Hi everyone..another un eventful day here..love that poem,it made me think what "quirky" things ive done to qualify me as an old lady wearing purple thought i would share..when i turned 50 i got a purple rose tattoo around my wrist..and i wear mismatched socks on purpose..right now i have a pink stripped one on anda purple with white hearts..it drives my family nuts and they ask why and i say becus i can besides i have another pair just like them..soooooooo whats your "quirky" i am old lady and shall wear purple moment have agreat evening rosey

Rosey - I LOVE this!!!!

I shall follow your example starting tomorrow!

We can change our name to the Mis-matched Sox Ladies!

Lynn

Pictures of Grilled Cheese sandwich & my Great-Niece and me eating our free desserts. Owner gave us free desserts when he heard my GN had travelled 3 hours to visit his shop!

Ooops!

Good Morning!
Looks like I'm the first one up this morning.
Isabella...beautiful view you have, I would love to look out my window at something other than corn fields.
Freda...You're right about that, Isabella and I both shovel it down.
I've been mindfully eating since I read that article, but I still finish 1st.
Lynn...That's where I was heading to begin with but with the interstate route I'm taking, San Francisco is 1st. No, not part of the Vitality project. We live out of town in the country, we do all our shopping in Albert lea and we both went to high school there.
Jess...Yes, please join us. It's very interesting to hear of the history, good eating places. Last night I was at Diamond Jo's Casino getting drunk! (on diet coke)
Zoe...I'm having a senior moment here, what is it you do again?

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My office is all unpacked, thanks to throwing away most all of my hard copy files. Who needs 'em, right? Everything's on my computer, and if that gets lost, well....I guess I'll just start over! (Actually, my docs here at work are also saved on the "S" drive, which is the network place for saving stuff, from what I understand - and that doesn't amount to much!)

Rosey...now I'm jealous, I want to wear something 'quirky' too. I have a tatoo also, it's on my calf. My daughter was upset when I got it many years ago. We are ex-bikers (Harley Davidson) and every biker need a tatoo!

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soooooooo whats your "quirky" i am old lady and shall wear purple moment have agreat evening

Time to go down and jump on my new stepper. I don't like it as much as the first one that broke. I could whip off 1000 steps easy in 15 minutes. I've set it on the easiest adjustment and it's still very hard and stiff. Have a great day everyone.

Hello everyone. Bobbi and Lynn I think I mislead you to believe that the pics I posted in the exercise challenge wereof my hometown. Twillingate is about 150-175 kilometres from where I live. We were visiting there this summer. Twillingate looks out into the open ocean but where I live we are sheltered in a large bay. I'll take my camera along some nice sunny day and take pictures of my bay.

Lynn, that menu from Pops made me drool last night when I read every single item. Oh my, not much "diet" food on that menu. The picture of you and your GN was so lovely. So nice to have close family you can share time with.

Zoe, I'm not doing much baking or special cooking this month. But I did put together whipped topping with a very thick chocolate sauce, chopped chocolate covered almonds and chopped butter cookies. Put it in a loaf pan and froze it for a future dessert. I'll serve it with sugared strawberries. Everything was left-overs from Christmas. It's like a mousse. I have a large file of recipes saved on Word Perfect, recipe boxes and cookbooks. I'll never get through every recipe but I do have 3 files. One is RECIPES which I have put tested recipes, the second is Recipes-Vegan, also tested (DS#2 went through a vegan faze and we have vegan friends) and the third is Recipes 2, in which I put new recipes that haven't been tested. As I test the new recipes I copy them to the other two files. The first two files are subdivided by food categories files and then subdivided again as needed. So that's as close to a cookbook as I'm getting.

BTW, I love purple. It is a royal and dignified color for any woman to wear. And I really like red. I looked high and low for a dignified red dress for Christmas but could only find teeny little dresses that I would not allow my teenage daughter to wear if I had a daughter. What's with all this black at Christmas time. All the dresses (when I could even find a dress) were black. I wanted something festive. I did, however, find a lovely red blouse. And I often wear my slippers out in the rain.

Had a great walk today. Really, I ask "Where is our winter?" as it is well above freezing and even though I dressed lightly I thought I'd expire with the heat as I jogged (yes, jogged) the last kilometre home. We should be in the grips of winter and it's just like spring. January and February are our coldest months. Oh, well we could have a blizzard by the end of the week so I'll take advantage of this great weather and walk outside as much as I can while I can.

Take care everyone and I'll catch you later.

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Congratulations, Jess. 2 pounds is marvelous, darling. Glad you found a browser that's doing it for you.

I have ordered a couple books "Crack the Fat Loss Code" and Conquer the Fat Loss Code" and am excited to get started with it. I've been reading a lot about it and found a thread here on 3fc about it. My books should be here anytime from tomorrow through the 11th and then I plan to read about it and get started on Monday the 18th. It sure sounds like something that is very doable to me.

It is cold here and I am so ready for Spring! I'm hoping, from what people say around here, that I will be able to uncover the pool and let the sun start warming the water in April. I can hardly wait. Hope to be SEVERAL pounds lighter by then!!

Have a great day everyone.

Well, Thank you Miss Donna!!! But I am way over 50.... actually will be 58 on Valentine's Day.. Shoot I just got used to saying 57!!!

Morning Girls.....I've spent too much time this morning on this new site I found...google this and put on favorites for lots of homemade recipes for dry mixes. Compliments of www.Budget101.com
Your #1 Penny-Pinching Resource on the web!
Diet Spiced Tea Mix
2 packages Orange Kool-Aid
2 packages Lemon Kool-Aid
1 cup Instant tea
1 teaspoon Cinnamon
1 teaspoon Ground cloves
2 cups Sugar Twin
Measure into a ziploc bag, seal and shake to combine.
To Use: add 2-3 heaping tsp to a mug of boiling water

Onion Soup/Dip Mix
2 C. powdered milk
3/4 C. cornstarch
1/4 C. beef bouillon crystals
2 T. dried onion flakes
1 tsp. dried basil leaves, crushed
Measure all ingredients into a Ziploc Bag. Shake well, transfer to vacuum seal bag, seal and store up to a year.
To Use:
1/3 c. Onion Mix per recipe. Blend with water for soup, sour cream for dip, etc.
　
9 Bean Soup Mix
1 pound black beans
1 pound red kidney beans
1 pound barley pearls
1 pound pinto beans
1 pound Great Northern beans
1 pound navy beans
1 pound lentils
1 pound yellow split peas
1 pound green split peas
1 pound black-eyed peas
Combine all. Divide into Ziploc baggies of 2 1/2 cups each.
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Texas Ranger Nine Bean Soup Mix in a Jar
2 to 3 cups Texas Ranger Nine Bean Soup Mix
1 pound ham, diced
1 large onion, chopped
1 clove garlic, chopped
1 (10 ounce) can Ro-tel tomatoes and green chiles
1 (16 ounce) can tomatoes and liquid, broken up
Salt and pepper, to taste
Wash and sort beans. Place in a Dutch oven and cover with water 2 inches above beans. Let soak overnight.
Drain beans. Cover with water, and add the other ingredients. Bring to a boil, reduce heat and simmer, covered, for about 2 hours until the beans are done. Stir occasionally to prevent sticking. Add a little bit of water to prevent the sticking. Adjust seasonings.
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Hi Isabella, what is the 2010 Weight-in Challenge?

Hi Jess, where's that coffee? It's pretty cold walking outside in Eastern PA - I could use something HOT to drink!

Hi Karen, keep us posted on those books. What is different about their recommendations?

Hi Bobbi, beware of ghosts in Fertile, Iowa - see link in our travel post.

Today, I'm meeting my DF for lunch and a movie. Plan to eat salad for lunch & butter-less popcorn at movies.

Check back this evening.

Lynn

Hi Lynn, the 2010 Weigting on Spring is the Biggest Loser Challenge down in the fitness forum. I'm on the blue team.

Bobbi, I just love these sites that give new recipes especially diy mixes. I'll be checking that one out for sure.

Karen, you're just a few months older than I am. My birthday's in May and I know what you mean about just getting used to saying 57.

Another spring-like day here but we're promised snow on Saturday. Our neighbor was riding around on his lawn mower yesterday checking it out I think (not mowing grass). Had another good walk and jog this morning.

Must run. DH is backing the bus up the driveway so must check on dinner.