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the portions in so many restos are large enough that often dh and i order
one entree and an extra bowl of soup, then we share the main part of the
meal, i am not a meat eater so a couple bites of that is fine, Lee
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> On 10/11/2011 5:19 AM, Evelyn wrote:
>> I order an appetizer of something I really like. Then I take the
>> portion I can't eat home.
>>
>> I have occasionally ordered a regular portion, but I can't eat it all
>> at one sitting. It could take me three meals to finish one regular
>> restaurant portion of an entree, and even then the dog gets a bit of
>> the leftovers.
>>
>> One restaurant we go to serves complete meals, salad, soup, entree and
>> dessert as a part of the deal. I don't order anything. Hubby eats
>> his salad, I eat his soup, and then he lets me have a bite or two of
>> his entree and a single bite of his dessert. I can seldom eat even
>> that.
>>
>> Evelyn

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> giggle Evelyn
>
> and remember all those 'poor old folks who can't afford their own meal
> each' stories that we heard while growing up
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> NOW i get it! It's not that they can't AFFORD it $$ wise, they simply
> can't EAT that much! LOL
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> love your approach and attitude, you are doing amazing!
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> kate
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On 10/12/2011 11:41 AM, Storrmmee wrote:
> the portions in so many restos are large enough that often dh and i order
> one entree and an extra bowl of soup, then we share the main part of the
> meal, i am not a meat eater so a couple bites of that is fine, Lee


grin, Lee

I'm there now

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i have a friend who eats out often, i asked her why, the place she eats at
serves huge portions, she always brings her extras home and between her frig
and the left overs she gets at leastwo or three meals out of one seven
dollar entree, not bad, Lee
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> On 10/12/2011 11:41 AM, Storrmmee wrote:
>> the portions in so many restos are large enough that often dh and i order
>> one entree and an extra bowl of soup, then we share the main part of the
>> meal, i am not a meat eater so a couple bites of that is fine, Lee

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> grin, Lee
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> I'm there now
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this is the good part of becoming "offically old" according to the folk
who have declared me to be so

now, to get my mind to grow ???? old??? up??? i don't think my age, i
still have FUN!

kate

On 10/12/2011 1:41 PM, Storrmmee wrote:
> i have a friend who eats out often, i asked her why, the place she eats at
> serves huge portions, she always brings her extras home and between her frig
> and the left overs she gets at leastwo or three meals out of one seven
> dollar entree, not bad, Lee
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>> On 10/12/2011 11:41 AM, Storrmmee wrote:
>>> the portions in so many restos are large enough that often dh and i order
>>> one entree and an extra bowl of soup, then we share the main part of the
>>> meal, i am not a meat eater so a couple bites of that is fine, Lee

>>
>> grin, Lee
>>
>> I'm there now
>>
>> kate

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i am going to keep getting older until i croak, but i will never grow up,
too much stress, lees
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>
> this is the good part of becoming "offically old" according to the folk
> who have declared me to be so
>
> now, to get my mind to grow ???? old??? up??? i don't think my age, i
> still have FUN!
>
> kate
>
> On 10/12/2011 1:41 PM, Storrmmee wrote:
>> i have a friend who eats out often, i asked her why, the place she eats
>> at
>> serves huge portions, she always brings her extras home and between her
>> frig
>> and the left overs she gets at leastwo or three meals out of one seven
>> dollar entree, not bad, Lee
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>>> On 10/12/2011 11:41 AM, Storrmmee wrote:
>>>> the portions in so many restos are large enough that often dh and i
>>>> order
>>>> one entree and an extra bowl of soup, then we share the main part of
>>>> the
>>>> meal, i am not a meat eater so a couple bites of that is fine, Lee
>>>
>>> grin, Lee
>>>
>>> I'm there now
>>>
>>> kate

>>
>>

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On 13/10/2011 7:04 PM, Storrmmee wrote:
> i am going to keep getting older until i croak, but i will never grow up,
> too much stress, lees


I intend growing to a very ripe old age and being a burden to my
children whilst spending the childrens inheritrices
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having no children, i can appreciate this, i have been thinking that making
the neices/nephews visit me at the nursing home might be entertaining... my
mom had a bumper sticker on her car for years, it was i am spending the kids
inhertiance and i started with this car... it was on a ford tempo, lol, Lee
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> On 13/10/2011 7:04 PM, Storrmmee wrote:
>> i am going to keep getting older until i croak, but i will never grow up,
>> too much stress, lees

>
> I intend growing to a very ripe old age and being a burden to my children
> whilst spending the childrens inheritrices



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