Topic: Topic: T.H.E. (Trying Hard Everyday) TEAM - Week 30

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  • Hi Gang
    Did 3 and 1/3 hours walking on Saturday - just felt like walking I think. Part of it I wogged. It has been a nice weekend here - cooler weather but the kind I enjoy

    Debbie and Sheila - good pictures. keep up the good work.

    Cyndeebee - good looking picture. you are looking fantastic.

    Lorann - you are doing so good, I would say it won't take you long to get back in the swing of things. Plus the gym membership will add some new enthusiasm. So enjoy girl and start fresh as soon as possible

    Lulu - hope you had a great weekend.

    Anyone noticed Adopt4 has went MIA? I think I am seeing her more and more on facebook.
  • adopt4
    adopt4 Posts: 970 Member
    Yeah I've been MIA since being sick. Started feeling myself again late last night but couldn't get to sleep from sleeping all day, so then i only got a few hours nap this morning and my schedule's all messed up. But I've been reading, just not posting, the past few days. Back on track now. School starts for 1 of my guys on Wed. Whoo-hoo! The following two the day after labor day. So then I can really get focused again.

    Had roast beef with potatoes, gravy and corn for dinner. I feel like I haven't eaten in months, I just scarfed it down and ate too fast, now I"m overfull. Guess my stomach shrunk over those few days. But at least I'm drinking my water!

    Went to the grocery store, didn't go for the previous two weeks except for milk, so we were getting pretty low on food! So stocked up again, I get nervous when we're out of stuff even if we have other stuff to eat. So got myself a bunch of salads again and some WW meals so I can keep on track at lunchtime. Since some days I won't have any kids home at lunch time, that will be nice.

    Can't believe it's Sun, lost quite a few days this week just sleeping.
  • This weekend was fun. I did so much walking. I went to the Cincinnati Nature Center yesterday morning and then off to Woodland Mounds. Today we went to Sharon Woods and walked for awhile. So I have several hours both yesterday and today along with pushing my daughter in stroller or carrying her.... felt good. So that puts me ahead with walking... I already walk everyday at work, while bending up and down, picking up stuff, walking dogs, and cleaning. So I get exercise through out the week. It's a great feeling. I know that I'll meet my first goal which is my ten pound mark by my birthday which is the 8th. That's my first goal.
  • LosingIt4good
    LosingIt4good Posts: 1,214 Member
    Hello to all...congrats to all you losers! :)

    Shiela- the pic is awesome! You look like a different person!

    Bee- Congrats on the first 25lbs! You too are lookin good, girl!

    Adopt4- I miss ya! Sorry you have been sick! Glad the tummy is feeling better.

    No Change for me this week. Steadily maintaining at 212 so Im happy with that.

    Oh the drama at my house this weekend! Ive had 3 days off in a row and feel like i need another 3 days just to recover from my 3 days off!

    Friday night hubby and I volunteered for my daughters Portland to coast running team. Shes been planning this for months and got her whole cross country team to join her in it this year. Hubby and I were each assigned a 4 hour shift at an exchange point for the relay. It was alot of fun! We basically stood in a big field in the middle of nowhereville and directed team vans for parking. The different teams decorate thier vehicles and really get into it. Some of them were pretty hilarious! Anyway.. we had a good time, got home about 1:30 in the morning from that..... then the drama started...

    My daughter showed up yesterday about noon. She was about in tears because thier team was disqualified. To make a long story short...her dad and his girlfriend volunteered to help as long as they could drive for the team. The team is made up of 12 girls, so 2 drivers are needed to drive 6. Once they start... they drive them down the course and stop at various exchanges so the next person to run gets a timer and keeps going. Hence... why its called the Portland to Coast Relay.

    Well, first off he got them there late. They were supposed to be there by 6:00 and they all met up to eat at 4:30 then were going to leave from there. He decided while they were eating that he was leaving to go take a shower and didnt get back to pick them up until 5:30. That put them at check-in at 6:30. Well....if being late wasnt bad enough.. he decided not to follow the rules. He skipped stopping at the exchanges (because he wanted to stay with his girlfriend) and lost 3 of the runners on the running team. When the girls riding with him decided they had had enough of his crap...one of them called her Mom who was waiting at the coast for them. (this is a 127 mile run!) Shes explaining to her mom on the phone whats going on and he decided to tell her to "stop being an f***** drama queen". after that... he decided he was done volunteering and that he was taking the whole crew to the coast to meet their parents so he could go home. So... they were disqualified because he wouldnt let them finish. Nice huh? All that hard work putting her team together and getting things organized... flushed down the drain because he's too arrogant and selfish to see past himself.

    Anyway... onto other things. Today was cleaning day at another friends house. She has 7 kids and her hubby is deployed to iraq. Her oldest son goes to basic tomorrow. She suffers from horrible migraines and her house is totally run by these kids who do absolutely nothing to help her out. Boy did THEY get a wakeup call today! I spent 7 hours over there cracking the whip. By the time I left I had made a few enemies! :bigsmile: :bigsmile: but her house is much cleaner than it was! Completely organized and cleaned her kitchen, mopped the floors and did some laundry. Needless to say... I got my exercise today!! LOL I am pooped!
  • CrazybeeRX
    CrazybeeRX Posts: 288 Member
    wow Cyndi sorry about your ex being a turd. I feel so bad for your daughter and her team mates.

    Thanks for the congrats guys you made me feel great. I am proud of myself and to know others are proud make me feel special. Thanks!!!

    Pawprint is your birthday Sept 8th? That;s my birthday! BUt I am OLD.

    Have a good week all.

    Doesn't Sheila look great in her before and after pics???? You can really see a difference in her. I can't wait til you can see that big a difference in me.
  • Wow LosingIt...that is a sad story about what your Ex did to your daughter and friends. Some men just don't get it. My ex has never been good to his daughters. He goes around and tells people he doesn't have children and then they will meet someone and they will ask if they are related to him and my daughters will say I am his daughter and they say to my daughters he told us he didn't have children. Heartwrenching for them at times...but they are both full grown now and just try to move on as that is all they can do. But when they were younger was really tough for them to deal with. My heart goes out to your daughter and all the hard work she did, she should be proud of herself for trying to do the right thing. Hugs to her!!!

    Anyways group, still plugging along here. Like I said not really staying on track much right now...but going to try this week more. Went for a walk with a friend yesterday which was good as I was becoming depressed and needed to get some exercise. Felt better after that. Thinking after work today might go out myself.

    Will try and pick up the water again today too. I don't want to regain what I have lost so if I can maintain it till I get back on track completely then that is what I will try and do.

    Go to the doctor's again on Thursday to follow up on some of my test (blood work and Xrays) and then I have my abdominal and pelvic ultrasound booked for the 18th of this month which means I will have to go again to see him for the results of that. But thinking on Thursday going to push for him to send me to specialist for my female problems...as I really think he is off track on his testing. Was reading some information on the net about cyst on the ovaries and the symptoms they listed are exactly what is going on with me...even the vomiting. But hey I could be wrong too right....I mean I have been known to be wrong - not often - lol - but occassionally.

    That's it for me....will keep you posted as I find out more and more results from the tests.

    Take care all and hugs,

    Button
  • adopt4
    adopt4 Posts: 970 Member
    ugh the boys are giving me a headache with their screaming and fighting! 2 more days till one of them starts school, then the next day another one goes for 1/2 day, then the following week all 3 will be going on Wed!!! can i survive the last week before school???
  • lulubar
    lulubar Posts: 739 Member
    Hey gang! Whassup?

    Swignol and Crazybee - Wow on the photos. You gals look great! What a difference. I love the "then and now" pics - sooooo motivating! Thanks for sharing girls!

    Lorann ~ have fun with the gym trial! Work it, work iiiiiiiittttt.:bigsmile:

    Cindeebee ~ yep, I'd say just maintenance is a good goal for you. What a great job you've done - now, just focus on being healthy overall and continuing to treat yourself well!:flowerforyou:

    LW4M - thanks, I did have a great weekend! Girl, you did some serious walking this weekend!!! Holy moly! You must be taking lessons from Prayerfulmom:laugh: I hope you had a good weekend too - and that things in your life are becoming less stressful:heart:

    Adopt4 ~ What?? I can't believe it - you have three little boys... and they are fighting and arguing?!?!? That's just crazy talk woman! Not sweet, precious little boys!!:bigsmile: I am so glad you are feeling better!! Yayy to wellness:drinker: And yayy to back-to-school!

    Pawprint - You work and walk, you play and walk - How great that exercise in so incorporated into your life - keep it up!

    LI4G - You are a seriously busy woman! Do you ever stop??? And by the way, your ex is a flippin' jerk and can I just say, I really, REALLY don't like him. What a selfish, horrible way to wound his own daughter! I am TICKED and don't even have a stake in this, so I can only imagine how you feel - not to mention your daughter AND her friends! Whew, sorry. That just riled me up! Hugs to you - and your girl, who certainly deserved better.

    Button - I don't like your ex either. I have no tolerance for people who don't do right by their kids. It makes me crazy! Hope your doc appts go well, keep us posted.

    Prayerful - Where are you? I hope you are taking care and feeling less tired. Don't stay away too long.

    Healthymom, Manda, Anita, Kristi and the resta yous, poke your head in and say hi, we miss ya.

    I had such a fun weekend, got to hang out with my kids and hubby and we just generally enjoyed each other and did a lot of laughing! It was too much fun. Tonight hubby went walking with me and has promised that he will go with me every night this week:happy: Yayyyy. Got my water in today and ate really well - 20 under on cals before exercise - so I had a little dessert, mmmmmmm gooooood.:bigsmile:

    I am on facebook so if you wanna friend me, send me a message and I'll give you my full name, or if you are friends with Kristi, you can find me in her friends (first name Lauri).

    Eat less, move more:heart:
    later gaters
  • adopt4
    adopt4 Posts: 970 Member
    LI4G - You are a seriously busy woman! Do you ever stop???

    Known her for roughly 6 years - haven't seen her stop yet!!! :laugh:
  • sighhhhh.....I often forget I have a 70 year old kidney in a 39 year old body. Some days it just stops me. Took it very easy yesterday and got a really good nights sleep. Feeling much better today.

    Here's to water, nutrition, and movement. :drinker:
  • adopt4
    adopt4 Posts: 970 Member
    morning, team. most people seem to be not posting daily, hopefully things will pick up soon? just a few of us posting daily now. why? busy? no longer interested? fell off the wagon? pls tell us why you're not posting. just so we don't take it personally. :wink:

    started logging my food again, been forgetting but feel that i've done ok, and when i haven't, i know. broke my own rule about food in the house, got capn crunch "for the kids"... the kids haven't seen it, and the box is gone, hubby and I scarfed it down over the period of a couple of days... and THAT'S why I don't buy them food that I really like but shouldn't have...

    raining today so stuck inside. we played a family game "Linkos" last night and the 2 older kids caught on pretty quickly, so it was fun. a good learning game too. middle son lost twice and had a fit - good learning experience on how to be a gracious loser... he's not used to losing at anything, so it's a good lesson for him! becuz there's always going to be someone better/smarter/faster than you at some point in your life...

    open house for the K kid today, meet his teacher, see his school (never been inside this school, since my other son is in spec ed, he doesn't go to the local elementary school). then the next day son #1 starts, hurray! he's been having lots of meltdowns, and it seems to be getting worse, am interested to see what happens in school as teacher last yr said he never melted down or got frustrated in school like he does at home (whew). so hopefully he's just bored and sick of his bros and me all the time and school will help him manage better. or his medication may need to be changed to help him from sensory overload.... but i'm tired of hearing him scream/yell/meltdown every little while...

    reminds me, i need to call son #1's teacher since we missed open house... just want to chat with her.
  • CrazybeeRX
    CrazybeeRX Posts: 288 Member
    I read everyday, and check everal times a day. I just don't have anything to say that is the only reason I am not posting. Don't want to just ramble on. I am tired alot lately. So I kinda sit here and stare. Love you all though and will try to do better.
  • adopt4
    adopt4 Posts: 970 Member
    I read everyday, and check everal times a day. I just don't have anything to say that is the only reason I am not posting. Don't want to just ramble on. I am tired alot lately. So I kinda sit here and stare. Love you all though and will try to do better.

    bee, i wasn't talking about you! :smile: you post daily, i think, or most days. but there's a whole group of people who used to post all the time and no longer do... so was wondering what was up, if they're just reading and not posting, in which case hopefully they'll answer, or maybe they've just stopped using MFP entirely.
  • Hey all... I still read everyday... I've been forgetting to sit down and post... sometimes I get so far behind in the posts it takes me forever to get caught up... and then by the time that I do get caught up we've moved on lol...

    CrazybeeRX-- Yeah my birthday is the 8th... I'll be 24 years old. I've never known any one else who has the same birthday as me. That's pretty cool. And you your not old :smile:

    LosingIt.-- That's a bummer about your ex and the kids. It sounds like they worked really hard and in the end they had that happen. I'm sorry. They should still be very proud of themselves though, they did work hard.

    Swignol and Crazybee-- I give you both props on the pictures. Those are awesome looking. You can see some huge changes.. You two look great.. How exactly do we post pictures?

    lulubar-- All I do is walk lol. I have noticed though that for the first time in several years I can walk and walk and keep on walking and no pain in the knees. It's a great feeling girl. Thanks for the motivation.

    adopt4--How many kids do you have? I think what your doing with them is great. I would love to be able to do that. I was adopted even though I was still kept in the family I can kinda relate... It's a great feeling to know that some one wants to take you in and take care of you. Your awesome.

    Buttonnose-- What's going on girl?? You were doing so good... don't get down in the dumps. You've worked way to hard to let if flop... get back on track.... you know you can do it.... you know you want too... I hope everything goes well with the doctor...

    losingweightforme-- How are things going for you?? You've been kinda quiet.... I hope everything is okay...

    Lorann--Good luck with the gym. I hope you can stick to it... I started one and went everyday at first.. then I started slacking and then I moved lol.... good luck with it...

    prayerfulmom--I'm sorry to hear about your kidney functions. Is there anything that they can do to help you?

    healthymom2009--Don't coast too much... lol. You can make your goals.... it may be hard but hang in there, you can do it.

    manda1111-- way to go on no gaining. Maintaining is much better than gaining. That's why I'm okay with not losing...because I'm not gaining :smile:

    Well hang in there gang.... Everyone keep your heads up.... we can all succeed.
  • lulubar
    lulubar Posts: 739 Member
    Man, bummer - I had my first really rough day at my new job today ~ super stressful and even thought I was gonna cry once and had to go to the bathroom and get myself together before anyone noticed, and then I ate a candy bar!!!!! I am so mad at myself for turning to food! I have got to MAKE myself stick to healthy ways to deal with stressful times. UGHHHHH. Well, it's over. Tomorrow will be better.

    I'm with you Adopt4, I miss the old regulars - hopefully they are around lurking and just having a busy summer. But I love the new regulars - and I'm grateful to everyone that posts - It makes me feel like I am part of something bigger and better than myself - it really keeps me focused on the goal (even when my path wavers).

    So, thank you to everyone that is posting - even just to pop in and write a sentence about your day - It means a lot to know you are willing to make the connection:heart:

    And for those on a break - I can't wait til you return!!!!!!! We'll be here....

    Afterwhile crocodiles....
  • CrazybeeRX
    CrazybeeRX Posts: 288 Member
    Here I am again. Not just lurking LOL. I know what you mean though. When I started 2 months ago there seemed to be alot of people always posting. That is what got me going. I couldn't wait to get back here to see what someone was saying to me. Everyday someone said something to me that kept me wanting to succeed. I still want to succeed but I am getting tired. I feel tired all the time, too tired to post to tired to log food. My strength i just gone I don't know how to explan it. I'm not really even playing on farmtown that much. I just sit here and look at the computer and go from farm to farm just looking and not really playing.

    I am worried about the winter. We really didn't have much of a summer, or maybe it just past me by while I was hooked on farmtown. But I am worried the winter will be bad, With the fibromyalgia I tend to hurt so much more in the winter. I had a hard winter last year. I don't want a repeat. I called to make an appointment with a fibro specialist, and they sent me this 18 page questionaire and it is so big I am so overwhelmed I can't fill it out. I can't make an appointment until I do fill it out and mail it back to them.

    I am sitting here reading this and I started to cry. I can't see anymore to type, maybe I am PMSing. I'l come back later.
  • Hey Gang....I find that summer is always a busy time for everyone. Too nice to be inside, so people head to the great outdoors. They will be back I am sure of it. Even in the type of work I do - summer is always slow. People going on vacation and just enjoying the great outdoors. Now that the kids are returning to school I am sure some of them will come back soon.

    CrazyBee - don't cry...I have heard that fibromayalgia can be painful. But remain strong and keep going as I have heard that exercise is good for it. Now I must admit I don't have it...but don't let it hold you back. I know some days can be tough but keep up the good work. Hugs!!!

    LuLu - first - congrats on the new job. What type of work are you doing? You will get the job - you strike me as a very intelligent person and learning a new job is always stressful. Relax and trust yourself....you can do this. I know you can. As far as the chocolate bar (mmmm sounds good - what kind...lol), see if you can find some sort of low cal chocolate snack that you can keep with you that can fulfil that desire when you feel that stressed...there are all kinds of them in the grocery stores now. Just keep it in your purse and then instead of reaching for that full size chocolate bar...reach for that. Be prepared for those moments where you need to lean on food, but make them low cal or healthy.

    Pawprint - Thanks for your concern. Good question, what has happened. Not really sure myself. I am not happy with myself for falling off track and some days I really try hard to stay on track and other days I just can't do it. Think it is just a number of things. Vacation got me off track, my health right now has got me off track, TOM got me off track...just need to resolve some things in my head and body regarding a few things going on and then maybe I can settle back in again. I know they are excuses, but my heart isn't into this 100 % right now...but it is weighing on my mind (excuse the pun). So that is a good thing.

    You guys are a great bunch of people and I know you wish the best for me.
    That is one of the reason I come here as I know as long as I continue to post and remain as involved as I can I will get there again, I just know that depression and worry has set in right now and keeping me from going forward. So keep pushing me...don't stop gang...I will and can do this but just needing some space right now to work through a few things. Appreciate all the kind words and support.

    Luv and hugs to you all.

    Button
  • Lorann
    Lorann Posts: 107
    Good morning team :flowerforyou:

    Well I'm back again and no more trips for me until November ... at least I think there won't be any others ones :smile: So this past week... well since last Thursday has been a total bust for me ... being out of town and having to eat in restaurants the whole time was not good ... and the only exercise I got was some swimming in the hotel pools and a little bit of walking while we were shopping... not good... even this morning I got up and walked but only did it for 20 minutes... will try and get more walking done tonight. Hopefully things will settle down now and I can get back into a routine. I know I probably gained a couple pounds back over this past week but I won't let that discourage me... fresh start today and hopefully I will be able to leave work a bit earlier so I can run over to the rec. center to get a membership ... I've forgotten just how much I love to swim... they also have some great classes starting up so I'm hoping to start some of them.

    Time to get ready for work (gonna be a crappy day, in meetings all day :frown: )
    You all have a great day and I will chat at ya'll later!!

    Lori
  • adopt4-I hate when there is bad food in the house. Since I do all the grocery shopping that makes me responsible too. dang it.

    paw-thanks for checking in. please don't feel like you have to always address everyone. sometimes we just need a quick check in.

    lulu-wish i had words of wisdom to avoid the eating when stressed. i'd like to say exercise but that is not always possible. maybe we should get one of those blow up things you hit and they pop back up. remember those=)

    CB-I know that FM is so painful and winter is worse. Try not to be overwhelmed. There really is something there to the mind body connection. If we escalate it in our minds it can affect our body. Try to see a winter of light movement that is pleasing to your FM. I really will be praying for a good season for you.

    Button-say something kind to yourself today. I'm with you on the great out doors. I was debating weather to invest in some rain gear for my bike or succumb to spin class for the winter. I do so love to be outside. It is a lot of work to keep the chains clean in the winter. But that is my hubby's job;)

    Lori-welcome back. Press on my friend. The vacation is behind you and your time to press on is now.

    Got in a bit of movement yesterday. Did very very good on intake. Today 16 miles to work and then tonight 16 miles home by bike. Tomorrow I'm having a procedure so I may be MIA for a few days.
  • adopt4
    adopt4 Posts: 970 Member
    Here I am again. Not just lurking LOL. I know what you mean though. When I started 2 months ago there seemed to be alot of people always posting. That is what got me going. I couldn't wait to get back here to see what someone was saying to me. Everyday someone said something to me that kept me wanting to succeed. I still want to succeed but I am getting tired. I feel tired all the time, too tired to post to tired to log food. My strength i just gone I don't know how to explan it. I'm not really even playing on farmtown that much. I just sit here and look at the computer and go from farm to farm just looking and not really playing.

    I am worried about the winter. We really didn't have much of a summer, or maybe it just past me by while I was hooked on farmtown. But I am worried the winter will be bad, With the fibromyalgia I tend to hurt so much more in the winter. I had a hard winter last year. I don't want a repeat. I called to make an appointment with a fibro specialist, and they sent me this 18 page questionaire and it is so big I am so overwhelmed I can't fill it out. I can't make an appointment until I do fill it out and mail it back to them.

    I am sitting here reading this and I started to cry. I can't see anymore to type, maybe I am PMSing. I'l come back later.

    Oh hon.... don't stress about the future, you'll just waste more energy on "what ifs". Trust me, I'm a big one on what ifs and have wasted a lot of my life worrying about things that might come. And guess what - most of those things DID happen - but did worrying about them ahead of time change anything? Nope, just made me stress longer. Wasn't worth it.

    Your energy may be low to your food intake, are you getting enough vitamins and protein and such? Keeping a good balance of carbs? Are you taking any vitamin supplements? Vitamin D in particular? My doc says everyone in this part of the country should take 5000 IU of Vitamin D, up to 10,000 for awhile. It sounds like you are getting depressed (if you aren't even farming, LOL!). You may have SAD which is probably precipatated by winters being bad for you. I used to get depressed every Halloween, not from SAD, but because the holidays were lonely and I wasn't in touch with my family. (after recent events, now you know why, LOL). So I would spend the entire winter depressed. So I do understand the feelings, whether it's just from fear, worry, SAD, or your body is simply tired right now.

    I'd help you with your questionnaire... I'll pm you privately for some suggestions on how to do that. Or, just do 5 questions a day. Just 5. You may realize it's not as bad as you think, and can do a lot more, or you can do the 5 and whew, done for the day. Today your goal is 5 questions.

    If you want to talk via phone, we can! My LD is free, so I can call you. I'd like to go over your food choices with you (even if you're not logging) and see if we can come up with a reason for your tiredness in your food, you just may not be getting enough of something or eating enough of the right kinds of stuff. I know I went thru that when I wasn't eating my exercise calories, I just didn't have the energy to do anything, thought I was eating right and eating plenty, but the exercise calculator was off for my weight so I eating less than half of them. So that's a possibility, at least.

    Lorann, life is. So if you gain a few pounds on vacation, BFD. Just get back on track and lose 'em. You can do it! It's not a step backwards, it's living life as it comes. Over time you'll learn ways to do better when eating out or not at home, but this is a process.

    pawprint, buttonnose, you're both doing great, don't sweat it.

    lulu, i found the 60 calorie Hersheys' bars, yes, they are just a few bites, and sometimes I'd eat 2, but that's still only 120 calories, half of a regular bar, did the trick for the terrible chocolate cravings for me. If you only take 2 with you to work - well, that's all you can eat. Another good things is almonds (I like mine with sea salt, it's not too bad on sodium), it's crunchy, takes a bit to chew, and you kind of work out your frustrations by chewing. 24 is a serving of whole almonds, that's more than can fit in my palm. Sugarfree gum, too, can help, but there's nothing wrong with having a snack, either. These days will come, but being it's the first one since you started, wow, at that rate, that's incredible!!

    prayerful... I can't believe how much you do. Sheesh. You're my exercise idol. And yeah, I do all the grocery shopping too, so I'm the only one to blame. Hubby used to bring me food treats (a dozen Krispy Kreme, not realizing I'd gorge on them), now if he brings me a treat, it's a regular serving size of something so that it's ok to have. Usually it's candy from Europe people bring him when they visit here. So it's always a bit different, their chocolate isn't as sweet. And I'm no longer a chocoholic, either, so I dont' constantly crave it. I have some of those 60 calorie Hersheys in my "snack drawer" that have been there for 4 months... so on the chocolate front I'm usually pretty good... it's the capn crunch i have to avoid now... LOL

    One son is off to school, second one starts tomorrow. Whoohoo! Have TOM and it's BAD, last night I was like, screw it, forget the calories, and had a bowl of cereal even tho it put me over. Was up a lot of the night with nerves, then cramps... so hoping to nap this morning if my two boys can be quiet for 20 mins. (Not likely)

    Oh - someone asked, forgot who - I have 3 boys, 2 from Ethiopia, 1 special needs domestic from foster care. And still waiting for my girl... need some pink in this testosterone household. ha!