Slappy's Kicka$$ Team - We're All Al-Right! We're All Al-Right!

This is Slappy's Kicka$$ Team!!!!



Slappy- namesake, inspiration, cheerleader-in-chief!  PRICELESS!

Players Still Standing:

1. matisse7
2. nomo
3. watergirl
4. finewine
5. lshepler
6. rahana
7. losetheweight_net
8. thatbubblychick
9. twood   W00TTTT!!!  Our newest member!  woohooo!

* team members please state whether you want to finish up the last 2 weeks of the challenge!!!!!



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I am staying well away from that post called

plant an evil song in your friend's brain (or w/e)

Had a great weekend!  Feel re-charged and ready to go!

wooo hooooooo!

Did everybody see the new handy dandy directory & roster list?

Very nifty!

thanks united, et al !!!!

btw - tomorrow is when everybody has to let me know what you've done for this week's activities...

Hope everyone is still on track with their goals and plans!

I unlocked my journal yesterday.  Everything for week 4 is in there. :)

cap'n nomo, chk my j. i get 85 pts this wk. go me.

OK, guys -- let me update our point totals!

woo hooo! 

we made it past the three week syndrome!

Nomo I went to the track this weekend and ran for the first time in 2 weeks. I get bonus points right. :)

right on rahana!  you do!

(it looks like I need to edit some of the totals above too -- I gave bonus points to more people on week 3 than united did... so our totals will change -- plus, some of you will get some bonus points for week 4 that you might not know about either....*builds the suspense*)

If anybody wants to report points for what you did this week (or for past weeks) please do so by midnight tonight!!!!

Week 4 has only 4 parts to it

• Part 1 - your normal goals - tell me if you did them
• Part 5 - get up and move - tell me if you did your normal exercise routine and also if you did anything extra
• Part 7 - walk the walk - tell me if you thought about the statement that you'll have to write soon about your cc experience
• Part 8 - bonus points awarded by united

Get your Week 4 points in today ~ Wed, 10/4!!

About those Bonus points for the Brain Benders!!!

Update on Week 3 brain bender!  We'll award bonus points retroactively! Please go ahead and email your part 3 brain bender list of words to brain.bender@hotmail.com (note the "dot" between brain and bender in the email addy)!!!    Be sure to include your cal-count userid name and team name in the subject line!

Update on week 2 brain bender! We weren't real clear that everyone should post their answer to the team submission thread, so we will capture late answers and give those points retroactively!

Last check, all the teams are more than 1/2 active and still submitting points late, so we'll be keeping teams together! *yay*  I know your scorekeeper is just waiting for the points to roll in :)

Cheers, jules!  united2gether, games hostess

Week 5 Challenge ~ In a Heart Beat!!!  Thursday, 10/5 - Wednesday, 10/11


Half Time's Over!!! Whoo Hooo!

Congratulations for Enduring & Persevering!   Just 3 weeks left and we'll be wrapping up just before it's time to think about the winter Holidays! (& time to shop ;)

As you know, last week was roll call!  This week, we'll work behind the scenes to combine teams for scoring purposes!  For the most part, nothing will change ~ you'll stay with your teammates, keep your chat threads, post certain things to your submission threads and turn in points to your scorekeeper!  More good news!  The teams are full of active, enthusiastic players who are raring to go and who want to finish these 7 weeks of Games!!!  *\o/* *yay* *\o/*

So, what's up for week 5 ~ In a Heart Beat???  It's all about our health ~ why we try to eat and exercise appropriately!  Read all about it and pick up your Week 5 challenge and parts here!  Find Week 5 points sheet here? 

Up to 280 points available for week 5 ~ Your points and all entries are due by Wed, 10/11! 

Newsflash!!!  Earn 75 Bonus points if you catch up and finish all weeks, all parts by Wed, 10/11!  After that, we just have 2 weeks to wrap up and won't be able to receive late entries. 


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Read this if you have a problem with copy/paste when using your Microsoft MSIE browser? 

• Consider using the free Firefox (www.getfirefox.com) web browser ~ a great free MSIE alternative.
• If you would like us to email you a copy of the week 5 Challenge, Parts or Points Sheet (or old Challenges and Parts), please email brain.bender@hotmail.com. 
  • Please note the "dot" between brain and bender in the email address!
  • Please use "Challenge, Parts or Points Sheet" in the subject line.
  • Be sure to include your calorie-count userid name and your team name in your email with your request :)
• How to turn in your points to your scorekeeper: 
  • Let's try to keep it like what you normally do.
  • You can make your own points sheet or use ours.  Just email if you need a copy (see above for email info).   
  • Ask your scorekeeper or ask on your chat thread to find out what works for both you and your scorekeeper!
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• Trouble posting a copy of your Recipe or Link to the Team Submission thread? 
  • Then, please email your submissions to brain.bender@hotmail.com.
  • Please use  "Recipe" or "Link" in the subject line.
  • Be sure to include your calorie-count userid name and your team name in your email with your recipe or link.
  • We'll post them for you!
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• Don't forget to email your week 5, Part 3 List of Brain Bender words to brain.bender@hotmail.com.
  • Please note the "dot" between brain and bender in the email address!
  • Please include "week 5 brain bender" in the subject line.
  • Be sure to include your calorie-count userid name and your team name in your email with your brain bender answer!

Take a part or 2 a day and you'll be done before you know it!   The extra Food & Exercise for thought topics and reading are not required ~ just optional in case you are interested and have the time & inclination to read it :)

Most importantly ~ Enjoy! It's simply meant to be fun, a little inspirational and a bit thought provoking.  

OK - it's week 5 - only a couple more weeks left to showcase our kicka$$-ness!

Come on everybody!  Just say the word and I'll set up my magic massage chair again and give you one of my world-famous shoulder rubs with my very tiny but strong hands.

TGIF!

Recipe Challenge Everybody!

OK - I can't copy and paste from my earlier post, but so far, here's how things have gone down...

Week 2 - Mediterranean Cuisine - Cecily & Watergirl submitted recipes

Week 3 - Tex-Mex Cuisine - Jeff and Rahana submitted recipes (rahana's came in the next morning, but I had an alternate already in there, Iwill check with United about whose recipe they accepted)

Week 4 - was assigned to lshepler and thatbubblychick, but no recipe was required due to merges and re-grouping

Week 5 - Afro-Caribbean Cuisine - finewine and matisse are our players

But I know that rahana was hoping for Caribbean cuisine... and you guys may not have realized this, but your recipes are a way to earn bonus points later on.

So if finewine and matisse submit recipes, theirs are the ones we will submit for our team - because we don't want to deprive them of the chance to get bonus points.  If anybody else wants to submit an alternate recipe to be used in case either of our assigned players doesn't manage to come through, put your alternate recipes in this thread.  (It would be super if you could use the recipe tool and save it to the recipe database and just post the name of the recipe and the link.)

Any questions?

I posted a couple of recipes in my journal if anyone wants to check them out. 

Rahana, tell me if they are Caribbean enough.  ;)

cecily they both look delicious to me -- the second one definitely seems very caribbean IMO....   can't wait to hear rahana's opinion

ON PART 7...

We are supposed to edit and polish up our motivational statement that we chose in week 3 (Jeff's).  I just read it again (post #44 in our submission thread) and I don't think we need to change a word of it.  I still love it!

What do you guys think?

I still like it, too.  I agree.  I don't think we need to change a thing!

curious...are all 9 playas still playin? i am! so...team standing will be posted this week? next week? i think jeff's motivational statement is perfect as is. and speakin of jeff...jeff? yoo-hoo! how you doin? talk to me.

all 9 players said they were still playin' so unless they say otherwise, we'll assume they are  :)

No sweat - we got it covered!

But yeah, Jeff!  Talk to us, buddy-ol'-pal-ol'-teammate!

:)

Hmm I am going to check out the recipes right now. Let me see if Cecil did her job. :P

Well, Rahana, what do you think?  It's not my week to find a recipe, but I figured I'd look anyway.  I might find something good to make. :)

sorry all, have been out of town twice this week.  I researched for a recipe and was not successful.  If anyone else has found one feel free to post.  If i dont hear from anyone I will research again tomorrow.  I just don't cook to much these days. Too busy.

Week 6 Challenge ~ Attitude is Everything!!!  Thursday, 10/12 - Wednesday, 10/18

So, what's up for week 6 ~ Attitude is Everything???  It's all about our health ~ why we try to eat and exercise appropriately! 

Read all about it and pick up your Week 6 challenge and parts here!  Find Week 6 points sheet here? 

Up to 205 points available for week 6 ~ Your points and all entries are due by Wed, 10/18!  

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Enjoy! Have a gr8 week :)