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I'm back!
Hi everyone: Had a wonderful trip to Goma, Congo. Loved it even though it was heartbreaking sometimes, lava dust, crowds of people, orphans, widows, refugee camps and all. We supplied big bags of rice and other essentials for two orphanages to last them awhile, and continued building on the new site, plus managed to…
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To Loretta Jo
Keep your chin up, honey! You sound a little bummered out today, so sending lots of love your way, :heart: :heart: :heart: and hope you have a fantastic week! Get better soon! :flowerforyou:
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Just old or doing too much?
Hey all. I've been sticking to this, throwing in my extra exercise in the evening, if I go over my calories. Not mega-dosing on exercise, trying to take it easy... but every morning I am waking up with the hunchback of Notre Dame syndrome. It takes me about 1/2 hour of walking around the house, and doing some stretches…
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How does your mind play games?
Going for my usual walk today in the pouring rain, and started noticing something. I could feel my pants loose on my butt and thought, "Gee, I feel weak right now." Why? Because I always thought I could take on a bear by whaling on it across the nose with a big stick, or knock someone over, sit on somebody and put them in…
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My girls
These are my girls. The one getting the piggyback ride is Nahani. She is the one that passed away a week before her 16th birthday. I named her Nahani after reading a true book about a silver wolf, leader of a pack in Northern B.C. I just wanted to show her to you. My other daughter is the one that is a vegan and likes to…
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Thanksgiving Challenge - Fitness Check in ~November 7
Hi Nicole! Don't see you posting this yet, and you said to jump in and just do it! Is your internet back on yet? Lovely day to y'all out there. I went on a hike through the bush today for an hour. There was a thick white fog so it was kind of fun. Didn't see one deer, (might of been because of the fog...you think?)…
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Can't fix a broken heart with food.
Ummmm.... don't want to admit this because I was doing great, and not cheating. Had a really achey day, and the first day of my period, hubby a bit down because of somebody asking him about our other daughter that died a couple of years back, :cry: and I did it.... binge ate a lot tonight. Cheese - two types, crackers, 2…
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Spiced Pumpkin Cake
Spiced Pumpkin Cake Makes 4 servings 1/2 c. plus 2 tbsp. enriched flour 1 1/2 tsp. baking powder 1/2 tsp. cinnamon 1/2 tsp. nutmeg dash each ground cloves and salt 2 eggs, separated 1/4 c. canned pumpkin 3 tbsp. water artificial sweetener to equal 6 tsp. sugar Note: I don't use sweetener but use 4 tsp. honey 1 tbsp. plus 1…
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Mrs. Sneaky
Well, I did it again. Friday night sitting in front of the telly, husband gone off to bed. Hmm, I'm feeling just a wee bit hungry. I have a few calories left, I can eat two prunes. Half a bag later... well, I ate all those prunes, that means everything will flush nicely tomorrow morning. Lets have some tortilla chips, and…
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yeppers, another newbie
hey' all. Hope you are having a grand day! From beautiful B.C. Married 20 years and now an empty nester.
