Lisa P's comments

Looking For My Waist: Hoodia Pops and Fasting

26 Jan 2007 06:32 PM

I just go with the regular Hoodia capsules between meals. I can get a bottle of 60 at the grocery store for less than $10. Hoodia is definitely a great appetite suppressant if you get the good stuff.

Coming Out and Being Honest

26 Jan 2007 06:25 PM

Thank you so much for sharing your story.

Diary of an Overweight Mom-Blonde Ambitions

26 Jan 2007 06:22 PM

Cathy, you are such a beautiful person that it just wouldn't matter what color your hair was. As for me, I've learned my lesson with hair colors. I've run the rainbow and can't wait until my natural color (and all its gray) grows back!

I think I've learned my lesson running the diet rainbow too.

Diary of an Overweight Mom-It's All a Dance

26 Jan 2007 06:16 PM

What a great blog! Thanks. It made me smile :-)

Photo Slide Show - He Sat Down to Watch!

23 Jan 2007 05:16 PM

Well, that's it! You've made a believer out of me! I just downloaded this free software from Microsoft and I'm going to take the weekend off to scan photos and start making slide shows! Woo-hoo!

Families And Survivor's Guilt

22 Jan 2007 11:31 AM

For 8 years, my USAF job was to be ready to respond to nuclear emergencies and kill anyone I found there. For 12 years, my husband's USAF job was to escort bomb detection dogs to cars and buildings that were suspected of having bombs in them.

When I hear about soldiers who die in the line of duty, two things go through my head:

"Thank God it wasn't my husband" and "There, but for the grace of God, go I."

Leveling in the Classroom

22 Jan 2007 10:53 AM

Regardless of the best intentions, children at either end of the scale are left behind. Or, those who grasp things quickly and need to be challenged are made to "teach" those who don't. This happened to me a great deal as a child. I hated it when teachers would pair me up with another kid and have me teach to that kid what the teacher was supposed to be teaching. This didn't challenge me to learn more and definitely didn't help me to enjoy school.

The Controversy Over the High School Exit Exam

22 Jan 2007 09:17 AM

Sadly, not all teachers care as much about their students as you do. In fact, you are a rare minority. My own father was promoted all the way to the 9th grade without ever having learned how to read. I read a great deal as a child. 50% of it was for my father because he couldn't.

Five Reasons to Store Food

21 Jan 2007 05:36 AM

I used to be one of those paycheck-to-paycheck people. I'm pleased to say that I've seen the light! Last summer, I started watching sales, using coupons and just shopping smart. Eventually, I had a great stockpile of just about everything we'd need to live off for several months (all at about 25% of what I'd usually pay shopping week to week!). We were recently snowed in, just before Christmas, and only ran out of fresh milk. Thanks to powdered and condensed milks, we don't even need to worry about that! Just knowing that I don't NEED to go out and grocery shop every week is a relief. If I'm feeling under the weather or the weather is bad - no problem!

Picture books

20 Jan 2007 07:50 PM

Picture books are great - and so easy to make! We live far from other family members, so I make a "yearbook" (of our son's year) every November to give to grandparents, great-grandparents and Godparents for Christmas. I also have 2 extra printed - one for us and one to save for our son. It is a nice way to document his life :-)