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--- In , "Debbie Feder" 
<deborahfederlmt@h...> wrote:
> 
> 
> --- In , "julie" <eternalrock1@y...> 
> > HI Deb, 
> 
> ....HI Jool! :)
> 
> how about limiting the # of houses you go to this year-
> > less homes less candy, or weeding out the ones that arent his 

> > absolute favorites. face it you always get ones that arent any 

> good. 
> 
> ...Sounds like that Charlie Brown and the Great Pumpkin scenario
> ("What did you get?",,,"I got a Rock"
> > > Good luck Julie
> 
> We discussed this last night...It was a scarier scene than 
Halloween!
> I caved and decided to let him have around 40 mini candies, as the 

> idea of 20 didn't really fare too well, LOL, to save and dole out 

> over the next few months...I am really going to have to say some 
NOS 
> mantras if that stuff is going to be around here...Maybe I'll bury 

> it in the backyard and then we can dig it up every week like a 
> treasure chest...*Then* we could make our *own* Diet of Worms! :)
> When Richard asked me about "What are we going to do if I want to 

go 
> to more houses? This sucks!" (or something to that effect)
> I suggested that instead of asking for candy we would then tell 
> the "tricked and treater" parents that since Mommy and me are 

doing 
> NOS and limiting sugar, could they please donate a quarter, 
instead, 
> to his savings account :)
> I'm going to try and make him into a great Mummy, with bandages 
and 
> black eyes, and focus on having a great time dressing up...
> 
> Hey Hana thanks for the good idea of walking to school...Being a 
> very protective parent, and things aren't quite as 
blissfully "safe" 
> as back when I was a kid and walked the 6 blocks to school (they 
> probably weren't too safe then either, but it was a much more 
> lenient time regarding kids safety) Richard takes the bus since 
he's 
> just 8...He will probably walk once he's around 10 or 11? Also, 
the 
> school doesn't allow candy or fruit rollups junk in their snacks 
or 
> lunchboxes...A NOS school! Plus, back to the walking thing, 
Richard 
> runs around like a wild monkey and has plenty of exercise, but no 

> matter what, I really and truly want him to develop those good 
> habits now...controlling snacks and sweets is a huge task for 
> parents in this day and age, since we are just bombarded with 
crappy 
> food choice alternatives on kids tv, etc... Once he hits 
adulthood, 
> my job will just be to observe and support, but right now, I feel 

a 
> duty to him *and* myself to be sincere and serious about curbing 
the 
> junk food...2 days a week of that is plenty...
> Have a great day, and say hi to the puppies :)
> Love,
> Debbie
> PS I went to Kings Point Park yesterday and spent about 2 hours 
> wandering around and taking photos...I really hope they come out 
> well...If I can get them onto some CDRom maybe soon I can upload 
> some new photos of both the famous woodland park *and* Richard 
> as "The Mummy" :)

HI Deb, yeah i always was a charlie brown fan. LOL.That was the 
funnest part, was trading the ones you didnt like. I am sure you 
will do just fine. Do you remember getting caramel apples and 
popcorn balls at homes when you were a kid?? I do, then it all 
stopped when some kid got a razor blade in one. After that we just 
made them at home. Theres a half way healthy snack. News on my 13yo. 
as i mentioned before she has been trying to lose some weight and 
was all excited coming down stairs this am. MOM MOM i fit into the 
size 9 pants. you couldnt wipe the grin off her face. I am so happy 
for her. she is now in a smaller size than me at a 12.She has worked 
so hard and is seeing the fruit of her labors.she is going to keep 
going for a 7. which is a good size for her at 5'8". I am 5'6' and 

the least i have weighed as an adult was 115# (after the rice diet-
700cals a day)who wouldnt lose weight. pure torture i tell you. well 
gotta go meet a client. Later Jules