Seems about right.....

Recently, I went to a Suicide Prevention training. It was a really good training..... at least I'm pretty sure it was. I was awfully distracted though. I'll get to that.

There were about 30 people at the training. A diverse group - social workers, counselors, law enforcement, university personnel and........

my former Weight Watcher's group leader.

Yep. There he was across the room from me. I immediately felt guilty. I quit going to meetings over a year ago. I have gained back a few (ok 8) pounds. Of all of the people in the group, he has probably seen the most real emotion, or maybe it was just me?

But, seriously?!? What kind of message was that?

I'm taking it as it is way past time to get back on the wagon with diet & exercise!

Parent Teacher Conference......

 

Tonight was Parent- Teacher Conference for Samantha.

 

Nothing like sitting in a chair made for 3rd graders to make you feel huge! I realize that I have been off the wagon since the half marathon, but seriously when did my a$$ get THAT BIG?!?!? 

 

I had a hard time concentrating on what the teacher was saying for fear that I was either going to fall out of the miniature chair or break it into a thousand pieces! But, once I found the delicate balance, I was able to participate.....

 

Turns out Sami is a funny kid at home & at school. I read a couple of her papers. She writes much like she talks. Many sentences started with "Well,....." The funniest response was to a reading question that was something like "How do you know happened?" Sami's response was "I know it happened because I read it and I have a good memory." The teacher gave her credit for creativity.

 

My little smarty-pants got straight A's for the first grading period. I proudly drove home, feeling a bit smug, walked into the house & found this:



 

 

Maybe she is not quite ready for the Ivy League.... :)


Until next time,
Lori

What happened???!?!?

Where did the summer go??

I posted in June about Sami's TKD classes and before I know it, it is November!

Since a picture says a thousand words, I will let some pictures tell you how we've spent the last 4 months....

Fourth of July:

Sami's 2nd year of baseball through the rec center -

Intense "Just Dance" competition!

2nd Annual Cam and Sue's Cancer Sucks 5K drew a respectable crowd despite the rainy morning!

 

 Sami ran her 1st 5K of the year for the Cancer Sucks fund raiser - she gave it her all!

 

 

 Summer vacation at the beach in August -

1st day of school for my 3rd grader! WOW!

Another year of cheerleading!

Sami wore gold on September 13th - National Childhood Cancer Awareness Day.

3rd Annual Sunshine Run - I'd say Sami got a PR, but she did cheat just a little bit!

She passed her TKD belt test and moved up to yellow/white. She can kick really high!

The President camae to town in October!

I managed to finish my 3rd half marathon!

Took my little gypsy out trick or treating!

 

 

Now that we are all caught up, I PROMISE to do a better job with updates!

 

Until next time,

Lori

In the blink of an eye.....

four years absolutely flew by.

 

 

 



Tae Kwon Do

Samantha has been interested in Tae Kwon Do since she was tiny! She used to go to all of her brother's classes. My mom even made her a teeny little uniform to wear.

She has been asking for at least a year (probably closer to 2) to take classes. I deflected for a while. Told her she was too involved in other sports to take on something else. The reality was, TKD was one of Cameron's passions. We spent hours in the studio. I didn't know if I was strong enough to go back into that room, with the same instructors, watching the same moves. Turns out, it is ok. And best of all, she loves, loves, loves it.

We dug out Cameron's first uniform and it fits her pretty well. We also got out the pads and kicking boards for practice at home.

More pics - past & present:

There go my Saturday afternoons for the foreseeable future.....Anything for my girl!

Until next time,

Lori

Couple days off.....

In an effort to continue the Great Summer of 2012, I took a few days off at the end of the week. We spent some time at the pool, went to the movies to see Madagascar 3 (circus afro, circus afro...... stuck in my head forever now!) & played some games at the fun barn!

On Friday, we made our trek to the the Columbus Zoo! I LOVE the zoo! Always have. Sami does too. We were there about 5 hours and saw most of the animals that were willing to be seen - those elusive wolves never seem to come out! Here are a few pics from our adventure:

Taking a ride on a horse -she was glad she didn't get the pony!

Comparing the size of her hand to one of a gorillas:

We've capped off the weekend with some shopping, a massive piece of chocolate cake for dinner Saturday (& breakfast Sunday!), more pool time & finally, we are about to enjoy some home-made peach ice cream!

Mileage update -  568.38/1000 as of last night! Feels great to be on the downhill slide!

Until next time,

Lori

Heehee! At least someone is cheering me on!!