WOMEN AGES 50+ FOR MARCH 2018
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Time for flowers. Still snow on the ground here.
From yesterday at Galleria:
From today at Como:
They sold hyacinth that they used in their display. Two for a dollar. I put this together using 1 and a half bags. I bought 3 bags, and I was able to get four pots total to spread around the house. NSV. I just love the smell.
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Laura, I'm in the same boat. I can't find where I wrote down the password I used.
Grace, I am also a believer in the power of prayer. I've seen it answered so many times.
Machka, it must be so hard to do nothing but wait. Patience is a hard lesson to learn for someone as active as you. Guess God must want you to sit for a while and chat to him. How long do the doctor's think your hubby will need to be kept in an induced coma?
Well, Sisters, I am just rushing out to do the morning chores, then I am having a girls day out with two of my daughters, driving to the next town to shop. We are having a farewell party for my husband next week and going out to dinner so I am going to look for a dress to wear. We are meant to be paid out within the next two weeks. I still haven't been given a leaving day yet...
Tomorrow is Easter here and I might try going to a new church that I've been reading about in the local paper with a pastor from Africa.
Then on Monday I am planning to go with the Tramping club again to do the Manawatu Gorge Walk.
Love ya, PS I am FAT right now! EEEK
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I am going to post durimg the day hoping it will give me less pain at night. Night is my favorite time because of all the medicine I take that helps me have a good night sleep and help me go to sleep easily. I may wake up fairly pain free but the. One thing these old fingers touch something, the pain starts. And that may mean if a finger touches any skin like the palm of its own hand.
Heather, I love the blurb. It lets a potential buyer know exactly what he may be getting it when they read the book. I admire you for facing those ghosts of the past and writing them down. I hope your sons can read it and understand why you wrote it.
Meg, was good hearing from you. Hope you are well.
Thank you for the link to writing our own will. I just wish I knew how to bookmark the site. I know there are women here that can help me.
Allie, I read somewhere yesterday that the FDC says that the family of a deceased member do not have to pay the bills. It comes out of the estate. My husband had been wanting to do a reverse mortgage, he thought it would be the the back would buy our house and give us monthly checks. Ummmmmm no. So I did my internet search and found out about it. I did think that the family was responsible if the owner of the reverse mortgage died. I guess I was wrong. Maybe if we did do that and he died, we would have to sell the house and pay it from the proceeds. The bank would never get the money from the worth of this house. It just ain't worth that much. We were so proud the day we went to the bank and made that last mortgage payment. I had never known anyone who was a home owner. Maybe it was something so one talked about and I just didn't know they owned thier home outright. But we were part of a family that always had financial problems, and there were always struggles.
Love and hugs to Mascha and others needing it. I appreciate all your hugs.8 -
You want pictures, but sadly I can't post them from my Fire tablet! You'll just have to add me on your Facebook page. When we move the weekend of the 7-8th, it might be awhile until we get internet/dish all squared away. Until then I will be MIA! That's not until, that weekend so I'm not leaving just yet!!
I've told my husband we're eating up what we have, and buying microwavable food until we get up to the new place! Simple stuff. Packing up and cleaning this place with only a week to do it is stress!!! Also because its hooks, we have to pace ourselves! My job is to not let husband work too hard!
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I am so excited for you Becca. Enjoy the anticipation and all the packing!
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Its the little things~
I know we are not liable for his bills, but they like to ruffle our feathers anyway..
With a reverse mortgage there are opens, my dad used 65.000 dollars out of the equity he had in the house but they are charging alarming interest on it all, got the tax bill for the house, and all the other bills.. Now I dont care about the house, but my brother on the other hand might want to flip it with his son, so if they did that they would have to pay the reverse mortgage off and then work from there..
I put up my new woodstock healing chimes outside my window... ohhh do they sound wonderful.. if you want to hear what they sound like go to woodstock windchimes sound room, and put in healing windchimes...
Had a wonderful afternoon with a dear friend.. brought Alfie with me and of course she fell in love... we had a nice lunch and wine and watched on Hallmark movie on the firestick... Rescue Dog show,, it was just wonderful and Alfie made himself to home... such a lovely afternoon..
I came home and went to my storage area and got my fountain out and set up and got a few solar lights out.. its supposed to rain tonight, so I just brought one chair out and sat for a few minutes.
now back in and sitting in my room , will get the bed made up in a few.
Matcha ~ I am keeping you and the hubby in my prayers
Heather~ love the blurb, gives you a felling for what you will be reading about...
Becca~ how exciting cant wait to see the new place.. you will have room to sprawl out..
there is a movie at the movie theater I will go see, and then come home and go to bed as I have to work tomorrow.5 -
Thank you ladies for your feedback on the blurb. I read some blogs on how to do it and used my cancer friend's memoir blurb as a template (she had professional input from an editor). I think it does the job.
Trish - We are going to the Gulf of Bothnia, between Sweden and Finland. Also stopping in Norway and Germany. We have three stops in Sweden and one in Åland, which is Finnish, but they speak Swedish. I have been learning Swedish on Duolingo and I am currently 53% fluent. :laugh:
Our ship is tiny compared to the big cruise ships - only 430 passengers. Ten times round the sun deck is just over a mile. This is the third year we have had the exact same cabin and the same table just for two. We are very anti social as everyone on the cruise is so OLD. :laugh: (It's for over 50s, but most people are 70+ ) Next year they are retiring the ship, which makes us very, very sad. There is another one, which takes around 600 passengers, so we will have to try that. We love the fact that they pick you up from your own front door and you never have to touch your cases again until they appear in your cabin. We have loved our last two years cruising. Last year I did so much exercise, swimming and walking about that I was exhausted by the end. Didn't put on any weight though!
Janetr - You prompted me to arrange to go up again for my cancer friend 's chemo on the 9th.
Love Heather UK xxxxxxx5 -
Laura ... I couldn't remember my password either. So went through Facebook ... once on MFP through Facebook I was able to go to MFP settings and change my password! Then went back to Facebook and changed that password too. Now I need to find my FitBit password ....
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Rori - You wrote that you'd hung up a map of the world in your zen den. I'm curious, does it show Svalbard (Spitsbergen)? Many maps omit latitudes north of Norway and south of South Africa, leaving off the polar regions - the most important parts! :grumble: I remember visiting the Tucson AZ editorial office of an international journal I once worked for. They asked me to show where I lived on the "world map" they had hanging on their wall. I couldn't, because it wasn't there!
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Penny: Yes! I just checked and the map shows Svalbard and even areas north of you.
Now, I just have to figure out how/when to go visit.
Lanette: You asked if I am a writer like Heather and Lisa. I wish! I was a trainer/consultant/coach, and the most writing I did was creating training programs.
Machka Good thoughts, energy and visualizations continuing for your DH. I agree with the others who have encouraged you to lean on a friend or two for some of the logistics and day to day needs. (((hugs)))
DH and I went to see "Black Panther" today. It would never make my list of top 10 favorites, but it was great to get him out for the excursion and we have been talking about it almost non-stop since getting home. It was provocative and I appreciated the depiction of strong women!
I'm not caught up with reading here, but wanted to drop and say hello before too much more time passed.
Stay well friends. We can do this.
-Rori
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I must have missed something! Why is everyone changing their passwords?0
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Katla, that's great news about you and Arrow. I know you'll enjoy spending more time together.Heather, your blurb sounds great. It should catch the attention of the readers who will like your book.Joyce, the hardest part of writing a will is deciding what you want it to say--who gets what. Paying the attorney is the easy part. Before you and Charlie worry about whether to hire an attorney or use free software, you have to know what you want to happen with the stuff you will leave behind. We went to a barbeque at the park clubhouse this afternoon and Jake was thrilled to get out of the house and be social. I am thrilled at his continued recovery. Barbie
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fanncy0626 wrote: »I must have missed something! Why is everyone changing their passwords?
Mary - MFP was hacked and is advising everyone to change passwords. If you go to the MFP homepage, there's an explanation there.
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Went to the deepwater class. The plan for tomorrow is to do Jillian Michael’s 30 Day Shred DVD
Janetr – I’m so sorry about your friend. You know I’ll keep her in my prayers. Best of luck in the craft store
Penny – gorgeous lace. I’ve never seen a snow shovel like that! Is it a special type that you ordered?
KJ – poor Joaquin. It’s so great that he’s such a good eater and eats so many different foods. Vince is the pickiest eater on the planet and he finally admitted that it’s because of the way his mother fed him when he was little – always the same thing.
After exercise went to the Salvation Army, got a few things that I thought were nice, then to Big Lots who still doesn’t have Vince’s soda so I went to Food Lion and used some of my raincheck. Came home and started digging out the drainpipes in preparation for trenching. I had to constantly ask Vince to do it, but now that he’s started I know him well enough that he’ll finish it. Only thing is, it might take a while. I’d like to rent the trencher this weekend because I have a feeling that it won’t be very busy, especially Sunday.
Needed to take a shower after digging out the drainpipes. I was hoping to let my hair just go for a few days without washing it, but that wasn’t to be.
Okie – I only go to Big Lots to check on the soda if I’m right in the area. Like today it was on my way home. I certainly won’t go out of my way any to check it out. Vince likes the kind they have on sale, but he got the kind I had the raincheck for. Besides, I needed some other things at Food Lion so I would have had to go there tomorrow anyway, so I just got the things today.
Grace – lovely crochet. Wish I could do work like that. Do you use a pattern or just the pattern in your head?
Heather – great blurb
Vicki – praying for your friend
We went to Lowe’s, got some of the connectors for the drainpipe. Do you know that I was looking for buttercup flower bulbs and they didn’t have any? Anyway, I think that’s the name of the plant. It’s a yellow flower that blooms really early in the season.
Going to watch some TV, going to also try recording “Jesus Christ Superstar” Sunday. I really like that play, don’t know why they don’t perform it around here. I would think with this being the Bible Belt something like that would do well.
Michele in NC
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Boarded my last flight of the day... As I ascend like an arrow in the darkness in a few moments, am launching healing, comforting vibrations into the atmosphere, to rain peace and soothing relief to those whose bruised and wounded hearts and minds and bodies ache tonight.
I tend toward flights of fancy when I'm exhausted... But nonetheless, the intent is true. I hate it when so many of us hurt.
Love y'all,
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I know everyone wants to hear good news ... no one more than I.
But now we wait. He remains in the coma and I try to figure out what I need to do. All the things I need to cancel. All the forms I need to fill in.
I just keep praying and hoping and crying more tears than I knew I had.
M in Oz
MachkaSo sorry you are alone. Try the hospital,a minister? Are you in touch with family or friends?
Penny love the lacy trim. I also crochet & made quilts.Gave up on most crafts.....ran out of room.
Thanks for the notes about SIL. HE is looking forward to Easter...no PT on holidays.
Janet the new grand baby is a beauty.Sorry about your friend....so sad.
Allie you can’t be all things to all ppl,cause it leaves no time to care for yourself.Too bad family is so needy.
Got an e mail about the changing of pass words a couple days ago.
Looks like we will all be doing that often.There’s nothing left we can be sure is private/safe.
I got off FB months ago.several family members quit posting photos, so what was left was boring.
Time to read till sleepy time. Pat in Oh
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wildhorsewendy wrote: »Grace, I am also a believer in the power of prayer. I've seen it answered so many times.
Machka, it must be so hard to do nothing but wait. Patience is a hard lesson to learn for someone as active as you. Guess God must want you to sit for a while and chat to him. How long do the doctor's think your hubby will need to be kept in an induced coma?
They don't know. In many ways, that's up to my husband. They've tried to reduce the sedation but he didn't handle it ... the pressure on his brain went too high.
In the beginning, he was supposed to be sitting up and communicating with me within about 3 days. Now it's anyone's guess.
They're doing everything they can to keep him alive and comfortable, so he is much the same day by day.
M in Oz
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stats for the day:
bike ride hm 2 gym- 7.15min, 135mhr, 12.3amph. 1.4mi= 75c
apple watch- 64c
STAIRSTEPPER- 30min, 128floors, lvl7, 2028steps, 129ahr, 138mhr = 264c
apple watch- 261c
0 RUNNER- 10min, 126ahr, 151mhr, lvl7, 73al, 24ah, 116ac, 8.52min mi, 1.14mi= 92c
apple watch- 92c
bike ride gym 2 dome- 5.16min, 134mhr, 16.8amph, 1.4mi= 57c
apple watch- 45c
Bike ride puy 2 sta- 14.14min, 12.9amph., 127ahr, 147mhr, 3mi= 154c
apple watch- 121c
jog sta 2 wk, 4.38min, 144ahr, 159mhr, 8.51min mi, .5mi= 65c
apple watch- 57c
jog wk 2 sta- 5.21min, 11.57min mi, 146mhr, .4mi= 70c
apple watch- 54c
bike ride dome 2 hm- 20.43min, 7.5amph, 144mhr, 2.5mi= 193c
apple watch- 150c
total cal 9503 -
Machka, thinking of you and sending hugs and good thoughts your way. You might check with the hospital as they have family counselors to help with any issues the family may have. I’m sure you could get free help there. Remember to take care of yourself and to ask for help.
Janet, I’m excited for your items being in the new shop. I know you will do well.
Penny, beautiful lace!
Heather, perfect blurb for your book.
Well my last day off was a little stressful. Got a call that DH’s heart was acting up again and he was on the way to the emergency room. Luckily my DD was home so could bring me into town. He had this same problem last year. His heart starts to beat irregularly and race which causes him to not be able to catch his breath. It calmed down and sent him home with orders to contact his heart dr. His meds may need tweaking . Gave me a scare. He was fine the rest of the day.
I’m exhausted so in bed and ready to relax and grab my book. Just wanted to stop in and check in with you ladies.
Terry in VT8 -
Allie I listened to the chimes. Lovely. I also liked the baritone Gregorian chimes.
Karen in Virginia3 -
Stats for today;
*18,000 steps
*180 minutes walking Sasha and Bessie
*52 minutes riding the exercise bike
*taught the two hour beginner line dance class
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Heather "Janetr - You prompted me to arrange to go up again for my cancer friend 's chemo on the 9th."
I'm glad you have plans to visit your friend. I'm praying my friend won't have to face chemo, but we will cross that bridge when we get there.
My friend called as I was getting ready to eat lunch to ask if I wanted to go to Hobby Lobby with her, I told her I'd be there as soon as I was done eating. We spent three hours walking about buying little pretties for our handy works. On the drive home we decided our husbands should take us to dinner. When we got to my house, her hubby was here visiting with mine, they live just the other side of a small pecan orchard. So off the four of went to dinner. The four of us always have a fun time, her husband teases me a lot and I give it right back. I plan to be on hand when she wants company to take her mind off the upcoming surgery.
Janetr OKC
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Hi Gals,
Allie – stand strong, they are being ridiculous!
Evelyn - hugs
Dealing with hoarders – hugs to all ! my family (as far as I know) doesn’t have anyone with this issue, and after reading about your challenges I am thankful.
Janetr - thinking of Joyce! So sorry to hear this!
M in OZ - sending you good thoughts and peace
Heather - I want to read it based on the blurb alone!
I have been taking on the challenge of funeral planning/options for my brother when he passes, just gathering costs and choices… California is expensive. One of the options is to have him cremated and put in the plot that has our dad, the cemetery/funeral home has a room we could use for a celebration of life but OMG the room with 22 bottles of water and 4 boxes of tissues (I don’t have any idea why those numbers that is just how they do it) for 2 hours. (chairs, a podium and pa system included) is $4,000.00; more if you want the casket or urn in the room… We will be doing the memorial/celebration of life at a friends - $4,000 could buy a lot of food and drink.
There are 2 pages of line itemed expenses just to be cremated and interned in a plot we own…. This was my favorite “Survey Development fee $75.30” I asked exactly what’s that? It’s to have the gardener level out the soil and put the grass back, I offered to do it for half!
Plenty to think about… I am starting to look at pictures so I have some ready to go.
My mom is really wanting her family together, she has always been in denial that my brother has issues and now even more so; I have talked it over with her and my nephew and I will be going down to have Easter breakfast with them, the first holiday meal in 14 years, it was 14 years ago that my brother broke my ribs because I asked him to pass the mashed potatoes at Christmas dinner. I am a bit nervous about it. But I will be going on high alert purse left in the car, car parked in a place it can not be blocked in, keys and cell with me at all times. My brain thinks it will really be ok, my nerves are anxious. I do know my nephew will be looking out for me, but that is really not his job. A 19 year old should not have the burdens he has.
Smiles
Kim from N. California
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Hi Sisters, I went shopping for a dress and ended up buying a horse, as you do. Well, as I do. I know these weird kind of things only happen to me. I have been planning to sell horses and reduce numbers, not buy them, but this is one of those weird coincidences that I know God plans so for some reason I am meant to buy this horse...Called into the saddle shop to buy some wormers for the horses, ran into an old neighbor that I haven't seen in ages because she moved away. She had a beautiful part-arab filly that I had fallen in love with and tried to buy, but she wouldn't sell her. When she saw me in the store, she said "Do you still want that filly? My husband and I have split up. I can't keep her. I don't want him to take her because he starves his animals." (They had the spca called about his horses numerous times when they lived next door to us) There was just no way I was going to let that special little filly go to that horrible neglecter of animals. So she is supposed to be delivered here in about three days time... Um, now I need to find more hay to buy for winter. LOL. Good thing we're getting paid out soon. Oh boy, wait till my hubby finds out...
Wendy
Here is her pic I took a year ago.
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fanncy0626 wrote: »I must have missed something! Why is everyone changing their passwords?
Mary - MFP was hacked and is advising everyone to change passwords. If you go to the MFP homepage, there's an explanation there.
Lanette
Thanks! I got it done
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Machka, you & your DH are in my prayers. 2
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Quick report. Despite long lines at the car rental and challenging conditions on the road, son and family made it to the ferry on time and arrived just after 7 yesterday evening. The kids exclaimed about the "CRAZY" amount of snow all through dinner (pasta and pesto - their favorite). About 8 pm they put on their skis and went out. With little Juno in the lead, masterfully handling the task of creating tracks in deep snow, they skied around the house a few times then down the hill, then started digging snow burrows. They couldn't be persuaded to come in again until 9:30, loooong after bedtime.
Now, after a hearty breakfast of oatmeal, they're out again, sledding down the driveway. I may post pics later.
/Penny, doing the Gramma thing some distance from the
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Hello ladies:-
It's another wet and windy day here in Wales! Typical British weather for the Easter weekend. My little grandson is four tomorrow and we're taking him to the zoo as a birthday treat so I hope it doesn't rain all day!
Best wishes to all
Happy Easter.6 -
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