less soda
eaten well

I have also:
lost weight
lost inches

I have also started running again.

New York Part III

Grand Central Station, I never knew how amazing it was. The pictures do not do it justice. This building is absolutely amazing, a work of art.
When you walk in, it is almost overwhelming. I'm glad that we went on a Sunday so that it was really quiet.

We were on our way to FAO Schwarz. Do you know how dorky we are? So we get off the subway and it's starting to rain. I'm trying to read my map and orient myself to the neighborhood. We walk. It's quiet, we're not too far away. Then Steven sees a crowd of people in the distance. We get excited. Maybe we'll see a celebrity. And then we turn the corner and lo and behold, it was a crowd of people waiting for FAO Schwarz to open. Didn't even dawn on me that the store would open later on a Sunday. DUH!

Don't you love it?

SQUEEEEEEE!!!!!!

Do you know how many kids I pushed out of the way to get here?
Just kidding...sort of.

But we didn't go into the store. No time. :(

Even though Steven had already seen it, we went to Rockefeller Centre. I have to say that it's not exactly what I thought it was.

Wishing. Hoping. Realizing that I'm way too cheap to buy a purse that expensive.

I am the one who saw the building, not Steven.

He was more interested in this building across the street.

Back to St. Patrick's Cathedral. Very humbling experience.
We went on Sunday during mass. Yup, that's right... mass.
Worship my holiness.

Elevators in the hotel.

Central Park, I love tourist stuff. Again, if I ever go back, this is definitely worth at least 2 days. I can't believe that such a large section of the city is green space. It just seems so luxurious. You couldn't even hear the traffic when you were in the park. You could lose yourself. And after looking at the maps, I've come to the conclusion that I probably would lose myself.

I wish that we had the top down on the carriage. It made it really difficult to see anything but it was a great ride.



After the carriage ride, we walked around the park. I wish that we had more time.

Right in the middle of the city.

Fifth Avenue

Last day. The walk back to the hotel from lunch in Hells Kitchen.

Airport. Going Home.