WOMEN AGES 50+ FOR SEPTEMBER 2017

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  • Vickil57
    Vickil57 Posts: 1,872 Member
    Meg--I am so sorry for all your stress. Please take care of yourself.

    Rye--Sorry, don't give up the one will come along. Love the stove.

    Michele--I hope when they get down there they find your damage is fixable.

    Lenora--I do remember making the fans our of paper. Fun memories.

    Linda--Welcome back!

    Heather--Thanks for the picture of the smiling DGC.

    Becca--The year our son passed away I did not do anything for Christmas and his birthday was Jan 3rd. I was so depressed and decided I would never do that again. I love Christmas and my favorite part is Cards. I send out over 125 and so enjoy hearing from friends and family that we only hear from then. Last year DOS made me a wooden cross about 5 feet talk and we put lights and garland on and around the bottom I put my nativity set. Congrates on day 3, you have got this!

    Joyce--Maybe you could put everyone's name in a hat and draw to see where each on sits. It would give everyone a chance to talk to family they might not otherwise and kids can learn about rest of the extended family. Just an idea

    Chris--Love the red dress on you. WOW!!

    Allie--Thanks for the information on the fund for Gloria. I have tried looking for her obituary in the Washington paper anyone have any ideas how to find it?

    Katla--Hope you get to enjoy every minute of your son's visit,

    Losing Gloria has really made me think. I do miss her posts. Can someone maybe get an address we could send a card with a memorial? I read the paper about the accident. So sad.
    Take care ladies., Blessings, Vicki Grand Island, NE
  • jmkmomm
    jmkmomm Posts: 3,247 Member
    JanetR, Mia doesn't look very excited to be a big sister. My brothers are 14 months apart, my sis and I are 18 months apart. Always some one to play with.

    Question about cats. I think some one here has a Maine Coon cat. Mozart is 6 1/2 months old now and weighs almost 10 pounds. From what I have read, a that age it is still supposed to be a pound per month. But his paws are pretty big. Charlie gets pretty upset at him. Even though he is Melody's size, he is still a kitten and she is 7 years old. And he knows just how to irritate her. Poor thing, as she is ready to walk out of a room, she will look around the corner and if the way is clear then enter.

    Joyce, Indiana
  • csofled
    csofled Posts: 3,022 Member
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  • Lagopus
    Lagopus Posts: 1,016 Member
    grandmallie wrote: »
    www.givinggrid.com/inmemoryofgloria this is the fund that ls set up for Gloria's family.

    Thanks for posting this, Allie.

    /Penny
  • KetoneKaren
    KetoneKaren Posts: 6,412 Member
    Janetr When is Mia's little sibling due? Olivia will be a big sis in late April! So exciting! Congrats!

    Karen in Virginia
  • ryenday
    ryenday Posts: 1,540 Member
    Joyce my husband's cat Charlie is a main coon cat. About 15 pounds, I think, but he was on his own in the wild and was tiny and undernourished when we adopted him - so I think he is a very small Maine coon. We got him at what the vet thought was about 11 months, and he easily doubled in weight the next few months.

    Penny Wow! (Deck and stairs) - and I LOVE it when I pick up a book and realize it has my mother or father's handwriting inside, so glad you found that copy!

    So, I managed to mess up my knee. Don't know how badly (we really can't afford Dr. visit), it is excruciating and fails when it is weight bearing and bends - like if I try to use it first on a stair. The only good news is that my swimming kick has bad form ( I've always had trouble keeping the knees from being too involved in the kick) and the pain forced me to focus on good form while doing laps today. I can swim with the knee if I kick correctly.

    So how did I mess it up? The only thing I can think of is squats on Wednesday. It hurt pretty much right after Wednesday exercising - but since I don't have stairs in my home I didn't notice it much til the next day. I'm sure my squat form was horrendous ( proprioceptive disorder - so I don't know HOW to do things and reading what to do or watching someone else doesn't help much) but I wanted to try strength training because everything seems to say I need it and it will help. I can't afford a trainer, so I was just doing my best.

    Husband wants me to stop before I hurt myself worse. I hate it anyway ( well I hate the bodyweight stuff that we thought might be less risky) and want to stop - but I don't want to forgo the benefits. Moot point right now, anyway, only a couple of exercises I could do with the bum knee. Thank heavens for swimming, and I know how to do that well enough that I'm unlikely to injure myself.

    Speaking of ...

    1900 meters mixed stroke swim today. (A little over a mile). Swimming day is always a bit better than non swimming days lately.

    Rye
  • cityjaneLondon
    cityjaneLondon Posts: 12,618 Member
    Rye - I have a bum knee too. Since I was 16. I have strengthened it over the years with careful exercising and strength training.. it is much better now, but not bomb proof. Slowly does it. If it hurts, I stop. Almost anything can set it off. A physio told me my patella was not running smoothly in the groove. Careful strengthening of the muscles around it is the answer with a special kind of light strapping when it is aggravated. For years it stopped me dancing, but I can now with regular strengthening exercises I do every single day. So there is hope. Ask a physio about the strapping. When it goes it is really painful, but thankfully it is nearly four years since the last crisis. Sometimes I feel it is under threat, so ease up a bit, but it is important to strengthen the glutes etc.

    Love you all, Heather UK xxxxxxx
  • coastalgosgal
    coastalgosgal Posts: 2,900 Member
    My knees make a noise like when you are crinkling cellophane! I walk and I just keep moving it. I know its because I have stressed them for more than 29 years at 200 lbs weight. A body is forgiving, but its gotta cry Uncle some time!. At this point as long as I slow down if it twinges, I'm fine. Usually a hot bath will do the trick. Once this weight comes off I know my movement though life will be less achy!
    Becca
  • Lagopus
    Lagopus Posts: 1,016 Member
    edited September 2017
    Rye - If you use fitness equipment rather than free weights or body weight, the machines help isolate specific muscle groups so it's harder to injure yourself. They might also overcome your proprioceptive disorder. Do you have access to a gym?

    /Penny again
  • GRITSandSLUTSandWINOS
    GRITSandSLUTSandWINOS Posts: 2,573 Member
    Marcelyn – When we had the bad tornado here in Dougherty County that was 1 ½ miles wide and stayed on the ground for 70 miles through about 5 counties; my BF’s son, who had inherited his step-Dad’s house (totally demolished) hasn’t paid because his name was not on the policy which he had paid. Step-Dad was the one who raised him as if he and his brother were his own. He was the cousin of their real Dad who never had anything to do with them. GEMA and FEMA won’t even talk to him because he has ‘homeowner’s insurance’. They can’t even tear the house down and it looks like they will have to take the insurance company to court.

    One thing that Louis does not do is paint any house involved in a storm. He did it once and the people wanted their insurance to pay him directly because they were stalling. Louis needs to be paid as he goes to pay for paint and payroll. I understand why people get so upset. I agree that it only makes life miserable and they don’t need this on top of losing most, if not all they have lost in the storm.

    Joyce – Breaking into a funeral home is a ‘new’ one; but, smelling a dead man’s underpants? That is just morbid.

    My DYS never had a Christmas tree as long as he has been out of our house; moved away for a new job before he was 21; his ‘at-the-time’ girlfriend and her daughter put a small tree up and she said when he came in, he went over to it and ‘hugged’ it. I thought that was sweet. About 20 years without a Christmas tree because he does not come home for Christmas as it is the busiest time of year for him with the hunters and hunting with the children of them. They’d rather hunt with Will than their own Dads because he knows where they’ll be due to the cameras he puts out during the year.

    I agree about the dress; for some reason I think it was Chris.

    Elri – I had a friend whose husband worked for Proctor & Gamble in that neck of the world. The lived in an enclosure in the company’s houses; they had an interpreter and whenever they went to Market they had to wear a abaya [totally covered in black robe and head gear. She also had that veil that covered her eyes (sort of looks like netting/screen … where she could look out but nobody could see her. She was a blond and had blue eyes and they did not want others to know she was American; sleeves long enough to cover her hands most of the time. That was back in the late 80’s or early 90’s. They’d only point to what they wants or tell the interpreter or give her a list. She said it was ‘hot’ over there, too. I can remember my DBnL saying that when he was stationed in Turkey, they only wore their uniforms on the base; the rest of the time, they wore regular street clothes. Elri,

    Chris suggested small weights. I agree; you’ll be surprised at how heavy a 10lb. kettlebell will weigh after a few minutes of work; but, it works your abs and that is where I need to work on most. Louis tried to keep a path cut for me to walk, if not I will walk on the treadmill. I can work on it and burn more calories in 15 or 20 minutes than walking outside with a walking stick and the dog. I really need to find a good pedometer to keep up with my steps.

    Lisa – Cut granddaughter. I need to scan my pictures of mine, into my computer and then transfer it to my laptop. It just takes time. I’ve been trying to straighten up the house so when my sister and DBnL come Tuesday, we’ll be ready for them. I really hope they will eat and early supper so I don’t have to cook anything, especially since I am having to wash dishes by hand. Clint has not called Louis about coming to see if he can ‘fix’ it. I think it totally dead and needs to be replaced. When we do that we’ll take out the garbage disposal so the pipes will actually lean in the right direction. I don’t know why my sweet husband sub-contracted the building of the house and went to the technical school to find some of the workers. So many things I wanted that he did not draw in. Like electrical outlets. Centered on every wall which means to get to them, I have to try to move a heavy piece of furniture and empty it first, so we use ‘surge protectors’. Still not the best idea.

    Chris – You and I are about the same; I was hitting 200lb when Will and Tami got married; and, wearing a 16 (occasionally an 18). I have not lost as much; but, right at 40lbs. Seems like I got passed 160 one time; and, two weeks later I am back up to 164lbs. I am so frustrated at the moment. This last two weeks I have not exercised; first week due to the bad news about the baby; this week, I ‘forgot’ that I had broken my little toe when I pushed a 1lb 15.7ounce glass beer mug off the counter and it fell right on my big toe. I did not know you could bleed like a ‘stuck pig’ with an injury to a toe. I pushed on the nail to get it to stop; put peroxide on it, the some medicated cream and a bandage and wrapped it up. Now, back in the boot to keep it from bending when I walk.

    I’d add this to you list – measuring and/or weighing your food and drinking at least 8 8-ounce glasses of water a day … and ‘exercise’ – even if you only turn the radio on and move/dance to your favorite songs. It does take a lot to track your food; but, do it as soon as you can after eating. I tend to ‘pre-track’ what I know I am going to eat and that helps a lot on making sure I stay within the caloric intake my MD put me on.

    Josephine - Not quite sure I understand what you mean by a ‘rainbow’ child? IVF? I think that Will and Tami ‘might’ try again; but, they will have to decide what they want to do and that is, and should be, between the two of them. But, they took the loss of this baby REALLY HARD. They had taken out something like 32 eggs; and more than 25 of them did not even fertilize. Then the next few they were not satisfied with the way they were forming and they implanted 2 and she started just the next cycle. This was the ‘last’ egg and had formed ‘perfectly’. They went up into her uterus and scraped it to try to see if it would stick. It did and they got a positive pregnancy test; 2nd appointment, the numbers were going up like they were supposed to; then the day after Labor Day they had an appointment where they should have been able to detect the heartbeat through a sonogram and there was none. They are devastated; for the remainder of the week she had ‘well-meaning’ friends and customers who dropped by her house to talk to her and tell her ‘their’ stories, bring flowers, sending cards, calling and she was very depressed and called the specialist who ‘ordered’ her to leave the house and go out to their lake place, turn off her phone, and temporarily deactivate her FB account. That way both she and Wil would be together to grieve and not having others ask questions that there are no ‘answers’ to. Rest up; and, when the numbers go back to zero; they can decide if she wants another try. I know she would go through it again – she wants to give Will a baby together. Her fallopian tubes are completely blocked. They attempted to open then when she was taking fertility drugs; but, as a cosmetologist she had to come off them because they were making her hair break and fall out. She had been journaling the entire procedure. One of the reasons she did not want to talk to people, including her own mother, is that some people think this is going against God’s will. Saying things like ‘well, at least you have Mallory’. Sure, and Will does treat her just like she is his own; and he tells her ‘that is NOT why he married her – he did so because he had ‘fallen in love with her – and Mallory. They all do things together and all like to hunt and fish. Of course, having fallopian tubes is not a necessity with IVF. So, there is a chance; and, we are respecting their choices – whatever they are. They probably told us and a few others a little too soon; but, they were so excited that 2 of the tests showed she was pregnant and things seem to be going well. Will does NOT want to even discuss adoption. The only child he would ‘ever’ consider adopting would be her daughter – but her Daddy would never allow that. He’d rather ‘pull her chain over visitation … which is joint so each of them have her ½ of the year overall. But the 2/3 – 3/2 visitation really isn’t working well now that she has remarried. She figures if her ‘ex’ gets pissed enough about things – he will attempt (as he has done several times over the past few years – since they were divorce – to take her to court over custody. Trying to come up with a ‘settlement agreement’ was difficult. The Judge told him that he better ‘never’ show up in his court again or he would rue the day he does.

    I understand how hard it is to be ‘in the hospital’ on Christmas Day and our middle granddaughter’s birthday is on Christmas Eve. But, sometimes it just cannot be helped.dd

    I once got ‘color-coded’ by season and I am a ‘strong autumn’, which is nice because I like all the colors of fall; and I do not look good in start white or black. Even though I like that combination. I have a paint chip with the colors that look best on me, especially around the face. I take it with me when I am shopping. It keeps me from buying something that I will end up hating.

    When my boys were little, I would go shopping for them, without them, and bring home things and try them on at home. I never wanted to have to ‘fight’ about trying on things at the stores. That worked best for me.

    I want my BMI to be within a ‘normal weight’ point. I was ‘floored’ to find out that there is a 25lb. spread with that. I’m about 2 points away. But for the last couple of months I have not been able to bring that 160lb mark but once, and it hovers around 162lb.

    Handsome – Men are Handsome; Women are pretty (or Beautiful) … Handsome – Good-looking! That is how I found it to be easy to deal with vocabulary words with my sons. THAT, and like my Mother – tell them to ‘look it up’. When she’d tell me that, I would come back and say, ‘how am I supposed to look it up if I don’t know who to spell it’? Sound it out. Also a way to learn how and where to look things up. Even ‘if’ you have Internet, Siri, or Cortana.

    Lenora
  • ryenday
    ryenday Posts: 1,540 Member
    Lagopus wrote: »
    Rye - If you use fitness equipment rather than free weights or body weight, the machines help isolate specific muscle groups so it's harder to injure yourself. They might also overcome your proprioceptive disorder. Do you have access to a gym?

    /Penny again

    It is sorta a gym and they do have equipment ( it is where I go to swim). Unfortunately I don't know anyone who could show me what to do or how to work the equipment. The trainers are pretty expensive (because it is actually a rehab center, so they are certified) even for a 1/2 hour with one is more money than my monthly fee! Watching videos doesn't really help me, I need to feel what I'm doing to have any chance to have my muscles remember what to do.

    I guess I'll figure out something. Eventually I usually manage these things somehow. (I can't wear normal shoes for instance (they must be slip on style), so you'd laugh at the sneaker mules I rigged up with mini bungee cords so they can't fall off my feet :). They look funny but work!).

    Thanks ladies,

    Rye
  • langman22
    langman22 Posts: 786 Member
    We made it to Delaware! Are room is nice and comfortable. Since the air conditioning died in my car before we left the ride down was hot and windy. First thing I did when we got here was take a shower. Husband is napping and I'm ready to get going. They have a big boardwalk which I hope isn't too far walking distance from the inn. I worry about my foot. Maybe an evening walk. I've already told my husband it will be slow walking.

    I read they have parasailing here!! I did it years ago with my daughter and loved it. I'd love to do it again. My husband said he didn't want to be tethered to a rope but said he would go with me if I wanted to do it. Of course my first thought was "I'm too fat to go and would embarrass myself". I hate thinking that way. I'm afraid I will kick myself if I have a chance to go and don't. Guess I'll first have to see what the cost is. May be out of my price range.

    I did pretty good eating today. Happily I no longer enjoy the fried foods I use to.

    I keep up with the reading of posts but not sure how much writing I'll do.

    I am thinking of you all.

    Terry from Vt now vacationing in Delaware
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  • janetr7476
    janetr7476 Posts: 4,001 Member
    edited September 2017
    jmkmomm wrote: »
    JanetR, Mia doesn't look very excited to be a big sister. My brothers are 14 months apart, my sis and I are 18 months apart. Always some one to play with.

    Question about cats. I think some one here has a Maine Coon cat. Mozart is 6 1/2 months old now and weighs almost 10 pounds. From what I have read, a that age it is still supposed to be a pound per month. But his paws are pretty big. Charlie gets pretty upset at him. Even though he is Melody's size, he is still a kitten and she is 7 years old. And he knows just how to irritate her. Poor thing, as she is ready to walk out of a room, she will look around the corner and if the way is clear then enter.

    Joyce, Indiana

    My girls are 18 months apart also. My sis just older than me is 13 months older and the next sis just older is 15 months older than her. The older three sisters are more like 3 years apart. I loved having all the big sisters and big family and loud crazy holidays :).

    Janetr okc
  • janetr7476
    janetr7476 Posts: 4,001 Member
    KetoneKaren wrote: »
    Janetr When is Mia's little sibling due? Olivia will be a big sis in late April! So exciting! Congrats!

    Karen in Virginia

    In April, when is your new little one due?

    Janetr OKC
  • SophieRosieMom
    SophieRosieMom Posts: 3,596 Member
    Chris – you are stunning in that red dress! Thank you for sharing your story!!! Hope the date is enjoyable.

    Sharon – your memories of Christmas on the farm brought back memories. Although my folks didn’t host a meal, we often had to leave Grandma’s house early on Thanksgiving and Christmas to feed the cows, gather eggs, tend the hogs (they were generally farrowing then – having babies! In 20 degree weather – they were in the pig shed and the newborn piglets dried off and put under heat lamps. I remember walking in the scrunching snow to get the newborns at night, bringing them to the house to get warmed up, then back to the pig shed to get the little things “plugged in” and aimed toward the heat lamp. Hard work and bright memories.) By the way, have you gotten any rain there in the past couple days to put those fires out?

    Marcelyn – what happened to your poor friend is just horrible. Looters and the insurance fiasco…. I cannot imagine the heartbreak. Lowlife scum suckers indeed. She is so lucky to have you there for support. I just told my DH about the looters and he said he wished he’d have been there with a baseball bat… or something more impressive.

    Elri – welcome back and thank you for posting your story. Good luck! If you wish to send photos of your town in Saudi Arabia we’d love to see them – love the international flavor of this group.

    Rye     – OMG I want your stove! Have you had it a long time – was it in your family? One of my grandmothers had one very similar, I remember the storage half. Food prepared on it/it in just has to taste wonderful. Thank you for sharing that photo!!

    Lisa – your granddaughter is adorable, what a face, lol. We rarely get thunder and/or lightning here in the Pacific Northwest and I kind of miss the turbulent skies.

    Kelly – hoping your knee feels better!

    Michele – hope the condo is in good shape. Remind me – weren’t you going to sell it? Or maybe this is the new one? I am probably getting you mixed up with someone else, lol.

    Katla – enjoy the surprise visit with your son!

    Janet     – that photo of Mia should be entered in a beautiful baby contest. Just adorable! Sounds like that little family is growing fast!

    Lisa – I am a Stephen King fan. I could never get into the Dark Tower series but would like to see the movie. Loved the Green Mile and Shawshank Redemption movies, and my all-time favorite King novel is “The Stand”.

    Carol – sorry about your leaking fridge. Seems many of us have had appliance problems recently. We have yet to replace our leaking dishwasher – I just don’t use it and do dishes in the sink. The empty dishwasher makes a good storage spot for the little dishwashing tub, lol. I too fear part of the subfloor was damaged and may need to be replaced, so DH and I are discussing if we want to just get in new linoleum, check out the floor, then get in the new dishwasher. I like doing dishes by hand so I’m content to take our time with mulling all this over.

    Kate – Greece looks like a great vacation spot but I’m sorry it’s so hot! You and your DH look great! Is the food as terrific as I imagine? I’d love to eat my way around Spain, Portugal, Italy and Greece, LOL. Lots of seafood and fresh salads/cheeses/veggies?

    Machka – good luck with the cardiologist.

    Penny – good job on your holiday home! Love the paint color! And how neat your mom had the Strong Women Stay Young book! What I liked about it is that by taking things slowly as the book recommends, I was able to do the training without injuring myself. I can’t wait to see some fresh snow in the Cascade mountains… should be falling there in the next couple days.

    Becca – what a surprise in the microwave….yikes! Glad the smoke alarm didn't go off – this packaging is sneaky and I can see myself doing the same thing your DH did. Glad you got the scoop on Owain from your middle son. The food bank visit sounded like a real score!!

    OK, think I’m kind of caught up.

    Woke up early – 3:30 with a little sinus headache. Old dog Sophie followed me into the bathroom and looked kind of anxious like she does sometimes, but I ignored her and grabbed the puppy and wrapped her up and we went into the kitchen and closed the doors so we wouldn’t wake up DH.

    About an hour later I walked into the living room… poor Sophie had messed all over. She had never done that before…. I did notice yesterday about suppertime when she went out, things looked a little “loose” but thought nothing more about it.

    Luckily, I had plenty of “PET” accident carpet spot remover on hand thanks to the puppy who has actually been a star in the housebreaking department. Sophie ate a little breakfast - crunchies and yogurt and went outside again, still a little loose but she’s sleeping now and seems peaceful. I’m surprised she doesn’t have irritable bowel syndrome from that mean puppy attacking her all the time – we try to break up the action as much as possible, but Sophie’s quiet days are over I’m afraid. If we had it to do over…. Not sure we’d have inflicted a puppy on her. But puppy is growing fast and isn’t quite so “bitey”.

    Yes, the weather is transitioning today. Overcast and kind of smokey still – the rising sun was red this morning. Thermometer still wants to head up toward 80. DH is all ready to start building fires in the woodstove. Looks like we’ll have an inch or two of rain by Wednesday – if that doesn’t clear the smoke out, nothing will.

    That's the Saturday afternoon wrap-up. Cut the ripe grapes, harvested the few delicata winter squash this morning and will pick all the ripe and ripe-ish tomatoes this afternoon. I'm afraid cold rain will do in these sun-worshiping veggies.

    Lanette
    SW WA State

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