Howdy Humble Readers & ICLW Visitors...
Welcome to my little corner of the blogosphere. It's been quite a while since I've participated in ICLW, so I thought I'd go old school and let you in on some randomness about me and my family.
A - Age... 38, soon to be 39.
B - Books... I have a lot of books! Three Billy bookcases from Ikea full. That doesn't include my cookbooks, or the bookcase full of books in the nursery. Former occupational hazard, as I worked in bookstores for more than ten years. I have to go through them regularly to purge them. My recently read list can be found on "The Library" tab at the top of this page.
C - Car... we only have one. Tilly the Toyota. She's a good car, and gets us from point A to point B efficiently and comfortably. Always a mess, and if we have the stroller in the trunk I can't bring home groceries.
D - The Big D... yup, I'm type II diabetic. Started as gestational diabetes when I was pregnant with Ginny. And then again when I was expecting Pip. Just before Pip's first birthday I was diagnosed with the Big D, and have been working my weight (check out the tickers on the right) and keeping my blood sugars in line.
E - Eats... One can't be a hobbit without loving food. Hence the Big D, right? I love cooking, trying new recipes, and experiencing new foods. Life with the Big D is just a different foodie adventure.
F - Family... mine is all sorts of screwed up. Check out the "Cast of Characters" tab up top to learn more about my truly bizarre, needs a diagram to understand who's who family.
G - The girls... friends I don't get to hang out with often enough. But when we do get together, we can talk the hind leg off a mule
H - Husband... my Beloved! My wonderful ent, who keeps me grounded. Tall, methodical, logical (aggravatingly so at times), and not easily frazzled, he balances my flighty and irrational tendencies well.
I - Infertility diagnosis... Recurrent pregnancy loss, due to a progesterone deficiency and a slightly septate uterus. Thankfully, I had a wonderful OB as I was navigating the rough waters of RPL. After our second early loss, he jumped right in with the testing we needed to find out what was going on. You can see our journey to parenthood on "The Quest" tab up top.
J - Jeans... none of mine fit. Again. They're all too big. If I leave the house I have to wear a belt, which I strongly dislike. No new clothes in the budget for a couple of months.
K - Klutzy... that's me. I'm known for my ability to hurt myself in the safest of situations. If I can get a papercut, sprain an ankle, or fall down the stairs, you can bet I'm going to do it. Currently I'm dealing with a three-day kink in my neck. Only someone as klutzy as me could go to sleep and wake up injured.
L - the Library... feeding my new addiction to tv shows that I just can't get through our current cable package. Shows like Sherlock, Rome, and Game of Thrones (11th on the wait list... getting closer to watching season 2!)
M - Music... I have rather random tastes in music. Currently on my phone I have... Country (Dean Brody, Carrie Underwood, Miranda Lambert), rock (Avril Lavigne), Atlantic Canadian folk (Great Big Sea, Irish Decendants, the Rankins), pop (Beyonce, Kelly Clarkson, and of course my beloved boy bands), and novelty stuff (Moxie Fruvus, Captain Tractor).
N - Not a green thumb... I am notorious for my ability to kill plants. Remarkably I have been able to keep two basil plants, a planter full of thyme, a gerbera daisy, and even a recovering lavender plant alive all summer. My quandary now is what to do with these plants once the frosts come.
O - Online... where my Beloved and I met. Matched on eH.armony seven and a half years ago. Signing up for their matchmaking service was the best money I ever spent.
P - Pinterest... yes, I'm an addict.
Q - Quinoa... a staple in my diet these days. Yeah, I know. But really how many words do you expect me to think of that start with Q?
R - Roasted Veggies... My new favourite food. I'm not kidding. I could eat roasted broccoli, cauliflower, carrots, asparagus, zucchini all day long. If I can drizzle it with olive oil and sprinkle on a little salt and pepper, I lurve it!!!
S - The Shire... the little city I call home. On the Canadian flatland, just east of the mountains I love.
T - Tomorrow... something fun and different here at he hobbit hole. Come back and check it out!
U - Uniquely Useful... my favourite kitchen gadget is my Rachael Ray food mover. It's a bench scraper with sides attached so that I can scoop up chopped veggies, etc and dump them into a pot easily. I swear I use it every day.
V - Vacation... A mini one anyway. Coming up soon! Yay! Just me and my Beloved in the Big City To The South over Labour Day weekend. My MIL is coming to look after the wee-lings. This will be our first jaunt without the wee-lings. I'm looking forward to this so much. (That sounds absolutely horrible... I really do adore my children. Honest!) Four days of good restaurants, fun shopping, and adventures with my Beloved.
W - Wee-lings... Our wee sweet girl, Ginny, is two and a half (33 months actually) going on fifteen. Pippin is our wee little man, currently 15 months old, and still not talking at all. (I'm trying not to be concerned.)
X - Xtra Xcited... (another stretch, I know) I'm looking forward to doing some pseudo-homeschooling with Ginny starting this fall. We aren't going to be too terribly structured, but I'm planning an hour or so a day to get her exploring new ideas and concepts. Sometimes it will be letters/numbers oriented, sometimes it will be more about motor skills, and sometimes it will be artistic/creative. Should be fun.
Y - Yikes! Your friendly neighbourhood hobbit is terrified of birds. Anything with feathers and anything that flies.
Z - Zero tolerance... for loud chewers. Dang it, close your mouth when you chew, people! LOL
So, tell me... what's something random about you? Pick a letter and spill the beans!
Wednesday, August 21, 2013
Sunday, August 18, 2013
Sunday Night Chit Chat: Dog Days Of Summer
Howdy Humble Readers...
I hope you all had a good weekend. Ours was productive, but blissfully calm. Grocery shopping, a trip to the farmers market and library, and some final decisions on paint colours for our bathroom and hallway (and a rather expensive trip to the hardware store for supplies). The only blight on the last few days was the fact that I woke up this morning with a wretched kink in my neck and shoulder that I just can't budge.
It's been a good week in regards to my weight-loss journey. I have officially hit the 70lb mark. This is remarkable considering the lingering crud has kept me from being able to exercise hardly at all for the past few weeks. I was stuck for quite a while at around 66lb and, as usual, I started to doubt that I would be able to continue to move forward. It's a tape that plays in my head about how this is the limit, that I won't be able to lose another pound, and that the numbers on the scale will start creeping back up again. I know it's nonsense, but it's what starts going through my mind.
One thing that I'm really and truly struggling with is wrapping my brain around the fact that I have lost so much weight already. I see the commercials on tv for different weight loss programs and exercise equipment (I lust after the bowfl.ex treadc.limber... it would make my quandary about how to get my exercise in during the winter moot) and I see all the spokespeople who have lost 40, 50, and more pounds. I am shocked to think that I could be one of them. I still see myself as the 300+ pound lump I was for so long. And I have moments of surprise... like this morning I was stretched out on the couch and I had room to pull Ginny up to snuggle with me. I could hardly do that when she was brand new, let alone now that she's my big 2 and a half year old girl. I know it's going to take time for me to become used to the changes my body is experiencing.
One other thing that must be mentioned today... If my second angel baby, Olivia, had been born on her due date, she would be four years old today. In a rather ironic coincidence, or perhaps even a cruel twist of fate, tonight's Disney movie on CBC was "Up". Ginny loves to see the Disney movies on Sunday night, so I couldn't very well not let her watch it. I made sure to be out of the room for the first fifteen minutes or so, because I just couldn't handle that on today of all days.
Anywho, onto tonight's chit chat. Here's what I'm...
Reading - I finished Fried Green Tomatoes At The Whistle Stop Café by Fannie Flagg yesterday and have just begun Mistress Of My Fate by Hallie (something or other, can't remember right now). It's a Regency/Jane Austen-esque era novel about a young woman, formerly of good means, who has to find her own way in the world after being orphaned and abandoned by her family. I'm only a few pages in, but I like the main character's voice already.
Watching - Nothing in particular right now. The finale of Whodunnit will be on later this evening, so I'll watch that. I finally finished watching Rome and thoroughly enjoyed it. I'm sorry it only lasted two seasons. I'm now into the BBC series Sherlock (with Benedict Cumberbatch who played Khan in the most recent Star Trek, and Martin Freeman who plays Bilbo Baggins in the Hobbit movies). I've only watched one episode, but I loved it.
Listening To - The whir of the fan, a pledge drive on PBS.
Cooking/Baking - Tonight's dinner was a new recipe, and was a grand success. It was a Spanish mixed grill (chicken, shrimp, and chorizo... marinated with lemon, garlic, and herbs), and a rice pilaf salad with green bell peppers, tomato, cucumber, and peas . Very yummy! Even Ginny ate it with a minimum of fuss and cajoling.
Happy I Accomplished This Week - Met Mom's beau... seems like a decent guy. He doesn't say much, so it's hard to have a really clear picture of who he is. I'll need to come up with a bloggy name for him. Bought my painting supplies. Stuck to my daily and weekly to do lists.
Looking Forward To Next Week - Painting next Saturday (my Beloved will be taking the wee-lings down to spend the day with his mom, so I will be alone to do the painting. I just hope I can get it all done in one day), prepping for the aforementioned painting (filling holes, sanding, etc), and a FUN SURPRISE FOR MY BLOGGY BUDDIES! Tune in on the 22nd to find out!
Thankful For - The support of my Beloved, and my family and friends for this on-going weight loss saga.
***Bonus Question*** What is your favourite candy treat? Before diabetes became a part of my life during my pregnancy with Ginny, I would have told you that while I like the occasional sweet, I was just not a sweets person. Of course now, my sweet tooth is in perpetual hyperdrive. There was, however, one candy bar that I just loved, and would indulge in once in a while. It was called Take Five... layers of chocolate, caramel, pretzel, nuts, and peanut butter. Candy perfection! I don't think it's still being manufactured, but I couldn't indulge in it even if it was.
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This was posted as a part of Carla's Sunday Night Chit Chat. Pop on over and check out what the others are chatting about this evening.
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| Just a funny for you to remind you that it's only FIVE MONTHS until the return of Downton Abbey! :) Source unknown, via Pinterest |
I hope you all had a good weekend. Ours was productive, but blissfully calm. Grocery shopping, a trip to the farmers market and library, and some final decisions on paint colours for our bathroom and hallway (and a rather expensive trip to the hardware store for supplies). The only blight on the last few days was the fact that I woke up this morning with a wretched kink in my neck and shoulder that I just can't budge.
It's been a good week in regards to my weight-loss journey. I have officially hit the 70lb mark. This is remarkable considering the lingering crud has kept me from being able to exercise hardly at all for the past few weeks. I was stuck for quite a while at around 66lb and, as usual, I started to doubt that I would be able to continue to move forward. It's a tape that plays in my head about how this is the limit, that I won't be able to lose another pound, and that the numbers on the scale will start creeping back up again. I know it's nonsense, but it's what starts going through my mind.
One thing that I'm really and truly struggling with is wrapping my brain around the fact that I have lost so much weight already. I see the commercials on tv for different weight loss programs and exercise equipment (I lust after the bowfl.ex treadc.limber... it would make my quandary about how to get my exercise in during the winter moot) and I see all the spokespeople who have lost 40, 50, and more pounds. I am shocked to think that I could be one of them. I still see myself as the 300+ pound lump I was for so long. And I have moments of surprise... like this morning I was stretched out on the couch and I had room to pull Ginny up to snuggle with me. I could hardly do that when she was brand new, let alone now that she's my big 2 and a half year old girl. I know it's going to take time for me to become used to the changes my body is experiencing.
One other thing that must be mentioned today... If my second angel baby, Olivia, had been born on her due date, she would be four years old today. In a rather ironic coincidence, or perhaps even a cruel twist of fate, tonight's Disney movie on CBC was "Up". Ginny loves to see the Disney movies on Sunday night, so I couldn't very well not let her watch it. I made sure to be out of the room for the first fifteen minutes or so, because I just couldn't handle that on today of all days.
Anywho, onto tonight's chit chat. Here's what I'm...
Reading - I finished Fried Green Tomatoes At The Whistle Stop Café by Fannie Flagg yesterday and have just begun Mistress Of My Fate by Hallie (something or other, can't remember right now). It's a Regency/Jane Austen-esque era novel about a young woman, formerly of good means, who has to find her own way in the world after being orphaned and abandoned by her family. I'm only a few pages in, but I like the main character's voice already.
Watching - Nothing in particular right now. The finale of Whodunnit will be on later this evening, so I'll watch that. I finally finished watching Rome and thoroughly enjoyed it. I'm sorry it only lasted two seasons. I'm now into the BBC series Sherlock (with Benedict Cumberbatch who played Khan in the most recent Star Trek, and Martin Freeman who plays Bilbo Baggins in the Hobbit movies). I've only watched one episode, but I loved it.
Listening To - The whir of the fan, a pledge drive on PBS.
Cooking/Baking - Tonight's dinner was a new recipe, and was a grand success. It was a Spanish mixed grill (chicken, shrimp, and chorizo... marinated with lemon, garlic, and herbs), and a rice pilaf salad with green bell peppers, tomato, cucumber, and peas . Very yummy! Even Ginny ate it with a minimum of fuss and cajoling.
Happy I Accomplished This Week - Met Mom's beau... seems like a decent guy. He doesn't say much, so it's hard to have a really clear picture of who he is. I'll need to come up with a bloggy name for him. Bought my painting supplies. Stuck to my daily and weekly to do lists.
Looking Forward To Next Week - Painting next Saturday (my Beloved will be taking the wee-lings down to spend the day with his mom, so I will be alone to do the painting. I just hope I can get it all done in one day), prepping for the aforementioned painting (filling holes, sanding, etc), and a FUN SURPRISE FOR MY BLOGGY BUDDIES! Tune in on the 22nd to find out!
Thankful For - The support of my Beloved, and my family and friends for this on-going weight loss saga.
***Bonus Question*** What is your favourite candy treat? Before diabetes became a part of my life during my pregnancy with Ginny, I would have told you that while I like the occasional sweet, I was just not a sweets person. Of course now, my sweet tooth is in perpetual hyperdrive. There was, however, one candy bar that I just loved, and would indulge in once in a while. It was called Take Five... layers of chocolate, caramel, pretzel, nuts, and peanut butter. Candy perfection! I don't think it's still being manufactured, but I couldn't indulge in it even if it was.
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This was posted as a part of Carla's Sunday Night Chit Chat. Pop on over and check out what the others are chatting about this evening.
Tuesday, August 13, 2013
Summer With Ginny: Lost in Translation
Hey Humble Readers...
It's been quite a while since I've done an update on my wee sweet girl, so I thought I'd let you know what she's up to these days.
First and foremost, she is genuinely a happy girl. Of course she has her moments of outright two-ness, but she is always looking for opportunities to laugh and giggle.
Ginny is a very helpful little girl. She can put her breakfast and lunch dishes in the dishwasher, pick up her toys ("pick up, put away!"), and put things in the recycling. She tries to make her bed, but doesn't quite have the arm length to make that work. She helps put the laundry in the washer, and she likes to help me sort her laundry from Pippin's. Ginny likes to help in the kitchen, and her favourite is to help me make meatballs.
She is still a little OCD about certain things. The baby gate must ALWAYS be closed. Her shoes go into a very specific cubby on our shoe rack. If Ginny was using the orange bib last night, she MUST use it again in the morning.
While her vocabulary is immense and sometimes surprising, there have been some funny Ginny-isms that have become part of our family dialogue. For example, she has two different terms for blankets... "glansents" or "cozy ket". For several weeks back in the spring, whenever we would get into the car she would say "go wurmit?" We had no idea what she was saying until one day she saw a WalM.art commercial on tv and started saying "go wurmit!" over and over. "Payto" is interchangeably both potato and tomato, depending on what's on her plate. My Beloved's briefcase is known as the "soup-case".
Ginny will get stuck on a phrase, and it will dominate her conversations for weeks at a time. "Happy Bir-day" was really popular for quite a while. Over and over again she would wish us all a happy birthday, and would want us to go through when all of our birthdays are. She knows that her birthday (end of November) is in the winter when the snow is on the ground, that Pippin's is in the spring with the flowers, and that my Beloved and I have birthdays coming up in a few weeks. One thing that she got very excited about was when she was able to say "Happy Bir-day liddle prince!" last month. She said it over and over for several days.
While recently, she's become attached to the word "sorry" (like a good Canadian girl) and says it repeatedly even in situations that are absolutely no way her fault, one phrase that was particularly frustrating was "It's ok. Ax-dents happen." She would say it constantly all day long, usually when she did something deliberately naughty (like throwing her plate on the floor, or pushing Pip over). Thankfully we're past that phrase, at least for the time being.
She's 36.5 inches tall (just barely tall enough to go on the baby rides at the fair), she weighs right around 30 pounds, and is finally almost done with her teething. Just one more molar to go! We are in one of the rare sweet spots with her growth where her pants fit, both in length and around her waist. Usually it's one or the other. She can put her shoes on by herself (except for her lace-up shoes), and can manage to get her shirt on by herself most of the time, although it takes some time.
She's pretty good about using her manners. She says "please" and "thank you" fairly regularly, "bless you" whenever someone sneezes, "excuse me" when she "floofs".
Ginny really and truly loves her little brother, sometimes to his detriment. She can make him laugh like no one else, and at the same time she can make him scream in frustration. She's much more comfortable with the idea that he's allowed to walk around, but the idea of sharing toys is still in process.
Ginny can be shy with strangers, but she will quickly start telling you all about Stanley and Red Kitty (who are an important part of her world), and about her scraped knees if you let her. She loves the slide at the park, but hates the swings. She loves to "go shoppin'" and to look at "pit-churs on the puter". Her favourite tv show is Daniel Tiger's Neighbourhood, and her favourite book is "Chicka chicka Boom Boom". She often asks me to sing the "meatball song" ( On Top Of Spaghetti).
There are times when she makes me want to tear my hair out, but then she just looks up at me with her big hazel eyes and I just melt. I can't even begin to think about what our life was like before she was here.
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| Hello! |
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| I'm a fishy! |
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| I jump Mummy? |
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| Very first ride at the fair. |
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| First ride all by herself |
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| The BIIIIIIIG slide! |
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| Ridin' the horsey! |
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| Sharing goldfish crackers with Pip |
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| At a clown show |
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| Snoozing in the car with Stanley & Red Kitty |
While naptime and bedtime is a breeze, mealtimes are a challenge. Meals can easily take an hour from the time we sit down until she gets up from the table. She's resistant to using cutlery, even though she does know how. I think she gets bored with the whole eating process, as she will stop eating on her own a few bites in, but if we cave and spoon feed her she'll eat everything on her plate. The exception to the rule is ice cream (of course). Other than sweets, her favourite foods are all veggies... "kee-cumbers", "paytos", "bwoccli".
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| Readin' stories with Auntie P |
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| My little Honey-Bear |
Sunday, August 11, 2013
Sunday Night Chit Chat: The Return Of Summer
Hey Humble Readers...
I think I am finally starting to see the light at the end of the tunnel that is this wretched cold. I'm not going to count my chickens before they're hatched, though, because this cold has faked me out already. I was sure I was over it last weekend, only for it to come back and pummel me again. Still have a cough and some sinus congestion, but my ears have finally popped, for which I am incredibly thankful.
We again spent most of the weekend with my Beloved's family in a small town to the south of us. Happily, the rain that has been plaguing us for the majority of this summer took a break, and we actually had some great weather for the last couple of days. It means that the wee-lings spent a good amount of time in the wading pool, beating the heat. I got a couple of funny sunburn spots on the backs of my shoulders, where I couldn't reach with the sunscreen. You can actually see my finger marks on one side. :/
Today, after the wee-lings were done in the pool (read: their lips were blue), they started having fun with sidewalk chalk (a first for Ginny and Pip). My BIL & SIL have a long driveway and the wee-lings and their cousin, Thor, had fun getting covered in chalk dust, and scribbling all over the place and needing to be reminded not to eat the chalk. Pippin also had a lot of fun with Pepper, the black dog in the picture above. He hasn't had a lot of interaction with dogs, and Pepper is VERY playful.
Thor's little brother (let's call him Loki :) ) is a happy little man. He's seven months old now, and I confess that I did feel a little tug of baby lust. It kind of caught me off guard as I haven't felt that in a while, and I am 100% happy with our family as it is, and with our decision to end the building phase of our family. I held him for only a minute, but it was enough for those feelings of baby-longing to rear their head again. Wasn't expecting that, as I honestly thought I was past it.
Anyway, on to tonight's chit-chat. Here's what I'm ...
Reading... Finally finished my re-read of The Help. I just love that book. What astounds me is that Stockett had to slog her manuscript to more than 50 publishers before it got picked up, but Stephanie Meyer got a contract right away based on the Twilight manuscript. **sigh** Now I'm reading Fried Green Tomatoes At The Whistle Stop Café by Fannie Flagg. I've read it before, more than ten years ago, and I do adore the movie. I just love Flagg's storytelling. If you haven't read anything of hers, I highly recommend you check her out.
Watching... Nothing in particular at the moment. I've gotten addicted to a BBC crime drama called Broadchurch. I recorded tonight's episode and will watch it later in the week.
Listening to... The whir of the fans in our living and dining rooms. Traffic going by on the street outside.
Cooking/Baking... Because we've been with family all weekend, I actually haven't had to do any cooking (I did pulled pork for a meal for all of us last weekend). Tomorrow night I'm trying a new recipe for an Italian inspired skillet chicken. I'm going to serve it with risotto and a garden salad. I'm also going to bake some lemon bars in the morning.
Happy I accomplished this week... Went through the wee-lings' bookshelves and purged any books that were too trashed for continued use, went to church today (something that I haven't managed in the last few weeks), and got back to using my daily to-do lists. Oh, and I FINALLY surpassed my third weight-loss goal, and now weigh less than my Beloved. Next goal is to be 75lb down by my birthday in the middle of next month.
Looking forward to for next week... The reason I'm cooking fancy stuff tomorrow, and baking in the middle of a mini heat wave, is that my mom is coming! Because we don't have a guest room or a pull out couch, my mom never stays (except for when the wee-lings were born) with us. She is coming in the afternoon tomorrow and after dinner, she will drive back up to my sister's place just outside Big City To The North. The big deal about this visit is that she's bringing her new beau. I haven't met him yet, and I confess I'm a bit anxious about this.
Thankful for... Family. My Beloved so rarely gets to see his big sister, and I'm glad that we got to spend so much time with all of them over the past couple of weekends.
****Bonus Question**** Can you walk in high heels? Do you wear them often? Heck no! Can you imagine a hobbit in heels??? The last time I wore heels was on our wedding day, and I got rid of them after the first ten minutes of our pictures (after the ceremony). Switched to some platform flip flops that were the same height as my heels. Sooo much more comfortable. I am a sandals and flats kind of hobbit.
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This is posted as a part of Carla's Sunday Night Chit Chat. Click over and check out what the others are chatting about tonight!
I think I am finally starting to see the light at the end of the tunnel that is this wretched cold. I'm not going to count my chickens before they're hatched, though, because this cold has faked me out already. I was sure I was over it last weekend, only for it to come back and pummel me again. Still have a cough and some sinus congestion, but my ears have finally popped, for which I am incredibly thankful.
We again spent most of the weekend with my Beloved's family in a small town to the south of us. Happily, the rain that has been plaguing us for the majority of this summer took a break, and we actually had some great weather for the last couple of days. It means that the wee-lings spent a good amount of time in the wading pool, beating the heat. I got a couple of funny sunburn spots on the backs of my shoulders, where I couldn't reach with the sunscreen. You can actually see my finger marks on one side. :/
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| Hmmmm... wonder how this tastes? |
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| Ginny & Thor |
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| Pippin & Pepper |
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| Loki, chillin' in the shade |
Anyway, on to tonight's chit-chat. Here's what I'm ...
Reading... Finally finished my re-read of The Help. I just love that book. What astounds me is that Stockett had to slog her manuscript to more than 50 publishers before it got picked up, but Stephanie Meyer got a contract right away based on the Twilight manuscript. **sigh** Now I'm reading Fried Green Tomatoes At The Whistle Stop Café by Fannie Flagg. I've read it before, more than ten years ago, and I do adore the movie. I just love Flagg's storytelling. If you haven't read anything of hers, I highly recommend you check her out.
Watching... Nothing in particular at the moment. I've gotten addicted to a BBC crime drama called Broadchurch. I recorded tonight's episode and will watch it later in the week.
Listening to... The whir of the fans in our living and dining rooms. Traffic going by on the street outside.
Cooking/Baking... Because we've been with family all weekend, I actually haven't had to do any cooking (I did pulled pork for a meal for all of us last weekend). Tomorrow night I'm trying a new recipe for an Italian inspired skillet chicken. I'm going to serve it with risotto and a garden salad. I'm also going to bake some lemon bars in the morning.
Happy I accomplished this week... Went through the wee-lings' bookshelves and purged any books that were too trashed for continued use, went to church today (something that I haven't managed in the last few weeks), and got back to using my daily to-do lists. Oh, and I FINALLY surpassed my third weight-loss goal, and now weigh less than my Beloved. Next goal is to be 75lb down by my birthday in the middle of next month.
Looking forward to for next week... The reason I'm cooking fancy stuff tomorrow, and baking in the middle of a mini heat wave, is that my mom is coming! Because we don't have a guest room or a pull out couch, my mom never stays (except for when the wee-lings were born) with us. She is coming in the afternoon tomorrow and after dinner, she will drive back up to my sister's place just outside Big City To The North. The big deal about this visit is that she's bringing her new beau. I haven't met him yet, and I confess I'm a bit anxious about this.
Thankful for... Family. My Beloved so rarely gets to see his big sister, and I'm glad that we got to spend so much time with all of them over the past couple of weekends.
****Bonus Question**** Can you walk in high heels? Do you wear them often? Heck no! Can you imagine a hobbit in heels??? The last time I wore heels was on our wedding day, and I got rid of them after the first ten minutes of our pictures (after the ceremony). Switched to some platform flip flops that were the same height as my heels. Sooo much more comfortable. I am a sandals and flats kind of hobbit.
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This is posted as a part of Carla's Sunday Night Chit Chat. Click over and check out what the others are chatting about tonight!
Tuesday, August 6, 2013
Hobbit-ish Potpurri: The Crud That Won't Die
Hey Humble Readers...
Geez... I was feeling fine over the weekend, but here I am again with a scratchy throat, plugged ears, and aching sinuses. It's like the crud just started all over again. Summer colds suck, big time.
Anyway, let's see. What's been happening around here...
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Weight loss has totally plateaued. Part of the problem is that with the crud I haven't felt like getting up early for my walks, and when I do, I can only manage a part of my usual distance. Another part of the problem is that I've been eating things I shouldn't just because they make me "feel better" (only in the moment, then I feel even worse after). I'm trying not to get discouraged. I will get over this stupid cold, and I will be able to get back on track soon.
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We had a long weekend last weekend, and spent most of it with my Beloved's family. His oldest brother and older sister are in from Little Town Far Away, and so there was a lot of food, card games, and laughing. I have to say, my Beloved's family is so strange to me. They get together and there's absolutely no drama. They like each other. All of them. Crazy, right?
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My favourite plus size clothing store (not that I have a whole lot of choice here in the Shire) had a one day sale on bras on Saturday. Because I swear half of the weight I've lost is from my boobs, I was in desperate need of new bras again. I'm down a full band and cup size, two band sizes on the sports bra I bought. I managed to get four bras (a couple of them are really rather sexy too!) for $100! That's amazing for me.
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My mom is supposed to be passing through the Shire on Sunday, so I may get to meet her new beau. That's just so weird to say. In other family drama news, Mom and the Douchewaffle (formerly known as Dad) have a court date at the end of September to finally settle this whole divorce mess. Thank Heaven!
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I have a small conundrum with my addiction to the television. The third season of Game of Thrones is going to be aired (on a Canadian network) starting at the end of the month. Problem: I have yet to watch season 2 because I'm #16 on the wait list at the library. Thankfully, they have 3 copies, so the list is going quicker than I originally anticipated. I may record season three just so that I have it, and don't have to wait for the library to get season 3 (sometime next spring). That's just a lot of space on my pvr. Hmmm...
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I'm planning on painting the bathroom and the hallway in a couple of weeks. I've been trying to psych myself up for this for a while now, but it's time. We've lived with a shmegly green bathroom for more than five years. I need to make a change in there.
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I've been reading a fair bit lately. I read Perks of Being a Wallflower (awesome!) and The Honest Toddler (not so great... was really funny at first, but got old quick). Now I'm rereading The Help, with Fried Green Tomatoes At The Whistle Stop Café and Mistress of My Fate on deck.
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Toothache warning... sweetness ahead! Playing in the wading pool at my Beloved's brother's house yesterday.
Geez... I was feeling fine over the weekend, but here I am again with a scratchy throat, plugged ears, and aching sinuses. It's like the crud just started all over again. Summer colds suck, big time.
Anyway, let's see. What's been happening around here...
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Weight loss has totally plateaued. Part of the problem is that with the crud I haven't felt like getting up early for my walks, and when I do, I can only manage a part of my usual distance. Another part of the problem is that I've been eating things I shouldn't just because they make me "feel better" (only in the moment, then I feel even worse after). I'm trying not to get discouraged. I will get over this stupid cold, and I will be able to get back on track soon.
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We had a long weekend last weekend, and spent most of it with my Beloved's family. His oldest brother and older sister are in from Little Town Far Away, and so there was a lot of food, card games, and laughing. I have to say, my Beloved's family is so strange to me. They get together and there's absolutely no drama. They like each other. All of them. Crazy, right?
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My favourite plus size clothing store (not that I have a whole lot of choice here in the Shire) had a one day sale on bras on Saturday. Because I swear half of the weight I've lost is from my boobs, I was in desperate need of new bras again. I'm down a full band and cup size, two band sizes on the sports bra I bought. I managed to get four bras (a couple of them are really rather sexy too!) for $100! That's amazing for me.
*****
My mom is supposed to be passing through the Shire on Sunday, so I may get to meet her new beau. That's just so weird to say. In other family drama news, Mom and the Douchewaffle (formerly known as Dad) have a court date at the end of September to finally settle this whole divorce mess. Thank Heaven!
*****
I have a small conundrum with my addiction to the television. The third season of Game of Thrones is going to be aired (on a Canadian network) starting at the end of the month. Problem: I have yet to watch season 2 because I'm #16 on the wait list at the library. Thankfully, they have 3 copies, so the list is going quicker than I originally anticipated. I may record season three just so that I have it, and don't have to wait for the library to get season 3 (sometime next spring). That's just a lot of space on my pvr. Hmmm...
*****
I'm planning on painting the bathroom and the hallway in a couple of weeks. I've been trying to psych myself up for this for a while now, but it's time. We've lived with a shmegly green bathroom for more than five years. I need to make a change in there.
*****
I've been reading a fair bit lately. I read Perks of Being a Wallflower (awesome!) and The Honest Toddler (not so great... was really funny at first, but got old quick). Now I'm rereading The Help, with Fried Green Tomatoes At The Whistle Stop Café and Mistress of My Fate on deck.
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Toothache warning... sweetness ahead! Playing in the wading pool at my Beloved's brother's house yesterday.
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