Have fun at the family party today
Thank you! We had a great time!
I'm glad you're feeling better. Have fun at the family party. It's too bad the V. will miss part of it since she's babysitting.
Yea, an onion allergy is no fun. Almost everything seems to have onions in it. One of the problems is that sometimes when I order and tell them that it's an allergy the don't believe me. I've had to have a lot of orders remade because of it. Disney is very good as we all know but up here I have to fight all the time. They seems to think that I just don't like onions. Surprizingily, Sheetz gas station gets my orders right everytime.
Yesterday was a beautiful day. It got to almost 70 but of course I worked a mid and didn't got off till 7.
Have a good day and have fun at the party.
Liz
I was surprised that V was done fairly early - so she did get a nice amount of time at the party.
That's terrible... At least there is one place that gets it right - but it's just too bad that you have to be so insistent about it - I hope you are doing better today.
Wow - 70°... I can't wait!
Thanks - we had a good time, it's always fun to see family.
Your plans look very good so far. It's nice you have so much planned out already!
Have a nice time at the family party today!
Well - these are just tentative plans... I'll have to wait until hours are released (and then they'll get changed at the last minute) - but this is a rough idea of what I think it will look like.
And it was really easy to plan... Like I said - V's trip is almost identical to Allison's. LOL
We had fun - thank you!
Have fun with your family today. I'm so glad you're feeling better!
Thanks!!! We had a lot of fun.
I am much better - just cold type symptoms... My lungs are still a little raw - so I am skeptical about working out hard yet... But I will work out.
D~, so glad you're feeling better. It seems to take so long to get back to 100%! Dan and I have been so fortunate to have stayed clear of illness. I've had some hip bursitis, but other than that, we're good.
I've never eaten at the Wave. Maybe we'll look into it when we do our next "just the two of us" trip. Somehow I knew one of Victoria's choices would be 50s. We really love that place too.
Glad to hear about your dad. I think of him often. He's really doing so well. It must make you feel good to know he's in a good place.
Glad you were able to spend more time with Thomas and Lara. One day I'll get to the MOA!
Please don't worry too much about the compromises you've had to make in your work outs due to your illness. You have made a permanent change to what you eat and how you move. That will not change. You just have to adjust a bit for your illness, but you'll be right back in the groove as soon as you're able. Just get the rest and heal up so you can kick your own butt with your lifting and exercising. Get those negative thoughts out of your head young lady! You are awesome! Take care, my friend!
Hi Lois! It's always so nice to hear from you!
Have your hips been doing better lately? Does the weather affect it at all?
I think you should give The Wave a try... It's hard to beat the price of the buffet in WDW and the food is excellent. Mmmm... Yes - we love the 50's too... So much fun. Hopefully we can get Auntie Rachel again?
Yes - dad is doing good... He has his medical issues - but I feel like they are being addressed adequately for the time being. It's something I always need to have a pulse on though.
Yes - we will spend tomorrow with them... I am not sure how much more time we will get with them though while they are here. I am still behind in my sewing room - despite catching up. Just looking ahead at my week - my time in there will be limited and I'll be working the weekend for sure. It shouldn't take me long to catch up though.
I know - it's so hard though... Coming off of the 2 trips and Christmas... I look at pictures of myself from last spring - and I feel so disappointed... I am nowhere near where I was a year ago, and that terrifies me that I am potentially sliding backwards, when I am not moving forward. I need to figure this out and get my size loss going again. Thank you for the encouragement Lois - it truly means a lot to me.
I wish you were going in October - I'd really love to meet you and spend some time with you one day.
Thanks for your insight on the driving during bad weather thing. I guess I want him to at least try to master GOOD weather driving first. We get our share of snow and ice in Maryland too...but probably not nearly as often. It's definitely something I want him to learn once I am sure he's comfortable with driving on regular roads.
Of course, the lesson we learned THIS weekend...was this:
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Yep...how to handle the exchanging of information after an accident. The other driver was totally at fault, he turned right on red into the path of our vehicle and my son hit the brakes but there was nothing to do to avoid it unfortunately. It sucks. I have yet to make a payment on this car yet and now I'll spend the week dealing with insurance. The other guy totally admitted fault and we didn't involve police...and I'm second guessing that just from a CYA perspective because he IS a new and not fully licensed driver even though I was in the car with him and so was our youngest son. We were less than a mile from our house, so I did end up driving it home but it is not driveable now, so my son no longer has a vehicle to practice with unless he uses mine...which is why we bought this one to avoid that. Since we already have another vehicle in the shop as well...and mine is now the only one that can hold all five of us anywhere until that one is fixed...I'm not willing to risk it. I hate that he had to experience this so soon, I'm glad the other driver wasn't a jerk about it but until the insurance companies are involved and I know it is all being handled I'm still a bit of a wreck (bad word here) about the whole thing. The Civic wasn't worth a whole lot of money, and we did get a great deal on it, but depending on the damage if they end up deciding it can't be repaired then we have to start out hunt for vehicles all over again which I'm dreading. I loved this little car, it was perfect for him and I don't want to have to do the whole car search again. I'll know better soon I guess.
Anyway...hijacked this again for my issues but really love your upcoming trip plans. I think you may want to drop your second Wave reservation and maybe find something else...even if it is THAT good...but not having tried it yet I may not be the best expert opinion on it.
Glad you are feeling better!
Oh no!!! This is terrible!!! I am sure glad everyone is OK!
Hopefully everything will turn out OK with the car too - and you won't have to shop for another one. I am not looking forward to that day of car shopping - or helping the girls car shop, when the time comes... Maybe one of the reasons we are making car sharing work?
Again - I am just so thankful and relieved that you all are OK.
I don't think that would hurt them in the least - time with family (especially family you don't get to see very often) is extremely important.
That is good news about your dad! It seems like he's going in the right direction!
I've seen some of the photos of V in the morning - I think you may be in for a rough ride! Good luck!
I am so glad to know you are feeling better. It is just terrible being sick!
On a side note to kittylady1972 - I am so sorry to hear about the accident. I hope they don't have to total your car. Best of luck to you!
I don't think it will hurt them either - it's just always so hard to catch up - and Allison has missed SO MUCH school over the last month +, and even though her grades continue to remain quite good, I still hate to have her miss. But - it's important that they get to spend some time together too - so I understand, and I am happy to do it.
He is going in the right direction - slowly - hopefully it continues to go that way. I am just happy that he is in good spirits - sometimes that's half the battle.
Hahahaha... Yes - V is not a picnic in the morning , that's for sure!
She will do almost anything in Disney - at least for a day or two - but after that, all bets are off. LOL Thankfully - she is not one to spend a lot of time getting ready - so I can let her sleep in until right before we have to leave... That will help some.
I am doing better - not quite 100% - my lungs are still a bit raw... but much better for sure. I'll probably take it a bit easy working out for the next day or two - then I'll be back to full force.
I hope you are doing well too... Recovering from your trip OK? Are you planning to do a TR?
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Yesterday was an exciting day...
I went with V to church in the morning... Her good friend/mentor/2nd mom was doing the sermon... It was amazing and beautiful... I am not usually too over emotional in a church setting - but her testimony did bring me to tears... It was very moving, and a wonderful experience. I am so happy that I went and I was able to experience that with V.
After - I dropped her off at babysitting, then I came home and I worked for a while. I was able to get a lot done - which was a huge relief.
Allison and I had a quick little lunch, and then we left to go to the family party.
Josh and V joined us an hour or so later.
It was a great time - it was wonderful to see so many family. We didn't see them at Christmas time, because they delayed getting together then for this event now.
Sadly - Brian was not feeling well yesterday morning, still. So he went into the clinic - they gave him antibiotics for strep. Thomas is doing much better. And Lara is now sick. It's so sad that their entire vacation has been one after another being sick. Praying this is the last of it and they are all feeling better soon.
While we were at the party yesterday - Josh's mom gave me a pile of old pictures from Josh's childhood... This gem was in there.
There are very few pictures of Josh at this age, and this was one I had never seen before... He was so YOUNG and skinny! There were lots of other great ones in there - but like I said, there are very few pictures of him at this age, it's fun to see!
We enjoyed our family time, and came home a little after dinner. I sat in the recliner all night - and watched the 2nd to last episode of Downton Abbey... I am so sad that this show is almost over... The characters truly melt my heart.... I hope that they come out with some sort of similar period drama soon.
Today... I will be working out... I am almost back to normal - my lungs are still a bit raw and I have cold symptoms. So, I will take it a little bit easy, but not much.
Summer and shorts weather is right around the corner and I need to be able to wear shorts this year.
Hopefully I can get this extra size off and deal with my head space a little better. It's been a rough few weeks for me.
I will also be working in my sewing room all day today... I am hoping to finish last week's custom order. Maybe get a start on this week's? But that's doubtful. We'll see.
I am tempted to start my Whole30 again... Not sure on that? I'll have to look at my grocery situation and see if there is anything I can do for meal prep... Even if I don't do a full Whole30 and just do my best over the next few days - and start again next week... Something is better than nothing.
I hope you all have an amazing day and an amazing week!
D~
Sigh. It's so frustrating! We thought that the girls would have time with them today, but we didn't know about their other plans. Tomorrow - there is a family party, but V had committed to babysitting long before the family party was planned or announced... So she can't go tomorrow. Then they are in school all next week... Due to the little's schedules - evenings don't work out well for them, and they aren't easy for us either. BMTL fly out on Saturday morning. So, I will end up pulling the girls out of school for a day this week - so they can spend one more day with them... I hate for them to miss school - especially when they've both missed so much already this year - but I don't see another option.
, we are going to miss you again. We will get there August 30.
It's never cheap to eat at Disney. It shouldn't be too much more than Allison's trip though - It will be the cost difference of one sit down meal vs. one character meal... So maybe $20 more overall? Since if V does do the 3rd character meal - I'll make her give up one of her non-character sit down meals. 
I still have a lot of work to do on both bags, but I shouldn't be as far behind as I thought I would be at this point. I hope. As most of you know - I am VERY strict with my work schedule.... So falling behind like this rarely happens... But being sick and having BMTL here has been really crazy.
