- February 2012
Just got the scores in from my principal certification test....passed it! Glad I didn't waste those three hours of my life taking it.
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Timmy says he's ready for the hail now.
- March 2012
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Laissez les bons temps rouler
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- March 2012
I've been making our own whole wheat bread in the bread maker. It's been really nice, easy and cheap!
Lexa is ROCKING potty training! No diapers for a week now and only maybe 4 accidents the whole week. I'm so proud of her! Completely different than our experience potty training Timmy.
We were headed out the door for Thursday play group when I realized it's Friday.
Fifties day at school and Timmy didn't want to slick his hair back. He ran away and hid when he saw the hair gel.
MARCH 22
Our refrigerator is working again! Now just have to put everything back in. I was amazed at how many ice chests Patrick was able to come up with from our garage...
Blue Man ... Beard Man
Just got accepted into doctoral program at UMHB!
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Timmy's leprechaun trap...
- April 2012
One clean patio, one poop scooped yard, one 6ft tall plywood Optimus prime, one megatron pinata, one cake failure, one cake decorated, 40 hamburgers, 80 hotdogs, 4 cars moved to and from parking lot to free up driveway space for guests, 4th day of antibiotics for throat infection. one 5 year olds birthday party, and 32 hours without sleep...and I'm out...hopefully I'll wake before Monday.
Getting tired and irritable...trying to push thought the rest of the week. I have to get more sleep if I'm going to keep this up.
Took a nap when I got home, now I'm not incredibly tired, but headed off to bed. Still excited about how well my diet has been going.
insearchofliving.blogspot.comI'm looking forward to my weigh-in tomorrow...fingers crossed. I've also started a blog (I still feel stupid saying I have a blog) about my weight loss, its been helping me focus on what I am doing everyday. I'll still post weekly updates on facebook, but in case you have nothing else to do you can read about my journey to get back into a shape other than round at: insearchofliving.blogspot.com/
Okay, so inspired by a friend posting their diet results, I thought I would do the same and maybe have a little more accountability for myself. So as of yesterday, the start of the new diet / workouts: weight 326 lbs, mile(walking) 15 minutes, max benchpress 215 lbs, max legsled 675 lbs, 20 situps, and 12 pushups. Sad and depressing statistics, but nothing to do but get better. Started walking to work again - 1.4 mile round trip, and doing 10 minutes of light cardio every morning, lifting weights 3 times a week. No crazy diets this time, just watching calories and realizing 2000 calories is very little food... Will check in every Monday.
AMCMS 7th and 8th grade boys district track champs
Now I'm running a fever with a stomach bug...
Finally feeling like a human being again...
I'm happy/nervous about having lots of time with Timmy having him home all summer, but I'm mostly really sad that it's his last day of the school year. He had such wonderful teachers, was making friends, and is so happy there. I can't say enough good things about the CASL program at College Hills. It was perfect for him. He's super excited about Kindergarten next year.
Peace out world ... Nap time.
. I'm just glad to see some progress, and how crazy it seems to have kept this up for a month already.
Up late grading papers...gotta get up early to work out too. 13 more days, I can do it.
Feeling good about my diet and exercising. I think I look a little thinner and am motivated to keep going. I think I plan on losing the beard when I finish losing the weight...
http://insearchofliving.blogspot.com/
Doctoral orientation
Doctoral Orientation
I am proud to announce that I am not, I repeat NOT the owner of a spankin' brand new blood clot. Scans came back clear, my leg apparently became swollen as a side effect of a muscle injury.
So I need to catch up on my blog, I'm a couple of days behind.
I did well today though...I lifted weights for about 45 minutes, ran/walked about 3 miles in 45 minutes, and swam 600 meters in 30 minutes (the first 400 m was in 16 minutes).
I think I'm going to do okay in the triathlon in July. My goal is to finish and I am pretty sure I can do that, just gotta get my times down a bit. Honestly my goal right now is not to have to walk any part of the run portion.
I am paying a bit of a price now, my calf started hurting again, going to have to lay off of it for a couple of days. Just means more upper body and swimming!
We watched a video of the plaza implosion again and Timmy sadly pointed out it was his favorite building in town. He wanted to know if the new buildings would be as tall...I showed him the pictures of the proposed buildings and he wasn't impressed.
Well I finished up the day feeling quite accomplished...I went to bike and swim today and ended up with my own mini-triathlon. I biked 8 miles, swam 400 meters, and jogged 2 miles, all in 2 hours and 20 minutes. Not great but I think pretty good for me. I'm feeling much more confident about getting ready in a month for the TriAggieland. I need to add 4 more miles on the bike and one more runni...See More
insearchofliving.blogspot.comBiked about 6 miles today and swam 200 meters, all in an hour and eight minutes. Not too bad, but I could barely stand when I got home. Recovered quickly, after a few minutes of stretching. It is only half the distance for the sprint triathlon in July, without the running...I've got a lot of work to do before July 15th.
http://insearchofliving.blogspot.com/
Timmy liked the implosion, but now we are stuck in the parking lot.
MAY 23
insearchofliving.blogspot.comBeen working on cycling on my stationary bike, hamstring are sore and tight, even with copious stretching. I'm going to try to start swimming tomorrow, biking over to the pool (still trying to decide which pool) I've kept up with lifting weights on MWF, lifting this afternoon was so much nicer than in the morning, spring ball was throwing off my whole workout schedule, not to mention family time...See More
I was also going to trim the beard tonight, but it made Timmy upset. I guess I'll just wait until I actually get an interview for an admin job before I shave it off.
insearchofliving.blogspot.comWell I let the cat out of the bag on my blog. I've been toying with the idea since February, but lets make it official, I want to compete in the Oil Man triathlon in November. I just want to finish the race, and I think it will be a great capstone to my journey back to health. Now if only I can find a place to swim regularly...
I'm down 35 pounds and getting healthier, I think I can do this...
http://insearchofliving.blogspot.com/ - June 2012
So Lexa got to order her own pizza for dinner last night...regular crust, extra sauce and cheese, topped with pepperoni, bacon, and pineapple...her choices and she ate it-she did want a cup of marinara sauce to dip the pizza in before she would bite it, apparently there wasn't enough extra sauce already on it..
A big thank you to whoever came by and picked up the two computer monitors, two printers, scanner, and computer tower off our curb...
Time to watch some Sherlock (just started, looked interesting) and then hit the hay. Sorta sad I finished all the Borgia (not the Jeremy Irons one) episodes on Netflix...
Oh and FYI my sprint timing has been postponed due to 8+ hours of clean the garage...
Apparently both of our fire extinguishers work and are missing their pins....no really its a funny story....
So cleaning garage... Not as much fun as you might think...
Well even though my legs are still sore from lifting, running, and swimming Wednesday...the plan tomorrow is to have Cathy drop my bike and I off at the pool when it opens, swim my 400 meters, then bike 12 miles (still have to figure out the route) and them finish up running (let's be honest - jogging and walking) 3 miles. I want to get a time for myself so I see how much more work I have to do by July 15 for the sprint distance...have I mentioned I am completely freaked out now about the half-iron race I registered for in November...the six months of training doesnt seem like enough time...
There's a 99% chance you're awesome, so act like it.
JUNE 25
So who finished a 240 page book on diversity, front to back today, then wasted time posting pictures until it got cool enough for a bike ride?
I just wanted to say I hope all the proud poppas had a great day today. I got a little pampered today, but I think I got all the tasty medicine because of my fever. Before I pass out in feverish shakes again I also wanted to put it out there that I had a fantastic dad and two wonderful grandpaws, because they helped make me who I am today. I will never forget the lessons they showed and taught me (sometimes the hard way), and giving me an example to strive for, though I feel I will never reach it. My uncles and older cousins had a huge impact too, and they are great fathers as well. I cannot thank all of them enough for teaching me how to be a man, and, I hope a good father to my kids.
San Antonio!
Mirror, mirror... — with Lexa Peabody and 2 others.
I'm glad I slept 12 hours last night, because I don't know how much I will get tonight. But everything is packed in my spiffy tri bag for the race tomorrow. Race starts at 7am, but I have a high number so it will be closer to 8 for me before I hit the water. I also successfully installed a little bike computer so I can keep up my pace during the race. Going to miss the family tomorrow. Off to toss and turn a little more, hopefully sleep will come.
Happy birthday to my wonderful wife!!!
About 12 hours until go time!
Triathlon packet pickup and race meeting
- So tiny at two months
JULY 1
Summer 2012 Checklist: Grade 2 concussion - Check; 2 days of 100+ fever and chills - Check; 2 weeks of Bronchitis - Check; Course of antibiotics - Check; Wife and son with walking pneumonia - Check; First family vacation in 3 years rife with sickness and coughing - Check; Dragging kayaks loaded with family for an hour and a half through mere inches of water during vacation - Check; Losing 2/3 of son's model rockets due to bizarre wind gusts - Check; Three papers and an annotated bibliography due tonight - Check; Panicking about said papers - Check
When does school start again? Summer is definitely not living up to expectations...
Finally done with all my coursework for the summer, except for some revisions. Done just in time for school and football to start up!
Cathy was tagged in Sara Holliday'sphoto on Patrick Peabody's timeline.
with Cathy Holliday Peabody.
So I've felt pretty much normal since a few minutes after the race ended, I guess I need to push a little harder next time. I also need to step up my running regimen. And aren't my calf compression sleeves incredibly fashionable?
Thank you to everyone for the birthday wishes! Ah 32 years...where has the time gone?
Patrick Peabody Started School at University of Mary Hardin-Baylor
Grad School — K-12 Administration- August 2012
First day of kindergarten and preschool! I surprised myself and got a little bit sad that Timmy's growing up so fast.
Scouting
Out the door finally...be back in 5 hours....
It is hard to keep a straight face when you ask your 5 year old why he did something he was told not to, and his reply is , "I think my electrons made a mistake..."
- September 2012
Nothing like a 6 and a half hour nap to recharge the ole batteries...I almost feel human again.
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Just finished watching Iron Sky and it was awesome!
Cousin Aaron's Wedding Reception
21 hours and finally home...just a little more work then bedtime...
Hour 19 of the day that will not end, and still not home yet...
Scouting
Grrr...apparently my triathlon registration didn't go through, and I can't go in person this afternoon to get one of the unclaimed packets....so no race tomorrow.
Just got informed an article I wrote this summer has been accepted for publication in the National Teacher Education Journal!
Scouting
Being able to sleep in three extra hours Friday morning...priceless.
- And he says Gig'Em Ags!
- October 2012
OCTOBER 28
Goodnight all...looking forward to starting a week with enough sleep. There's a first time for everything I guess...
OCTOBER 12
Scouting
Timmy's "Spider Crab" won the most creative costume contest last night at the Project Sunshine Halloween carnival.
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November 2012
Starting to feel the baby kick! Timmy's name suggestions are, for a girl- Butterfly Sparkle, for a boy - Fred. Lexa wants us to name a boy or a girl Lexa.
Lexa really wanted to take her bike to preschool today for show and tell. She agreed to taking a picture of it to school instead.
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No one was home yesterday evening when the thunderstorm started. Our dogs pulled off the window screen and broke through the window...
Didn't get a chance to post it last night, but both our 7th and 8th grade AMCMS basketball teams won their season opener against Bonham MS last night! 7th grade won 30-5 and 8th grade won 35-22! Go Cats!
Not going to sleep any time soon...so wired, but I can finally get around to eating dinner!
WHOOP!
Cathy updated her status.
Whoop!!!
NOVEMBER 16
