Senior Golden Sneakers
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Happy Tuesday!!
I walked Robby two miles today and ended up at the park for a short time. It was in the 70's so a beautiful day and we are expecting another beautiful day tomorrow. Hard to believe it is November but I am loving the sunshine.
Where is everyone today??
Phoebe, must be nap time for the sneakers.
Shirley, I can't wait to see Issac as a pumpkin, he is such a darling boy I am sure he was as cute as a button.
Buzz, glad all went well with the doctor and he gave you something to fix your problem.
Jeri, sometimes having no wifi is a good thing. Old cemeteries are great to walk around even though I am sure it was sad at the same time.
I have a group representative meeting tonight and even though I am not going to my meeting while sitting for Robby I will still go and pass on the information to someone who will be going Thursday. There is also an assembly on Saturday but haven't decided if I will go or not.
I hope you are having a good day.
Sandy
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Hello, I was going to say everybody, but WHERE is everybody? Well it's been a glorious day, about 70 deg, here. I thought of that old poem by Thomas Hood, No!
It starts something like this:-
No sun - no moon!
No morn - no noon
No dawn - no dusk - no proper time of day
And finishes up with NOVEMBER
Well that didn't apply to sunny, balmy Ontario today, and I guess that's what happened to us sneakers, we're all out gambolling in the sun!
Anne.0 -
this is the foot splint my doctor prescribed to be worn at night. I wore it on my left foot last night.
It is the one they prescribe for plantar fasciitis, in fact, that's the only diagnosis that Medicare accepts for the boot even though my doctor said that it's recommended for nerve compression syndrome which is what she thinks it is. She recommended them on both feet but I started with the leg that bothered me the most. I slept OK but that might have been partly because the drug she prescribed for nerve pain has drowsiness as a possible side effect. It felt good to have my foot supported and I am considering getting one for the other foot. I'll wait another day to decide.
I finally have an appointment for a nerve conduction test. It will be November 20 at a doctor about an hour from here. If I had wanted to see a doctor closer to home, I would have had to wait even longer.0 -
Hello - it is quiet here today. We started out very foggy and finally the sun popped out and the temperature has been lovely. I took on several cooking projects and I had one disaster but in the end, I will still eat it!! My knife slipped as well and I Have two cuts on my thumb but they aren't bad.
And yes, Sandy, I have purchased non-perishables in bulk for years. Since I need certified gluten free items with no additives most are not available locally. I order when things are on sale, when I can get free shipping, etc. But I always have a lot of everything because certified gluten free items have a history of being out of stock or back ordered.
I do get a bit irritated about the availability of fresh produce here. I will have something I want to make and I run around to 3 or 4 stores to find something. For example the tricolor bell peppers I like are often out of stock at Trader Joe's for weeks on end. So today I needed two red bell peppers for this recipe and I had one in the refrigerator. I went to two stores before I found them but then cherry tomatoes were not available. I wonder why it is so difficult for suppliers to keep the pipeline going?
Okay, rant over.
Time to get the mail and wheels the trash and recycling carts back to the house.
Hugs everyone.
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Lin You sweetheart you. Thanks for the lovly B'day card. Altho I do not want to turn 85 But if Buzz can do it so can I
Marie
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Oh it arrived already!! An early birthday wish for you here as well. Hugs my dear friend.
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Had morning meeting with Director, followed by a seated yoga class, for which both Mike and I stayed. We both felt very good and hope to make it a steady twice a week class. After dinner we attended a wonderful concert with a very professional baritone singing all my favorites: from the Fantasticks, Try to Remember; man from La Mancha; Songs from Les Mis, and Phantom of the Opera; Mack the Knife...everyone a winner, and of course he threw in New York, New York, since so many NYers live here! Anyhow, it's late again, and I'm so sleepy, and tomorrow's another busy day! Maybe we'll try Tai Chi? Buzz 0
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Thsnk you Lin
Marie0 -
Morning! I go to the organic store. The lady next to me at the produce counter looks vaguely familiar. I tentatively ask "are you on television?"
"Yes" she says, "we've just finished filming here". We shake hands. Neat eh!
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Neat Anne!! I did some errands this morning but saw no one famous!!
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So, ANNE, who was she? I woe up in the middle of the night with such pain in my right foot from the arch to the instep it felt as if I broke something! I could not step on it so I hopped to where a walker was, found an elastic bandage and an ice pack and bound up the entire area, took a couple of Aleve, and went back to bed. Although there is still lots of pain, I can at least step on it now! I wonder if a certain position on the yoga class (seated!) might have twisted something . Anyway, my shopping for today is out of the question so I might as well straighten up my financial mess! MFP is quiet today, so I'll send hugs to MARIE, ANNE and LIN for listening to my tale of woe! Buzz 0
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I've had that BUZZ, usually from being twisted in a funny position in the bedclothes, anyway it is painful so sympathies sent. I can't for the life of me remember the young woman's name, but she's a roving reporter with our local station. I'll watch tomorrow and catch it, she's on the breakfast show early in the morning, I was just a bit surprised to see her roving around my neck of the woods. I don't think you get Hamilton TV in the States? The camera crew had gone by the time the buggy and I trundled up as the store opened. It only sells purely organic, and this lady reporters specialty seems to be, well, specialty stores.
It's a glorious 72 degrees here until Friday when we become normal again at 48 I believe, hence me and the shopping buggy going for walkies.
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ANNE - Are you referring to CHCH TV, that is out of Hamilton?
BUZZ - so happy to hear you are doing Yoga. We also do chair yoga at my studio, something different for change.
I hope your foot problem is not from that.
MARIE - did I miss your birthday? If so, Happy Birthday to one of the sweetest ladies I have been acquainted with.
You are a gem.
BARBIE - I have seen that boot before. A few years back I had plantarfacitis and was almost at the
point of using the boot at night and then it got better. I had that pain for a couple of years.
SANDY - Looks like I will have to have Kathy email Isaac's Halloween costume to me before I can
post it..
I had yoga class today and went and got my haircut from a different hairdresser. My old hairdresser, not old
just had a lot of years with her, found a lump in her breast. She had it taken out and will get her results
on Nov. 11th. The waiting is the worst. So Lisa did my hair and did a great job I must say. I think she
was a little nervous about it, she didn't want to take off too much. She did a great job and it looks good.
Just waiting for Dave to come home he is carrying a canoe on top of the car. He bought a used canoe
to give to Kathy and Fraser for Christmas. They live near a lake so they will get use out of it.
They use the one we have at the cottage every time they come and visit.
We are having shrimp stir fry and brown rice so I better get prepping.
Shirley
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Happy Wednesday Evening Another 2 mile walk with Robby, it was a beautiful day. Poor guy has a runny nose and loves to rub his nose on my clothes.
I went to a meeting last night so did not go to bingo again, need to relax tonight.
Shirley, Marie's birthday is on the 7th.....Lin sent her a hard copy card in the mail thus the confusion.
I hope everyone is well, I just want to get off the computer so I will check in tomorrow with a longer post.
Sandy
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Yes, I am SHIRLEY. The young woman is the one with masses of glorious curly black hair. She was very nice and she is often shown in various stores etc around the Hamilton area.
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Snowing! In New Mexico heading into Arizona and more snow! Good time for my nap.
Night0 -
Am I the only one having trouble pulling up community and golden sneakers? This is strange. I think I must have accidentally clicked. On something....who knows what I did.
It is getting cold here. Dogs and I are feeling the chill. We are getting set for John's birthday. (Nov 14) Our son will be traveling so he will not be able to come for his dad's birthday. A couple of our friends are taking us out for a birthday lunch. Then I will try to dream up some interesting gifts and gift certificates. He is a hard one to buy for. Our daughters birthday is 3 days later.
Shirley and Buzz: I do chair yoga and a version that uses the chair for support. I use a DVD and I am progressing to a bit more advanced (disk 3) I am getting better. It would really be good to be in a class with a teacher but I feel like I am not strong enough yet to really participate fully. John usually is near by because I topple over with disturbing regularity. As gentle as this kind of yoga is, I still have difficulty with a lot of the poses. It is still very beneficial.
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Happy Thursday! I am fighting getting Robby's cold, I am a firm believer in mind over matter. I will let you know if it works. Babe is still sick, going on 5 weeks. None of the antibiotics seem to be helping him. He is going back to the doctor this afternoon, I wish they would put him in the hospital and run some tests. They did a chest X-ray last week which showed clear lungs but he said his chest pain is getting worse. I worry about lung cancer and really hope they do an MRI or something. I feel bad for him but it is hard listening to him complain twice a day.
Robby woke up from his morning nap after 45 minutes but fell back to sleep on the couch so I laid him back down. I really don't want him to take a long nap in the morning so he takes an afternoon nap. Hard to find the right balance.
Phoebe, what part of Arizona has snow?
Patsy, have fun with the birthday celebrations. My grandson, my DIL and my two sons have November Birthdays.
Today is my sister's birthday, I miss her everyday as I know her six children do.
Have a great day, the sun is shining and it is another beautiful day for a walk.
Sandy
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pjsatticPhoebeWaleskaGA wrote: »Snowing! In New Mexico heading into Arizona and more snow! Good time for my nap.
Night
I certainly do miss you being home and posting more here. Enjoy the snow. Hope you do not have to drive in it.
we are expectomg heavy storms this afternoon. I guess that is where your Snow came from. One of these days we will get some.
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Hello All,
Checking in as I tend to get lost. In the midst of getting ready for a week away in the mountains and hubby invited friends over for supper. Was supposed to be very easy but one of the guests doesn't like chowder so I am making spaghetti and meat sauce for him as well. Oh well.
Sandi - sorry Babe is still sick. I understand your concern.
Patsy - it is cold here too. We've had a bit of snow since Sunday and it still hasn't all gone. Never warms up enough. Brrrr. I don't like winter at all.
Phoebe - nice country you are in, but surprised about the snow.
Shirley - shrimp stir fry sounds delicious. I was imagining wrapping the canoe. lol
Buzz - oh dear. Sorry about he sore foot. Darn.
Anne - fun to run into a celeb.
Marie - birthdays!!! I refuse to become old, I can't help age each year, but surely I can stay young. And you do too.
Barbie - I have a splint quite similar that I have to dig out from time to time. I have a nerve conduction test scheduled as well. Maybe I'll get to the bottom of my sore feet and ankles too.
Hope everyone has a wonderful day. Back to work.
Jeri
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Update: So Babe just called me from the hospital. He went to his doctor and she said she thought he was having a heart attack so she called an ambulance and they met his heart doctor who cleared another artery that she said would have probably killed him in a few days. His son is with him so I am not going to the hospital, hopefully he will be home tomorrow or at least in a few days. No one ever listens to me. Sigh.
Sandy
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Patsy, I haven't had problems getting here other than the whole web site is odd from time to time. It will say I am not logged in to community and when I press login I never enter anything but suddenly I am logged in. Confusing. Good for you trying to advance with yoga. I have never made much progress with it.
Jeri, you certainly have more than your share of people with preferences and/or special dietary requirements in your life!! Thank goodness I never darken your door! I would be a real pain. Ha!!
Marie, how are you today? And the kitties?
Phoebe, hope you are out of the snow now. We just had a little storm go through with wind and rain and lots of thunder. How it is much colder. Don't know if we will have more storms tonight but at least it is warm and no snow threat.
Sandy, darn, I hope you don't come down with a cold. Little Robby seems to have his share of colds. Poor baby. Well poor Sandy too. It does seem odd that Babe has been ill for so long. Don't doctors help people these days??
Shirley, glad your haircut turned out well. It is always a bit nerve wracking to let someone difference cut our hair isn't it? So where will you store the canoe until Christmas? I am sure they'll love their gift.
Barbie, I have never used a boot like that. Are you sleeping well?? What do the dogs think of these boots? They sleep with you guys don't they!
Buzz, I hope you are doing well today. I hate to hear you have any problems. I always wish for good days for my friends.
Hello Phyllis, Jackie, Diane, Gayla, Karen, Nola, and many more, where are you hiding???
It is Big Bang Theory tonight. Love that show.
A package of mine went missing in the USPS system today. They said it has been delivered but not only was it not delivered here but we didn't get any mail at all. I have called and they opened a case number for it. I also contacted the vendor who shipped the package to let them know of the issue and to ask if it was an insured package. Hopefully it will surface and if not, that the vendor will replace it.
Well, have a nice evening.
Hugs.
Lin
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It was around Flagstaff AZ where most of the snow was. Should be clear and cold when we go back.
Good to hear from all of you. Enjoy your warm ups, those that have them.
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Linand Jeri, Last night I slept with the foot splints on both feet. The dogs don't notice but the cat get freaked out because he's "nervous as a cat" but after he runs off, he comes back and settles in his regular spot. I have been sleeping OK but that might be partly because of the nerve pain med that I'm taking that has drowsiness as a side effect...interestingly, it doesn't make me drowsy during the day even though I take it three times a day. 0 -
I have been doing research about I'm the problems with MFP and sad to say...they are in the midst of big changes. I am having a great deal of difficulty loging in. I hope I can find a way to stay connected here. I do feel a strong bond with everyone.
Buzz: has your dr. Ever mentioned cellulitis? A very painful condition that has some of the symptoms you mentioned. I had this and as annoying as it was....it was treatable. Maybe it is what you are suffering from.
Wishing everyone a great weekend. Ours will be cold and wet. But we have raincoats and umbrellas!
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I, too, have a couple of those "splints" around somewhere from my plantar fasciitis, dropped metatarsal days. I'm sure they will eventually help, BARBIE. I've read everyone's posts and today was most interesting. SANDY, scary reading about Babe's latest problem! Hope he'll be OK. And hugs remembering your dear sister! LIN, such frustration with decent produce. I suspect you are a bit of a perfectionist, as well you should be! You put so much work into preparation! PATSY, I've heard cellulitis can be very serious. Which symptoms sound like it? I wrapped it over my compression stocking today and took Tylenol every 8 hours and it was possible to walk on it. PHOEBE, snow near Flagstaff doesn't surprise me at all! Just be careful! MARIE, how will you celebrate? SHIRLEY, you are among those whose life is brimming over! Plus yoga, Pilates and what else? JERI, always love to see you here! ANNE, sorry you've experienced the foot pain also! I feel like such a klutz!
My eyes will not remain open, and I'm finally learning to recognize when to get to bed! Mike's report from the endocrinologist this morning was almost perfect! I'm off to more Tylenol and bed! Buzz 0 -
Thick fog, gale force wind and a driving rain met me for this morning's walk on the moors so my friend and I decided it was best to stay on a footpath rather than get lost. George was in doggy heaven because he loves to play in puddles and after heavy rain last night they were more lake-sized! Yesterday being November 5th was our annual Guy Fawkes celebration with bonfires and fireworks but a neighboring party upset George with its loud whiz-bang rockets which seemed to hurt his ears so he ended up behind the sofa for the evening. Back from his walk he's been quietly grumbling and woofing at nothing so I think is still unsettled by it all, poor little man.
Sandy ~ You'd think by now Babe and his family would appreciate just how sensible you are and take notice of any advice sent in their direction but at least he's finally in the best place and I hope you get to see him some time soon because I know you do love him in spite of what's happened over the past couple of years. I'm sending hugs to you.
Buzz ~ A while ago you asked after my bees and I've never responded. Well, I'm not sure what's happening with them because they're behaving as if it's midsummer flying out and about when there's little in the way of foraging plants available. I can only guess the queen is still laying eggs when she should be resting, probably because of the Indian summer we experienced so although I fed them a gallon of sugar syrup last month I can see I will have to make up more feed for them otherwise they'll starve before winter even gets started..... they certainly keep me on my toes!!
All this talk of snow is giving me shivers in spite of our unusually mild weather. Hopefully you'll keep it on your side of the pond!!
I'm heading for a hot shower before my last trip to the hospital for treatment, thank goodness! The traveling hasn't been good for my usual laid back temperament because the city drivers seem so self absorbed but my Canadian driving lessons all those years ago when I was first taught to drive what they called defensively have come to the fore although I do still find myself muttering a lot!! My Oncologist told me on Wednesday that he's happy with the results of my treatment so won't need to see me for 3 months and although there is now a fair amount of discomfort as it continues to take affect I know it was the right decision to have it.
Hello to everyone I've not had time to acknowledge but I'm afraid "tempus fugit". You might think me clever knowing Latin but I've read it on the face of clocks!!
Jackie
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Happiest of congratulations JACKIE, freedom at last. Not only will you be bouncing with joy, but George, the *kitten* cats, the chicks and the bees knowing they've got "mom" back full time, but, in the case of the bees, winter feed also on its way again. I AM pleased for you!
Well it's a dull, dank, damp, dark morning here! I'm completely out of sync with it having got up later than normal. So......I've decided to go along with it and just have an ambly sort of day. This wouldn't work if I had George around of course. Maybe I need a demanding walkies dog or another cat after all, I'm really not used to doing exactly what I want. Feels terribly luxurious and lazy. There again, one could get used to it! Tomorrow we will get LINS colder weather which she is "enjoying".
PATSY, maybe my gremlins have decided to move to the west coast because, keeping my fingers crossed everything is going along smoothly here after weeks of tribulation. It's terribly frustrating isn't it!
I hope sincerely all the poor folk with foot problems are soon back to their normal selves, and Babe isn't sent home too early. Getting older isn't much fun is it. Who cares about a few wrinkles and greying hair, being active and healthy is worth a kings ransom!
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Heavens I've been ***** for a normal English children's word for cats! What a crazy world we live in and shows how the same language we all talk isn't the same. Shaking my head in disbelief!
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Ho Ho Ho Anne! Confession time For me! I have been known to utter some pretty salty language when things are going in a bad direction. These words are used on purpose and I know they are not nice or useful. Frustration and anger is not well served by my profanity. The only saving grace is that I am not normally yelling and I am most generally alone and in my art dungeon.
This is trash pick up day. I am getting rid of a lot of outdated food packages and things I will never cook or should cook. I have a nagging frugal feeling about it but it must be done. Too out dated to donate to the food bank here. The take away is that I have learned a lesson or two about these kinds of food choices.
There must be something wrong with me. I have never enjoyed shopping. I have a list or I have a purchase in mind. I go with that list in hand. Buy it and go home! So new and interesting things often escape my notice. Christmas and birthdays often throw me into a tizzy. I wish I could enjoy the casual strolling along in stores looking at interesting items. Amazon shopping works for me.
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