[tomandkara]

Stephanie, I put spinach in everything...soup...taco bake...lasagna...eggs...pizza...seriously, I love spinach! And it's SO good for you! My kids gobble it up. We go through about six frozen blocks a week, plus fresh bags of baby spinach, too!

Gonnabe, I just saw how close you are to your halfway goal! You rock!

I'm off to bed. Have a nice day and keep up the chatting so I have something to read when you all hit the sack!

Kara

[dixied]

Happy Tuesday Beach Babes!

We had frost this morning - that's cold for here. DSS was convinced until about 3 years ago that frost and snow were the same thing. Poor kid has never seen real snow.

Cottage - I have a bum houlder to go with your ankle, so no exercise for me either. I hope you cold is better soon. Do you use Zicam? It works wonders for us to stop/abbreviate the cold.

LC - I love our Wii. In January they are coming out with a fitness board to go with it, so that's on my wish list.

Ruth - At least when you're cleaning inside you'll be warm.

Cat - I was given some pecans yesterday, they are still in shell, but I'm thinking of trying your idea. Could you post the recipe?

Kara - Glad your heat is back on.

Schmoodle - I still haven't managed to get the outside lights up, it's the first year where I can decorate outside, so I'm thrilled, but I hate the idea of climbing up a ladder.

Pacer - I always end up not eating enough veggies. I'm thinking about buying that book by Jessica Seinfeld about how to sneak veggies in to your meals.

phxsunflower - I hope you hae a great day too!

[tomandkara]

Get the book at the library, Dixie, and then report back to us! I read a review on it that raved about it!

Kara

[Kim_Star060404]

Morning, chicas! Lots of chatter going on!

Cottage: I must have missed your ankle incident. I'll have to go back and read about it. I hope it and the headcold heal up soon. I'm sure you must really miss going to curves! Have fun with the treat-making!

LC: I'm glad it seems your swinging back from your illness. I'm going crazy being sick and it's just me, DH and two dogs in this household! I admire your strength! I bet the girls will LOVE their Wii!

Ruth: I agree with Cottage, those flannel-lined pants at LLBean are great - and stylish too! Hope you weren't out in that cold too long...can't have you getting sick as well!

Cat: I'm glad you were able to get out to save those herbs!! I'm planning a rather extensive herb garden next spring and I might need some tips! Those little bananas are great - we don't get them out here, but my grandma used to fry them up in tempura batter for us. (Sorry for the food porn!!)

Phxsunflower: : Sending you some Holiday vibes right now! I don't know what it is, but I always seem to get into the spirit on Nov. 1. Is it wrong to decorate that early??

Kara: Sounds like a cold evening for all of you! I'm sitting at the computer with my bathrobe and two blankets wrapped around me. I picked the worst room in the house for my computer room; north-facing and no heating. Bummer. Hope everyone gets a warm night sleep!

Schmoodle: What a nightmare for DH! I hope it all gets worked out soon!! Hope DD isn't too nervous about singing! I still get nervous singing in front of DH! Good luck with her costume!

Pacer: You and I are in the same boat. Not enough veggies for me either. Want to be buddies on this and keep each other accountable? I'll send you messages badgering about your veggie intake and you'll get so sick of it you'll just go eat a salad!!

, GonnaBe! Have a great day!

Dixie: How old is DS? My older sister was 7 before she saw real snow and DH was in Jr. High. We just weren't used to it in San Antonio and Corpus Christi!! Now, if it doesn't snow twice a year in Alpine, we all get freaked out!! Have a great day!!


I'll be back to post about me later, need to start some laundry!

~Kim

[THINBYJUNE]

Good Morning Everyone
Cottage I hope you have a nice relaxing day. They say zinc with your vitamin c is supposed to cut the cold in half. Don't know if it works but probably couldn't hurt.
LC Glad to hear you're feeling better.
Ruth O.K. instead of new pants I vote for hibernation.
Kara Glad to hear you have heat again. I have this mental image of adorable children wearing so many p.j.'s that they can't bend their arms
Femme I'm glad the herbs were saved. You recipes always sound SOOO good. Now I just need to find some time to try them all.
Pacer I hear you on the veggies. Since I restarted Ph1 I've been trying to get even more and I think I may start to sprout any day now.
Dixie I love what you said about DSS. Yesterday as I was driving to work there was a layer of frost on everything and I thought to myself "California Snow" it's so pretty.
Gonna, Phx, Schmoodle Have a great day

Well I'm running late this morning but I did manage to get in 40 minutes on the treadmill. I decided work will still be there when I get there. Hope everybody has a great OP day. BBL.

[little chick]

dixie, a fitness board, do tell, I am so new to this game thing. My girls are 17 and 14 and this is the first time they have ever asked for a game thing.

[Kim_Star060404]

ThinByJune: Bravo on getting your workout done in spite of running late! I can't jump up and down for you in my current condition, but how's this: ?

Me:

Well, where to start? Dh and I went to the craft sale Saturday and it was a huge disappointment. We ended up walking out empty-handed. But, with the cash I had taken out for that, we decided to buy some new outdooor Christmas lights. We got those great big ceramic ones. I love those! My grandpa in San Antonio has used those since I can remember. Well, they went up in about 1.5 hours since we used clips, and it looks really nice. DH was rather relieved. Too bad for him I've already got plans for next year's display and it's much more elaborate!

Went to the doc finally and she said to take it easy and not go to my conference (which I would have left for already). The conference thing is fine, I wasn't really looking forward to that anyway, but if she wants me to take it easy, she'd better come do my laundry and clean my house! I'm on more meds than I have been in a long time. I'm pretty disgusted with this bout with asthma as DH and I quit smoking completely and have been eating MUCH better and working out. Oh well, must just be something in the air!

The other thing is that this illness has put me behind on the bills. Nothing's late, but it will be if I don't get it into the mail today. I'm going to have to teach DH the system so that this won't ever happen again. Only good thing about it is that our checking account looks more full than it usually does this time of the month!

Well, I need to go make a list of what MUST be done and what can wait until I'm better. Hope you're all doing well today! Stay warm!!

~Kim

[cottagebythesea]

Dixie, I love Zicam, I've been using that for years! It does seem to work better than other cold remedies. I used up the last of it last night, in fact, and just ran over to the store for more.

Cindy buys those tiny bananas for the girls. They are just the right size, and they seem to taste better, too. Ooooh, I bet they would be good as fritters, Kim!

[GONNABE165]

Thanks Kara! My dh thinks I do to much as far as exercise and I don't give my body time to rest. I'm on a mission so I gotta keep at it.

Hi Dixie hope your day is great

Dawn way to start your day - exercise is a great eye opener and makes for a great day

Kim do get to feeling better

My legs are feeling a bit better today my left one still bothers me a bit so it will be another slow pace workout at lunchtime