Dragonfly Kisses - life of a mommy

Is there an end in sight?

2010-09-16T08:57:00.000-07:00

OMG life has been crazy. I still don't have a laptop, so I have to use the kids' dinosaur computer. This thing is beyond slow! We are almost done with our 4th week of school. This kids love their teachers. The girlies are 3rd grade and love that they are getting more into science this year. Right now they are studying the moon and its different phases. Also how the moon affects things here

First week done

2010-08-27T15:51:00.000-07:00

We are done with our first week of school. The Boy seems to love his teachers. The girls like their teacher. They were a little worried about her at first, but they seem to be warming up to her. The girls have had homework all week this week. They have to keep a moon journal. They have to look up online and record what time the moon rises and sets. Then they have to record what phase the

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2010-08-24T15:04:00.000-07:00

My laptop broke last week. Its gonna cost more than a new one to fix, so I'm without it for the time being. Let me say I'm going insane without it! I"m not sure how long I will be without it, but I'm trying to get a new one as soon as possible. Thankfully I still have my phone otherwise I'd feel completely disconnected from the rest of the world. How sad is that?

Week 1 - Starting now

2010-08-16T12:24:00.000-07:00

I decided to start fresh. Put all the frustrations caused by the prednisone behind me. So I'm starting today. Monday. My goals for Week 1: Walk at least .5 miles a day. Drink at least 64 ounces of water. Get in at least 20 minutes a day on the elliptical. Keep a food journal I'm starting out slow with the walking until my body adjusts to it. No matter which way we walk around the house we

Low sodium diet

2010-08-15T16:18:00.000-07:00

Having a child that is on a sodium restricted diet is rough. She's supposed to have under 2 grams (2000 mg a day but doctor would like for her to stay under 1500mg) so finding things she's able to eat without a problem is hard. Everything prepackaged has way to much sodium, so I've had to start doing a lot more cooking from scratch. I enjoy it but I don't have a lot of time so it makes it a

Shake Weight

2010-08-11T14:15:00.000-07:00

Most of us have seen the commercials for the Shake Weight . Now my question is, has anyone tried it, or knows of anyone who tried it. I'm interested in it, but I'm a little iffy on if its really so much more spectacular than a normal dumbbell. I need to ease into strength training, but I'm looking for different options. Any info would be greatly appreciated.

Now its time to step it up

2010-08-10T20:59:00.000-07:00

I'm now officially being weaned off the prednisone. This means no more ugly bloated me. This also means that losing weight should be much much much easier. (lets just say since December I've lost and gained back the same 20 pounds). I've decided to add a nightly walk to my routine. I downloaded CardioTrainer on my phone a while back and have used it a few times. It not only keeps track of

Hectic isn't even the right word

2010-08-06T10:46:00.000-07:00

I've started so many posts in the last few weeks, but I've never had the time to sit long enough to finish them. School starts in less than 3 weeks, and I am hoping then that life will calm down, at least a little. The Princess was complaining she was always tired, which sent us to the cardiologist. He ordered a holter monitor which showed her heart rate was dropping while she slept. This led

My 101 in 1001 Book Version

2010-07-28T12:33:00.000-07:00

With everything going on in my life, trying to come up with a list of 101 things I want to do doesn't seem possible right now. So I decided to do my book version instead. My to read list is about 3 times this size, but I picked out 101 (well a few extras) to list. This list was started July 1st. 1. Charmed and Dangerous by Candace Havens 2. Charmed and Ready by Candace Havens 3.

10 Of My Motivations

2010-07-13T11:13:00.000-07:00