Well then!

Omg, cant believe its been since Jun 3rd, that I was on here last! Lots of things happening and the diet is going good. I weigh the least I have in 8+years (plus 2 pants sizes smaller in just the last couple of months!!), The kids being out of school now put a little crimp in going to the gym, its not as fun when you just cant get the kids off to school, and go every morning on your own time, but Ive been eating really healthy, and it shows!! Well, its almost time for work, but I felt guilty leaving my blog to itself for almost a month now. lol

Snakes, Bugs, and squirrels.......oh my!

Yesterday was Caden's trip to a 4-H camp they go to a few times a year at school. We had gone up there in the fall and built a "peep" shelter, a peep is a small "person" made of all natural things, such as sticks, bark, leaves etc. So, yesterday we headed up to the camp, and we were greeted by 100 million mosquito flying all around us....I knew from the moment I got there it was going to be Hell on Earth so much fun. While the 2nd graders did their circle time and such, us adults go to get outta the bugs and go inside to find out schedules and how the day was going to be run. After 50 miles a little walk the counselor started pointing out some plants and different fungus of the forrest, it was actually pretty neat. After a Long ass time lovely short stroll in the woods, we finally headed out to the spot where we had built our peep shelters months ago, to see how they had survived the winter months. Caden and I must be good builders, because it was EXACTLY how we had left it before winter, it was really neat to go back. Then it was time for lunch and closing performances. Our group was the "Storytellers" so the kids had to put on a short play for the other groups, they did a Broadway performance good performance for only practicing for a few mins. After every group had done their presentation for the others, it was time to go back to the real world again. My son was so happy that I went, and I was so happy that these people had BUG HATS, I didnt care what I looked like, those Bugs from Hell cute little bugs couldnt suck the life out of me.
Here is a few pics from our time there.....

Once again, I have been too tired and lazy Busy with work and children to write on my blog. I havent had a whole lot going on lately, besides sweating my ass off getting a hot new body. Sometimes I wonder what the hell I have started, but then I get a compliment or twenty that make it all worth while!
Wow, I really have nothing to say tonight, please let something happen that will turn this blog around!! Maybe a drink or three would loosen me up some.....

Caffeine IV?

I dont know if anyone even reads this still, but thought I would write and say Im sorry for being M.I.A lately. Ive been really busy, between working out, working, the kids, dinner, laundry, dishes, and well.........life!
Not much to write about, I just figured I would stop by and visit my lonely blog. I promise I will have stuff to write about soon.......and maybe by next Monday Ill have another Not Me Monday, since I missed it this week (kinda like.....AHEM...... my bloggy friend LANA over @ The Kids Did WHAT!) She's also been MIA for awhile now, and I miss her!!
Ok, so now that I have bored you to literal tears I am going to bed to get some much needed sleep......night all!

1 Week down.....Nothing tastes as good as thin feels......repeat.......

I have had the most tiring but inspiring week! I started working out last Monday, and I have run/walked/worked out everyday since then (ok, I lied, I took Mother's Day off, but that it, I swear!) I actually feel pretty good, and as tired as I get after being at the gym, somehow I am getting more stamina, and work through the tiredness to keep going thru the day. I dont consider myself to have an obsessive nature, but apparently I do.........first it was with food, but now it seems to be with working all that food off. I think I have a pretty happy attitude by nature, but I have missed out on truly enjoying life, because I let food control who I am, what I wore, and where I went. I WANT to be able to go to the store, see a cute shirt and just pull it off the rack, and wear ANY color I want. For years now (and I mean probably 13 or more) I have worn almost all black, because I was ashamed of what had become of my body. I was always skinny, I was a size 6 in 1995, and by 2003 I was in the double digits pant sizes. Almost 2 yrs ago I decided to eat a little healthier and I managed to lose almost 40 lbs, and keep it off, but I still have about that much to lose, and maybe more.
This blog wasnt started to be a weight loss blog, but thats just where it might be heading........

Oh my aching ........legs

I knew I would be sore this morning, I just didnt know how sore I would be. ug. HOWEVER.......I am very proud of myself and still did a 25-30 minute brisk walk when I got the kids all off to school this morning. for once in my life I feel like this is IT. I need to do this for my health and for my own self esteem. Of course, it doesnt help when people say "you dont need to lose weight" HA HA!! very funny!! I must hide my weight well sometimes, because I still need to lose about 65 lbs and I still wouldnt be stick skinny, but I would be "normal".
Im going back to Booty camp tomorrow, I may not make it out alive.....so wish me luck!!

Not Me Monday

Not Courtesy of McKmamma over at my charming kids


1. I did not go to "Booty Camp" this morning, and I did not have more fun that I expected.

2. I did not avoid running with everyone else so they would not see my big butt shake.

3. I was not paranoid about my body the whole time, not feeling like a bull in a china shop.

4. I did not feel like throwing up a couple times during class.

5. I did not take the easy route and use 2 and 3 pound weights, while everyone else did not use 5 pounds and up.

6. I am not looking forward to the next class, because I felt so good not doing things for my health.

Ok, so these are not very good today.......but class was fun and Im ready for more (I think) hehe

shake shake shake......

shake your bootay........
Im having a much better day today, I dont know what my problem was yesterday, but anywho.......got up this morning and went and picked the kids up at my Aunt's house at 9. Then we spent a few hours at home outside. I got a YMCA membership, so we decided to go swimming for a couple hours when they opened at noon. I even stripped down and went swimming, and did some laps in the big pool, what a workout!! It was the first real exercise my body has seen in a um.........long ass time. The YMCA has this class called "Fitness boot camp" 3 times a week.......my ass is sooo there tomorrow!! I just started working nights, so I have no kids during the day, and Im going to start working on myself!! so excited! cant wait!

Pissed off

Thats me today, so I wont be writing anything worth reading. blah. Apparently I woke up on the wrong side of the bed, because Ive been in a shitty mood all day, which is not my normal thing, its something I am not used to.

Not me Monday (on almost Tuesday)

Courtesy of Jennifer over at my charming kids

1. I did not teach my 6 yr old daughter to ride her bike with no training wheels in 1/2 hr last week

2. I did not hold onto the hood of her shirt and practically choke her while she was trying to ride, because I didnt want to bend down and hold onto the seat when she was first learning.

3. I did not buy both my boys new bikes on Saturday, and they did not love me for it.

4. I did not go to a beautful Wedding Saturday, and I did not leave the reception after 20 mins out of boredom, nope not me!

5. I did not eat some Banana Split ice cream tonight, and I definitly did not eat a double chocolate muffin after everyone just went to bed, that would be pathetic and fattening.

6. I did not get excited when Stellan (my charming kids ) got released from Boston Childrens Hospital today!

7. I did not want to post tonight, because I am not hoping more people will visit my blog and find something interesting about me.

Laughing

Laughter really IS the best medicine......want to laugh? If so visit this site...Not Always Right Funny & Stupid Customer Quotes
Ive been reading it for awhile now, and it is hilarious (then again, I find most things funny anyways....ya know simple things amuse simple minds.....yada yada)
I wont say I am always in a great mood, hell, I am a hormonal woman after all, but lately Ive been thinking about all the negative people I know in my life, and decided I am GLAD I am not one of those people. I know people that always have something wrong with them "My back hurts" "I feel like shit" "I have no money" "I have a headache" "My cell phone is a piece of crap" "My dog even hates me" "Life is shit" " OR......its something positive ended with a negative "I slept great last night, but my kids are bugging the shit out of me and I have a headache" they can never just be totally postive once a day.
Hell, My life is not all great, but I just dont get negative people, its like a big black cloud over them that saturates the entire situation when they are around.
So for today......LIVE, LAUGH and LOVE.

Not Me Monday

Brought to you by my charming kids

1. I did not yell at my Mother for turning the "fucking Tv up too loud" on Our Casino trip this past weekend, nope not me!

2. I definetly did not spend a lot of money gambling

3. I did not win back all my money I lost the first night, on the second day of the trip

4. I did not forget my deodorant and did not borrow my Mothers friends, that would be gross!

5. I did not also forget my toothbrush, so I didnt brush all weekend, that would not be even grosser!

6. I did not take my best friend with me, and she did not lose all her money and come home broke and pissed off at me.

7. I did not stop in NH on the way home and did not buy some booze.

8. I did not have to come home at Midnight on Saturday night from Connecticut and not go to the hospital and spend the night there with my 6 yr old who they thought had appendicitus, and I did not stay up half the night.

9. I did not sleep 9 straight hours without waking up, and I definilty did not almost pee my pants when I did finally wake up.

Things you never Knew about me (hell, even I didnt, until I went to this website!)

Ten Top Trivia Tips about Angela!

1. Fifty-two percent of Americans drink angela. (well, then the world should be plenty hydrated!)
   
2. Angela invented the wheel in the fourth millennium BC. (and to think Im wasting my time as a cashier!)
   
3. In the Great Seal of the United States the eagle grasps 13 arrows and angela! (um.....ow?)
   
4. Angela has a memory span of three seconds. (Well, Folks, here is the proof, Im not dumb I just have a super short.....what the hell was I talking about again?)
   
5. Angela can drink over 25 gallons of water at a time! (So can a camel......gee thanks Trivia generator!)
   
6. Humans share about fifty percent of their DNA with angela. (um....ya)
   
7. Angela cannot swim. (actually I can asshole, just not good!)
   
8. Angela can only be destroyed by intense heat, and is impermeable even to acid. (I always knew I was some kind of superhero!)
   
9. India tested its first nuclear angela in 1974. (Maybe thats why I have so much gas)
   
10. In Chinese, the sound 'angela' means 'bite the wax tadpole'! (well, maybe I will be changing my name)
    

Kids say the darndest things

Ask your child(ren) to answer the questions and type their answers in.
Tag other moms with kids who might have fun with this. :)


Here is what Aubree (6) and Caden (8) Christian (10) had to say.........

1. What is something mom always says to you?
Caden "clean your room!" Aubree "that you always have something for us to do" Christian "no"


2. What makes mom happy?
Caden "when we give her a gift" Aubree "to clean our room" Christian "when we do what were supposed to"


3. What makes mom sad?
Caden "that we're not listening" Aubree "I dont know" Christian "when we dont do what we are supposed to, and that happens ALOT"

4. How does your mom make you laugh?
Caden " you tickle me" Aubree "because she farts alot" Christian "she acts crazy"

5. What was your mom like as a child?
Caden "she had long hair, and she liked New Kids on the Block to death" Aubree "she could wear a bikini"
Christian "bratty"

6. How old is your mom?
Caden "31" Aubree "2" Christian "31, she is old"

7. How tall is your mom?
Caden "one foot" Aubree "6 long feets" Christian "very short"

8. What is her favorite thing to watch on TV?
Caden "Spongebob" Aubree "the news during supper" Christian "Mystery murder shows"

9. What does your mom do when you're not around?
Caden "you fart" Aubree "go to work, clean the house" Christian "eat things that arent on her diet"

10. If your mom becomes famous, what will it be for?
Caden "swimming with dolphins in your giant pool" Aubree "being a rockstar" Christian "being in a show called 'swimming with the dolphins'"

11. What is your mom really good at?
Caden "driving" Aubree "your really good at working" Christian "eating"

12. What is your mom not very good at?
Caden "singing" Aubree "doing everything at once" Christian "trying not to eat"

13. What does your mom do for her job?
Caden "bags up Groceries" Aubree "touches lots of germs" Christian "works at _____"

14. What is your mom's favorite food?
Caden " lobster" Aubree "fish" Christian "chocolate"

15. What makes you proud of your mom?
Caden "when she actually gives us dessert" Aubree "when she cleans our room for us" Christian "she graduated her CNA class"


16. If your mom were a cartoon character, who would she be?
Caden "Jerry" (tom and Jerry) Aubree "Bratz" Christian "Patrick" (spongebob)

17. What do you and your mom do together?
Caden " go shopping" Aubree "crafts" Christian "buy video games"

18. How are you and your mom the same?
Caden "we both dont like Christian" (LOL) Aubree "we both have big ears" Christian "we are both shy"

19. How are you and your mom different?
Caden "you have long hair, I have short hair" Aubree "Im little and your big" Christian "Moms an old lady and Im not"

20. How do you know your mom loves you?
Caden "she gives us treats and money" Aubree "you hug me a bunch" Christian "she gives me more time on the Wii"


21. What does your mom like most about your dad? (I am divorced from my boys Dad, and my Daughters Father and I are no longer together either)
Caden "nothing" Aubree " because he takes me on the weekend so you can have a break from me!"
Christian "just about nothing" (well, that certainly summed my feelings up!)

22. Where is your mom's favorite place to go?
Caden "shopping" Aubree "Disneyworld" Christian "Seaworld"


sometimes I think my kids really do know me, and I dont give them enough credit for knowing whats going on......sheesh!! HAHA!!

Easter 2009

If I had balls enough

In one of my earlier writings, I have said how I think I have always wanted to be a nurse, or someone in the medical field. I do enjoy my job as a CNA, but there is one thing I secretly wish I could do for a career......a police woman. I can just see me now, gun drawn looking around for the bad guy, and as hes running down the alley in front of me I say "POLICE! freeze!" and I tackle him to the ground, and slap those metal bracelets on him, and cart his sorry ass to jail for 3 hots and a cot. Wow! what a rush that would be! I love to watch TruTV, almost obsessed with watching the cops go after bad guys. I dont think I could ever be a cop (#1 Im short just 4'11") and I would chit in my pants if ever confronted by a bad guy. If you had the balls, what would your secret dream job be?

Just bloggerific!!

Im having trouble......I cant figure out how to enable comments to my posts.....all settings are set to let anyone comment, but then I read the blog help......HA HA! some help that was.....something about tags, codes, put the code between this and that, stand on your head while reciting the alphabet.....blah blah blah.......so IF by the grace of God anyone knows how the hell to help me, I would love it! I wasnt sure that anyone even knew my blog existed, and then The Kids Did WHAT! (one of my all time favorite blogs by the way) said she couldn't comment on my blog and my heart sunk when I knew someone actually liked (or was bored enough) to read what I write, but couldnt comment. ok, so since I cant get comments, can someone write to me at Dolphinmomcca@myfairpoint.net, and puleeeeze let me know how to fix this!

"faster"

I was in an abusive relationship for a few years, one I felt trapped in for a long time, until I made the decision to stand up for myself and make a better life for my kids and I. I wish I had gotten out of it "faster", because looking back I realize my kids and I lost three years of our lives. I was so wrapped up in trying to stay alive, that I didnt truly live.
Back when my kids were little I waited on them hand and foot. As soon as they would ask for a drink, a snack, or anything else I would literally jump up and get it, never made them pour their own juice or pickout their own snack, because it was "faster". I got their clothes out for them, never really sat down to teach them how to tie their shoes, I just did it myself because it was "faster". I wouldn't let them vaccum or help with the housework, because I could get it done by myself "faster". I was so depressed and full of anxiety about the next time I would have to call for help, or have to deal with the Drunk, that I moved thru the motions, and did was I was supposed to do, but I wasnt really living. I would never sit down and color, or play a board game with them, because life was "faster" back then.
A little more than three years ago I met the most amazing person, I was instantly in love with him from the first hello. My life has changed dramically since that chance meeting, I am now happier than I have been in a long time, Im working almost everyday, the kids are better behaved (well, most of the time). Ive gained some self respect, and learned that I wont always be there to wait on my kids hand and foot, take the moments NOW to teach them the small and big things, because life might pass me by, if I let it go "Faster" again.

3 blind mice

I woke up this morning rested and in a great mood, thanks to the sleeping pills I took. My morning was going well, got to hang out my boyfriend for a couple hours before work, life was great! Then......I look out my back door and my neighbors cat is licking her chops and then I notice a small rodent crawling on the ground. yuck. Apparently the cat disabled the mouses back legs, so in between feeling bad for the mouse, and wanting to scream I ran next door to tell my neighbor about her furry little murderer shes been harboring.....by the time I get back (literally 2-3 mins) I go in my front door, out to the back door, and guess what I see? a mouse head, a few scattered organs, and no cat in sight.....yuck. ON MY STEP.....yuck. She dismembered that damn mouse in 2 mins.double yuck.

Head on over and say Hi to Melissa at the Full Circle

Sending good thoughts your way!

Baby Stellan has been very sick for almost 2 weeks, things are looking up, but please keep him in your thoughts and prayers! Stellan is the son of McMama over at my charming kids

Cracker Jax Box brains

Since my CNA thing fell through a little, I have wandered over to the "Retail" type job, I have fairly flexible hours and can work when the kids are at school...however......Im telling ya, some of my customers make me wonder how they can drive, raise a family, and hold a job, when Im not even sure they are smart enough to tie their shoes. Ive waited on people that have complained because something rang up 9 CENTS more than it was supposed to (ok, the economy is bad right now, but I can scrape 9 cents out of my couch!) Ive had people buy $15 worth of stuff just to qualify for the 10 cent off Gas Reward program (look, theres a genius! lets spend $15 more than we planned to save $1.80 on 20 gallons of gas!) and then there are the people who come up and compare us to our competitor......which wouldnt be so bad IF they made any sense. I had one guy come up and tell us our competitor "had something" on us because they had scales to weigh the produce......um, sir? we have them too! might want to get a new prescription for your glasses! We have people that come in and bitch about everything under the sun, but they still come back to "use us" for our excellent sales we have. sigh.........

huh?

Ever since I was little apparently Ive had this idea I wanted to be a nurse, or someone in the medical field. Last June I Graduated from a 9 week CNA course, and thought I would have the world by the balls.......got a per-diem position at the local Hospital, but didnt get enough hours to pay for toilet paper. Today I had a 6 hour training course to stay on the CNA registry. However.....since I dont work in a nursing home, and I dont do home care, I felt totally out of the loop. My CNA job (when I actually get some hours) includes changing stretchers, getting cups of juice, and filling linen. I loved working with the older people on the Dementia Unit during clinicals, but Im finding it hard to fit any of the shifts into a schedule with 3 kids, schoolwork, laundry and getting other things accomplished, so for now Ive decided to try and keep myself on the registry, and hopefully when the kids get a little older I can persue another Avenue.

why bother

The day they got along

why cant I have the kind of kids who work out their problems without the use of me? Every single time the kids get in a fight, it is always "Mom! he wont..." "Mom, she said....!" "Mom! tell him to stop..."
Sometimes I feel like just telling them to beat the crap out of each other, and get it over with, and leave me the hell out of it. Is this wrong? probably, but you dont live in my house.
Last night my daughter had a meltdown because her 8 yr old brother "always" gets to brush his teeth first at night (now that Im an adult I can see how trivial these things are, but to her this is just plain UNACEPTABLE!) Most of the time I have to beg them to go first for anything....you would think they would WANT to be the first one to do stuff, nope! not my kids, they always want to be last until the time is right, and then whine and carry on that they weren't first. Dont get me wrong, I love my kids, and most of the time I wouldn't change them for anything, but it takes nerves of steel to cope some days as a single Mother.

My opening post

you know that feeling you get on Christmas morning, when your so damn excited you almost pee your pants? well, thats the excitement I feel right now starting this blog. I love to write things, and Im not the strongest writer in the world, but dammit I have things to say! So welcome to my blog, and I hope you enjoy it.