Pink Polka Dot Thoughts

Some Brady Sunshine!

And this one is just because I saw it when I was looking for the "Time to Change" video. Who could forget this one? Do you feel like you're back in 1975?

Time to Change

I called home yesterday and was taken aback when The Boy answered the phone. He sounded almost like a man. What? Momentarily confused, I stumbled across my words. Finally, I realized my baby's voice is changing.

Playing Rock Band today, it was evident. His drums are broken, so that meant I was on guitar and he got to sing(because no one wants to hear ME sing.) Our Rock Band set sounded a little like Peter Brady when it was "Time to Chaaannnnnge..."

I've been waiting on his growth spurt and I think it may be on his way. Of course, it will happen NOW since I just got an awesome deal on jeans for him! I bet they won't fit come time for school to start again.

Just for fun...

Note to Dog

Dear Cooper,

You are a DOG. We love you, but you aren't a human. You aren't a child. You're a DOG. You need to eat DOG FOOD. That stuff in your bowl is DOG FOOD.

EAT IT.

You don't have to wait for me to make you some chicken or steak or even a burger. You can eat that stuff in your bowl. Really, you can!

Trust me. Lots of dogs eat that same food and they survive. None have died because they don't get 3 square meals of freshly grilled chicken or beef each day.

You'll be ok, too.

Try it. It's good for you. Really.

Either that or learn how to plug in the George Foreman grill for yourself!

Love,
Mom

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Here we go again...

About a month or so ago, I started getting mad at myself and decided to do something about losing weight. Yes, again, but I finally had my mind made up. I was going to try South Beach Diet again even though the idea of cutting just about everything I like out of my diet was not at all appealing. I'm a carb junkie. I know it, but I can't help it. I lost about 60 lbs several years ago on SBD, but it was the hardest thing I'd ever done. It also all came back(plus a little :sob:) between then and now because I just can't stay away from carbs. Ok, there are other reasons too, like I didn't exercise and I ate all the WRONG food along with my carbs--like chips and just plain crap. Ok, I take responsibility. Then I saw my friend, Michelle, had posted some pics of herself in a 5K on her Facebook page. Michelle had been my SBD buddy and she'd had the same issues I had, but now as I read Michelle's blog, I saw she was doing Weight Watchers. Yes, I tried WW a few years ago and only lost about 6 lbs, but I wasn't exercising either and I don't know if I was doing what I should have. I cheated a LOT. I talked with Michelle and decided I was going to try WW(and being faithful to my Wii Fit) again. I was all ready to start when that Monday, I got sick. It was a familiar pain and I wound up at the doctor on Wednesday. Boy was I ever in for a shock when I stepped on those scales. Honestly, they were a good 20lbs more than what my Wii Fit had been telling me. :sob again: I was put on some powerful antibiotics and pain pills--both of which caused me to not have much appetite. I decided to sieze the opportunity and start WW now. I've lost a few pounds--thanks to being sick and WW--but the biggest thing it's doing is making me think about every bite I put in my mouth. It's making me realize how important 100 calories are. (That's 2--sometimes 3 WW points!) So, here we go again. We'll see how things go, but I have Michelle for inspiration and I won't be giving up all my loves.

Pet Peeve #1258

I have a little bit of a pet peeve.

I really hate it when I visit a site in June and see they still have CHRISTMAS graphics on the pages. What in the world?

It really makes you think they don't care about their site or that at least it hasn't been updated, so even if there's good stuff there, who wants to read it? You wouldn't think anything new would be there when you see Christmas trees and flashing lights, would you?

Ahhhhhhhhhhhhh!!!!!!! It's JUNE! I want to see sunshine and beaches!

Peace and Quiet. Why Can't I Enjoy It?

What a crazy, tumultuous week it's been.

I've been sick. It's something I've been dealing with for a number of years. Yes, I said years. Hopefully, I've finally found a doctor who is willing to resolve it, but this week has been heck to deal with--to put it mildly.

In addition to that, it was the last week of school and this weekend is The Boy's school trip that he'd been looking forward too all year.

Because of how sick I was, I wasn't able to do much to get him ready. :(  Thankfully, he has a good dad who took my list to the store and picked up what he needed.

I was popping a ton of pain pills this week and took one on Thursday night. He left Friday morning and somewhere in between, I had a horrible nightmare that made me not want to send him out the door on his trip. I know it was silly, but for some reason, I couldn't shake it.

I worried all day long. I worried all night last night and all day today.

It's been SO quiet around here. I've only had the dog to bother me. No one has asked "what's for lunch?"

However, being the mom that I am, I refused to call to check on him. I knew he was ok and it was just me being silly about the whole thing. I don't normally worry about my kids when they're gone. Heck, I try to enjoy the peace and quiet, but for some reason, whether it was the dream or maybe because I've been sick--I've missed that kid.

He made my whole weekend a little while ago when he called. They're at the park and he is having a TON of fun. He's hanging out with a kid who loves to ride the coasters just like he does, so he's having a blast. I could tell in his voice that he missed me at least a tiny bit...that's ok...I miss him too.

Now, I think I'll sleep ok.

He'll be home tomorrow and then I can go back to wanting the peace and quiet I have right now.

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