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2/9/10 10:17 P

SEK: Congratulations to you and your client; her success is obviously very exciting and gratifying for you both.

LILY: Glad you're feeling better today.

You guys are certainly getting more than your share of snow storms this winter! Mother nature seems to have been sending them all around us (at least so far). Sometimes it feels like we're in the eye of a hurricane; we went into the city today - it was sunny, the roads were dry - lovely driving, but to the north and south of us huge storms were raging. So far this year (fingers crossed) we've only 2 big snow storms, the ice storm over Xmas, and only a few days of really cold temps ... weird ... but for as long as it lasts, I'll take it!!!

We had a good day today; shopped, went to a show, and had a nice dinner.

I wore my pedometer all day. I'm finding it interesting, although I'm relating to the totals more as a general overview (to establish a baseline) rather than focusing on the actual numbers because I know there are some junk steps in there.

I'll touch base tomorrow. Right now, I'm pooped!

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2/9/10 8:19 P

Yea Sek! You go girlfriend! Make the world a happier place.

LILY and Weezie, snow shoeing is counted as fitness. LOL

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2/9/10 7:39 P

Hey LILYGAL, glad you made it home safely and I may need to invest in snowshoes as well. LOL

HOping for a snowday tomorrow myself.

Have a great evening everyone. I'm off to bed just in case I don't get lucky. LOL

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2/9/10 7:12 P

WOO HOO, Sek!!! She'll be great advertising for you.

Well, girls, it is still snowing here and blowing. I got home early so that was a help. But we are in for still more and it is really piling up around here. I have a pair of snowshoes in the garage and I just may have to get them out!!!!

Hope you all are safe and warm!!!

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2/9/10 1:06 P

Congrats SEK your 1st client is doing great and will be a wonderful advertisement for your business. PJ

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2/9/10 11:25 A

Congrats SEK. I'm happy your client found you and she is doing so very well with your guidance. She cannot fail.

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2/9/10 11:15 A

Just dropped in to give you all an update. I am trying to take it easy and not spend too much time doing any one thing. I'm not sure if I'm having success with that or not?

I'm not even going to try to get caught up with this thread as it moves way too fast! I just want you to know that today was my clients 3rd visit and she is doing a wonderful job. She is down another 2 pounds and is so happy with herself. She bought a walking DVD and is very excited with her life right now. She is going to have to be the poster child for my business.

Take care!

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2/9/10 10:11 A

Enjoy your grandkids Pat and glad you slept well and feeling better this morning. Hope the son's job interviews are good too!


Jan, enjoy Jillan's DVD. She is brutal but good indeed. I need to pull one off the shelf too. Maybe tomorrow since we'll likely have a snow day ourselves.

Wishing you all a great day!

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2/9/10 10:03 A

Lilygal, glad today is a better day fo you!

I'm finally feeling human after a day off. Back to work tomorrow so I've got to make the most of today getting stuff done. Planning to try out the Jillian Michael's 21 Day Shred dvd a friend gave me for Christmas. I've heard a lot of good things about it from other people here on SP.

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2/9/10 9:41 A

Lilygal,
You take care now, don't let the mob overwhelme you!
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2/9/10 9:32 A

Good morning, all. First, I want to thank all you for your caring comments and posts. I just couldn't "function" yesterday for some reason. Everything starting falling apart after I got home from the Y. But I went to be at 9p.m. and I slept!! Maybe I was just very tired. Today I am feeling very good!! I am at DS's babysitting with all three. NO school. Snow is piling up a__ deep on a tall indian!!! The kids want to go outside but Luke is coughing and "hacking" so he's not going.

Well, I've got to get busy..it sounds like the upstairs will be down here soon. Time for the whip and chair!!!

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2/9/10 8:23 A

Just a quick hello this morning. It is a rainy dreary day here after storms last night. So it will be a good day for me to take my laptop and DVD to the bunkhouse and have a good long workout with Leslie.

Onward and Downward in 2010. PJ

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2/9/10 8:22 A

Have a good day everyone. I won't be around today - Mr. T has suggested that we go into the city to shop and see a show (and I'm always ready to run the roads ).

I'm a little disappointed that I won't get to explore my electric quilting program today, but it will be here tomorrow.

I've been actually overdoing my workouts for the last several days (averaging between 2 and 3 hrs per day) so today will probably be good for me - give my muscles a bit of a break. I'll be wearing my pedometer though, and I'm sure I'll get lots of steps in.

Take care all, and have a great day ... depending on how late we get in, I may or may not see you this evening.

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2/9/10 5:50 A

Happy Tuesday everyone. I got up on time and started Sparkin. I'm almost done actually, then breakfast and the mall to get my engine fired up.

Have a good one.

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2/8/10 7:46 P

TB:You can afford it! I'd be putting you up on this end, Cabana Boy party, food, drink, and entertainment....you can do it! We'd have a blast!

LILY, sorry you are having a rough day today sweetie!

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2/8/10 5:21 P

Just stopping in to say hi. I'm having a very bad day so I'll just get out for now.

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2/8/10 12:23 P

OH TB that would of been great to have you join us. Yea, a bit of $$ being spent but a chance of a lifetime I see it as. Plus we've been talking about this for like 2 years so FINALLY it will happen. YES!!!

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2/8/10 11:51 A

LOL ... I actually logged onto the airline site to check out flights for 4/17. Yup, there was one, with a brief layover in Chicago! Mr. T could go that far and visit with sisters and family, and I could continue west. Seemed like a good plan ... then I looked at the price Oh well, the fantasy (short though it was - was fun)!

Edited by: TUFFYBIRD at: 2/8/2010 (11:54)

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2/8/10 10:05 A

I'll tell you gals the truth: It's going to get even wilder the closer it gets to 4/17 the day of the 1/2 marathon.

Next Monday at 8:00 a.m. the prized tickets for the race go on sale. This is a limited entrants race. The system crashes at 8:000000001.....LOL LOL This is actually the 2nd hurdle that is so notoriously nasty! Of course the Kat has other ways of getting the tickets.....LOL LOL

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2/8/10 9:57 A

Jan,
Things got a little wild this weekend.
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2/8/10 9:39 A

Miss one day around here and miss out on a lot of fun!

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2/8/10 7:04 A

Have a great day everyone. I start my day (when we have a connection) with Spark and everyone else sleeping - wonderful time to myself.

KAT you must have something special going to pick those winners. Have a good day.

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2/8/10 6:43 A

Good morning ladies. The Saints won the Super Bowl..of course...I backed them! LOL LOL

When I was a little girl my parents would ask me who would win the presidential elections. I always picked the winner, even if I didn't like them-like Nixon! Yuck!!

Here's to a great Monday for everyone.

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2/7/10 5:07 P

Yes, I am feeling better, but still not 100%.
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2/7/10 1:38 P

Moons over Miami? Now that made me laugh outloud. Good one WISEWIFE. Clearly you're feeling better.

I will have my camera on this outing and you'll get to see us all in our glory - no make or hair - but who gives a rip. We're just gonna be trying to accomplish this feat upright.

SEK - good idea to keep working on those guns so if you're tossing us into a vehicle you won't a problem.

I can hardly wait!!!

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2/7/10 11:40 A

Kat you be nice! You're just jealous of TB & the LBD.
Orange pom poms eh? That would be a sight!
Weezie, take care & try not to think about Moons over Miami!
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2/7/10 11:04 A

My gosh!!! You girls need to play nice here!!! WW we are going to have watch these gals a little better!! Kat is mooning Weezie, poor Sek got a cold, TB with the Cabana boys, and as you say all HE-- has broken loose!!!

Actually, I want to see a picture of Kat mooning Weezie as she crosses the finish line. That might be worth the price of a ticket to sit and watch with SEK!!!

I've got to get busy so you girls try to behave while I'm gone!!!

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2/7/10 10:27 A

The pictures I'm getting in my mind are too much for this early in the morning! LOL... SEK pushing a dolly with upchucking bare bottomed SPers in LBD's is just too much!

Good luck. SEK, take video. Especially of the above part!!

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2/7/10 10:13 A

Now, you can't say I didn't post the blog I challenged TB to, because I did, it was late Friday, but still Friday.

I haven't been here and I see things were getting a little out of hand in my absence. In doing a challenge for another team in which I was supposed to interact with at least 10 strangers, one of them gave me a cold. I was on the computer some but not much. Truthfully I didn't want to look at the screen and have to think. I still don't but I can't leave work undone for long.

Now I find out I need to bring a dolly on the trip with me because I'm going to have to carry my friends home from their race! I think I'll just beef up the muscles a little more and save the freight cost!

Got to go laundry is calling my name. I'm going to have to teach it a new name!

You all stay out of trouble.

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2/7/10 9:18 A

TB: I think YOU need to fly to Boise and cheer us on with SEK. And, wear the LBD. LOL With, of course, ORANGE pompoms!

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2/7/10 8:58 A

We'll all be there (virtually) cheering you on ...

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2/7/10 7:59 A

Poor Sek! She'll have to have large moving dolly's to load us into the car and take us home! LOL LOL

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2/7/10 7:50 A

Oh the thought of upchucking is NOT a pretty sight. We won't be puking, we'll be too geeked and dead tired to bother. LOL

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2/7/10 7:41 A

Kat what a headline that would be. Weezie your going to have to watch her I know you can't control her (she is out of control) but give it a try or maybe there's going to be 2 moons:0)

Have a great day I plan to. Onward and Downward in 2010. PJ

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2/7/10 7:11 A

Weezie, behave! Maybe I will do the actual thing when I cross the finish line at the Robie BEFORE you! NANANANA That would get the press coverage we deserve! I can see the headlines now: OLD LADY BARES BUTT WHEN CROSSING THE FINISH LINE AT "THE RACE TO ROBIE CREEK". THEN, IMMEDIATELY UPCHUCKS!

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2/7/10 5:54 A

Can you believe it! KAT Mooned ME? Gheesh!!! What did I do to deserve that?

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2/7/10 1:38 A

WW, it was a good thing you were around to be to keep everyone in line! Too funny.

Got some more laundry to do and some cooking for taking to our friends tomorrow. Hoping for a break in the weather so my GF's and I can take a walk.

Have a good night everyone!

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2/6/10 9:55 P

Lilygal,
See what happens when you leave us on our own?
TB & Kat get into a fight over cabana boys, and all He** breaks loose!
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2/6/10 9:51 P

I can't be gone but a couple of hours and you all are not playing nice as WW says in the sandbox!!!!

Edited by: LILYGAL at: 2/6/2010 (21:51)

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2/6/10 9:47 P

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2/6/10 9:37 P

But you are supposed to be the good example for us.
Everyone play nice in the sandbox, at least for the rest of the night!
LOL
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2/6/10 9:24 P

weezie started it

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2/6/10 8:35 P

OMG ladies! behave!
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2/6/10 8:28 P

Weezie, there isn't an appropriate emoticon for my response. Think of it as a "moon".

Edited by: KATMOMMA3 at: 2/6/2010 (20:29)

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2/6/10 8:12 P

Dang! I've missed out on all kinds of fun it seems. Sorry gals, not sure why but I'll be checking in more often. I love when we get KAT going. LOL

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2/6/10 7:12 P

Part of my being invisible was going without makeup and dressing like a house cleaner for the most part. It worked, unless of course I don't want it to work, LOL LOL Believe me I can still attract men who I am interested in. It takes me a shake of the cat tail and they follow me anywhere.

For me it isn't so much a matter of the physical, it's something far more deeper and more powerful. I really want to be without a man friend right now.

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2/6/10 6:47 P

whoa ... semi-semi-semi glammed! Why do I think the rest of us are in deep do-do?

I was right! You ARE lurking!!!

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2/6/10 6:40 P

I need to balance it all out this coming year hon. I think I'm ready to get semi-semi-semi glamed up. LOL

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2/6/10 6:38 P

KAT .. I'll bet you're still pretty 'foxy'! But I think you're right in what you say; being overly attractive can provide an easy way out, and that challenges none of us to grow personally, emotionally, or socially ... sheesh - I'm getting philosophical here. Just ignore me.

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2/6/10 5:12 P

TB, I'm ok and I like it that way. When I was younger I was very attractive and found that to be what I used for attracting and manipulating the opposite sex. I truly am happier being me right now than at any other "attractive" time in my life.

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2/6/10 12:14 P

TB and SEK you both look great. Now isn't there supposed to be a pik of Kat somewhere. I thought thats what SEK said?!

Have a great Saturday. The sun is finally shinin here today.

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2/6/10 9:38 A

I don't think anything scares SEK! She's fiesty ...

I don't think you're intimidated at all KAT. I'll bet you're just lurking in the shadows waiting for the perfect opportunity to come out and blow us all out of the water ...



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2/6/10 7:17 A

TB, you look SO good that SEK got scared at posting HER pic... You've noticed I'm certain I didn't join you to glam girls in this contest. I'm the dirt beneath you two's feet! LOL LOL

Jan: Emotional Eating is something that you CAN overcome. You have to have reasons to beat this monkey on your back that Spark you through these stressful times. I would also recommend that you stop eating all refined carbs. Whole foods is part of what your body is craving.

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2/6/10 6:01 A

TB, you look fabulous in that picture!

Work has been crazy the last couple of days. I'm way off track with eating and exercise. Hopefully today brings some sanity and I can get back on track.

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2/5/10 10:25 P

But you did offer to share your KAT, and that's nice!

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2/5/10 8:09 P

I'm not the one strutting ones self in a little black number to die for! Geessshhh I get into trouble all the time for nothing......

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2/5/10 5:18 P

Well, it is late in the day and I'm bushed! I did drive to my son's to stay with the kids...I had all 3 as school was call off there. We have a "bunch" of snow. Don't know how much and don't care. I'm in to stay! I think DH and I'll curl up on the couch and watch a movie tonight! See ya' all in the morning!
TB & Kat, you two try to behave!!!

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2/5/10 11:52 A

You two are too much!
Love ya both!
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2/5/10 11:33 A

Hey, if they're friends of yours they're friends of mine KAT, and my door is awlays open ...

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2/5/10 9:32 A

TB: You look maaavalous dawling, simply maaavalous! Meow purrrrr. I'd better check to see if my Cabana Boys are still in their stable. They might get a gander of you in that LBD and mutiny over to your place. Meow, hiss!

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2/5/10 8:55 A

Well, my feet are back on terra firma today *sigh*. I have a nice long workout planned, then housework. Yesterday was a day off (pretty much)since it takes forever to upload anything on a slow connection like ours, nevermind pictures. I did get almost all my steps in though.

However, that was then, this is now, and as soon as Mr. T frees up the equipment, it's my turn.

I'll check in later.

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2/4/10 9:01 P

It sounds Yummmy...............NOT! LOL

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2/4/10 8:02 P

It's a low carb baking mix. I get mine from Netrition.com.
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2/4/10 7:58 P

Dara, you made me laugh!

Lily, yes there is a cost issue with real food. Darn it! My grocery bill is way high in the winter. Produce is expensive!

WW: I had never heard of carbquic. Sounds interesting...

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2/4/10 5:14 P

Thanks, Dara, for the recipe but we use a soft wheat white flour that works up into a beautiful crust. It would be very expensive to buy some whole wheat and some of the other as we buy in huge quantity (250lbs)!

It is supposed to start snowing here later tonight and I'm not looking forward to it as I have to babysit tomorrow. Right now it looks like it could start any time!!! I'm heading for the den and a blanket!!!

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2/4/10 2:21 P

Dara,
I'm sure you got the knitting genes! Try a simple pattern at first, and before you know it you're making your own.
I am on a low carb plan to control my type 2 diabetes, so don't do flour of any kind. But do use flax meal & oat fiber and carbquic to bake with.
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2/4/10 2:19 P

WW, I was thinking the same thing. My mom was an absolutely awesome knitter. I'm hoping to inherit part of it anyway. :)

Also, I didn't know whole wheat flour was more expensive. I don't bake much. I'd eat it all! Whatever it was! But, I just got sent some healthy pie recipes and here is the crust part:

Ingredients
For the crust:
1-1/4 cups whole-wheat pastry flour
1-1/4 cups all-purpose flour
2 tablespoons sugar
1/2 teaspoon salt
4 tablespoons cold unsalted butter
1/4 cup reduced-fat sour cream
3 tablespoons canola oil
4 tablespoons ice water

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2/4/10 1:27 P

Dara,
My first sweater was a disaster. But I picked it back up later in life and now design my own patterns.
Try it again, you might like it!
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2/4/10 10:59 A

Jan, I was 18 when I knitted my first sweater. It was for my boyfriend. I was so excited. On a road trip with my girlfriends I knit like crazy and was so proud. then I got it home and held it up... I had knitted a sleeve coming out of the neck hole. LOL!! I cried. My mom fixed it. I haven't knit a sweater since. :)

Looking for my 3rd day to stay on program, food and exercise. I've been hanging in there all January but always slipped somewhere. Looking for a 5 lb loss this month instead of 3. But every lb is a good lb!!

Hope it warms up some for you guys soon. I love winter but I am a bit tired of rain. I think we are getting a storm in tonight also but it wont be ice or snow. I'll keep a fire burning for you if you want to drop by and get warm.

Hugs to all. Dara

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2/4/10 9:22 A

I must admit that we don't use whole wheat flour. Very expensive for the massive job we do. We do make some pies with no sugar. We also make one crust pies. So there is something for everyone. I must admit that some times we cut one and taste. But you soon get very tired of that!! When I do get a piece it is just a sliver.

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2/4/10 8:26 A

Lily, it would really be nice if you could come up with a pie from scratch that was as healthy as you can make it. Whole wheat crust, low sugar, low fat, etc. Have you ever tried that?

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2/4/10 8:13 A

Good morning, ladies!!

Kat, I'm with you! It is gray, dismal and we are to get lamblasted with rain, ice, snow starting later tonight. So much fun!! I have to babysit tomorrow which means driving 30 miles each way. Thank, God, for four wheel drive.

I'm going to the museum today to get the final beggin' letters out. I will be glad when that job is done. Then we move on to our first big fundraiser of the year which is in April. We bake around 800 pies and have a Civil War Re-enactment. We actually had a "skirmish" here in 1862-1863. I really enjoy that but it is tiring. And all the pies are bake from scratch. We make all our pie crusts!

Well, I'd better get busy. Have a great day and try to keep warm.

Tuffy, I'm really looking forward to your blog!!!

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2/4/10 8:01 A

Morning all: My dinner with a few friends turned out to be an ambush!!! It's no wonder they all thought it would be a good idea to "make it special by getting dressed up", because they had the most awesome retirement party planned ... *sniff* ... I'll blog about it in a bit.

SEK: Pictures taken and on Mr. T's camera; just need to be downloaded and posted. They'll be up today, or tomorrow at the latest ... what about yours?

Kat: I want spring too - it's just about -5 Farenheit here this morning but perfectly clear, and the sun is shining. The one thing I love about February is that the sun finally starts to 'feel' warm again - it won't take long for the temp to go up!

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2/4/10 7:10 A

Jan, if you have some time fly over to Boise and do mine! LOL Good luck on that sweater.

Sek, you just like to keep busy. Me too.

Good morning gals. It's going to be another dark and drizzly day here in Boise and I'm truly sick and tired of it. Can't wait for SPRING!

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2/4/10 6:41 A

Ladies I'm going to find a new home for the freezer today so when we start demolition it is out of the way. I have a feeling this will take a while because it involves rearranging, and before I'm happy things will be moved at least a dozen times. You know it all has to feel just right.

Later today I will be getting things ready for my blog tomorrow that Tuffy and I have a little thing going on about. It should prove to be interesting.

It sounds like you all are having good things happening. Keep it up.

Better run almost kid time.

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2/4/10 5:58 A

Sharon, have fun on your trip and keep us posted!

Did some serious house cleaning Tuesday and spent yesterday running errands and going to the doctor's. All the pieces to my sweater are done so now it's just a matter of sewing it together. This is the first sweater I've knitted so it should be interesting.
Jan

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2/3/10 2:11 P

Sharon, am so envious!! Have a great time!

Tuffybird, or "on your right!" like in skiing!

A new bath! Go Seksunshine! I want one!!

Kat, yes, today is going to be a great day! We have some sunshine, I've taken my first wallk of the day, going to pay bills and get it done!

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2/3/10 12:25 P

Sharon, wonder if you'll get close to where I live...that would be awesome. Though I realize that stopping would be hard to do. Are you on I-65? Take care!!!

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2/3/10 11:44 A

So far everything is going well. We are now down in IN and we've been traveling about 3 1/2 hours. MI is behind us now for a few months!

I managed to lose 1/4 lb at WI this morning. I am pleased I didn't gain as we have been eating out so much, meeting our friends for one last visit before leaving.

Now all this traveling. It will be hard to get all my water and exercise in. I'll be walking at every stop for sure! We're about to stop at a rest stop so I'll get some steps in. The snow is about gone but it's still cold. I'll try my best to have another loss and keep my streak going.

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2/3/10 8:37 A

Sharon: Enjoy your trip, and don't forget to check in now and again!

SEK: You're on! I never could resist a dare ...

I'm off to work out; this is a treadmill day. I've been wearing my pedometer on the treadmill and comparing the number of steps on the days I swim and the days I use the treadmill. The difference is huge!

I'll check in later.

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2/3/10 8:36 A

Good morning, all!! I see that SEK is up to her tricks again! LOL!

I can't believe that I have a whole day to myself! No gs to babysit, my sister is here from Fl and taking care of mom. WOW! What will I do all day??? I know...there is plenty to keep me busy. I just might bake bread and maybe some cookies to take to the grandkids on Sunday for their treat during the Super Bowl!

Hope you all have a great day!

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2/3/10 8:03 A

Good Morning ladies. It will be a good day indeed Kat.

I am planning what to take to a super bowl party on Sunday. Thinking I will do Philo tart shells filled with lo-cal choc pudding and have lo-cal cool whip on the side. And maybe some baked chicken wings. Will have to get to the store and buy what I need.

Have a great day everyone. PJ

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