Senior Golden Sneakers
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Thanks every one it is great to be back now I have to get rid of the 10 lbs l put on in the care facility0
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Happy Sunday!
You can find me at the pool the next two days, that is where I will be spending my holiday. I have invited a friend from my old apartment complex since the pool there has been shut down due to some maintenance. I went to Mass by myself last night and then met a friend for a drink and appetizers. When I talked to Babe after getting my hair done he was just downright mean. He evidently had a fight with his son and said he will probably not see his family ever again, which we all know is not true, but now I know how Buzz feels when Mike has an episode. I remain calm and never raise my voice but feel either something is wrong with him or he had a stroke and his personality has changed, only time will tell. In the meantime I will pray for him.
Laura, you have had a rough time, I hope you are on the mend and things get better for you.
Buzz, how sweet that Mike remembered our luncheon, give him a hug from me and tell him how much I enjoyed meeting both of you.
Marcella, love your trailer set up, it looks so homey. My parents had a trailer on a lake when we were young, we went every weekend and it brings back great memories.
Lin, don't work too hard, it is a holiday and although it is labor day, it doesn't mean you should do all the labor.
Patsy, it is hard to hear negativity so I detach myself from it if possible. There is help available for most problems but some people prefer to just keep their pity parties. Good luck to your daughter.
Marie, watching old westerns with Jerry sounds like a perfect day.
Barbie, glad you listened to your other dance teacher and had some help with your class. How much walking are you supposed to do as of now?
Jackie, hope things are good in your neck of the woods.
Have a great day!!
Sandy
One Day at a Time
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Hello everybody, this labour weekend is a hot sizzle one! Could be a busy one too if younger son managed to find a new door for my present very old and warped garage side door! Then once installed it will need painting of course. My two sons are SO different both in body, looks and personalities that one would hardly know they are brothers! My younger son, slight, strong and wiry is the one who is forever building or repairing stuff. He's in business suits all week, but once home he loves woodwork, repairing things, roaming around hardware stores etc. while meanwhile my eldest, built tall and solid like my dad, is also into business suits all week, but a computer whizz come the weekends. He's up north with wife and Cinders the pup, and dabbling his toes in Lake Superior right now plus enjoying his 54th today I hope! Anyway, they are both so good to me, and I honestly couldn't have better offspring AND its jolly useful having their two lovely personalities sorting me out, be it new doors or taking me shopping in bad weather.
I am so glad you are on the mend LAURA, and that goes hopefully for JACKIE and BARBIE. Green with envy over your little get away MARCELLA, and LINS new furniture is to drool over. There is quite a bunch of us SNEAKERS now, so just popped by to wish US ALL a lovely labour weekend if we celebrate this week, and a lovely Sunday for those of us who don't.
Bye for now,
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Drat! Just lost long post. MFP is jumpy today and turning me into a fussy angry witch. So, will try to get back later to say hello when I am more reasonable.
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Another hot one today too! Dave and I and our friend Regis went to the market to get some food for making sandwiches
for our trip home. We walked, did some shopping had an ice cream and watched the Air Show on the grass.
We checked out another club house next door to the one where we are and it was lovely. Another venue for our club
members to come to in future crusies. We had a great time yesterday playing some challenges on 4 of the boats that
participated. They were done in countries, Holland, Mexico, Italy and Bahamas. We had to do a challenge at each
boat and get a stamp on our passport, answer 4 questions correct and hand it in when you finished. Dave and I won!
Dave is taking a nap and I have caught up with all your posts and just trying to keep cool. Seafood restaurant tonight
with friends then homeward bound tomorrow. I will comment again when I get back. Also detoxing and getting
back to my goal after a long summer of eating.
Missing my grandson, can't wait to see him again.
MARCELLA - Love your trailer get away. Looks like you have it all.
LIN - Lovely furniture, I see you like leather. Very soft I bet!
SANDY - Keep cool, in both weather and Babe's drama .
LAURA- Sorry for your health issues, but so nice to see you here again. We all will be getting the weight off.
Hello Barbie, Anne, Phoebe, Phyllis, Buzz and whomever I missed.
Enjoy your Labor Day!
Shirley
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Sandy, the chiropractor didn't say how much walking to do so I've tried to walk a bit in the house as well as outdoors. Yesterday I took two walks--35 minutes and 10 minutes. Today I've been on a 30 minute walk and will go for another short walk soon. Jake is walking the dogs and listening to audio books. I am sorry to hear that Babe is not doing well. You are wise to keep some distance from him. How sad that he doesn't have the Al Anon program and support to help him sort through this challenge with his son...enjoy the pool Anne, how fortunate you are with your sons. Shirley, your trip sounds like fun Jake fixed lunch today and then suggested a nap....it doesn't get better than this
Barbie
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Good evening. Labor Day continues here. After church I went back to doing laundry and straightening up in the basement. I am tired today though so I think I'm going to shut everything down, take a book, and a cup of tea and just relax.
Hugs.
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Evenin', everybody. We enjoyed a very relaxed day today. Awoke somewhat late, lingered over my yogurt, almonds an blueberries, and before we realized it, the dining room was serving brunch as we were clearing away breakfast, so we decided to skip it and simply munch if we got hungry before dinner. Besides, one of the offerings at lunch was blintzes with fruit sauce, and I did not feel either of us would miss the sugar! And lamb shank did not sound inviting to me today, either. I truly know how discouraging LAURA is finding the extra weight gain, as I fight it constantly with little success. But we'll keep trying, I trust! I chatted with my DS for over an hour today, and ended inviting them to stay in one of our guest suites during "the season" if they will just give me enough time to grab one before everyone else makes reservations. I'm looking forward to DS and his significant other (SO?) coming at New Years for one whole week! These guest apartments are so terrific when we don't have to deal with the mess! Two movies were shown today, but since we have enjoyed Mama Mia several times, I preferred lounging here, but we went to a movie I had never heard until tonight: A Little Boy. No one warned us to bring a box of Kleenex, but I thought it was excellent as did the entire audience! It touched on so many emotions and events, supposedly taking place in a small California town during WW2, but in fact, for me it covered a multitude of memories and besides, the youngster who played the Little Boy, did a wonderful job. I guess if there was a "hero", he was it, but with many facets! You might like it, too!
I am also having intermittent issues with this website. Every so often it freezes on me, and I think SANDY was probably correct suggesting I leave Internet Explorer but I never can find the same familiarity with my other browsers. They have all the same conveniences somewhere, but I can't always figure out where they hide them! Supposedly, once I download Windows 10 (eventually, but not now) their new browser is a huge improvement.
Regarding BABE, SANDY, I hope it's just a bad time for him! Do make certain your written take care of you under all circumstances! Dementia is such a convoluted twisted progression of behaviors it's difficult to know which end is up! At a lecture on aging a couple of nights ago, Mike was the only one who remembered that Sammy Cahn wrote the music for some song, and yet he cannot remember what we spoke of 5 minutes ago. Personality changes can be rapid or non-existent! And there's no way to no what to expect! I am becoming determined to take it in stride without anger or resentment, since I do understand none of it deliberate despite what it seems to be! Clear as mud? So is living with it, but often life presents us with unexpected situations. He was a delightful mate for many years; our 38th anniversary is coming up soon!
Have a lovely Labor Day tomorrow and I'll try to pop by and say hello.
Buzz
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Cool Oregon day today with a bit of rain. I confess that I am looking forward to the autumn weather and fall leaves. We do enjoy football and I will be finishing one of my books for editor and publisher. I have to get something on paper for the project that has been "hatching." It feels awful not to have something in the works. I get depressed and sort of panicky when my personal factory isn't cranking away on something.
The fires are mostly out here in Oregon but now we are wringing our hands about possible flooding. We seem to fly from one disaster to another. Next will be zombie invasion I am sure.
Can't wait for the new Steve Jobs biopic. Should be fascinating. John is heading to Costco next week for the new Lee Child thriller novel. I like some of his books but I am not as devoted as John. He says he has never met a Lee Child book he didn't love and has to to re-read. Seriously!
I would love to go to the writers conference upcoming this fall. The planning and dog problem will doubtless make it impossible. MoMo had her yearly physical and even though she is 12 going on 13 she is doing fine. As these dogs become older and older, their health is very fragile. We watch them carefully and try not to stress them. MoMo has decided to use the ramp with a bark and harrumph as a show of disapproval. We are a dog dominated household.
Love all the news and had these thoughts...Anne, your sons are so devoted to you because You are a great mom and you are devoted to your sons! That's the way that works! Most of the time...
Lin: making your nest warm and comfortable is a life affirming thing to do. As Winnie the Poo said to Pigglet..."this home is the homiest home I every snuggled in". Happy snuggling, Lin!
Salmon tonight for John, asparagus and wild rice for me.
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Good morning! It is already SIZZLING here. However, the weatherman says relief is in sight come Wednesday. What a hot summer we have had, or maybe I'm just noticing it more being daft enough not to have had the window AC installed. It has to be removed in the fall because of draughts and it's very heavy, so at least I've removed one task for son and grandson. The old shorts got an airing this year. I ALMOST chucked them out last spring being a senior with matching senior legs. The heat put paid to any vanity on my part. The new garage door arrived with Mark and Mary Jo, but seeing my back yard is such a sauna bath at the moment, not installed until the weather cools down, maybe next weekend?
Thanks for such kind words PATSY. Not sure that I deserve them!
Oh BUZZ I am so very sorry and it must be terribly frustrating for you, well I know it is. I'm not sure I could cope as well as you do with a personality changing and again I know I couldn't. It almost seems sometimes that we are each given certain tasks in this life to cope with. I'm being fanciful I know but with the odd vague feeling that I've lived through certain problems before, it's like a test to see how we cope in THIS life. In my own case I have an uneasy feeling I haven't passed the test and will have to face it again. I know I'm not making sense. However I'll put these thoughts out just in case someone has similar thoughts but can express them better than I can.
MARIE, how are you doing? How old are your kitties now? Don't forget a 6 month old kitten can become a Mom in the making! Two are fun and a handful, but, say six! Oh boy, that would keep you and Jerry on your toes!
Well, that's me for the day. It's a day to put MY old tootsies up and read a book, AFTER watering the poor wilting geraniums.
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Happy Monday!! Had a wonderful day at the pool with my friend and hope to do an instant replay today. Babe called last night to say Phil came over and they are not fighting but Babe realized he was out of control so Phil talked him into going to the ER. He apologized to me and said they were going to the ER at 7:00 since they were able to make an appointment. I have heard nothing since, so I am not sure if they admitted him, ran tests or any other thing. I do not want to call his son so I will just wait to hear from Babe. Babe just called and said he got home at 1:00 AM so he didn't want to call then. The lady doctor who he hated because she had absolutely no bed side manner, ran tests including a spinal for an aneurysm and his brain was fine. She wanted to check him in for the neurologist to check him this morning but he refused. He wanted to come back today to get checked in because of Daisy but she wouldn't talk to him after he refused and only dealt with his son. They are going to work with his family doctor tomorrow and if she wants him to see a neurologist he will. The good thing is that she gave him pain /nauseous pills and the pounding headache went away. So far all is well that ends well, always something with Babe isn't there?
Anne, I agree with Patsy, your relationship with your boys is wonderful. You did an excellent job raising them.
Lin, I am so happy to hear you are going to put your feet up and just relax today.
Patsy, I like the change of season to a point, just hate the cold winters we get. I doubt I will ever leave Illinois but you never know.
Buzz, I hated changing for IE to Chrome but since I couldn't get on any website I had no choice.
Now that I am used to Chrome I love it. They have many add on's that you will get used too, you are a smart cookie. Our 24th wedding anniversary is the 14th, but I doubt we will celebrate. With the 13 years of being together before we got married, that makes 37 years together. Amazing!!
Barbie, I am certainly grateful that I have Al Anon, my life is so much better.
Shirley, I can imagine you are missing your grandson, I miss mine when I don't see him for a couple of days.
The challenge game sound like fun and congratulations to you and Dave for winning.
Marie, hope you are enjoying your holiday with your kitties.
Have a great day.
Sandy
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Hello friends - still struggling with Internet access but one extra twist--I've used my data cap for the month on my phone and am throttled down to a crawl until the 17th. Oh my. Now I can barely get a page to load on Facebook or the community pages here. It's going to be a long wait until I get my data back. So I may be here even less than before.
I had to try to clean out my shower drain this morning but couldn't get the cover grate off so did a lot of struggling to get things sort of straightened out and removed some lime from the shower while I was at it. Also am updating my old laptop as I want to keep the battery going and as much updated as possible as I still have a few files I'd like to copy off of it.
Just cooked a pot of beans and will add some of them to my leftover vegetable soup. And make some salad. So I'm set for the day.
Several areas in the state received downpours last night and massive flash flooding. Not here but apparently we get another change tonight for heavy rain. And I think 70% chance of rain again tomorrow. Right now it is sunny and hot. Does not feel like September.
Hey, does anyone know what to do when you email loads on your ipad but all you can see is the header---no contents? That suddenly started happening on mine the other day. If I open Safari and open each of my web mail accounts I can see each message........whaat? I didn't change any settings? Haven't done any updates lately. Color me confused. Luckily I can get connected through Safari but it's not ideal.
Well, I better zip upstairs again and see if my old laptop is still updating.
Hug to everyone and Patsy you have it exactly right---I am snuggling and I LOVE it!
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LIN, I think that's what happened to me with my emails on my iPad. I mentioned it earlier. I thought I maybe had a virus. I ended up deleting all email accounts and the browser history and now everything seems back to normal. I was horrified at the time because OTHER people's emails (nothing to do with me) were flashing by at an enormous speed on the comment bit of the MFP homepage. It's made me very wary now. I am very confused and after reading on the BBC news of people in the UK being scammed etc. by hackers I don't really know what to think. My emails all come from the UK except one Canadian and one Aussie source. I hadn't done anything unusual either EXCEPT I forwarded an email I had received from a cousin in the UK with cc/bcc on it. Does this make sense?
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Yes, I understand Anne but I'm not having any other issue with my mail other than I can't see the messages. I hate to try to set them up again. There are so many settings to fill in by hand for my mail email account which isn't an AOL or GMAIL, or HOTMAIL account..........0
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I'm heading to bed after a long day but wanted to post this dog and cat comparison as it made me laugh being so true! Hopefully catch up with everyone tomorrow.
Jackle
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Love it JACKIE! So true! Anne0
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Haaaaaaaaa. Great cartoon Jackie.0
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good one Jackie.
Back to work.
Anne, I've had that too, I didn't know what it was, and don't know why it did it. Unless I Really want to read it, I deleted it.
Bye
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linder4866 wrote: »Yes, I understand Anne but I'm not having any other issue with my mail other than I can't see the messages. I hate to try to set them up again. There are so many settings to fill in by hand for my mail email account which isn't an AOL or GMAIL, or HOTMAIL account..........
Quit the mail app completely.
Go to the home screen first by tapping the home button. Quit/close open apps by double tapping the home button and the task bar will appear with all of you recent/open apps displayed at the bottom. Tap and hold down on any app icon until it begins to wiggle. Tap the minus sign in the upper left corner to close the apps. Restart the iPad. Restart the iPad by holding down on the sleep button until the red slider appears and then slide to shut off. To power up hold the sleep button until the Apple logo appears and let go of the button.
Or reboot the iPad.
Reboot the iPad by holding down on the sleep and home buttons at the same time for about 10-15 seconds until the Apple Logo appears - ignore the red slider - let go of the buttons
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hello, sorry to be running so late. I have a nasty fall yesterday and pretty bruised up so been resting a lot today.
no broken bones thanks goodness. this is my third fall in the last 2 months. I guess I go pretty good bones. I have my walker in to used at all times now.
Good joke Jackie. My kittens love cottage cheese and cheese which I have been eating a lot of here lately. not cheese but cottage cheese
Anne I think they are heading to 3 months old now. They are so sweet.. I need to check that out for sure The vet said I need to get them fix at 4 months. I wonder if I get a discount for TWO ?
great READING ALL OF YOUR POST
lOVE MARIE
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Ouch...I think that's why I use my iPad so infrequently! Good luck, ANNE. (yes you could handle anything that befalls you in life! We ALL learn to adapt!)
I have to rush but wanted to check in before running up to the auditorium tonight. Saw an enchanting film this afternoon and never heard of it, so if you enjoy romance, look for a film named "5 To 7". We all loved it. Way off the "normal" path, but charming! And beautifully done.
Love JACKIE's cartoon! How are you feeling and healing? Buzz
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Happy Birthday, KAREN!0
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PHOEBE, thank you. It is very reassuring to know you had the same weird thing happen. I wasn't sure how to explain it. Anne0
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Jackie, dogs and cats
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Good morning sneakers. A misty start here but still an enjoyable walk as we watched it slowly burn off and expose beautiful light that glowed through the haze in the sky. Yesterday I spent the morning at our local auction where I managed to get myself 2 G-plan 4-drawer chests of drawers and yeah, my unit to go under the stairs. It has a section for books and a double door cupboard and I only paid £5 for it although wondering what can be wrong with it at that price! I'm now urgently sorting myself out to make room for the delivery which will hopefully be later today. A set of stainless steel pans with copper bottoms for £10 are sitting in my kitchen waiting to be washed although they look good as new and I also purchased a lovely 1970's pottery lamp that will fit perfectly into my bedroom with a maple leaf design on the shade. It cost more than the other 2 items together but I love it!
I've read all your posts and will try to pop back later in the day but meanwhile BUZZ thanks for asking, I'm healing well and even the sloshing fluid seems to have worked its way out of my system so hopefully my chat with consultant tomorrow will be positive even with the probability of more treatment.... I'm taking things as they come!
Here's a little video I made for Scruff's mum from yesterday's walk... another glorious day!
https://youtu.be/E9kQaIoJZdc
Hope you all have as lovely a start to your day as I did.
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Hello, today we woke up to rain, heat, and humidity. It honestly feels like a steam room in my place and I'm about to leap into the tub in an effort to cool off. It's so sticky that to be honest I feel a little nauseous and you can bet that next May I'll be clamouring to have the AC installed. Mark, MJ and Derek came over yesterday and again offered to install it but I declined as it should be cooler tomorrow at 86 deg F. and then followed by a much cooler trend. Anyway what with the arrival of rain showers here, and seeing your video of gloriously green ferns and gloriously green countryside at breakfast JACKIE, not to mention dear little George and the active Scruff, well it was a real tonic and thank you for these little gems you post. I'm so glad you are healing well and feeling positive and I will be thinking of you tomorrow and your chat with the consultant.
You had a lot of fun at the auction! Many years ago, when my GPlan dressing table was looking a little the worse for wear, we laboriously removed all the varnish and sanded it down to the bare wood and then "clear" varnished it if my memory is correct on the "clear". It looked so good we did the rest of the bedroom furniture. This was about 40 years ago. Anyway, today they still look great after years of polishing. It was very hard work at the time, but I mention it because well worth the effort. I wonder if everything's arrived by now and you are having fun.
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Happy Tuesday! i just put Robby down for his morning nap and waiting for him to fall asleep before showering. Had a great two days at the pool and now it is closed except for two hours next Saturday when the association is having a farewell to summer with hot dogs, chips and drinks. I am walking for Al Anon next Saturday morning so not sure if I will make it back in time. Babe is feeling a little better but his son is still calling the doctor to see if she wants to see him. His daughter is coming in from California on Saturday night so I am not sure when I will see him or Daisy.
Lisa's mom has a class Thursday so I am missing my meeting and sitting, unless Bryanna can come.
I over ate all weekend and paid the price, my weight of course went up. Back to the drawing board today.
Jackie, can't wait for part two to see if your friend ended up going through the brush looking for the ball. Such beautiful scenery, no wonder you love walking. Good luck with consultant tomorrow.
Marie, I am so sorry you have had a couple of falls but glad you didn't break anything. Keep that walker close and watch out for those kitties.
Quiet in Robby's room so I better jump in the shower. Have a great day.
Sandy
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