Stay at Home Moms/Dads---4/27--5/3

tazzy

Hope you feel better stacey.

Off to bed now for me getting really tired today but have been busy got a cake being collected this saturday so been busy decorating that will finish tomorrow and then phew it will hopefully look great my heart isnt in this one so leaving the arty stuff til I can concentrate.

Trying to design a cake for my god childs christening and need inspiration thinking 2 levels with toys building blocks to spell their names and some colourful animals on top the cake is going to be blue and white I think. I will get to sketches on sunday.

I have a dog show on sunday so got keep control of my nerves and hopefully we will do ok.

Take care all

staceyw37

vicky--i watch food network shows on people like you--designing, creating those amazing cakes. true artistry!
the christening cake sounds adorable.

staceyw37

well, i've almost finished the day. ahhh

i managed to make the kids' pancakes a drop healthier--i subbed 1/2cup whole wheat flour for the reg. flour. i told them the color was different b/c the pan was acting weird. :laugh:
well, they bought it and gobbled up!

truth be told--i made 3 different chip pancakes (milk choc, white choc, butterscotch).

i know, i know. but at least they all ate dinner for a change.

have a good night all! :drinker:

writer4him

Hello fellow moms,

Someone reach through the computer and strangle me! Ok, I am not doing THAT bad - I did get the scale back to 129, which is good...

But I am falling away. Today I have a junior high girls youth group activity. We are making pzza together. I counted it into my calories...and I need to run three miles afterwards to ensure that I don't go over.

I WILL RUN THOSE MILES!!! And if not, yell at me!!! I need to get back on track with my push-ups also.

I hope you all are doing well and being better than me at this healthy lifestyle thing!

Kathy

tazzy

warning moan ahead!!!!

My head feels a mess I am getting around this pregnancy sort off but it is this bloody puppy that is driving me crazy. The kennel we spoke to last year offered us a puppy on Tues however in Jan this year I found another kennel who was also breeding this year (they had pups last fri also) I felt with the nature of the colour I was after that I needed to broaden my search which I think is my right. However after being at training last week with fellow rough exhibitors and being told I stand no chance in hell of getting the colour I wanted and I should look for a different colour so I made a couple of phone calls and spoke to one woman to which I explained I was waiting to here from this other kennel about the blue merle pups due and I would confirm if I wanted a pup from her at the end of this week. Then I made the mistake of registering on the collienet website and posted that I was hopefully getting a blue this woman read my post and became really nasty (I never gave her an order for a puppy I was going to confirm her pups arent due til end of this month so dog was only 2 weeks preg very early days anyway) so today I get this email from the kennel we waited a year for asking if I am or ever was on anybody elses list I was honest and told her yes however I wished I had had faith in her to have just waited and that it would be an honour to by able to buy one of her dogs and I was sorry for not trusting that she would breed me a puppy I have offered to pay her a deposit now in case she thinks I am messing her around but nothing all day no E-mail phone call nothing I pray she is just busy not ignoring me as I so want this puppy I am thinking that maybe tom I should call her if I havent heard and try and explain that I just felt like this dog would never happen and at least with 2 breeders on the case I had a better chance but her kennels is still my preference the other kennel knows this as well. At this rate I feel like she might not sell me the dog and I just want to cry I darent leave the computor in case she E-mails.

Walked dogs today mums and mine made fish pie for tea it was Ok not in the mood for anything I just need to know about the puppy it is driving me mad.

Sorry just needed to vent.

Have a gr8 weekend all.

staceyw37

Kathy--you did RUN RUN RUN, right?
If not, go go go!!!

staceyw37

tazzy, who knew these dog breeders were so temperamental?! sorry she's making it harder for you--i know how anxious you already are. :grumble:

i hope something more comes thru this weekend, that she responds in some way.

keep hoping for the best--

writer4him

Kathy--you did RUN RUN RUN, right?
If not, go go go!!!

Yes, yell at me! I need it! :laugh:

I ran! Three miles! But best of all, after that, some friends came over to the church (we live right next door) and we played volleyball in the gym for 2 hours! So I burned mega-calories today for a change! Hopefully this is the start of a better commitment to exercise! No push-ups, though - I was too tired. Hopefully tomorrow!

staceyw37

:drinker: right on, girl!

congrats on sticking with it--

staceyw37

quiet weekend all?

still sick here. espec this am. little better now and so glad hubby came home at 5. now i can shower and go lay back down in bed with my warm water (i don't really like herbal tea, but the warm water feels good on my throat).
the kids managed pretty well today w/o destroying the house and eating utter garbage. and #1 wasn't out of control. she was actually helpful, overall.

alright--hope you all have a lovely weekend and stick to your plans! :flowerforyou:

writer4him

Stacy,

Sorry to hear you are sick! I hope you are feeling better soon!

Had a great start to the day...ran another three miles...but it went downhill with eating. I went to a mother/daughter tea with a friend and consumed way too many calories. I don't even know how to log them so I am just hoping for the best!

On a happy note, we had gotten a trampoline with net enclosure six years ago, and right at the end of the summer when we got it, we had a huge wind storm and it blew across our yard and into a field across the street. We got all of the pieces but some were broken...well, now 6 years later, my husband had the pieces fixed and put it up today. So, hopefully I can add jumping on the trampoline to my exercising! I am going to go check right now to see how many calories it burns!

writer4him

Well, just checked fitday for trampoline...you don't burn many calories. Like, an hour of jumping is around 140 calories. So I guess I should stick to running. But I can still burn a few while having fun with the kids!

staceyw37

thanks kathy! i am much better this morning! i'm going to try to do some walk at home dvd(s), the ones that are at an easier pace to get that going again. i really have noticed some muscle increase since upping my exercise, and i don't want to backslide.

the tramp sounds like lots of fun! have a great time on it with the kids!

staceyw37

here's this week's link

http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/51785-stay-at-home-moms-dads-5-4-5-10

see you there! :bigsmile: