WOMEN AGES 50+ FOR JUNE 2016
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Joyce -
But don't eat the brownies!
Anamika - Welcome back! Please don't keep running off. We like you.
We went out for a meal and I went over calories, but not a disaster. Enjoyable evening.
Sooooooo nice to have wifi back.
All the windows upstairs are open because of the painters. Freezing. I had to put the heating on.
Tomorrow I'm going to do some of my memoir. Promise. It's been weeks. Months.
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Mary: Sending good thoughts for your daughter's surgery. What a horrible thing to happen to her. I hope the outcome is excellent.
Heather: Congrats on WIFI! Fingers crossed that it runs like a champ for a really long time.
Freidasmith: I lost over 70 pounds counting calories and measuring my portions, but it is not a speedy process. Stick with portion control, count your calories, and be as active as you are able. That is the road to success. :flowerforyou:
Re: When I order a salad in a restaurant I have my salad dressing on the side. It is amazing how many calories you can save by dipping one little bite in after another rather than drenching the whole thing. It tastes great, too.
Joyce: (((HUGS)))
Carol: My father-in-law used to have rentals and that made my husband absolutely opposed to the idea. I suspect slovenly tenants are a common problem. I hope you are able to get some rest and feel better soon.
We've been getting ready for the Fourth of July weekend and also for our upcoming trip. We're headed to an anchorage that is away from fireworks central and plan on a quiet and pleasant few days. This will be the first time we've taken our boat out for an adventure in way too long. There is a lot to do to get ready, but we'll do a bit at a time. I am hopeful that this will be the beginning of renewed fun on the boat.
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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Good morning ladies. Going to be a beautiful day and I am working the long shift today. I had both my doctor appointments yesterday. The one said my wrist is good and took off the brace. My elbow has some range of motion problems, but working on that. Then I went and had the spot on my arm taken out. He ending taking a good size piece and went to the muscle. So have a fair amount of sitiches. I am just glad it is done and pray the report comes back that he got it all. Not as sore today and I expected.Thanks for all the prayers and support. It means so much to me.
Weigh in this morning I was down .1. Better then a gain and that is what I was afraid of. We are leaving for our trip to Denver Thursday and be back late Monday or Tuesday and planning on a lot of walking. Going to take 3 grand daugthers, one grandson and our daugther. They are all from different families so going to be fun for us all I hope.
I do think I am getting more comfortable in my new roll as supervisor. Been to 5 of the 6 leadership classes they offered. I will do the last one sometime in the next couple months. I do think things are going well, I have been doing rounding with each person and for the most part it they are happy. I have a couple, the one that had the job before me that is not happy and doing everything she can to piss me off. Been doing a lot of praying.
It is almost time to sign off and been reading and love hearing about how everyone is doing. Take care and enjoy the day. Blessings, Vicki GRAND ISLAND, NE3 -
Just looked at my calories burned so far for June, 27887 calories! holy crap, no wonder I am pooped!4
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Hi, ladies. New to this forum, but not to MFP. Recently (three months ago) came off a medical weight loss plan where I lost 45 lbs. Still need to lose another 30 lbs to reach a healthy weight. I work out three days a week with resistance training, but I need to add more cardio. I am at 1100 cals/day (determined by RMR and my MD), so I can't really cut any more. My FitBit is my constant companion, but 10K steps a day ain't doin' it for me. So I need to up my walking/bicycling time. It's really hard right now, since my mom recently fell and is in a nursing home; she needs lots of attention, advocacy, etc. And it's the end of the month/quarter, so I'm working overtime a lot. Very stressful, and hard to avoid snacking. I look forward to getting and giving some support to other 50+ ladies here!4
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Katla Enjoy your boating adventure 1 -
Fly by hi!3
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Barbie, thinking of you and Jake and wishing for a good outcome.
CJ, I will be checking out the Grand River Times regularity. I enjoyed it thoroughly, thank you for sharing.
I was able to drag myself out of bed for a brief elliptical session this morning, was able to squeeze in a 25 minute walk during work and took Jake the rescue dog for a 20 minute walk when I got home from work. I'm exhausted and haven't even done any kettle bell or strong lifts. I'm hoping that I'll be able to get into a new routine to include some strength training.
Love to all,
Chris in MA3 -
Good evening friends... Really busy trying to get things ready for the family reunion this weekend but thought I'd share a link with one of my favourite crock pot recipes budgetbytes.com/2011/07/taco-chicken-bowls/ By the way this web site has lots of really good recipes that I was using a lot before I started back to work.
Have a great evening all!
Carey - N. Alberta2 -
Hugs to Barbie, Joyce and Allie. Seems like you are all going through trying times...wishing for the best!
Welcome new ladies!
Next month I am seeing a DD for the first time in two and a half years. Wish me luck it goes smoothly and we can both express ourselves well to each other. It has been a hard slog.
Congrats on the move to Texas from Ohio and a long-awaited job!
Betty
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stats for the day:
ride hm 2 gym- 9.33min, 16.3amph, 134mhr, 2.5mi = 84c
SPIN- 56min, 97ar, 51aw, 7g, 127mhr, 11.6mi = 326c
ride gym 2 wk- 54.11min, 12.3amph, 145mhr, 11mi = 431c
ride wk 2 hm- 53.12min, 11.5amph, 152mhr, 10.2mi = 466c
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Hi Gals,
Pages 64 – 71 I caught up!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1
Heather – so here we threaten to move to Canada if we don’t like the political results, you can come live here ! If you and DH visited us all each for a week we’d have you seeing all of the states and ready to go back to live in your mixed up world instead of ours – LOL
Pip – all this riding and spinning – you are amazing.
Chris – That is absolutely crazy!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! And I think illegal, at least in CA…
Becca – DH is a keeper!!!
Karen in Virgina – one time I had to log a whole container of cookies, it took a calculator to figure out… but once was enough.
Re – it wasn’t me but I’ll raise my hand for the crock pot recipes
Rita – great job on the walk and the therapist….
Cheri – congrats!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Pics of the new home???? Later – great pictures, the home looks nice…
KJ – pretty much no basements in CA – I think it is just cheaper and quicker to build one with out a basement – and we have earthquakes not wind to hide from.
Mary – Wow hope this works well for your DD
Barbie – thinking of you and Jake.
Melanie – no walking would do it, but sometimes it is nothing you can figure out, our bodies just do this in their own way.
Freida – glad this is working for you - many of the ladies use the forum to talk about their weight issues as friends and family are not interested.
June Goals
1 fun thing a week, graduation, visiting with Vickie, working in Eden garden, sailing in the pacific ocean
Log everyday to the best I can, over if need be.
11,000 + steps everyday
Smiles.
Kim from N. California
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I'm not sure who asked but here is what I found to explain the term "Gig'em" on the picture of the barn I previously posted... A term the fightin' Texas Aggies of Texas A&M University--College Station use to push each other on toward victory whether it be in 1.)athletics, 2.)academics or 3.)life. It has it's origins in the old rivalry with the TCU Horned Frogs in which a gig was something used to kill a frog. It is typically associated with the thumbs up symbol.
We explored Austin today.. The state capital. Toured the capital building and the grounds. Heading home tomorrow.
Cheri
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Beth Geneseo was DD's first choice. Orientation showed me how right she was to select it. Very friendly, supportive place. I think she will grow a lot there. I gave up on the dorm room stay because I had no sleep and it was way too hot for me to get a decent night's sleep. So executive decision.. I booked a hotel room and slept soundly! Next day she picked all her classes and seemed very relieved. The 6 hour drive home was treacherous with heavy heavy rain but I got through it slow and steady with her asleep next to me for most of the ride! Thank goodness I had slept.
Barbie thinking of you and Jake, strength and hugs go out to you both.
I will catch my breath and regroup tomorrow cause somehow a large bag of almond M&Ms were my companion on this trip. And I didn't share a single one! NYKAREN
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Thanks for your support. DD's surgery went well. They needed to do a little more of a bone graft on one side but Dr said it should heal well.
I will be staying here until tomorrow when she is determined to go to work. Kids!
Have a great night everyone!
Mary from Minnesota2 -
Did an hour of Kelly Coffee Meyers Body Shop DVD. Actually, there are two 30 minute workouts on that DVD. The plan for tomorrow is to go to the deep water class.
Got started on the seaturtle yesterday. The plan is to mow the grass (weeds, really) today. Tomorrow night we have ceramics again. Don't know what I'll do next Monday. No senior bowling and no ceramics. I suspect this one lady is going to have mahjongg but I'm not going to ask Vince to drive me into Hickory, drive home (about 20 minutes) and then come back to Hickory in a few hours to pick me up. See, it usually doesn't make that much difference since he's right in Hickory at ceramics. He can drop me off and then go back to ceramics, then pick me up. but I'm not about to ask him to make two trips for me, that's asking way too much If all goes according to plan...only 35 more days of this no driving restriction.
Am trying to get a balloon twister to come here at the pool social. I was in contact with this one gal. I thought it would be neat for her to be here since her parents are members of Newcomers. However, she thinks she has an engagement for that day. Well....those people are probably going to be paying her more than we would. On the other hand, I'm a bit surprised that she didn't contact them to see if they, in fact, needed her. What if they don't? She's given up a confirmed paying job. Well...not my business. Update: got a quote from another place. Before we could get the price approved by the Board, they were booked. Now some on the board want us to have yard games. Our yard isn't conducive for that, too hilly, not level at all, and there are drainage ditches in the backyard. We need to put something around them but there's no way I would let someone run around in the yard. And what if it rains?
Cheri - I'm so happy for you as you sound like you're so happy. big congrats to your hubby. It's wise to rent before buying. We rented before we bought this house, and am I ever so glad we did! People who moved here, didn't rent first, and then were sorry they'd bought where they did. One thing I found out was that I really wanted to be near a mall, near shopping. There were so many lights where we were that depending on the time, it could take as long as 20 minutes to get to the mall. To me, that was unacceptable. Now the mall is just 5 minutes away. The bad part is that people seem to feel that where we're located is out with the cows. We're actually closer to a lot of things than they think. Congrats on the house
Joyce - You'll get this down. I honestly don't understand how being an ostomy nurse in the hosp is that much different from being one at home. Can you explain? The only thing I can think of is that working on a loved one makes you much more sensitive, I don't know
barbie - sending only positive vibes for you and Jake (and the doctors and nurses)
KJ - I don't know about Texas and basements, but I can tell you that Florida doesn't have basements. The reason is because their soil is all sand. We have a basement here in NC
I'm trying that cake/brownie for Vince but trying using the large package of pudding. We shall see how it turns out. I used mini-chips, mainly because that's what I got at the store. Someone must have put them in the wrong spot and I picked them up. I didn't look real closely mainly because I know that Vince doesn't like to go shopping so I tried to make it as quick as possible.
Anamika - I was wondering where you were! Come in more often
Made those cake/brownies for Vince but this time I used a large box of the chocolate pudding. They did come out more brownie-like. Then since it was raining and we couldn't cut the weeds, we went to the ceramics place in South Carolina where I got my snail from. The lady passed away but her husband poured it for me. I took him a cake to say "thank you" and "sorry for your loss". Tomorrow I'll probably take the snail to ceramics, clean it, and then they can fire it to become bisq. Once it's fired, I'll bring it home. I just feel badly leaving a lot of things there, they only have so much room. Some people leave lots of things there. I am leaving the wolf only because I'll be waiting for the paint to come in, then I'll have it fired.
Did a little bit of crossstitch on the way down to SC, but not much. Just want to finish the small section that I'm working on before the ink disappears.
Was about to get a balloon twister for our social, just needed to run the cost by the Board, but in the meantime they got booked. So I'm going to try another company. They do face painting and balloon twisting. Maybe this year I'll just do the balloon twisting and next year the face painting. Can you just see some of the Newcomers with their faces painted? (remember, most of the Newcomers are senior citizens)
On the way back from SC, Vince wanted to stop at this Dairy Queen. I was good (well, really, I wasn't hungry at all) and just had water. I was expecting that they'd sell me a bottle but instead they gave me a cup. That's OK
DJ - when you said "Tom is such a jewel", I'm sure you had a smirk on your face
Frieda - if the "old geezer" doesn't want to hear you talk about weighing, come here and talk all you want about it.
Re - is the clay in TX very different from the clay in NC because we have a basement. I know that you guys have black clay whereas we have red clay. I remember when we were having the pool built talking to someone in TX (I forget about what) and they mentioned their black clay. I can't get over some of the things that are in a salad. I usually have to order mine without this and without that. Dressing on the side always and most times I don't even have any
Joyce - with everything on your plate, if I were in your shoes, I'd have more than a brownie and chocolate chip cookies
katla - have fun on YOUR trip
Vicki - I hope they got it all, too. Have fun on your trip
sfs... - welcome.
Betty - I wish you only the absolute best. How I wish I could see my son! For that matter, even talk to him! Jessica and Denise both said that he's moving, he never said a word to us so I don't know if he's planning, if he has or what. I'm so happy for you and hope everything goes well.
Michele in NC
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Call me crazy but I love to see other people happy and succeeding .
Good Evening Ladies,
Mary, when you told us that your DD was kicked by the horse, I didn’t realize it was that serious. Not that I thought it was a walk in the park, you understand. Sending good thoughts and prayers for her with hopes of a successful surgery.
Heather, woo hoo on finally getting a modem that works. Just the two hours that our power was out yesterday was bad enough!!! And I agree that I hate typing on my phone. And when I talk while it types, you should see some of what comes out. LOL I’d rather be able to eat than share a medal but you can have both. Good for you on the exercise.
Melanie, please don’t get discouraged. You will definitely have plateaus. Mine has lasted for months but my body is still changing and people still think I’m losing weight. This is a life journey so just take one day at a time.
Freida, congrats on your success. I weigh every day most of the time and just don’t tell DH about it. That is for my knowledge and what he doesn’t know, won’t hurt me (or him).
Re, I’ve tried two different times to message you but MFP keeps giving me an error. I want the recipes when you get a chance. Thanks. And learn to cut a couple of things from those salads that have the highest calories.
Joyce, as they say down south, “Ain’t that some s#!!”. I just hate it for both of you. A blow up is probable what you needed but I feel bad about the chips and cookies. Did you really?? Hang in there my friend as this too shall pass; maybe just not soon enough. (((((Hugs)))))
CarolGA, I’ve always been the painter in our family but I have decided that I’ll only do small projects from here on out. I know I’m getting too old to keep going up and down the ladder.
Katla, I’m so excited about your boat outing. I know you’ve been missing it. Have fun, my friend.
VickieNE, glad the job is going well. Have a safe and fun trip and enjoy those grands.
Sfstegall, welcome. This is a great place for support and information so come here often. Please sign each post with the name you want to be called and a location, general or specific. You can do this and we are here to help.
Carey, thanks for the link.
Betty, good luck with your visit with DD next month.
Cheri, I knew “Gig em” had to do with gigging frogs but didn’t know how it got started with the Aggies. Very interesting. I hope you love it there!!!
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.
Yesterday when we lost power for two hours there were a number of people at the community pool. It has an electronic gate lock that requires a key card to enter. Needless to say people were locked in at the pool. Now being on the Board of Directors they expect us to make it so that never happens again. *sigh* I hope the lock company has a way to manually over-ride it or I don’t know what we will do. I’ve lived here for 9 years and this is the first time we’ve lost power for more than about 10 minutes, but never a dull moment in life. Sending love and good thoughts to all of you and I hope you all have a Happy and Healthy Day!
Words I live by:
Savor. I have to slow down and savor every bite.
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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 Ladies,
So sorry I've seemingly been ignoring you. I got my old job wrapped up only a week after starting the new,
and I'm learning so much new stuff every day, that I come home and my brain just wants to be quiet. 
I skim the messages every couple days to make sure everyone's doing okay...I probably won't participate much again, until at least next week, but I'm doing well, loving the new job, lifting weights in shorter but more frequent split workouts, and walking the mile to and from work most days. Now if I can just figure out how to get swimming back into my routine...
Keep on winning,
Larisa in Seattle3 -
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Michele, the main difference is that a patient in the hospital is a fresh surgery, the stoma is swollen, they aren't wearing much clothes, definetely not trousers with a belt, they aren't moving much. You get it. Charlie is mobile and wearing clothes.
DJ, yes I did. I will eat a healthy bedtime snack and may make it a little larger than I normally do so that it can last me overnight. Not much protein in brownies and cookies. The brownies were on the clearance rack at Walmart. They were supposed to be brownies with caramel in the middle but i guess the company messed up because there is no caramel at all.
Ostomy nurse asked the company that makes the bag she hopes will be his long term bag to send us a free sample. Well they came today and they look OK and hope it works except they have no filter. No when I was working, bags didn't have a filter. So if a patient passed gas, their bag just blew up like a balloon and you had two choices. You either went around like that under your clothes or you went to the bathroom, took the clamp off the end of the bag and let out the gas. Well now they make these charcoal filters at the top of the bag. So not only does the gas come out but it goes through charcoal on its way out so it can't be smelled. These bags that arrived today have no filter. I have looked at all the suppliers websites and they all make this particular kind of bag with a filter.
I am sure you guys are learning more than you wanted about an ileostomy and the care of after surgery. I thank you for putting up with me.
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Joyce, you know that it’s not like we are having a hard time “putting up with you”. First of all, it’s interesting. Secondly, we never know when one of us may end up with a bag. When my Dad had his they didn’t have the filters yet, as it was a number of years ago. I do remember the bag blowing up like a balloon. Seems they have come a long way. At least my Dad’s was temporary whereas Charlie will have his forever. Just wish I could send you a magic wand to wave and make it all better.
Much love,
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So....Monday was the official two weeks of husband wearing the bile bag, so I had called liver coordinator, leaving two messages. This bag business isn't a permanent thing, just a band aid on the problem of getting that damn stone out. No return call backs.. grrr. Then after he woke up from a really heavy nap, I could feel he had a fever even before I got near him. Only about 100'. He had no appetite, and said he felt extra tired. So we got a hold of an after hours person at OHSU, and they said to take him to the local Providence Hospital, (where his primary doctor is and where he does all his monthly blood work at), for them to do some blood tests. The doctors there talked with the people in Portland, and decided that he needed to travel to OHSU to check on the bile bag and see if it is in position. We went to the ER in Providence at about 6 pm and at 1:00 am OHSU finally stated that they had a bed available. I had to drive (safely) back to apartment to get his pills for him to take, then drive back to the hospital, practically hyperventilating. A LOT of deep breaths. I left him at the ER, awaiting an ambulance to take him to Portland's OHSU hospital. I drove carefully home, (amazingly enough I saw NO cars at 1:30 am!), and slept from 2:30 to about 8:30 am.
As it stands right now, he is stable and they will do a "rendezvous procedure" tomorrow at about noon. I would explain what that is, but simply put, it is two separate ways into the bile duct both meeting and getting stuff done. He has had that before, but it was unsuccessful.
I can't sleep, can't think straight, trying to be all normal for teenager, but its just putting on a brave face. Inside I am frantic. This procedure isn't life of death, just trying to fix something. Just tired of hospitals, and want to wallow in the wellness already! I am venting, but who else is there to vent to?
I am great at concentrating on tasks, and so that is what I do. Tonight for example though, watching TV isn't fun without my dear husband by my side, yelling this or that, driving me delightfully crazy. Eating dinner isn't fun, I am at my best when I bounce life off him. I miss him. He told me I can hog the bed, but even that isn't fun without him to pinch me and take my pillow in the dark, until I pull on his mustache to get it back...
I called my middle sister, hoping that she could meet me at the hospital, at least to get all my teenager sons toys he doesn't want. It was at about 2 pm when I called her, and she sounded groggy, telling me she was just making it a lounge in the bed day. Hmmm sounded fishy to me. I confessed that the cost of mailing all those heavy items would cost a fortune, that we could rendezvous at OHSU and I could put all the toys in her car for Daylen her grandson, (hmm I suppose I am great Auntie to my niece's kids right?) Well she said something about money, and having to wait until the 1st of the month. Ok I respect that, and hopefully she will make good on her word of coming here for a visit. I shall always hope. She said she had to use the bathroom, and would call me back. That never happened. I shall not read more into that, like I used to.
While I am ranting, this is the same sister that never came to visit me when I was at the hospital with husband when he got his transplant. OHSU is 1 hr from her, 45 minutes on a good day, but 2.5 hrs from my home on the coast. Support is hard to get from my family.
OK need sleep. Tomorrow I weigh in, (but I am not going to stay for the meeting), laundry, then drive to Portland. I think I shall leave my son here, to relax, play his video games, and not be in the thick of the "sit around and wait" world. He has had his share of it already.
Becca
Oregon
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(((((((((Joyce)))))))))))) what a pair are we....the medical misfits of this group...TMI'ing all over the place, but what else is there to do friend... ((((hugs))))1
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Becca, if you are that tense and worrying, your son is also. This is the internet age, he has probably googled everything he can about what is wrong with his Dad. Yep, we are quite a pair, all our bags and drains. Glad we have each other and the whole group. And our leader is on her way for her hubbies surgery. Good luck Barbie and Jake. Thanks for keeping us all hanging together and hopefully we will keep you hanging on tomorrow. Or was that today???
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Chris in MA – Gee, I sure hope it pays a lot. My DDnL#1 (basically) walked out on her job. It has been a ‘trip’ to say the least; she has an interview with one of the jobs she had applied to; and, another one next week. Neither will pay her what she was making; but, she had no health insurance or other benefits. At least with at least one of these jobs, she’ll get ‘state’ insurance and retirement; not sure about the other. Not sure they’ll give her a week to make a decision. The other job is ‘in town’; but it is funded partly by the county, and partly by the University. Don’t know what ‘benefits’ she will get with it, if she even gets either job. She was ‘miserable’ with her last job, to the point it was affecting her health and her emotional state; back for the girls. DOS said that it was the best thing she had done. He was getting really tired of the constant ‘meowing’. I hope something comes up for her, they need the 2nd income.
Charleen – One of my BF was living in Atlanta, and her neighbor had a yard full of flamingos; she’d even tie scarves around their necks during the winter. If they wandered into my yard, they’d be welcome to ‘stay’. I know that is one of the ways that clubs raise money. You’ve got to donate money before you can move them to someone else’s yard. I collect flamingos; and have about 75, no two are alike. I always buy one when we go to FL for vacation. When we finally finished the glassed-in porch, they’ll be moved out there (along with all my ‘art books’.
Re in TX – I’d like the crockpot recipes. I tried to PM you; but, it would not go through. I’ll try again tomorrow or later this week with my information. I just went in and 'made friends' with you and gave you my information.
NCRawGirl – Pip is just ‘joshing’ you … I take money out of her account all the time; just send it directly to me … will save you time and money for a stamp. Don't believe these other ladies who tell you, 'no send your money to them'. Happy early birthday (in September). Welcome! Tell us a little about yourself, what you prefer to be called, location (general or specific), family, hobbies, all that.
Karen – It sounds like Heather and her fellow countrymen/women have found out what it is ‘like’ to have something (that was supposed to be ‘good’) shoved down one’s throat. I think that is what we call the “Affordable Care Act”. It’s not affordable; and it is the middle income people that suffer from it most. If you don’t have ‘insurance’; you have to buy it through one of their specialized groups; and as my son and his wife have found … monthly premiums are ‘out of sight’; and the deductible is outrageous. DDnL#1 is now looking for a job that will offer her ‘health benefits’ … even if she has to pay part of the costs. When I retired/disabled … I kept my insurance because my DH is covered under it. It went up $55 to cover the ‘changes’ in what is covered or not.
Katla – Thank YOU! I’m hoping that it will ‘work’ the first time … DDnL#2 is already upset enough as it is about her tubes being blocked; but, that won’t affect them trying this procedure (or should I say, I hope not).
DJ – so easy to do … and Pip doesn’t find out about it until it’s gone to an ‘off-shore account’ and she can’t get to it. RITFLMAO!
Michele in NC – The ‘red’ clay we have in South GA sticks to anything when it is wet; it can be ‘sandy’ or it can be ‘muddy’. We live on a ‘dirt road’; so the county comes out to grade the road; sometimes they will grade it down to the clay base; so they end up have to bring ‘red sand’; which won’t wash away like ‘regular’ white/yellow sand. When it is dry, it is dusty. It clumps up; making ‘mud’ pies was always something I enjoyed doing as a child (lived in middle GA – same sort of red clay); but, when we go to Louisiana … their ‘clay’ is ‘black’ clay and it is AWFUL! When it is wet it is mucky and sticks like cement to your vehicle if you don’t wash it off quickly; when it is dry it has huge cracks in it. Depending on how far away you are from the River makes a difference in how it feels. They are always working on the roads as far as I see. The only other ‘dirt’ that I am familiar with is FL’s soil. Some mixture of red clay and sand; then very sandy in other places, the further south you go.
Joyce – Thanks for the information. It isn’t something that a lot of people talk about; but, it is a ‘real’ issue; and, it is nice to know that we have someone we could talk to and ask questions if we ever found ourselves or a loved one in the same boat.
Hi to all the 'newbies'!
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Hi Gals,
So headed to bed in a few minutes, but thought I’d do a quick catchup on what’s been up with me… so camp was the most exhausting week I have had in I can’t remember how long. 13 kids aged 10-12 from 9-noon, then 16 kids aged 8-10 from 1-4… all baking wonderful things – everything from scratch.. cake, pizza, 10 kinds of cookies, and more! My assistant was my DGD (darling god daughter) and while we have spend time together, this was the first time we had a full week and had worked together. (Although I have been the life time cooking instructor – as mom doesn’t cook unless a package is involved) It was GREAT! We worked like a well oiled machine.
But we could barely think by the final day. Her boy friend came over on Friday and stayed over, I had not met this one… he could be a keeper – really nice young man. They are both 20 so – young still- and both in college. He made breakfast in the morning (like a man who can and will cook, but he will need a lesson on making Auntie Kim’s coffee….)
So there have been some financial issues weighing heavy on me, all is not good in my checkbook. But spent time with my financial planner today, and he gave me hope – we are the same age but he is a great financial mentor – a bit like a dad – And we reviewed my retirement investments which is a good once a year thing… I approved the changes he will make this week.
I also had my long awaited interview and should hear in the next 2 weeks… but I am clueless how I did, the interviewers were nice, the man would make eye contact ask a question and then look around the garden, seemingly completely distracted. And the questions were not really garden related, it was as if they were asking me the questions you would ask an outdoor education person, not a gardener… time will tell.
June Goals
1 fun thing a week, graduation, visiting with Vickie, working in Eden garden, sailing in the pacific ocean
Log everyday to the best I can, over if need be.
11,000 + steps everyday
Smiles.
Kim from N. California
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Hello, Ladies
I have sent those recipes to everyone that I know asked for them... if you want and have not received them, just throw up a flag... I have them both here and at the office, so it's no trouble to send them.
Becca, I totally know how you feel. I had nightmares - something totally out of character for me - when my DH was in hospital this fall. I did learn to sleep without him, but it took a while. Sorry Sugar... we are all sending your big hugs!
Joyce - you too! It's hard enough stressing about your Sweetie even HAVING the issue, not to mention you having to take the responsibility for him so he doesn't get poo on his fingers. A blow up now and again will happen - and you are doing the best that you can. Hey - it's just gonna have to be good enough, if he isn't willing to help, right? You have to vent where you can, Hon. We are learning all sorts of things, and who knows, it might come in handy some day.
And to all who commented on my Salad woes... I really don't think of salad as "diet food." I just know that when I eat a salad - one that has 47 bits of this and that on it - it is going to be a big calorie hit. I don't do it often - so for me, salad is like a treat... lol. I enjoyed every calorific bite of it... and I just dragged my butt to the gym on my way home, so I could eat my delicious crockpot stew with a lovely crusty roll for dinner.
Michelle - the clay in my yard is white, actually - and heavy, heavy, heavy. You only have to dig one or two holes with 40 pounds of clay stuck to the end of your shovel to understand why there are no basements here... that , and the ground really does expand and contract, a lot. You can tell when the contractors don't get the slabs right, particularly on new construction. When I was house shopping, we were shown house after house with big gaping cracks around the doors and windows, because the ground was moving so much and it hadn't been graded properly. I can't even imagine what would happen to a basement, here.
Pip - you're a calorie burning machine! You rock, Lady.
Karen - the almond M&M's are a menace to society...if there weren't a bag of them staring at me, I would scold you... lol. So far, I have resisted the urge to open the bag... but, it's been a near thing. Now go eat some veggies, please.
Frieda - same goes - my Husband is the same - he says I obsess and that dieting is all I talk about. Maybe he's right... so, I will just have to talk to someone who is as obsessed as I am. If he would quit offering me candy, bread and pasta, perhaps I might have something to say to him besides "I am trying to eat Low Carb, Honey."
Vickie - gratz on the surprise pound down. It's always nice to find that you haven't lost any ground. I am sending you thoughts for speedy healing.
Katla, I hope you have a wonderful time on the boat! And you are so right about it not being a speedy process... I had one of those Veruca Salt kind of days. "But Daddy, I want it NOW..." *sighs* I will be patient... I will be patient...
Sfstegal - Welcome... it sounds like you are doing all the right things... so just hang tight... eventually the scale will budge - and I would bet that you probably are re-shaping, even though the scale isn't moving. I notice odd little things... like, my knees aren't as fat as they used to be. Someday, they might even be pointy...
Heather - it's always a relief when things work as they should. Glad you can come here without being annoyed, now.
Chris - glad you found a few minutes for yourself... don't let that job swallow you whole.
*waves to Barbie and Kay*
Carey - thanks for the link! I am always looking for new and exotic recipes - hey, and cheap is always good, too!
Betty - good luck with your daughter... I have a sister I haven't seen in years... every time I do, it takes about ten minutes before I remember why we really don't talk much. I hope for better things for you and your DD.
Kim - great idea - If we each host Heather for a week, she can live in the US for a long time... lol
Cheri - gratz on the new digs. Somehow, in 15 years, I have never managed to even visit Austin or College Station. You will have to clue me in to all the cool places to hang out.... if I ever do manage to get down that way.
Mary - you know you are going to have to make her rest, right? Kids do tend to think they are invincible... I always did. :]
Carol - renters... thankfully, the only ones I ever had were relatives - and they actually helped me clean the place up in between, so it all worked out. Hope you get your place ship shape and get some time to relax.
Larisa - that's IT. You're fired! lol. Relax... Do what you need to do... pretty sure we will still be here when you have time. BTW - love the screen name. My nephew's name is Logan and I have always called him LoLo.
DJ - recipes sent... and man... wish I had been at the pool and gotten locked in... lol. What an excuse to hang out for a couple of hours. Good luck with the "never happens again" thing. I am sure there must be some way to manually override the lock.
Lenora - it makes me happy just to see your smiling profile picture... I sent the recipes. :]
Kim - you are so much more on top of the whole retirement finance thing... I have a couple of 401k's but, honestly, I should sit down with an advisor, too. Heaven knows the money isn't going to earn itself... not without some direction. You are inspiring me to get up off my duff and do what needs doing, so I don't have to live in a van down by the river when I retire. (heck, at the cost of waterfront property, I couldn't afford that!)
Well, Beautiful Women... it's very late here... and I have a hot sweaty date with an elliptical machine in only five or six hours, so I must go.
Goodnight!
Re in TX0 -
Crazy busy, about to pop in the shower, press day, but a short paper, only 16 pages. The word from my DH's job is "maybe in August or September, you can move into town," frustrating, to say the least. He's on vacation this week, here with me, and it's been amazing. He's putting in resumes everywhere, but we'll deal, no matter what happens. I think they're just giving themselves time to replace him. Not as easy as they think, but we'll see what happens.
Love y'all,
Lisa in West Texas0
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