Posts from — December 2009

I hope everyone has a safe and happy New Year.

Another lazy day ahead. I may try to write, I don’t know. Hard to do anything with the kids home from school. I have been typing up what I’ve written in one of my notebooks. I am so close to the end. I need to buckle down and just finish. I never had a book torment me so.

Last night I stayed up late playing through The Beatles on Rock Band. I am loving the Rock Band stuff. It could be that it is very much like the game Simon, which was my favorite as a kid.

Started giving thought to New Years Eve. It will be snack night here. You know shrimp, champagne, etc. What is everyone else doing NYE?

I had been thinking of writing some poetry lately and thought I would share two of my favorites. They are sort of depressing, but I still like them.

The Road Not Taken

by Robert Frost

Two roads diverged in a yellow wood,
And sorry I could not travel both
And be one traveler, long I stood
And looked down one as far as I could
To where it bent in the undergrowth;

Then took the other, as just as fair,
And having perhaps the better claim,
Because it was grassy and wanted wear;
Though as for that the passing there
Had worn them really about the same,

And both that morning equally lay
In leaves no step had trodden black.
Oh, I kept the first for another day!
Yet knowing how way leads on to way,
I doubted if I should ever come back.

I shall be telling this with a sigh
Somewhere ages and ages hence:
Two roads diverged in a wood, and I—
I took the one less traveled by,
And that has made all the difference.

Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening

by Robert Frost

Whose woods these are I think I know.
His house is in the village though;
He will not see me stopping here
To watch his woods fill up with snow.

My little horse must think it queer
To stop without a farmhouse near
Between the woods and frozen lake
The darkest evening of the year.

He gives his harness bells a shake
To ask if there is some mistake.
The only other sound’s the sweep
Of easy wind and downy flake.

The woods are lovely, dark and deep.
But I have promises to keep,
And miles to go before I sleep,
And miles to go before I sleep.

Yep, did 20 minutes yesterday on the treadmill. As soon as I am done here, I’m going for my 20 on the treadmill for today. I earned 2 activity points yesterday for my walk which is cool.

Not planning on doing much today, maybe some Rock Band 2. I downloaded a few songs for it–Hit Me With Your Best Shot by Pat Benatar, Bring Me To Life by Evanescence, Call Me by Blondie, and Another One Bites the Dust by Queen. I wish there were more available for download like some Heart, Joan Jett, Def Leppard and Bon Jovi. Yes, I am addicted. LOL

Today I’m back on treadmill trying to get back on the healthy way. I’m joining AM and a few of her friends on an upcoming blog for 2010 on our journey of weight loss. Our goal: lose a supermodel. LOL I’m getting back on Weight Watchers and exercising while the others are doing their own programs from Jenny Craig to whatever. I like Weight Watchers. It works for me. I lost 30lbs this year on it. I gained a few lbs. back thought. Not much, but a few. (Less than 10.) I am going back on it and kicking up the exercise. This time I am just opting to just do the online eTools at WW, no in person meetings. At least for now.

I have a treadmill at home along with an exercise ball and weights. I ordered My Fitness Coach for the Wii to customize a workout program for myself. It is supposed to get you to use your own equipment for your workout. Pretty cool, huh?

I removed my ex from my friends at FB. Geez. Apparently teenage nieces of his wife’s were feeling protective. Yeah, a generic Xmas greeting caused them to get bent out of shape.

I don’t have the patience or desire to get wrapped up in some drama I never saw coming. Some people have nothing better to do with their time.

Meanwhile as I live my life (aka enjoying the holidays with my family) I got called a stalker again on my Ex’s FB profile. Not by him. Only way I know is by getting an email saying someone commented on my Christmas greeting post on his Wall. Ugh. Some people seem to look for drama where none exists.

Anyway, I went down to Tally to the mall (Ugh!!) for Build a Bear Workshop with the kids. They enjoyed themselves. No, I did not get a new bear. I did pick up an outfit though–a rocker shirt and jeans. (I have a black bear from a few years ago on my first trip to BABW.) I was going to get the electric guitar, but my daughter wanted it. As it was the only one they had, I let her have it. We had a great time with my brother. We even went to GameStop to take advantage of the buy 2 get one free used game sale they had going on. I got a RockBand track pack, a Wall-E game, and Guitar Heroes game. I thought I read the GH game was compatible with the RB guitar, but I tried it and it didn’t work. I may have to take the game back and exchange it for something else. Bummer. I’ll check online to see if there is compatibility issues. Ugh. It is always something.

We played RB2 with the kids later and had the hubby get in on it. The kids love the singing, especially when they can hear themselves on the TV. LOL It was a whole lot of fun. A good family game. I am glad I got it for us. Tonight I played the Beatles for RB and I like it. I am doing pretty good on the guitar. I suck at the drums, but the guitar…I rock. LOL I do want to get some of The Beatles on my iPod. I used to have them on cassette tapes…