I got the car unstuck without having to yell for male help! Yay ME! I've made 14 pounds of dog food which will feed the Girls another week, made soup for DH's lunch and now I am taking off! I may hit Wally-World in Smiths Falls and try very hard to avoid the Chinese Buffet.
See you later this afternoon.

Holy Smokies I'm Behind!

Today is the day that I don't come into work until noon so I'm really behind! I just got done reading the posts. Good news on the dinner tomorrow, Beef Wellington, Cobbish type of salad, Green Veggies (lots of butter) and a few courses I'm sure I can't eat. Including Chocolate Fondue for dessert. I'm going to bring some low fat cheeses in my pocket - like I did for the wine & cheese party. I'm going to bring a low carb dark chocolate for dessert so I don't feel left out. I bought two bottles of Cabernet for the beef course and a Muscat for the dessert course. I can't help but giggle and think of Muskrats.

Ms. Julia - the snow is melting. I actually think you guys got more than we did during the last storm. DS went sliding all day yesterday and slept like a rock last night. I love TC too! I love the jalopeno (sp?) and cherry salsa! Yum!


Ruth - Be careful! Have fun at Wally world!

Solarmama - That is so funny! I can just see the neon mice running around.

Ellis - If you can find the hole were they are coming in stuff it full of steel wool. They can't chew through it and it keeps them out. Usually around pipes or behind cupboards.

Barb - You are my hero! Wow! I think that is terrific and very motivating. I just cleaned all my 22's out of my closet and some of my 20's. I'm about ready to move from 18's to 16's and it is very fun! I'm not sure about the low risers though - I feel like my belly would be hanging over the low rise.

Bostonchick - have you installed the web cam yet so we can see the beach!

Little chick - my second job just called for the first time in six months! I'm working two extra weekends in January to help out. DS is 7 and he is reading, reading, reading! Love the new books that they have for kids.

cottagebythesea - I love the quiche cups and I do use all the spinich. I found all the veggies very overwhelming when I started the diet but I've grown to love them. There is another quiche cup recipe in the cookbook. I can post it if you want me to. It uses sausage. Let me know.

Kiko - Speaking of the taco bake - I love to make taco salads with salsa and sour cream yum!

Ok chickies I better get some work done!

Bostonchick, how long have you lived in Bermuda? I've always wanted to go, never been.

Ruth, how much snow did you actually get there? I don't know much about Canada, we are only about 30 minutes from Windsor. We go about twice a year to the casino.

anchor weight, I haven't tried the salsa, I will have to watch for it next summer.

I have not yet tried the taco bake, I'll try that next week. I made pulled pork from a tenderloin, one of the easiest things in a crockpot. My DH has regular bbq sauce on it and I use carb option sauce which is pretty good. I of course eat mine over a bed of lettuce and he uses beautiful white bread buns!

Well it is still a.m. in Oregon, overcast with some rain here and there. Snow on the moutains but we have to make the effort to get into it.

Yesterday was sad for us Law & Order fans, Jerry Orbach died. If you are not a fan he was a cop for many many years in that series and we all loved Lenny.

I only have to work about two or three hours today, pay some bills then go to the grocery store and get some dinner goodies. Don't you all just love to pay bills???

It is hard to pick just one recipe. I have a bean recipe that I thought I got off these boards but looking at it I think I got it elsewhere. Is it okay to post it moderators? If so, I will do that tonight.

Everybody have a good one.

Hi all,
Ms Julia - I have been in Bermuda since the end of march and absolutely love it. I am a social worker at the hospital. I have been visiting the island for over 10 years and had a lot of friends here and decided I wanted to try to work here. I then applied for over 100 jobs over a 3 year period and was just about to give up when I got this offer. I haven't regretted it for one moment. It is everything I had imagined and if I get "rock fever" (that is what they call the need to get off the island) then I am only 2 hours away by plane to my family...
Bunna - I am so addicted to Law and Order and I couldn't believe Lenny died...I was so saddened to hear it on the news last night.
I hope everyone continues to have a great day and just think the year is almost over and we can start a fresh if we need to.

Colleen, wow you did something that most of us could only dream of. You are very lucky. My DH used to work for the airline when we first got married. We ended up on Maui every year for vacation for the first 3 years of our married life. I would have really liked to have never returned to Michigan as long as I live. I know that feeling, but to have the ability to actually do something about it is amazing!

Well Chicks most of ya have probably hit the sack by now but... DH is home! It has been a very busy day again! But we did manage to get him a digital camera and I finally got a new cordless phone and I bout the earpiece to go with it so when I am talkin to my Mom all the time I can have my hands free! (Big Grin) Thank goodness I have unlimited long distance! teehee! I will be in TN all day tomorrow it seems my sister had 2 extra tickets for The music city Bowl game (which Alabama just happens to be playin in) and so DH and DD are goin with her. Her cheerleading squad was invited with the football team my niece cheers on and my sister coaches. I would have liked to have went but am really excited that they get to go. On the down side DH does not like to be away from home at night so we are gettin up @ 4 yes 4a.m. to head to Nashville! OMG! That is really early for me. Then we are coming back tomorrow afternoon after the game. So I need to be in the bed but I just had to post cause I miss all my lil chickadees when I am away! Not to mention my eatin has been aweful. I went to the doc Tues. and he changed my med to a different antidepressent for pain. My sister said it is the same one she takes for Fibromyalga.(sp?) He said the other one casues weight gain! HELLO! Don't need that! Any way he wants to do a nerve block on my knee Monday. He said he would do it in my back under x-ray. So we'll see how that goes and if it will help. Well I guess I better get ot bed now. Can't wait to get my life back! haha I miss postin durin the day.
Anchor... I hope you have a wonderful time at the party! Becareful with that cheese in your pocket the mice might leave Ellis for you! teehee!