Halfway

I am at the official halfway point of my weight loss journey. Twenty-one lost, twenty-one to go!!

(Can you tell I'm just a wee bit excited about it??)

     We are at Day 3 of back-to-work. I am T.I.R.E.D. I am fine getting up for the wee hour gym time. I am fine for most of the work day. I fall apart with tiredness a bit after dinner time. What's actually taking away a bit of morning gym time for me is that I don't have my nights together yet. I need to get everything ready for the next day, the night before, and I'm usually crashing and don't do it, which of course makes me in a mad rush to get it together before I leave the house for the gym. That's the only part I just don't have together yet. I'll get there. It is only Day 3.

     I'm also thinking I need to pick up Lydia before I pick up Jonny. Lyds wants me to stay at preschool for a bit when I pick her up and I just think it would be easier all the way around if I'm not trying to lug Jonny in the baby carrier through preschool. When I pick up Jon, I can leave Lyds in the car since it's just the sitter's house. Or she could go in, but I do think I'd have an issue (ie.fight) with getting her to leave because she'll want to stay and play with the sitter's five year old daughter. I just don't think I'll go there, at least just yet.

     She is still being a monster with behavior and doesn't want to listen for the life of her. Last night we had a stand-off on where she was going to do her time out. I told her to go upstairs and she said she wanted to do it in the livingroom. I told her she didn't have a choice. So she sat in her chair in the livingroom and I ignored her. She said she was hungry and I told her she could eat after her timeout upstairs. She didn't move. Suddenly the potty called her for a poop. She pooped and I secretly hoorayed that it wasn't in her pants. I reminded her she needed to still go upstairs for her timeout. She did. Phew. After a 30-minute stand-off, she went upstairs and finally did her timeout and I fed her dinner.

Florida Vacation, April 2009

Day Two~ Magic Kingdom

We arrived at Magic Kingdom on Easter morning. We didn't celebrate it while in Florida though because the Easter bunny came the weekend before so we could enjoy it with our family at home.

 

 

 

 There was a ton of waiting in line.  We had just entered the park and stumbled upon a line for Daisy.

 

 

 

Lyds was in awe of everything. I do think this was the best park out of the parks we visited on our trip.

Several times during the day the Street Party parade makes a showing.

 

 

 

This photo is dark and hard to make out. We're in the Monsters Inc. Comedy Show and that is Lyds and I on the television screen. We "made it" into their comedy skit. It was a funny moment and while I was embarrassed, Lyds was all over the microphone, answering the questions they were asking. She is not a shy child.

We took a nice afternoon break on the Tomorrowland Transit Authority.

 

We never did actually get to see Cinderella. I guess she was busy with the Prince that day. We did get to see the mean step-sisters though. Lydia had a blast with these ladies and talked about them over the course of our trip. They really made an impact on her.

Lyds had collected some dry leaves as we were waiting for our turn and one of the step-sisters commented on her "interesting" choice of  flowers.

 

 

 

When in Disney World you shouldn't miss out on the opportunity to have Mickey ice cream.

 

Lyds is practicing the mean step-sister pose.

We're taking a rest in Mickey Mouse's house.

 

 

 

We took a much needed break and rode the Walt Disney World Railroad around the park.

 

 

 

 

 

Lydia tried so hard not to fall asleep. She crashed for a while and Pete and I were able to find a table and some shade and enjoyed some quiet time. We didn't leave Lyds in the cage, we swear!!

 

It's a Small World

Swiss Family Treehouse

 

Pete and Lyds dancing as we wait for the SpectroMagic light parade.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

A thoroughly enjoyed day.

Day Three~ Universal Studios...