The Husband getting the Little Guy in a game of S-P-I-T…

Then the sprinklers came on. :)

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It’s not that big of a deal. I’m just a bit mad at myself for continuing to eat when I wasn’t hungry. I was eating for the pure taste of it. Soft pretzels, Cracker Jacks, french fries, all those empty carbs seem to feed themselves. Do you know what I mean?

Again, not beating myself up. Just wondering why that still happens sometimes. Sunday, things started to look better. Even though I indulged yet again in tons of ice cream (I had some shipped to me for reviews – I hope to get them up this week.) I did totally disconnect from the internet and organized my life a bit. Don’t get me wrong, I’m NO WHERE NEAR organized but I’m a heck of a lot closer!

Today I kicked butt at the gym. I’m loving my sessions with the trainer. He’s kicking my butt and I really look forward to our twice a week workouts. Especially considering my running has suffered these last few weeks. I’m considering a few events to get me excited about it again. I think it’s the cold weather that’s really doing the damage. I just don’t like running in the cold.

Other then that, life is as usual. B-U-S-Y. I’m trying hard to find a schedule and get into a groove. After reading this article about sleep and cancer risks, I’m REALLY going to make an effort to get to bed earlier, which means getting everything done earlier, which, right now, sounds impossible! But I know it just takes a bit of persistence to get a new schedule down. Just like with my "diet", it’s not about perfection, it’s about doing my best and TRYING.

I’m about to *try* and sign off, even though I can still be working. I’m off to have my quick snack and then it’s bed for me. I’ll leave you with my food journal and one of the funniest emails I’ve gotten in a long time. Seriously, this one CRACKED me up and if you are in your 30′s it will make you laugh out.

Table provided by Roni’s Food Tweet, Eat, Post Generator.

Just for laughs and those over 30!

When I was a kid, adults used to bore me to tears
With their tedious diatribes about how hard things were when they were growing up; what with walking twenty-five miles to school every morning. Uphill… barefoot…BOTH ways yadda, yadda, yadda

And I remember promising myself that when I grew up,
there was no way in hell I was going to lay A bunch of crap like that on kids about how hard I had it And how easy they’ve got it!
But now that… I’m over the ripe old age of thirty, I can’t help but look around and notice the youth of today.

You’ve got it so easy! I mean, compared to my
Childhood, you live in a damn Utopia!
And I hate to say it but you kids today you
Don’t know how good you’ve got it!

I mean, when I was a kid we didn’t have The Internet. If we wanted to know something, We had to go to the damn library and Look it up ourselves, in the card catalog!! There was no email!! We had to actually write Somebody a letter, with a pen! Then you had to walk all the way across the street and put it in the mailbox and it would take like a week to get there!

There were no MP3′ s or Napsters! You wanted to
Steal music, you had to hitchhike to the damn record store and shoplift it yourself! Or you had to wait around all day to tape it off the radio and the DJ’d usually talk over the beginning and @#*% it all up!

We didn’t have fancy crap like Call Waiting! If you were on the phone and somebody else called they got a busy signal, that’s it!

And we didn’t have fancy Caller ID either! When the phone rang, you had no idea who it was! It could be your school, Your mom, your boss, your Bookie, your drug dealer, a collections agent, you Just didn’t know!!! You had to pick it up and take your chances, mister!

We didn’t have any fancy Sony Playstation video
Games with high-resolution 3-D graphics! We had the Atari 2600! With games Like ‘Space Invaders’ and ‘asteroids’. Your guy was a little square! You Actually had to use your I magination!! And there were no multiple levels or Screens, it was just one screen Forever!

And you could never win. The game just kept getting
Harder and harder and Faster and faster until you died! Just like LIFE!

You had to use a Little book called a TV Guide to find out what was
On! You were screwed when it Came to channel surfing! You had to get off Your ass and walk over to the TV to change the Channel and there was no Cartoon Network either! You could only get cartoons
On Saturday Morning. Do you Hear what I’m saying!?! We had to wait ALL WEEK For cartoons, you spoiled Little rat-bastards!

And we didn’t have microwaves, if we wanted to heat
Something up we had to use the stove … Imagine that!
That’s exactly what I’m talking about! You kids
Today have got it too easy. You’re spoiled.

You guys wouldn’t have lasted Five minutes back in 1980!

Regards,
The over 30 Crowd

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Anyway, I don’t mean to get sappy mid day. My mom just sent me a cute forward about moms and I wanted to pass it on as it is EXACTLY how I feel and pretty much describes me, as a mom, perfectly. Even if you don’t have kids you may appreciate it as we all have a mom. :~)

MOTHERS
Real Mothers don’t eat quiche; they don’t have time to make it.
Real Mothers know that their kitchen utensils are probably in the sandbox.
Real Mothers often have sticky floors, filthy ovens and happy kids.
Real Mothers know that dried play dough doesn’t come out of carpets.
Real Mothers don’t want to know what the vacuum just sucked up.
Real Mothers sometimes ask ‘Why me?’ and get their answer when a little voice says, ‘Because I love you best.’

Real Mothers know that a child’s growth is not measured by height or years or grade…It is marked by the progression of Mommy to Mom to Mother…

How cute is that? Just thought I’d share.

Side notes…

I’ll be back later with a Ask Roni Video. It’s being uploaded. I also just got back from my Weight Watchers meeting and the gym. I weighed in at 145 and worked my butt off! Feeling great! Off to eat lunch!

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1. What time did you get up this morning? 6:30am (20 minutes BEFORE the toddler – WHY?)
2. Diamonds or pearl ? diamonds
3. What was the last film you saw at the cinema? Batman the Dark Knight (AWESOME)
4. What is your favorite TV show? Lost, CSI, Closer, Medium, The Next Food Network Star!, Wipeout
5. What do you usually have for breakfast? eggs, cereal, homemade pancakes or fruit
6. What is your middle name? Jean
7. What food do you dislike? Mayonnaise, Ranch dressing, anything overly “creamy”.
8. What is your favorite CD at the moment? CD? Hmpf? What are those? I have a cool play list on my iPod! Latest downloads include, Flobots, Vampire Weekend, Arcade Fire
9. What kind of car do you drive? Mazda 6 (don’t get too excited, it’s a wagon)
10. Favorite sandwich? Grilled ham & cheese with a few slices of turkey pepperoni
11. What characteristic do you despise? Rudeness
12. Favorite item of clothing? My new "hot mamma" shirt I bought at White House Black Market and wore in AC for my birthday dinner. It was sleeveless!
13. If you could go anywhere in the world on vacation, where would you go? Australia
14. Where would you retire to? Arizona or Vegas
15. What was your most recent memorable birthday? Ummmm 32, just a few days ago celebrated in AC with the hubby!
16. Furthest place you are sending this? Good Question! The internet really isn’t “far”. ;~P
17. Person you expect to send it back first? Probably no one, I’m the only idiot who takes the time to answer these when I really don’t have any time in the first place.
18. When is your birthday? Jul 24
19. Morning person or a night person? Is it possible to be both? I think I’m both. I stay up late and get up early.
20. What is your shoe size? 8.5-9
21. Pets? Just 1 fish but wanting a mastiff!
22. Any exciting news you’d like to share with us? Ummmm No, just been working my butt off.
23. What did you want to be when you were little? Really little…. a Nun little older…. A forensic pathologist (and that was BEFORE CSI. ;~)
24. How are you today? ok, I guess. A little hungry right now.
25. What is your favorite flower? I’m not really a flower person but if I had to pick, sunflowers. They are just too cool.
26. What is a day on the calendar you are looking forward to seeing? Hmmmmm I can’t think of anything.
27. What are you listening to right now? The husbands stupid audio for some program he’s working on. It’s a voice over and it’s annoying.
28. What was the last thing you ate? leftover Summer Veggie Bake and California rolls
29. Do you wish on stars? I do, but age taught me that I’m responsible to making those wishes come true.
30. If you were a crayon, what color would you be? Salmon
31. How is the weather right now? Sunny and warm
32. Last person you spoke to on the phone? Jen
33. Favorite soft drink? Only water for me, thanks
34. Favorite restaurant? New Fav… Wolfgang Pucks! Old Fav…. Melting Pot
35. Favorite color? Blue
36. What was your favorite toy as a child? Light Brite, an electronic tennis game I had and all my crayons
37. Summer or winter? SUMMER!!
38. Chocolate or Vanilla? Chocolate to eat, Vanilla to smell
39. Coffee or tea? tea
40. Do you want your friends to email you back? always
41. When was the last time you cried? Lat night watching the Wedding Singer, I’m not kidding. SAP!
42. What is under your bed? Actually, nothing. Maybe a stray toy from the toddler
43. What did you do last night? Worked and watched TV reruns of CSI then the Wedding Singer
44. What are you afraid of? Bugs? Ummm I’m not sure. If I get serious… not being successful
45. Salty or sweet? Salty
46. How many keys on your key ring? 7
47. How many years at your current job? Job? What job? :~P
48. Favorite day of the week? Friday!
49. Do you make friends easily? Yeah, probably too easy, I trust too much.
50. How many people will you send this to? The world! ;~P
51. How many will respond? not sure… Let’s find out…. Leave a comment if you played along!

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The Rules:

1. We have to make a list of 8 things we dream about doing before we die;
2. After writing the list, invite 8 partners of friendly blogs;
3. Leave a comment in the blog of the person who invited us;
4. Leave a comment on the blog of the person we are inviting so they will know of the invitation;
5. Mention the rules.

My 8 things:

1. Publish a Cookbook! ;~P
2. Drive to and visit the Redwood Forest with my two “boys” (Husband & Toddler)
3. Send the toddler off to college with the confidence that I “did a good job” and “he’ll make the right decisions”
4. Play in the World Series of Poker. (I don’t have to win but I want to play well)
5. Run a 10k
6. Move to a house with land (at least an acre) and some privacy yet still be close enough to the city. Oh and it has to have a pool. :~)
7. Travel to Australia
8. Bounce a grandchild on my knee

WOW, That was actually really hard.

I’d like to invite the following bloggers (there is just so many): Jodi, Vickie, Carla, Trish, Hil, Christy, Shauna and all my friends on BlogToLose. WOW that was really hard too! I won’t be able to comment on your blogs to let you know as I’m losing all my money is AC right now! ;~)

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