Took a few planes, drove in a few automobiles and slept next to some trains this weekend. All covered!
Went to visit my little one this past weekend and take in some of his hockey games. 2 flights there and back and a few hours driving to one of the games but it was all good.
We were able to stay at his billet's house which was lovely and nice that we could save on the hotel. She does live right next to a rail line however and there are between 20-35 trains that pass each day. Railcars that carry grain from Alberta to saskatchewan and beyond. Some are quiet and some not so much.
It was a quick weekend but nice to see the boy and have some snuggle time with him. His girlfriend traveled with me so it was nice to have a companion on the plane and in the car!
Ate horrible and very little. Lots of candy... cause I'm a sucker for candy and the house we were out had bowls of it! I had onion rings on saturday night at the arena because we had had a very early dinner and by 9pm I was starving. But also at not much else. Just did not seem to be hungry at all on the weekend.
Weigh in this morning was 176.5. I'm pretty sure that number will start to rise again a bit this week when I start consuming actual calories again!
I wasn't going to set a true goal weight but I think I'm going to put 165 in my radar. Maybe even possible before christmas????
I like that number because it's middle of the range 160-170 so if I gain a lb or two there won't be panic. Or at least I hope not. And if I lose a lb or two it won't put me into the 150s.... and then allow the panic of when I only stay there a very short time and then creep back into the 160s!! It's all a mind game isn't it?! I also like 165 because that will officially take me out of the overweight category on the BMI scale... haven't been there in forever!!
Monday, September 24, 2018
Monday, September 17, 2018
I feel like the worst mom in the world
My baby is not well.
Fur baby that is.
When we took our youngest to Alberta we left our dog with our older boy here at home. A few days into our trip and our son noticed there was something on Murphy's back. Probably a mosquito bite or something similar. We had him wash it and then treat it with some antibiotic that he had. He noticed it a few days after we left. When we returned from our trip he still had the sores but didn't seem to be too bad so we figured it would heal on it's own. Didn't appear to be itchy and he wasn't bothered with it.
About a week later we took him for a bath and scrubbed him down really good to get off all the stink from the dog farm that he played at daily while we were away.
Then a few days later we noticed a greeny colored sticky mess near the wound area. I figured it was flared up again and oozing. The green color indicated to me that it was infected and we needed to get him antibiotic. A different one than the spray that we had been using. Plus we were almost out of the spray anyways.
So this past saturday we took him to the vet. I figured they would dig around through is fur and give us an antibiotic to treat it. Well the vet said, they would really need to clip the area to get a good look at how bad it was and be able to treat it properly.
Fur baby that is.
When we took our youngest to Alberta we left our dog with our older boy here at home. A few days into our trip and our son noticed there was something on Murphy's back. Probably a mosquito bite or something similar. We had him wash it and then treat it with some antibiotic that he had. He noticed it a few days after we left. When we returned from our trip he still had the sores but didn't seem to be too bad so we figured it would heal on it's own. Didn't appear to be itchy and he wasn't bothered with it.
About a week later we took him for a bath and scrubbed him down really good to get off all the stink from the dog farm that he played at daily while we were away.
Then a few days later we noticed a greeny colored sticky mess near the wound area. I figured it was flared up again and oozing. The green color indicated to me that it was infected and we needed to get him antibiotic. A different one than the spray that we had been using. Plus we were almost out of the spray anyways.
So this past saturday we took him to the vet. I figured they would dig around through is fur and give us an antibiotic to treat it. Well the vet said, they would really need to clip the area to get a good look at how bad it was and be able to treat it properly.
UGH!!! I feel like the worst mommy in the world. The good thing is that it is exposed now so it can start healing but it's ugly and he's BALD!!!
I'm mad cause of course, I figured I could just treat it myself. If I knew the large area I could just massage in the medicine.
And will the fur grow back?? Of course, I've ready horror stories on the internet that says it wont... but the vet assured us that it will - in about 3 months.
So I've bought him a coat in the meantime to use on our walks if it's raining or a bit cold.
My poor BABES!!!!
WI this week was 178..... Yippee.... who cares?! I'm too mad!!
Wednesday, September 12, 2018
Feeling the Fall
Yep, we are definitely on the swing to fall! It's cold, I dragged out all my old sweaters the other day and did some picking and choosing as to which ones will make it back into regular rotation for this fall. I did end up putting together a bag for good will. Mostly of clothes that I either don't like the style any longer or they are just too big!
It's a great feeling but there is so much fear about getting rid of clothes as my mind "assumes" that I will be back there again one day. It's a crutch, having those old big clothes hang around and I don't want to allow it any longer. SO I'm sending them off... in a big black bag, hopefully never to return.
I do need to get some new clothes though. My pants are getting loose and with Zumba starting up again next week, I want to be able to go to the class and not worry about losing my leggings throughout the routine! Ordered a few cheap items on Old Navy that should get me through the next few months.
WI this monday was good again - down 1.5 to 179.5. Almost 30 lbs! ..... wow
Need to pack up the patio furniture this weekend and put it all away for another year.... I will miss not sitting in the backyard at the fire pit! Oh well, I will just have to fire up the inside fireplace instead I guess!
That was pretty much a post with a whole lot of nothing to speak about.... signing off.
It's a great feeling but there is so much fear about getting rid of clothes as my mind "assumes" that I will be back there again one day. It's a crutch, having those old big clothes hang around and I don't want to allow it any longer. SO I'm sending them off... in a big black bag, hopefully never to return.
I do need to get some new clothes though. My pants are getting loose and with Zumba starting up again next week, I want to be able to go to the class and not worry about losing my leggings throughout the routine! Ordered a few cheap items on Old Navy that should get me through the next few months.
WI this monday was good again - down 1.5 to 179.5. Almost 30 lbs! ..... wow
Need to pack up the patio furniture this weekend and put it all away for another year.... I will miss not sitting in the backyard at the fire pit! Oh well, I will just have to fire up the inside fireplace instead I guess!
That was pretty much a post with a whole lot of nothing to speak about.... signing off.
Friday, September 7, 2018
September Blues
Is it just me, or does it feel like as soon as we turn the calendar page from August to September that it suddenly feels like fall. Summer is over. Well not technically over, but here on the coast, the nights become cooler, sometimes the rain rolls in and it just feels a bit chillier. I need to have my jacket on when we walk at night with the pup and we turn off all the fans around the house that have somehow become a part of our "white noise" of summer.
Although the temperature is the best at this time of year, September is not typically my favorite month. I find most Septembers I tend to get the blues. I think I can attribute it to when the kids would head back to school and it would mean that all our long weekends and summer getaways had come to an end for another year. The last few years, it's been a little easier with me working from home and the kids being self sufficient heading back to school.
This year is different. The older kid has headed back to university again. And even though he's only a few hours away and he will hopefully come visit often, I miss him. I love the man that he has become. He was always my gentle soul. Always polite and respectful but he has truly turned into a wonderful human being. I know our years with him calling our home "home" are limited as he will only have a few years left of university and then will likely move out on his own. I dread that day. For now I cherish the weekends that he will travel home with a bag or two of laundry and the yearning for a good home cooked meal and when spring comes and he is home again for a few short months.
And then there is my little man. Still a high school student for a few more years but this year has taken on the journey of leaving our province for another to play hockey. He's different than my big guy. He's risky, adventurous and crazy some times. But he's all mine and I miss him terribly. I am going to try and visit him as often as I can for both of us and count down the days until Christmas when I can have them both under my roof!
My house is clean and quiet and I hate it. I want to pick up socks and coats and other such things that they have left behind as they move from room to room. I want to do a big grocery shop each week, knowing that they will have eaten mostly everything by mid week and I'll have to go back again and get more supplies to get them through to the weekend. I want the chaos.
All I have to say is thank god for Facetime!!
I've been away for the past few weeks in Alberta moving the kid, but I'm back now. Had a few slip ups with meals while I was away cause we did eat out a lot and there really is just no controlling carbs when you are eating out so much. But I came back and weighed in this past monday and I am down again! So I'm happy about that.... 181.0!!!
Seriously, I can't remember when I last saw that number. SO close to my personal goal of 175 but think I'll keep going for a bit more as I will still be in the "overweight" BMI category and I'd like to get that a little lower.
Although the temperature is the best at this time of year, September is not typically my favorite month. I find most Septembers I tend to get the blues. I think I can attribute it to when the kids would head back to school and it would mean that all our long weekends and summer getaways had come to an end for another year. The last few years, it's been a little easier with me working from home and the kids being self sufficient heading back to school.
This year is different. The older kid has headed back to university again. And even though he's only a few hours away and he will hopefully come visit often, I miss him. I love the man that he has become. He was always my gentle soul. Always polite and respectful but he has truly turned into a wonderful human being. I know our years with him calling our home "home" are limited as he will only have a few years left of university and then will likely move out on his own. I dread that day. For now I cherish the weekends that he will travel home with a bag or two of laundry and the yearning for a good home cooked meal and when spring comes and he is home again for a few short months.
And then there is my little man. Still a high school student for a few more years but this year has taken on the journey of leaving our province for another to play hockey. He's different than my big guy. He's risky, adventurous and crazy some times. But he's all mine and I miss him terribly. I am going to try and visit him as often as I can for both of us and count down the days until Christmas when I can have them both under my roof!
My house is clean and quiet and I hate it. I want to pick up socks and coats and other such things that they have left behind as they move from room to room. I want to do a big grocery shop each week, knowing that they will have eaten mostly everything by mid week and I'll have to go back again and get more supplies to get them through to the weekend. I want the chaos.
All I have to say is thank god for Facetime!!
I've been away for the past few weeks in Alberta moving the kid, but I'm back now. Had a few slip ups with meals while I was away cause we did eat out a lot and there really is just no controlling carbs when you are eating out so much. But I came back and weighed in this past monday and I am down again! So I'm happy about that.... 181.0!!!
Seriously, I can't remember when I last saw that number. SO close to my personal goal of 175 but think I'll keep going for a bit more as I will still be in the "overweight" BMI category and I'd like to get that a little lower.
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