Colleen

April 30, 2003

--- Coolness! I am soo glad you are feeling good Colleen, and good

enough to work out! plus that massage lady comin into your work!

wow...heck ya..you totally have it made with that! lucky girl you! I

think you are goin to do just fine! and I know what you mean about the

tight pants...around the belly..yeah..until I get to my goal of size

10..I don't get to wear jeans that often..I wear black workout pants

with the white stripes down the side day in day out. I won't let

myself wear jeans each day until I can feel comfy in them..and ina

size 12 or 10. so like I have 10 pairs of black pants with white

stripes. yeah..soo not fun to have tight pants!

Kathi

WHELLOOOO from the world below!

In , " colleenp99 "

<colleen_meacham@h...> wrote:

>

> > --- Hi Colleen!

> > Hey..wanted to say welcome back..even if I am a bit late at it.

> Havin

> > a hard time keepin up with the emails today..I have gotten a LIFE!!

> > LOL! I just spend alot of time here ya know..I poke fun at myself..

> > sorry about your car accident. Hope you feel better soon. How are

> you

> > feeling now? cause of the car accident?

> > Kathi

> > WHELLOOOOO from the world below!

>

> Thanks! I'm feeling relatively good, and good enough to workout.

> Actually what hurt the most so far was my cardio. I do HIIT with step

> workout videos and I have to be careful on landings...lots of

> jumping, plyos, etc. in the videos. Lifting seems to be ok even if I

> have lost so much strength <G>. I also started a new job in December

> and we have a massage therapist that comes weekly to the office! It's

> been very helpful to get me through the week. I sign up for 30

> minutes each time she's here and she's excellent.

>

> Hopefully, I'll be back on track 100% soon...cuz it sure is

> uncomfortable in pants too snug in the belly <G>.

>

> Colleen

June 26, 2003

I'm down in Northern California...dry and hot here too! I'm out in

the country a bit on a dirt road with the pheasants, emu, coyotes,

peacocks, chickens, possum, raccoons.... " peaceful " in that we don't

get the city noise but sometimes the animals drive me crazy.

Especially when the neighbors chickens come down the road and torment

the dogs! Richland sounds beautiful. I love the older homes. My

husband is doing some work on a home from the 1870s and I go out

there on weekends just to enjoy the atmosphere!!

I can see a similarity in the pics of Stasia and I...except I'm

the " un-muscled " version I only dream of abs and bis like that!!!

Colleen

> > > --- whew!!!!! I am sooooo glad to see I am not the only one who

> > eats

> > > 7 meals! sometimes I have been known to have eight too! yayness!

> > > soo..cheryl..where is sultan? I live in the tricities..richland

> > > washington! we should get together sometime if sultan is

anywhere

> > > close to me! i still want to get together with the seattle

people!

> > > Kathi

> > > WHELLOOOO from the world below!

> > >

June 26, 2003

Colleen:

Where in Nor Cal. My husband grew up there and we just got back from

vacation there. We drove from Idaho to San and then north

through SF and onto Ukiah where all of his family lives.

Brett

> > > > --- whew!!!!! I am sooooo glad to see I am not the only one

who

> > > eats

> > > > 7 meals! sometimes I have been known to have eight too!

yayness!

> > > > soo..cheryl..where is sultan? I live in the

tricities..richland

> > > > washington! we should get together sometime if sultan is

> anywhere

> > > > close to me! i still want to get together with the seattle

> people!

> > > > Kathi

> > > > WHELLOOOO from the world below!

> > > >

June 26, 2003

We are in Sacramento. I grew up in the Bay Area in Pleasanton. My

best friend lives in Post Falls, Idaho (I think that is the name of

the little town) and the pictures she sends me are BEAUTIFUL!!!

Colleen

> Colleen:

>

> Where in Nor Cal. My husband grew up there and we just got back

from

> vacation there. We drove from Idaho to San and then north

> through SF and onto Ukiah where all of his family lives.

>

June 26, 2003

Post Falls is very beautiful. Actually all of Idaho is beautiful but

after you have lived here for a time, you start to take it forgranted.

Brett

> > Colleen:

> >

> > Where in Nor Cal. My husband grew up there and we just got back

> from

> > vacation there. We drove from Idaho to San and then north

> > through SF and onto Ukiah where all of his family lives.

> >

June 26, 2003

---Colleen..do you own all those animals you just mentioned? like do

you own some coyotes? lol! or do they just wander around? amazing..we

umm..we like have a squirl that lives in one of our trees....

the neighbors chickens!!! ha haaa..tormenting your dogs!!! what the

heck! that is soo funny to envison!

OH my gosh..can you tell me about that house your husband is working

on? did you guys buy it to fix it up or is he fixing it up for

someone else? now..that is really the kind of home I would want! I

luv 1800's!!! but mine is good! it was built in 1944 like most of the

others..not alot of 1800's era homes around here or early 1900's for

that matter.

Hey..I saw your half picture gurl..by the way..where is the rest of

you in that pic? I just see your lower half..lol..which is great!!!

like fitness model great!

Kathi

WHELLOOOO from the world below!

In , " colleenp99 "

<colleen_meacham@h...> wrote:

> I'm down in Northern California...dry and hot here too! I'm out in

> the country a bit on a dirt road with the pheasants, emu, coyotes,

> peacocks, chickens, possum, raccoons.... " peaceful " in that we don't

> get the city noise but sometimes the animals drive me crazy.

> Especially when the neighbors chickens come down the road and

torment

> the dogs! Richland sounds beautiful. I love the older homes. My

> husband is doing some work on a home from the 1870s and I go out

> there on weekends just to enjoy the atmosphere!!

>

> I can see a similarity in the pics of Stasia and I...except I'm

> the " un-muscled " version I only dream of abs and bis like

that!!!

>

> Colleen

>

> > > > --- whew!!!!! I am sooooo glad to see I am not the only one

who

> > > eats

> > > > 7 meals! sometimes I have been known to have eight too!

yayness!

> > > > soo..cheryl..where is sultan? I live in the

tricities..richland

> > > > washington! we should get together sometime if sultan is

> anywhere

> > > > close to me! i still want to get together with the seattle

> people!

> > > > Kathi

> > > > WHELLOOOO from the world below!

> > > >

June 27, 2003

I " only " own 3 dogs, with a 4th on the way. The others just wander

unfortunately too close to home for me sometimes The poor little

baby possum that my neighbor ws rehoming got returned to her three

times by my Dobe (thankfully unharmed) so we finally had to keep the

beast inside for a few days.

The house my husband is working on is beautiful. I love the

uniqueness of the older homes. There are beautiful houses these days

too but they are more " uniform " , perfect rooms, and lines. The older

houses seem to have more character, nooks and crannies, etc. More of

a creative feel. It is actually a coworker's house so when my hubby

goes to work, I bring a book and hang out in the yard and just enjoy

the atmosphere.

The pic of me is from a calendar shoot last year and the top is

somewhat revealing. It caused quit a stir on another forum last year

so I decided to just crop the top part out. No " parts " are showing

bu the top of the suit is a circle that covers the nipple and

then " spider-webs " coming out around the breast so a lot of skin

shows. For now, that's my goal pic and when I get there, I'm going

for Stasia's abs Right now I'm at the same weight, it just

doesn't quite look the same Soon though soon!!!!

Colleen

> ---Colleen..do you own all those animals you just mentioned? like

do

> you own some coyotes? lol! or do they just wander around?

amazing..we

> umm..we like have a squirl that lives in one of our trees....

> the neighbors chickens!!! ha haaa..tormenting your dogs!!! what the

> heck! that is soo funny to envison!

>

> OH my gosh..can you tell me about that house your husband is

working

> on? did you guys buy it to fix it up or is he fixing it up for

> someone else? now..that is really the kind of home I would want! I

> luv 1800's!!! but mine is good! it was built in 1944 like most of

the

> others..not alot of 1800's era homes around here or early 1900's

for

> that matter.

>

> Hey..I saw your half picture gurl..by the way..where is the rest of

> you in that pic? I just see your lower half..lol..which is great!!!

> like fitness model great!

> Kathi

> WHELLOOOO from the world below!

July 3, 2003

It has been so long since I've done any research on getting lean for

pics, so if you read about the potassium on 's site (she knows

her stuff), it should be safe. I just read up on potassium for

hubby's cramps and it had a big warning not to take more than 1 pill

per day, maybe they meant long-term. And I happen to be an over-

reactor, stress freak too

I would go ahead and cut carbs the rest of the day. Tends to lean the

body out. For diruetics people used to go to GNC and buy an over the

counter pill, can't remember the name, and I don't remember how safe

it was either.

No matter what, I know you'l look terrific!!!

Colleen

> --- OH..colleen..I read the potassium thing in an article

gave

> me about after pics for my last challenge. and that is all I

remember

> from that article. he took potassium every hour. I did that for my

> last challenge pics. so should I not do that then..it does sound

> dangerous..my gosh..I had no idea. well..I only have today to get

> ready for pics..since i did no carb cutting yesterday. should I

just

> cut the carbs the rest of the day then? cause all I have is the

rest

> of today. what do you think? Have you ever heard of people using

> potassium..I think it is to deplete water?

> Kathi

> WHELLOOOO from the world below!

July 3, 2003

--- good thing I checked this before I went to eat! okay..cutting

carbs it is! I think I did that last time..all day was veggies and

chicken..lol! I am gonna have to up my protein to stay not soo

hungry! so protein portions will be up with huge veggieness.

thanks..and thanks for saying I will look good anyway! I hope so..oh

the nervousness..the nervousness! lol

Kathi

WHELLOOOO from the world below!

In , " colleenp99 "

<colleen_meacham@h...> wrote:

> It has been so long since I've done any research on getting lean

for

> pics, so if you read about the potassium on 's site (she knows

> her stuff), it should be safe. I just read up on potassium for

> hubby's cramps and it had a big warning not to take more than 1

pill

> per day, maybe they meant long-term. And I happen to be an over-

> reactor, stress freak too

>

> I would go ahead and cut carbs the rest of the day. Tends to lean

the

> body out. For diruetics people used to go to GNC and buy an over

the

> counter pill, can't remember the name, and I don't remember how

safe

> it was either.

>

> No matter what, I know you'l look terrific!!!

>

> Colleen

>

> > --- OH..colleen..I read the potassium thing in an article

> gave

> > me about after pics for my last challenge. and that is all I

> remember

> > from that article. he took potassium every hour. I did that for

my

> > last challenge pics. so should I not do that then..it does sound

> > dangerous..my gosh..I had no idea. well..I only have today to get

> > ready for pics..since i did no carb cutting yesterday. should I

> just

> > cut the carbs the rest of the day then? cause all I have is the

> rest

> > of today. what do you think? Have you ever heard of people using

> > potassium..I think it is to deplete water?

> > Kathi

> > WHELLOOOO from the world below!

October 1, 2003

I've been reading but not posting much. Sticking to plan for the most

part. We are leaving for a vacation to Colorado Springs tomorrow.

Driving the 20 hours with 4 dogs. YIKES! But I managed to stay on

track enough that all my jeans are comfy and the ride won't kill me

<G>!

The n House is done. The arbor and gazebo were so nice, they

asked my husband to put in a full redwood fence. It is beautiful, but

personally I'm not so sure it " goes " with victorian. Sure wish I had

that house though! Woowwwie it is nice!

I've been busy with the dogs getting ready for the Doberman

nationals: agility and the show ring. Plus the big Dobe still does

not like the little puppy so they have to be separated at all

times...time consuming and it is driving me crazy. Today they

actually got to run around the yard together but as soon as the pup

gets near the Dobe to sniff or say hello, I see the " hate look " in

his eyes so we still have a ways to go.

Colleen

PS Indoor soccer is a blast and much more fun to watch and play!!

> --- Colleen! I have really really missed seeing you here! how have

> you been? I really have missed you!!!! I am soooo happy to see

you!!!!

>

> I agree with you. and I am really sorry your mom did that to you.

she

> must have thought she was teaching responsibility I guess. I think

> she certainly went about that the wrong way though. see..I am just

> really into my kids enjoying life. I do have to put him first and

> can't force him to do something he hates. especially if he has

given

> it a fair shot. I don't agree with the responsibiltiy to the team

> thing if a child is miserable in that sport and not feeling good

> either. I guess I am a more " liberal " mom..but I also tend to think

> like a kid..and put myself in their shoes. I think it has been a

good

> tool to understanding them a bit. I don't like to see my little guy

> all sad and completely wiped out..especially when he is only a six

> year old. they don't even score his games. well..I am glad we did

not

> go last night. I am givin him a tiny break from sports for a bit.

we

> have been going at sports since the begining of summer. He is

really

> excited to start indoor soccer starting here I think in November. I

> may just give him this month off to relax.

>

> I cannot believe you had to play with strep throat!!!! my gosh!!

and

> your poor ankle on that balance beam..gosh..I am really sorry.

> by the way..this is a weird question..but how is that old

vicotorian

> house going..you know..the one your husband was working on? I

> remember you talking about that..okay..that was off of topic don't

> you think..lol

> kathi

>

October 22, 2003

Thanks for asking. It is getting better day by day. The swelling is

still there but not half as much as before. The bruising is slowly

disappearing too. I'm hoping by the end of the week to be able to do

LBWO as well as UBWO. I stood on it all day last Saturday and it was

hurting pretty bad when I got home. I'm also recovering from a

flu/cold/who knows thingy and am just about 100% and will have NO

EXCUSES not to be on track. Eating has only been about 75-80% BFL but

better than last week!

Colleen

> --- Thanks! I am glad you use the kickboxingness to vent too..it

> really works! I can really guess who your target is..lol. I already

> know who mine will be tonight..lol. I guess it is good to into it

> with that on my mind. even better workout I say. how is your foot

> doing?

> Kathi

>

October 23, 2003

---Hey Colleen..at least you are getting better each day and that is

some good news! and those flu plus colds are the worst thing in the

world! I have had something like the croup for weeks now. I cough

really bad at night..and sometimes during the day. it is very very

slow in going away. I hope you get enuff rest too. I don't think you

will have too much set back..you are already in really really good

shape. you know what you are doing too but it must be hard cause you

want to do those workouts soo dang bad. I understand that! be careful

with lower body this weekend then. at least you are taking good care

of yourself! get better soon!

Kathi

In , " colleenp99 "

<colleen_meacham@h...> wrote:

> Thanks for asking. It is getting better day by day. The swelling is

> still there but not half as much as before. The bruising is slowly

> disappearing too. I'm hoping by the end of the week to be able to

do

> LBWO as well as UBWO. I stood on it all day last Saturday and it

was

> hurting pretty bad when I got home. I'm also recovering from a

> flu/cold/who knows thingy and am just about 100% and will have NO

> EXCUSES not to be on track. Eating has only been about 75-80% BFL

but

> better than last week!

>

> Colleen

>

> > --- Thanks! I am glad you use the kickboxingness to vent too..it

> > really works! I can really guess who your target is..lol. I

already

> > know who mine will be tonight..lol. I guess it is good to into it

> > with that on my mind. even better workout I say. how is your foot

> > doing?

> > Kathi

> >

October 29, 2003

Colleen

I just found a few minutes to sit and post again. Thanks for your well

wishes regarding a's problem. I'll keep everyone up to date as

things progress with her.

Yup, I know I have to post some soap pictures, too. As soon as I learn

how to use the camera and have some of those precious " extra minutes "

that never seem to appear. Pretty soon Christmas will take over our

lives. Yippee (and I mean that sarcastically).

Oh, I meant to tell you before. Your soaps from the silicone molds are

downright gorgeous. I love the Poinsetta!! After seeing your picture I

just had to go check out all the Ideal Soap Molds website. I also found

another company that has them. I don't know if you've seen this site.

But go check out SoapandCandleMolds.com They have tons. I just wish

they weren't so expensive. Are they pretty easy to use, Colleen? I've

love to try them but hate to invest that kind of money only to discover

they're a pain to use. That other site I found mentioned above has some

cute wedding cake molds that I'd like to add to my inventory. I'm just

wondering how many soaps you could actually turn out in one day when

you're doing one soap at a time. At $19 a mold plus shipping, I'd hate

to have to buy 4 or 5 molds to make it worth while, you know?

- baby

Wow, just read your post about the baby and the cyst. I will keep her

in my thoughts and hope everything goes smoothly for her. Tell your

daughter there are lots of folks thinking of a, her mom & dad, and

the rest of your family!

Colleen

Country Meadow Creations

October 30, 2003

LOL, of course I know about the Soap and Candle Molds site!

Here are some of my bookmarked sites that I've been ooohhing and

ahhhhing over: www.soapmoldsrus.com, and www.scottcrew.com.

And yes, the molds are simple, simple, simple to use! For the small

areas I used a pipette to get the soap into the mold. You can pour a

little of one color and swish it around, let it dry, then pour another

color on top of that. I'd love to get a pansy mold to do that with!

Yup they are expensive, but they turn out some gorgeous soaps. I've

got a wish list of about $200 worth of molds I'd like to get. And

that's just one of each style. LOL, some day! Check out eBay for the

molds too. There are some pretty nice ones on there that you might be

able to pick up cheaper than some company sites. It kills me when

people pay over $50 for one of these molds though, yikes!

Keep though pics coming too. That little a is such a doll!!!

Colleen

Country Meadow Creations

http://www.countrymeadowcreations.com

November 1, 2003

Colleen

Thanks for all the info on the molds. I love those pansies, too. I just

wasn't sure if the colors were " painted " on afterwards or done right in

the mold. On one of the sights they showed the inside of the mold and

it looked so intricate that I wasn't sure how you could get different

colors in there just where you wanted it. I had already checked out

eBay but didn't really see any great " steals " , you know?

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