I need a randoms, so here is a randoms

[mrs.jacinthe]

First, HI, I haven't been around much.  Things have been absolutely INSANE.

Here's the randoms, in order of inanity:

I bought a new car (urgently) back in January.  I like it.  I don't love it, but I've been ok with it.  Until last week, when I noticed the paint was peeling on the bumper and took it in for warranty service and they gave me a loaner that has all the features I wish I had gotten.  AND NOW I REALLY REGRET NOT JUST GETTING THE DAMN CAR I WANTED.  DAMN IT.  Do you think they'll let me trade a car with 3000 miles on it for a loaner with 10000+?  LOL

I have decided I don't want to swim 36 miles.  R keeps bitching about the training, my life is insane, I barely have time to sleep/eat/breathe, JUST NO.  So I'm putting it on hold.  Maybe next year.  Maybe never.  Who knows when I'll pick that dream back up?!  Until then, I'm thinking I'll just grab a little swim here or there.  I've got a 4 miler in June, maybe 6 miles in July (I still haven't done a 10k, just skipped right over it, lol).  I am *remarkably* ok with this.  In fact, I'm pretty dang happy about it.

I've been having more and more migraines lately, and my Dr. put me back on Topamax.  OMG, I feel so much better, but I can't remember words half the time.  Like, at all.  I couldn't remember the word for "glass" yesterday.  I ended up saying "bring me a liquid-holding device".  I feel like a dope.  Anybody have any tips or tricks for this?  

[wawa]

My tip for losing words.. play a lot of taboo. It's good practice. Then just roll with whatever sub you come up with like that's what you meant to say.

Congrats(?) on making the decision that makes you happy!!



Sorry about the car.

[hannahb]

Sorry about the car.
Even thinking about swimming that much makes you a badass in my book. I get it. Things seem like what you want at a certain moment in time but then as time goes on and life happens they seem less appealing.
My random: apparently I am raising a complete jerk of a kid. He’s been acting up in class and I don’t know what to do. I’ve mentioned what helps at home the teacher just kind of shrugged and said she wasn’t go to do that. Not sure where to go from there.
I don’t think he’s a jerk. He’s a very sensitive kid with maybe some anxiety. He doesn’t like to be told what to do and acts out. Don’t know where he gets that 🙄 (he’s me)

[shauni27]

mrs.jacinthe, Good for you for letting go of something you really WANTED to do but knowing it is not the right time. It is SO hard to do that, but it sounds like the complete right decision. I hope you feel relieved!
hannahb, it is frustrating when teachers won't do what you think might work or listen to your suggestions too much. I am sure she has a reason for that, but it is tough.

Not sure I have any good randoms. We just got back from vacation and will not have a moment to breath for like 2 weeks. G's grandmother died unexpectedly. He has surgery tomorrow. We had an aunt and an uncle visiting fro the day we returned until today. We close on our house on Friday. Then another aunt and cousin coming to stay for a few days. Then G is at a conference. Then sister and BIL (and dog) come to stay for a few days. Our marriage is in rough shape (though therapy is helping) and we both really need downtime to recharge. We have not had dinner just as a family of 3 since Friday last week.

[wambam]

I "make" cherry yogurt by putting Greek yogurt in a container and then putting frozen sweet cherries on top. I leave it in the fridge overnight and the cherries melt. When I mix it, the juices mix with the yogurt and it's like eating cherry yogurt from a container but without added sugar. I seriously look forward to my cherry yogurt every day. Sometimes it's the best part of my day.

Loser, party of wambam.

[jreeds]

Apr 11, 2018 8:38:58 GMT -5 wambam said:

I "make" cherry yogurt by putting Greek yogurt in a container and then putting frozen sweet cherries on top. I leave it in the fridge overnight and the cherries melt. When I mix it, the juices mix with the yogurt and it's like eating cherry yogurt from a container but without added sugar. I seriously look forward to my cherry yogurt every day. Sometimes it's the best part of my day.

Loser, party of wambam.

I vote not a loser, this sounds delish! And I just so happen to have a container of plain greek yogurt and a bag of frozen cherries so I'm going to give it a go!

[jreeds]

((hannahb)) ((shauni27))

[mrs.jacinthe]

wawa, good tip! I am great at taboo, hence liquid-holding-device. I'll just roll with my stupidity. Yesterday I had to void a check because I wrote it to my massage place as "monsters-af-monsters". This is not even remotely the name of my massage place. OMG, whoops.

hannahb, I'm sorry your kid is struggling. What does he say about it?

shauni27, I do feel relieved. Even though I have to eat my words and not do something I've been talking about for a year, I'm OK with that. I'm sorry things are so rough right now. Anything I can do to help?

wambam, I hate fruit and dairy together (b/c I'm a weirdo like that) and this sounds appealing, so it must be pretty tasty. I'll have R try it and report back. LOL

[jane6672]

I bought a stick roller, and I liked it, but it gives me bruises all over my damn legs. 

No thank you! Warm weather and bare legs are coming, I don't need this crap.

[wawa]

hannahb, sometimes kids can act like jerks without BEING jerks. He'll get there eventually.

shauni27, that is a lot. ((hugs))

[eponinepontmercy]

Apr 11, 2018 8:38:58 GMT -5 wambam said:

I "make" cherry yogurt by putting Greek yogurt in a container and then putting frozen sweet cherries on top. I leave it in the fridge overnight and the cherries melt. When I mix it, the juices mix with the yogurt and it's like eating cherry yogurt from a container but without added sugar. I seriously look forward to my cherry yogurt every day. Sometimes it's the best part of my day.

Loser, party of wambam.

A spoonful of cheesecake flavored pudding mix added to the greek yogurt would make that like a cherry cheesecake and now I need to buy frozen cherries.

[Susie]

Apr 11, 2018 8:38:58 GMT -5 wambam said:

I "make" cherry yogurt by putting Greek yogurt in a container and then putting frozen sweet cherries on top. I leave it in the fridge overnight and the cherries melt. When I mix it, the juices mix with the yogurt and it's like eating cherry yogurt from a container but without added sugar. I seriously look forward to my cherry yogurt every day. Sometimes it's the best part of my day.

Loser, party of wambam.

I do mine with frozen raspberries, but same.  And I put Grape Nuts on top when I'm ready to eat.

[irene adler]

hannahb and shauni27, I hope your situations turn their respective corners soon.

I got a sub for my afternoon spin class so I could gain two more hours to work on my side hustle. I’ve been incredibly motivated this week – all that adrenaline has made it easy to keep going.

I continue to be dazzled by the amount of phlegm that has been expelled from my body in the past week. It’s a wonder my van did not leave me on the side of the road

[shauni27]

irene adler, lol at dazzled! I have been coughing of phlegm for MONTHS now and it is getting so old.

[Susie]

mrs.jacinthe , shauni27 , hannahb , and anyone else having tough times, love coming your way.

My random:  I have been in total nesting mode recently.  We're renovating a bathroom, and I'm also painting trim, doing some landscaping, doing tons of yard cleanup, reorganizing closets, etc.  Everywhere I look I'm working on something.  Calvin is just sort of sitting back mystified while I do most of this.  We're planning to TTC #2 soon, but wtf to preemptive nesting?

[G22]

The good: We entered/signed a contract on a house to buy!

The bad(ish): I've basically had to give up my ideas of PRing my full next month. My PT appt basically revealed super tight and weak hip/glutes, which is most likely the cause of my knee pain. I've got a plan of action for strengthening them, but my running plan is so scaled back that I'll be lucky to get anywhere close to a good long run prior to the race. I'm trying to find a good walk/run full plan to further adjust my plan while I try to strength everything so as not to make things worse. I just want to START and FINISH this race. Ugh.

[gt7301b]

Hugs to everyone struggling.

[bostonmichelle]

Hugs to everyone struggling.

I missed a stair and stepped on the side of my foot going into my garage. It still hurts. I really hope just staying off it the next day or two helps.

[hannahb]

Thanks all!

[oswin]

I've been back to Crossfit for several workouts now (my baby is 6.5 weeks and I'm getting some but not quite enough sleep). I seem to have come back in time for a high volume cycle of some sort - every workout has consisted of four parts that are each different strength element. I keep showing up on days with a lot of bench press, pushups and pull ups, among other things. My arms are so tired, between that and holding my giant of a baby (he's 13 lbs already).

I'm looking forward to throwing some running into the mix, but it's not really feasible until DS2 starts daycare since he's too little for the jogging stroller and DH can't watch him since he's back to work. So I think I'll just try to go for some long walks instead.

[emilyj]

Hugs to @msjacinthe hannahb and shauni27. And G22, I hope PT helps your knee soon!

I'm in serious denial that I'm running a half on Saturday.

[sadlebred]

I hope everyone that is struggling with something right now gets it resolved soon!

[ktzmoh]

Huge props to you mrs.jacinthe for simplifying and recognizing whennthe right thing to do is to take a step back

Hugs hannahb - I completely understand how frustrating it is when your kid is struggling with school behavior issues and the teacher just doesn’t want to work with you. It’s so rough. I used to dread all those awful school phone calls

And @shauni, sweetie that is a lot. So much. Is there any way you can ask the house guests to stay somewhere else ? You need to take care of yourself and take the time you need to work on your relationship. Huge huge hugs. :-(

After a morning spent making a plan for the inevitable middle school cell phone and social media in my son’s life, I had to bring my car in for service and it wound up costing a shit ton more than anticipated. But I did a tempo run from my house to the shop to pick my car up and my paces were superfly, and I beat the rain. So I guess things turned around a bit.

[shauni27]

G22, CONGRATS on the house!

[G22]

Apr 12, 2018 7:15:21 GMT -5 shauni27 said:

G22, CONGRATS on the house!

Thank you! We are so excited about having a place that is actually ours!