Senior Golden Sneakers
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It is late but had a nice evening. A few friends decided to go to a new coloring get together at a different Library. The first time they’ve held it on a Tuesday evening and really the first time they’ve tried in a couple of years. It was very nice probably as only my little group of friends was there and we had a wonderful time.
I gave my friend her early birthday gift and I was happy she liked it. I had made a set of note cards for her and a handmade card. Flamingos are her favorites so that’s what I put on her notecards.
I put the set of cards in a little box and added a homemade foiled tag to the back but here are a couple of photos of both the notecards and the mixed media card I made for her.
Sorry, need a bit of sleep before starting again tomorrow. Tai Chi, a short get together with another group of friends and a stop at the grocery store (which will be such a crazy place). No winning in Mah Jongg for me today but a nice long shop and look around in Hobby Lobby today.
Good evening. Take care.
Hugs.
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So wonderful to hear from my "Li'l Sis"! Thank goodness you are feeling better, dear MARIE, And tell ALICE we appreciate her caring! As for Jerry, he's really special, isn't he? Take good care of each other!
SANDY, love your sage advice to lovely LIN! The gentle reminder to relax and regroup. We might all learn from you! By the way, your hair is adorable! Would you believe mine has become fine and thin? But it has great body, which is why I'm letting it grow! Also has a wave.
PATSY, sounds like you will be a very Busy Body for the next few days! It's hard to believe this will already be my second Thanksgiving without MIKE! Cherish every moment , dear friend!
JACKIE, I feel chilled just reading of your walking in the wet moor! Sounds like Wuthering Heights!
ANNE, let it grow! Sooner or later, we'll both have to cut, but enjoy length before it's too late! I guess a plait is what I'd call a braid? when I was very young (20s?)nI made a crown of braids. But my hair was very thick then!
A dear friend passed away tonight. We were to share our Thanksgiving table with him and his lady friend. Seems he fell and hit his head on the corner of his glass table. When MIKE and I moved here, this man was expected to "go" at any moment, due to a really bad heart. Instead, his wife died, but he was put into hospice, on heavy oxygen and was close to the end himself. That was about 4 years ago. He was 92 at that time. Then he met a recent widow, very sweet and pretty, they clicked and he lived another 4 years, apparently healthy again!. In fact, he started the support group I am finding so helpful! His lady friend, I, and many others will really miss this delightful man! Now, to bed too late again!
Buzz
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Morning all, and
morning BUZZ. Yes, a plait is a braid but I meant a French PLEAT. Found a picture and they are so elegant. I had enough hair but could never keep the darn thing together. It would spring forth sort of.
Anyway, I'm not the elegant type.
Beautiful cards LIN. LOVE the doggy one! There's Jilly in the right hand corner!
11 degrees yesterday. Minus 1 today. No wonder the old bones are creaking with all these fluctuations.
Hello MARIE, lovely to read you!
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Happy Wednesday!
Would you believe on the way to the boys my low tire pressure light came on again?? I am so frustrated!! I am going to call the tire place again to see if they can check it out today or Friday. I just hate driving with warning lights on my dashboard. I am going to bingo tonight to bring my friend the bread she ordered from Robby's school. Maybe I will get lucky and win some Christmas money. 
Anne, I call that a french twist and wore my hair like a lot in the 60's and 70's. I love that style but I could never let my hair grow that long at this age. lol
Buzz, I am so sorry about your friend, what a freak accident. I am glad he was able to enjoy his extended days and enjoyed the time he had left.
Lin, you are an expert card maker and I love both designs. You put a lot of work into making them and it shows. How nice of you to send Marie cards and brighten her days.
Patsy, enjoy your Thanksgiving cooking, thank goodness it only happens once a year. Even though we ordered a prepared turkey dinner I am making an extra bowl of stuffing and my son is making his grandmothers kugula. We will have way too much food for four adults, one three year old and one 11 month old. I think I will be bringing some food home.
Jackie, missed you this morning but hope all is well on the other side of the pond.
Enjoy!!
Sandy
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Wild weather here!! For all that my friend and I decided we'd be safer on the moors than in the woods with tree branches and even more crashing down on us so set off on a low footpath that used to be the old railway line to a quarry but in no time at all the wind was knocking us about and nearly off our feet. Neither of us is a lightweight so you can imagine how strong the gusts are! (Definitely a Wuthering Heights experience Buzz!) The dogs loved the wind in their coats of course and rushed about like crazy things and because it's flying up from the Tropics the air is ridiculously warm for the time of year. Once home and George settled I then went to town for food shopping and a couple of items at a small shop in the centre and by the time I returned home the parking area had filled with tradesmen's vehicles doing work at my neighbours' properties. I managed to squeeze into a small spot out of their way but as it's dark already here at 4.45 I've just returned to the car to find all the trucks have gone so managed to put it in her garage because a few trees lining the track are bending dangerously and could come down.
Beautiful cards Lin and I especially love the doggies! Sandy, have fun at bingo and do your best not to dwell too much on what poor Babe is going through.
Marie ~
Wonderful to hear from you.... a loving family all looking after each other.
Anne ~ Very stylish hair but not something I could have ever created with mine because it's so thick!!
I'm not sure I even need to light a fire this evening because it's so mild but it is time to think about an evening meal......
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Rainy and super warm! We call it the Pineapple Express. Wind from the tropics and buckets of rain instead of drops. Of course Katie loves it. Many trips outside, many walks and annoying muddy foot prints on the carpet and kitchen floor. Aaaaaaagh! Just what I need while I try to get ready for thanksgiving. But in truth, she brings us great joy and companionship.
Marie-I have not had the opportunity to get to know you as much as the others here. This I know for sure...you are truly loved! Everyone here misses you and of course, me as well
Everyone...take care and don't let that holiday preps ruin the family and friend get together. I know stress of the holidays can be oddly devastating. These are words meant for me. I am the queen of holiday stress.
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Hugs to all
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FYI.......I had a nail in my tire. At least it is fixed!!0
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Whew! Already Tuckered out! Here is Katie resting on one of her favorite toy bears. She loves to use them as pillows. I guess cooking can be thought of as creative. I think I will fold the napkins in a fun and fancy design. I left my turkey puppet at school for the teacher and the kids to play with. I think it might actually be worn out by now!
Gobble gobble
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Katie's bear looks bigger than Jilly, lol. Anne.0
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So just to become more confused, what is a chignon? I remember hearing that or an up-do in hair salons. I never had enough hair to do anything interesting. It was always too fine. You ladies are amazing. Gorgeous thick hair, love it.
Anne, that photo looks like science fiction to me. Oh my gosh.
Patsy, what an adorable doggie. Katie at rest. Love it and yes indeed, her toy looks as if it is larger than all of Jilly. Enjoy the gobble gobble when you finally get to it although I am afraid you are working yourself into exhaustion.
Jackie, I am glad you got your car put away and I hope no trees fall!! Be safe.
Sandy, I hope you have been a lucky lady this evening and have recorded big bingo wins. Wahoo!!
Buzz, I am sorry for your loss. What a terrible accident. Oh my. I found out this morning that a friend lost her mom last evening. Her mom had just gone into hospice care so it was not unexpected, but that it was so soon was unexpected. A few of us sat and talked for a while this morning and then she left for a three hour drive to meet her sisters to take care of arrangements. Apparently they could not come to agreement on a day for a service so decided they should just all meet at the funeral home and has out the details rather than phoning back and forth. I hope everyone gets through this holiday with happy memories.
I spent the afternoon sorting through mail and brochures and mess that I have gotten in the mail recently. Oh my gosh, I got through a stack which made me feel pretty good but then I discovered the little card for my next appointment at the dentist has disappeared. I hunted but I gave up. I will just call them next week to confirm the day and time. It is not worth stressing about it. I realized I have nothing on my calendar for an appointment with the doctor to get my prescription renewed. Oops, another call needed. I am happy these things are only on the calendar once or twice a year.
Well, I should get organized for tomorrow. I just need to make something for myself to eat, get cleaned up enough to be presentable. Stop by for a newspaper (if any are left) and then visit with my friends for a while. It sounds like a large group of family members this year. One family has never come back for a Thanksgiving in this state and I do not want to linger that long. Last time they visited a kind of family feud took place, I would prefer to be outta there if hostilities break out again.
I am pleased to see Marie was here again today. Yippee!!!!
Time to get up before I fall asleep.
Hugs.
Lin
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Have a wonderful Thanksgiving, everybody. And don't forget the cranberries!
Love the look of that French twist, but trying to picture how it looks in front, I think it requires perfect bone structure! Thumbs down with my saggy chin! Everyone, enjoy your holiday and I'm of to sleep land! Buzz
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My phone hasn't stopped ringing since we got back from our walk and I must get on with so many chores but will try to get back later. We have clear skies and sunshine and the winds have departed so I'll collect any debris and then move delicate potted plants into my greenhouse because we have cold temperatures on the way. One call was a friend passing by on her way to a hospital appointment tomorrow who will drop in for tea and cake on her way home so I need to make sure everything is neat and tidy!!
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HAPPY, HAPPY THANKSGIVING TO ALL OF OUR SOUTH OF THE BORDER FRIENDS,
LOVE FROM ANNE AND JILLY BEAN.
A chignon for LIN. Nape of the neck roll.
Like JACKIE, my hair was too heavy for either style, pleat or chignon.
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To all my friends in the States..... enjoy your celebrations!
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Hello all...........
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Hugs to all. Happy Thanksgiving to all my American friends.
We just got home. We went up to the town I grew up in to help my cousin celebrate her 65 th Birthday. That was lots of fun.
Out for lunch with another good friend today.
Do any of you suffer from anxiety? I’ve had a few episodes lately over such trivial things. Nasty stuff.
Enjoy your great holiday. We always loved it when we lived in Denver.
Cheers
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Happy thanksgiving everyone. It is a dreary wet day here. No thanksgiving strolls after the big meal unfortunately. But we are excited to see our son. Our daughter is "holding on." She is enjoying directing her family on the thanksgiving meal. She is sitting nearby (connected to oxygen) shouting orders while the TV is on with the holiday specials. Her husband and our grandson are following her directives.
There is generally always an opportunity to be thankful. The sneakers are all different and yet the same...supportive and good friends. There is nothing better! I wish you were all here so I could offer you a slice of southern pecan pie and a cup of PNW strong coffee. Sugar and caffeine! And the holidays now begin!
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Jeri: dear friend, I understand about anxiety episodes. Meds really never works for me. I even think my husband has episodes occasionally. His seem to be disguised as a political rant. Mine are a racing heart, sweaty palms and feeling like I am about to fall off a cliff. Exercise helps me and doing something totally absorbing and generally unpleasant like cleaning the oven. But your right! Nasty stuff!
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I hope everyone had a pleasant holiday, as mine was aside from missing being with my family and not having Mike for the 2nd Thanksgiving. But accepting what must be at this stage of my life helps to keep away anxiety attacks. I think in my earlier years, I felt responsible for everything that happeaned...to me and to everyone else! As I began to accept that life happens, and we really have little or no control so learn to roll with the times , I think my anxiety attacks started to disappear! I'm adding to that by learning to say "no, dear, I'd love to do that but I simply cannot!" .. Next I have to learn not to feel guilty! JERI and PATSY, you do a great deal to make others happy and to ease their problems, and you might give some thought to what is causing those anxiety attacks. Do YOU feel everyone elses ' happiness, comfort, or good fortune depends on YOU? I might be wrong, but I think it's probably something we learned growing up from Mothers who learned from their methers that that's our job! It's a very different world today, and everyone can learn to become capable if we don't micromanage for them. I see wonderful friends here destroying themselves trying to "fix" things for people (mostly their adult kids) who live far away, and probably can figure out their own problems fairly well without "interference"!
JACKIE, I'm even getting less concerned about having everything nice and tidy in case someone drops by! One day, I'll not even feel embarrassed!
SANDY, LIN, ANNE, MARIE, my eyes are getting blurry from the screen, and you all know I truly care about each and every one of you, but I must log off. I should have a bite if something I guess but who really wants food now? Buzz
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Patsy and Buzz - very good advice. And Buzz what you say makes a lot of sense. I think I am a lot like you. And that is a good thing.
Patsy, some good exercise would help for sure.
This is such a good group of ladies for whom I am very thankful.
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Well said BUZZ. We have little control of anything when it all boils down and in that sense it's rather comforting. I find if one has faith in a higher being and something is starting to overwhelm one it helps to say "Dear Lord, I can't cope with this anymore, I have to pass it on to you". The problem continues of course but somehow the burden is lifted a little.
Anne.
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Good morning
Are you all out shopping? Or shopping online? I am content to be home today. I was driving home last evening and am thankful that I missed the deer that jumped out in front of me and I am especially glad I did not have any need or desire to go to Walmart. The parking lot was completely packed and so many people were trying to turn in to that plaza that they backed up onto the road that goes past the store. Wow! Cannot be any bargain that would be worth that to me.
No arguments yesterday but alot of sadness with the loss of loved ones in the last year, another gentleman whose father is not expected to live, which is why they came back to the area to visit. The son of our hostess announced at the end of the day that his heart function is down to 40% and worsening. I am not sure his mother had heard this news. And finally the drama of one of the little boys getting ill and sort of warping out with uncontrollable crying and multiple episodes of, excuse me, trying to toss his cookies so to speak.
As to anxiety, I try to give it up to the Lord but I must say I repeatedly snatch it back. I know many ladies of my age who have resorted to daily anti-anxiety medication and they tell me it helps. I prefer to just muddle through but that is my approach to almost everything. So I am wishing everyone happy and healthy days. My dad had a few episodes of racing heart, discomfort and feeling like he would die. Those I guess were panic attacks rather than general anxiety. I hope there is no way I inherited that.
I need to get some bills sorted through today and I also want to read a book that needs to go back to the Library. Exciting life yes? And I may wash some towels. I had a little mishap while trying to make coffee yesterday and I have a few more items in my laundry basket.
Hugs.
Lin
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Happy Friday! It was a great Thanksgiving and the food was delicious. Robby woke up crabby from his nap and wanted to cancel Thanksgiving but in the end he had a good time.
We had a video call with all of my children which was chaotic but made me very happy. I hope all that celebrated had a wonderful time and realized how much we have to be thankful.
Lin, I'm with you, I won't go near a store today, those people are crazy!!! I am sitting for the boys tonight so will just stay in this afternoon to get some rest. Sorry the little guy got sick, I am sure it put a damper on the day. You have had your share of losing friends, sorry to hear of another one.
Jeri, good to hear from you and with all those grandchildren I can imagine a lot of stress. I am lucky and seldom get an anxiety attack which in most times is just stress. Babe on the other hand gets them so he is on Valium. He is on a low doze but still I can tell when he has taken one as he is a little out of it. They say breathing into a paper bag helps calm an anxiety attack. Are you seeing a doctor?
Buzz, of course if we all followed your advice and realized we have no control over anything especially other people, our lives would be easier. Taking care of ourselves should be first and letting others take care of themselves to learn from their mistakes is a big part of my program. I am a work in progress with a bad defect of enabling and not saying no when I should. Thanks for the reminder.
Patsy, I hope your Thanksgiving was great and that your daughter was able to enjoy her day.
Jackie, busy days for you but good luck with the new chicks today.
Have a great day!
Sandy
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Ready for a nap after roast chicken lunch.
Jilly Bean
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SANDY, I suspect we all learn a great deal from you! And I totally agree about staying away from stores and add roads and anything public today! Am finally getting to my compression boots and hope I don't fall asleep before dinner!
ANNE, how do you ever get anything done? I'd be hugging that doll baby all day long! Buzz
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I don't get much done BUZZ. Thankfully she's been asleep for 2 hours after big lunch, play tug the sock and a long walk. Peace at last! I'm watching TV. Note the glassy, sleepy eyes.
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Good day!
Look at the photo of that darling Jilly. She did not look all that sleepy to me.
Well, I did get a load of laundry out of the way yesterday, some cooking of odds and ends, and some unexpected things. I received my shipment of prepared no added salt/sugar/oil meals yesterday. Huge box with a styrofoam cooler inside, air packs, dry ice, etc. The dry ice seemed expended so I took the bundles down to the freezer to remove them from the bubble wrap. Oh my! Cold! I think I actually burned a number of my finger tips when I handled the food packages. I thought I only had dry ice to worry about. Surprise! Then crushing and sorting everything for the trash and recycling. Yipes. Big project. I cannot see this working out long term. Too much involved, too big an order required, too difficult to dispose of the packing materials AND I received a refund check for a number of items they could not supply and several packets have a use by date that has already passed.
Moving on to sorting the bills and banking. Well, another surprise in my auto insurance bill. They indicated they used a Lexis/Nexis report in connection with the rating action. They gave me the case number and other information so I could receive a copy of the report. Very surprised although I know they can use consumer credit information in these decisions. Anyway, that stopped all bill paying as I switched to requesting my file.
So that was sort of how things went. I found a leak in my water filter in the basement. It went on the list of things to take care of someday. First priority is Monday, tire pressure, renewing my Costco membership and a trip to the credit union.
After coffee, back to the bill stack followed by a trip to pick up my prescription and some library books are due today and I cannot renew them so they have to go back.
Now that I have bored you to tears—What is everyone up to today?
Hugs.
Lin0
