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[kelownagirl]

Went out with my friend Steve last night. Had a couple drinks but behaved myself - we did hold hands though. Slept in this morning then walked my dogs for 4 miles.

It must have just been the way that lined up on my screen but I first read it as "I slept with my friend Steve last night." (Not that there's anything wrong with that. :) Had to go back and re-read it. Glad you held hands anyway. Touch is good for the soul. I have learned that in this new relationship. I had no idea how much I was missing simple physical contact.

[KnottedYet]

Who was it that made Chicken Stew not long ago? Was that you Knot? I have been craving it since I read about it. Do you have a recipe?

I'm not much of a recipe person. I tend to just throw things together and adjust as needed.

Here's what I did:
*half a rotisserie chicken (the kind you buy precooked, it was the leftovers from dinner)

*3 or 4 or maybe 5 cubed potatoes

*5 or so sliced carrots

*3 heads of garlic (maybe 30 cloves?) peeled and left whole

*3 or 4 bay leaves

*heaping palmful of dried rosemary

*some paprika, just cuz it smelled good

*salt, pepper

Put it all in the crock pot and added some water, left it cooking about 12 hours. I did try to pick out the majority of the bones before serving it, but that's as "fancy" as I got with the prep.

Right now the crock pot is going with a new chicken and lentils. Gotta add some carrots and brown rice. Forgot to buy celery, which I really like in soups.

Next week I'm gonna make a beef stew. Since SKnot doesn't eat red meat, I'll cook it while he's at his dad's, and I can freeze some for later. The last beef stew I made was really good. Looooooove the crock pot!

[KnottedYet]

Dar - how about going after your friend Steve? Hey, he held your hand and he wasn't under protest, right?

KG - touch is mighty fine for the soul. I'd rather have a fabulous cuddler than a fabulous lover, when all is said and done. And when you can get BOTH in the same person, whoooeeeee!:D

[kelownagirl]

Thank you! Sounds delish and simple. Love the 3 heads of garlic! Think I'll do some crockpot chicken tonight, although I have no leftovers so will have to use some breasts from the freezer. Will remember your "non-recipe" for the next time we buy a rotisserie chicken, which is often :)

[kelownagirl]

:mad: SH****T. I just wrote 4 report cards, saved them, and they didn't freaking save! That never happens to me. Only when I'm writing stupid report cards. And of course one of them was a difficult one that I agonized over the wording for awhile. Sh*t I hate comptuers sometimes... :mad: :mad:

[Xrayted]

Have a blast BMo3. Make sure you have a piece of each kind. You deserve to relax and blob all ya want.

I'm back from my ride and shower. Got a bit too chilly for me out there so I cut it short. I need shoe covers and warmer gloves.

Never acquired a taste for coffee. I'm an o.j. person in the morning. Gives me the same pick-me-up as coffee does for other people.

Well, I've got a date with the mall now. (blech, I hate shopping at the mall) Got a wedding to attend and I've trimmed up some parts lately so I think I deserve an nice, new dress for the nice, new bod. Hmmm, maybe some earrings and a necklace too. Oh, and I need another pair of boots. I've about worn my favorite ones out. Maybe a nice cashmere sweater for those cooler evenings. Can't have too many sweaters you know. I feel a CC meltdown coming. (it's good for the FF miles tho.)

Um, got your message just now. (((CWR)))

[Kitsune06]

got home from work... feeling lousy today... I probably have been overdoing the caffeine. Can't eat, no sleep, and if I'm not thinking about it, I start to jiggle my leg or foot or drum my fingers. Ugh. UGH!!!
X- remembered weird subjects that came up last night. I don't think normal humans would understand. Good thing 'crazy' is a popular thing 'round here. I feel like I'm getting moreso every day. :o
I hate money. It's freedom and when you don't have it, it's a cold steel cuff around your leg.
blah blah. Found out one of my friends just got dumped by her gf of a couple years... gf took her son with her. Kind of one of those "I guess nothing *is* sacred" breakups- the type you never saw coming...
Going to see 007 tonight with DGF and one of her friends tonight. Nothing like a cheesy spy movie and rampant sexual innuendo to brighten a cr*ppy mood, huh? :cool:

[Bikingmomof3]

Dar- so, tell us more about Steve? Is he a friend friend, or potential serious date material?

KG-Yes, cuddling is indeed good. Sorry about the report cards not saving. :(

Knot-you can cook for me anytime. What you are making tonight sounds fantastic.

X-I will have one of each. :D I am out of the loop.

(((((CWR))))))

Kit-I do hope you feel better. You need food and sleep. Let us know how you like the new Bond film. I am still not over Sean Connery not being Bond. :p

Looks as though it is almost time to eat, which means it is almost "cake" time. YUM!

[Xrayted]

Kit - I know how you feel. I do remember what we talked about. You have my sympathy and empathy as I'm sure I have yours. I'm gonna get completely tore up tonight. There's nothing else to say. See ya TD. (I need a f'ing break...)

[Kitsune06]

Kit - I know how you feel. I do remember what we talked about. You have my sympathy and empathy as I'm sure I have yours. I'm gonna get completely tore up tonight. There's nothing else to say. See ya TD. (I need a f'ing break...)

... I was talking about the '*deleted!*' section of the conversation. :D Though you do have my sympathy... and empathy. ...whatever that means there. :D *deleted!*. Yow!

[mtbdarby]

X - have fun shopping. How's about something sexy from VS? Of course, we don't want to see pictures of you wearing that:eek:

Kit, enjoy the movie and hope you're feeling better.

Knot, thanks for the recipe. This time of year I really use the slow cooker a lot.

KG & BMo3 - Steve is pretty cool. I met him on match cuz I was looking for a 4th person for my mtb race. He insisted we go out but I was just getting over the love of my life. I did anyway and we only lasted a few months. We've stayed good friends. Then we tried going out again earlier this year and again only lasted a few months. I think we keep migrating back to each other cuz we can't find anyone else and we get along so well. And KG, for the record, I wanted to sleep with him last night but the guy is a gentleman! He's a little dense too when it comes to women but we had talked about missing the touching and cuddling and so we did that last night. It was very nice.

BMo3, happy bday to the twins. Enjoy the cake (have a piece for me too!).

I lied. I have a CS wine here, not merlot. Barefoot brand which I've never had. Very dry. A different match guy wants to talk so I'll let you know how this chat goes.

Oh, we went to a martini bar last night. I feel so cultured now and I thought it was great! Note to self: one martini is good, two martinis and I'm not responsible for what I might say or do:D

[Xrayted]

Ok, one more, but just for you Kit as I'm heading out the door... ;) The *deleted* and *deleted* part? Nah, I was thinking of the strange dreams part. Works both ways tho if ya see what I mean. (give some warning on the deleting stuff, would ya Kit? :D )

See ya, hon. Sorry, I'm not good company right now. Sometimes ya just need a good cry and I've got a soft but strong shoulder waiting on me to make it all go away for a while. (May have to do a stage appearance later to get my happiness back. :eek: Now, you know that's drastic.)

Enjoy the movie and say hi to H for me.

Mick

[Bikingmomof3]

Let Us All Eat Cake!

Mile High Cheesecake:
http://i43.photobucket.com/albums/e368/knittingmomof3/ZZcake.jpg

Not A Nutter, Killer Brownie Cake:
http://i43.photobucket.com/albums/e368/knittingmomof3/Mikecake.jpg

[kelownagirl]

OMG did you make those cakes BMo3??! I could eat my computer screen!

[Bikingmomof3]

LOL, no I did not make the cakes. I did however order them and have DH pick them up. :p

[kelownagirl]

KG - touch is mighty fine for the soul. I'd rather have a fabulous cuddler than a fabulous lover, when all is said and done. And when you can get BOTH in the same person, whoooeeeee!:D

Then I am a lucky girl indeed. :)

Kits and X - hope you both have a better day tomorrow...

Dar - Those on again / off again kind are tough aren't they? Too bad you haven't been able to make it work. I often think it's good to be good friends first but it doesn't always work that way.


Well I have the intial comments done for all my kids. Time to take a break. I am actually hungry for a change. Gonna try a real meal tonight I think. And maybe a glass of my favourite french merlot (Bouchard Aine et fils).

[KnottedYet]

How To Embarrass Yourself (And Others) In Public

If any of y'all have been over in the Apparel thread, you know I'm searching for women's cotton boxer briefs, which seem to be out of style and not being made anymore.

Well, on the internet I investigated Hanes comfort fit something-or-other flyless boxerbriefs for men. Stopped at the local dept. store and looked at them in person while SKnot was hiding in the electronics department.

Pawed through the underwear, but couldn't find colors I liked in my size. Looked up and here's this dude, very cool/alternative looking with gauged ears, standing next to the underwear display, waiting for me to get out of the way. He kinda smirked and said, "whatever floats your boat."

I did the embarrassed hemm and haww, felt myself blushing like mad, and murmured something about getting undies for my son while he was hiding in the electronics department.

Damm near ran out of there. :o

[Bikingmomof3]

Knot-where you able to get any underwear?

[Trek420]

KnottedYet "I did the embarrassed hemm and haww, felt myself blushing like mad, and murmured something about getting undies for my son while he was hiding in the electronics department."

yes, that's probably the same thing men say when caught in lengerie dept buying this:

"yes, it's for my wife" :p :D

Dar, that sounds promising, friends first, he held your hand ..... You go get 'im, grrl!

Bmof3, you cook about like I do "yes, that's my dish, I ordered it" ;-)

[mtbdarby]

Knot - atta girl. Blame the boy:rolleyes: I got my hanes boxer briefs for ladies at Target. But hey, whatever floats your boat:D

BMo3 - Count me in on the killer brownie cake. Thank God I can't stand the texture of cheesecake - one less temptation in life.

Just got done talking to new match guy for 98 minutes - yikes! Hit if off but he live about 3 hours away. A tall, dark, handsome cop, who's a handy mr. fix-it guy - just like my daddy! I like him already, lol. He wants to meet after Tgiving. Guess I have time to drop a few pounds!

KG - you still aren't feeling better are you? Yeah, the on-again, off-again is hard. His kids are teenagers, mine is 4 so we're at very different spots in our lives. He has some habits that drive me absolutely crazy - talking with his mouth full, talking til he's got spit in the corners of his mouth, we parent very differently too. But the biggest issue was that we didn't "date". It was no different than just being friends (except for the sex which was awesome:p ). No flowers for Vday, a little $10 gift for Christmas, we only went out in public a couple of times. Very boring and I never felt "special" like you do when you first start dating someone. Does that make sense? Just very comfortable, like an old shoe (not that there's anything wrong with that). He used to be very heavy and now has a roll of skin around his belly and his face skin kind of hangs down so he looks sad and he's pretty self conscience of that. But he has the HOTTEST biking legs I've ever seen! In some ways I think the fat guy is still inside and he's not comfortable around women. Which I think is why we get along better as friends.

I'm on my second glass of wine and I'm getting sleepy. I'm such a light-weight! If I decide to really put a dent in the bottle, who am I supposed to call tonigh?!

[KnottedYet]

BMo3 - Nope. Only because they didn't have any colors I liked. I'll be checking at Target next.

<hey, I got a personal phone call telling me to delete this little bit, which I just deleted. Geez, the things a girl has to do for a little attention!>

[Trek420]

yes, I think you probably will ;)

[Bikingmomof3]

Yeah, I saw another Knot post. :)

Yes, do get both, one never knows when they will be needed. ;)

[Bikingmomof3]

What on earth can I do with this hair?

2089

[kelownagirl]

Frick and I had to go have dinner. Would you STOP doing that Knot? Or at least PM it to everyone who misses it...

[kelownagirl]

BMo3 - you two are a cute couple. :) How about some highlights? That always makes for a nice change.

[kelownagirl]

Dar - have you tried talking to him about his "faults"? Sometimes all a guy's gotta do is know about them and they're willing to change...

[Bikingmomof3]

Thank you. He is such a geek, he had a pen in his pocket on a Saturday evening. Geesh.

I doubt I will leave my pic up. I hate pics of me. My hair is finally back to my natural colour. It would have help if I dried it, styled it, did anything to it besides washing it. I hate fussing with my hair. Same reason I do not do make-up, except lip gloss.

[Bikingmomof3]

I am bored. my family went to Target to spend gift cards and I do not want to clean up. I was looking through birthday photos and realised that shirt colour is not good on me. I will be donating that shirt as soon as I wash it.
i always wanted a petite bone structure, sigh. It is not to be. :( Could my jaw being anymore square? Never mind me, I am just keeping myself company. Imagine if I was allowed to drink on my meds? :eek:

[kelownagirl]

Mine is getting closer in length to yours. I have had it short for so long and got tired of always having to blow dry it and use "product". This past summer when I was riding and showering all the time, I stopped doing that and I let it grow out a bit. Now I don't blow dry, no product, and no brush. It's amazing how much easier life is. Mine is a bit shorter than yours though. I think if it's gets that long, I'll have to do something to give it more body. Will probably keep getting it trimmed.


Don't delete the picture! I'd love to see more closeups of everyone else and their SO's.

Wait, I'll go find a good one of dh and me....

[kelownagirl]

OK here we are, last summer. My hair's grown a bit since then. That's my little guy is in the middle.

[Bikingmomof3]

My hair was short as well and I decided to let it grow out. Shampoo and on a good day conditioner. That is it. I comb it when I get out of the shower and then I am ready for the day.

[BleeckerSt_Girl]

KG, if you simply drool at the right time, no one will ever figure out that you don't know. I'll give you cues. When you feel my elbow in your ribs, drool.

Great advice! :)
I've been instinctively pretending lately that I know what "freewheel" means when DH talks about it. Nodding sagely, biding my time for when he inadvertently lets more info slip out as he talks about it.

[kelownagirl]

I drool a lot these days...

[Bikingmomof3]

Great photo! I love seeing pics of everyone. :)

[kelownagirl]

yeah it's nice to see a few without helmets :)

[Bikingmomof3]

Yes it is. I love the helmet shots, do not get me wrong, but it is nice to see a person's head. :)

[Bikingmomof3]

I do not drool so much as stare intently and nod a lot....

[CyclChyk]

BOM you are such a cutie! (And the pen thing is just part of his "charm" I am sure). I like your hair. It's simple and cute which is what I myself prefer. (mine is almost always in a ponytail). And you got dimples! Didn't even notice your chin was square-ish until you said it....

We are always our own worst critics.....

[KnottedYet]

delete, delete, delete

(always gettin' myself in trouble :D)

[Bikingmomof3]

Good thing your censor is with you, so to speak. Post pictures. I am in the mood to look at pics of everyone. The guys are still at Target. :rolleyes:

[snapdragen]

I hate pictures of myself - reminds me of the 20 pounds I need to lose. But wth....here I am with my SO.

[Bikingmomof3]

CyclChyk- I should be glad he only had one pen for the picture. Usually he has several pens, mechanical pencils, and overhead pens. Charm, yes that must be what it is.
My jaw is very square and full. Genetics and cheesecake. ;)

[Bikingmomof3]

Awesome Pic Snap!!! Where exactly do you plan to lose 20 lbs? You look fantastic!! Love your SO. :D

[KnottedYet]

BMo3 - I think you are cute! And that shirt is a fine color on you, it highlights the red tones in your hair! And your bone structure is nice!

Snap- niiiiiice S.O. Wonder which kind of boxer briefs HE wears...:D

[Nanci]

I think your hair's pretty!!

Who is Steve?

The Birthday Snake and I are back from Tampa. You should see this guy's house. 900 snakes. I got the Grand Tour.

http://market.kingsnake.com/image/570262.jpg

I do not know what to name BS#2.

He's from Bolivia.

[Bikingmomof3]

Welcome Back Birthday Girl! Welcome Birthday Snake.
What kind of snake is he? Colours?
He needs a name....Andre?

[snapdragen]

I do not know what to name BS#2.

He's from Bolivia.

Flavio?

[Bikingmomof3]

I should have clicked on the link. How about Eduardo?

[KnottedYet]

Antonio?

[Bikingmomof3]

Juan Carlos?

[Bikingmomof3]

Nanci-Birthday twin came home-he suggests an Inca name: Pachacuti



I am glad they guys are home, but now I cannot listent o Eminem anymonre. :(

[BleeckerSt_Girl]

What on earth can I do with this hair?



How about the VERY French "Amelie" cut?:
http://www.chez.com/ameliemelo/galerie6.htm

[Bikingmomof3]

How about the VERY French "Amelie" cut?:
http://www.chez.com/ameliemelo/galerie6.htm

My face is way too wide for that cut. It would fall at the widest part of my face. Cute cut though. :)

[KnottedYet]

Amelie is one of my favorite movies of all time. That and the first Muppet Movie. And Groundhog Day. And the Men in Black movies (cuz I suspect that's how the world really works). And the first Tomb Raider, for the music and scenery. (ahem)

Lets see, what else...

[mtbdarby]

BMo3 - very cute girl! I like the highlite suggestion. How about a few layers around the crown for a little lift? I like the color on you. And dh is a cutie - I didn't even notice the pen until you mentioned it!

Snap - I found your 20 pounds:

What an adorable family! My picture is me after a 30 mile ride after I'd been off my bike most of the summer. Man, do I look thick or what? And I have not mastered the art of the self portrait - or the timer:p

Nanci, you're gonna have to read back on Steve. He's my biking buddy/former bf.

Don't I feel like the popular lady tonight. Talked to police officer guy AND firefighter guy just called. My ego needed that! And I'm up to 3 glasses of wine. I am SO gonna feel this tomorrow. And you ladies haven't given me a phone number to call yet.....

[Bikingmomof3]

Aww, you look cute and that was after a ride? WOW.

Um, I am glad you like the colour on me, it is my natural hair colour. :)

You may call me anytime.

So who do you like better, the fire fighter or the police officer.

I would love a nice glass on wine.

[KnottedYet]

I need some peppermint Schnapps in this hot cocoa.

[mtbdarby]

The av pix is from September (my camera date is messed up). Here is a recent one:

[Bikingmomof3]

Dar-you are so cute. :)

[Bikingmomof3]

Hah! My "censor" (or maybe that is "voice of reason") is spinning on the cycleops so she can't see what I'm posting! Quick, what kind of trouble can i get into?!?!

Naughty Knot


PS - I need some peppermint Schnapps in this hot cocoa.

On the trainer. I just ate another 2/3 lb of brownie and have hardly moved today.

Let's have some fun. I miss schnapps in cocoa.

[Nanci]

I thought that was who Steve was, but I thought he was always a friend, never a BF.

I am leaning toward a Z name, since he has a zig zag thing going on. Or a Spanish food.

Zach? Zeke? Churro?

I am so happy my thermostat is working.

Why is there a BUG on my neck???????????????????

[kelownagirl]

Zoro?

Or is it Zorro?

[Bikingmomof3]

I am leaning toward a Z name, since he has a zig zag thing going on. Or a Spanish food.

Zach? Zeke? Churro?

Zack is the name of one of my twins (who had a b-day today) and is an avid snake/reptile lover.


I am so happy my thermostat is working.

Yay!


Why is there a BUG on my neck???????????????????

EEEEEEwwwwwwwwwww. Is it gone now?

[kelownagirl]

Dar - you look so different in those two pics! But cute I agree. :) I like th more recent one best.

[kelownagirl]

Ziggy?

[mtbdarby]

Nanci, I vote for Zoro, I've always been a fan. Yep, Steve has been bf twice.

BMO3 - you're too kind. PM me your phone number and I'll call. You just had a glass of wine and you liked it:p Thanks for eating the brownie cake for me. And I like police officer guy better right now.

I'm bragging now. Here is a pix of my son Bryce. He's the natural redhead, lol. And this is how I usually end up on pix - with my eyes closed.

Knot, you remembered I love snapps and hot chocolate! I always have some onhand for you. Stop by anytime or let me know when I need to have one for you.

[kelownagirl]

Dar - very cute little boy. :)

[Bikingmomof3]

Dar-your son Bryce is adorable. :)

[KnottedYet]

Dar - you guys are so cute!

hey, have a cocoa-and-schnapps for me now, ok? I'm on cocoa #3, but it just doesn't have the same kick...

[Xrayted]

Just checking in at 's house before we head out to the club to listen to another friend's band. Feelin a lot better right now! **where's the sh!t eatin' grin smilie?** C. can always cheer me up. all done shopping for now, got some 'do me' boots tonight, just cuz. No VS tho. I figured wearing the boots only will get the same reaction and I can take them out in public too. (with clothes of course) I love 2 for 1 purchases. :cool: i also had an incredible massage. Kept telling me i'm full of knots, (quit talking and rub will ya) used the elbow and everything to work them out. Wonderful deep tissue work. feel like a zillion bucks.




Don't I feel like the popular lady tonight. Talked to police officer guy AND firefighter guy just called. My ego needed that! And I'm up to 3 glasses of wine. I am SO gonna feel this tomorrow. And you ladies haven't given me a phone number to call yet.....


Dar - here's a number for you in case you need it... 911. Works day or night, dear. Both cop and FF will come running to rescue you.

BMo3 - stay the way you are, you're gorgeous, hon. cute hubby. i already had one for you and youre gonna have another in about 20 minutes, so hang in there. (hey, PM me what Knot deletes tonight, will ya?)

Knot - what are you smokin tonight woman? Or is something/someone else creating this mood in you lately? ;) hmmmm, maybe lay off the crockpot food for a while...

oops, I'm being scolded so I gotta go. good thing i'm not driving. Woohoo, that could be messy. feel like i've got sea legs again Kit.

cya TD

[Bikingmomof3]

BMO3 - you're too kind. PM me your phone number and I'll call. You just had a glass of wine and you liked it:p Thanks for eating the brownie cake for me.

I am very glad I enjoyed the wine, I have been missing it. You found the brownie to be quite delicious. :D

[mtbdarby]

Thanks you guys. I'm pretty proud of my munchkin:rolleyes: .

My friend Scott finally got back to me tonight on my new training program. Are you ready for this? Have you ever watched the movie "What the Bleep" or "the Secret"? My training program is to meditate. To stop the chatter in my head and quite over-analyzing everything and being so hard on myself. Then the universe will won't be confused, will know what I want, and I will attract like people and will get what I want. That said, I would still need to train (but no training plan from him) and it will work. While I agree I need to change my thought process, does anyone see a flaw in this plan??? I know I haven't had that much to drink:confused:

[Bikingmomof3]

X-Nice of you to pop on in. Have a great time and keep having a few for me. :)

[crazycanuck]

Perhaps knot's on some good stuff & puts in a special crock pot..:eek: hehehehe

" Dar - here's a number for you in case you need it... 911. Works day or night, dear. Both cop and FF will come running to rescue you. " umm yeah but won't the cop arrest you for making a false complaint? Umm i'm not going to go any further..Ohh OHH..noppe not going there..

Sitting here with a slough of folks at work waiting for the redbull air race to start-

Nanci-how about Zed for a snake name..It's the only Z word that came to my mind, it might just be the pulp fiction addict in me...

Chatty cathies today/tonight aren't we!!!

BM, KG and Dar you're all boooooteafullll..I''ll post a pic of meself tonight.

c

[mtbdarby]

X - we call those "Hoochie Mamma" boots where I come from. Hope they work well for you tonight. 911? Aren't you a HOOT! (Ok, it did make me laugh:D )

Knot - I'm switching from wine to hot chocolate and schnapps for you. Make sure to hold my hair back in the morning. And church is at 8:00:p

BMo3 - I'm glad I enjoyed it. I just got that warm, calm feeling chocolate always gives me.

Nanci - I'm going with Zorro with 2 r's. Looks better....

[Trek420]

KnottedYet "I'm on cocoa #3, but it just doesn't have the same kick..."

uh oh, she's drinking and posting again :D

Bmomo'3, does everyone look like we did in your dream?

Dar, cute munchkin!

I just got done with a 45 min. spin to Kylie Minogue. Normally not my fave music but gets me moving.

[Nanci]

I'm too tired to open my birthday wine and appreciate it and take notes and all that. Good thing I have a runner-up in there. Good thing I had beef stew in the crock pot. Frozen, though, and it was NOT as good as the frozen chicken and dumplings.

BS#2 is not as fragile as Inez. He crawled around his bowl full of shavings the whole two hour ride home, then I opened up his container so BF could see what he'd bought me for my birthday, and he crawled right out into my hand. He's jumpy, and not the kind that coils around to hang on. He digs with his pointy little snout. The guy told me he was 6-8 inches, but I measured him at 14" without even really stretching him out. Adult size is about 20".

I just took a bath and washed my hair! I don't get where the bug came from. It was one of those little ones that gets in flour and cereal. Nice.

[Bikingmomof3]

CC- Good Morning! :)

Trek-stop working out, you are making me feel bad for the 5,000 calories I consumed today.
Oddly, many do because I have seen pictures. Okay, Nanci was wearing the same outfit she has on in her avatar. Apparently my mind is only so creative. :rolleyes:

Dar-keep the cocoa and schnapps coming! :D

[kelownagirl]

X - are around here we call 'em "f*ck me boots". In fact, today I just told dh I need to go buy some f-me shoes for the staff christmas party. :)

I am drinking wine AND writing report cards. I get more honest with each sip....

Dh and I are both writing reports actually but he's working in the kitchen right now. Every time he walks in here, I have to quickly switch back to my report card screen. It's like being at work. :D

[Bikingmomof3]

I am drinking wine AND writing report cards. I get more honest with each sip....



I love it! :D

[crazycanuck]

Hey BM03-good try..Good afternoon dear..

Gee KG-I sure hope you're making some really nice comments about those munchkins...:eek:

c

[Bikingmomof3]

Wait, it is 12:14 there, right? or is it 1:14?

[CyclChyk]

Hey Nanc - how 'bout Drago?? He looks like a Drago to me.... scary. Choco and Inez are not scary looking....


**picdeleted**

[CyclChyk]

I am drinking wine AND writing report cards. I get more honest with each sip....

Scary combo KEL - especially if any of your students are like I was in school.....

[mtbdarby]

X - are around here we call 'em "f*ck me boots". In fact, today I just told dh I need to go buy some f-me shoes for the staff christmas party. :)

I am drinking wine AND writing report cards. I get more honest with each sip....

Dh and I are both writing reports actually but he's working in the kitchen right now. Every time he walks in here, I have to quickly switch back to my report card screen. It's like being at work. :D

KG - I've heard 'em called that to! I'm sure X will do us proud! How nice of dh to make you feel like you're at work **chuckling**

C - where's the pix?? I'm really starting to feel like I know you ladies. Heck, if I would have know all I have to do was stay up all night typing and drinking, I'd have done it earlier:p

If you can see the links here are the FROG guys:
http://www.match.com/profile/ShowProfile.aspx?UID=JvqM2F5w9J%2fOadKZi2S0wg%3d%3d&Handle=Snoman1966&PI=5&lid=108&DO=3&TP=CON&RN=4 - firefighter guy

http://www.match.com/profile/ShowProfile.aspx?UID=dUctzPOnfd8%3d&Handle=kindredsearch&PI=0&lid=108&DO=3&TP=CON&RN=4 - Police officer guy

And Steve: http://www.match.com/profile/showprofile.aspx?lid=18&RN=4&PI=3&TP=M&UID=Ri96JYAGSGpAUJVgiHwXGg%3d%3d&Handle=love2bike2&DO=0

[crazycanuck]

BM-You're too good!!! It's 12:20pm sunday

Cchyk-you look mahvelous...wonderful mahvelous..(I feel like a billy crystal song coming on.)

Trek-Did you spin to Kylie's " Can't get you out of my head'? It's nice to see her back on stage again.

When kylie was diagnosed with BC the #'s of AUstralian women interested in thier breasts suddenly skyrocketed. I think it's the same this week when Belinda Emmett died of bone/breast cancer. (she was an actress who appeared on Home & Away, an iconic aussie soap opera)

c

[kelownagirl]

Dar - firefighter guy is pretty hot. What is that - his wedding photo???

[Bikingmomof3]

CC- I am trying to remember you are 13 hours ahead of me.

CyclChyk-I like the photo, do not delete it.

Dar-I am going to check out the links now.

[CyclChyk]

Based on looks DAR I would say go for the firefighter frog..... after all, you know what they say about firefighters <winkwinknodnod>

Have a drink for me, K? :p

CC - I so miss the good SNL - thanks for the reminder AND the compliment :)

[mtbdarby]

KG - Claims he's never been married, but with my luck.....never thought to ask him that!

Trek, you're gonna have to loosen that leash on Knot. She's being really good you know! Spin for me too would ya? I'm eating some chocolate now:p

Cycl - I've seen a more recent pix of you and you're cute - then and now. What does the saying under your name mean?

[kelownagirl]

Here's a more recent pic of me at school, about 6 weeks ago. (In keeping with our "here's what I hate about me theme", I hate my arms but I've lost 8 lbs since this pic so maybe they don't look so bad now. :rolleyes: )

[kelownagirl]

KG - Claims he's never been married, but with my luck.....never thought to ask him that!


Well if I saw the right guy in the photo, he's in a tux or a suit and you can see a chickie with blonde wispy hair standing next time (cut off). Maybe he was in a wedding party...

[kelownagirl]

Based on looks DAR I would say go for the firefighter frog..... after all, you know what they say about firefighters <winkwinknodnod>

Have a drink for me, K? :p

CC - I so miss the good SNL - thanks for the reminder AND the compliment :)

So what DO they say about firefighters?

[mtbdarby]

Yeah, what do they say?? That was a wedding he stood up in I believe?

[CyclChyk]

geez KEL you cutie you! You weren't supposed to call me on the firefighter thing but it has something to do with hoses! :eek: :rolleyes:

[Nanci]

I know what they say about firefighters! They come in four minutes or less!

Who is Juan Carlos? Why is that name so familiar??

Wait till you see a pic of me holding him. he's not scary at all. He doesn't even look like a snake. He's funny. A little guy like all the rest.

[CyclChyk]

DAR - my tag line is Geman for "I live to ride, I ride to live"

[CyclChyk]

I know what they say about firefighters! They come in four minutes or less!

..... A little guy like all the rest.

:eek: :D :eek: :p

[Nanci]

North Carolina- if I had to move- it'd be there...

[CyclChyk]

We are considering moving to NC..... my DH loves it and I certainly like it enough to move...... (I'd be closer to Boston :D :D )

Where in NC were you? Is there good biking? Road or mtn or both??

[Bikingmomof3]

Here's a more recent pic of me at school, about 6 weeks ago. (In keeping with our "here's what I hate about me theme", I hate my arms but I've lost 8 lbs since this pic so maybe they don't look so bad now. :rolleyes: )

Your picture looks great as do your arms. :)

[kelownagirl]

BMo3 - thanks so much for posting that brownie cake. With my resistance down after 2 glasses of wine, I couldn't stop myself from making a batch of brownies. I ate two tonight but hope that I can keep them away from myself until they're gone. :o

[Bikingmomof3]

Nanci I love your picture. You look so relaxed. :)

[kelownagirl]

I agree! I was trying to figure out what you had in your hand but I just realized it's a bird!

[mtbdarby]

KG - could you send some my way? I'm munching on Ghiradelli squares now...

[Bikingmomof3]

BMo3 - thanks so much for posting that brownie cake. With my resistance down after 2 glasses of wine, I couldn't stop myself from making a batch of brownies. I ate two tonight but hope that I can keep them away from myself until their gone. :o

I am glad to know I could share the brownie calories with someone else.

[kelownagirl]

Gladly. Wtf was I thinking? I have absolutely no self-control when stuff like that's around. I do fine as long as I don't buy it or make it... :eek:

[mtbdarby]

Nanci - I didn't even notice the bird! I should have known to check...

[Kitsune06]

Yar and avast! X, I'd a been knowin ye'd be hittin e' grog. I managed sake an' sushi on me voyage t'th movies with me friends, and got right plowed. How I love th' sake an' th' grog ... an' th' wenches. :D Always th' wenches. :D

I 'ave 'a new lease o' life, an' t'night was wunnerful.
Mind th' wenches, matey, an' mind th' grog!

I 'ave a meetin' t' go courtin' an' 'taint to keep th' fair maiden waitin' :D

Knot- ye gads, an' I tho' I was th' onnly one wearin th' breeches? Men 'ave be'er colors, I say.

CWR- ye scurvy mate, report a' th' deck when ye can, an' we'll 'ave ourselves a noggin 'a'grog 'er ale. :D


... oh and 007 was good. :D

[kelownagirl]

Yar and avast! X, I'd a been knowin ye'd be hittin e' grog. I managed sake an' sushi on me voyage t'th movies with me friends, and got right plowed. How I love th' sake an' th' grog ... an' th' wenches. :D Always th' wenches. :D

I 'ave 'a new lease o' life, an' t'night was wunnerful.
Mind th' wenches, matey, an' mind th' grog!

I 'ave a meetin' t' go courtin' an' 'taint to keep th' fair maiden waitin' :D

Knot- ye gads, an' I tho' I was th' onnly one wearin th' breeches? Men 'ave be'er colors, I say.

CWR- ye scurvy mate, report a' th' deck when ye can, an' we'll 'ave ourselves a noggin 'a'grog 'er ale. :D


... oh and 007 was good. :D

Are you sure you didn't go see Pirates of the Caribbean again??

[crazycanuck]

Umm Kit..Wasn't talk like a pirate day last month?

It's good to know you have another language to fall back on..Just in case a new td'er comes along..

c

[Nanci]

It's not _a_ bird, it's Mr. Bird!! (Dill)

Can't wait till the snake store is open to go buy home furnishings. I can't decide- 10 gallon or 20 gallon. That's 20" long vs 30" long. If I got a 10, he could go on my dresser next to Addy and use the same thermostat. If I got a 20, he could go on the dresser and Addy could move to the computer room. But what I really want is for him to be on a wrought iron stand in the living room like Choco and Inez, so I can look at him all the time. But there is not room, because BF has this giant storage container that won't go anywhere else. But I could put it somewhere temporarily until we get the second shed when we get our tax refunds, so the MC can go in the shed and the lawnmower can stop living in a tent like a homeless person...I _could_ buy a 10 and move him up to a 20 later- but not much fits in a 10 as an adult- so then I'd be stuck with two 10's, since I don't envision Addy as a permanent resident, unless she has a change of eating habits very soon.

I am having chocolate coffee in my SS mug which I love!

[Nanci]

That picture was probably taken in Brevard, where the Davidson River campground is, and Dupont Forest, where my favorite MTB trail ever, is. Probably on Black Mountain. It could also have been at Bryson City, which is where Tsali is, which is my favorite MTB camping place, on Lake Fontana.

NC has both EXCELLENT MTBing, and I've heard, but not ridden, excellent road riding, if you like mountains. MTB trails vary from nice to psycho. Wonderful hiking and camping and kayaking and trout fishing, too. And rafting, I guess.

http://www.mtbikewnc.com/index.html

[CyclChyk]

nice I can handle; psyhco? Nuhuh Noway. Thanks for the link. I'm gonna check it out! And hills are my friends...... they have re-defined me. :D

[Nanci]

Black Mountain- I can barely even hike it, but some people can MTB it. it's awesome to watch.

[KnottedYet]

I'm awake. Barely. I need coffee. And a brownie. Gotta go buy some rice-flour brownie mix.

Why is it when someone nudges you (literally or electronically) cuz they can't sleep, "Hey, wake up, I can't sleep!" YOU end up wide awake, and THEY go off to blissful slumber? Wonder if it's some old pack-animal instinct: when we are feeling disturbed and anxious in the night, someone's gotta be awake and watching for predators.

Yup ladies, I am the meerkat on sentry duty for jackals and snakes and boogymen while the rest of my meerkat colony sleeps contentedly knowing they are safely under my watchful gaze.

A duty I am happy to perform, after some coffee.

'Course it's almost time to get up here anyway.

Today is exDPITA's birthday. Now THERE'S a boogyman to watch out for...

[DebW]

Nanci, happy birthday yesterday!

Did anyone see the Leonids? It was cloudy here.

Yesterday I went to a friend's house to bike with her and her two kids. Her 3 year old was talking about how much he wanted to ride in the bike trailer, and we were planning to put the 3 month old in the trailer as well. So I get to her house and the conversation goes like this:

Her: I need to pump before we leave.
Me: Your tires or your boobs?
Her: Actually, both (good thing I reminded her about the tires)
Me: OK, I'll pump the tires, you pump the boobs.
Her: Can we trade? I'm tired of pumping boobs.
At which point her wife cracks up, picturing me pumping her boobs while
she pumps tires. The breast pump is electric - it wouldn't have been too
hard. But alas, I stuck with pumping tires.

The next comedy of errors is when we attempt to put both kids in the bike trailer
and discover that the infant's car seat takes up almost the whole trailer. Next
plan: Take the kids one at a time. And do what with the other kid? Final plan:
one of us rides the 3-year-old to the high school while the other one walks there
with the infant. The 3-year-old wants me to pull him in the trailer, so I try to
attach my bike to it and discover that my rear wheel computer sensor is in
the way. So I attach her bike and put on her shoes (good thing we are the same size)
and ride 1 mile to the high school, then ride round and round the parking lot and over the speed bumps. Nolan loves it. Friend and baby show up. She rides the bike around the parking lot a couple times, so she can say that she did it this year. I ride around the parking lot some more and then back to the house. We take the child's enjoyment as the measure of a successful ride.

Because I rode my friend's bike, this happened to be the first time I used SPD pedals or STI shifters (other than working on them). Made me appreciate my Speedplays and downtube shifters. Now I see why people complain about front derailleurs. And braking was strange with levers that move back and forth as well as in and out.

[Kitsune06]

It was the talk of land-legs and sea-legs that set me off. :D

Knot- I'm with ya. DGF gets up, goes to work, and if I'm the smallest bit 'awake' I'm going to be wide awake when she leaves. Fun, fun. Where's X? I wonder if she'll magically manage a hangover this morning but will lie about it and say "Oh, no, I'm fine" while clutching her head etc.

007 was good, but Bond wasn't as smooth as he always used to be. The other movies portray him with this very dry, smooth sense of humor, well-thought-out everything, and whatnot... this one seemed more to be geared to the average 'action-movie audience'... lots of fire and explosions, a bit less wit, etc etc. That and I had to complain that if this is 'supposedly' the first chronologically, wtf are they doing with palms and cell phones etc etc?
Bond has left the cold war... *sigh*

[KnottedYet]

I remember the days of pumping my boobs. Not my idea of a good time.

I'd rather pump tires.

[Xrayted]

Snap - cute hubby! **wink, wink, growl, wink**

DAR - cute little boy, looks a lot like you. **where's the Aaaaawwww smilie?**

Knot - Sorry about the undies situation there. I can't go near the Jockey store without spending at least $70. I guess I could risk it and leave the CC outside in the car. Or maybe at home. Locked in the safe. With and armed guard on watch. And a mean looking dog named 'Razor'.

BMo3 - you wild woman you. You can really put 'em away when you need to. 'WE' most definitely got obliterated enough for 2 people last night. :D You had a fantastic time, I must say. Man, when you let your hair down, you really let it down. I have some interesting new bruises and can't figure out how they got there. hmmm... must have been the mosh pit. :D

Nanci - I like Zed too. Also Ziba (friend's name - means 'beautiful' in Persian), Zack, Zephyr, Zahara, Zeke, Zion (nod to Matrix movie and a biblical reference), Zander


X - are around here we call 'em "f*ck me boots". In fact, today I just told dh I need to go buy some f-me shoes for the staff christmas party. :)


Yeah, that's what we call them here too Kel, but I was being as good a girl as I could be in my inebriated state. (yeah, you're right, Carrie made me change it :o ) No, I didn't wear them last night. I had a hard enough time navigating on lower heels. Besides, we knew that we'd be up dancing too. Don't want to end up in my own hospital. Can hear it now... ER Doc: "How'd it happen?" EMT: "f*ck me boots." Doc: "Ahhhhh, yes of course. Tell xray to get plenty of pics, this is gonna be fun for a while." Believe me, the less they know, the better off I am. ;)

Kit - So glad you blew off some steam too. Thought I was gonna have to call ya and give you my Bronx accent again. We don't want to have to go there again, now do we? :p Sake and sushi, huh? Wish I could have been there. Looove sushi. Band was great as usual. Went to another bar after that too. (I needed to sober up a bit, don't cha know. :rolleyes:) Sang one for ya last night woman. Did ya hear it way out there? The rest of what's in my head will wait. I'll have to PM ya later instead. :cool:

I've already had b-fast, showered, scrubbed the fur off my teeth (blech) ran a load of laundry, cleaned the kitchen and now get to relax for a bit. I'm so happy I don't get hangovers. (There is a God and she loves me.) I'm riding with AllezGirl and Offthegrid later today up by AG's house. Was gonna try to get a local friend to come along, but she's still getting over her bronchitis. Haven't met OTG in person yet, should be cool. So nice having PA TE'ers close enough to ride with. Supposed to be a paved trail that we can use our road bikes on. Then dinner after. BTW, hey, OTG... did ya get your internet fixed yet? You know, if you molest the cable dude a little, you'll get better service.

Well, I'm off to see the wizard. Have a great day ladies and be safe.

Oh, wait, hah, I see that! Knot, back away from the brownies. You know what that leads to. Take it slow and no one will get hurt. That's it, ease away. Ok now, go phone a friend or something dear, it's much more satisfying. (Phew, potential chocolate tragedy averted.)

X. :D

[spokewench]

Well, I'm glad I stayed off the thread last night. Hubby is gone and it seems when he is gone I tend to eat all the bad things. Pizza, chocolate, etc. Well, sure enough last night I had huge cravings for chocolate and almost whipped up a batch of brownies - but I think I was too lazy and didn't want to waste them since I'm leaving for Florida tomorrow! My will power won out but if I had gotten on this thread I'm sure I would have been doomed!

Nanci Glad you had a nice birthday - Zorro is good - how about Zither?

All the pics are great! No one looks fat so stop all the complaining - you look great all of you!

BMO3 - A couple of years ago I decided to go red - dark unnatural red! It was great and I had fun with it but I finally decided to try to go back to my natural color (No not gray although that is what it is now) more like dishwater blond! It took me a whole year to get it that color cause I didn't want to have pink hair or just destroy my hair by bleaching it. So over the last year, I have been every color in the book - it was actually kind of fun.

[Xrayted]

It was the talk of land-legs and sea-legs that set me off. :D
Where's X? I wonder if she'll magically manage a hangover this morning but will lie about it and say "Oh, no, I'm fine" while clutching her head etc.


You'd like that wouldn't you. Well, tough, little lady. I bounced out of bed at 7:30, grabbed a shower, made b-fast, brushed, grabbed my stuff and headed home to greet y'all with a wide grin and very clear head. So there. :p

[Bikingmomof3]

It's not _a_ bird, it's Mr. Bird!! (Dill)

Dill is a beautiful bird. How old?


Can't wait till the snake store is open to go buy home furnishings. I can't decide- 10 gallon or 20 gallon. That's 20" long vs 30" long. If I got a 10, he could go on my dresser next to Addy and use the same thermostat. If I got a 20, he could go on the dresser and Addy could move to the computer room. But what I really want is for him to be on a wrought iron stand in the living room like Choco and Inez, so I can look at him all the time. But there is not room, because BF has this giant storage container that won't go anywhere else. But I could put it somewhere temporarily until we get the second shed when we get our tax refunds, so the MC can go in the shed and the lawnmower can stop living in a tent like a homeless person...I _could_ buy a 10 and move him up to a 20 later- but not much fits in a 10 as an adult- so then I'd be stuck with two 10's, since I don't envision Addy as a permanent resident, unless she has a change of eating habits very soon.

My vote is to go for the set-up you want and move BF's container elsewhere until you get the second shed.

I hope Addy eats like a good girl.


I am having chocolate coffee in my SS mug which I love!

I am glad you you like the mug. I was worried it would be to funky. :)

[Bikingmomof3]

[B]BMo3 - you wild woman you. You can really put 'em away when you need to. 'WE' most definitely got obliterated enough for 2 people last night. :D You had a fantastic time, I must say. Man, when you let your hair down, you really let it down. :D



I used to party very, very well. :D Never had a hangover in my life. :cool:
Thank you for allowing me to party vicariously. :)

[kelownagirl]

Mornin' ladies. I am up - was nice and snuck out so as not to wake dh since I've been tossing and turning since 6. Need coffee now but he's the one who makes it, guess I'll have to wait. Trying HARD to avoid eating brownies for breakfast. Argh. How did I manage to gain 2 lbs in one day I wanna know??!!

X - you are one partying girl! How do you do it? I used to get brutal hangovers, even quit drinking for almost 20 years because they were so bad. Don't get them at all anymore, just tired or a bit of a headache that goes away with drugs.

DebW - LOL on pumping tires and boobs - sounds like a lotta work to go riding. Probably why I didn't ride when my kids were little.

Nanci - I wondered if that was Dill. Have you decided on a name for the new snake yet?

Pirate talk, Scottish talk, X-Kits code, Knot deleting every second post - I can barely keep up with the plain english let alone the weird stuff! I'm with you BMo3, I feel uncool :o

Well back to the report cards. Going to finish them today so I can watch the Grey Cup this afternoon. Nothing like a sub-zero Canadian fotoball game. You watching it, CC?? No, I guess you'll probably be sleeping...

[Kitsune06]

Ah, fall. I'm so, so sorely tempted to go out squirrel hunting, clean, and throw together a stew, but my luck, DGF would somehow 'know'. She feeds squirrels off ouf back porch. By hand. And names them. All. Me? I think they all look alike, and though I've fed them by hand, I feel like one of those cats that sits in front of the bird feeder the *whole* time. I don't think it's 'far off' hasenfeffer. hmm.
Must be the wisconsin girl in me. I see naked trees and cold winds, and I'm thinking "Gotta go hunting! Squirrel! Venison! Hasenfeffer! Quail! Turkey!"

...but being in OR it's turning into "Um... Squab? Squirrel? maybe Quail if I'm sneaky... and the neighbor has peacocks and they *Act* like turkeys... *sigh*"
Boo.

[KnottedYet]

My upstairs neighbor has been more-or-less living at her gf's house. She just came home for something, and the sound of her walking around on my ceiling was very startling!

She's hardly ever home anymore. I'm hoping she keeps her apt, cuz she's a really nice neighbor. (and not just cuz she's gone all the time, she's also just really nice.)

Edit: well, there she goes, back down the stairs and off to the gf's again. Hi! Bye!

[Trek420]

Bikingmomof3 "I used to party very, very well. :D Never had a hangover in my life. :cool:"

I've had 1 (count them, one) hangover. That was over 30 years ago.

One (1) was enough. My high school buds Ann, Kathy, Mary and Sarah set out on "project get Trek drunk" and succeeded.

Thank you all for allowing me to be hung over vicariously. :)

Knott, is this the upstairs neighbor who you thought is such a "catch" that I should come up there to meet her because her GF is not treating her well? Is this the same GF that she's off with all the time? Or another one. I hope she's found another one, who treats her well :)

My neighbor, on the other hand, is sanding and has been as well as power nailing from way to early on a Sunday. Sounds like getting ready to paint. There've been lots of contractors in and out, sometimes parked *ahem* in front of my car port. He's probably getting ready to turn the place. Hope when he sells the next family does *not* have a kid who teases my dog.

Ah, the joy of living though a remodel. Oh joy.

Ah TE TD, there's the drifters, our neighbors, coworkers....no one is safe. :cool:

[Xrayted]

Kel - Actually, it's not like me at all. I'm always the DD when we go out. I keep everyone safe so they can let loose. There's just a lot going on right now for me. Not everything gets put on TD, ya know. ;) She was nice enough to let me out of my cage for a while. Just needed some TLC in person. All better, at least for the moment.

ok, I got PM'd about pics. So yes, I'll take my camera and get pics of the 3 PA girls. Sheesh. Can't imagine why you'd want to see us but... :D

outta here, chicas. be safe and don't let Knot delete anything while I'm gone.

[KnottedYet]

My high school buds Ann, Kathy, Mary and Sarah set out on "project get Trek drunk" and succeeded.


Now, there's ANOTHER project idea! How 'bout "Project Get Trek Happily Tipsy" (not drunk, no hangovers)

C'mon everyone! Hot cocoa and peppermint schnapps, hot spiced cider, warm cinnamon rolls, good chocolate truffles, and holiday music at my house tonight! I'll put a log in the fireplace, light a couple candle lanterns, and we can decorate my porch with Christmas lights for folks who wanna go outside for a bit. We'll get out some board games for the kids (and adults!) to play. No computer or TV tonight!

Can someone bring a plate of fruit and cheese?

[kelownagirl]

oh now that sounds perfect! I'm only 8 hours away. If I get in the car now, I can be there by 5 pm...

[BleeckerSt_Girl]

Here's a picture of wonderful DH Brian and me 2 summers ago. (Since then I no longer do any reddish hair color, -letting it go natural again to dark blond with silver now.) hope the picture doesn't come out gigantic...
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[kelownagirl]

Lisa - that is SUCH a nice picture of the two of you! Do you have any kids?

[Kitsune06]

Everyone's posting pics of them and SOs... should I post a pic of me and DGF? I don't think everyone's seen it- my fave one anyway... Hope this doesn't come out huge...
http://pics.livejournal.com/arynsylverfox/pic/0000cyrr
Taken moments after we 'met' at the Oregon Country Fair. At that point, she didn't even know my name. :D Sadly, right after we moved in together, my digicam died, so I don't have much more for pics of us... :( But this one's my favorite :D

Ah, hair henna-ing. So much cheaper than dye. $5 for maybe 3 or 4 dyes (if you have short hair...) but I can never get past the weirdness of spreading warm, wet organic sludge through my hair. :rolleyes:

I know I should time it, but I like the element of 'surprise'. just put it on, put on the obligatory plastic cap and then a warm woolly stocking cap and let 'er go for a couple hours. Will it be red, or will it be vibrantly orange/red? Who knows? :D

Knot- that sounds so good... hot chocolate, peppermind schnaaps (or white creme de menthe) and all the TD gals 'round. *happy sigh*

this is cuddlin' weather. :D

[kelownagirl]

Kits - YES! I want to see real picture of you. You remind so much of my youngest daughter.

I'm in the mood for coffee and baileys myself. Not a good plan since the wine and TD threw me off doing reports last night

[BleeckerSt_Girl]

Kelowna,
Yes we both have kids but they were pretty grown up already when Brian and I met 7 1/2 years ago. All 3 kids are in their 20's now (2 girls mine, 1 son Brian's).

Kit, that's a lovely photo- too cute that you had just met.
Henna...did it once, but over my natural dark blonde hair, and it came out looking like a carrot on fire. :eek: :eek: :eek: Looked really awful on me. But happily I like my silver streaks now and don't even have to "deal" anymore. Don't even really have to brush my hair- it just looks fine ruffled around a bit in the morning. ;)

Here's a couple of my favorite pix:
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[Kitsune06]

woo woo!!!! nice pics :D There's a sign I pass every day on my way to work. Someday I'm going to get a pic of myself in front of it. :D

Flaming carrot- yeah, that's about accurate. my hair goes from naturally reddish brown to ashen blonde, so when I henna it, the ashen blonde bits are 'flaming carrot' and the natural reddish brown bits are more auburn, so it comes out looking pretty 'natural' if not especially um...vibrant.:rolleyes:

[kelownagirl]

kits - you two are a cute couple too!

Lisa - love the sign! And the poses... All ya need is a pitchfork in the first one :D

[kelownagirl]

Am I the only whose right hand is always freezing from holding the mouse? I need to wear one glove I think...

[Kitsune06]

oh, that happens to me too- esp at work. On my mac, I think the memory is on the left side... and on my boss's computer, the fan is on the left, so either way my left hand is always warm enough... mice... not much heat there... :rolleyes:
OH! I thought the <b>same thing</b> about the 1st pic. It'd be a great 'American Gothic' setup!
Thanks for the compliment. :D I'm all anxious to have her home this afternoon. It's rainy, so it's perfect cuddlin' weather. :D

The teenager in me wants to drag her out to the sign (http://z.about.com/d/geography/1/0/i/G/speedhumps.JPG) on my route to work to take a pic, but I doubt she'd go willingly. :rolleyes: ;) :D
(and unlike Knot, I won't delete this- not b/c I know better, but because I'm silly that way, and my voice of reason doesn't read TD!)

X- I've edited this space too much because I can't think of a good way to say what I wanted, so n/m. *huff*

[kelownagirl]

I'm trying to find good pics of my kids. Here's my birthday girl, Angie, standing in front of her "show" at the art gallery last summer.

[snapdragen]

Nanci!!!!

Do you have the Wine Enthusiast Guide on you Palm? I just got mine (Palm TX) and am having all kinds of fun on Handango.com.

[BleeckerSt_Girl]

Here's my birthday girl, Angie, standing in front of her "show" at the art gallery last summer.

Oh TOO WEIRD!!!! Somewhere around here I have a photo of one of MY 20-something daughters standing in front of HER gallery show 2 years ago...and her works were little oval silver brooches with stuffed antique pincushion like shapes puffing out from them. Like miniature silver and white versions of your daughter's clouds! WEIRD!!!!!! :eek: :eek: :eek:

[kelownagirl]

Oh TOO WEIRD!!!! Somewhere around here I have a photo of one of MY 20-something daughters standing in front of HER gallery show 2 years ago...and her works were little oval silver brooches with stuffed antique pincushion like shapes puffing out from them. Like miniature silver and white versions of your daughter's clouds! WEIRD!!!!!! :eek: :eek: :eek:


Oooh, that IS weird! Angie was into her "upholstery" phase - here she had made an entire set of gaudy frames stuffed to look like puiffy clouds in the sky. I don't "get" art...

Can you find the picture?

[BleeckerSt_Girl]

Oooh, that IS weird! Angie was into her "upholstery" phase - here she had made an entire set of gaudy frames stuffed to look like puiffy clouds in the sky. I don't "get" art...

Can you find the picture?

I'll try to find one and PM you...

[kelownagirl]

I think I hear twilight zone music....

[kelownagirl]

Whine... I'm doing some initial searching to get an idea of what it will cost to fly to Europe next summer. Can't find a flight under $1500 Can. Each. Ugh. I need more money. We'll be sleeping on park benches.

[Trek420]

Kit, I like this pic of you and your DGF better, hope you don't mind my posting it. There goes the anonymity of the internet.

[kelownagirl]

We can see her eyes! She is a cutie eh? :)

[BleeckerSt_Girl]

Eyes!

[Trek420]

awwww, they are both cuties :p

[Kitsune06]

Treeeeeeeeeeeeeek...... :o :rolleyes: :D

Yes, the one and only photo you guys will *ever* have without my black shades. :D

[kelownagirl]

Haha, I saved a copy quick before Trek can take it off. :D

[Bikingmomof3]

All the pictures have been wonderful to see. Everyone looks so nice. :)

Kit-you are so lovely and you have beautiful eyes. Thanks Trek for sharing that pic of Kit. :D

[Trek420]

Ok, since I didn't ask permission it's going .... going ..... countdown ..... ok, Bmof3 has seen it....

[Kitsune06]

eh, Don't take it off... I'm ok with it. :D DGF;s a cutie, eh? I lucked out :) AANNND she can tolerate me! Totally lucky! :D :D :D

[BleeckerSt_Girl]

Treeeeeeeeeeeeeek...... :o :rolleyes: :D

Yes, the one and only photo you guys will *ever* have without my black shades. :D


Oh YEAH?.....well what about this one!:
http://forums.teamestrogen.com/showthread.php?p=125835#post125835

ha ha!

[Fredwina]

whew! so much stuff!
Glad most everyone is doing good.
memo to self: do not sign for bicycle rides with more rides that your hometown had when you graduated from high school.
I made it 109 miles without falling off my bike! Yeah! Aside from my Jacket that kept on falling out of my jersey (it was a leftover from when I weighed 300+), and having to for the road to clear up enough to pass. Not to mention the 500+ mile one-way drive. I'm probably going to bump an El Tour thread so the non-TD ladies can blab. And this was good practice , since I'm supposed to visit my mom in a couple of weeks , and she only has dial-up. (this means you all will have a Photo posting contest, then. right?:rolleyes: )

[crazycanuck]

Hey kit

Your DGF is quite nice looking and you look lovely together.

c

[KnottedYet]

KIIIIT!!! You are so CUUUUUUUTE!!!! (both of you, that is the collective "you")

What cute lil' baby d*kes! <said in smarmy voice, cuz I'm older than you and decided I could!>

Dang, girl, you guys are sweet in that pic Trek posted!

I gotta figure out the timer on my camera so I can get one of us in December. Or maybe Spazzdog could take it.

[mimitabby]

Omigod
I am FINALLY caught up and I got to see how cute Kit really is. I always suspected she was cute. Now I know for sure.
I want to know where all you guys got those nice pictures you are pretending are you and your SO's!!
I think i'm going to do this a different way for you all. I am going to show my new haircut and one of my cousins (from my recent trip to Italy). This one's name is Cicciu figlio di Saverio
to everyone that knows him. He's one of a MILLION Francesco Torchia's in their town, so to differentiate from the others he has this nickname.
when he talks I can hardly understand him because he speaks dialect.. and likes to quote old sayings.

http://www.sersale.org/bike/cicc.jpg

Newsflash, I am going to meet Eden after dinner!

[kelownagirl]

Nice "'do. :) I love Italian. I think if I was going to learn another language that would be it. Wish I could afford to go to Italy when we're in France next summer...

I think that pic of Kit proves to Margo that she really is 22(ish?). If she's not, then she's clearly younger, not older. :)

I'm so jealous of all of you who get to go riding with fellow TE'ers. Wish some lived way up here. Well actually, I could go ride with LBTC in Vernon but she mainly MTbikes and I have a long way to go to improve my tech skills.

[Kitsune06]

:D Thank y'all kindly. :D

The real test comes when I take her 'home' to visit my parents and go for a hunting trip. My parents only really accept people who can go hunting etc. Ex could... we'll see if she can. ;) Someday, mebbe, I can bring home someone who can hunt w/ the best of 'em... 'til then? I'll have to sloooowly introduce her to "cute furry creatures as food". It's a long process. :D

Oh, and don't mind me. :D

yessss I'm 'round 20--something. We won't go into particulars (thankyou!)

Lisa SH- I like that pic, it shows off (just a little) my biceps (without trying)... someday I'll post a pic of my body-builderish physique, I swear. ;)

[KnottedYet]

Wow! Mimi! Check out that family resemblance! Very cool!

I've been thwarted in my alcoholic endevours. I was gonna have peppermint schnapps in hot cocoa and brownies for a friend who is coming over. (we've made a little tradition of getting together to watch "The Amazing Race" lately. And we gossip about the ridiculous soap opera that is my life.)

Well, I went to the liquor store to get the schnapps, and they are closed on Sundays! Lets you know how often I buy hard booze, eh? So I went to the grocery store and bought a Barefoot Merlot. Not to put in the cocoa, but should go well with the brownies. (I'm testing it right now to be sure. :D )

BTW, for you non-Washingtonians, liquor is only sold in state-run liquor stores here.

[kelownagirl]

I'm drinking a really different white wine that I picked up a little winery when we were away on another of our "honeymoons" a few weeks ago. It's called Suntuoso. Really different and quite yummy.

We can only buy liquor in liquor stores too, also closed today. We have beer and wine stores now, relatively new concept here, but I don't know if they're open on Sundays or not. I'm so used to not being able to buy on Sunday I always make sure we're stocked up. In BC, it's easier to buy pot than booze. :D

[Kitsune06]

Funny. Here in OR sometimes it's easier to buy pot than booze (if ya know the right people!)
I remember working in a gas station w/ booze on the counter (vodkas, sex on the beach, pucker, etc) and truckers would come in and be surprised that we'd sell beer etc on the sabbath.
Um. yeah. :D Man, beer on Sunday?! Sunday's not the sabbath, it's GAME DAY! You can't watch a Packer game without BEER!!! GEEZ!!!:rolleyes:

Now if only I could get DGF into hunting, fishing, and hip waders, I think I'd almost be set for life! Go figure! :D It's the bullheaded WI girl in me, I swear!

X- I left something just for you I hope you like it. :D

Knot- I *like* your rediculous soap opera life. I mean god, you worked hard enough for it... :D


...my head... is splitting... in half. CWR- grab some snow and some duct tape. thissus going to be a loooong night.

[kelownagirl]

Funny. Here in OR sometimes it's easier to buy pot than booze (if ya know the right people!)

GMTA... :)

[Trek420]

KnottedYet "I gotta figure out the timer on my camera so I can get one of us in December. Or maybe Spazzdog could take it"

My bad, I should have had some take a pic when we were on the ALC training ride. :cool:

Or stopped a tourist on the bridge "you, on the rental bike wth your helmet on backwards, c'mere"

[mimitabby]

so not to change the subject (but this IS TD) The last I heard was that Nanci was getting a snake and the snakeseller turned out to be an unsavory character that sold sick wild snakes instead of fat happy domestic snakes..
The next thing I know (and i DID go back and read every post!) she's got a new snake! where did that one come from??

and great news about my sister:( . Not only is she not talking to me, but my mother got involved too; and she lacks my restraint.... and they had a shriekng hissing scratching fight (via email and phone) and now they're not speaking either. and the very ironic part about it? My sister was mad because my dh didn't apologize... well, he actually did. (and there is an email to prove it, thanks to the wonders of computers)

[Nanci]

Snap- yes I do have Wine Enthusiast! Good luck trying to ever live without it now! I always check stuff out now at restaurants and at the store. And I log every bottle I ever drink- I have them rated Love, Like A Lot, Buy Again, Don't Buy Again, and BF Likes. I eventually get the tasting notes in there, too. My notes.

I am thinking of just plain Z, is that stupid?

We had a wonderful photo session outside today. He is SO fun. He just burrows his pointy little nose into either my hand or the ground and stays there.

I think I got Dill in 1997, the year before I moved to Florida, the last year I was happily married. Mother's Day present. So that makes him coming up nine, but it sure seems like a lifetime.

I saw two Chloes at Petsmart today. They were very well-behaved.

[Nanci]

OMG, my friend Todd, not a BF, but diving buddy, ex-roomie, totally got me through French guy dumping me- gave me $100!!! toward Z's new viv as a birthday present. Geez...

[Nanci]

My dresser...Z is on the right, Addy on the left. They are in hiding, though. I like it!

[Nanci]

Living room: Inez on the top, Choco on the bottom.

[kelownagirl]

Wow Nanci, your house is so cool! The kids in my class would love it!
I especially love the closeup. :)

[kelownagirl]

Nanci - do you ever get to try any Okanagan (BC) wines?

[Nanci]

No, KG, I never have. We're lucky to see any NY wines here.

Nanci

[mimitabby]

I just got back from Eden's house. She lent me a bike to try out. I met her cute husband and adorable cats. (and Eden too, she is cute too.) the whole family was cute. lol. So this week I will put a seat and pedals on it and hopefully,
the deluge will stop long enough so that I can take the bike for a spin.
Meanwhile, at Eden's house:
My husband and her husband started talking about Davidson bikes, tire sizes, etc, while I fell in love with her kitten who is a miniature version of my cat Aggie. Here's Aggie:

http://www.sersale.org/bike/aggie2.jpg

[Trek420]

oooh, nice garden too. What's that in the background? Foxglove?

we're almost to 500 pages of TD

[mimitabby]

oooh, nice garden too. What's that in the background? Foxglove?

we're almost to 500 pages of TD

those are Woods Hyacinth. That is a spring foto.

[mtbdarby]

Just popping in quick so I don't waste too much time at work tomorrow catching up:p

Got my little home and in bed, all safe and sound. Had a good day cleaning, reorganizing, etc. Very productive.

Love all the pix: Lisa, you and hubby are adorable, Kit and dgf, so very cute (she has gorgeous eyes!), Mimi, love the new 'do on you, Nanci and pets, very cool.

'Night TD, see you in the am.

[CyclChyk]

MIMI - Aggie looks *exactly* like one of my sweet kitties I had named Remmie - actually it was Remington Steel (as in gun metal gray steel, not the bozo actor) and I called him Remmie for short. He was my heart but I lost him to cystitis. I lost one other cat to cystitis as well, TBO (The Bad One). He was black and full of life. When I got Remmie, TBO would "nurse" him as tho he were his "mom". It was so sweet in a preverse kinda way.....

I soooooo miss my cats. :( DH is deathly allergic so I can't have any more :mad:

[Bikingmomof3]

Mimi-your pics are wonderful. Cute haircut. :) I am pleased your visit with Eden went well. I may be one of the few who has not met someone from the list. :(

Nanci-I love your house! My boys would go crazy in there. Z is adorable and I think quite a suitable name.

What is new with me? Started tghe day our poorlyt and it just continued a downward slide. I had to cancel our Thanksgiving plans (SIL was going to visit) as our garage door is beyond the scope of DH's repairs. He made a valiant effort, but it cannot be saved. More debt. :(

[BleeckerSt_Girl]

Yeah Mimi I like your haircut too- very chic. That picture is way cool of the Italian relatives in kitchen.
And Kit- I was thinking she has gorgeous eyes too! Practically illegal eyelashes...
DH got an unplanned "new" bike yesterday (actually it's 8yrs old but almost mint, 500+/-miles), he going to make some changes to it and it's a beaute. It's so nice to see him excitedly ordering new chainrings, etc.
G'night all...

[kelownagirl]

Yeah Mimi I like your haircut too- very chic. That picture is way cool of the Italian relatives in kitchen.
And Kit- I was thinking she has gorgeous eyes too! Practically illegal eyelashes...
DH got an unplanned "new" bike yesterday (actually it's 8yrs old but almost mint, 500+/-miles), he going to make some changes to it and it's a beaute. It's so nice to see him excitedly ordering new chainrings, etc.
G'night all...

Lisa is that the one you were writing about in Dear So and So? It all worked out then?

[Xrayted]

Wow, look at all the wonderful pics tonight. :cool: :D

Lisa, I hope you know that guy. ;) Very handsome hubby and you're just as cute as cute can be.

mimi - Yes, quite the family resemblance there. I like the new 'do' BTW.

Knot - We only have liquor in state stores too. No beer either, have to go to a distributor. Sucks on Sundays when yer running low or really just need a good belt. Soap opera? Nah. Your life is in a fantastic spot right now. Never regret anything about how you got to this point. When it comes down to it, I'm sure you'd endure much more just to be right where you are. Cherish everything that made it what it is, hon. Savor every morsel of what's in front of you now. :)


Treeeeeeeeeeeeeek...... :o :rolleyes: :D

Yes, the one and only photo you guys will *ever* have without my black shades. :D
Well, now I wouldn't say that. :rolleyes: I've got a very nice one of Kit, all cute and adorable. No shades. What'll we start the bidding at, hmmm? **whispering** psst! hey, you got the pic? yeah, I got the pic. how much? how much you got? wait, ssshh, here she comes...**talking loud again**

Just kidding, Kit! :D

**whispering** hey, I know how old she really is too. hehehe **rubs hands together**

Oh, BTW, I caught that one you slid in a mile away. Nice. Very nice. :cool:

Well, Offthegrid, Allezgirl and I had a very nice ride today on a paved trail near AG's house followed by a delicious dinner out. Just wanna say thank you to AG for all her hospitality tonight. Love the architecture of your place. Your son is just delightful. I want his shoes. :D OTG, you are a warm and funny woman and it was my pleasure meeting you today. Keep up the good work girl. You look fantastic. You did great out there today and I'd ride with you anytime.
So, I've got a few pics of the PA girls today. Here ya go ladies. I'm in red, OTG is in yellow and AG is in gray. Then the three bikes. And... a bonus shot just for sh*ts and giggles. I think I have a crush.:D (Don't worry AG, I'll just send your shot to you later. You didn't think I'd actually do that to you, did you? ;))
You know I'm gonna pull a Knot and delete that last one, don't you? Get it while you can cause it's already counting down. Wheeeeeee!!! ~ 5, 4, 3, 2, ... Whoops, Gone!

[mimitabby]

Mimi-your pics are wonderful. Cute haircut. :) I am pleased your visit with Eden went well. I may be one of the few who has not met someone from the list. :(

Nanci-I love your house! My boys would go crazy in there. Z is adorable and I think quite a suitable name.

What is new with me? Started tghe day our poorlyt and it just continued a downward slide. I had to cancel our Thanksgiving plans (SIL was going to visit) as our garage door is beyond the scope of DH's repairs. He made a valiant effort, but it cannot be saved. More debt. :(

Jennifer, I have no fear that someday soon, you will either be visited or meet some of us on a bike ride.
It just happens!

You can't do thanksgiving because of a garage door??

[snapdragen]

My LV trip: http://good-times.webshots.com/album/555711613dWHixL

Not the bestest work I've done, photo wise. What the heck, I was half lit the entire trip....:rolleyes:

[mimitabby]

Wow, look at all the wonderful pics tonight. :cool: :D

Lisa, I hope you know that guy. ;) Very handsome hubby and you're just as cute as cute can be.

mimi - Yes, quite the family resemblance there. I like the new 'do' BTW.


So, I've got a few pics of the PA girls today. Here ya go ladies. I'm in red, OTG is in yellow and AG is in gray. Then the three bikes. And... a bonus shot just for sh*ts and giggles. I think I have a crush.:D (Don't worry AG, I'll just send your shot to you later. You didn't think I'd actually do that to you, did you? ;))...

Wow, I got to see it. You and... who's that? some important actor, I know that.
X, how nice that you guys got together and rode. Poor Fredwina, several pages back here, mentioned she'd actually ridden her bike. We didn't respond..
So far the biggest surprise for me here was Jennifer. She looks much too young to have those 3 giant sons!!


I kicked arse this weekend, but it wasn't on my bike. SOMETIMES the bike has to take back burner. Got the basement all reorganized, cleaned, and some new furniture stained and now varnishing it.

thanks for the compliments on my hair. I guess i like it too. I look less like a waif. And thanks for noticing my family resemblance. It is very strange to go to a foreign country, 11 hours away on an airplane and find a big giant family full of people who resemble my father, brother, sister, grandfather, me..
It's getting to be the witching hour. You know, when I go to bed and people say amazing things and then delete them.
buona notte!

[mimitabby]

PS Snap, you really DO look like your avatar!
It's scary.

I don't look like Alfonsina (my avatar) but she does resemble one of my grandmothers... who never EVER rode a bike!

[Xrayted]

a domani, mimi!

[mimitabby]

you mean, at work domani? yup. you'll see me then.

[Xrayted]

Well, I guess I could add a pic of my S.O. and I. It won't be up long either, due to privacy issues. I'll leave the others there, I guess. Just a few of my non-biking loves, past and present. Enjoy.

[Bikingmomof3]

X- I loved seeing you, Offthegrid, and Allezgirl. All three of you look so happy and all three of you are lovely. I adore the last pic. ;)
As for alcohol, another reason to come to Ohio. It is in the grocery stores.



You can't do thanksgiving because of a garage door??

Exactly. I cannot afford to have out of town guests, feed them, etc., and buy a new garage door. So, it will be the five of us, we will still be thankful.

Snap-great pictures! Thanks for sharing your vacation with us. :cool:

[Bikingmomof3]

Well, I guess I could add a pic of my S.O. and I. It won't be up long either, due to privacy issues. I'll leave the others there, I guess. Just a few of my non-biking loves, past and present. Enjoy.

Awesome pics! I hope you leave them up. What sort of puppy is that? Puppies name? I am being drawn to puppies (shhh, my cat cannot hear that).

[BleeckerSt_Girl]

Lisa is that the one you were writing about in Dear So and So? It all worked out then?

No, it's a different one! :eek: A total impulse used bike that came up for sale and was completely impossible to resist. Hopefully his "real" long-anticipated bike will be re-painted (they got the color wrong after all this waiting) and will be coming back (yet again) across the country in another few weeks, we hope without further incident or shipping mishaps. I'm just so glad he has a nice bike at last to at least be working on in the meantime. He's been waiting patiently for 5 months while I've been sashaying about on my high falutin' Rambouillet all this time. :o He shouldn't have to suffer so long. I'll write more later, but gotta get some sleep....

[crazycanuck]

Umm ladies, help...

Is anyone proficient with PayPal??? If you know another way to sign up when one has an account please let me know. They want overseas folks to actually call them & the hours listed are rather inconvenient as i'm at work...Gee man..

:(

sad cc..

c

[BleeckerSt_Girl]

Jennifer, we will be having 5 for thanksgiving too. Just me and DH, my younger daughter and her DGF/partner, and DH's son. I am expected to make my traditional big 2 roast chickens & fixin's extravaganza. (it's what they ask for)
We'll eat for 3 days, go for walks, watch videos, play board games in front of the fireplace. Who could want for more?? :) (except it's a shame older daughter and HER DGF/partner couldn't make it too.) (I feel like I have many daughters!)
OK this time i really HAVE to go to bed! :cool:

[Bikingmomof3]

Lisa-your Thanksgiving sounds as though it will be a lovely one. Sleep well.

[Xrayted]

Awesome pics! I hope you leave them up. What sort of puppy is that? Puppies name? I am being drawn to puppies (shhh, my cat cannot hear that).

That is my Siberian Husky, Cheyenne when she was a wee thing. She's been gone for 3 years now but I still miss her so much. I think I'm finally ready to have another one adopt me. I haven't gone down to the Humane Society yet. I know that if I walk in there, I'll be walking out with a dog. Period. That's not so good right now. (S.O. isn't so keen on the idea of a dog.) I've never been without one in my life for very long and I miss that connection. J. just doesn't get it tho. I'll keep pestering until it happens. (I'm good at pestering. :rolleyes: )

As for T-giving... we're going to BIL's house. I have no further official comment at this time. **where's the splittin' headache smilie?**

[Bikingmomof3]

(((((((((((((X))))))))))))))))

I am so very sorry to hear about Cheyennne.

[Nanci]

For Thanksgiving I am going to be at work from 6-2, then we are going to our neighbors for dinner.

I miss having my own turkey, though.

Nanci

[crazycanuck]

hey BM03...did that package arrive yet?

I want to share some depressing but interesting information. Last night on SBS there was the second part of four of the documentary "The Age of Aids". I had to shake my head when they talked about Ryan Whyte and all the other kids that were shunned, the early days of ACT UP and the quilt. I am not sure why exactly i'm telling you this information but I had to tell someone. I remember those early days, watching the news & wondering. It's good to know progress has been made.

I know this is a biking board....but thanks for listening.

c

[Bikingmomof3]

hey BM03...did that package arrive yet?

c

Not yet did. Did yours arrive?

[Bikingmomof3]

It is not much, but I am happy all the same. :) Today is DH's birthday and for a little while it will be sort of a white one.

http://i43.photobucket.com/albums/e368/knittingmomof3/Firstsnow.jpg

[Offthegrid]

X, thanks for posting the photos! But don't you be stealing MY boyfriend. ;)

It was a great ride. I gotta practice riding more on the brake hoods, though -- my thumbs be hurting.

AG, thanks for inviting us! Dinner was excellent and your son very well-behaved. We must do it again sometime.

And I will put together a velodrome outing for TE gals in the spring.

[Kitsune06]

gettin' up early to get ready to bike in to work. Tomorrow, I'm sure I won't be up a minute before I have to be, but.... that's tomorrow. :D Gonna hate myself for this this afternoon, but when I'm all excited about something, anything, it's impossible to make myself sleep.

Frankly surprised it's not raining. It's a balmy, overcast 47 right now. gonna wear the fuzzy under-jacket.


Take care TD!

[Xrayted]

X, thanks for posting the photos! But don't you be stealing MY boyfriend. ;)

It was a great ride. I gotta practice riding more on the brake hoods, though -- my thumbs be hurting.

AG, thanks for inviting us! Dinner was excellent and your son very well-behaved. We must do it again sometime.

And I will put together a velodrome outing for TE gals in the spring.


What do yo mean YOUR boyfriend?!?! He's no triathlete! Although I'm sure he's pretty good at a few 'sports' type endeavors. :eek: ;)

Since you missed them, I'll post the Legolas pic we took last night again, just to put a wrinkle in your panties. (nice grab, huh? I wish I had time to watch Lord of the Rings today. Oooh, baby!) Here's the one with J. too. (he's not a triathlete, he's a try-to-swallow-a-whole-beer-keg-at-one-shot guy.) Here ya go, better catch 'em before they come back off!! There's a bonus of me and my other BF. We've been dating steady since I first met him when I was 2. Cute isn't he? I've voted for him in so many elections, but sadly he never wins. :D

Hope this helps you have fun at work today. :D :cool: :D


X.

Edit: ok, those 2 pics are gone for good. cya OTG!

[DebW]

gettin' up early to get ready to bike in to work. Tomorrow, I'm sure I won't be up a minute before I have to be, but.... that's tomorrow. :D Gonna hate myself for this this afternoon, but when I'm all excited about something, anything, it's impossible to make myself sleep.

Frankly surprised it's not raining. It's a balmy, overcast 47 right now. gonna wear the fuzzy under-jacket.


Have a good ride, Kit.

[Offthegrid]

There's a bonus of me and my other BF. We've been dating steady since I first met him when I was 2. Cute isn't he?

Oooooh, I'm telling Minnie and you're going to be in BIG trouble, Misses. Big trouble! :p

[mimitabby]

That is my Siberian Husky, Cheyenne when she was a wee thing. She's been gone for 3 years now but I still miss her so much. I think I'm finally ready to have another one adopt me. I haven't gone down to the Humane Society yet. I know that if I walk in there, I'll be walking out with a dog. Period. That's not so good right now. (S.O. isn't so keen on the idea of a dog.) I've never been without one in my life for very long and I miss that connection. J. just doesn't get it tho. I'll keep pestering until it happens. (I'm good at pestering. :rolleyes: )

As for T-giving... we're going to BIL's house. I have no further official comment at this time. **where's the splittin' headache smilie?**
I was going to ask, which was your significant other, the dolphin or the dog.
I like the dolphin, myself :D :D

[Xrayted]

OTG - Eh, I think I can take her. ;) One short jab kick placed just right on the outside of her ankle and she's down for the count. Then he's mine, all mine! :D (What can I say, those shoes just turn me on.)

Kit - emailed ya. Have fun on the commute today. Be safe little sister and look both ways before crossing at the intersections. No wheelies either young lady! :p

See ya TD. Have a fantastic day.

X.

[Xrayted]

Oh, can't forget this...


(((((CWR)))))


Now I'm outta here. ;)

[Offthegrid]

X, how can you leave? We're at a historic moment on TD -- 499 pages! C'mon, everyone, post away! :D

[mimitabby]

I am at work which is very very boring and dull. More than you can imagine.
well maybe you can.
It's interesting, i've met 3 new people in the last week, one won a titanium bike in a race (that would be Eden) one rode the Paris Brest Paris ride, and the other (married to Eden) spent an hour in the basement before we got there, where he was riding his bike on a trainer.
How better to stay involved with biking than to continue to meet other people with the same passion?

and when your passion is flagging (i haven't ridden since before i went to Italy unless you count the 1 mile on the shop bike) it's good to talk about it, to keep interest alive.

and buying stuff for the bike raises the guilt level, so you end up riding just s
to validate purchases. Everything works..

[mtbdarby]

I hear you Mimi, I was going through bike withdrawal yesterday and feeling guilty cuz I had some fries for supper, so I rode my trainer with my jeans on for 30 minutes while watching tv. It's all good!

Work will wiz by this week - which is good. I finally made progress on organizing around the house last night and I feel - relieved, less cluttered when I walk into the house now. I need to drop some boxes of stuff off at Good Will. And now I have a box of rags for my bikes (old tshirts). Fun, fun, stuff:p

I volunteered to help chair our community Tgiving meal. So I'll be there in the morning, but we are very fortunate to have 40 families sign up to help with it! Because of that, I think we'll sneak out early so I can head over to my folks and have lunch with them. My mom was very disappointed to hear we wouldn't be there so she would love to have us there.

[mimitabby]

I volunteered to help chair our community Tgiving meal. So I'll be there in the morning, but we are very fortunate to have 40 families sign up to help with it! Because of that, I think we'll sneak out early so I can head over to my folks and have lunch with them. My mom was very disappointed to hear we wouldn't be there so she would love to have us there.

now that is very cool! I hope your mother at least appreciates what you are doing.
we did that one year. we cooked turkeys in our oven and in our neighbor's oven, and my husband sliced three turkeys
which we then delivered to some homeless shelter.

We should do that again. THis year we are driving to the boonies to spend time with one of his cousins.. and MY mother will not have family for thanksgiving this year thanks to the bs with my sister.

[margo49]

I think that pic of Kit proves to Margo that she really is 22(ish?). If she's not, then she's clearly younger, not older. :)

.

This just proves she *looks* 22(ish) with the emphasis on the "ish"
She is not just coincidentally using the handle Kitsune the trickster fox .
It's gonna take more than this to convince me

She is actually very like me except I have hazel eyes (like Capt James T Kirk in Star Trek TOS)

[Xrayted]

hehehe. I know how old Kit really is. Visa and MC are accepted through Pay Pal. :D ;) :D

[Offthegrid]

Nanci, sorry you have to work on Thanksgiving. Believe me, I know how that feels and it stinks.

This is actually the first Thanksgiving and Christmas I'm going to have off since college. I even have Black Friday off -- my first four-day weekend as an employee.

I'm trying to figure out what to do with myself because I don't particularly want/need to go shopping, but I don't want to just stay at home, either. Maybe my bike will finally visit the shop for some different parts. Maybe.

[Bikingmomof3]

OTG-I think spending the holiday bike part/accessory shopping would be fun! :)

[Bikingmomof3]

Does anyone know if Under Armour ever goes on sale? I have 5 people addicted to UA and since I am Christmas shopping I was hoping to find a sale.

While on the topic-any idea for stocking stuffers for my guys?

Bets on when the garage door people will actually ring back?

[mimitabby]

Under Armour? is that like deodorant?

[mimitabby]

as for stocking stuffers for your guys, I still buy my sons toys if i find cool ones.
they're grown up but they're still boys.

[Bikingmomof3]

LOL. No, it is not like deoderant. UA is wonderfully comfortable clothing for working out in or just lying around the house. :) http://www.underarmour.com/ShopUSAHome.cfm

[Bikingmomof3]

The medical ID I ordered, thanks to MP bugging me (you really did not bug me, rather reminded me nicely :) ) arrved today. I had no idea it would look so dainty. It is pretty. :) Now the sport one looks just like I thought it would. :cool: Now wherever I go, I am covered.

On top of new jewelry, a SmartWool top I bought from Lise arrived today. It is a gorgeous Cayenne colour, size medium, and no back fat shows. YAY! I am a happy girl. :D

Now if the garage door people would just call, my day would be complete. :rolleyes:

[KnottedYet]

I hate my job.

I wanna work at REI and get paid just as much as I get now. (though I'm considered "low income" by the City of Seattle charts, so maybe I should wish for MORE money than I'm getting now) I wanna go back to school. I wanna buy a house. I want a fabulous career that isn't gonna trash my body and my hands.

And I want it all NOW.

Today I am not a happy little worker bee. I'm stingin' mad. I want out of this job. (though i do love the work, just hate the job today.)

And this little bee wants her honey... :(

[DebW]

Being bored at work today, I googled my name and found (among 10 pages of hits) the following article from MIT's "The Tech" newspaper of November 14, 1975. I'd almost forgotten that I can claim to have won a bike race, even if it was only college intramurals. And the only reason our team won was that all the good cyclist were riding as individuals that year (may have been the first year of the race). We were the only team that rode as a group (we actually had 4 riders as a friend of mine rode with us throughout). It was pretty funny to hear the jocks on campus acting incredulous that my frat, Epsilon Theta, could have won the race, because we were not known as a jock house. But at the time, cycling was kind of an anti-jock sport. The name of the individual winner of that race, Gary Klein, should be familiar to many of you (see http://www.kleinbikes.com/ ). The only thing I remember about Klein was that you didn't lean your bike against his Colnago.

PAGE 8 FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 14, 1975 THE TECH

Tuesday afternoon, Epsilon Theta edged Baker House by just eight seconds to win the IM Cycling meet. ET's team of Paul M '78, Terry M '77, and Debra W '78 combined for a 4:50:37 time (taken by adding the times of the three Cyclists), finishing 14th, 15th, and 16th, respectively. The Baker entry of Rich K '77 (1 :32:10), Jesse A '77 (1:35:55), and Tom G '76 (1:42:40) came up just short, with a total time of 4:50:45. Student House placed third in the living group championship with a time of 5:03:35, with DTD a fourth in 5:10:57. Gary Klein won the individual championship, completing the eleven-mile Cambridge-to-Wellesley course in 1:22:35.

[eleven miles has to be wrong - probaby an OCR error converting the old print article]

I'm trying not to thing about tomorrow's colonoscopy. But it will be over by noon.

[mimitabby]

you're good, Deb, you managed to get that at the top of page 500!

[DebW]

you're good, Deb, you managed to get that at the top of page 500!

It's a the bottom of page 250 for me because I set my prefs to 30 posts per page. Saves on paging time lags.

[Lise]

Hi Thread Drifters! I made an effort at getting caught up, but no doubt missed important details that will come back to haunt me.

For example: Nanci, who is Z? Are you a member of the New Snake A Day Club? Girl! I can't keep up! :p They all look healthy and pretty.

The weekend in Galena with J was so wonderful. We had a great time doing stuff and not doing stuff--I just enjoy being with this guy, and he enjoys me. We spent time in town on Sat, then went hiking in the State Park on Sunday. Moderately tough trail, hiked up to a scenic overlook of the Mississippi River. Drove back and hung out on his couch eating Thai food and watching MI-3 (very fun). Spent one last night together before the week got started. Now I'm at the hospital from 10AM-10PM tonight. I have two patients on the way in for induction of labor, so the next six hours and 45 min of call may be busy. Or not. Who can tell?

On Friday, before leaving town, I mailed packages to BMo3, OTG, and CC. Jennifer--I cannot believe that you got yours the next day in Ohio! Stuff doesn't get delivered that fast in the same city!

Back to work, greetings to all,

Lise

[Bikingmomof3]

Lise,
Wow, that was fast delivery, must be a record for my mail carrier. Now I own a SmartWool t-shirt and I know I wear a medium. :)
I am SO happy for you and J. You to deserve all the best life has to offer. Now go bring some new little ones into the world. :)

[Offthegrid]

Happy 500, TD!



OTG-I think spending the holiday bike part/accessory shopping would be fun! :)

Actually, going to bike shops is very, very, very stressful for me. Virtually everything I have was bought online. I'm very self-conscious about my weight, and several different shops in the past have been extremely less than helpful and one was downright rude. :mad:

I'm in a different state now, though, and I need to get a new crank before spring (I can't change it myself), so gonna have to face the music sooner or later. In fact, I'd rather visit the dentist than a bike shop. :rolleyes: Even the mere thought of having to go in there makes me extremely nervous.

In other news, I have to help my brother and sister-in-law pack up their house tonight. They are moving tomorrow, actually slightly closer to my apartment. Now, who on earth doesn't hire a mover for a three floor, 3-bedroom house and then moves on a weekday?

[Offthegrid]

I am SO happy for you and J. ... Now go bring some new little ones into the world.

Hee hee ... had to re-read that last part there. :p ;) :p

[Bikingmomof3]

Happy 500, TD!
Actually, going to bike shops is very, very, very stressful for me. Virtually everything I have was bought online. I'm very self-conscious about my weight, and several different shops in the past have been extremely less than helpful and one was downright rude. :mad:

I'm in a different state now, though, and I need to get a new crank before spring (I can't change it myself), so gonna have to face the music sooner or later. In fact, I'd rather visit the dentist than a bike shop. :rolleyes: Even the mere thought of having to go in there makes me extremely nervous.

Oh I am sorry you had bad experiences. :( I did here as well, only it was because we were not has wealthy as some of the regulars. Ugh. It is frustrating, but you know what? it is there problem.
You look, to me anyway, beautiful as you are. :) If anyone is rude to you, they shall need to answer the TD!

[Bikingmomof3]

Hee hee ... had to re-read that last part there. :p ;) :p

Oh dear, I did word that poorly. :o

[mimitabby]

Oh dear, I did word that poorly. :o

what do you mean? either way, it's a good thing!
:)

[Bikingmomof3]

what do you mean? either way, it's a good thing!
:)

True, but I did not want to rush the young couple into anything. ;)

[Kitsune06]

uhh... huhh....
annnyyyyyway....
Kitsune can be old, old, old and still manifest as young women, so there. :D

I've got a date with tiger balm tonight!

[Xrayted]

Actually, going to bike shops is very, very, very stressful for me. Virtually everything I have was bought online. I'm very self-conscious about my weight, and several different shops in the past have been extremely less than helpful and one was downright rude. :mad:

I'm in a different state now, though, and I need to get a new crank before spring (I can't change it myself), so gonna have to face the music sooner or later. In fact, I'd rather visit the dentist than a bike shop. :rolleyes: Even the mere thought of having to go in there makes me extremely nervous.

I'll go in with you OTG. You've met me in person now. I'm sure you've figured out that I can be rather outspoken when needed. How do you see that encounter going? **there's X with a LBS guy pinned against the wall, feet off the floor, begging to serve us**

Oh, I'm just kiddin'.

Really. ;)
**rubs hands together, thinking back fondly of my 4 brothers' torture methods**:eek: :D The delicate art of persuasion.


Lise,
Wow, that was fast delivery, must be a record for my mail carrier. Now I own a SmartWool t-shirt and I know I wear a medium. :)
I am SO happy for you and J. You to deserve all the best life has to offer. Now go bring some new little ones into the world. :)

hahaha hehehe bwaahahaha *snort* hahahaha You crack me up! Hey Lise, get right on that now, ok? :cool: :D

[Bikingmomof3]

Well garage door guy came, and for those of you single and looking, he was hot!! :D Anyway, he will be back tomorrow and I will be out $1250. Upside, my garage door will be new and in working order. :)

Today is DH's birthday and I told him I expect $1250 to be spent on my birthday. ;)

The twins are buying Chinese takeaway for their Dad's birthday dinner. YUM!

[mimitabby]

Well garage door guy came, and for those of you single and looking, he was hot!! :D Anyway, he will be back tomorrow and I will be out $1250. Upside, my garage door will be new and in working order. :)

Today is DH's birthday and I told him I expect $1250 to be spent on my birthday. ;)

The twins are buying Chinese takeaway for their Dad's birthday dinner. YUM!
Jennifer, maybe the twins can help with the price of the door?
Kids these days are independently wealthy; or it seems!

[maillotpois]

Happy 500, TD!

Lise - I am so happy for you and J. The whole thing is SO great!

BM03 - good job on the bracelets...

Knot - I wanna work at REI, too. Problem is I wouldn't take home any money because I'd always find something I couldn't live without. Hard enough haveing TWO of the stores on my commute route.

[Bikingmomof3]

Jennifer, maybe the twins can help with the price of the door?
Kids these days are independently wealthy; or it seems!

That would be nice. I can dream. :)

[Bikingmomof3]

BM03 - good job on the bracelets...


For you MP....


http://i43.photobucket.com/albums/e368/knittingmomof3/bracelet.jpg

[mimitabby]

That would be nice. I can dream. :)

When my older son was 12 or 13 he told me that when he grew up he'd buy me a house with a view. (He's 28 now and living in my basement) I'm not holding my breath.

[maillotpois]

That chain's great!

Mimi - LOL. That's pretty funny.

[BleeckerSt_Girl]

Jennifer, it's great that you have those pretty med ID bracelets now! I bet your famiily feels less worried now wehn you go off somewhere. :) Oh too bad about that garage door- I hate it when life gets in the way and ruins nice plans.

Mimi, too funny. Well, he did make sure that you were in a house with a view....a view of him sleeping in the basement. :D :rolleyes:

I think everyone sees different numbers on their TD pages- depending on how many posts per page they have their TE preferences set to view. This page for me is in the 300's somewhere.

[chickwhorips]

sheesh! i got my flu shot on thursday and my arm is still sore. what's going on here? then again i lifted weights yesterday for the first time in about 2 weeks and i'm sore. i think i'm falling apart.

[Xrayted]

CWR - I think it's your body screaming "I'm stronger!!!!" ;) :D