WOMEN AGES 50+ FOR DECEMBER 2016
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Grits- that's something that Kirby has had with him since before we met , the foot. He said he brought it from Mexico one year and it has bee with him ever since.0
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Kinda proud of myself for this:
I'm utilizing a complementary year of Fitbit Premium. Trying to follow the Trainer guidelines and appear to have kept up the pace. Trying very hard to get in my 12,500 steps, adding some strength training, stretching and any extra "work" I do.
Cheri
catching up on my crochet while watching football with the hubs in TX
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Hi Gals,
So I felt bad last night as I read all the wonderful posts and sent good thoughts to many of you, but was on my phone and typing there is impossible for me..
Sherry – I am so so so happy for you!
Janetr – sending thoughts to your family – cute grand!
Quilting – I love quilting, have taken a couple of classes, but never do it, too much work… I have hand quilted (relaxing for me – but time consuming) and my BGF (best girl friend) has a long arm quilting machine and she’s quilted for me too.
Barbie – sending hugs to Brandy and to you and Jake as you go through this as a family
Meg – glad you are getting back into a routine
This week is going to be crazy, I have work of course, taking my nephew out to lunch tomorrow (45 min drive each way) and a potluck on Thursday a different potluck next Monday – but Thursday mid-day my mom arrives and will leave Monday mid day – so while she is here we will make our Christmas cookies, about 100 dozen… we made about that many last year and I ran out, so we are making a few more this year. We make 9 varieties and divide each variety between the two of us, and then we put them on paper plates and give them to neighbors/friends/work folks…. It works out well, makes great memories, and for about $40-50 each we make about 30 gifts so $3-4 per gift, not bad, and folks really look forward to it.
Dec Goals:
Write Christmas letter, and have all cards ready to send by Dec1…Ok this better get done soon!
Read and report on a book
Log everyday to the best I can, over if need be.
11,000 + steps everyday
Work on water consumption -
Smiles.
Kim from N. California
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So let the hairdresser add red to my hair! ready for Christmas - at least my hair is...10 -
Hello from chilly, damp east Texas. I don't think I posted yesterday. It was a busy day and today has been as well.
Sherry - so happy things are looking up for you.
Y'all are a very chatty bunch of girls. I've been trying to get caught up from Friday and it just isn't happening. I like that. It shows you all are caring and supportive ladies.
I went to my church Christmas party last night with my daughters, ages 32 & 30. It was so much fun and so nice to do something with my girls. The food was delicious, I made pretty good choices. The dessert table was a challenge, but instead of a large serving I got small two bite servings of the three best looking things on the table. I enjoyed and didn't feel deprived.
My poor husband has terrible gout in his left foot and has been in so much pain. He didn't go to church this morning because he's having so much difficulty walking and he's done nothing but sit today.
I know y'all don't discuss politics or religion here and I respect that. Those topics can really mess up a group. But may I say that I believe in the power of prayer to help us with issues in our lives and I'm praying for help with my eating and the strength to make good changes in my life.
I took my measurements yesterday for the first time in years. It was an eye opener for sure. Now I have a starting place and can keep track with progress other than the scale. Speaking of scales mine is dead.3 -
I think I typed too much it cut off the last paragraph. I was just saying good night anyway. Pleasant dreams y'all.1
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Barbie: I'm sorry Brandy is slowing down and limping. Our fur babies are so important in our lives and bring us such joy. It is hard to see them struggling.
Meg: I'm glad you're back.
Pip: Your nails are the bomb!
I hope you enjoy the cold weather and stay safe. (((hugs))) I love the dog pictures. Keep 'em coming! :bigsmile:
Kim: I love that you and your mom get to make Christmas Cookies together. What a lovely tradition. I also love your photo. The red bit of hair looks fun and festive.
The raccoons were back under the corner of the house trying to get back in this evening. I don't know whether they succeeded, but they made a lot of noise. They're quiet now. The Pest Control guy will be out tomorrow to see whether they broke through his barrier. I hope it held, but want to know for sure. :grumble:
I brought in Alberta the Christmas tree today and have it decorated and displayed in the living room window. It is the same tree in the photo, but it has grown quite a bit since then. The little Angel at the top is much too small to fit there now so she's hanging from one of the branches. :bigsmile: The new little tree, Sprucie, is at the top of the stairs.
Katla in Beautiful NW Oregon
"Normally I'm quite normal . . ." Movie quote: The Gods Must be Crazy
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Katla, the only experience I have had with raccoons is sadly Gatlinburg, Tn. We rented a cabin and part of the instructions was to make sure that we never left food out on the back deck. We were so careful about that except the last night. We had grilled that night and I guess the whole deck smelled of it. So the raccoons went way down in the trash can and in the process knocked it all down. Plus they were very noisy. We had tried to be ready to move out as soon as we got up but soon realized that we had to big mess to clean up if we wanted our damage deposit back.
My pattern for the jeans quilt was in a quilting book. And it was labeled as a jeans lap quilt made especially for going to a ball game. I joined a quilting class and even though it was listed as for beginners, most of them in the class had more experience that me and they were doing some patterns that I had done. I guess I relied to much on Carolyn to help me. We would go through my books, then go to Jo-Annes and then on another day would start cutting. She would start me out on the sewing and then I would finish. Sure miss her. When she moved, I did do several without her but I enjoyed her company.
I haven't told you all about this little 10 year old boy, now 11 as of this week His Mom is real good friends with Michelle and has this big dog called Willis. I don't know what breed but Michelle's big dog is a full blood boxer and Willed is quite a bit bigger. Anyway, this little boy, name Dalton, got a disease called ALD. The best doctor is in Minneapolis and we are way down in southern Indiana so that' where they went. So Michelle has been taking care of Willis. Her dog really enjoyed having his as company as her other dogs are old and not as active. Dalton did not respond well to the treatment and is now home to die. Last night Michelle took Willis over to visit. Dalton isn't very responsive but is restless because of all his pain. But when Willis came over, he laid his head on Daltons chest and Dalton responded and was able to pet him. he also was not restless the whole time Willis was there. It is going to be hard for Michelle to let Willis go. She says that her friend has so much on her plate now, has no fenced in yard and any other excuse in the book. But both Dalton and his Mom really were so blessed to have their dog back in the house.
Sherry, you sound so giddy with happiness! I love it.
Janetr, make sure you let us know how your sister is. COPD is a wicked thing.
Joyce, Indiana
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Thank you ladies for your prayers and positive thoughts. My sister is out of ICU, they said her CO2 level went too high due to a combination of things (I didn't know that could even happen) which caused her body to not be able to absorb oxygen. She has been thru a lot in the last couple of months, I hope she is now on the road to recovery. Again thank you all.
Janetr OKC3 -
Barbie... my husband did not receive any physical therapy until two weeks ago. This was really strange to us and he only was given orders for PT after he called and explained where his deficiencies were (i.e., a drop foot, muscle weakness, falling, etc.). He is doing his best follow through on the PT home exercises and is seeing the therapist 2-3 times a week for the next two months.
Meg.... hello! I'm back after a hiatus as well!
Pip... isn't there .... wind ... with cold weather?
Janetr... sorry to hear about your sister.
Lois... sorry to hear you're under the weather. It seems I dodged the illness bullet this time. My symptoms never materialized into anything significant.
Kim... snazzy doo!
Well, I got my Martha Stewart Sparkling artificial Christmas tree up and decorated. My inner-child is satisfied ... there is glitter everywhere! And I mean everywhere! I've tracked it all through the house. When I tried to vacuum around the tree ... the vacuum created enough airflow to make the tree puff snow and glitter all over the room again. I suspect we'll be finding glitter for quite some time. I think it's hysterical ... the rest of the family isn't so sure.
Got the outside decorations up, went to my White Elephant Christmas party (received a truly ugly homemade rafia basked filled with pinecones ... but then I gave an old wreath made from yarn that had been wrapped around a hanger), and managed not to abandon my eating plan. A very busy weekend, but got enough accomplished.
This week I hope to finish decorating the house, get my cards mailed and then make final decisions on Christmas gifts. I've been watching my fill of Hallmark and ABC Family Christmas specials ... I've even got my husband watching them!
Hope you all have a good week too!
Beth near Buffalo3 -
Kim, love the hair
Pip, I the nails are so festive.
I love, love, love the Christmas Holiday season. I never find myself wishing it were over, in fact I'm always disappointed when it is gone so quickly. Its truly a time of joy and celebration in my religious beliefs, a time with family, loving all the bright lights and gorgeous decorations that make the world look magical. Oh yes, I enjoy every minute.
Janetr OKC (where I hope to never grow up)
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Janetr... my 18 year old says I have the soul of a 7 year old. I consider it a compliment!5
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Beth - my kind of gal, bring on the Christmas movies, all the music and the lights let it be Christmas. I even watch the Grinch and Charlie Brown, Rudolph, Frosty.....well you get the picture. It never gets old for me.
Janetr OKC2 -
Janetr: I'm so happy that your sister is doing better. YAY! 1
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Sherry Glad you are safe and sound. I think you are finally "home". So happy for you.
Janetr So glad your sister is better...and thank you for reminding me that Christmas is joyful, sometimes I forget that part...
Kim Love the festive 'do!
Karen in Virginia3 -
Hey ya'll. Went on vacation and just stayed off the computer.
Someone back in November asked how I kept track of 90 nieces and nephews.... ummmm... I don't! lol The amazing thing is we have no name duplications (except for grandchildren named after grandparents but none in the same generation) When you consider my grandchildren added in to the mix my mom has 101 grandchildren. 42 grandkids, 54 great grandkids and 5 great-great grandkids!
Not even closet to catching up on everyone so I won't try. Ya'll talk too much!
Marcelyn
back home in the Houston area3 -
Reading but not taking notes...feeling blah with this sore throat & stuffiness & overwhelmed with all the jobs I need to get done.
Barbie you've done so well in your recouping from back surgery
Beth in Buffalo I know you said you're DH ad issues after his surgery but it sounds like he is improving.
My DH is not! Saw a physiatrist on Friday & thought the new meds for muscle & nerve pain were working but Sunday he was back to the stabbing pain that has him crying out when it hits...I don't know what to do! There's no way he'll be able to do much at PT today but I'm going to ask the therapist her opinion. All the specialist say it takes time but it's been two months & I'd consider him still an invalid. It's so hard to see this very active guy hobbling around not able to do much of anything...bending over to put his shoes on is a major undertaking!
Kim love the hair
Pip your nails rock
Yeah to all those celebrating victories in their journey & (((hugs))) to those in need! Although I think Becca would say everyone needs a hug!
Lois frustrated & feeling a little powerless on the North Shore of Ma.2 -
Hope all the hubbies feel better soon.
Just about to get ready for my trip to London. DH is exercising, but I won't have time.
The house is fairly straight for the viewing.
All your talk of getting ready for Christmas makes me resolve to get my cards done this week. It's a job which always goes quicker than I expect. I've already given out a few by hand. We've bought the stamps, which cost a FORTUNE!
Must run, lots of love, Heather UK xxxxxxx0 -
Hey now......
Cheri - I am totally amazed at your graph you posted....I'm lucky to get in the 4,500 steps I set my fitbit for.......speaking of fitbit, I may be lame when it comes to technology but I think it's the greatest darn thing ever invented!.....
Kim - love the hair!
Beth - I giggled so hard at your sparkling tree story I almost wet myself a little! That's funny....I can picture the vacuum blowing snow and glitter everywhere!....at least your inner child got to play and laugh!....
Joyce - so so sorry to hear that Dalton won't make it.....at least with Willis back home he might not be so restless with pain.....it's amazing how well people who are sick respond to dogs and other animals.....I'm glad he got a little relief with Willis there and was able to pet him....what a blessing......
Barbie - I'm sorry Brandy is having problems and limping, it's heartbreaking to have sick fur babies.....I'm sending love and prayers to you and yours.....
MrsGLT - thanks hun.....I'm sorry to hear about your honey's foot pain, I feel for him......I don't have gout but my arches have fallen and now I need orthotics, the pain was bad until I got them so I can just imagine how he is feeling.....poor guy.....
Janetr - sorry to hear about your sister but I am also glad she is doing better and is hopefully on the mend.....sorry your house was in such a mess when you got home....I probably would have wigged out and had a massive cow, then stormed out.....I am somewhat of a neat freak.....I admire your composure.....especially with the bugs, bugs give me the heebie-jeebies!.....
Katla - I love your live tree!! I had racoons at a house I once rented several years ago....found a guy right down the street from me who knew what to do....it was a momma with babies so he got a live animal trap, set it up along the momma's travel route and baited it with big marshmallows (apparently they love them) and the next morning he came back and she was in the trap and he crawled under the house after the babies.....he took them all off to a remote area of woods where there were other racoons living and set them free....problem solved and happiness was had by all....
Pip - love the nails....I taught myself how to do my own so I could save money....they actually turned out rather well but can't do my own anymore as my hands are to shakey now and I am too much of a penny pincher when it comes to stuff like that for myself....
Who did I forget?....I can't go back any pages on this thread or I will lose what I have already typed....sorry if I didn't respond to someone who said something to me.....forgive me, sometimes it's hard to keep up.....
Well, the winterizing is complete except for one thing I have left to do.....I have a puffy piece of quilted foam insulation that has mylar type foil on both sides that goes across the inside of the front windshield that I still have to put up....but the rest is done....
It turned out to be another sunny beautiful but cold day here....went for a walk around town here....checked out the little historical museum that had lots of neat old farm equipment outside....the buildings are closed for the season so I didn't get to see inside them but they had all the different equipment numbered with descriptions of what it was and how it was used.....very interesting stuff....it was neat to see.....
Had to go back into The Dalles to take the movies back.....stopped at Goodwill again, found a nightshirt with a kitty on the front that says "Paws Off!", a really nice grey sweater in my size and a nice navy blue and grey stripped v-neck long sleeved shirt for layering....also found the cutest little Rival Crockpot, it holds a quart and is the perfect size for making little batches of soup....I didn't know they made them that small!....
Had sloppy joes for dinner with a bunch of steamed baby carrots.....today I surpassed my step goal, kept my carbs way down (even with eating some of the goodies I laid out for everybody), also kept my fat way down.....but went a little over on my sodium even though I never add salt to my food.....made my water goal for the day and with my BMR and the calories out for exercise I burned about 2,500 calories today and only ate 1,394 calories....all in all I think I did pretty good today.....
Tomorrow I have to go into Portland (eeewwwwwwwww) for my PT appt.......can't miss that......not gonna hang around there long after either......oh yeah, I almost forgot, they DO have a dispensary in The Dalles (but only one I think, will have to double check that with my Leafly app and my Weedmaps app) but now I don't have to go all the way into Portland for my "medicine", wooohoooo!.....just for my various docs now.....
Met another neighbor today, lovely younger couple.....they are in the trailer to the left of me.....I think he said his name is Josh and for the life of me I can't seem to remember her name.....I am always so bad with names.....lovely pretty girl though.....they have two dogs who hardly bark at all, one of them they said is 17 years old.....he has to pick her up and take her outside so she can piddle and poo, then pick her up again and put her back in the trailer, she can't walk so well anymore, some problems with her hips, but they keep her well medicated for her pain and she is very friendly and seems to be a pretty happy dog.....she is a Golden Lab mix....pretty dog.....
I love this place.....with everyday that I spend here I get more and more relaxed and love this place more and more.....everybody is so friendly......even the ranchers who drive through town wave as they go by when I am out walking.....someone, I think it was Carol, forgive me if I'm wrong, asked if Missy is a cat....yes, she is a cat, she has brown/black/white stripes and markings kinda like a tabby cat.....she weighs about 8 lbs....I will have to take a pic of her down at the creek and post it here so you can see her.....she means the world to me, I don't know what I would do without her.....i am very happy that she seems to like it here and there are other kitties she gets along with and hangs around with.....
Well, I think this post has gotten long enough, don't you??.....I should go through my emails now then get some shut eye....I hope everyone gets some good sleep and has sweet dreams....tomorrow is a new day and a new way.....
Sherry and Missy in "making my environment a product of me!" Dufur4 -
Nite all - up too late for that 6am alarm1
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So great to check in with you all. What a busy great group!
Lois sounds like you need a second opinion on DH recovery, this isn't just a slow recovery, ask for additional professional support, imo
Cheri love the positive bar graph, very motivating.
kim. Festive hair color and wish I had been around the kitchen when you were baking all those cookies--what fun.
holiday gifts baked and mailed to family in Florida, as well as a small amount of online shopping, done and dusted. The excitement of the holiday is blended with concert crunch--wrangling distracted kiddos to focus long enough to play well for their proud parents.
I don't want to jinx anything but I feel back on track with the night time eating, which on reflection was doing me wrong. I substituted any evening grazing with pumpkin pudding--- 0% Greek yogurt, pumpkin purée cinnamon and a touch of maple syrup with chia seeds about 120 calories but for some reason it kept me from eating everything else. Oh yeah, I am substituting ginger tea in afternoon for my usual coffee. That might be another reason I am sleeping better.
Happy Monday, just got a two hour school delay for a few little slippery snowflakes--guess who now has time to address the Christmas cards (insert glittery Christmas tree here with Beth surrounded in glitter, tee hee)
NYKAREN
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Morning, all, happy Monday to those where it's still Monday!
On my second cup of coffee, and beginning to be able to string two words together. Accomplished a few small things, a few big things this weekend, but have not yet been able to bring myself to track my food--it's as if my mind thinks, if I didn't write it down, I didn't eat it. Silly mind.
Changing that today.
Still rainy, cold and damp, has been all weekend. Should be getting my Christmas present in today - a new Fitbit Charge HR 2. I missed my Charge HR since it gave up the ghost a month or two ago. I like the fact that I can program a reminder into this new version to get up and moving. And that I can change out the whole band if I want to.
One of those "big things" I finished this weekend was getting the website up and running that talks about our journey to the semi-self-sufficient life. For now, just a blog, not a moneymaker, so feel free to pop over and check out Homesteadiness. I'll be adding to it every chance I get. All the photography at the top is mine, from my travels over the last year.
Got to get the coffeepot set for the DH before I go work out...
Love y'all, stay warm and dry!
Lisa in West Texas, where the sun's s'posed to come back out this afternoon2 -
Lisa Your website is GREAT! I have bookmarked it.
Good morning, ladies!
Sherry It really is great to see you happy.
Karen in Virginia1 -
well I tried posting a nice chatty note about an hour ago and the internet went out grrrrrr
Lisa~ bookmarked your website
On my second cup of tea and it is snowing here... will get the boys out for a walk before work and working 9-5 today,9-6 tomorrow, 7:30-6 on weds, thursday off and alot of stuff to do that day.. and friday 9-5 and then we are off ..there is a dance down at our park on the 17th and I would like to go, guess who doesn't? well I e-mailed our renter who will be staying with her gentleman friend and I will go with them.... I like to have a good time , and if Tom wants to stay home with the dogs.. well there ya go0 -
Lisa great website but not sure how to bookmark it
Gym again this morning and hairdressers to have roots coloured to hide the grey. Might try to get some cards written today.
Kate UK0 -
Good morning all! Happy MOnday! Well, I got up early and got dressed to shovel only to see that my DH beat me to it. That's okay. There was only about three inches out there. He can't do much due to his RA; so I am kind of happy he got out and did this.
Kim- Love your hair! Color is so much fun! Making cookies with your mom, reminded me of traditions from when I was growing up/ and when my own kids were small. When I was small we made candy with my mom. We would make chocolate covered cherries, rock candy (anise, wintergreen, and cinnamon), and butter mints. I haven't made any of these since mom passed. With my own children our holiday creations are gingerbread men, home made pretzels, and we have a countdown calendar and we do one activity a day (or did when they were young). Activities on the calendar run from baking, to building snow men, snow shoeing, going to see Christmas lights, shoveling a neighbor's driveway...DYS is the only one left at home and he still does some of these things with me. I have added some new "activities" that are just for DH and me, like window shopping downtown, winter trail walks, etc. We will have to see how many we can accomplish...
Lisa-Loving your blog! It makes me very excited for this next adventure in your life!
Lois- Hope you feel better soon! Having a cold is the pits! Especially during the holidays.
Beth The GLITTER!!! Martha Stewart loves her glitter! It does tend to stick around and like you, it makes me happy to find the sparkles later! My daycare boys think it means that Tinkerbell was here!
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