Hi everyone!
How's life treating you all? I'm enjoying my first day of being a bachelorette!
I was a "showgirl" this afternoon and decided to stay and see
Man of the House with Tommy Lee Jones. I suppose I shouldn't say this but man has he gotten old!!! YIKES!!! It was entertaining, BTW, no stellar performances, no Academy Awards, but it was a fun afternoon.
I had a solo lunch shop and a dinner shop so that pretty much took care of food today. I've been getting some "reward" shops (where the employees have to do something in particular and then you get to give them gift cards or certificates or something as a reward) lately. They're really fun when you actually get to award them, however, the last two that I've done, the employees didn't do what they were supposed to do.
Today when I approached the manager to say that they had missed, she said that the girl I "shopped" was the same one that was "shopped" the last time and she didn't win then either.
You'd think she'd learn. She lost out on $20 in Target gift cards today and $20 the last time she was "shopped". The problem is that she had two things to do and when she did one of them not only did she win, but everyone that was working that shift won too. So she screwed them out of prizes....TWICE!!! That's when this type of job is frustrating. You just want to give the prizes away soooooo bad. Oh well.
Scooter: Glad you're enjoying your visit. That's great about a new niece or nephew. Maybe you can trade in the one that's driving you buggs!
Synn: I did real well getting rid of some of my old clothes on eBay. It's just sooooo time consuming! Hope you have some good luck with yours. I'll be ready to put some more up soon.
Esmaraude: Good for you keeping up with the exercise, even though some mornings you have to push yourself. That's great.
Hilta: I'm glad you stopped in over here. I rarely (read NEVER) get to the other threads in the area other than the Bio, Recipe and Picture threads. I just don't have time to keep up with it all. *I'm glad your Daffodils are not daunted by this weather. Mine are still safe underground. *I think Jay Leno has been a real hoot when it comes to his gag order! The folks he's been having on to do his jokes have been really good. I particularly liked Drew Carey the other night, especially when he came back later to do the bleach label.
Sorry, I don't watch Contender.
thefictionalme: Into twoterville! Good for you! That's a wonderful accomplishment.
Melissa: Haven't been doing much on the merchandising side of things lately. I used to do alot for one company, but now they have put most of their jobs online. I was always able to talk them into paying me more when I was on the phone with them. Now when I do it online I don't have any negotiating power.
So, I just haven't signed up for many. I know $8.00 an hour is more than minimum wage, but I do make more on the "mystery" end of things, or at least it seems that way.
Lilion: You just can't tell about health in relationship to size or age. My parents were always much older than the other kids' parents when I was in school. They tried for 12 years before they had me and my father was 30 when he and mom married. I was always somewhat jeolous of the other kids and their young parents. Anyway, my best friend has lost both of her folks and they barely saw 70. The mom died of cancer and the father had all kinds of problems: heart, diabetes. I feel real bad for my friend. But MY mother is still kicking. She'll be 84 in July and I'm so proud of her. She still drives (and does it well). She still plays cards almost every day. She loves going to the casino. I'm blessed that she is as old as she is with only a few minor ailments.
Michelle: "I can't believe how many threads have passed since I last posted!!" Uhhhh, YES, that's what happens when you let time slip away and don't get your fanny in here! * Hope you didn't fall and go boom too many times today.
Is roller skating like bike riding and sex? You never forget how to do them??? The last time I was on skates was high school and I fell and split my pants up the seam from front to back (waistband to waistband). I'm here to tell you I have NOT been on skates since.
Catherine: You really are talented!!!! I haven't sewed, or is it sewn, in years. I used to make some pretty nice things. When I first started dating my now husband, all of the cousins were all getting married and I would make a new dress for each of the weddings. Can't be seen in the same one twice in the same crowd, ya know.
The last couple of times I've even ventured into a fabric store though I found that I could probably buy what I wanted to make for less money.
I was forever grateful when I was finally able to fit into things that are sold at Fashion Bug because their prices are a bit more reasonable. * You have really great stories. A mistrial because you fell into the jury box??? Yeah, that's going to happen. I think the judge had it right, you were already embarassed enough. Speaking of stunts in the courtroom, have you watched the new
Law and Order: Trial by Jury??? If so, what do you think?
Joanne: Hey, lady. It's great to see you. Sorry about the pounds, but you'll have those gone in no time. I sure hope you're going to come back and stay for awhile.
Julee: I'm so glad opening night went so well (well, except for getting something to eat! ). Your acting career debut!
I'm also glad you were able to find a dress for the wedding that you like. I have a wedding to go to April 16th (is that the same day?) anyway, and I haven't decided what to wear yet. I have a long skirt that is black with big purple flowers on it and I have been wearing that with a black top and crocheted jacket to any event that's "dress up" here lately. This is just my cousin's son's wedding so I'm not feeling the need to be too fancy. I did buy a dress at Fashion Bug yesterday. It's black with little white buttons going down the front. It has a "V" neck that has a sewn in little lace triangle thingy. The back is solid but then it has laces up the back for some extra "fit". I'm tempted to take out the white lace piece and the buttons and make it all black. Then I can dress it with jewelry and it might even be more dressy.
Loki: I'm sorry you're not getting what you need from the others in your TOPS group. It sounds funny that just the officers are going to break off and go out on their own though, or did I misunderstand? Just remember, it's like anything else, "you can't want it more for someone than they want it for themselves". It's a shame that the meetings are used more for socializing than focussing on weightloss. I found that when
I wasn't focussing on weightloss in my WW group
I was the one that left. Good luck to you.
Tracy: I was glad to hear you mention the whole wheat pasta. I've never tried it, but I think I'm going to. My cupboard is bare as far as the spaghetti stuff goes so now's a good time to see about something new.
For those of you thinking about a clothing swap: Keep in mind that 3FC's does not advocate these. There was quite a conversation recently amongst the mods about the liability of any money exchanging hands.
Lilion and others that love fajitas: Have you ever thought about eating the fajitas without the tortillas. I order them all the time and even though they are still a bit pricey on the calorie side, you save a whole lot by not having the tortillas. You save even more by having the chicken instead of the steak. Here are some nutrition stats on them thanks to Dotti's website.
Classic Chicken Fajitas - 1 order-no sides included (293 cal/5.288 g fat/0.338 g fiber/13.26 g carbs) 6 WW points
Classic Steak Fajitas - 1 order-no sides included (616 cal/44.14 g fat/0.328 g fiber/29.19 g carbs) 16 WW points
1/2 Chicken/ 1/2 Steak Fajitas - 1 order-no sides included (455 cal/24.72 g fat/0.338 g fiber/21.17 g carbs) 11 WW points
And here are the stats on the other stuff that usually is served with them:
Fajita Onions & Peppers - 7 oz. (Amount served w/full serving of Fajitas)
(186 cal/12.79 g fat/3.62 g fiber/16.96 g carbs) 4 WW points
Shredded Lettuce - 1 oz. (0 cal/0 g fat/0 g fiber/0 g carbs) 0 WW points
Sour Cream - 1.25 oz. (77 cal/7.44 g fat/0 g fiber/1.51 g carbs) 2 WW points
Pico de Gallo - 1.25 oz. (8 cal/0.09 g fat/0.44 g fiber/1.89 g carbs) 0 WW points
Cilantro Sprigs - 4 each (0 cal/0 g fat/0 g fiber/0 g carbs) 0 WW points
Guacamole (optional) - 1.25 oz. (52 cal/4.94 g fat/1.49 g fiber/2.43 g carbs) 1 WW points
7" Flour Tortilla - 1 (Fajitas are served w/three 7" tortillas (124 cal/3.57 g fat/0.69 g fiber/19.95 g carbs) 2.5 WW points each tortilla
And here are the sides you can usually choose:
Mexican Rice - 3 oz. (107 cal/1.43 g fat/0.67 g fiber/20.96 g carbs) 2 WW points
Refritos - 5 oz. (154 cal/3.82 g fat/8.85 g fiber/23.2 g carbs) 1.5 WW points
Black Beans - 4 oz. (119 cal/1.69 g fat/6.66 g fiber/20.09 g carbs) 1 WW points
Charra Beans - 5 oz. (96 cal/1.71 g fat/5.92 g fiber/15.83 g carbs) 1 WW points
As you can see you could easily have Chicken Fajitas with the onions and peppers, rice and beans for 17-18 WW points if you were willing to give up the sour cream and tortillas. Not too bad for a nice special treat.
I'm thinking I'm caught up now. Boy, these threads are flying by. It's great to see some of the old gals coming back. We've missed you. And as always it's nice to have so many new people coming in as well. I'm not even going to try and mention all those that are missing as I'm sure that I would leave someone out and hurt feelings, so if you're lurking, please stop in and say hello. We really do worry about you when you're not around and haven't said where you're going.
Hugs to all! Love
ya bunches.