Still the same:-)

I'm feeling so much better. I've only managed two exercise sessions this week, but this is the first time in ages I've been a bit slack so I'm fine about it - in fact I kind of enjoyed the break! Going to hit the gym and the pool again next week.

I help out at a couple of WW meetings, but couldn't make it this week as I was sick. Yesterday I took our grandson into town to meet his mum so they could go and choose his glasses. One of my daughter's work friends goes to the WW meeting I do, she saw me yesterday and asked where I was the night before, she said she felt bad as she felt she had been ''told off'' for gaining when weighing in. She has lost a lot of weight and looks great, to me she is a huge success! I couldn't believe someone told her her off for gaining, she knows what she is doing. Debbie my daughter arrived on the scene at this stage and the pair of them had a laugh as the probable reason for the gain was some fudge cake they shared! Then the friend told Deb "you mum never tells me off". I wouldn't - Really the last thing anyway one watching their weight needs is to feel they are been told of! Why not take a look at the big picture and see how far this person had come. One bad week is nothing! Will be interested to know who was my stand in as we aren't meant to react like that. We really aren't meant to comment on either losses or gains, but you get to know the ones that like you to say something. Some just beam from ear to ear when they know what they have done. I love seeing the smiles.

We are of on a..... well our kids are calling it ''the road trip''. They said they want to be a fly on the wall! Peter is one of family of eleven! This weekend is his oldest brother's birthday so the family are all heading to visit and celebrate. I find the big family a novelty, especially as I only have one sister and no aunts, uncles or cousins in NZ. This ''road trip'' has taken a bit of organising, which is quite hard when there are so many of them and all so different. I have learnt to stay in the background and let them get on with it - eventually the plans get made. Quite different when there are only two of you in a family and any decisions get made a lot quicker. The end result of the organising is that we are all going up together in one of the brother's camper buses, will be a bit of a laugh. Even getting to make the decision about what to do for lunch on the way has taken quite a few phone calls, all getting a bit confusing - so our sister in law (married to one of the brothers) took the plans in her hands and phoned around this morning and told us what we were doing. Phew! Exactly what was needed! This sister in law is quite a high profile person locally and also overseas, also a lot of fun. Sounds like she has some entertainment up her sleeve en route. Last count there were 13 of us going on the bus! Not sure if I like the sound of that.....

I have really ''fat'' days and have been wondering all week what to wear to this party. I have a dressy skirt I bought about a year ago and I love it, but all week in the back of my mind I was thinking that it was going to be tight as I'm sure I'm up a couple of kilos since buying it. I've avoided trying it on. This morning I went into town and tentatively looked at other skirts, couldn't really justify buying any more clothes so I didn't buy anything. I started to think I would have to resort to a pair of pants as I just knew this skirt would be tight. Came home and thought I would try it, see what the damage was - and it was still a perfect fit!! Even a little loose, so even though I'm a little heavier, some of this must be muscle. Well it better be after the gym work! Strange what the mind does because when I bought the skirt I felt slim, lately I haven't been feeling like that, but I haven't gone up a size! Yay I'm still the same! I know I would like to be lighter but still thankful I'm not getter bigger. Mad woman that I am, now I've been humming Rod Stewart's song "Still the same". Goes to show too that clothes are the best measure of how we are doing - not scales.

Just to finish off, as I said before I took Devin into town yesterday. It's about a 10-15 minute drive from his school into the city. He talks non stop and sometimes has me in fits. Quite an intense kid so I try not to let him see my amusement too much. He told me his friend Harry was going to marry Jessica, but now Harry has gone overseas to live (Invercargill). So it went like this:
Devin: Now Harry is overseas I've asked Jessica to marry me.
Me: Oh that's nice what did she say?
Devin: (hesitating) I can't remember!!! then
Devin: (looking quite worried) Oh No! I think I forgot to ask her!
Then he turned to me and said why are you laugh crying? I was!
Picking the glasses was funnier, he knew exactly what he wanted, no-one else did. Debbie came out afterwards and remarked that the 15 minutes at the opticians was the most stressful part of her day. That was really saying something when I knew she had a flood at work the day before and they had spent the day drying out the window displays and carpets. Devin's glasses are for distances so quite good maybe he doesn't have to wear them all the time.

Peter is home and made me a cup of tea so better go and drink it. Oops I bought some sushi for me in town and bought it home not thinking he would be back for lunch, hope he doesn't feel like any!

Have a great weekend:-)