Category: My Family

Without a family, one seldom thinks long term

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Getting together with Old Friends

Laura Freberg and Pam Lynd having a Good Laugh!

GOTCHA! MADE YOU LAUGH!

Well, it’s always fun to catch up with old friends separated by time or distance. This week Laura caught up with an old friend since kindergarten, Pamela “Pam” Lynd Fink. Fortunately, special precautions were taken to keep San Luis Obispo and the surrounds safe for the locals.

Jordan (JJ), Laura, Pam and Rod

JJ , LAURA, PAM and ROD 

We went to dinner at one of our favorite places in the area… the Ol Port inn on the Pier in Avila beach, California. If you get a chance try it out and you won’t be disappointed, especially with a little Pinot Noir from local Talley Vineyards!  JJ is looking at colleges to attend and the fam came up to check out Cal Poly (Rod’s alma mater).

Laura smiled and that made it all worth while.

Roger

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A special Quiche will make YOU smile!

into the oven with our special quiche

Sometimes it takes something special to bring out a smile.

Some people act silly, some tell stories… however, I find that it’s hard not to smile facing a beautiful meal and a smile. So I set out to do something that would make my wife smile… I had been working on it for some time… something that would appeal to her special love of ‘cheese.’

So, with 246 varieties of cheese in France , I thought something from there? Nope it was German. What was this cheesey dish?

Quiche!

So here is what  I made for Laura...  it made her smile… which was the point of it all.

Roger Freberg

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How I will remember Leroy Sievers

When someone passes away, it affects us.

Leroy Sievers’s public persona as reflected in his  blog (NPR)  and previously in his newsletter (Nightline)… was not all that different from who he was as a boy. My fondest memory of Leroy is watching him react and cring when his sister would refer to him by a pet family name… “baby Leroy.” He was the youngest of four with three older – and I am told – ‘wiser’ sisters.

Leroy Sievers was born in 1955 in this remarkable family… most remarkable in producing my wife Laura.

Here are a couple pictures from some long gone days that I hope will make you smile:
Laura and Leroy in our first home ni 1980... Laura and I had been married 8 years and were blesed with our first child

I seem to remember that Leroy ( about age 25) pretending to not remember what kind of beverage I was serving him.

Our daughter Kristin was checking out her uncle Leroy in a most characteristic way... as if to say,
Leroy, Kristin and Laura each studying the other.

There is never enough time….. Goodbye, Leroy

Roger

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Jenny Craig : it’s a family thing!

Jenny Craig success Stories!
A short while back, jenny Craig asked some of their clients and those considering becoming clients to express a little about themselves and their “ideal Size”. Karen, then me and finally Laura wrote in and they posted each of our individual yet highly related stories. Here are a few links to our stories:

Laura’s : SIZE PROFESSIONAL! 

exerpt: “I’ve tried many diets before, but the great thing about Jenny Craig is that it’s so easy….Even better is the maintenance program, which was always a major obstacle for me before. I have now maintained my weight loss for a year, varying only in a 3 pound range.

Karen’s: SIZE STRONGER!

excerpt: “I am very thankful for Jenny Craig—I have lost 75 lbs and I am wearing a size 8 pair of pants- a size that I would have never believed that I would have gotten into! Jenny Craig has also given me the strength to do challenging physical activities—I ran in my first 5k race” 

Roger’s: SIZE SKINNY CHEF! 

exerpt: “…Unfortunately, the expression ‘don’t trust a skinny chef’ is based on some truth. I was not skinny. My weight caused other problems, I became diabetic and that was a journey I wanted off…… So (today), if I am preparing some éclairs, Seafood Gumbo, Boston Cream Pie, Bobotie or one of many other favorite items, you can depend on it being good. It will also be portion controlled and only once a week. Thank you Jenny Craig. Signed, Roger Freberg The skinny chef”

So why am I posting all of this stuff over the past couple of years?  It’s ‘Compassion’… I know if you lose weight so many things in ones life look better… it’s not a cure… but it’s a step in the right direction. Been there.

Roger Freberg

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Viva Jenny Craig!

Can you believe she once weighed 349? or more?I know diets!

Believe me, I have been on thousands of diets with some success, but this is the only one that has provided staying power and I am still moving the weight down!

I am very proud of my family that has taken weight off as well… particular the ‘foodie’ children of mine who love cooking and preparing irresistible and wondrous dishes of epicurean delight! Is that description over the top? I can’t really tell! ha! You get the idea… we all know how to cook great stuff, so we have a bigger challenge than most… plus , there is this ‘super taster’ thing that we all share.

Laura has been able to maintain her weight loss for an entire year… and after my weight loss , I have maintained the same for a year… but I am now taking it farther down as is Karen.

So before you worry about us being ‘anorexic’ — as some of my pudgy friends like to suggest — let’s just say my BMI (Body Mass Index) is still high. I’ve got some reasonable work to do! I do get some funny looks from guys when I am snacking on a Jenny Craig Breakfast bar astride my aging Harley… but no one says anything.

Jenny Craig  works… and Jenny has introduced an  “Ideal Size Challenge”  and the deal is very cool… so what’s your excuse?
Roger

that’s  Karen  above… doing marvelously!