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Old July 20th 05, 01:14 PM
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((((((((Kate)))))))))
I am so happy for you and your daughter - congrats sweetie - you deserve to
be happy!

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".'Kate" wrote in message
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She has so many stories to tell about her adventures in Europe. She
brought me home some Venetian (Murano) glass floating fish for my fake
aquarium and a beautiful ceramic candle holder from Scotland, some
refrigerator magnets from stonehenge and venice, and an Eiffel Tower in
pewter. She went to England, Scotland, No. Ireland, Belgium, Brussles,
France, Germany, Italy, and Holland. I can't wait to see the pictures...
but she was dead tired and craving Mexican food (they don't have Taco
Bell on every corner like down here in Houston) so after I picked her
up, we went out to dinner. I'm so relieved she's home. She'd just left
London when the bombs were set off and she returned to London two days
after. They're very brave people there. I'm so glad she's home. Have I
said that enough?

'Kate



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Old July 20th 05, 05:53 PM
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".'Kate" wrote in message
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She has so many stories to tell about her adventures in Europe. She
brought me home some Venetian (Murano) glass floating fish for my fake
aquarium and a beautiful ceramic candle holder from Scotland, some
refrigerator magnets from stonehenge and venice, and an Eiffel Tower in
pewter. She went to England, Scotland, No. Ireland, Belgium, Brussles,
France, Germany, Italy, and Holland. I can't wait to see the pictures...
but she was dead tired and craving Mexican food (they don't have Taco
Bell on every corner like down here in Houston) so after I picked her
up, we went out to dinner. I'm so relieved she's home. She'd just left
London when the bombs were set off and she returned to London two days
after. They're very brave people there. I'm so glad she's home. Have I
said that enough?

'Kate


Sorry I'm piggybacking...

Wow it sounds like she had an amazing time. How long was she gone for?

Christine


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Old July 22nd 05, 03:19 AM
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".'Kate" wrote in message
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On Wed, 20 Jul 2005 16:53:33 GMT, "CME" the
following was posted in blue dry erase marker:


Sorry I'm piggybacking...

Wow it sounds like she had an amazing time. How long was she gone for?

Christine


3 weeks. I forgot her stop in Switzerland. 10 countries in 20 days. Ya
gotta be young. Eurail & youth hostels (dorms) helped to keep costs
down. She met many other young people from all over the globe. The place
she'd go back to in a heartbeat is Venice. The place she never wants to
visit again is everywhere in France. The men were way too forward.

She took a Waldo figurine with her so that she could do a "Where's
Waldo" webpage. She managed some other fun things like eating Belgium
waffles in Belgium, French bread in France, but drew the line at
Brussles sprouts. :-) They eat better over there... smaller portions, a
greater variety of tastes each meal, and less fried foods and fast
foods. Even so, she managed to find a KFC or McDonalds pretty much
everywhere.

I love hearing about her adventures. I hope she wakes up and comes over
so I can see the pictures!

'K


Oh I am SOOOO jealous. Europe is definitely on my list of places to travel
next. The last thing I'll be doing though is going to McDonalds. lol

Christine


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Old July 22nd 05, 06:58 AM
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".'Kate" wrote in message
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On Fri, 22 Jul 2005 02:19:33 GMT, "CME" the
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Oh I am SOOOO jealous. Europe is definitely on my list of places to
travel
next. The last thing I'll be doing though is going to McDonalds. lol


She's so spoiled. :-)

I saw the pics tonight. Wow.

I'll be lucky if I get to McDonalds. No.. not really. I'm not real fond
of what passes for food there.

'Kate


Did you see that documentary "Super Size Me"? If I didn't have an aversion
to McDonalds BEFORE watching it....

~shudder~

Christine


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Old July 22nd 05, 02:34 PM
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"CME" wrote in message
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".'Kate" wrote in message
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On Wed, 20 Jul 2005 16:53:33 GMT, "CME" the
following was posted in blue dry erase marker:


Sorry I'm piggybacking...

Wow it sounds like she had an amazing time. How long was she gone for?

Christine


3 weeks. I forgot her stop in Switzerland. 10 countries in 20 days. Ya
gotta be young. Eurail & youth hostels (dorms) helped to keep costs
down. She met many other young people from all over the globe. The place
she'd go back to in a heartbeat is Venice. The place she never wants to
visit again is everywhere in France. The men were way too forward.

She took a Waldo figurine with her so that she could do a "Where's
Waldo" webpage. She managed some other fun things like eating Belgium
waffles in Belgium, French bread in France, but drew the line at
Brussles sprouts. :-) They eat better over there... smaller portions, a
greater variety of tastes each meal, and less fried foods and fast
foods. Even so, she managed to find a KFC or McDonalds pretty much
everywhere.

I love hearing about her adventures. I hope she wakes up and comes over
so I can see the pictures!

'K


Oh I am SOOOO jealous. Europe is definitely on my list of places to

travel
next. The last thing I'll be doing though is going to McDonalds. lol


Actually, Mcdonalds are great (dependably clean restrooms) and cheap
place to get a drink (some even sell beer)

If you can travel last minute.......Air Transat has some great deals to
Europe.......Last year I went to Munich round trip for 800 U.S. out of
Toronto, could have gone to Dublin this yeat in July for 400 RT. (It was
really tempting)







Christine




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Old July 22nd 05, 06:55 PM
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"P. Fritz" wrote in message
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"CME" wrote in message
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".'Kate" wrote in message
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On Wed, 20 Jul 2005 16:53:33 GMT, "CME" the
following was posted in blue dry erase marker:


Sorry I'm piggybacking...

Wow it sounds like she had an amazing time. How long was she gone for?

Christine

3 weeks. I forgot her stop in Switzerland. 10 countries in 20 days. Ya
gotta be young. Eurail & youth hostels (dorms) helped to keep costs
down. She met many other young people from all over the globe. The
place
she'd go back to in a heartbeat is Venice. The place she never wants to
visit again is everywhere in France. The men were way too forward.

She took a Waldo figurine with her so that she could do a "Where's
Waldo" webpage. She managed some other fun things like eating Belgium
waffles in Belgium, French bread in France, but drew the line at
Brussles sprouts. :-) They eat better over there... smaller portions, a
greater variety of tastes each meal, and less fried foods and fast
foods. Even so, she managed to find a KFC or McDonalds pretty much
everywhere.

I love hearing about her adventures. I hope she wakes up and comes over
so I can see the pictures!

'K


Oh I am SOOOO jealous. Europe is definitely on my list of places to

travel
next. The last thing I'll be doing though is going to McDonalds. lol


Actually, Mcdonalds are great (dependably clean restrooms) and cheap
place to get a drink (some even sell beer)

If you can travel last minute.......Air Transat has some great deals to
Europe.......Last year I went to Munich round trip for 800 U.S. out of
Toronto, could have gone to Dublin this yeat in July for 400 RT. (It
was
really tempting)


Well had I not taken in a roommate that mooched off me for over a month,
that might have been feasible. I thought to myself, well it's not a
boyfriend, it'll be someone who can be there for my sons, we're friends, he
makes good money, it'll be a good thing. Riiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiight.
Suddenly he didn't have work or any savings and started eating my food. So
I went through MY savings, he wasn't getting paid for a week and now I'm
having to pick up a second job to recover. So suffice it to say, I changed
the locks and gave him notice. He can make arrangements to pick up his
things after I get what's owed. Oh when will I ever learn???

Christine


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Old July 22nd 05, 07:08 PM
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"CME" wrote in message
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"P. Fritz" wrote in message
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"CME" wrote in message
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".'Kate" wrote in message
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On Wed, 20 Jul 2005 16:53:33 GMT, "CME" the
following was posted in blue dry erase marker:


Sorry I'm piggybacking...

Wow it sounds like she had an amazing time. How long was she gone

for?

Christine

3 weeks. I forgot her stop in Switzerland. 10 countries in 20 days.

Ya
gotta be young. Eurail & youth hostels (dorms) helped to keep costs
down. She met many other young people from all over the globe. The
place
she'd go back to in a heartbeat is Venice. The place she never wants

to
visit again is everywhere in France. The men were way too forward.

She took a Waldo figurine with her so that she could do a "Where's
Waldo" webpage. She managed some other fun things like eating Belgium
waffles in Belgium, French bread in France, but drew the line at
Brussles sprouts. :-) They eat better over there... smaller portions,

a
greater variety of tastes each meal, and less fried foods and fast
foods. Even so, she managed to find a KFC or McDonalds pretty much
everywhere.

I love hearing about her adventures. I hope she wakes up and comes

over
so I can see the pictures!

'K


Oh I am SOOOO jealous. Europe is definitely on my list of places to

travel
next. The last thing I'll be doing though is going to McDonalds. lol


Actually, Mcdonalds are great (dependably clean restrooms) and cheap
place to get a drink (some even sell beer)

If you can travel last minute.......Air Transat has some great deals to
Europe.......Last year I went to Munich round trip for 800 U.S. out of
Toronto, could have gone to Dublin this yeat in July for 400 RT. (It
was
really tempting)


Well had I not taken in a roommate that mooched off me for over a month,
that might have been feasible. I thought to myself, well it's not a
boyfriend, it'll be someone who can be there for my sons, we're friends,

he
makes good money, it'll be a good thing. Riiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiight.
Suddenly he didn't have work or any savings and started eating my food.

So
I went through MY savings, he wasn't getting paid for a week and now I'm
having to pick up a second job to recover. So suffice it to say, I

changed
the locks and gave him notice. He can make arrangements to pick up his
things after I get what's owed. Oh when will I ever learn???

Christine


Well when you do....I would highly recommend Ireland as a starter for
Europe..........take the boys.....stay in the B&B's they are really
family friendly........plus you will see families in the pubs at night ;-)






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Old July 22nd 05, 08:48 PM
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".'Kate" wrote in message
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On Fri, 22 Jul 2005 17:55:07 GMT, "CME" the
following was posted in blue dry erase marker:

Well had I not taken in a roommate that mooched off me for over a month,
that might have been feasible. I thought to myself, well it's not a
boyfriend, it'll be someone who can be there for my sons, we're friends,

he
makes good money, it'll be a good thing. Riiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiight.
Suddenly he didn't have work or any savings and started eating my food.

So
I went through MY savings, he wasn't getting paid for a week and now I'm
having to pick up a second job to recover. So suffice it to say, I

changed
the locks and gave him notice. He can make arrangements to pick up his
things after I get what's owed. Oh when will I ever learn???

((((Christine))))

People who take advantage suck.
A lot of the reason why we let them is because we're raised to be "nice
girls". There is a way out of that. I'm sorry he was a ****head.

'Kate


Don't be so sexist :-) Guys get taken advantage of too!!!



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Old July 22nd 05, 10:49 PM
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Best suggestion I can offer - join the local Y and start taking just 1 class
a week. Go one other night a week with a good book and read for 1/2 hour or
so while you walk on a treadmill. After about 4 weeks, add another class.
The whole thing is to get your metabolism zipping along at a faster pace -
smoking kept it revved up.

And I know almost exactly where you're at - I'm 47, quit smoking 1 year ago
tomorrow, put on about 10 pounds that I hated.... started with the 1 class
a week, now i'm up to about 4 hours per week, and drinking gallons of
bottled water - end result is that I didn't really lost the 10 pounds (which
I probably needed to gain since I was borderline anorexic), my skin is good,
my health is good, my stamina is great and at my last physical my doctor
said I had a runner's pulse.

Gotta start slow and reasonable - don't aim for losing 40 pounds - aim for
4.

Baby steps, just like all of life's other challenges. You got your degree
one class at a time, right? Didn't take them all in one semester?


".'Kate" wrote in message
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On Fri, 22 Jul 2005 05:58:56 GMT, "CME" the
following was posted in blue dry erase marker:


Did you see that documentary "Super Size Me"? If I didn't have an
aversion
to McDonalds BEFORE watching it....

~shudder~


I haven't seen it yet but I have the DVD.

I was just watching a show this morning on obesity... and thanks, Alex,
for sending me some info from a conference on that subject. I haven't
read it yet but I'm getting closer to getting the house organized enough
so that I can sit and read. Our lifestyles have to change. We need more
mom & pop stores and fewer wal-marts. We need places to walk to. Here in
Houston, walking is nearly impossible 8 months out of the year. The
weather is atrocious. Even when it's below 95, the humidity and dew
points are in the mid 70's to 80's. Consequently, over the last 20
years, my weight has crept upward by about 40-50 lbs. On occasion, I
diet it off but it creaps back up and I have to think that either three
things are true. There's a psychological reason or lifestyle cause. Or
I'm getting older. I put up with weight gain during pregnancy. I put up
with weight gain after Phil died. I put up with weight gain when I broke
my wrist... but why have I gained it all back when just last year, I was
looking better than I have in years? Ok... quitting smoking didn't help.
I wasn't prepared to give up food and cigarettes at the same time but
really... I gave into the food part in a horrible way. It's time to face
the mirror and I don't even want to look. I've also found out that I am
borderline diabetic. I have no idea what that means with regard to what
I can and cannot eat other than sugar and refined carbs. sigh I'm 46.
I can't fall apart. I will need to be interviewing for jobs in the
spring so I need to fit into my interview clothing and feel good about
myself. This extra weight has to come off. And all I do is sit and drive
and sit and drive. I've tried accepting myself like "this" but that's
not possible. And you know, I'm real hard on myself. From now to
spring (march or so), I need to lose 40-50 lbs. Atkins? Weight watchers?
I've done both over the years and they both work... to a point. I don't
want to have to lose weight again. I think I'm going to have to move
from this forgotten city of the everlasting sauna if I'm going to stay
active enough year round to not put on weight. Someone help me sort this
out willya?

help! :-)

'Kate



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Old July 23rd 05, 02:40 AM
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".'Kate" wrote in message
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On Fri, 22 Jul 2005 16:49:52 -0500, "Moon Shyne"
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marker:

Best suggestion I can offer - join the local Y and start taking just 1
class
a week. Go one other night a week with a good book and read for 1/2 hour
or
so while you walk on a treadmill. After about 4 weeks, add another class.
The whole thing is to get your metabolism zipping along at a faster pace -
smoking kept it revved up.

And I know almost exactly where you're at - I'm 47, quit smoking 1 year
ago
tomorrow, put on about 10 pounds that I hated.... started with the 1
class
a week, now i'm up to about 4 hours per week, and drinking gallons of
bottled water - end result is that I didn't really lost the 10 pounds
(which
I probably needed to gain since I was borderline anorexic), my skin is
good,
my health is good, my stamina is great and at my last physical my doctor
said I had a runner's pulse.

Gotta start slow and reasonable - don't aim for losing 40 pounds - aim for
4.

Baby steps, just like all of life's other challenges. You got your degree
one class at a time, right? Didn't take them all in one semester?


I started back on atkins today. I know that works for me. No refined
carbs/sugar. That'll help the prediabetes too.

I was going to the gym 3x a week but ended up making my back worse than
it is. I need to be able to walk into school and to my classes. I can't
do that right now... obviously, this hasn't helped things.

I think, for right now, I'm going to concentrate on dieting until my
body feels better and then go back to the gym in a couple of months.
I've missed it. And I won't rely on my umfriend going with me so that
when he can't be there, I'm not feeling let down.

I wish my doctor was able to do more testing. It's tough for him to
guess when his hands are tied by what I can afford. This is not a good
country to live in.

Geez.. this whole issue has me so upset. First, at myself. Second, that
only one person bothered to answer when I asked for help - not even to
offer support. Thank you for being the one. I may leave the group
because it made me feel so awful today.


Please don't leave - you've been a remarkable source of sound thinking,
rational ideas, and I, for one, have found you to be a genuinely caring
person.

It's summer, it's a Friday, and there haven't been as many posts as during
the fall and winter - I don't necessarily think it's a lack of caring on the
part of the regulars (and you didn't flirt, which always seems to roll out
the most responses)

Hang in there - you have me on your ICQ if you need to talk


'Kate



 




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