tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-69516422024-03-14T05:44:42.684-04:00got milk?Cuz I loves me a glass of milk.Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger437125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6951642.post-25906358183105055272011-05-16T17:38:00.002-04:002011-05-16T17:39:44.986-04:00Diet and FitnessHey, I have a new diet and fitness blog, and I'd love it if you stopped by:<div><br /></div><div><a href="http://shutherupwithchocolate.com">http://ShutHerUpWithChocolate.com</a></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6951642.post-33835880557110721202009-03-11T20:20:00.003-04:002009-03-11T21:11:16.305-04:00Stop overHi, everyone. I know, I know. You haven't heard much from me. It's because I've been working on porting this blog over to a shiny new WordPress blog. So come on over!<br /><br /><a href="http://www.nothingrhymeswithpurple.com/">http://www.nothingrhymeswithpurple.com/</a><br /><br />I also snagged a TinyUrl for it: <a href="http://tinyurl.com/hunsford">http://tinyurl.com/hunsford</a>.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6951642.post-6606097390040806782009-01-04T11:39:00.004-05:002009-01-07T22:45:14.738-05:00Photo recoveryThank you, <a href="http://www.snapfiles.com/get/smartrecovery.html">PC Inspector Smart Recovery</a>. I accidentally deleted all of my holiday photos, plus a bunch of others. This free program got them back for me.<br /><br />It saved these gems for me:<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_lUnNdG20P8E/SWDrXsxDhlI/AAAAAAAAChc/UmK1ll2iUjs/s1600-h/milk.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_lUnNdG20P8E/SWDrXsxDhlI/AAAAAAAAChc/UmK1ll2iUjs/s320/milk.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5287484754919392850" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_lUnNdG20P8E/SWDrXag6NmI/AAAAAAAAChU/MbwTFBMK5ac/s1600-h/snowmobile.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 273px; height: 320px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_lUnNdG20P8E/SWDrXag6NmI/AAAAAAAAChU/MbwTFBMK5ac/s320/snowmobile.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5287484750019835490" border="0" /></a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6951642.post-54809792571301142342009-01-03T00:47:00.001-05:002009-01-03T00:48:29.779-05:00New templateI felt like having a new template. Not sure I like this one, but here it is.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6951642.post-8709441062680577712009-01-01T00:01:00.002-05:002009-01-01T00:01:00.428-05:002009 New Year's ResolutionsHug Seth every day. Yep, that's a good one.<br /><br />I'm already dieting, so there's no need to make a resolution to lose weight. I'm notorious for not keeping my resolutions anyhow.<br /><br />Happy new year, everyone!Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6951642.post-92119345703491495842008-12-24T11:26:00.004-05:002008-12-24T13:54:45.745-05:00The big 5-0I've officially dropped 50 pounds. In the last four months, I've gone from a BMI of 41 to a BMI of 33. I've lost over 20% of my original body weight.<br /><br />In related news, I've determined that I was using my scale on an uneven surface, which resulted in a reading that was roughly four pounds light. I've adjusted my plan accordingly. Instead of having 96 pounds to lose as of last August, it was really 100 pounds (blush). I'm now half way to my goal.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6951642.post-10730313049648645732008-11-27T12:54:00.003-05:002008-11-27T13:01:17.615-05:00Forty pounds down40.5, to be exact. My reward is a DVD of the <a href="http://tinyurl.com/6rk3hu" target="_blank">1980 BBC version of "Pride and Prejudice."</a><br /><br />I'm only 7.5 pounds away from the halfway point. That nearly blows my mind.<br /><br />I have no idea what to pick for my next ten pounds. Oh, I know! Short knitting needles. All my knitting needles are long, for knitting afghans, but all I ever knit is scarves. So I'm going to get myself a short, scarf-sized pair. They're only ten pounds away.<br /><br />I have to remember to take a new photo. I take them every twenty pounds.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6951642.post-76711938336348292602008-11-08T18:40:00.005-05:002008-11-08T19:19:47.434-05:00Cooking with whole-wheat flourI've read before that you can't replace all-purpose flour in a recipe with whole-wheat flour. You can maybe use half all-purpose flour and half whole wheat, but you can't just use all whole wheat in place of all-purpose flour.<br /><br />And I thought to myself, "Oh, come now. How bad could it be?"<br /><br />The words "unmitigated culinary disaster" spring to mind.<br /><br />Never question the experts. This is supposed to be banana bread. Looks like meatloaf, no?<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_lUnNdG20P8E/SRYnc6UM3sI/AAAAAAAAB38/coNZzOztEVg/s1600-h/bananabread.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_lUnNdG20P8E/SRYnc6UM3sI/AAAAAAAAB38/coNZzOztEVg/s320/bananabread.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5266440191900180162" /></a><br /><br />I also tried cupcake-sized miniature loaf pans.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_lUnNdG20P8E/SRYndBnCaKI/AAAAAAAAB4E/68dkipjmfX0/s1600-h/mini1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 156px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_lUnNdG20P8E/SRYndBnCaKI/AAAAAAAAB4E/68dkipjmfX0/s320/mini1.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5266440193858234530" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_lUnNdG20P8E/SRYndJFL7WI/AAAAAAAAB4M/qyN6IvVaCvc/s1600-h/mini2.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 245px; height: 152px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_lUnNdG20P8E/SRYndJFL7WI/AAAAAAAAB4M/qyN6IvVaCvc/s320/mini2.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5266440195863735650" /></a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6951642.post-62007949513296593462008-10-25T18:26:00.002-04:002008-10-25T18:36:46.012-04:00Scary dinnertime storyThis story is a little gross, so if you have a weak stomach, stop reading now. You have been warned.<br /><br />Okay, so I'm fixing dinner the other night, and I'm whisking some lumps out of the gravy. It's just prepackaged gravy mix from a plastic container ('cuz Martha Stewart I ain't). There was one lump that just one break down, and after a moment, I realize it doesn't look like a lump. Is that a...? I fish it out, and yes, it's a fly! <br /><br />Ewwwwwww!<br /><br />I flick the fly in the trash. Obviously, I'm not whisking anymore because I'm going to rinse the whole thing down the sink. As the swirling mixture begins to slow, tiny little baby flies being to float to the surface.<br /><br />Ewwwwwww!<br /><br />After telling Bob the story -- yes, while he was eating the new gravy -- you will not believe what he asked me: "So did you throw it away or is this it?" Yes, Bob, I am feeding my family fly-and-egg-infested gravy.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6951642.post-1484454247848372342008-10-22T09:19:00.002-04:002008-10-22T09:26:06.946-04:00Another ten pounds bites the dustSo as of my weigh-in this morning, I've lost a total of 32 pounds. I could have the mp3 I promised myself if only I could get it to download from Amazon.<br /><br />Not even sure what I want for my next ten pounds. Oh, I know. A couple of years ago I preordered a bunch of Austen movies as weight-loss rewards, but I never lost the weight. Never even came close. They've been sitting in a box ever since. So my next reward will be one of those movies.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6951642.post-22208038572394992402008-10-18T10:43:00.003-04:002008-10-18T10:51:26.747-04:00A trip to the pumpkin farmLast year the <a href="http://hunsford.blogspot.com/2007/10/visit-to-pumpkin-patch.html">family pumpkin crop failed</a>, so we took Seth to the local pumpkin farm. This year, even though the family crop was just fine, we turned the pumpkin farm into an annual tradition.<br /><br /><table style="width:auto;"><tr><td><a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/I0P8XWZoo32NwDqFFtykIQ"><img src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/hunsford/SPnvJNgfyGI/AAAAAAAABzM/n8CJN_Y0JvM/s400/2008-10-11-002.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td style="font-family:arial,sans-serif; font-size:11px; text-align:right">From <a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/hunsford/ATripToThePumpkinFarm2008">A Trip to the Pumpkin Farm - 2008</a></td></tr></table><br /><br /><embed type="application/x-shockwave-flash" src="http://picasaweb.google.com/s/c/bin/slideshow.swf" width="400" height="267" flashvars="host=picasaweb.google.com&captions=1&RGB=0x000000&feed=http%3A%2F%2Fpicasaweb.google.com%2Fdata%2Ffeed%2Fapi%2Fuser%2Fhunsford%2Falbumid%2F5258496888828668161%3Fkind%3Dphoto%26alt%3Drss" pluginspage="http://www.macromedia.com/go/getflashplayer"></embed>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6951642.post-42933686338075178862008-10-12T13:30:00.001-04:002008-10-12T13:31:32.555-04:00The ArchivesHere's a fun one from the blog archives: "<a href="http://hunsford.blogspot.com/2005/07/how-drunk-do-you-have-to-be.html">How drunk do you have to be?</a>"Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6951642.post-40770047674710762352008-10-12T12:26:00.001-04:002008-10-12T12:28:43.125-04:00Found itThe wedding ring turned up. I'm still too fat to wear it. Sigh. I'm glad I found it, though.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6951642.post-15330369765337117512008-10-08T13:01:00.003-04:002008-10-08T13:17:13.703-04:00Missing wedding bandI've been tearing the house apart for three days now looking for my wedding ring. When I was pregnant for Seth, my fingers swelled, and I had to take the ring off. I bought a simple gold band as a replacement. My OB laughed at me when I confessed that I wanted the replacement because I didn't want people to think I was single and pregnant. It's one thing to be 19 and pregnant out of wedlock. But by the time you're 30... I don't know. I guess you should know better by then. Artificial distinction, but that's how I felt.<br /><br />Well, the simple gold band is starting to get a little big, so I'd like to start wearing my real ring again, if it fits. Except I can't find it. :( I had it not long ago. Now it's nowhere to be found. So far I found five unused gift cards, my umbrella, Bob's missing Dremel tool, a pair of travel tweezers, and two old journals, but no ring.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6951642.post-72129138497666074902008-10-01T09:06:00.003-04:002008-10-01T09:29:45.653-04:00Twenty downI hit the 20-pound milestone today. I'm happy about that, but not nearly as excited as earlier this week when I discovered that I fit in jeans that are the next size down -- 18W. I wasn't expecting to fit b/c I tried them on a week earlier and was dismayed by how small they still were. I haven't fit into those jeans since before I got pregnant for Seth.<br /><br />I then grabbed a pair of regular 18s and discovered I could zip them up if I lay down on the bed and sucked it in. :) That doesn't count as fitting, but it was close. So I'm THIS CLOSE to being able to shop in the section for regular sizes versus women's/plus sizes.<br /><br />My reward for the next ten pounds is going to be an mp3, "Mighty Storm," by the Duhks.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6951642.post-60484168576496787022008-09-21T13:17:00.002-04:002008-09-21T13:20:10.258-04:00The joy of mommyhoodLast week, Seth made me the happiest mommy in the world. He patted my shoulder and said, "Mommy." I almost said, "Yes, I'm Mommy," but he continued to pat my shoulder and said, "Wuv you, Mommy." Yup, I cried.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6951642.post-23700308325382121942008-09-19T00:26:00.001-04:002008-09-19T00:27:43.818-04:00New language at google.comIn honor of National Talk Like a Pirate Day, google is <a href="http://googleblog.blogspot.com/2008/09/google-in-one-more-language.html" target="_blank">now available in Pirate</a>.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6951642.post-80885014559559800502008-09-14T20:54:00.002-04:002008-09-14T20:59:06.807-04:00It's sinking in!Seth warmed my heart the other day when he patted the bed next to him and asked me to "lie down." Correct grammar! Happy mommy.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6951642.post-3889667403301454402008-09-07T21:35:00.002-04:002008-09-07T21:43:11.695-04:00New ruleYou can see from my <a href="http://twitter.com/hunsford" target="_blank">twitter feed</a> that I've resolved to weigh myself no more than twice a week. The day-to-day weight fluctuations are a drag. Yesterday, the lying scale said I'd lost eleven pounds (woo-hoo!); today, it said seven pounds (boo!). Stupid scale.<br /><br />P&P is on its way, but I won't open it until I'm sure that I've actually lost the promised ten pounds. Maybe my next reward should be a more-accurate scale.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6951642.post-7554106884868639162008-09-06T19:28:00.005-04:002008-09-06T20:32:19.994-04:00On its wayI've lost eleven pounds, so "Juno" should be on its way, but last night as I was watching "Juno" on pay-per-view for the hundredth time, Husband said, "You really like this movie, don't you." It was as if he was making a mental note, "Buy 'Juno' for Jess's birthday." Soooo, I guess I'll pick something else, just in case. If "Juno" doesn't arrive in December wrapped in a birthday or Christmas bow*, I can always make it a reward for losing a different ten pounds. Sooooo, I've ordered "<a href="http://www.amazon.com/Pride-Prejudice-Greer-Garson/dp/B000GRUQKQ/ref=pd_cp_d_0?pf_rd_p=413864101&pf_rd_s=center-41&pf_rd_t=201&pf_rd_i=7884064030&pf_rd_m=ATVPDKIKX0DER&pf_rd_r=0QPSX69S2636MYWZYP5E" target="_blank">Pride and Prejudice</a>" instead, the 1940 Garson-Olivier version. I currently have it on VHS but haven't owned a VHS player for years.<br /><br />Only eight more "ten pounds" to go. For my next ten pounds, I'm going to buy myself a new pair of athletic shoes.<br /><br />*Who am I kidding? Wrapped? If it does arrive, it'll be in a plastic Wal-Mart bag, guaranteed.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6951642.post-41260141810245187012008-09-02T12:37:00.002-04:002008-09-02T12:41:23.414-04:00In a world... without Don LaFontaineMovie trailers <a href="http://www.cnn.com/2008/SHOWBIZ/Movies/09/02/obit.lafontaine/index.html" target="_blank">will never be the same</a>. <a href="http://www.ireport.com/ir-topic-stories.jspa?topicId=73168" target="_blank">We'll miss you</a>, Don.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6951642.post-16921322656051705362008-08-29T10:32:00.002-04:002008-08-29T11:58:12.985-04:00SurvivedI'm happy to report that I survived the first four days of my diet. I did not go on a destructive rampage, although it was comforting to know that I had an instant posse to count on in case I decided to go postal.<br /><br />Only four pounds left till "Juno." :)Unknownnoreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6951642.post-83037517580765198882008-08-26T12:57:00.004-04:002008-08-26T13:07:38.880-04:00Clever but Wrong: How to fail math and science tests with dignity<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_lUnNdG20P8E/SLQ23AwT4TI/AAAAAAAABvY/B2WECA6EcRM/s1600-h/Clever+But+Wrong+04.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_lUnNdG20P8E/SLQ23AwT4TI/AAAAAAAABvY/B2WECA6EcRM/s400/Clever+But+Wrong+04.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5238872585262063922" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_lUnNdG20P8E/SLQ23rX8enI/AAAAAAAABvg/Et_HaXSftDI/s1600-h/Clever+But+Wrong+06.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_lUnNdG20P8E/SLQ23rX8enI/AAAAAAAABvg/Et_HaXSftDI/s400/Clever+But+Wrong+06.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5238872596702591602" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_lUnNdG20P8E/SLQ3ym3dQaI/AAAAAAAABvo/yd145eorqIU/s1600-h/Clever+But+Wrong+03.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_lUnNdG20P8E/SLQ3ym3dQaI/AAAAAAAABvo/yd145eorqIU/s400/Clever+But+Wrong+03.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5238873609104867746" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_lUnNdG20P8E/SLQ3zAyd4jI/AAAAAAAABvw/aRsU3dpuUMk/s1600-h/Clever+But+Wrong+07.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_lUnNdG20P8E/SLQ3zAyd4jI/AAAAAAAABvw/aRsU3dpuUMk/s400/Clever+But+Wrong+07.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5238873616063259186" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_lUnNdG20P8E/SLQ21jm_4QI/AAAAAAAABvA/NAjq1A0VTtg/s1600-h/Clever+But+Wrong+01.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_lUnNdG20P8E/SLQ21jm_4QI/AAAAAAAABvA/NAjq1A0VTtg/s400/Clever+But+Wrong+01.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5238872560258507010" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_lUnNdG20P8E/SLQ22FRKnWI/AAAAAAAABvI/-px5P5Y_IPg/s1600-h/Clever+But+Wrong+02.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_lUnNdG20P8E/SLQ22FRKnWI/AAAAAAAABvI/-px5P5Y_IPg/s400/Clever+But+Wrong+02.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5238872569293741410" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_lUnNdG20P8E/SLQ22c1P17I/AAAAAAAABvQ/T_unVP_MjdQ/s1600-h/Clever+But+Wrong+05.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_lUnNdG20P8E/SLQ22c1P17I/AAAAAAAABvQ/T_unVP_MjdQ/s400/Clever+But+Wrong+05.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5238872575619094450" border="0" /></a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6951642.post-24948317005146017872008-08-25T14:14:00.004-04:002008-08-25T14:38:42.002-04:00I hate watching what I eatBut I have to. No choice. And I'm in a really pissy mood right now because I feel like binging on, I don't know, about five candy bars or something. <br /><br />Anyhow, I've set some new weight-loss goals for myself. I need to lose over 90 pounds just to reach a healthy weight. My sister suggested thinking of it as losing ten pounds nine times. So maybe I'll do that. I need to lose ten pounds. I can do that, right?<br /><br />My reward for losing ten pounds will be to buy a copy of "Juno," my favorite movie from last year.<br /><br />Now, excuse me while I go fix myself some chocolate milk without chocolate.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6951642.post-41455852820537497062008-08-18T23:11:00.003-04:002008-08-18T23:14:00.846-04:00Rate your marriageHere's a <a href="http://www.scribd.com/doc/3086410/Tests-for-Husbands-and-Wives-" target="_blank">fun marital rating system</a> from 1939, and it actually <a href="http://www.apa.org/monitor/2008/05/marriage.html" target="_blank">appears to be real</a>.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com4