A: That's kinda funny Ebay will getcha pretty quick if you aren't careful Mel is bidding on a purse to match the hat she got on the boat this past week

My brother was on Nutrisystems for a while, I think he lost weight, not sure

Q: Enny sunburns this summer?

A: no, i am as white as an old woman who hasnt seen the sun in 10 years. bummer. now all i do is "talk" about how tan i used to be.

A2: embie, dont feel bad. appetite is so mood related with me. i worked for two days last week, and literally when i was busy and stressed, i wasnt hungry! now that the weight of that stress is off of me, i got my appetite back in like 24 hours! what's up with that ??

Q: anyone else crazy ?

A) Crazy is a relative term...

Q) Summer's quickly winding down...any last minute plans for fun?

A: We didn't do much, Melanie had to work. David and I spent the day wrasslin in bed

Q: What's your favorite fall festival coming up and why?

A) The Goshen Fair...Why? FAIR FOOD!!!

Q) Passing it on...

A: okay, don't start with fair food. that has to be a fast-food/fried food person's best dream come true! I have to stay clear. nothing, i mean nothing is as good as the food at the winnie rice festival! I have literally wanted to drive in )6 hours) just for that!!

Q: anyone else try zenecal or alli diet stuff ? horrible stuff ... ?

A) eeeeeeeeeewwwwwwwwwwwwww A number of years ago I was prescribed zenecal. The doc that had me "try" it neglected to tell me of the side effects of eating fats while taking it... Needless to say I had to quietly (and quickly) slip out of a presentation that I was supposed to give to change my outfit. 'nuff said....

Q) Anyone else want to share... ROFLOLOLOLOL

A: Po baby

Alli is a non-prescription version of the same drug - beware what you eat.

Q: The Rice Festival is coming in a few weeks, who wants to go?

A: that is the nastiest stuff !!! I used zenecal and i think i lost a whopping 10 pounds in 3 months ... worthless! and you can't sneeze without fear!

A: i sooo want to come and eat and eat and eat!

Q: How can I convince my husband that another baby might be a good idea ???

A: Prayer might be called for...

Q: You have 2 girls now? What if it's a boy?

A) She's got a boy and a girl...

Q) Where has Allen been the last two years of picture posting?????

A: Nevermind you

Q: What if it's another boy?

A) Then I think she'd have 2 boys and a girl...

Q) How much does a new car battery cost?

A: about 50 bucks if you get them to put it in.
A2:yeah, if i have a girl, then my girl will have someone to play barbies with, if i have a boy, my son will have someone to play cars with and if we do have another one, mommy will be happy with whatever we have, healthy ... and i am fine! i could hold babies all day!

Q: what is everyone going to be for halloween ? (if you dress up)

A: Oct 31 is on a wednesday this year, so I believe we're having some sort of party at church. We're gonna dress David up in a cute costume. Melanie isn't far along enough to go as the Great Pumpkin yet

Q: Et tu?

A) Nada, my folks come over cos they are afrid of the trick or treaters I usually hand out tracts with a candy bar

Q) Anyone ever had a wild boar sandwich? A brand new Cabela's just opened in our parking lot at work and I had one for lunch. It was good, but I should have had the Bison.

A: Haven't had that one - we did have a very tasty gyro, pork-ka-bob, fried twinkie, caramel apple w/nuts, chocolate covered cheesecake w/nuts and lemonade this afternoon Melanie and I split those tho

Q: Have you been to a fair lately?

A) No fairs now till the end of Nov when the Christmas fairs start, but those don't have the kind of fair food that matters.

Q) It's time for some really good and "different" Thanksgiving recipes. Can anyone share?

Q2) Anyone gonna watch Phenomenon tonight?

A: I don't have a new one... we did cook up come pumpkin pancakes with praline sauce that were amazing... if you want I'll get the recipe for you I think it's on here actually...

A2: No, missed it. I already watch too much TV so can't watch any more.

Q: Passing the questions on...

A: Instead of pumpkin rolls which look like an intimidating task... pumpkin cake with sugar free cream cheese icing.

I cannot find my pumpkin recipe. So this one will have to do

Pumpkin Cake I
Submitted by: D Adams
Rated: 5 out of 5 by 134 members Yields: 12 servings
"This recipe is good anytime of the year."
INGREDIENTS:
1 cup vegetable oil
3 eggs
1 (15 ounce) can pumpkin puree
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
2 1/2 cups white sugar
2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking soda

1 teaspoon ground nutmeg
1 teaspoon ground allspice
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1 teaspoon ground cloves
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup chopped walnuts
DIRECTIONS:
1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease one 10 inch bundt or tube pan.
2. Cream oil, beaten eggs, pumpkin and vanilla together.
3. Sift the flour, sugar, baking soda, ground nutmeg, ground allspice, ground cinnamon, ground cloves and salt together. Add the flour mixture to the pumpkin mixture and mix until just combined. If desired, stir in some chopped nuts. Pour batter into the prepared pan.
4. Bake at 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) for 1 hour or until a toothpick inserted in the middle comes out clean. Let cake cool in pan for 5 minutes then turn out onto a plate and sprinkle with confectioners' sugar.
This recipe appears in our "Allrecipes cookbook". Buy it online at http://www.shopallrecipes.com/
ALL RIGHTS RESERVED © 2007 Allrecipes.com Printed from Allrecipes.com 10/30/2007

Then the sugar free cream cheese frosting which everyone raves about. I hear how it is so flavorful.

Sugar-Free Cream Cheese Frosting

1 1/2 cups light cream cheese

1 1/2 Tablespoons margarine, softened

16 packets Equal® (16 grams NutraSweet®; each packet equaling sweetness of 2 teaspoons sugar)
(If using bulk Equal/Splenda [measures like sugar] then you would use 2/3 cup)

2 teaspoons vanilla

0-2 Tablespoons 1% milk to thin frosting

Beat together cream cheese and margarine. Then stir in Equal®, and milk until powder is moistened. Beat until smooth and spread on Cake. Frosts 2 9" round layers of cake or 9x13 cake or two dozen cupcakes.

Q: What is one of your most remembered memories or traditions surrounding Thanksgiving?