Senior Golden Sneakers
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Pasty - I do like your paintings. Love the color and texture you chose for the first one and the second one draws me right in. Nicely done.
Lin - thank you. You are right about how your taste buds adapt. It takes awhile for sure and somethings never become tasty but most do. LOL
Bob - thank you for your kind words. Macros of flowers are always fun for me. I'll have to look for that movie.
Jackie - nice to see you pop in
Anne - you have the eye and observation of an artist. Your comments to Patsy show that.
Shirley, Marie, Sandy, Barbie, Buzz, and everyone else whose names escape me at this moment. Have a wonderful day.
We leave for the airport at 6:00 am tomorrow morning and arrive in Hawaii at 11:30 am their time, 4:30 pm, ours. A long day but then the fun begins. I can hardly wait. I will probably be able to check in the first 7 days but after that we are on the cruise and I won't be buying an Internet package there.
Cheers
Jeri
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JACKIE, my goodness you are right on! PATSYS painting - WALNUT WHIPS, and would you believe son Michael bought me one over Easter! He found them in a local store near him! Something...Barns I believe! I was thinking - if you and George get jobs as extras, we will know it's you because of George! Carry on being friendly, you never know!
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JERI, safe journey. Wish I could be with you. Be sure to tell us what your impressions are. Your flower picture is so pretty.
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Buzz tis is crazy I just found out I lost all of my friend list. I just have 13 and they are all new. plus everytime some post a photo it is so large and and the runs off of the page. hoping Alice can get me fix up
For some reason look like Ask has hijack my computer. it is on my homepage. just kidding really don't know whats going on
Does this happen to anyone else? I have wrote MFP and so far no answer As soon as the page is filled it reurns to normal. till someone post a photo.
I uess us old fools needs to stay off the computer.
marie
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We must be on a new page for everything is normal again. Till we get another photo
Marie0 -
I just lost my post. Will try a little later.
Shirley0 -
Shirley see you in the morning on pound a day. lets go girl.
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Hi Marie!
Buzz
I have been having the same problem with my page. I posted a picture and my head was
huge, not pretty.
I went on another page and it was normal. I can't figure out why this is either.
Other people are having problems I just wish they would fix it.
Jeri Have a wonderful time on your trip. ENJOY! I hope all your health issues have been
dealt with so you can enjoy fully.
Patsy Love the painting, very unusual. I have a friend who is involved in art and gallleries
I wonder what her opinion would be. I am not an expert by any means. Like the use of
colors.
Bob - Keep us informed of your heart testing. I hope all goes well.
Barbie - Are just changing to vegetarian or have been for quite some time? My daughter is
vegetarian now she is a pesscatarian (sp) she eats fish now. She almost became Vegan,
but too hard when she travels.
Lin - You are one busy bee, and good luck with selling the china and packing it. 
Today was shopping at a Canadian Tire store I have never been to. It was very large
and had everything. Then went for a nice walk, the weather has been in the 60's.
After that a full massage, still my Christmas gift, and now feeling extremely relaxed.
Good evening friends,
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Jeri - bon voyage!
Lin0 -
Shirley as soon as that page is full it will return to normal till someone post another photo.
driving me bunko as far as I can tell it is just MFP
I went to facebook to see little Issac
Marie
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Now for a laugh---I spent hours wrapping and wrapping each piece of china, boxed them taped them, labelled them, put on the fragile stickers and took them to be shipped. They told me one large box would be much less expensive SOOOOOO we ripped all of my boxes apart and they built a custom sized box for the items. Yipes!!
Onward to the second pattern that I'm selling. They suggest that I just bubble wrap each item, take a tote with the items to the store, fill out the paperwork and they'll determine the box size and finish the packing. She said they guarantee nothing will be broken (although I don't know how they know that). So more bubble wrap in my future but this should cut down the time involved by a couple of hours at least!
I also sent a picture of the crystal goblets to the company and their research department will let me know in a week or so if they can identify it.
I've been trying to look up Wallace sterling silver to determine the pattern of my mom's flatware with no success. Salt and pepper shakers--figured out the manufacturer but they are likely not saleable. Just no demand so I'll polish them and keep them.
Time to wrap it up! Haaaaa. Couldn't resist. I watched a video conference with Dr. Neal Barnard earlier and there's a nutrition conference call coming up.
Wishing everyone a good evening.
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have a fun trip jeri.
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Of course 'I can't give up on my dear group, but it's so frustrating trying to read that I merely skim what I can and scroll down.
News of friends in hospital getting depressing, as spouses are now being admitted as well as singles. Stress does strange things to people! Quite tired after busy day... 0 -
Quick note....I just bought the new book about Steve Jobs. "Becoming Steve Jobs." The authors were interviewed on Charlie Rose, PBS. Off to a great start.
Also a cute, charming romantic comedy film , a couple of years old I really recommend. "Enough Said." Stars James Gandofini. It will keep you smiling. We all need more smiles I believe.
Heading to bed at last.
Patsy0 -
Me again...I will not post any more photos until you all get your internet and MFP troubles resolved. What an annoying situation. I would feel it necessary to yell at someone, but WHO?0
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Had some trouble this morning logging into Sneakers. I'll keep off site for awhile.
ANNE0 -
Hi, just had another go, and after logging out, then logging in again, all seems well. Teething problems now MFP's changed hands?
BUZZ, I'm so sorry about all your friends and I can relate only too well. I lost all my immediate family, all my friends save one, and my DIL's also lost their parents and aunts and uncles, all in the space of 3 years. It was devastating. I seemed to spend all my time at funerals. 3 years later now, this horrible time past and life is a new norm. Weird though at times, my old friends went back years, some to school days, and now I am adjusting to life with a younger generation. Not quite sure how I fit in, but, and a BIG but, I AM very happy and contented these days, and in a weird sort of way, I'm discovering perhaps, my true personality. Hang in there. My thoughts are with you.
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Happy Friday! Want to jump in the shower while Robby is napping. It is going to be a beautiful day here with temps in the 70's so I want to be ready to walk him. Babe is still sick and miserable, I know how he feels since I had the same thing just a short while ago. But MEN, no offense Bob, are just such whiners. B
I lost a pound and feel good about that, funny how if you watch your calories and do a little exercise how you can lose weight. Of course walking with Robby is fun as well as healthy.
I better get going or he will be up and I still won't be showered.
Have a wonderful day.
Sandy
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Anne ~Walnut whips were my favourite as a child and my memory is of a much larger swirl of chocolate than is on offer today but then my mouth was smaller!! My paintbrush is also out today but nothing too creative, just a coat of satin on the exposed wood on the stairs. Of course my hair now has splashes of white too!
Barbie ~ Like SHIRLEY I'm interested to know if the vegetarian diet is something new for you or perhaps you've slipped into it a bit at a time. Meat isn't often on my menu these days although when I do buy it's from a butcher who's supplied by local farms that take animal welfare into consideration and therefore produce top quality meat that's not pumped with nasty chemicals. I'm fortunate to be in a position to grow my own veggies and then have a variety to make different sauces to put on pasta or a jacket potato as well as rice. Again, it's everything in moderation for me!
Sandy ~ Congratulations on the pound loss. In my rush to get out to the local supermarket early this morning I forgot to jump on the scales so will check in tomorrow..... not feeling hopeful as my weight fluctuates so much.
Marie ~ I'm missing you on here as the site plays up on your computer and just hope Alice can sort it out when she visits. I'm at a loss to understand what could be going on unless there's a gremlin in the works!
Jeri ~ I'm in the jealous club about you travelling to Hawaii, somewhere I nearly visited many years ago but ended up heading east instead of west.... a long story!!
Buzz ~ A sad time for you with so many friends passing. I'm thinking of you. When does DD visit and have you managed to lose a couple of pounds to avoid a slapped wrist!!!
Tea's finished so back to the paintbrush, this time to stretch up to the ceiling but one good thing about these old cottages is it's not too high and I'm tall so shouldn't get a crick in the neck!
Jackie0 -
I am up after a short night. Not sure what was going on with me. My eyes would not shut and the dreams would not come. Oh well, I will start the day and schedule a nap when the energy starts to to fade.
We are to have sun and warm weather this weekend. I plan to do as much gardening as my back and energy will permit. Even our old sweet furry girls are wanting to snooze in the sun and supervise the gardening effort.
Just a thought on the computer problems, do you have a Microsoft patch that needs to be downloaded? When I need to attend to a patch, my computer is totally useless. All manner of problems. But then it isn't just with MFP, it simply will not work at all.
Anne your life philosophy is wonderful. Making new friends but remembering and honoring the old ones. It is something I strive for and can accomplish most of the time. Not always. I get cranky and and depressed occasionally. It is then I start to clean out a closet or wash curtains. Works every time.
Jackie, will you send photos of your newly redecorated rooms? It sounds wonderfully comforting to have ones home repainted and refurbished. I have that on my summer list of tasks. When considering paint colors, my husband always wants everything to stay the same. Change can be scary as we all know!
Time for coffee and toast and there is a request for a dog biscuit.
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I can't believe I hit the wrong button and lost my post. I will write later.
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Happy Saturday!!
Another beautiful day, it feels so wonderful to have windows open.
I am meeting friends at the Casino later, we were supposed to spend the night but my roommate cancelled so I am just going for the day. Babe ended up in the ER yesterday due to dehydration. His son took him back to another doctor and he told him to go to the ER for fluids. I guess they were there for 7 hours but at least he is home and feeling better.
I asked if he needed me today but he said no, so I am sticking with my plans. I went to grill some chicken on the grill and as it started to cook my propane tank emptied so I had no more flames. I finished on the stove and although still good I prefer grilled. My son will come and get my tank to have it exchanged today so I can make chicken wings for my granddaughter tomorrow. I make a good chicken wing using only salt and allspice but love them more well done and crispy. I love summer!!!!!!
I ate too much food yesterday even though I walked two miles with Robby and my scale showed a slight increase. It is those darn veggie straws and the salt. I stopped buying them but bought them for bingo Wednesday and brought home the leftovers. It is a constant battle with my weight but one that I am constantly in tune.
Have a wonderful day.
Sandy
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Okay I will try again. The dreaded back to other page button again and lost my post.
I know excuses. The computer is only as good as its operator.
I am getting to know my tablet better, my phone and facebook. I am really getting into the games, I have to get myself off or you can do that forever.
It's a sunny day and Dave and I just got back from a 40 min walk and now I am glowing as they say.
Dave is repainting our front door it needed it. So many things he never had time for are getting done.
I have pictures now of Isaac in very room now. Not loving being grandma much.
We are in the planning stage of a house warming party/shower for my daughter Kathy in May.
It will be a house full of people to see the new house and the new baby. So Kristina will be going
to see her May 2 and talk planning and see Isaac again. By the way, Isaac had his doctor
apt on Friday and he gained two pounds Yay! So the breastfeeding is going well.
After Dave gets the door painted we are heading to Home Depot to get those carpet samples and
see what color we like.
Sandy - Enjoy your casino day and what is exactly wrong with Babe? Is it the flu? Always a battle
with the weight. I am do more maintenance than losing and that is not my goal.
I know Jeri is having a wonderful and hope to see pictures when she returns.
Jackie - I can't seem to get your forest back in my meditations. Isaac keeps coming through. LOL
Buzz - Sorry for all the losses in your residence. My MIL who turned 89 this month tells me
all about the people being carted out in ambulances day by day in her building. Unfortunately,
aging is not pleasant at times.
Patsy- I hope you got your gardening done and your back held up
Anne - It's great after all these years you are discovering the real you. Taking care of
family and friends doesn't give much time for yourself.
Hi to rest of the group.
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Hello sneakers, just me popping in to say hi, and a very whacked me I am. How's that for English! The reason I am whacked or pooped as MARIE calls it is because my dear old Michael took me off to the art store, and I came back clutching a new no. 2 paintbrush, and a few new tubes of paint and I've just spent four glorious hours engrossed in my bluebell wood. Dare I say it, I'm rather pleased with it so far, but pessimistic as ever when it comes to painting, I will hardly dare touch it tomorrow in case I spoil it. It's about half done and quite a large canvas.
SHIRLEY, isn't it marvellous being a grandma! I remember it well, those lovely early days. Maybe, just maybe I might get to be a great grandma, and won't that make YOU feel young! Not that either grandsons are showing signs of settling down or even courting if that's what you still call it! So I won't hold my breath.
Walnut whips are STILL my favourites JACKIE. Fortunately I've only had the one since I've been in Canada! You eat the walnut on the top, then lick out the creamy centre, then nibble your way down the chocolate cone to the walnut chocolate base, oh my! Drool, drool. How's YOUR painting coming on to change the subject!
SANDY, poor Babe does have a lot of problems doesn't he, and so do you, worrying about him.
And JERI, are you doing the hula hula for exercise?
Are you into the roast pig picnics I've only read about!
Everyone else, whatever you are doing this glorious spring day, enjoy!
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Saturday Ramblings / Thoughts:
Gorgeous sunny day today with a high of 68F.
Got a card from my wife Thursday. She left it on a table where I would find it while she was out. No occasion. A simple “hi & love-you” type card. I think that is why things work so well. I’m the same way. I prefer to bring flowers or do something when it is unexpected or required.
Last night we went to see a band…a young band that is up-and-coming. The lead singer is about 23 y/o and has an awesome voice. All the band members are talented. We knew some 40-something people we knew were going too, but said nothing. They were shocked when they spotted us.
Went to bed at 1am and made sure I was at the gym before 7am…..there is a frozen black-raspberry yogurt cone with my name on it --- to be devoured before the sun goes down.
Friday we visited Barnes & Noble. I picked up a collection of famous and familiar poems (over 400). Jean never knows what to expect from me. I go from movies of the 30’s & 40’s to everything Clint Eastwood to sci-fi to romantic comedies to Broadway plays to Josh Groban to Rolling Stones to – the list goes on....
The poetry book reminded me of a teacher I had back in elementary school / Jr High. She instilled an appreciation of how verse can express emotions, life and death etc. We memorized many works from Longfellow, Dickinson, Yeats, Shakespeare, Browning, Frost etc. I’m not sure the majority of kids get that kind of exposure today.
Lin – Loved the china wrapping story.
Buzz – Sorry you are going through such an emotional / depressing time. Jean just visited another friend Thursday that is in the nursing home. Doctors have been blunt and told her she has about a month. Her outlook is amazing….she has actually comforts anyone that sheds a tear. But I think each situation is different and it depends on “all” the circumstances. Jean’s cousin recently wanted to go – after a lifetime of fighting / suffering – she was in her 50’s. My nephew that died this month was 38 and felt the complete opposite – despite bone marrow transplants etc. and years of suffering.
Patsy – I read Walter Isaacson’s book about the “hygienically-challenged” Steve Jobs. There was a lot to admire and a lot to be used only as a cautionary tale on how not to live. Biographies are my #1 read. I have a Kindle but rarely use it – I LOVE the feel of turning a page. I Love re-read books. I haunt bookstores! LOL
We loved “Enough Said.” We saw it at the movies when it first came out in limited release. A great movie for the older crowd…we knew it wasn’t going to attract the under 40 crowd. Hence the quick move to pay TV / DVD. I have watched it twice since the theater.
Oop’s – gotta run – Jean just yelled out – it’s time for that frozen yogurt and her chocolate chip ice cream!
Have a great evening! Bob
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Hello once again - I have good intentions each morning on posting here and then other things get my attention and by evening I am soooo tired I think I make no sense whatsoever!
Yesterday I did a lot of cooking, went to a local nursery that is going out of business (owners are retiring) and spent a lot of time there since it will be my last visit, and finally went to visit an antique dealer about selling some items.
Also had a long conversation with a friend I'd not spoken to for quite a long time.
Then scanned some old photos to send to a different cousin (one on my mom's side).
Patsy and Bob - thanks for the heads up on "Enough Said." I have my name on the list to check it out of the library. Since I didn't have that I watched "Fed Up" on Netflix and a number of TedX talks and a film on the Hadron collider. Now I'm watching an old Bruce Lee movie on TV. And I finished reading a mystery that needs to go back to the library.
We had a rainy day which was great as we needed some moisture.
It sounds as if everyone is having a nice weekend. I'm sure Jeri must be having a wonderful time in Hawaii.
Marie - is Alice coming tomorrow?
Anne - I am so glad you got new materials and started a painting. Wahoo!
Sandy - win some more $$ at the casino. You are a pretty luck lady.
Shirley - you guys are so busy now that DH is retired!
Jackie - is the house painting completed? And I have no idea what walnut whips may be but I'm sure if I'd found any as a child, I would have eaten them. I have always adored walnuts and any sugary treat would have been on my list of favorites.
I'll go to church tomorrow and will help the lady doing communion. Her friend was to help her but hasn't been getting to church and she is in the midst of chemo therapy and isn't very strong although she's quite determined that she will do it.
Once again, see you soon!
Lin
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The reason most people fail instead of succeed is that they trade what they want the MOST for what they want at the MOMENT.
the elimination diet:
"Remove anger, regret, resentment, guilt, blame, and worry.
Then watch your health, and life, improve."
Dr. Charles, CoachMD
This was supposed to be a rest day today but I took a long walk with a friend and rode the exercise bike a lot in the afternoon while watching TV with Jake.
Every day I say that I'll respond to everyone and so far it gets to be bedtime and I haven't even read the posts. I read everything today and love being part of this friendly community.
I have made several attempts to eat vegetarian when I lived alone and then Thanksgiving came along and I wanted turkey. Jake has been a meat eater, so together, meat has been a part of our diet. I don't eat pork at all and a few years ago I gave up beef and lamb because I didn't digest them well. When there was a big spread in the AARP magazine about Bill Clinton eating vegan after his heart problems, we briefly considered making a change, but I'm not willing to do all that food preparation and there's no chance that we'll hire a family chef. This most recent plan of Jake's is tricky because it's making two changes at once and in some cases, they are oppositional to each other. So it's another challenge and certainly an opportunity for us to talk more about something that's important to both of us. Fish, dairy, and eggs are part of the plan. Buzz, until MFP figures out a solution to the wide pages, the only solution is to use Google Chrome.26,000 steps today--three hours of dog walking, two hours on the exercise bike
Barbie from beautiful NW Washington 
My word for 2015 is "now"---I won't wallow in the past or waste time worrying about the future
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Wow! We had one of those golden spring days here on the Oregon coast. Couldn't help it...we had to dash off to Costco and buy three large hanging geraniums, bright red, of course. So now, we are off and running for spring. I had other things planned but that sort of evaporated. Geraniums got in the way. Hubby had to make his weekly pilgrimage to Home Depot. They know him down there on a first name basis now. We both have ambitious lists and then opt for going and getting "stuff" to accommodate doing the jobs on the list. This way lies madness!
Lin: when my son moved from California he took all of the dishes and glassware to the moving company and they sat then on a stiff piece of cardboard and shrink wrapped them in place. The cardboard was then placed in boxes surrounded by foam worms. There was many China pieces wedding gifts and inherited stuff. Came through without a bump or scrape or chip! Not cheap however!
Anne: we are all excited about your renewed interest in painting. It is strange how hours just go away when you are working on a painting. I have lost whole weeks...have no idea where they went. I am working on a couple paintings at once. When I get anxious or stumped on trying to achieve a technique, I shift to the other one. Things go much better when I return to the first one.
Bob: I love to give books as gifts. One of my favorite books to give new mothers is the Carolyn Kennedy book, "Poems to Learn by Heart." The illustrations are Jon J. Muth. This is a charmer that every grand parent should have in their book case. Hope you and your wife run into it sometime. You will love this beautiful book and the collection of poems....well, all I can say is...take a look at the book store next time you have a chance.
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Today the website seems normal, and so was my day. Our friend's triple by-pass at age 87 went swimmingly well, his wife went to the hospital in a state near collapse and she was also admitted. Now she's back here, he will recover slowly; the lady who broke her shoulder falling in fear when she saw a Great Dane bounding down the hall is now apologizing for setting the stage to getting the owner of the huge animal fired from her new job as head of nursing staff! Whew, never a dull moment! Eleven o'clock and I'm first sitting down to say hello to you, my MFP family, and open and delete most of my 156 emails! Once more, I'm too tired to comment to each of you. We watched a beautiful DVD of running, cycling and whatever else down Haleakala, the high mountain on the eastern side of Maui that we never drove . Is it JERI or SHIRLEY who is going to Hawaii soon? I had always hoped to get back one last time to drive that side of Maui which I hope is still a touch of the real old state before tourism changed everything!
Talking about grandchildren and great-grandchildren,...not one of our 8 grandkids shows any sign of marriage yet, and they are between 24 and 35 years old! I had my 3 before I turned 25, but that was a totally different world back then!
Loved your posts today. Wish BOB could influence more men to keep the excitement in their relationships rather than taking life for granted! SANDY, I'm detecting a more independent you emerging, one not too easily manipulated! Hoorah! BARBIE, LIN, MARIE, JACKIE, ANNE, PATSY, and everyone I mentioned in the text and those I did not mean to overlook, have a super SUNDAY!!! BUZZ 0 -
Buzz and Marie....I too am having the same problems with the site. The words never stop on one line and Shirleys photo of herself with her new grandchild was so large I never got to see it. Thankfully I did see a recent photo on FB. I have notified MFP of the situation going on with The Sneakers Site. Supposedly it was fixed but this is a prime example that it is not fixed.
Until more recently I was not having a problem using Firefox on this site. Thinking of everyone. Shall pop in occasionally to see if this has all been resolved.
Diane
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