Archive for January, 2008

Mommy’s resting so Polly’s posting…

Posted January 18, 2008 * Comments(6)

I thought while my mommy took it easy today trying not to think of the pain that her wisdom teeth are causing, I would do a little post for you all…

Ten Peeves that Dogs Have About Humans
1. Blaming your farts on me…. not very funny… not funny at all !!!

2. Yelling at me for barking !! I’M A FRIGGIN’ DOG! Mom’s been watching Cesar so she doesn’t yell as much anymore.. lots of Shhh-ing which I don’t get.

3. Taking me for a walk, then not letting me check everything out as we go… Exactly whose walk is this anyway? BTW, mom is NOTORIOUS for this.

4. Any trick that involves balancing food on my nose. I hate it! Doesn’t happen to me too often but every now and then…

5. Any haircut that involves bows or ribbons. Now you know why we chew your possessions up when you’re not home. Mommy has been good to be in this area. Usually we just mock the other dressed up doggies on “our walk”.

6. The sleight of hand. The fake-fetch throw. You fooled a dog! Whoooo Hoooooooo. What a proud moment for the top of the food chain.

7. Taking me to the vet for “the big snip”, then acting surprised when I freak
out every time we go back!

8. Getting upset when I sniff the crotches of your guests. Sorry, but I haven’t quite mastered that handshake thing yet.

9. Dog sweaters. Hello ??? Haven’t you noticed the fur?

10. How you act disgusted when I lick myself. Look !! We both know the truth. You’re just jealous.

Now lay off me on some of these things. We both know who’s boss here! You don’t see me picking up your poop do you?

Love, Polly

ps. I love when Mommy takes me to work! That’s where I am today.. yay!

Who gets wisdom teeth at 29?

Posted January 17, 2008 * Comments(6)


My body has decided it’s time once again to produce my wisdom teeth. They didn’t start until my early twenties and never made it to surface because there isn’t room in my small mouth (my hygienist says I have a small mouth, my friends beg to differ). So through the years, I’ve been enduring off and on a few days of pain, mixed with lots of Advil and sympathy from every other normal person that either got them out or managed to get them before they were 25. I have flashbacks of the bff’s sister who got them out at 20. She looked… well… like a chipmunk. Not to mention how much pain she was in. Couple that image in my head along with all the stories of how “it’s worse the older you are” and you have me, a basket case. Oh yeah, not to mention the dental bill at $1200 bucks an hour. I am in the wrong field… although blood grosses me out, so I guess I’m not. Any tips, tricks, extra meds you all aren’t using? Let me know…. :))

Blurry vision….

Posted January 16, 2008 * Comments(4)

I’m officially pooped! Did I mention that in order to see the Knicks/Wizards we had a 3 hour drive to NYC? Ended up getting in well after 2:00 am and then I had to work this morning so… that explains my blurry vision. Well worth it though! I had such a blast!! Be warned this is a picture post….


We went to eat at Ruth’s Chris and I was the RC virgin. OMG, it was so YUMMY. Mel and I split a 12 oz, I ate 1/4 cup of mashed potatoes, salad and then the chaplain for the Knicks (that’s my connection to getting on the floor) and I split the Chocolate Explosion. OMG. I’m posting pictures and a video of the “explosion”. I think our waitress hyped it up a little - I was expecting 8th grade volcanic eruptions… not so much. :)) I have yet to put in my POINTS but I’m not worried.. that’s what Flex are for right?

After eating, we took a Subway (FUN and I love being with people that know how to get around the city) back to Madison Square Garden… It was so cool walking in with the media like I was something special. :)) Here are some pictures of the players as I sat on the floor like a giddy school girl. :))


Carly Patterson (Olympic gymnast, gold I think) was spotted actually sitting a few seats away from me and I interrupted her popcorn and diet coke dinner for a picture. She was really sweet. Spotted the dude from the Sopranos in celeb row waaaaaay on the other side. The rest of the pictures were with players (not complaining, celebs are celebs)… Nate Robinson, Malik Rose, Zach Randolph, David Lee. I think I had a realization… I think I’m giving up my dream of being a papparazi.. I saw some older teenage boys hounding the players for pics, I just didn’t want to bug them. I don’t have the heart to interrupt their “normalcy” especially when they’re with their families. Thankfully, the chaplain spoke up on my behalf and I was able to snag a few pictures with the ones I was nervous about approaching. :))



It was such a neat experience, to walk where the players walked, be around famous people, scream like a banchee… Boy it was fun to be a kid for a day… Hope you enjoyed the post! Have a great day!

posting from iPhone

Posted January 15, 2008 * Comments(2)

using my friend’s phone to post from the road. Game was awesome. Spotted celebs and even got pictures with a few. Will post more in
morning but wanted to share that I was officially DOWN 1.4 lbs. That calls for a woot! More to come tomorrow …

Moo Magic…

Posted January 14, 2008 * Comments(1)
It started Saturday morning with a 2, count it TWO pound loss people. FINALLY! I was in need of some scale encouragement and now I can almost say I’m in the 170’s. Woot! I know my normal weigh is on Tuesday sooooooooooooo, I will report back with those three digits… la-ter.

Saturday during the day I just hung out, did grocery shopping, spent like 100 bucks but got a BUNCH of really good stuff. OH and I have a new find! See below:

I found it in my grocery store in the coffee aisle. I was browsing thru and noticed it and say “hmm, maybe I’ll try that”. My problem is getting in enough dairy each day. I HATE milk unless it’s a caramel macchiato or hot chocolate. This is 5 calories… NO fat… and YUMMY! Really great flavor and the powder disappears in the milk. I haven’t tried heating it yet but that will be next.

So about my cooking…. on the weekends I like to cook a few different meals so on the nights I work late and then get home later, I’m not raiding the fridge and pantry… I only have to wait as long as it takes to nuke the leftovers. I made two things.. which I will put the recipe on sparkpeople. One is my dad’s doing…he’s from the South and I’m not entirely sure if that’s where this dish is from but it’s call Jag. He would make it with chourico (chorizo), green beans and seasoned rice. I made an alternative this weekend with linguica (like chourico but lower in fat and calories), kidney beans (holy heck FIBER) , corn and BROWN rice. Now for the seasoning I used Goya Sazon which you can put on anything. It’s paprika-ry, salt-y, bouillon-y tasting.. I’ve used it with pasta too… if you like spanish rice, then you’ll like this seasoning.

Oh, so here’s the pic of the finished product:

The other thing I made this weekend was a low fat taco salad with ground turkey… YUM… I used these chips made by Nature’s Promise and I was very surprised at how good they were… All I put in it was a tbs of low fat sour cream, 1 tbs of salsa, 1/4 c. ground turkey, 14 tortilla chips, cup of lettuce, 1 plum tomato and called it a day. Will figure out POINTS later on today but as you can see it was a very healthy choice.

I had a very, very restful weekend. I breathed, hung out with my doggy, watched tv, ate when I was hungry and just relaxed about the whole bulging battle thing. Thank you ALL for your comments, encouragement, hugs and support. I hope that I am as faithful a stalker as you all are! Give me a few days to get back to comments and catch up on reading… OH YEAH.. tomorrow, I may try to squeeze in a post before I head off to NYC to watch the Knicks play! I’m STOKED. I’m riding up with the chaplain for the Knicks, Mel and her hubby and we have floor seats. Hoping to catch a few drops of sweat AND get some pics of famous people. I need to calm down. I’m a little celebrity obsessed. Ok, I’ve officially dipped one minute into my “non-lunch” time so back to work for me.

Hugs to you all. Have a great day!

Blog Break

Posted January 11, 2008 * Comments(8)

Taking a little break from posting… just for this weekend. Need to really rest, stop obsessing about my bulges and breathe. I’ll be back on Monday, ready and rearing…

Hope you all have a great weekend! (((((my blogroll)))))

Posted January 10, 2008 * Comments(0)


“Are you gonna blog about Vinny calling your dog ugly?”, Mel asked a few moments ago. “I am now”. WHO would call POLLY UGLY!?!?! I said to him, “I think you should leave before I kick your ass. And oh, how about if I said to you, hey Vin, your kid is ugly.” He was like, ” actually I do say that but in a nice way”. He bugs me. Like I needed any other reason to be in a grumpy mood.

1. TOM has descended.
2. I have cramps.
3. I’m bloated.
4. My girls moved out last night and I didn’t find out from them. WHAT?!?
5. I’ve lost 1.2 lbs in 10 weeks. I know, quit griping already but it’s so hard to stay positive sometimes. It seems like everyone I know is losing weight and I wanna be there too!!
6. I just had Mel do closeups of my face and I deleted them because I look GROSS.

I’m all about the personal space but I think I just need a hug today.

Posted January 10, 2008 * Comments(0)


“Are you gonna blog about Vinny calling your dog ugly?”, Mel asked a few moments ago. “I am now”. WHO would call POLLY UGLY!?!?! I said to him, “I think you should leave before I kick your ass. And oh, how about if I said to you, hey Vin, your kid is ugly.” He was like, ” actually I do say that but in a nice way”. He bugs me. Like I needed any other reason to be in a grumpy mood.

1. TOM has descended.
2. I have cramps.
3. I’m bloated.
4. My girls moved out last night and I didn’t find out from them. WHAT?!?
5. I’ve lost 1.2 lbs in 10 weeks. I know, quit griping already but it’s so hard to stay positive sometimes. It seems like everyone I know is losing weight and I wanna be there too!!
6. I just had Mel do closeups of my face and I deleted them because I look GROSS.

I’m all about the personal space but I think I just need a hug today.

Posted January 10, 2008 * Comments(0)


“Are you gonna blog about Vinny calling your dog ugly?”, Mel asked a few moments ago. “I am now”. WHO would call POLLY UGLY!?!?! I said to him, “I think you should leave before I kick your ass. And oh, how about if I said to you, hey Vin, your kid is ugly.” He was like, ” actually I do say that but in a nice way”. He bugs me. Like I needed any other reason to be in a grumpy mood.

1. TOM has descended.
2. I have cramps.
3. I’m bloated.
4. My girls moved out last night and I didn’t find out from them. WHAT?!?
5. I’ve lost 1.2 lbs in 10 weeks. I know, quit griping already but it’s so hard to stay positive sometimes. It seems like everyone I know is losing weight and I wanna be there too!!
6. I just had Mel do closeups of my face and I deleted them because I look GROSS.

I’m all about the personal space but I think I just need a hug today.

Posted January 10, 2008 * Comments(0)


“Are you gonna blog about Vinny calling your dog ugly?”, Mel asked a few moments ago. “I am now”. WHO would call POLLY UGLY!?!?! I said to him, “I think you should leave before I kick your ass. And oh, how about if I said to you, hey Vin, your kid is ugly.” He was like, ” actually I do say that but in a nice way”. He bugs me. Like I needed any other reason to be in a grumpy mood.

1. TOM has descended.
2. I have cramps.
3. I’m bloated.
4. My girls moved out last night and I didn’t find out from them. WHAT?!?
5. I’ve lost 1.2 lbs in 10 weeks. I know, quit griping already but it’s so hard to stay positive sometimes. It seems like everyone I know is losing weight and I wanna be there too!!
6. I just had Mel do closeups of my face and I deleted them because I look GROSS.

I’m all about the personal space but I think I just need a hug today.

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