WOMEN AGES 50+ FOR AUGUST 2017

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  • OregonMother
    OregonMother Posts: 1,664 Member
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    Felicia
    Willamette Valley, Oregon
  • janetr7476
    janetr7476 Posts: 4,001 Member
    Felicia, sending positive good thoughts and big (((hugs))).

    Janetr 0KC
  • barbiecat
    barbiecat Posts: 17,201 Member
    :)Felicia stay true to yourself and don't let your husband's comments steal your dream

    :)janetr , thanks for the reminder to all that weight loss surgery is a tool and not a magic wand

    :) my next clutter cleaning tasks will be making computer files of recipes and throwing the paper away

    <3 Barbie from beautiful smoky NW Washington
  • suebdew
    suebdew Posts: 1,298 Member
    Janetr- you are so beautiful and I am so proud of you. Sometimes I look at pictures and think, why am I so big? Anyway, we're doing our best to be healthy. Congrats for getting off all the meds.
    Felicia - sending good thoughts your way.
    Becca - ((((hugs))))
    Spent an extra 45 minutes at the pool this morning in addition to the hour aerobics class. It feels soooo good.
    Be back later
    SueBDew inTX
  • josephinebowman
    josephinebowman Posts: 359 Member
    Hello, hello. I went to a spinning class (bike cycling) today--I may never go back. And I suspect I was mostly the youngest one there. I am getting no housework done when I exercise due to extreme laziness after. I have eaten a lot but seem to be holding the line and not creeping up on weight so...I need to be better on food and not give in to eating elsewhere than the kitchen at home. Well, off to do nothing. Hoping all is well where you are.
  • Peach1948
    Peach1948 Posts: 2,473 Member
    Becca ~ So sorry you are feeling down!

    Felicia ~ Good luck on your interview.

    Carol in GA
  • trulydivyn725
    trulydivyn725 Posts: 92 Member
    My August Goals:
    ~ Stay under 1500 calories daily - not including exercise ---
    8/1 = 1,289 8/2 = 1,151 8/3 = 1,295 8/4 = 1,780 8/5 = 1,390
    8/6 = 1,323 8/7 = 1,454 8/8 = 1,275 8/9 = 1,114
    ~ Walk 5k steps daily ---
    8/1 = no app 8/2 = no app 8/3 = 3,980 8/4 = 4,675 8/5 = 7,306
    8/6 = 3,374 8/7 = 3,132 8/8 = 2,852 8/9 = 4,551
    ~ Plexus regimen ---
    8/1 = yes 8/2 = yes 8/3 = yes 8/4 = yes 8/5 = yes
    8/6 = no 8/7 = yes 8/8 = yes 8/9 = yes
    ~ WATER equal or exceeding 64 ounces ---
    8/1 = 80 oz 8/2 = 72 oz 8/3 = 64 oz 8/4 = 70 oz 8/5 = ??
    8/6 = ?? 8/7 = 66 oz 8/8 = 70 oz 8/9 = 56 oz

    Much love and respect from Vegas,
    Dorrie aka TrulyDivyn
  • jmkmomm
    jmkmomm Posts: 3,247 Member
    Janet's, you look fantastic. Who is the lady who is sting on a chair opposite of you? You sure look alike.

    My sister in law had a lap band and she couldn't keep up,with the weight looks because she didn't keep with the supplements. She lost a huge amount of weight but was no longer healthy. She had no energy so she laid on the couch all the time
    , got large pressure sores on her tail bone because she was pretty much skin and bonejust less than a year after her surgery. She almost died and was in ICU many days. She had to have her lap band removed and of course regained all of her weight loss. She has now lost some weight the right way.

    Heather, you are so photogenic!

    Last night when I was watering my plants, I noticed that one of my flowers had had all of its stems broken off the main plant. I am trying to channel my inner Mother in me and have the flowers in a glass in front of e window hoping I can get some roots to grow. The base plant and rots are still intact so I am hoping next spring it will all grow back. I also noticed I have several holes in my yard!

    Joyce, Indiana
  • OregonMother
    OregonMother Posts: 1,664 Member
    josephinebowman wrote: »
    Hello, hello. I went to a spinning class (bike cycling) today--I may never go back. And I suspect I was mostly the youngest one there.

    I had to chuckle at this. A couple weeks ago, I decided to go to the gym before work instead of after dinner. It was a completely different place! They had extra tables and chairs set up in the lobby with free coffee (!?!?! They charge us in the evening!) Newspapers. And clearly, I was 20 years or more younger than every other patron there. I was looked at very suspiciously. :lol: Everyone knew each other -- they were standing around chatting at the treadmills and cycling machines. Sitting and drinking coffee. I saw my ex-father-in-law swimming with a snorkel in the pool. :astonished:

    I couldn't get over it. It wasn't that I felt unwelcomed but I just felt really self-conscious.

    BTW, @josephinebowman -- how old is your son? My youngest is 11.

    Felicia
    Willamette Valley, Oregon

  • margaretturk
    margaretturk Posts: 5,258 Member
    Felicia good luck!

    I am going through old photos and trying to decide what to do with the negatives. I know they are flammable and wondering if I should just pitch them.

    Joyce chipmunks, squirrels, and skunks can make holes in your yard and garden. It is annoying when chipmunks dig into my potted plants.

    Becca ((Hugs))) What I wouldn't give for three healthy sons that are on solid paths to a good future. You are very blessed. They are lucky to have you as their mom.

    :heart: Margaret
  • janetr7476
    janetr7476 Posts: 4,001 Member
    edited August 2017
    Joyce, thank you so much, sweetie. The one standing beside me is my sister 1 year older than me. The one seated on the left ( that you refer to) is my sister 2 years older than me. I'm the youngest of six girls. The one seated next to her is her daughter. My sister 2 yrs older had a son killed in a car accident when he was 29 and her oldest grandson died in an accident a year ago. Poor thing has been thru a lot, she suffers with manic depression and has had pancreatic cancer.

    I believe that weight loss surgery WAS the right way for me. As in any medical procedure you have to follow your doctor's advice and instructions or you pay the price.

    Janetr okc
  • trulydivyn725
    trulydivyn725 Posts: 92 Member
    edited August 2017
    ~ Janet - you look AMAZING by the way! Congrats on your success!

    ~ Tracie - yes, my Daddy was a very wise man, and my best friend until the day he passed away...I miss him deeply every day...he was the original love of my life, and that didn't change - perhaps still hasn't - since every man in my life cannot measure up to my Daddy! LOL!

    ~ Becca - I'm sorry you're hurting for your babies...I completely relate to that! HUGE HUGS!!

    So far, no updates on my step brother. No news is good news is how I'm taking it. That, and they know I'm at work. But, no Facebook updates as of yet, and no phone calls. Hoping and praying all the prayers work! He's a neat guy born in the wrong era. Old soul with a brilliant mind, even somewhat odd. To know him is to love him. He's tired, I know he's tired. I'm worried about his son, who is mid 20's and very co-dependent on his father for everything. He has a mental illness that makes it difficult to care for him, but my step brother has always done so graciously and without complaint. That's one of the topics of discussion around the family table last night, and me on video chat - what to do with David if Scott passes. My youngest step-sister has agreed to take him in and be his caregiver, since Scott and David lived with her for over a year when he fell sick over a decade ago. Two of her sons are on their own now, and the last son is severely disabled, requiring full time care. David could perhaps assist with that. Anyways! I'm hopeful...

    Side note, my first colonoscopy is tomorrow. Guess who wants to be there with me tonight while I take the gooky stuff? I have horrible anxiety about having to camp out in the bathroom already, and this hero is doing his best to ensure I feel comfortable. Yep, you guessed it! Mr. Handsome aka Prince. His direct quote was, "Dorrie, you're going to have to get used to someone caring enough to wash your socks for you, and if I have to clean up after you too. Your daughter can help me if she feels the need, but I've been wiping my own behind longer than she has so I have that going for me"...he's insisting on being there for the procedure too. It's at noon, and my daughter works graveyard. She is emphatic she's going to be there. Now I have a dilemma on how do I get her AND Mr. Handsome to agree that they BOTH care and are capable of taking care of someone who is very prideful and independent? LOL! So, I called in reinforcements. I called my son, who's birthday is a week before Mr. Handsome. Both Sagittarians...both stubborn and magnanimous as well as charming. He was rolling on the floor laughing at my dilemma and called his sister this morning after I talked to him. She called me immediately after that and was in tears with indignation claiming I didn't need or want her there. I solved it all FAST and put both my kids and Mr. Handsome on a conference call - mind you, my daughter has not met or talked to him, but my son has briefly. So, how did he handle two grown adults who are very used to being the center of the universe of their Mom? FABULOUSLY!

    I get them all on the phone and it went like this; "okay look, you guys can't all fight over who's gonna go to the hospital, be there tonight, etc. We need to figure it out, together, right now!" --- the pause, then my son speaks up; "Sis, this guy seems cool, did you know he said he'd wash her socks? WHO DOES THAT?" --- more pause, then Mr. Handsome; "I'm not trying to take away anyone's roles and responsibilities, I'm just letting your Mom know I'm not going away and she can't scare me off by using you two either" --- my daughter snorted and said, "you don't know how easy that would be" --- son, "you're on your own with that one Sis, I have a good feeling about this guy, even with him listening" --- daughter; "we're tired of her being hurt, so we block anyone we don't think is worthy. What's your story?" --- Mr. Handsome; "guess you'll have to ask me tomorrow at the hospital unless you're cooking dinner tonight, then I'll be there at 715pm right after your Mom gets home" --- me; "I CAN'T EAT DINNER!" --- daughter; "oh yeah, that's right, so I'm cooking something especially delicious and Mr. Handsome can have your portion" --- me; "you're so MEAN!!" --- Mr. Handsome, "babe, we can save it for after the procedure because you're gonna be hungry. By the way, I'm staying with her tonight, so hopefully there's room on the couch" --- son, "there's room" --- daughter, "uhmmmm HELLO! We need to talk about this Mom" --- me; "I got nothin' ... I really like him ... what's for dinner?" --- Mr. Handsome, "whatever it is, I won't eat in front of you honey" --- daughter, "geeez, is he always so nice to you Mom?" --- son, "isn't that what we wanted for her Sis? give him a break" --- daughter, "715pm huh? Guess I better let the rest of the family know we're having company" --- me; "so I expect you to behave daughter" --- Mr. Handsome, "even if she doesn't, I already like her because she's protecting her Mommy. She's spicy and obviously cares, that's important. I'll be the one on MY best behavior. She can show me where your sock drawer is!"

    We all laughed, and I'm guessing Mr. Handsome is sleeping on the couch while I'm up and down all night in the bathroom...YYEEESHHH!
  • klanders30
    klanders30 Posts: 2,569 Member
    Aw Becca, I feel for you. You are such a loving and loved mom!

    Having a quiet day of errands and laundry, tomorrow afternoon we leave for a 3-day trip to Montreal.

    NYKAREN

  • bwcetc
    bwcetc Posts: 2,826 Member
    {{{{{Margaret}}}}}

    {{{{{Becca}}}}}

    Felicia ... thank you for the horticulture lesson! :)

    Beth near Buffalo who is procrastination at the moment ...

  • janetr7476
    janetr7476 Posts: 4,001 Member
    Beth, I need you to come to my house to organize my recipes like that. I've been trying to talk myself into it for several years. It's a daunting task. Good job you.

    Janetr okc
  • DamitJanit
    DamitJanit Posts: 1,329 Member
    Call me crazy but I love to see other people happy and succeeding .

    Good Evening my dear Friends,

    Michele, the plaque is great. I’m sure she will love it.

    Katla, have fun with your Jr High friend. They are special.

    Gloria, so glad you are liking your PT for your knees. You go girl!

    CarolGA, it’s been raining here for over a week and looks like it will keep up for the next week. I think I’m growing webbed feet.

    Janet, what wonderful pictures. You are so beautiful and I hope you are as proud as you should be. ((((Hugs)))) I know that the surgery doesn't make it overly easy and you have done a great job.

    Tracie, so sorry for what you are going through with your DGD. It can be so disruptive to a household. Hugs and prayers back at ya. Do you live in Milwaukee or Green Bay? When we lived in Milwaukee in the 70’s the preseason first game was always in Milwaukee and we got to go for a few years.

    Felecia, I definitely wish you luck with the promotion. And I wish you luck with your DH on all of his expectations. LOL They want us to do things they would never do. I’m glad you are okay either way, tho I know it will be a disappointment.

    Felicia, that is too funny about the gym being so different in the morning.

    Oh to have my recipes organized and get rid of unneeded cookbooks. Just dream on.

    pretty-pink-welcome-smiley-emoticon.gifto all the Newbies. Come often and join in the chat. This thing works!! Please sign your post with what you want to be called. It makes it easier for us to respond to you. Also a location is great, be it specific or general. We are happy to have you join us.

    DD was off for 4 days straight and back to work today. This morning she and DH were cordial and did speak but no big conversations. With her back at work things should be better. Thanks again for all the supportive comments. With this constant rain day after day I have no energy. About all I’ve done the past few days is cook and eat. Pppfffttt I know the sun will come out and things will change.
    Sending love, good thoughts and cool sunshine to all of you.

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    DJ
    Myrtle Beach, SC
  • grandmallie
    grandmallie Posts: 10,094 Member
    Lisa- your a hoot <3
    Long and tiring day..long day tomorrow,my brother will have to spend 14 days in the pokey.but he was able to pick the date and that will be behind him.you can't keep running sometimes you just have to face the music... Nighty night ladies.
  • GRITSandSLUTSandWINOS
    GRITSandSLUTSandWINOS Posts: 2,573 Member
    Janetr7476 – That’s one of “Cracker’s” favorite sleeping position. I told Louis I thought it was because she had a ‘cone of shame’ so she would not lick the area they went into to ‘spay’ her. She’ll sleep ½ in and ½ out, sometimes on her back, or if she goes outside and plays she just ‘drops on the floor anywhere’.

    My Darlin’ – You are looking ‘fabulous’ - FAB-U-LOUS with your haircut as well! I think a ‘new grandchild, especially the first one’ … are our ‘hearts’. My oldest one is definitely ‘my heart’. I, too, took care of her a lot during her younger life. Now, she is so independent!

    Barbie – It is a ‘real’ science to be able to reconstruct a face from just skeletons; But it can be done with clay and a lot of plastic circles to get the muscles fitted on it. They can tell from the skeleton if it is a man or woman, young or old (a lot of times). The clay and the spacers are just a start. You have to 'guess' at something, such as the shape of the nose might have been since it is cartilage breaks down. They have to try to visualize what they might look at by aging the figures so as to tell what muscles on the face might have started drooping, where the face could be sunken in. Anatomy was a class I took at school … learning bones in the body and the muscles over them (and all the ligaments and also connective tissue. I actually learned it first from my art teacher I had while I was in HS (not a HS teacher – but a portrait artist). I know I painted a small picture of a lion; but, when I painted it, had not taken any anatomy … if you knew it … you’d see that his body is more like a human chest (with ribs). But, I still like the small pictures I painted right after Louis and I married.

    I bet they ‘are’ spookily real. Have you ever seen those baby dolls that are so ‘life-like’ you could ‘fool’ someone with them? I think they even make some sounds like a real baby does, maybe even move a little. I bet they most costs $1000’s. Hair and eyelashes put in place individually. I would love to watch this process being done.

    DJ – We’ve not had any children or grandchildren move in; but, sometimes I wish our DOS and his family did not live so close. Louis has enjoyed having Trey work with him since the paint store he was the manager at, closed down (boss was skimming off money and not paying taxes); about 2 or 3 months later he got killed when someone pulled out in front of his motorcycle. When Trey saw it on TV, he was ‘pretty sure’ it was him. His son, living out-of-state, finally called Trey and told him about it and he told him “I know.” He had traded with his Dad for his pick-up and the motorcycle, because his wife was ‘pregnant’ and that had been his only transportation.

    Louis is ‘far more’ soft-hearted than I am. I guess part of that was that his Dad was military and he did not want to have them not have the same sort of discipline. But, he sort of took it too far. But, one day when he was just a baby – and had an asthma attack - he ran him across the field to the hospital where they were living on base housing.

    Allie – Remind me again … Taliah and Faith … who are they?

    Becca – It’s OK to cry when your ‘sons grow up and leave’; I think we’ve all cried; but, this isn’t losing them, it ‘is setting them free' to see the world and know you and your DH have taught them all they know’. All of them have followed in his footprints and when they come back you can expect them to be different. My boys got a lot of demonstrative in their dealings with both of us once they left home. They would 'shake his hand for a few years, then they would take his hand, pull him close, and just hug him tight. Will see my DYS and his family for the first time in a year. It’s been a ‘long’ time; but, at the same time it has flown by. My DOS started a family early; and, he dropped out of school (college). We did ask him to come home and go back to school; but, he told us ‘he had a family’ to support'. He now regrets it. I cried all the way home when we left DYS out in Starkville, MS … but, we all lived through it. I used to cry when we drove off after visiting; but, now I know he has someone he can walk back into the house with and that makes me feel so much better. They’ll never move east of the MS River and I know that. That is home to them and where all their friends are. Louis worries more about him than he does about Trey (who works with him). I don’t worry about DYS since he got married; but, I worry about the one down the way.

    Felicia – {{{{{HUGS}}}}}

    Allie – I hope you mean … your ‘new phone, ‘new number’, ‘new attitude’. See … he IS trying to manipulate you. He’s the lowest ‘snake in the grass’ but, one that is ‘poisonous’.

    I had a friend who went through the stomach stable surgery; and a ‘mutual’ friend who had the lap band; and she kept getting her lap band loosened up because she kept getting sick. Wasn’t prepared for smaller amounts of food. The one who had her stomach stabled, was getting a divorce, and started stress eating. When she had lost her weight; her 1st husband wanted no part of her. Last husband just wanted her to cook all the time. She did, breakfast, lunch, and dinner every night. I don’t know the reason for their divorce. When they moved to the other side of Albany, we lost touch. I got tired of ‘always’ being the one to ‘instigate a call’; then her saying she’d call me back – or waking her up from a nap during the day – then never did. It takes 2 people trying 100% each to have a ‘good friendship’. She had also done the same to this mutual friend as well.
    My BF’s former sister-in-law had her stomach stapled and just bout died from it. I guess everybody has to look at the pros and cons on what you are going to do. Last friend I was telling you about had her ‘extra skin’ taken off … on her arms the scars were awful looking and very red.

    Joyce – We have armadillos that tear up your yard looking for grubs. It could be skunks, raccoons, or moles as well, feeding on earthworms. My violets seem to get to the point, especially if the stem of the leaves touch the edge of pot, they get rot. I’m ‘trying’ really hard to keep my orchids growing; one is losing its leaves. I might be watering too much. I put some moss on the top to soak in most of the water, so they would not wilt and die from the heat on the porch. I am against getting really aggravated at Louis for not finishing up in there; but, Windows World are to have ordered new window for it, and, I haven’t heard from anyone. I will call tomorrow about how long they think it will now take to get them install; by the installers who live in Albany and not by the ‘Wahoo’s’ he sent out the first time.

    Dorie – If you are having horrible anxiety about the ‘trots’ to the bathroom, you’d probably feel better if he did not stay. I remember the weekend we went to meet Louis’ parents, I could NOT go … I was constipated that I was getting sick from it. One thing you don’t want to happen is to get to the MD and not be cleaned out enough to get a new test a few weeks later. Stress might prevent you from being able to clear it out totally, besides giving you cramps. You can’t eat supper? It’s been about 3 years; but, I started taking my ‘mess’ and finished it at 12-midnight (or before) and couldn’t eat after Midnight for the procedure in the morning. I think the 3-way conversation is pretty ‘telling’ on how he wants to meet your children and still be with you. I think it’s nice that they are protective of your ‘suitors’. You’re probably right, they don’t really want to miss being the ‘center of your universe’.

    Lenora
  • barbiecat
    barbiecat Posts: 17,201 Member
    :)Felicia , congrats on your promotion

    :)Allie , Bravo to you for taking another big step towards independence

    :)Beth, Thank you for sharing your experience of clearing recipe clutter. I don't cook a lot of different things. Most of the recipes I have are sentimental documents that I can probably photograph like sentimental objects

    :)Heather , Maybe you'll get to sit at the Captain's Table on your next cruise

    :) Today was the next to last line dance practice before we perform at the County Fair. I think we will be ready

    <3 Barbie
  • Poerava14
    Poerava14 Posts: 1,092 Member
    OConnell5483 wrote: »

    Rori: I was looking at your August goals and found myself wondering how you practice Reiki daily? Is this something you learned to do somewhere or do you go to someone? I’m just starting to read and learn about essential oils, Reiki, massage, and other natural holistic practices, and Reiki intrigues me. Just curious because I wouldn’t even know where to start.

    Tracie in Wisconsin

    Tracie,
    I started Reiki as a patient, then took a course and read alot. An energy healer cured me of a nagging knee pain my orthopedic specialist and physical therapist could not resolve. Today, I use a free app, Insight Timer, to dial up guided meditations that are based on Reiki practices. Feel free to PM me if you'd like to know more.

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