Senior Golden Sneakers
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JERI, found you on Facebook, along with MARIE, BARBIE and SANDY, so now I will feel guilty if I don't check in!!! I have no idea what all the green dots and messages are there, and don't generally spend much time on it; joined only because of my DS and DIL moving to Germany and she knows how to do the video messaging thing! Certainly pays off, as I do miss them, but they are coming in for my birthday
. I think an RV is terrific , even the lighter ones, and will you be driving all the way across to Nova Scotia? Of course the scenery along the way is incredible so your camera and you will be very busy! Sorry about your finger condition. Mine are quite distorted but not dangerous, just weakened. Considering my age, I cannot complain one bit! I don't believe I had ever figured I'd make it to 90, and I'd better knock wood because I'm not quite there yet, lol!
ANNE, isn't that a wonderful sentence? I will try to incorporate it into cards, I think! Or somewhere!
The rains are drenching and we expect them to remain until at least 6/15! Although it's probably not cold, I'm wearing winter clothes because it looks miserable!
Must clean up for my cleaning help (really mean pick up!). My space is so small things gather quickly and I must try to keep ahead of them!
Buzz 1 -
My picture says I joined October 2010! Then there is a list on the left that seems to put us all in December 2011! I think that's when MARIE was so stunned that it was credited to CONNIE instead of MARIE! Long time ago, huh?
Lots of names there and loads of memories. I've often wondered how Phyljen is...and PHOEBE, dear PHOEBE, where are you , love?
And SANDY? SANDY is our savior! Thank goodness for her caring and loving presence!
I certainly hope I remember to tell you all how very special you each are in my rather narrow (now) world! Sharing feelings is so important instead of hiding them until it's too late! Buzz
ALWAYS BELIEVE SOMETHING WONDERFUL IS ABOUT TO HAPPEN1 -
If you go here: http://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/group/members/1248-the-senior-golden-sneakers and to the right click on members you will see when each one joined. When I have time I will make a new topic with our current members and their start days.
Disregard this......this is when this new group was started and not when we joined MFP.0 -
I am happy for everyone who is here with this group. I appreciate all the various topics we discuss and am glad we are all very different. I love to learn new things so keep tossing things out--history, art, gardening, pets, wildlife, exercise. I am happy to hear it all.
Jeri, I am so sorry to hear the news about your hand/fingers. I trust surgery will not be necessary. All best luck on finding just the right travel trailer/RV. That is a big job. You and Ed are VERY busy folks.
Sandy, glad to hear you are getting your ring back. I am sure you have missed it. Hope you are winning at bingo right now! I was going to purchase a lottery ticket today but never got around to it, so I saved some money
Buzz, just a short while until your birthday. Will you have a reception or something special?
Anne, send a call for help if the zucchini get totally out of control. Tomorrow is my second CSA delivery so my schedule is a bit off now. I did run to the store early on Thursday mornings to stock up on veggies but now I need to wait to see what is in my delivery Thursday afternoon. I do not have time on a Friday morning to get my veggies before Tai Chi and then it is the weekend and the store is busy each day. Well, if that is my biggest problem, life is good.
Patsy, other than the critter issue, did you end up doing other gardening this year? A friend in Portland has been talking about all the lush growth in her vegetable and flower gardens and I wondered how she accomplished that given all the rain this spring. I guess I was not paying attention.
Well, I should move along. The dishes are not washing themselves. And no I do not have a dishwasher. I am going to a visitation for my friend's mom tomorrow evening. Just out of respect and affection for her as I did not know her mom personally so should sort through my clothes to see if I have something acceptable to wear and need to find a card as well. My friend is a wizard card designer so I will go with a commercial card.
Hugs. All best wishes for good health and happiness.
Lin1 -
PATSY, could the disturbance be a little mole? I don't recall raccoons tunneling underground the same way moles do, but I don't really know! Raccoons used to be able to figure out how to unlock our garbage cans!!!
LIN, other than my DS and DIL staying here when they come from Germany (that's a gift I still can't believe!), and my son in law and grandson (30 years old!) arriving the next day, and then we will all go out on my birthday, probably for lobster, I haven't planned a party or anything, such as I had for Mike's 90th. Then I had 35 people for a dinner party, but I would be uncomfortable planning that type of thing for myself now. Just having a few of my kids here is terrific, I think. Maybe if I live to 95 I'll plan a bigger celebration! By the way, your cards need take a back set to anyone; they are lovely!
Tonight's dinner plans originally were to go out to celebrate dear friends' 64th anniversary, but the rains were flooding too badly, so we ate here, and I ordered a box of dark chocolate-dipped strawberries to be delivered to them. They arrived while we were at dinner with 2 other couples, and our hostess put them on a beautiful platter and surprised them at the table. It was worth it to see everyone enjoying part of the treat! Gosh, they are manna from heaven!
SANDY, I'm slightly confused about when our Sneakers actually started. I don't recall belonging to MFP before meeting you all! I remember vividly actually meeting you, and then GAYLA! Such a delight !!!
JACKIE, your energy level wears me out! Lots of luck and enjoyment from all your new furnishings , ovens, etc!!! Let me know how George likes everything, lol!
ANNE, how creative to think up all those previous names. I was never very good making up nicknames!
I'm struggling with a scale that keeps crawling up again, and I simply must get going in the right direction again! I seem to be retaining water more than ever, too, as my legs are swelling again. What a struggle, darn! I'll go get into that wonderful chair the kids gave me and get the legs way up for a bit!
Have a super evening everyone... Buzz
.................. always believe something wonderful is about to happen!
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The weather was absolutely gorgeous yesterday. It was just right! Not too hot, not too cold and Jilly and I lingered in the garden until quite late, me with iPad, her snuffling and watching all the creatures that share our space.
BUZZ, I'm hoping your legs are feeling much better today. It must be very painful. How exciting having the family over for your BIG CELEBRATION! Another great achievement! Just like MARIES days. You know I'm sat here thinking, which is always dangerous, are you by any chance allergic to strawberries. I am, I break into hives. I hope not because you love them, but could there be a connection? I believe you ate them with your friends?
SANDY, thank you for going to all that trouble and looking up our start days. You are such a busy girl and yet you bothered.
LIN, your cards are absolutely beautiful and very creative. I hope you give one to your friend. If you give her one of yours as well as the commercial one, I bet I know which one she will keep in remembrance of her Mom.
And busy JACKIE, your decorated cottage will be so beautiful sitting in your beautiful garden. A busy day for you and an important day for all Brits! The best of British! Await the outcome with bated breath on BBC news tonight!
JERI a new trailer/RV and a trip to gorgeous Nova Scotia? I believe you said NS? It's on the previous page so can't look it up for fear of losing what I've written. You don't let your hand hold you back!
As BUZZ said, and now my favourite saying. ALWAYS BELIEVE SOMETHING WONDERFUL IS ABOUT TO HAPPEN!
Hugs to all
Anne And Her Little Jilly Bean.0 -
Emily Davison died today. She was the British suffragette who threw herself under the Kings horse during the derby horse race in the early 1900s.
Brave women the suffragettes, imprisoned, force fed, and why we have women's rights today.
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Happy Thursday!
Meeting day with no errands for a change. I did not win at bingo but I did get my ring and it looks beautiful. Still hoping the jeweler finds someone who will buy the diamond from the earring I had made or that my friend's daughter will buy it from me. Worse case scenario which is really not worse is that I will have a buy a cross and have the diamond put in the center. (I could really use the money)
Anne, we have a lot of great women to thank for our rights, who knows where we would be without them. I hope the start dates are correct and that I didn't forget anyone who is active.
Buzz, the original Sneakers was started by Marie in 2008. There weren't "groups" at that time so when MFP offered groups Connie started a group which thus made her the owner which upset Marie since she started the Sneakers. That is why I added her as the founder of the original Sneakers. Without Marie we probably wouldn't have all became friends and stayed with this group for all these years.
Lin, I have to agree with Buzz and Anne, you do a wonderful job with your cards and anyone would be honored to receive one. You are also a great friend who is always there for others.
Patsy, good to hear from you and sorry about the critter invading your space. Let's hope they can trap whatever it is and put it some place safe.
Jackie, won't it feel wonderful when your cottage is done and you can enjoy all the fruits of your labor? I hope George likes the new furniture. lol
Have a great day and keep smiling.
Sandy
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Today I spent hours at my hairdresser's having highlights put into my hair while we chatted, dogs, decorating and our election. George stayed with Scruff and her mum for that time and apparently had a great time!
Patsy ~ Could you have a bear cave under your garage foundations? Wouldn't that be fun! Moles in the UK aren't big so I can't imagine a family of them doing much harm but perhaps as with most things in America, your little furry creatures are much bigger!! Good to read your weather is being kind to you.... long may it last. Mine on the other hand is behaving as if it's November so I'm tempted to light the fire.
Sandy ~ That's great that you are pleased with your ring and hopefully you will manage to sell the earring. My plan is to get the whole cottage back to normal with every DIY tool put away in the shed by the weekend so I can concentrate 100% on my garden. This probably means it will rain until November!! Meanwhile I'll be hoping George doesn't like the new furniture too much otherwise he'll be rubbing himself and his claws into the leather!
Anne ~ Damn, now you mentioned the suffragette who died under the King's horse I can't get out of walking to the polling station to vote this evening and believe me, I still can't find one redeeming feature about any of our leaders. Perhaps I'll have a light bulb moment as we walk in the rain!!
Buzz ~ I promise you that although I seem to fit a lot in one day it's not at any great pace and sometimes I feel quite guilty that I haven't achieved more.
Lin ~ I agree that we all learn so much from each other, from the sublime to ridiculous at times but all worthy of our attention.
Jeri ~ Blow a kiss from me to Nova Scotia when you get there, not that it will remember me because it was thick fog the whole time I visited so many years ago!! Let's hope the medical experts come up with a solution for your wayward finger which must be painful as well as a bloomin' nuisance!
It's cup of tea time for me but first I must put some warmer clothes on..... what is happening to our weather?
Jackie1 -
Swill explain tomorrow
marie0 -
Thought I would stop in to let you all know that I still do keep an eye on this site. I so enjoy so many of your interesting conversations on so many topics from all kinds of view points and from so many places. I am always learning something new from all of you. Love that England is well represented; my maternal family comes from there. Canada reserves a special place in in heart having lived there for several years and of course I can't forget several of you from my home country who reside in places I have never seen. Can't forget the welcomed photos too !
After having dealt with foot issues for quite some time I am I think about ready to take on my wt issues again. Again I looked up when I started this journey and it said 2011; thought I had been at this for a long time, but now you have me wondering really how long it has been. I am still just at the half way point....grrr, but just got an early birthday present....a new Fitbit Alta HR with hopes that it will motivate me again. Back to walking for 3 days now. Now I just have to see how well my plantar faciitis issues stay preferably way in the past.
Also had to buy a new refrigerator and that was quite an education since it has been 12 yrs since we bought the last one. Due to delivery problems as well as computer problems assuming it comes Sat it will have been 10 days. Thank goodness the old one hasn't given up completely yet....just giving us signs at this point. Glad I don't have a unit down and I am juggling ice coolers.
I too think it would be wonderful for Marie if she and her husband are able to go live with Alice at this point. It is a difficult decision for all concerned, but Alices extra help would be a real blessing for them. Glad you have reconsidered about dropping your mfp visits. We truly would miss you, but understand if you can only drop in occasionally. We are thinking of you Marie.
We have a trip planned in the not to distance future in our rv to one of the really nice rv parks up at a casino not far from us. Never could get in last yr that is how popular that place is. I am looking forward to being gone for four days; it seems my hubbies commitments keep him on the go. With nice weather I am really to burst out of these four walls...lol.
Time to almost call it a night, so I will end for now. Thinking of all of you that we hear from as well as those that remain in the shadows, but pop in occasionally. Nice hearing from all of you...
Diane
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I am here but just exhausted and fell asleep a few hours ago when ai got home from the visitation. Just woke up to brush my teeth so thought zi would say good night! Hello Diane, glad to hear from you.
Talk to you soon. Back to bed.
Hugs.
Lin0 -
Huh? MARIE has me wondering what her tiny post means!!!
ANNE, no putting yourself down Nothing wrong with your brain!...No, I have no food allergies. Hurrah for Emily Davison!
SANDY, your contributions have always been supportive and instructive! I believe we all love you and are grateful for your patience.
Indeed, JACKIE, I understand too well! However you accomplish tons by keeping all sorts of creatures (including human) in excellent condition! What could be a loftier achievement?
I'm falling on my nose here, so I'm off to bed (and nice lavender-scented clean sheets)! And will probably fall asleep catching up on today's unfolding history-making investigations, which I missed all day! I'm certainly wondering how the British election will be affected by our own activities, lol! Buzz
............................always believe something wonderful is about to happen..........................
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Hello everyone, I'm up late after watching the British election on the iPad! Very exciting resulting in a hung parliament after Mrs May expected a sweeping victory. I'm not a bit surprised because everyone I know in Britain seemed totally flummoxed who to vote for. The only result for me is a reduction in my small pension as the pound takes another tumble against the dollar. It will stabilize in time! That's something I miss, election time in Britain, all the excitement.
We are expecting heat this weekend, with visitors for me and probably yet another downpour. No matter, all this rain is producing rather a pretty little garden for me with plants flourishing. It will never be as pretty as JACKIES piece of heaven,but even so, I am well pleased and intend to spend as much time as possible in it after being cooped inside all winter.
Remember...always believe something wonderful is about to happen......
Anne.0 -
JACKIE, I skimmed around England to see how people voted in places I know or have lived in and my birthplace voted conservative - what's new! However, when I looked up Hull (labour) it was to see an ex Lord Mayor and an alderman kicked out of the guildhall for causing a disturbance during count vote. Ah, the politics I remember so well, some things don't change!
Anne0 -
Hello friends, time to do a bit of driving about on errands before the weather turns beastly hot. That is expected to linger through the weekend. I melt when it gets in the mid to high 90s. Eeeeck!
I am on the hunt for an honest to goodness photo frame made of real wood 8x10 for an upcoming craft project. Gosh. Frames are made of plastic or metal or very flimsy materials that aren't suitable for this FREE project. Haaaaa. Oh, I do have 11x14 but that won't work with the materials they have. I will try at the thrift shops today but if I don't find something, I think I will cancel my reservation for the project.
I have lots of nice fresh veggies to clean for munching and a very lovely box of fresh strawberries. My mouth is watering already.
Buzz, your birthday plans sound just right! Spending time with the people you love.
Anne, I didn't follow the elections but I did think with all the terrorists causing chaos that people would not be in the mood to go to vote at all.
Jackie, highlights in your lovely hair! Now that is a good way to spend some of your time. Far more enjoyable than scrubbing off one scum from your darling little George, yes?
Sandy, darn, no bingo wins. You must have had an off day. Spend some time at the pool when it is not a super heated part of the day!!! Sun is one thing, baking is another altogether.
Diane, I know what you mean. When it is time to buy a major item it is a huge research project now isn't it? I remember when you could just go to your trusted appliance store and just shop with them and feel okay about your purchase. Not any longer!! I am glad you did make a decision and hope you will be happy with it. I am glad you got a reservation at that RV park this year. Wahoo!!
Time to roll along. (Hello Marie!)
Hugs
Lin1 -
Could you put a backing paper in your 11x14 frame to make a surround for your 8x10 project LIN, or do all the frames have to be the same size.i have a framing shop near me that customizes, but of course it charges.
Anne0 -
That is a good ideal anne about the year.I am nor even keeping up MFP log days anymore. yOU KNOW THAT RELEVES A LOT OF STRESS aOULD HAVE DONE THAT YEARS AGO
marie3 -
Happy Friday! I will probably be going to the pool today since I have a busy weekend. I am supposed to go to a graduation party tomorrow but it is in the middle of the city near where the Cubs play ball. I am afraid traffic will be a nightmare and there will be no place to park. I hate to hurt my cousin's feelings but I am still thinking about this. Uber would be too expensive and there are no trains near so we will see. A card with a check might replace my presence.
Lin, Michaels might have a frame or even Walgreens or as Anne suggested a framing shop but that could be pricey.
Anne, I can hardly keep up with American politics let alone England. I hope whoever is the best person for the job wins. Don't we all? lol
Marie, I agree, the days are not important, we are into years now and have some wonderful friends and interesting stories from around the world. And we have you to thank for all of this!!! Love you!!
Buzz, lavender scented sheets sound heavenly. I use a diffuser with lavender and love it.
Diane, good to hear from you and all that you have been doing. Sorry about your feet and hope they are all mended. This MFP way of life is just that a way of life and being able to share with each other.
Maintaining my goal weight, I am very happy.
Sandy
One Day at a Time0 -
I think the original guys who created MFP would have honoured and reinstated such a long time client MARIE but it was bought out by big business who haven't got the same heart, it's purely business for them. Anyway, there you are, at the top of the list where you should be! Anne.0
