WOMEN AGES 50 + FOR NOVEMBER 2017

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  • Peach1948
    Peach1948 Posts: 2,473 Member
    (((Pat and Dear Husband))) ~ Hugs and wishing for a quick recovery.

    Michele ~ I don't know what all you put in your stuffing, but, could you freeze it and let it unthaw on the trip and bake after you arrive? I personally grew up on the Southern Cornbread dressing and my family loves it. My SnL makes bread stuffing and it is also tasty. I tried to make it one time but it didn't come out too well.

    Lisa ~ I bet Egg and the other cat will quickly become friends.

    Carol in GA

  • barbiecat
    barbiecat Posts: 17,194 Member
    :)<3Pat, sending hugs to you and your husband after that surgical ordeal.

    :)<3Lisa, hugs to you and your hubby and Egg getting used to your new environment

    :)Allie, for the sake of your finances, you are fortunate to be comfortable at 65 degrees. We keep our house at 68 and I still have to wear many layers to stay warm enough.

    :o Jake got up early and talked to me most of the way through my breakfast. I love his company, but my early morning is usually my quiet alone time.

    <3 Barbie
  • cityjaneLondon
    cityjaneLondon Posts: 12,696 Member
    edited November 2017
    Pat - That must have been a very stressful few days. HUGS. <3<3

    Well, I buckled down and did my tax return this morning. It's in the post now. I may still have to pay a fine, but at least it's done. Horrible to see how tiny my income is. :noway:

    Got a text from DDIL thanking me for my good luck card. I knew she would love it (it's also a hand painted book marker) as she is very good herself at thank you letters etc. :D

    The estate agent came to collect the key. The brochure should be ready for us to view later today. He talked to us for quite a while to explain how he saw negotiations going and so he could gauge where we were coming from. I think he was preparing us for lower potential offers. :o:| We are trying not to make the mistake this time of getting our hearts set on something in Hove, but we do need a decent price so as to be able to buy something. He said he could do negotiating down there for us to obtain a lower price to get a deal done. It's all such a tricky business and it makes me uneasy. That's why we pulled out last time as I couldn't stand all the shenanigans.

    Going to start a bit of packing this pm. We haven't got to leave until after an early lunch.

    Love Heather UK xxxxxxx

  • csofled
    csofled Posts: 3,022 Member
    <3:)<3
  • pipcd34
    pipcd34 Posts: 17,249 Member
    janetr7476 wrote: »
    pipcd34 wrote: »
    Thx for the congrats on the marathon, I'm very proud of kirby. I could have ran a lot quicker, but it wasn't about me, I was just running with him to support him. Yogi and Halle would b a cute pair for sure. Tomorrow we start out to work. Riding to the gym in the dark and coming home in the dark

    Yucko for riding to or from work in the dark!!! I was telling my husband the other day of Kirby's story and after all he went thru he ran another marathon. He's certainly quite an example to the rest of us and a helluva trooper. Congrats to both of you.

    Janetr OKC

    Thx, a lady we were talking to said that I should tell his story to runners world magazine. I just might
  • SophieRosieMom
    SophieRosieMom Posts: 3,647 Member
    pipcd34 wrote: »
    janetr7476 wrote: »
    pipcd34 wrote: »
    Thx for the congrats on the marathon, I'm very proud of kirby. I could have ran a lot quicker, but it wasn't about me, I was just running with him to support him. Yogi and Halle would b a cute pair for sure. Tomorrow we start out to work. Riding to the gym in the dark and coming home in the dark

    Yucko for riding to or from work in the dark!!! I was telling my husband the other day of Kirby's story and after all he went thru he ran another marathon. He's certainly quite an example to the rest of us and a helluva trooper. Congrats to both of you.

    Janetr OKC

    Thx, a lady we were talking to said that I should tell his story to runners world magazine. I just might

    Pip - for those of us new here, what is Kirby's story? Has he recovered from and injury or illness?

    Lanette
    SW WA State
  • ydailey
    ydailey Posts: 516 Member
    Happy National Ample Time Day!

    "National Ample Time Day is a day dedicated to reflecting on one's priorities, daily structure, and health, in an effort to create more than enough time in a day to complete necessary tasks, and to live a more fulfilling life."

    Rye - What a sweet gift from your husband! The cats seem to be enjoying your teddy bear too!

    Meg - I'm very sorry you're cut off from your daughter and grandbaby. You can only control your own actions, but I hope they'll soften their attitude soon.

    Felicia - Congratulations on your trip to Tel Aviv. Very exciting!

    Kelly - Your Teddy Angel is such a cutie! Funny how stuffed animals get to be such repositories of memory.

    Carol - The shingles sound so awful. I'm sorry you're suffering.

    Michele - Glad you enjoy the (sometimes silly) days!

    Lisa - Poor Egg. Nobody enjoys moving, but at least you understand why it happened!


    Today's special day reminded me of this wisdom from Arnold Bennett: “The chief beauty about time is that you cannot waste it in advance. The next year, the next day, the next hour are lying ready for you, as perfect, as unspoiled, as if you had never wasted or misapplied a single moment in all your life. You can turn over a new leaf every hour if you choose.”

    Oh, and just for Rye, another snippet from Arnold Bennett: "The saxophone is the embodied spirit of beer."

    Had my check-up at the doctor yesterday. I didn't want to go but she was holding my meds hostage until she got labs to check my kidney function. It's a pain having to go back so often, but apparently it's important with my blood pressure medicine. Now I just have to schedule the mammogram and I'm caught up with medical stuff until the health sharing ministry pays for a colonscopy next year.

    Soup weather here today - Philip wants to make chili so think I'll go grocery shopping and get the stuff for that and roasted cauliflower soup.

    -Yvonne in TX

  • margaretturk
    margaretturk Posts: 5,253 Member
    We just switched to another internet company which meant a new modum. Took three days and many calls on DH part to get our printer working again. The internet is faster now and it did improve our phone service. I don't think it will be that much cheaper. It is like when you go bed shopping they make it almost impossible to compare products. It is done and we are not going back. So I understand how frustrating computers can be. I also had to reconnect my Kindle. Still not sure how I did that.

    Also the last couple of days I have struggled to get an online application completed. The school system I work for is switching to a system called Teacher on Call. All my documents downloaded just fine except one. Now I will have to go in to fill this out. I hope I do not have to do the rest of them too. It would not let me submit the application with that one form not going through. It remains to be seen if I will be a good fit for this change. I plan to only work one to two days a week and only in certain classes. If it continues like it is fine if they place me in jobs I do not want and penalize me for it. I will be done. The little I was working also added to my pension plan. This new arrangement will not. So we shall see.

    :heart: Margaret
  • coastalgosgal
    coastalgosgal Posts: 2,900 Member
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  • kevrit
    kevrit Posts: 4,303 Member
    Hi all!
  • janetr7476
    janetr7476 Posts: 4,001 Member
    pipcd34 wrote: »
    janetr7476 wrote: »
    pipcd34 wrote: »
    Thx for the congrats on the marathon, I'm very proud of kirby. I could have ran a lot quicker, but it wasn't about me, I was just running with him to support him. Yogi and Halle would b a cute pair for sure. Tomorrow we start out to work. Riding to the gym in the dark and coming home in the dark

    Yucko for riding to or from work in the dark!!! I was telling my husband the other day of Kirby's story and after all he went thru he ran another marathon. He's certainly quite an example to the rest of us and a helluva trooper. Congrats to both of you.

    Janetr OKC

    Thx, a lady we were talking to said that I should tell his story to runners world magazine. I just might

    That's a great idea. You should do it !!


    Janetr OKC
  • fanncy0626
    fanncy0626 Posts: 7,152 Member
    Good morning everyone! My husband and I are having great success with our egg and bacon fast! Since Friday my husband has lost 4.6 pounds and I have lost 5.2 pounds. It is not unusual to drop 3 to 4 pounds within the first few days of this WOE. Our bodies are using up our glycogen stores.

    Kettlebell Workout
    Morning workout
    Goblet squat- 3X5X 40
    Russian kettle bell swing-14X7X40
    Evening workout
    Goblet squat- 3X5X 40
    Russian kettle bell swing-14X7X40

    The 40 pound kettle bell is really making a difference in muscle tone! It really is heavy!

    <3

    Mary from Arizona
  • cityjaneLondon
    cityjaneLondon Posts: 12,696 Member
    edited November 2017
    www.tedxunic. com

    This is the link for anyone who wants to watch my DDIL give her very first ever public talk at the TEDX conference in Nicosia, Cyprus.
    She is on at 3.35 pm Cyprus time. It will be live streamed. Eeeeeeeek! :noway: Rather her than me! :o

    Love Heather UK xxxxxxx
  • KJLaMore
    KJLaMore Posts: 2,847 Member
    Heather- When is she giving her talk? I found out Cyprus is 7 hours a head of me.
  • skuehn48
    skuehn48 Posts: 3,040 Member
    Windy day here today, maple keys flying everywhere. They are really pinging against the skylight and on the metal roof of the barn. It is soup weather, I have chicken vegetable in the crockpot today.

    Heather - Hope your DIL's presentation goes well.

    Carol - Nothing to do with shingles except get through it. I have had them twice even though I had the vaccination.

    Meg - Sorry DD is being so awful. Hang in there and keep yourself well.

    Lisa - Glad you are getting settled in. The cats will adjust eventually, it just takes time.

    Pat - Sending healing angels to your poor DH. Lucky you noticed the yellow.

    Everyone take care, Sue in WA
  • cityjaneLondon
    cityjaneLondon Posts: 12,696 Member
    KJ - It is Cyprus time, I guess. 3.35 pm. That is for us GMT + 2 . That is 1.35 pm for us. You would have to work it out for yourself.
    I have just texted her to confirm it us 3.35 Cyprus time. :D

    Love Heather UK xxxxxxx
  • KJLaMore
    KJLaMore Posts: 2,847 Member
    Heather- LOL! Yes, I understand Cyprus time! (still giggling) Wondering what day?
  • KJLaMore
    KJLaMore Posts: 2,847 Member
    SueWA- When I read maple keys, I thought it was maybe a typo. Then I wondered if you were talking about "helicopters", which obviously isn't a scientific term. lol Funny, my whole life I never really knew what those little seed pods were called. They remain "helicopters" in my brain. My kiddos love to play with them. KJ
  • langman22
    langman22 Posts: 786 Member
    cityjaneLondon wrote: »
    Terry - this is the recipe. The main problem is getting the fermented, salted black beans. My DSIL used ordinary black beans and was surprised when they were crunchy! :o I bought mine in a Chinese supermarket, but you can get them on Amazon.
    http://www.geniuskitchen.com/recipe/stir-fried-chicken-in-black-bean-sauce-8341

    It's originally a Ken Hom recipe. It reheats really well, so you can make it ahead. :D I use skinless, boneless chicken thighs which I think are much nicer than breasts.

    Love Heather UK xxxxxxx

    Thanks Heather. I'll pass this on to DH as he is the cook in the family. And he is Cuban so should know what to do with black beans. lol
  • langman22
    langman22 Posts: 786 Member
    KJLaMore wrote: »
    Yvonne- I didn't have a Teddy Bear. I had dolls. BUT, my daughter had/has a Teddy. He is Teddy Angel, named for the angel pin that Grandma pinned on it when DD was recovering from having her tonsils out. He has been to France, Switzerland, Spain, England, Mexico and all over the US and now lives with his new friend Joaquin. Here is a picture of Teddy Angel, that I took, when I was helping DD pack up her room after her wedding for her move to TX. This is the "thing" that made me cry a river.
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    We have had a busy election day at daycare. We have voted for everything. Voted for which fruits and veggies to have with meals, voted which music to listen to, which puzzles to put together, which songs to sing, books to read...They wanted to vote on taking nap, but I told them that was already a law and can't be voted on. :D We also read some owl stories and sang a couple of owl songs. Then we made these lovelies for their snack. Hoot Owl Cookies. Super easy. Recipe on Allrecipes.com tsfx4p7h7lsv.jpg

    Love and hugs to you all! xoxoxo ttfn KJ

    These cookies are so very cute! I still want to go to your daycare.
  • cityjaneLondon
    cityjaneLondon Posts: 12,696 Member
    Terri - They are not Cuban black beans. :noway: They are Asian fermented salted black beans. Totally different!

    Heather UK xxxxxxx
  • cityjaneLondon
    cityjaneLondon Posts: 12,696 Member
    KJ - Saturday :D

    Heather UK xxxxxxx
  • langman22
    langman22 Posts: 786 Member
    exermom wrote: »
    Did an hour of a zero to 60 DVD. The plan for tomorrow is to do a Bob Harper Ultimate Cardio DVD.

    Kim - those towels sound so cute! How do you get a print of what you want to say on the towel so that you can use that as a guide (did I make myself muddy enough?) Like when you buy a towel to be stitched, it's usually prestamped with the saying. Now yours won't be prestamped. Do you maybe put the saying on aida cloth and then stitch that to the towels? Or do you have a way of stamping the towels with the saying?

    Sharon - my heart breaks for you with Harmony distancing herself. I know that hurts you. At least you get to see her! I know that should Bryan ever have children, I'll never see them. Heck, I won't even know about them!

    Carol - ouch! So glad you got your floors. One thing we learned with our wood floors is that you only need a solution of white vinegar and water to clean the floor. When we first moved to this house there was some sort of "stuff" on the exercise floor. Kind of like if the person before us sweat, the sweat droplets that dried. Well, I tried everything, and I do mean everything, to remove them. Nothing worked. We were thinking we'd have to replace the floor. Vince called someone, explained the situation and found out it would cost about $1,000 to do it. Yikes! The guy told us that before we do that, try using the vinegar and water. Can't hurt. Well, it worked! Ever since then, I only use vinegar and water on my floor. Did you get the shingles vaccine?

    pip - congrats on the marathon.

    With this change of time, yesterday I was REALLY tired. Now I usually get up around 6, sometimes I wake a few minutes before 6. Today I got up a few minutes before 6. Maybe I'm adjusted????? Our cats are getting adjusted.

    Lisa - so glad you made it safe and sound. How's Egg adjusting?

    Terry in VT - I never heard of a company setting up a puzzle, but what a neat idea!

    Heather - for some reason, and I don't know why, I thought you were a vegetarian. But I see that I must have been wrong since you're making chicken.

    Calling all cooks!!! Last year at Thanksgiving, when we got to VA we went to a friend of Jess' place for turkey. Now, you have to understand that the woman is NOT a cook at all. The stuffing was Stove Top stuffing. Not that great. Well, I'm suspecting that we'll be doing the same thing this year. If that's the case, can I make stuffing here, transport it the 6 hrs, how long will it take to heat up? The sausage in it will be cooked.

    Yvonne - I always look forward to your posts and especially the beginning where you tell us what day it is

    Meg - I can totally relate to the hurt from your daughter. No matter what, you will always love her. You can't help but worry. (((HUGS)))). If you ever need someone to commisserate with, just pm me. I totally understand. We can't help stress eating, but don't do a lot of it. If you do, you're giving her control. At least that's the way I look at it.

    deaconfran - welcome! You must be a deacon at your church, right? Tell us more about it.

    Felicia - I hate to say it, but your son is right. You need to give your muscles 24-48 hours to rebuild themselves. Good for you swimming. That is such a good exercise to do. Very low impact (or no impact) but yet you really work your muscles. I know that when I'm taking a deep water class, I can't feel myself exercising. But the next day......I'm ready to call someone to put those bars in to help me get off the toilet....lol I usually can't feel my heartbeat when I'm in the water. But when I stop to get a drink of water...I sometimes feel like my heart is pounding. Congrats on your weight! Sometimes I can get below 130, but it usually doesn't last for long, unfortunately

    KJ - those owl cookies are so cute! I went to allrecipes and printed out the recipe and how to do it. I have a good friend who loves owls, last time I made her a cake in the shape of an owl. The cookies would be a real neat idea!

    Michele in NC

    Yes our company has as great wellness program. We do all sorts of exercise and meditation classes and the puzzle is part of the wellness. In December, I am giving classes in wreath making as a Brown Bag Craft Project. Our company is paying for just about everything to make the wreath. I'm looking forward to doing something different. Should be fun.
  • kevrit
    kevrit Posts: 4,303 Member
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  • megblair1
    megblair1 Posts: 1,226 Member
    Hi my friends. Man it has been so busy here at work I can’t believe it! It’s 3:19 and I just finished eating lunch. I have got to get a handle on this stuff! Just found out that DH is going to Englewood, CO, but we don’t have a date yet. I suspect it will be the 29th because that is what the judge recommended. Now it’s just too real. We will drive and my best friend will go with us and she’ll stay with me for a couple of days after we get back the next day. At least we can get the ball on the roll and start the countdown til he’s home again. One of the guys from our support groups is there too so DH will have a ready-made friend and his wife and I can travel together in the future.

    Thanks to all of you for your continued good wishes. They mean the world to me.

    DH had a short chat with the BF in law. All the drama is coming from DD#1 and not him or his family. She didn’t even tell him we left them a baby card. I’m not sure what her whole problem is, the only thing we can figure out is that she was mad DH took her picture in the hospital. Ugh.

    Allie: I’m so sorry about your FIL and BIL. I will send healing prayers to both and big hugs to you.

    Felicia: What’s with these mornings anyway? I can meander around for hours! Or sometimes I just stand there looking around! Not sure why I do it either but it’s just in the morning and I am a definite morning person! My best friend and her hubby just got back from Israel and they loved it. Great job on the weight loss.

    Vickie: Yikes! That’s too close for snow for me! Stay warm!!! I will wave at you as we head out on 80 for Colorado!

    Katla: we cleaned out our garage a few weeks back and found 20 year old paint from some rentals!

    Mary: I just saw a recipe from the Pioneer Woman Cooks series for pizza crust made of cauliflower. You’ll have to tell me if you liked it.

    Suebdew: was the spot that was cut off cancerous??? I hope not!!!

    Carol: sorry to hear about the shingles.

    Michele: you know, stress eating was one thing I never thought I did, but I sure do it now! Thanks for your offer; I will take you up on it sometime! I know you understand the heartache children can cause!

    DJ: I know it might be for the best to be cut off; the relationship with DD#1 has always been stressful and she always causes chaos and drama. When she moved out, the entire family dynamic improved. I just hate to lose out on the grandkids.

    Pat: over 100 stones!!! OMG I don’t have enough healing thoughts for all those! Wow! (((hugs)))

    Yvonne: will you share your roasted cauliflower soup recipe?

    Karen: gorgeous photo!

    OK friends, I have to get going now. I’ll try to be back tomorrow. I need to make this National Priorities Month! And put me first because I have just plummeted downhill lately. Take care, Meg from chilly Omaha


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