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[KnottedYet]

Me, too! (and I'll post it on TD, much better than my ab shots! )

[KnottedYet]

OK, kids! Dinner is ready!

Chicken and rice soup, with satsumas and Endangered Species dark chocolate for dessert.

[annie]

Hi, TE TD, long time!! I got lost......... lost in the real world. Had too many hours at work w/ holiday parties. Tried to find time at home, too. Had 29th wedding anniversary and overnight trip out of town. Had computer that drove me crazy till #3 son got it working again. Plus the holidays. Something had to give. Hope you are all well! No emergencies.
Sounds like there were some great vacations/visits going on! A new happy pairing/couple!!?? Cool!! Friendships cemented and maintained. It continuously amazes me, this online community that encourages and nurtures connections between people that would have probably had no chance of meeting otherwise. We live in a continuously expanding world, don't we......
Hey - Happy 2007 to everyone!!!! I'll check in again soon, I hope.

annie

[KnottedYet]

Shrink, shrink, shrink!

Poor SKnot is in that in-between stage: Boys size jeans are too small, mens size jeans are too big, and "student" size jeans aren't long enough.

So I got him a pair of men's shrink-to-fit Levi 501's in the smallest size I could find and I'm shrinking them with reckless abandon. (Darn men's jeans cost 2x what the boys jeans cost! Pooey!)

Are we allowed to dress our growing like a weed teenage boys in burlap bags?

[kelownagirl]

Kids and clothes - I bought my long-legged but "skinny-butted" boy some jeans in Vancouver this week because that's the only place I can find jeans with an adjustable waist that don't look stupid.

[KnottedYet]

That's what I've got: long legged skinny butted boy. And all the styles are for baggy pants, and even SLIM pants are baggy on him.

This kid needs a 26-27 inch waist and 30 inch inseam.

burlap bags, I'm tellin' ya.... just cut holes for the head and arms and send 'em off to school...

[Bikingmomof3]

That's what I've got: long legged skinny butted boy. And all the styles are for baggy pants, and even SLIM pants are baggy on him.

This kid needs a 26-27 inch waist and 30 inch inseam.

burlap bags, I'm tellin' ya.... just cut holes for the head and arms and send 'em off to school...

Knot,
That is what my son wears. For him Levi's 550 Student do the trick. We also found that Urban Pipeline (from Kohl's) also fit his lean and lanky teen body. My luck he just grew taller as I type this.

[tygab]

What about triathletes?

Yeah....
I thought strong and fit cyclists were hot (and I do look at a lot of them) but then I saw hundreds of triathletes up close at IM LP. It was like 4 straight days of drooling for me: at the bikes, the gear, the athletes...

Can't wait til July!!!

of course in the meanwhile I am going to do as much as I can to get into shape myself. heh heh.

[KnottedYet]

BMo3: Thanks, I will try to find the Kohl's pants and keep and eye out for the Levis. Our Mervyn's went out of business, and that was the only place I could find Levi student jeans in all the sizes.

A Kohl's just opened, I'll have to go check it out.

Darn, I used to be able to dress SKnot in boys Target brand slim jeans for $8 a pair. Now my little boy is growing up, sniff!

[Xrayted]

Hi ty, nice to see here you hon.

Congrats Knot on bringing up up a wonderfully tall, perpetually growing (in so many ways) young man.
Thanks for teaching him about diversity and tolerance. Kudos for passing on the good vibes.

Woah, I am VERY drunk right now. (only 2 glasses of wine. cheap date.) You have no idea of the day I have had. Not nearly as bad as some of my patients and I am very grateful for that. Thanks Kit for putting up with me on the phone. Much appreciated sis. And thank you so much for putting me in a good mood again. You always know how to make me feel better.

I guess in my drunken state, I should stop right here.

So, goodnight TD. Have a peaceful and safe night.

-X.

[KnottedYet]

Gaaa! SKnot tried on the Levis 501's, even though I've only run 'em through the shrink process 2x not 3x yet. They FIT!!!! They look super-baggy on his little butt, but they stayed up without a belt and though the legs were long, they weren't too long or so long I'd need to hem them.

OMG!!!! My little shrimp is wearing 30w 34L jeans! (Mind you, with shrinkage those old-fashioned 501's are probably more like 28w 32L)

Oh dear, oh dear! My little boy is growing up! Oh, my... men's size jeans!

How did this happen?

(and why are those suckers so darn expensive?)

[Kitsune06]

My life is good and complete when I can spread happiness the way it's meant to be.
This rum is being very kind to me. ...whuff. gonna fall aslep antt the computer. g'night td!

[mimitabby]

wow, I heard Kit's forehead hit the keyboard!

Good morning all you lovely ladies. Haven't told DH about the raincoat order (i did tell him that I didn't want a burley raincoat and that I wanted to have a waterproof raincoat) Is that really too much to ask? He made a face, he thinks i should keep wearing the one that i have until the stitching on the shoulders comes unravelled. He is so penny wise and pound foolish!
We're going to Seaside Oregon for the weekend and new years with his bike club. How fun will it be when my package from TE arrives with my new raincoat inside AT the hotel (in his name no less) and I get to open it in front of all his well-heeled bike club friends. How else could I even consider riding this weekend?
but I am back to square one again.. I just want a bike that I can fit into that can have fenders. Why is that SO HARD to find?!!?

[Duck on Wheels]

OK, kids! Dinner is ready!

Chicken and rice soup, with satsumas and Endangered Species dark chocolate for dessert.

Ahhh ... Chicken is nice, chicken is nice, chicken is nice with palm butter and rice ... (from a Mose Allison lp ages ago)

[Duck on Wheels]

Gaaa! SKnot tried on the Levis 501's, even though I've only run 'em through the shrink process 2x not 3x yet. They FIT!!!! They look super-baggy on his little butt, but they stayed up without a belt and though the legs were long, they weren't too long or so long I'd need to hem them.

OMG!!!! My little shrimp is wearing 30w 34L jeans! (Mind you, with shrinkage those old-fashioned 501's are probably more like 28w 32L)

Oh dear, oh dear! My little boy is growing up! Oh, my... men's size jeans!

How did this happen?

(and why are those suckers so darn expensive?)

How old is S-knot? Baby bear (duckling II) shot up 4" at 17. Went through 3 sets of clothes the one year I was "single-parenting" (had him with me on sabbatical). And we thought he was done after about 3" each of the two previous years. I guess it's a guy thing, that long growth spurt at puberty.