Chip had an eyelash stuck in his eye after school and you might have thought he was being attacked by a lion or a shark. Kid was screaming and carrying on like a wild man. I was afraid the neighbors might call the law.
I tried all the tricks I knew to get an eyelash out of an eye to no avail. It was troublesome.
Finally, I calmed the beast, a snack was eaten, some distractions were implemented and finally after some time passed he couldn't feel it any more. THANK GOODNESS! It was some legit drama! I thought for sure we were heading to the ER for some numbing drops and a q-tip. Happy to have avoided that! What is up with my children and their eyes?
Hope your Monday was a little less painful than Chip's!
Monday, January 28, 2013
Saturday, January 26, 2013
Hot Date and Other News
It's Saturday - YEA! It has been a busy week for me and I am welcoming Saturday with open arms!
Last night I had a hot date with not one, not two, but three cutie patooties. Me and three fellas at the GLOBETROTTERS!!
We had such a good time. Nice, respectful, funny kids! Laughter and grins. It just doesn't get much better than that! Chip has a basketball game this afternoon at 2:00 and I will be watching him close to see if he bounces the ball off the refs butt or pulls down the pants of some kid shooting a free throw! Those Globetrotters plant some bad ideas!
We have had a couple big new projects pop up at work and I have been working 9 or 10 hour days. I have had a nice break since the last big proposal so I am not complaining. However, it just really doesn't leave much time for anything else. My awesome boss is changing jobs and I am so sad. Happy for her. It is a great opportunity. But so sad for me. I will miss her.
I am pleased that I have finally managed to reel in my diet this week and am making some progress in the right direction! I just feel so much better when I am eating clean and staying away from carbs. Hopefully, I will be over the hump in the next few days and the cravings will be turned off! I made Jamie Eason's Turkey Meatloaf Muffins one night this week and they were yummy. A bit on the spicy side, but when you are talking about lean ground turkey, you have to have some spice.
Chip had a doctor's appointment Thursday with his neurologist and all is well. We are a little over four years from his seizure and have had no recurrences. His EEG results are still abnormal so we will just keep giving him his medicine. Grateful that 100% of kids outgrow Benign Rolandic Epilepsy, usually by the time they are teenagers. Can't argue with those odds.
Hubby has been in India this week but will be home tonight. He left Monday afternoon and has spent about 45 hours traveling there and back. Ridiculous amounts of time on a plane. Thankfully, he got to fly first class this time and he said it wasn't too bad. He will come home exhausted and probably a few pounds lighter. We will be happy to have him any way we can get him.
Harry is taking his first SAT exam this morning. He is drinking a cup of coffee as I type and trying to get all his brain cells awake and firing on all cylinders this morning. Coffee + a bowl of Lucky Charms is probably not the breakfast of champions but it seems to work for him. Good luck Buddy!
I am officially cutting down to one day a week in the gym with "Mr. Knowledge About the Human Body". He gave me an at home circuit plan to do for strength training for my second day of the week. We had a mat, a 10 pound ball and two eight pound hand weights. He gave me four sets of three exercises to do together. It was hard. In fact I complained more yesterday that I have maybe ever. I need to go get my supplies so I can give it a go next week. I did do some awesome push ups while using the hand weights as handles. I thought I was a bad ass for the first set. Then I wanted to cry. So, I will keep you posted on how it goes.
Finally, yesterday was our niece Malarie's birthday. She is twenty eight years old. She was born when I was eighteen years old. She is just about that old in the picture below. Dang, I was just a baby myself but I fell crazy in love with her right away. I'm a big fan twenty eight years later! Hope your birthday was an excellent celebration as awesome as you, Malarie!
For the rest of you, I hope your weekend is awesome as well!
Last night I had a hot date with not one, not two, but three cutie patooties. Me and three fellas at the GLOBETROTTERS!!
We had such a good time. Nice, respectful, funny kids! Laughter and grins. It just doesn't get much better than that! Chip has a basketball game this afternoon at 2:00 and I will be watching him close to see if he bounces the ball off the refs butt or pulls down the pants of some kid shooting a free throw! Those Globetrotters plant some bad ideas!
We have had a couple big new projects pop up at work and I have been working 9 or 10 hour days. I have had a nice break since the last big proposal so I am not complaining. However, it just really doesn't leave much time for anything else. My awesome boss is changing jobs and I am so sad. Happy for her. It is a great opportunity. But so sad for me. I will miss her.
I am pleased that I have finally managed to reel in my diet this week and am making some progress in the right direction! I just feel so much better when I am eating clean and staying away from carbs. Hopefully, I will be over the hump in the next few days and the cravings will be turned off! I made Jamie Eason's Turkey Meatloaf Muffins one night this week and they were yummy. A bit on the spicy side, but when you are talking about lean ground turkey, you have to have some spice.
Chip had a doctor's appointment Thursday with his neurologist and all is well. We are a little over four years from his seizure and have had no recurrences. His EEG results are still abnormal so we will just keep giving him his medicine. Grateful that 100% of kids outgrow Benign Rolandic Epilepsy, usually by the time they are teenagers. Can't argue with those odds.
Hubby has been in India this week but will be home tonight. He left Monday afternoon and has spent about 45 hours traveling there and back. Ridiculous amounts of time on a plane. Thankfully, he got to fly first class this time and he said it wasn't too bad. He will come home exhausted and probably a few pounds lighter. We will be happy to have him any way we can get him.
Harry is taking his first SAT exam this morning. He is drinking a cup of coffee as I type and trying to get all his brain cells awake and firing on all cylinders this morning. Coffee + a bowl of Lucky Charms is probably not the breakfast of champions but it seems to work for him. Good luck Buddy!
I am officially cutting down to one day a week in the gym with "Mr. Knowledge About the Human Body". He gave me an at home circuit plan to do for strength training for my second day of the week. We had a mat, a 10 pound ball and two eight pound hand weights. He gave me four sets of three exercises to do together. It was hard. In fact I complained more yesterday that I have maybe ever. I need to go get my supplies so I can give it a go next week. I did do some awesome push ups while using the hand weights as handles. I thought I was a bad ass for the first set. Then I wanted to cry. So, I will keep you posted on how it goes.
For the rest of you, I hope your weekend is awesome as well!
Tuesday, January 22, 2013
Long Weekend
I love a long weekend. Who doesn't, really?
It was a busy one for sure, but having that third day just makes a difference.
Sunday was a busy day for me. First, I attended a meeting to discuss our upcoming Cross Country Trivia Night fundraiser. It is coming up fast and I still have centerpieces to make. Time to crank it up! I spent most of yesterday shopping for craft supplies and putting together the centerpieces. Mark that off of my list.
Sunday afternoon I went to a "10 for Him" introductory meeting. It is a group of ladies in the neighborhood and we are going to get together once a month, give $10 each, and do some good with it! Each month, one person's name will be drawn and during the next month that person has to find a way to give away the money we collected. You can give it to one person, give it to three different people, give it anonymously, give it to a friend, a complete stranger, etc. However you feel led to give. We had ten participants at the first meeting so the lucky participant has $100 to give. I can't wait to hear who they found and how it blessed both the giver and the receiver. In the meantime, the rest of us just pray for the person passing out the money that God puts someone in front of them that could use a little help. And that the person they find feels God's love a little bit more to know that someone cares. It is also going to open our eyes to those who are needy around us. I am already on high alert looking outside my normal bubble to see how I might share the money when it is my turn. I think this is going to be one of the best ideas ever and I can't wait till next month!
I wrapped up Sunday evening going to Book Club, where I was an epic fail because I didn't finish the book. I love to read, but I don't think I love my Nook. I miss holding a book. I need to reconcile myself with this situation. Embrace the Nook! Heaven knows it is easy enough to buy the books, downloaded in mere seconds to my Nook, but then I have to pick it up and read it! The company at Book Club is always terrific and the discussion always enlightening. It really made me wish I had read the book! Next month, for sure!
The week ahead looks busy with work meetings, proposals, errands and appointments! The weather around here is going to be SPECTACULAR! Mid 70s and sunny! Yea!
Here is to a great Tuesday that is NOT a Monday! Make it a good one!
It was a busy one for sure, but having that third day just makes a difference.
Sunday was a busy day for me. First, I attended a meeting to discuss our upcoming Cross Country Trivia Night fundraiser. It is coming up fast and I still have centerpieces to make. Time to crank it up! I spent most of yesterday shopping for craft supplies and putting together the centerpieces. Mark that off of my list.
Sunday afternoon I went to a "10 for Him" introductory meeting. It is a group of ladies in the neighborhood and we are going to get together once a month, give $10 each, and do some good with it! Each month, one person's name will be drawn and during the next month that person has to find a way to give away the money we collected. You can give it to one person, give it to three different people, give it anonymously, give it to a friend, a complete stranger, etc. However you feel led to give. We had ten participants at the first meeting so the lucky participant has $100 to give. I can't wait to hear who they found and how it blessed both the giver and the receiver. In the meantime, the rest of us just pray for the person passing out the money that God puts someone in front of them that could use a little help. And that the person they find feels God's love a little bit more to know that someone cares. It is also going to open our eyes to those who are needy around us. I am already on high alert looking outside my normal bubble to see how I might share the money when it is my turn. I think this is going to be one of the best ideas ever and I can't wait till next month!
I wrapped up Sunday evening going to Book Club, where I was an epic fail because I didn't finish the book. I love to read, but I don't think I love my Nook. I miss holding a book. I need to reconcile myself with this situation. Embrace the Nook! Heaven knows it is easy enough to buy the books, downloaded in mere seconds to my Nook, but then I have to pick it up and read it! The company at Book Club is always terrific and the discussion always enlightening. It really made me wish I had read the book! Next month, for sure!
The week ahead looks busy with work meetings, proposals, errands and appointments! The weather around here is going to be SPECTACULAR! Mid 70s and sunny! Yea!
Here is to a great Tuesday that is NOT a Monday! Make it a good one!
Sunday, January 20, 2013
Saturday Summary
We had a go, go, go Saturday but the weather was awesome and when it is a three day weekend it just feels like an extra weekend day! Which is awesome!
Chip had his first basketball game Saturday and it was a really, really good game! The Thunder only had two practices before their first game and I was worried. No reason to worry, they played like a well oiled machine. The won a very good, competitive game 30 - 26. Chip had four baskets, four rebounds, three steals and a couple of assists. I only know the stats because his Dad told me. I just know he was a hustling machine. He loved it! I will get some pictures next week so you can see how cute my basketball player is! He has some new KD's (basketball shoes) that he had to chip in a significant amount of his own money to get and he looks so cute in them.
We also hosted the kickoff meeting for the baseball team at our house in the afternoon. We had a herd of kids here and their parents. The parents were inside for the meeting and the kids were outside playing basketball, flashlight tag, hide and seek, etc. It was pretty calm in the house, but every time the front door would open and one kid or another would come in or out it sounded like opening the door to a stadium - screaming, yelling, crowd noises. It was almost comical. We had picked up a tray of Chick-Fil-A nuggets and Hubby would take a paper plate full of them out to the kids to share. He would come back in the house in about 12 seconds, a little disheveled and an empty plate. He said "They attacked me!" Needless to say, the chicken nuggets were inhaled by those little people. Baseball season is kicking off soon and we are combining with another team. The parents all seemed very nice and the manager is a great guy, so I am very optimistic that it will be a great spring season.
Harry has been running the roads like a teenager....Friday afternoon he went to his friend that is a girl's house to watch movies and hang out. He got home about 9:30 and immediately asked if he could go to the movie with his boys. He got home after midnight. Woke up on Saturday and within 30 minutes he comes and asked if he could drive downtown to see the Longhorn basketball game. What? That is far. Who are they playing, when does it start, who is going with you, how do you get tickets this late, do you know how to get there? He had answers for all of that and against every fiber of my protective parenting being...I said yes. I am still surprised. He picked up RV and they made it down there, watched the game and made it home in one piece. Thank you Jesus!
Harry got home in time to hang outside and play and kinda watching over the younger kids while we were having our parent meeting. He comes in and says "It is complete anarchy out there. They are tying up people, climbing on cars!" When Chip came in I said "Harry said you guys were tying up people and climbing on cars, is that true?" Chip looks at me and rolls his eyes like Harry is crazy as a loon and says "We didn't tie up anybody." I thought that was so funny. They were apparently climbing all over cars. All is well, though! No harm done and they had a ball.
I must show you the cutest little print I ordered off of Etsy last week. I absolutely love it!
I have it sitting on a table in the den and intend to read it every morning! What a great message to carry around with you all day.
In other news...I am so sore this morning, moaning every time I stand up or sit down or lift my arms. Mr. Knowledge about the Human Body had a whole slew of new workouts for me on Friday. I was jumping over stuff, doing crazy ab work with these big side bends holding a weight over my head, squats with a bar with these big heavy duty chains hanging off them, one arm tricep work, step ups on this box....I told him I felt like I was in an NFL combine or something. It really was awesome and I felt like an athlete while I was doing it. Today, not so much. More like a crippled, middle aged lady. A couple of Aleve ought to help! Seriously, can't wait for Tuesday to see what we are going to do!
I am struggling to lose any more weight (and the last two pounds of my Christmas gain!) I just can't seem to clean up my diet enough to turn off those damn carb cravings. I am going to redouble my efforts this week to get 10 straight days of clean eating in a row to get back in complete control of my food intake. No slip-ups. No Wheat thins. No pinching the top off of a blueberry muffin (even if it is whole wheat). No dipping apples in caramel sauce. No putting a drizzle of honey on my Ezekiel Peanut Butter toast. Cold turkey. I spent 7 or 8 months in that state and I want to get back there! It is a huge relief not to have cravings and be able to plan ahead and know what you are going to eat to fuel your body.
I think with a clean diet, the increased intensity of workouts and consistent walking, my body will be healthy and the number on the scale and pant size will take care of itself. I will tell you that we got a new scale this week that shows your weight, body fat percentage and water percentage. I am in the healthy range in all areas! That is an amazing accomplishment for me and I am determined to stay healthy and fit! Go me!
I have a busy day today, but with a good night's sleep behind me, the sun is shining brightly, the sky is a beautiful blue, the house is already clean, grocery shopping is already done..it is going to be a good one!
I hope your weekend is off to a great start! Do something good for yourself today!
Chip had his first basketball game Saturday and it was a really, really good game! The Thunder only had two practices before their first game and I was worried. No reason to worry, they played like a well oiled machine. The won a very good, competitive game 30 - 26. Chip had four baskets, four rebounds, three steals and a couple of assists. I only know the stats because his Dad told me. I just know he was a hustling machine. He loved it! I will get some pictures next week so you can see how cute my basketball player is! He has some new KD's (basketball shoes) that he had to chip in a significant amount of his own money to get and he looks so cute in them.
We also hosted the kickoff meeting for the baseball team at our house in the afternoon. We had a herd of kids here and their parents. The parents were inside for the meeting and the kids were outside playing basketball, flashlight tag, hide and seek, etc. It was pretty calm in the house, but every time the front door would open and one kid or another would come in or out it sounded like opening the door to a stadium - screaming, yelling, crowd noises. It was almost comical. We had picked up a tray of Chick-Fil-A nuggets and Hubby would take a paper plate full of them out to the kids to share. He would come back in the house in about 12 seconds, a little disheveled and an empty plate. He said "They attacked me!" Needless to say, the chicken nuggets were inhaled by those little people. Baseball season is kicking off soon and we are combining with another team. The parents all seemed very nice and the manager is a great guy, so I am very optimistic that it will be a great spring season.
Harry has been running the roads like a teenager....Friday afternoon he went to his friend that is a girl's house to watch movies and hang out. He got home about 9:30 and immediately asked if he could go to the movie with his boys. He got home after midnight. Woke up on Saturday and within 30 minutes he comes and asked if he could drive downtown to see the Longhorn basketball game. What? That is far. Who are they playing, when does it start, who is going with you, how do you get tickets this late, do you know how to get there? He had answers for all of that and against every fiber of my protective parenting being...I said yes. I am still surprised. He picked up RV and they made it down there, watched the game and made it home in one piece. Thank you Jesus!
Harry got home in time to hang outside and play and kinda watching over the younger kids while we were having our parent meeting. He comes in and says "It is complete anarchy out there. They are tying up people, climbing on cars!" When Chip came in I said "Harry said you guys were tying up people and climbing on cars, is that true?" Chip looks at me and rolls his eyes like Harry is crazy as a loon and says "We didn't tie up anybody." I thought that was so funny. They were apparently climbing all over cars. All is well, though! No harm done and they had a ball.
I must show you the cutest little print I ordered off of Etsy last week. I absolutely love it!
I have it sitting on a table in the den and intend to read it every morning! What a great message to carry around with you all day.
In other news...I am so sore this morning, moaning every time I stand up or sit down or lift my arms. Mr. Knowledge about the Human Body had a whole slew of new workouts for me on Friday. I was jumping over stuff, doing crazy ab work with these big side bends holding a weight over my head, squats with a bar with these big heavy duty chains hanging off them, one arm tricep work, step ups on this box....I told him I felt like I was in an NFL combine or something. It really was awesome and I felt like an athlete while I was doing it. Today, not so much. More like a crippled, middle aged lady. A couple of Aleve ought to help! Seriously, can't wait for Tuesday to see what we are going to do!
I am struggling to lose any more weight (and the last two pounds of my Christmas gain!) I just can't seem to clean up my diet enough to turn off those damn carb cravings. I am going to redouble my efforts this week to get 10 straight days of clean eating in a row to get back in complete control of my food intake. No slip-ups. No Wheat thins. No pinching the top off of a blueberry muffin (even if it is whole wheat). No dipping apples in caramel sauce. No putting a drizzle of honey on my Ezekiel Peanut Butter toast. Cold turkey. I spent 7 or 8 months in that state and I want to get back there! It is a huge relief not to have cravings and be able to plan ahead and know what you are going to eat to fuel your body.
I think with a clean diet, the increased intensity of workouts and consistent walking, my body will be healthy and the number on the scale and pant size will take care of itself. I will tell you that we got a new scale this week that shows your weight, body fat percentage and water percentage. I am in the healthy range in all areas! That is an amazing accomplishment for me and I am determined to stay healthy and fit! Go me!
I have a busy day today, but with a good night's sleep behind me, the sun is shining brightly, the sky is a beautiful blue, the house is already clean, grocery shopping is already done..it is going to be a good one!
I hope your weekend is off to a great start! Do something good for yourself today!
Thursday, January 17, 2013
Honey Lime Tilapia
This is my 600th post! To celebrate, here is a delicious tilapia recipe for Karen! But really and truly, everyone should try this. I mean it. Try it...I have made it twice in the last two weeks! I love it!
Honey Lime Tilapia
Ingredients
For the fish and marinade:
- 4 (4-5oz) tilapia fillets (thawed if frozen)
- Juice and zest of 1 lime
- 1 Tbsp olive oil
- 1½ Tbsp honey
- ¼ tsp salt
- ½ tsp pepper
- ¼ tsp garlic powder
For dredging and cooking:
- ½c flour (I used whole wheat flour)
- ¼ tsp salt
- ¼ tsp pepper
- 1-2 Tbsp olive oil with a little butter thrown in for browning.
Instructions
- Assemble marinade by combining lime zest, lime juice, olive oil, honey, salt, pepper, and garlic powder in a gallon-sized zip-top bag or shallow container with a lid. Add fish and marinate in the refrigerator anywhere from 1 hour up to 24 hours*.
- When ready to cook, combine flour with salt and pepper on a plate. Remove each fish fillet from the marinade and dredge lightly with the flour on both sides (just a light, light coating).
- Heat 1-2 Tbsp olive oil and a little butter in a medium skillet over medium-high heat until shimmering. Cook fillets 2 at a time for 3-4 minutes per side or until opaque and browned (this works best if you don’t disturb the fish much while letting it cook).
- Serve with lime wedges.
Have a great night!
Coming out of the Woodwork
Hold on to your hats folks! I have received several emails today that folks are still reading this silliness! It seems it is still terribly difficult for people to post comments. Not sure why! I don't think it is anything I am doing, but maybe it is! I need an IT man (good suggestion, Beth!) I'll see what I can do.
So, let me give a personal shout out to you my dear, sweet, patient crew!
So, let me give a personal shout out to you my dear, sweet, patient crew!
Ms. Tennessee
Liz
Bob
Lana
Beth
Karen
Gail
Sandy
The Nice One
Sheri
Becky
Talk amongst yourselves while I count you.
Hold still now!
Eleven! Eleven! Eleven!
Woo Hoo! My goodness! Who knew?
Makes me happy, which is just silly. I guess it is just nice to know I am not just talking to myself here! I do that enough in real life!
Also, on the happy radar is a suggestion from Karen for me to share more healthy recipes! Tonight, I will post a great one for tilapia that I think is fantastic!
One more final smile maker for me is that Harry got a part in the next high school play! Way to go Harry! Can't wait to see it!
Hope your Thursday has been filled up with some awesomeness!
Wednesday, January 16, 2013
Throat Punch
My friend Cindy sent me this picture today from the Cross Country banquet.
Look how tall my boy is getting.
It hurts my heart.
I love this kid.
In other news, I wanted to punch a lady in the throat today.
Hard.
Seriously.
It was work related.
And yet another great reason to work from home so
throat punching is not an option!
I did not love her.
I had to change my blog background.
It was making me want coffee late at night when I would see it.
I went with a Valentine theme.
I will probably want chocolate now.
Maybe I should look for some celery.
I made Tilapia and Salmon for dinner.
The boys ate it.
Except for that tall one in the picture above.
He fake ate it.
The other two "for real" ate it.
Hard.
Seriously.
It was work related.
And yet another great reason to work from home so
throat punching is not an option!
I did not love her.
I had to change my blog background.
It was making me want coffee late at night when I would see it.
I went with a Valentine theme.
I will probably want chocolate now.
Maybe I should look for some celery.
I made Tilapia and Salmon for dinner.
The boys ate it.
Except for that tall one in the picture above.
He fake ate it.
The other two "for real" ate it.
I got a couple shout outs in the comments of yesterday's blog!
Woo Hoo!
Holla Liz and Ms. Tennessee!
Bob and Lana are also reading.
Bob texted me.
Four readers!
Four, very special readers!
I love my four readers.
Wonder why I am typing such short sentences.
It's weird.
I can't stop.
I must stop.
Going to bed.
Good night's sleep ahead!
Hope your Thursday is awesome!
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