WOMEN AGES 50+ FOR DECEMBER 2014
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Good afternoon beautiful ladies :flowerforyou:
Merry Christmas Eve to all!
Lesley
Sounds like this Sports Nutritionist has a nice plan for you. Will be looking forward to hear how it goes! My Dr. told me to cut down on fruit because of all the sugar, she said the best fruits are..grapes, apples, and of course I can`t think of the other one at the moment, she said one of the worst is pineapple.
Barbie I love Petco, they always send me coupons! I ordered Noels presents from them this year.
Toni Seems like you`re having the same type of weather in Tenn. that we`re having in NC, gloomy and rainy…yuck! Glad your back is feeling better! What a beautiful present from your hubby!!!!
Margaret My brother likes to hoard stuff, when I was redoing my house and getting rid of things he wanted to take them. I asked why and he said he might need it someday, I told him he would never need my old kitchen sink or the faucet and I was donating it to the habitat store. I had a long talk about him keeping things that would never be used, I don`t know if I got through to him or not, but he didn`t keep the sink or the faucet. Good luck dealing with your brother!
Joyce I bet the ornaments you made look wonderful!!! You should post a picture of them! I know you have Christmas is January, but go ahead and turn the lights on on your tree!!! Enjoy your Christmas Eve service!
Michele It did get warmer throughout the night, I was still cold though! Noel has a Christmas coat to match her Christmas dress. I`m sure she`ll have it on tomorrow! Did Denise fly into Greensboro airport?
Katla I`m glad you`re in CO. and glad DH is happy with his sister! I hope you have a wonderful visit!!!
Heather in Northhampton Peppermint bark and Florentine cookies…yummy!!! I would have a terrible time staying away from those! My mom has been gone for 12 years and my hubby for 16 yrs, I still miss them both so much. I`ve had to start a new holiday tradition, and I can finally say I love this time of year and the new traditions now. It will never be the same but it will be just as good! I hope you have a wonderful Christmas!
Katiebug Looking forward to seeing the pic of the cake! Wish you could send me a taste! Good for you getting your walk in early this morning. Sounds like we`re having the same kind of weather!
Janet Woo hoo!!!!! Congrats on your 25 lb. loss!!! Sounds like SC is having weather like NC. What a nice thing to take your friend to pick up her grandson!
Pipcd Look at all the extra exercise you`re getting in! Hope the sadness and depression lift (and you know, I think we need to feel it, it means we still care about those that will always be in our heart, and that`s okay!!!).
Peachstategal Merry Christmas to you too! What an adorable profile puppy pic!!!
Yanniejannie So glad you`re feeling better!!!! I`m so sorry DD didn`t think of your feelings when she offered her services. Okay, don`t drag the tree outside!!! Breathe deep and exhale, several times. Maybe things will improve, am keeping my fingers crossed for you! Cynthia has great words of wisdom!
Heather Lovely pic!!! Your daughter in law looks a lot like my daughter, I actually had to look twice. I will have to find a pic of my daughter and post it, looks like they could be sisters! Enjoy the quiet days, as much as you entertain, you need a few days between guests to recoup!
Terri Enjoy your time!!! Sleeping in the middle of the bed…I love it!
Vicki What a wonderful day you spent with your granddaughter!!! Making those positive memories is priceless!!!
Barbie How nice of you to have some easier dances for those who are not as advanced! You are a fabulous teacher!
Jane Martin Wishing you a lovely time with your family!
I have had a wonderful day. Spent this morning with my guy friends having coffee, actually I splurged and had hot chocolate! Today is an easy day for me, tomorrow it starts! I go to my daughters house early tomorrow morning, carrying all the gifts, I feel like Santa and my car is the sleigh. I will be home around 1pm and then my police buddies are popping in to have coffee and treats throughout the afternoon, and then my brother and sis in law will be here around 4:30, just drinks and appetizers with them, then it will be just me and Ms. Dog, and depending on how my back feels maybe a date with the heating pad.
Hope everyone has a wonderful night and a very Merry Christmas or a very merry Thursday!!!
Hugs,
DeeDee in gloomy foggy NC
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Family is gone, and I am exhausted. We still have Christmas Eve Service tonight at 6:00. Here is a picture of the deserts. Most were sent to Mama's for tomorrow, I kept a few cookies to have with my coffee for breakfast.
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Merry Christmas Eve -
Just in from some last minute shopping and putting my feet up before getting ready to go to the family gathering. Did a hard water workout this am. I got somewhat distracted by a little Iranian guy who was having such fun in the pool. He had on a life vest and just bobbled along entertaining himself while his mom worked in the pool. He was so cute and confident - speaking Farsi to his mom and perfect English to another boy in the pool.
Heather - love your sweet picture of DD and DGKs. So precious. I'm glad you had a wonderful time.
Yanniejannie - I feel for you. As a blended family, it seemed like I was always considered last when it came to the holidays. I would try so hard to get everyone together in the way I wanted. Things never worked out and they still don't. I finally had to give up any expectation of "family" Christmas. I can live with it but all the family news posted by others and shared by my friends can bring me down at times. I like Sylvia's suggestion of a Christmas "picnic".
I know several of you may be missing loved ones recently lost or ones who passed on long ago. You are in my prayers and I am joining you in some of the grieving as I think of ones I miss.
Many of you are enjoying this time of reunion and celebrations to the fullest. I applaud your joy.
And then there are those of you who are more like me - left somewhat longing for how it could or should be. I hope you can join me in feeling some contentment in "what is".
Love to all - Toni0 -
Happy Christmas Eve!
Off to have dinner with my father. Hope you are all well.
Robin Bodi and Ritter0 -
Happy and/or Merry Christmas, everyone!0
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Today's joke of the day:
Little Johnny's kindergarten class was on a field trip to their local police station where they saw pictures tacked to a bulletin board of the 10 most wanted criminals. One of the youngsters pointed to a picture and asked if it really was the photo of a wanted person. 'Yes,' said the policeman. 'The detectives want very badly to capture him.
'Little Johnny asked, 'Why didn't you keep him when you took his picture?’
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OK......I have calmed down a bit; still plenty angry. I did what I do........made food: a cheesecake and sour cream walnut banana bread.........didn't eat it, just made it.
Both of the barns my daughter works at are a little more than a half hour from home. Tomorrow is friends barn; the other one is an upper end show barn. The time involved depends on the weather and the horses; it takes a lot longer to clean a stall with a horse in it than when they can be turned out to pasture--it's pouring here; they'll probably be in all day again tomorrow.....morning shift at friends barn is usually 7:30a until about 11a.......then usually she goes to the library (or shops,lol).....can't do that tomorrow.......and back to the barn for 3pm and done by 5pm....once again depends on horses; mainly how many are out and need to come in, feeding, medications, treatments, etc.. So, she should be here at least 12n to 2p.........a whole 2hrs. to get a meal out on the table, eat, and open presents when it really should be an entire laid back day........or delay it all until evening. It stinks, it just stinks. This would have been her first day off since Thanksgiving Day. I am very aware that, at 22 and out of college, she's probably not going to be living here much longer. Since I was horribly sick the past two Christmas's, I was really treasuring the idea of enjoying tomorrow, even with this waning cold. Thanks, everyone, for the suggestions and hugs but I don't think there is a satisfying solution to be had.
Enough of that. I hope you all have lovely days tomorrow; enjoy your families; large or small. I appreciate and love everyone on this thread and look forward to seeing you all each and every day.
yanniejannie
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Merry Christmas everyone as Christmas Day here
Got up at 7am and had 1 granary toast + banana and then a 1 hour walk, back for JJ's buckwheat pancakes for breakfast.
Soon to do JJ's Circuit B - back, bis and thighs and must do only 15 reps with 4 Kg dumb-bells.
Then cheese and onion on 2 granary toast + mince pie for lunch - early after shower.
Christmas dinner at 5pm All logged at 2502 cals.
Training calls = 497 cals.
Brian said house-work and grooming DO NOT count wah!
I have to weigh and do BF% on scales as soon as I get up and before bed and record them
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Merry Christmas to all you wonderful ladies here and best wishes to those celebrating Hannukkah too
Hope to be regular here from now on
Anamika from Mumbai0 -
The dogs in their Christmas finery are fantastic!0
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Hi,
Wishing all of you the best. Dealing with a bad cold the last couple of days. Presents are wrapped, tomorrow's dinner is prepared and taking it easy by the fire while it is raining and foggy outside. Tomorrow will be just my DH and I and we will skype with his DD and DGDs in Kansas. I don't have to go back to work until Monday so hope to rest up and kick this cold to the curb.
My pups are getting jealous looking at all of the other cute pictures so will have to find a couple to share. 0 -
pipcd34 and Dee Dee: Your pups make me smile. Thanks for sharing the pix.
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love the dogs in the Christmas outfits0
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Thanks all, they r the bomb I must say0
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Enjoyed my Christmas eve service at my church tonight. Wish we had sung more carols but it was a very meaningful service ending with communion. As usual my sister went with me. My church has a lot of elderly people and they put in an elevator several years ago since the sanctuary is about 1/2 floor above ground level. So my sister was able to comfortably able to be with me. At her church she usually sits down for the singing but she stood up tonight. She is good friends with a couple there so she was warmly welcomed.
I'm not really sure why we have always done it but we have always given our gifts to each other with our big family. But we are the only ones in the family who do it that way so our grand kids really get a lot of presents. But my sister asked me why we did it that way and I really didn't have an answer. So I talked to them tonight and we will open them up next Friday evening and then the family will be in on Saturday. Maybe another new tradition??? Plus it will give more room under the tree. Our family room isn't real big but it's a good size room. We have to push all our furniture back against the walls and make room for 5 good size tables for our dinner. Last year the Christmas tree was really in the way!! But I gave the grand kids both new suitcases which took up a lot of room. I just wrapped them up in the boxes from Amazon.com and they were big.
Loving the pictures of all the dogs. They all look so happy. It is clear that we all substitute our kids with pets now as the kids grow up and leave the house. Of course I can't remember ever not having a pet.
Merry Christmas, Happy Hanaka, blessings to all of you.
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Enjoyed my Christmas eve service at my church tonight. Wish we had sung more carols but it was a very meaningful service ending with communion. As usual my sister went with me. My church has a lot of elderly people and they put in an elevator several years ago since the sanctuary is about 1/2 floor above ground level. So my sister was able to comfortably able to be with me. At her church she usually sits down for the singing but she stood up tonight. She is good friends with a couple there so she was warmly welcomed.
I'm not really sure why we have always done it but we have always given our gifts to each other with our big family. But we are the only ones in the family who do it that way so our grand kids really get a lot of presents. But my sister asked me why we did it that way and I really didn't have an answer. So I talked to them tonight and we will open them up next Friday evening and then the family will be in on Saturday. Maybe another new tradition??? Plus it will give more room under the tree. Our family room isn't real big but it's a good size room. We have to push all our furniture back against the walls and make room for 5 good size tables for our dinner. Last year the Christmas tree was really in the way!! But I gave the grand kids both new suitcases which took up a lot of room. I just wrapped them up in the boxes from Amazon.com and they were big.
Loving the pictures of all the dogs. They all look so happy. It is clear that we all substitute our kids with pets now as the kids grow up and leave the house. Of course I can't remember ever not having a pet.
Merry Christmas, Happy Hanaka, blessings to all of you.
Joyce, Indiana0 -
Well, I did get in an hour of exercise today. Went to the Y and just swam laps. Got home around 8:30. Jess called around 9 saying that she just got up. Looks like she won't be here at 9! Tomorrow's plan is to do a band workout DVD
When I went to the Y I was surprised at how chilly it was outside. When we were coming home from the airport yesterday, the temp kept going up. but today its cold and rainy.
pipcd - you have a great way of looking at things (an opportunity to burn more calories). Know that your late husband and sister are with you
Jan - maybe Christmas isn't a real big thing for your daughter because she missed so many for various reasons. I understand how you feel.
Denise came here last night. Now we have one bedroom downstairs. Previously, she always used that one and we very rarely saw her except to have dinner and open her presents. Except for last year when she had to be in one of the bedrooms upstairs. I've (and even Vince commented on it) never seen her more happy. Unfortunately, she's downstairs again. Which means that she'll be uncommunicative as usual. I was hoping she'd be upstairs. When Jess picked Melanie up, Denise had already left for the airport and Jess said that Melanie hissed at her. Well, that stands to reason. Here a stranger picks her up and takes her away. Really, if Denise needs us for any reason, Melanie should at least know that we're not going to hurt her. But I know what's going to happen, Denise is going to stay downstairs and so is Melanie.
One of Jess' friends from Tennessee sent us some BBQ ribs. That was very sweet of them. I wish there was some way I could send them some of the pierogi that I make, but the closest place that sells dry ice is in Charlotte. The UPS store here will ship it in dry ice, but I need to provide the dry ice.
Heather - thanks for sharing your past and present Christmases with us. Everything sounds so wonderful!
DeeDee - yes, Denise flew into Greensboro. Kris will be at the train station, gotta go pick him up tomorrow in Greensboro. Then we go back there on Saturday to take Denise back to the airport. Glad I got 30 cents off a gallon of gas, we'll use it that's for sure.
We had our dinner tonight. I totally forgot to put out the salad and the shrimp, but I'll put them out when Kris is here Friday and we have our christmas dinner.
After dinner we opened two presents each, then went to midnight mass, oh and before that I watched (as I do every year) christmas Eve on Sesame Street. Reminds me of when the kids were little, we always watched that. This is the first year that when I saw Ernie, my heart broke. See, Bryan had this "thing" and he had lots of Ernie's, always carried this Ernie doll around with him. Well, I just need to keep in my heart the wonderful person he used to be.
I'm going to make a pork roast tomorrow, mainly because I got this roast and I need to use it or freeze it by Saturday. So I'll make it, but we need to leave probably sometime around 5 so there won't be a "formal" dinner.
I suggested at dinner tonight that perhaps we'd like to open presents Friday so Kris doesn't feel like he's the only one opening a present and I was really surprised at Denise's reaction. She said "not to be mean or anything, but he isn't a member of this family (not yet, I can't help wondering why he is taking the train down here and going to church tonight Jessica asked if both people needed to be Catholic to get married in a church. Why would she ask something like that? maybe I'm reading more into this than there is)
While I was watching Christmas Eve on Sesame Street and while we were in church tonight, I got so very hot I was wishing I could take off my shirt. I hate this feeling. At least I wasn't sweating buckets.
Denise gave me Paul Katemi's ASAP Band Fitness DVD, so I'll probably do that tomorrow.
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Special hugs to Yanniejannie and Michele.
I slept badly and hope to feel better as the day goes on. It's also my guy's birthday!
Hope everyone has a good day, whether or not you're celebrating a holiday. I so appreciate you all.
Cynthia :flowerforyou:0 -
Merry Christmas to you all. whereever you are have a relaxing day xx0
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Happy Christmas, Holiday, Hanukkah, Work Day or whatever!
We have opened the Father Christmas presents we give each other first thing and we both had bought each other a bottle of bourbon (memories of our time in New York! )
We only have a couple of presents to open from family today as a lot of presents are for next week. We will have a Kir Royale to open them with (champagne with cassis liqueur) except it is not real champagne. :laugh:
Lunch is blinis with creme fraiche and imitation caviar. A bit of jamon iberico. (Spanish cured raw ham from black pigs fed on acorns) . Dinner is Dover Sole with brown shrimp. All our favourite things and not at all Christmassy! ! ! ! :bigsmile:
We have done our exercising - 600 calories, so I might come in under TDEE today. It's usually the alcohol that takes me over target. I think DH and I might need an afternoon nap. :blushing: :bigsmile:
Love to all. Will probably talk later.
Heather in sunny Hampshire UK
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Up before 6a; made orange muffins, bacon, and a special oatmeal with orange zest, dried sour cherries, and cinnamon....started that last night by letting it soak all night in the fridge. DD ate and left for barn. Sent a loaf of the banana, walnut, sour cream bread to my friend who owns the barn. Will probably have the big dinner late. Nothing wrapped yet; just couldn't be bothered last night. Food.....at least making it....is my thing when I'm upset.
Love all the doggy pics.
Heather........Your DDIL and GC pic is wonderful......those children just make me want to reach out to them every time I see them. Hope your cold is getting better.
Dee Dee and Katla........Hope you are both enjoying your mornings with your daughters and their children.
Sylvia.........Your anticipation and excitement made me smile.
Cynthia..........Happy birthday to your guy!
Michele.......Let me assure you; DD never missed a Christmas; sometimes it was on the wrong day (by one day, when she was too young to know better), sometimes it was just the two of us, but she NEVER missed a Christmas. Confused as to where you got the idea that "she missed so many"..............
May we all have a day we can simply get through w/o too much drama.
Merry Christmas, my friends.....and thank you all again.
yanniejannie
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Merry Christmas to my lovely friends, at least to those who celebrate, and all the other Christan Holidays ..
Waiting to Skype with youngest grandaughter, my DD is taking pictures and then we will skype, the DH is already out washing windows lol
he did break down and get me a card and a 50 gift card to Walmart, and I got him a card from me, and one from the boys with a 50 gc for Lowes...
we have a Christmas Buffet up at the rec hall tonight at 5 pm, but will try and get to the pool today.
Poor DSIL has a nasty cold an sinus infection ,feel so bad for her..DB is doing well they were up early and called early.. hoping my DFIL has a good time today ,feel bad that we are not up there with him0 -
Merry Christmas to all who celebrate.
Joining the chorus of loving the dog pictures. I am also enjoying all the family pictures too! Sang at our 9:00 service last night. I only bake treats when I have company coming over, my mom would have dozens of cookies around. She would end up stressed out or sick at Christmas. I decided years ago not to go that route. Christmas for me is singing about the great light, thanking those friends (including all of you) who have helped in my times of trouble and who have shared in my joys, and staying calm when I drop a box of baseball cards on my foot as I helped my son declutter his space.
May you have a blessed holiday with love and joy.
MNMargaret
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Heather, as I read your Christmas menu, I thought that it sounded like something that could be featured in a high class magazine and now that I see the photo, I am certain of that. You have such a talent for planning and design and what a blessing that you can be creative with food and still keep your weight in a healthy place. Barbie
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finally got our medals in one spot.. i may find more, i dunno. hope everyone is having a good day.0 -
grandmallie wrote: »evening folks~
Im so mad at myself, we went to the pool this afternoon and I took my fit bit off, and put it on the beach bag, and just NOW remembered to put it back on OY...
we had a dinner party tonight, I am exsausted,did all the cooking, setting up, serving.. and did the dishes DH dried, but I am about to collapse.. supposed to be rainy here tomorrow so will just relax, maybe run out and get a few things at Hobby Lobby.. but will see..
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Merry Christmas to all.Trying not to gain wt over holiday.Logging all my food has helped me to stay on track,exercised yesterday and will today too.Next year will have a grand baby at Christmas as my youngest is very pregnant right now .Im looking forward to baby Elias. Arrival. May you have a blessed day as we celebrate the arrival of Christ birth0
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