Today was our first game of the season. We kicked a$$. Something like 20-1. We had a lot of fun, we played against a team where we pretty much know all the players, and the manager of it is the husband of one of our players.
Yesterday I popped my hip out of joint while putting on my pants (sad, I know) so moving today was difficult and painful.
After talking to a few of my teammates, we all pretty much have the goal of getting in shape. One gal is already super-buff, so she is our leader. Myself and the first baseman want to develop better upper body strength, and the other gal wants to lose some weight and build muscle. So we are going to stick together and share our progress on weights.
I have been working on strength training, but results are coming by slowly. Of course, I am still stuck on drinking 2 Pepsi a day, but my goal is to get rid of that habit and go back to drinking water.
I used to NEVER drink soda. I might have one if I was eating at my in-laws, or with Thanksgiving Dinner, but that was it. I think I picked up the habit after the Hairy One was born. Three kids, especially one that would never sleep at night, just took a toll on me.
No excuses for it now, except that it is just an addiction. My son is 6 now. So its time to kick the habit.
I generally track my progress via how my clothes fit instead of numbers on the scale. So I won't have any numbers to count down...just measurements on the arms, chest, and waist.
I did lose 5 pounds when I did my recent cleanse, so now is a good time to start fresh.
Tomorrow I will buy a new curling bar, since I have a ton of weights in the garage, just no bar.
Back to the game, I got on base 4 times, but only 2 actual hits. The other two times the other team made an error. So I am pleased.
Sunday, January 11, 2009
Thursday, January 8, 2009
3 things....
THE DREAM....
My dad likes to visit my dreams every so often. The last time we talked, he learned the shocking truth that he is in fact dead.
Actually that is not true, I saw him briefly in a nightmare a few days back that was totally weird and wasn't the same as the previous dream or this one that I just had.
I was in a house...don't recognize it, but my dad's family was there. We were supposed to be eating, but I refused because I grew up watching my aunts cook in filthy kitchens and now as an adult it makes my stomach turn. My dad's sister is yelling at me, and saying mean things to me, and all I am doing is smiling at her. And it makes her more and more angry that I keep smiling, so I continue doing it.
I go in search of something to drink, and there are all these strange rooms that are dark, and they smell like mold. I am looking for bottled water (again, the filth issue)
and I finally come across a lit room with a small tv, and a bathroom attached. Ugh. the bathroom is nasty, with crud in the corners and the toilet doesn't work well. I turn on the faucet and a little dribble of water came out, so I turned it off. I leave the bathroom and my dad is sitting on the bed, watching the little flickering tv. I sat down and we started having a conversation.
He told me that he is free to visit people whenever he wants, so he drops in on them from time to time (like he is doing to me right now??)
Then he got mad at me for not turning off the faucet completely. Apparently he installed it himself backwards, and so the handle must turn to the left, not the right. Sheesh... No mention of the fact the toilet doesn't work or anything.
I have the nerve to ask him where the bottled water is. it was really important to me! He tells me there isn't any, just Coke. No ice, no straws, heck - NO CUPS! I tell him that at my house we have all those things, and I have grown accustomed to having them. He laughed and said straight from the can is the only way to go. Yes, Mr Diabetes!
He told me that it was good seeing me, but that he had to go back to watching the little tv. I got a bear hug and when I opened my eyes to look at him, he was gone again. And the little tv was turned off.
What does it all mean?? That I need to clean the toilet more often? Don't waste water? Switch from Pepsi to Coke???
I don't know, but I think we have a better relationship now that we don't actually interact in the now.
THE ROCKIN'
Today while I was sitting in Urgent Care (stay tuned if you want to know what the heck I was doing at urgent care!) the earth started rockin' and the huge building with many many floors was shaking!
The receptionist looked like she was trying to find a place to hide. Hongo grumbled that he wished the place had a TV so he could watch the Bowl game that he was missing.
It apparently is a 4.5 centered in San Bernardino. I wondered what it felt like up the hill at home.
URGENT CARE
Okay, this is the scoop....
Yesterday I was getting dressed and I put on my clothes and felt a pinch. I pulled them off and there was a little black ant in there. Ever since the snow, we have had tons of ants in our sinks and around the doors. Anyway - the little shit bit me and it hurt! And it itched like crazy!
I finally stopped scratching it becaue I knew I wasnt doing myself any favors. I went out, worked out, took a shower, went to bed, got up this morning, got dressed, went to park, and then came home. After dinner I felt really sick to my stomach and I was going to go walk on the treadmill and the bite started hurting again. I told Hongo "hey I just want to let you know I got bit, and it hurts." So he said "let me see" So I show him and there is swelling and bruising around the area, and then a red line going up my body.
HOngo says "ummmmm, that doesnt look good. let's go to the dr"
SO we drive all the way down to the dr and it turns out I have a major infection. I have to take these ginormous white antibiotics for the next 10 days. IF my red line doesn't disappear in 3 days ,I am to go straight to the hospital. I don't pass GO, or collect $200...just straight to ER. The red line had better leave - I have a softball game on SUNDAY!!!!
ANd one last detail..the bite is on a personal area. There was no way I could just show the dr real quick. No, I had to wear the dressing gown. *sigh* and to make it worse, I had to show it to like 3 people and let them examine it. GREAT.....
Maybe my dad will show up tonight and give me some kind of advice on how to get rid of it....lol.
My dad likes to visit my dreams every so often. The last time we talked, he learned the shocking truth that he is in fact dead.
Actually that is not true, I saw him briefly in a nightmare a few days back that was totally weird and wasn't the same as the previous dream or this one that I just had.
I was in a house...don't recognize it, but my dad's family was there. We were supposed to be eating, but I refused because I grew up watching my aunts cook in filthy kitchens and now as an adult it makes my stomach turn. My dad's sister is yelling at me, and saying mean things to me, and all I am doing is smiling at her. And it makes her more and more angry that I keep smiling, so I continue doing it.
I go in search of something to drink, and there are all these strange rooms that are dark, and they smell like mold. I am looking for bottled water (again, the filth issue)
and I finally come across a lit room with a small tv, and a bathroom attached. Ugh. the bathroom is nasty, with crud in the corners and the toilet doesn't work well. I turn on the faucet and a little dribble of water came out, so I turned it off. I leave the bathroom and my dad is sitting on the bed, watching the little flickering tv. I sat down and we started having a conversation.
He told me that he is free to visit people whenever he wants, so he drops in on them from time to time (like he is doing to me right now??)
Then he got mad at me for not turning off the faucet completely. Apparently he installed it himself backwards, and so the handle must turn to the left, not the right. Sheesh... No mention of the fact the toilet doesn't work or anything.
I have the nerve to ask him where the bottled water is. it was really important to me! He tells me there isn't any, just Coke. No ice, no straws, heck - NO CUPS! I tell him that at my house we have all those things, and I have grown accustomed to having them. He laughed and said straight from the can is the only way to go. Yes, Mr Diabetes!
He told me that it was good seeing me, but that he had to go back to watching the little tv. I got a bear hug and when I opened my eyes to look at him, he was gone again. And the little tv was turned off.
What does it all mean?? That I need to clean the toilet more often? Don't waste water? Switch from Pepsi to Coke???
I don't know, but I think we have a better relationship now that we don't actually interact in the now.
THE ROCKIN'
Today while I was sitting in Urgent Care (stay tuned if you want to know what the heck I was doing at urgent care!) the earth started rockin' and the huge building with many many floors was shaking!
The receptionist looked like she was trying to find a place to hide. Hongo grumbled that he wished the place had a TV so he could watch the Bowl game that he was missing.
It apparently is a 4.5 centered in San Bernardino. I wondered what it felt like up the hill at home.
URGENT CARE
Okay, this is the scoop....
Yesterday I was getting dressed and I put on my clothes and felt a pinch. I pulled them off and there was a little black ant in there. Ever since the snow, we have had tons of ants in our sinks and around the doors. Anyway - the little shit bit me and it hurt! And it itched like crazy!
I finally stopped scratching it becaue I knew I wasnt doing myself any favors. I went out, worked out, took a shower, went to bed, got up this morning, got dressed, went to park, and then came home. After dinner I felt really sick to my stomach and I was going to go walk on the treadmill and the bite started hurting again. I told Hongo "hey I just want to let you know I got bit, and it hurts." So he said "let me see" So I show him and there is swelling and bruising around the area, and then a red line going up my body.
HOngo says "ummmmm, that doesnt look good. let's go to the dr"
SO we drive all the way down to the dr and it turns out I have a major infection. I have to take these ginormous white antibiotics for the next 10 days. IF my red line doesn't disappear in 3 days ,I am to go straight to the hospital. I don't pass GO, or collect $200...just straight to ER. The red line had better leave - I have a softball game on SUNDAY!!!!
ANd one last detail..the bite is on a personal area. There was no way I could just show the dr real quick. No, I had to wear the dressing gown. *sigh* and to make it worse, I had to show it to like 3 people and let them examine it. GREAT.....
Maybe my dad will show up tonight and give me some kind of advice on how to get rid of it....lol.
Wednesday, January 7, 2009
Life Lessons...
This morning I went out, determined not to get stressed out or angry or anything. Instead, I asked myself, "What is this trying to teach me?"
The results:
A lady almost hit LQ with her shopping cart and then yelled at LQ for being in the way. Now I didn't witness it, and it was probably a good thing (mess with my kid and I would have shoved that lady's cell phone down her throat)
What I learned: Some people are always going to be stuck in the habit of blaming others instead of looking to themselves for what they could have done differently. We are all in control of our we create our lives. I explained to LQ that she wasn't totally faultless, she was walking around with her IPOD headphones in her ears and probably not focusing or hearing the cart approaching.
Oops, I almost got a little too angry on that one....lol..
We got in line and happened to choose the one where the customer didn't have all of her govt benefits items in order, and a manager had to be called. We waited in line a long time... and the other people in line were making nasty comments
What I learned: I can be patient, and used the opportunity to reinforce my childrens knowledge of the word "NO" when they each asked me for those nasty conversations hearts that are so conveniently stacked at the register. The boy had the nerve to ask 3 times. I answered a couple of texts, and checked my email.
Over all, I learned that I should stick with grocery shopping in the morning while most people who tend to drive me crazy are still sleeping.
LQ has asked for specific books for her birthday from a specific author
What I learned: I should stop being so critical of what she is reading and just be grateful that she is reading again and loving it. Mysteries may not be my favorite, but I'm not the one who has to read them!!!
We ran out of eggs this morning
Now we have cartons to use for a planting project. I have seeds and soil so we will raise the seeds indoors and then transplant when the weather is nicer!
The results:
A lady almost hit LQ with her shopping cart and then yelled at LQ for being in the way. Now I didn't witness it, and it was probably a good thing (mess with my kid and I would have shoved that lady's cell phone down her throat)
What I learned: Some people are always going to be stuck in the habit of blaming others instead of looking to themselves for what they could have done differently. We are all in control of our we create our lives. I explained to LQ that she wasn't totally faultless, she was walking around with her IPOD headphones in her ears and probably not focusing or hearing the cart approaching.
Oops, I almost got a little too angry on that one....lol..
We got in line and happened to choose the one where the customer didn't have all of her govt benefits items in order, and a manager had to be called. We waited in line a long time... and the other people in line were making nasty comments
What I learned: I can be patient, and used the opportunity to reinforce my childrens knowledge of the word "NO" when they each asked me for those nasty conversations hearts that are so conveniently stacked at the register. The boy had the nerve to ask 3 times. I answered a couple of texts, and checked my email.
Over all, I learned that I should stick with grocery shopping in the morning while most people who tend to drive me crazy are still sleeping.
LQ has asked for specific books for her birthday from a specific author
What I learned: I should stop being so critical of what she is reading and just be grateful that she is reading again and loving it. Mysteries may not be my favorite, but I'm not the one who has to read them!!!
We ran out of eggs this morning
Now we have cartons to use for a planting project. I have seeds and soil so we will raise the seeds indoors and then transplant when the weather is nicer!
Wednesday, December 31, 2008
Hayden
Sunday, December 28, 2008
two in a row.....
and I am on a roll~
Today all the Christmas decorations went bye-bye. Hongo dragged the tree out to the porch and cleaned up all the mess the tree had left behind.
We relaxed today, which was nice. Everyone was playing with their new toys, and we watched football together.
We also bought one more gift. It is for Hongo and I to share. Its a new bat *lol*
Ah....how romantic!
I can't wait for the new season of softball to start. I think I am ready. I got a new Under Armour Cold shirt and some pants to go under my running pants. New batting gloves, and I'll have some new socks and cleats in a few weeks. I'm all set.
I know I haven't mentioned it, but I am knitting the LegoQueen a sweater. I am almost done with the body of it. I have to make it long enough for her. She hates when the sweater shows her stomach when she raises her arms, so this one is pretty long. She is excited about the sweater, but I never have a whole lot of time to knit so it has been moving slowly.
This week I am going to try to slow down a bit since once Jan 5th comes around, I will be super busy again.
Stay warm! I'm freezing!
Today all the Christmas decorations went bye-bye. Hongo dragged the tree out to the porch and cleaned up all the mess the tree had left behind.
We relaxed today, which was nice. Everyone was playing with their new toys, and we watched football together.
We also bought one more gift. It is for Hongo and I to share. Its a new bat *lol*
Ah....how romantic!
I can't wait for the new season of softball to start. I think I am ready. I got a new Under Armour Cold shirt and some pants to go under my running pants. New batting gloves, and I'll have some new socks and cleats in a few weeks. I'm all set.
I know I haven't mentioned it, but I am knitting the LegoQueen a sweater. I am almost done with the body of it. I have to make it long enough for her. She hates when the sweater shows her stomach when she raises her arms, so this one is pretty long. She is excited about the sweater, but I never have a whole lot of time to knit so it has been moving slowly.
This week I am going to try to slow down a bit since once Jan 5th comes around, I will be super busy again.
Stay warm! I'm freezing!
Saturday, December 27, 2008
Christmas...
I know...it was two days ago. But the world just stopped spinning long enough for me to sit and relax. Hongo is putting up his new plasma Tv that I bought him for Christmas, and I am enjoying my new Zune that he bought me. We always buy our gifts for each other when we are together, so yesterday was our little Christmas.
I think Hongo actually made out better than I did this year - he got the Tv and a new HD receiver and a new DVD player. His whole life is in High Definition, lol.
I got the zune (debated a long time whether I wanted the Ipod, but the zune won out) and I will be getting a new DS as soon as one is back in stock in the color that I want.
The kids had a great Christmas, they all got DS's and LegoQueen received her long awaited Ipod. Grandma and Papa got them everything on their lists and more. DQ got a new bike, The Hairy One got a WALL-E robot (which is kind of annoying since he always plays with it right where I am stepping.
Oh and our big gift to the kids was Rock Band. Drums, Guitar and Microphone. Hongo and LQ were rocking out on Christmas Day.
Life is good, and I am so happy for the 4 day weekend to enjoy it with my family.
I think Hongo actually made out better than I did this year - he got the Tv and a new HD receiver and a new DVD player. His whole life is in High Definition, lol.
I got the zune (debated a long time whether I wanted the Ipod, but the zune won out) and I will be getting a new DS as soon as one is back in stock in the color that I want.
The kids had a great Christmas, they all got DS's and LegoQueen received her long awaited Ipod. Grandma and Papa got them everything on their lists and more. DQ got a new bike, The Hairy One got a WALL-E robot (which is kind of annoying since he always plays with it right where I am stepping.
Oh and our big gift to the kids was Rock Band. Drums, Guitar and Microphone. Hongo and LQ were rocking out on Christmas Day.
Life is good, and I am so happy for the 4 day weekend to enjoy it with my family.
Wednesday, December 17, 2008
snow day!
Wow, its been over a month...anyway....its snowing!
We have been out twice today and the snow just keeps coming! We sat and relaxed together and the kids did their lessons (just cuz its snowing doesn't mean we stop our plans!) Then I let them out to go play.
Its been a nice quiet day at home. Very welcomed since for the past few weeks its been go..go...GO! We were out all day Monday and Tuesday visiting with friends and running errands. I've been in Apple Valley so much I should just live there....
Actually that might not be too far fetched. I was looking at houses again in AV and thinking about how much it would take to get us there. We probably wouldnt have to sell this current house to do it. I do love my house and my neighborhood, my neighbors, etc but I see us living in a bigger home with more rooms. I would really love something with more land too.
Just dreaming on a snowy day, while I sip hot cocoa and watch the kids play through the window. Its too cold out for me. I was out in the front with them this morning and I thought I was going to die. I finally convinced them to go inside and eat lunch, lol!
Even though we have been visiting a lot, it has still been nice to sit back and chat with friends. My neighbor came by this morning and we chatted for about an hour until her baby woke up (he's the one I watch during the week sometimes)
:)
We have been out twice today and the snow just keeps coming! We sat and relaxed together and the kids did their lessons (just cuz its snowing doesn't mean we stop our plans!) Then I let them out to go play.
Its been a nice quiet day at home. Very welcomed since for the past few weeks its been go..go...GO! We were out all day Monday and Tuesday visiting with friends and running errands. I've been in Apple Valley so much I should just live there....
Actually that might not be too far fetched. I was looking at houses again in AV and thinking about how much it would take to get us there. We probably wouldnt have to sell this current house to do it. I do love my house and my neighborhood, my neighbors, etc but I see us living in a bigger home with more rooms. I would really love something with more land too.
Just dreaming on a snowy day, while I sip hot cocoa and watch the kids play through the window. Its too cold out for me. I was out in the front with them this morning and I thought I was going to die. I finally convinced them to go inside and eat lunch, lol!
Even though we have been visiting a lot, it has still been nice to sit back and chat with friends. My neighbor came by this morning and we chatted for about an hour until her baby woke up (he's the one I watch during the week sometimes)
:)
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