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It started out beautiful this am—warm, blue sky,bright and sunny, fluffy clouds; more like spring than fall.  I volunteered at a race then took A. to a pony walking job.  It’s been gray and drizzle since about 11am.  I know we need the rain but it is such an abrupt and total change from early am it just is more depressing.  I need to work on making decorations for the concert and I’m doing this instead.  I’m also putting off making a pot of veg. soup.  Lazy,lazy,lazy.

A. had her riding lesson on a part (big part) Clydesdale horse last week.  Never thought of them as jumpers but this guy went over a double jump with her about a hundred times.  She said it was like riding a sofa.  Beautiful horse.  Rachel is still confined to stall but getting groomed and loved on several times a week.

I’m doing more at the school than any other year.  Helped write a newsletter for one of the clubs A.’s in.  I’m not the best speller in the world, but let me tell you, the mom who was doing the computer part made me feel REAL good about what spelling abilities I do have.  When it came back for proofreading, even the name of the club was spelled wrong; sad, the whole thing; the teacher in charge of the group was NOT PLEASED.  We sat down and spent over an hour doing revising and correcting spelling.

There’s usually one teacher a year who’s a fly in the ointment.  This year it’s chemistry.  A tried to get some extra help and questions answered; she’s put her off three times over the past week and a half.  I’m just not feeling the love for that one.  Didn’t have a good impression of her when she spoke at the beginning of the year either; not going to do one bit extra if she can help it.  Why do people with this attitude stay in teaching?  Sends home “labs” to be done at home—fine, usually, but this last one uses 4 eggs, vinegar, and corn syrup.  Now, there are 25 kids in A.’s class so that’s 100 eggs WASTED—more than 8 doz.!!!!!—(to say nothing of all the vinegar and corn syrup) and I don’t know how many other classes she teaches that are doing this experiment at home.  This should have been done at school, using, at most, 4 eggs for each class.  One in five families in our area gets some type of food assistance according to what I heard on the news last week.  To me, this waste is inexcusable and I’m even more piss*d at someone I wasn’t fond of before. Grrrrrr……

My poor pansies are still not in the ground, weeding not done…….I seem to have no umph these days; taking it easy at the gym too…….maybe it’s the season…….found myself almost in tears at the grocery store for no reason one day last week……food OK, not bad, but could be better; too easy to treat myself when I’m feeling low.  I just feel like I’m slogging through six inch deep mud right now, or living in slow motion………yucky, yucky–no “life” in me.

Onward, chickadees, onward.

Yes, Yes, Yes!!!!  The vet has seen Rachel and we don’t have to pack her legs in ice every day—-that’s over, she’s been fitted for some special horseshoes but is still confined to her stall.  Going out tomorrow to just visit and maybe groom.  She is getting near to going in season again so getting in the stall with her will totally depend on her mood; I don’t need any more bruises.  Never thought I’d be keeping track of a horses’ period!!!

Let’s see what else is new–I know I haven’t made it on here to record food but I’ve been pretty good this week.  Skipped gym on Wed.; my calf was just too sore but it seems to be slowly getting better and I went today—did tm and ladies lite aerobics.  I think I probably was sore from one of those awful leg cramps I get during the night.  I did watch it closely and toyed with the dr. idea. I also have been left with a lump the size of a marble under the skin where my huge “Rachel” bruise was.  Falling apart, I am!

Been busy planning and getting ideas and buying decorations for the first orchestra concert.  It’s fun but I’m having fears that people won’t bring the snacks and finger foods we’re hoping for to serve afterward.  Still have to write a few rah-rah blurbs for the orchestra newsletter.  May have to help with alterations on a few of the gowns I measured the girls for, only one was so off it had to be re-ordered which is fine; I thought there’d be a lot more.  Spoke with the woman who did the measuring last year and she said she didn’t exactly listen to the teacher’s instructions about ordering by bust size alone.

News flash—–we had a drive-by shooting in my neighborhood—-2:18am one night this week, other side of the street and three doors down–3 bullets through the front of the house.  Supposedly one of the boys in the family is into the drug scene.  I am SOOOO PISSED at them for bringing this to MY neighborhood!!!!  We are middle class as they come and I never dreamed this would happen…….I often take the dog out front for her last pee around midnight…..I don’t need this.  The shooting was directly across the street from the friend I walk dogs with, her huskys went nuts that night.  She told me a whole list of people in the neighborhood who have begun a closer relationship with their weapons; somehow this does not make me feel better.  There’s a 357 around here someplace and I’m a very good shot with it but I’m pretty sure we don’t have any ammo and I’m certainly not about to turn the place into an armed camp; especially not with a teen living here.  I hate seeing people carrying in public; other than police of course.  Makes me very nervous.

Got some lovely pansies today; now i gotta find time to get them in the ground!

Bfsk: 1 pkt. instant oatmeal, made with water……….lunch: chicken, brown rice, mushroom soup, light yogurt, piece low fat cheddar………….dinner: about 3oz. of prime rib, 1/2 baked pot w/a little sour cream and butter, sm. Greek salad.

G’nite chickadees!

Morning off kilter–had to deliver needed forgotten homework down to the school and that ended the possibility of time to do tm, so I just did ladies lite aerobics.  rest of the day blah—A. got progress report today; not great, I think (as I have all along) that she’s in over her head.  I worry about all the pressure she insists on putting herself under. Two kids at a neighboring h.s. killed themselves over the week-end–WHY can’t these kids see that a set back is NOT a reason to end their life????  Not sure if their actions were connected with the impending progress reports but suspect there may be a link.  So bummed about such waste.

For some unknown reason, my right calf is just killing me today—doesn’t feel swollen, bruised, can’t feel any lumps, no heat, no red streaks (thank God)..just super, super painful!!!  Not good.

Bfsk: Lo na V8, Grape Nuts Flakes w/skim………snack:1/2 Wasa w/1T. chunky p.b., 1/2 orange, about 10 pistachios…………..lunch: very small square turkey shepards pie, yogurt, 1 80 cal. Reeses pb cup…………….dinner: 1/4 Calif. Pizza thin crust white pizza, and then blew it (this is after I saw the progress report) 2 more Reeses AND a dark Milky Way

Off to put my feet up, watch a little t.v., read and try to shake the bad feeling left by the day.  G’nite, chickadees.  Take care.

Quiet day—didn’t get back out in the yard but there’s always tomorrow.  Slept in till almost 8:30!!!  Read ALL the Sunday paper.  Went and volunteered at an elementary school race—-my favorite kind, these little ones really enjoy running their mile and all the families are there cheering them on—making memories.  Got caught up with some people I haven’t seen for months. Decided it was too late to start yard work so picked up a bit and made a big pot of my chicken, brown rice, mushroom, and garlic soup…..yummmmmm.  Took A. out to ice Rachel’s legs—went smoothly.  Vet sees her Wed. so maybe we’ll be done.  On to food.

Bfsk: lo na V8, 2 pancakes (6″, whole wheat blend, Aunt Jemina) w/ about 1 tsp. each maple syrup, 1/2 orange…………lunch: salmon, brussels sprouts, 1/2 can tomato soup made w/ skim, 1 piece white wheat……..snack: 1/2 Wasa, 1/2 banana, one bite of a York peppermint patty………….snack: lo na V8, 1 wedge skinny cow, 3 cracked pepper and olive oil crackers, about 20 black grapes, mug of warm milk (skim)

Two meals and two snacks—not the usual, but I think I’m done for the day.  Gym tomorrow.

G’nite chickadees!

Well, I’m in a better mood.  I behaved myself all week and managed to lose 2 lbs. as of this am.  I KNOW how to do it; I just eat way too many treats and sometimes get overwhelmed by the “you gotta behave FOREVER” part and have to SEE if I still have to cut out all the stuff I love (in great quantities).  And the scale kicks me in the butt EVERY time.  I thnk maybe, boring as it is, that I need to start writing everything I put in my mouth.  So, here goes.  I’ll try to do this every day.

Bfsk.:  Lo Na V-8,  Grapenuts Flakes w/skim,  1/2 banana, decaf tea w/ skim……..lunch: 1/2 can Progresso French Onion Soup w/a piece of toast on top sprinkled w/ melted lo fat Mozz., turkey shepard’s pie, an 80 cal. Reeses peanut butter cup………dinner: 1/2 multigrain Wasa cracker spread with scant Tble. chunky peanut butter, 6oz. light lime yogurt, a plum………..evening snack: about 10 pistachios, 1/2 Wasa, 1 slice Alpine Lace Swiss cheese, decaf green tea

I volunteered at a race (5K) finish line this am, then ran home, picked up A. drove her to her pony walking job (they had 3 kids parties today–she’s exhausted!!).  While she was working, I took clippers to the front bushes which are REALLY out of control and made 8 large plastic bags of what I trimmed today with more to be done tomorrow,  Then I picked her up and we drove to the stable and iced Rachel’s legs.  The vet comes Wednesday, hopefully we’ll be done with this.  I am READY for my shower and BED.

G’nite chickadees!  sleep tight…….