WOMEN AGES 50+ FOR MARCH 2019

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  • skuehn48
    skuehn48 Posts: 3,047 Member
    :)
  • KetoneKaren
    KetoneKaren Posts: 6,412 Member
    Awwwwww! Mia and Layla <3<3<3
  • DanaReel180
    DanaReel180 Posts: 463 Member
    edited March 2019
    Rebecca sorry you are having an awful time with the LS. Sounds bad!

    Janet OKCcute pictures of the little girls. Sweet!

    A storm raced thru our region of Arkansas this morning. It was very windy and lots of lightning. Our dog was freaked out when a lightning strike hit real close. It was scary load and startled me, so it probably really scared her!

    There was a tornado that touched down in Keo and tore apart part of a mobile home and uprooted a bunch of trees. A big truck was blown over too.

    Within a few hours it was all over and there was blue skies! It ended up 76 degrees! That was a surprise!

    My SIL sent me a birthday card and she sent me $20. My DD sent me $50! My DH bought me a new pair of New Balance shoes.
    I’ll get them in a few days.
    Then we went to Bed Bath and Beyond to look for new sheets.

    My birthday’s on Monday and Bob wanted to take me to Olive Garden. So we’ll see!

    Have a good evening!
    Dana In Arkansas
  • bwcetc
    bwcetc Posts: 2,827 Member
    Rebecca ... so sorry you're dealing with LS. I didn't know what that was and had to google it. Does not sound pleasant. Praying you get relief soon. The pictures of the china were pretty. I collect tea cups and saucers just because they remind me of a kinder and gentler time.

    Heather ... congratulations on your run!

    Today was spent cooking and cleaning. I didn't sleep well last night so plan to head to bed early ... especially with the time change.

    Beth
  • Machka9
    Machka9 Posts: 25,615 Member
    edited March 2019
    I'm jealous of the ones who are going into DST.

    Ours will end in about a month, and we'll be plunged into a world of darkness and gloom for the next 6 months. :(:(

    I wish they'd leave it on DST year round.

    https://bestlifeonline.com/daylight-saving-time-benefits/

    https://www.popularmechanics.com/science/environment/a18011/in-defense-of-daylight-saving-time/


    M in Oz
  • noegrand123
    noegrand123 Posts: 166 Member
    Hi all! Love all the family pics!

    Dana - thank God u were safe and storm passed through. I know blue skies looked super after all of that!

    It was hi 30’s here today, beautiful heatwave! Rivers and streams all at flood stage, no place for all of the snow to go! I had DAR meeting this morning, women all shared what they chose to share about their patriot. Very interesting!

    Then off to antique auction where I met my brother. Had a great time! He stayed until he had to leave to go watch NE state basketball finals and then I headed home after quick grocery shopping. DD home this evening to study, quieter here😉 and I am headed to recumbent bike!

    Every one have a great rest of your day! Holly in Missouri
  • barbiecat
    barbiecat Posts: 17,203 Member
    :) We set our clock ahead about an hour ago so that job is done. My walking friend is going somewhere tomorrow so the dogs and I will be walking without her. That will help me because I won't have to be concerned about what time we go out to walk...we'll just go when we get up instead of having a set time to meet her. It's important to remember that with or without DST, the days will still get longer in the Northern Hemisphere and shorter in the Southern Hemisphere at this time of year.

    <3 Barbie from NW WA
  • Machka9
    Machka9 Posts: 25,615 Member
    Saturday (aka Machka's Australian Birthday) -- Rowan and I hosted a 300 km randonnee in northern Tasmania.

    It was a perfect day. Not too much sun. No wind. Moderately warm temps.

    We had 2 riders ... we never get very many out ... and they told us they enjoyed the ride.

    We spent much of our day in a little town full of topiary waiting for them and then providing them with food, water, etc.

    While there we did a lot of walking, standing and stretching. I figured it was a good opportunity to do my stretching exercises for my injured hip and back. I should have had a pedometer with me!

    There was a bit of mad driving about when TasRail decided to close one of the road we wanted to use!! When we drove up, the road was open. When we drove back, it was closed!! We had one rider up ahead and we didn't know where he was ... and one rider behind approaching the closed road.

    In the end, both went through and it was OK. Maybe 100 metres where some works were going on. We're not sure why they decided to close the entire road for that. And evidently, there is another cycling event going on today that wants to use that road too ... they're not too happy either!

    Oh well, a bit of excitement and fortunately everyone was all right.


    Now today it's windy and looks like it is going to rain.


    M in Oz
  • Machka9
    Machka9 Posts: 25,615 Member
    edited March 2019
    barbiecat wrote: »
    It's important to remember that with or without DST, the days will still get longer in the Northern Hemisphere and shorter in the Southern Hemisphere at this time of year.
    <3 Barbie from NW WA

    Yes, but it's all about the relationship between daylight and work. Daylight in the evening, for as long as possible, means that we can actually see some daylight at some point during the day. Otherwise we go through the whole day in darkness or artificial light ... and that's just not healthy. :(

    In a month's time about the only time I'll see daylight for 6 months will be on weekends, and in my walks between uni and work. I guess I'm fortunate I get those!

    It wasn't so bad in Canada where standard time only lasted 4 months, but here it seems to drag on forever.

    M in Oz

  • KJLaMore
    KJLaMore Posts: 2,847 Member
    Written this morning:

    Good morning all! Happy Saturday! Thank you for your kind words and support at the loss of my mother in law. Her passing was both expected, yet unexpected. We knew she was in decline, but her strength and spirit really seemed to be rallying since she moved into the assisted living center. She was doing things for herself, walking a lot more, socializing with the other women who lived there...she just seemed to be more like her old self. Then she had a couple of falls this past week, at night when she was trying to get out of bed. Nothing that required hospitalization, but her mood changed dramatically and she became more anxious and angry. She ended up passing in her sleep. Tim is full of regret. This isn't an "I told you so" moment, but I knew this was going to happen and I warned him of it a few times. His words yesterday; "I have been in so much pain, then I was sick for a few weeks, then I was depressed...all of those days I could have been visiting her and I had an excuse for why I couldn't." Ugh! I feel like I am just putting to bed the regret I felt over not being with my parents more before they passed; and that was 26 years ago. All I can do is hug him and tell him that he needs to let the guilt and regret go. IF it hangs onto him, the way it hung onto me, he will likely die with those regrets. Lauren is upset that she can't be here with us. So I was on the phone quite a while with her last night, talking her down from some anxiety over that. They are financially strapped (as many young families are) and this is "high" ticket price time (spring break). *sigh....breathing deeply.
    And the world keeps spinning...
    I have my hair appointment today, and I am really looking forward to it. It will feel extra nice to have someone combing my hair and giving me the scalp massage while they shampoo. I will enjoy every second of it. As I am getting a cut, color, and style (Christmas gift from my daughter, Lauren) it will take 3-4 hours. I told Tim this and he was stunned. "Why would it take that long?" I told him because they were coloring my hair blue. He practically fell out of his chair. As it is partial highlights (yes blues, purples, greens) and they will be hidden beneath a top layer of brown hair "peek-a-boo colors" I still feel okay having it done before the funeral. I can still keep the color hidden for that day. Update: My stylist took slo-mo video of my hair in motion after the cut and color and posted it on her facebook page. She was very happy with how it turned out (as am I). I will see if I can get it on here. The back of my head is on facebook! https://www.facebook.com/AFlann19/videos/769457581715/UzpfSTYxOTQyMzIyMDoxMDE1NzE1Mzc2NTI5MzIyMQ/
    I am looking out the window right now, and the sky is a lavender color and it has turned the snow pink! Pretty!
    Beth- The surgery on the 18th is a d&c to remove some polyps and to get a biopsy of the tissue found in an ultrasound. I have been having extremely frequent and irregular periods this year (a seven to ten day heavy flow maybe a week off, then another five day lighter period) recurring about twice per month, maybe skipping a month, maybe not... Hoping it is just my weird body's way of going through menopause.
    Heather- Truly you make your little area sound so wonderful; if I ever cross the pond I might just bypass London and go straight to you and the Brighton/ Hove area! Love reading your posts! Update: Yea, YOU! I am so proud of you and the running you do! Just makes my runners heart happy and gives me hope that me and my crappy knee will be doing it again soon!
    Rebecca- All good looking boys/men; but your middle son is YOUR spitting image (in male form). If you and he were in a crowd of people, I could put the two of you together in a hearbeat! He looks so much like you!
    Janet R MIA! Yes! <3<3<3 I Knew her birthday was coming up here, soon! Joaquin will be two on Thursday! Wow! Where did that time go?

    On fondant - I have worked with it a few times. It does create a lovely finished look, but does not taste good, in my opinion. Years and years ago, I made a Star Wars death star cake for Colin for his birthday (5th birthday I think). I used gray fondant to cover the sphere, then used black royal icing. It was time consuming! But he loved it. I have a couple pictures but I need to find them. Then I discovered ganache! Omidearlord. No more fondant for me. A well made ganache wins my heart every time.

    So...it is now 10:15 and I was asked today (by phone, on the way to my hair appointment) if I would write and read a reflection for my mother in laws memorial service! Yikes! I have never done any thing like this before. I am the one that tries to avoid all funerals, much less speak in front of grown ups at them. (I do okay with kids) Anyway, I got home from my hair appointment at 5:30 and got with my other SIL who is also doing a "reflection". She has decided to do the factual refection which gives the facts on MIL's life, faith, etc. That left the reflective personal piece to me. Ugh! So...this is what I came up with. Any feed back would be appreciated. They want me to speak for only a couple of minutes and it doesn't have to have the "facts" of her life, as those will be addressed prior to my reflection by my sister in law.
    file:///home/chronos/u-3a9652293a6ade0e339f4873c822010ad7dd8377/Downloads/reflection%20for%20Norine's%20memorial.pdf

    (not sure if the link will work. Having a hard time getting the thing to download in the computer then link up to this site.)

    ttfn xoxoxo KJ (Kelly)

  • exermom
    exermom Posts: 6,530 Member
    Did 2 segments of the Proform Get Strong, Sexy and Skinny DVD. The plan for tomorrow is to do Leslie Sansone’s Walk at Home DVD. Maybe sometime next week I’ll do the other two segments.

    Right now I have a meatloaf in the oven for Vince. I’ll probably have the turkey meatloaves from Skinnytaste (he doesn’t care for them). Then I’m thinking that I’ll make the cookies to put in the napkin/diapers.

    Heather – Vince has said “I’ll get you a housekeeper only if you really needed it because I know you. You’d clean before she got here so she doesn’t see the house a mess and you’d clean after she left because she didn’t do it your way.” And he’s right. Congrats on your run. You have nothing to be disconcerted about. That front runner probably has been doing that for years and years.

    Barbara – for the first time ever as I was using the Wii this morning, suddenly the TV screen went all green and white and I couldn’t turn it off. Vince finally unplugged it from the back and it worked. He’s wondering if this means that it’s on it’s last legs. Personally, I really don’t want to spend the money for a new Wii. But on the positive side….in order for him to get to the back of the control (is that what it’s called) he had to move some of my DVD’s. In putting them back I now have room for at least 2 more (like I need that). So that’s good news

    Ordered the tea bags for Denise. They should be here around the 11th. At first I was thinking the Celestial Seasonings brand but then I remembered that something like 5 tea bags come in a packet. The reviews of Stash brand say that each tea bag comes individually packaged. There will be some more left over, but I’ll have them so it’s no big deal

    Julia – welcome! Awesome weight loss. Be sure to bookmark this page. There is a star at the top of the page (not the one next to a bell). If you click on that star, it’ll turn yellow and then you have this place bookmarked!

    Finished making the oatmeal chocolate cookies. I think they do look a bit like poop. Now I’m thinking of making sour cream chocolate chocolate cookies

    Janetr – it is so sad when land gets developed. Happy Birthday to your grandson and Mia

    Kim – happy birthday to your mom! Have a great dinner. Outback is good.

    I’ll probably finish the diamond dotz that I’m making for Jess. Next I’ll probably work on the diaper cake for Denise then the diamond dotz for her and Pete.

    M – I, too, wish they’d stay on DST year round. Finally we’ll be on the same time as Jess.

    KJ – what you wrote sounds like a great start.

    Vince is moving the clocks forward right now

    Michele in NC
  • coastalgosgal
    coastalgosgal Posts: 2,900 Member
    Thanks ladies! I have been corresponding with some ladies in my LS support group, and they all suggest I use a lesser dose on my various spots on my body. And especially stop putting it on my face, because of a glaucoma risk. I know I wouldn't put it in my eye, but if I turn and get it on my pillow then accidentally get on my eye, so stopping that. The group is a great resource for me. Nothing is too TMI. Very comforting!

    Nice day driving around Oak Harbor is son's van. He was looking for a certain soda! Then we got Chinese food at a high end grocery store, parked at a sunny spot overlooking the harbor. We reminisced about the past, and told stories.

    I bought some whipped cream vodka while we were out and about. I do like a jigger or two! It should last a great while! Just over ice. Need to make ice! Our frig has a built in one, just need to activate it!

    I love pretty pics as you can see! Facebook to me is 90% eye candy! Oh because I love Suki so much, they made me a top fan! One of many. I am a professional click liker!
    Here is Suki and her human!
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    💗Rebecca
  • janetr7476
    janetr7476 Posts: 4,001 Member
    KJ, I am in tears. this is beautiful. You are truly one of the most insightful, loving, caring persons I know. I think those of us who are mothers-in-law would be blessed and thrilled to have this said of us when we are gone.

    Big hugs, girl. <3

    Janetr OKC
  • Machka9
    Machka9 Posts: 25,615 Member
    KJLaMore wrote: »
    Just going to copy it here. Feedback needed.

    Because I work with very small children, my mind tends to hold onto words from children’s literature, more than other works. These words were said by the Skin Horse in The Velveteen Rabbit.

    “Real isn't how you are made,”... “It's a thing that happens to you. When [someone] loves you for a long, long time, not just to play with, but REALLY loves you, then you become Real.”...”
    “It doesn’t happen all at once,” ... “You become. It takes a long time. That’s why it doesn’t happen often to people who break easily, or have sharp edges, or who have to be carefully kept. Generally, by the time you are Real, most of your hair has been loved off, and your eyes drop out and you get loose in the joints and very shabby. But these things don’t matter at all, because once you are Real you can’t be ugly, except to people who don’t understand.”

    When I first met Norine, and began to become a part of this family, my first impression was of June Cleaver or Donna Reed. Norine was very sweet, quiet, genteel and well mannered. As a matter of fact, if Michigan were located closer to the Mason-Dixon line, I would swear she was a real southern lady. She didn’t seem to have an opinion, or at least seemed content to let some one else’s opinion be the one voiced. I came from brash, loud, boisterous, and rambunctious. I liked Norine; but she and this quiet family made me feel like a bull in a china shop. That was my first impression.

    It took me a few years to see another side to her. It took another brash and rambunctious woman to join the family and organize a bunch of “girl get togethers”. All of us daughters in law would grab Norine and go to see movies, have lunch, go to musicals, and just have fun. THAT was when I began to see her sense of humor and realize that I could talk about things with her and she wouldn’t be shocked by what I had to say. I remember a conversation that I had with Jeanne and she mentioned that when they were younger, Norine was the life of the party. Always laughing, joking, outgoing and ready for an adventure.

    The words of the Skin Horse from the Velveteen Rabbit really hit home for me as I took time this weekend to think about mom and how life helps us become who we are supposed to be. We are so foolish to think that the way we were when we were in our youth is “the most true, or most real”. In our youth we are bright and vibrant, with new skin, shiny hair and sparkling eyes. We are ready for everything. Then life happens. We lose our sparkle and vibrancy, we begin to look tired as our skin and hair begin to fade (or thin) as we put everything we have into our families, jobs, homes. We are becoming worn. We are becoming more real. Our children grow older, grandchildren come, then great grand children. We are loved by another generation. Our shiny new outer exterior is now faded, patchy, worn and has a sheen of a life well lived and loved.

    Nobody stays the same in life. We all cycle through different phases like an egg to a caterpillar to a butterfly. Watching and learning about mom and how she lived her life and became real, has shown me that no phase that we are in is the phase we are going to stay in. We change through life and love. We change to meet the needs of those who love us. WE become real. As God intended. If we have lived our lives and have loved and been loved by others we will go out of this life worn, faded, torn, and so real that the memory of us will stay with those who loved us most. Forever.


    As I said, this is a rough draft. The factual life, faith part is being written and read by another family member. My reflection is meant to be a personal reflection and only a couple minutes in (reading) length. Thanks for your help! KJ



    That's nice. :)

    My only suggestion would be to read it out loud a couple times. That's when any slight changes you want to make will become evident.

    :heart:
  • KetoneKaren
    KetoneKaren Posts: 6,412 Member
    Kelly You're better at this kind of thing than you think. That is very nice. People will find it sweet and comforting and genuine.
  • KetoneKaren
    KetoneKaren Posts: 6,412 Member
    Kelly I couldn't see the hair video... :/
  • Machka9
    Machka9 Posts: 25,615 Member
    Sunday (aka Machka's Canadian Birthday) -- I was surprisingly tired today after yesterday's adventure so today was a relaxing day.

    Sleep ... a long walk ... dinner at one of my favourite restaurants ... dessert at my favourite ice cream place ... :)

    All good. :)

    On the down-side, I cracked another tooth. :( Fortunately I'm going to the dentist on Wednesday to continue the root canal on another tooth, so I'll have her take a look at the newly broken on too.


    M in Oz
  • KetoneKaren
    KetoneKaren Posts: 6,412 Member
    Machka Happy Birthday!

    Karen in Virginia
  • anncah
    anncah Posts: 2 Member
    Still exploring found this morning, so interesting and inspiring, us over 50 people need to stick together. Thanks again.
  • fate1226
    fate1226 Posts: 1 Member
    MariMcKeon I am right with being unstable on my feet ...I have had several back surgeries and left with a lot of nerve damage waist down. I have a suggestion maybe you can do indoor stepping ...maybe place a chair in front of you and have your hand on it ...Leslie Sansone videos are good...you can look her up on you tube. ...just a thought and suggestion for you :D
  • klanders30
    klanders30 Posts: 2,569 Member
    kelly I love what you’ve written-genuine and heart felt. I agree that saying it out loud a few times is helpful. It is a really wonderful that you are celebrating her, will be a comfort to all who loved her.

    NYKAREN
  • okiewoman510
    okiewoman510 Posts: 1,316 Member
    edited March 2019
    KJ - I love what you wrote! I too agree to practice it out loud. It’s amazing what changes you’ll hear. (ETA) I mean that I usually find changes when I read things out loud, not that I think you need to fix things. Hugs!!

    Okie in the TX Hill Country
  • kymarai
    kymarai Posts: 3,702 Member
    <3
  • Machka9
    Machka9 Posts: 25,615 Member
    I've been working on my husband's story again this evening. A little bit at a time. I actually found a few things I had forgotten about.

    M in Oz
  • grandmallie
    grandmallie Posts: 10,098 Member
    Home from seeing my DFIL he is still the same. good to see him.Tom came down too so we tag teamed feeding him..its sleeting out so will stay in for the day... get some things done around here and do some cooking... not feeling like eating much so will have another cup of tea and then maybe have something at lunch...
  • bwcetc
    bwcetc Posts: 2,827 Member
    Kelly ... Your reflection brought tears to my eyes as well. You can tweak it if you want (I always have a zillion rough drafts), but it is beautiful as it stands.

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