WOMEN AGES 50+ FOR AUGUST 2017
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jachmannjachmanngmailcom2015 wrote: »H there ladies! I don't post often but love, love reading your posts and advice.
Today however I saw something that has upset me deeply and I need advice on how to mentallys deal with it.
I was picking up my twin boys from school. While waiting in the car another car pulled up next to me. The mom got out and a while later returned with her approx. 10 yr old daughter. Once inside the car, the mom started screaming at the child and started hitting her. The child tried to duck but the mom just kept on hitting her. Before I could get out to stop her she drove off still carrying on hitting her.
I've never seen or experienced physical abuse.I'm just so terribly horrified by what I saw.
I have never seen the child before, just so sad for this poor child.
Love
Bianca from South Africa
Keep an eye on the situation and start documenting it. You might also try to find out what class the girl is in, and have a chat with her teacher about what you saw. The teacher may have noticed some "red flags" as well.
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Did 1 hr of incline intervals (2 min 4mph 3%, 6%, 9%, 12%, 3%etc). The plan for tomorrow is to do a Gay Gasper Training DVD. Don't remember what that one is like.
Oh, I just realized that I downloaded the DVD Jeanette Jenkins 21 Day Total Body Circuit. If anyone wants it, just PM me, I'd be glad to send it to you. It didn't cost me anything, so I wouldn't charge you anything.
Today has been one of those days. Usually by now I have at least glanced at the newspaper. I haven't even had time for that much. Went and exercised, took my "wash off the sweat" shower, then went to see the gal who is altering my dress to get a swatch of the material. Then go to Food Lion for one item since it was on sale, I had a coupon, and the store by me doesn't have any, then on to Statesville.
I don't remember if I told you the saga. We got these beads for me to make wine charms for Denise's shower favor. When we got home the gal who was working with me said "oh, no, we need to make a set of 4 for each bag!" Yikes, that means 96 charms. Well, Vince went back to Michael's but they didn't have any more beads (when we were there there were a few more cards). Anyway, they called Moorseville store who had them and was going to ship them to Hickory. So I wait...and wait....and wait. Finally, after calling Hickory and just getting a "I'll call the Mooresville store", I called their corporate headquarters. It seems that Moorseville sent them to the Statesville store. So I drove over there since I didn't trust them to send them to the Hickory store. Takes me 1/2 hr there and 1/2 hr back. But I got the beads.
Came home and went in the pool, needed to just unwind. Came in, got dinner ready, I was supposed to go to ACMoore about needlework, but by the time I could get there, it would be over so I didn't bother. I'll probably work on some of the charms tonight.
Dorrie - take it from someone who has been here a while, you'll NEVER know everyone. By the time you know someone somewhat, they take a break. New people come in all the time.
DJ - Vince's mother had some dimentia. I got very good at the "is that a fact" and "tell me more about it", even tho I'd heard the same story 50 times already
Tere - I don't go on 95. I take 40 to 77 to 81 to 66. Not sure what roads from VA to PA, tho. Guess I'll find out. Thank goodness for the GPS!
I want to get the freezer as empty as possible, so for now I'm not making any pops (although I'd love some because they're so low in calories and pretty good for you). For those who don't know, you take a 32oz container of unflavored yogurt (I've found Greek yogurt to be good), a 21oz can of OJ concentrate. Thaw the concentrate but don't reconstitute it. Mix the two together and pour into an ice pop mold. I can usually make about 20 pops from each batch. Each pop is about 57 calories (according to MFP). Not bad and very cooling. Plus, no added sugar, no preservatives, etc.
Karen in VA - do even new eggs turn out easy to peel in the IP? Absolutely LOVE LOVE LOVE the saying "the hearse doesn't stop at the bank". How very sad about your grandson! It's good tho that he's in the hosp where he can get professional help
tere - there's a lady in the water aerobics class who uses the locker room that I use because there aren't a lot of people in there and she doesn't have to worry about perfume. My daughter has a sever allergy to coconut, if it's in the air she can't breathe. I've witnessed that and is it ever scary!
Lisa - I, too, keep my "go to" bag with all toiletries, a phone charger, etc. and I refill things as needed before I need them. Would it be possible to take 1/2 of the contrave tablet so that you hopefully won't have a reaction? Let's hope it's a reaction to the combination with the Chantix.
Have two questions for anyone - for one thing, I'd like to somehow designate that 4 of the shower favors are for the attendants and Denise. Any ideas how I can make it so that no one takes 4 bags.
Another thing - Jess wants to make the cake that looks like a doll. Well, I have two dolls that can go in the cake. I'm thinking that using a piece of tule might make a good wedding veil for the one doll. But how to attach it to a plastic head with "hair"?
Bianca - wonder what would have happened if you had called the police? Did you happen to notice if she's wearing long sleeves in summertime (not sure what your weather is like)
Heather - you and dh look so elegant! Have a great time
Penny, Penny, oh were art thou Penny?
Ginger - heal quickly
DJ - thanks for the link about the eclipse. Happy anniversary. Very sunny here
Michele in NC
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stats for the day:
**wahoo hrm not recording :0/ **
all apple watch hr-
bike ride hm 2 gym- 13.46min, 12.7mph. 2.9mi = 101c
Ski Machine- 20min, 5incl, 15-20resist, 1.12mi = 160c
bike ride gym to sumn sta- 1hr 6min, 45sec, 12.6amph, 13.9mi = 532c
jog sta 2 wk- 4.59min, 9.36min mi, .5mi = 54c
jog wk 2 sta- 4.56min, 10.24min mi, .4mi = 54c
bike dome 2 hm- 19.04min, 8.2amph, another 90degree day, 2.6mi = 142c
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Hello Mighty Mamas!
I have been super busy and still have no internet at home! I just barely had time to keep up with you guys, today!
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Katla – I love soup any time! When it’s HOT for half the year – you just use the AC and move on... And that soup was delicious! I ate mine like tortilla soup –with some cheese and avocado.
Meg – LOL – It really was good. Not low fat – not low cal – but really, really good. Hope your co-worker is ok.
Karen/VA – Oh Sugar, I am so sorry for your GS. I hope he can find that “thing” that he can focus on that will allow him to enjoy life.
Tere – If I am every feeling particularly masochistic, I only have to walk thru a perfume section of a department store to induce a throbbing headache. I feel your pain.
Lisa – Thanks, Sugar! I am thinking good thoughts for you and the ciggies. It took me YEARS to quit – and I wasn’t really, seriously addicted. Sorry the Contrave is so hard on you. I hope it IS just the Chantrix. I totally understand needing some assistance in the weight loss plan.
Janet – So good to see your smiling face, Sweetie. Hope you will at least give us a heart now and then to let us know you are ok.
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Have to run! But, so far, I am doing ok on my weekly goals. Because I have spent my mornings trying to fix my internet issues, I will probably not make the strength training... *sigh* Oh well.
Goals for August 1-5
Under Calorie Budget 4x OOXX
Strength Training/Abs 2x OO
Planks 2x OX
Hugs for Everybody!
Re in TX
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Thanks Everybody. Looks like Griff will be in the hospital for 5-7 days. I'll keep you posted.
Michele Older eggs work better, but in the IP even fresh eggs are relatively easy to peel. I believe it is because they are actually steamed rather than hard-boiled.
Karen in Virginia2 -
Becca: I love the photos from the Oregon Coast! Your three sons photo is a real gem, too. :bigsmile: Thank you so much for calling me awesome! Aw, shucks.
We sat out on the deck for a little while but slipped right back into our cool house. The smoke concentration in the air seems a little bit lighter than it was earlier in the day. I hope this turns into a trend. According to my weather app, it reached 104 today & will cool to 64 tonight, then go back up to a high of 94 tomorrow. I'll take it happily. Cooler weather is welcome. Less smoke in the air would also be very nice.
Katla in beautiful NW Oregon
"That which doesn't kill us, makes us stronger." Friedrich Nietzsche
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Michele, I sure am glad my daughters had simple weddings and their husbands mOms just didn't want to have to do anything but arrive. Could you put those favors in a pretty decorated basket or box that is labeled in her colors for the attendants?
I have a cousin that lives in Seattle that takes the most beautiful serene pictures of most
Y lighthouses, oceans, whale watching, just nature. But most of them have an inspirational verse from the Binle attached to it. My uncle was also a Baptist preacher! I don't know if she would mind me sharing any of them or not. I know I am going to take at least one and frame it for my sister for her birthday. But she has given permission for that.
Well our local weatherman on NBC that we trust so much and told us about showers tonight and it never rained. Then he talked about them coming about 2 AM but now he is saying that he isn't seeing them n Illinois yet. So I am glad I listened to my own self and watered my flowers. I need to make a map of the garden and make a way so that I, or Michelle knows how to prune and get them ready for the winter.
Allie, keep thinking about you. Is some one going with you to court next week?
Joyce, Indiana2 -
Finally got my prednisone and can breathe again! I did sleep most of the morning and that was good. DH woke me up twice calling to check on me then finally decided to just come home to watch over me. I was having the most lovely dreams. So it’s back to the office tomorrow.
Some of you may remember a few years back DH (who was then SO) told me to go into the kitchen and take my pants off when I arrived home from work. I thought he had come up with something different and went along with it. Once I had the pants off he said “Now just throw them in the trash! I think we have enough money that you can go buy some pants that fit”. When I protested he profanely told me that the crotch of the pants was almost at my knees they were so big. Well, it happened again yesterday with a skirt! That was a great NSV. He committed his self to funding a shopping expedition next month.
Karen in Virginia – I am keeping your grandson and family in my prayers. My family has had its share of mental health issues and it is stressful for all connected. My father (and most of his cousins) had genius IQs but really did not understand people nor emotions. He dealt with his inability to understand through weekend alcohol abuse. I and my siblings all came up with individual ways of dealing with him some good and some not so good. Growing up I was ashamed, embarrassed, and angry because I knew that on Friday nights and Saturdays I could not count on my father being sober. I would encourage them all to participate in family therapy if they are not doing so already. I know that counseling really helped me.
NYKaren – Good for you…I know the kids will enjoy working with you and you will enjoy it as well.
Barbie: You should see me stiff arming people at church to shake hands instead of hugging. Some of them are so insistent and I have to tell them that I am allergic to fragrances. I used to be so embarrassed. Once we settle down to one church I am sure I won’t have to say it so much. I do miss having my manicures and pedicures though as I can’t go into a nail shop where they are applying acrylics.
Ginger – I am glad you didn’t experience pain with your surgery. I’ve been contemplating implants for a couple of years just am not financially ready yet and a little afraid of the pain.
Michele – My father wore so much cologne that he could have left the house for 2 or 3 hours and you could still smell him. When my grandmother transitioned he stopped by my house on his way to the funeral home, passed by me and I started blacking out. I was sick through the entire funeral. Everyone and me thought I had picked up some sort of ailment. It was just asthma and my system shutting down from the colognes. I didn’t know I had asthma then. I feel for your daughter because it just makes life hard.
Tere in RVA
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Good morning all!
Woke up at 4.45, but that means I got 5+ hours sleep straight, which is more than I've had for ages! I will take DH up a cup of tea in a short while.
Thanks all for the compliments on the dress. I actually bought it to take on our Mexican holiday, because we were going to an extremely posh hotel for a few days at the end. I never wore it! It was useful for last year's cruise and now will get a second outing. It's a shame we don't get to wear nice frocks very often. Personally there are no occasions in my normal life. The "best" dress I am taking is a long, purple velvet one, with some gorgeous embroidery. I borrowed it from my yoga teacher for my DH's 70th birthday and she doesn't want it back because she has got too fat for it!! It is very glam. And very comfortable. 
Might be able to find a pic somewhere. I would never buy something like that, but to borrow it was great!
We are so delighted we haven't got to share a car to Dover. Apart from the detour, the couple we picked up last year were dreary in the extreme! DH and I are very antisocial. :laugh: We thought we'd hate a cruise for that reason, but it all turned out fine.
Love Heather UK xxxxxxx1 -
I went to the dermatologist this week because my eczema has been out of control and I am so tired of itching. Even taking pills for itching hasn't stopped it. As soon as the doctor walked in the door he said "I bet you're itching all the time" So he is putting me on Prednisone for 15 days to stop the inflammation and a big tub of a steroid cream. After all the stories from people on here about the adverse effects of prednisone I am apprehensive about taking it. However not so apprehensive that I won't do it because I am so frustrated by the constant itching. When I went to the pharmacy to pick up the meds I didn't know what to expect because the creams from dermatologist always seem to be extremely expensive. The pharmacist said 224 and I said Two hundred twenty four? She laughed and said "no $2.24. Whew! I did find out from the doctor that people who had eczema as a child tend to get it again as they age and the older you get the worse it is. Whooppee...NOT!
I have decided to not look for work again until school is back in session. I tried getting oldest grandchild into an at risk program but seems there is nothing available in WA. Since he hasn't been arrested, kicked out of school or I forget the other thing, he doesn't qualify. What about 'at risk' do the people who put together these programs not get? The whole idea is to keep them from getting involved with criminal activity or dropping/getting kicked out of school. This is exactly why you hear from parents whose kids have done something horrible say they tried to get help for the child to no avail.
I'm going to throw this question out to those who have been around for a long time. Why is the forum set up this way so that you can't respond to one person at a time. I often wonder if people don't hang around just because of the complexity of keeping track of something you want to say, finding a method that works for you to post to multiple people at once, and the possibility of losing your whole post. I know at times I am frustrated by it and don't bother posting - it's not that I don't want to interact with everyone it's just that as busy and complex as my life is I want the things I really enjoy doing to be less complicated. If I could just answer to a person's post when I have the response in my head it would be so much easier. That said I am thankful to have this forum.
I have been trying to find a copy of the Phase 1 Nutrition Plan from Live Fit Revolution. The website folded last year and I have not been successful in getting a copy. This nutrition plan is how I lost 100lbs and have kept off approx. 80 lbs over the past 4yrs.
I started PT yesterday for my knees and could hardly walk afterward! But that's OK - I need to do this before my knees lock up and I can't walk at all. I refuse to let myself get to the point that I need a wheelchair.
Well this turned out to be a lengthy post
Hugs to all!
Gloria in WA
BTW Pip my brother died a few years ago and MS contributed to his death among other things. I also have a very good friend who has physically and mentally progressively worsened over the years. Such a waste of a brilliant mind. I would be honored to sign.
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Tere - So sorry about your asthma. I have a couple of friends who are sensitive to fragrances.
DH hates nail varnish, but he isn't allergic, just hates the smell.
Gloria - I so feel for you with your grandson. You have taken on such a lot. You are entitled to have eczema! I took my son to therapy for years and we had family therapy, but I'm not sure it helped much, although I did see things more clearly. My own individual therapy has been very helpful though. I had a long phone conversation yesterday with a very old friend who is having a lot of trouble with her nearly 10 year old grandaughter. She has her and her husband in tears every time she stays with them. The husband is almost prepared to not see her, but my friend still loves her even if she doesn't like her.
Breakfast arrives!
Heather UK xxxxxxx0 -
My grandson and I about 3.5 yrs ago...I call him Squishy...so, when I refer to Squishy, this is who I am talking about...
His first snow day up on Mt Charleston was this past winter...he was 6 at this time...the snow was gone within 2 weeks after this trip up there...he had a BLAST!3 -
Karen in Virginia - I am glad that your grandson is receiving some help. Your heart must be breaking for him.
Bianca - How terrible! I don't know how you process what you saw.
Heather - You two look lovely
-Sharon in Lethbridge ( one more day and then vacay)0 -
Good Evening again from Vegas,
Had to drive to Laughlin/Bullhead City after work tonight – for sure wasn't in my initial outlook for the day but hey – I roll with it for my kids...it's now almost midnight, and I'm wiped out...however, I have a date for breakfast in the morning...EEEKKK!! First time meeting/First date...I'm overly excited and very nervous!! LOL!!
My August Goals:
~ Stay under 1500 calories daily - not to include the exercise calories off either! ---
8/1 = 1289
8/2 = 1151
8/3 = 1295
~ Walk 5k steps daily ---
8/1 = unsure, no app yet
8/2 = remembered the app mid-day
8/3 = 3,980 **** gotta get movin!! The app has helped motivate me!
~ Plexus regimen ---
8/1 = yes
8/2 = yes
8/3 = yes
~ WATER equal or exceeding 64 ounces ---
8/1 = 80 oz
8/2 = 72 oz so far today (2hrs til bedtime)
8/3 = 64 oz just before bed now...so, I'll be up at least once to pee...LOL!
Much love and respect from Vegas,
Dorrie aka TrulyDivyn5 -
My very handsome son and I over the span of about 12 years - the photo of me with him wearing the red t-shirt is where I want to get back to for weight and size...believe it or not, I weighed 190 pounds in that photo...I'm 5' 9" if you're interested to know...my son is now 6' 3" and I'm the shortest person in my family other than my grandson...LOL!7 -
Kate UK 0
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To be fair, this is my gorgeous daughter and I over the years as well...the one with me having blonde hair she was 16yrs old...the one with her in the blue top she was 20yrs old...the paint night was this past April...
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