You see that food on her plate? She wouldn’t eat any of it. I had cooked a nice chicken, potatoes, and carrots. She was not having any of it. Not even w/it lightly salted. When I stepped away from the kitchen for just a second she decided she was going to try and convince me that she had eaten some of her food because some was better than none. She said, “See Mom? I had some dinner… Look!” As if pushing her food clear to to the side of her plate would make it seem like she had eaten some of it. You know I had to grab my camera and snap one for you.

I think Kinsley was just having a bad day overall. When we went to pick up Fiona from school we got to walk to and from. It was a beautiful afternoon and I wanted them to have a chance to play at the park by our house before winter actually hits us. On the way home I have no idea what possessed Kinsley to do this but she touched fresh poop! You know, the kind that a dog not too far off in the distance put on the ground? You could tell it was fresh because you could smell it. Not only did she step in it but she investigated by touching it with her finger and smelling it! Ack!

I seriously need to proof the house and give it a once over. I can’t leave her alone not even for one minute. Before I knew it she had taken her plate of food when she realized I wasn’t convinced that she had eaten “some” of it… well… she decided to put her plate of food on the couch in the family room. She threw Fiona’s jacket over it to make sure I wouldn’t see what she had done. Perhaps now I would believe that she ate her food. Geez Louise! There was food all over my couch. Ugh!

Thank goodness that there was a piece of paper on the coffee table. She had wormed her way into the latched cabinet, confiscated the glue bottle and decided to cover the entire piece of paper with as much glue as she could squeeze out of the bottle. I was mortified. I was thankful for the fact that it was on a piece of paper on the coffee table and Not on the carpet in the family room. How on earth would I have removed THAT from the carpet? Hello!? More and more I am seriously thinking that the carpet on the main floor has to go. I wonder how much it would cost to have somebody throw down some hard wood flooring… you know… the 3 inch planks?

Current Weight = 180

Total Lost Last Time = 0 = ZERO = NOTHING

Total Lost This Time = 4 lbs

My Weight Loss Goal = 150

I need to lose 35.0 lbs. I have 30 lbs left to lose.

Give My Girl Jenn some encouragement … will ya? :]

Tandem Training was supposed to happen tomorrow. It’s not going to happen. Mama Kim and I have to tack that puppy on to the end of the program and try and make it up then. She is unable to participate this week and I am not even close to being ready to go back to the gym. I’ll be lucky if I can get on the treadmill this weekend.

I am definitely on the mend from the Swine Flu. You know … H1N1. I’ve turned the corner and now I just have to get over being super tired all the time. Today was the first day I actually got out of bed before 9:00 o’clock in the morning. Thankfully Don has been home all week and has managed to do mornings with Fiona which include seeing her off to school and picking her up in the afternoon.

As you can see I lost 4 lbs since last week. Being sick with Swine Flu will do it to ya. It’s not the best way to lose weight but will do. I am back to eating 3 square meals a day with snacks in between. I’m also back to enjoying a couple of cups of coffee and hot tea throughout the day. Coming off the Lexapro has been a good thing. I’m still weening myself from it only taking it every other day. I no longer feel anxious about it. I am feeling as if this will be successful for me. That’s all I have for this weeks Weigh-In-Wednesday.

Fiona had been battling that fever off and on since the previous Saturday. Finally I took the girls to the doc’s office. Low and behold I get this Q-tip stuck up my nostril and tested for H1N1.

We knew Fiona didn’t have it because her tests previously for H1N1 and Strep Throat came back negative. Unless of course her test results were false? I’m still a little skeptical as to why her test results would be negative considering how sick she has been lately.

The doctor comes back in the room and says, “Yep.. you have it.” I’m thinking to myself but out loud, “I have what?” He’s busy writing something on a piece of paper. I’m thinking that maybe he tested me for the flu. So I ask him, “Could the shot have caused this?”

He flips around and says, “You didn’t get any shot from my office. They are rationing the shots and saving them for the Children’s Hospitals. I’m a bit irritated. They act like I don’t see Children in my office.”

I’m like, “Uh.. we had the flu shot last week right here in your office.” He was like, “Dear.. you have Swine Flu. I thought you were talking about the H1N1 Vaccine.” I’m like, “I have What!?” He said, “You have H1N1.. you know.. Swine Flu.”

Great! I knew I was feeling like crap for a reason. I knew it was bad but I didn’t think it was THAT bad. I mean.. we had been staying home because the kids were sick. So I was racking my brain trying to figure out where I picked it from. There is no telling. All I know is that the only time we left the house was to get our flu shots but now thinking back on it I must have picked it up when I brought Fiona in to get her Flu shot. She was sick at the time the rest of us got our flu shots. So I had taken her back to the clinic to get hers. There were people in the lobby waiting with masks on. I can’t think of any other time I could have picked it up.

I’ve been in bed since last Thursday. Today was my last day of Tamiflu. The syrup with Codeine that he gave me helped me so much. But that first night after finally being diagnosed with H1N1 made me realize that this was why I was having such a hard time breathing. It felt like my chest was on fire and had a hard time breathing. The left side hurt but I wasn’t sure if it was because of all the coughing or if it was just because I was sick.

I totally missed Halloween. I spent the entire day in bed watching Ghost Adventures on the Travel Channel. It was some sort of all day Halloween marathon. It was pretty good for the occasion. Creepy but good.

Here we are … it’s Tuesday and I’m so much better than I was last Thursday but boy am I tired. I hope I get my mojo back soon. I am sick of being sick.

Don’t forget about my Fun Giveaway

Just copy paste THIS and everything below up until my Five links:

I thought it would be cool to have a meme where we post links. We can post up to five. Then we tell five more people to share their links. If we all share who tagged us, our links are sure to be seen! They can be business links, favorite sites, affiliate links, whatever you want…

There are Five Rules:

1. MUST be clean. No R rated sites.
2. Only FIVE links.
3. MUST tell 5 people.
4. A link back to the person who tagged you
5. Lara’s Place is the meme originator. (an active link to home page is appreciated)

And my five are:

1. BlogMommas – I’m a contributor over there and just wanted to let you guys know.

2. Checkup Today – Because I hope more people will see this link, will check out the site, and might want to join in on the community. It’s a little grassroots blog community. If you have a blog you might want to think about joining this because I’d love to have you.

3. Carrin’s Comments – Because that girl Carrin cracks me up! I can’t get enough of her blog. I know even before I start reading that she’s going to make me feel better. She is authentic and honest. Love Her!

4. Life Is Sweet – That girl can put together the best play lists! What really funny is that she has the same scale that do but gave to my college freshman. I do love how she leaves her socks on for the photo. I have to remember that one. Like Carrin, Jenn and I used to work together. I miss those girls and feel so connected via our blogs. Yay!

5. Things To Talk About – I have to give a shout out for my brother’s girl Heather! She totally wants to win that Jonny Diaz CD. I can tell! lol Don’t worry Heather, your name is going into the hat for the drawing. I’ve got 5 tickets with your name on it. If you do all the Twitter things you’ll have 7 tickets with your name on it. Besides.. when was the last time you logged into your Twitter account? Ha Ha Ha. I Love You! [[hugs]]

Ok, well I now need to tag five people so here goes:

Becki, Carrin, Jenn, Heather and Shane – He’s one of the CheckupToday.com Contributors.

I didn’t show my toes for a very good reason. You see I have the bright pink nail polish I had on that dates all the way back to my Florida vacation. I know… I ‘m too lazy to remove it with the nail polish remover. If I was feeling up to it I would get that taken care of and maybe paint my nails orange, black, and red for Halloween.

I have fallen off the workout wagon. We have been so sick in our house that there has not been an opportunity to workout OR go to the gym. Fiona has been sick since Saturday morning. She battled a fever all weekend and part of this week and they pretty much said it’s all viral and there is nothing we can do. She has been sick a lot! I’m hoping and praying I can send her back to school tomorrow. Thank goodness it’s just kindergarten.

I myself have been battling a small elevation in temperature. The last time I took my temp it said I was 99 degrees warm. I don’t know what it is about night time but as soon as the sun is down I start getting the chills pretty bad. I’ve been taking Benedryl at night and that seems to be helping but when you listen to me talk I sound Horrible.

We’ve been missing out on a lot! I’ve not been able to make it to the gym. Fiona and Kinsley have missed out on their swim lessons at the gym. Fiona has missed a lot of school. We are not able to participate in AWANA. Kinsley has missed Cubbies. Fiona has missed Sparks. We are so behind in everything. We are all so tired of being sick.

Kinsley has the immune system of super man. Through it all she has not picked up anything. She doesn’t even sneeze! Knock-on-wood I hope she stays healthy because being sick sucks.

That’s all I have for an update. Don’t forget about this super cool CD giveaway. I’m really kind of surprised more of you have not taken advantage of getting your hands on this music CD. In today’s economy I think it’s kinda cool to be able to pick something like this up for Free.

Summer 2005

Kinsley saw this picture today and said, “Grandma Aspa. That’s your Mom.” I said to Kinsley, “Yup. That’s my Mom.”

Today is my mother’s birthday. I’m not sure but I think she is 62 years old. I hope she has a nice birthday today.

*** This Giveaway Is Now CLOSED ***

Here’s what I know about Jonny Diaz

What I know about Jonny Diaz I heard on Positive Encouraging K-Love Radio. I have my dial set to 88.1 here in good ol’ Omaha, Nebraska. They play “A More Beautiful You” all the time and it is requested from listeners A Lot.

When I first heard the song I fell in love with it right away. The words struck a chord deep within and it made me think about my little girls 18, 5, and 3, and what goes through their minds when they look in the mirror.

I don’t want my girls to compete with what they see in magazines and on television. I want them to like what they see when they look in the mirror and love who they are deep down inside. I want them to know that they were thought of and created with great consideration by a Maker who pays great attention to detail.

“There could never be more Beautiful You. Don’t buy the lies, disguises and hoops they make you jump through. You were made to fill a purpose that only you could do… so there could never be a more Beautiful You.”

Listen to the song and watch Jonny’s video
Check out the Jonny Diaz Fan Contest – He’s giving away a Guitar!
Read a little bit about Jonny in his own words

More about the Free CD Giveaway here on I Am Pooped

I’m super excited about this Giveaway. There will be 5 winners from I Am Pooped and the Guidelines are Super Easy. The 5 winners will be getting a brand new Jonny Diaz “A More Beautiful You” CD to have and to keep for FREE. The Giveaway will begin today, end on Friday, October 30, and winners will be announced via a blog entry on Saturday, October 31, 2009 – Halloween!

The Rules are simple and Easy to follow:

1. Mention our Jonny Diaz “A More Beautiful You” CD Giveaway on your blog with a Direct Link back to this exact post. That will get you 3 tickets to go into a hat with your name on it.

2. Leave me a comment with a Direct Link to your post that you wrote telling your readers about the Giveaway over here on I Am Pooped. If you’ve heard of Jonny Diaz and know the song share a few thoughts about that too. That will get you 1 more ticket.

3. Follow Me on Twitter @Divapalooza and that will get you yet another ticket to go into the hat.

4. Send me a shout out on Twitter with “Jonny Diaz #Giveaway” along with “RT” at the end and that will get you another ticket!

5. If you add the I Am Pooped RSS feed to your news reader that will get you one last way to be entered to win a Free Jonny Diaz CD.

In total you will have 7 chances to win a Jonny Diaz “More Beautiful You” CD for Free. I will be tracking the comments accordingly and by Saturday will announce who the 5 winners are. What are you waiting for? Let’s get started! YAY!

This post is dedicated to Hilary Pile on behalf of my daughter Lauren Stevens whose heart has been touched forever by this young girl that went to be with the Lord on October 17, 2009. Hilary Pile was born on November 1, 1989 and passed away due to complications from an eating disorder. May God bless her and provide peace to all who knew her, and touch the hearts of those that didn’t know her. It is my hope that Hilary’s death never goes unnoticed.

“Little girl fourteen flipping through a magazine… says she wants to look that way. But her hair isn’t straight… her body isn’t fake… and she’s always felt overweight. Well little girl fourteen… I wish you could see… that beauty is within your heart. And you were made with such care… your skin your body and your hair are perfect just the way they are. There could never be a more beautiful you. Don’t buy the lies disguises and hoops that make you jump through. You were made to fill a purpose… that only you could do… so there could never be a more beautiful you.”

This is an INO Records Review and Giveaway. I received the product from BigHonchoMedia to review for this blog. I was in no other way compensated for doing this review. Furthermore, if I didn’t like the CD so much I would not have participated in setting up this Fun Giveaway. Nobody told me what to say OR how to say it. Personal Stories come from the heart.

This Nickelodeon Spongebob Squarepants Puzzle was Fun to do! Kinsley Loves Spongebob the best.

Kinsley wants me to tell all of you that we have two Spongebob Squarepants Puzzles.

How did you put this puzzle together Kinsley?

I just matched all the pieces and looked at the box. That’s how I found the match.

What else would you like to say Kinsley?

That’s It. Bye Bye.

P.S. Kinsley told me what to write for the title of this post. :]

Isn’t she cute?

She’s only 3 years old.

There are a few reasons why I went to the doctor yesterday. For those of you that don’t know this about me I am off the charts with my thyroid. I am hypothyroid. I was diagnosed in the spring time after Kinsley was born. That was in 2006. I have to take synthroid every single day for the rest of my life. It’s ok. I’m ok with that because I see the silver lining in having to take a pill for the rest of my life. I know it could be MUCH worse. Taking synthroid is no big deal. It regulates my thyroid and when my thyroid is doing good then the rest of me is doing good too.

On top of that I have been taking Lexapro for depression. I have been on Lexapro for a long time. I would like to think that this is something that I don’t have to be on for the rest of my life. I’d like to ween myself off the Lexapro and see how I do. I’ve been on it for so long that I know I need to be patient with this, keep myself as busy as I can, and give it some time.

I discussed all of these things with my new doc. We talked a lot about my thyroid. He was shocked that I had not been staying on top of my blood draws. (When you have a thyroid problem it’s important to periodically get your blood drawn to have your thyroid levels checked.) We discussed the Lexapro and coming off it. He was very supportive and recommended some other professionals for me to see but at the same time encouraged me that I am probably the best resource at figuring out how I am doing with regard to coming off the Lexapro. He gave me a 10 day program with which to ween myself from the pills and told me to call him if I don’t think it’s working out. We also talked about the HOT and COLD I’ve been feeling lately. One minute I am HOT and the next minute I am COLD. He thought I was too young to have my hormone levels checked but since everybody is different and we are drawing my blood .. we should go ahead and have that checked too.

Today was my first day not taking my Lexapro. I will go every other day for 10 days and then I plan to stop taking Lexapro all together. I’m excited about it. I want this to be successful. I hope I can keep it together and that there will not be any side effects. I figure I will ween myself until Saturday, November 7th and jot down how I am feeling about it each day. Don knows all about this so I’m sure he will be paying extra attention. ;]

I’ll keep you guys posted and let you know how my thyroid levels and my hormone levels are doing. In December I’m getting my boobs squooshed for the first time. I will be celebrating the 10th anniversary of my 30th birthday in March and have to start getting my boobs squooshed on a regular basis. I’ll let y’all know how that turns out too.