The Hobbit Hole III - Journey to the Cross-roads!

[HairOfTheDog]

Welcome to The Hobbit Hole!

Journey to the Cross-roads
The Two Towers Edition

Come on! Come in! -if you would like to have some seedcakes and a pint and relax a while. (If it is a special occasion, we still have a few bottles of the old wineyards left!)

Our first thread ( New Zealander builds Hobbit hole ) reached 4,100 posts, and we thought that was big. Our second thread (The New Hobbit Hole ) held us for over 48,000 posts, and we loved it dearly. We talked about moving to a new thread for the last 38,000 posts, but we are really slow to muster! Finally, the time has come. Tomorrow (at 12:01 am, to be precise!) The Two Towers comes out, and we start a new chapter.

[Corin Stormhands]

Moria?

[Corin Stormhands]

Moria?

[Corin Stormhands]

Rats. That'll teach me to go to the men's room.

There's a plant in the corner...

[CindyDawg]

your court

[PayNoAttentionManBehindCurtain]

I wanted a horse from the time I knew what they were. A horse is about the only thing my parents didn't get for me. We were very much "city" people:), I think they thought I would out grow it.

I only agreed to marry Mack when he promised that someday he would get me a horse:)

I was 32 before it happened. A think a phyciatrist (sp), you know head doctor:) would say when I finally got a horse is when I discovered who I was...LOL. No, really, now I can't imagine not having one. You can tell by how quick I am about not wanting to talk about them:).

I think every one should at least try the horse hobby. The best thing about it is the whole family can participate in it. Not like having a kid on the local ball team, and mom dad and siblings get to watch. Everyone can do the horse thing together.

I homeschooled the kids, and we were always doing something, trialrides, show, playdays, team pennings. It's great. My daughter and I worked on a ranch for some rich people riding their horses 2X a week to keep them in shape so that when the people came to ride them, 2X a yr., they were in shape. It was great. We each made about $300 a month doing it.Jenny was only about 13 when we started. She had a truck bought and paid for by the time she was 16.

Becky

[PayNoAttentionManBehindCurtain]

I made a vanilla shake that was pretty good, cup of cream, 5 ice cubes, 1tsp splenda, 1 egg, 1tp van.

But I really missed chocolate:)

Becky

[IMRight]

You have mail.

[ecurbh]

Ooo, that sounds good. I'll have to try that recipe.

[RMDupree]

Same situation here.

My parents moved us down from Chicago to Miami back in '79, and I was so excited to discover we were living next to "Horse Country". My dad took me (maybe twice) to a ranch where they offered trail rides. It was dull for both me and the horse, but it was WAY better than nothing.

I'll have a horse someday, no bones about it! I'll just have you or Hair come and teach me! *grinning*

[IMRight]

I think every one should at least try the horse hobby.

My sons have a hobby horse... Does that count??

[ksen]

Hey, aren't you on the wrong multi-thousand post thread? ;^)

How ya doin'?

[PayNoAttentionManBehindCurtain]

Back to ya:)

Becky

[PayNoAttentionManBehindCurtain]

I thought your boys had started riding horses??

Becky

[Corin Stormhands]

You know those Slim Fast shakes aren't too bad if you add a couple of scoops of ice cream...

[PayNoAttentionManBehindCurtain]

Good for you...hope it happens soon. CindyDawg is starting riding lessons next week, and starting to look for her own horse.

Becky

[RMDupree]

And eating salad isn't to bad if you add a lot of bacon bits and ranch dressing! :)

[IMRight]

I thought your boys had started riding horses??

"Chuckles" is really a pony, but we're not telling them that. And they only get to ride when they go down to visit my parents.

We have a poor man's substitute in the wreck room. Though I contend it's easier to be thrown from that springy thingy than it was for me with that horse that had been beaten.

[PayNoAttentionManBehindCurtain]

LOL....I am sitting here drinking a slim fast shake as I speak:). I have always been able to loose weight and keep it off if I do the slim fast diet. I have lost 20 pounds since Feb. As long as I stick to the plan I do OK. I stayed at my goal weight for 6 yrs once. The problem is you do get tired of it. But once you get where you want, if you watch your weight like a hawk you can cheat alot. Once your weight starts creeping up to your check point then you go back on it. When I have an extremely bad cheat day, such as last night:), then the next day I have a slim fast day, where I do nothing but slim fast, 4 servings, for a whole day. That gets you back to your goal weight fast.

Becky

[PayNoAttentionManBehindCurtain]

Ponies are horses too:)

Becky

[Corin Stormhands]

I've never had real success with Slim Fast. And I can't stand any of the non-chocolate flavors. I've done okay with the "Hollywood Diet." [Hair probably remembers my "exploding orange juice" story from last summer] But it's basically a two-day fast. And I have to be careful not to put the weight right back on. I just use it occasionally to break the sugar habit (which is my downfall).