WOMEN AGES 50+ FOR NOVEMBER 2015
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Sylvia It's great that your DGD got her leotard. It's so important at that age to fit in with their peer group. You are an ace GM! Your potters are using classic manipulation tactics. I would be like DJ and do the promo stuff with what you have. They would not be so tardy next time.
Joyce Sorry that Charlie still hasn't got his meds sorted. It's sad that he is missing his karaoke nights.
Pip We all wished Kirby hadn't been hurt. You don't need that sort of stressing your lives. Thank goodness for Good Samaritan Hospital. Pity it is further from home. The bike hardly looks damaged at all, but best to get it checked out. Your X-rays look good to my untrained eye. Hope the quack agrees!
Katla Good luck with the bloods etc tomorrow, or is that today now?
Kim That horse embroidery is stunning! I reckon they would be very popular!
Barbie
Healing thoughts!
Grits Woo Hoo! Sorted at last. Well done! Grits = 1:::::Technology = 0. You seem to have a lot of work in prospect. Don't forget to take time for yourself in the midst of it.
Heather DH made Allbran cookies once. They were very tasty and I had several. Several times. I spent a lot of time contemplating the tiles in the bathroom that night! You must feel like a weight has been lifted off your shoulders now that you have exchanged. I don't know what our agent is playing at. I will have to read him the riot act to get him moving on our sale!
DJ I had that problem myself many times in the past. At the moment, though, my winter clothes all seem to have stretched beyond fitting. Not complaining about that!
Patceoh I'm with you on the purse front. I have very specific requirements and I won't buy if it doesn't suit me. My family know me and would never dream of buying me a purse without giving me the receipt. Lovely cactus. Mine has not one single bud open yet.
So far I have had a busy two days. Today in craft I finished a Christmas card topper, and this afternoon I gave a pp presentation on the Glasgow Boys to my art history study group. I run a Poetry Appreciation group tomorrow afternoon and have my shopping to do in the morning.
The weather has turned warm again but is still damp. Today we had the hottest November day since they started keeping records and I felt overheated most oft the day. My battery is about to run out so I will post this before I loss it. Healing thoughts and prayers to those who need them! 
Welcome to our Newbies. Sit a spell! 
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Irish Terri0 -
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IrishTerri- Beautiful! What is a Christmas card topper? You sound like you're very artistic!
Mary from Minnesota0 -
Well, ladies, it's been a few days since I checked in. Been thinking of you all.
I'll probably just skim right now because there are over 200 posts to go over
Let's see, we drove to VA on Sat., met Colby's mom and one of his sisters. Came home Sun, didn't get home until 10:30. Logged in, but not posted.
Sun. I was able to use the hotel next door's gym. My plan was to do incline intervals. As they say "if you want to make God laugh, make a plan". Well, the incline feature on their treadmill didn't work so I just walked on the treadmill for an hour but at 4.3mph.
Monday I did about 15 minutes of yoga, held my plank for 2 min 45 sec and then took the extremepump class. Today I did incline intervals on the treadmill. We have a Newcomer general meeting tomorrow. The speaker is this guy, Randall Jones, who does a great job of speaking, he's going to be presenting about Daniel Boone. The plan is to do a Biggest Loser Calorie Knockout DVD.
Monday went to senior bowling, then made copies of a notice that I put in all the neighbor's mailboxes inviting them to watch Downton Abbey. To be honest, I really don't expect anyone to take me up on it, but at least I offered. Then home to make dinner and then ceramics and then mahjongg. I'm almost finished with 2 coats of paint on the front, then I'll do 3 on the back, then the third coat on the front.
Jessica "volunteered" me to make three tiers of a wedding cake for her friend and she would decorate it. As long as it's not decorating, because I don't think I could do it justice. Right now I'm making a key lime (that's going to be one of the layers). The bride needs things gluten free so I'm trying my hand at making one layer gluten free. I'll give her samples and see what she thinks. The bottom layer I'm thinking will be the angelfood pineapple. I'm going to give that a try. She wants the top layer to be chocolate.
Mary - never thought of pushing the crust down on the apples. Thanks for the tip.
Made some fudge for Vince, tried a new recipe. He liked it, I'm not all that thrilled with it so that's OK. Also made these chocolate cookies for Vince (or if anyone comes over to watch Downton Abbey, Nancie is supposed to come Sun so I'll have something for her at least). You know how I've always had this "desire" to taste the sugar/butter mixture? Well, today I wasn't all that thrilled to do it. I couldn't help myself, but I almost didn't want to
Miriam - your needlework just took my breath away
The guy Denise has been living with asked her to marry him. I don;t understand it totally (well, in a way I do) but he even said that many times she's told him that she wanted my rings, I mentioned it to him, he said that he wanted to get her something that shows how much he loves her. Doing something she wanted and forgoing his desires would be a good example of his love. Well, Denise just called and said that she is hurt that she doesn't have my rings. Evidentally she told his mother this and his mother (get this) said that she can take the diamonds out of my rings and make them into a necklace. I almost died. Denise just told her "no way". But Vince said that from his meeting her, she's more into "things", not so much feelings/sentiments. I know Denise didn't like to hear it, but I said to her "well, you can't wear two engagement and wedding rings". She said "I do have another hand" so I just said "denise, these are to be worn on the left hand, it would look silly for you to have two rings". I really wish Pete had taken her wishes into consideration. I have a feeling that his mother pushed him to buy her a ring (which to me and Jess and her friend is gaudy), that's the way she is. Pete said that she's looking for a home for them. You know it'll be near her. Denise just told us that she's going to put a "substantial" downpayment on a house for them. Well, let her.
Pip - so glad you friend is going to help you with the kids. So glad to hear hot kirby is progressing so well.
Rori - how big is your heart????? What a wonderful gesture you made to pip
becca - how sweet of you to follow thru and call janetr!
Carol - welcome home. sorry the trip wasn't what you expected. Congrats on the loss
Kim - FANTASTIC!!!!
Michele in NC0 -
IrishTerri, your holiday card is beautiful...you are very talented. I had a successful time with my errands....got a great haircut and the books I wanted from the library....used my $5.00 off coupon at Petco for cat food.....bought another pair of gloves and fleece lined leggings for dog walking....I remember what Penny at the Pole said, "there is not bad weather, just bad clothing" so I making sure to be prepared for morning dog walks as the days get colder.
Mary, I am really missing stronglifts. I thought I'd get back to it when my back healed but now that my back is OK, the pain and tingling in my legs makes me feel too unsteady to be handling heavier weights....I'm going to consider a few lifts that I can do seated and maybe some squats....something is better than nothing.
Barbie from beautiful NW Washington where it is getting colder and darker 0 -
Michele - welcome home! I told my daughter that she could wear my rings on her right hand. That way she has them. You can give them to her as something old.
Barbie - you can always do bodyweight exercises. You don't want to do anything that would increase your pain at this point. Especially if it might be a pinched nerve. We need to get you back in a healthy condition!
Mary from Minnesota0 -
Monday went to senior bowling, then made copies of a notice that I put in all the neighbor's mailboxes inviting them to watch Downton Abbey. To be honest, I really don't expect anyone to take me up on it, but at least I offered.
Michele in NC
I love Downton Abbey! I'd come if I lived closer!
Cheri in NE Ohio0 -
My "Christmas"cactus was setting buds in Sept.....kind of confused.Have a couple pics to share.Also have a small yellow cactus about ready to bloom.
My cactus is blooming also which is a miracle because I can never get them to re-bloom!
Cheri NE Ohio
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Exermom, you may have explained this before, but I don't remember. Do you not wear your rings?
I went to donate blood today and my blood pressure was not good: 138/90. It is never that high. At my checkup if was 118:80. Guess I'll be paying more attention to sodium. Yuk! Yuk! Yuk! I'm going to have it checked again tomorrow. I'm still hoping it was operator error.
No more time tonight. As Pip says, type to you all later.0 -
Barbie: So hoping that you find the root cause of the leg pain. I sympathize with you having to take it easy when the rest of your body says 'let's get movin'.
It's 7:03 and I'm headed to bed. My joints hurt tonight despite having had a therapeutic massage just yesterday. Maybe extra rest will help.
Take care, friends. Stay well.
Rori
Colorado Foothills where it's supposed to SNOW 4-8 inches tonight and tomorrow.0 -
His schedule at his new hospital
UPDATE: tomorrow's schedule:
7:00am-7:45am - dressing
8:00
8:15-8:45 - meal
9:00am-9:15
9:30-10:15am - physical therapy
10:30-11:45am - psych
12:00-12:15 - meal
12:30-1:00pm
1:15-1:45 - speech therapy
2:00-2:15 - occupational therapy
2:30pm-3:15
3:30-3:45 - physical therapy
4:00-onward nothing else
He has got a full day tomorrow0 -
I'm finally home from my trip to Kansas City. The doctor's visit went really well. I liked her a lot. She spent at least an hour with me. She read a bunch of the records that I hand carried. She asked questions and actually listened to my answers! Unheard of! She ran some lab tests today and scheduled some kind of test for next Monday and a special kind of endoscopy thing December 17th. I've got to do a MoviPrep thing like before a colonoscopy. She is concerned that the "seam" in the colon from the resection in February may have gone bad somehow (she told me exactly how, but I can't remember), so she's checking on that, or that I may have an internal hernia in the intestine wall.
I went to Trader Joes and went a little crazy. Got all kinds of fun stuff. Pumpkin cornbread mix? Three kinds of olive oil. Advent calendars for the kids. A bag of different colored baby potatoes.
I never made it to Costco. I went to a clay supply store instead, then wanted to get home before dark. It was a long day of driving.
Well, I had to get up early this morning, so I'm going to bed early tonight. Have a great evening.
Sylvia0 -
Pat: My Christmas Cactus plants are not as far along as yours. They are putting on buds and one has a couple of blooms but none has anything approaching the number of blossoms yours does. :flowerforyou:
Terri: The blood-work was today and I don't know when the results will be posted to my online chart. I know it isn't there yet.
Michele: I am impressed with your 2 minute 45 second plank. Wow! I'm sorry about the wedding ring business, mostly because it seems to make you sad. I gave my mother's wedding rings to DS for his bride. They sold the diamonds to the jeweler to help pay for the ring she liked. It is lovely and suits her. I was a little surprised at the time, but let it go. Mom's rings were his to do with as he wished. They were nice diamonds but the settings weren't particularly pretty. :ohwell: I really like Mary from MN's advice. Giving them to her as something old is sentimental and lovely.
I'm having a weird day. I'm tired because I didn't sleep well last night, and a bit more emotional than usual. I hope I'm not coming down with anything. I did get my blood draw done this morning & wonder when the information will be available. I'm guessing it will take a few days. The lady in the lab was good with the needle and it didn't hurt. She made me show her my id and asked for details about my name, birthdate, and so forth. She said it is standard procedure to make sure I'm the person I'm supposed to be. I spoke to DH about it and he said they'd done the same to him so I guess it isn't that unusual. I don't remember anything like it before.
Have a good evening.
Katla in Beautiful NW Oregon
“Our greatest weakness lies in giving up. The most certain way to succeed is always to try just one more time.” Thomas A. Edison
November Goals :
1. Log every bite and swallow.
2. Cardio exercise at least 3 days a week. Work on flexibility and back strength.
3. Have fun every day.
4. Drink at least three glasses of water daily, preferably more!
5. Eliminate alcohol.
6. Monitor sleep. Try to average 7 or more hours of sleep nightly.
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Thanks for the input on the horse, I decided to make 3 pillows and put it on the back of a cranberry sweat shirt and take orders if I need more.
Mary – I do love knotty pine, but as an accent, sometimes it can be overwhelming – and not worth it if you are allergic!
Grits – the challenge we all seem to face at least some times is how to let go of things others what us to get involved with
Heather – glad things are better! Good girl !!! Love that you are getting ahead of the holiday
Betty – not much I can say, but no worries about ranting, it goes in the white space and gets sweeped away!
Terri – hang in!!!
Pat – pretty cactus, I have a new one from a start do you know how many years until it blooms?
Michele – glad the trip went well
Barbie – fleece lined leggings???? I walk early (late compared to you) and do silk longjohns under jeans but fleece lined leggings sound great – where do you find them?
Sylvia – I am so glad you have a doctor that listens!!
Katla – the questioning has happened to me too….
November Goals -
Attend yoga each wednesday evening
Walk everyday –would like to see 160 miles
continue counseling and hold my weight where it is as I deal with my current set of emotional issues
weekly fun things
W1 – football – we won! Working on craft show crafts
W2-
W3-
W4
Kim from N. California
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Well, my husband is the ULTIMATE saboteur! I know I make my own decisions but he is NOT helping.... Today I went to our local pizza shop for their lunch buffet. Their salads are to die for with marinated mushrooms (I had two medium sized ones), halved creamy hard-boiled eggs (I had a whole egg), then the normal salad stuff. I then had two large slivers of a mushroom and olive pizza (like 1 large slice) and a slice of their taco pizza (which was mostly dry chips on top and lettuce)....then 3 cookies...I need to be more accountable!!!
Today I checked in with an amazing lady that was one of the receptionists for my husband at the Transplantation Center. She has many hardships in her past, but I compared her to a broken Japanese ceramic bowl. Let me explain..... You see in their culture they would take a broken pottery piece and take it to an artist they knew and the shards were fused together using a mixture of gold dust (and other stuff) but the point is that the bowl was transformed into a work of art, better than before. The bowl would be stronger, and even though the damage was on the outside, there was beauty in it. I see many similarities in how they respect pottery, and my friend. She has said in the past that she felt broken, but I see her far from broken. I think in each of us there is a broken part, but there can be strength in the mending.
Like my marriage, there was hardship, but it was worth the mending. With that, we found strength, a strength to rely on each other, and realize that we are two halves of a whole. Seeing the world with a significant person by your side, gives you another point of view.
So with these realizations, I don't settle for anything less than what I deserve. I say what I mean and mean what I say. To have that as my mantra is liberating. A freeing way of thinking. I am not a religious person but I think (and hope) my mother is smiling down on me.
((((((hugs))))) to you all :-)
Becca
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Hi Ladies,
Doing well today...day three of no walking no work and my hip feels good as new. Back to work tomorrow which is a good thing. Other good things are that my daughter came home at noon hopefully for good. She is a bit of a wreck but on the mend now. And my son IS going to come up from Florida bw Christmas and New Years! I am Psyched! Got my daughter to her therapist today and picked up all her meds. Went to food pantry as missing Sunday's time and a half is going to set me back a hundred dollars that I was counting on for groceries. We are very lucky to have a very good food pantry in our town. I confess I have been a bit over my calories most days since Melly had moved out. Looking back I can see lots of reasons this happened so I am recommitting to sticking w plan as my scale hasn't budged this week. I so appreciate all the caring responses you have all sent my way! Thank you.
Barbie last I remember the boots were helping? Are you still wearing them? I was on a med for mood stabilization a long time ago Topimax ...it curbed my desire to eat and I lost fourth pounds in four months. I was thrilled..but as my level increased I got numbness and tingling in my hands and feet really bad and I had to stop. It was an uncommon side effect but my maiden name is Murphy after all. Could you be taking a med that might be causing this?
Pip I have a plate and screws in my right elbow. Your X-ray looks similar too mine. Isn't it weird to think of those screws sticking in you? I know it weirds me out a little. I don't set off any alarms at the airport or at the courthouse btw. You mentioned a speech therapist for Kirby...is his cognition affected by the accident? I sure hope he continues to heal rapidly and well...and I have to admit he is really handsome.
Becca I love the story about the mending strengthening things analogy. Thank you.
Carol congrats on twelve pounds! That's huge!
Heather congrats on the transfer.
Katla the first time someone asked for my id to prove it was me for a drs appt was for my MAMMOGRAM! I seriously thought the girl was joking! I had burst out laughing and it took me a minute to realize she was serious! I mean REALLY?!? Who would sneak in to get that done?
Afraid to switch pages back to double check who did what bc I have lost half written replies before...wanted to mention that I really like the horse embroidery and I think pillows and sweatshirts are a perfect item to use! Good luck!
Gotta go as my daughter can't sleep and I am going to lay w her and talk her to sleep.
Gnite All
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OK, who in the world IS coming to Kentucky for Christmas???? I do believe my mind is slipping.
Mindy, I find if I need to go back a page to double check something, I write what I want to, then act like I am going to copy and paste, go back to the other page and then click on my reply again and paste what I had written and then continue on. Hope I made sense.
Irish Terri, that card you made is so beautiful. I think of my Mom and her scrap booking every time I see your work. She would have loved to see what you make. It would give her so many ideas.
Well when I got to my sister's house I plain forgot that I didn't have my password to her husbands router for my iPad. Before I got my new phone I had always used my phone as a hot spot. So I tried to go by the directions on my phone on how to use it as a hot spot and it never worked. but silly me, I plain forgot that I can get on facebook on my phone. So I did that and it pretty much looks like the facebook that she has on her cheap tablet. So I was able to help her. When she got the tablet last year she put 4 friends on it. She has gotten comfortable with it and her niece set up very strict privacy settings so she is asking for more friends. So I helped her to send a friend request to one of our nephews. He is the guy who was a heroin addict and is making a complete turnaround and is a very healthy in mind body and spirit now. His new addiction right now though is the gymn. I know that that can be a good place to be but I don't want him to forget about rebuilding the rest of his life.
Barbie, I sure think of you a lot lately. Your attitude and physical abilities is such an inspiration to all of us and you are having so much trouble now with pain. I sure hope they find a solution for you.
Sunday school lunch was today. everyone brings a sandwich and the host takes care of the rest. Well I went ahead and took my carrots with me anyway. Shirley made the most scrumptious cake, pumpkin pie cake. MMMMMMMM GOOD
Joyce, Indiana0 -
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morning ladies~
I slept 10 hours last night
must have needed it.
woke up with banger of a headache..
Tom talked to the countertop people and he said you called to give me a time you are coming thursday and they said no, we are coming on the 19th..grrrr, the pellet stove people are coming then and I was supposed to get a haircut that day.. will try and call my hairdresser today and see if she has an opening tomorrow.. if not will have to wait .
going to check on hotels for the cape and sanibel in decemeber0 -
Today is my day to exercise, reconnect with dh, plan for the upcoming holiday feast and deal with a wonky fridge.
Counting my blessings because none would be possible without the service of our military folks past, present and future.
Karen from ny0 -
Mindy, people who have no insurance and need medical care are who would give a wrong name for a mammo. It has become a bigger and bigger problem as so many employers no longer provide health insurance, or keep their workers on part time permanently so they don't have to. The health insurance industry is what has ruined our medical system to make profits for stock holders, in my opinion. I worked for a national insurance company that manages Iowa's Medicaid system and I saw how regulation could have prevented the destruction because our contract with the state had strict limits on the amount of profit the insurance company could make. One percent. And it was profitable for them but not like the unrestrained profiteering of normal insurance companies. My opinion.0
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Michelle great job on the plank. Sounds like it his mother that is doing the pushing. Hope it doesn't cause a problem in Denise's relationship to her and to him,
Becca loved the story about the bowl.
Irish Terri beautiful candle.
Cheri I have gotten a Christmas cactus to rebloom a number of years by putting it outside in the summer. I do have to make sure I water it well. It will often bloom in the summer and then again in the fall.
Working today and looking forward to their Veteran's Day assembly. Margaret 0 -
Barbie – fleece lined leggings???? I walk early (late compared to you) and do silk longjohns under jeans but fleece lined leggings sound great – where do you find them?
Kim from N. CaliforniaKim, I found the leggings in the sporting goods store. I went there to buy another pair of gloves and spotted the leggings. The owner said they had just come in. The brand is "Gold Medal" and they are called "fleece lined seamless legging". I think you can get them on Amazon. I got other leggings to wear under my jeans at Big Five Sporting Goods in the department where they have stuff for skiing.
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Barbie last I remember the boots were helping? Are you still wearing them? I was on a med for mood stabilization a long time ago Topimax ...it curbed my desire to eat and I lost fourth pounds in four months. I was thrilled..but as my level increased I got numbness and tingling in my hands and feet really bad and I had to stop. It was an uncommon side effect but my maiden name is Murphy after all. Could you be taking a med that might be causing this?
MindyMindy, I don't know if the boots are helping, they may be slowing the progression of whatever is wrong...but at least they aren't keeping me from sleeping. About the possibility of meds being the culprit, both the chiropractor and the doctor agree that it is some sort of nerve compression syndrome. I'm scheduled for a nerve conduction test on November 20 that will give the doctor and me more information. In the meantime, I'm grateful that I can still walk the dogs a bit and dance.
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Hi everyone, I'm new so I think I should stop lurking and just jump in. I'm Robin from Nova Scotia, enjoying a day off for Remembrance Day (Veteran's day) and trying to get used to the MFP site. Good to meet you all and nice to know that there is a group of 50+ here.0
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Barbie, nerve compression problems are one of the many symptoms of celiac disease. I have issues in this area. I often find that shoes cause it. About the only shoes I can wear without numbness in my feet is sandals, so I end up wearing them almost year round. Anything snug around my ankles causes my feet to go numb, from ski boots to roller blades to hiking boots to a snug elastic on sweat pants. Sometimes my feet will go numb just from being in one position too long. I was part of a study here at the University of Iowa where they had isolated a gene for "sensitive to compression nerves" which now that I know I have celiac makes me wonder if it isn't also related to this. (Researchers often focus in too closely and miss the overall picture, just like docs did with diagnosing my celiac. I was the one that said that all my various issues HAD to be something systemic and I searched for a cause.) I have had problems in this area since childhood. I also had to have BOTH wrists done for carpal tunnel, which is not the norm. The carpal tunnel symptoms started when I was about 21 and had a job at a senior center where at lunch I carried two pots of coffee (caff and decaff) around for an hour during lunch. So it really doesn't take much to trigger.0
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I have fleece lined leggings....got them at Ocean State Job Lot for 5.00 a piece.. love them....
having a 3rd cup of tea, and then off to work... fed DFIL was dressed and sitting in his room..0 -
Mary from Minnesota0
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