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My question is My mom put me on the Medifast Diet and I'm eating no carbs? Hoping for any answer or 2. Another question I got... Morning!!. |
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Hmm... I need to find out myself. I don't know what is the answer to your question. I'll do some Googling and get back to you if I discover an decent answer. You should email the people at Medifast as they probably could help you..
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CHARLY - If you are happy about billing days, I am too. LOL I cannot believe it is March already. Talked to Lawrence, the fellow staying in our house, there is supposed to be another 2 feet of snow this week....I don't think we will be able to get home until July 4th. LOL.
The day here started out so beautiful and it was warm and sunny. Now the sky is filled with thick clouds that are dark and the wind is starting to build and the temps have gone down 10 degrees in less than 30 minutes. Time to close up windows and doors.. The Cardinal pair are at the feeders again. I put out a couple of cut oranges for them this morning. I have tried to get pictures, but they are very skiddish of any human movement. We have observed many different birds here this past month. They love the food and the water Roger put out for them.. See you all later tonight... |
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Good Afternoon!.
Hi Charly and NA, March is marching in like a ?? Cool and rainy here today.. Opening day out at Space Coast Stadium, the one day I let Patrick miss school.. They went and had a good time.. Went to the barn just to groom and visit with Peanut and other riders.. A new yearling is coming to live at the barn, a little paint baby, I can't wait.. Scale finally moved, down 3 pounds in one big woosh as they say. Thank heavens!. I go to get bloodwork and check up n the morning just for my piece of mind.. Waving at all of you, Tuesday has come and almost gone. Hump day tomorrow!.. |
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12 days till day light savings.
That makes my day. Other then that just plugging along. Go Charly on the extra day. NA I put out a bird feeder but haven't seen any at it yet, not even seeds on the ground. They must be blind here LOL Although the doves have left a huge pile of carp down the side of my tree, but no nest. I think they just sit in the tree till we go out the door so they can scare the hades out of us. Patti wooot woot wooot on the scale and new baby sounds like too much fun.. It does not bode well that today, after 2 weeks of wind, is just barely breezy. Will keep the plastic over my window for at least another month or maybe 2 the dust is a gunna be a blowin. One hour left guess I'll get a little more work done. Yea right.. |
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Morning !!.
Patti - we like the 'woosh' in life, great job!!. Monica - yea, I wouldn't pull that plastic down until I seen it 'sweat' from the sun (LOL). NA - wow, that's a lot more snow, I'm tired of all the snow/cold. It was bright sunny out yesterday but still chilly. Rob went to the company doctor he cannot return to work until 14-April due to Ohio Dept of Transportation laws you have to wait 2 months of date of heart attack, revisit the physician, get clearance then you go back to work.. So...........you all need to pray for me (LOL)... |
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You mean pray for Rob don't you Charly LOL.
Will pray for both of you.. |
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Monica, I agree, lots of praying being sent up there!.
It will be fine, keep busy, give him the remote, take Charlie for walks,. Etc. You can do this!. Going to bed ladies, have a good one!.. |
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CHARLY - Maybe you can find lots of stuff for Rob to do while he is 'laid up'. I can understand them being careful, but two months seems like a long time if the doctor says you are OK. Is there not something at work they can have him do besides drive a truck? I will definitely pray for you both..
PATTI - What fun having a youngster in the barn. You will have him spoiled rotten for sure. LOL. MONICA - Roger made frames that fit our windows several years ago....the frames are covered with plastic. It not only keeps the cold out, but I discovered the house does not get so dusty, so left them up all the time. How is that for lazy. LOL.. |
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Hello everyone....it is 9 PM here in AZ and we have to get up early tomorrow so I'll say goodnight and see you tomorrow...
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OK, where is everyone. The last post was mine on the 3rd..
We leave in the morning for our trip north to home. we have the rec vehicle and car on the trailer, everything is stowed where it will be safe and all we have to do is unhook the electricity and water tomorrow and we will be on our way. We hope to leave here just after sun up. It will be nice to be traveling West. We will stop at our favorite funky restaurant for breakfast then head west on Hwy 10. Our stop tomorrow will be in Indio, CA to see friends who live there, and then it will be on north the next day.. Hope all is well with everyone. Hugs, NA. I had a nice note from Jan who wanted to meet up with me when she was in Ashland. Darn, I won't be home in time. But we ae going to try to get together before she leaves Portland in August... |
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We are trucking down Hwy 10 West with the desert wind blowing from the SW about 20 MPG. Roger's arms are going to be very tired when we get to our stop tonight. The wind must have really blown hard last night out here. We just passed a Semi that was blown over. No one was hurt, thank you God..
Talk again tonight or tomorrow morning. NA.. |
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OK, you all have made your points and can come out now. I know you were upset when I was gone for so long without a word...but at least you had each other....I have no one. LOL.
We are in Valencia, CA for a couple of nights. Nice little park, cool breezes and our friends from Burbank are driving up tonight for dinner. We could not find a RV park in their area that could accommodate us with our total 52 foot length. We are about 30 miles North of Burbank.. We will head north tomorrow, stopping in my home town of Visalia to have lunch with a classmate and her husband, and then on to brother Lloyd in Merced.. There is a large fenced in dog yard here, so Sage is happy having a place to run and play...if she is happy and tired, I am happy and NOT tired. LOL Hugs, NA.. |
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LOL NA it is good to see you..
Nothing much going on here just same ole work, but I am getting some things done around the house. Painted a couple of walls, did some accent painting it looks nice so far.. Not losing a pound here, hopefully with the time change this weekend I can start getting some exercise in in the evenings. I really need to move out to the yards soon. Not going to let the weeds go like last year. I declare war on goat heads, this could be a long siege one plant out there is 5 foot across. Hope everyone is doing well.. |
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MONICA - I remember Goad Heads from when I was a kid with a bicycle in the San Joaquin Valley - - one flat after another. And the poor dog's paws were always sore. I don't know how you feel about herbicides, but Roundup will do a number on those guys right down through the roots. It takes awhile to see results though. They die show..
The big ones - - water the heck out of the yard, put on a good pair of gloves and pull them up from the middle. Wish I were there. I would love to help you aniliate (SP?) those. LOL.. |
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Hello Ladies!!.
Sorry I've been MIA. Been preparing for the homecoming!! I rearranged the whole house..LOL! And did a major de-cluttering and drop off at Goodwill. A few more days and we will be a family again. We are really excited! =D. NA-LOL!!! Your posts were cracking me up!. Glad you are on your way back and you, Roger and Sage are doing well. Valencia is beautiful.. My cousin used to live there. Also, driving from NorCal to SoCal, it was a welcome sight coming over the grapevine. =D. Monica - I have never heard of Goad(t)s head before.. but I am assuming it is a weed. LOL!. What colors are you painting with? Or are you just doing a fresh coat?. Crazy news about the Quake in Japan and the Tsunami!!! Just insane.. Doing good here. So is the Pea... She had her first fencing bout today and did really good!!! Next week, Ryan will get to see and since he likes to use the video camera, he can be in charge of that.. Yay for the time change this weekend!. DON'T FORGET TO CHANGE YOUR CLOCKS SATURDAY NIGHT!! =D. Spring is almost here!. Have a good weekend girls!!.. |
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Hi RED - It is so exciting that Ryan will be home again for you two gals. You have worked really hard to make the gal's dorm man friendly again. LOL.
I'll bet we won't hear much from you for awhile. Thank Ryan for me for his service, and thanks to you and Nattie for keeping the home fires burning so to speak.. Will Ryan be home for a long time? Hugs, NA.. |
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RED: Goat Heads are a week that has a seed that has two very sharp points growing out of them. If you hold them just right in your hand, it looks a little like a Ram Goat head with the horns sticking straight up. They are not very long points, but they are very hard and sharp..
Google it and you can see a picture. NA.. |
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Wow! those are gnarly!! Do they get hard and dry and fall off? Because if they do, I think we had those in my backyard when I was growing up. I remember playing in the back barefoot and I got some stuck in my foot and I remember I was crying for my mom or someone to help me..LOL...and I remember the neighbor behind us (who actually had goats, funny enough) was either telling me to go inside or be quiet or something..LOL... and finally I stopped crying, figured no one was going to help me and I sucked it up and pulled them out myself and went in the house. They were little round ball thorny things. And that the weed grows out flat like that made me remember that..
Anyhow..LOL!....I cna see why you'd want to get rid of those things.. yeck!. NA.... I think Ryan should be home for at least a year to a year and a half. =D Moving time is coming up in the future... can you believe that St Patty's day will be our 2 year mark here already?! I can't! We should have another year here and then who knows. LOL @ making the dorm man friendly.. hee hee! I've been almost sad the last few days realizing it's not going to be just me and the Pea anymore. I'm going to miss it.. I will pass on your thanks... |
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I get your sadness Red but just think of the bonding time with Ryan.
And the joy of watching Ryan and the Pea bond. I love watching Daddy and little girls together, it's so sweet.. Yes that sticker does dry out and splits, the one in the picture will split into 5 different stickers. One of the bad things about living in the desert, everything has spines. Between goatheads, sand spurs and another weed that looks kind of pretty till it drys out, so I didn't worry to much about it. I will this year.. Have a great day all.. |
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Great shots of those nasty sticky things, Monica. Hopefully you can get rid of the plants before they drop those seeds...
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RED - I can only imagine how hard it is to go from 'just the girls' to a wife again. I'll bet you military wives share all sorts of ideas on how to make the transition easy for the whole family. I am sure it is hard on Ryan too. I hope you can share a picture of the three of you together. I know it will be a joyous reunion. Hugs, NA..
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Monica.. yes, you are so right... I love to watch Ryan and the Pea together... it's very special and it reminds me of me and my dad. =D I am super happy to have Ryan home and have it be the three of us again. We are a very cohesive unit, the 3 of us.
He is going to take 2 weeks off towards the end of April when Natty has spring break and my sister comes to visit. That will be lots of fun. =D. NA, I will for sure post a pic when we are all back together. As for the transition, we stick to our routine and Ryan observes and finds his way back in the groove. It really works for us. Breaking routine is what causes the problems. We don't do the dramatic stuff, with the great big homecoming and all that, it's too much tension and anxiety for all of us because nothing ever goes as planned. We did make him a banner for the house.. I have to hang it up tomorrow. I hope it doesn't rain.. As for those stickers.. I looked them up last night and those are definitely what I had stock in my foot. they hurt really bad! Those weeds are awful!!. Monica, I don't blame you... cactus are enough with the spines.. needles? LOL.. |
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RED - How smart to have figured out the "routine" idea. You are all moxy folks. Love to you all...
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I wish Mother Nature would let up on the snow for a few days so we could get home. It can snow as much as needed when we get settled in. I just want to go home and get back to a normal life...
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Snow and more snow. Typical 'spring' in the Klamath Basin..
We will leave Merced tomorrow and head home. There is a nice RV park on the north side of Redding, CA and we will stay there waiting for a weather window to slip in home. We only need three hours from there to be at our door.. Wish us luck. We really are wanting to get home. Sage needs some normal steady parts to her life. Time for a routine and training sessions on home ground.. Nice long slow rain in Merced last night and today. The valley needs this moisture and it made for great sleeping last night.. Have any of you heard of the 17 day diet. My niece and her new husband are on that diet and they are doing well. Niece does not really need to diet, she is tall, but likes to stay under 160. She is at 150 and that is all she needs to go. Hubby is chubby and will stay on the diet. He is doing well. I am back down to 160 and loosing about 2 pounds a week now. I am happy with that loss.. Love you all, NA.. |
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Great job on the losses NA, 17 days diet can't say as I have heard of it. Will go look it up.
Safe travels sweetie.. |
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NA, Good luck with getting home! I will be praying for a weather window to open up for you! You're almost there!! =D Glad you are doing great with the weight loss! Congrats!! I haven't heard of the 17 day diet either...very interesting! =D.
Monica, I hope you are doing well!!. Ryan got home Monday night and we have been a very happy family since! He is so happy to be home...and trying to get over his jet lag... I think maybe after tonight's sleep he might be back on track. hee hee!. I will post pics of when we picked him up. Hope you all have a great week!!.. |
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RED - Super great pictures.....look at all those smiles. I am so glad Ryan is home and safe. You three have a super time..
We are stuck in Redding, CA. There is so much snow on I-5 going north, that we cannot get over the hill. IF we could get to Weed, we would be fine as the snow is less going toward Oregon. But they won't let anyone past 10 miles north of Redding without chains and there is no way we will put chains on a motor home and drive. So we are tucked up safe and warm for $33.00 a day. IF we stay again tomorrow we will attend the St. Hugs, NA.. |
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Yikes NA!!!! Sorry to hear about all that snow!!! I hope it lets up soon and can be cleared so you can get home! Let us know how it goes!! Hope you had a nice St. Patty's day!..
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Well, we made it today after all. The road was opened about 2 PM and we were out of the park by 2:30 and home by 6. It is a good thing we made our break. The weather report says that the area we traveled through will have between 12 and 18" of snow tonight and tomorrow. We basically flew between two large storms. It is snowing here at home now..
But we did get a brief glimpse of the Super Moon tonight. If you are interested, here is a link that explains why the full moon looks larger than usual.. Http://science.nasa.gov/science-news...mar_supermoon/.. |
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Rain, Rain and Snow Mix, Rain, SUN and Snow Mix. That the heck is going on? LOL..
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Just checking in to see who might have shown up today. I really miss Charly, Ali, and Sandy. Hope you three are A-OK. Monica and Red - - if Charly is not back by the first, will one of you start the next month...I have no idea how to do it. LOL..
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Roger finished Sage's temporary fenced play yard today and she is out there eating grass and mud. Maybe we should wait until it is a little dries off a little. LOL..
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Hey NA Im here!!.
Lots going with you and that snow, tell it to stop it!!. Work has picked up and been crazy busy but I like it that way. BC started last night so here we are outside doing our thing.. I did buy the 17 Day diet book and will get into that as my packets are less than 10. I"ll keep you posted, looks fairly simple and thereby shouldn't be traumatic. I've heard nothing from Sandy for awhile either. I know Patti is busy with horseys and Red has Ryan back in her grasp, they make such a lovely photo. Ali is on vaca this week, she went on a cruise and took her niece and nephew....she was sort of dreading it (LOL).. I'll pop back in!!.. |
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CHARLY - I am glad you are busy. I wondered if the problems in Japan would cause your work load to change..
Thanks for the great update. Glad you knew about Ali...I wondered where she was.. What are you doing now for your exercise plan? Will you use the 17 day diet to maintain? Surely you don't need to loose more.. I can't get Roger interested after all. He hinted maybe yes, but said no way today. He will have to figure it out as he is an adult and I won't mother him into loosing.. Hey you to Patti, Red, Monica and Sandy... |
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CHARLY - I just noticed the BC started - - so ignore the questions about exercise. LOL..
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NA - we only had one building take some damage in Japan, so grateful that it wasn't much worse for them. They have been posting some stories from people, they were horrific, poor things..
Yes, the 17 day will be mostly for entertainment purposes and ideas :-).. |
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Well, that didn't work. I can get the url to post but not the picture. Monica, what am I maybe doing wrong. NA..
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NA, so glad you guys made it home safely!! Yay!!.
Sage's picture is too funny! I was cracking up with your comment.. hee hee!!!. I think to make the pic show up, copy that link, and when you edit the post, click on the insert image button and then paste the link in there. It should come up fine that way. =). The north west is getting hammered with rain and snow. Even my dad sent me a picture text with snow in Concord! and not just on Mt. Diablo! My friend in Sacramento says the river is getting close to full on flooding. It's scary.. Charly, I have been wondering how the BC is going! I know you guys are getting some gnarly snow and rain too. I know Ali will be glad she isn't home this week. LOL!! Hopefully she is getting a tan and warmth where she is and having a good time. =D Have fun with the 17 day diet!. We are enjoying Ryan being home. he is doing half days this week as part of their re-integration process... they all had to meet one on one with the psych doc yesterday. They are doing a good job of taking care of their guys. Spring has certainly sprung here and it is nasty with pollen outside. I should have taken a picture of the car yesterday. The whole town is covered in a pollen dust and the air is thick with it. We all take allergy medicine regularly, so it isn't bad.. I just can't let the cat out on the porch because she rolls on the concrete and the pollen+her cat fur=death by allergies for me. LOL!!! Not that bad, but it's my worst reaction. LOL We had some rain last night and it wasn't enough to wash it away, unfortunately, but it was enough to make it cake everywhere. And it falls in line with my WW points perfectly. The best part of it is, he is teaching me how to make my meals, which breakfast, snacks and lunch is easy but I rally hate to cook healthy dinners and he likes it.. so he is in charge of dinners and I have to say he is doing a damn good job! I clean up for him. It's a very good system. He already has next week planned out. One thing I've really noticed is that I can't leave the house or go into a store without thinking of buying a snack or candy or something to eat. Going out in town, I immediately think of getting a drink or snack somewhere. It's part of the habit. It's really hard to NOT get something. I never noticed it so much before. But it is glaringly apparent now. Somehow that makes me feel better. LOL. So anytime we leave the house, I just keep thinking.. SATURDAY SATURDAY.... LOL! And I know that I think now I will eat everything, but when it comes down to it, I know I won't. DA*N YOU FOOD AND YOUR ADDICTIONS!.. |
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I have a new e-mail addy:.
I will keep the AOL open until I know everyone has made the switch over. NA.. |
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RED - Love your updates. My cousin did the Zone Diet (she has been on most every diet plan that has come down the pike) and really liked it. I tried to understand it and was totally confused. I am glad Ryan has it down so well. Is that how they eat in the military when they are "away". How sweet that he cooks dinner.
LOL. I hear you about the snacks in town. That was a problem for me even with MF. I was so used to getting a cup of joe and scone at my favorite coffee house, I felt I was being punished not to have it. It took a couple of months before I could drive to town and not feel angry about that.. I don't know about you, but I can give up chips and stuff like that easier than sweets.. Good luck on the Zone...keep us posted on your wonderful losses. Hugs... |
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AWWWWWWWWW That is so sweet of a picture!! HOW CUTE and adorable!!.
I'm like you NA, sweets were and still are hard to pass up, that makes me angry as well... |
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These are my favs (stole them off FB LOL).
As for posting NA you need to copy "the direct link" it's the second one on photo bucket, then click on the little mnt pic and past inside the box.. Huggs to everyone. As for me ehhh my life just sucks right now, but it will get better.. |
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LOL! Such Cute Pics!!!!.
Sage sure has grown!! I am a big sweets girl myself.. sweets and bread. That's why I can't have cereal. LOL!! In Wilmington there is a little shopping center and they have a place called Atlanta Bread Company or something like that.. Like a Panera..or a glorified cafe. LOL.. That is my dream home.. That should say it all. HA HA HA HA!!!. Ryan is a salt/savory person, so it's funny because our "off day treats" are total opposites HA HA HA!. They don't eat like that when he is away... he started it when he started doing Crossfit when we first moved to NC. The trainer there got him into it, and he did really well. He lost fat that he has never been able to lose since I have known him. Part of it is the Crossfit, but a larger part of it is doing the Zone. He did Crossfit while he was gone, but he still gained 10 lbs. So far I have had no headache or feeling bad, but I have more energy. The hard part of the day is making sure I eat in the morning, which is ready to go, and thank god I can have my regular coffee with cream and sugar, just half the sugar I usually use. =D Still tasty and it gets me going. So far, so good! I'll keep you updated.. And NA, that is totally how I feel when I go out in town.. exactly! I was telling Ryan that I am afraid I will never NOT feel that "urge". But what you said gives me hope.. LOL about the eggs and oatmeal!!!. Monica, hugs to you girl, I hope things start looking up soon... |
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RED - Have you tried liquid Stevia or the granular Truvia in your coffee? It is all natural and does not seem to make the body crave sugar like artificial sweeteners do. I find it is really sweet and only a couple of drops is like a tsp of sugar to me..
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MONICA - Thanks for posting the pictures. You can put others in as you see fit. And thinks for letting me know which line to copy from photobucket. I'll try another one and see how it goes...
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SO cute!!!.
No we do not exercise with Ryan.. although Natty does like to use my treadmill once in awhile. =) And yes, CrossFit is an intense exercise regimen. He loves it. =) I have not tried stevia or truvia yet. I am very sensitive to the taste of any kind of sweetener other than sugar. I barely use half a packet for a giant glass. Anything other than that, I can't stand it. I can tell when it's used in food or drinks. I have sensitive taste buds I guess.. ha ha! I have wanted to try the Stevia/ Truvia.... |
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RED: I would not want you to buy a bottle or box of either since you are so sensitive. Even though they are NOT artificial, they are different than sugar. PM me your mailing address and I'll mail you a couple of packets of Truvia. It will be hard to send you Stevia drops. LOL NA..
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We had sun all day today - - snow coming again tomorrow through Wednesday. Sage spent her day digging a hole that is so big half of her body fits into it and it is usually her head that is in China. LOL.
We transplanted a rose today and installed a deer fence to protect it.. Sage weighs 34 pounds now and is 20 inches tall from floor to shoulder top. She has stopped growing and is filling out a little. I know there will be another big growth spurt soon.. Darn, I didn't loose any weight last week - - didn't gain either, but will all the walking with Sage and the low carb diet, I thought I would loose more. Oh well, this is another week.. Off to make a salad with poached tuna on it. Hugs, NA.. |
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I am freezing. Sage has been digging to China again and since the ground is so wet, she gets very muddy. She is having lots of fun, but I have to take the hose and wash those large feet before she can come back inside. Talk about cold. LOL.
Pray all is well with you lovely ladies. NA.. |
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I think we have a water dog..
It makes my heart sing when I see these two together... |
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We cut down 9 Juniper trees today. They will be out wood supply for the next 2 to 3 years. These trees had grown from little to really big in the 30 years we have been here and were completely blocking our view of the valley So now we have an unobstructed view of Mt. Shasta and Round Mountain and Sheepy Ridge to the SouthWest of us. We will never get back our view to the direct south. Those trees are just too wonderful to take down.
They were just to the south of us and ugly to look at.. I have coffee hour tomorrow at church and there are 7 dozen cookies on my counter called me. LOL So far I have resisted, but I did see Roger sneak on.. Happy April to your all. Did any of you get caught on April Foods Day? I forgot all about it... |
