Oh my GOSH!

I don't even know where to start...the past week and a half have been so very crazy, filled with everything you could imagine from tears to STRESS to even weight loss!

I'll start with the weight loss, as this IS my weight loss blog. I have found the elusive magic plan to loosing weight. Travel by your self with your 2yo, stay at your Mom's and her husband (who is anal compulsive about tidieness) adopt a 1.5yo and try and be everything to each of your kids, the 2yo how is wondering all of a sudden why she has to share Mom (and missing Daddy) and a 1.5yo who is wondering who the HECK you are and why are you acting like my Mom. All the while trying your best to clean up the cyclone of a mess that follows these 2 where ever they go. Doing this has helped me shed 5lbs (did I mention I got my period while doing all this as well, AND that weight loss is a *during mensy* WI!!!)

So we are back home now, and *trying* to settle in, well really we got home yesterday at supper time so haven't even been home 24h. My newest daughter also now has a raging cold, complete with constant runny nose, congestion, and CRANKY-ness. So fun to deal with. My eldest dd is doing pretty ok, but wants everything the new one touches. And the new one FREAKS OUT when ever dd goes near her if she is playing with someone (she comes from a foster home of 7 kids).

So that is the scoop. It has been so trying emotionally, and physically for that matter. But the good is we now have a new wonderful little girl. When she isn't sick she is such a sweetie, and has the cutest laugh. Also all of this has given me a new *shove* in the WW direction. Seems I'm back on the good side of 245 and not . whatever closing in on 250, I thought I'd get back on the horse. So I started tracking today....ummm in saying that I just realized I was not keeping count of how many Halloween candies I just pounded....OPPPPPSSSS.

Signing off....

It seems like all my posts lately are about "is it really September already? has it really been 2 weeks since I posted, boy time is flying by" I'm beginning to see a pattern here for my life. Especially since I originally was going to title this post "Is it really October 1st" but I won't/didn't'. At this point not sure what I will title it...but by the time you read this it will have a title...

So the weight loss has slowed to well, stopped. I have not yet started going backwards, which really surprises me...but I'll do my best to not go back...but not sure when I'm going to get back on the WW wagon...I am holding at 248.8 as of this am. It doesn't help that it's Halloween candy season..my hubby went out and got a box tonight. Of course everyone knows my will power when it comes to chocolate...

So I love reading every one's blogs...I check them daily and think, ahhh I wish they'd post more...then realize I don't post that often so I can't talk! I read http://coletted.blogspot.com/ and found it ummm interesting and somewhat stimulating lol!! If hubby offered rewards like Colette's hulk, i'd be down 90lbs in no time!

So I am heading down to spend some time with our new daughter on Wednesday, and we'll be coming home with her the following Thursday! I can't wait. It's been such a long time coming and seemed to draaaaaaaaag on and on, but now we have a light at the end of the tunnel! yaaa hoooo. I think I will be a busy busy bee but it will be worth it. Maybe with lots of walks to the park it will get things moving. he he.

So I'd like to think that I'll be posting more regularly, but we'll just have to see how things go. I always read every one's blogs, good vegg-out therapy for me...but not always the time to write...

Signing off as a mother of 1 for the last time.... :) When I'm back I'll be a Momma of 2! ~I will be back...I promise...

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So shall we try again? The proverbial 'New Week' is only a sleep away...

Is it really the middle of September? Seriously, where did the begining of September go? For that matter if anyone has tabs on the end of August, I have some unfinished buisness with them as well.

Did people ever tell you when you were younger (>15)that you're life will pass you by when you get older? and you thought 'Ya RIGHT! that'll happen; it takes for-e v e r for the school year to go by..' and now as a 30 something (I'll hold on to that title as long as I can as soon it will be "mid-thirties") and feel like I blink and a week goes by....

So I baked today. I love to bake. I love to eat my baking. I especially love to 'eat the dough' ...hmmm maybe that's where all the dough on my body has come from! The daughter had a short nap, so I had extra time to kill between end of nap time and supper time so we baked. I made mini banana loafs, mini chocolate cupcake/brownie things, and sugar cookies cut out with my new mini Halloween cookie cutter set. Yes I just noticed the theme "mini" hmmm does that mean mini calories or points...ahhh don't think so chicky-dear (note the self talk).

I think I will hit the mall tomorrow and see what I can find for a cleanse. Seriously I am so close to the 20lbs it would be a shame to stop now...

Well off to vegge in front of the boob-tube with my Diet Pepsi (Becky will you still talk to me?).

Happy Sunday all....

Has it really been another week?

I sometimes feel like this is more my life blog, than a WW blog, but really the 2 are so intertwined...
So I'm still not back OP...I keep thinking about it...or trying to even start with a cleanse (anybody ever try these?) I've done the Wild Rose Detox a hand full of times in the past, it is usually good for 10lbs (but not the reason to do them) and usually help me get back on track and get the sugar cravings gone. I've also found it kinda hard, and long...and I just bought a cleanse for my brother and the lady said the Wild Rose one is a big hardcore, it actually purposely irritates the bowels to make them purger (FUN!!) so you need to stay close to home for the 1st 2-3 days. I really don't find it that bad. Any recommendations?

So no exciting news re: the adoption...I went down to a Dr. appointment for her and also an assessment last sun to wed. It was an unexpected trip but it was probably good I went, and I got to get the information straight from the horses mouth. Also I was able to see her for 2 days (about 2h each day) she recognized me when I came the second day, and had no problem hanging with me (which is good and bad) and when I left the 2nd day she got quite upset and didn't want to go back with the Foster Mom, talk about ripping at my heart strings! It is beyond frustrating that things are moving at a snails pace, and for no apparent reason. I was really hoping for a placement this week coming up, but I didn't' hear anything on Fri. so I doubt it. uhhgggggg.

I am working on getting my house tidy and finding some way to keep it tidy! That is one think I am not fond of being a SAHM or a Mom in general. The tidying and picking up NEVER ENDS, never people N E V E R!!!!!!! and it drives me insane!!!!! sorry ~venting...

The weather is starting to turn here...touching towards freezing at night and the day time doesn't really get over 20C during the day. I am kinda looking forward to the fall, to dress a bit warmer, bake, thanksgiving, Halloween, our anniversary, Christmas ect. and it always goes so fast! I can't wait to do a big Christmas this year, last year we were in our small transition house and went home for Christmas so I did nothing at our house and it was quite depressing. This year, the day after remembrance day, I think I will drag out the decorations!!

Well I should start thinking about lunch for the babe and I....

Does he only live in my neck of the woods?

I am wondering if the Tupperware stealing fairy only lives in my area, or does he make visits to everyones house. I am CONSTANTLY buying Tupperware/gladware/plastic thingys. and I can NEVER find a set (top and bottom) when I need one, which is several times a day. It's not like I have a large family...dh doesn't use them for his lunches...I doubt my 2 yo has a stash under her bed. Where are they??? are they having a secret party somewhere in my house with all the missing socks? Do the two have a secret love affair that causes them to slip away in the night, ever to reappear again? What gives??????

I've been called out....

So I've been questioned by Diet coke & zingers...of my where abouts.... well I am here, sorta.
We got back on Mon. afternoon from spending the long weekend in my hometown and attending a wedding for my brother...before that dh was home for a few days so just busy w/ home + life stuff.
I am struggling with staying OP (surprise surprise). Between traveling, wedding food, life 'stuff', my affair with chocolate...I am hovering under 250. Officially this morning I was 248.4. so I guess up 2.4 from my last 'good' WI. I did go work out this morning, and it felt wonderful...but, when I went to p/u dd, she was a mess, she just started sobbing when she saw me and was shaking and very sad, not a trying to pull a fast one on mom, but really sad. They said she was sad the whole time...so of course that pulled at my heart strings... I had even picked up a personal training pamphlet to look in to that... but now I am feeling I don't dare try 2 days in a row...exp. after today's episode. I know there will be some to say she needs to tuff'n up... but my poor heart seeing her so sad....

Also, eating wise, I had been craving my Indian curry chicken...so I made a batch...oh my how I love this stuff....I have calculated and it's not horrible bad, just medium bad...but I have eaten alot of it the past 2 days, accompanied with some Naan bread from Superstore....talk about YUMMMMMMMMMM. It's prob. a good think I don't have any chocolate in the house as I'd be at the what the h#ll point and give in to that nemise as well.

I am stressed too as we haven't heard much about our adoption. It's been 3 weeks today and really nothing has happened and it stresses me out!!! ahhhhhgggg. I think by the end of this week we are getting a child advocate involved; for the child's sake. When we were away we bought *big girl beds* for both the girls. Matching of course...and some cute bedding; all from Ikea.

ok it's nap time for the child so that means r-e-l-a-x time for mamma-bear....