WOMEN AGES 50+ FOR JULY 2017

KetoneKaren

Red

SophieRosieMom

Pip, I actually like them all...but I think I like the solid colors better. Red would be my #1.

drkatiebug

Funeral is over. Everyone was complimentary and seemed to appreciate my words. The funeral director (a former student) said I did great. The singer, the wife of a nephew, did a good job, and another niece read a poem she wrote that was very sweet. Overall, a good service of remembrance. My stomach was in knots, so all I could manage for lunch was a pack of peanut butter crackers. I came home starved. I had toast with cream cheese and a protein bar. Dave is cooking steak and broccoli for supper. I've logged it all and have calories left over so all is good.

Pip, I don't think you can go wrong with any of those choices. I'm a little partial to the red, but really, they're all great.

Poerava14

Pip: All are nice, but my vote goes for the solid salmon/red.

Katie: Bravo. What a lovely gift to your entire family.

Rori
Colorado Foothills

skuehn48

Hello ladies: I am glad yesterday is over. I do not like entertaining especially large groups but I let one of the ladies at church talk me into being hostess for a table at our church tea. Someone else had to back out. It went well but it always makes me anxious. I would not have done it except that my DGD was so enthusiastic and wanted to help. Now I have to get through book club meeting at my house on Thursday. How I ended up with two such events in one week I will never know. Talk about being out of my comfort zone. Hoping to host the book club out on the gazebo picnic style. Have to come up with a dessert.

Pip - I vote green but I am partial to cool colors.

Chris - Belated happy birthday.

Rori - Hope things go well for the sale.

Katiebug - Glad things went well for you. I understand about stomach in knots.

Everyone take care, Sue in WA

GRITSandSLUTSandWINOS

Talking about health care and the pharmaceutical companies – I think that ‘young, cocky SOB’ who owns the rights to the Epi-pen ought to have his *_(&^&%^_)(*)&%^$^ cut off and roasted over a pit. To raise the price of a ‘life-saving’ drug that ‘if’ you don’t need it in a 6-month period of time, you have just wasted $600+; but, if you need it and cannot afford the $600 charge for one shot … there is something wrong with this picture. And, all he does when he has been dragged into court for ‘price gouging’ is ‘smirk’. I used to have to have one; thankfully, that has not been the case. My GYN put me on an inhaler; and, I swear it did not feel like it had anything in it (for 120 puffs) taking it 2 puffs at a time 2x a day … and my bill for this 3” tall container was $70 – I told him, I’ll use it ‘when I need to’; but, ‘not at that price – my insurance doesn’t pay for it if I get it at K-Mart and CVS/Caremark could not give me a price because they did not have the written Rx. Thankfully, I haven’t really needed it; but, at this time of the year I have to be careful about going outside because of the heat more than anything.

My cholesterol has not come down any and I got put back on medication for it. This one hasn’t had any ill effects like the 2 you see advertised … Crestor or Simvastatin.

When my boys were little, I just went and bought things for them, brought them home, let them try them on; and, returned what did not fit. They wore school uniforms for 9 years. By that time, they had ideas of what they liked in clothes and I’d take them to buy whatever they wanted, if they needed it. I cannot, for the life of me, pull out of my memory bank what we did for them in HS. But, when they were little 7 and 9 or 8 and 10; my DYS on was a ‘clothes horse’ in that he would change 3 or 4 times a day and throw them on the floor. They got a lesson in washing and drying their clothes and why they separated them in white, lights, and darks. I never washed their clothes again. They were also taught how to cook as well. Both are very good cooks. I sure hope that Will has made some gumbo for us to bring home.

I had a MD, who called those warnings ‘laying on the cloth’ meaning they have to put the worst case scenario on their medications to prevent (or help with) medical malpractice and/or class action suits that are furiously filed by some attorneys. I worked for a law firm that dealt with medical malpractice and you would be surprised how many people my bosses turned down because the cases were not severe enough to warrant the expense. HOWEVER, when they got one, we were busy beavers because even if you are talking ‘settlement’ you still have to prepare to take it to court including dismissals (by prejudice – or not). Days, late nights, weekends, including Sundays. The Senior partner’s ‘closing argument’ was always ‘if you only award them $10 a day, that won’t even cover their medications’ and please consider that this person (name) was a teacher making XXX amount per year, which is well over $10 a day – they also have a life expectancy of 75 years (at that time – 25 years ago) … I’m sure it has gone up. When that is the last thing a jury hears … they start thinking about how expensive it is to take care of someone who has become a paraplegic or quadriplegic for the rest of their lives. Not including loss of consortium of the spouse, and how it would be for their children to not have their parent be able to see them play ball, get ready for prom, or walk down the aisle.

I do not believe in "Tort Reform" ... because of putting a cap on medical malpractice would bankrupt most family; but, I do believe in a Judge Dismissing a claim of millions of $$$ by someone 'stupid enough to drive through a drive-thru, order a cup of coffee, putting it between their legs, and getting burned when they drive off. That, in my opinion, is frivolous - not a claim that my bosses would have ever taken.

I do think MDs probably over Rx medications based on the pharmaceutical companies hawking their latest drug. When I take my medications with me to the MD; I am often asked, because of what I carry them in, if I am a sales rep. But, I also have 5 different BIG bottles of vitamins and supplements. I probably take 6 different medications for my seizures and bipolar disorder that I will never be able to come off. Most of the others I know when I am not taking them and I don’t like how it makes me feel when I am off them – one being my thyroid replacement medication, which I have been on for nearly 39 years.

Margaret – I also don’t think have the government ‘involved’ in ‘health care – public health’ is how it should be. I think when it was more competitive you could somewhat cherry pick the type of insurance you needed or wanted. With the Affordable Act (ObamaCare) they wanted ‘everybody’ to have to pay for services that they had either ‘outgrown’ (such as birth control or maternity benefits). I don’t think an elderly couple or even anyone over the age of 50 or 55 should be forced to pay for others to have or prevent from having babies. It is bad enough that we pay taxes to fund Medicaid and people don’t even try to work on birth control. Mainly because they have found a way to work around the system and they do it. They even have meeting to ‘teach them how to work the system’. When you see a big Mercedes parked in front of ‘government housing’ it really makes you wonder ‘what is going on and why’. More money claimed because they won’t name the baby-Daddy/Daddies and it doesn’t pay for them to work, due to the high cost of childcare. I could go on; but, I won’t. It is just a ‘mess’ simply because Nancy Pelosi said, ‘well, we’ll have to ‘pass it to find out what’s in it’. You can easily make things the ‘law’ but ‘undoing it is almost impossible’. But, our Congress has voted themselves ‘raises’, full life-time salaries, and Cadillac insurance benefits by ram-rodding legislature through and getting it signed by sticking it in the middle of something that they know will get passed. What is the matter with READING 1300 or more? Why leave it to a ‘law clerk’? There’s a lot that our government wastes money on and people’s palms are being greased because of it. Politics is SNAFU … Situation Normal – All F***** Up. I think there ought to be ‘term limits’ on Congressmen and Women and it should not be a ‘career’. Serve you time, then go back home and mingle with the people you swore to protect and get a job yourself. I have NO use for politics or politicians. OFF my Rant Stand.

Pip – My choices would be 1-4, in the same order you posted them here. My least favorite is the last one. But, I am not so sure that Kirby would like the pinkish-coral as much as he would the greenish-teal ones. But that is IMHO. I also think that the 3rd one, the pinkish coral washes out the pattern for the curtains. Fourth is a total no-go, for my tastes.

Dana – My most expensive drug (from my mail order) is $85 or $90 a month; it just went to generic, so now it will only be $10. Louis take a brand-named asthma drug with is that price; everything else is $10 that we get through them. I started getting my Nexium through them as well, to save $30. The only drug that is about $38 at K-mart is a ‘controlled substance’ so I would rather pick it up than to get it through the mail even though it goes to our POBS. Sometimes when I get all that I get from K-Mart my bill is less than $6. Take Detrol, which I get at K-mart which I think is my most expensive I get from K-Mart … and it is now ‘generic’. If I got the brand-named Seroquel from K-Mart, it would have been over $1200 a month.
I’ve seen older people picking up medications and being told $600 – how do they pay for it? It almost makes me want to burst into tears. What are they doing without in order to buy their drugs?

Lenora

exermom

Did the DVD Half Hour Pilates with Elaine Hayes (did it twice. The plan for tomorrow is to do a segment of Crunch Bikini Body DVD, hold my plank, then take the extreme pump class.

Warning...Warning...Warning....rant to follow

I am SOOOOOO mad. Not upset, really mad. I purposely told Pete's mom a long time ago that I would take care of the shower favors. So what does she do? She ordered them yesterday. Even Denise said that they are these junky things. I really don't want to incorporate those junky things into my (what I think) decent favor. Amanda said "well, there can be two favors.". No, I'm mother of the bride, NOT her. She should stop acting like she is. Evidently Jess mentioned about the platter to the girls and they liked the idea. Maybe we could do that for the bridal shower? No, I'm sorry. I'm not saying anything, but I don't want to go thru all that trouble for the bridal shower. People are going to go out of their way for the reception, not the bridal shower. So I just told Amanda that I don't know that I can get a platter at this late date. She thought the idea was neat. But Denise wanted that tree/leaf thing which in 5 years is probably going to be in storage. Well, not my wedding.

She did tell me that the dress that his mother showed me she went to order and they didn't have her size. So she bought another dress but she wasn't sure of the size so she bought two dresses and is planning to return the other dress. I know that where I got my dress they don't take returns. But not my problem. Now for the nice part: Denise did tell me that she really likes my dress much more than his mother's. As a matter of fact, after the wedding she wants me to give her my dress and she'll have it altered.

I'm just so p***ed off about the shower favors. I'd like to do something for my daughter, and here his mother has to go and take even THAT away from me.

OK, Rant over...for now

I finally got some pool time in. How I missed that while I was at Jess'! I think pretty soon another bottle of Coppertone will be hitting the dust

A friend of mine gave me a good suggestion for something to put in the favor bag. First, I do have to check with the church to see if they allow this. She suggested maybe a packet of bird seed. Well, I'll see what the church says.

barbie - I hear ya about liking to talk about your plans. Could it be possible that the main reason Jake wants another car is because he misses the ability to go somewhere if he decides to?

machka - I color my roots so I only usually have to get my hair professionally colored about once/year.

Chris - happy birthday!

tere - I'm afraid that your GD will purposely not find anything at the consignment shop. We tried with Denise taking her to the mall to get a bathing suit for the "girls spa day". She didn't want a bathing suit and refused to get one at the mall. I think she regretted her decision....but it was HER decision. I don't care for those places where they do the shopping for you. I'd prefer to handle my own produce, smell the cantaloupes. I'm always afraid that they're going to just pick any old thing and I'll get the not-so-good items.

About mattresses: Vince needs something soft for his back. Me? I really don't care but would prefer something harder. There are so many mattress stores around here!

You can certainly add me to the non-TomCat club

Allie - If TomCat wants to be SURE he doesn't come home from FL and be totally cleaned out....maybe he shouldn't go.

About food stores: We have a Food Lion near us, but it's really, to me, more of a bread-and-milk sort of place. It's very small, dingy looking. I have no idea why they don't expand, there are empty stores on either side of it. Well, there's another more decent one in Conover. In Hickory there's a Publix and a (few) Lowes grocery stores. Closer to me is a WalMart Neighborhood Grocer and just up the street is a WalMart Supercenter. Unfortunately, it looks like the WalMart Neighborhood Grocer ran the IGA and the BiLo out of business. Well, the IGA very seldom had much at a decent price and BiLo had good sales, but that's all.

Katla - I don't know what it is, but when I went to Jess' riding lesson, everyone there was on the slim side. I tell you, since she's been taking riding lessons, I do have to say that she is looking better (size-wise). She's still on the overweight side. I didn't want to say anything, but I weigh less than she does. But she is getting, how can I put it?, better shaped. I know you are, too.

Went to pick up the food from the church for the food pantry then went to WalMart to get chicken for Vince to grill tonight. Also got a few other things. When I was about to leave, Denise called to ask me if I'd gotten her a garter. I told her that I didn't, that I wouldn't buy something without consulting her first (unlike someone I know). Well, I told her that I'd buy it. Here I am thinking that I'd get one at ACMoore or something like that. NOOOO...she wants this certain one that has a garter you throw and one you keep. What the h*** she's going to do with the one you keep, I have no idea. What's going to happen to it in 5 years? Well, it's not me who's going to have to store it!

Came home, went in the pool, then got the chicken ready for Vince the grill, made chocolate chip cookies for Rummikub Tues along with a key lime pie. I'll also make some of the spanikopita that I have.

Ahhh...new cars. Vince took a Tiburon for a ride (this must have been about 15 years ago) and I just asked "when are you going to get it" Then I get a call from the insurance company about adding it to the policy...lol. Of course, that went out once the Genesis came out. Well...I figure it could be worse,

Karen in VA - I agree with you about the health care. You did forget one thing, tho. Some people will sue over the littlest tineyest thing. And that is the cause of so much, all the added tests, added meds, etc, etc, etc.

Spoke to the bridesmaids to tell them that I would take care of the favors. Now I know what Jess meant by the fact that Angela is the nicest of the two. She is. Something inside of me, and I can't explain it, just doesn't trust Amanda. She is pete's stepfather's daughter. I don't know. It just seemed to me that she is agreeing with everything and talking about how great Pete's mother is and how much she's doing. Yea, doing things that I should be allowed to do. Angela seemed to be more understanding that Amanda.

Does anyone know if that Mini Babybell cheese needs to be refrigerated?

Rori - don't you have a key to your pool at the condo? I know that we do. It's only open until dusk but I don't seem to remember there being any special time when it opened. As a matter of fact, the year the last space shuttle went up we were down there in July, I remember going in the pool early in the a.m.

DJ - GMTA...Maybe TomCat does't need to go to FL?

Kim - that is so funny about your grandparents falling "out" of bed

Kim - what a wonderful neighbor you have!

Love all the pics

Allie - wonderful, you deserved that massage. Was it one of the ones that you're going to get paid for? So sorry about your aunt

I think I know what I'll do about those "favors". Tell me what you all think of this. I'll ask Amanda if I can have them to incorporate into "my" favors. Then...oops...I forgot to put them in....now isn't that a crying shame? If his mother can't remember that I asked her not to buy them, then I can't remember to put them in the bag.

Lenora - feel better fast. You're being much too kind to that inventor of the epi-pen. So sorry about your chol numbers.


pip - I think I'd go with the solid pink (or is it red?). The curtains are a print and I think the solid would be a good compliment

drkatiebug - Knew you'd do great at the funeral.

Michele in NC

ljdw99

margaretturk

(((Michele )))

pipcd34

Kirbys choice

DamitJanit

Call me crazy but I love to see other people happy and succeeding .

Good Evening my dear Friends,

Just checking in ladies. I had strawberries and cream while watching Wimbledon this morning. Much less expensive than what they served in England. I read rapidly so no replies but love the pictures.
Tomorrow night is a Moose meeting so will try to read and post early.

Sending love, good thoughts and cool sunshine to all of you.

I Love you
DJ
Myrtle Beach, SC

IremiaRe

Hello Gracious Girls!

I have been having a lovely weekend... I enjoyed my jammie day to the fullest - and then I went to the gym and to dinner with DH.

Yesterday was out and about day - shopping, shopping and more shopping - with another trip to the gym. Had to get that last weight workout in!

Today was lawn mowing, the pool, and a little more shopping... followed by dinner at IHOP.

It has been AGES since I have had pancakes - but darn it - with both the lawn mowing and the pool under my belt, I went for it. They were soooooo good.

))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))

Chris - Happy Belated Birthday! I am thinking good thoughts for you.

Lois - Love the new picture! Who is that trio of Lovelies behind you?

Pip - I like the peach or salmon, or whatever color you want to call it. *Oh, looks like that was the selection... excellent...

Michele - I would absolutely "forget" to put her junk into the favor bags. You can deal with the drama, later.

((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((

Well, I didn't make my plank goal last week... I had to split my weight workouts and I just wasn't feeling it... but, I am hoping for better, this week. I did come in under budget on calories for 6 days - 1 day over goal, so, I am not overly broken up about it.

July Goals for the week 7/9 – 7/15
400 calories under budget 5X: XXXXXX
Weights/Abdominals 3X: XXX
Planks 3X: OXX

Today isn't over yet, so one can never be sure - but, I am hoping for both calories and planking today... we shall see.

Hugs for Everybody!!

Re in TX

Machka9

KJLaMore wrote: »

Doctors and health system in USA- I do wonder...you know how in the US we have all of those pharmaceutical commercials advertising pills for this or that and it has this long list of side effects...etc. Do they do this in Europe/Canada? Do they offer meds like this, with all of the potential side effects. Or is it just America that is a "Pill Nation"?

No ... Canada and Australia don't have all the pharmaceutical commercials. I can only think of one ... a liver tonic of some sort ... that gets advertised occasionally, and I think it's basically just vitamins and herbs.

Any time we've travelled in the US, we find all those ads both funny and horrifying.

Machka9

GRITSandSLUTS wrote: »

My GYN put me on an inhaler; and, I swear it did not feel like it had anything in it (for 120 puffs) taking it 2 puffs at a time 2x a day … and my bill for this 3” tall container was $70 – I told him, I’ll use it ‘when I need to’; but, ‘not at that price – my insurance doesn’t pay for it if I get it at K-Mart and CVS/Caremark could not give me a price because they did not have the written Rx. Thankfully, I haven’t really needed it; but, at this time of the year I have to be careful about going outside because of the heat more than anything.

I'm on Ventolin whenever I need it ... costs $6 each and no prescription needed, so I have several of them. One in a jacket pocket, one in my backpack, one at work, one at home, one in my handlebar bag for cycling ...

I usually need it when I'm cycling or hiking on chilly, damp days.

pipcd34

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exermom

pip - Kirby has good taste. You can tell him that for me.

Michele in NC

suebdew

Yes, I agree with Kirby, the red is my choice also.
My BFF is moving and the realtor took pictures Friday mooning to list that afternoon. She had 5 showings on Saturday with an offer that was $7,000 over asking price. So now she has to fly up north to look for a house.
Just another opinion re doctors. My DS went to med school four years, internship and residency for five years making less than minimum wage for the hours he worked. Then he did further training for two years in NYC. Then he was offered a fellowship to do heart transplants for two years. Then he was offered a job with real wages. It's really hard and stressful work as the surgeries are long and stressful.
Better hit the hay, hope to go to water aerobics in the morning if I am not coughing.
SueBDew in TX

Marcelynh

I did a bit of research on healthcare. Where does the money go?

One of the most under discussed aspects of healthcare spending is administrative costs. The Harvard Business Journal calculated that there are ten administrators for every doctor in the U.S. These administrators have no direct contact with patients and yet often have larger salaries than doctors. An article in the New England Journal of Medicine showed that over 30% of healthcare spending went to administrative costs in 2005 (the latest data I could find) and this has continued to climb. I can only imagine what it is with all the new regulations in place. It’s a bureaucrats’ playground! This unbridled overhead spending is a primary driver of health insurance cost which needs to be reigned in before we can have affordable insurance. That and lawsuits…..

My doctor had to hire TWO new staff to handle the new requirements related to Obamacare. He refuses to accept any insurance obtained through the exchanges as the payout is so low he can’t even pay a fraction of his costs for a visit, all due to the regulations he is required to meet. And he hasn’t even gotten to the required electronic records requirement yet, which will cost him close to a 100K to implement. Some of the regulations are crazy. I used to be able to get a prescription for a daily medication that I've been taking for 10 years for a year, four 90 day refills. Now the regulations don't allow that. Even though I'm not getting any blood tests to verify any need for change I have to meet with the doctor to get a new prescription every 6 months. That means at least one extra doctor visit for me for absolutely no reason. I'm not an idiot, I know when I'm having problems and so does my doctor. This medication is unlikely to change any time in the future and we do the necessary blood test yearly as required. So why the extra visit in which nothing but paperwork (and another insurance payment) is accomplished? It's crazy how government bureaucrats are controlling MY health care, not my doctor and I. My doctor is quite frustrated with it all. His dad has retired because he just couldn't deal with it all. Say goodbye to your private medical practices..

Health insurance is NOT health care and the burdensome regulations are just raising the cost of care because of the paperwork and interference.

mikesmom1983

Good evening Ladies!

Thank you all for the kind birthday wishes, it was greatly appreciated. Unfortunately my son forgot, but I have learned to find my own happiness and not depend on others for it. Results in less disappointment.

The weekend at the Cape was "wicked awesome"! The weather was not beach worthy yesterday so my friends took me to a local brewery and then to a vineyard for a wine tasting. Yesterday evening my former Cape neighbors took me out to dinner. A little backstory on my relationship with the Cape: I used to own a cottage with my NJ sister and brother-in-law and used to go down every weekend. The Cape became one of my favorite places on earth. I grew to know and love my Cape neighbors also.About 5 years ago my sister informed me, thru a letter, that she thought I was spending too much time down there and wanted the house to herself, so she offered to buy me out. To say I was heartbroken on so many levels is an understatement. I saw no need to fight her for it, so I lost my beloved beach house and the relationship with my sister was severed. However, the relationship I had with several of the neighbors continues and I visit every time I go down. I have even stayed with them on occasion and I have an offer to stay Labor Day weekend. It turns out they never really liked my sister and socialized with us because of me. Who knew! I usually stay with friends from home who have a house within walking distance of my former house and that is where I was this weekend.

Today was a glorious day at the beach!
I am back home now, tomorrow a friend is taking me out for a birthday breakfast. Oh my, back to serious calorie counting next week!

Love and hugs to everyone!

Chris in MA

jmkmomm

pip, I really one the red. Confession time. MyniPadvwpildntnloadvany of him but I can't see you with anything but red. Please your hubby. A happy husband helps yo make a happy wife

Our medical insurance only cat us $29 apiec but we are separate policies. But that's OK. As long as I don't pay the Jupiter exravagrat amounts you all pay. I have a wonderful family doc and pbysicians assist at, we both hav good cardiologists and good GI guys. Our co-pay for all of the specialist is $45. Could be worse, could be better. Since all our doctors have nurspractioner so, we can uapsually get in with them that day.

Well our landscaper called Friday and said they can't start u til Tiesday. MIchell went on her big ghost hunting trip yeast ear day and needs to sleep tonight so won't be over until tomorrow afternoon.mmaybe Chalrie and I can start ,ovmg furniture in his room. But ther are other projects we can start. I'm sure there are U-tube videos on how to change out a plug in. But we ha to identify which one of is on our electric box tot turn the electricity off. I think Chalrie and I can do that ourselves.as far as the things I want to do, they are thing I need to do. Don't think he would be of any he
P cleaning out my closet. But. Am anxious for this week and it ends with a women's conference with my sister and sister in law that lives in Alabama. My brother will be up hear. I don't want to impose on him nit his brute strength would be appreciated.

Heather, just curious, what does the UK think of our Williams sisters?

My eyes are really drooping so. Must go to bed. Joyce, Indiana

Machka9

Back in classes at uni again. Worked all morning and until 2 pm and now a 3-hr lecture.

If I survive I plan to go to the uni gym after.

spikeyhair

Kate UK

dreamwriter

I am trying to get back into the swing of things. Having our B.C. Boys here is certainly putting a dent in my relaxed time.

Archery was a great success and everyone wants to go again. We will see.

Today we went to Heritage Park. It's tough to find something to amuse ages 5-64. I think in the end a good time was had by all. I was a little frustrated with the whole Pokemon Go situation. Trying to be as the kids say a chill Grandma and not always succeeding.

I better get to bed. I read the last couple pages.

Really worried about my Okanogan friends. The wild fires burning British Columbia are insane. Praying for all of them.

Having a 16 yr. old under my roof is tough. He is a good kid though.

I will catch up with you all soon

-Sharon in Lethbridge (hot, dry, windy)

Katla49

Becca: You and your sister have wonderful smiles. I'm glad you had a good time. DH & I went to the Pendleton Round Up once and had a lovely time. I'd happily go again. We often choose to stop at Boardman for a meal on our way to the Oregon/Idaho border where DSIL lives. :flowerforyou:

Pip: I like the green and white lattice patterned fabric & also liked the salmon because it goes so well with the floral print. I hope you'll let us know what you choose.

Margaret: I use Bragg's Unfiltered Apple Cider Vinegar to make my salad dressing and it generally does a great job with acid reflux but today I ate poorly and it wasn't enough to handle the results. :ohwell:

Michelle: (((HUGS)))


I'm up in the middle of the night with acid reflux problems. I have been so lucky lately with digestive matters but this is an unusually bad night. :grumble:

Katla in beautiful NW Oregon

"That which doesn't kill us, makes us stronger." Friedrich Nietzsche

ljdw99

Re thanks! Those young women are 3 of my 4 granddaughters...one will be a senior at Hobart/William Smith, middle will be a HS freshman & the other just graduated, working on her master's and working with children in the spectrum, just got a great job she loves. Our 4th is doing her last rotation before graduating as a physician assistant. She'll be working at Baystate Medical in the neuro ICU come fall. We have 3 grandsons too!
Lois on the North Shore of Ma

grandmallie

Morning Ladies~ im up and staggering, having my cup of tea.. have to get my lunch together and walk the dogs and then take my son to work.. then fee my DFIL and then go to work.

Machka9

Machka9 wrote: »

Back in classes at uni again. Worked all morning and until 2 pm and now a 3-hr lecture.

If I survive I plan to go to the uni gym after.

I survived! Actually the lecture wrapped up half an hour early so we got to the gym a bit earlier. My husband drove into town and met me there.

We did 15 minutes of rowing, and 47 minutes of brisk walking on the treadmill.

Machka9

dreamwriter wrote: »

Really worried about my Okanogan friends. The wild fires burning British Columbia are insane. Praying for all of them.

Yeah, I've been watching what's going on there. Most of my family is in BC.

Unfortunately, I know what they're going through ... my husband lost everything in the 2009 Victorian (Australia) bushfires and barely escaped with his life ... left through the flames.

cityjaneLondon

Hi all,
Joyce - I don't really have any opinions about the Williams sisters. I don't watch tennis, nor sport in general. DH has to watch it up in his study, or with the sound turned off on his laptop. I think I am allergic to sport. :laugh:

Last night, just as we were heading up to bed, DH said he was having a panic attack. He said he was panicking about going to bed and not sleeping again. I talked him down and he said he felt better. When he put the light out he went to sleep within seconds and was snoring to beat the band! I had to decamp to the spare room. I didn't get to sleep until 2 am. Grrrrrrrrrr!

My two new pillows have arrived. Haven't had new ones for some years. I am a front sleeper so need a soft, thin one to sleep on and a fatter one to prop me up for reading in bed. These are two soft ones, so we will see how I get on. I bought them in a good sale along with two protectors. Maybe DH would like one. He is a side sleeper though.

My cleaner wants new cleaning supplies so we will go out this pm to stock her up. Personally I would not use all this chemical stuff, but she is not good at listening. I've recently discovered the joys of white vinegar and have 20 litres of the stuff! ! !

Love Heather UK xxxxxxx

Peach1948