The New Water Cooler
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Friday eve0
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That doesn't come across like I thought it would - I am very glad it's Thursday, almost over Thursday - the eve of Friday. Looking forward to a weekend.0
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Hot! Tired of this weather. Great news is its Friday tomorrow.
My brother who lives in AZ is doing a road trip. He is spending Saturday night with us and then driving to MI.
Russ' brother called earlier. His cancer had been in remission but he was still receiving some amino treatments post chemo. He started having twitching episodes that became more frequent. He had an MRI of his brain today and they found spots on his brain. He starts radiation tomorrow. No idea how this will turn out for him. Only other surviving member of Russ' immediate family. Sad... hope all turns out ok.
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I'm so sorry to hear about Russ' brother. I will include him and your family in my prayers.
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oh my goodness. Just when I was kind of feeling bleak about things in general, got a letter from the school today...Caleb was accepted in National Honor Society - as a sophomore!!! I am so freaking happy and proud of him. He's been working so hard at football (and not playing much) and then working late as homework picks up as the weeks continue. We all know that our hard work isn't always given the props we would like - but it sure is nice when it does.0
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Congratulations to C! Great news! How are studies going for Z at college?
My brother is staying two nights and leaves tomorrow morning. Raining again here but has cooled off to 60's and low humidity. Its suppose to rain for our camping weekend on 9/27.
Checked on the camper today and showed it to my brother. He's thinking of buying a small camper. Ours is at a farm. It's dirty inside and out from dust. I have my work cut out for me to clean when we get to campground. Ugh!
Hope you are having a good weekend.
Jenny
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off to the dr for my review of my labs from last week. I saw the report in an email - my triglycerides are 204 - which is high - so I am pretty disappointed in myself for letting my eating get so bad, not only gaining back the weight I lost but, my numbers up. And to get the lose weight speech - again. Sniff. Poor me. Not, I did it to myself, have to undo it to myself. Again. I will do this.0
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Every day is a new day. Keep at it. Life happens and all bodies are different.
Tired tonight. My brother left this morning and work was slow today. I went to Schuler shoes after work and bought a new pair of athletic walking shoes and a navy pair of slip ons for work. I have to buy really good shoes to support my feet and knees. Not always the most attractive foot wear.
Hang in there. Tired so more later this week.
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So I am trying to get my mind right and set to recommit to losing again. I am back up, plus where I was two years ago. It's disheartening to say the least. I kind of binged yesterday and I am trying to make today my re-start. I don't drink, smoke, etc., and staying away from all those things is easy. But I can't hardly keep myself from stuffing cookies, chips and other garbage in my mouth because I allow myself to think "I deserve this".
Parent-teacher conferences tonight, choir and youth group. Caleb does not have school Thur or Fri b/c of conferences so that will be nice for him - though they still have practice. Not completely free days. Plus the Varsity game on Friday starts they beginning of a four game stretch of playing teams that are ranked in the top 5 of the whole Class A division. It's gonna be brutal. I just pray no one gets seriously (or minorly) injured. We can't compete with those powerhouses. I am not looking forward to watching these games - not that Caleb will be playing, but still will be there watching the beatings. Not fun.
Hoping Bernie left me some of last nights grilled chicken to eat tonight.0 -
It sounds like you are an emotional eater. Have you tried journaling what you eat and your emotions at the time you ate? Might help you see a pattern.
Your life is busy. Maybe prep some cut veggies and dip/hummus for snacks? Keep them in zip loc bags to take as snacks to work, games, at home...
I'm mad at myself about my weight. I need to get down to fitness room. We are camping this weekend. I'm taking my hiking shoes and going to make myself move.
It should be a nice, cool weekend! Yay!
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Fri-yay
I am completely and definitely an emotional eater. BIG time. I know this, and have yet to really come up with effective, long-term habits. I will do better for awhile, and then slack off. Meal prep helps too absolutely. I just have a pretty dang short attention span and after a couple of weeks of the 'good' I slide off. My determination muscle is seriously underdeveloped.
Caleb conferences were absolutely amazing. His teachers all had beautiful things to say. I loved one teachers remarks, "he just gets it." "When he asks questions, they are so precise." I have known the teacher for years and she is very blunt and no nonsense. So it was high praise from her. Another teacher wants him to apply for CHS 101 in the spring (the mentor group). His English teacher said his writing is excellent (and she is a very tough teacher as well). So happy!! Isn't amazing the things that people say to us, affect us so well or not well. I spent the last 10 plus years agonizing over conferences because it just hurt to hear the same type of comments over and over about Zach. "he's a great kid, but... " "he's so smart, but..." Those buts were never easy comments and always made me feel like a poor parent. At least for a brief moment this week I felt like a good parent. I am worried about the change of curriculum in geometry this year, as they have apparently changed instructional set up and are mainly setting the kids up in clusters and making them work through the book on their own, with minimal instruction. "Because that's how business works, they work in teams." I know Caleb is struggling with this, and I'm like - yeah business works in teams, but if you are training someone new in a new job, you have to show them how to do it. You don't just set them down and go - figure it out. I can't imagine having to figure out geometry without instruction. This could be a problem.0 -
Right there with you on emotional eating, habits and attention span. I cant stay motivated to make good choices and eat balanced.
Wonderful conference night! I hope C is as proud as you are of him. You are a good Mom! Tell yourself that every day.
I have teacher training today. Long day of sitting. I plan to hit the fitness room at home after work.
Last camping trip of season is over. May be last trip in our little camper too. Made a decision on 5th wheel camper we want. Now to find a reputable dealer.
Better go in to find a seat.
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Going to be very hot again today - then I hope the cool front moving through stays cools for awhile. 92 too hot!0
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holy aioli - it went from 92 Monday, to 54 and raining yesterday. Miserable hot for football, to cold and wet. Good grief. I want regular fall - I don't even mind 54 - but without the wet. More flooding because the rain just has nowhere to go. It's rough.
Off to take Caleb to the ortho shortly, I think we are nearing the end of the braces. He's ready to ditch them. I think the braces are 'easier' than the retainers though. Have to keep track of retainers, can't lose braces. Hopefully Caleb gets a better result than Zach. His teeth were never what I hoped for straight wise. After a bazillion years Zach's guy tells me his won't ever be perfect since they are small teeth. I'm like, that would have been nice to know $7000 ago.
Hope you can find a camper, I've heard people say they sell campers in the fall so they don't have to store them. So you might get lucky.
Hump day.0 -
Cold and rainy here too. AC on one day and heat the next. I miss a sunny, blustery Fall with beautiful leaves. I just know we will go straight to winter without having a true Fall.
Hope all goes well with C's braces. What do you hear from Z?
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braces off next time -
more rain probably tonight - then four or five days of decent weather and more rain - it's gonna be a tough harvest again. Poor farmers.
I hear very little from Zach. He come last weekend, but really all he did was sleep. I think he just needed the quiet to sleep. It seems like he is doing well socially, which is a huge change from high school where social was so, so bad. I just hope he is also doing well in class. It's all up to him.
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Two week vacation has started. Yay!
My digestion is changing. Sensitive to dairy and hot spices and I love both.
Z must be enjoying school. He'll figure out the studies and grades. 1st semester grades typically drop until they figure out studies and time management.
Communication with Russ is driving me crazy! He's impossible to discuss important items with (ie, camper upgrade, etc). Very frustrated with him. I think he's scared about his brother's cancer and work is stressful. If he goes first, I will never date or marry again.
Vent over. Have a nice weekend.
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On our way north for a few days. I love being by Lake Superior!
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I love the way your schedule sounds!! Enjoy, enjoy!
I am finding myself more and more sensitive to foods - it seems like way too many things are causing me reflux issues, and it's all the healthy stuff I am supposed to have more off - peppers, onions, tomatoes, oranges, anything spicy. Sheesh -
Last night was Caleb's induction into National Honor Society. What a wonderful program and am just so SO proud. Sixty one were inducted last night - and I'll have to count, but I think the total memberships is under 200 including current members. I think I'll burst with pride!
I totally get what you are saying about guys - I can't even begin to get into my drama - but I think I just stick it out because I'm too stubborn to admit I was wrong about getting married - even 24 years later. Pfft.
Have a great trip.
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I am also sensitive to more foods. I now believe I have reflux and have a tickle and cough that occurs occasionally. My digestion is sensitive to foods that I typically love such as spice, veggies and meats. I've thought it was aging because I know digestion changes but it is frustrating.
Congratulations to C! What an honor and you should be a proud Mama!
We had a great trip up north and the weather was gorgeous. I will miss knowing the north shore is only 2-3 hours away but we will visit again in retirement.
We are home and relaxing. Do you have snow? The Dakotas are getting hit and it's headed to MN. Too soon!
Enjoy your weekend. TGIF!
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this weather! Maybe 10 days ago it was 90 - and today/tonight it will 19 and snow. Poor Caleb has tapped to be on travel team for Varsity - so he will be out in it for like six hours. He's not playing of course - they've just had so many become ineligible they had to pull him up - shizzy game to get pulled up for, plus they will get waxed since Millard South is in the top-5. Not good times.
Going up to Wayne to see my folks 'new' house. They bought a house in Wayne (they are both originally from the area. Not sure what they are doing with the house in Bennington - but can't say I'm thrilled they are up to four house - two farm places, Bennington and Wayne. Sigh - they hurt me. I hope they are happy there. For real. It has a main floor laundry which mom needs - she hasn't been able to do stairs for a few years. And hopefully they will drive less - although they still say they want to shop in Omaha, so who knows.
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Awful weather here too. In the 30's and very windy. Snow falling yesterday and today but not sticking, luckily.
Are your parents going to sell their farm and other houses and just have the one in Wayne? Will they see Z more since he is there?
We are still trying to catch up on sleep from our up north trip. The bed was a queen and we are use to a king. The mattress was one of those that you roll to the middle since it was worn.
I am going up north again on Thursday with a friend to visit another friend that retired there. It's the place Russ and I visited last summer and I loved their log home on the peaceful lake. I'm looking forward to the trip.
We are lazy today watching Hallmark movies. Not productive at all.
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Sunny and cool out today. Nice not to have rain. I'm off to the chiro and nail salon. I need my toe polish removed and my nails clipped and buffed. Time to give them a break for winter.
I baked 3 ingredient brownies this morning. A recipe from Ree Drummond on Pioneer Woman. They are made with Nutella, flour and eggs. I think they need ice cream on the side. Thin and dense...
I am going to the fitness room on my way home today to fit in exercise. I will not make an excuse not to go!
Have a nice day!
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hoo boy - I'm not sure there's enough time to get into everything, but things are cray-cray. Not really in a good way. I had settled into my work routine, not necessarily happy, but fine with it and ready to put in (hopefully) 7 more years to get the kids through college and then get on with something else. This week has not been ok. Our business unit has lost money for the last few months and the general manager is trying to lay the blame at our teams feet. It really mostly has to do with the loss of favorable material variance (increase in purchase prices) and a decline in sales (this is the slow time for our product. But she is on the war path to make everyone else look bad and she is trying to take my team leader out. It is also closing in on fiscal year end which is always a stressful time. I stayed until 6:30 p.m. last night (after being in at 4:30 a.m.) to try to help get some of the weekend counts updated. I missed Caleb's game which made me sad, but Michele never asks for anything. I couldn't say no. She is talking about not being sure she'll make it until the end of the year. Sigh. My stress just notched way up. Buh-bye Hawaii. I was just getting ready to book a condo. Is it any wonder I never go on vacation. I can't risk that much money when employment is iffy. That money would pay my mortgage for months (close to a year)
Caleb went to the super cold game Friday. That kid. He makes me so proud. He gave a pair of leggings to a teammate that didn't have any and his girdle and bottom pads to a starter that forgot his. He still had to play scout team for warm ups without his pads and stand on the sidelines down two layers. I asked if his coaches knew what he did. Of course not, he doesn't want anyone to get in trouble. He deserves a letter just for that. Not that he will. But momma's guy has an amazing character. Though momma is sad he had to suffer for his good heart.
Saw the folks house, its nice. They seem really happy. Just a lot of work for all of us to make this all happen and it is such a terribly busy time.
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Are you at risk of losing your job? It sounds very stressful. Sorry you are going through this and your team is the scapegoat. Your sister works there too doesn't she?
C is so sweet, a good team mate and very giving. You must be a proud Momma even though he won't get any recognition from the coaches.
I met a friend at a Korean restaurant for lunch today. I walked with Charlie on two short walks and have been reading. I so look forward to retirement!
Tomorrow I will shop for foods for my up north weekend and pack. We leave in the morning on Thursday. I love being up north so I'm looking forward to the girl's weekend. Only a few of us so it should be a nice visit with one another.
Hang in there. I hope you get to keep your Hawaii trip. I know you were looking forward to it. We booked a condo in Orange Beach, AL for a week in February so we can walk the beach, eat seafood and relax by the Gulf.
Hope all works out for you at work,
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We are both at risk. Things are tumultuous right now. Hopefully it works out and calms down.
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hope you are loving your weekend
it's warmer and WINDY today
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I got home around 7pm. Later than I anticipated. I'm very tired since we stayed up late all 3 nights. It was beautiful up there and we had a great time. We 4-wheeled both Friday and Saturday, went to a women's craft fair in a small town, talked and started watching the show Atypical on Netflix. It's very good. Russ and Charlie hung out and Rory came over to watch the football game with Russ today. I don't want to go back to work tomorrow but I'll get back into the swing of it by Tuesday.
Hope you had a good weekend,
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sounds like a great weekend.
holy freakin' downpour. I'm not sure I can handle a four hour drive and then sitting out in 40-degrees, windy and downpour for over two hours. I am having mammoth cramps and just wanna curl up and cry. I want to support Caleb, but I'm not sure I have it in me today.0 -
You are allowed to miss games here and there. It's ok. C will understand if you don't feel well. Life happens and we can't be everything to everyone.
Rainy, wet week. I'm tired of rain. The great lakes are so full they are overflowing and covering yards, parking lots, and roads. The waves are so big and forceful where I'm from in Michigan that they are wiping out retaining walls and docks. Crazy!
Tired and not caught up on sleep yet. I feel fat and bloated too. My clothes are tight and I need to get my act together and lose some pounds.
Tomorrow night is my theater night for a play and Thursday is book club. I won't be catching up on sleep until the weekend. Two nights in a row is difficult when my joints are hurting so bad this week.
I hope you feel better.
Jenny0
