WOMEN AGES 50+ FOR APRIL 2017

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  • janetr7476
    janetr7476 Posts: 4,001 Member
    Rori, gorgeous picture. You look so natural there on the beach :) Glad you had a good time.

    Janetr OKC
  • grogers511
    grogers511 Posts: 477 Member
    edited April 2017
    Lisa - congrats on the new job!

    Cheri - so happy for you. 170s!!!

    Karen - Olivia is a beauty. I can see personality shining through those eyes!

    Sarah - I wasn't a "project manager" per se. But I did manage plenty of projects over the years.

    Thank you to those who expressed "appreciation" of my organizational skills. I am organized. And so is my husband. You should see his garage and wood shop. It's sort of a hobby of mine. Studied it for years. Currently working on a whole house inventory... just because. We keep a household inventory for insurance purposes. But this is a bit over the top. Hey... I'm handling everything we own now anyway - as I declutter. Might as well count it. For example... I own 127 items in my wardrobe including scarves, outerwear, shoes and purses. I have a written plan of our home - describing where we store things. Everything has a place... and everything goes in its place. Except when it's not... ;-) Craft supplies seem to stay on the kitchen table. And I have a few messy spots - works in progress. But... those are on the "messy places" list... with pictures. (I'm not even kidding.)

    The girls... I once mentioned the girls in a group and got snide remark for my use of that term. LOL! I wish I just had a set of girls.... I've got hanging baskets! ;-) One day... I'll get there. It may take surgery.

    Thanks for the well wishes about my eyes. I took a long nap this afternoon - and the eye with the procedure feels better after some rest. It wasn't hurting... it just felt tired. Strained. But then again it had lots of drops added to it today. To numb it and to make the pupil restrict. I can see fine. Hopefully this will help keep the pressure down in my eyes. Using dropls 4x/day for the next 5 days. I notice my vision with that eye is less bright than the other.

    I had about a 2 hour conversation with my older brother. Checking on our mother (90) - she lives with me. Mom said "checking on me? Maybe I need to check on him. ;-) She fell Sunday night and was sore for two days - but seems fine. She went to sit in her sewing chair --- distracted by looking at fabric - and the chair wasn't behind her. We heard the thump when she hit the floor. Bruise on her back where she hit the lightweight cutting table. But otherwise... range of motion was good... she is walking fine. My brother visited our Dad (90). Took him out for his favorite - Whataburger - then to our younger brother's ice house for a beer. I'll see Dad on a Friday.

    I'm giving myself a pass today on exercise. Just feel the need to rest. I'll post my accountability in the morning.
    --Ginger in Texas

  • IremiaRe
    IremiaRe Posts: 801 Member
    Lisa! Whoot! Gratz on the new job!

    Cheri! Whoot!! New lows ROCK.

    Penny - it's tax time, here, too. Mine are filed, thank goodness. Good Luck.

    Hugs!

    Re in TX
  • Katla49
    Katla49 Posts: 10,385 Member
    Barbie: I'm sorry that Jake is still struggling with bronchitis. I can remember having it for weeks at a time, but luckily that is not recent. I hope that Jake is on the mend soon. My favorite remedy is mint tea. :heart:

    Lanette: My mom gave me a booklet and said, "Read this." Luckily my grade school principal stepped up to the plate. She took all the 6th grade girls into the library and showed us a Disney animated cartoon that explained menstruation. Afterwards we all chatted and she explained things in more detail. It is a good memory. :smiley:

    Joyce: I'm not a Survivor fan but I like to watch some reality shows. I watch several veterinary medicine shows and some Alaskan lifestyle shows. I like cooking shows but not cooking competition shows except for the Great British Bake-off. :smiley:

    Rori: Glad to hear you had a great time in Hawaii. :flowerforyou:


    I went to a city meeting tonight that was about development of a big parcel of land next to the river. This is not far from our home. We've had all sorts of ideas about what might be there, and I was let down when I realized they're planning to sell parcels for people to build condos. :ohwell:


    Katla in beautiful NW Oregon

    "The greatest weapon against stress is our ability to choose one thought over another." - William James
  • Dynamis600
    Dynamis600 Posts: 743 Member
    <3<3<3
    Charlotte in Overcast Albany, Western Australia.
  • IremiaRe
    IremiaRe Posts: 801 Member
    Oh Machka - ME TOO! never enough time for sleep, round here.
  • lorabelllee
    lorabelllee Posts: 54 Member
    Mia..keep up the good work with the walking. You can do it!

    Rori...lovely pic from Hawaii, I'm jealous! My son #2 (I have 4) is out camping and snap-chatted a pic in CO in the snow. I THINK we are done finally, I hope anyway!

    Ginger..love that you are organized. I'm a work in progress with the decluttering. I have the Spark Joy books and it's helping me to learn to let go of certain items. Take care of your eyes!

    My cats are waiting for me to go to bed so I guess I should go! They say sleep is good for weight loss...so feet don't fail me now!

    Nita all!

    Lora from Wisconsin
  • IremiaRe
    IremiaRe Posts: 801 Member
    THE PUFFY PRINCESS STOLE MY ANNIVERSARY RING when she left, this visit!!!

    You guys know how I have been retaining fluids, right. Well, my ring was loose - but not loose enough to fall off... Until that witch left and took my ring with her.

    I have NO idea where it is - I just noticed it was gone at work, yesterday. :'(

    I keep hoping it will turn up - in the driveway or something - but, if I lost it at my office, I don't imagine I will ever see it again. It was an awfully pretty ring... channel set diamonds in 18 carat gold.

    DH and I got matching rings for our tenth anniversary... I had been unable to wear my wedding band for a long time due to being so fat.

    I suppose I could dig the original band out, now... I expect will fit, again.

    But DARN it.

    The Puffy One also took an inch off my waist and hips - so I guess that's ok.

    I am just a little bummed about the ring.

    Hugs for Everybody!

    Re in TX
  • GRITSandSLUTSandWINOS
    GRITSandSLUTSandWINOS Posts: 2,573 Member
    Michele – Could you take your own music and ear plugs; and, leave one out so you could hear his instructions?

    Two days, haven’t done any exercise. Yesterday was beautiful! Day before and today, major storms. Spend time with the kids while they came down to ‘ride it out’.

    Easter basket idea? Maybe one with healthy things and beauty things, vitamins and shampoos and hair sprays. Wine and a few low-fat treats, I know my DDnL#2 is making up a basket for her daughter to sell ‘raffle tickets’ for; so, she can buy her ‘cheerleading outfit, shoes, and pom poms’. She likes to ‘teach’ her ‘responsibility’ and ‘good work ethic’. This child has $1,200 in her savings account that she has put ‘gifts of money’ and ‘money she has earned’ into it. I’m not sure she is saving it for anything in particular; but, I think it is a good idea. My DOGD is ‘tight as a tick’ when it comes to money. She knows what she has to pay, down to the penny; and, puts $$$ aside to pay rent 3 months in advance. She’ll graduate in December of this year from college.

    Our two other DGDs ‘hide’ their $$$ from their mother, who will go digging around in their rooms so she will has $$$ for gas, lunch, etc. I’ve told both of them they can ‘hide’ it down here if she continues finding their ‘hidey holes’. Can put it in envelopes and they can come get what they want. I think DOMGD has to pay to get her hair cut and colored, which is only reasonable at her age.

    Louis always makes our grocery list; when I write it down, he aggravates me by telling me ‘what we DON’T need’. But, if I leave the list at home, not unusual … I can call him and he can remember what is on the list, unless I have added something else.

    I don’t think, after 10+ years that Louis and his daughter will ‘ever’ reconcile. He mentioned her ‘in passing’ the other day (I had gone on FB to look at pictures), checked her out and her mother’s page. It’s sad because he is such a ‘good Papa’ and there is a ‘granddaughter’ we have not seen since she was one-years-old; she will be 11 on the 6th. But, I did notice that she is still using her Daddy’s last name.

    Carol – We got 3” in about 1 hours’ time. Hope the storms are behind us ... to the east of us. Not sure that we still won't have a few thunder and lightning storms before morning.

    Karen in Virginia – Olive is beautiful; and, doesn’t even look like she had trouble after being born.

    Barbie – Has Jake asked about being put on a steroid? That was what got rid of a ‘hacking cough’ I had for nearly a month. After trying antibiotics and cough medicine and syrup. I was surprised that the cough was gone in 3 days. Prednisone is what I got put on by my ‘lung MD’ who does my sleep studies. I had been so stopped up I could not use my C-pap machine unless I was sitting up or reclining in my chair. I slept several nights in the other room just so I would not keep Louis awake.

    A man going door-to-door selling his ‘services’ as a ‘financial advisor’? Sounds very ‘phishey’ to me. If I am not expecting someone to come to my house; and, I don’t see them driving down our ‘long’ driveway. I don’t even go to the door. I know the ‘white van’ of the Jehovah Witnesses, so I meet them out by the back door and they don’t get the chance to walk up on my deck. Nice, well-dressed black couple in their ‘finest’ Sunday clothes. I’ve told them we’re Catholic so they have stopped coming to our house; but one day last week, they did show up at DOS’s house and Taylor was home no Spring Break. She did not answer the door; but, they did not get ‘out of their van’ either because Luna was barking her head off at them. She sounds ferocious. The last time they came, they walked back to the van, the man turned back around and said, “I want to ask you a question …?” I knew exactly where he was going with that comment; so I told him, ‘we play to GOD and Jesus; not “Mary”; but, we do ‘revere’ her as the woman that God chose to give birth to his Son (to become the Son of Man). I think they realized they were wasting their time and pamphlets.

    Becca – That is the ‘best’ way in a relationship … LUV will take you through any difficult time you go through. Louis is my ‘best friend’. We can talk about anything. He has decided that we need to do some traveling before either one of us gets to the point we can’t; so we will leave early to go to Will & Tami’s and take a scenic route. I’d like to go back to San Antonio. Do the River Walk, see the Alamo again and go to the Market. Maybe swing up to Waco and see Chip and Joanna Gaines’ place.

    It won’t be long before that boy/man will be a “Man-Child”. They grow up fast; but, they will always ‘love their Mama’s’.

    Joyce and Lanette - Older sisters and some friends helped me through my cycles. Only time my Mother got involved was when I was 16. We had gone on vacation and parents were cleaning up the apartment and I went with my middle sister and her husband to the arcade. I was watching them ‘skate’; when my sister came around I was standing there in a pool of blood, and I was not even aware of it. BnL picked me up, sister grabbed as many towels as she could find; and, they wrapped me up and he ran 4 blocks carrying me back to the motel we were staying in. I changed clothes and pads every 30 – 40 minutes on a 5-hour drive home. I was exhausted and she called the family MD when we got home. He told her to raise the foot of my bed and prop my feet up. She told him she wanted me to be seen by a GYN; because I would be ‘dead’ by morning the way I was bleeding. I was NOT at all prepared to be examined by a GYN. When his nurse came to the door and told my Mother the GYN could see her; I got up and she told me to wait in the waiting room. My Mother told her that “I was the patient.” I had NEVER been so ‘mortified’ and he said things to my Mother that embarrassed me. She stood up and let him know that ‘if I needed to be talked to; it wasn’t going to be like that’. I got put on ‘birth control pills’ to try to regulate my periods and have more time ‘off my period’ than ‘on it’ each month. I don’t think I said one word to my Mother on the way home. But, she did come up and talk to me once we got home. I cried so hard, because I had been so embarrassed. My periods got more regular and somewhat 'light'; but, the still started every 21 days and last as much as 7 or 8 days. But, at least they were regular. I suffered from debilitating cramps for 2 day when I started. Had an appendectomy; with a scar down my midline because MD wanted to check my ovaries. Had cysts on them.

    Rori – Looks like you were really relaxed while in Hawaii. I’m sure coming back to the ‘day-to-day’ working wasn’t too fun.’’

    Ginger – They can be ‘tacked up’, so they don’t hang. When we see women on TV, we discuss their body. There was a woman on TV the other night, don’t remember the show; but hers looked like the hung down so bad that you could distinguish each of them. Louis thought she had put make-up/shadow between them. I told him I thought she either did not have a bra on, or that it did not fit her properly. Low cut dress, too. I think I would have bought a ‘push-up bra’, another dress, or something under it. We’ve had several news reporter with big ‘girls’ and dressed cut way too low; now they wear skin-colored tops under them, rather than have comments called into the station.

    Lenora
  • GRITSandSLUTSandWINOS
    GRITSandSLUTSandWINOS Posts: 2,573 Member
    :D
  • pitegny
    pitegny Posts: 1,006 Member
    I have been away for a few days, so need to catch up. In the meantime, I thought some of you might like to see this list of 15 old wives' tips (in French grandmother's tips) for losing weight faster. Some of them are ones we see often in English-speaking articles. A few might surprise you.

    1. Drink at least a quart a day of water flavored with fresh lemon.
    2. Brush your teeth after lunch. (Apparently the aftertaste of your lunch can make you hungry in the afternoon.)
    3. Add black pepper to your dishes. (It helps burn fat).
    4. Don't eat after 19:00/7 pm.
    5. Drink green tea.
    6. Add fresh parsley to your dishes. (It is a diuretic.)
    7. Drink nettle tea. (You actually find it in the grocery store here. Supposedly helps to evacuate fat.)
    8. Eat cold potatoes.
    9. Drink the water you cook your artichokes in. (The article does warn it is bitter.)
    10. Rub fresh coffee grounds on your thigh. (Caffeine being a thinning agent.)
    11. Have a full stomach when you do your grocery shopping.
    12. Eat a tomato for breakfast. (Apparently good for both losing weight and lowering cholesterol.)
    13. Eat soup for dinner.
    14. Clean your house more often. (The article suggested modern women do this less often and it burns about 200 calories per hour.)
    15. Eat fruit for dessert.

    Source: www.quedesastuces.com
  • spikeyhair
    spikeyhair Posts: 2,078 Member
    Kate UK <3
  • dreamwriter
    dreamwriter Posts: 610 Member
    Penny- Loved the baptism photo. Enjoy your time with the family. You are a better woman than me, I can't even imagine slithering around an ice cave.

    Sarah - Sounds like you are a very busy lady. Good stress relief list. Please stay safe and dry. I find journalling helps me. Yesterday there were a few holes in the page.

    Heather - You reminded me of a song my Mom used to sing. "She was a fishmonger but that was no wonder, her Mother and Father were fishmongers too"
    So glad that you are in a position to help your son. The hand drawn heart is very special.

    Margaret - I used to help Mom make sauerkraut on the farm in the big old crocks. I haven't done it in years. Good luck.

    Anita - I hope the find out what is causing your pain and come up with a plan to alleviate it.

    Ginger - How I would love to be as organized as you. It's probably not going to happen.

    Mia in MI - YES YOU CAN!!!!

    Lisa - Congratulation on the new adventure. I think we were all sure you would land the job.

    Cheri- Celebrating with you.

    Joyce - My "talk" consisted of a book about becoming a woman being stuck in my underwear drawer. It was too late. Got my period at nearly eleven at school. I was totally convinced I was hemmorhaging to death. Thank goodness the school nurse was at our school that day and had supplies for me.

    Karen in Virginia - Olivia's smile would brighten any day.

    Rori - Awesome photo. You look like you were enjoying beach time.

    Thanks everyone for the advice for my ankle.
    My SIN letter came yesterday. I think I have all I need to forge ahead.
    Big blow out with my Boss yesterday. Once again "I just want out of here". He keeps defending an action that I find mind boggling. Maybe I will be fired for insubordination, one can only hope. Today I just avoided him. I have given this company my all. C'est la vie.

    Babysitter panicked my DS and Her by texting them that Harmony had a severe infection in her "lady parts". I picked her up and checked her over. Putting a pair of underpants that fit her better solved everything. She is very sensitive to seams, etc. No pain, no discharge, no odour, no redness. I carried on and took her to dance and she was just fine.

    Waiting for my dress to come in to Ricki's. I am really hoping that I can wear it for the wedding on Saturday. Still have to find a wedding gift. I thought I would buy the folding wagon from Costco for them. There are just so many uses I can think of for it. It was just a little too out of the box for my traditional DH.

    Met a friend at Tim Horton's. She had my tea and an apple fritter waiting for me. I have to admit I did not tell her about the No Sugar challenge until after I scarfed down the fritter.

    Sharon in Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada
  • klanders30
    klanders30 Posts: 2,569 Member
    A long long day of work today, but I will make a healthy lunch and dinner to bring along. No exercise for me today, but am looking forward to a week off next week.

    This Sunday I will take a nice road trip to visit DD in her upstate college, just spending one night up there. After that, the plan is to embrace spring cleaning and getting out into the sunshine (fingers crossed) for garden prep and exercise in the great outdoors (oooh what a concept ;) all week long -I feel so excited to be an homebody :D

    Re that is a tough one losing that ring, I hope it appears again. Still, you are losing weight, make sure you've got your rings in a safe place, maybe not on your finger while your shrinking girl :p

    Rori nice pic, you look great

    Mia I am pulling for you and this walk, you've got this. One step at a time, you're going to do this.

    Beth you made me laugh on your stress walking, glad you looked back and saw DH coming up! I think it's great that he is on board with getting in better health , I know I love going out for walks with my DH, as for cooking healthy for him, not so much.

    Have a great Thursday everyone and wish me luck on this marathon day

    NYKAREN
  • gotu52
    gotu52 Posts: 315 Member
    Karen Yeah Olivia, you go girl!
    Rori Love that pic of you
    Ginger Glad your mom is ok
    Re Hope you find your ring
    NYKaren Hope today passes by smoothly for you
    Sharon Work stress is THE worst

    To build on Sharon's comments about toxic workplaces I have worked really hard at developing some skills in dealing with people. I took and then became a certified instructor in Crucial Conversations (https://www.vitalsmarts.com/crucial-conversations-training/) This is not a communication course, rather it teaches us how to deal with those 10% of conversations that are really high stakes like dealing with abusive superiors. I can't change how other people behave but I certainly can try to use some skills to minimize the toxicity. And at the end of the day, I can say that I took the high road. This has reduced my stress significantly and my judgmentalism. Now I don't always see people as being mean, sometimes they simply lack skill. I know when I was a young manager, I didn't always know how to deal with difficult situations. Now I appreciate the skill involved.

    So today is the two year anniversary of my father's death. I am sad and my relationship with him was complicated so it makes this day harder. It helps to have this group to be able to express myself so thank you.

    Have a great day everyone.

    Sarah
  • grandmallie
    grandmallie Posts: 10,067 Member
    Morning Ladies~
    have laundry going and trying to figure out how to talk to my dad..tactfully...I was awake trying to figure it all out..
    Being in the sandwich generation really is the pits~
  • lhannon062709
    lhannon062709 Posts: 1,140 Member
    edited April 2017
    Re: Hope you find your ring!

    Rori, and everyone: Thanks for the good words on me getting the job. I think the person who sent my resume on to them, along with my current boss, sealed the deal. The CEO and HR person I interviewed with seemed fascinated that I would use my current employer as a reference, and she was the first (and possibly the last) reference they called. But I'm not leaving because I hate my job or my boss--which is, apparently unusual. I know my publisher understands why I had my ears open for non-profit work, and never hid from her that I was thinking about it.

    I'm at a stage in my life where I simply need a higher purpose in coming to work than supplying enough money for the company owner's new house, new car, etc. And, on the more selfish side, I won't miss the weekly drop-dead deadlines of newspaper work at all.

    However, the best, most swirlingly joyful piece of this on the personal side is that I can work where I choose--and that makes me almost annoyingly happy. :blush:

    Mia: you can do this! Even a 5K is just done one step at a time. :)

    Olivia, Joaquin and Bea and family pictures are such lovely, happy things to come across as I scroll down this thread--thank you all for posting them.

    Hugs to all who need them, kudos to those who are seeing new, happy numbers on that scale!

    Love y'all,
    Lisa in West Texas
  • pitegny
    pitegny Posts: 1,006 Member
    Wow..I was away for a few days and there are pages to read. I am only part-way through, but thought I would break it up.

    Heather: I think that is one of the loveliest family portraits I have ever seen. It exudes warmth and love.

    Lanette: What a fantastic garden! Snickers are my chocolate of choice, but I rarely indulge. Love the sweet and salty combination.

    Cheri and Re: Congratulations on the weight loss!

    Kelly: Joaquin has a beautiful smile!

    Anita: Sorry to hear about your neck pain; hope the MRI shows something easily fixable.

    Allie: I had never heard of a Himalayan salt lamp. Will check it out.

    Ginger: Your decluttering is inspiring!

    Susie: Trawling for recipes has really helped me on my MFP journey. I have lost over 40 pounds since the start of the year, largely thanks to the low calorie, but tasty dishes I have been able to find on the internet.

    Lisa: Congratulations on the new job; how exciting!
  • SophieRosieMom
    SophieRosieMom Posts: 3,634 Member
    edited April 2017
    Good morning sweet ladies! <3

    Wind has been blowing and rain coming sideways. Well see how well the gorilla tape is holding the greenhouse together when the sun comes up. Tomorrow, very windy predicted - 20 to 30 mph steady. Weatherman must be getting even for all the fleas of a thousand camels comments I've been making. :s>:)

    Just ran across this "Sweet Freedom Summit" which is about ending sugar addiction for good. Think I'll sign up. It's online and free.....what have I got to lose but this stubborn five pounds. Here's the link: http://sweetfreedomsummit.com/?utm_campaign=SWEET17&utm_medium=InviteBox&utm_source=visitor

    It might be a gimmick to sell stuff - it was on Dr. Robert Lustig's FB page, so hoping it's legit.

    Be back later- B)

    Lanette
    SW WA State
  • margaretturk
    margaretturk Posts: 5,246 Member
    edited April 2017
    Rori glad you had a great trip.

    Ginger hope your eyes keep improving.

    Re so frustrating about your ring. Hope it turns up. Is there anyway not to let her in your home again? You are more than justified.

    Sharon hope ankle doesn't slow you down too much. I know how hard it is when your legs are not working the best.

    Penny sounds like a wonderful community.
  • pamfgil
    pamfgil Posts: 449 Member
    Lisa, Congratulations on the job.
    Lannete. Best wishes on the cutting sugar, I found it was easier to do by gradually making changes
    Got home while it was still light today, so the dogs came for a walk with me. 16000 steps today
  • barbiecat
    barbiecat Posts: 17,183 Member
    :)Lenora, Jake has had such severe reactions from steroids that he lists them among his allergies in his medical records.

    :)Lanette,. that "Sweet Freedom Summit" looks interesting. I hope it has answers for you.

    :)Joyce, I don't watch Survivor but I am equally attached to DWTS. I know many bright, intelligent, accomplished women like us who watch reality shows. I think it's a healthy self soothing behaviour with no bad side effects.

    :) Got to bed earlier and up earlier today so there will be lots of time to walk the dogs before dance class. No rain today, so the dogs will be more willing to walk.

    <3 Barbie from beautiful NW Washington
  • KJLaMore
    KJLaMore Posts: 2,847 Member
    Good morning all! It is Thursday morning and as planned I would have been up early and packing; getting ready to leave around noon; BUT hubby asked if we can stay an extra day! Yea! One more day in Texas with the kids and our Joaquin! We got all of the cleaning and repairs pretty much done yesterday. Just some laundry to do today and still have to sort and store the oodles of baby clothes that were given to them. Passed a garage sale on our walk through the neighborhood yesterday and picked up a little toy wagon (for Joaquin to fill with toys and things and pull around) and also one of those ride on early bikes (the ones you push with your feet to move; no pedals). $8 for both and in new condition! DH and I told the kids we would stay home tonight so they can have their first date night since Joaquin has been born. They hope to go see a movie after we all have dinner. DH is already bemoaning the fact that we have to leave. His mom is older and having the usual aging issues of a woman in her mid eighties. She lives only 45 minutes from our home. Our two sons are still in Michigan; so moving to TX is not in our future for now. BUT...I did remind him how easy it is to get here and relatively inexpensive. (The trip itself wasn't expensive; it is the $$ we are spending spoiling the kids and fixing things!) But it's all good and has been a wonderful visit! Posting a couple more pics! One is some more snuggle time with Joaquin and the other is the longhorns at the stock yards. n4es6pf0rpq5.jpg
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    Lisa- Congrats on the new job and hurray for being able to work from anywhere! It does make getting up to work on MOndays much easier if you can do it from home in your jammies!
    Cheri- Victory! So happy for you!
    Re- Hope you find your ring! It seems something like this happened to one of our group last year. She ended up finding her ring in a box she had been going through at work.
    Penny- As usual I love hearing about your life in a very northern town. LOL I would imagine you can catch up with half the town in a visit to the doctor or to the store. Loved the photos of the outdoor baptism!
    Heather- Thank you for taking us along on your excursion! You paint pictures when you talk/write about your life. I enjoy every adventure and word!
    Barbie- Does Jake have RA? I am not sure if it is Jake, or another one of the ladies husbands with RA. But hearing about Jake and his many trips to the doctors for colds that turn UGLY; into bronchitis or pneumonia...reminds me of my Tim. He has always been susceptible to bronchitis/pneumonia, but now on the RA drugs his immune system is shot and it seems we are at the docs for him more often. Hope Jake is feeling better soon!
    Well, daughter and baby J are awake and she wants me to take him so she can shower. Of course I can't say no to that! ttyl xoxoxo KJ (Kelly)
  • LuvmyFurbaby
    LuvmyFurbaby Posts: 8 Member
    Good morning Ladies,

    Sorry I couldn't get online yesterday, but I did track everything.

    The MRI didn't go so well!!! I found out that I'm claustrophobic and couldn't complete it! I thought my heart was going explode and my hands were trembling really really bad. So they called my doctor to prescribe me something to help relax me and then I got rescheduled for this Friday.

    I have to get going now, but I will get caught up later.

    Anita
    Snohomish, WA
  • KetoneKaren
    KetoneKaren Posts: 6,412 Member
    Kelly Be still my heart. Joaquin.is.so.cute!!!! I think Olivia would like him very much...

    Love the pictures of the Longhorns. Postcards!

    Karen in Virginia
  • fanncy0626
    fanncy0626 Posts: 7,152 Member
    Stronglift Workout B
    Squats-1X5X 55/65/75/85, 5X5X 90
    OHP- 1X5X 45/50, 5X5X 55
    DL- 15X 95/105/115/120

    Kettlebell Swing
    GobletSquats- 3X5X35
    Russian Kettlebell Swing- 16 X7X35

    40lbs loss by May 27 Challenge
    Buns, Guns and Abs 30 Day Challenge
    25 Squats
    9 push-ups
    30 leg lifts

    April move your @$$ Challenge
    I am going to take 2-2 mile walk today. Just getting ready to go on the first of my 2 mile walks.

    <3

    Mary from Minnesota
  • Peach1948
    Peach1948 Posts: 2,473 Member
    Karen in VA ~ Olivia is a doll. Love that baby smile.

    Allie & Beth ~ Thank God you are there for your parents.

    Re ~ I am so sorry about your ring getting lost. Once a diamond from an antique ring of mine fell out and I couldn't find it anywhere. Weeks afterward, I was vacuuming and saw something glinting in the carpet. It was the diamond. Had it reset and still wearing today.

    Re ~ Congrats on the inches lost. I would love to have a waist again. Sigh!

    Kelly ~ Such a beautiful baby. I know you hate to go home! Y'all are great grandparents to do all the things around the house and give the kids a night out. I know they appreciate you.

    Anita ~ So sorry you had an anxiety attack during the MRI. Hope the meds will help you relax.

    We had a terrific thunder storm last night after all the heavy rain and tornado warnings. I don't think I have ever witnessed so many lightning strikes and claps of thunder. The little Pom was terrified. Now, today is sunny and very windy. DH left around 4 AM to go to his antique show so I just pray that he made it safely as many of the roads were closed due to flooding and tree damage.

    Carol in GA
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