WOMEN AGES 50+ FOR AUGUST 2018
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Updating weight, I don't update gains, and only update half any loss that sticks for a couple of days.
Crying when angry, My aunt who taught me how to cry on cue, also clued me in on how to stop, sort of. Swallow. Swallow again. Swallow some more. Something about swallowing cuts off the flow. When I'm really angry I lose my voice, a real communication killer.
Lanette yes it is cool and foggy not smokey here, thank Goodness. Quite an improvement over last year. Heart goes out to all those suffering from fires and hazardous air in the west, flooding everywhere else. Hoping our AR, TX and PA gals are all safe!
pip I love your smile! Brave gal to smile so despite depression.
NYKaren stunning views and unfamiliar but beautiful flowers!
Wendy good eye, missed the "ghost snowflake" til you pointed her out. Guess I was drawn to the hellish sky.
Lisa not yet back in AR, how horrible to be thrown under the bus by a coworker. Testosterone perspective? Don't you work for the Girl Scouts? Hoping the road trip is the beginning of a beautiful friendship with your co-worker.
Rebecca that cat reminds me of Bunnicula
Rita safe travels, come on over to the coast where the air is clear and the fog is cool.
Allie Ugh! Seems like DMV takes up the better part of the day no matter where you are and what you need to accomplish.
Barbie so glad to hear the MRI is scheduled so soon! Down here in rural Curry County it can take weeks to just schedule one.
Lenora yah that root is right there, the plan is to plant the dwarf apple along side it and arrange the apple's roots under it to the other half. Hesitate to cut the root as can't tell if its one of the dead ones to the stumps or a live one to one of the trees holding up the slope ;}
Kay glad to hear from you sorry you've been feeling low.
Pat I bought a Roomba when they first came out and enjoyed it until it died. It was a real help for the daily dust and dog hair but really couldn't get to the edges. Still a real worksaver. Hmm, you're convincing me to try again!
Rye now that is a real RESCUE pup. Hooray!
Heather love your pub!
Welcome galinazo, MainlyLisa. Please let us know where you are to help us keep you all straight.
Here we are past the mid-month point and I see an unwelcome trend in my goal numbers. Blaming it on DH's brownies and red wine. Time to change direction NOW.
Lighter, lovelies!
Barbara, the Southern Oregon Coastie AHMOD.
60 g protein 13/15, meditate 7/15, walk one more step 5/15, knee exercises 7/15, core 4/12, walk Tumble 7/12 times, SWSY 0/6, hang up or purge art 0/1, AF 10/153 -
Hi Everyone...about the tears when angry (and Hi LisainNC--I used to be LisainTX)...and generally overanalyzing things which makes things worse. I'm the worst at that, but recently came upon a way of thinking/therapy called ACT. There's a book called the Happiness Trap that's really interesting. If you, too, overanalyze esp about negative feelings and then feel angry or sad or frustrated that you have them in the first place, google it!
On an unrelated note, I haven't had a lot of time to read much in the communities, but have any of you posted "before" pics? I'm tempted...all the more for that accountability..but if *I* don't want to look at me in a swim suit, why would I subject others to it???
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Another good day, but my cholesterol was up, because I had 2 eggs over easy this morning. Loved them! I like a bit of a kick so I sprinkle a bit of cayenne pepper on the yolk part. My day.
I need to eat a bit more protein, but I ate the last of my yogurts, and cottage cheese. I do have turkey slices but I might throw that away. I need to think of new protein sources.
Hugs friends!
Love
Rebecca
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Finally I painted my cast. Took longer than I thought it would. I think it looks ok. I’m no professional.
Terry
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Terry - that is an awesome cast. Sorry you have to wear it. I hope for not too long!1
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Terry - that looks great!!
Okie in the TX Hill Country who also cries when mad1 -
Terry-love the cast ....looks like something fun from Dr Seuss...
I am just exhausted..3 1/2 hrs waiting at the DMV to give them 151.00 ,I'm laying down , hopefully for a quick nap.1 -
Hi Sisters, so much of interest going on!
Rita, that blue jay is gorgeous. I bet you were so excited seeing it! We get kingfishers here that are intense blue. I always feel it's a special day when I see one.
Rye, I think rescue animals always give so much more than they take. The wild horses that I have rescued from slaughter have been the most amazing loving giving creatures. They definitely are the rescuers! Those photos you are taking are inspiring. For someone with vision troubles, you sure take a sharp photo! What camera and lense do you use to take them?
Karen, thanks for sharing your trip with us. I am enjoying the coastal walk and sea birds. I love virtual travelling!
Snowflake and Lisa, sounds like you have both been victims of Information Control, a form of mind control by those who like having power over others. I experienced it at the travel agency where I worked in the accounts. Information was withheld, and training was not given in working the system so that it was impossible for me to do my job without constantly calling the Help Desk. It was very stressful and time consuming. However, I knew from other sources that they did it on purpose, as they wanted to "centralize the accounting" and take over the control of the money. Hidden agendas... So glad I'm out of there now and I don't miss it one bit!
Heather, funny I was playing Feel It Still on my walk yesterday. I am half-dancing down the street, singing loudly and not caring what other people think! Thanks for feedback on my outfit. My daughter told me "the pink doesn't go!" and I am always wary of white jhods as they accentuate my heavy lower half. LOL. I looked up pics of the Hobbit and he is wearing a green vest and tan cordoroy-look knickerbockers. I am going to try on a pair of army green pants I have and see how that looks. Jhods, being skin-tight aren't really the best look for me. LOL
They have a Hobbit Shoppe in NZ (five hours drive from me where the movie set is located) and you can buy Hobbit ears and feet. I'm thinking about the ears!!! I know I wouldn't be able to use the feet as you need boots on around horses, but MAYBE they would fit over my boots. LOL I am silly aren't I? So many tragedies happening and I just want to dress up. Sorry for being so, so....childish. I do care, very much, about many things but I get depressed if I let myself think about them.
Time to go. Here is last night's play on GIMP:
Wendy
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Dr. Kay ~ Hugs! I know how you feel because I have not been able to exercise in a long time and just feel like a wobbly mass of blubber.
Wendy ~ You look so spiffy!
Lisa ~ Hugs! Sorry for the office conflict. Hope you feel better. I too cry at the drop of a hat. Embarassing! When I retired because of too much conflict, I cried and cried at my end of year celebration. I wish I could be one of those who gets mad and loudly confronts the offender(s).
Heather ~ I know that you pepare a lot of vegetables and wonder if too much fiber might be affecting your DH’s IBS.
Rye ~ You have such a cute smile while petting the pup.
Terry ~ Love your polka dots.
I finally updated my I phone to a I phone se (which is almost like a I phone 6). It is so nice to be able to get on the internet. I could not do that on my old I phone 4.
Ate lunch with two old friends from college and probably had way too many calories. That's the way this whole week has been. I will get brave in a couple of days and get on the scale to see what damage I have done. Need to get back on better eating plan.
Welcome to all who are new.
Carol in GA5 -
WENDY you look great
HEATHER didn't know your DH was an author too I have started reading book 1 of his Winfrith series, I love historical crime stuff.
Had lunch with 2 BFs today, nice to catch up
Kate UK 3 -
Hi all! Brand new here! I’m 50
And would love to be friends with other 50 yo’s that are striving for the same thing as me, losing the weight and getting healthy! My name is Linda and I started my journey 6 weeks ago when I couldn’t even walk a mile without sitting down a few times along the way. I’ve come along since then, but have a long way to go. Just looking for motivation, some humor, accountability to go along with everything else. Tonite I have an appointment to start my weight training besides my cardio. Looking forward to building some muscle and not so much flab! Hey, thanks for listening. Hope you all have a wonderful day.
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Rita - we have both Stellar's jays and Scrub jays in our backyard and it gets pretty noisy. They are so much fun to watch - the Stellar's mimics other birds too.
Wendy - you look like a little teenager in your cute outfit and love the photo you just posted! That's Esmeralda, right?
Terry - your cast looks fabulous!!
Pip - you mentioned you still can't believe your weight loss is real (something like that, I can't find the post right now). This past year or so, doing the strength training and weight coming off even though I was still really into the sweets and junk food, I thought I must have cancer or something. Amazing what exercise will do and allows us to get away with. A bonus with the lower carb/higher good fat program I've been on the past month or so is that my body now has a new set point... around 158. After years of holding at 173 no matter what a decade or so ago, then settling in at 167 then 163. The 158 really has been effortless-- when I started paying attention to eating better and not worrying about the weight is when the magic started to happen. I was in the upper 190's about 15 years ago. Weightwatchered it down a few pounds at a time.
So grateful for MFP and you gals who steered me in the right direction!!
I think last time I had a good cry was reading the book "Will's Red Coat" about the outpouring of love in a community over the passing of a little dog, lol. At work? Don't think I got emotional really unless unfairly accused of doing something by a supervisor who doesn't know the whole story then BAM! No crying, just plenty of WORDS on my part. Loud, lol. The challenge was keeping the cuss words to a minimum.
Lanette
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Carol - The thing is it doesn't seem to be affected by what he eats. We have always eaten masses of veg and his IBS has come and gone away completely before with no change in diet. I would like him to do a "poo sticks" test just to rule out bowel cancer, but he is not keen. He is very susceptible to anxiety and panic attacks and I do think the moving stress is causing this problem. He is feeling a bit better at the moment after my campaign to take his mind off things.
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Thanks, y’all. I’m feeling somewhat better today. Yes, Carol, wobbly mass of blubber describes the feeling well. Today I dropped two weeks of allowance at the hair and nail salon and took the ugly old-lady Capri outfit to my aunt who thought it was beautiful. My toenails had not been cut sinc three days before breaking my ankle, so that pedicure was way overdue. I had my hair highlighted and low-lighted, my eyebrows waxed, and am wearing my leggings which make my legs look skinny. I’ve stuck to the eating plan so far and plan to have a hamburger cabbage casserole for supper which is supposed to mimic lasagna without the noodles.
Lisa, I am so sorry you had such a horrible day at work. I, too, tend to cry when I am mad.
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Katla – Three days without Facebook and I feel I have been raised from the dead. No migraine today. Need to call my surgeon and find out something different than Miralax. It isn’t doing much, if anything.
Barbie – I was given an Ativan before a CT scan after I went through a 45-minute MRI. I took it just as we got into town, wasn’t sure it was going to work, waited maybe 10 minutes, got up and walked to the door and remember being told to ‘lay back on the table’. That is the ‘last’ thing I remember, at all. Until Trey walked me into the house.
Drkatiebug – It is difficult to get back into a program when you have it interrupted by an injury. Even when my wrist was broken, I could not hang on to the treadmill, therefore, I stopped doing it,
Sorry about your husband’s friend. Hope he is recovering and can get back in the swing of tings.
Wendy – Like your outfit and you are looking good. Guess all that horsing around keeps you in shape.
Jazzypdc – We’re going to spend a week with youngest son and his family in Louisiana, can you say, ‘oh, wrong choices’. Going to Destin, FL a couple of days earlier.
Pip – They ready to go, NOW!
Barbara – No, I would not cut the root either. I find it hard to believe that the soil was that hard. We have a clay base to our soil, so it will dry out if not watered or raining. But, you can ‘knock’ it off when you need to. The soil where our youngest son lives in Louisiana is like gray concrete. When it dries, the ground has cracks in it that you think you will fall into; but, when it is wet, then dries, you won’t get it off without the help of a jackhammer. He gets out there and rises off their vehicles just so it won’t dry to it.
Mainelyloisa – My dear youngest son and his wife’s wedding was when I was the heaviest @ 199lb; Tami had a book made up for us for Christmas that year and I wanted to cry; I looked so ‘frumpy’. Taking off more than 40lbs was an eye-opener, especially when my GP, who had not seen me since I had lost the last 20lb, said, well, think about it this way, you were carrying around a big bag on potting soil on your body. I told him that the last time we bought a 40lb bag of potting soil, I was unable to lift it; even helping Louis – couldn’t do it. He, on the other hand, lifted it up over his shoulder (he is 76 and still works like a 35-year-old.
I’m also a ‘cry when I’m mad’ type of woman. Social worker said that is the ‘toxins’ getting out of your body and he did not allow Kleenex in his sessions.
Yep, Aretha Franklin will be missed a lot. Grew up with her music and other good music.
What possesses a man to kill his pregnant wife and 2 small daughters? To me, that is grounds for the Death Penalty and isolation 23 out of 24.
Last time I got weighed at a MD’s office I weighed 157.4lbs. YEAH! Lowest I’ve been since starting on this journey.
Will be walking on the beach on the Gulf in a week! YEAH!!!!!
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stats for the day:
rode e-bike for the 1st time
bike ride hm 2 gym- 6.55min, 13.8amph, 136mhr, 1.5mi= 82c
apple watch- 61c
HELIX Machine- random hill program, 35min, 121ahr, 139mhr, 56arpm,lvl1-4, 3.48mi= 273c
apple watch- 228c
ride gym 2 dome- 5.23min, 16.3amph, 126mhr, 1.4mi= 54c
apple watch- 43c
bike ride puy 2 sumn sta- 12.28min, 14.7amph, 126ahr, 152mhr, 3mi= 143c
apple watch- 138c
jog sta 2 wk- 4.59min, 9.28min mi, 133ahr, 149mhr, .5mi= 65c
apple watch- 56c
jog wk 2 sumn sta- 4.26min, 9.38min mi, 123ahr, 145mhr, .4mi= 60c
apple watch- 52c
bike ride sta 2 dentist 43.43min, 16.6amph, 154mhr, 132ahr, 12mi= 402c
apple watch- 545c
bike ride dentist 2 hm- 5.50min, 13amph, 124mhr, 1.2mi= 54c
Apple Watch- 51c
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Margaret: I also eat the stems of broccoli along with the tops. Yum! I've loved broccoli ever since I was a kid. (Back then I slathered it with mayonnaise. Too bad I can't still get away with that.)
Rita: I'm at the northern edge of the state and our air quality is better today than yesterday. I hope this continues to improve. :flowerforyou:
Terry: I love your cast. The color choices are great, and so are the polkadots! It makes me smile. I hope you feel better soon. :bigsmile:
Wendy: I agree with Kate UK. You look great! :flowerforyou:
Lanette: I just printed a food pyramid based on The Real Skinny On Fat. Good fats, meats, fish, nuts and seeds are the base; green veggies & colorful sweet peppers are in the middle; and fruit is at the top. It makes great sense to me.
Lenora: I'm glad you're feeling better!!! Enjoy your upcoming walk at the beach. :bigsmile:
I received a message from my riding teacher offering a lesson on Sunday. I am ready!!! I don't know what time it will be yet. The homeowners association is having our paved parking and inner drives treated with a sealer on Saturday & Sunday. I get to escape and have fun! YAY!!!!!
Katla in Beautiful NW Oregon
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Lenora, you are my weight loss twin, lol. In 2003 when my mom died, someone took a photo of my brother, sister and myself in front of her casket (taking photos of folks lying "in state" with living family members is the norm in my family). I looked at the photo a few months later and thought "who is that BIG lady standing next to my sibings?" Well DUH it was me!!
Right after that I went to WW (again, have been going off and on since early 70's) and weight down, back up, back down, etc. I must say this past year is the longest I've stayed on an ever better path to health in my whole life.
Someone asked about getting more fiber. I have discovered avocado is amazingly high in fiber. I normally eat a whole small one chopped up on top my salad, the flesh weights 2 to 3 oz. If I have a smallish medium one, I'll eat the whole thing as well. Chock full of healthy fat and fiber. What a great combo! And keeps things moving right along.
Katla - where did you find that Skinny on Fat food pyramid? I need to print it out and put it on the fridge. I really love this eating plan as well. For supper I had a huge salad with romaine, chopped cabbage, small avocado (as mentioned above) and 1/4 c canned salmon with bones and skin. AND homemade Dijon vinaigrette with lots of olive oil, basalmic vinegar, a bit of lemon juice, a little minced garlic and onion plus a few drops of maple syrup. I can't think of anything better than that - I don't know of any restaurant meal I'd like better. Hooray for our improved air quality!!
Beth - so glad to hear you are able to get back to some strength training! Even when my back goes out I try to at least get the arm exercises done with the 10# weights.
Heather - your pub meal sounded great. Watching "DI Lynley" (am in series 4 right now) and every time I see someone in a British pub I think of you and Kate.
OK ladies, time to clean up the kitchen - have a great evening! And welcome new gals!!
Lanette
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Spent all morning weeding flower beds. Still have a lot more to do
I also cry when I get angry or frustrated. Must be a woman thing.
Terry love the cast you painted. You did a great job.
Heather- we had a pub around the corner when we lived in Weatherfield England. Never went there but it was quaint.
Katie bug- hope the spa day helped your mood. I looked in The mirror at the hair dressers and thought, I look frumpy. Looked better after hair color, highlights and cut.
Golf tomorrow but weather is suppose to be hot so may not finish 18 holes.
SueBDew in TX3 -
DrKatie, I was so happy to read of your spa day. What a wonderful way to take care of yourself.
Wendy, your last horse pic is my favorite so far. You could make cards out of them.
Barbie, good luck with the MRI tomorrow. I’ll be thinking of you.
Well was really off balance today. I think I’m just getting tired of the scooter and not taking care. Back hurts tonight from twisting my body around trying to put dots on the back of my cast. Lol
Well in bed and ready to read.
Terry sore in VT3 -
Thanks, all, for the kind words and commiserations... One of the things I also realized is that the mere fact that I'm traveling is part of the problem. I'm around many more people than I'm used to, my attention is torn constantly, so my ability to develop any singular focus is just unavailable to me. Even those who want my attention in a positive way tear me in all directions. It leaves me completely on-edge, and oddly fragile, emotions-wise. I'm ordinarily positive, upbeat, relaxed, focused. Instead I feel frantic and frustrated on almost a constant basis. Small problems become magnified beyond reason, and it's exhausting.
I have apparently become somewhat of an introvert over all the years of working at home. I'm OK with that. And am trying to make arrangements to slow my travel to a halt or a near halt as soon as we get past this October timeframe. I think the new person is going to be able to step in not just well, and even be better than her predecessor, who was pretty darned good. I've become a behind-the-scenes person--and I guess I just need to stay there to be happy.
Love y'all,
Lisa in NM for a few days
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mainelylisa wrote: »On an unrelated note, I haven't had a lot of time to read much in the communities, but have any of you posted "before" pics? I'm tempted...all the more for that accountability..but if *I* don't want to look at me in a swim suit, why would I subject others to it???
My before photo is in cycling attire (see photo). I hit that weight in January 2015. Lost all my weight throughout 2015. Maintained through 2016, 2017, and early 2018.
Then my husband had a very bad accident on March 22. I dropped weight initially, but have been slowly gaining since. I'm not up to the weight in my before photo below .... trying to put the brakes on before I get there ... but it isn't easy since eating and weight have been way down on the bottom of my list of concerns since March 22.
However, I am trying to make exercise more of a priority and am starting to reign the eating in a bit.
Machka in Oz
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Hi Gals,
Tracey – that’s a work situation set up to fail, and it is not your fault, I’d be tempted to figure out a way to have someone in the office (the chatty one) overhear something that will get the word out that the staff should be looking for other opportunities…
Wendy great outfit, black pants would be perfect.
Lisa – I cry with frustration, and/or self anger—usually I’m angry I am not clearly communicating because I’m crying; a circular argument …. Drives me batty!
Smiles
Kim from N. California
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Did Kelly Coffee Meyer’s NYC Body Sculpting Workout DVD. The plan for tomorrow is to do Firm’s Max Cardio DVD.
Katie – I wouldn’t be at all surprised if you’re having some water retention, not at all. Hope the doctor can give you some good answers. Let us know what he says
Wendy – I like your outfit. I’m thinking that a black hood will look nice.
Karen – hope your hubby gets better fast, and my sincere sympathies to you. I know what you’re going thru. When Vince is sick, you’d think the world was coming to an end!
Lisa – many times I run something by Vince, too, just to get his opinion.
I need to go to Aldi. Vince needs milk and I need a few other things. Need to call the local community college’s cosmetology to get my hair cut. They don’t open until 10 so I should be able to get to Aldi first.
Lynn – I tear up easily too. Or else I just clam up and don’t speak my mind when under pressure (even being asked my opinion if it’s different from the other person’s)
Well, Vince told me last night that unless there are major changes in Newcomers (and I doubt there will), he won’t be Treasurer next year. I won’t want to do Hospitality or Membership, either. I feel for this nominating committee, they will have to find a new president, my guess is that the vice president is only doing it as a favor to the president (he’s already said that he doesn’t have any interest in being president), someone to head hospitality and someone to do membership. And we all know how hard it is to find volunteers.
Went to Lowes Hardware to get spline and some screen. Hope to work on the screened-in porch tonight. Then went to look at some cars. This is the first time we looked. I found a 2015 Elantra that I kind of liked. Then went in the pool. Not sure when Jess is getting back from TN, so not sure what to do about dinner. Wish it hadn’t been so hot. Would have loved to have looked more. But then again, there are only a limited number of cars that I would be interested in. Update: Vince didn't want to work on it tonight
Margaret – do you peel the broccoli stems before you eat them?
Formerly LisainTX – did you see the before and after pics of LisainNCnow AR
Terry – great cast!
Wendy – awesome pic! I couldn’t stop looking at it
Linda – welcome! You’ve come to the right place
Jess came home tonight around 6:30. Had the baked ziti I had defrosted for Vince so I took something else out of the freezer for him. She just told me that she's going to go to VA tomorrow after she gets her NC driver's license and will be there until Sun. She told me she was going to be there until Friday but she told Vince Sunday. Then we leave for St. Kitts Thursday early in the day. Really, there are a few things I'd like her to do. I realize that she wants to spend time with her friends in VA, but I have been asking her for a long time to clean out her closet. Now she tells me that she'll get to some of it. AHHHH! She needs to call a friend of mine about her dog cage, I know the vet up here said he'd like to see her. It would be nice if they could have lunch because I know he has a lot of questions for her.
Michele in NC
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Terry, I had to scroll all the way back to page 7 to find out why you are in a cast. I must have really been in la-la land. I am really impressed with all you can do on your scooter. I had to hire someone to change my sheets and clean the house.
Tracey, your work situation sounds impossible. I had to re-read your story, too. Apparently, my skimming has not been working for me. But re-reading the story begs the question: how is the cactus?
Today has just been the very best day. Our son got another promotion and raise today. He just got one raise a month ago. He is doing so well. This is the son who got straight Fs his one semester of college and who spent his 20s drifting from one dead end job to another. I’m so glad he finally grew up. I have stayed well within my calorie range, and the cabbage lasagna I made for supper was yummy. I hope the good mood continues. The funk I was in sure was no fun.
Now I’m off to bed.
K
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Lanette- your dinner salad sounds so yummy I could eat it every day—if you’ll prepare it up for me.
Terry-adorable cast, may it do its job quickly
Katiebug- congratulations to your son’s success, that must feel fabulous after all the worry
I am doing great with food on the trip, the secret for me it seems is keeping to two meals, and eat 2nd meal early, also walk walk walk! I have actually lost weight 2.5 lbs on this trip without even feeling deprived. I’ve never been one for over the top sweets that seem to be every where at the seaside/vacation spots- like candy and pastry shops- eye candy for me —just don’t like to eat em!!
Spent last night listening to Aretha with gratitude and R E S P E C T.
DH is status quo-not as grumpy when he first felt the symptoms- also he spent yesterday sleeping and medicating. He packed his “Geneseo University Dad” shirt to wear today but is worried he won’t get to hug DD —doesn’t want to give her his cold.
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Morning Ladies~
up and dressed, have laundry in the wash, going to take Alfie for a walk, and then go walk the boys, feed my DFIL and then go to Sams club with a friend of mine..then will come and get some boxes and go up to dads and help pack some of the stuff up.. it needs to get cleaned up and ready to put on the market
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