working out for Disney

[Figgy1]

I just went to the dtr and had the lowest bp at the dtr than I have had in 5 years!! It pays to have a nice dtr!!

Congrats! yes it does

 

[Figgy1]

Happy Farm Markey Saturday. For the next couple of weeks it's going to be time with Leslie Sansone, kickboxing, assorted cardio and meditation for me. This is my hand. Kid meets door meets hand No weights or yoga although I may try one or two seated practices. At least I'll spend most of today out shopping with the pack animal who's responsible The boys will be spending tomorrow doing all my prep work this week

 

[93boomer]

Was this a new doctor? So glad it went well!

Yes and she is really nice!

 

[Sans Souci]

Yeah, there are a lot of those airlines who do stuff like that. Oversell seats and then bump someone because they don't have room. Or have hidden costs, or whatever. Martinair delayed our flight by 7 hours once, so we missed our connection, but there were about 30 people on the flight with the same connection. Instead of just creating a new flight for us, or trying to get us on other flights, they chartered a bus. A 3 hour long bus ride instead of a 30 minute flight, after a 7 hour delay and a 9 hour flight, then we had to get our luggage and move it to the bus and they wouldn't let us get food. I think we ended up going something like 20 hours without food because they lost one of the kids' car seats and we were waiting for it while all the other people were on the bus eating the food provided, which was gone by the time we got on the bus, sans car seat. We got no compensation for that, either. I think they are pretty unethical, but it's kind of a necessary evil sometimes.

I remember you telling this story. They found the seat and then expected your husband to pick it up, right? So nervy of them.

 

[Sans Souci]

I just went to the dtr and had the lowest bp at the dtr than I have had in 5 years!! It pays to have a nice dtr!!

Excellent news! Hope you're staying safe otherwise.

 

[Sans Souci]

Happy Farm Markey Saturday. For the next couple of weeks it's going to be time with Leslie Sansone, kickboxing, assorted cardio and meditation for me. This is my hand. Kid meets door meets hand View attachment 313563 No weights or yoga although I may try one or two seated practices. At least I'll spend most of today out shopping with the pack animal who's responsible The boys will be spending tomorrow doing all my prep work this week

Ouch. I think I've seen vinyasa-less practices in You Tube. I'll have a look for you and see what I can find.

 

[93boomer]

Excellent news! Hope you're staying safe otherwise.

Thank you! We are.

 

[Sans Souci]

I've been doing a 10 day yoga series that's called Journey to Yoga. There's a focus on a different theme everyday. There is also workbook with exercises/prompts to fill in after the practice. Today's theme was "gratitude." I liked this program, but I wish the classes were a bit more vigorous. But I guess it's meant to be a daily "moving meditation" that is centered around that day's theme. I am done tomorrow, then I am going to find some sweaty classes to do for the upcoming week. LOL

 

[Sans Souci]

Hands free yoga:

https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=hand+less+yoga

 

[Songbird76]

I remember you telling this story. They found the seat and then expected your husband to pick it up, right? So nervy of them.

Yes, they found it and wanted him to come and pick it up. He said sure, but if he had to take time off of his job to come pick it up, they would have to compensate him for the time lost at his job, and as an engineer, that amounted to about 100 Euros per hour, and it would be a 4 hour trip total, so it would be cheaper for them to ship it to us, or to buy us a new seat that met EU regulations....it was their choice. They shipped ours to us. But we got no compensation for the canceled portion of our flight, for the suitcase they broke, and they didn't make sure we had a chance to get food. We were so lucky that the bus went so close to where my in-laws lived so they could come pick the kids up as we went through so at least the KIDS got fed eventually. I will not fly Martinair again. That was such a messed up situation and they did NOTHING for us. I remember standing there holding DS for an hour and a half at the baggage claim, singing to him to calm him down. I had a sobbing 2 year old who was tired, starving, overstimulated, and scared and they wouldn't even let us take 15 minutes to go get him food, so I'm just holding him, and rocking him, and singing to him, trying to get him to sleep, while my 4 year old daughter slept in the stroller meant for the 2 year old. And everyone in the baggage claim area was staring at us, several glaring at my hysterical toddler who they didn't want to hear crying anymore. It was pretty traumatic for all of us, so we just won't fly with Martinair ever again. They merged with KLM, so I'm wary of them as well. But really, I don't think there's an airline in existence that I haven't heard some sort of horror story like this. Like United, having police drag a passenger off the plane because they overbooked the flight and decided to give the seat to someone else. Or Southwest kicking a mother and toddler off a flight because the kid wouldn't stop saying "Bye bye, plane" as they taxied out. United was TERRIBLE when my dad died. We kept asking about our seats because even though we had paid extra to choose our seats so we could sit together, it didn't look like they WERE together. They kept insisting we were, up until we got to the gate....then they finally admitted that we weren't, but they would take care of it once we boarded, but then what they did was ask people if they minded switching seats so our children could each be seated with one of us. No one would switch, and national policy says kids under 16 can not be seated without a parent or guardian. I'm standing at the front of the plane in tears from the stress, the grief, etc, and they didn't want to have to compensate someone for having to switch seats and were waiting for someone to volunteer. I really just hate hate hate flying and I get physically ill from stress every time we have to. Sometimes it's the only option we have. I'm glad you guys got compensation, even if you won't use it...at least they offered it.

 

[Figgy1]

Ouch. I think I've seen vinyasa-less practices in You Tube. I'll have a look for you and see what I can find.

Thank you

 

[Figgy1]

Thank you and the first one to pop up was from Adrienne. I know what I'm doing today

 

[Sans Souci]

Yes, they found it and wanted him to come and pick it up. He said sure, but if he had to take time off of his job to come pick it up, they would have to compensate him for the time lost at his job, and as an engineer, that amounted to about 100 Euros per hour, and it would be a 4 hour trip total, so it would be cheaper for them to ship it to us, or to buy us a new seat that met EU regulations....it was their choice. They shipped ours to us. But we got no compensation for the canceled portion of our flight, for the suitcase they broke, and they didn't make sure we had a chance to get food. We were so lucky that the bus went so close to where my in-laws lived so they could come pick the kids up as we went through so at least the KIDS got fed eventually. I will not fly Martinair again. That was such a messed up situation and they did NOTHING for us. I remember standing there holding DS for an hour and a half at the baggage claim, singing to him to calm him down. I had a sobbing 2 year old who was tired, starving, overstimulated, and scared and they wouldn't even let us take 15 minutes to go get him food, so I'm just holding him, and rocking him, and singing to him, trying to get him to sleep, while my 4 year old daughter slept in the stroller meant for the 2 year old. And everyone in the baggage claim area was staring at us, several glaring at my hysterical toddler who they didn't want to hear crying anymore. It was pretty traumatic for all of us, so we just won't fly with Martinair ever again. They merged with KLM, so I'm wary of them as well. But really, I don't think there's an airline in existence that I haven't heard some sort of horror story like this. Like United, having police drag a passenger off the plane because they overbooked the flight and decided to give the seat to someone else. Or Southwest kicking a mother and toddler off a flight because the kid wouldn't stop saying "Bye bye, plane" as they taxied out. United was TERRIBLE when my dad died. We kept asking about our seats because even though we had paid extra to choose our seats so we could sit together, it didn't look like they WERE together. They kept insisting we were, up until we got to the gate....then they finally admitted that we weren't, but they would take care of it once we boarded, but then what they did was ask people if they minded switching seats so our children could each be seated with one of us. No one would switch, and national policy says kids under 16 can not be seated without a parent or guardian. I'm standing at the front of the plane in tears from the stress, the grief, etc, and they didn't want to have to compensate someone for having to switch seats and were waiting for someone to volunteer. I really just hate hate hate flying and I get physically ill from stress every time we have to. Sometimes it's the only option we have. I'm glad you guys got compensation, even if you won't use it...at least they offered it.

I hate flying, too. It is so stressful. I've done things like get the TSA pre-check to make it a tiny bit less stressful. I had a rough, Christmas time, trans-Atlantic with my son when he was three. It was just the two of us and I did so much ahead of time to try to keep him under control. My grandmother bought him a portable DVD player with some videos as an early Christmas present and I bought a few Matchbox cars to surprise him when he seemed like he was getting antsy. I even gave him Benadryl before we boarded the plane. I think that was a mistake, because he became hyper.

He would not sit still. He had to take many trips to the lavatory. I struggled to get him to sit still, I somehow hit the FA call button while doing that. And a flight attendant, who looked angry that she had to come over, asked me what I wanted. I apologized to her and said I didn't hit any button and she walked off in a huff. Then we were waiting in line for the bathroom, I was carrying him on my hip and the plane hit turbulence and I bumped into the curtain of the seats where FAs take their breaks. This FA snatches the curtain open to tell me she's sitting there and not to touch the curtain. I was thinking, "Did you not feel that turbulence?" I was holding back tears at that point. When he got back to the seat, he was still squirming and the guy sitting behind him yelled at him to behave. My son looked at him and slunk down in his seat. That was the end of his squirminess, but the flood gates broke open for me at that point. I was really embarrassed and frustrated.

It took an hour and some change to get through passport control and he started up again in line. Then I got grilled by the agent because I was a woman traveling alone with a three year old. They were overly concerned I was going to stay in the UK and go on the dole. Ridiculous. When we made through the other side and saw my husband and MIL waiting for us, I told my husband, "He's yours for a bit." I was so exhausted.

 

[Sans Souci]

I finished my yoga program today. I liked it, but I am craving something with more heat. I've downloaded some audio practices onto my phone, so I can do some 30 minute practices on the cruise. I'll just put my phone in my pocket and listen with my earbuds. This way, I won't be so intrusive. I'll see what kind of space there is in the gym, but I do have a balcony. That's my last resort, because it's not exactly private.

I am going for a long walk with my husband later, too.

 

[Songbird76]

I hate flying, too. It is so stressful. I've done things like get the TSA pre-check to make it a tiny bit less stressful. I had a rough, Christmas time, trans-Atlantic with my son when he was three. It was just the two of us and I did so much ahead of time to try to keep him under control. My grandmother bought him a portable DVD player with some videos as an early Christmas present and I bought a few Matchbox cars to surprise him when he seemed like he was getting antsy. I even gave him Benadryl before we boarded the plane. I think that was a mistake, because he became hyper.

He would not sit still. He had to take many trips to the lavatory. I struggled to get him to sit still, I somehow hit the FA call button while doing that. And a flight attendant, who looked angry that she had to come over, asked me what I wanted. I apologized to her and said I didn't hit any button and she walked off in a huff. Then we were waiting in line for the bathroom, I was carrying him on my hip and the plane hit turbulence and I bumped into the curtain of the seats where FAs take their breaks. This FA snatches the curtain open to tell me she's sitting there and not to touch the curtain. I was thinking, "Did you not feel that turbulence?" I was holding back tears at that point. When he got back to the seat, he was still squirming and the guy sitting behind him yelled at him to behave. My son looked at him and slunk down in his seat. That was the end of his squirminess, but the flood gates broke open for me at that point. I was really embarrassed and frustrated.

It took an hour and some change to get through passport control and he started up again in line. Then I got grilled by the agent because I was a woman traveling alone with a three year old. They were overly concerned I was going to stay in the UK and go on the dole. Ridiculous. When we made through the other side and saw my husband and MIL waiting for us, I told my husband, "He's yours for a bit." I was so exhausted.

That's really appalling how the FAs treated you! Unacceptable, really. I get that it's a long flight and most people are wanting to sleep, but it's not like you can help it that your kid is bored and has to stay in his seat....toddlers have no attention span, and they are trapped in a confined space for HOURS....of COURSE they are going to be antsy. Not to mention the pressure on their ears, etc. And it's not like you weren't trying. I would have been in tears by that point too....I'm so sorry you had that happen. Your son is a teenager now, isn't he? I was thinking he's around my kids' ages, and my son is almost 11 and my daughter is 12.

 

[Disneydreamer23]

Took a nice walk this morning 3 miles and pushed my 2 children 5 and 2 in the stroller, ( is 97 here ) listening to Disney music ! Going to go on a family bike ride around 3

 

[Sans Souci]

That's really appalling how the FAs treated you! Unacceptable, really. I get that it's a long flight and most people are wanting to sleep, but it's not like you can help it that your kid is bored and has to stay in his seat....toddlers have no attention span, and they are trapped in a confined space for HOURS....of COURSE they are going to be antsy. Not to mention the pressure on their ears, etc. And it's not like you weren't trying. I would have been in tears by that point too....I'm so sorry you had that happen. Your son is a teenager now, isn't he? I was thinking he's around my kids' ages, and my son is almost 11 and my daughter is 12.

My son is going to be 17 next month.

I went on the plane hoping I was not going to be the recipient of glares and sighs. I really tried to be prepared with items to keep him occupied. I reprimanded him while trying not to disturb others around us. I gave him Benadryl with the blessing of his pediatrician. I didn't know at the time that he had Asperger's, so perhaps he was over-stimulated. It wasn't even that he was crying, he was just active and talking loudly on an 8.5 hour overnight flight. I wanted to disappear. LOL

I didn't want to travel on such a long flight with a toddler, but my husband hadn't been home for four years at that point. He had to take a professional exam over there, so he went ahead of us. I was in college at the time, so I had to put off our flights for a week, because I had final exams.

 

[Sans Souci]

Took a nice walk this morning 3 miles and pushed my 2 children 5 and 2 in the stroller, ( is 97 here ) listening to Disney music ! Going to go on a family bike ride around 3

Welcome!

I think pushing a stroller with 2 children in it 3 miles (in 97 heat) is quite the work out!

 

[Songbird76]

My son is going to be 17 next month.

I went on the plane hoping I was not going to be the recipient of glares and sighs. I really tried to be prepared with items to keep him occupied. I reprimanded him while trying not to disturb others around us. I gave him Benadryl with the blessing of his pediatrician. I didn't know at the time that he had Asperger's, so perhaps he was over-stimulated. It wasn't even that he was crying, he was just active and talking loudly on an 8.5 hour overnight flight. I wanted to disappear. LOL

I didn't want to travel on such a long flight with a toddler, but my husband hadn't been home for four years at that point. He had to take a professional exam over there, so he went ahead of us. I was in college at the time, so I had to put off our flights for a week, because I had final exams.

17??? When did that happen!? I swore he was around my kids' age. Wow....
Yeah, I didn't know until last October that my son has Autism. I was lucky with the trip we took when he was 2 that he slept the whole way on the long flight to the US. It was the way home where we ran into problems, and only because of the delay. But I have that sometimes even now with DS where I want to disappear, and he's 10! But you can't see by looking at him that he has Autism, so people don't understand why he's doing the things he's doing. It's not that he is doing something wrong, just that he doesn't act like a 10 year old and people think he's "weird".
That must have been very hard for you....balancing college with a toddler, especially one with special needs, even if you didn't know it at the time. I always knew there was SOMETHING with DS...I just didn't have a diagnosis. But there were days where I would just get so overwhelmed and exhausted and by the time DH came home, I had to pass the kids to him and say "YOU take them for a bit."
I was just watching season 2 of Atypical on Netflix and there's a flashback scene in one episode where the dad is like "He's just tired. He'll be fine when he gets some rest." And the mom is saying "It's NOT just that he's tired!!" That could have been me....DH had no clue what I was dealing with every single day and if DS had a meltdown when DH was home, he'd just say "He's tired." We'd go to a birthday party for a friend and be there for 30 minutes, DS would get upset about something and have a meltdown, and DH would say "We need to leave. He's tired." My friends were getting offended that we were leaving after 45 minutes for every party with the excuse that DS was tired. DH didn't understand why I told the doctor we needed help because he didn't think there was anything going on. NOW he's on board, but back then, he was just oblivious. I can't imagine having to handle all that if I had been going to college at the same time. How are you still sane??

 

[Sans Souci]

Good morning.

I started the day with a 60 min. practice called "The Sweatshop" and it was nice 'n' sweaty. I felt like I needed something like this. I was able to tune out all the chirping crickets that got in overnight. I'm going to walk in a bit and then make a lasagna. I'm going to freeze it so my husband just needs to heat it up when I am gone.

I made some soap for my friends on the cruise. It's meant to be a cross section of the ocean.