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[Bikingmomof3]

Good Morning one and all.

I am about to go exercise and then proceed with motherly duties around the house. I know, you are all envious that I get to clean up, wash clothes, vacuum, and do the thousand other things I do every single day of my life.

I had a bad night, which was probably good, since it scared me into placing the medical ID bracelet ordered this morning. MP played a major role is kindly reminding me to get off my bum and order one (she was much nicer than how I just stated it. )

Now I will never get my Polar RS200SD, although should there be a problem, I will at least have my med ID on me.

I have all my SS items together and ready to mail.

Nanci-you share a birthday with my twins. We are having 2 "cakes". One is a Killer Brownie "cake". The other "cake" is a mile high killer Brownie Cheesecake. The twins do not care for normal cake.

Dar-I made a list shortly after discovering I had a stroke. Pity it took a major event to make me think about my goals.
My major was Soviet Foreign Policy. Long story short, I lived over there when it was still the USSR. beautiful country, lovely people. Anyhow, I graduated, communism collapsed and I went on to get a masters in physics. Note, I am not using any of my degrees, yet will be paying student loans off from the grave.

X-come to Ohio, you know you want to. Sure, there are many scenic places that do not resemble your home state, but I am in Ohio.

CWR- I like your sig line! BTW, you are not allergic to nuts are you?

Knot-Welcome home!

Nanci-I have discovered that each year I find myself stronger )ignore the whole stroke thing, it sets a bad example) and I am more comfortable with who I am. I would not want to go back and redo my 20s or even early 30s. Not that anything is wrong with the 20s and early 30s, those were just tough times for me.

Lise-out of an act of desperation for something to watch to try and ignore pain, I turned on ER (weeks ago). I loved the show for the first few years...anyway, when Abby was in preterm labour, I was screaming at the TV, correcting the mistakes- beginning with Mag Sulphate and Betamethasone all the way to the NICU. You would think with all that money they could ask women who have been through these things for some pointers.


Okay, time to exercise and start cleaning. Oh joy.

[Xrayted]

Oh, gosh, I wish I had time to comment more. I may have to get on at work if the prying eyes can keep to themselves. They really are nosey. It's called 'lack of own life' syndrome.

OTG - I'll try to PM ya later. Promise. AllezGirl and I have a plan in the works. BTW, congrats! Do the velodrome, definitely.

CWR - quit messing around and get back to some serious personal fun, girl. Catch ya later tonight. Hope you liked the PM I just sent. No sharing that story now.

Knot - WELCOME HOME!!!
Glad you're home safely and everything went so well. Thanks for the pics. Hope you can share more at some point. (I need ideas for vacation rides.) I love the 2 bikes on the car roof shot. Aren't they cute together? I guess they got along alright, huh? No fighting for a window seat to worry about.
Thanks for being there for Trek. We can't have her walking around with a gloomy guss on her face. She's the TD glue that holds this place together.

BMo3 - oh, I can't even put it into words. Not even a virtual hug can do it.

Gotta run kids, I've got a very important errand before work. No excuses or I have to ban myself from the bike. Can't have that, now can we?

catch y'all later and be safe.

x

[spokewench]

Kit: sounds like you are in desperate need of a locksmith!

Cyclechyk: After hiking the GC this last weekend, I am desperately in need of a massage (maybe a margarita wouldn't hurt either).

Annie: Ditto on the 7-up!

BMO3: - Skully is wild - I think it is you!

I'll start riding my bike tomorrow - trying to let the little tears in my legs heal a little before I go out.

Looks like rain today. We could use some rain. The top of the mountain is all covered with clouds - maybe it is snowing up there.

When I came to work this morning, the Big Kitty was hogging the hubby lap. They looked pretty comfortable. I wish I could have stayed home too!

[chickwhorips]

BOM no i'm not allergic to anything that i know of.

X yes i did like it. i just may have to send you a blackmail email now and again though just for fun.

[Lise]

Lise-out of an act of desperation for something to watch to try and ignore pain, I turned on ER (weeks ago). I loved the show for the first few years...anyway, when Abby was in preterm labour, I was screaming at the TV, correcting the mistakes- beginning with Mag Sulphate and Betamethasone all the way to the NICU. You would think with all that money they could ask women who have been through these things for some pointers.

TELL me about it! That show makes me nuts. They get OB so wrong. You'd think they could just ask a doctor or nurse or midwife or ANYBODY who works in OB. They clearly have one medical person consultant who dimly remembers his/her OB rotation in med school. My ex loved that show, and I was not allowed to be in the room when it was on, because I'd get so irate.

[Offthegrid]

Bikingmomof3: I really like blue flame, but they have an impossible number of choices there. Goodness.

Nanci: Happy b-day! Enjoy it.

I'm at work and supposed to be doing this project, but all the other team members decided to go to lunch instead. I purposely ate lunch early and at my desk so I'd be ready to go. Well, guess I get time to read TD then.

Nah, I'm not going to do the velodrome next year. Maybe in 2008. I just need to get more comfortable on the bike and do some real riding in 2007, not to mention lose my 80 pounds.

Weigh-in is tonight. I think I have done well, but the scale will tell.

Did squats last night with the trainer for the first time ever. Not too bad. He was very patient and showed me how to do them like 100 times. I was actually really afraid that I wouldn't be able to do it and would fall on my butt, but I did it!

This month my company pays employees for unused vacation up to a week, so I have some extra $$$ coming in. Sweet! (But before you feel too jealous, I didn't take ANY vacation this year. I switched jobs and didn't take a single day off, and then only used 4 days off for doctor's appointments.)

But I need to buy so much stuff. Like:
- Bike stand
- Clip on aero bars (maybe)
- New pair of sneakers. Oh, and when my orthotics come in they're $175.
- New Enell sports bras because mine are now too big. These are something like $60 each.
- New clothes because my pants are falling down.
- Heart rate monitor
- Cyclocomputer for my road bike that measures cadence; then I can move the road bike computer to my commuter.
- Better saddle for the commuter
- Panier
- Pedals, bike shoes (maybe) and cleats for the commuter
- Better cycling shorts (but probably will try to wait until I'm "small" enough to wear a women's XL)
- Some nutrition stuff like Shot Blocks and possibly Cytomax (though that can probably wait until spring)

Hmmm ... that might be it.

[Offthegrid]

BTW, I love "ER." I like to watch in blissful ignorance that medical procedures are wrong. "Grey's Anatomy" is OK. I am a "Lost" die-hard, but recently have become frustrated with it. I still watch "Desperate Housewives."

My guilty pleasure is "Biggest Loser." I'm in love with Bob. *swoon*

Try "Boston Legal" sometime if you haven't watched it. It's hillarious.

[Bikingmomof3]

Knot-Thank you for sharing the photos. The bikes look so happy. I love the pics of the GGB.

Lise- I began watching ER when I was on hospital bedrest. I watched it until George Clooney left. You should have heard me shouting at the screen during the OB scenes. They got everything wrong.
Not related to the show, but real life-why did nurses bring in teeny little wrist and arm bands evertime I went into major preterm labour on mag sulphate. Do they not know how absolutely frantic that makes the mother?

X-thanks for the hug.

Spokewench-I am thinking Scully is the one.

OTG-do nto hold back due to weight. You will notice muscle replaces fat and eventually the scale will not move as quickly as the beginning. You should see the "need" list for running. I have not even started my swimming wish list yet.
As for TV, I am a PBS watcher.

[mimitabby]

Knot-Thank you for sharing the photos. The bikes look so happy. I love the pics of the GGB.

Lise- I began watching ER when I was on hospital bedrest. I watched it until George Clooney left. You should have heard me shouting at the screen during the OB scenes. They got everything wrong.
Not related to the show, but real life-why did nurses bring in teeny little wrist and arm bands evertime I went into major preterm labour on mag sulphate. Do they not know how absolutely frantic that makes the mother?
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Bmom3, I like George Clooney too. (but never saw ER)

why did teeny little wrist and arm bands disturb you?
why were you on mag sulphate? sounds yucky.

while i was gone my husband got digital cable and RAI, an italian channel. Now i can get hooked on italian soap operas.

[BleeckerSt_Girl]

But I need to buy so much stuff. Like:
- Bike stand
- Clip on aero bars (maybe)
- New pair of sneakers. Oh, and when my orthotics come in they're $175.
- New Enell sports bras because mine are now too big. These are something like $60 each.
- New clothes because my pants are falling down.
- Heart rate monitor
- Cyclocomputer for my road bike that measures cadence; then I can move the road bike computer to my commuter.
- Better saddle for the commuter
- Panier
- Pedals, bike shoes (maybe) and cleats for the commuter
- Better cycling shorts (but probably will try to wait until I'm "small" enough to wear a women's XL)
- Some nutrition stuff like Shot Blocks and possibly Cytomax (though that can probably wait until spring)

OK, I think the priority here has to be to address the pants-falling-down issue.

[BleeckerSt_Girl]

It's my birthday Saturday. I'll be 48!

Big deal- Get upset when you're 68! Or 78!
Some people are old when they are 48. Some people are young when they are 48. Be the second kind, girl. Rejoice!
I'm 52 and I feel younger and better than when I was in my 20's or 30's....or 40's.
And remember all the people will never never get to be 48...

[Bikingmomof3]

why did teeny little wrist and arm bands disturb you?
why were you on mag sulphate? sounds yucky.

I was on Mag Sulphate (too many times) in an attempt stop preterm labour. Side note, all my babies were preemies. The wrist and ankle bands depressed and frightened me, because it meant the perinatologist's believed the mag was not working and the babies would need to be delivered. Not good. Fortunately, all worked out well and my twinks have abirthday on Saturday.

[mimitabby]

oh, wow, ALL were preemies! now I understand. How preemie were they?
my kids were so on time that i won the office pool with the second!

[Bikingmomof3]

- New clothes because my pants are falling down.

When I was losing weight, I bought all my clothing off eBay. Fabulous finds (New) at very cheap prices.

Check out cycling equip and clothing on eBay as well.

[Bikingmomof3]

oh, wow, ALL were preemies! now I understand. How preemie were they?
my kids were so on time that i won the office pool with the second!

That is the tricky part, which I shall explain in a moment.
My oldest was 1 month early, not bad, but I had a seizure trying to deliver him and so he was blue and floppy with very, very, very bad apgar scores. poor thing had to have Narcan to reverse the effects of the meds they gave me. I felt so guilty being wheeled into the NICU. I wanted to wear a sign indictating I was not a drug user. We both had to stay in hospital for 2 weeks.

Second pregnancy, exact preemie designation is iffy because my perinatologist told me early on not to think of a due date. Long, long story, but procedures needed to be done due to the TTTS and thy needed to be done prior to the official 20 week period. Shorten the story, they were due sometime toward the end of Jan and were born in November. 3lbs and 4lbs-awesome weights. One needed oxygen and an NG tube, the other delevoped NEC, and was taken off feeds. We will not know if he will be able to have children until he is old enough to understand and be tested. He had tubes everywhere, but he could breathe on his own. His day shift NICU nurse told me I could not hold him, yeah right. I picked him up and rocked him when her back was turned. I guess she was afraid I would mess up his tubes. I worked in health care long enough to not be frightened of tubing.

Now, I imagine you are sorry you asked.