Is That All?

Well, it has been awhile but things have been a little crazy. During the last week of Sweetie Pie’s summer camp, there was construction going on and they cut the power to the gym so everyone had to move to the lunch room. On Thursday before summer camp ended on Friday, I got a call and they had even cut the water and wanted parents to pick up their kids since they couldn’t even use the rest room. We muddled through and summer camp ended but there were still three days before school started.

So I took some days off work and we decided to have a blow out! Monday I took Sweetie Pie and his friend to Chuck E. Cheese. Believe it or not, this was SP’s first time there. SP and his friend had a great time. It wasn’t bad – I just sat at the table and read my book club book. If you are looking for a good book to read, I highly recommend The Art of Racing in the Rain. It was a great book!

The only part of Chuck E. Cheese that nearly pushed me over the edge was waiting in line to redeem the tickets. The ladies that were working behind the counter had other responsibilities and handing out junk seemed to be on the bottom of their list. Also using 210 points, 10 points at a time got a little trying.

Tuesday was Meet the Teacher and that evening was the parent/teacher meeting. I love Sweetie Pie’s teacher. She seems to be a good mix of fun and discipline. Tuesday night, Sweetie Pie slept over for the very first time. He has never spent the night away from home. I took him over after the parent/teacher meeting and then picked him up the next day pretty early. Both SP and I did well. It was a relief to finally have that milestone passed. LOL!

Wednesday, I picked up Sweetie Pie and his friend and we went to free jump at Jump Zone. Then we had lunch at McDonald’s. We had planned to go to Laser Tag and use up some tokens we have left from a birthday party there but they didn’t open until later. So the apartment became a video arcade and the boys played various video games the rest of the afternoon. Around 3:00, tiredness set in and I took SP’s friend home. The rest of the evening, we got prepared for the first day of school!

Things are now back to normal and I’m hoping this also applies to my diet and exercise plan. I have definitely been letting things slip and I’ve gained 5 – 7 pounds. I’m starting South Beach again tomorrow and I’m getting back on the work out express! There is a 5K on September 5th I’d like to walk but I would also like to run a mile or so of it.

So I’m back to business. I’m going to start posting what I eat each day also. That was really helping me keep track of what I ate and kept me much more aware of the food I was putting in my mouth. So upward in mileage and downward in weight and now is a new minute!

Miscellaneous stuff: I am losing all my hair! It is coming out in hand-full’s. I can’t imagine what is going on. My diet hasn’t radically changed and I haven’t changed hair products. Any ideas?

Sweetie Pie told me this weekend he was born to crash cars! I don’t think my wallet can handle the insurance. Looks like he won’t be driving until he can pay for his own!

My friend had an awesome 40th birthday party this weekend. I’m not a huge fan of margaritas – I love the idea of them but I’m not that fond of the taste. But the margaritas at her party were awesome! I drank two!

I have an unhealthy fascination for Total Drama Action and Stoked on Cartoon Network.