WOMEN AGES 50+ FOR NOVEMBER 2016

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  • Katla49
    Katla49 Posts: 10,385 Member
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    Rori: Stay safe on the ice rink at DEN. Hopefully it doesn't extend to access roads or walkways. :wink:
  • barbiecat
    barbiecat Posts: 16,920 Member
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    :) Went to my second physical therapy appointment today. We reviewed the three exercises I've done all week and he added four more. I am determined to get my back into shape again and I'm willing to go to any lengths to reach that goal. I want to be able to stand up straight and walk and dance with ease and without pain. All the exercises seem so simple and yet they address what ails me and will get me where I want to go.

    <3 Barbie from NW Washington....thinking good thoughts for buyers for Cheri's house and also for Heather's house.
  • GRITSandSLUTSandWINOS
    GRITSandSLUTSandWINOS Posts: 2,573 Member
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    Joyce – You’re right; maybe we are pushing her past her comfort zone; I think it is just that some of us find it difficult to understand ‘WHY’(???). Admitting that things are going wrong is the first step in making changes. She’s admitted that … maybe we need to step back and give her room to spread her wings. Trying to ‘tell’ someone what you would do if it were you; is like trying to preach someone into salvation. That is something they have to ‘come to’ themselves, when they are ready. She just needs to know that she is ‘in our prayers … daily’. It’s good that she does have someone she can go to as well as knows an attorney.


    Cheri – Hopefully the right person will be approved and that the closing will go as planned and you will no longer have that hanging over y’all. That will certainly make life a lot easier.


    Katla – I am making 15-bean soup with my left-over ham. Tonight I am ‘soaking’ the ‘beans’; tomorrow I will put it in my crockpot with the ham stock. Maybe I won’t burn it this time, by using a crock pot. I did throw the pot that I burnt away and have bought a ‘new’ one; but, I am not planning on taking any chances this time around. Way too much work went into it.


    Rori – We’ve had 2 months of ‘drought’ conditions in GA and there have been ‘fires’ in north Georgia (west and north of Atlanta). Not something that we are used to having. We’ve just been thankful that nobody has thrown out a lit match or cigarette out front of our property. That could be ‘horrific’. Depending on the wind; makes it difficult to see and breathe. Our DOGD attends University of West Georgia and said this weekend that it is giving her ‘fits’. DDnL#1 told her that now they have insurance, she needs to make an appointment with a MD and get a Rx for another ‘inhaler’.


    Lenora
  • GRITSandSLUTSandWINOS
    GRITSandSLUTSandWINOS Posts: 2,573 Member
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    I'm still having problems with MFP 'locking up' on me; are any of you having any issues with it? One thing though, it has started taking me 'back' to my 'last' post. That's one improvement.
  • GloworminWA
    GloworminWA Posts: 704 Member
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    First day over and I think I walked 5 miles. My office is at the end of a loooooong hallway and the restroom is at the other end. I probably got about 3 hours sleep last night so I am off to bed now.

    See you all tomorrow night!

    I hope Sherry is OK this is day 2 with no word from her.

    Gloria - tired in WA
  • spikeyhair
    spikeyhair Posts: 2,078 Member
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    <3<3

    Kate UK
  • lhannon062709
    lhannon062709 Posts: 1,140 Member
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    Morning, all...

    Welcome, Sheridan! We've had a couple Aussies here before. Hope you stay - you will definitely have a lot of support here. There's someone on at most times of day, so lots of voices of hope and welcome.
    ___________________

    I bit the bullet and got the books caught up, not my favorite chore, but keeping tabs on our financial situation is going to be even more important, as my final full paycheck will come in tomorrow, then I'm down to part-time.

    Also got my paperwork in and have my first intake appointments scheduled with the VA medical center 90 miles away. I'll be interested to see what the labs have to say, and first appt. with the doctor is an hour long, so I'll be taking a list of what I would like to get checked out. Got a female doc, which I always prefer. Also got my VA choice card in, which, if the doctor approves it, will allow me to see a civilian doc here in Fort Stockton. Hopefully won't be an issue.

    And... put in a provisional offer on the piece of land in Arkansas with the tear-down cabin. There is infrastructure in place, but I put in a quite low offer, and based it on being able to come up and walk the property and approve of it. When I say low, I mean it, only offered about 2/3 of what they're asking for. We'll just have to see what happens... if they accept it, I'll go grab my sis in Dallas and drag her up there with me. She's excited about the prospect. The offer's only good through 5 p.m. tomorrow, so I'll know quickly whether they're interested at that price.

    I did not gain as much weight as I'd feared on the Thanksgiving trip, but did gain a couple pounds. Now it's time to knuckle down, buckle down, and get my health back on track.

    Yesterday was the last Monday I'll have to work at the paper (yay!) and we're in good shape for this week's issue. For those who don't know, I'm the managing editor of a small weekly paper in Fort Stockton, Texas.

    Lisa in chilly West Texas (s'posed to be highs in the 40s (7 to 8 C) this weekend! Brrr. :dizzy: )
  • klanders30
    klanders30 Posts: 2,569 Member
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    Lisa so exciting about the offer, I don't think 2/3 is a bad ofer for a teardown property..glad you will have a quick turnaround on the answer, keeping fingers crossed :) I also need to reboot my food since t-day, gained 2 lbs and don't want to add it to MFP until next weekend to see if I can get back, if not, then I have to own up on MFP and go forward from there. Soup to the rescue! meal planning! and getting rid of all the leftover snack food! Today I am carrying in the chips and cookies to work and leaving them on the staff room table.... :p

    NYKAREN
  • grandmallie
    grandmallie Posts: 9,705 Member
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    morning again~
    well I finally got on the scale.. have been dreading stepping on it, as I have ballooned out of control.. and I was pleasantly suprised.. back on track and will try and log daily.. no one can do this but me.. long day today, but had yogurt for breakfast and have salad packed for lunch.. its gonna be a crazy day
  • GRITSandSLUTSandWINOS
    GRITSandSLUTSandWINOS Posts: 2,573 Member
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    Allie - Had to laugh that you grammatically corrected the quote in "The Help"; but, ... "You IS special, you IS kind, you IS loved." [The Help]; not that all maids talk like this; I know ours did not. Good grammar was one of the things my parents required especially since my mother was a HS English/Lit/Grammar HS teacher. I sure loved my "Nannie-L". Her aunt had been our maid before she got too old to work for us and suggested her niece to come work for us. She was a very strong and loving woman. She had lost her husband in a wreck and raised 5 young boys, by herself, all went through college and made a good life for themselves and also helped her out. But, like the young lady in "The Help" ... I also got upset when she 'died' after she had stopped working for us. I know my Mother knew I would have gone to her funeral.

    We're glad that our 'advice' has not 'run you off'. GOOD LUCK with your plans on confronting Tom about the financial part of your marriage/relationship.


    Off to my weigh-in and 'if' I have just NOT gained any weight, I will be 'thrilled'. Second weigh-in after a weekend of 'food'. UGH!

    Lenora
  • kevrit
    kevrit Posts: 3,848 Member
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    Good morning ladies.
    Still down and out. Have appointment with back doc on Friday. Maybe if I treat that, I will feel better.

    One a good note. I have finished Christmas shopping and have begun wrapping. Need to start decorating now.

    Rita from CT
  • exermom
    exermom Posts: 6,345 Member
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    Thursday (the day we left for VA) I just did a Jari Love Get Ripped Bootcamp DVD. I think it was only about 40 minutes long. Just wanted to get some sort of workout in. Then Friday I did an hour of HIIT in the hotel's gym. The Y up there used to open at 5 on the Friday after Thanksgiving and I really liked it. But now they don't open until 7 and that's too late for me, so I wind up doing something at the hotel. We didn't get home until around 2, I was on the computer so I didn't get to bed until 3. I decided to sleep in, it wouldn't kill me to miss one day, so I didn't do anything Saturday. Then Sunday did another hour of HIIT (gotta burn off those calories). Then yesterday I did 10 minutes of a Butt Lift DVD, held my plank for 2 min 50 sec, and then took the extremepump class. Today I did a Gay Gasper Rebounder DVD. The plan for tomorrow is to go to yoga and then take the water aerobics class

    Was it ever a long drive home. I'm not mentioning the fact that Vince slept later than I expected. I'd already exercised, showered and was on the computer and he was still in bed. We didn't leave VA until around 10 and then we had to stop at the ceramics place (after all, our back bedroom was getting so devoid of bisq....lol). Vince wants to "consolidate trips". That's one of his big things. Well, that meant we didn't leave there until almost noon. And the traffic! Took us 13 hours to get home (it's usually a 6 to 6-1/2 hr drive). Bumper to bumper all the way. I usually take some craft work with me so I got a lot of my crosstitch done. I'm making this blanket with is VERY VERY involved. I was telling Jess that by the time I get done with it, she can probably give it to her grandkids. Still don't have the car totally unpacked. Yesterday was exercise, bowling, ceramics then mahjongg.

    Oh, Vince wasn't feeling well, couldn't talk. He wanted me to ask at the front desk if they had any more of those pads to write on. I think he was planning to write everything and not talk. That never happened. He also wanted me to look to see if they had any hot chocolate. I didn't see any at the breakfast buffet area so I asked at the front desk. They told me it's not an item lots of people want, but they do have some in the kitchen area so I got a few packets. I don't know why they don't put it out. I would think some people (especially kids -- and we've been there when there has been a lot of kids there for a sports tournament -- would like that over coffee)

    My throat is a bit scratchy, came home from mahjongg early last night. I'm sure it's because of the change in weather and one time I wore a sweater when I should have had a coat. Vince was saying how "the cold weather doesn't bring on a cold". Well, this isn't a cold, just a scratchy throat. I'll just drink hot tea

    Vince put up the 9' tree in our living room and the three smaller trees. I really don't care for the way he has them lined up. But its only for this year. I would think those trees would be nicer downstairs. I'm thinking that maybe instead of all carpeting downstairs, since that's such a big party area, about 3/4 of it should be flooring so that we can have people eat down there. I know from having socials here, no matter what you do, people drop food on the floor.

    Welcome everyone new!

    Cheri - hope you're feeling better.

    Rite - good luck on whatever you decide

    Loved all the pictures

    Carol/Peach - MIL had this REALLY nice diamond earring set and necklace. Worth a lot of money. Only Vince can't remember where he put it. When I say it's nice, I'm not overexaggerating at all. Kitty Carlysle (who remembers her, I may have misspelled her name) had one just like it. FIL had a set made for MIL.

    Lenora - Vince was born on 12/7. For years he thought he was born on Pearl Harbor day. Only he was born a few years afterwards. No, I'm not a step-mother. You all have no idea how important Christmas (especially Christmas Eve) is to me. And there's no way I'll ever see Bryan. It'll be just so hard to lose two children. Since they've only been here once, I like Heather's suggestion of inviting his parents also. We certainly have the room, they can even have their own bedroom and bath!

    Opened a box of things from MIL and found these crystal horses that Jess has been asking for so I gave them to her along with a stuffed bear. Found these scissor holders that MIL's sister made. I don't use mine so I'll give MIL's to Jess and mine to Denise.

    Speaking of quilts, my aunt made this really nice quilt for Jess. Jess has worn it out and I requilted it. But the material is so thin that the stitches pulled thru. Does anyone know if machine stitching will help?

    Ordered a trailer hitch with the San Diego Chargers logo on it for Vince. He loves that team

    Lillian - feel better

    I'd love a clock for out by the pool. But what I'd like is quite expensive. It has to be a clock with number (not dots for the hours), large, and waterproof. Not just indoor/outdoor, it needs to be able to be rained on. That type of clock is quite expensive

    Last Mon one gal at ceramics asked if I was going to the ceramics Christmas party. I didn't know anything about it. Now I went last year. She thinks I probably didn't get my invitation because I left so early. Yet, last night none of the ladies said anything to me about it. In a way I feel if I go that I would be "crashing" it, yet I don't know of a way to ask if I'm invited. If I were to ask, I'm sure the answer would be "of course" (what else would you expect?). Vince doesn't think there's any issue, that I'm invited. But I just feel funny

    barbie - love the shoes. So glad they are working for you

    tere - I sure hope you're right about kids learning where their love comes from. I know Jess was really hurt that Denise didn't come to her place for Thanksgiving but instead chose her high school friends. Jess has invited her for years, and Denise has only come twice, once by herself and once with Pete. I wouldn't be surprised if Jess doesn't invite her next year. I'm thinking that she's getting sick of all the excuses why Denise can't/won't come.

    Lenora - thank you for the lovely "Light of God" post.

    Marcelyn - what is your idea for a Christmas gift? Wow! 90 nieces and nephews! How do you keep track of all of them?

    Cheri - good luck with the house

    katla - I love soup too. So glad that Heather gave me the idea of putting the shirataki noodles in it. I'd never thought of that.

    Lisa - I didn't gain as much as I'd feared over Thanksgiving. I do have to say that when I woke up on Sat., I had "cotton mouth". I'm sure it was from all the carbs the day before. That's gone now. It took me two days to get really back to normal eating. I did minimize things Sat. but still went over a bit

    Phew! I think I've about caught up.

    Michele in NC
  • SSC1958
    SSC1958 Posts: 411 Member
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    Had a follow-up with eye specialist yesterday. No improvement...so basically I was told that it was my fault. Has anyone ever tried to put in eye drops every hour when you are in face-to-face meetings and you are the facilitator? The specialist didn't like it and basically wrote me off when I told him except for meetings I was, although I hadn't been as good with it the last weekend.... would he rather I was dishonest? At any rate they used a drop that freezes the eye, I told them now my vision is extremely blurry and asked if that was normal. Didn't get an appropriate answer and basically was told to follow instructions and come back in early Jan for a follow-up. Well my eyesight is still blurry...too blurry to drive home..just wonderful! If it hasn't cleared up in 24 hours, I'm going to go to Emergency maybe they'll be able to tell me if I'm having a reaction to the steroids or if the two types of eye drops are fighting each other or me.

    Vision is a little less blurry this morning... whew I was really worried for a while!

    Later ladies,

    Carey - Northern Alberta

    Goals for Nov:
    - Increase walking by at least 100 steps per day
    - Get to Tai Chi at least once a week
    - Increase daily water intake
  • margaretturk
    margaretturk Posts: 5,053 Member
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    Rori prayers. May they contain the fire quickly.

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