WOMEN AGES 50+ FOR APRIL 2016
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Lisa ~ A very good looking family. I love your hair fluffed like that.0
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Thank you Debbie, and Carol/Peach! Someday, maybe I'll learn to like pictures of me...
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stats for the day:
JOG- 9.15min, 9.16ap/min mi, 6.5-8.0sp, 173mhr?, 1mi = 115c
OTHER- PHYSICAL THERAPY @ gym- 5min, 2 stretches, 4 20sec stretch, 2sets of 100 = 21c
ROWING MACHINE- 25min, 44aw, 3785meters/2.35mi, 145mhr = 173c
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morning peeps -
love the pics lhannon!
BOOOOOO mikesmom :0( well, at least he was man enough to tell you and not leave you hanging on ..
drove the beast to work, started early so I could get off early and leave work. gotta pick up yogi (the black lab) and take him to the doc to get his shots and have him look at his paw, nothing serious. curious 2c how much he weighs.
I think I've decided I'm going to have Kirby grow out his hair again. it was long when I met him, I can always get it cut later if I change my mind.
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Kim: I don't think any place is perfectly safe. We've experienced earthquakes, floods, hurricane force winds, and very rare tornadoes in western Oregon during my lifetime. I think the tornadoes in the midwest and south are about as scary as it gets, and then I remember Hurricaine Katrina and the massive flooding of the Mississippi. In my way of thinking, the earth is alive. It is wondrous and more than a bit scary at times.
Allie & Penny: This is a gym day for me, too. I would never in a million years guessed that I'd be a regular gym goer any time in my life, let alone in my sixties. Surprise! :bigsmile:
Chris: So sorry about the romance.
Carol: My last perm was in the early 1980s. The hairdresser fried my hair and it took a long time to recover. I've never wanted to do that again. :noway:
Heather: Writing is a gift for the writer and the reader. :flowerforyou:
Dr Katie: It wasn't a fluke! You are in Onederland!!!!! WTG. (I never thought it was a fluke.) :flowerforyou:
Penny: I've never seen a wild bear outside of Yellowstone Park, but across the fjord would be okay. :flowerforyou:
Lisa: Your personal romance "how we met" story is a fun one. Thanks for sharing the story and the photos. :bigsmile:
Pip: WTG on the Physical Therapy and OPT!
We have a drizzly morning and I don't mind a bit. Our landscape water system isn't on yet, and the plants need a drink! I'm planning on yoga this morning, shopping mid day, and a political fundraiser for a friend this afternoon/early evening. She is a member of our City Council but is running for County Commissioner. I'd hate to lose her on city council, but she'd be the best County Commissioner of the group that is running. I don't trust any of the others to play fair, not "good ol' boy" buddy favoritism.
Katla in Beautiful NW Oregon
Tibetan proverb: "The secret to living well and long is: Eat half, walk double, laugh triple and love without measure..."
“Our greatest weakness lies in giving up. The most certain way to succeed is always to try just one more time.” Thomas A. Edison
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Penny
Did you see the Google splash page for Earth Day? It's a sad looking Polar Bear
Here it is:
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Call me crazy but I love to see other people happy and succeeding .
Good Morning Ladies,
Marcelyn, so glad you aren’t getting flooded but I really feel for all those affected.
Lisa, some other exercises for arthritis in the hands include: (1) making big motions like you are playing a piano. 2) holding hands in a fist and then spring the fingers out as far as they will open (called “cat’s claw”) I normally do these in the morning to get my hands lubed up enough to work. I’d be interested to hear if anyone has had any luck with the gloves. Good luck.
Allie, you said, “well lugged the 2 heavy air conditioners up a flight stairs and got Tal's curtains up. orange oiled 2 bureau's and Tal's desk chair, was down here and walked the dogs, was watching for my brother's plane to fly over as we are on the flight path.. it did and I waved.. lol he didn’t see me, they did stop while I was up at dad's , he looks great!!!
well now I am off to mow the lawn.” Now listen, friend, I’m just tired of you sitting around and doing nothing all day every day! You need to get up and get moving and once in a while do something for someone else.
Man oh man I wish I had half of your energy or git up n go. You are the bomb. I hope you know how special you are!!! (((Hugs)))
CarolNC, thanks for the check in. Hope you are back to 100% real soon. (((Hugs)))
Heather, I guess I should say thank you but since I don’t speak Norwegian, for all I know you are saying something sneaky? LOL
Kay, that is too funny about your DH and the mower. Sometimes I just don’t understand men and they talk about how complex women are? But it is a sweet gesture.
MicheleNC, I’m not surprised at all that the store clerk had to use a calculator to figure your change. Unfortunately many young people today have no idea how to do simple math. If you need rum for a recipe most of the liquor stores here sell the little airline size bottles. You could get one of those.
Chris, so sad to hear that PB has ended things.
I guess there is nothing to say other than we are all here with you. ((Hugs)) At least it’s nice to know there are still wonderful men out there.
CarolGA, I’ll admit that DH and I don’t have much social life either. He is just content to stay home with me but will go out when I ask. We go to dances at the Moose club once in a while but we don’t really have any couples friends here like we did when we were younger.
Lisa, you are so right about any building being expensive. Just this little bit of painting I’m going is outrageous to me. I’ve spent over $75 so far and may have go get more. That is just for some trim and shutters. Good grief! Great picture of you and your brother and sister. And I think your hair looks great!
to any Newbies that I missed. Come often and join in the chat. This thing works!! Please sign your post with what you want to be called. It makes it easier for us to respond to you. Also a location is great, be it specific or general. We are happy to have you join us.
Thank you all for the early birthday wishes. Today it has a chance to rain so rather than paint I will prep the trim over the garage door and wash and prep the back door from the house to the garage. Our lab “licks” it every night while her dinner is being prepared and it gets gross. Plus she has licked half the paint right off of it. Thank goodness it’s not lead based like in the old days. So I’ll clean off all her slobber and sand it so I can paint it tomorrow. Then DH and I will take all the furniture from the screen porch out in the yard to wash…..not that there is any pollen on it or anything. While it’s empty, he will hose down the walls and clean the pollen out of it. I just hope it’s almost over so it won’t get coated again. BTW, my steak last night was good. The cook overcooked it a little but it was very tasty.I hope all of you have a healthy and happy day.
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Words I live by:
Savor. I have to slow down and savor every bite.
and
Opportunity. Each day offers new opportunities for good health and happiness if we just look for them and choose them.
I Love you,
DJ
Myrtle Beach, SC
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Hi gals,
Allie – Tom can’t even push a plug in by himself and he treats you the way he does?
Penny – good for you for pacing yourself - I get excited when I have a wood pecker in my yard, or a hawk, but a polar bear!!!
Chris – Oh I am so sorry ((((((((((((((((hugs))))))))))))))))))
Carol – could you take charge of that and start a social life for you and DH ?
Lisa – You can do the headlight! I’ve been doing mine for years! Great pic – the “fluff ball” do is actually way cute!
Ok so the next bit is long and all about me…. But I needed to share what is giving me hope and making me smile today…
So you are the first, I had something happen last night that I can’t tell anyone here about, until someone else tells their part first but I had to tell… so you guys are it… I’ll be leaving out some details as who knows who is lurking…
First, a bit of background – before 2008 when I had a reasonable paying corporate job I was saving for a retirement dream.. retire by 55-60 and move to the north coast of CA or southern coast of Oregon buy a small house with a large yard – plant it in flowers, veggies, herbs and open it to the local schools as a science location on botany…maybe let folks have tea parties in my yard… a bit of a day dream, but that is what it was.
2008 came and I got laid off, I accepted that my dream was gone, the retirement savings were not touched but the other savings got spent to survive. I still dream of retiring to the coast, but know that it will be when I am 70-80 and I may not be able to do all that I hoped both from a physical point of view and a time point of view. I have my business now and garden a ton, and while I don’t want to live here for the rest of my life I have built a fine life for myself..
Well the embroidery business is slow and I have to do things to pick it up, I also know there are a ton of changes with the camp program I teach at during the summer which may mean this is the last summer I chose to do camp. So looking short term, I need more income and soon, looking long term I need to create a more even cash flow stream. However all that said, I love my chaotic life I love the freedom of being my own boss, of different things at different times, the exercise of gardening, the joy of harvest, the fun of having kids try something they don’t think they’ll like, the joy on a kids face when their backpack has their name on it, a bride who’s dream of a decoration is realized. I love it all.
Yesterday I went to a sustainable food program with a friend from my garden club and over organic coffee and lentil chocolate chip cookies I told her I was looking for more gardening or embroidery work, and asked what she thought about approaching someone we both know about gardening in her yard. My friend took a deep breath and said well, I am thinking about something, I have only told my DH – I’m thinking about retiring, her job is to maintain a garden filled with flowers, herbs, vegies and is open to the local schools as a science location on botany, and for tea parties and weddings. One of the only reasons I have not decided for sure is I had no one to take over for me. This would be just 10 hours a week, pay is reasonable, of course I would have to interview, and it would not start until Aug 1, but ….. a dream may be fulfilled.
Kim from N. California
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I'm so sorry, Chris!! ((((hugs))))
Yay, Kim!!! *crossed fingers*
Alison - That sounds totally like something my ex would have done.
Some idiots decided to play disc golf in the middle of the night and hit the "hole" right outside my bedroom window at 2:30 a.m.! I am so tired!! If they come back, I will go ahead and call the police since the idiots are trespassing -- parks close at dark unless it is for a structured soccer, lacrosse, or baseball game.
Just one last comment: Men are stupid!
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carol - I would have been opening the window and giving them the what for at 2:30 or would have let the dog out, he would have eaten their dumb disk!!!
BTW it is raining hard here! a winter storm?0 -
Oh, Kim, that is thrilling. Fingers crossed.
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Kim ~ Hope your dream comes true.
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DJ Happy Belated Biithday! :flowerforyou: Margaret 0
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Kim, crossing my fingers that the new development works out. Sounds like your dream come true.
Lisa, get to work on that sequel. You know I want to read it.
DJ, one day I'm going to make my posts look as cute as yours, but not today.....
Later,
K
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Kim - that sounds thrilling! I'm sure you will be perfect for the job. :flowerforyou:
Just having a nice glass of chilled Reisling before my roasted butternut squash with freshly made, home grown pesto and King prawns with home grown chilli and garlic.
Also sugar snap peas. Heaven!
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heather - can I come for dinner?0
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Chris ... Aww...so sorry...
Kim ... The garden work sounds great...crossing my fingers!
Lisa ... Add me to the list of readers waiting on your sequel!
Allie ...smh...
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Lisa - I was wondering when you were going to have time to get going on your sequel. You have so much on your plate. I'm finding it hard even when I have little to distract me, though I have managed two work sessions this week. Painfully slow though.
Heather UK1 -
Hi all.
Chris, so very sorry to hear of your heartbreak. Hope you will be feeling well soon. It's not easy.
Well done, Dr. Katie. Quite an accomplishment! Doesn't it feel good?
A quiet day here in Lake Wobegon. Took DH for his 5-year colonoscopy this morning. He was like a giant drunken toddler after the procedure. I fed him & put him down for his nap, so now have some time to myself.
Grabbed a coffee & a cinnamon raisin bagel with peanut butter schmear for breakfast. Stopped at Panera on the way home from the clinic & bought a small Thai salad for lunch. Need to log the food & see where I stand for the day. Would like to go for a walk, but kind of afraid to leave DH alone for long. Had to tell him 4X what I'd done while he was undergoing the procedure & he told me 4+ times how NICE everyone was to him. That anesthesia really does a number on the memory! LOL!
Think I'll head out onto the porch to read & survey the kingdom. Have a swell day, all.
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Marcelynh - Someone told me that there are 2 dams in the Houston area that they are afraid will break; how would that affect you? I know when there was a stalled Hurricane over this are (tropical storm) the damn broke and it flooded a whole lot (in the middle of the night). We got a 2nd week of vacation because there was no way to cross the bridge that came through town; even 'if' we had gone up or down to find a place ... roads washed out in towns around us. Boss got a ride in a helicopter to view it from overhead - he said it was incredible seeing it from that vantage. People were hanging onto trees screaming for anybody that could hear them to come save them. Worst flooding in the are since they had started keeping records. On one of the creeks, Muckalee or Kichifoonee someone nailed up a sign when the water started receding; about 60ft from where the creek normally flowed. DOS and I went to 3rd granddaughter's Field Trip today, got rained out after the first hour. Man, friend of son's told him about someone he is kin to went through a tornado; both the mother and grown daughter were injured. Daughter out of the hospital; broken ribs on both sides. The mother has much more substantial injuries. They were surprised that she had lived through it. Winds came and lifted up the roof; and, they were holding on to one another and a pet when the floor looked like it was disintegrating under them. Actually the trailer was lifted off the ground and they went several hundred feet before they came down. DOS told him that is why when they storm radio goes off, they come down to our house ... not that it would not be destroyed if it hit their house; but, they were houses just across the road with no damage.
Stay safe!
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Kim, crossing my fingers for you.
Lisa, I love the hair! Looks darling! And is that your brother or brother in law? I gotta say, he is a hunk! Made me need a cold shower!
I went to the Social Security office this morning for an appointment to get my girls on my SSDI. I had been told that I would get 50-80% more than what I currently get. Not so. I will get 30% more. Very disheartening. Money will be tight, although it will be coming from my SSDI and not my sister so I won't have to worry about it getting cut off when her husband is an a**. Still, I don't know how I will make end meet as the girls get older and their needs get more expensive. So I am feeling very unhappy right now.0 -
Miriam - LOL I was thinking the same thing about Lisa's brother, (or BIL) !!!0
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Miriam - I finished reading your post, can you work at all? I know there are a number of health issues, and ssdi has some financial limits, but you are so knowledgeable, it seems that you could write a mental health blog? column? help a non-profit write grants.... I don't know I was thinking something you could do from home and at odd hours or in chunks to work around when you are not feeling your best.
I do know you and I both have the gardening skills to help feed ourselves, I certainly have got my garden started and have found a free kumquat tree, that I'll be picking up this week to add to my garden... here a buck there a buck... If this dream job actually works out, things will be easier come august, but I can't put all my eggs in that basket until it becomes real.
Money is such a stressor sending you ((((((((((((hugs)))))))))))
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Kim~ no the bonehead did plug it back in, but by then I was awake, but did decide to go back to bed for an hour and a half...
worked today.. and it was quiet which was fine.. and came home and Tom had mowed the lawn... well I was gonna help him, but that's ok..
He has decided to leave Weds instead of thursday and give himself a little more time to get down to Florida.. which makes me feel a bit better.. he is working tomorrow and I am not ,so I will go feed DFIL ,today he was a hoot... tonight is a full moon, always crazy at nursing homes on a full moon..0 -
GRITSandSLUTS wrote: »Marcelynh - Someone told me that there are 2 dams in the Houston area that they are afraid will break; how would that affect you?
Lenora
The dams they were concerned about are dams that hold back huge reservoirs that are usually dry and only fill up when it floods. They are part of the flood control system. For most of the year they are large city parks. I really doubt they will break because things are drying out rapidly and as the levels in the bayous drop they release water from the reservoirs. I would guess in a week even these reservoirs will be mostly dry. The danger of the dam failing is always there as the structural integrity of the Addicks Reservoir Dam has been noted as being extremely bad for several years but the drying out has lessened that to some degree. Only a few neighborhoods have standing water but mostly now what you see is piles and piles of carpet and flooring and belongings piled by the streets. Quite sad. That and thousands of cars that had been flooded and abandoned.
The saddest death to me was the young woman who drove around the barriers and drove into 17 ft. of water. They actually have shown the video (traffic cam) that shows her last moments, hitting the water and then you see a flashlight in the back of her car as she tries to get out. She doesn't. So so sad. and senseless. WHY would anyone drive around the a barriers (plus she went around a state truck that was there). I know people think SUV's mean Super Vehicles but they aren't, they don't float. All 8 deaths from this storm were people in their cars. Being in a car in a flood is the worst place to be. So ya'll take heed, if you see water and you don't know how deep it is and especially if it is moving don't go in it! (even 6 inches of fast moving water can move a car off the road)
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Hi there. Love to join this group. I turned 50 in January. Been off my feet since beginning of March due to an operation on my foot. Any suggestions for exercise would be great. I can't even go for a walk as after 6 weeks in plaster I now have a boot plus foot still very painful. . X0
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