Good Morning! Another nice lazy day off for Monet. I have been reading for over an hour, and have not even ventured down for breakfast yet. The old tummy is beginning to growl its displeasure with me, so I guess I will be mozeying down in a few minutes. I am thinking fried eggs and toast....
I wish I had some good funnies to share today. I looked over all mine, and most of them are old, and have been circulating in email for too long! Perhaps someone will send me something good before the day is over!
Not much is happening, except the aforementioned growling, so I guess I ought to go take care of that, and check back later!
Not much to tell you guys and if I did have something, my mind is too foggy to think of it at present as I feel I should still be asleep! So with that, I'm going to jump into some replies before one of my two wake up and claim they need the computer.
Oh, I did think of one thing (maybe a bit of fog is lifting). Originally, I was going to take the kids on the road trip starting last Sunday, after my cousins wedding - it would of put us right in NYC last night the way I had it planned - can you imagine? That happening upon all the other crap that I had to deal with
Oh yeah, and with the power outage, we see that we have WOOD & ZANNE back on track, but now we have to hear from ROSALIE, BASHFUL and I think we have a couple other gals in the affected areas possibly. What a mess that must be!!!
PANCHO, glad to hear you made it to the gym yesterday? Heck with the gym - did you makeit to TRADER JOES? I went twice while I was away on my trip and so wished I lived closer. I brought home some frozen foods and they would of been fine if my darn car hadn't broken down, thus delaying them getting safely into the freezer at home Never tried that drink you mentioned, or the other item - I try to stay away from Splenda as much as I possibly can - it does a number on me!
LIBRA, I agree, plain oatmeal is YUCK! I hardly ever eat oatmeal but you could easily put some sweetener and cinnamon in yourself and make it taste similar to the regular oatmeal you use to eat. Here's something I found on the web that someone posted on a backpacking site. Not all of them are SB LEGAL but maybe some of those you can use for other family members that aren't following this WOE. Also, the claim they are for instant oatmeal, I don't think it matters, you can make it with regular as well I'd think. Wherever it says to use sugar, just sub with a def. sweetener that we can have in it's place.
A reader from one of the digests asked me if I had any ideas on how to jazz up their oatmeal.
Here it is:
INSTANT OATMEAL MIXES
This compilation of "Instant Oatmeal Mixes: Oatmeal, again?" arose from purely selfish reasons. Being an avid backpacker/camper & the mother of 2 young girls, working 2 jobs, & going full-time to nursing school (how did I do it ?!!), I needed something low cost, quick, easy, traveled well, & lightweight; yet, was tasty, nutritious, interesting, & adaptable. Viola! It was no longer, "Oatmeal, again?"
So make your own homemade flavored instant oatmeal mixes for low cost, additive-free alternatives to the pricey, chemical-laden prepared mixes in the grocery store. Also, it allows you to create, individualize, & vary the packets according to your likes. Try the flavor variations offered here or make up your own favorites, & share your ideas &/or recipe(s) with me.
Plain Instant Oatmeal
Yields: 8 servings
@ Home:
3 cups quick-cooking oats: Blend 1 c of the oats in a food processor until powdery (if using a blender, blend 1/2 c @ a time). Leave the other 2 c as is.
You will need 8 plastic sandwich bags.
Optional flavor ingredients (below)
Into each sandwich bag: 1/4 c unpowdered oats, 2 TBSP powdered oats, and scant 1/4 tsp salt. Store in a box or airtight container.
At Camp: Empty packet into a bowl/cup. Add 3/4 c boiling water; stir and let stand for 2 minutes. For thicker oatmeal, use less water; for thinner, use more water.
Note: For a creamier oatmeal: Mix the bag with 3/4 c cold water; let stand 1 - 2 min; then cook to heat thru (or eat as is).
VARIATIONS:
Sweetened Oatmeal
To each packet, add 1-2 tsp sugar.
Creamy Oatmeal
To each packet, add 1 TBSP powdered dry milk.
Creamy & Sweetened Oatmeal
To each packet, add 1-2 tsp sugar & 1 TBSP powdered dry milk.
Apple-Cinnamon Oatmeal
To each packet, add 1-2 tsp sugar, dash or 2 of cinnamon, and 2 TBSP chopped dried apples.
Cinnamon-Spice Oatmeal
To each packet, add 1-2 tsp sugar, 2 dashes of cinnamon, and a dash of nutmeg.
Oatmeal with Raisins & Brown Sugar
To each packet, add 1 tsp packed brown sugar and 1 TBSP raisins.
Wheat Germ Oatmeal
To each packet, add 2 tsp wheat germ.
Fruit & Cream
To each packet, add 1 TBSP powdered dry milk and 2 TBSP chopped dried fruit.
(In addition to the above) To flavor, sweeten, & fortify bland oatmeal, try:
Extracts: (1/8-1/4 tsp of 1 ext.) vanilla, almond, rum, etc; cloves,
allspice, mace (very strong spices; use as a 'dash of'); instant coffee, brown sugar, date sugar or dates, molasses, honey, syrups, dehydrated fruit compote or fruit medley, rehydrated; crushed candies, Red Hot candies (cinnamony); chocolate, butterscotch, or peanut butter chips; mini marshmallows, any dried fruits (or a combo of any), instant drink ixes/crystals/powders, instant cocoa (mixes), malted milk powder,
jams/jellies, yogurt (plain/flavored), flavored gelatins, pudding mixes, seeds &/or nuts, fruit leathers, peanut butter (or other nut butter), margarine (or Butter Buds), BacoBits, (meat) jerky bits, tofu "bacon", tofu jerky, bits of mincemeat or pemmican, dried &/or candied orange/lemon peel, Nutella, or anything from your gorp bag, etc, etc.
Try combining other quick-cooking cereals (cream of wheat/rice/barley, Malt-O-Meal, etc) or dry cereals (granolas, muesli, Bran Buds, All-Bran, etc) to the oatmeal packets.
*For an even creamier oatmeal, add 1-2 generous heaping tsp powdered creamer (& it improves the taste of the dry milk, when used).
MONET, glad to hear you are feeling better I'd say ditch that scale and get a new one, or just don't buy one altogether and go by how you feel. Better yet, I can send you mine
WOOD, I love the FRIENDSHIP WHIPPED COTTAGE CHEESE, it's delish! Why did you stop eating yogurt? I buy a plain FF one and jazz that up and it's yummy. Wish we lived closer, LAUREN would definitely participate in helping or even acting in the production - I think she really wants to be on BROADWAY one day, a day there's electricity, at least Glad to hear your power is back on, I know we have BASHFUL in Long Island as well and figured she had no power, but didn't know about other areas. Any idea is ROCHESTER was affected? Lots of family are there.
JEC, I swear, men do take advantage of us! ELI does things to purposely drive me batty because he knows he can because he knows I'm not going to leave him (more like, kick him out) over stupid things. Talk about being taken advantage of! Did DH ever show up to take the car in? If not, I'd take the car in myself and just rent a car and get it done right-then he can feel bad more ways than one, or would he, typical guys probably wouldn't - oh well Good luck to your DM with those pills. Try to find out the name and look on the web for some information about them.
QUILTER, kudos for another 3lb loss in just 2 days! Care to share your secret? Hope to re-join the exercise board in some manner after next week, when the kids are back in school Just hope the toe doesn't give me trouble - such a tiny thing can cause so much pain! Enjoy your company! Hey, when did they finally get people off of the rides in Sandusky - didn't see anything about it other than hear people were caught on the rides when the power went out-thought you may have saw something on the news, possibly. Just curious.
SEF, that was a great MM you posted and you know you have to believe it too! That's great another person mentioned they could see you were losing weight What are trifocals? Hmmm, would these progressive be considered that since there's 3 parts? ICK! Actually, I like the frame I got-it's me getting old that I don't
BOB, let's just be glad that didn't happen down here with the electricity - been there, done that - for 10 days with Andrew!
TEENSY, glad to have you back, and thanks for confirming your e-mail. Look forward to seeing you as much as you can possibly get on. Sounds like you had a great time, despite the burning sand You must of felt great with such a nice compliment being handed your way
ZANNE, glad to see your post AND to hear you have power. Not knowing how far you were away from the affected areas, didn't know. I wonder if ROSALIE has power or not? My SIL is in Toronto as well, guess we should try calling her this evening and see what's up there. What a mess! I'm surprised it's still so hot there, glad I didn't go up for a visit, esp. since ELI'S sister doesn't really have a/c - talk about being *****y - I'd been the queen!
JACKK, hope things settle down for you at work soon. Gosh, up at 5am to walk, you deserve a medal Even when I would be walking, to get up then Hope everything goes/went well for your niece and the baby - let us know!
Okay, I'm outta here. Have a few things to get done today and before that, going to go make something for breakfast - what is now the question!
While touring an Indian reservation filming a documentary, Barbara Walters was puzzled as to why the difference in the number of feathers in the head-dress of the braves.
So, she asked a brave who only had one feather in his head-dress and his reply was: "Only have one woman, one woman, one feather."
Feeling that the brave was only joking, she asked another and he replied: "Me have two women. Two women, two feathers."
Still not convinced the feathers indicated number of sexual partners involved, she decided to interview the Chief.
Now the Chief had a head-dress full of feathers which, needless to say amused Ms. Walters who asked the Chief,
"Why do you have so many feathers in your head-dress?" The Chief proudly pounded his chest and said: "Me Chief, me screw 'em all. Big, small, fat and tall, me screw 'em all."
Horrified, Ms. Walters stated, "You ought to be hung." The Chief said: "You damn right, me hung, big like buffalo, long like snake"
Ms. Walters cried, "You don't have to be so hostile."
The Chief replied: "Hoss-style, dog-style, wolf-style, any style me screw 'em all."
With tears in her eyes, Ms. Walters cried, "Oh dear."
The Chief said: "No deer... *** too high, run too fast!"
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There was once a man and woman who had been married for more than 60 years.
They had shared everything. They had talked about everything. They had kept no secrets from each other except that the little old woman had a shoe box in the top of her closet that she had cautioned her husband never to open or ask her about. For all of these years, he had never thought about the box, but one day the little old woman got very sick and the doctor said she would not recover. In trying to sort out their affairs, the little old man took down the shoe box and took it to his wife's bedside. She agreed that it was time that he should know what was in the box.
&g t;When he opened it, he found two crocheted doilies and a stack of money totaling $25,000. He asked her about the contents.
"When we were to be married," she said, "my grandmother told me the secret of a happy marriage was to never argue. She told me that if I ever got angry with you, I should just keep quiet and crochet a doily."
The little old man was so moved; he had to fight back tears. Only two precious doilies were in the box. She had only been angry with him two times in all those years of living and loving. He almost burst with happiness.
"Honey," he said, "that explains the doilies, but what about all of this money? Where did it come from?"
"Oh," she said, "That's the money I made from selling the doilies.
A Prayer:
Dear Lord,
I pray for Wisdom to understand my man; Love to forgive him; And Patience for his moods; Because Lord if I pray for Strength, I'll beat him to death. Amen
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Subject: MOMMA WHERE ARE YOU?
After trying unsuccessfully, for many days, to reach his Mother by phone and inquiring from her neighbors, this very concerned man finally went to his Mothers' apt. and waited for her to come home.
Where have you been Mom?
Well replied Momma, I have a job.
A job...you never worked a day in your life was his reply. What kind of job?
Well I work at a Sperm Bank.
What do you do there said the man very hesitantly.
Well son, when somebody comes in I say Hello glad to see you and when they leave I say"THANK YOU FOR COMING'.
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She Was Soooooooooooooo Blonde...
She thought a quarterback was a refund.
She thought General Motors was in the army.
She thought Meow Mix was a CD for cats.
She thought Boyz II Men was a day care center.
At the bottom of an application where it says "sign here," she wrote "Sagittarius."
She Was Soooooooooooooo Blonde...
She took the ruler to bed to see how long she slept.
She sent me a fax with a stamp on it.
She thought Eartha Kitt was a set of garden tools.
She thought TuPac Shakur was a Jewish holiday.
Under "education" on her job application, she put "Hooked On Phonics."
She Was Soooooooooooooo Blonde...
She tripped over a cordless phone.
She spent 20 minutes looking at the orange juice can because it said, "Concentrate."
She told me to meet her at the corner of "WALK" and "DON'T WALK."
She asked for a price check at the Dollar Store.
She tried to put M&M's in alphabetical order.
She Was Soooooooooooooo Blonde...
She studied for a blood test.
She thought she needed a token to get on "Soul Train."
She sold the car for gas money.
When she missed the 44 bus, she took the 22 bus twice instead.
When she went to the airport and saw a sign that said, "Airport Left," she turned round and went home.
She Was Soooooooooooooo Blonde...
When she heard that 90% of all crimes occur around the home, she moved.
She thought Taco Bell is the Mexican phone company.
She thought if she spoke her mind, she'd be speechless.
She thought that she could not use her AM radio in the evening.
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The Washington Post's Style Invitational once again asked readers to take any word from the dictionary, alter it by adding, subtracting, or changing one letter, and supply a new definition.
Here are the 2003 winners:
1. Intaxication: Euphoria at getting a tax refund, which lasts until you realize it was your money to start with.
2. Reintarnation: Coming back to life as a hillbilly.
3. Bozone (n.): The substance surrounding stupid_people that stops bright ideas from penetrating._ The_bozone layer, unfortunately, shows little sign of_breaking down in the near future.
4. Foreploy: Any misrepresentation about yourself for_the purpose of getting laid.
5. Cashtration (n.): The act of buying a house, which_renders the subject financially impotent for an_indefinite period.
6. Giraffiti: Vandalism spray-painted very, very high.
7. Sarchasm: The gulf between the author of sarcastic_wit and the person who doesn't get it.
8. Inoculatte: To take coffee intravenously when you_are running late.
9. Hipatitis: Terminal coolness.
10. Osteopornosis: A degenerate disease. (This one got_extra credit.)
11. Karmageddon: It's like, when everybody is sending_off all these really bad vibes, right? And then, like,_the Earth explodes and it's like a serious bummer.
12. Decafalon (n.): The grueling event of getting_through the day consuming only things that are good_for you.
13. Glibido: All talk and no action.
14. Dopeler effect: The tendency of stupid ideas to_seem smarter when they come at you rapidly.
15. Arachnoleptic fit (n.): The frantic dance_performed just after you've accidentally walked_through a spider web.
16. Beelzebug (n.): Satan in the form of a mosquito_that gets into your bedroom at three in the morning_and cannot be cast out.
17. Caterpallor (n.): The color you turn after finding_half a grub in the fruit you're eating.
And the pick of the literature:
18. Ignoranus: A person who's both stupid and an_*******.
Quickie - for those of you who haven't replied to my e-mail so I can update my e-mail list for the board, please do so, at least before the end of the month so I can get it straight - finally.
Also, I sent out an e-mail to all of those who have replied. If you didn't get it, please e-mail me at [email protected] and let me know.
Lastly, HEARTMOM I got your reply, but when I tried to send you the e-mail it won't allow me to send it to that address. Tells me there is no one by that name at that e-mail addy - yet it came right from your e-mail. Please LMK.
DEBELLI--I'm just north of the Toronto boundary. ONE street north--I can see the Toronto side from the back of my house. Streetlights (not traffic lights) were on on the Toronto side a couple hours before we got our power. Toronto is such a big place tho. So it was only pockets of the city that were coming on, not all at once. ROSALIE is in a slightly different area than me, but I would suspect her power is on. Pretty much the whole province was hit. As of 8 this morning, my inlaws who are an hour away from us still didn't have any power. I'm greatful that all the stuff in the fridge and freezer are ok. It's NOT supposed to be this hot at this time of year--we're just having a flukey heat wave!
I hope everyone else affected by the power outage is doing ok.
One good thing is that I'm drinking lots of water and because it's so hot, I don't really feel like eating too much
I will be on quickly today and it will be a busy one. I didn't get on yesterday. This Sunday starts the new Sunday School year at church and we have a lot of activities planned that, of course, I have to see to. This will be my last big event at the church,my replacement starts on Tuesday and my last Sunday is the 31st.
In the meantime, I'm working on this tax reform initiative.
I hope everyone affected by the blackout gets their power back soon! I can't imagine--Whew. It was bad enough in little-old Auburn when Opal went through a few years back and we had no power for several days. You took your life into your own hands to drive with no traffic lights--I can't imagine being in NYC or Toronta or another "big city." You girls are in my thoughts!
There are three big dogs running around in my back yard and they saw Belle a few minutes ago through the sliding glass door and I thought they were going to come through the glass. She was terrified. I've never called animal control before, but I'm about to!
I hope everyone has a good OP day! I've got to get to work!
Just a quick post to let you all know that I am fine and so is everyone in my family and all my friends. We got our power back at about 11:15 last night. I'm not going to have my computer on much until the power is restored more widely b/c we've been asked to concerve power. So my a/c gets first power, so to speak. But as soon as I can I'll come back and catch up on the boards.
I hope you are all doing well.
Hope to be back soon,
Steph
Goodmorning and TGIF!! I won't be able to read or post over the weekend. I don't have a computer at home and have to use the one here at the office. Once my financial situation settles down and I get some debts paid, I plan to get one.
Thanks everyone for the tips on oatmeal. I usually cut is close on getting up and to work on time so I eat breakfast at my break around 10:00. Instant oatmeal has been a good choice in the past and with the tips given here, I think I can still have it. I don't eat lunch until 1:00 (makes the afternoon go by faster!) so a 10:00 breakfast is not too late. Debbie, thanks for the info on making my own instant. I needed an excuse to buy a blender!!
Is it possible that I could be feeling better after only 3 1/2 days on SB? I noticed yesterday that I did not get as sleepy after lunch and last night, I got a burst of energy at 10:30. I really do feel better, but I don't know if it's because of the WOE or because I expect to feel better now. Either way, it's great to feel more alive. I've felt like a turtle napping on a log in the sunshine for such a long time. Of course, part of it has been a depression I've been going through with the divorce and bankruptcy. Anyway, I think I see a light at the end of the tunnel now.
You are such a great group. I'm so glad to be here.
I'm getting a late start today. I just got my lazy butt out of bed about 20 minutes ago. Don't know why or even how I slept that late.
We went to open house at the school last night. Finally know who the girls teachers are. Of course it doesn't mean anything to me right now because they haven't been to this school before. Both teachers seem really nice though. I just hope the kids behave like they know how.
Yesterday my mom and sil were on their way back from a town that's about 45 minutes away from their home, sil was driving, (she just now has her permit, her mom was mean to her growing up and wouldn't let her get one like most parents do). Anyway, she went around a curve and was going a bit too fast and slid off in the ditch. Mom said that they are ok, sil just bit her lip and mom is all bruised up from the seat belt. I told her to put ice on it, but she refused to do it cause most of it is on her boob. She sent me a note this morning saying that they are ok, but she's really sore and stiff. SIL is scared to drive again, but my brother won't let her stop driving, says that "she needs to get back on the horse and keep on going." I feel bad for the poor girl, she had a really bad life growing up and she's pretty timid and shy. After mom told me this, she told me that my dad slid them off the road a couple of days earlier, and the day mom went to the doc, she got stopped for speeding, didn't get a ticket or warning, was just told to slow down. I told her after this mess yesterday that they all should stay off the road for the rest of the week and start over next week.
BOB, I've thought about that quite a few times in the last 10 1/2 years!!!
Pancho, I'm so glad these kids are heading off to school on Monday morning. I'm gonna send their lunch for the first few weeks though. Next year my youngest will be starting kindergarten, and I can't wait. I don't fancy sending snacks to school, for some reason I always forgot about it until the day before and had to rush to the store to get something.
Deb, Nope, he never showed to take the car in yesterday, but he's got it now. I just hope he gets it over there today. He would care less if I took it myself, but I'm sure he wouldn't be too happy if I rented one though. Mom told me the name of that pill, but I forgot it and didn't write the darn thing down. I'll have to do that next time we talk.
Ok, didn't have time to finish the laundry yesterday, so I have that to finish up today. Got to get the kids to clean up their rooms too, that should be fun! I'll talk to y'all later.
Thought I'd take the kids for their blood tests Neither wants to go and they're too darn big to drag there, so heck if I'm going to fight about this with them! My cousin called and is going to go to my sisters house later this afternoon so I will head over there to see them. He told me my other cousin was in Rochester and as suspected, they too had no power last night. Haven't heard if it was restored up there as of yet.
So far, my starchy carbs have been from a pot pie and these Jewish cookies (?) I found at the ministry (yes Jewish cookies at a ministry) that have no sugar, or eggs in them, barely sweet and very light. Probably not the best thing to eat as it sure didn't fill me up any, may have one more starchy carb later today, if that, but it won't be more cookies.
ZANNE, glad to know your power was restored Seems you all up there are having a heat wave like Europe, weird to see those temps, eh?
FILLISE, I too can sympathize with those without power as having been through it for 10 days when we had Andrew. Girl, do you ever slow down???
BASHFUL, thanks for checking in and letting us know your status. Hope things get back to normal soon for everyone! I agree a/c would be number one on my priority list, for sure!
LIBRA, you are feeling better because you are getting the sugar out of your system and when you do, you do feel better. Of course, losing weight makes you feel better too Think of sugars and the refined products as drugs that keep you down. Just ask any of us who've gone off plan and began to eat the junk again just how awful they feel - that alone should keep you legal!!
JEC, ummm, I'm in the mean Mom category I guess. I just let MICHAEL get his restricted last month, but gave in to LAUREN doing it only 6 months after her birthday just so I wouldn't have to go back to the **** hole of a place another time beyond them getting their regular license. The other day I took MICHAEL driving and he wanted to go to the other parking lot on the other side, so I said "fine," and when I told him to change lanes, he just proceeded to do it, without looking and almost hit another car with 4 people in it. His claim was since I said to do it that I was looking and he was able to go-I told him it didn't work that way That was the end of that lesson for that day! Thank goodness your SIL and DM weren't hurt-but I understand the hesitance of not wanting to get behind the wheel after that happening, I'm not looking forward to having MICHAEL behind the wheel again!
It is relatively quiet around here this morning. My oldest daughter went to work with her dad for a few hours this morning, and I put the baby in her crib for a nap (but she is playing in there instead). I did go in for my physical this morning, and will expect the bloodwork back in the next week or so; I ask that they mail a copy to me. The phlebotomist poked one arm but couldnt' get enough blood for the second tube; said something about a rolling vein, and had to poke my other arm. And, get this, I shrunk. I have always been 5'4 & 3/4". When my daughter went to the doctor a few days ago, I asked them to measure my height; she said 5'4". I thought it was probably off a little, but they measured my height today, and same thing...5'4". I have shrunk 3/4 of an inch in the past 7 years. I think the last time I had my height checked I was in my late 20's. I'm going to be a midget when I get older .
We will be having my family over tomorrow for my dad's birthday. I plan to make some on-plan things for me and a few other things as well. I found a recipe for a chocolate almond crust on here that I am going to try to use for my cheesecake. I hope it turns out well. So, I'll be off to clean up the house soon.
Monet: I'm not a coffee drinker, unless there is more sweet in there than coffee. BUT, that concoction sounds delicious...mixing the ground cinnamon in with the coffee grounds sounds like it would smell divine brewing. I'll brew a pot for hubby and try a little myself. I like my iced cappuccinos that I make with my sugar-free syrup.
Teensy: Glad you had a good lake trip and caught some fish. We were just in Colorado and had no luck whatsoever catching any fish. YOU SHOULD BE SO PROUD OF YOURSELF!! What a nice friend to offer such a sincere, genuine compliment like that. It seem that all I seem to get late is derogative feedback. BUT, I won't let it get to me. I look and feel better than I have in years!
Zanne: Glad you survived the outage. Good call on staying close to home until all the outage problems have been totally resolved.
Quilter: Congrats on the extra 1.5 pounds; it sure adds up to a nice loss over time. Keep up the good work.
Deb: Wow, that would have been something ending up in NY the same day as the outage. I did get to Trader Joes and bought some Ezekial sprouted grain tortillas. I think I am going to make some Caesar salad wraps. I, of course, didn't stop there....I bought about $50.00 worth of groceries. I also got my daughter some "healthy' snack choices for school. She will be in Kindergarten and won't have to bring a lunch, but each student has to bring their own snack. What do you mean about Splenda doing a number on you? I know I am sensitive to sugar alcohols, but haven't run into any problems with Splenda. Does it cause sugar cravings, or does it upset your digestive tract?
bashful: Glad you didn't lose power for too long. We hope everything is up and running smoothly soon.
Jecrites: Wow, sounds like Mom's stars are in the wrong place lately. I hope her luck improves soon. It will be tough getting into the habit of packing that snack everyday. I will try to do it the night before. I have to get more organized. My husband said that he wouldn't mind taking his lunch during the day, and on the days when I go to the gym from my daughter's school, I'd like to bring my lunch with me as well. I will have to set up some type of assembly line in the evenings once the kids go to bed, and get everyone packed up the night before.
If I don't have a chance to jump on later, everyone have a great weekend. TRY to stay on plan...the weekends seem to be the toughest for all of us. I am going to weigh in on Monday, and challenge anyone else to.
Tonight will be hard. The YAH is going to Country Village in Tickfaw. THey have a country buffet, definitely not SB friendly, and there is Christian music and country entertainment.
BOB: LOL! You gave me a real chuckle! Couldn't post unless we got up to aerobic speed and could alternate hands and fingers!
To all who suffered the blackout hope you had no significany problems wih it. The concern I would have in the household is the freezer, it's full of meat which is an expensive item to have to replace. Usually a freezer will hold for about a day if it is full. But if it happened here I don't think so. The only place we could put the freezer and extra fridge is the garage and it gets pretty hot out there.
DEB: Trifocals have two lines instead of one. I used to sit opposite patients for some therapies and have to make notes, two different distances, then I'd have to look across the room at someone else. I was having trouble adjusting to all three so dr suggested trifocals. They were great, but since the eye surgery (which was a failure) the lines started to bother me and it was getting worse, so this new dr suggested the no line lens. I love them. Honey, you just a baby! You have a long way to go before you are old. Me on the other hand...................
LIBRA: I know I felt better after starting this WOE. Some have complined of headahes or withdrawal symptoms but I didn't.
JECRITES: Glad you SIL and DM are okay. Your brother is right!
PANCHO: Yep! We shrink. I used to be the tallest girl in my class (remembeer I went to a 2 room schoolhouse so it wasn't a huge class!) now with back surgery, age and arthritis I'm 5'6"! I argued with the nurse telling her she made a mistake the first time I was measured in years.
Well, have some ironing to do. I HATE ironing and don't buy unless it says Wash 'n Wear etc. But got fooled on a denim and a twill skirt. The hems roll and look like the dickens! Want to wear the denim tonight.
FF: A MAN'S POINT OF VIEW
This morning on the Interstate, I looked over to my left and there was a woman in a brand new Cadillac doing 65 mph with her face up next to her rear view mirror putting on her eyeliner.
I looked away for a couple seconds and when I looked back she was halfway over in my lane, still working on that makeup.
As a man, I don't scare easily. But she scared me so much; I dropped my electric shaver, which knocked the donut out of my other hand. In all the confusion of trying to straighten out the car using my knees against the steering wheel, it knocked my cell phone away from my ear which fell into the coffee between my legs, splashed, and burned Big Jim and theTwins, ruined the damn phone, soaked my trousers, and disconnected an important call.
Damn women drivers ! ! !
and:
I never have quite figured out why the sexual urges of men &women differ so much. And I never have figured out the whole Mars &Venus thing. And, I never have figured out why men think with their head and women with their heart. And, I never yet have figured out how the sexual desire gene gets thrown into a state of turmoil, when it hears the words "I do".
One evening last week, my wife and I were getting into bed. Well, the passion starts to heat up, and she eventually says, "I don't feel like it, I just want you to hold me." I said, "WHAT?" She explains that I must not be in tune with her emotional needs as a Woman. I'm thinking, "What was her first clue?" I finally realize that nothing is going to happen that night, so I went to sleep.
The very next day we went shopping at a big unnamed department store... I walked around while she tried on three very expensive outfits. She couldn't decide which one! to take, so I told her to take all three of them. She then tells me that she wants matching shoes worth $200 each to which I say OK. And then we go to the Jewelry Dept. where she gets a set of diamond earrings. Let me tell you she was so excited. She must have thought that I was one wave short of a shipwreck, but I don't think she cared. I think she was testing me when she asked for a new hat, when she doesn't ever wear hats. I think I threw her for a loop when I told her that it was OK. She was almost sexually excited from all of this and you should have seen her face when she said, "I'm ready to go, let's go to the cash register,"
I could hardly contain myself when I blurted out, "No, my love. I don't feel like buying all this stuff now." You should have seen her face ..it went completely blank.
I then said, "Really my love! I just want you to HOLD this stuff for a while." And just when she had this look like she was going to kill me,I added, "You must not be in tune with my financial needs as a Man."
I figure that I should be having sex again sometime during Spring 2006.
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A couple attending an art exhibition at the National Gallery was
staring at a portrait that had them completely confused. The painting depicted three very black and totally naked men sitting on a park bench. Two of the figures had black penises, but the one in the middle had a pink penis.
The curator of the gallery realized that they were having trouble
interpreting the painting and offered his assessment. He went on for nearly half an hour explaining how it depicted the sexual emasculation of African Americans in a predominately white, patriarchal society.
"In fact," he pointed out, "some serious critics believe that the pink penis also reflects the cultural and sociological oppression experienced by gay men in contemporary society."
After the curator left, a Scottish man approached the couple and said:_ "Would you like to know what the painting is really about?"
"Now why would you claim to be more of an expert than the curator of the gallery?" asked the couple.
"Because I'm the guy who painted it," he replied.__ "In fact, there's no African Americans depicted at all. They're just three Scottish coal-miners. The guy in the middle went home for lunch."_
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There was this little boy about 12 years old walking down the sidewalk dragging a flattened frog on a string behind him._ He came up to the doorstep of a house of ill repute and knocked on the door.
When the Madam answered it, she saw the little boy and asked what he wanted._ He said, "I want to have sex with one of the women inside._ I have the money to buy it,and I'm not leaving until I get it,"
The Madam figured, why not, so she told him to come in. Once in, she told him to pick any of the girls he liked._ He asked, "Do any of the girls have any diseases?"_ Of course the Madam said no.
He said, "I heard all the men talking about having to get shots after making love with Amber._ THAT'S the girl I want."
Since the little boy was so adamant and had the money to pay for it, the Madam told him to go to the first room on the right._ He headed down the hall dragging the squashed frog behind him._ Ten minutes later he came back, still dragging the frog, paid the Madam, and headed out the door.
The Madam stopped him and asked, "Why did you pick the only girl in the place with a disease, instead of one of the others?"
He said, "Well, if you must know, tonight when I get home, my parents are going out to a restaurant to eat, leaving me at home with a baby-sitter._ After they leave, my baby-sitter will have sex with me because she just happens to be very fond of cute little boys._ She will then get the disease that I just caught._ When Mom and Dad get back, Dad will take the baby-sitter home._ On the way, he'll jump the baby-sitter's bones, and he'll catch the disease._ Then when Dad gets home from the baby-sitter's, he and Mom will go to bed and have sex, and Mom will catch it._ In the morning when Dad goes to work, the Milkman will deliver the milk, have a quickie with Mom and catch the disease, and HE'S the son-of-a-***** who ran over my FROG!
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THE LONELY LITTLE BRAIN CELL
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Once upon a time there was a female brain cell which by mistake happened to end up in a man's head.
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She looked around nervously but it was all empty and quiet.
"Hello?" she cried, but no answer.
"Is there anyone here?" she cried a little louder, but still no answer.
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Now the female brain cell started to feel alone and scared and yelled at the top of her voice "HELLO, IS THERE ANYONE HERE?"
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Then she heard a very faint voice from far, far away .
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"We're down here ."
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Happy Little Fly!
A happy, little fly was buzzing around a barn one day, when she happened_ upon a large pile of fresh horse manure.
Since it had been hours since her last meal and she was feeling hunger pains, she flew down to the irresistible delicacy and began to munch out._ She ate...And ate...and then .. she ate some more!!!_ Finally, she decided she'd had plenty.
She washed her face with her tiny front legs, belched a few times, then attempted to fly away._ But alas...she had pigged out far too much and could not get off the ground.
She looked around wondering what to do about this unpleasant situation when she spotted a pitchfork leaning upright against the barn wall.
She'd found a solution!! She realized if she could just become airborne she'd be able to fly again. So, she painstakingly,climbed to the top of the handle. Once there, she took a deep breath, spread her tiny fly wings,and leaped confidently into the air.
She dropped like a rock and splattered all over the floor!
Dead Fly....
The moral of this sad story?
Ready?
Never fly off the handle when you know you're full of sh*t.
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The_ madam opened the brothel door to see a rather dignified, well-dressed good looking man in his late 40s or early 50s. "Can I help you?" she asked.
"I want to see Natalie" the man replied.
"Sir, Natalie is one of our most_ expensive ladies. Perhaps you would prefer someone else," said the madam.
"No. I must see Natalie" was the man's reply. Just then Natalie appeared and announced to the man that she charged_ $1,000 a "visit". Without_ hesitation, the man pulled out ten $100 dollar bills and gave them to Natalie and they went upstairs.
After an hour, the man calmly left.__ The next night, the same man appeared_ again, demanding to see Natalie.__ Natalie explained that no one had ever come back two nights in a row; too_ expensive -- and there were no discounts. The price was still $1,000.
Again the man pulled out the money, gave it to Natalie and they went upstairs. After an hour, he left.__ The following night the man was there_ again. Everyone was astounded that he had come for the third consecutive night,__ but he paid Natalie and they went upstairs.
After their session, Natalie questioned the man. "No one has ever used me three nights in a row. Where are you from?" she asked.
The man replied, "South Carolina."
"Really" she said. "I_ have family in South Carolina."
"I know," the man said. "Your father died and I am your family's_ attorney. I was instructed to give you_ your $3,000 inheritance."
The_ moral of the story is: Some things in life are certain:
1. Taxes
2. Death
3. Being screwed by a lawyer
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Okay gotta go!
Hello! Sorry I have not had a chance to come to the board this week since Monday. Have had a busy week & dd came to spend a few days with me before the baby comes. We went shopping today. Have to work again tomorrow, so I have not had alot of time to spend with her.
Staying OP. Scales down to 145 & holding. Have been able to get back into my size 8 jeans. Doing exercise, but have not had a chance to post on that board either. My back is giving me fits again. Have been visiting my chiropractor on each of my days off, but not helping too much.
Got to go, but wanted to check in. Hope all have a great week end!
I am so glad it's friday...yeah. It's been a good week for eating and walking. We hit the 30 mile mark this evening and will probably get some more in tomorrow. Thats almost 70,000 steps...LOL Or about 8 hours of walking. I am so blessed to have a committed walking buddy. Lawana my walking partner has lost 6 pounds so far. I'm so excited for her.
WTG Melf getting back into your 8's.
Jack-K---you are the woman! Getting up at 5 to walk. YOU will get to goal before you know it.
Pancho...I had shrunk last time at the dr. also but only about 1/4 of an inch. I want it back so I can weigh more... Just teasin'
Deb....hey woman. I hear ya about the kids. Mine hate to go to the doctor unless they have no other choice. How is your toe doing? I have a blister on top of one of my toes from walking so much. Isn't that odd. Are you starting to feel better now that you are back OP.
Jenn....your poor mom. Praying your SIL gets bacl behind the wheel and gets her confidence back so she can drive for many years to come.
Sef....hope you are having a blast tonight at the Village.
Marilyn...glad you are starting to feel good OP. I think it's quite possible to start feeling better already. One of the first things I noticed when I started eating this way was no indigestion and that happened during the first week. I think getting the junk out and putting good stuff in is bound to make you feel better and less sluggish.
Steph...glad you and the others got your lights back on pretty quick. I know I can't stand it when the lights go out. Last time they were out for like 6 hours. Texas is too hot for the power to be out that long in the summer.
Susan...hope the activities go well and you have a blast. I don't like when strays come around. We are way in the country so if they come around here they are usually kinda wild.
Howdy to everybody else that I am missing this evening.
Have a SUPER FANTASTIC TOTALLY ON PLAN SAFE WEEKEND!
Friday Morning
Perhaps someone will send me something good before the day is over! 
So with that, I'm going to jump into some replies before one of my two wake up and claim they need the computer.
Never tried that drink you mentioned, or the other item - I try to stay away from Splenda as much as I possibly can - it does a number on me!
I'd say ditch that scale and get a new one, or just don't buy one altogether and go by how you feel. Better yet, I can send you mine
Glad to hear your power is back on, I know we have BASHFUL in Long Island as well and figured she had no power, but didn't know about other areas. Any idea is ROCHESTER was affected? Lots of family are there. 
Good luck to your DM with those pills. Try to find out the name and look on the web for some information about them.
Just hope the toe doesn't give me trouble - such a tiny thing can cause so much pain! Enjoy your company! Hey, when did they finally get people off of the rides in Sandusky - didn't see anything about it other than hear people were caught on the rides when the power went out-thought you may have saw something on the news, possibly. Just curious.
Even when I would be walking, to get up then
Hope everything goes/went well for your niece and the baby - let us know!
Morning all!
