Chelle 42 yr old Pagan Witch, mom of 4, living in the MidWest
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Happy Birthday Becka!Mar 28 2007 19:16
Well, today is my daughter's 13th b'day!!!
I am kinda surprised she has made it this far as her attitude for the last year has been a bit "much". However, we are working on it, so hoping it improves soon.
Today we went to go pick up her cake from the local super Wal-Mart. Well, they didn't have the cake ready and they couldn't even find the order. I talked to the manager who called another of the local super Wal-Mart's (thinking maybe we mixed up the 2 stores) and they didn't have it ready or an order for it either. Now mind you we put in the order about 2 weeks ago. So after talking back and forth with the Bakery Asst. Manager, she put in an order for the cake at the other Wal-Mart (the decorator wasn't in at the one we were at) and was told it would be ready when we got there - that the decorator would work on it "right away". While I was paying for the other items at Wal-Mart #1 (making daughter one of her fave meals for dinner for her b'day), Wes went up to the front to talk to the Bakery Asst Manager about the mess-up. Long story short, she said to bring in the receipt from the cake that we are getting from Wal-Mart #2 and she would reimburse us, since someone, somewhere, messed up the cake order. Now, the cake was suppose to be ready for pickup after 2 PM (we were going to get Becka from school and then go get the cake) - by the time we get to store #2, pay for the cake and back out to the car, it is now 5:30 PM. Wes' class (he attends college online) starts at 6 PM and I need to start dinner. Becka is having a friend over for dinner and cake & ice cream. I was going to take the 2 girls out for a movie after the meal however I am too stressed and too tired so I asked my daughter, given the circumstances and the fact that dinner is going to be ready much later than originally planned, could we move the movie idea to the weekend? She wasn't totally happy about it, but she understood.
Anyways.... Normally we would have gone to the gym today but we didn't because of all the errands we knew we needed to do. Thank the Goddess we didn't go, because we wouldn't have gotten a cake (the decorator would have been gone for the night at store #2 because we would have been at store #1 later in the day), dinner would have been very late and Wes would have totally missed class (we got home about 5 minutes after it started, so he got most of the class time). So we are heading to the gym tomorrow. I am so glad we have started going back - I forgot how much I really enjoyed it.
And the biggest news?? I stepped on the scale today and - even though I'm in shock and some disbelief - it said 380.4, which is the lowest I have been in about 2-3 years! That brings me grand total weight loss since starting the diet on 9/3/06 to 32.6 lbs (for some reason the weight log is only showing 31.6, but I just did the math on the calculator - to be sure! - and got 32.6)... so I'm really happy!!
It's just I have so much to lose that it's going to take a lot more before I really am able to SEE and FEEL the difference (like in my clothes). I have noticed smaller things though, like being able to walk a little longer in the store without being winded or my back starting to hurt, and being able to bend over a little easier to put on my socks and sneakers. The other awesome thing is I only have about a pound to go before I'm in a new weight range (the 370's)!!! I'm psyched!!
Anyways, dinner should be just about finished cooking. Hope you all have a wonderful night. ::hugs:: to all!!
I am kinda surprised she has made it this far as her attitude for the last year has been a bit "much". However, we are working on it, so hoping it improves soon.
Today we went to go pick up her cake from the local super Wal-Mart. Well, they didn't have the cake ready and they couldn't even find the order. I talked to the manager who called another of the local super Wal-Mart's (thinking maybe we mixed up the 2 stores) and they didn't have it ready or an order for it either. Now mind you we put in the order about 2 weeks ago. So after talking back and forth with the Bakery Asst. Manager, she put in an order for the cake at the other Wal-Mart (the decorator wasn't in at the one we were at) and was told it would be ready when we got there - that the decorator would work on it "right away". While I was paying for the other items at Wal-Mart #1 (making daughter one of her fave meals for dinner for her b'day), Wes went up to the front to talk to the Bakery Asst Manager about the mess-up. Long story short, she said to bring in the receipt from the cake that we are getting from Wal-Mart #2 and she would reimburse us, since someone, somewhere, messed up the cake order. Now, the cake was suppose to be ready for pickup after 2 PM (we were going to get Becka from school and then go get the cake) - by the time we get to store #2, pay for the cake and back out to the car, it is now 5:30 PM. Wes' class (he attends college online) starts at 6 PM and I need to start dinner. Becka is having a friend over for dinner and cake & ice cream. I was going to take the 2 girls out for a movie after the meal however I am too stressed and too tired so I asked my daughter, given the circumstances and the fact that dinner is going to be ready much later than originally planned, could we move the movie idea to the weekend? She wasn't totally happy about it, but she understood.
Anyways.... Normally we would have gone to the gym today but we didn't because of all the errands we knew we needed to do. Thank the Goddess we didn't go, because we wouldn't have gotten a cake (the decorator would have been gone for the night at store #2 because we would have been at store #1 later in the day), dinner would have been very late and Wes would have totally missed class (we got home about 5 minutes after it started, so he got most of the class time). So we are heading to the gym tomorrow. I am so glad we have started going back - I forgot how much I really enjoyed it.
And the biggest news?? I stepped on the scale today and - even though I'm in shock and some disbelief - it said 380.4, which is the lowest I have been in about 2-3 years! That brings me grand total weight loss since starting the diet on 9/3/06 to 32.6 lbs (for some reason the weight log is only showing 31.6, but I just did the math on the calculator - to be sure! - and got 32.6)... so I'm really happy!!
It's just I have so much to lose that it's going to take a lot more before I really am able to SEE and FEEL the difference (like in my clothes). I have noticed smaller things though, like being able to walk a little longer in the store without being winded or my back starting to hurt, and being able to bend over a little easier to put on my socks and sneakers. The other awesome thing is I only have about a pound to go before I'm in a new weight range (the 370's)!!! I'm psyched!!
Anyways, dinner should be just about finished cooking. Hope you all have a wonderful night. ::hugs:: to all!!
YAY! 30 pounds! Good job! Happy Birthday to your daughter too! 13 is a very special number, now shes a teen! Have a good day tomorrow just in case I don't hear from you! |
For that you deserve a toast! I had a glass of champagne tonight. So now I shall *toast* my belly in your honour! :D WAY TO GO! That's amazing. Hopefully I won't be too far behind you. :) |
Big Huge Congrats!! 30 lbs is amazing. Way to Go!! |
Happy birthday to your daughter! Official teenagerhood! Hip-hip and all! LOL! (I know what you mean about the attitude! Got twin 14-yos that drive me insane!) Totally sucks about the cake. CONGRATS on THIRTY POUNDS GONE!! That's AWESOME!! |
Hope your daughter had a wonderful birthday. I am not writing in my journal today but you might be interested in my journal for the 28th. I think we have some things in common!! Did you not just meet your birth sister? Congratulations on the weight loss. You must feel so proud of yourself!!!! You go Girl!!!! |
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