L2L, I never noticed that you live in Marysville. I live in Seattle. If it's open to the public, I would love to check out the show and be your 3FC cheering section!

I, too, was rooting for Brett McClure since he's a "local," but the Hamm comeback was pretty spectacular. Brett McClure sure has a wonderful attitude, though, and seemed really happy to have completed his ring routine looking so good even if he did get a lower score than everyone thought he should get. He just seems like such a nice guy, and I really like nice guys. :)

Tiki,
I'm afraid that what your pastor says as true - my getting a BF definitely resulted in my bf going up - about 2% unfortunately. Kind of sad, since mine was at an all-time low just before meeting him, and now I'm struggling to get it back under control!

So, enjoy your date this weekend, but make sure you ask yourself if he's "bf-worthy"!";)
Cindy

Hello Gang! :wave:

Tiki -- Yes , have a great date! I wish you all the luck, you seem to be such a nice girl and deserve a nice fella. I do hope he's in good shape to keep up with you and your kids and cheerleaders...

Today was a busy day and I didn't get a chance to go to the gym... My bad! Tomorrow I'll go I feel like I really need it although food has been pretty good I need to move. I spent all morning sitting at a desk, then all afternoon in a car driving the kids to a cheese factory we go to for fresh cheese... I did have some but bought a small 4oz pkg for myself just so that it would be portion controlled with a diet Pepsi. That was my supper! I'm hungry now it's almost 9pm so I'll go have some fresh tomatoes that hubby brought home from his sister's garden. I haven't had any veggies today yet my body is craving that. Funny how after a while I seem to need those veggies...

Shella -- Is that your D? She's such a cutie! I'd love to live close enough too to go see L2L compete, that would be sooo cool! I went to a BB comp a few years ago, oh maybe 17 yrs or so, I really enjoyed it... I had gone with a bunch from the gym I was at at the time we had a great time...

Cindy -- I'm sure your BF% will come back down as soon as the "glow" of love comes down a bit too ;)... Hang in there...

Evangeline -- Sounds like you had a great workout at lunch time going from one side of the street to the other for shade... 3.5 miles is a good hike for lunch time...

Well I'm off now to go eat some fresh tomatoes and cukes! :hun:

Hi to the rest that I have missed, I always seem to miss someone :(...

TTFN...

Happy rainy Saturday LWL!

This rain is going to make me crazy - it just won't stop! And it's chilly too, which makes me just want to stay curled up on the couch with a book all day. So, maybe I will!

Just had protein pancakes w/blueberries in them - not sure I would recommend that -the berries kept popping out when I'd flip the pancakes. They were tasty, but more work than usual!

Guess I'll spend more time in that messy den to try to get it organized more - I still have visions of getting it decorated one of these days, and until it's in order, I can't even think about it. Ok, at least 2 hours in there today - I promise myself....

Hope everyone is having a great day - hello to everyone - I know I've been lurking a bit, but just been in that kind of mood. I always read your posts, and appreciate the motivation I get from them.

Ilene - fresh tomatoes - yum! But I always need to eat mine with some fresh mozzarella or other mild cheese. As long as I forgo the crusty bread, I guess I'm doing ok... ;)
Cindy

Hi everyone,

I have been sooo busy biting nails (joke Ilene!) these past few days that I hardly had time for anything else. BF (which means boyfriend, although I might have to change my vocabulary), called the lady at the bank who said that although her boss hadn't seen the application yet, she said not to worry, it would be ok and he would get the mortgage, so now it's waiting for the final stretch. I had a wonderful time watching the Olympics, especially gymnastics! Both the ladies and the men were very good! Patterson was so sparkling, she deserved her medal. Hamm I saw too but I would have been more attentive had I known some of you knew some of the athletes...
My dad and sister went to the field hockey game Netherlqnds-India and had a wonderful time only to find the door of my granny's house had got stuck and they couldn't get in at mignight (gran was away). So they decided to go and find a hotel at one o'clock at night in the center of Athens... They only got into a horrible hotel (yes, THAT kind) 2 hours and 15 attempts later, as nobody would believe they were father and daughter and just wanted a good night's rest... Thankfully, they only had to sleep for a few hours before they could take a bus home, and afterwards they had a good laugh with me on the phone too.

Food is OK, went for a 1 hr bike ride today, only 2 more days before the gym opens, Hurrah!

Tiki, have fun tonight!

Sugar cube, frozen boiled eggplant???

Meg, have a good trip!

Jack, thanks!

see y'all later

Lieke

Lieke -- keep your hands behind back and don't move them... chewed up nails are very unsightly...:lol:

I did I did! They look much happier already and grew overnight! :)

Busy weekend for me - I took Friday off and have been nonstop ever since :)

Nail biting - my nails are hopeless - down to the quick literally. Of course since I'm around horses so much, it's pretty much a waste to have gels or manicures IMO!

This has been a really great weekend - I've cleaned the house, ridden a couple of times, worked out every day, went to another private Pilates reformer session, gone to two concerts with Jim (last night we went to see the group WAR at the Fair - remember them from the 1970's?), and generally just enjoying the great weather :)

I've already done my grocery shopping for the week this morning - I just have to shower, go take care of the horses and stop by the fresh fruit stand down the road from there - they still have cherries as well as great berries and fresh-picked corn to die for...mmmm.

Wow, you are so sweet, Ilene! :) That's my almost four-year old granddaughter. My kids are ages 20 to 31 and, gulp, just getting older.

I took that photo when I was visiting in February. Her caregiver was making her sit up, which she's can't do by herself, and she gets kind of grumpy about it. She's so funny because she can be pouting one minute and when you point a camera at her, she starts smiling.

1:56PM here Jack, we're posting at the same time :wave: !!

Had a great back workout this morning. Now I'm going to do a 20K bike ride. It is positively GORGEOUS here too!! Nice breeze also...

TTFN...

Hi everyone,
I stayed home and worked on the LWL cookbook the whole day and guess what? It's almost finished! Yeah!

Have fun all!

Lieke