WOMEN AGES 50+ FOR AUGUST 2017

lhannon062709

spikeyhair

Returned from funeral, it was a very good service my friend's son was in the Police Force. There were mounted police and police escorts on motor bikes, lots of colleagues from the Force. The family is quite small but the Crematorium was overflowing, obviously he was well liked and respected. Felt so sorry for my friend as obviously lots of attention paid to his wife and children but not a lot for his Mum and late Dad who were wonderful parents. She is absolutely devastated, can't believe he's gone. He took ill 5 months ago and died last week aged 51 noone should outlive their child

Kate UK

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SophieRosieMom

Pip – I don’t blame you for ranting about the curtain lady not showing up and now having to mess up a Saturday morning dealing with her. Makes a person wonder how these people stay in business with their sloppy planning and lack of communication. How exciting joining a new gym and getting a LOCKER!

Machka – I agree on the tentacles or any seafood (or evidence of seafood like dirty dishes in the sink) left in the kitchen area. And I once worked with a gal who’d eat lunch at her desk (she’d fritter away her lunch hour shopping or doing things other than eating, hence chow on work time). She was a good one for eating salmon, tuna, herring or cooked broccoli – I love those foods in a proper dining area but she’d stink up the whole lobby with it.

KarenNY – Awesome you are getting an IP! I’m sure there will be recipes coming your way especially with fall coming on soon and folks getting in the mood to make soups and stews. Loved your Montreal photos, you and your daughter are gorgeous.

Mary – great hearing from you. Loved the RV! Can't wait to hear where you guys get settled!

Dana – that is wonderful news about your back and how the gabapentin is helping! Cute photo of your daughter and kids at the beach…school starting already, wow. How is she doing with the DH situation? And I would have been right beside you at the fish fry. Food doesn’t get much better than that in my opinion.

Wendy – hope a ball chair works for you, lots of folks like them. What a great idea having a pet sitting service, I bet your furry clients love you. Way to go on the walking and losing 5 lbs.

Felicia – good luck with the new job – I am so excited for you! Have fun with the eclipse watching gang.

Lenora – interesting story about wills – heck, all of your stories are interesting! Your dad was right I think about the worst coming out in a family funeral with $$ involved in some cases. I’m not sure if it’s good for the kids to know their parent’s plans in the will before they pass or not, depends on the kids I guess. We siblings kind of knew how our dad’s will was set up, but he’d threatened many times to throw one or more of us out of the will for very petty reasons. My sis didn’t even know she was executor or had power of attorney until we dug around in his desk when he was dying of a stroke in the hospital.

Michele – oh my word, now dig out baby pictures at the last minute? I’m sending future D---MIL some virtual zits on her chin and nose. She needs to worry about something else other than planning this thing down to the Nth degree.

Joyce – I so agree folks need to put politics aside and enjoy the good things about each other – and not be prone to stereotyping someone based on their politics. The media had done a great job in focusing on stories of hate and stirring up anger and anymore I think it’s by design. We don’t get the paper or listen to the news. By the way your Ellie is one sharp little gal – how neat she wrote a letter to the new teacher. Impressive! That little gal will go far.

Gloria – glad your PT is helping – hope the bedbug situation is under control. When you’d talk about the boys I envisioned little kids playing with toys….at 5’10” already and size 13 shoes, boy was I wrong!

Josephine – hope you can get your thyroid pills OK!

Allie – you have been on my mind a lot. I am sending good thoughts your way so you can get the condo and access to your pups any time you want. Has Tom given any indication where he’ll live once this is all said and done? Maybe he hasn't processed that far yet.

Heather – does anyone else on the ship get as much exercise as you do?

Kate – glad you were there for your friend at the funeral. Very sad indeed.

Well I need to get in gear here. A couple weeks ago I accidently spilled a whole cup of coffee on the living room rug! Makes the couple accidents Rosie had look like small potatoes. We need to get the carpet cleaner out here but in the meantime I’m going to try some good spot remover. Our rug is light gray – 20 years old and still in good shape. As long as we have pets and people who spill stuff in the house, not going to invest in a new one.

Took Rosie to the groomers yesterday to have the rest of the fluffy baby hair clipped off – so prone to mats and picking up dead grass since she loves to roll in the lawn. When I went to pick her up, I was stunned – she’s no longer black, she is going to be gray! She’s Weimaraner color right now except for her head and she might get lighter. Both of her parents were champagne gray so maybe that's how she'll be. It’s 48 here this morning so she’s cuddled up with DH watching TV and they are both loving it.

Gravenstein is dropping apples so I need to get picking – they are still a little green to eat but I may do a small batch of applesauce by the end of the weekend.

Have a wonderful Friday!

Lanette
Sunny and chilly (for now) SW WA State

GRITSandSLUTSandWINOS

Allie - I'm glad to hear that you plan on paying off the condo after the proceeds of the divorce are received. I'm like you ... knowing how TomCat loves the FL place, I'd be fighting him tooth-and-nail over it. That would be the 'final' kicking in the balls. Even 'if' it has to be sold to do it. Why, after what all he has done to you, should he get something that I am sure is worth a lot more than anything. You'd already have it 'rented out' for 6 months out-of-the-year; then you could possibly rent it out by the week or month; and, block out times for you and/or your children to go down and spend the time doing so. Even 'if' you pay yourself to rent it to yourself. But, I would be vicious under the same set of circumstances ... I'd rock his world any way possible. 'M-E-O-W'!!!!!

I don't think TomCat is going to be 'accommodating' to you about the dogs, he knows how important they are to you. Do your children live close by and could they take the dogs so you could visit with them any time. TomCat strikes me as someone who, if he got the dogs, would send them off to the pound just to get back at you. Things are NOT going his way and he is having to give up a lot more than he ever thought he'd have to do. His trying to keep you at 'arm's length' by making you give him all your money and then expecting you to deal with only $20 a week makes that obvious.

Michelle - Apparently Maria and Amanda just have a lot of 'gall' and don't care who they hurt in the process. A friend of mine would describe it as: "They want what they want when they want it; and, they don't care who they were in getting it."

As for zits on Maria's face, how would that affect the 'obvious' wart she has on her chin with hair growing out of it. Didn't the "Wicked Witch from the West" in "OZ" have one?

Lanette - Since I tend to get 'long winded and write long posts, it does mean a lot to me that, at least some of you enjoy reading them.

Watching "Flea Market Flip" ... some episodes I haven't seen. I am always amazed at the things they make into. This afternoon going to the Orthopedist to get foot x-rayed (ankle, too) because the toe is obviously broken and my ankle is really sore. I have a lot of pins and plates in the ankle and heel because of a bad wreck I had and want to make sure that it isn't involved or that I have not knocked any of the pins loose.

I just realize that one week from today we'll be on our way to LA! I'm so excited! I will take my laptop; but, not sure I will get service. I still don't know if Will got 'satellite service' to get on the Internet. He's always used his computer to download all the cameras he has out there. I hope to find that he has gotten it. I find it difficult to track my CI on my phone. We've decided to 'board' Cracker this year; but, instead of staying at the vet office she will stay at the 'doggie spa' they own. More money but she will get out of her pen a lot more.

I've spent the last 2 days making painted rocks. I think I am 'hooked'. Need to get my butt up off the chair and do things around here like making my bed and getting ready to go into town.

Lenora

Katla49

Pip: I'll watch for the handkerchief. I hope it comes with directions! So sorry that the seamstress is letting you down with going to the Airstream Dealer to install curtains. :grumble:

Lanette: DH isn't excited to travel most anywhere or any time. We were planning to go to DSIL's place to view the eclipse with her but he won't go due to traffic worries. The road between here and there is good to go this morning. :grumble:

Lanette & Heather: Regarding Elvis' sad death, I remember watching Geraldo Rivera's reporting. It was inflammatory, to say the least. The last news I got was years after the fact, and although Elvis did have many drugs in his system, they evidently didn't cause his death. The report I saw more recently from a BBC source said that he died straining on the potty due to severe constipation. It mentioned mashed banana and peanutbutter sandwiches. It is a sad story either way. :sad:

Meg: What is the old mayonnaise treatment for lice? I want to tell DD how to do it. She has gotten through it with the kids BUT the cousins brought it into the house and she fears they'll get it from the cousins again. :grumble:

Felicia: We were planning to go to DSIL's place in Eastern Oregon to watch the eclipse but DH has decided to stay home. We should get about 97% or so from here as I remember. I can't find the link right now. :ohwell: If I do, I'll post it.


We have been planning to drive to Eastern Oregon and view the eclipse with DSIL but DH called her yesterday and said he doesn't want to face the traffic, so we're going to see her over Labor Day and staying here for the eclipse. If I find the eclipse simulator I'll share it. It showed a very dramatic view that we should be able to see from here.


Katla in beautiful NW Oregon


Nothing is impossible, the word itself says 'I'm possible'!" -Audrey Hepburn

cityjaneLondon

Lanette. - not many are as dedicated as my DH and me. I do notice one or two who get to the gym or who are regularly walking the deck. I did a second walk this afternoon because I had German sausages and sauerkraut for lunch. The early gym bunnies are pretty fit.
Most people on the ship are pretty "old". I mean they feel like my parents, not a bit like us. We don't really mingle, just talk to the staff.
The LEGS workout this afternoon was a tough one. There were three people there, one a man.

The German lunch was a hoot. We went up to listen to the music and see the preparations. Great fun!!!! The staff all dressed up in German outfits and did a Conga!. I took a photo, but can't post it until I get data.
I had my German lunch in the dining room.
Tonight's formal should be fun. It was supposed to be a secret, but I know that DH has ordered real champagne for us tonight. They charge for that, though nearly all the drinks on board are free. Our cabin is stocked with everything!!!
Haven't had the menu yet - they give you a copy in advance so you can make up your mind at your leisure.
Love to all, I will respond to you more when I get home. I am thinking of all of you with lots of love.
Heather UK XXXXXX

cityjaneLondon

Hi again,
Forgot to say that four of the crew cycled the whole of the Kiel canal today. 100 km. They did it for charity and three of them were not fit. They got to the lock at the other end before the ship. . We went out on deck to cheer them back on board.
Beside the lock, many locals were lining up to wave at us and some people were having a picnic at tables and toasting our health in German with beer. :laugh:
Now off to the party. It's lobster for me tonight.
Heather UK XXXXXX

margaretturk

Lenora found this online for getting rid of mealy bugs:

Mix 1/2 cup of ordinary rubbing alcohol with 1 quart of liquid soap. The alcohol helps strip away any waxy coating on the mealybugs so the soap can penetrate and kill them. Wait 20 minutes after spraying, then rinse the plant with water. Repeat, if needed, every three days.

I would also replace the first two inches of top soil too and wash the edge of the pot. Good luck!

Hope your foot heals quickly.

Margaret

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SophieRosieMom

Katla - I just read about the Woodstock-like event taking place in Prineville - "Eclipseville." Charging $500 a head! I can understand why your DH wants to steer clear. Sorry you couldn't visit your SIL tho - I know you were looking forward to it.

Lanette
Cool & overcast SW WA State

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pipcd34

katla - yes, i inserted a little note and put a sharpie in there and a self addressed stamped envelope so you can return it to me. when you sign, put (katla) in there somewhere so i can know who you r. :0)

ryenday

Ginger: that bingo card is awesome! I haven't seen anything like it and I just may steal the idea b/c I think it would motivate me!

Nothing new here, scale at a standstill, fighting hot flashes, swimming and cautiously biking (not sure I'll stick with biking). Our weekend trip is to get a better eclipse view, - I don't want to go but DH is so excited that I'm putting up a good front! Going to be very hard on the trip ( hours and hours in car) to eat properly, within calorie budget, and get any exercise – but I will do my best to keep on track!

Rye in TX

Peach1948

I really love how much better I feel after doing all the stretching exercises at PT and at home. Just hoping to keep it up and see much, much improvement in the knees. If the cortisone shot does not wear off too soon, I might can join the gym near me that has silver sneaker classes.

Carol in GA

GloworminWA

Allie check to see if you can have a "Companion" dog. Some places they cannot deny you that if your doctor will say it is for your mental health or depression. That's how we got to have our dogs here without paying a deposit or extra monthly money for them. Worth looking into.

GloworminWA

Rye - hard boiled eggs, almonds (I eat craisins with my almonds), wrap with hummus, veggies, chicken? Things you can take in the car and eat healthy. You can do it, it just takes planning. Apples with almond butter, those little packets of tuna with whole grain crackers, yogurt with or without fruit.

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grandmallie

Glo~ I will be leasing for a year.. dont want to tick off owner.. as I will be buying it afterwards