can you guess????

what my favorite new addition/project was for summer 2010? It's the best thing EVER!

i have time to blog..

because my achilles is wrecked again.. giving it rest. day 3. mood? SHITTY.

Anyway, recent conversations with jackson:
CONVERSATION #1 7:21pm Friday evening
me: ring. ring. ring.
him: hello?
Me: me again.
him: yah?
Me: pop quiz. ya ready?
him: k
me: ok..look up at the sky. (long term dead silence)are you looking? Jack?
him: oh. yah. what?
me: LOOK UP AT THE SKY
him: OK.
me: you looking?
him: yah, i guess (????)
me: ok.. is the sky LIGHT or DARK?
him: um.. light?
me: hmmmm, let's go over this again, ok?
him: k.
me: look up again. is the sky LIGHT, or is it DARK?
him: I don't know, I guess(?????)
me: Jackson, look at the trees. are they DARK or are they LIGHT?
him: dark.
me: VERY GOOD!(this is actually TRUE excitement, not sarcasm, atleast at this point.. stay tuned though. don't turn that dial. this is just getting good, right? i know!)
me again:
ok... look at your shirt and pants. DARK or LIGHT?
him: dark!
me; YES!!!!!!! EXCELLENT! ok, final question here, Jacky...ready? now- look up at the sky one more time, ok?
him: K.
me: is the sky DARK or LIGHT?
him: I don't really know.
me: THE SKY IS DARK, JACKSON. THE SKY IS DARKER THAN YOU. THE SKY COULDN"T GET ANY DARKER THAN IT IS AT THIS VERY MOMENT. EVEN DURING A NUCLEAR HOLOCAUST. COME HOME NOW, PLEASE.
him: ok. ARE YOU MAD?

CONVERSATION #2.
REPEAT conversation #1.

CONVERSATION #3
REPEAT conversation #2

CONVERSATION #4
LATHER, RINSE & REPEAT conversation #3.

see the pattern? I hope you enjoyed today's installment of Low IQ Theatre. i only WISH this was RAD crap, "learned helplessness" or "being contrary" it's not. he is just... he is who he is. and it is the saddest thing I've ever witnessed.

70 lbs-GONE

week 37....

65lbs lighter. 90% happier! and.. i need a haircut . (too busy!). the weird angle made my legs look so stubby, which they ar not, so to me, the pic looks funny, but this is me. check out my sexy red toenails lol. i love my flat tummy! i had pizza and an ice cream cone today too. mmmmmmmmmmm. my once-a-week splurge.

FINALLY started weight training

im posting them because i NEED to see progress or i'll quit. see all that tricep sagging? it BETTER diminish because weight lifting is kinda boring. i dont dread it but i dont exactly look forward to it. its lonely. i hate the weight room. im in the 170's now and never looking back!

these are BEFORE pics(actually, 2 weeks into it, down another 3 or 4 lbs, it helped me break a HUGE LONG plateau!) wish I had started earlier! im running more, weight training every other day,, cycling a bit less and tread climbing less. changing it up has given me a boost, for sure. thanks guys!

yes, i need a major hair cut and dye job, but i'm too busy and too poor.

Doug is being deployed in 5 weeks.

shawn is having potty training set backs. UGH. what a mess.

jack is at camp this week.

Yogi is running more and just started weight training. hes so sexy! his belly is GONE. he looks amazing, and he looked great to start with.

major drought here in new england, but finally pouring today.

went to the beach last Friday, will post pics later.

no other vacation type stuff-too much work.

shawn is loving school, but regressing SO BADLY and being really mean to kendyl.

Doug is loving his new apartment. he, Korey Lee & kayleigh are living together. It's Doug's place and the military pays his rent now that hes active status. so far so good.

I am loving dougs new place too LOL

hugs to you all!

just havent..

felt like blogging i guess. summer? busy? attitude problem? just plain too lazy to write out those boring family updates? I'm not sure, just don't have anything huge or exciting to report. If I ever do, I will be sure to type it out. i will attempt a quick bullet post:
* we don't miss having TV, but obviously jack does, so now he just eats twice as much while we are asleep, since he can't watch TV and eat. last night alone? NINE boiled eggs and NINE egg rolls that belonged to Kortni.
* Doug deploys in 8 weeks. ready? no idea.
* Shawn Alan will be 3 on wed. party? kinda. on the 24th. small and very... effort limited on my part. It's not my gig but i will try. I haven't even really invited anyone yet. guess I better get right on that(eye roll). we did already invite Shawn's birth mom, no idea yet if she will come. We haven't seen her since August :( She's shy but it's a small party with only people who love her so.. I hope she comes.
* the more kids we try to help, the worse we are treated. they all just keep coming back. and they all owe me money.
* Kris loves her job.
*Doug loves his job.
* I still weigh 181. I'm mad but not mad enough to try harder.
* Not enough rain happening here in the northeast. lawn is fried. ask me if I care.(nope). I'm not paying for water.
* bought MYSELF a new wedding ring last night. $60. my other one was huge. I'm finally a size 7 in SOMETHING! HA! Husband seemed to have NO issue with the fact that I wasn't wearing one for weeks on end. Isn't he worried about all those sweaty and disgusting HOT guys at the Y? ROFL! i kill myself.
* We have a hamster named Wall-E. i blame this gal. It's all her fault! We finally met in person this week, met at the mall and we had such a good time. It felt like I had always known her. I hope she felt the same way! can you say RESPITE FAMILY???? i liked her RAD kids.
*Kris brought home another baby bunny. She calls her Alice. I call her Piper. she is the cutest and Mooney is loving on her. Poor Mooney was lonely!
* Did I mention that people take advantage of our kindness? I did? Oh, sorry.
* I can run for 50 minutes without a stop now. 5.5MPH. GO ME! I'm hooked but i take progress slowly.
* I may trade in my huge, gas guzzlin' Expedition for something used and smaller. not sure yet. the payment kills us and the gas... UGH.
* 2 more 5K's scheduled this month. I'm ready!
* still trying to get our mortgage "modified". it takes a while!
* kortni eats every half hour. She reads my blog so I'm telling you that.
* Unkuh is headed to Texas in Sept. for 2 weeks. If he can afford it. Kids will miss him :(
* I still want a Volkswagon Beetle.
* Dakotah loves his puppy pool!
* Shawn still poops his pants. It's NO. FUN. AT. ALL.
* the 2 little ones are having so much fun at summer school. 9-1, T,W & TH. they love it! Shawn cries when I leave, but gets over it quickly and has a great day. I run & cycle, shower BY MYSELF, buy groceries and clean house while they're gone. Did I mention the alone part? BLISS. I cannot describe my glee. Shawn DOES NOT poop his pants at school. hmmmmmmmm
more later!

the race!

before

oops- an after shot

waiting for us to cross the finish line

more waiting

camera malfunctioned, so no oncoming face shots, but we got some as we we crossed and you can see the clock! my goal was 38min.,due to heat, hills and the fact that i never run in the morning. so I am thrilled with my time.

VIC PICS!

guy stuff

GREAT DAY. best 4th Of July I've had in over 10 years. best ever.

anyway, when I feel like it, i'll blog about RAD and messes and teen drama and epic failures, but.... not today. :)