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Good Sunday morning!

Not too much going on here yet. Dh is not even out of bed yet. I guess I need to go in there and jump up and down to see if I can get him up..LOL
I was able to get three of the 4 4DS workouts in this week but none of the ab work. Next week we are dong a job that has to be done by Friday and it a surgical floor so we are probably going to be working some long hrs so it is going to be a hard one for me. I was so hoping for the time change to fall this week so I could take advantage of that extra hr at least for a day. It seems like it is coming late this year:rolleyes:
Yesterday, breakfast was the only redeeming meal I had all day:eek:. I went to our friends house and she had made homemade chili (I love it), then of course there was all the Halloween candy..i.e.milk duds, whoppers, snickers, and kitkats:eek: Then DH wanted me to pick up BBQ on the way home. There is a great place on the drive home that we hit if we are up that way so he could not resist even though he didn't make the trip. :rolleyes: To say the least, I am feeling all that bad food today.


Jo-I would have thought you were super woman squared (since I already think you are all super women;)) if you had gotten you workouts in with all you had going on. The office moving too is just another one of thos things that probably is adding to all the stress.
I am so sorry about the fallout with your friends...and to have no reason is so bizarre. Maybe it will get worked out. Surely there is some kind of misunderstanding. Are these the ones you went to Glacier National Park with?

Cendrine-Did the kids enjoy all the toys and carnival fun? I am sure they were super cute all dressed up. My friends grandkids went as Pumpkin princess and a pumpkin...so cute , I tell you! haha Are you passing out candy tonight?

Kim-Did your kids Trick or treat this year? Or are they doing it tonight? Alot of parents here were rallying for it to be last night but I think tonight won out.
Have you been in contact with your friend yet?

Better go get the laundry going...Have a Happy Halloween!
 
Happy Halloween everyone!!! Sorry I didn't post yesterday, I was just going to and DH said he wanted to take me out for dinner :D:D I love going out so I took up the offer. The whole family went to Montana's (do you have those??) and I ate way too much!! In the evening we went to an adults only Halloween party, it was fun to get out with friends. We also got piano, swimming lessons, and house projects in. I did KPC between outings.

We had snow Friday night!!! Most of it melted yesterday though. Going to be chilly for trick-or-treating today. Yes, my witch and mafia guy (same costumes as last year) are going out. I though ds would think he was too old but some of his friends are going he wants to go with them. I think dd will go with her 2 little cousins that live nearby.

Cendrien and Jo, so many sad stories around isn't there! I was touched by both of you sharing stories of your coworkers. It's one of the reasons I don't work on the in-patient units anymore, is it's hard not to be touched by all the sad stories that you see.

Jo My goodness what a week you have had!! All kinds of emotions going on for you. Congratulations on the dean's honour list! Sure glad the eye was something easy to fix! I sure hope you get a chance to talk with your gf and hear what she has to say!! I'm really looking forward to hearing tidbits of what you learn in nutrition class.

Cendrine The carnival sounds like fun! So is anything happening tonight for Halloween??

Rachael You weren't the only one that ate bad yesterday!! Between going out for dinner and the Halloween party, I ate (and drank) way too many treats. Are you going to do a 4DS workout today or take a rest day? I started week 4 with KPC yesterday and will try and do GSL today (switched with GSBSB due to length) but I think I might have trouble sticking to the schedule with the house showings tihs week.

So the plan is for the real estate agents to come tomorrow night take pictures, measurements, sign contracts, etc. Then the house gets listed on Tuesday with private showings (appointments) during the week, and open houses next weekend. Then offers are taken November 9th. That's how things are done around here, because houses sell quickly. So today we are doing the last decluttering, and taking a couple of car loads of things to my moms, and major housecleaning.

Hockey politics I think are done for this year. Mostly to do with tryouts and making the teams. DS seems to have a nice team, they have a had a few tryouts, DH is an assistant coach. We have decided to leave the Mexico trip Dec3-10. So things are settling down.
 
Busy day for us too, yesterday... I finally shampooed the family room carpet, remember I got the top floor done and then my back acted up so dh said he'd do the downstairs but of course he never has the time, so I thought if I just do one area at a time, maybe it will be better. So I only did that one carpet and am going to do the formal living room and the dining room sometime this week on separate days, I think. Then ds went on a cub scout fieldtrip to the harbor patrol, where they got to go on the boat and use the hoses. DD wanted to go too, but I didn't think it would be the best thing, so I distracted her by having her help me make two kinds of cookies, the CE almond butter chocolate chip one and a whole wheat, oat, coconut, chocolate chip one. Both turned out yummy and qualify to be sent to dh's coworker (there's another one down with breastcancer, recovering from surgery and doing treatments.)
Then, when ds came back we all went out to eat at Claim Jumper's. Not the best place to go for healthy, but it was delish, I had the macadamia crusted Bass, ds had ribs for the first time and loved it! So, Kim and Rachel, we all had a special eating day! LOL! Let the holidays begin....:rolleyes:

Today we're trying to get the rope ladder hung on the tree outside our house for ds and try out a new wii game dh bought, can't remember the name, but supposed to be fun...

Jo, dh also put the Android Cathe app on my phone and now I can get on there without having to enlarge the view screen....:) I hope you were able to get your test done well yesterday and get some well deserved rest time!

Kim, from the sound of it your house must be in tip top shape now! I always wish my house could always look clutter free and have the 'just been scrubbed from top to bottom' look every day.... It's such an ongoing battle and no matter how hard I try to put things where they belong, three other members of the family don't have the same standards and at some point in the effort, I end up giving up until it gets too bad.... and I start all over again....:rolleyes:

Next week sounds really busy for you, Rachel, maybe a good time to put in a rest week? I'm just brainstorming what I'll do for workouts next week. I'm missing the cardio and weights one, so maybe that will be one of them.
 
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Happy Halloween!!! I feel like a witch today! ;)

I can't believe how tired I am! I slept until 9:30! So yesterday, I got through my tests and then started reading for this week. This is going to be a tough semester. Every week I have 5 or 6 chapters to read between the two classes besides reading lectures and doing online research. Ugghh. This is the first time I've felt "what have I got myself into!" LOL! Of course, you know if I hadn't suddenly gotten so busy at work this would be okay.

Cendrine, I meant to tell you, it did not hurt when he pulled the eyelash out...in fact I didn't know he had already done it when he did! Oh you naughty naughty girl going to Claim Jumper! LOL! I haven't been there in ages! Your choice sounded good though! How much food did you bring home? ;) I would love to go out on the harbor patrol - DS must have loved that adventure! Your cookies sounds wonderful and DD must have loved helping - so everyone is happy! LOL! The rope ladder sounds fun! I have to go check out that Android app...

Kim, you guys are lucky on how fast houses sell! Not so here right now but it used to be like that! LOL! I got a chuckle about hockey politics being over! :p You must feeling so ready to get on with selling and moving! Right now in the nutrition it's very scientific about how the enzymes break up what and what happens inside the organs, etc. But one thing that was nice is how it explains how fat is burned as the energy source for low intensity activities such as walking and hiking, and carbohydrates for high intensity such as aerobics, running, etc. Like many things we all read (and in the forums), you don't know what to believe, but reading the science of how things are broken down and used, it makes sense. By the way, how's the running in your house? Is DH still running and how's your PF?

Rachel, chili sounds good! Okay, I ate good yesterday, but I had a kitkat bar last night! Did you wake up with puffy eyes from indulging? :D You're going to have a tired week too is sounds like! Oh yeah...the time change! I think that happens next week doesn't it? I could have used it last night too! HA! Yes, it is our Glacier friends. I have to tell you, I've never had someone end a friendship with me. Friends drift apart...but not this. In her email she said we betrayed her; and like I said we have no idea what happened. Both DH and I sent her emails apologizing and asking what we did and surely this is a misunderstanding. She won't have anything to do with us. So we're just letting it go for now and hoping her DH can shed some light on it. But as I said, we talked to him and he didn't even know she'd sent the email let alone what happened. He's our friend that was staying with us last year. :(:( It's heartbreaking.

Okay, I must go hit the books! DH is up on the roof cutting away trees branches and cleaning gutters. Our driveway was covered with cedar so much that you couldn't even see the driveway, so he blew that off too. That was from our storm earlier this week....we're heading into fall... Oh and there's already snow in the mountains! Off to get smart...
 
I took care of some important business today...ordered my Cathe calendar and downloaded the Cathe app for the Droid (thank you Cendrine!). :D Cendrine, did DH download the barcode scanner to take you to the market place? That's what I did. My oh my am I loving this new toy! :D

Also, I didn't want you guys to feel bad...so I ate some candy! YES I haven't had anything in eons other than that kitkat last night. But alas, DH bought me some almond joy minatures and I ate about 5! Yes, I have a stomach ache! I never eat sugar any more so am really feeling it! I'm headachy too! Ugghhh... Oh well, it did make me happy! :D All this while I'm reading a chapter on carbohydrates! LOL!

We had two trick or treaters. Nobody comes up here, but the little girls next door came over about 4:00 before they went to a party.
 
This is a test from my droid. I'm sending this from my new cathe application. Not bad I think I like it! This makes it easier to stay in touch with you guys!
 
Happy November 1! The end of year is near! Can you believe it?

Not much going on yet today. I was going to get up early and do MM but it's raining so hard here, I couldn't get out of my cocoon! :D There are days those flannel sheets will not release me!

Hope you're all having a good day!
 
Well life doesn't always go according to plan and I like plans;)

I really overestimated how much time it would take to get the house ready to go yesterday (but yes it's cleaner than it's ever been) and then with decorating/trick or treating, there was no chance of working out.

Last night I couldn't sleep, I think it had to do with a combination of coffee and sugar:rolleyes::confused: but after I did finally fall asleep then dd woke up with the stomach flu. :(:( I'm home looking after her. Of course, this becomes a problew when the school is so far away and ds needs to get to school.:confused:

Anyways she was up vomiting all morning now sleeping all afternoon. I guess the real estate people will still come this evening. It's just to take pictures, measurements, sign the contract.

Jo I did exercise physiology class in university and remember that about the fat/carbo burning at different intensities. Dh is running occasionally but not as much as he was spending lots of time doing different house projects/coaching hockey. He does go on the ice with kids during practice so I think he finds that a good workout. I still feel the pf occasionally with high intensity workouts.

Cendrine Yes the house looks great but mostly because I'm storing lots of stuff at my mom's. I wonder how much of it we will miss this week. Maybe not all of it needs to come home:p Sounds like a great boy scout outing! They really do some neat things!


I'm not sure what to do with the rotations now. I won't finish the Oct and the Nov rotation before our holidays. I can see lots of missed workouts over the next week with the house up for sale. I probably will want to spend the hour in the moring doing quick cleanups rather than working out and hopefully there will be people coming to see the house in the evenings. I think I'm going to try and relax and just take each day as it comes. Maybe just pick whatever gets my attention the days I do get a chance to workout.
 
Sounds like a good plan, Kim. No need to overdo when so much is up in the open. The taking one day at a time might just help you not catch a cold. I'm sorry about dd! I hope she is already feeling better now! Is she old enough to stay home alone while you pick up ds from school? That sure would make it easier. I remember when dd was sick once when ds was in kindergarten and I still had to go pick him up but had no one to take care of dd. Poor girl had to come out in the stroller. Luckily she wasn't in too bad shape.

Jo, I love Almond Joys! Those things I have no self control over! But I have a healthy home made version that tastes very similar even if it doesn't look the same....LOL! I'll post the recipe if you are interested! Made with agave, no sugar.

I did a tm walk and the weights from Cardio and Weights today. It felt good and our November first is going well.

Remember the kid from ds' birhtday party who claimed he had been bullied all afternoon? Well his mom just emailed me asking for help. She has to have surgery and can't take care of her kids for a week and wants me to help out her dh on Saturday.... I honestly don't know how I would respond, except (luckily) that Saturday is fully booked up already. So I think I'm just going to tell her we can't because of previous commitments. You guys think that's ok?
 
My on My (in Jo's words), I have missed alot and I was just here yesterday! LOL
Dh decided that we would go see his mom's new house and that is about an hr drive. It is so pretty though, I just decided to skip groceries and go along for the ride. By the time we got home last night, I didn't was to do anything but laze around. I guess that was all the bad food catching up...I have to admit the ice cream sandwich I had yesterday too...hahaahaha! I am not even guilting over it!

I was Portia De Rossi on Oprah when I got home from work. She wrote a book about her years of eating disorders and she really said a lot of things that made perfect sense. She said she could not quit obsessing about food until she quit restricting herself from having what ever she wanted. Once she did that, she quit thinking about it. I remember I used to think about food all day long. Constantly planning what I was going to eat next meal even as I was eating that one. It was horrible to be that way. I never could pinpoint when I stopped doing that but when she was talking about that, it really made perfect sense to me. I have a friend that is like that now and I always told her that I did not know when I quit obsessing about food but that I knew if it happened to me, it would happen for her too and now maybe I can enlighten her a little more.

Jo-It looks like you are going to be so super busy. At least with the nutrition class it might be stuff that you can soak up easier that the psych class was. It does sound like a heavy load though.
I forgot that that was the same friend that lived with yall too. Something seems weird doesn't it. I think you are taking the right path though with all you have going one right now. I hate that the friendship might be spoiled but you just have so much on your plate right now. It is a lot of energy to go chasing info that might not even exist.

Cendrine-Way to go on those carpets...I know what you mean about the DH too;)I am sure he means well (as does mine when he volunteers but does not follow through) but it is never really high on their to do lists...hahaha
I think it is perfectly OK (although no kids here) I would feel a little uneasy about that one. You just don't know where he is coming from with the bullying and then where the parents are either so if he was displeased with something while he was at your house again there is no telling what he would say. It is not like you are lying anyhow...you have things to do!

Kim-I think it is going to be OK if you miss some workouts. Things might be a little hectic for you from here on out, it sounds like. I used to be frantic about missing a workout but I am getting to where I know that I will workout again and it is not the end of the world...I know you are going to workout again too so don't worry about it too much. You have enough going on than to be worrying about that too.
I am sure you are going to have luck with a buyer too. It sounds like yall are ready.

OK it is off to read and early to bed...Have a great Tuesday!
 
Okay so why can't the dad look after the kid, cendrien?? My sister got back from California and I'll have to fill you in but my time is limited right now.

The house was listed today and we already had one showing and another at 8 pm tonight;) It's going to be along week. DH stayed home with sick girl today and they had to leave for a showing:( She seems better now.

Here's our house seems so strange to have it on the internet.

http://KeystoneMatrix.ca/de.asp?ID=269598039

Just go to the drop box and choose Client with Photos.
 
I just have a few minutes here...

Cendrine, yes, I absolutely think it's okay to tell that mom you're booked! Don't do it! :) And I agree with Kim, I wonder why the DH needs help?! And yes, give me the healthy almond joy recipe!!! LOL! :D

Kim, is dd feeling better tonight? Oh my gosh...your house is SPOTLESS! It looks GREAT! I think our friends have the same kitchen table as you! LOL! I like where you workout! Those are really good pictures!

Rachel, interesting about Portia. I didn't know you obsessed about food. I know you've talked before about your family not eating healthy and you wanting to be healthy; was that what you were obsessing about? That's wonderful if you can help your friend - you never know what one thing you may say or do...or lead her to that could help her completely change how she feels.
 
What a day!

The job we are on is not really a big one but the way the flooring has to go in is kind of technical. Well we got really started installing today and I noticed that the return air in one room was blowing instead of sucking. I didn't think it was that big of a deal but we needed it turned off so it would not dry the glue too fast. Well apparently they have put something in backwards and now might have to remove all the duct work and redo it. Of course this would not be that big of a deal to us but we already started laying material and it is temperature sensitive and it might mess things up if it gets too cool or too warm. We will find out tomorrow what they are going to have to do.:rolleyes: I would have thought that with a job this small not too much could go wrong..LOL

This morning it was GS Back shoulders and Bi's. It said it was a 62 min workout but I think it was more like 50 something which helped me out cause I thought I was going to run out of time...So I did get to finish.

Kim-I think you are going to have no trouble selling your house. It is so cute. Was that the basement that had all your workout gear in it? It was such a nice big space. I wish I had a nice basement. Not too common here in East TX though.
Poor DD having to leave the house while she was sick. I am sure if yall make it through this week, things are going to get easier though.

Jo-I definitely don't obsess anymore but I used to horribly. It was so bad. The sad thing was that I did not have a weight problem at all but since I used to eat really bad I was afraid that if I ate one hamburger or one bite of mashed potatoes, that I would fall off the wagon and just start pigging out. It is so weird but she said that same thing. I never had an eating disorder though except for that feeling. Which I think sometimes is as bad as that. I am glad to say now , though, that it's not like that anymore. I can actually go through the day and not think about food until I am hungry...haha That's weird that that is a big deal, huh?

Cendrine-I hope you got out of keeping the boy without any hard feelings. How was your day and what did you decide on working out this week?
 
Kim, the pictures of your house are beautiful! Wow, Jo is right, it looks spotless! Nice work getting it all done! You should have no trouble selling it, it looks like new, I love the floors! And the back yard, is that patch of dark soil your veggie garden? If it is, no wonder you have miracle harvests, that soil looks super rich!;)
I read an article about hockey in Canada today, it said it requires parents to take a 1 hour online or something anger management teaching....;) Do you guys have to do that too with ds? It made me think of you since you are the only Canadian I know...LOL!

Jo and Kim, I was thinking too, that the Dad should just pitch in (she said she was trying to make it easier on him) He's perfectly capable, and since I already have the day planned and made commitments, I do feel fine about it. I haven't heard back, could be she's busy, could be she's reading into it, but I'm not going to worry about it.

Rachel, for workouts I decided to do the cardio and weights, then the circuit blasts without the cardio, supplementing treadmilll for 30 min instead, and then I don't know yet....
I got the rest of the carpets done today, I intended to do just half of it today but got carried away.... Feels good to be done! I hope my back won't be mad at me...;)

And here's the almond joy recipe, everyone!

Almond Joy Fudge
2 C agave nectar
2 C coconut oil
If your coconut oil is solid, place its container in a sink of hot tap water to melt it first. Then put both
ingredients in a high-power blender and add:
1 C raw powdered chocolate (or unsweetened cocoa)
Blend well, then pour the mixture into a bowl and stir in:
2 C shredded coconut
2 C chopped almonds
Pour the mixture into a 9x13” pan, chill 2 hours, and cut into squares to serve.

It holds it's shape best in the freezer. Since we have warm weather most of the time I keep it in the fridge or freezer so it is easy to serve when ready.
 
There was 3 more showings on the house today and one more for this evening. Sorry my posts are going to be very quick this week as I'm not allowed to be home much! Hopefully I don't gain weight with no workouts and we keep going out for ice cream for something to do when we have to leave.:rolleyes:

That's my patch of garden, Cendrine. It's small but I sure get a bountiful harvest! I don't even plant the whole thing. I think DH had to take that course for his coaching certificate. I wish they made all the parents take it! Glad you got the carpets done! How is the back feeling??

Rachael How did the job go today? Did they get the problems worked out? I have a note stuck on GS BSB to remind myself that there is an error 50 minutes not 62 :cool: Yup, it's the basement where I workout. Quite a new space we use it alot. Could you see all my workout stuff? I have been through stages of my life where I obsess about food, trying to follow certain meal progarms, etc. I'm definitely way more relaxed about things now but also 15 lbs heaver:cool:

Thanks for the compliments on the house. It's as clean and as decluttered as it's going to get! Now the hard part is keeping it clean all week! I know the kitchen appliances really stand out. We bought the fridge and stove a couple of years ago with plans to renovate the kitchen to a darker colour but decided to move instead.
 
Busy day here. I did Circuit Blast, which was fun because I hadn't got to do it yet and also did more abs and walking. My back is pretty good, Kim, I had a chiro appt today anyway and got extra long therapy, so I'm sure that helped...;) I'm sorry they kick you out for showings all the time! That sure is an inconvenience... Iceceam sounds like the thing to do...LOL!


I forgot to tell you guys, the almond joy recipe is the one my chiro's husband went crazy over and ordered full batches off, until he discovered he had no self-control over the amount he ate, then he stopped....;)

I found this salt-mineral spray at Mother's Market. I'm going to spray my sprouted tortillas with it before I cut and dehydrate them to make chips. I think they will be more dangerous for me because I'm so crazy about salty things... But I couldn't leave it...
 
OK sorry but it will be a quick post for me today. I didn't have time to check in yesterday. We got to the job and both of the air intakes in both surgical rooms were blowing instead of sucking!LOL:rolleyes: I really don't think anyone knows whats going on there. They are really adamant about wanting it done though so DH and I got them to cut the power to those fans and plugged along. We really want to get away from this one!

It was GS legs yesterday and GS chest and tris today. I just can not get over some of the weights Cathe uses in upper body. What is weird to me is that I can mimic some weight but then there is others for the same body part, that I am drastically lower...haha The body is an enigma I guess:rolleyes:!

Better go! I hope all you girls have a great day! Hang in there Kim, It will be over before you know it!
 
I'm here I'm here! :D Couldn't get back yesterday...we are in sorting, packing frenzy at work since this "have to move" came upon us quickly. Unfortunately, since I had to take over that department, I'm responsible for the lion's share of cleaning, shredding and sorting documents I've never been involved with. Needless to say yesterday was long day, then homework (accounting test - 100% :eek:), and today will probably be the same. I'm wearing t-shirt, jeans and tennies to say the least! It looks doubtful I'll make it to spinning tonight but we'll see.

Waving hi to all and will chat later if I can!
 
Rachel, I know what you mean about being able to keep up with Cathe on some weights and then others you wonder how she can be so much stronger than you... I get the same thing! Of course, right now, since I'm lifting lighter for lower body, because if I keep the pace of her with the same weights it's too much on my back, I can't keep up with the lower body at all, but upper body I am doing well on some dvds. I'm not talking sts by any means, though....LOL

Jo, I feel for you having to pack up other people's stuff that you have no relation to. Reminds me of my first teaching job I got here when I came to the states. The gal who had taught the classroom before me left without cleaning out anything, there were even still picture frames with personal pictures in the room and each drawer was a tornado-like havoc. I think it took me a good two or three days to sort though it all and I didn't know what part of the paper stuff was school mandated and what was elective etc, so it made it hard to know what to throw out and what to keep! I hope it's not that bad for you! Hopefully at least stuff was filed right... Congrats on the 100% Dean's girl! :D I'm very impressed with your continued great work despite the heat at work being way up!

Kim, how are you today?
 
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