Tuesday, 30 September

Last day of the month, wow - it went by fast. Only 91 more days till the end of the year. So got up, feeling better - stomach finally settled and able to eat something. Regular day, up, animals, baby, daycare, gym, work.. Yadda yadda yadda. Work was so busy - which I enjoyed and flew by. Working on a bunch of new sites at work. At lunch, got a good cardio in - tired from it but pushed through. I got through my day, picked up Olivia and headed home. When I got home, I unloaded the car and then got my stuff ready for Wednesday. Got gym bag packed, diaper bag, outfit out, blah blah then cooked dinner. It was nice, Kurt was home so I made us dinner - it was pretty darn good. Ate dinner and then cleaned up. Gave Olivia her bath and then Kurt took her to Targer while I cleaned out Olivia's closet. Got all the old stuff out and organized it. Got a huge garbage bag of clothes to take to Good Will. I then cleaned up a bit and did some laundry. Kurt got home so I put Olivia to bed then we played some cards while watching Biggest Loser. No ice cream this time ;)

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Monday, 29 September

I took the day off today - still not feeling too good. Upset stomach, having trouble keeping stuff down. So got up eventually and had some tea. Got Olivia up and gave her a bath, got her dressed and fed. Kurt got up and we all got ready - went to Canton to visit my parents. Unfortunately they were not home so instead we went to ikea for a little bit, then got some lunch. After lunch, we stopped at another store - didn't get anything. Picked up a few things at the Grand Rapids Pie Company... it was good, too sweet. Came home after that and put Olivia down for a nap. I laid down too, tired big time. I then got up and decided to go grocery shopping, needed diapers too. I then did some laundry and vacuumed the house. Kurt had to go to work so he left and I made dinner for Olivia. Fed her then we hung out downstairs. Played with her blocks and read her a few stories. After that, got her ready for bed - decided to watch a little TV then go to sleep myself.

Sunday, 28 September

Woke up still feeling a little woozy... Got up and had some coffee, that was a mistake, it made me feel worse. Tried to eat something but that was a mistake too, felt worse after that and got sick. Gross, yeah I know. So after a bit, I started to feel better so I got Olivia up and fed her. She was Miss Giggles this morning. I was laying down in the living room and Olivia used me as a jungle gym. After the morning play, I got her bathed and dressed and took a shower myself - we then ran some errands. Kurt got up by then so we went out for lunch - it was so good, I was starving. After lunch, we went to Home Goods, Barnes and Noble, and Linens N Things After that, came home and relaxed for a bit - it was nice, the three of us just hung out at home. Around 5:00 PM, we dropped Olivia off at Julie/Michelles and we met up with Paul, Chris, Ron, Steve, and Paul's bf at Pronto. We then went right from there to a party. We were only out to about 8:30, came home - picked up Olivia and had a very nice evening. It was a really nice weekend.

Saturday, 27 September

Slept in - felt really good. Had some coffee, did a little work on the computer then fed the animals. Olivia got up by then and we had a great morning. We went for a really long bike ride and ended up in Royal Oak. We stopped at Caribou Coffee and got coffee for me, juice for her and we shared a piece of low fat banana nut bread. She really liked it. After that, we walked around town for a bit before heading home. We then got home and Olivia played while I worked in the back yard some more. Pretty much got most of the landscaping stuff done for fall/winter, put away one of the fountains and most of the patio furniture. After that, I cut the back yard grass and cleaned up the garage. Olivia was having a blast playing with her toy cars. After that, Kurt was up and made us breakfast (it was delicious), I then had to get my hair cut - no more blonde hair. After that, got home and Kurt made us lunch - BLT sandwiches... Yum. Kurt had to go to work so I went to the Mall with Michael, we visited Dan and had dinner. Lots of food eating today.... I got a shirt for Kurt and an outfit for Olivia - really cute stuff. After that, visited with Chelsea for a bit, saw Kerrin, Dave, Joel and Julie. Got Olivia to bed and then watched a little TV before falling asleep. Oh - I did make low fat, glutten and wheat free chocolate chip cookies for Brett (had a few myself). Upset stomach - I think I ate something bad and now paying for it. Up most of the night getting sick. ;(

Friday, 26 September

Friday was a good day. It went by fast... Got up and did the daily stuff, feed animals, get Olivia cleaned, dressed and fed, get the car loaded and off to daycare. Gym was good, did my cardio in the morning and a back workout at lunch. Work - just flew by which was good.... I just couldn't wait for the weekend to start. So got home and got Olivia changed. She was a little messy so gave her a bath and put her in a new outfit. Kurt had to work but we hung out a bit before hand. When he went to work, I ended up working on the outside yard - putting away some of the patio furniture and trimming some of the bushes. Takes so long to get stuff ready for the winter that I wanted to start early. Olivia and I went for a walk too, just a short one with the dogs around the block. Got home and fed her dinner - we then played W.W.E. - basically I laid on the ground and she jumped on me - it's very funny to her. I also cleaned out the storage closet and got the fall stuff out. We are all ready for Halloween. After that, pretty much put Olivia to bed then I watched some TV and relaxed the rest of the night. PS - How cute is Olivia as a penguin????? I have a few more costumes to try on her....

Thursday, 25 September

Got up, little tired but it was a good morning. My cardio this morning was tough, pushed myself to do it but got it done. Work, good - still busy.... At lunch, got in a really good shoulder workout. Finished my day and picked up Olivia. Got her home and she was a bad girl today at Daycare. I got a note that she through a temper tantrum.... She wanted a toy that another child had so she laid on the ground kicking and screaming. So going to work on that. Once we got home, Olivia was hungry so made her a healthy snack and then got my stuff ready for Friday. Kurt had to go to work so I took Olivia to the hardware store to get a few things. Got home and made dinner, my mom sent me some info. on eczema. I guess having more fish in your diet will help with the eczema - something about the fish oils. So I made a tuna casserole and Olivia loved it. After dinner, gave Olivia a bath and then got her ready for bed. She through another temper tantrum so I put her to bed a little early. She must have been tired because she went right to bed. After that, I watched Grey's Anatomy and Ugly Betty - then went to sleep.

Wednesday, 24 September

So had an awesome dinner today - we met up with Mike and Dan at Red Lobster. I got the unlimited Shrimp Dinner... it was so good. But I ate way too much - and I'm paying for it now. Stomach ache...ugh. It was worth it though. So Wednesday was a good day. Olivia is learning Row Row Row your boat. She says "Row" when we sing it. She did really good at the restaurant. She ate her dinner and colored... she is so well behaved. Anyway - after dinner, got home and we got her bathed and in pajamas. Put her to bed and then we hung out for a bit before going to bed.

Tuesday, 23 September

Slept pretty good last night, watched Heroes and then went to bed.... So got up this morning and got Olivia fed and dressed, got ready a little early so went to Tim Horton's for a coffee. Gym was good, did an arm workout before work and a chest workout at lunch. Finished my day and headed home. Olivia was quite the character today, something new that she is doing - Making funny loud noises and then laughing. It cracks her up.... she has been saying "thank you" a lot too, very glad it's that and not something like "mine" or "no". I had to get some green beans for the dogs - yes weird, but the vet says to feed the dogs have dog food and half green beans to help them loose weight. Mocha went from 91 lbs. to 63 lbs. - she looks much better. Much more active too. We started Riley on it a few months ago and he has lost 10 lbs. so far. They love it too... So got that then came home - I didn't get a chance to run today so I got on the tred mill and ran for 1/2 hour. Olivia was playing and having a snack. I had her in her high chair and she was very content. After that, I showered and then got dressed and we headed out to pick up Michael to go to dinner. We ate at Pronto, little disappointed - The Special "Harvest Salad" was not at good as it sounded. So ate dinner then dropped off Michael. Came home, got Olivia ready for bed - read to her then put her down for the night. I then watched a little TV before falling asleep.

Monday, 22 September

Back to work.... Weekend was good so I don't mind going back to the daily grind. Got up okay, little tired but not bad. Cardio was good, got my 40 minute run in. Work was good, busy - lots going on. We were told we are moving offices before October but..... I'm guessing after October or November. At lunch, I got to the gym again and did a back workout. Finished my day and picked up Olivia. She has started doing the cutest thing - because we put a lot of lotion on her face she now tries to put lotion on our face. She grabbed the lotion bottle and pretended to put it on her hand then rubbed it into our face. It was so sweet. Kurt treated us to dinner - Thai Food, it was so good. I fed Olivia pasta and corn - she loved it. After that, Kurt, Olivia and I plus the dogs went for a really long walk (over an hour). We got home and I gave her a bath then put her to bed. She was pretty tired and went to bed quickly. I watched some TV and went to bed. It was a nice relaxing night.

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Sunday, 21 September

Got up pretty early - we had to be at Pronto for the AIDS Walk Detroit pre-ceremony. We were going to help out with the Quilt opening ceremony. We got to Pronto and had some coffee, fruit and a muffin while we waited for everyone else to arrive. Brian and Tony were there, Jim and James, Marlene - we all headed over to the Farmes Market where the AIDS Walk was to take place at. When we got there, they were just getting ready to start the Quilt Ceremony. It was very touching, I'm really glad we were there for that. After that, we got some pumpkins at the store then came home. I put the pumpkins out, they look really cute. We then went to Michaels, Target and a Sporting Goods store. Had to get a few things, we then headed home. My parents arrived a few minutes after we got there. We hung out for a bit then we drove Kurt to work and then Mom, Dad, Olivia and I headed to the Reniassance Festival in Holly, MI. It took a little longer than expected to get there (construction) and the line to get in was crazy. We got there and had a really nice time. Olivia was really enjoying seeing all the people dressed up. We immediately got lunch once we got in, we were all starving. We then walked around for several hours. It was just real nice spending time with the folks. Aroudn 6:30 or so, we headed home. Made really good timing with that. Got home around 7:00 pm, I gave Olivia her bath and got her in he pajamas. I fed her dinner and fed the animals too. After that, we played for a little bit before I rocked her to sleep. She was exhausted... I was tired too. I watched a little bit of the Emmy Awards before falling asleep. Wonderful Weekend.

Saturday, 20 September

Got up around 8:00 am, Olivia woke up all congested and stuffy. So got her up and changed then gave her some cough medicine. I then gave her a bath and did her hair, got her dressed then got in the shower. We headed out to Charlotte to visit the folks around 10:30 or so. Stopped for some delicious coffee and then went to the outlet mall on the way. Picked up a few things for Olivia. We made it mom and dad's house by 12:30 or so. It was a really nice afternoon. We spent time with the family, Mom, Dad, Heather, Avy, Grandma and grandma's sister. We played with the kids, had lunch and I got to spend some time with Avy. It was a very nice afternoon. We left around 4:30 or so and headed to my parent's house. We dropped off Olivia for the night, it was really nice seeing my parents also. My dad had a really great picture developed of Olivia and I and he had it framed. Very nice of them to do that. We then headed home. Got home around 7:00 pm. I did some laundry, fed the animals and then relaxed for a minute. Around 9:00 pm or so, we headed up to Pronto to see Kerrin, Dave, Eric, Mark and John. It was a really fun evening, we ended up staying out to about 12:00 or so then came home. We were both exhausted. Really nice entire day.

Friday, 19 September

It's Friday... So happy it's the weekend. Friday was really nice - the entire day (well for the most part) was great. Got to the daycare early, got to the gym and did a really long cardio, got to work and the day flew by. At lunch time, I went to the S.S. office to try and get Olivia's Social Security Number - no luck though, I have to wait until her Birth Certificate comes in (4 - 6 weeks)... then I was suppose to met Dan and Kurt for lunch but after waiting for 15 minutes, they hadn't shown up yet so I had to leave to get back to work :( Just as I was leaving, they showed up but unfortunately I didn't have the time to eat then. So got back to work (starving) but the day flew by so by 4:00 pm - I took off and picked up Olivia. We got home and had a really nice afternoon. Ate some pasta then fed Olivia. I then went to the store, stopped and got us some Tim Horton's coffee (yum), came home and gave Olivia a bath and got her into pajamas. She was a bit stuffy but not too bad. At 8:00 pm (right after I put Olivia down to bed) Chelsea came over to babysit - so we headed out to Brett's house. We met Eric's brother Adam, nice guy and then we went to Male Box. It was a really fun night, I posted pictures in the photo album section. We hung out there for a while then went to Gold Coast. We stayed out to 2:00 am. Dave and Kerrin drove us home (Our car was at Brett's house and they wanted to stay out later). It was a really fun night.

Thursday, 18 September

It was another really nice day. After work, got home and got everything done that I needed to do for Friday morning. Packed my gym bag, packed Olivia's diaper bag, got my lunch ready, got the coffee ready, got my clothes set out, dog/cat food ready, got all set up so I could enjoy the evening. I had Olivia try on one of her Halloween costumes (Care Bear) and took some pictures, will have her try on the rest this weekend. Gave her a bath then got her dressed. Fed her dinner and had some ceral for myself then we went for a bike ride to the store to pick up dry cat food. We ended up going on a 40 minute bike ride. By the time I got back, Olivia was sound asleep in the bike seat. So got her in her pajamas and to bed. After that, cleaned up a bit and checked out things on face book. I watched a little TV did a few sudokus and then went to bed. Just a very relaxing evening.

Wednesday, 17 September

At lunch time, I had to take Olivia to the doctors. She has a new primary doctor and I had to get her latest shots. It took 2 1/2 hours... so long but Olivia did really good. She got two shots and only cried for a minute or two. She is a trooper. They gave her a full physical and she was getting cranky after hour two - so after that got her home and she went right to bed for 3 hours. Got her up and fed her, and gave her some juice. After that, we had a really nice evening - Kurt went to work while Olivia and I played in the family room. We also fed the fish and played with the dogs. Since she had such a long nap she didn't want to go to bed so she stayed up till about 9:00 pm. I put her down and she was a little upset, she fell asleep around 9:30. After that, I did an Ab workout and then went to bed.

Tuesday, 16 September

Not a bad day, got home after work and got a lot accompished - I cut the grass, edged and trimmed. Olivia was asleep and then she came outside with me. Kurt was working during the day so I made a big batch of Chilli. It was so good, a little spicy but very good. So worked on the yard, did some laundry and made dinner - I'm pretty good. :) Kurt got home and he actually brought home dinner so I put the chilli in containers for lunch. We ate dinner, sandwiches from Pronto. Yum. After dinner, I worked out in the garage and Kurt took Olivia to the store. They got back in about an hour and I was just about done with my cardio. I came inside when I was done and gave Olivia a bath, then got her ready for bed. She has been getting real fussy around bed time, she wants to stay up and play. Trying to keep her on a schedule. After putting her down, I took a shower and watched Big Brother (the finale) Dan from Dearborn won. Good for him. After that, we played cards for a bit then I went to bed and Kurt ran on the tred mill outside.

Monday, 15 September

BACK TO WORK. It's still kind of crumy outside, cold, wet but I guess we needed the rain. I hate being cold.... my office is always so cold - the air is on and I'm freezing. Luckily I have a heater - it's weird, in the summer I have to use the heater in the winter I use the fan. So messed up. Well good news - My Friend Mary had her baby - Congrats Billy and Mary - She had her daughter on Tuesday (I write these one day behind time usually). I will post pictures within the next couple of days.. She is really cute. So work has been really busy and good, no complaints there. Olivia is doing great, her skin is clearing up some (since the rash on Saturday from my robe), Kurt is doing well - so I guess we are all good as can be. Monday - now, finished up work and then I came home. Kurt had to work at 6:00 pm so I cut the grass, edged and trimmed. It was a little damp but I wanted to get it cut - the rain has caused it to grow out of control. Kurt left for work so I made Olivia dinner and fed her. Mac and Cheese. After dinner, I gave her a bath and got her in pajamas. We played for a while, then I read to her until she fell asleep. I read her my Entertainment Weekly magazine - she didn't know the difference. After putting her to bed, I did some stuff around the house and then got ready for bed... Man, I'm really boring.

Sunday, 14 September

What a gray and rainy day... It rained all night yesterday and it's been raining all day today. I got up and went for coffee, then got Olivia up and got her bathed and dressed. I worked out with Olivia, Kurt got up - so I showered and then we all went out to the mall. We have the Friends and Family discout coupon at Banana Republic. Didn't find anything we wanted but did get a few things at Baby Gap, after that went to Old Navy - Got a bunch of stuff there for Olivia. We stopped at English Gardens for some flowers then headed home. Still raining. Kurt had to go to work so Olivia and hung out all day, playing and then we ran some errands. It was an accomplishing day but not very exciting.

Saturday, 13 September

Got up, slept in actually until 8:30 - I can't believe the dogs let me sleep in. Fed the animals, Olivia got up shortly after that, made her come rice cereal and milk - fed her then gave her a bath. I stupidly wore my robe that is made of polyester and she laid on my chest for a bit - her face broke out in a huge rash. Poor thing. So had to give her another bath. Got her dressed and then we went to get coffee for me at Tim Hortons. Had a bunch of errands to run so went to the bank, the store, pharmacy then came back home. Kurt was up so he got showered and we got some lunch. After that, went to Barnes and Noble and the Home Goods Store - I didn't get anything (surprise). We then came home and hung out at the house for a bit. I ran again, it started raining so the run only lasted 30 minutes. Came home and Kurt had to get ready for work. For the evening, just kind of chilled out with Olivia - it was a nice night, played with Olivia - taught her how to do a High-Five. She is so funny. :) Ate some dinner and called it a night.

Friday, 12 September

Today is the big day....it's our court date to finalize the adoption.... I'm so excited... I got up pretty early, couldn't sleep - just full of anticipation. So I got up and showered then got Olivia up, got her changed, cleaned and dressed. Got Kurt up, went and got us coffee (what a mess, the seam in the cup came apart and coffee got all over me). So had to rush home, get cleaned up again and head out.. while doing so I dropped my phone (it slid under the car seat but I didn't know that until I got home from court). So needless to say, we were running pretty late. We got to the court house around 8:25, Court started at 8:30 - so we just made it in time. My parents, Ivy and Hudson were there already, Sandra showed up just a little bit after that. It was a really quick court session, the judge said that we had a glowing recommendation from the agency and that he approved the adoption. :) We then got our picture taken with the judge, it was so awesome. After that, we celebrated at Denny's with breakfast. It felt like a ton of bricks fell off my shoulder, no more worrying about the adoption, it's done - Olivia had been our daughter but now it's official. Olivia Anne Turnquist-Stanley.... so after breakfast, we came home and then rested for a bit. Olivia was asleep. Watched a movie and when Olivia got up, her and I went for a run (I ran, she rode in the running stroller, how lazy... I know). Anyway - after that, did a shoulder workout and watched waitress (the movie). Kurt got some sleep since he worked the night before. After that, made some dinner and then we played with Olivia and I cleaned up a bit. At 8:00 pm, I picked up Julia and watched Olivia for us so we could go celebrate. We had a really fun evening, went to Pronto and then hung out with Mike and Dan for the evening. Real nice night. Got home and Kurt took Julia home while I let the dogs out, Olivia woke up so I rocked her for a bit before she fell back to sleep.

Thursday, 11 September

So today is like my Friday since I have tomorrow off... so it started off great - woke up revived, got my day started and got to the gym. Workout was good, did 40 minutes of cardio then headed off to work. Work has been really good, no complaints - super busy, days fly by. At lunch, I went to the gym again, did an arm workout - ouch. Finished my day and picked up Olivia. We got home and I put her down for a nap. She was out cold, while she slept I did some laundry and logged on to Facebook. It's been really cool, connecting with a lot of people I haven't talked with in a while. When Olivia got up, I got her changed and fed, I then gave her a bath and after that we went for a very short walk (It started to rain). After that, put her to bed and she was out pretty quick. It's a big day tomorrow so I went to bed early too.

Wednesday, 10 September

Today was a really good day. Got up and felt pretty good, got enough sleep and didn't have feel like a zombie. Stopped for a coffee this morning, it was so good..... I really needed that. Dropped off Olivia at daycare, she was alseep the entire ride. Did a really good cardio workout, felt good. Work went by fast, busy and productive. I felt very accomplished. After work, got Miss Olivia - she was in such a happy mood. She has been doing so well at Daycare. Having the older kids there has been so good for her. She is learning so much so fast. Anyway, got her home and got her changed. Started cleaning up and getting stuff ready for Thursday. At 6:00 pm, Micheal came over and we all went to Olive Garden for dinner. It was so good, we all had salad and the Pasta specials. Mine was the best... I had two plates of pasta - ugh, ate way too much. Olivia really liked the pasta, she had a bunch of it. After dinner, got home and we played Wii for a bit. I then put Olivia to bed and got ready for bed myself. Really nice day.

Tuesday, 9 September

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I'm feeling pretty good today.... woke up, feeling revitalized, I have energy - it could be the Tim Horton's coffee talking. Did the regular stuff, work was good - at lunch there was a Free luncheon from the people that owned the building. It was nice, food was decent. I did get to the gym right afterwards though. Did a good shoulder workout - sore from that. Trying to push myself a little harder. After work, got Olivia and headed home. Kurt is so artistic and creative - he did another cool wall of weaving metal in the kitchen. It looks great - since our kitchen has all stainless steel appliances - it looks great. Did a load of laundry, cleaned the house, vacuumed, dusted, gave Olivia her bath, made dinner, got Olivia all cleaned and dressed then went to the store. Had to pick up a few things, milk, creamer, etc. After that, Olivia and I went for a walk, talked with some neighbors and then came home. She was tired, a little over-tired and cranky from it. So put her to bed and then read for a little bit before going to sleep. It's getting so cool out, no air conditioning. :)

Monday, 8 September

Back to work... I'm still feeling out of it. Got up and took care of the animals then got Olivia up. She slept really good last night and was wide awake & happy this morning. I got her dressed and we walked around the house - she was Miss Giggles. After dropping her off, I did some cardio. I didn't push myself at all, no energy. Work was busy, I didn't get a break - worked right through lunch. After work, got Olivia and we headed home. Kurt did a really cool thing - He weaved this pieces of metal as the wall underneath the breakfast bar, hard to describe but it's beautiful - I will be taking pictures and posting them soon. It looks terrific. I fed Olivia and got her changed, Kurt went up to work. I didn't feel like cooking so I got take out. Ate dinner, then played with Olivia for a while until she fell asleep. I then got my stuff ready for Tuesday and watched some TV before falling asleep. It was cold and rainy - very gray out.. Blah.

Sunday, 7 September

What a horrible morning, I was so out of it from the sleeping pill. I got up and fed the cats, I was so sleepy that I didn't even feed the dogs. I just forgot. I went back to bed and slept till about 9:00 am. I slept over 10 hours. Kurt was up with the baby and fed the dogs - he made coffee and I had two cups.. still not awake though. I was kind of mean too - no more sleeping pills for me. I decided to clean up the laundry room for Monday (the Gas company was coming out to move the meter). I cleaned it up pretty good, moved everything and cleaned the floors, organized the room and bagged up a bunch of stuff for good will. At 11:00, I heated us up some left over for lunch. Around 2:00 or so, we went to Barnes and Noble and Home Goods. Didn't get anything, Kurt did get a CD - Jason Mraz. We stopped for coffee on the way - I needed the caffeine. After shopping, we stopped at Burger King (Yes Fast Food, Burger King) for dinner. I felt horrible but after eating bad food all weekend I though why not just top it all off with the king of bad for you food. It was delicious though. Got home, gave Olivia her bath and then started getting stuff ready for Monday. It was nice having Kurt home for the weekend again. We played Wii Fit for a little bit, watch some TV and then went to bed. Great weekend excpet for me being grouchy in the morning.

Saturday, 6 September

It's the weekend. Woo Hoo. Got up and checked on Olivia - gave her breakfast and changed her. I then got into my gym clothes and headed up to the gym. Picked up Michael on the way. Got stuck in bad traffic on the way up... ugh 75 was closed going North bound at 696. Got up to the gym finally and did cardio for 30 minutes then we did an Ab workout. It was a tough one. Did over 1500 situps. After the gym, got home and got Olivia cleaned up and changed. I then took a shower. Mike came over and we all went up to the Fall Festival in Plymouth. It was really nice, got to see my parents, eat really unhealthy food and walk around town. We were only there for a few hours, my parents were so busy with the festival that they didn't get too much time to hang out with us. Headed home and then relaxed for a while. We played Wii, watched some TV and a movie. I made a really good dinner, I made Shake and Bake chicken, real mashed potatoes, sweet carrots and country gravy. It was so delicious. I cleaned up and by the time it got to be later, I went to celebrate Barry's birthday for a little bit. I was only out for an hour or so, came home and then Kurt went out for a few hours. I was really tired but had a lot of caffeine so I took a sleeping pill. Big mistake, I was so out of it from that...

Friday, 5 September

It's Friday.... What a wonderful week. Kurt has off all weekend and the week itself was pretty darn good. Got up, a little tired - I watched TV last night and stayed up later than I should. I'll be okay though. SO did the normal stuff - baby, daycare, gym - then got to work. At lunch, I skipped out of the gym and went to the mall. Got a pair of jeans, but going to take them back - too big. Did get two free movie tickets though. That was cool - just for buying the jeans. Finished my day and then got Olivia on the way home. Oh, almost forgot to mention - I did get the Wii Fit while at lunch too. It's so cool. We played it when I got home. You can do Yoga, Run, Workout, plus there are really cool balancing games. We played for about two hours. After that, we got cleaned up (I had fed Olivia dinner during that time as well), then I picked up the baby sitter (Julia) and brought her back to the house. Shortly after that, we headed out. We met up with Brett and Eric at the Inn Place. It was fun, Dan and Mike met us up there. We played pool (I did horrible) and had a couple of beers. After that, we went to Pronto - hung out there for a while then went to Gold Coast. It was a really fun evening. Great meeting Eric, very nice guy. Got home, took the baby sitter home and then went to bed. Great evening.

Thursday, 4 September

Got up and totally felt out of it... Just really tired this morning... Forcing myself to get to the gym. If I could, I would rather be sleeping in. Olivia got up last night, just for a little bit but it through off my sleep. When I got up this morning, I was so dragging. After today, Kurt has the whole weekend off, so looking forward to spending some time with him. So got up, got Olivia up, cleaned and dressed, fed her breakfast and then got the animals fed. Scheduled an appointment with the gas company to have them move the gas meter from the inside to the outside. It will actually give us a lot more room in the laundry room. So got my lunch ready and headed out the door. Dropped off Olivia and then got to the gym. No energy but still did my cardio. After that, got to work and it was a pretty slow day, I think a lot of people took the week off since it was a holiday short week. At lunch time, went to the gym - okay workout. Back to work and had a lot to do, a bunch of website stuff. After work, stopped at the grocery store and then got home. Kurt headed out pretty quickly to work. I gave Olivia her bath, worked on the front yard for a bit then got cleaned up and picked up dinner from Kentucky Fried Chicken. Mike and Dan came over for dinner (I told them I was going to make a home cooked meal but take out was so much easier). We ate dinner and Olivia was falling asleep while eating so put her to bed. We watched Big Brother and then then left. I cleaned up for a bit then went to bed. I was TIIIRRREEEEED.

Wednesday, 3 September

Mid Week.... This week is going by fast....Only 119 more days until the end of the year. So got up this morning, feeling pretty good - slept okay and actually skipped having coffee this morning. Didn't feel like I "had" to have a cup of coffee. Dropped off Olivia and did my cardio at the gym, pushed myself as much as possible. So work - it's going well, keeping busy - real busy and my days are flying by. At lunch time, went to the gym and did a chest workout. After that, had my lunch and finished my day. Picked up Olivia and headed home, Kurt had to work at 6:00 so we got home and did a arm workout. Olivia drove her car around the driveway while Kurt and I lifted weights. After that, I cut the grass in the back. Kurt headed out to work while Olivia and I played outside. After a bit, I made her dinner (Macaroni and Cheese) and then got her cleaned up and ready for bed. Olivia played with her books, she really likes to pull out the books and turn the pages. It was a nice night, Olivia and I had a very good evening - and by 8:00 pm, she was out cold. I put her to bed then got my stuff ready for Thursday. I watched a little TV and went to bed.

Tuesday, 2 September

Back to work.... It was nice having that extra day off but getting back in the grove is so hard after a long weekend. SO got up, fed the animals, made coffee and got Olivia up. She was all stuffed up, poor thing. So gave her some rice cereal and then got her cleaned up and dressed. She just wanted to be held so I rocked with her for a bit before heading out to daycare. She fell asleep in the car and was still out when we got to DC. Went to the gym and did my cardio...ugh. Tired. But I did have a big thermos of my favorite coffee to drink. Work was good, busy - lots to do. At lunch, gym again - did a back workout. Had my lunch and finished up my work day. Picked up Olivia and headed home. She didn't look very good, she was really quiet and looked sad. It's the cold... We got home and I fed her a snack. She was happy then. Kurt had made chicken noodle soup so that was a nice surprise. I portioned it up into containers and then cleaned up. Kurt had to leave right away for work. So I cleaned up and got stuff ready for Wednesday, I then fed Olivia, gave her a bath and then we played outside for a bit. Her energy came back, I think she was just a little stuffed up before but was feeling better. At 7:30, I put her to bed and she went to bed pretty fast. Mike came over, I worked on his laptop for a bit then he left and I went to bed, watched Big Brother and fell asleep.

Monday, 1 September

Wow, already September - HAPPY LABOR DAY. It was really nice having this extra day off. I got the sleep that I wanted... which was really nice. I got up with Olivia and we spent the morning having breakfast and then going for a walk around the block. She is walking so good and she can walk for such a long time. My parents came over and we were going to go to the Renissance Festival but the timing didn't work out. So instead, we picked up Mike and went out for breakfast. It was really bad, we waited almost an hour for our food and when it came out - it was ice cold. So I didn't eat but I felt really bad for everyone else. After that, I dropped Mike off and my parents went home. I came home and Kurt was up so we went up to the mall for a bit, didn't get anything - just looking. We saw Dan and said hi to him for a second. After getting home, Kurt got ready for work and I went over to Dan/Mike's house for dinner. Dinner was so good, Mike did a great job. We ate dinner and I worked on their new laptop. Loaded a few things on it. Olivia fell asleep while we were there so I didn't stay too long. Got home, put Olivia to bed then got all my stuff ready for Tuesday.