Playing Hooky

It’s official–I’m on fall break. It’s also official that I’m playing hooky from all responsibilities today (except for this here blog)…I’m currently sitting in a Panera, drinking my hazelnut drip coffee, waiting to meet a girlfriend to shop.

All guilt about dropping MAM off at her regularly scheduled gig left when I dropped her off this morning and there was a pet visiting. She was enamored, and didn’t notice when I left. She couldn’t have missed the visiting parakeet, could she? She got to see what she loves, I get to see what I love….

Just Glad it’s Over..

Ever have a day where you just want to crawl back into bed and try getting up again?? That was today for me. My work day started with a leaky travel mug (which then leaked all over me–on school picture day) and ended with me, on the top of the jungle gym, using liquid soap to dislodge someone’s wedged elbow. Could I make this up?

In between was a lot of b.s.–enough to drive me to eat donuts. It was another staff birthday, and this particular staffer has an affection for Dunkin’ Donuts, so that was her birthday treat. Usually, I just don’t even start eating if there are donuts–they really aren’t my favorite sweet, and I may as well just spread the glaze directly on my ass. But I started with a chocolate donut, and then proceeded, over the course of the day, to eat FIVE, count them FIVE………………………………………….munchkins. (You didn’t really think I would have eaten five donuts, did you?) Still, one donut and five munchkins is more than I usually eat in any month, or heck, any quarter for that matter.

Thankfully, MAM is in angel-girl mode–happy, agreeable, busy with her own thing, allowing me to sit here and blabber and decompress……

OH! And if you haven’t been there yet, check out TopMomma.com. I’ve lasted 3 days longer than I thought I would! Keep clicking on that redhead surrounded by and wearing sunglasses!

Week 16 and other details

Today is week 16 weigh-in at Tales from the Scales. 16 weeks and 5lbs…..hm that makes my average weight loss what, less than .5lb per week. Of course, weight that comes off slowly stays off, right? That’s about all I have to say about that.

MAM started running a fever this afternoon, so tomorrow I get to take my first sick day of the school year. So maybe the cough is a virus or a cold, not a food reaction? seriously, WTF? Why is she so sick?? I think I may call the doc to examine this a little more. Her hands are constantly in her mouth also so let’s throw the last few bits of teething in the mix as well. At least we can knock out environmental allergies, since all of those tests came back negative.

Yikes. I’m off to find something to snack on…..