It is nearly 7:30 and I need to clean up my desk and head home for the night.  It has been one of those days...................ARGH!

Suzanne - the reason I can read for much is I listen to books on tape.  I listen to them on the commute to and from work.  I listen sometimes during the work day depending on what I am doing.  I also listen to them while I walk/exercise.   I also listen to them when I am cooking or cleaning up the kitchen.   I jsut put the CD in my laptop and clean while listening to my books.    I find it very enjoyable.   Actually reading a book I am luck if I make it through one book a month.  But I listen to about one a week.  

Michelle -  To answer your questions -  I do eat after 7:00, but try not to eat after 8:00.   I am jsut starting to exercising as my asthma is finally sort of getting better.  And for the thing that I really need to work on!  I drink more dt pop than water.  I am working on that!  I know there are still things I can improve on.   Isn't that always the case!    I did exercise this morning and I plan to do stretches and crunches tonight.  I will go for a walk every other day when it is hubby's night to put Tom to bed.  

Ok...a question for you readers out there.......

A friend reccomended Standing in the Rainbow by Fannie Flagg,  I am just finishing this book, but I can't say that I really thought it was that great.  It was ok.......What are your opinions on this author??  I am not sure that I want to listen to another one by this author. 

I also don't really like Jan Karon and I know many love those books too.   Hmmmmm.........

Monday.....Just got back from my weight watchers meeting and I lost another .8 pounds.  I was hoping to lose a pound, but at least I didn't gain I guess.   I know I need to exercise more...so I will keep working on that.  

My late meeting cancelled on me tonight, but I think I will still work late and get caught up on some paperwork.  a never ending thing in my job.  The appointment rescheduled to Thursday so I will be a bit late for my book group...oh well. 

Well I am off to see if I can get anything done here at the office.  Please no one more call me with a crisis!   Since I took off for the few days for the conference everything goes wrong.   ALways happens like that.   

The weekend is ending....where did it go??   I didn't get much of my list completed today.  Oh well.  I will work on it during the week next week.    I have one outfit ironed for tomorrow so I am ok for work.   I napped until about 4:00, then I got up and bathed the cats and did Josh's Taxes.    Then I decided to go for a walk.  I am not sure how far I walked,   I am guessing it is a mile, but hubby didn't think so.  I will check out the distance tomorrow when I drive to daycare.   I hope to build up to 2 miles.    My asthma was pretty good.    Once I got home from my walk, hubby and Tommy wanted to go on one too.  So I went for a second walk.   I guess I got my exercise in for the day!    Tomorrow is my weight in day at Weight Watchers, so all the exercise can't be a bad idea.   I am worried I won't have lost another pound this week.   I ate out twice this week when I was at the conference.   Plus every vender at the conferene gave out candy and chocolate at their exhibits.   I didn't count my points as well as I should have.   I forgot to do it entirely yesterday.    We will see.........

Tonight for supper I make Vegetable Turkey Hoagies.  They were pretty good, but high in points.  I think my portion was about 7 points.  What I have been doing is saving most of my points up for supper since I eat with hubby and the kids and I make them nothing low cal or anything.    I will post the recipe later!     Tomorrow I am working late and won't be home for supper so I packed lunch and supper for at work.   While I was babysitting I did cut up cuke and cantaloupe for the week.  I also washed and put all the grapes in a bowl for the week.  We go through at least 2 containers of grapes a week.   I ordered the Light and Tasty Magazine today since they have all the nutritional info for each recipe.   I had to figure out the points for the recipe tonight and that is a little time consuming.   I might have to do that for each meal when I make the menu or something. 

This evening I babysat my neice and nephew.   I forget that not everyone knows or understands my nephew.    In our neighborhood everyone knows Nick as we watch him quite often.  Josh had a friend over and he asked about my nephew.   I see my nephew as not exhibiting as many autistic behaviors anymore, but I forget his speech and what he talks (same subject over and over ) about isn't the norm.    Josh said to him "he is autistic".  That is all I heard, not sure what he said.    Nick was telling jokes, and he sort of talks in a robot like voice without alot of inflections when telling a joke.    I think it is great he finally figured out jokes!     I forgot to cut his hair tonight when he was here...OOPS....   He is a great kid!

Well I am ditching the to do list for the night and going to bed to read.   Tomorrow is another day and it was great to get out and enjoy the day today.    Josh has been letting me use his CD Player when I go for walks and I listen to my book on tape.   It makes it very enjoyable.   

IMMAX3 - I picked up that book "The Six Wives:The Queens of Henry the VII"  - that is a hefty tome.   WOW!    I also picked up a DVD of the PBS presentation of the similiar name.   I am really into reading about the subject right now.   I even found a book at goodwill this weekend called "The Secret Diary of Anne Boleyn".   

Well I am off to bed.....jsut started a new book yesterday......Good Night!

Just got up from my nap and completed a couple of things that I had been putting off.  I figured do the worst of the list first!!  Just get it over!

So far since getting up I brushed and bathed both of the cats.  They hate that!  They both did fine, except Robbie decided that he would pee on me to let me know how much he didn't want to get a bath.   I bath the cats twice a year.  

Then I completed Josh's taxes for him.   I have those done.  

Tommy is still sleeping so I think I will take Josh's cd player and take a walk.    If it is still warm out.   I might have waited until too late for this and will have to do tha treamill.  Later!!!

Later!

JEN'S TO DO LIST

Kitchen - sweep, brunch, clean off micro, cut veggies for the week.
Dining Room - Clear Table, Committee Minutes and Lambs
Living Room - pick up Toys
Master Bedroom - Iron clothes for week, sweep, Dust rest of room, straighten shoe rack
Tom's Room - Pick up toys, lay clothes our for week
Computer Room - Sweep, straighten up flat surfaces
Toy Area - Clean up toys and Vacuum
Laundry, Laundry....Laundry.  - working on

Sure was nice that Tommy went to bed early last night.  I was able to exercise, cross stitch and watch a movie.  WOW!!  I did stay up too late though.  I didn't go to bed until almost 12:00.  ARGH....but I read for a bit.  

Today.......I have already exercised this morning an have one load of laundry done today.  I have alot I want to get done today.  I didn't do much yesterday so I have to do more today!     Off to make my to do list and take a shower!!

JEN'S TO DO LIST

Kitchen - sweep, brunch, clean off micro
Dining Room - Clear Table, Committee Minutes and Lambs
Living Room - pick up Toys
Bathroom - bathe the Cats
Master Bedroom - Iron clothes for week, sweep, Dust rest of room, straighten shoe rack
Tom's Room - Pick up toys, lay clothes our for week
Computer Room - Sweep, straighten up flat surfaces
Toy Area - Clean up toys and Vacuum
Laundry, Laundry....Laundry. 
Complete Josh's Taxes!

Just finished watching I-Robot and it is way past my bedtime.   Before the movie I actually walked on the treadmill.   I think my breathing is finally good enough that I can start exercising again.   I only walked, but hopefully I will be back to running again in the near future.  It is way passt my bedtime....time to head to bed! 

Good Night!  

I finally updated the look of my website to match my blog.   I am off to exercise for a bit until we watch our movie.    Later!