Month: April 2006

Now ladies, put down those can openers!

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I have been given the ole Hong Kong Phooey over at Cara’s. She says I am the Hoover Dam of creativity and that she can eat Spaghetti O’s if she wants to. (and it looks like Vicki thinks they’re pretty tasty too). I will admit to the whole creativity damper thing and agree that Cara can and should knit whatever she wants to. But I will NOT GIVE ONE INCH on the Spaghetti O’s debate. Once you are on that culinary road to Perdition, you should just crack open a can of Spam and get it over with. yeah, I said it.

In further food talk my peeps, I have some sad news for you all. There is 6½ pounds less of me to love! Last night was my first week WW weigh in. The first week is always so motivating – all that water weight gone. I am planning on posting my weekly progress or lack thereof, in an effort to keep this ball a rollin’, this swine a losin’. It worked with the quit smoking and hopefully will have the same result with the chub.

Can you tell I have no knitting news to share? I should be finished with the second Oak Ribbed Sock today and have some pictures for tomorrow. And tonight is my spinning guild meeting – tomorrow should be chock full o fiber!

remember to masticate!

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So, I was going to tell you about how I was out in the yard, putting down compost and top soil and doing some seeding. And how Poe kept getting underfoot and was jumping up at the seed as I was tossing it about. And how he ended up covered in grass seed and has a future as a Chia Pet. And it was kind of funny.

But then Cara called. And she and I were chatting, comparing head colds and I said how I don’t really have anything to blog about. And she said, “So dude, don’t blog”. And then we chatted some more about other stuff and then she said, “Dude, I gotta go and eat my Spaghetti O’s”.

: )

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the good news: I won a contest at Knitting Fool! although I didn’t guess what the shadow was, her wonderful mother just happened to pick my name from the hat! thanks Kristi & Mom!!

the bad news: I either have a head cold or seasonal allergies. Either way, my eyes are bulgy and my nose is runny. eewww.

the good news: D#2 has made me tea and oatmeal for breakfast. I think I can look forward to a day of her tlc – she has one more day of spring vacation.

the fiber bad news: have made no headway at all in getting those spinning samples off of the bobbin. Also I finished Lauralund – but don’t know if I like the way it fits me. Perhaps a few weeks of WW will change my mind.

the fiber good news: have finished one Oak Ribbed Sock and the other has progressed to the heel. That will be some good mindless knitting for my day in between sneezing.

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Well, I have been doing the WW Core program for one full day – so far so good. I even went out to dinner with some girlfriends last night. Since we are all attempting weight management, we decided to go to Applebee’s where they have a WW section on the menu.

Normally before going to WW I would try to lose a few pounds first. This is by it’s very nature a ridiculous plan. It assumes that the person weighing you has never seen a fat person before, or a number that high. As a former leader, I assure you the shock value is quite low —- there are no surprises and when you come right down to it, the only number any really and truly cares about is their own.

So I went the whole other way and had a “Last Supper” before the meeting. Heaping quantities of chinese food. The sodium intake was astronomical I’m sure. This is another potential ridiculos approach, however it has one major thing going for it ….. I have lost three pounds in one day! ; )

Blogging with be sporadic – D#2 is off from school, yard work bekons and a holiday approaches. If I don’t make it back here, have a wonderful Passover and/or Easter!