I did not make it to the Weight Watchers meeting on Dec. 28 as planned. There was too much to do and too many folks to visit. That's fine, I feel focused and on track. I am working hard to make wise choices regarding food. I will attend my regular meeting on Jan. 4. I will have to go early for my weigh-in because there is always a huge surge of people signing up after the New Year.
Sidney is still taking his medication but he is doing much better. After the first time I administered the eye drops, he was much more calm about getting them in his eyes. He would even remind me sometimes that he need them. Cleo has a cold - her nose will not stop running. Her throat hurts too. She's a trooper. There's nothing we can give her except tender loving care.
We returned to Atlanta on Dec. 29, 2011. The drive felt long, we stopped two times. Once for shopping, food and a bathroom break, and another time for gas and a bathroom break. At the first stop, we went to the Carter's outlet store and got Sidney a super cute navy track suit jacket for $11.20. Awesome deal. We got Cleo a cute outfit at the Gap outlet store. We left around 12pm and we got home around 6:30pm. Traffic wasn't so bad - we hit some leaving out from Jacksonville and as we approached Atlanta.
Yesterday, I took the kids to daycare. Then, I went to the gym for the first time! I walked on the treadmill. Then, Roger and I went to see the Girl with the Dragon Tattoo. I thought it was great. It's rather graphic at times and there are a handful of images that will haunt you afterward. I read all three books in the trilogy and cannot wait for the 2nd and 3rd movies. Roger has not read the books and he thought the movie was okay. The acting was great and the casting was perfect. We picked the kids up early and took them home and we played games and hung out.
Yesterday, while the kids played, I made this really good bean salad. The ingredients were: can of black eyed peas, diced cucumber (one whole), 2 diced tomatoes, red wine vinegar, olive oil, Spike, and soy sauce. I ate the whole thing. Roger had a few bites and liked it. Today, I made it again but doubled the recipe. I ate a lot less tonight.
Today, we went to Discover Mills Mall in Lawrenceville, GA. It's around a 30 minute drive from our house. We went there to go to the Skechers store. Cleo grew out of her 10.5 size light up shoes. Skechers shoes run big because in all of her other shoes she's about to be a 11.5/12. We got her a pair of 11.5 and a 12 (she can wear the 11.5 now even though they're a little big and she can grow into the 12). The store is always buy one get the 2nd for 50%. I went to Kasper because I really need suits. I tried on 20 suits and none fit properly. The 2P jackets fit but the bottoms are too tight. The 4P bottoms fit but the jackets don't fit. Some of the 4P bottoms were tight, which was a little demoralizing. The separates were not great - very cheap quality. I am still hunting for a nice, plain black pantsuit.
We ate lunch at the mall. Cleo, Sidney and I had pizza from Sbarro's. Roger got food from Panda Express. Roger shared his lunch with the kids: fried rice (Cleo and Sidney, mostly Sidney), chicken (Sidney and Cleo, mostly Cleo), broccoli (Cleo and Sidney), and steak (Cleo). We got the kids chocolate cookies with white chocolate and milk chocolate chips from Subway. They ate the cookies in the car. Then, we headed home. Sidney fell asleep in the car. Cleo stayed awake.
Sidney and Cleo are moving to the next level classes when they return to daycare on Jan. 3. Sidney is being moved up despite not showing any interest in potty training. It's really nice of the school to let him move along with his classmates. He poops in the potty at home but he refuses to poop or pee in the potty at school. Cleo was the opposite - she was great at school but was slow at home. I know in time Sidney will be potty trained but for now he's moving along a lot slower than Cleo. I know that boys typically potty train later in age than girls.
I went to the gym during the kids' naps. I did 45 minutes on the treadmill. I will incorporate weights tomorrow during the kids' naps. After the gym, I got some things at Publix and Target.
When I got home, the kids were just getting up from their naps. I made mini bowtie pasta with alioli sauce. Roger made some BBQ chicken wings. Sidney tried a few beans from the black eyed pea salad. Cleo had one bite but neither were big fans. I am the only real legume lover in the family. We had some Birdseye Steamfresh vegetables also (edamame, baby carrots, water chestnuts, and broccoli). It's one of my favorite vegetable mixes. Cleo and Sidney like to add soy sauce and parmesan cheese to their pasta - just like me! It's cute.
Now, I have Diners, Drive-ins and Dives on in the background (it's on the Food Network) and I am about to eat a ruby red grapefruit. I am still a little hungry and they're 0 Points Plus and very filling.
Tomorrow, we are going to a 10:30am church service, then home for lunch and naps. Then, we go to Cleo's pals' Alexandria and Quintin's uncle's house for a 5pm New Year's Day party. Their uncle's name is Darryl Tookes. We have met him a number of times at Alexandria and Quintin's family's gatherings. He's very nice and went out of his way to be sure that we were invited. Cleo and Sidney play very nicely with Alexandria and Quintin. They are really sweet, smart, and gentle kids.
Have a wonderful New Year!
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