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  1. Yep. See separate post for details.

    Fred said:

    I notice the past-tense "was purchased" (G)

    Congratulations. I see a wide variety of colors on various web pages. My bianchi is their 'famous'
    celeste green - celedon almost.

    Most delicious apples are almost tasteless pulp.

    Prairie Roots said:

    I share your opinion of the not-very-delicious Delicious apple. In my opinion, the same psychology
    was used in naming this apple as was used in naming Greenland and Iceland. They're the opposite of
    what their names imply.

    My bike was purchased at a small, family owned bike shop. Dad owns the store, his young teenage
    son sold me the bike and accessories. I'd have gone to a chain if necessary, but so much more
    satisfactory transacting with a small business.

    Fred said:

    Very good - PRO/CON. Very imaginative.

    Frankly, there are no Washington DELICIOUS apples (boy, am I risking being sued). I have never
    been fond of that particular variety. No, hedges, altho, I do have apple, cherry and plum trees
    in the rear yard.

    Enjoy the bike. I have not been to any shops in years where they discount for checks or inflate
    for credit cards. I use to like that practice.

    On Sat, 28 Feb 2004 15:41:42 -0600, Prairie Roots <[email hidden]> wrote:

    >I'm home from the bike shop just long enough to pick up my checkbook. They charge extra for
    >credit cards.
    >
    >On my drives around town, I thought of a Fred-like way to describe my stance with the church:
    >I'm Lutheran by PROfession not CONfession.
    >
    >Oh, I wondered what you were going to do with an orchard ladder. No Washington Delicious apple-
    >picking?
    >
    >I like just about anyone's Requiem: Mozart, Faure, Rachmaninoff...
    >
    >Listened to Rossini's L'Italiana in Algeri on the Chevron Texaco opera broadcast this afternoon.
    >The big number at the end of the 1st act was a show stopper. Vocal gymnastics. Exquisite.
    >
    >I'm getting a Bianchi Auto-Milano. Full details later. Gotta run.
    >
    >On Sat, 28 Feb 2004 12:00:46 -0800, Fred <[email hidden]> wrote:
    >
    >>I see how you defined it. Well, soon you will be able to pedal on sunday mornings.
    >>
    >>I pass Seattle Pacific University which I think is also some denominational school on many of
    >>my bike rides. It is on a nice loop.
    >>
    >>Drizzling as I came home. Not sure that the mountains are much better. There was suppose to be
    >>sun this afternoon but I think that may not come to pass. I should start stripping the bathroom
    >>woodwork but ....
    >>
    >>I like the overall pomp, scenery, etc of opera but their themes can be a bit, well, over
    >>the top.
    >>
    >>We discussed travel and cats and only a little bit of computers this time. No ladder of the
    >>type I need. Oh, well, I was not going to prune today anyway.
    >>
    >>On Sat, 28 Feb 2004 12:33:03 -0600, Prairie Roots <[email hidden]> wrote:
    >>
    >>>I say "professional" to distinguish myself from the practitioners. <G> You're more apt to find
    >>>me at home on Sunday mornings than in a pew. There are probably more professional Lutherans at
    >>>PLU than practitioners. At least one of them, though, is a professonal Catholic.
    >>>
    >>>I don't stay so connected to Seattle that I receive the morning weather reports. Today though
    >>>I think it's nicer here than there. The temp's already 46F and the sun is shining.
    >>>
    >>>I live for choral music. It's opera that's on my least favorite list. A couple of weeks ago, I
    >>>attended a Chanticleer concert (male a capella group out of San Francisco) and was moved to
    >>>tears more than a few times. There's something about the unmiked human voice as instrument
    >>>that just clicks with me. I love how singing feels in the body. Nathalie probably understands.
    >>>
    >>>Organ music, bluegrass music, and accordion music are high on my list of favorites as well.
    >>>
    >>>Breakfast with friends sounds quite a lovely way to spend a dreary morning. Enjoy your
    >>>excursion to Home Depot.
    >>>
    >>>On Sat, 28 Feb 2004 09:05:12 -0800, Fred <[email hidden]> wrote:
    >>>
    >>>>I don't think that I've met a PROFESSIONAL Lutheran before. Nice meeting you. (g)
    >>>>
    >>>>You do seem to have connections to this little corner of the US. Have your sources told you
    >>>>it is quite gray and damp here this morning. Having breakfast with bbs (former bbs) friends.
    >>>>We meet monthly altho, I always accept "weather dependent!" (G) Weather worked for breakfast
    >>>>today but since I have not been very good with foods lately, I'm going to hold to oatmeal -
    >>>>at least that is the plan, this half hour before meeting. First, off to Home Depot to check
    >>>>for an orchard ladder.
    >>>>
    >>>>So you are into choral music? That is probably one of my least favorite with some exceptions
    >>>>like Carmina Burana.
    >>>>
    >>>>On Sat, 28 Feb 2004 10:01:24 -0600, Prairie Roots <[email hidden]> wrote:
    >>>>
    >>>>>Well heck, it's pledge week here as well on every public radio station in town, NPR or not.
    >>>>>And I know a couple of profs at PLU. It is, after all, Pacific LUTHERAN University, and I'm
    >>>>>a professional Lutheran. (I'm the managing editor of worship & music at the publishing house
    >>>>>for the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America.) One of our editors lives in Seattle. I have
    >>>>>relatives in Seattle. Not so much research as connecting the dots.
    >>>>>
    >>>>>On Sat, 28 Feb 2004 07:32:24 -0800, Fred <[email hidden]> wrote:
    >>>>>
    >>>>>>Oh, someone has done some research (G) I did not hear it, well, I did but on the web. A
    >>>>>>friend sent me the link.
    >>>>>>
    >>>>>>On Sat, 28 Feb 2004 07:49:33 -0600, Prairie Roots <[email hidden]> wrote:
    >>>>>>
    >>>>>>>It must be pledge week at KUOW or KPLU. Maybe they're trying to kill off a few of their
    >>>>>>>listeners in the hopes one of them has bequeathed the station in his will.
    >>>>>>>
    >>>>>>>On Fri, 27 Feb 2004 17:49:40 -0800, Fred <[email hidden]> wrote:
    >>>>>>>
    >>>>>>>>5 ounces bittersweet chocolate, chopped 12 tablespoons (1 1/2 sticks) unsalted butter,
    >>>>>>>>softened
    >>>>>>>>2/3 cup sugar 5 large eggs, separated
    >>>>>>>>1/2 cup all-purpose flour
    >>>>>>>>
    >>>>>>>>The ingredients are from a cake on NPR today (G)
    >>>>>>>
    >>>>>>>Prairie Roots
    >>>>>>>232/159.6/WW goal 145 joined WW Online 22-Feb-2003
    >>>>>
    >>>>>Prairie Roots
    >>>>>232/159.6/WW goal 145 joined WW Online 22-Feb-2003
    >>>
    >>>Prairie Roots
    >>>232/159.6/WW goal 145 joined WW Online 22-Feb-2003
    >
    >Prairie Roots
    >232/159.6/WW goal 145 joined WW Online 22-Feb-2003

    Prairie Roots
    232/159.6/WW goal 145 joined WW Online 22-Feb-2003

    Prairie Roots
    232/159.6/WW goal 145 joined WW Online 22-Feb-2003

  2. Eh. You can call me 'ol Joyce - is about how I feel these days. Tomorrow I'll feel younger. Grandson
    is coming to have breakfast and play with me. <G>

    Joyce

    Fred said:

    Well, I DID want to know until I KNEW! (G)

    Yup, I was hoping Joyce and ol' MasterCook would come through. (I almost said ol' Joyce and Master
    Cook!!!!)

    I did not determine serving size - it bakes in a 9" springform pan but the recipe does not provide
    serving info. ONE sounds good! (G)

    THANKS.

    Joyce said:

    Do you REALLY want to know? You didn't specify how many servings ... this is what mastercook spit
    out at me for the entire recipe (1 serving - just in case you feel like eating all yourself):

    3031 calories/ 239 g fat / 23 g fiber = 75.94 US points

    Yikes, 239 grams of fat seems outrageous to me! If you cut it into 16 servings, then it comes out
    to 189cal/15fat/1fiber = 4.83 US points. Does that sound better?

    Joyce

    Fred said:

    Hey, lady, I want facts, not editorial comments! (G)

    Chopping the chocolate uses some activity points, no? I tend to beat my egg whites by hand, also.

    On Sat, 28 Feb 2004 02:41:19 GMT, "Laura" <[email hidden]> wrote:

    >Way too many. <G>
    >
    >"Fred" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
    >"]news:[email hidden]...
    >> 5 ounces bittersweet chocolate, chopped 12 tablespoons (1 1/2 sticks) unsalted butter,
    >> softened
    >> 2/3 cup sugar 5 large eggs, separated
    >> 1/2 cup all-purpose flour
    >>
    >> The ingredients are from a cake on NPR today (G)

  3. Which is still probably more than any of us would feel good about eating.

    Joyce

    Lesanne said:

    Just off the top of my head, the size of a 1/16th serving of this bomb has to be about the size of
    a small egg.

    "Joyce" <[email hidden]> wrote in message "]news:[email hidden]...

    Quoted message said:

    Do you REALLY want to know? You didn't specify how many servings ... this


    is what

    Quoted message said:

    mastercook spit out at me for the entire recipe (1 serving - just in case


    you feel

    Quoted message said:

    like eating all yourself):

    3031 calories/ 239 g fat / 23 g fiber = 75.94 US points

    Yikes, 239 grams of fat seems outrageous to me! If you cut it into 16


    servings,

    Quoted message said:

    then it comes out to 189cal/15fat/1fiber = 4.83 US points. Does that


    sound

    Quoted message said:

    better?

    Joyce

    On Fri, 27 Feb 2004 18:44:35 -0800, Fred <[email hidden]>


    Quoted message said:


    Quoted message said:

    Hey, lady, I want facts, not editorial comments! (G)

    Chopping the chocolate uses some activity points, no? I tend to beat my egg whites by
    hand, also.

    On Sat, 28 Feb 2004 02:41:19 GMT, "Laura" <[email hidden]> wrote:

    >Way too many. <G>
    >
    >"Fred" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
    >"]news:[email hidden]...
    >> 5 ounces bittersweet chocolate, chopped 12 tablespoons (1 1/2 sticks) unsalted butter,
    >> softened
    >> 2/3 cup sugar 5 large eggs, separated
    >> 1/2 cup all-purpose flour
    >>
    >> The ingredients are from a cake on NPR today (G)


  4. Have a good day, young GRANDMA

    Joyce said:

    Eh. You can call me 'ol Joyce - is about how I feel these days. Tomorrow I'll feel younger.
    Grandson is coming to have breakfast and play with me. <G>

    Joyce

    Fred said:

    Well, I DID want to know until I KNEW! (G)

    Yup, I was hoping Joyce and ol' MasterCook would come through. (I almost said ol' Joyce and Master
    Cook!!!!)

    I did not determine serving size - it bakes in a 9" springform pan but the recipe does not provide
    serving info. ONE sounds good! (G)

    THANKS.

    Joyce said:

    Do you REALLY want to know? You didn't specify how many servings ... this is what mastercook spit
    out at me for the entire recipe (1 serving - just in case you feel like eating all yourself):

    3031 calories/ 239 g fat / 23 g fiber = 75.94 US points

    Yikes, 239 grams of fat seems outrageous to me! If you cut it into 16 servings, then it comes out
    to 189cal/15fat/1fiber = 4.83 US points. Does that sound better?

    Joyce

    On Fri, 27 Feb 2004 18:44:35 -0800, Fred <[email hidden]> wrote:

    >Hey, lady, I want facts, not editorial comments! (G)
    >
    >Chopping the chocolate uses some activity points, no? I tend to beat my egg whites by
    >hand, also.
    >
    >On Sat, 28 Feb 2004 02:41:19 GMT, "Laura" <[email hidden]> wrote:
    >
    >>Way too many. <G>
    >>
    >>"Fred" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
    >>"]news:[email hidden]...
    >>> 5 ounces bittersweet chocolate, chopped 12 tablespoons (1 1/2 sticks) unsalted butter,
    >>> softened
    >>> 2/3 cup sugar 5 large eggs, separated
    >>> 1/2 cup all-purpose flour
    >>>
    >>> The ingredients are from a cake on NPR today (G)

  5. Why thank ya sir! It was a grand day. Riley arrived at 8:30, ran right upstairs to wake BoomBoom
    (sonny boy) up. Came downstairs for breakfast - had nutrigrain waffles and juicy oranges and orange
    juice, along with his uncle. I opted for an english muffin and some fruit (and m' coffee). We played
    cars, ball, colored, drew, counted, rolled around, hid from me underneath the blankets, and
    everything else little boys love to do. The problem always comes when it's time to go home. I guess
    we make it too much fun for him. <G> Costco after that (and bank, had to get the money in to pay
    those dang bills), then home to fix din-din. Even squeezed a much needed nap in - guess that was
    when hub decided to finish putting his bike together.

    Heaven knows what tomorrow will bring.

    Joyce

    Fred said:

    Have a good day, young GRANDMA

    Joyce said:

    Eh. You can call me 'ol Joyce - is about how I feel these days. Tomorrow I'll feel younger.
    Grandson is coming to have breakfast and play with me. <G>

    Joyce

    Fred said:

    Well, I DID want to know until I KNEW! (G)

    Yup, I was hoping Joyce and ol' MasterCook would come through. (I almost said ol' Joyce and
    Master Cook!!!!)

    I did not determine serving size - it bakes in a 9" springform pan but the recipe does not
    provide serving info. ONE sounds good! (G)

    THANKS.

    On Fri, 27 Feb 2004 21:53:25 -0600, Joyce <[email hidden]> wrote:

    >Do you REALLY want to know? You didn't specify how many servings ... this is what mastercook
    >spit out at me for the entire recipe (1 serving - just in case you feel like eating all
    >yourself):
    >
    >3031 calories/ 239 g fat / 23 g fiber = 75.94 US points
    >
    >Yikes, 239 grams of fat seems outrageous to me! If you cut it into 16 servings, then it comes
    >out to 189cal/15fat/1fiber = 4.83 US points. Does that sound better?
    >
    >Joyce
    >
    >On Fri, 27 Feb 2004 18:44:35 -0800, Fred <[email hidden]> wrote:
    >
    >>Hey, lady, I want facts, not editorial comments! (G)
    >>
    >>Chopping the chocolate uses some activity points, no? I tend to beat my egg whites by hand,
    >>also.
    >>
    >>On Sat, 28 Feb 2004 02:41:19 GMT, "Laura" <[email hidden]> wrote:
    >>
    >>>Way too many. <G>
    >>>
    >>>"Fred" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
    >>>"]news:[email hidden]...
    >>>> 5 ounces bittersweet chocolate, chopped 12 tablespoons (1 1/2 sticks) unsalted butter,
    >>>> softened
    >>>> 2/3 cup sugar 5 large eggs, separated
    >>>> 1/2 cup all-purpose flour
    >>>>
    >>>> The ingredients are from a cake on NPR today (G)

  6. How old is Riley? Sounds like a blast.

    Joyce said:

    Why thank ya sir! It was a grand day. Riley arrived at 8:30, ran right upstairs to wake BoomBoom
    (sonny boy) up. Came downstairs for breakfast - had nutrigrain waffles and juicy oranges and orange
    juice, along with his uncle. I opted for an english muffin and some fruit (and m' coffee). We
    played cars, ball, colored, drew, counted, rolled around, hid from me underneath the blankets, and
    everything else little boys love to do. The problem always comes when it's time to go home. I guess
    we make it too much fun for him. <G> Costco after that (and bank, had to get the money in to pay
    those dang bills), then home to fix din-din. Even squeezed a much needed nap in - guess that was
    when hub decided to finish putting his bike together.

    Heaven knows what tomorrow will bring.

    Joyce

    Fred said:

    Have a good day, young GRANDMA

    Joyce said:

    Eh. You can call me 'ol Joyce - is about how I feel these days. Tomorrow I'll feel younger.
    Grandson is coming to have breakfast and play with me. <G>

    Joyce

    On Fri, 27 Feb 2004 20:07:00 -0800, Fred <[email hidden]> wrote:

    >Well, I DID want to know until I KNEW! (G)
    >
    >Yup, I was hoping Joyce and ol' MasterCook would come through. (I almost said ol' Joyce and
    >Master Cook!!!!)
    >
    >I did not determine serving size - it bakes in a 9" springform pan but the recipe does not
    >provide serving info. ONE sounds good! (G)
    >
    >THANKS.
    >
    >On Fri, 27 Feb 2004 21:53:25 -0600, Joyce <[email hidden]> wrote:
    >
    >>Do you REALLY want to know? You didn't specify how many servings ... this is what mastercook
    >>spit out at me for the entire recipe (1 serving - just in case you feel like eating all
    >>yourself):
    >>
    >>3031 calories/ 239 g fat / 23 g fiber = 75.94 US points
    >>
    >>Yikes, 239 grams of fat seems outrageous to me! If you cut it into 16 servings, then it comes
    >>out to 189cal/15fat/1fiber = 4.83 US points. Does that sound better?
    >>
    >>Joyce
    >>
    >>On Fri, 27 Feb 2004 18:44:35 -0800, Fred <[email hidden]> wrote:
    >>
    >>>Hey, lady, I want facts, not editorial comments! (G)
    >>>
    >>>Chopping the chocolate uses some activity points, no? I tend to beat my egg whites by hand,
    >>>also.
    >>>
    >>>On Sat, 28 Feb 2004 02:41:19 GMT, "Laura" <[email hidden]> wrote:
    >>>
    >>>>Way too many. <G>
    >>>>
    >>>>"Fred" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
    >>>>"]news:[email hidden]...
    >>>>> 5 ounces bittersweet chocolate, chopped 12 tablespoons (1 1/2 sticks) unsalted butter,
    >>>>> softened
    >>>>> 2/3 cup sugar 5 large eggs, separated
    >>>>> 1/2 cup all-purpose flour
    >>>>>
    >>>>> The ingredients are from a cake on NPR today (G)

  7. He just turned 3 last week, and he is a hoot. Quite the little character and loads of personality
    (as well as energy). I think right now he loves visiting us as he can be king tut around here, is
    the center of attention. At home, he now has to share time with baby sister which he is finding he
    doesn't like too well.
    <G> I think the boy is keeping us young.

    Joyce

    Fred said:

    How old is Riley? Sounds like a blast.

    Joyce said:

    Why thank ya sir! It was a grand day. Riley arrived at 8:30, ran right upstairs to wake BoomBoom
    (sonny boy) up. Came downstairs for breakfast - had nutrigrain waffles and juicy oranges and
    orange juice, along with his uncle. I opted for an english muffin and some fruit (and m' coffee).
    We played cars, ball, colored, drew, counted, rolled around, hid from me underneath the blankets,
    and everything else little boys love to do. The problem always comes when it's time to go home. I
    guess we make it too much fun for him. <G> Costco after that (and bank, had to get the money in to
    pay those dang bills), then home to fix din-din. Even squeezed a much needed nap in - guess that
    was when hub decided to finish putting his bike together.

    Heaven knows what tomorrow will bring.

    Joyce

    Fred said:

    Have a good day, young GRANDMA

    On Tue, 02 Mar 2004 01:34:51 -0600, Joyce <[email hidden]> wrote:

    >Eh. You can call me 'ol Joyce - is about how I feel these days. Tomorrow I'll feel younger.
    >Grandson is coming to have breakfast and play with me. <G>
    >
    >Joyce
    >
    >On Fri, 27 Feb 2004 20:07:00 -0800, Fred <[email hidden]> wrote:
    >
    >>Well, I DID want to know until I KNEW! (G)
    >>
    >>Yup, I was hoping Joyce and ol' MasterCook would come through. (I almost said ol' Joyce and
    >>Master Cook!!!!)
    >>
    >>I did not determine serving size - it bakes in a 9" springform pan but the recipe does not
    >>provide serving info. ONE sounds good! (G)
    >>
    >>THANKS.
    >>
    >>On Fri, 27 Feb 2004 21:53:25 -0600, Joyce <[email hidden]> wrote:
    >>
    >>>Do you REALLY want to know? You didn't specify how many servings ... this is what mastercook
    >>>spit out at me for the entire recipe (1 serving - just in case you feel like eating all
    >>>yourself):
    >>>
    >>>3031 calories/ 239 g fat / 23 g fiber = 75.94 US points
    >>>
    >>>Yikes, 239 grams of fat seems outrageous to me! If you cut it into 16 servings, then it comes
    >>>out to 189cal/15fat/1fiber = 4.83 US points. Does that sound better?
    >>>
    >>>Joyce
    >>>
    >>>On Fri, 27 Feb 2004 18:44:35 -0800, Fred <[email hidden]> wrote:
    >>>
    >>>>Hey, lady, I want facts, not editorial comments! (G)
    >>>>
    >>>>Chopping the chocolate uses some activity points, no? I tend to beat my egg whites by hand,
    >>>>also.
    >>>>
    >>>>On Sat, 28 Feb 2004 02:41:19 GMT, "Laura" <[email hidden]> wrote:
    >>>>
    >>>>>Way too many. <G>
    >>>>>
    >>>>>"Fred" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
    >>>>>"]news:[email hidden]...
    >>>>>> 5 ounces bittersweet chocolate, chopped 12 tablespoons (1 1/2 sticks) unsalted butter,
    >>>>>> softened
    >>>>>> 2/3 cup sugar 5 large eggs, separated
    >>>>>> 1/2 cup all-purpose flour
    >>>>>>
    >>>>>> The ingredients are from a cake on NPR today (G)

  8. Nicholas turns 3 next week, on the 9th. He's pretty much king tut around here too as he has no
    brother or sister to deal with. My 84 year old grandma still sits him a few hours a day before I get
    home from work. She says he keeps her young as well. She's a retired school teacher, kindergarten
    and grade 4. Anyway now that she's spending time with Nicholas she's got him counting to 28! The
    little bum can pick up a calendar and count like mad! I asked him what he wants on his birthday cake
    and he says "numbers and candles". Too funny.

    Brenda

    "Joyce" <[email hidden]> wrote in message "]news:[email hidden]...

    Quoted message said:

    He just turned 3 last week, and he is a hoot. Quite the little character


    and

    Quoted message said:

    loads of personality (as well as energy). I think right now he loves


    visiting us

    Quoted message said:

    as he can be king tut around here, is the center of attention. At home,


    he now

    Quoted message said:

    has to share time with baby sister which he is finding he doesn't like too


    well.

    Quoted message said:

    <G> I think the boy is keeping us young.

    Joyce

    On Wed, 03 Mar 2004 08:36:23 -0800, Fred <[email hidden]>


    Quoted message said:


    Quoted message said:

    How old is Riley? Sounds like a blast.

    Joyce said:

    Why thank ya sir! It was a grand day. Riley arrived at 8:30, ran right


    upstairs

    Quoted message said:
    Quoted message said:
    Quoted message said:

    to wake BoomBoom (sonny boy) up. Came downstairs for breakfast - had


    nutrigrain

    Quoted message said:
    Quoted message said:
    Quoted message said:

    waffles and juicy oranges and orange juice, along with his uncle. I


    opted for an

    Quoted message said:
    Quoted message said:
    Quoted message said:

    english muffin and some fruit (and m' coffee). We played cars, ball,


    colored,

    Quoted message said:
    Quoted message said:
    Quoted message said:

    drew, counted, rolled around, hid from me underneath the blankets, and


    everything

    Quoted message said:
    Quoted message said:
    Quoted message said:

    else little boys love to do. The problem always comes when it's time to


    go home.

    Quoted message said:
    Quoted message said:
    Quoted message said:

    I guess we make it too much fun for him. <G> Costco after that (and


    bank, had to

    Quoted message said:
    Quoted message said:
    Quoted message said:

    get the money in to pay those dang bills), then home to fix din-din.


    Even

    Quoted message said:
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    Quoted message said:

    squeezed a much needed nap in - guess that was when hub decided to


    finish putting

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    his bike together.

    Heaven knows what tomorrow will bring.

    Joyce

    On Tue, 02 Mar 2004 06:58:18 -0800, Fred <[email hidden]>


    Quoted message said:
    Quoted message said:
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    >Have a good day, young GRANDMA
    >
    >On Tue, 02 Mar 2004 01:34:51 -0600, Joyce <[email hidden]> wrote:
    >
    >>Eh. You can call me 'ol Joyce - is about how I feel these days.


    Tomorrow I'll

    Quoted message said:
    Quoted message said:
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    >>feel younger. Grandson is coming to have breakfast and play with me.


    <G>

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    >>
    >>Joyce
    >>
    >>On Fri, 27 Feb 2004 20:07:00 -0800, Fred <[email hidden]>


    Quoted message said:
    Quoted message said:
    Quoted message said:

    >>
    >>>Well, I DID want to know until I KNEW! (G)
    >>>
    >>>Yup, I was hoping Joyce and ol' MasterCook would come through. (I almost said ol' Joyce and
    >>>Master Cook!!!!)
    >>>
    >>>I did not determine serving size - it bakes in a 9" springform pan


    but

    Quoted message said:
    Quoted message said:
    Quoted message said:

    >>>the recipe does not provide serving info. ONE sounds good! (G)
    >>>
    >>>THANKS.
    >>>
    >>>On Fri, 27 Feb 2004 21:53:25 -0600, Joyce <[email hidden]> wrote:
    >>>
    >>>>Do you REALLY want to know? You didn't specify how many servings


    ... this is what

    Quoted message said:
    Quoted message said:
    Quoted message said:

    >>>>mastercook spit out at me for the entire recipe (1 serving - just in


    case you feel

    Quoted message said:
    Quoted message said:
    Quoted message said:

    >>>>like eating all yourself):
    >>>>
    >>>>3031 calories/ 239 g fat / 23 g fiber = 75.94 US points
    >>>>
    >>>>Yikes, 239 grams of fat seems outrageous to me! If you cut it into


    16 servings,

    Quoted message said:
    Quoted message said:
    Quoted message said:

    >>>>then it comes out to 189cal/15fat/1fiber = 4.83 US points. Does


    that sound

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    >>>>better?
    >>>>
    >>>>Joyce
    >>>>
    >>>>On Fri, 27 Feb 2004 18:44:35 -0800, Fred <[email hidden]>


    Quoted message said:
    Quoted message said:
    Quoted message said:

    >>>>
    >>>>>Hey, lady, I want facts, not editorial comments! (G)
    >>>>>
    >>>>>Chopping the chocolate uses some activity points, no? I tend to


    beat

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    Quoted message said:
    Quoted message said:

    >>>>>my egg whites by hand, also.
    >>>>>
    >>>>>On Sat, 28 Feb 2004 02:41:19 GMT, "Laura" <[email hidden]> wrote:
    >>>>>
    >>>>>>Way too many. <G>
    >>>>>>
    >>>>>>"Fred" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
    >>>>>>"]news:[email hidden]...
    >>>>>>> 5 ounces bittersweet chocolate, chopped 12 tablespoons (1 1/2 sticks) unsalted butter,
    >>>>>>> softened
    >>>>>>> 2/3 cup sugar 5 large eggs, separated
    >>>>>>> 1/2 cup all-purpose flour
    >>>>>>>
    >>>>>>> The ingredients are from a cake on NPR today (G)

  9. It's amazing how sharp those first children are ... probably from having our undivided attention.
    Then my second came along, she learned quickly how to keep herself occupied as mom was swamped with
    3 kids. LOL I remember her asking me to read her a book and my telling her to just take the book and
    read it to herself, she could do it. She had just turned 4 at the time. I was a bad, bad mom. <G>
    Well I'll be danged if that kid didn't teach herself how to read in a few short months! She would
    read street signs as we were driving down the road, surprised the heck out of me.

    Riley isn't counting to 28 yet, can easily get to 10 and sometimes a bit further. He does recognize
    all the letters of the alphabet and his mom is working on him being able to recite them without
    seeing them (the old alphabet song?). His speech was pretty far behind normal and daughter was very
    worried about that. I try to tell her that all kids develop differently, she won't accept it. She
    also forgets that Riley was a full month premature and spent close to 2 weeks in neonatal intensive
    care, so development lags can be very normal. I think he's doing great, he's a normal, healthy,
    happy go lucky, active little boy ... what more can you ask for? Now if only she would put some
    effort into potty training. <sigh>

    Joyce

    Brenda Hammond said:

    Nicholas turns 3 next week, on the 9th. He's pretty much king tut around here too as he has no
    brother or sister to deal with. My 84 year old grandma still sits him a few hours a day before I
    get home from work. She says he keeps her young as well. She's a retired school teacher,
    kindergarten and grade 4. Anyway now that she's spending time with Nicholas she's got him counting
    to 28! The little bum can pick up a calendar and count like mad! I asked him what he wants on his
    birthday cake and he says "numbers and candles". Too funny.

    Brenda

    "Joyce" <[email hidden]> wrote in message "]news:[email hidden]...

    Quoted message said:

    He just turned 3 last week, and he is a hoot. Quite the little character


    and

    Quoted message said:

    loads of personality (as well as energy). I think right now he loves


    visiting us

    Quoted message said:

    as he can be king tut around here, is the center of attention. At home,


    he now

    Quoted message said:

    has to share time with baby sister which he is finding he doesn't like too


    well.

    Quoted message said:

    <G> I think the boy is keeping us young.

    Joyce

    On Wed, 03 Mar 2004 08:36:23 -0800, Fred <[email hidden]>


    Quoted message said:


    Quoted message said:

    How old is Riley? Sounds like a blast.

    On Wed, 03 Mar 2004 01:53:02 -0600, Joyce <[email hidden]> wrote:

    >Why thank ya sir! It was a grand day. Riley arrived at 8:30, ran right


    upstairs

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    Quoted message said:

    >to wake BoomBoom (sonny boy) up. Came downstairs for breakfast - had


    nutrigrain

    Quoted message said:
    Quoted message said:

    >waffles and juicy oranges and orange juice, along with his uncle. I


    opted for an

    Quoted message said:
    Quoted message said:

    >english muffin and some fruit (and m' coffee). We played cars, ball,


    colored,

    Quoted message said:
    Quoted message said:

    >drew, counted, rolled around, hid from me underneath the blankets, and


    everything

    Quoted message said:
    Quoted message said:

    >else little boys love to do. The problem always comes when it's time to


    go home.

    Quoted message said:
    Quoted message said:

    >I guess we make it too much fun for him. <G> Costco after that (and


    bank, had to

    Quoted message said:
    Quoted message said:

    >get the money in to pay those dang bills), then home to fix din-din.


    Even

    Quoted message said:
    Quoted message said:

    >squeezed a much needed nap in - guess that was when hub decided to


    finish putting

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    Quoted message said:

    >his bike together.
    >
    >Heaven knows what tomorrow will bring.
    >
    >Joyce
    >
    >On Tue, 02 Mar 2004 06:58:18 -0800, Fred <[email hidden]>


    Quoted message said:
    Quoted message said:

    >
    >>Have a good day, young GRANDMA
    >>
    >>On Tue, 02 Mar 2004 01:34:51 -0600, Joyce <[email hidden]> wrote:
    >>
    >>>Eh. You can call me 'ol Joyce - is about how I feel these days.


    Tomorrow I'll

    Quoted message said:
    Quoted message said:

    >>>feel younger. Grandson is coming to have breakfast and play with me.


    <G>

    Quoted message said:
    Quoted message said:

    >>>
    >>>Joyce
    >>>
    >>>On Fri, 27 Feb 2004 20:07:00 -0800, Fred <[email hidden]>


    Quoted message said:
    Quoted message said:

    >>>
    >>>>Well, I DID want to know until I KNEW! (G)
    >>>>
    >>>>Yup, I was hoping Joyce and ol' MasterCook would come through. (I almost said ol' Joyce and
    >>>>Master Cook!!!!)
    >>>>
    >>>>I did not determine serving size - it bakes in a 9" springform pan


    but

    Quoted message said:
    Quoted message said:

    >>>>the recipe does not provide serving info. ONE sounds good! (G)
    >>>>
    >>>>THANKS.
    >>>>
    >>>>On Fri, 27 Feb 2004 21:53:25 -0600, Joyce <[email hidden]> wrote:
    >>>>
    >>>>>Do you REALLY want to know? You didn't specify how many servings


    ... this is what

    Quoted message said:
    Quoted message said:

    >>>>>mastercook spit out at me for the entire recipe (1 serving - just in


    case you feel

    Quoted message said:
    Quoted message said:

    >>>>>like eating all yourself):
    >>>>>
    >>>>>3031 calories/ 239 g fat / 23 g fiber = 75.94 US points
    >>>>>
    >>>>>Yikes, 239 grams of fat seems outrageous to me! If you cut it into


    16 servings,

    Quoted message said:
    Quoted message said:

    >>>>>then it comes out to 189cal/15fat/1fiber = 4.83 US points. Does


    that sound

    Quoted message said:
    Quoted message said:

    >>>>>better?
    >>>>>
    >>>>>Joyce
    >>>>>
    >>>>>On Fri, 27 Feb 2004 18:44:35 -0800, Fred <[email hidden]>


    Quoted message said:
    Quoted message said:

    >>>>>
    >>>>>>Hey, lady, I want facts, not editorial comments! (G)
    >>>>>>
    >>>>>>Chopping the chocolate uses some activity points, no? I tend to


    beat

    Quoted message said:
    Quoted message said:

    >>>>>>my egg whites by hand, also.
    >>>>>>
    >>>>>>On Sat, 28 Feb 2004 02:41:19 GMT, "Laura" <[email hidden]> wrote:
    >>>>>>
    >>>>>>>Way too many. <G>
    >>>>>>>
    >>>>>>>"Fred" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
    >>>>>>>"]news:[email hidden]...
    >>>>>>>> 5 ounces bittersweet chocolate, chopped 12 tablespoons (1 1/2 sticks) unsalted butter,
    >>>>>>>> softened
    >>>>>>>> 2/3 cup sugar 5 large eggs, separated
    >>>>>>>> 1/2 cup all-purpose flour
    >>>>>>>>
    >>>>>>>> The ingredients are from a cake on NPR today (G)


  10. "Joyce" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
    "]news:[email hidden]...

    Quoted message said:

    It's amazing how sharp those first children are ... probably from having


    our

    Quoted message said:

    undivided attention. Then my second came along, she learned quickly how


    to keep

    Quoted message said:

    herself occupied as mom was swamped with 3 kids. LOL I remember her


    asking me to

    Quoted message said:

    read her a book and my telling her to just take the book and read it to


    herself,

    Quoted message said:

    she could do it. She had just turned 4 at the time. I was a bad, bad


    mom. <G>

    Quoted message said:

    Well I'll be danged if that kid didn't teach herself how to read in a few


    short

    Quoted message said:

    months! She would read street signs as we were driving down the road,


    surprised

    Quoted message said:

    the heck out of me.

    Nicholas reads the speed limit signs. Keeps him occupied on the long ride to my parents house.

    Quoted message said:


    Riley isn't counting to 28 yet, can easily get to 10 and sometimes a bit


    further.

    Quoted message said:

    He does recognize all the letters of the alphabet and his mom is working


    on him

    Quoted message said:

    being able to recite them without seeing them (the old alphabet song?).


    His

    Quoted message said:

    speech was pretty far behind normal and daughter was very worried about


    that. I

    Quoted message said:

    try to tell her that all kids develop differently, she won't accept it.

    Nicholas didn't really say much until last December. He goes to a play group on Thursdays and they
    learn signing there, so he used signing more than anything else, then between Chritmas and New Years
    his speech just took off, now he never signs. Riley will begin to talk soon. Being premature
    probably added to the setback and boys are normally later beginning to talk than girls.

    She also

    Quoted message said:

    forgets that Riley was a full month premature and spent close to 2 weeks


    in

    Quoted message said:

    neonatal intensive care, so development lags can be very normal. I think


    he's

    Quoted message said:

    doing great, he's a normal, healthy, happy go lucky, active little boy ...


    what

    Quoted message said:

    more can you ask for? Now if only she would put some effort into potty


    training.

    Quoted message said:

    <sigh>

    Potty training went well for us after about the first week. When we first tried putting him into
    underwear he screamed and said they were "yucky". I asked him if he wanted to wear diapers his whole
    life and he said "yes". Like I say that difficult time only lasted about a week, now he's pretty
    much trained. Only had a few wetting accidents and still has the odd accident and messes himself,
    but that doesn't happen often. I think I started training in November and things were more or less
    sorted out within 2-3 weeks.

    Quoted message said:


    Joyce

    Brenda Hammond said:

    Nicholas turns 3 next week, on the 9th. He's pretty much king tut around here too as he has no
    brother or sister to deal with. My 84 year old grandma still sits him a few hours a day before I
    get home from work.


    She

    Quoted message said:
    Quoted message said:

    says he keeps her young as well. She's a retired school teacher, kindergarten and grade 4. Anyway
    now that she's spending time with


    Nicholas

    Quoted message said:
    Quoted message said:

    she's got him counting to 28! The little bum can pick up a calendar and count like mad! I asked
    him what he wants on his birthday cake and he


    says

    Quoted message said:
    Quoted message said:

    "numbers and candles". Too funny.

    Brenda

    "Joyce" <[email hidden]> wrote in message "]news:[email hidden]...

    Quoted message said:

    He just turned 3 last week, and he is a hoot. Quite the little


    character

    Quoted message said:
    Quoted message said:

    and

    Quoted message said:

    loads of personality (as well as energy). I think right now he loves


    visiting us

    Quoted message said:

    as he can be king tut around here, is the center of attention. At


    home,

    Quoted message said:
    Quoted message said:

    he now

    Quoted message said:

    has to share time with baby sister which he is finding he doesn't like


    too

    Quoted message said:
    Quoted message said:

    well.

    Quoted message said:

    <G> I think the boy is keeping us young.

    Joyce

    On Wed, 03 Mar 2004 08:36:23 -0800, Fred <[email hidden]>


    Quoted message said:


    >How old is Riley? Sounds like a blast.
    >
    >On Wed, 03 Mar 2004 01:53:02 -0600, Joyce <[email hidden]> wrote:
    >
    >>Why thank ya sir! It was a grand day. Riley arrived at 8:30, ran


    right

    Quoted message said:
    Quoted message said:

    upstairs

    Quoted message said:

    >>to wake BoomBoom (sonny boy) up. Came downstairs for breakfast - had


    nutrigrain

    Quoted message said:

    >>waffles and juicy oranges and orange juice, along with his uncle. I


    opted for an

    Quoted message said:

    >>english muffin and some fruit (and m' coffee). We played cars, ball,


    colored,

    Quoted message said:

    >>drew, counted, rolled around, hid from me underneath the blankets,


    and

    Quoted message said:
    Quoted message said:

    everything

    Quoted message said:

    >>else little boys love to do. The problem always comes when it's time


    to

    Quoted message said:
    Quoted message said:

    go home.

    Quoted message said:

    >>I guess we make it too much fun for him. <G> Costco after that (and


    bank, had to

    Quoted message said:

    >>get the money in to pay those dang bills), then home to fix din-din.


    Even

    Quoted message said:

    >>squeezed a much needed nap in - guess that was when hub decided to


    finish putting

    Quoted message said:

    >>his bike together.
    >>
    >>Heaven knows what tomorrow will bring.
    >>
    >>Joyce
    >>
    >>On Tue, 02 Mar 2004 06:58:18 -0800, Fred <[email hidden]>


    Quoted message said:

    >>
    >>>Have a good day, young GRANDMA
    >>>
    >>>On Tue, 02 Mar 2004 01:34:51 -0600, Joyce <[email hidden]> wrote:
    >>>
    >>>>Eh. You can call me 'ol Joyce - is about how I feel these days.


    Tomorrow I'll

    Quoted message said:

    >>>>feel younger. Grandson is coming to have breakfast and play with


    me.

    Quoted message said:
    Quoted message said:

    <G>

    Quoted message said:

    >>>>
    >>>>Joyce
    >>>>
    >>>>On Fri, 27 Feb 2004 20:07:00 -0800, Fred


    <[email hidden]>

    Quoted message said:
    Quoted message said:
    Quoted message said:

    >>>>
    >>>>>Well, I DID want to know until I KNEW! (G)
    >>>>>
    >>>>>Yup, I was hoping Joyce and ol' MasterCook would come through. (I almost said ol' Joyce
    >>>>>and Master Cook!!!!)
    >>>>>
    >>>>>I did not determine serving size - it bakes in a 9" springform pan


    but

    Quoted message said:

    >>>>>the recipe does not provide serving info. ONE sounds good! (G)
    >>>>>
    >>>>>THANKS.
    >>>>>
    >>>>>On Fri, 27 Feb 2004 21:53:25 -0600, Joyce <[email hidden]> wrote:
    >>>>>
    >>>>>>Do you REALLY want to know? You didn't specify how many servings


    ... this is what

    Quoted message said:

    >>>>>>mastercook spit out at me for the entire recipe (1 serving - just


    in

    Quoted message said:
    Quoted message said:

    case you feel

    Quoted message said:

    >>>>>>like eating all yourself):
    >>>>>>
    >>>>>>3031 calories/ 239 g fat / 23 g fiber = 75.94 US points
    >>>>>>
    >>>>>>Yikes, 239 grams of fat seems outrageous to me! If you cut it


    into

    Quoted message said:
    Quoted message said:

    16 servings,

    Quoted message said:

    >>>>>>then it comes out to 189cal/15fat/1fiber = 4.83 US points. Does


    that sound

    Quoted message said:

    >>>>>>better?
    >>>>>>
    >>>>>>Joyce
    >>>>>>
    >>>>>>On Fri, 27 Feb 2004 18:44:35 -0800, Fred


    <[email hidden]>

    Quoted message said:
    Quoted message said:
    Quoted message said:

    >>>>>>
    >>>>>>>Hey, lady, I want facts, not editorial comments! (G)
    >>>>>>>
    >>>>>>>Chopping the chocolate uses some activity points, no? I tend to


    beat

    Quoted message said:

    >>>>>>>my egg whites by hand, also.
    >>>>>>>
    >>>>>>>On Sat, 28 Feb 2004 02:41:19 GMT, "Laura"


    <[email hidden]>

    Quoted message said:
    Quoted message said:
    Quoted message said:

    >>>>>>>wrote:
    >>>>>>>
    >>>>>>>>Way too many. <G>
    >>>>>>>>
    >>>>>>>>"Fred" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
    >>>>>>>>"]news:[email hidden]...
    >>>>>>>>> 5 ounces bittersweet chocolate, chopped 12 tablespoons (1 1/2 sticks) unsalted
    >>>>>>>>> butter, softened
    >>>>>>>>> 2/3 cup sugar 5 large eggs, separated
    >>>>>>>>> 1/2 cup all-purpose flour
    >>>>>>>>>
    >>>>>>>>> The ingredients are from a cake on NPR today (G)

  11. Brenda Hammond said:


    "Joyce" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
    "]news:[email hidden]...

    Quoted message said:

    It's amazing how sharp those first children are ...
    probably from having


    our

    Quoted message said:

    undivided attention. Then my second came along, she
    learned quickly how


    to keep

    Quoted message said:

    herself occupied as mom was swamped with 3 kids. LOL I
    remember her


    asking me to

    Quoted message said:

    read her a book and my telling her to just take the book
    and read it to


    herself,

    Quoted message said:

    she could do it. She had just turned 4 at the time. I was
    a bad, bad


    mom. <G>

    Quoted message said:

    Well I'll be danged if that kid didn't teach herself how
    to read in a few


    short

    Quoted message said:

    months! She would read street signs as we were driving
    down the road,


    surprised

    Quoted message said:

    the heck out of me.

    Nicholas reads the speed limit signs. Keeps him occupied on
    the long ride to my parents house.

    Isn't it funny what will keep a child occupied? Then you
    get to our age and forget to look for those speed limit
    signs. <G>

    Quoted message said:
    Quoted message said:


    Riley isn't counting to 28 yet, can easily get to 10 and
    sometimes a bit


    further.

    Quoted message said:

    He does recognize all the letters of the alphabet and his
    mom is working


    on him

    Quoted message said:

    being able to recite them without seeing them (the old
    alphabet song?).


    His

    Quoted message said:

    speech was pretty far behind normal and daughter was very
    worried about


    that. I

    Quoted message said:

    try to tell her that all kids develop differently, she
    won't accept it.

    Nicholas didn't really say much until last December. He
    goes to a play group on Thursdays and they learn signing
    there, so he used signing more than anything else, then
    between Chritmas and New Years his speech just took off,
    now he never signs. Riley will begin to talk soon. Being
    premature probably added to the setback and boys are
    normally later beginning to talk than girls.

    He started talking around 2 years old, has become much more
    verbal now. I think my daughter has more issues with how he
    pronounces things, sometimes slurs the words - he's just in
    too much of a hurry. Learning signing at the early age
    really is a neat idea. I have felt that signing should be
    offered in schools, as another language choice (such as
    spanish, french). This is something I think everyone could
    use ... but no one seems to listen to me. <G>

    Quoted message said:


    She also

    Quoted message said:

    forgets that Riley was a full month premature and spent
    close to 2 weeks


    in

    Quoted message said:

    neonatal intensive care, so development lags can be very
    normal. I think


    he's

    Quoted message said:

    doing great, he's a normal, healthy, happy go lucky,
    active little boy ...


    what

    Quoted message said:

    more can you ask for? Now if only she would put some
    effort into potty


    training.

    Quoted message said:

    <sigh>

    Potty training went well for us after about the first
    week. When we first tried putting him into underwear he
    screamed and said they were "yucky". I asked him if he
    wanted to wear diapers his whole life and he said "yes".
    Like I say that difficult time only lasted about a week,
    now he's pretty much trained. Only had a few wetting
    accidents and still has the odd accident and messes
    himself, but that doesn't happen often. I think I started
    training in November and things were more or less sorted
    out within 2-3 weeks.

    My daughter was horrid with training, never was interested.
    With Riley, there have just been too many inconsistencies
    and excuses. It's not something that can be tried once a
    week, or in the morning then don't make another attempt
    until several days later. Now that mama is home and not
    working full time, I'll bet things will go smoother in this
    department.

    Joyce

  12. "Joyce" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
    "]news:[email hidden]...

    Quoted message said:
    Brenda Hammond said:


    "Joyce" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
    "]news:[email hidden]...

    Quoted message said:

    It's amazing how sharp those first children are ...
    probably from


    having

    Quoted message said:
    Quoted message said:

    our

    Quoted message said:

    undivided attention. Then my second came along, she
    learned quickly


    how

    Quoted message said:
    Quoted message said:

    to keep

    Quoted message said:

    herself occupied as mom was swamped with 3 kids. LOL I
    remember her


    asking me to

    Quoted message said:

    read her a book and my telling her to just take the
    book and read it to


    herself,

    Quoted message said:

    she could do it. She had just turned 4 at the time. I
    was a bad, bad


    mom. <G>

    Quoted message said:

    Well I'll be danged if that kid didn't teach herself
    how to read in a


    few

    Quoted message said:
    Quoted message said:

    short

    Quoted message said:

    months! She would read street signs as we were driving
    down the road,


    surprised

    Quoted message said:

    the heck out of me.

    Nicholas reads the speed limit signs. Keeps him occupied
    on the long


    ride

    Quoted message said:
    Quoted message said:

    to my parents house.

    Isn't it funny what will keep a child occupied? Then you
    get to our age


    and

    Quoted message said:

    forget to look for those speed limit signs. <G>

    You said it! Actually the area in which we live really only
    has two or three different speed limits, 30km/hr through
    town, 60km/hr on the outskirts and 80km/hr anywhere else!
    Doesn't take much to stick within those limits, you get used
    to them quickly, then there's no excuse if you get a ticket!

    Actually DH got a ticket a few years back. He's got a
    Kawasaki Ninja ZX 9R in lime green. His bike looks exactly
    like this one
    mpsracing.comes01i.asp The
    darn thing goes like you wouldn't believe. He got pulled
    over twice in the 60km zone near our house and was lucky as
    it was a different police officer each time, so they let
    him off with a warning after he promised not to do it
    again. Then, about a week later he got pulled over again,
    but wasn't so lucky this time. The officer that pulled him
    over this time was the same one that pulled him over the
    first time. The first time he told the officer he was late
    meeting me for a lunch date, so Constable Rosenberg let him
    off, but he couldn't use the same excuse again, so got a
    ticked for $115.00. He was doing 130km/hr in a 60km/hr
    zone. He's lucky his ticket was only $115.00 as it should
    have been alot more!

    Quoted message said:


    Quoted message said:
    Quoted message said:


    Riley isn't counting to 28 yet, can easily get to 10
    and sometimes a


    bit

    Quoted message said:
    Quoted message said:

    further.

    Quoted message said:

    He does recognize all the letters of the alphabet and
    his mom is


    working

    Quoted message said:
    Quoted message said:

    on him

    Quoted message said:

    being able to recite them without seeing them (the old
    alphabet song?).


    His

    Quoted message said:

    speech was pretty far behind normal and daughter was
    very worried about


    that. I

    Quoted message said:

    try to tell her that all kids develop differently, she
    won't accept it.

    Nicholas didn't really say much until last December. He
    goes to a play group on Thursdays and they learn signing
    there, so he used signing more than anything else, then
    between Chritmas and New Years his speech just


    took

    Quoted message said:
    Quoted message said:

    off, now he never signs. Riley will begin to talk soon.
    Being premature probably added to the setback and boys
    are normally later beginning to


    talk

    Quoted message said:
    Quoted message said:

    than girls.

    He started talking around 2 years old, has become much
    more verbal now. I


    think

    Quoted message said:

    my daughter has more issues with how he pronounces things,
    sometimes slurs


    the

    Quoted message said:

    words - he's just in too much of a hurry. Learning signing
    at the early


    age

    Quoted message said:

    really is a neat idea. I have felt that signing should be
    offered in


    schools, as

    Quoted message said:

    another language choice (such as spanish, french). This is
    something I


    think

    Quoted message said:

    everyone could use ... but no one seems to listen to me.
    <G>

    I agree. It could come in handy in many instances. Now that
    Nicholas has the speech thing figured out he's not using
    signs at all.

    Quoted message said:


    Quoted message said:


    She also

    Quoted message said:

    forgets that Riley was a full month premature and spent
    close to 2


    weeks

    Quoted message said:
    Quoted message said:

    in

    Quoted message said:

    neonatal intensive care, so development lags can be
    very normal. I


    think

    Quoted message said:
    Quoted message said:

    he's

    Quoted message said:

    doing great, he's a normal, healthy, happy go lucky,
    active little boy


    ...

    Quoted message said:
    Quoted message said:

    what

    Quoted message said:

    more can you ask for? Now if only she would put some
    effort into potty


    training.

    Quoted message said:

    <sigh>

    Potty training went well for us after about the first
    week. When we


    first

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    tried putting him into underwear he screamed and said
    they were "yucky".


    I

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    asked him if he wanted to wear diapers his whole life and
    he said "yes". Like I say that difficult time only lasted
    about a week, now he's pretty much trained. Only had a
    few wetting accidents and still has the odd accident and
    messes himself, but that doesn't happen often. I think I
    started training in November and things were more or less
    sorted out


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    2-3 weeks.

    My daughter was horrid with training, never was
    interested. With Riley,


    there

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    have just been too many inconsistencies and excuses. It's
    not something


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    be tried once a week, or in the morning then don't make
    another attempt


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    several days later. Now that mama is home and not working
    full time, I'll


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    things will go smoother in this department.

    I hope so. Once she starts, she'll have to keep up with it
    or it's too easy to let it slide and go back to the diaper
    thing. I'm glad to not be spending all that money on
    diapers now. We just use one at night. About half of the
    mornings he's dry.

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    Joyce

  13. 1st) I wish speedlimits were like that here. 2nd) He's very
    lucky that he wasn't in Pennsylvania doing those sorts of
    speeds! He'd have lost his license for certain.

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    > It's amazing how sharp those first children are ...
    > probably from


    having

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    our
    > undivided attention. Then my second came along, she
    > learned quickly


    how

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    to keep
    > herself occupied as mom was swamped with 3 kids. LOL
    > I remember her
    asking me to
    > read her a book and my telling her to just take the
    > book and read it


    to

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    herself,
    > she could do it. She had just turned 4 at the time. I
    > was a bad,


    bad

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    mom. <G>
    > Well I'll be danged if that kid didn't teach herself
    > how to read in a


    few

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    short
    > months! She would read street signs as we were
    > driving down the


    road,

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    surprised
    > the heck out of me.

    Nicholas reads the speed limit signs. Keeps him
    occupied on the long


    ride

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    to my parents house.

    Isn't it funny what will keep a child occupied? Then you
    get to our age


    and

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    forget to look for those speed limit signs. <G>

    You said it! Actually the area in which we live really
    only has two or three different speed limits, 30km/hr
    through town, 60km/hr on the


    outskirts

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    and 80km/hr anywhere else! Doesn't take much to stick
    within those


    limits,

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    you get used to them quickly, then there's no excuse if
    you get a ticket!

    Actually DH got a ticket a few years back. He's got a
    Kawasaki Ninja ZX


    9R

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    in lime green. His bike looks exactly like this one
    mpsracing.comes01i.asp The
    darn thing goes like you wouldn't believe. He got pulled
    over twice


    in

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    the 60km zone near our house and was lucky as it was a
    different police officer each time, so they let him off
    with a warning after he promised


    not

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    to do it again. Then, about a week later he got pulled
    over again, but wasn't so lucky this time. The officer
    that pulled him over this time was the same one that
    pulled him over the first time. The first time he told the
    officer he was late meeting me for a lunch date, so
    Constable


    Rosenberg

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    let him off, but he couldn't use the same excuse again, so
    got a ticked


    for

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    $115.00. He was doing 130km/hr in a 60km/hr zone. He's
    lucky his ticket was only $115.00 as it should have been
    alot more!

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    Nicholas reads the speed limit signs. Keeps him occupied
    on the long


    ride

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    to my parents house.

    Isn't it funny what will keep a child occupied? Then you
    get to our age


    and

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    forget to look for those speed limit signs. <G>

    You said it! Actually the area in which we live really
    only has two or three different speed limits, 30km/hr
    through town, 60km/hr on the outskirts and 80km/hr
    anywhere else! Doesn't take much to stick within those
    limits, you get used to them quickly, then there's no
    excuse if you get a ticket!

    That would make things so much simpler. Our speed limits
    seem to change every 50 feet or so ... 20, 25, 25, 40, 20
    ... never know what you are getting into. Highways are 65
    unless posted lower (so have to pay attention to those
    signs). In my old age, I tend to just poke along now - don't
    need or want any tickets.

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    Actually DH got a ticket a few years back. He's got a
    Kawasaki Ninja ZX 9R in lime green. His bike looks exactly
    like this one
    mpsracing.comes01i.asp The
    darn thing goes like you wouldn't believe. He got pulled
    over twice in the 60km zone near our house and was lucky as
    it was a different police officer each time, so they let
    him off with a warning after he promised not to do it
    again. Then, about a week later he got pulled over again,
    but wasn't so lucky this time. The officer that pulled him
    over this time was the same one that pulled him over the
    first time. The first time he told the officer he was late
    meeting me for a lunch date, so Constable Rosenberg let him
    off, but he couldn't use the same excuse again, so got a
    ticked for $115.00. He was doing 130km/hr in a 60km/hr
    zone. He's lucky his ticket was only $115.00 as it should
    have been alot more!

    He is very lucky, probably wouldn't get away with that
    around here. Our locale is ticket happy, desperately need
    the revenue they bring in. Standard ticket (up to 15mph over
    limit) is $75, goes up from there based on how much over the
    limit you are. Hub got one a few months ago, got himself
    caught in a speed trap. He was pulling out of a parking lot,
    immediately saw the lights and pulled over (probably his
    first mistake ... whoever pulls over gets the ticket). They
    said they caught him going 47 in a 35 zone. Now I know my
    vehicle and it's impossible to get it up to 45 when exiting
    a parking lot!

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    Potty training went well for us after about the first
    week. When we


    first

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    tried putting him into underwear he screamed and said
    they were "yucky".


    I

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    asked him if he wanted to wear diapers his whole life
    and he said "yes". Like I say that difficult time only
    lasted about a week, now he's pretty much trained. Only
    had a few wetting accidents and still has the odd
    accident and messes himself, but that doesn't happen
    often. I think I started training in November and things
    were more or less sorted out


    within

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    2-3 weeks.

    My daughter was horrid with training, never was
    interested. With Riley,


    there

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    have just been too many inconsistencies and excuses. It's
    not something


    that can

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    be tried once a week, or in the morning then don't make
    another attempt


    until

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    several days later. Now that mama is home and not working
    full time, I'll


    bet

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    things will go smoother in this department.

    I hope so. Once she starts, she'll have to keep up with it
    or it's too easy to let it slide and go back to the diaper
    thing. I'm glad to not be spending all that money on
    diapers now. We just use one at night. About half of the
    mornings he's dry.

    Yup, getting her to believe this is another story. <G> Today
    she was angry at him, was changing his diaper when he
    decided to let loose ... on her. LOL! Maybe she'll soon get
    the picture? She still has to spend the money on diapers, as
    she now has a 6 week old little girl. BUT - she could cut
    back on the quantity and not having to buy 2 different
    sizes, definitely a cut in expenses. I remember well those
    feelings of relief when no longer having to purchase formula
    and diapers.

    Joyce

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