PAULA-Its snowing hard this morning.At first they said about 2-3 " now they talking about our town getting snow effects coming off the ocean that will cause a accumulative of 12" of blowing drifting snow BLIZZARD

Hope you get home safe & sound.

Mandalynn- back. I've been back just a few weeks myself. This is a fine group of ladies you will enjoy being here and will get a lot of support.

Maryann- We don't go out either. Went to the store today and we will be home for the rest of the weekend except for church Sunday morning. The first New Years after DH and I met, he lived in FL and I in TX. We couldn't be together exept on the telephone so we watch the New Year in together on television by phone. We started with New York and finished with the last one in Hawaii. Now we just watch the ball drop in NY. Hope all is well with you and Leo and y'all stay warm. I can't even imagine 12" of snow. brrrr

Paula- DD was going to make shepherd's pie when she was here and changed her mind when she went to the store. I'm thinking I'm going to have to check that out.

Vickie- Hope you are ok.

Rhonda, Coco, Sandra and everyone else

Y'all have a Happy New Year's Eve and a safe one too!

Thanks for checking on me everyone! Our weather has finally calmed down. It's really cold and windy but at least the precipitation has stopped. I can handle the cold.

Jim and I are staying in tonight with a bottle of red wine and some snacks. Not Core but ready to be Core soon. We are on a movie binge. We saw Mama Mia last night. It was very light and made me smile to see Meryl and Pierce singing. We have more to watch tonight.

what are you all doing?

Just want to wish each and everyone
a safe and happy new years eve.

We're here at home trying to stay awake till midnight. We haven't opened the wine yet but will soon. I got some cheese and crackers to go with it.

Today's been an off program day. Life goes on.

Happy New Year, everyone!!

Happy New Year!

Good Morning on this first day of a new year, with all of its possibilities!

We had a quiet night at home, watching DVD's then turning to CNN to watch the ringing in of the new year. Have I missed something? Since when have we had to stare at ads for Toshiba in the area where the ball should be dropping? Since the economic meltdown, I guess.

Anyway, we are having a non-commercial day at home. I'll go see my former MIL in the nursing home, then cook a meal for us and a friend. The menu is baked ham, sweet potatoes and black-eyed peas, with banana pudding for dessert. I'm not going to be OP obviously, but I'll be restrained.

Have a great day!

Rhonda


PS:

The weather is making headlines all over, so I'll bring you up to date for Ontario. There are still 30,000 households without electricity. The figure was 240,000 when the storm first hit, and that is twice as many as there are in what is considered a bad storm. We have also broken all written records for a wet year...more rain and snow in 07-08 than ever before.

Good Morning Ladies and a very Happy & Healthy New 2009 Year to All

Didn't to to much with the celebrating as I still have that nasty cough. Watched the Twilight Zone Marrithon on Scifi last night and went to be at 10PM. Leo was already sleep when I came upstairs.

Try to stay on the core but wavered off when eating a slice of stollen with my home made egg nog. Today Leo & are are having a slow cooked brisket with chili sauce. The recipe was given to me by my DD MIL and boy the chili sauce makes a difference in the delicious favors that it gives to the cut of meat.

Not going outside today as our temps are 07% to cold for me.We didn't get the 12" of snow promised but we did get 4" instead,but the cold winds that we got last night into this morning are making all that snow into ice. We are so fortunate that we have such kind neighbors that shoveled the walkway and looks like he cleaned off our car,so my dear Leo didn't have to go out in this mess,and hurt is scared lungs from the cancer. We are really grateful for his kindness.


PAULA-Is that Core recipe for shepherds pie good. I know its not the real mc coy but it does it purpose.Just wondering whether I should start up again,even though I been using the board as a meeting room,being there in person is so much better.Going to see if Leo will pay the $40 monthly pass again. I let you guys know what his answer is. Like I posted above we didn't get the snow that they predicted.

TRISH-What an romantic story,That must have been hard to be so far away.Since I'm married I on;y missed one New years even ball droping and that was last night. I just didn't like 2008 giving Leo the cancer again after being in remission for 2 years.Here's to 2009 that it a good and healthy new year for all of us.

VICKIE-Hope you enjoyed the red glass of wine along with the movie Momma Mia. I saw that movie last summer and and I loved the story line & the music. Want to see it along time ago when it was a play,but never made it to Boston. I going to make a German warm punch made with Burgundy wine for this afternoons foot ball game.

COCO-Wishing you and the ladies the same.

SANDRA-You correct life goes on!! going to enjoy the New Year with wine & traditional foods and get right back on the core,as on Monday its my W-I day.

Have a great New Years and I be back later

HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!!

Rhonda, we had our b e peas today, too, along with some chicken tenders, baked potato, country gravy and cornbread. Yep, I'm off program but will get back on after wi in the morning.

I didn't realize so many folks were without power. I'm glad ya'll are all right. What's the projection for those folks to get theirs back? How are your temperatures?

It's coolish here but not too much so. We're planning to just kick back today but will work outside tomorrow when it's warmer. I'm thinking of getting some peat pots so I can start some flower seeds. Lowe's has what I need. I already have some seeds from Ed Hume's and Park Seed. They're burning a hole in their packages. Just not sure how soon I can get them started. I know I'm not supposed to transplant them outdoors till after the last frost.

Is that more than you wanted to know? Sorry about that. I'm wound up.

Hey Chicks! I skipped the wine because I felt so guilty about the snacks. We're watching the Blackhawks play the Red Wings play outside at Wrigley Field. It's freezing here but we're snug inside.

I got one of the "slankets" for Christmas. I'm a big fan!

Everybody,

Wrote this early and got kicked off line. Lucky I had saved it so just going to post it. Nothing much going on here. Just watching movies on tv.
Well, I decided to weigh this morning out of curiosity and glad I did. I have my incentive to stay OP today. I have lost the .5 lb I gained so I'm starting the New Year coming through the holidays without a gain or loss. If I behave myself, it is possible to at least lose a lb or at least half a lb by my WI Monday. We will be having ham, cabbage and blackeyed peas. DH bought a peach cobbler he wants so depending on the points. I kinda got a routine going now with eating and exercise which I started the exercising today. I'm hoping that by having a routine started that it just might become a habit.

Maryann - I know 2008 wasn't too good a year with Leo and Tony going through their cancer problems. I just thank God we still have them. I felt so sorry for my Daddy when I talked to him last night. My step-mom is in the hospital and won't be back home for a couple of months. No way to for either of them to spend New Year's eve. I pray 2009 will be much nicer ro all of us. What a nice neighbor you have. Glad you didn't get the 12" of snow.

Rhonda -We watched the ball fall on Fox. Didn't see the ads. I guess that's because Tony said they had a lot of ads in between things. What a weather record. With all the record cold weather we've had so far, I've heard a lot of people on television asking... "where's the global warming we keep hearing about?" Your New Years eve sounded much like ours. We played games on the computer until almost midnight. Came in to watch the ball drop and then watched dvd Hellboy 2. Then I went to bed.



Coco, Sandra, Vickie and everyone else - Hi there
Have a great day!!!

Trish, I heard that global warming encompasses more than just "warming". Supposedly, it will make changes in normal weather patterns. I haven't researched to see if that is true or not.

Happy New Year everyone! Things here were quiet as usual. We had out lobster dinner, I did have my wine to go with it. Its the one time I like to drink a white wine is when I have lobster, otherwise I'm a red girl. I did manage to stay up until midnight and watched the ball drop in NY. Otherwise we are close to home today. Yesterday's storm gave us about 9 inches of snow, but as Maryann said -- its sooooo cold today. I don't think our thermometor got over 15 all day and its very windy. I did go out for a walk with our dog -- poor thing, he needs boots! I broght him home and went out for a bit longer. I was nicely bundled and it was actually nice. I also got all of Christmas put away and my living room cleaned. So, I guess it was a productive day off.

I've been doing well OP. I too made it through the holiday's with out a gain or loss. So, I'm happy and back on track. Having surf and turf for dinner ( we actually had one lobster left over -- we had 6!) so that will go with steak tips, sweet potato and broccoli and green beans.

Rhonda, hope you are well and keep your power. Your situation sounds like MA and NH about a week or two before Christmas. We had a bad ice storm and there were some areas without power for almost 2 weeks.

Vicke, I hope 2009 finds you on the wagon with the rest of us. I hope the time is right for you soon.

Trish and Maryann -- for the shephards pie, Its very simple, no real recipe. Brown up lean ground beef or ground turkey or a combo with some onions, garlic and mushrooms. Drain if needed then add in some salt, pepper, and worcester sauce then I either add a small can of tomato sauce (core) or a good squirt of ketchup. Then add some beef broth to make a nice sauce. Cook this all together until the sauce is the way you like it. Then add in a can of corn. This goes into a baking dish. Then make mashed potatoes and that goes on top as the crust. Bake 375 until bubbly. I'll make this on a Sunday and cook on Monday night. Hope you like it!

Well, off to get dinner going. Take care everyone!

Next week is my birthday. Almost every year I try not to eat cake because of having gained over the holidays. Well, I bought a single slice of white cake/white icing and a single slice chocolate cake/chocolate icing and a container of ice cream. Curtis and I just finished celebrating. WI in the am is my official "to it" kickoff. And Monday we begin working out at the fitness center.

I'm watching our resident large woodpecker. He hops in the feeder, grabs one sunflower seed, then takes it to the birdtree (dead tree with feeders we've kept for birds) to eat. This is his normal routine. He's a hoot.

Vickie, We have that hockey game on tv, too, but right now we're watching a bowl game.

Paula and Trish, congratulations to you both for not gaining during the holidays.

Well, I think it could be a year before I'm hungry for cake and ice cream again. It was good but now I'm about sick. Got what I deserved, didn't I?

Hello old friends! Some of you have no idea who I am, I'm an old core board chickie who has been gone for a long time. I came to the site today to find some recipes that I love and thought I'd drop in to see who was chatting! I was so happy to see several of you who were here with me, especially Sandra and Vickie! Hi guys!
While I'm here I guess I'll let you know my news--I'm having another baby! Crazy, right? It was a complete surprise but we are happy (scared to death, but happy). I'm due 6/30. So expect to see me here after that point!! I'm on a diabetic diet, they already have me on insulin, so it's not like I'm eating too far from core as it is. That's why I came by to get some recipes. I've only gained about 4 pounds I think, and I'm 14 weeks along. Not bad. Hopefully I won't gain more than 20, but that is a pretty low goal. I gained about 32 last pregnancy but took it off (plus a little more) rather quickly. I can definitely tell a difference this time with starting the diabetic diet earlier. I'm just now starting to wear maternity clothes.
Well that was more than I meant to type, especially for those of you who don't know who I am!
Good luck on your endeavors and I'll try to stop by occasionally!