Mother's Curse

You all know about the Mother's Curse, right?  "I hope you have a child like you someday!!!"

Well, Mom, sorry but didn't work.  I have the best daughter ever.

I listen to coworkers and friends complain about their daughters and the mouth, their daughters and getting homework done, their daughters and bad grades.  I just smile and nod and try to say the right thing.

Ayla is 16, I know what was going through my horrid hormonal brain then.  I know what some of my friends were up to then, whether they had tried smoking.... drinking.... drugs....sex.... by 16.  I'm not saying she's an angel.... well not every day any way.  But she's pretty darn good.  She does her homework without being told.  She studies for test without being told.  She strives to get the best grade she can.  She helps out when asked to.  Is her room a mess sometimes? Yes.  Does she grumble about doing the dishes some nights? Yes.  But those are the little things.  I only want to fight about the big things with her.  Picking my battles. 

Quick Note

I posted yesterday in my health blog about work day oatmeal in a jar.  OMH You have to try it.  I'm loving it!!!

http://healthybreezy.blogspot.com/

What do you like in your oatmeal?

Football Food!

What's on everyone's menu for this coming fabulous weekend of football?
You all have to celebrate with us.  Augie and her Ravens, Bravie and her Niners and me and the Pack.

I posted a healthy chicken nacho recipe to my healthy blog, that I might make for just me.  Ayla and Phil will turn their noses up at chicken nacho, they want beef! Well venison really but you know what I mean.  Although venison is very lean and healthy so may just make my half with more veggies and black beans.

Oh and have I mentioned lately? I hate 1099s.  What you've heard that one before?  Just last week?

Go Pack Go!!!!!

I know Kim!!!

LOL What was I thinking?  Yes let's challenge Breezy to start doing even more during tax season.  Who the heck came up with that brain fart?


Have I ever mentioned how much I loathe 1099s?  What?  You've heard that one?

How about a quick and easy recipe?  You can thank Augie since she made me think of it.


Cheesy Creamy Italian Chicken

4-6 chicken breasts (I used 4)
1 packet italian dressing mix
8 oz brick cream cheese
1 can cream of chicken

Plop it all in a crock and cook on low 6 hours, serve over rice or pasta.  So good, even Ayla ate it.

Blogging for 2012

I miss it. I'm trying to think up a challenge for myself to use my blogs again next year.

I'm thinking of like I did before on my Healthy one doing recipes once a week. Maybe a craft or a craft idea once a week on my craft one and then some sort of update here?

Take the challenge with me?

2011 RP Marching Band Show

Youtube link

So proud of the band this year! Go Rockets!!! I even got the right trumpet this year in the video.  I see you Ayla!

Wheezy & Ayla- then and now

 Wheezy & Ayla, March 2008.  Wheezy's first book signing.  It was in a local book store in Holland.












Wheezy & Ayla, October 2011.  Barnes & Noble was full of excited fans, the line was out the door!

Been awhile

And as I reread the front page here, I'm still in that same "bump" space I was a year ago. How sad!

I have a new, brand new treadmill. I've used it twice. *hangs head*

Ayla is in marching band again this year and I'm even more involved with the board this year, I'm a trustee on the board even! This weekend we will be at the Silverdome, we leave Friday after school and perform on Saturday. I'm chaperoning. *shiver* Sleeping on a gym floor. *double shiver*

I walked the 3 Day in MI this year, did you see my summary?

What's new with you?

Healthy Recipe eBook for the 3 Day

I'm so excited to share this! Thanks to my HO friends for sharing some of their favorite healthy recipes with me to share with you!

I'm asking for a $15 donation for this recipe ebook. Help me raise funds for my 3 day walk in August and get a bunch of healthy recipes in return.

Winter Princess

DD had her Winter/Christmas dance at school last night. She was pretty in off white and pink with her funky heeled boots.

Holiday Concert 2010

DD showing off her new trumpet before her holiday concert.

Who's Wearing Pink?

Although all of October is Breast Cancer Awareness month, tomorrow (the 4th Monday in Oct) is Breast Cancer Awareness Day. So whooooooo's wearing pink tomorrow?

I am!

Mama and Baby Owl say "Give a hoot, save the boobies".

Did you read my 3 Day Summary?

In case you haven't seen it on our team blog, the summary is up! And? No blisters for me, once again.
http://mstqsolesisters.blogspot.com/

Hello mid-life bump

I can't really call it a crisis, it doesn't feel that horrible or that big. But I do feel a bump in the road.

My weight, mood and life seem to be in constant flucuations in the past few months. B/C is causing migraines at end of cycle, so have been playing with different types. Hello weight and mood swings; and still having migraines. I'm old!!!!!! Wahhhhhhh when did I get this old?

Along with the mood and weight is an identity bump (still won't use the crisis word, LOL). I hate my clothes, I have a closet over flowing and can't figure out what to wear. So currently scouring the net looking for ideas and basics. I need the basics. Signed up for Misssmartypants and now have a plan. Feeling a little better about it, just need to now implement it in my closet. Purge!!!

Life is going to be crazy busy now that school is starting. Getting DD to her marching band practices, football games and competitions, while still having some sort of life of my own is going to be tough. Enter FlyLady.... again. *sigh* How many times have I tried to Fly? I started my Control Journal today and will try again to organize cleaning and organizing my house and life.

Training mileage is down, down a lot. It's been the hottest summer on record here. It's hard to walk in this heat... than add in DD's marching practices and trying to enjoy the summer before it's gone. And training mileage is way down.

When I think about these issues and am in a clear mind (which I am right now), I know that exercise would help with 80% off my issues. It would help with the weight and mood, and mood would control a lot of the rest. Right? So why can't I get back into the workout groove?

I turn 40 at the end of the month. Coincidence?

Summer?

We've had a hot and humid summer this year. More than makes up for last year's drizzly cold mess.

But it's going by too fast!!! It's already August! School is right around the corner.

Tonight is DD's first parade for Marching Band. I'm excited to see her perform! Luckily they aren't wearing their heavy heavy uniforms, just their camp t-shirts and shorts. They would be all passed out before the parade started if they had to wear their uniforms.

I'm running in a 5k Saturday with a couple of friends. I can't wait! Well I can't wait to hang out with some girlfriends, running!?!?! not so much. Not in this heat. I'm used to running on the dreadmill in the winter when it's 20 degrees. LOL

I need a clothes makeover, I need a personal shopper or something.... Can't afford that so I'm cruising the interwebs looking for help. Any sites you've found for great fashion tips and advice? I'm considering signing up for MissusSmartyPants... I haven't decided for sure yet.

Chocolate Wine!

Heading to WI later this week. I WILL be finding chocolate wine and bringing some home. mmmmmmmmm good stuff

I'll hopefully be making enough in fundraising to meet my goal too. Did you see what I'm doing?

NTA Convention

DD will be away at band camp all week. *waits for all the one time at band camp jokes to stop* She just had a week full of 9-9 days practicing at the school. She's getting quite the arm muscles from having to stand at attention holding her coronet. And all her pants are falling down. Looks like band camp is an awesome way to lose weight and get in shape. LOL Maybe I should try it.

Speaking of in shape.... I'm not. And foolish me signed up to run a 5k in two weeks. What the heck was I thinking!?!?!? I haven't ran since May!

My Yellow Rose Turned Red

When Ayla bought me this rose bush 4(?) years ago it had yellow roses on it.

My beautiful $5 burning bush. Isn't it pretty?

Pretty weed, atleast I'm pretty sure it's a weed. It just comes up where-ever it wants to.

My purple, green and white corner garden. All those purples are Johnny Jump-Ups that reseeding themselves from last year. I have them all over in my big flower garden too. The green is Hostas and Vinca Vine. The white? Are annuals that just started regrowing on the old dead plant from last year. Weird. They never did that before. They are also regrowing in the big flower garden. Yay!

Plum Cast

Have you heard the news? They picked the cast for a Plum movie.

Stephanie Plum

Joe Morelli

Ranger

I guess 1 out of 3 ain't bad.

GOTR 5K

DD did her goal of running the whole thing. Yay her!

Girls on the what!?!?!?!

I'm struggling and struggling bad. A few of the girls on this year's team... are just so mind boggling immature, it hurts my head. Not just even immature. Hyper? Disrespectful? Self Centered? Ungrateful? I still say the one is on something, speed would be a good guess. Although she told us yesterday she used to take meds for ADHD but her Mom took her off them. I need to talk to this girl's Mom.

Even the cool College kid coach that they love that comes on Monday couldn't control them yesterday. I was practically crying for my new lover Captain by the time we left the school. *sigh*

I dream of slapping them. See? I could never be a teacher. Never.