WOMEN AGES 50+ FOR JANUARY 2016
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Hi gals,
Mary – OMG that must have hurt, you broke it? No??? My dog is really strong when he puts his mind to it too!
Pip – oh so glad you worked with Kirby and cheered him up! Made me smile to hear the tables were turned and you were “teaching/reminding” him about biking, as if I recall correctly he was who got you into all the riding you do now.
Katie – I have wanted hardwood in my kitchen, (the rest of the house has it) but in talking to a number of contractor friends, I have decided that when I can afford it the ho-hum vinyl will go and in its place either tile or the high end vinyl that looks like wood. All of my contractor friends say the wear and dampness of a kitchen makes wood tough to keep up in a kitchen. And I like my wood as it is so much easier to maintain… sweep, barely damp mop, weekly and paste wax yearly and I’m good to go.
Cooking for a sick friend today we have 3 dry days ahead! Glad for the sun and a chance to dry out a bit. Best wishes to all in snow land! Downton Abby tonight.!!
smiles
Kim from N. California
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I'll chime in on wood floors...I grew up with the old fashioned hardwoods and my last house had them. When I moved here, there were already hardwoods in the entry, dining room, kitchen, and downstairs bath. If I had my way, the whole place (except for the upstairs bathrooms) would be hardwood. In addition to the allergy issues, this light colored carpet is miserable to try to keep clean--especially with the boy child here. So far, the kitchen floor has not been an issue. I sweep it with a soft bristled broom and use a Swiffer for mopping. Granted, my kitchen is in the middle of my house. They might not fare as well if the room had an outside entry.0
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I took out all the carpeting and rugs in my house and just have the original hardwood floors. They are much less work than alternatives. The kitchen even has the original hardwood floors, so the contractor that said that the moisture is hard on kitchen floors did not know what he was talking about. These floors are over 115 years old. There was tile in the bathroom and back hall, and no hardwood floor under it. So I put down the vinyl that looks like wood. When I was showing my house to someone who loves old houses today, she said she had no idea that the vinyl was not wood. So it really looks natural. I used a lighter color vinyl that mimics the oak floors. I sweep, spot clean with a damp cloth and only occasionally mop the entire floor, and use oil on it once a year rather than wax since I don't like things too slippery or shiny. I do not use a dishwasher (actually took one out) and when I am done washing the dishes, I wring the washcloth out as much as I can, toss it on the floor, and use my foot to "mop" up any messes. Remember, I have a dog, two kids and friends, and 16 cats.0
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Mary: Your pup is the cutest guy I've seen in a long time. I love those ears!
Sorry about your toe. :flowerforyou:
Kim: Name calling? What a loser. I hope you never have to sit near her again. I come from a German family who immigrated to the US in about 1902. In grade school I was occasionally called a Nazi by classmates. My dad and uncle served in the US armed forces in WWII. They had an identifiably German last name. For dad it was not an issue because he served in the South Pacific, but my uncle was a pilot flying out of England & was given a different surname for the duration of the war. Both of them had nightmares forever after.
On the topic of floors, we have a hardwood floor in our kitchen. I would not choose it for a kitchen. I would like to replace all of our downstairs hardwood with textured ceramic tile because it is easier for the dog to walk on. That will not be happening any time soon, though. :ohwell:
Lillian: I am so sorry that there has been a school shooting in Canada. My heart goes out to the families and community.
Heather: We met the family at a pub and shared a meal. No stress or fuss. :bigsmile:
Alison: You can look up shoveling snow on the internet: "But on average, here's what you might expect to burn per hour while cleaning up your yard: Shoveling snow: 400-600 calories per hour. Heavy yard work (landscaping, moving rocks, hauling dirt): 400-600 calories per hour. Raking and bagging leaves: 350-450 calories per hour. n mEveryday Calorie Burners - WebMD www.webmd.com/parenting/fun-and-fit-family.../calorie-burnersWebMD "
Pip: Glad you were able to help Kirby get the most out of his bike ride. :flowerforyou:
Sylvia: The fish looks great to me. :flowerforyou:
We've had a good day today. We shared lunch at a Portland area brew-pub with DSIL & DBIL, their daughter & grandson. It was a nice time and nobody had to do dishes. I enjoyed it & so did DH.
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
January 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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Did an hour on the recumbant bike today. The plan for tomorrow is to do one more segment of the Tummy Toner DVD I have, hold my plank, then take the extremepump class.
Cleaned the litterboxes and went to throw it out. Do you now that the newspapers STILL aren't here? I went to church last night and the roads really aren't that bad. Even Vince was shocked that they weren't here yet. Maybe later today. Hope so, since WalGreen has milk on sale and Vince needs more milk so I'll take the ad to WalMart and have them price match it.
Mary - OUCH!!!!!! One strong doggie you have there
KJ - how right you are that you don't realize how much your toes do.
Miriam - one of the hardest things we have to do at the Humane Society is to leave without a kitten. But we know that deep down inside this is a "no kill" shelter and if we go back the next week and that kitten isn't there, it's because it's been adopted.
DJ - I got out the owner's manual for the bike. We shoveled the rest of the snow today and I just wore my sneakers. Vince is going to try glueing the sole back since I don't wear those boots very much at all. I think a "short bus" is a bus that holds something like 15 children. A regular school bus holds probably something like 40. I remember Jessica used to take a "short bus" to her vo tech.
Linda - I'm sure you're right that the boots dried up. The thing is that I don't use them much at all down here so I can't see spending $40 or whatever on a new pair that I probably won't wear for at least another few years. By then they'll have dried up, too.
All North Carolineans - what do you do about boots?
Sylvia - I for one think your fish platter came out real nice.
Kim - I remember when I was younger I would watch *Hogan's Heroes* in the living room of my grandmother's house. She would never come into the living room while the TV was on that show. At my young age, I thought it crazy that she wouldn't, especially since they were spoofing on the Nazis. But now I understand. She had to leave her country (and parents and rest of her family) to come to a country where she didn't know the language, etc. How hard it must have been! And never again to see your parents or siblings! she had a cousin or something in the US, but that was all. She left because of the Nazi invasion of Poland.
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Thanks for the suggestions on the flooring. I am attaching a picture of how the living room flows into the kitchen/dining room into the sunroom. I'd like the living room, hallway and bedrooms to have the same floor as the sunroom. The kitchen/dining room is going to have to have the same thing or something totally different. I would be more in favor of more vinyl that looks like tile than vinyl that looks like wood. Because of the flow, it needs to be the exact same or radically different. At least, in my opinion if does.
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Kim : Again, Thank you. Words matter.
Katla: German and Japanese Americans, like your family members, served valiantly in WWII.
We all need to correct anyone who uses mental illness diagnoses, political party affiliation, math and science talent, social skills, weight, physical disability, religion, race, ethnicity or national origin or any other difference as a pejorative. We are all old enough to remember learning about Communism or the Holocaust, to have family or friends who lived under (or were killed) by Communists or Nazis, or to have lived under these regimes ourselves.
After World War II, perhaps Rev. Martin Niemoller said it best:
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"First they came for the Socialists, and I did not speak out—
Because I was not a Socialist....
Then they came for the Jews, and I did not speak out—
Because I was not a Jew.
Then they came for me—and there was no one left to speak for me.
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Hi Gals,
Been trying to keep up! Wowza! I haven't posted for over a week but read daily. I had the flue for a week or more and it was REALLY bad. Always complicated by my COPD. Started me mulling over the whole Will I should have already written....how do you handle a built by your father home that's been in the family for seventy years when your two children are beloved but drug and alcohol addicted w no job or minimum wage no drivers license or GED for one and no intention of going to college for the second? I raised them in church, volunteering weekly at each school, took them to lessons of ALL. kinds, counseling when needed. I've been sober since before I had them, they lived in a stable home albeit w grandparents that were suffering from terrible terminal illnesses....but the point is they couldn't care for the house. They can't even pay rent or their phone bills consistently. Uggg.
Anyway. On a more positive note...my boss asked me to apply for the new supervisor position that has opened. Took a couple off days to hem and haw bc there are a lot of candidates...but decided to give it a go and see what happens. Also have Key West to look forward to in 18 days but whose counting? And I am in the two teens! It has happened slowly, only five pounds a month on average but consistent. At this rate I'm hoping to be in one Der land in May or June. VERY happy with that.
I did receive the scale I ordered from the GMA deal someone posted. Nice scale. Scary numbers. Weight 219. Percent fat. 49%! And yes I'm still alive...water weight 25% (vey low compared to the norms in the guide) and bone mass 2.5 %. The norm is 4%. Now osteoporosis runs in the family. I had osteopenia diagnosed six or so years ago but got upgraded out of it a year or so ago...but that umber seems really low. Anybody have a similar scale and would be willing to compare numbers? I'm feeling a little like a Frankenstein but can happily report that my pain levels from arthritis have been low for over a week and I haven't had to take Advil at all even though I worked four nights in a row. I would do a Happy Dance if I could dance!
Love you all
Mindy from icy Boston
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Sylvia ~ Love the fish platter.
Mindy ~ Congrats on your loss. Love the pics of your pups.
About the slang saying, "I'm Bad." I sometimes say that if I have made what I call a stupid mistake but I would never say it referring to an instance where I may have hurt someone's feeling. It never hurts to let someone know that you have hurt their feelings and ask to be forgiven.
We kept the two grands yesterday afternoon and it was such fun. I do not know how a 4 & 5 yr old can eat so much. I spent more time in the kitchen getting snacks and dinner than actually "playing".
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mtowne- awwwwwww0
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drkatiebug-I love hardwood floors, also, but have never had them in my home. I have the resilient flooring vinyl planking that they sell at Home Depot, Lowes, etc. It is a wood grain and most people coming in can't tell it's vinyl. It is really easy to install and it has held up well. I don't have a dog, but I have six small children in and out of my house every day.
I really wish the weekends were a little longer. Busy, busy, busy with just getting things done, cleaned, and cooked. Had a nice visit with my sister. She has a dog named Leo. He is a MONSTER! A sweet, gentle 150 lb baby. She says he is a Rotty, but because of his size I would think he is a maybe a Rotty and Mastiff mix. Because of my daycare, I don't have a dog. I just can't validate getting a dog and locking him up away from people for 10-12 hours out of the day. But hanging with Leo yesterday, REALLY made me want one, again. He is six years old, huge, but he stays right by my sister's side as she moves through the house. His back is at fingertip height for her. So as she walks, he stays right at her side and if she loses balance or gets a little dizzy he is right there so she can use him to steady herself. He waits outside the shower and if she drops something he will lean in and pick it up and give it to her. This is her first week home after her second brain surgery. They were able to remove 90% of the tumor this time! But her first days home, Leo stayed right by her and if she was in pain or was crying he would whine and cry right along with her. The funny thing is, Leo is not my sister, Denise's dog. Denise has moved in with her best friend, who has a nursing background, and Leo is her friend's dog. Just uncanny how this dog has adopted her and is taking care of her!0 -
Mindy- Ugh! The flu is the worst! My husband and son got it a week ago, and fingers crossed, I won't get it! I am glad you are feeling better! I agree with the part about needing to rewrite/update Wills. My husband and I need to do that. We haven't updated since our kids were very small and they are in their twenties now. It is hard stuff to figure it all out!0
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Good morning and the day will be as good as you make it. Mine will be great because I want it to be.
Sylvia
So you have two houses one happens to be on a lake.
Mine is also on a lake it's not remote it's only 7 miles away from home. But no hydro, no running water, wood stoves. You want to wash you take a sauna and roll in the snow at this time of year that's how my son does it. He comes home to shower once in awhile but not often. His set up is even more remote than mine.
Pip and Minday
Beautiful dogs some dogs have the life of glory. But a lot are mistreated. If you can't treat them right don't have any.
MIchelle
A good pair of rubber boots will last forever. I call them my barn boots.
Well wii gave a little smile this morning. But my best accomplishment is my b/s at 7.6 that's the best in a long time. Today what to do same as every day get what needs doing done but leave some for tomorrow. Can't and don't want to get it all done in a day LOL.
See you all lighter
Linda in Northern Ontario
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Good morning ladies! We got the wood floor laid up to the kitchen. We will tile the kitchen and entryway. Any place that has the possibility of water damage I would rather have tile or vinyl.
Mindy - your dogs look so comfy!
Have a great day everyone!
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Got most of the prep done for the visitors. DH did all the root veg mashing.
I'm going to give them the spinach and Feta Pie, cut into bite size pieces and some marinated prawns I bought today while I was out shopping. We will have those on sticks while we are having some sparkling wine in the living room. I'm not doing a starter course.
I've got my bagpipe music ready on my tablet and DH has found the Address to the Haggis. (Burns's poem) The table is laid with tartan. :laugh:
The only slight problem is my head and sinus are all bunged up and I've got a headache. DH isn't brilliant either. Oh well. In the night I thought I was definitelying getting flu, but I think I can manage with some pills to take the edge off.
We have light oak flooring all through the ground floor. Except in the utility room, which is tiled. It was partly what sold the house to us. Looks lovely and very easy to take care of, but then I don't have pets. We always take our shoes off when we come in and so do our guests. I keep hotel type slippers for those who want them. Most people know and come prepared. We have a very big inset coir mat by the front door, so people can wipe and change footwear easily.
I wish I felt better, but I'm getting excited now. :drinker:
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Curious if any of you uses a Nutribullet? If so, have you had success with it? I'm at work and don't have time to go back to page 70 and read everything right now but will hop on tonight and read! Sorry!
Have a great day ladies!
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Well that was short and easy. Not much since I posted last. And even less with me.
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Carol: My personal kids used the expression "my bad" and so did my students. It meant "my mistake." "I'm bad," meant "I am SO cool..." I don't know whether that has changed since I retired from teaching, or whether it is a regional variation. :flowerforyou:
Heather: Enjoy Burns night! :flowerforyu:
Tracie: I've never heard of nutribullet. Is it a blender/juicer? :huh:
Yoga this morning! :bigsmile: I hope DH will come with me. We went out for lunch with family members yesterday & he was sick in the night. I wonder whether it was something he ate. He seems better this morning. I'm keeping my fingers crossed.
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
January 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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My work computer is being stubborn. Hugs and Prayers for everyone !
Terri in Milwaukee0 -
Mindy, my oldest grandson is an addict. I love him to pieces and struggle with guilt that I must have done something wrong in raising him. He has been in and out of rehabs since he was 16. He is working now and smokes pot still. I can understand the hesitation in leaving your home to them. DGS sold his car and anything he owned to get drugs. Know its hard for you. Good luck on the new position at work.
Mary, how is your toe?
Heather, as always, your get together this evening sounds wonderful. Hope you stay feeling well enough to enjoy it.
Janetr okc0 -
Who was it that was looking for Sue Grafton's N is for Noose? I have it and can send it to you. I have a few others, too, if there are others you haven't read yet.0
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Say some prayers ,my cousins dog fell down the cellar stairs and might have to be put down,and aunt fell at nursing home and broke her arm(this is her mom)0
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Janetr - I think my toe was just badly bruised. I can walk on it without it hurting. Icing it and keeping it elevated right away really helped. Thanks for asking!
Mary from Minnesota0
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