WOMEN AGES 50+ FOR OCTOBER 2016

cityjaneLondon

Katla. Can you post a photo? On my phone I could post a photo if I went via the website, not the app.

Gloria - I hope the counselling office gives you good advice.((((Hugs)))) What about his school?

Heather UK

GloworminWA

I hate to do this but I have to call Child Protective Services, I will have to talk to him and let him know that it my obligation to do this so that he is safe. I don't want him to think that he can't come here when he needs help. Lord give me strength because I surely need it!

tngram2seven

Visiting my sister for a week. Got in yesterday, barely making my connection at O'Hara - never flown through there before, always go through Dallas. Counted the long fast walk as deliberate exercise, something I've not been doing for about 2 months. Doing well with food choices. Having a nice visit with big sis.

Keeping up with you all but not much time to respond.
Especially thinking of those of you with challenges.
TN Toni in balmy central Kansas by

Peach1948

Toni ~ Have a good visit with your Sis.

Glo ~ So sorry you are having to be a part of the boy's situation. I know that you will be there for him and hopes he understands that.

Katla ~ Looking forward to seeing your new grandson when you can.

Carol

suzanne63

Hi my name is Suzanne.I am 53 years old.I have 7 children from age 31 down to age 13.I just started Jillian Michaels beginner shred Level one.Day 1 today.I really need motivation and to meet people to workout with.I've always walked and jogged.But It's getting cold out so I am starting my at home exercise video's now.

ilikegardens

Glo, you're doing the right thing. What a dreadful situation for that boy! I hope all goes as well as it can.
KarenE

sherryminch

Good afternoon ladies.

Been busy this morning with a few errands, finally got back home.

Visit with the doc yesterday went well. He agrees it is time to change meds again (my body has this habit of building tolerances to just about any med so eventually they all become ineffective at some point, very frustrating). I also weighed in at the doc's and am at 282! When I weighed last Friday I was at 287, so that means I lost 5 lbs in 5 days! Doc is extremely happy with this! It seems my "whole foods" diet change is working! Wooohooo! I am a little concerned that I might be losing too fast, but doc says not to worry. As long as I continue to eat healthy, he said I should be OK. He said the results of my last labs look really good, so he's not going to stress over how fast it's coming off.

I did finally eat yesterday at lunch. I decided not to eat a breakfast yesterday as I find it kind of counter productive to put food in my mouth when I am not hungry. I did manage to meet my goals for protein and fiber and went over my calories, but only by a smidge. I only managed to get one walking session in, but I am proud of what I could do. Something is better than nothing, right? Maybe tomorrow I will try again for two rounds, we will see how I feel after the epidural shot in my spine tomorrow afternoon. I really hope it doesn't make me sick like the last one in the last round of shots. Ugh!

Well, I am going to wander off now and go check out some seated exercises I might be able to do, as someone has suggested here (sorry I don't remember your name hun, I have really crappy memory from a traumatic head injury when I was 3, so please forgive me).

Glo - don't hesitate to call CPS. Unless you are willing to let the boy stay with you folks, they are his best bet for a safe place to be and for access to counseling if he wants to talk about it. I can't say I am much of a fan of the foster care system (been there myself), but the boy seems like he is reaching out for help and it's the best thing you can do for him. Talk to the boy and explain as best you can what you can do for him and why it would help him. Kids are smart and if you are honest with them they will usually understand. And since you stated he said no one would believe him, listening to him and taking steps to help him as best as you can will go along way with the boy. As someone who has been in the boy's shoes in my own life I am pretty sure he has some trust issues going on right now and your help could show him that there are people out there who care about him and that he can trust. Again, talk to him, be honest, and let him know exactly how you can help him, then follow through with it, maybe even include him in that phone call even if he just listens in. I wish you the best of luck and bless your heart for being there for him.

Anyway, I am off. It has stopped raining here for a little bit so I think I will sneak in a round of walking while I can! Then off to seek out some new exercises! I hope everyone is having an awesome day, but if you aren't remember that tomorrow gives you another shot at it so don't sweat the small stuff.

Sherry in PDX

margaretturk

pipcd34

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Katla49

I've finally had the opportunity to connect with the internet. We've had a busy time. This is the new baby. He's home and doing well.

grandmallie

Isn't he just the most adorable little thing.. what is his name?
well I am home, more nyquil and some sleepytime tea.. and to bed I go

Annr

Hello all you fine ladies!!!
Katla what a beautiful baby! Congrats!

Glo you are doing the best thing for that boy calling CPS! Every child needs to know there is a place for him and he is thought of and believed in this world. At 11 yrs old, its hard to hear that he has no privacy. I think 11-13 yrs old is a tough time anyway. I mean you aren't given any responsibility like a teenager has, nor do they wish to be treated like a child. In essence, they are a child in a biggish body, and that is tough. Positive thoughts sent your way!

Well today I didn't attend my TOPS meeting. Woke up with a terrible sinus headache and just wanted to crawl back to bed. (Which I did). Yesterday evening, I rec'd a nice call from my eldest son in Fallon NV. He is doing well, but doesn't know if Christmas leave is going to happen. I told him that we would be here, that Christmas is whenever he can make it to us. If he can't come for a visit in Nov or Dec., then the ship leaves so I won't see him 8 months later. For each of my sons I have told them when they have leave, while its so awesome to see them, they don't HAVE to come home to vacation. They can travel anywhere. Totally up to them. My eldest son though, when he gets leave he first thinks of coming home. I know when he was a child I was pretty over protective. I mean if he didn't hold my hand in Japan, Lord knows where he could've ended up. By the time the next son came, I was state side, so heck if he was corralled in a fence of some sort, it was all good!

Funny joke about a mom looking at her first child after he has eaten some dirt. She has Poison Control Hotline on her speed dial etc, and the world is spinning with the stress of her situation. Second child comes along and he eats dirt and shes thinking, "Hmmmm dirt has a lot of protein, maybe just more juice this afternoon".

Anyway, just taking it easy today. Don't really have an appetite, but that is just because my taste buds aren't really working well.

Oh my new furniture arrangement is still the same. Yep, I am amazed he is letting me. He did whine that his lounge chair isn't above the dining room table area like it was. He whined that his lounge chair is more in front of the window there that we always have cracked open a bit. But nothing has been enough to demand that I put it back the way it was. (sweet victories are mine....bwahahaha)..
Becca
furniture whisperer and
turning into a guru of an old lady....in
Oregon

kevrit

Good evening ladies!
Just checking in. Made my 10k steps so happy about that. Tired now. See you all tomorrow.

Rita fron CT

barbiecat

sherry, Eating breakfast is one of the most widely spread healthy eating suggestions but for many people it isn't the best plan....eating planned meals at scheduled times has been what has worked for me.....find a plan that you can live with. I love your plan to find opportunities to be active....that will also serve you well....your weight is still high, so losing five pounds in a week is not unsafe for you.....as your weight drops, you'll lose more slowly....right now I'm waiting for it to stop raining so I can go for my second walk today.

Glo, you absolutely had to call CPS....it was such a blessing for that boy to find you

Katla, darling grandchild

I figured out today that the downside of being able to walk so much is that I am also healed enough to do some chores around the house (meal preparation, dishwashing, taking the sheets off the bed, going to the grocery store). A few weeks ago I lay in bed or in the recliner almost all day and Jake did everything

Suzanne, welcome....if you come back here every day and join in the conversation, you'll get the motivations and support you are looking for.

Barbie from beautiful drizzly NW Washington

pipcd34

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GRITSandSLUTSandWINOS

Rita – So many things can cause hives, bites from bugs, vines, such as poison ivy, food sensitivities, detergent you wash his clothes in, something ‘new’ he wore before it got washed, certain dyes in food and clothes, and the list goes on. Has he been to an Allergy specialist? Maybe he could tell from looking at it. Could he possibly have Shingles?

Kay – We had potato soup at last year’s Women’s Retreat … good enough to ‘make you want to slap your mama’!

Glo – That is a very delicate situation. His Mom should not be telling him that he is why she thinks about killing himself. Sounds like he is in a very dysfunctional family. Unless you know for sure that the situation of ‘privacy’ is a problem … you might really get into trouble if you calls DFACS involved; but, that would be a ‘good place’ to start asking questions. But, he needs to be told that ‘if’ they get involved, he could go to a ‘good’ home, a ‘bad’ home, or ‘pulled in-and-out’ of different homes. Where is the father? Sounds like a ‘sad’ situation for sure. Maybe a school counselor could call him in his/her office to see if he would open up about how things are going for him at home, say … something like they have noticed his grades have fallen, or anything that might get him to open up to another adult. I sure would not want to have been in your position. Did he stay overnight with y’all? Did you tell him you’d have to call his Mom? What was his reaction to that? You’re right to ask your counselor what they would suggest doing; because they are more qualified. You are right, if he tells you there is abuse going on in his home, you have the duty to report it to CPS [DFACS in this state – same thing]. Hope things go well for all concerned.

Katla – Beautiful baby boy! Poor thing must have had to have his little hand stuck a lot, looks like it is bruised. Needs some “Nana” kisses (or whatever your grandchildren call you). Looks like he has long fingers and big hands.

Becca – First child, next child … OH HOW TRUE! Passy dropped with first son, ran it under hot water or boiled it to sterilize it; 2nd child … picked it up, looked at it, wiped it across my shirt and handed it back to him. BUT, I have ‘never’ left any child in a ‘hot car’ like that man on trial in Brunswick, GA … and they ‘moved’ the trial to get it out of the jurisdiction it occurred in. Thirteen days and counting (trial). I’m afraid that I would NOT be the least bit sympathetic as a juror. How many people do you have to listen to giving the same story before you decided what is or is not ‘beyond a reasonable doubt’? Since I grew up in an attorney’s household; and most of the time I worked as an adult was as a “Paralegal” I would get knocked off a jury the first question of voir dire. The only time I got chosen for sitting on a jury, I got excused due to a double death in my family. BnL’s (at the time) parents were killed in a wreck. Never will go to another ‘double funeral’. Let’s say I hope I never HAVE to.

Took DH to new Urologist; has to be put to sleep to have a 'look-see' to find out what is going on (and maybe leave a catheter in again. Since the last time he was not put to sleep he let this 'new' doctor know that, that would never occur again, in his life time. Told him that the scar tissue might have come from having the seeds of radiation put in 15 years ago. I just hope they can do something that will help him and it be more permanent that what his last Urologist did. Thankfully, he is 'out on a medical leave'. I sort of doubt that he is going to be coming back. I got to stay in the room while he was talking to DH and a medical student was also on hand. He kept quiet and you barely knew he was even in there. DH was honest about what has been going on, and, I added a few things to it.

Lenora

klanders30

katla gorgeous grandson!

Barbie lol, the life of leisure is just not in the cards for you, today housework, line dancing is surely in your future!

NYKAREN

GloworminWA

My grandson told one of his teachers about the boy showing up today. The teacher had him talk to the counselor at school. That counselor called the counselor at the boys school. The counselor at the boy's school called the police. the police came and picked him up and took him home while I was at Parent Teacher conference. DGS#1 is really upset because he did not get to talk to his friend and feels like it is his fault that he got picked up. I tried to assure him that he did absolutely the right thing but he doesn't want to accept that. Still called CPS so they can look into the alleged abuse.

Going to make breakfast for dinner - be back later.

Gloria in WA

janetr7476

Today we went to MacDill AFB in Tampa. This was the first base Jack was stationed at after basic training in 1969. He spent 23 years in the Air Force. Wow few years ago. We had dinner on the bay at Taste of Boston. I had grilled crab cakes, yum!

We've decided to stay another week here in Tampa.

Janetr temporarily in Tampa

janetr7476

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