Senior Golden Sneakers
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Marie, there is a days logged in reset tool................
http://myfitnesspal.desk.com/customer/portal/articles/94191
Check this link when logged in to your account and you should be able to click on the tool and specify # of days you say are right....
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I loved the train story....how true
Also loved all the photos of grandchildren dressed for Halloween....since we don't get trick-or-treaters here we don't see kids dressed up
Today I made soup with the turkey carcasses I got to bring home from the gratitude dinner. I boiled bones in the morning, then pulled the meat off and discarded the bones and put the broth in the refrigerator while I went off on a 90 minute walk on the Olympic Discovery trail with a good friend. Then I simmered veggies in the broth and tomorrow we'll have soup for lunch....I'll freeze the rest to eat another time.Phyllis, gratitude is an important principle in my life. I write five or more things in a gratitude journal every morning....it helps me focus on the good in my life....right now I'm reading a book called "Gratitude and Trust".
Barbie
The reason most people fail instead of succeed is that they trade what they want the MOST for what they want at the MOMENT.
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Sandy, thanks for the TRAIN link that you gave me. It was not the exact same one that Marie had posted a while back but I think it will work for what I need it for. I am writing a little talk to give in church and I can adapt this one to work for my purpose. THANKS.Phyllis0
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Phyllis I found another......http://www.healgriefwithbelief.com/blog/life-is-like-a-journey-on-a-train/0
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Happy Monday!!
Swaying from my usual Monday schedule and will not be washing clothes today. I am taking Bryanna to court to get her ticket situation straightened out, she couldn't make it Friday so we postponed. Will do laundry tomorrow.
Need to pay the bills I didn't get to yesterday, where does the time go each day???
Have a great day.
Sandy
One Day at a Time
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Hello friends - another day of dad drama. He fell out of his chair yesterday and was checked over by several nurses, then hospice came and checked him over as well. Very lucky (as far as I know) that he did not re-break that hip that was partially replaced. I talked to him for a little while and he was agitated and made virtually no sense. I don't know if he didn't realize he *couldn't* get up or if he was upset about something and just ignored the fact that he couldn't move on his own and struggled to get up and collapsed. All I know is he seems as if he will not be reasonable now. They can't restrain him, won't use an alarm on anyone now, and I don't know what other options are viable. I've put a call in to the supervisor.
Meanwhile another upsetting factor for me is one friend who visits my dad. He goes over the line all the time---please note he is not a relative---just someone my dad did business with for a number of years. He questions my judgment all the time, he goes out to my dad's acreage and walks around out there, he looks through the dresser drawers when he visits my dad, he thinks my dad should go to a different nursing home and questions the nurses about everything when he visits, he lets my dad know that if he wants something he should insist on it and make the nurses just cope with it, he has asked how much money my dad has in his room, he thinks my dad should be belted into his chair and that he should never be in bed if he doesn't want to be in bed (if he is to weak to sit up and is asleep most of the time I don't think he should be in his chair)----well, look at yesterday! He asks for medical information on my dad all the time, he won't respect visiting hours, he says my dad would get better care if there weren't so many regulations and it's all Obama's fault (hello, the states are regulating the nursing homes here).............BUT my dad likes him, likes his visits (even when he gets mad that he goes through his drawers), and he will run up there and see my dad if there's an emergency. So, some good, some bad but I really wish he would try to keep my dad's safety and comfort in mind. Is this a guy thing? No rules, no regulations, no one telling you what to do, do whatever you want even if it's reckless?
Rant over. Today I am doing some cleaning, running a few errands and then will be on the phone I would imagine..........
Hugs to all................!! Busy bees all!!
Lin in Cloudy Central Iowa
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Lin you do have problems with your dad. just cope with it the best you can. I can guarantee you their is no perfect nursing home. they all got there faults some worst than others. Some better.
You was talking about you posting your frequent web sites. I do too and once they are star I right click on it and open up a folder and when I get another one I want to save in that folder I star it and left click and drag it to the folder I want and I can find things much easier. I have all of my embroidery links in one folder, food in another and so fort Going to have to break up some of my folders for they are getting too long.
Sandy good luck in court with your granddaughter today.
Marie
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Lin, I can't imagine the stress that you are going through with your dad. TO me SAFETY is first when you have someone in a nursing home or hospital. You have to trust the staff and in your case the visitors too that omen to see you dad. I can feel your frustration. I would be the same way. Like Marie says some nursing homes are better than others but they all have good and bad points. Just hang in there! Thank goodness you dad didn't break his hip again.
Sandy, Thanks again for the other Train journey link. I read it too and it gave me a few more points to talk about. I have my talk about half way written so it really helped me. How did the court go? You are such a good grandma to be there for your grand kids.
Barbie, I agree being grateful is something we should all concentrate on doing more. I also read today that giving compliments has the same positive affect as receiving cash. With both generosities activating the same area in the brain, called the stratum. And it says who doesn't feel awesome when they are handed a fat wad of money. So give compliments! And it said that those who are grateful experience less stress related health symptoms like head aches, stomach issues, chest pain and muscle aches and appetite problems it also deepens existing relationships. So no wonder you are in such great health!. Keep it up.
Marie, I need to get organized like you and put all my different topics together in folders. I am still learning how to use this little "Surface " that my son gave me. It is like a notebook and smaller than my apple lap top was. But I had to give that back to school when I retired. So this surface is what I am trying to train myself to use. It is kind of like an I-pad. But there is a lot I still need to learn.
Have a good day everyone. I am about to retire for the day. It has been a good day but kind of a lazy quiet one for me.
Phyllis
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Hi all!
Sandy, good luck, dont let them keep her!![:\](https://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/resources/emoji/confused.png ":\")
Lin, I think the man may be a bit twisted himself! . My aunt used to say, 'kill em with kindness'. I wonder if he would take anything if he found something he liked in the drawers? Otherwise, I hope you have a good day. You hardly mention your own health. I hope you are feeling better since the fall.
Barbie, turkey soup, yum!
Marie, you are absolutely right about the nursing homes! So many tales of poor treatment.
Pretty day here. Time for lunch!
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hey back from the store not very many carbs in my bags Walmart did not have the egg beaters that I used in my muffin Dang them But do have enough to last till Friday when we go to Kroger. Way past lunch do have some bean soup for lunch. We went to Walmart today for we have 90 % chance of rain tomorrow and 50 % chance Wednesday.
I got my gloves I order to wear to kep me from bruising my left hand and to on my right one to wear on the computer. Nos to see if the help me.
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I got my gloves I order to wear to keep me from bruising my left hand and on my right one to wear on the computer. Now to see if the help me I like the right one it keep the pressure off of my palm When I play bingo has a good padding under it.
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Hello Sneakers,
My best friend lost her battle with cancer this morning at 5:30am
I will catch up later. So much to read but will have to read at a later time.
Showing is Thursday and funeral is Friday morning.
Shirley
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Oh Shirley, I am so sorry for your loss.
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Lin 0 -
Hugs for you, Shirley, it is a big loss for you and her family.
Phoebe0 -
So sorry Shirley and her family my heart is with you.
Hugs Marie0 -
Shirley, so sorry.
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Shirley, I am so sorry for your loss
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Good morning - put away my few Halloween things and brought out the porcelain pilgrims and turkeys my mom made decades ago.
Hugs.
Lin
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Lin, did you say your mother Made those? My mother used to do the pottery molds, then paint them, she loved doing it. Then she moved to crochet. I wish I had some of her pottery, don't know what happened to all of it. It was very popular in late 60's to make the large spoon and forks, then mount them on burlap covered wood.
Hi Marie, how are you today? I've had one dr. appt this morning, and another coming up at 1pm. whee, so much fun. Jim is on his high in the sky lift, more power to him, as long as I don't have to go up there!! I was helping him move the lift as close to the wall as we could get it, then I was putting blocks under the tires, when I stepped back and fell into the rubbish pile. wood, with nails in it.. laddders, etc. No harm done, no stab wounds!!
Have to do a couple of things before the appt. so I'd better scoot. take care
have a wonderful day if you can
sunny aand warm here
Phoebe0 -
Oh I messed around and lost a long post
Be back late to tell you how my day went
Hugs
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Hello
We got back from up North yesterday and they had 8"of snow but packed down to 4" by the time we got there. We did some cleaning and throwing out. We brought back a freezer for my MIL and a desk for my daughter Kathy plus boxes of things my MIL had on her list. The drive back was good on Monday and hardly any traffic. A lot warmer here
than where we were.
I had a chiropractic apt on today and my chiropractor asked me how I was doing and I started crying about my friend. The tears are on the surface and will be until we get through this week. Visitation is Thursday 2-4 and 7-9 and the funeral is Friday at 11:00am
We did some pictures at Walmart for the funeral and bought some frames to put them in.
They were mostly from trips we on with our friends over the years.
Our youngest daughter Kathy is coming on Thursday night with us to the funeral home and our other daughter Kristina will be coming on Friday morning to the funeral and stay the weekend. I am anxious to see Kathy because she said she is getting bigger now.
They sold their townhouse last weekend and will be moving at the end of January.
THANK YOU ALL for the lovely graphics and the beautiful saying that Sandy sent on her graphic.
Today was laundry day after the weekend and putting away all the Halloween decorations.
Just trying to get through the day.
Shirley
Ontario, Canada
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Thinking of you Shirley and sending peaceful vibes your way. So sorry for your loss.
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Lin, We had almost the same pilgrim and turkeys that you posted. It must have been the In thing to buy at the time. I had to smile when I saw them. Thanks for sharing.
Phyllis
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Phoebe is the baby of this cyber family. We have watch her grow up to be a senior just like us.Isn't she a sweet one. I think we all love her.0
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Phoebe - yes my mom made those. She took ceramics class for a long time and started out with regular greenware from a supply store in the area.......her teacher got them permission to buy over there. Anyway, after a while she moved on to doing porcelain and entered some shows and won some ribbons. So she always worked with greenware, didn't ever throw her own pots or anything but her teacher had everything there for the glazing, painting, and firing. She enjoyed it so much. I have a number of her things---several jack 'o lantern plates and mugs, the pilgrims and turkeys, several Christmas trees that you put the little lights in the pre-drilled holes and then you plugged it in as there was a bulb inside the tree, a full Nativity set, and a pair of Canadian geese. There's another box I haven't looked in yet, it might have miniature porcelain tree ornaments. Some day I'll take a look. Oh, and I have a tea set with teapot and cups and saucers, and a Christmas set where you have a plate and a place for a cup (I still have the cup too). She also made lots of Christmas plates for cookies and such but I don't think I have any of those. But this is one reason my house is so full, I've not given up a lot of this type of thing. Still have her afghans and quilts too.
Have been doing a little house cleaning today. Lots and lots more to do----someday.
See you later.
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Shirley, my deepest sympathy to you. So sorry,0
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Took Robby for his 3 month pictures.....he did good. Then we went for lunch. Got home went to vote and have a meeting tonight so only have a short time to relax.
Sandy
One Day at a Time
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Love the pictures of Robby. You could just squeeze those cheeks. 0
