Senior Golden Sneakers
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Anne you do not have to put your year Just your month and day. We all just like to send greetings to the sneakers on the day they have a birthday. not the year.0
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Marie, I don't mind you all knowing the year, not at all. Its just me liking to forget!
It's - 15th October 1935.
Which makes me a libra. What's your birth sign? Anne.0 -
Scropio in Nov,
Sandy did you get Anne's birthday? to add to our birthday list..0 -
Ok I cleaned up the birthday list, let me know if anymore should be removed. If I deleted you by mistake I apologize, just tell me and I will add you.
My cousin is here so spending time with her.
Sandy
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One more of my holiday pounds came off; 3 to go! Found pictures from 2003 and I looked much slimmer then. But my hair was whiter than I recalled! It was on our Panama Canal Cruise. My post is sticking every few letters so I'm logging off
Buzz 0 -
Anyone else have trouble with this new format? Something always seems to go wrong when I post!.0
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Marie, Jamaican patties are beef inside of a crust usually spicy. I counted it as 400 calories from the MFP calorie counter. I won't be having too many of those in the future.
Of course we will be having those when we arrive in Jamaica for our vacation in February. I usually have one and that is it.
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Sandy - thanks again for cleaning up the list. Enjoy your cousin.0
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Buzz you know having problems with computer is my middle name But I do not let it stop me. I am looking forward to getting my fit bit. it should be here this week.
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Hello again Sneakers - back again. So much goes on in a day......argh! Several bright spots today, one was a very long conversation with a friend I've not spoken to for oh-so-long. It was great. She's been through the mill this past year so we both got a chance to air out some of this year's issues. That was great. I also was able to get in touch with the personal banker who handled my dad's account for years and she gave looked over all the programming in their system pertaining to the lockbox charges (and no, we owe nothing and it's been at least 2 years since we had the lockbox and there never was a charge for the box when you had an account with them). She says we owe nothing but I couldn't get a letter in writing saying we had no balance. And so it goes.
It's really really cold here and the furnace is running a lot! Tomorrow I do need to get out and buy some veggies and fruit. As long as the car runs, I can bundle up! Also the yarn shop is have a year-end sale tomorrow (just a few hours long) and there is something I'm looking for so I may go down and take a look but it's not that important.
Phoebe - no traditions here. My family made egg nog for New Year's Eve and we had ham on New Year's Day. That's about it. My church has a service on New Year's Eve but I've not really ever gone out on the roads on that evening, even early in the evening. When I walked dogs early in the morning, I'd see people coming home from partying at about 5am.........they'd usually roll-down the car windows and yell at me. One year one carload of people were hooting and yelling at me, and one said, hey, watch out on those sidewalks, there are drunk people out here on the roads!
Hugs to all. Chris is was good to see you.........and Buzz (I have a bit more trouble with MFP now than I did with the old version).............Anne, I love hearing your stories---you are a trooper!!..........Marie, Phoebe, Sandy, Shirley, Jackie, Jeri, Gayla, Diane, Karen, Laura, Phyllis, Maddie, and all Sneakers........praying 2015 is a happy and healthy year for each of us.
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And for you, Lin. A VERY HAPPY, PEACEFUL AND HEALTHY NEW YEAR. I so admire the way you are caring for your Dad. Are you an only daughter like me? It's not easy. Good luck with the yarn? hunt. Anne.0
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Our plans for welcoming the New Year include going to bed as early as we always do so we can get up for an early spiritual meeting on Thursday morning. We don't eat any special foods and we haven't had any alcohol in decades.
Jake was gone for several hours today and I enjoyed the rare opportunity to be by myself, interrupted only by dogs wanting to go for a walk
Barbie
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BlueHarebell wrote: »And for you, Lin. A VERY HAPPY, PEACEFUL AND HEALTHY NEW YEAR. I so admire the way you are caring for your Dad. Are you an only daughter like me? It's not easy. Good luck with the yarn? hunt. Anne.
Yep, Anne I am an only child. Thanks for the good wishes. There's *always* something interesting in the yarn shop. And Trader Joe's. And Walmart. And Costco. And Whole Foods. And Starbucks.
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Hello All,
I've definitely been missing you all. Ed and I are almost well, not quite there but almost. I had to start antibiotics as I developed a sinus infection on top of it all.
We are hosting a late Christmas at our house on Jan 1st. But what a run around trying to get the food figured out. I had decided to serve ham and one of the local stores is known for their good hams. We went yesterday but they did not have the hams out yet. Today, we stopped in just before lunch and they were there but not set out. One of the workers opened a box for us and we bought one. In the confusion I forgot to read the ingredients. When I got home soy was listed and one of the kids is allergic to soy. So back it went, none of their hams were suitable.
Ed and I then went to see The Hobbit which we enjoyed. We thought no trouble we pick up one after the show.
We had to go to 4 grocery stores before I found a ham that was suitable. Geeee. How hard is that!!!
Anyway tomorrow I'll bake a cake, get the veggies organized, and make a traditional salad my grandmother made all in preparation for dinner on the 1st. Mashed potatoes, carrots and sweet potatoes as well.
I've rearranged my furniture and put a second table in the dining room so we can all fit in the same room for dinner (there will be 15 plus 1 high chair). It will be crowded but it will be nice to have us all together. LOL
Will I survive all of this??? I used to do lots of cooking and entertaining but we haven't for quite some time. It's scary. LOL
Good night all,
Jeri
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jeri glad you are feeling well enough to have a delay Christmas dinner. What a wonderful family you have. Enjoy.
Hugs
Lin you and Anne both an only child. I bet you two You both turn out to be very lovable daughters have some tales to tell.
hugs Marie
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Marie, Good luck with the eye appointment. I hope your weather is warmer than ours up here in the frozen north. Explanation with your other group, golden years. Brrrrrrrr. Anne.0
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Morning sneakers, or I should write afternoon as it's already past midday here. Our freezing weather has left us for a few days so once again George and I headed for the moors and walked a couple of miles until I noticed a few sheep grazing close to the footpath so did a u-turn and headed back to the car park before they were spotted by George who does have a tendency to chase them for a game. The dog groomer visited yesterday and after nearly 2 hours of trimming has managed for the first time to clip his face so we can see his eyes and he can see us! It's a sign he is beginning to trust more and not be quite so scared of scissors because in the past he would fight and fidget to avoid them. This morning I noticed he could see the ball I threw as we walked and caught it whereas before he'd run straight past!! This afternoon I'm going to view an auction in town as they have an old fashioned fruit press and also an Edwardian coal scuttle that I could make good use of. The auction is tomorrow so I'll probably leave a bid.
Phoebe ~ When I was a child living in London a new year's tradition was to put a piece of coal and sixpence by the door just before midnight. Also the back door was opened to let out the old year and front door opened to let in the new one. I remember my dad walking down the street to knock on doors offering a piece of coal to neighbours because it was supposed to be a dark haired male crossing the threshold with it! They were the good old days!!
Anne ~ My chickens used to stroll around the garden and had a very happy life until the foxes found a way in. They now live in a large chicken run at the bottom of the garden so it's not nearly as much fun but at least they're safe. My friends on MFP used to get tales of Charlie the cockerel chasing me and anything that moved as he crowed from dawn until dusk. For all he was a nuisance I was very sad when a fox killed him but don't miss the noise! One of my bantams is about 10 years old so I can tell you looked after yours for them to enjoy such a long life.
Marie ~ That was good news about Jerry's blood test results and I do hope your trip to North Dallas for an eye examination goes well. Travel safely.
Barbie ~ Yesterday as I waited for the dog groomer to tidy George I made my first proper soup of the winter with parsnips, carrots and an onion from the allotment. A few Moroccan
spices were added to warm the flavour and it's perfect for the cold weather. Can't beat homemade can you!
Lin ~ I'm nearly always disappointed by book to film adaptations and wonder why so many changes have to be made so now, more often than not I won't watch if I've already read the book. When I worked in London in my teens I would see revelers early on New Year's day dancing through Trafalgar Square or down Oxford Street still in their DJ's and fancy gowns but back then they were always good humored even if very obviously still drunk. It's a sign of the times that we have to be wary now.
Buzz ~The new format is frustrating and I've given up trying to add smiley faces because they always seem to pop up on the wrong place. I think "if it ain't broken don't fix it" should have been MFP's consideration. Congratulations on the weight loss. Is it just a case of looking the other way when the dessert trolley appears? Friday is my weigh in and I'm hoping to at least shifted a couple of pounds but I'm not holding my breath!
Jeri ~ Glad to read you're both feeling almost better at least. A busy time for you but I'm sure you'll enjoy.
Time to get myself some lunch which will be a bowl of that parsnip soup and a few crackers. Sitting still at the computer has locked my joints and left me feeling a bit chilled.
Happy New Year to you all. Let's hope it's a far more peaceful one than 2014.
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Oh Jackie, MY dad used to let in the new year for all the single ladies in the street as well! My youngest son now let's in my new year! He comes in, just after midnight, as his grandad did, with cash in his pocket, fuel in the form of a log, and a mincepie. Food, cash and warmth for the coming year. We too had a cockerel, ours was named Percy. A holy terror who pecked me to death as a child. Finally, dad, who was very softhearted normally, and seeing it was wartime and a bleak Christmas ahead had Percy meet his end at the hands of our neighbour. This was after 5 yr old Anne was well and truly attacked. Well Percy was plucked and put in the oven to emerge all brown and roasted. I cried, I felt I'd caused poor Percy's demise, and mam and dad couldn't eat him either! The neighbour ended up with roast rooster. I've posted this somewhere else so I'm probably boring everyone to tears. Anyway, the "girls" where allowed to live out their lives naturally after this traumatic event, and probably peacefully with no male waking them up at dawn and strutting his stuff. Happy 2015 Jackie, Anne.0
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Thank you Sandy, glad to accept. However, as Marie will tell you I'm not very good at the home page comments. When my eldest gets over the flu and comes over I'll get him to put me on the right path. Happy 2015 to you and yours.0
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Happy New Years Eve!! It is only 3 degrees outside but at least the sun is shining. My cousin has an UTI so she didn't feel much like doing anything yesterday so we just chilled on the couch all day and watched the boob tube. Today she is feeling better so we are going to lunch with Lisa, Robby, her mom and the other grandson to Wildfire for lunch. I have actually cooked for Cindy, I have made a one pan chicken dish and stew in my new crock pot yesterday. I will make meat loaf tomorrow as tonight I think we will have leftovers. I did buy some shrimp cocktail to bring in the New Year, that's if we can stay up until midnight. My cousin seems to be doing well in spite of this UTI, she got to ring the gong at the hospital when she was told she was in remission so that was a happy thing.
She is still bald (wears a hat when with others) and unfortunately she has lost her teeth from the chemo so wears dentures. It is quite a site to have her sit across from me without her teeth and no hat, but I love her dearly. I just pray she remains in remission and gets to enjoy life without being in and out of hospitals. She is the youngest of us three cousins who call ourselves the three musketeers. She is 69, my other cousin who was ill with a cold and didn't want to expose Cindy is 70 or 71 and I am 72 soon to be 73. Their fathers were my mother's brothers as she was the only girl of 13. Only four made it to adulthood since kids died of childhood diseases in those days. Cindy is our family genealogist and has found many relatives from our family tree.
I hope you all have a wonderful New Years Eve and a great New Year!!
Sandy
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HAPPY NEW YEARS EVE TO ALL MY SNEAKER FRIENDS.
No tradition here, just going out for dinner with Tom, my BFF's wife who passed away in November, and a movie. We haven't decided what movie yet but there are some good ones out there. Tom wants us back to his house to bring in the New Year. He is getting there without Elli, trying to stay home more now and be by himself instead of always at his two daughters. Time will tell.
We are getting a snow storm coming our way. It may spoil our plans for tomorrow.
We are going to dinner with friends and then biking on an ice pond. Special bikes for the ice. I have to wait to see if this happens.
ANNE & JACKIE - You two have wonderful stories about the old days. So interesting to hear. Opening up the front door and back door is a hoot.
JERI - Good luck with the 15 for dinner, we have 12 and that was a lot. I am glad you both are feeling better.
BUZZ - I tried writing a post on my tablet, hit the post and only got the first line. So frustrating. I don't find this new format user friendly.
BARBIE - Enjoy the evening with Jake.
MARIE - Good luck with your eye examine. I hope you get good news.
Shirley
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Hi, letting the new year in by a dark haired man for good luck was called "first footing" up north. I used to imagine a very old man with a large scythe going out the back door, and a little baby new year skipping in the front. Incidentally for what it's worth and pure superstition of course, the year I let in myself, forgetting it was past midnight and me a light haired female, turned out to be the worst year of my life.
Eerie - whooooo ooooo!!!
Honest, I'm not superstitious really! Anne with an E.0 -
I hope to be back later. Hugs.
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BlueHarebell wrote: »Marie, Good luck with the eye appointment. I hope your weather is warmer than ours up here in the frozen north. Explanation with your other group, golden years. Brrrrrrrr. Anne.
I'm with Anne---Marie - I hope your appointment goes well.............
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BlueHarebell...you share a birthday with my youngest. Only her birth year was 1993.
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Hi swissmiss, I wish my birth year was 1993! Instead of 1935! So your youngest is a libra, belated birthday greetings to us both! No plans unfortunately tonight because I have had to back out of a dinner do, don't want to infect everybody with a horrible virus I've had for 12 days. Going out to dinner tomorrow though with youngest son and family. Anne.0
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I must say what a wacky day. Jerry and I got lost a couple times on our way to the eye doctor Construction work no street signs nothing looking familiar Absolutely a jungle out there on the work hour traffic we were about an hour late for my appointment We almost made it to FT. Worth way out of our way. After several trip back and forth on 635 we found the road we needed. Had to stop at a filling station to get directions on getting to the street the doctor was on. I was afraid they would not see me as late as we were.
he just check the presser in my eyes in March he will do the rest of test. he said my good eye which is my right eye was looking good but the left eye pressure was elevated so he gave me a new drop to use. So I guess I will be able to see a little for awhile.
Whew I am tired. I have not
got my fit bit yet Way to cold to walk outside anyway.
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Happy New Year’s Eve to you
I am staying home tonight and will stay home again tomorrow. I like to watch the parades and it is pretty cold out there. I think temperatures are forecast to moderate soon.
I went to Trader Joe’s, Starbucks and the Yarn Store today. I don’t mean to be a grumpy old lady but I was overcharged in both Starbucks and the Yarn Store which made me unhappy. Probably only about $4 in total but it disappointed me…..why is it always an overcharge rather than an undercharge? Ha.
I’ve been cleaning out years worth of old greeting cards and letters today. One more look at them and out they went. I did keep a few but nothing like the stack I started with.
Also talked to a friend today as she retired and walked out of the corporate complex for the last time. She and I started work at that company together back on January 1, 1990 (didn’t report until January 2nd). Anyway, a lot has transpired since we were new and nervous and hopeful back then. She is happy to leave all that behind and concentrate on moving forward. Her husband is quite ill and has been in ICU for quite a while. He may have surgery on Friday so she was off to Iowa City again to be with him. I keep praying for them.
Hospice isn’t calling me today. I imagine they have a difficult time keeping up during these holiday-shortened weeks so maybe they’ll call me on Friday. I guess my dad has new doctor’s orders, he cannot wear his slippers now (they’ve changed over to non-skid socks again), some special ointment for his heels and his back, he must wear those air boots when he’s in bed, and he’s to lie down for a while after each meal to try to change his position more often. The last time they put him in non-skid socks they dug into his leg and caused problems so I guess we’ll see what happens next.
I haven’t gone out to get my mail yet because it’s so darn cold. Maybe later, maybe tomorrow. There’s hardly ever anything I really want to see in the box. I’ll probably give in and go out later. I’ve started putting away a few Christmas things but I believe I won’t take down my tree or most of my family room decorations for a while. In fact I was thinking of leaving up the tree and turning it into a Valentine’s Day tree. Anyone ever do that?
Okay, enough rambling.
Marie, I am sorry you had such a trying time today. I hate detours and unmarked roads. I am so glad you’re home safe now.
Anne, sorry you had to cancel your plans for this evening but glad you can go ahead with tomorrow’s get-together. Oh and I just sent some electronic New Year’s greetings and the card has a gentleman sweeping off the front porch and then a big black lab dog walking into the house and putting down some coal on the mantelpiece. It reminded me of the stories you were telling us.
Shirley, I hope the upcoming snow storm doesn’t disrupt your plans and that all will be well for you and DH.
Sandy, I am sorry your cousin is having so many problems. Wishes for better health for her. It sounds as if she is doing pretty good in getting around while suffering from UTI. She must be very strong. I hope your New Year’s Day is enjoyable.
Barbie, I may be going to bed early tonight as well. No dogs to walk tomorrow but I was up knitting and messing about with yarn until after 1am this morning. I definitely feel it today!
Jackie, that is great news that George sat still long enough to be trimmed enough to be able to see!! Excellent. Wishing you well on getting the items you’re interested in!! Let us know.
Jeri, oh my gosh, what a lot of running around to find the right type of ham. Food sensitivities and allergies are just plain difficult! I spend way too much time trying to assure that everything I buy is produced or packaged in an allergen free environment—at least wheat free. I have no problem with soy (thank you Lord). Oh I wish you and DH would be 100% back to health. Hugs.
Becky, what are your plans for tomorrow? Did I miss them?
Buzz, hello dear friend. I'm sure you're having many events to choose from again for New Years!
And I am a Libra too by the way. I never think much about that. Ha. I always thought that implied balance and I’m not sure I am other than I guess I have both a quantitative side and an artsy side. (Undergraduate degree liberal arts, graduate degree business.)
I need to make my almond milk. I’d been waiting to see if hospice called but I think I give up.
See you soon.
Lin
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Lin, what is your secret in remembering everybody? It's most impressive! Going back to Christmas and new year superstitions all your decorations must come down by 12th night which in my book is the 5th January, some say the 6th. I'm not sure what dire things will happen if you ignore this dark warning as I've always had mine down by the 2nd January and thus avoided finding out. So, remember, no turning your tree into a valentine tree, no, no, no. And having said that, us Librans are supposed to be sweet, sensitive, balanced individuals, but in my case I guess there are exceptions to all rules. Happy new year and may it be good to you and your dad. Anne.0
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is every body partying . not me as soon as I hear the weather I am heading to bed.
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