Ready for the long weekend?! :)

TGIF -- And a long weekend to boot!! ;) It is Canada Day this weekend which means day off on Monday for most of us! It also means there will be a big firework display on Sunday! The city puts on a couple big shows, the main one is downtown and then the various divisions in the city sometimes put on their own show. We used to go downtown all the time but it is soooo busy and crazy down there that we now go to our community party, they put on a pretty good show for being a smaller part of the city but it's less busy and we can walk to the field from our house.

Tonight we have the Street Legal races at the track and then I'm off all weekend, I think the hubby will end up working the bike drags but I booked them off! Instead I plan on painting the garage doors, fence and maybe the picnic table! I would also like to bake some cookies and clean the house a bit, maybe re-arrange the furniture in the living room! Oh - and I was hoping on getting out to my Dad's house to look a little harder for my scrapbooks that are still MIA!!

Hopefully it turns out to be a nice weekend, the weather people say it should be but the traveling carnival has set up by our house and it always rains when they are here! ;) Well I think that's about all I have to write about today!!? Hopefully everyone has a good weekend!! :)

Weigh in Wednesday ....

First off this morning I would like to send a big Happy Birthday wish too my hubby!! :)

Hope you have a great day! Love you! :)

Secondly as most of you know it is Wednesday and Wednesday means weigh in day, and as you also know my week has not been the best. Today the scale showed exactly what I thought it would, I guess I can't be too discouraged by it, it was only expected and you still gotta live right!? ;) So with that being said .....

Week 44 = 173.2lbs

(+1.4lbs)<P>

I am a little upset but not because I gained, it just makes me a little mad that it is seems so hard to get 1lb off and yet one bad day can put on double what you lost!! :( I think I'm going to get rid of my mini-challenge ticker, I am finding it more discouraging then motivating. And although I am not going to focus too much on loosing those last 10lbs, not right now anyway, I still like too see my ticker move (preferably down) !! ;)

Boy am I ever cranky today! I blame my computer at work, it pisses me off! Sometimes when I type the letters don't show up and it is super slow!! My Norton has expired and I'm sure that is part of the reason why it is acting so slow! My head hurts ..... I can't wait till the day is over and I can go home! One of the guys here is on holidays now so it's just me and the boss which is fine, it's not like this guy did all that much "work" anyway! I think it is time for him to retire but who am I to tell him when he needs to stop working! ?

Well the hubbies parents are coming over today after supper so I need to stop at the grocery store and pick up a small cake. Hopefully the house is clean enough, hubby vacuumed yesterday so it should OK? I can't wait for the long weekend to get here! I have plans to catch up on all the cleaning that has been missed, I want to paint the garage doors and fence behind the garage, and hopefully we can start the renovations on the basement. Oh and I have some good news .... I think our dog is feeling better!? She barely coughed at all yesterday and she is acting more like her old self!! Hopefully that means she is getting better ?! :)

Tidbits

Nutrisystem changed their website, I'm not sure if like it?! All my information has changed?! It's like they put all my old info on it from March and changed my goal to 170? Supposedly they are getting around to fixing every one's profile but who knows when!? They also don't have their "50 clicks - $10 coupon" working and I was so close to getting one! Hopefully they will bring it back, even though this is my last order. I asked one of their customer service ladies that since this is my last order and I'm not quite at my goal yet if I would have to order another whole order just to get my goal bear!? She told me that if I am close enough to goal that I should just fib on my numbers or get a hold of her and she will make sure I get my bears! he he I do like how you can "add friends" to your profile, and I like the new look but you would think they would have waited till the program was finalized before bringing it out?

It's my hubbies birthday tomorrow (31) and I haven't planned anything for him!!! :( I suppose I should at least get him a cake!? I haven't even gotten him a gift but I think we are getting too old for that?! I told him he could get his tube bender so that will be his gift I guess? Maybe we will go for dinner this weekend to his favorite restaurant ... Red Lobster!? ;)

I don't expect any loss for tomorrow, I blame it on all the drinking I did on the weekend?! And I' not talking about drinking water!? he he They were high sugar and probably high calorie but they tasted good and I enjoyed them!! ;) I will be happy if I end up weighing in at the same as I did last week! I've been pounding back the water yesterday and today so we will see if maybe that helps but the salesman here is suppose to be buying us lunch today, donairs!!! YUM!! I haven't had one of those forever and I keep thinking that I will only eat half but I'm afraid it might taste too good to stop!! ;) Oh well!

weekend review

Well it was a pretty exciting weekend, Friday's street legal races were cancelled due to rain so instead we went over to the hubbies Grandma's house for cake. I was talking to my MIL and mentioned how I already made "my salad" but apparently there was a little confusion cause she had also made the same salad!! :( So after our visit we stopped at the grocery store and picked up some veggies so I could make a different salad. That night I stayed at home making the second salad and hubby went downtown. I had to work Saturday, which was extremely boring but at least I got my desk all cleaned! ;) It looks really good now, my keyboard almost looks brand new! ;) After work we headed over to the in-laws for the birthday party! The weather co-operated so everyone sat outside, my MIL put on a good meal (turkey, ham, potatoes, tons of salads, and fruit/ veggie trays!) She also made these slushy drinks that were melon flavored and tasted really good, so I had a few! ;) and then she made some pina coladas which were also really good, so I had a few of them too! Good thing there was lots of food to eat cause those drinks were starting to hit me pretty hard!! So needless to say I think I over did it on Sat, with all the drinks I had and the extra servings of cheese and crackers, it was well worth it and I had a lot of fun but now I have 3 days to be 100% and get back on track!! ;) We ended up staying way later then we had planned but had a good visit with all of the hubbies uncles and even threw one of them in the hot tub!

We had to get up early Sunday to get to the track, apparently the day before (Sat) was a nightmare and they never stopped racing till 8:30pm!!! AND they never even finished any of the rounds! Sunday wasn't much better, the

ambulance got called into the pits twice (due too injuries), one guy was on his quad and they figure his tow strap got tangled in the axle making the quad come to a fast stop and the guy fell off breaking BOTH his legs!! Then there was another guy in the pits that thought he would try to tune his kids car by sticking his leg threw the window to step on the gas and the car fell off the stands making the car jolt forward almost snapping his knee cap off but instead only dislocated it!! So we were forced to wait for the ambulance to attend to these guys and wait for another ambulance to come get the injured guys! It was a long night, not quite as bad as Sat I guess, we never finished racing till 7:15pm! I'm going to have to start bringing suppers on Sunday if this keeps up, I was awfully hungry by the time we got home! After I finished supper I scanned a few pics to post on Facebook!! I can't wait to play around with them today! :)

Fun Friday!

Rain, rain, go away ......

It seems like we have had nothing but rain for the past week!? Storm warnings and tornado warnings seem to be quite common now a days! We are suppose to be at the race track tonight for street legals but I'm thinking they are going to cancel them due to all the wet stuff falling out of the sky! ? Last night after I took my dog for her walk I was looking at my flowers and I was surprised to see that even with all this rain we have gotten they look like they might be drying out and dying? Maybe they need more sun? Maybe I planted then in the wrong spot in my flower beds? Who knows!? I think next year I will just stick too petunias they are way easier! ;) Oh, and speaking of my dog ... she seems to be doing much better, we have now had two nights in a row that we were not woken up by her coughing! Either she isn't coughing as much at night or I'm just so tried from lake of sleep that I just don't hear her anymore! ? ;)

Tomorrow we have a 75th birthday party to attend, hubbies Grandma. My in-laws are putting on a BBQ in their backyard and I'm in charge of bringing my salad! Hopefully the weather is nice for it. I was also invited to the hubbies cousins wedding shower that is going on tomorrow as well but unfortunately I can not attend. After the BBQ we were thinking of heading to the track and visiting with friends maybe have a few drinks with them! :0 I think it all depends on the weather though!? Here is 'my salad' recipe:

Sunflower Salad (a.k.a.-Leanne's salad)

1 head of cabbage - shredded thin

1/2C. chopped green onion

1/2C. chopped celery

3 pkgs "Mr.Noodle" (chicken flavor) - crumbled

--------- reserve 1 1/2 pkgs for later -------------

**** MIX ALL TOGETHER ****

** DRESSING **

1C. oil (I only use about 3/4C)

4 Tbsp Sugar (I use Splenda)

1 tsp. salt

3/4 tsp. pepper

3 pkgs chicken base (came with "Mr.Noodle" pkgs)

***** MIX ALL TOGETHER *****

--- MARINATE OVER NIGHT ---

>>> NEXT DAY <<<

1C. sunflower seeds (toasted)

1C. sliced almonds (toasted)

last 1 1/2pkg "Mr.Noodle" (crumbled)

*** MIX WELL TOGETHER ***

!!! READY TO SERVE !!!

I still have not found my scrapbooks that I have been searching for and I am now almost certain that they must be at my Dads! It's either that or I loaned them to someone and forgot to get them back!? I did how ever find my "Treasure Album - School Days" book! It has all my school pics in it and class pics, I plan on scanning them and posting them on the school groups on Facebook. I was flipping through the book last night and was slightly surprised at how much of a pack rat I was as a kid, I have letters from friends and copies of my poor attendance record. I thought those books were to keep things that were accomplishments!? he he

Weigh in Wednesday!~

Week 43 = 171.8lbs

(-0.6lbs)

For not thinking that I would loose anything at all or perhaps even gain - I'm quite happy with this loss! AND it's just enough to get me my 80lb bear!!

This is one of my favorite bears not just because it means I'm so close to goal but because it is different then any of the other bears (color wise). I find all the other bears to be shades of blue and red but this one is bright orange!! :) The next bear (90lb) is even better it's black! Hopefully I will be able to get that one too!

So last night I did end up going to the Jobbie meeting and I drug Denise with me! I mostly went to find/ pick up my scrapbooks but it was also nice to be back at a meeting. Not much has changed since the last time I was there, they are still struggling for members (they only have 8), and they still struggled with the memory work. I only knew about four people there and they were all adults, it kinda made me feel a little old! ;) I was surprised to see that my scrapbooks were no where too be found!! So now I am raking my brain trying to remember where the last place I had them was? I'm probably going to tare my house apart to find them now! And if I can't find them at my house I will move on to my Dads and tare his house apart! ;) It really bothers me that I can't find them! My hubby thinks that maybe they threw them away but I can not even fathom that they would do that! Who throws pictures away! ? However we did find about 8 scrapbooks that belong to one of the "moms" so we asked if we could borrow them, they are all from our era. I can't wait to go through them and find good pics too scan and put on Facebook! LOL

It was another long night last night, my dog kept waking us up coughing! I feel so sorry for her, sometimes she coughs so hard that I'm worried she will give herself a hernia! She seemed to be getting better yesterday but then last night and this morning she seemed to have a lot of flem again?! I sure hope she gets better soon!? I may have to take her to her vet in St.Albert to get looked at, we just took her to the one close to home but I don't really like them too much!?

update:

The vet figures our dog has Kennel cough!?!? But is unsure because she doesn't have any other symptoms of it!? We have never put our dog in a kennel or doggie day care? They say it is just an air born disease that dogs get from other dogs that is highly contagious and they usually get it when they are in a kennel, hence the name of the virus. But since our dog basically stays at home all the time and only gets out for her walks (which aren't at off leash areas, so there is little contact with other dogs) and the only dogs she is really around are the neighbor dogs but they haven't been coughing ...yet! ? The only other place she has been around lately is at the race track where there was one encounter with another dog that almost ended up as a fight and I had to break it up, and the in-laws had her for a weekend and there neighbor has a dog!? These are the only two places that I can think of where she could have gotten the virus from!? So now we have doggie cough drops (they are actually pills but help with the cough) and some antibiotics (just in case). She was a bit better yesterday and only woke us up twice, once at midnight so we gave her some "cough drops" and she was good till this morning. I read on the internet that sometimes it helps them if you put a humidifier by them to help them breathe better, so we did! LOL

On the diet front, I'm a little worried about weigh in tomorrow. I haven't been as good as I should have been, I missed out on taking the dog for her walk three times!! I have found that I feel extra hungry and might have snuck a few "bad" snacks in! ;) I was going to sneak a peak this morning on the scale but decided not too, I will wait and see tomorrow but I will be surprised if I loose anything!

I'm also a little angry with myself, when I was younger I used to be in a youth group (IOJD) and we made scrapbooks. Well lately I have had the desire to go through them and reflect on the past, maybe scan some old pics and post on Facebook BUT I can not find them anywhere! I think I let the Bethel keep them to look over or bring out when they had Installations and such, what an idiot I was! What the heck was I thinking!?! Those are my pictures and memories, I want them back!! So now I need to find out when there next meeting is, I'm pretty sure that there is only one meeting left till summer holidays so I better find out soon or I'll be waiting till Sept.!! I bet it's tonight!! I seem to remember that it was the 1st and 3rd Tuesday! Sh*t! I may have to go tonight and hopefully they still have my books! ;)

Weekend

Well, for wanting a relaxing weekend it turned out to be quite busy! It never did rain on Friday like the forecast predicted so off to the race track we went! Although there wasn't very many cars that showed up so that made it an early night of racing. We decided to go out with everyone after the races were over for something to eat and ended up staying out till 2:30am !! It has been a really long time since I've been out that late but it was totally worth it and we had a good visit with friends we haven't been out with in a long time!

Luckily we were able to sleep in on Saturday but since we didn't go to bed early we never gained any sleep out of sleeping in!? Saturday was busy, I cleaned the house in the morning and then went to get my hair cut and do some shopping. I'm so excited about shopping now, I loved it! I never used to like shopping, it was just something that you had to do - like go to the dentist. It used to be quite painful for me to go shopping, everything fit funny and hated the way it looked. Well after Saturday I told my hubby that he needs to put me on a budget for shopping cause holy cow I never knew shopping for clothes could be that much fun! Everything fit really good and I actually looked in the mirror and liked what I saw! I ended up buying two pairs of jeans, a pair of capri's and three tops. AND guess what size I bought! ?!? Yup .... size 9 !! They are a little tight and I probably would have got the 11 if I wasn't still loosing weight but I think these will fit perfect in a few weeks! After supper we went over to my moms for a visit, she had a bunch of tops that were too small for her and she thought they would fit me. Which they did so now I have lots of summer clothes, now all I need is the sun to come out so I can wear them!! After visiting mom we heading downtown, where we used to go every weekend to see friends. There were a few people out so we had a good visit and once again never got home till 3:00am!!

We were planning on going to the Grandparents for a visit on Sunday but since we got home so late we slept in and missed going to the one grandparent. We gave the FIL his Father's Day's/ early birthday gift and had a good visit with them and then headed home for a quick bite before

we went to my brothers. When we got home our dog was coughing really bad and we were a little worried about it but figured she would be OK and left to go to St.Albert. How ever when we got home from the BBQ there was a mess in the house! My poor puppy was still coughing really bad and coughed up a bunch of flem!? We put her outside while we cleaned up and kept an eye on her. I thought that maybe the cough would go away after she got what ever it was bugging her out but I don't think she ever did. It seemed like every three hours she would start coughing so we would wake up with her and try too comfort her while she was coughing. It almost sounds like she has bronchitis, her coughs sound really flemmy and I'm worried that she is going to give herself a hernia from coughing so hard! ? The hubby is taking her to the vet today to see what's wrong, hopefully it's nothing serious! I can now appreciate new mothers who have to get up every three hours to feed the baby, I sure could us a nap and it's only 9:30!

TGIF !

So as long as it doesn't rain this afternoon we will be going to the race track tonight for Street Legals. However this will be the only time we go to the race track this weekend! :) I'm totally looking forward to sleeping in on Sat. and Sun!! Although I don't want to sleep the whole day away and I do have plans. I would like to catch up on some cleaning that has been missed over the past few weeks, like washing the sheets, washing windows and cleaning floors. Plus I would also like to get a hair cut, I feel like Mr.Mugs, I hate when my hair is in my face - I desperately need my bangs cut! I would also like to do a little shopping on Sat. for new pants and a few summer tops. I received my cheque from the insurance company the other day and the hubby says I get to spend $500 of it!! WOW - I don't think I will, I'm much too cheap to spend that much money on myself! I will probably only spend $200 and put the rest towards bills!?!

On Sunday we plan on going visiting, cause we haven't done it for a really long time, and stopping at the in-laws after to give the FIL his Father's Day gift. Then we are headed to my brothers for a BBQ for my Dad, I need to bring "my salad" so I will be making that on Sat. night. I'm excited to go see my brother, not that I'm excited to see him but more that I'm excited to see the kids! I wish we lived closer and I could visit them more often!

I'm sooooo grouchy lately! Especially at work, I'm not sure why but I feel like I need a break!? I just had holidays, everything here frustrates me, I feel like my boss is "baby sitting" me - always listening in to my phone calls with customers and doesn't let me try to find things on my own. He will automatically pop his head out of his office and answer my question or interrupt my conversation. And if a customer walks in he jumps out of his chair too see what they need, I feel like he doesn't think I can do the job!? I'm sure he only does it to be helpful but to be frank it annoys the hell out of me! I heard on the radio this morning that they are raising minimum wage again to $8 which also boils my blood! WTF ?? When do I get a raise? I did just get a raise but it was so pathetic they may as well not even bothered!? I think I would be better off to quit and get re-hired, I would probably end up making more !? A lot of people are quiting and not because the company sucks but only because they need to go where the money's at. I work for a smaller company that honestly can't compete with the larger companies or dealerships when it comes to wages. However because this company is so much smaller they treat you as a member of their family and not just a number, like larger companies tend to do. So it's kinda a toss up .... smaller company = smaller wage but you get treated like a family member OR larger company = larger wage but upper management doesn't even know your name!? Maybe I'll feel better after a weekend off! ? Or at least you can hope !! ;)

Wednesday Weigh in!

~~ FINALLY!! ~~

the scale moved!

WEEK 42 = 172.4lbs

(-2.0lbs)

I thought I had sabotaged my weigh in! Yesterday the hubby wanted Chinese for supper so of course I had to have some too! ;) I totally wasn't expecting to see a loss on the scale this morning never mind a -2lb loss!! My pants are definitely getting too big now and I either need to get a belt and wear pants with a saggy bum or suck it up and just buy pants that fit! ? I am also happy that finally after 2 weeks of having a mini-challenge I was able to move my ticker! And I only need too loose another 0.6lbs in order to get my 80lb bear!

As I mentioned yesterday, after supper and taking the dog for her walk, we did pull out our old yearbooks and flipped through them. I think I almost got my hubby hooked on Facebook too!? ;) He was typing in names of people he used to know and I think he found a few of them, it was exciting. It sure brought back the memories, flipping through the yearbooks! My hubby has yearbooks from junior high ? I only have high school books - I didn't even know they made junior high yearbooks!? I plan on going to my Dad's this weekend for Father's Day and while I'm there I plan on picking up all my old scrapbooks and flipping through them too!

I'm quite excited that there is no racing this weekend, except Friday night street legals. Maybe now I will have time to catch up on all the house cleaning I have not been on top of. Although the hubby has been really good about helping around the house and he usually vacuums on Monday and he empties the dish washer/ sink every time it needs to be emptied. But it's all the small detail cleaning that I haven't been doing like window washing, dusting those places that don't get dusted very often, stuff like that!? I am also looking forward to sleeping in !! ;)

Not much ...

With my recent addiction too Facebook it has made me want to go through all my old yearbooks and reflex on the past. I am thinking about all my old friends that I haven't seen or talked too in years. I want too scan pics from old albums and yearbooks so I can "tag" friends.

I'm hoping to see a good number on the scale tomorrow, I have noticed that my pants are feeling a little looser and I will soon be needing to wear a belt again. Maybe I was just loosing inches for the past two weeks? I haven't even snuck a peak in this week, where I did last week and the week before. I have noticed that my NS meals seem to be going quicker this month then previous months. I think it's because it is easier to prepare them for the weekends at the track then too try and pre-cook meals!? I also don't really like the idea of certain food sitting in the cooler all weekend and just feel better eating a lunch bar rather then making tuna salad that needs to sit in the cooler all weekend!? We also don't have a microwave at the track either so I can't heat up a quick bowl of soup and the NS "just add water" meals seem to work good. I have also been eating more salad as my veggie serving, cause it is easier to pre-prepare.

So cross your fingers in the hopes that maybe tomorrow I will at least loose a 1/2 lb?!! ? I really want my 80lb bear!

From bad to worse .....

What a long, busy, and eventful weekend! Of course it was a race weekend so it is all race related - Friday was pretty typical, all the street cars were hot lapping the track and nothing too exciting happened.

Saturday was our big Fox Hunt drag race where they try to encourage women to come out to the track so they get in for half price. This day was full of "exhibition cars" and was packed full of racing. Everything was ticking along great, on time and no down time (a very rare thing). Until 5:00 when it started pouring rain!! The opening ceremonies were suppose to start at 6:15 but unfortunately after we finished cleaning the track it was already 7:00 and the show must go on! While we were waiting for the rain to stop and track to dry there was an incident in the pits, one of the very experienced crew members from a show car team got his hand caught in a blower belt and almost ripped his hand off! Thankfully we always have a ambulance at the track and they were quick too asses his injury. We found out the next day that he did in fact loose three fingers but they were able to save his pinkie and thumb! It's amazing at how fast someones life can change like that!

After that it seemed like the day just got worse, we had a couple cars hit the wall and one of them rolled!! Then a couple cars oiled the track, which created "down time" while we cleaned up the mess. Needless to say we had to cut the show short and didn't finish any of the eliminations! Half way through the night we had the jet cars come out to do their show, thankfully one of the guys on the starting line noticed that one of them was leaking jet fuel all over the track and they rushed in front of him to shut him down! If they had not noticed that-- there would have been a huge ball of fire at the starting line and all of them would have been engulfed in flames!!! It was a very scary weekend, full of lots of close calls! It started to rain again at 11:30pm so we called the show and shut down for the night. Sunday was pretty much the same, lots of cars breaking making the race last forever! Plus we had to finish off all the eliminations from the night before. We didn't finish Sunday until 7:00 and we never even finished doing the "King of the Hill" eliminations!! I'm so tired today, I did NOT want to wake up this morning! Thankfully I get the next three Saturday's off!! :)

Gravity Storm and Nighthawk jet cars

This is a little taste of what will be racing tomorrow at the race track!

You can't even imagine how loud these jet cars are! It sounds like a gun firing and as they make that popping sound you can literally feel it in your chest!

It feels like you are being shot with a gun! I don't really like these cars but alot of people do! They scare the crap out of me! The first time I watched them race they scared me so much that I hid behind the ambulance and pressed my ear muffs as close as I could to my ears and it was still really loud!! OH - and the mirror melted off the ambulance I was standing behind... yeah - it's hot too!

It's Friday!~ :)

Well I finally had time to go shopping and buy some plants! I also found a little time to plant them too! ;)

I ended up going to Home Depot, they had quite a few that looked like they were in pretty good shape. I bought some blue and white Pansy's, white Snapdragons and some blue Lobelia. All of these flowers are new to me, meaning I have never tried growing them before, but apparently they say that Pansy's are a good flower for kids to grow because they are so easy to take care of!? Hopefully I don't kill mine off! :)

I also have some plants that my MIL gave me last year, they are perennials and should come back every year. There are some tiny little red ones called Sweet Williams and some blue and white flowers that I can't remember what they are called but they kinda look like the ones in these pics!? So I guess my garden this year will be red, white and blue! LOL Last year I had way too much pink, I'm not a big pink fan and it looked funny with my orange Marigolds. I tried to do a little more planning this year but I still think I'm not that great when it coes to planning a flower bed! It will come, in due time! Someday I'll be a pro! ;)

Almost the end of another week!

My mom gets home today from her trip to Vegas!! I was watching the weather on the news and it sure was hot down there! I think yesterday it was 38C! Mom probably wasn't liking that too much and more then likely stayed inside and played the slots!?! Today it looks like it shouldn't be as hot there, only 28C but still much hotter then my mom would like! ;) I guess I'll find out tomorrow if she won the "big one"!? Someday I will experience Vegas, some NS members are planning a trip to Vegas in October and have asked if I want to go but I don't think it is in the budget this year!? I would like to wait till we can afford to drive down, see the sites, maybe go check out the Grand Canyon then on the way back come up the coast and stop at Disneyland. I mentioned to the hubby about how it would be neat to walk the strip and he agreed mentioning something about how he would like to bring the car down so he could go down the strip!? Well I was talking about "the strip" with all the hotels and he was talking about the drag strip! ? LOL Just goes to show how different our thoughts can sometimes be!

I found a 'friend' on

Facebook yesterday that I haven't talked to since grade school! I introduced her to her husband and it says on her profile that she now has two kids! I'm so happy for her and e-mailed her, I hope she writes back and hopefully she doesn't think I'm a Facebook stalker! ;) I'm telling you this Facebook thing is great! It's great to see people that you haven't seen in years and catch up on what's new. Sometimes it's odd to see that my friends have friends listed on their list that were definitely not their friend in school (different group) but now that they are older they are considered "friends"?! And I admit I have people on my "friend" list that I have never even met but we work for the same company so now all of a sudden we are "friends"!? It's fun searching for friends and groups, you should check it out, then I could add you as a "friend"!! LOL ;)

Weigh in Wednesday!

Week 41 = 174.4lbs

(+0.2lbs)

I suppose this is what you call a plateau? I guess my body likes being 174? I'm OK with it, I would like to at least get my 80lb bear but I'm OK with the way I look now!? I really need to do some strength training to try and tighten my giggly tummy and arms?! ! ;) Although I haven't been that serious about loosing the weight lately so maybe it's just cause I haven't been doing my regular routine? I never took the dog for her walk last night (cause it was grocery shopping day) and we went out for dinner before we went shopping. I guess the good thing about being on a plateau is that you know you are on track, eating all the proper foods for maintenance, even though I'm not really on the maintenance plan yet!? Lately my thoughts have been:

#1-TTC

#2-money

#3-weight loss

I feel like none of these things are going in the direction that I want them too! I have been moody lately which I think is a direct result of #2 followed by the pressure from everyone about #1!! I sometimes wonder if we will ever have kids? I sometimes think we would be better off to just get a puppy!? I have been grouchy and jealous of the hubby not having a job and setting his own work hours and extremely worried about him not bringing in his share. So far things have been going good with him booking jobs but I'm worried about the collecting part! I worry about him keeping track of all the paperwork for the business and making sure that the jobs pay in full! I'm sure things will work out but I'm a natural worrier and if I didn't worry about this I would just find something else to worry about!! ?

I never did get to Rona last night (because of grocery shopping) I may have time tonight to go!? The hubbies cousin is coming over tonight to pick up some stuff and probably have a quick visit so it depends on how long they stay for.

On a brighter note I got a phone call last night from the lady I usually buy all my scrapbook supplies. A few months ago I went to her place to see all the new products and she had a bunch of draws, so I entered a few, well I guess I won one !! She said she lost all the winner slips and couldn't re-draw cause she threw away all the entry forms but the other day she found the winner slips!! So I need to go pick up my paper pack! The unfortunate thing is that she lives about an hour away from me and the only time I usually get to see her is when I go visit my dad or brother, guess I have to plan a visit soon! ;)

Typical Tuesday ...

After dinner last night I went to Costco in search of some nice bedding plants. I was hoping to pick up some Pansy's this year but all Costco had were Begonia's! And they all looked like they were burnt from the sun and needed a good watering! Begonia's only grow good in the shade and my house face's south so my beds are in the sun all day! I had Begonias last year and planted them in my back yard and a few in the shade out front but I wasn't happy with them? They didn't seem to do very well and I didn't really like the way they looked. So I think I'm going to have to bite the bullet and go to Rona or a garden center to get my bedding plants this year. I will probably have to go tonight though cause it is starting to get late in the season and if I don't get them now I may as well not get any at all! ?

While at Costco I picked up some ice cream bars made by Healthy Choice here is the nutritional info:

Serving size: 1 Bar (2.5 oz)
Calories: 80Calories

from fat: 10

Amount/Serving %DV*Total Fat (1g) 2%Saturated Fat (.5g) 3%Trans Fat (0g) 0%Cholesterol (5mg) 2%Sodium (60mg) 3%Vitamin A 10%Calcium 8%
Amount/Serving %DV*Total Carbohydrates (13g) 4%Dietary Fiber (4g) 16%Sugar (2g)Protein (3g)Vitamin C 0%Iron 2%

They are so yummy and they weren't teeny tiny either, they were a good size (satisfying)!! There are a bunch of different ones they have too, next time I think I will try the Raspberry/Orange Sorbet Swirls, they are a little higher in sugar but no more then the NS desserts!

Monday!

I'm a little sleepy today, it was a long weekend! We had a bike that went down on Friday night, he seemed OK but his bike was ruined! Saturday was pretty uneventful except for one of the cars broke his transmission and didn't know he did till he got to the end of the track so that was a hour and a half clean up!! And on Sunday one of the nitro funny cars blew his clutch up and had a small fire under his car! It's quite exciting out there and next weekend will be even more exciting! It is the "Fox Hunt" weekend and women get in for half price, there will also be about 20 exhibition cars so it should be a good race! We decided that this past weekend was too hot too take the dog to the track and leave her locked up in the trailer so we asked the in-laws to babysit! I'm glad they were able too cause she would have roasted in the trailer, it was 30C on Sunday!

I'm going to Costco tonight to get my bedding plants and a few other things. It is supposed to rain tomorrow so I figure today is a good day to get them in! I don't want to plant them too late or they will never get a chance to grow to their potential! ;)

Oh, on Friday night we also got new jackets from the track (Castrol Raceway jackets), they are really nice!! And guess what size I got?!? Small !!! :0 I was amazed!! It's probably vanity sizing or it's a men's small but it's still a small!! LOL I don't think I've ever owned anything in small before !

Busy, busy! :)

We were so busy at work yesterday I didn't even have time to write a little bit on my blog! I actually really like when we are that busy cause you get into a rhythm and the day flies by!! :) I also really enjoy my job, I could use a raise but I like it here. My boss is great at giving time off and lets us slack off a bit when we aren't busy but when we are busy you know you need to work! So yesterday because we were so busy and I think because I was working hard my boss let me leave 15 minutes early!! YAH! So on my way home I stopped to do a little shopping at Mark's Work Warehouse they had a sale on tank tops with built in bra's! I have never been able to wear spaghetti strap type tank tops before because my bra straps were always way too wide and it looked funny. And even though I have lost a fair amount of weight on my top I still am too "well endowed" to go bra less! he he So these tank's are perfect !! I love them, they only had two mediums left so I bought both and I also picked up a new pair of shorts (size 12) and a few other wide strap tanks that were on sale - 2 for $15!

I never had time last night to go shopping for bedding plants so I think I will do that on Monday. My FIL came over last night to do some work on his truck and after I took the dog for her walk I was busy getting things organized for our weekend at the track! It's quite the ordeal to make sure I have all my dairy, veggies and fruit plus have all the hubbies food! And last weekend he felt like having a banana so I was short a fruit, so this weekend I am bringing extra bananas! ;) After I think I got everything organized cleaned the bathroom, it was discusting and needed to be done!

Every Friday that we go to the track I have to pack a nap sack of all the food I am eating for the day! I feel like such a piggy! LOL I think one of the ladies at the track wants to try NS but hasn't really said anything yet!? I think she sees how much food I eat and how it seems like I'm always eating and she will say something like "I need to try a new diet, this one's not working for me". I hope she does try NS, I know it probably doesn't work for everyone and I believe that there is a diet for everyone out there, you just have to find one that works for you. I just know it worked for me and if/ when I ever need to loose weight again I know I will be using NS again! :)

My back has been killing me lately! I'm not sure why?! Maybe because I stand on cement all day at work or when I'm not standing I'm sitting on a very uncomfortable bar stool!? Anyway I have been taking Robax to help, which it does but it also makes me incredibly drowsy! I also don't really think it's a good idea to be taking it if there may be a chance that I am pg, so I can only take it when I know for sure I'm not and during my 2ww I need to suffer!? I know that one of the symptoms of pg is a sore back but I hope it's not like this! And if it is what can you take for it?

You Would Be a Pet Fish

Relaxed and laid back, you prefer to sit back and observe what's going on around you. You are secretly very wise and intelligent, but few people take the time to learn about you. You don't mind if the world doesn't understand you. You're having enough fun trying to understand the world. Why you would make a great pet: You're peaceful and nice to be around, but not very demanding Why you would make a bad pet: Let's face it... the only person you're truly interesting to is yourself What you would love about being a fish: Swimming around aimlessly without a care in the world What you would hate about being a fish: Being used as bait or food for bigger fish

What Kind of Pet Would You Be?