WOMEN AGES 50+ FOR JUNE 2015
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Lisa Happy Anniversary! You are glowing in your pics. Gorgeous dress.
Mary sorry about the set back. Is there other financing available? In the selling of my mom's house it was sold as is. I haven't heard if some of the condition issues are impeding her sale or not.
MNMargaret 0 -
Lisa - wow what a difference, Good for you. You lost one whole you.
Thanks for sharing.
Janetr
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JanetR- if I'd had sense enough to stay on track at the 18 month mark, like you, I might not be having to lose some of it again... But 200 was finally the wake-up call I needed...0
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Real quick note... phone rang it was Sylvia's friends from Microsoft... So I had fun with them... Oh said I - my husband is really good at Microsoft stuff, I'll have him look at it... of course - No no no from them, but 1 said, he is really good! dragging them along....and making up *kitten* as I go along... " he's so good some folks have even heard of him, his name is Bill Gates" they tell me that no my husband can't help me, they need too! by now I am silently giggling thank god they can't see me... "Really?, so do you work for Microsoft? or a contractor? - they work for Microsoft... so I ask for their name again, and employee number - and tell them I will let Bill know that one of his employee's thinks that Bill can't fix his wife's computer" You do know says I, Bill Gates is your CEO. dead silence on the other end, then crash as they hung up. So if any of you want to borrow my fictional hubby (FH) he's available for free!
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lhannon062709 wrote: »JanetR- if I'd had sense enough to stay on track at the 18 month mark, like you, I might not be having to lose some of it again... But 200 was finally the wake-up call I needed...
Oh I understand believe me. I had given myself 5 lbs at the most and found myself up 17 went right back down to 11 and said NO WAY. It will be a life time struggle for me, but so worth it.
You're doing great. Being happy and loved and having support is such a big help. You'll do it.
Janetr
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Real quick note... phone rang it was Sylvia's friends from Microsoft... So I had fun with them... Oh said I - my husband is really good at Microsoft stuff, I'll have him look at it... of course - No no no from them, but 1 said, he is really good! dragging them along....and making up *kitten* as I go along... " he's so good some folks have even heard of him, his name is Bill Gates" they tell me that no my husband can't help me, they need too! by now I am silently giggling thank god they can't see me... "Really?, so do you work for Microsoft? or a contractor? - they work for Microsoft... so I ask for their name again, and employee number - and tell them I will let Bill know that one of his employee's thinks that Bill can't fix his wife's computer" You do know says I, Bill Gates is your CEO. dead silence on the other end, then crash as they hung up. So if any of you want to borrow my fictional hubby (FH) he's available for free!
Kim
lol Well done, Kim.
Janetr
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Good morning,
Got my 10 k steps in this morning. It's our June gloom weather today, over caste, so the morning temperature is nice and cool. Great for exercising. I hope it stays like this next week.
Lisa - Happy Anniversary! You were such a happy looking beautiful bride.
Just hearing rain drops outside. Amazing!
Carol - how are you today?
Barbie- I treasure my time alone too! I like knowing all my time is mine and belongs to no one else.
Pip- he sure was a handsome dude, Such a terrible loss and so young. I'm glad your heart healed enough for you and Kirby to find one another.
Silvia- so sorry about the van. How are you all feeling today?
Terri- hope you're hooting and hollering at the Tim McGraw concert. Can't wait to hear about it.
Heather- I have visiting beautiful English gardens on my bucket list and am a huge Jane Austen fan. How's the property sale going?
Lisa- you are such a great inspiration to me. I'm gonna go find a before picture of me, like the one you bravely posted and owned.
Someone asked about my kids going so far away for college (DJ I think) and well the $'s are more reasonable or the same for them at private schools. My son will be in N C At Duke for his college freshman year this August, but I have family that retired there a few years ago, so yeah that's okay. My daughter is looking all over but I'm guiding her towards areas of the country where we a family/ friends too. Hope it works.
Still, I wish I had my kids younger and would never recommend starting at age 35! I really wasn't ready for kids before that and DH wasn't either. We both had demanding jobs and we travelled all over the U.S. and Europe. I finally said yes at 29 yrs old and have been married for 25 years. Time sure does fly
Time to get my Saturday rolling!
Rosie in So Cal
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Kim great story. Love it!0
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sending hugs from Il
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Glad I made some of you smile with my comments now and then. I am like that at my TOPS meeting too. Maybe I was a Jester in a past life??? I do know how to juggle. In FACT, when we lived in California, we attended many a Renaissance Faire....and I would visit the Jugglers Booth. I would coyly approach, in my full garb of corset, many long skirts, and chamise, jewelery, and even a dagger put squarely in my cleavage... Ok you get the picture... Then I would go up to the cutest, most handsomest juggler and ask demurely, "Can I play with your balls sir?"......ah good times...I got good enough to juggle and pass to other people. I would mostly end my juggling with a ball falling into my corset...hahahahaha....0
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I caught up!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Heather – I had not heard the story about DH and twin, did he ever feel like he was missing a sibling? Your DGD is a cutie!
Sylvia – take care! How scary that must have been!
Welcome Linda –
Pip – what a great pic, you may have been heavier, but you look so happy
Lisa – I love the gown… so nice to see something that doesn’t look like a Disney princess
Oh Becca - I can just imagine you with some poor juggler’s balls!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
June goals:
Walk every day 180 miles for the month (in May I did 175… thought maybe a higher goal would be good)
NEW – 1 plank every day – and log them here – 19
Log everyday
Eat slower
do 2 fun things every week -
week 1 – no traditional fun – but working hard to get all embroidery jobs done, clean up clutter inside and out, so that my doggy sitter will not have that to deal with, and the house will look nice when I get home.
Week 2 – Seattle seeing my Godson graduate from college
Kim from N. California
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hey peep heads -
to clarify - lenny was husband #3, yes he was very handsome. that pic of me and kirby? that was definitely not at my biggest weight, i had lost some by then. i am now around 30 lbs lighter than that pic. i am going to try to find a pic of when i was big. when i married kirby that was the only time i was a fat bride. i will fish for a pic or two0 -
Courtesy of DH:
...and now you wonder how I was able to eat it? Not to worry, it was not a problem
What ingredients do you see?
Have a great Saturday!
Renny0 -
who cares rebel! it looks GOOD!!!0
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Found some0 -
Here are a couple of pages from the picture book I wrote during a workshop. I do have fun reading this to students around Mother's Day. It is a counting book where you start with 1,2,4,8,16,32,64,128,256,and stops at 512. I was inspired by many of the children's books I read to my students like If You Give a Mouse a Cookie, Don't Let the Pigeon Ride the Bus, among others. .
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Sylvia - so sorry to hear about the van accident. You have a great perspective though.
Kim - Fake husbands sure come in handy! I love it. Must remember for the right occasion.
Pip - You look great in all your pictures. Glowing with positivity.
Cynthia - after stressful times it feels good to look forward to vacation time. I have been enjoying my time off. Am going back on Thursday.
Barbie - I love my alone time too.
ttyl everyone.
Renny
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Just checking in. Beautiful weather in Chicago today. So far 10979 steps on the pedometer! Still have a walk by the lake to do with fellow MFP daughter.
Hope everyone is enjoying a wonderful Saturday!
Cheri in sunny Chicago0 -
Renny and Barbie I like alone time too. I think it comes from being the youngest and my next older brother was four years older than me. Sandwich. Yum!
Pip I am sorry for the loss of your young husband. Your current husband looks like a keeper to me. MNMargaret 0 -
Hi all!
Just got back from London. Coming back there were some rowdy women on the train and I asked the guard to say something. He didn't even try ! Pathetic! I then asked his name and he would only give his first name. I have just written an email complaining about him. We had an altercation with the women, but he didn't even open his cowardly mouth!
Other than that we had a pleasant day with LOTS of walking. London was heaving with people, but we struggled along the South Bank and had a lot of chat and many stops for refreshment. DH's twin sister is nice, but frustratingly passive in her attitude to life and has very little "get up and go". The granddaughter was fine and put up with us oldies very well. A worthwhile day.
DH always felt a bit different to his brother and sister and parents, but didn't know why. He was delighted to find Mary, but he finds her hard work and a bit of a puzzle. It was strange days when they used to separate twins. DH easily feels rejected and is extremely sensitive to criticism, but you can understand why. His adoptive parents did their best, but his mother was manic depressive and his father distant. He has largely come to terms with all that.
To the person who asked - my gorgeous granddaughter is 21 months. She is such a feisty character who loves playing with boys' things and is up for any challenge so it was so funny seeing her looking all dainty and ladylike!
Kim - remember it is YOU interviewing THEM for the job of suitor. :laugh:
Lisa - fab wedding! Adore the dress! :flowerforyou: Happy anniversary.!
Tired now. I only went over by 64 calories today so I am well within maintenance numbers. Walked for hours. Much prefer London when it's less busy, but we managed ok. Tomorrow a bit of garden tidying.
Yesterday's dinner, for those who asked was a garlic fest! Butternut squash, roasted, with my homemade pesto drizzled over. With king prawns tossed in a tiny bit of oil and then LOADS of garlic and fresh chilli. Green beans. Oh my! If I can find a full packet of frozen prawns we could have it again tomorrow as I have nearly half a squash left. :bigsmile: We nearly had a mutual O.
Mary - I feel for you! Don t understand the US system, but it sounds a bit complicated and exacting. My rental won't be able to be sold with a mortgage as the number of years on the leasehold is too low. It is also being sold "as is", i.e. not very good. I hope someone will buy it, though I know I will take a hit on it. :ohwell: Hope it all comes good for you.
Alison - enjoy your break!
Pip - my oh my, you do look different! Great to know Kirby loves you any old weight! My DH never said a word when I got fat, and was just as "attentive", but now he admits he does prefer me thinner!
Hope to sleep tonight, though the altercation might play on my mind. :ohwell:
Love Heather UK
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I used to write poetry, this is one that i wrote about lenny
7/16/61-10/10/95
Someone who loves me, someone who's there.
Someone to come home to, someone who cares.
He was my life, my reason for being -
He was my joy, who was all of these things.
From the day we first met, conversation was never to stop.
Talking til late into the night, city blackouts, talking my moonlight.
So full of romance, the true love of my dreams -
I've waited all of my life, or so it sometimes seems.
He touched so many lives, he could have touched so many more -
But God has called him to walk through that Golden Gate Door.
I was so honored, so blessed when he came into my life
The luckiest woman to become his wife.
Plans of growing old, living our lives together,
Still in my life, part of me forever.
Full of life, love, experience and fun, no time was wasted;
The best of life was what i tasted.
Gerald Leonard Goodell, the man who i speak of,
To soon died of AIDS, left me longing for his love.
People you admired, the Stones, Dickens & Bonham are few -
Given the chance, they could have learned something from you.
One day he'll be proud of me; i have no doubt -
But right now, depression is what my life is about.
Lenny, my mon-chaibaire; my God i miss you so much!
My teacher, my husband; I will always yearn for your touch.
wrote this 12/12/95 - i haven't read this in so long....0 -
KateKyi burned 1,261 calories doing 240 minutes of Cleaning, light, moderate effort.
This can not be right for the amount of calories surely? I decided it was kitchen spring cleaning time. When through every cupboard, scrubbed the walls and floor, washed the curtains and dishes. Now everything is nice and shinny. I am ashamed to say how dirty they had gotten during my depression. At least Im doing more.
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@Pip -wow what a terrific job you have done. A whole new you. I know you have to feel good about yourself and being in great shape now is an added perk. Way to go girl!! Wedding pics are beautiful.
Janetr0 -
@Heather - love your stories of London. It's like reading a great novel.
Hope you can let the train situation go and relax.
Janetr0 -
@Margaret - your stories look enchanting. How talented you are. I don't believe I have a creative bone in my body. Thanks for sharing.0
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KateKyi burned 1,261 calories doing 240 minutes of Cleaning, light, moderate effort.
This can not be right for the amount of calories surely? I decided it was kitchen spring cleaning time. When through every cupboard, scrubbed the walls and floor, washed the curtains and dishes. Now everything is nice and shinny. I am ashamed to say how dirty they had gotten during my depression. At least Im doing more.
Kate
Way to go, Kate. One foot in front of the other, one day at a time and you will achieve your goals. Good job.
Janetr
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@Pip - from the heart, bared your soul, made me teary.0
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Sylvia - I am so glad you and the kids are OK.So sorry for the van.
Lenora - I have not read anything by James Grippando. I'll have to check him out. Twenty-One in the Stephanie Plum series by Janet Evanovich came out fairly recently so if you decide you like her books you have a ways to go before you run out.
JanetMMcC - Yes, I have read and enjoyed Brother Cadfael. Thanks for mentioning 2 authors I have not tried. I can see this group of ladies is going to increase my reading.
Allison - I "read" the entire Stephanie Plum series via audio books as well. I used to worry the other drivers would think I was loony sitting in my car laughing. I had about a 4 hour commute (round-trip) every day. You can go through a whole lot of books listening to them in the car on a commute like that. My commute is now 1/2 hour each way but I still manage to listen to 2 books a week. Listening to books while driving has become a habit.
Mia in MI0
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