Tuesday, September 1, 2009

Day 142

Those mysterious extra pounds from last week seem to have gone. I was under 181 pounds over the weekend and have been at 181.4 lbs the last two mornings. Since I am weighing 4 hours earlier than on the weekend, I consider it a wash. I am down two pounds from seven days ago, so it appears things are moving in the right direction.

I took the boys fishing last Saturday and needed to wear some long pants because of having to go through some brush. I have been wearing khaki shorts all summer so had to dig through the closet to find something that sort of fit. I had some cheap khakis that I wore at the beginning of the summer when I had been on ZC for a couple of months so I wore those. I spent the entire fishing trip trying to not lose my pants. I guess some shopping is in order before it turns cold (no chance of that happening anytime soon).

The fishing trip was a bust, fish wise. It was more of an exploratory trip anyway since we had never gone there before. Youngest son, J, was really just wanting to practice his fly fishing. I did have to fish my oldest, G, out of the river after he fell off of a rock. Fortunately, he is a good swimmer and there is hardly any current there, so it was good for a laugh more than anything. J said it made the trip so worthwhile.

I was very pleased to see G's reaction to this and some other things that happened. In the past, he would have been uber-pissed and lashed out at everyone. Instead, he was calm and laughed off everything that happened. Learning to laugh at himself is [b]huge[/b]. I don't know if he is calmer because we have been cutting carbs at home (they still eat some but less than in the past) or because he is maturing (turns 15 in a week). Probably a combination.

It's a big milestone for G today, too, as it's his first day of high school. Then he turns 15 in a week and the day after that, starts the state-mandated Driving School.

I'm scared.

2 comments:

Judy said...

You SHOULD be scared.

Since when does the state have the power to "mandate" driver's ed?? That should be up to the parent. This IS still a free country, isn't it? Well, sorta free anyway. I can see having "state-supported" driver's ed for people who can't afford it, but "state-mandated" is a whole 'nother story.

Ryan said...

He has to have it to get his license. He can get it without driver's ed but would have to wait until he was 18 (not necessarily a bad thing). Since the schools don't offer driver's ed anymore, we have to go through a "Driving School". I'm not very happy about it because it costs $375 and is a ton of time in the evenings for a month and half.