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KCTinter · #**226** 10-22-2005, 10:40 AM

Good morning on a glorious Saturday!

I've got to enjoy the day cause I found out yesterday I have to work Sunday! Came home from our little 3-job day at 12:30 and Bob was all excited. He got a call from the window film dealer in Maryland that has the contract for tinting all the Talbott stores. Someone dropped the ball and their new store on the Plaza in KC had to be filmed before Monday. Sigh. But it will bring in around 1800 for the day. Film being shipped overnight to arrive today. My assistant can't make it till after church so Bob will be helping me in the AM. We CANNOT work together. He thinks he knows how to install film and clean a window. Note to Bob: You do NOT! And he won't listen. I really think it's his ego. On top of all this, next week is a busy week. I may actually earn my "pay" for a change!

I finally finished that template. Pic below. What is brown (the carpet) will be etched. What is white (poster board) will be clear glass.

Barb: Funny you should mention creating a backyard haven for birds when you retire. My stepdaughter is know in her Colorado community for doing just that! She even has some of her bird pictures posted on the National Geographic site. She will be starting a class on "how to create a backyard oasis for birds and wildlife" sort of topic this spring, I think.

And LOL about:
Squirrels and BB guns! Been there and done that. Tell your DH an air gun might be a better choice!
Peesus Passus is actually latin for taking a pee. :silly:

Your Dad and the Wildlife Officer. Don't ya hate nosy neighbors?

Hmm. Valentines for grandparents to give to grandkids. You know what I always liked? Cards that did something . . . like having cut-outs or a section that can be colored. Or a big heart that can be cut out and worn. My grandkids always loved puzzles. How about a little mesh bag that has the "card" in a puzzle that they have to put together? "Put the Puzzle together and see Gramma's secret message" sort of thing.

Congrats on your better numbers! You knew they were there! (see my note below re: Brenda's #s).

As for resenting the difficulties of just getting around during the holiday season . . . know what you mean. Especially working at Crown Center! Must be a real hassle, especially leaving work. I remember when I worked at Saks on the Plaza. Ooohh. The day after Thanksgiving was a nightmare! And the buses started coming to view the Plaza Lights. And there's no such thing as just running into a department store to pick something up. Becomes an all-day chore. Our presents will be a little on the thin side this year. It's not the presents I love so much as wrapping them! I love hot-gluing pine cones and greenery, etc. on the packages and making special tie-ons for packages. These get saved and get passed back and forth over the years!

Brenda: Human Beans! Makes sense to me.

I am not up on cholesterol statistics. Don't have a clue. The only thing I know is that under 200 is supposed to be good. To my untrained eye, your numbers look fantastic! Great job!!

Peg, oohh the pictures are GREAT!! I know you and Rachel must have had a fabulous time!:jumpgreen You both look so CUTE!

Yikes. Down to one car? Will you have to keep an "Car Appointment Book?" I can just see it now. You'll wake up one morning thinking of running some errands and find out the car's not there!

Computer stuff can be sooooo frustrating! Know too well the glitches. But it's great you finally got your pocket PC and laptop synched.

Thank you for your thoughts on Christmas. I can only imagine how hard it must be for "empty nesters." Tradition is so important, and making new ones to replace the old. My big thing from childhood is Christmas Eve. That's the tradition I love. Family getting together over a wonderful meal, kids excited about Santa . . . wishing all the adults would finish their coffee so they can open their presents . . . And this year I foresee that may have to change because of Mark being the only pastor at his new church. Christmas Eve may be on the 23rd this year!

Almost 7 am! Gotta run. Lots to do today. I'll try to pop in later.

Shelley, Judy, Ilse:

KCTinter · #**227** 10-22-2005, 10:46 AM

Barb, you beat me to it this AM!

Please let me know how you like the Time Warner package. We have been toying with the idea of switching. I'm still on dial up. Roadrunner, et al just seem so expensive to me. Plus, I am so old-fashioned, I can't even think about not having a land line. and I do know cable goes out more frequently than my regular phone lines . . . but then, I'd always have the cell in case of an emergency. Have to twist one's mind around all this new technology!

KCTinter · #**228** 10-22-2005, 10:47 AM

Third time's the charm . . .

Forgot to mention . . . another Chicago pound gone. One more to go then I'llbe back to square one.

KCTinter · #**229** 10-22-2005, 01:02 PM

OK. Fourth time is the charm . . .

I was just looking over that picture and noticed a spot I forgot to cut out!!! Thanks, girls. I never would have noticed it unless I posted that picture!

HINT: it's near one of the balconies . . . .

Judy · #**230** 10-22-2005, 03:06 PM

balcony railing on the right hand side?

BC · #**231** 10-22-2005, 03:44 PM

Wonderful, Alida!! Gorgeous scene. It would have taken me ages to figure out anything was wrong with that etching without your telling us. I think Judy's correct.

KCTinter · #**232** 10-22-2005, 04:03 PM

Judy wins the prize! So, what's the prize you may ask? A fervent prayer that you win AcaDec . . . along with a wonderful dream of you bursting your buttons with pride!

pegster · #**233** 10-22-2005, 05:58 PM

Hi Gang!

Been working for 5 bleepin hours to get labels to print correctly for Christmas letters. Finally got it to work. Hate these glitches. They just set me back SO bad.

I think I'm getting more and more things done now. DH took our Christmas letters to be copied today. 39 cents a piece at Staples! Well, at that price I will soon be able to tell him that we have now paid in copies what we "saved" by him buying the cheaper copier! Naw. Would I ever say, "I told you so?" Well, not so's you'd know it! Promise!

I've got little piles of things all through the house. This goes there. That goes there. The pile of clothing in the hall downstairs goes in little bags to be "squished" so it can go in a plastic underbed bin that will go in the cartop carrier. I started a small plastic container of "office supplies" this afternoon. I decided yesterday that I want to cover the furniture with sheets so it won't get dusty for the 6 months we are gone. I hope I remember to do it.

Alida: Yeah, our neighbor and we exchanged keeys to each other's condos long ago. It has saved many a trip to the store when either one of us runs out of something and the other isn't home. Also, we watch each other's place when on trips. She has stocked my fridge with essentials before I came home and I have done the same for her. God, I'll miss her!

DH informed me last night that he wants to "hang" his suit in the car. "NO," I said. He was puzzled at my vehemence. Actually, so was I. In all my planning, I guess I forgot that he needs some clothes too. (whoops!) I did convince him to pack it in the suitbag unfolded and we'll put it on top of stuff in the cartop carrier. He doesn't need it on the trip.
And, Alida: What a beautiful etching pattern. Wow! You are really a true artist, girl. I sure hate to think of you getting stuck in an office and not using that talent. But, you too, might think of church administration. With your knowledge of computers and graphics, you could pick up an online course about building websites and make yourself downright invaluable to some church!

Barb: What are you doing today? The day's half over for me, and nearly that for you. I expect that you have found some really interesting thing to do with your time. I really liked Alida's suggestions for Valentines. Are you familiar with Sudoku? It's all the rage right now. (It's a puzzle) There's an idea for a Valentine puzzle. My dgkids are remarkably technologically astute. The 10 year old dgs goes through Gameboy games like a champ. I am really impressed. You may remember that I got my own Gameboy for the Japan trip. I got so frustrated with the puzzles that I did little to play with it. When I got home I asked dgs to show me how to work it. I was chagrined at how fast he did it! My almost 6yo dgd is learning to read in school. I would think that something that would allow her to trace the letters she wants to send to me in a card would appeal to her.

Brenda: What's your weather today? Ours is cloudy and COLD. I have a space heater blasting in my office. It really warms up this little space. When I go out in the rest of the house it feels pretty icy. It's not really. It's that my office is probably right around 80 degrees! DH is gone (with our ONLY car) this afternoon, so I am enjoying the quiet and peace. (Not to imply that he noisy. He's not. But there is something nice about being alone when we are together so much these days)

Judy: No fair dropping in for a sentence! How are you doing? Are you getting any rest? How's the Aca Deca preparation coming along? Do you have to work this weekend?

Terry: I was relating to DH last night all the locations of my friends on the internet and he reminded me that we are coming right through the Silicon Valley on our trek down the State to Redlands at the end of next month. Might you be open to a short visit ~ perhaps a lunch or tea? I'll pm you my email address and we can be in touch.

Well, I'm about to take a break from this computer. I've been sitting here most of the day! But, I feel like I'm getting stuff accomplished so that makes up for a lot! I just got the most darling picture of my dgd (12) in her new braces! She is thrilled. And I am too. She is a real beauty. And, of course, all her friends have them. Twas ever thus! Same for my kids. Same for me! (Of course, mine were made out of small palm fronds. That's all the material they had in Southern California when I was a little girl back in the dark ages! only kidding :silly: )

Later ladies,
Peace, Peg

BC · #**234** 10-22-2005, 06:15 PM

Alida, I can imagine working on a Sunday, with DH no less, wouldn't be your first choice, but I can also imagine what a welcome surprise those extra $$ will be.

On the cholesterol numbers, well the triglicerides are good, thanks to my thighs evidently. And the ratio supposedly good, too. I really do thank you all and BTB, because I don't think those numbers would have been as good a couple of months ago. I don't know how having the HDL and LDL the same might be significant. The HDL is supposed to be higher than the LDL, I thought. But evidently my doc was pleased, anyway.

Peg, I can understand not wanting to move two vehicles to CA, but will being a one car couple be permanent? That would be tough for me. Even though I don't NEED a car, I treasure the freedom it gives me.

Barb, let us know how you like your new phone services. We've considered various options, but I'm the one hesitating. At my suggestion, we dropped long distance service on our main land line in favor of the cell phones we use most of the time anyway.

How nice that Barb and Alida will meet

I suspect Henry is a character, too, and you guys will all have a great time.

Shell, Ilse, Judy, what else is up in your necks of the woods?

Dad's off to Arkansas this morning and will stay about three weeks. He's planning on bringing Marjorie back for a few days, and then will return to spend more time there. Marjorie's not coming to visit with us, per se; she does like shopping up here for Christmas, though. I could say some catty things (meow, meow) about Dad's gf, but I'll save them for when I really need them

Meanwhile, it's fun for DH and I to know we actually will have the house to ourselves for a while, LOL! We feel like naughty kids!

After all our discussion of sleeping aides, I couldn't sleep last night. My own fault, though, since I decided maybe I could get away with coffee after supper. NOT. BUT, it did give me an opportunity to finish a pair of socks that had been languishing, and now I can give my attention to learning the "one circular needle" technique. Finally found a picture on line (if I can get it up) showing a sock being knitted on a 40 inch circular. I look at the picture and think, "yeah, that doesn't look so hard." However, my needle wants to rewind to a 4" coil

Rats, it's gray and cold today, and I find myself rather unmotivated.....suppose I could go back to Coldwater Creek

Edit: PEG, I just missed you!

Judy · #**235** 10-22-2005, 06:35 PM

Ok, Peg, you want more than one sentence........ I can do it.

This has been quite an interesting week. I'm sure you all remember me making comments about the possibility of retiring and doing something else. That something else may have presented itself. Although the thoughts and investigagion are still in the infancy stage, I am considering runing for Justice of the Peace. Rumor has it that the current JP will not run again. The job pays about $32,000 per year. In Texas a JP is the lowest level of the court system and does not require a legal background. The one bad thing about the job is that in counties such as mine, the JP also acts as coroner. There are 4 JPs in our county. They rotate weekend call, and possibly weeknights also. More on the progress of this option later...............

I also promised earlier in the week that I would write my "State of the body message" for the year. For those of you that have not been with Peg and I all along, I'll also include the back story ........ the first two messages to myself and friends at LCE.

Judy · #**236** 10-22-2005, 06:37 PM

Year 1 Atkinsversary (v.2 from February -- when I finally reached goal)

February 2004

"How long does getting thin take?"

The quote above is by Winnie the Pooh and probably in one form or the other the most asked question on this board. For me it has been a journey with numerous ups and downs. But, with the help of so many of you, I think I have the answer. It takes the rest of your life. Once you are there, you can?t go back. This is a Way of Life, not a diet.

I have been fighting this battle for most of my life. I remember being heavier than my friends as a child. Children are so cruel. In retrospect, I doubt that I was any more than slightly chubby as opposed to my rail thin ?friends.? That of course didn?t stop them from sticking it to me whenever possible. In my teens, I was slim and won a couple of beauty pageants. To say that I was thrilled and that I wanted to stick it back to them is pretty accurate. As you can guess, college, early marriage, and babies eroded the slim figure. I began an up and down pattern starting around age 22 and continuing until October 2002 when I reached the highest non-pregnant weight of my life. One day it clicked. It was time to do something and I did it ---once and for all!

I have done it all. I have listened to the ?experts?, I have tried the pills and the meetings, and I now have come to the realization that LC is the only way for me. It?s too bad that I didn?t have this board and the confidence to have stayed with LC when I started it the first time in the early 70?s (and again in the 80?s and after a try or two in the 90?s). This time I am LC to stay. This time worked gradually ? although a speedier loss would have been welcome. This time I learned to eat what works for me and to leave what doesn?t. This time I made the resolution to tune out the newest experts who might dispute what I now know is what works for me. This time is the rest of my lifetime.

So, what have I accomplished? I lost 42 pounds. I dropped from the 16-18W size that I was wearing to a 10. I have improved my blood pressure and lipids. I do not fear becoming diabetic, even though it runs in my family. I feel like me again, and I?m glad to be here. Thanks to all of you for your support and encouragement.

Judy · #**237** 10-22-2005, 06:39 PM

Year 2 Atkinsversary -- October 2004

2 years ...... a long time, but then in the scheme of things a short time. Two years ago, it finally clicked. I did not want to live the rest of my life in a ?matronly? state. DH wasn?t upset or critical of my weight, although I think he definitely approves of the better looking version. I was the one that didn?t like my looks. I guess it also began to set in that I wasn?t getting any younger and that health might need to be a bigger priority. But, to be honest, it was vanity leading the way.

As I have pondered writing this, I have had a range of thoughts. Like a business cycle, I go up and down on peak and trough performance periods. Generally, though I have found that the good times have far outweighed the bad. In the last two years, I have not slipped back into any lengthy periods of bad eating. I have however found there to be times where I need a ?booster shot? of resolve and a renewal of good basic program skills. I drift occasionally into periods of heavier snacking and increased LC products. Most times though problems rise from eating marginally questionable foods rather than ?bad? stuff. In fact right now I know I need to get back to tracking food intake again. That technique may have been most instrumental in achieving success. Whether we like to think it or not, both carbs and calories do count.

So, where and how do I go on from here? I have most definitely determined that this WOE is most compatible with my system. I feel good, I look good, and the last time I had blood work done, it was good. I have also extended my resolve for better eating to include a new exercise program. I joined Curves and have successfully attended 3X per week since school started. I must admit that I am somewhat disappointed that I have not dropped any more weight. I would still like to hit 135. Instead, I am a couple of pounds heavier than I was during the majority of the spring and early summer of this year. But, even with that, I am at my original goal weight of 140. I don?t think I will stress over 5 pounds, but I am not going to allow myself to go any higher. I am at my panic point. It is time to get right with the plan and quit trying to push the edges of the envelope --- again.

Yesterday we had a breakfast at school. The buffet included fresh fruit and lots of sweet breads, homemade cinnamon rolls and other pastry type stuff. I stood around, drank some coffee, and eventually ate some of the fruit. One of the coaches was making a return trip for the homemade sweet rolls and asked if I wanted one. I told him, ?I don?t eat that stuff.? And to answer another person standing close by who wanted to know if I ?still? was eating LC, ?Why would I want to change from something that works??

Thanks to all of you who have helped me keep my resolve, and thanks to Andrea who created such a great place for us to come for friendship and support.

Judy · #**238** 10-22-2005, 06:43 PM

Year 3 Atkinsversary -- October 2005

State of the Body 2005

In 2002, I restarted a LC WOE. It was sometime around Halloween. I did not make a massive change; in fact, I just eased myself into a semi induction period. I had done LC before. I knew it worked. I just had to get my mind right and ripe for making the change. I think internal competition may have something to do with being ripe for the change. There were several people at work doing LC at that time. Heck, I had done it before ? and been successful ? I could do it. And, I did.

It?s been three years now. I?m still LC. I will admit straight up that I am not always a 100% faithful member of the fold. Today I weigh 143. That?s 5 pounds above my goal weight of 138. I think that I read somewhere that many weight loss and maintenance programs begin to fail after two years due to boredom or lack of attention, and, more than anything, to pushing the edges with a little of this and a little of that. Yes, I?ve pushed the envelope some. But, overall, I am mindful of what works for me and have faithfully stuck with it. I do not want and will not let myself return to the awful state of body that I possessed in 2002. I?m not thrilled about where I am today, but when I consider where I was, I won?t beat myself up about it.

This year I?m setting a new goal. My goal is to lose that extra five pounds. When I write this message next year, I want to show that I can beat those odds and be successful at maintenance. I know I can with your help. This board helps to keep my choices at the top of my mind. Even though our conversation does not always deal with diet and eating, I have a little reminder each time I see the forum name. So, thanks for your help, and remember, each time we post and whatever we discuss, it is that feeling of community that is helping me to get to and stay where I want to be.

And to help me keep things at the "Top Of My Mind", I'm adding a new logo to my sig. Feel free to copy it and use it if you would like.

Judy · #**239** 10-22-2005, 06:49 PM

And now, I have one last thing to say before I go plant myself on the couch and watch the Texas Tech/ University of Texas game......

Go Tech

Judy · #**240** 10-22-2005, 06:52 PM

Ok, I'll change the sig when someone tells me how to insert an image that is not on a web page.........

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