Senior Golden Sneakers
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Becky Just start one and am sure we will be there. Or Sandy could get our old ones back if we just ask her to do so. I missed seeing you and Judy there, did you find out your Join in date. with the instruction I gave you.
Hugs to you
Marie
Hi Everyone: and Welcome Anne! Nice to have you with us.
I had a nice relaxing time at the resort. I could have stayed on a few more days. We had plenty of food with us to last a few more meals but my husband was anxious to get back home. We bought a huge villa outside of Cairo in a new area that is growing so fast. We just bought it last week and the owner has agreed to fix up a few things that were left hanging and so my husband wanted to stop by and see if any of the things had been fixed. Mostly the villa is finished on the outside but we will have to start from scratch and do the finishing inside. It is a 3 story villa. With a basement. Has a nice family room in the basement too. I am excited about that. The main floor has just the kitchen, dining and living area and a small bathroom. Next level has the bedrooms and the roof top can have a nice patio area if we ever decide we want to build it up there. We are excited to have finally decided to buy this property. We have been looking for about a year!! The villa is in a gated compound so it will be secure. So for the next year we will be busy fixing it up but the fun part is that we can do anything that we want to inside. I am dreaming up ways to design the kitchen right now. I am thinking of the open style instead of putting a door. When I get chance 'll take pictures of it so you can see it as we go along.
Heading to Abu Dhabi in a week to stay with my daughter. I can't wait for that!!! It will be so fun.
Oh the funny thing is while at the beach resort I had a dream that Barbie and a friend visited me and we were at a party. Barbie had a while plate of chocolate cup cakes!!! It was so unlike her and I woke up in the middle of the night in a startle thinking WHY DID BARBIE EAT ALL THSE CHOCOLATE CAKES?? I had made them so I think she was just trying to make me feel happy??? But it was so funny to me.in my dream. Anyway Barbie, I know that would never happen in real life but it would be fun to have you come and visit me.
WEll I guess I'll head to bed now. That way it brings me one day closer to traveling to see my grand daughter and daughter.
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pjsatticPhoebeWaleskaGA wrote: »p.s. Jeri, that sounds good, I know you make homemade sweetened condensed milk, I tried to make it, but it wasn't right somehow.. please, can I try your recipe for that too??
lol, we need a full cookbook don't we?
This is the recipe I used this year and I did use the brown sugar. You can add 1/2 tsp vanilla if you want instead of the brown sugar. I found it didn't quite make the full volume that would be in a can, but I used it anyway n
Dairy-Free Sweetened Condensed Milk Recipe
Prep Time: 5 minutes
Cook Time: 1 hour
Feel free to adjust the amount of sugar or sweetener to your taste. The recipe works best with anywhere from 1/3 to 1/2 cup of your sweetener of choice.
Ingredients
1 can of unsweetened coconut milk. ( do not use the lite version )
1/3 cup- 1/2 cup granulated sugar, honey or light agave syrup
1 tablespoon brown sugar (optional but adds good flavor)
Instructions
Place the coconut milk, sweetener of choice, and brown sugar (if using) into a saucepan and whisk gently over medium heat for 2-3 minutes. This will help the solid bits of coconut milk melt and incorporate with the sugar.
When the mixture is just beginning to bubble around the edges, reduce the heat to the lowest flame/setting.
Set a timer for one hour (you may need to go a bit longer depending on your stove) and simmer uncovered, whisking every 5-10 minutes to release steam and aid in evaporation.
The mixture will reduce by about half and should be quite thick. You will also notice that it is a darker color. Remove from heat, stir thoroughly and pour into a glass jar or container. Cool in the refrigerator. It will continue to thicken as it cools.
Use as needed in recipes or to stir into coffee or tea.
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Phoebe - I am so so sorry about the bad health news. Hugs.
While looking for something post here today I wanted to wish all the best to everyone.....
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I rediscovered a poem I loved in an old child's book of mine, and I'd like to share it with you all. Author unknown.
OUT IN THE FIELDS
The little cares that fretted me,
I lost them yesterday,
Among the fields above the sea,
Among the winds at play,
Among the lowing of the herds,
The rustling of the trees,
Among the singing of the birds,
The humming of the bees,
The foolish fears of what might pass
I cast them all away,
Among the clover-scented grass,
Among the new-mown hay,
Among the hushing of the corn
Where drowsy poppies nod,
Where ill thoughts die and good are born-
Out in the fields with God.
Anne
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Thanks for sharing that Anne. It's lovely and I don't believe I've ever read it.
I am having so many computer problems with MFP that I think I'll just read posts for a while here and on other threads and just stop posting. I am doing nothing but making myself very unhappy with all my mistakes.
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That's lovely Anne, thank you for posting.
Jeri, thank you for the recipe, ill print it. It sounds delicious.
Phyllis, had to smile at the thought of Barbie eating all those cupcakes!
Your new place sounds so great! Congratulations
Shirley, this is an annual trip for you, isnt it? Glad you had such a good time with your girls.
Sandy, so it will be cucumber sandwiches, i think? Good idea.
Lin, cute graphic, i didn't realize that you walk 5 miles per day. How do you do it?
I m thinking of you all, hope you are relaxing tonight.
i have a torn something in my knee, starts with a 'm'. I have an appointment with a orthapedic dr this Friday. This dr today drained fluid and gave me a steroid injection. It hurt. Still hurts but better, so I'm grateful!
I meant to say our friend is our company president. It's always sad, isn't it?
Tomorrow is the company Christmas party, so I should get to sleep. Errands to run as well, talk to you tomorrow night.
Phoebe
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*SENIOR DRIVING*
*As a senior citizen was driving down the motorway, his car phone rang..
Answering, he heard his wife's voice urgently warning him, " Vernon , I
just heard on the news that there's a car going the wrong way on M25.
Please be careful!"*
*"Hell," said Vernon , "It's not just one car.. It's hundreds of them!"*
Hmmmm
Jeri
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linder4866 wrote: »Thanks for sharing that Anne. It's lovely and I don't believe I've ever read it.
I am having so many computer problems with MFP that I think I'll just read posts for a while here and on other threads and just stop posting. I am doing nothing but making myself very unhappy with all my mistakes
Lin
Please don't stop posting Lin, we would miss you too much. I feel bad if I hurt your feelings.
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linder4866 wrote: »
I am having so many computer problems with MFP that I think I'll just read posts for a while here and on other threads and just stop posting. I am doing nothing but making myself very unhappy with all my mistakes.
Lin
Lin you are an intergal part of our group. You post great posts and that show how caring and wonderful you are. Heavens Buzz and I are the Queens of the lost post. I just laugh at myself when I screw up. And I do it lots. LOL
Big hugs to you.
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Phoebe and Lin - I'm so glad you liked the poem, I found it did wonders for me in the midst of this really bad cold and still so much to do. Last evening, the mincepies just had to be made, so I tied my hair back and I wore a head square around my face so I wouldn't cough or sneeze into them. Had to laugh at myself, can you imagine if I'd had a "home invasion" the little thugs, whoops "dears" would have galloped off screaming,!!!
Jeri - loved your joke on senior driving. I don't drive, I hoof it everywhere. Alas, one of my long time dear friends was quite capable of doing just that. He though, was mainly going through red lights. Pretty hairy if one happened to be with him I can tell you! Finally his children "lost" his keys and now he is in a care home like Lins dad.
Which brings me back to the poem. "The little things that troubled me, I lost them yesterday." Wish I could lose this cold as well!0 -
Phoebe - I am sorry to hear about your knee. I hope you are pain free for Christmas.
Enjoy your Christmas party.
Anne- That was a nice poem and so true.
Lin - No! Don't leave us we would miss you too much. Also I like to hear how
Your Dad is doing.
Jeri - LOL love the senior driving joke.
Marie - Hi
Phyllis - Your new villa sounds wonderful. A labor of love . Can't wait to see the pictures.
Dave is home today and looks like his work for the holiday may be done. He will be off
For two weeks.
Just an update on my cousin Mark, he went in for surgery again on Dec 18th. I guess. He had a tumor on his spine. No details as yet.
I should get my breakfast and put my laundry away. A lazy day for me.
Have a wonderful day and be kind to each other.
Shirley
Ontario, Canada
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lin as your long time friend I forbid you to quit posting here. It would really leave part of my heart behind and I am sure no one meant to imply any unkind words. We all have Senior moments. So get your butt back here. we all really love you and would miss you terrible. Nor more talk about quit posting here at the Golden Sneakers Carry on as usually please.
your friend forever and thank you for the lovely Christmas card you sent me by mail/ so sweet of you. merry Christmas
hugs to all of my friends Merry Christmas. You all mean the world to me.
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Happy Tuesday!!
I got my manicure and grocery shopping done yesterday and made a hair appointment for tomorrow morning. Today I am meeting Lisa, Robby and her family for Santa pictures at the mall. We were able to make an appointment so we don't have to wait in long lines. (I hope) If there are no plans after Santa I am going to try to meet up with two friends for a Christmas drink. 
Babe called with all kind of news, trouble in the home front with his son and wife. That's all I will say about that.
Lin, please come out and play with us.
Love the 4 leaf clover.
Shirley, sorry about your cousin, I do hope he will be fine and his tumor is benign.
Anne, your poem is beautiful and very inspiring, thank you for sharing.
Jeri, you are a real comedian, keep them coming.
Phoebe, have fun at the Christmas party, although it will be bittersweet.
Phyllis, your Villa sounds amazing, can't wait for the pictures.
Marie, where oh where are you??
With the hustle and bustle of the holiday, take some time for yourself.
Have a good one.
Sandy
One Day at a Time
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Lin, please don't stop posting, I'm just getting to know you and I like your posts very much. I'm having trouble too, with the modem I think judging by the messages I'm getting from server Bell. I'm hopeless and have to wait for my lads to come over and sort me out. So if I disappear too, you all know why. Merrie, merrie Christmas to you Lin and all the other nice people here on sneakers.0
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Sandy I'm here. been busy .
Sorry to hear more trouble on the home front right here at Christmas Time. thank goodness not your problems anymore but know Babe must be upset His son has a huge burden on his Plate.
me too Phylis PICTURES!!!!!!!!!!!!! (*) PHOEBE I sort of thought it might have been Him. Sorry. Gosh I hope that shot help your knee Merry Christmas you always did do A lot of Baking for Christmas. so very thoughtful of you
. jeri I have been laughing so hard I almost wet my pants lin is not going to quit posting. she is a Sneakers and we always come back home. anne I have not found your open but will go right now and hunt for it
Merry Christmas Time of year for love ones. And you all are my love ones.
Hugs Marie
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I found it anne. lovely.Thank you for sharing.
Shirley So good to hear from you. you as busy as ever.
I need to get some washing done.
Hugs
Marie
hey its lunich time and have not got the fainters' ideal what I am going to eat.
Being lazy and have nor prepare a thing. no way to treat a diet.
help
I am having problems with The Glitter. com. sometimes it hold the last thing I used and will not post my new glitter. anyone know how I can get rid of the old one. I know it is something I am doing wrong , But what? it is not all the time but still annoying
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Christmas is almost here. Here's our Christmas Photo for 2014. Merry Christmas everyone
Jeri and Ed in Calgary, Alberta Canada
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Lovely Jeri. it will be Sunday before jerry and I get ours made. for we do not have a tree up/ you two are cute as a bug. Thanks for sharing with us.0
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Jeri, you and Ed look great in your picture Sandy, how great that you can be so detached from Babe and the latest crisis with his son. You have a beautiful life and can be grateful to be out of the mess. Marie, glitter graphics seems to have it's own set of computer problems right now. It might be better tomorrow.
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I didn't have any trouble putting on glitter graphics picture in one post and another immediately after in this post0 -
Cute cute graphics!
Lin, what mistakes? I don't understand. Plz keep posting, I look forward to reading them.
The screensavers on xfinity tv are very pretty. Holiday lights and snow scenes.
it is pouring rain, thunder and lightning, doesnt seem like December.
i was weepy at the party, lots of memories and nice words spoken . His son and daughter were there and they did great, no breakdowns. Thank you for your prayers and thoughts.
Cant believe that I'm still awake. I felt like going straight to bed when i got home. Very tired
Sandy, I took your advice, even though I hadn't read it yet. To take time for myself, since I didnt eat at the party coz the line was long and I wanted to leave. I stopped in the midst of my errands to have lunch at O'Charleys. It was delicious. Marie, I applied the 1 1 1 plan, and had steak, green beans and salad. My carb was to be one of their yeast rolls, but i saved it for last and only had half. I havent had steak in a long time. I usually have tilapia.
Tomorrow is another day, see you there. P.s., Jeri, your photo is excellent!
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Hi - hoping this post works. I found this tucked in a book at the library today, I kind of liked it and thought I'd share it..........
The Value of a Smile at Christmas
It costs nothing, but creates much.
It enriches those who receive, without impoverishing those who give.
It happens in a flash and the memory of it sometimes lasts forever.
None are so rich they can get along without it, and none so poor but are richer for its benefit.
It creates happiness in the home, fosters good will in a business, and is the countersign of friends.
It is rest to the weary, daylight to the discouraged, sunshine to the sad, and Nature’s best antidote for trouble.
Yet it cannot be bought, begged, borrowed, or stolen, for it is something that is no early good to anybody till it is given away.
And if in the last-minute rush of Christmas buying, some salespeople should be too tired to give you a smile, may we suggest you leave one of yours?
For nobody needs a smile so much as those who have none left to give!
Author Unknown
Lin
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You found a very nice gift in that book. Thanks for sharing
good night
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I just logged into MFP from my computer and when I scrolled back I saw the picture of us I posted. On my computer it is laying on its side instead of straight up and down. On my iPad it works just fine. You figure . . . . . . . So for some of you it is probably right and for others it is probably crooked. LOL I posted the same picture on Facebook and it is ok there so who knows.
Now I am the Queen of the Screwy Post too!!
Good night all,
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I woke up yesterday with a sore, swollen throat. I never get sick but when I do it is usually over the holidays. I did manage to go to work yesterday because there would not have been anyone to replace me. I am taking some generic AirBorn and am hoping to get over this quickly.
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By the way...I have visited the glitter site and I know how to save the images to my computer but...I don't know how to add them to a post.
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fancyladyJeri wrote: »I just logged into MFP from my computer and when I scrolled back I saw the picture of us I posted. On my computer it is laying on its side instead of straight up and down. On my iPad it works just fine. You figure . . . . . . . So for some of you it is probably right and for others it is probably crooked. LOL I posted the same picture on Facebook and it is ok there so who knows.
Now I am the Queen of the Screwy Post too!!
Good night all,
Jeri (*)
Jeri I was wondering why you were of you side Well we all get screwed up sometime even the computer.
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Lin - that is lovely, The Value of a Smile at Christmas, and indeed, all year round Lin.
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Jeri - lovely Christmassy picture. I'm right up there with you in the screwy post contest! If there are enough of us maybe we should form a side group, "clueless computer chicks", or something. Now that would bring a smile, e.g. My upside down cat Tabitha Daisy.
Swiss miss - oh I do sympathise with you and your swollen, sore throat. I've still got mine but I'm hoping I'll be okay tomorrow when I am supposed to cook the meal. I don't want to pass it on to my family, so we'll see. I do feel a bit better today. Hope everyone else is germ free, ache free, and about to enjoy the happiest day of the year.
Phoebe - good morning.0 -
see Phoebe that was not bad now , Was it. you follow it to a T. now do all your meals and snacks that way
1 protein, 1 carb, one fat all the free veggies you want. that's a nice ideal save your roll carb and butter for after meal. I have a granddaughter that always do that. she really work at getting the butter just right. I guess it gives her time to get ready to really enjoy it. A very good plan. lot easier than counting points, Just take it one meal at a time.
My breakfast this morning will be my usually. ! piece of raisin toast T. of whipped cream cheese spread. a smear of sugar free apricot jelly and chopped pecans.
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