Hello, all my little chicas! How are you chickies?
Do I sound rested and relaxed? the answer is YES!
Blue- You are right on to look at portion control as another approach with LC. Hopefully you can tippy toe into it and not feel too hungry but just ease on in.
Your dinner out with friends sounds like it was really, really good. I am glad!
The issue with the school was one of basic beliefs religion wise. We are a very liberal family in that area and every now and again I just get so enormously frustrated and saddened by policies or positions the school takes. I was to be on the parent reps at the Wednesday open house day and gracefully backed out upon my knowledge of something that conflicts too much with my own views.. I need time to simmer down. I realize that this is just the way it is with sending our kids to a religious school and while I can't necessarily fault them on it, I don't like it one bit. So, moving on from that.. and thankful we can teach our kids our perspective and open their eyes to a position of love, always love.
Trig- ROFL on the hubs wanting to turn right back around and head out again! Hopefully he will find success and you and the kiddo can enjoy some more laid back time together.
Jaz- Funny about the puzzle piece! The first time I would have laughed hard, the second time I would have laughed hard and then threatened you.
Glad you are having an even week- no gain is good! Any word on the DD?
Charms- Nice to see you and hope all is well and that the weight is dropping off like crazy.
Hi Meme!
Had a very nice and restful day today, much needed and much enjoyed.
Did pretty much nothing but relaxing all day today (still need to finish that book!) and watched the Ravens beat the Steelers, which is always a very good thing (and never a sure thing!) We were uncharacteristically ahead the ENTIRE game.. usually a R-S game ends within a three point lead or deficit. Nice to not have to sweat it out this time. Ravens are currently first in their conference, which is weird because they have not been doing well in the mid-part of the season.
Picked up two more books from the library and will start them after Global Reads book club tomorrow night.
Then I have two more holds to pick up, but will wait a couple of days to space them out a bit more.
My niece just texted me and asked me to come to her school's Special Persons Day.
I will be there for my niece and nephew. I love being part of a big family more than anything else. Growing up, it was my brother and I, and my parents, with a big side serving a tension. My Mom was an only child, and my Dad grew up with a sister but they weren't close, and my four cousins were MUCH older than I and lived far away. (we are fairly close now, as adults though, I am happy to say!) So anyway, it was Thanksgiving and Christmas and Easter with just the four of us, sometimes a Grandmother.
In contrast, holidays in my family now are people and cousins and bedlam and laughter and noise. It can get overwhelming at times, of course, but I absolutely love it nonetheless. Thanksgiving, my favorite holiday, is at my SIL's house. The meal is 11 adults and 9 children, plus this year DDBF will be there as well. We usually get there fairly early and watch some football while eating appetizers, then at halftime we head out for a big game of flag football in the backyard- everyone but the Grandparents play, from the Littles on up. It gets competitive out there! Then everyone comes in and changes into something nice and we enjoy the meal about an hour or so later.
I absolutely love it and it is the highlight of my year.
I'm sure the size of the family has less to do with it than the "tone and tenor" of the house and its occupants, in retrospect. Interesting thing to consider.
Anyway, enough about that for now and winding up around here. Gonna do a bit more online and then head off to read my book and try to get it finished up by tomorrow night.