Heaven Help Me

When you become a parent, you become temporarily insane (for at least 15-18 years) and do things you never thought you would ever do like cleaning up other people's vomit, wiping other people's butts, cutting other people's toenails and most of all making the conscious choice to ride on a school bus filled with screaming kids to visit museums, zoos and other various attractions.
So this time the parental temporary insanity drove me to volunteer to be a chaperone for tomorrow's 4th grade field trip.  Now this isn't just any field trip.  This is a 3 hour drive (one way) to the state capitol.  With about 60 kids.  On a bus.  Now my one salvation is that this will be a charter bus so we will have a bathroom, a tv and comfy seats.  That doesn't change the fact that the trip will be a total of 6 hours....on a bus.....with 60 kids.  But I will make the sacrifice for my kid.  Because that's how the temporary insanity works.  Oh and it's supposed to rain tomorrow...of course. 

And for my weight loss update of the week - I have now lost 15 pounds! 

Wish me luck tomorrow.  By the way, did I mention the trip is 6 hours on a bus with 60 kids.  EEEK! 

Short and Sweet!

I have lost 12 pounds. 
That is all.

A Sure-fire Way to Lose a Few Pounds in 1 Day...

Get a freakin' stomach bug.    Danger Boy came down with the bug on Sunday night.  I was up all night with him and felt like crap all day Monday.  Well I got my turn yesterday afternoon.  Ran fever and everything.  It's been like 5 years since I have run a fever!  So needless to say, I lost a few pounds yesterday, but I'm sure with one good meal and some fluids in me I'll gain them back (unfortunately).

The Pants Fit and My Funny Danger Boy

Oh yeah.....the pants fit.  That is, the capris I bought to wear to Phone Guy's class reunion last summer.  I bought them without trying them on (I know, stupid) at Wal-mart and got home to find they didn't come anywhere close to fitting.  Couldn't dream of buttoning them.  And you know I wasn't going to take them back to Wal-mart....they only cost 11.00 and by God it's worth 11.00 not to have to return something at Wal-mart.  I know you know what I am talking about.     So today I was cleaning out my cabinet of misc. junk and I ran across the pants.  I just tried them on and BAM they fit!!  I could button them and everything.  10 lbs gone for good now!  Woohoo!  I'm walking about 7/10 of a mile on the treadmill every day and today I walked to get my kids at school....that's 6/10 of a mile each way.  Of course I did eat at Campo Verde for lunch but I tried not to pig out. 
And for your entertainment, a comedy break featuring Danger Boy:
"Mom I found some sequins on the playground today  (digging in his tiny carpenter pocket on the side of his jean shorts).......can you hold me upside down and shake me so it will come out of my pocket."  And he was serious!