I walked 2 days in a row! I'm back on track! Plan is to go tomorrow and Friday too.
Off to bathe Seth again. Babysitter bathed him but I got his hair cut while Miranda started her first ballet class today.
No news from Mandi yet. Day 4.
Wednesday, August 31, 2005
New Orleans Disaster
My husband is beside himself with worry. He hasn't spoken to his daughter in New Orleans since Saturday, when she told him she was going to a hotel with her mother and sister. He keeps trying to stay upbeat and positive but I know he's worried sick until he hears from her again. My heart goes out to him. I also don't want for Miranda to know there's any cause to worry about her big sister. If anything were to happen to Mandi Rey and Miranda would be heartbroken.
Tuesday, August 30, 2005
The Little Luxuries in Life
There are some things you don't realize you miss until you don't have them. Like a radio in your car. My radio and CD player has been out for a few weeks and I didn't realize I missed it so much until now that Rey fixed it. I sure missed NPR! I didn't realize how much I missed that station either. I would listen to the radio sometimes in the morning as I got dressed, but the radio is meant to be listened to in the car.
Another thing I know I would miss, and I don't understand how my husband survived without his, is air condition in the car. I would go insane in the Houston summer without a/c. That's almost suicidal! Well my husband's air was out in his car for a while and I have no idea how he survived. He just got it fixed last week and he is so happy now. I'm even happier than him because now he'll be able to pick up the kids from the sitter's which means that I'll be home 30-45 min earlier each day!!
Another thing I know I would miss, and I don't understand how my husband survived without his, is air condition in the car. I would go insane in the Houston summer without a/c. That's almost suicidal! Well my husband's air was out in his car for a while and I have no idea how he survived. He just got it fixed last week and he is so happy now. I'm even happier than him because now he'll be able to pick up the kids from the sitter's which means that I'll be home 30-45 min earlier each day!!
Alice in Wonderland
One day Alice came to a fork in the road and saw a Cheshire cat in a tree.
'Which road do I take?' she asked.
His response was a question: 'Where do you want to go?'
'I don't know,' Alice answered.
'Then,' said the cat, 'it doesn't matter.' -Lewis Carroll
I love this quote from "Alice in Wonderland." I've always wanted to read the original book by Lewis Carroll. I saw the movie years ago when I was a little girl. I saw it on the other day so I recorded it and Miranda loves it. Even Seth watches it sometimes.
My 16 year old niece was visiting recently and she told me she loves that movie too and that she recently read the book. She told me I'd really like the book. It makes me want to sit and watch the movie again and then I'll read the book. The illustrations in the movie are also so beautiful.
Sometimes I feel like Alice. Here's another favorite from that book.
“There is no use trying,” said Alice; “one can’t believe impossible things.”
“I dare say you haven’t had much practice,” said the Queen, “When I was your age, I always did it for half an hour a day. Why, sometimes I’ve believed as many as six impossible things before breakfast.”
Sometimes I feel like all I do is believe impossible things.
Other thoughts:
I finally read my cousin's essay today. It made me so sad... I thought about his father who is 91, my other uncle who is 86 and had to move to live with his daughter in San Diego because he keeps wandering off and falling down, and my dad who is 81. They are the last 3 brothers left out of 12 siblings.
'Which road do I take?' she asked.
His response was a question: 'Where do you want to go?'
'I don't know,' Alice answered.
'Then,' said the cat, 'it doesn't matter.' -Lewis Carroll
I love this quote from "Alice in Wonderland." I've always wanted to read the original book by Lewis Carroll. I saw the movie years ago when I was a little girl. I saw it on the other day so I recorded it and Miranda loves it. Even Seth watches it sometimes.
My 16 year old niece was visiting recently and she told me she loves that movie too and that she recently read the book. She told me I'd really like the book. It makes me want to sit and watch the movie again and then I'll read the book. The illustrations in the movie are also so beautiful.
Sometimes I feel like Alice. Here's another favorite from that book.
“There is no use trying,” said Alice; “one can’t believe impossible things.”
“I dare say you haven’t had much practice,” said the Queen, “When I was your age, I always did it for half an hour a day. Why, sometimes I’ve believed as many as six impossible things before breakfast.”
Sometimes I feel like all I do is believe impossible things.
Other thoughts:
I finally read my cousin's essay today. It made me so sad... I thought about his father who is 91, my other uncle who is 86 and had to move to live with his daughter in San Diego because he keeps wandering off and falling down, and my dad who is 81. They are the last 3 brothers left out of 12 siblings.
Monday, August 29, 2005
OK I'm Done!
The crazy week is over and now I hope to get back on schedule. Mainly I hope to get back on track with my exercise and Weight Watchers routine.
I now officially only have SEVEN (did you read that? SEVEN!!) weeks left until my cruise. I have only lost 10 lbs and that's it! Why though? Because I haven't really made a hard core effort to lose more. Today I am. I'm going to start the Oprah Challenge today!
What's the Oprah Challenge? Basically, no white stuff at all. No bread, sugar, you know, the good stuff. No eating three hours before you go to bed. And you need to work out 6 days a week- 30 min of aerobics and 20 minutes of weights. On one day you do 1 hour of aerobics. That's it in a nutshell but a lot easier to say than to do.
Let's see what kind of results I get in 7 weeks. I'm starting the work out tomorrow because I have meeting tonight. I'm going to walk/jog for the aerobics and I bought some small weights to do the arm exercises after aerobics. I'm also going to do stomach crunches. YIKES!
I got a call from the babysitter this morning. Miranda heard the news about the hurricane and got really worried when she heard that it hit Louisiana. The sitter called me to ask about Mandi, my step-daughter and I told her we assume she's doing OK because they were going to evacuate. She asked me to tell Miranda because she was worried.
"I can't believe how smart this girl is!" she said before handing Miranda the phone.
Miranda gets on the phone.
"Mommy, a tornado hit Lousiana. Where's my sister?!"
"She's OK. Her mommy took her somewhere safe where the hurricane couldn't hurt her."
"But the weatherman on TV says a big tornado hit!"
"Yes I know, but she's okay."
"Okay Mommy. Bye!" and she goes back to watching the news.
I now officially only have SEVEN (did you read that? SEVEN!!) weeks left until my cruise. I have only lost 10 lbs and that's it! Why though? Because I haven't really made a hard core effort to lose more. Today I am. I'm going to start the Oprah Challenge today!
What's the Oprah Challenge? Basically, no white stuff at all. No bread, sugar, you know, the good stuff. No eating three hours before you go to bed. And you need to work out 6 days a week- 30 min of aerobics and 20 minutes of weights. On one day you do 1 hour of aerobics. That's it in a nutshell but a lot easier to say than to do.
Let's see what kind of results I get in 7 weeks. I'm starting the work out tomorrow because I have meeting tonight. I'm going to walk/jog for the aerobics and I bought some small weights to do the arm exercises after aerobics. I'm also going to do stomach crunches. YIKES!
I got a call from the babysitter this morning. Miranda heard the news about the hurricane and got really worried when she heard that it hit Louisiana. The sitter called me to ask about Mandi, my step-daughter and I told her we assume she's doing OK because they were going to evacuate. She asked me to tell Miranda because she was worried.
"I can't believe how smart this girl is!" she said before handing Miranda the phone.
Miranda gets on the phone.
"Mommy, a tornado hit Lousiana. Where's my sister?!"
"She's OK. Her mommy took her somewhere safe where the hurricane couldn't hurt her."
"But the weatherman on TV says a big tornado hit!"
"Yes I know, but she's okay."
"Okay Mommy. Bye!" and she goes back to watching the news.
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