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Two great things happened this week!

1) K's meds started working, I don't have a battle every single day

2) L took me too lunch and we caught up (thanks for lunch in case I forgot)

Actually, now that i think about it... lots of good things happened this week

3) D ~ one of my best friends from college ~ had a birthday party at the zoo (no, I won't tell her age)

4) I went to my moms house and got to see my sister, uncle, and met my nephews Bride (they are getting married next week)

5) I had not one but two coffee drinks today (ok one was a store bought frap, but hey i am being positive)

6) I touched base with several other relatives through im/facebook

7) Met someone in person who i have been chatting with in mail

Phew!

What a busy week.  ;)

~ D ~

B (11) and K (10) have had some serious issues to deal with in the past.  I am finally working with a medical professional who seems to understand how much of a struggle it is for me and the kids.

We are experimenting with different treatments for both kids.  Essential both kids have some form of ADD or ADHD, but with both of them it is not all that is going on.  With B the concern is that he also has a touch of Aspergar's, the belief is that it is neurological.

K recently started meds for ADHD; in the past when we have had her tested the doctors were sure it was not an issue. However, the new doctor decided we should try a med trial.  We did and at the second set her teachers noticed a good deal of improvement in her at school.  The improvement was so significant that they strongly encouraged me to continue it.

The second issue we are struggling with K is that she has very little control over her emotions or actions.  She gets into a mean/defiant mode and even though she recognizes it, she can't control it.  It seems to be anger, lashing out, guilt, then an tears and recriminations.

She is telling me now that she can't go to school without taking her meds, because her teacher will send her home.  I sent her off to school and sent an e-mail to her teacher.

Can the school send her home for that?  If the do, what are they teaching her?  How do I handle when she refuses to do something with out one of us coming away mentally or physically bruised?

~ D ~ 

Nice to find something hopefull and miraculous in the news.  It does not mention if the baby has other relatives to take care of it.  Hopefully there will be some follow up.  

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Baby found alive in field after tornado - Life- msnbc.com
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Just when I think the world can't get any more insane, a women is convicted of naming a teddy bear and insulting the muslim community.  She gets 15 days in jail, and expelled from the country.

That is not the end of the insanity, now there is a huge protest in Sudan that she should be executed.

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"Gibbons had one of her 7-year-old students bring in a teddy bear, then asked the class to name it and they chose the name Muhammad, a common name among Muslim men."

Sudan protesters seek Briton's execution - Africa - msnbc.com

Note to self: Visting Sudan would probably not be a good idea.  I might find myself in jail after cracking a joke. ~ d ~

My diet is going really well.  As of this morning 9 lbs, fully clothed :) I don't usually weigh myself fully clothed, so I anticipate that tomorrows weigh in will be a little better.

I love these chocolate caramel bars.  I made my 2nd order to Weight Watchers site a couple weeks ago.  To my surprise it took forever to get here, the first shipment was FAST!

I investigated and found out it was delivered over a week ago to my front porch!

Another package was also late, so I took a look at the tracking site.  It too was left on my front porch.

I reported both packages missing, and most likely stolen (the news has been reporting that deliveries on doorsteps have been stolen lately).

The other package was through LaToys Etcetera on Amazon.  In case you are curious I ordered the Playmobil Princess Advent Calendar.

I called the companies, and both of them are sending me replacements for free.  I did not expect that, it certainly was not there fault my packages were stolen.

A+++++ for them

~ d~

I have been dieting for 5 days now.  I am only supposed to weigh myself once a week, but I cheated this morning :) Almost 5 lbs!  I could easily fit into pants that were a struggle two weeks ago!!

So far it has been easy to stick too.  The whole point system is working for me, mostly because so many foods come pre-pointed.  Yes for now I am eating a lot of frozen foods, but as my point count goes up as I lose more weight I am hoping that I can eat what I make for the kids more often. 

There are three brand names in the stores I have found that list WW pt's - Smart ones, Lean Cuisine (LC) and Healthy Choices (HC).  I have not seen Smart Ones on sale, so have not bought any yet.

So what have I been eating?

Some of my favorites:

Chicken Club Panini - http://www.leancuisine.com/Products/Details.aspx?ProductID=10620

Cheese Lasagna with Chicken Scaloppini - http://www.leancuisine.com/Products/Details.aspx?ProductID=11

Country breaded chicken: http://www.healthychoice.com/products/ew_product_detail.jsp?m=products&s=Meals&t=Complete%20Selections&ProductId=1709&Product=Country%20Breaded%20Chicken&ProductTypeId=44&IngredientId=14&RegionId=1&ProductCatId=12&ProductSubCatId=2

Four cheese manicotti (yuck on the dessert!):

http://www.healthychoice.com/products/ew_product_detail.jsp?m=products&s=Meals&t=Complete%20Selections&ProductId=1722&Product=Four%20Cheese%20Manicotti&ProductTypeId=44&IngredientId=17&RegionId=7&ProductCatId=12&ProductSubCatId=2

I defiantly like LC's Panini better then HC's so far.

~ d ~

Paula Radcliffe won the women's title in the New York Marathon nine months after having a baby.

This made international news, not because of the incredible accomplishment;  but because she was irresponsible exercising while pregnant. 

She is a professional runner who was under a doctors care.

She has a beautiful healthy baby girl.

I don't understand why a women who just won a major marathon is under fire when there is no indication her baby was endangered at any point.

Paula I hope you are celebrating your amazing victory.

Congratulations!

~ d ~

I went on vacation with the kids a couple weeks ago.  While there we rode our bikes (mine borrowed from the place we stayed), and had a great time.

I have been eyeing bikes ever since, and ventured out today to look at the store.  After lots of deliberation I had narrowed my search down to two bikes, and through the advice of an avid rider, got it down to one.

I braved 4 different bike stores with the kids, and finally ended up back at the one I had started.  After trying out a couple different ones, I ended up with a different one then I set out to buy.

My bike.

~ D ~