Shred – Level 3 Day 1

{ May 26, 2009 @ 2:12 am } · { Uncategorized }
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That was a whole new world of hurt! I managed to gain 2 pounds over the weekend (good job Ams) so I rode my bike first thing for 45 mins (21.7km). After making a giant peanut butter chocolate cake with cream cheese frosting and Butterfinger chunks on top (uhhh how will I NOT have a piece), I decided to do my first day of level 3.

 

First of all, Jillian Michaels is insane. How does she come up with this stuff? I couldn’t even do half of it. Like the “ballerina squats” and then jumping. Seriously? Walking planks I was able to do – ON MY KNEES.

 

I’m hoping that by Day 4 I’ll make it through the entire walking planks series without going to my knees. My abs were screaming after about 10 seconds. It wasn’t even the ab part of the circuit. That tells you how far I still have to go.

 

Let’s hope day 2 is easier now that I know what to expect.

Big Fat Greek Engagement Party

{ May 25, 2009 @ 11:20 am } · { Fun stuff }
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I went to my first greek engagement party tonight. I learned a lot! I think it was obvious we were with the bride because we had no clue what was going on. A Greek Orthodox priest started chanting in Greek and everyone but the brides family, my friends, and myself chanted along with him. Apparantly (according to the groom) it was a chant related to Easter because it’s not 40 days past Easter. I don’t really get it. I’ll have to google that.

 

Did you know that Greek’s wear their wedding bands on their left hand until they get married, then switch it to their right hand once they are married? I didn’t. My girlfriend and her fiance are now wearing wedding bands on their left hands like married people. They don’t even have a wedding date! Also, the bride’s mom buys the groom a gift (in this case a Tissot watch) and the groom’s mom (I think – at this point we were hoping the watches were part of a raffle) buys the bride a gift (another Tissot watch).

 

It was a fun night! Tons of food (thanks Tom for the plate to take home), good drinks, and great company. I’m stuffed and I didn’t even eat the Prime Rib. Spankapoita, some cheese filled phyllo pastry we called “cheese doodles”, deer sausage, meatballs, fresh rolls, shortbread, cheesecake, beer. Goodness. I will have to be on my bike for an hour tomorrow morning.

 

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Shred level 3 day 1 starts tomorrow.

The Case of the Broken Tent

{ May 23, 2009 @ 9:18 am } · { Family }
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We have a serious problem with tents in this family. Last year we bought one and we were so excited to set it up and check it out. We carefully pulled all the pieces out of the box and low and behold – a missing pole. We returned it and never bought a new one so it was another summer of 4 people in a “6 man with teeny sleeping bags and no luggage or pillows” hexagon tent that I bought when I was 17 years old.

 

A couple days ago, the kids and I set out to our local Canadian Tire store to buy a tent I found online for 40% off. This sucker is a monster! 18′ x 12′ and 7’2″ high in the center with 2 closets and shelves. It’s a 10 man tent which is perfect for our pack-everything-including-the-kitchen-sink family of 4 (well honestly – it’s me that packs everything. I like to be prepared. If my husband had his way we’d pack ketchup and toilet paper and hunt for our own food).  We went out to my mom and dad’s place to set this monstrosity up and spray it with that silicone stuff so it won’t leak on us in the event of torrential rain (as if we’d stay there in torrential rain). Everything was going awesome, the tent us up and we were ready to stake it out so we could leave it overnight to seal. That was when the unthinkable happened.

 

My husband and I decided that we could easily move it after it was all set up so it wasn’t crushing my dad’s new baby tree he planted last year. I took one corner, he took the opposite corner and we began to shimmy our way across the lawn. Keep in mind, we were moving something the size of a small garage and almost 2 feet taller then I am. I looked back and noticed a corner pole was not really following the tent when all of a sudden……SNAP.  Wouldn’t you know it?  One of the (cheap) plastic joints broke the holds the corner pole in.  I swear, we are destined to sleep in that miniscule hex tent for the rest of our lives.

 

The good news is, I have a very determined husband who has vowed he will fix this piece so we don’t have to go through the rigamarole of trying to exchange a “used” tent. I use the term used very lightly here as it was set up for 1/2 an hour in my parents backyard and then repacked.  We spent more time looking for the little pieces that flew everywhere then actually enjoying our new home away from home.  The bad news – I have a broken tent. AGAIN. The tent Gods are not looking down on me.

 

He is currently out buying Crazy Glue. We’ll see what happens.

 

UPDATE: We got a whole new set of poles and the tent rules.

Specs

{ May 22, 2009 @ 10:23 am } · { Family }
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My little boy is getting glasses. When the doctor said it, I was sorta like “say what now?” even though I knew it was coming.  Poor little guy’s left eye turns in. He’s not using his left eye at all he’s so far sighted and that’s why it turns in. So the glasses are going to be wicked strong and his eyes will look massive. Awwwww! With those big brown eyes he’ll look like Bambi. 

 

I’ll also have to patch his right eye for 2 hours a day. He’s a pretty agreeable little guy for the most part so hopefully he’ll be ok and won’t have a total meltdown. He’ll wear the patch in the morning I think. During breakfast and get ready time and then be done for the day.  We will now be having pirate themed breakfasts until he gets used to the idea.  (Know of any pirate themed foods?)

 

We went and picked out his new glasses right away because he was pretty stoked about the whole idea (and because his big sister was with her Poppa so that made life easier).  He’s a cute kid so I was kind of worried he’d look like a dork and no kids would want to play with him (keep in mind I’ve never worn glasses in my life) but these glasses are ADORABLE.  He was grinning at himself in the mirror in that Hayden way that says “I’m so pleased right now but I don’t want anyone to know”. His little glasses are Spiderman inspired and have little webs on the arm going over the ear. They are sort of a rectangular shape,  grey (his choice). So tiny. There were only a few pairs that fit his cute little 2 year old face.

 

I’m excited for him because for the first time in his life, he’s going to see the world the way it’s meant to be seen. I can’t imagine what it will be like for him, the first time he puts those glasses on. He never knew what he was missing before. I’m really looking forward to Monday.

Bowling fun!

{ May 18, 2009 @ 7:34 pm } · { Fun stuff }
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Glow Bowling

Glow Bowling

Happy Victoria Day!  The kids and I had a great weekend. We had a fun Saturday. It started out with glow bowling at Nortown Bowl with four kids under the age of 4. The lane had bumpers so it never went in the gutter. A MUST for little kids. It took about 5 minutes for the ball to get to the pins because the kids didn’t throw hard enough. LOL Good times! There were many times when my companion had to run into the lane and retrieve bowling balls because they started to roll backwards. The kids had fun and we discovered bowling is a wonderful rainy day activity for the kids!The bowlers

  After bowling we went back to Crystal’s house for a pizza party/sleepover. My kids haven’t had a sleepover anywhere but Grandma’s house so I was wondering how it would turn out.  They were sooo excited and got in their pajamas right after supper, which was about 6:30. We set up sleeping bags and they got all cozy. Then my son was bitten by my friend’s almost 2 year old (not that he did it to be mean, he’s just little and doesn’t know it hurts like hell!). My little guy is a big old chicken so then he was terrified of O. Daddy had to come pick him up. That was ok because I didn’t think he’d ever go to sleep in a million years anyways. It was about 8pm and past his bedtime anyways.

 

The girls giggled for about 3 hours before finally falling asleep at around 11pm. My daughter was up at 6 the next morning!! She woke up everyone in the house. So charming.

 

All in all, a great weekend.  Next time we have a sleepover it will have to be at our house. Then I’ll know how to turn on the TV and keep C from waking everyone up for entertainment.

 

Too busy to think of a title

{ May 15, 2009 @ 11:29 am } · { Uncategorized }
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Wow. I’ve been so busy lately I can’t even think straight. I drive and suddenly I’m at my destination and I don’t remember driving there. Safe, eh? When I’m not baking, I’m thinking about baking.  I made 5 dozen cookies tonight, have 3 dozen cupcakes to make tomorrow (all different kinds), have 4 more dozen cookies to make Sunday, 3 birthday cakes, and some squares for an engagement party.  I can’t leave my house without my daytimer. I’m flaking out on coffee dates with friends and I never ever ever do that. In fact, it annoys me to no end when people do it to me. I end up staying up WAY to late and then I’m tired in the morning and wonder why!!

 

For example…it’s 11:30pm and I should have gone to bed. My kids are up by 6:30 for sure. I’m my own worst enemy. Oh, and I need a personal assistant because SOMEBODY has to clean these toilets.

 

And did I mention my addiction to Facebook?

Random musings

{ May 13, 2009 @ 11:06 am } · { Uncategorized }
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I did a crappy 20 minutes on my bike this morning and no Shred is on the horizon. I made 4 dozen sugar cookies, a dozen buns, and a loaf of bread instead – not for me but I still had to make them. I’m so tired and actually considering icing some of these cookies. Oh…there goes that urge.

 

Watching the Biggest Loser always makes me want to snack. I have no idea why. I’ve been fast forwarding through all the reminiscing because I’ve seen it all before. Let’s just get on with it, yo!!

 

I hope Dan and his useless partner show up at some point. Oh there they are. Yep, still useless.

 

OMG KRISTIN!!!! ohhhh she’s on the scale. Holy crap 167 pounds she lost!! That’s awesome!

 

(are you enjoying my play by play?)

 

It’s David (useless guy) now. I bet he gained weight. Geez, might as well have.

 

That’s enough from the peanut gallery. I’m bored and avoiding my baking. Oh. My. God. My PVR didn’t record the last hour!!! Now I have to stay up until midnight. 

 

Will do my baking  in the morning. AFTER I do my Shred.

Shred – Level 2, Day 4

{ May 11, 2009 @ 8:28 pm } · { Uncategorized }
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In my quest to lose 20 pounds by this summer, I’ve started doing the “30 Day Shred”. It’s a DVD workout by Jillian Michaels of Biggest Loser fame. If you don’t know Jillian, she’s one of the trainers on the show. She’s NOT the touchy feely one. Just what I need!! The DVD is made up of 3 levels, each one harder then the next. You do each level for 10 days. I’ve completed level 1 and am working through level 2.

It would have been nice if I had the foresight to start this blog when I first started the Shred. After my first 10 days I lost about 4 inches and 2 pounds. Not bad! I have 15 pounds to go to my summer goal. Lucky for me, summer isn’t until June 21. At 2 pounds a week, I should get there.

Level 2 is a bitch. I’ve never done a plank in my life and suddenly I’m faced with things like “plank walks” and “plank squats” and “plank scissors”. Seriously, Jillian? Seriously. How about a double crunch? How ya like me now?? Ya. Not so much. I literally have sweat dripping off my forehead at about minute 7. This is a 20 minute workout so you can only imagine.

Anyways, my whole point is that I’m almost halfway through level 2 and going strong.

Introductions

{ May 11, 2009 @ 11:06 am } · { Uncategorized }
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Yours truly.

Yours truly

Well, I suppose I have to start somewhere. I needed a place to talk about my life – my kids, my husband, my business, my job, my friends – you get the idea. Sometimes I have all these stories to tell and no one to tell them too. My best friend doesn’t live here and we have a time change to contend with. My other friends are either out drinking and dating (single) or in bed. So what’s a girl to do!?! My kids are hilarious, I experiment with baking and I’m on a mission to drop 20 pounds. I have a lot to say.

I’m a 32 year old mom in a city in Saskatchewan, Canada. I have two kids – a daughter who is going to be 5 in June, and a son who will be 3 in November. I’m lucky enough to be able to stay home with them 75% of the time. I have a part time job in the afternoons and run my own baking business from my home.  That pretty much sums it up.

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