Quick Cooley Update...

So, Allen's faithful old Mercury Tracer, finally bit the dust Friday on his way to work. We will now be looking for a new car. We are probably going to go with a Hyundai. Allen is only getting the choice of few different 3rd shift positions for his permanent job. Unfortunately once he takes one he has to stick with it for one year. I'm really going to miss having him next to me at night, but this will give us some more together time in the evening. The good news is that there is shift differential plus it's a slightly higher paying position he is planning on accepting. We will make it through this. It's been a roller coaster ride. I want to ride the Ferris Wheel now please!

Forgivable Fish

So, Allen ate the fish for his lunch today and said that he thought it was pretty good. So, I decided to give it a second chance. I had the fish again for dinner tonight, except I made 2 whole wheat tortilla wraps with it and it was suprisingly good! I'm still never going to make it again, but the day old leftovers redeemed the recipe.

Today was SUPER busy at work for me because of the freezing rain early in the morning. A bunch of people called in, so the ones of us who made it had to pick up the slack on the phones. This weather is pretty crazy...and dreary...I can't wait for spring. Allen says he can wait on the allergies (me too) but he is definately sick of this nasty cold wet weather too.

Right now I'm waiting for Allen to call me on his last break so I can jump on the treadmill after we talk. I'm going to ask him if he thinks it's ok for me to put Penny in her kennel while I'm walking. I haven't seen her poop yet tonight and I know that the minute I get on the treadmill she's gonna make a bathroom out of our living room floor.

Something Fishy...

So, tonight I tried a new recipe. Blackened tilapia fish sandwiches w/ mango salsa and cilantro lime mayo. The recipe sounded great. I was excited because Josh was coming over to try it with me (and watch American Idol, of course). Well, it was FLOP! Not a good recipe at all, and I followed it very closely, too. I definately will not be making it again. Not only did it just taste like burnt fish my whole house now smells like burnt fish. Oh well. It was worth a try. I can't win with them all. I would probably feel bad about it if I didn't stick to the recipe, but since I did follow the recipe, I can just blame the recipe writer. Josh tried to be nice about it. LOL! When I asked him what he thought of it, he wouldn't and still won't admit that he didn't like it. His words are "I don't know. I can't tell if I like it or not." LOL!

So, I walked my two miles on the treadmill tonight! YAY! I did the majority of it at 4 mph, so I was definately sweating it up! I just wanted to give a quick shout out to my Grandma D! :) Josh told me that they couldn't find you today and when they did you were on the exercise bike! :) I'm proud of you! We can lose weight together! We should think of something fun to go do together if we can lose a certain amount of pounds, like a reward.

Work was hectic today, what else is new. Allen said the machines at his work were causing him problems all night. Today was Tuesday but definately felt like a Monday.

Week 2...begins

BEFORE:

AFTER:

Allen had to work today, but I had the day off. It's been a long day with out him, but it was nice not to have to go to work. We had a great time this weekend. On Saturday we were supposed to be having the weekly family dinner at our house. The plan was to make fish tacos. I had 10 talapia fillets thawed in my fridge, when my mom called to let me know my dad had the stomach flu. So you can imagine, Allen and I have had some fish to eat! LOL! Tomorrow night Josh is going to come over and we're going to have "blackened tilapia" sandwiches lime mayonaise. Hopefully they will be good. We went to our friend Bobbi's Saturday night and had BLAST playing a new game called "Curses". I laughed so hard I was in tears for most of the game. We will definately have to be on the lookout to purchase that game. Yesterday we had a pretty lazy day except for some normal house chores...dishes...vacuuming, and laundry. We decided to go ahead and redecorate the bathroom because it's soooo small, we figured it would be the easiest and cheapest place to start. We're not going to spend any money on painting, so, when we moved in and the bathroom was painted sky blue. We picked out a same color blue shower curtain to go with the paint and the blue floor mats that were already here. It worked, but it was very boring, and I decided I was tired of looking at it, so we bought new green rugs, and a shower curtain with bright orange and yellow daisies. Our bathroom is super tiny, but now it is super tiny with some character! LOL!

Instead of walking on the treadmill tonight, I did some aerobics from an online video. It's called Batuka. It's an hour long video. I didn't even make it through half, but it was fun and I will just have to work my way up to be able to do the whole thing. What it is, is some hard core Latin Dancing. People swear by it and I believe them. I was pouring sweat after just 10 minutes. We'll see if I can make it through the end of the video by the end of this week. Hmmmm....maybe I will shoot for the end of next week.

Thursday, the day before Friday...

I don't have anything interesting to say about today. It was a Thursday. I'm tired...work is hectic...I miss Allen...Penny's a little punk...and MAN am I glad tomorrow is Friday. Not only is it Friday, when I get off work at 6 p.m. it will be the start of a 3 day weekend for me, AND it's pay day Friday. Can't go wrong with a three day pay day weekend.

Going Bananas!

Got off work late tonight. Took a call at 5:30p.m. and didn't get off the call until 6:3o p.m. The phone call was from a man who really basically needed someone to talk to. It was one of those phone calls that made me realize how lucky I am to have my health and most of my family in pretty good health too. It makes me feel even more motivated to continue the exercise we've been doing. Oh, and I ate a banana for breakfast two days in a row! Can you believe it? I can't. Allen can't either. I have always hated bananas. So now, when I'm eating them the whole time I'm chewing I just tell myself "this is soooo good for you and WAY cheaper than oranges" it's my banana eatin mantra. LOL! Actually they aren't sooo terrible anymore. Maybe if I keep eating them I will acquire a taste for them. That would be good considering all the health benefits of bananas. I already knew bananas were a source of potassium and vitamin c, but they are also a good source of fiber, and vitamin b6. One of the things I just learned about bananas is that they also contain tryptophan which is an amino acid that helps the brain produce seratonin, the body's natural "happy pill". YAY! Nerdy fun facts about bananas! Wait! There's more! Bananas are grown in 170 countries of the world. (Which might explain why they are so cheap.) They are even grown in Iceland from the heat of geysers. Bananas do not really grow on "trees" , they are a giant herb. And a man from India once at 81 bananas in 1/2 an hour! I'm not making this stuff up. Check out http://www.chiquitabananas.com/ for more super fun banana info. LOL! Hmmmm....well, I hope you all have learned something not entirely useful today from my blog today!

Penny Poops Alot!

Josh came over to hang out with me tonight. We watched American Idol together. Allen is sad that he doesn't get to watch it because he'll be at work for the whole season of the show. I will just have to keep him updated. Walked a mile and half on the treadmill tonight. Last week I walked 1 mile each time, so this week I'm going to add half a mile and next week another half a mile and so on and so forth until I can manage 5 miles a night. It will be a while before I make it up to that. Last night I did NOT get to walk on the treadmill. I started too, but then Penny decided to poop on the floor!!!! I had just taken her out 20 minutes before and she pooped then too! I jumped off the treadmill and stopped her mid-poop and took her outside where she pooped some more! Then when we came back in, after I cleaned the carpet, I started on the treadmill again and Penny started whining. So, I decided no walking for me and we sat together and watched Conan O'Brien on TV til Allen came home! I can't believe how full of crap she was last night. She's been alot better tonight.

Well, nothing else to report. Allen says it's going to take him some time to get used to his work, that it's fast, but not too hard.