WOMEN AGES 50+ FOR APRIL 2019

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  • Katla49
    Katla49 Posts: 10,385 Member
    (((Machka))): It seems that you have a fall cold. Drink plenty of liquids and rest as much as you can. Peter Rabbit’s mom recommends chamomile tea. I prefer peppermint tea when I have a cold. I hope you feel better soon. :ohwell:

    Beadowl: I like your advice to Margaret about sending a registered letter with return notification. Proof that the letter was delivered may turn out to be important. :star:

    Barbara: We live in a townhouse community and I have very little dirt to play with, but I sure enjoy planting in the beds beside my home and get the most out of it that I can. Next will be bean planting. :smiley:

    Lanette: I am sorry you’re having foot problems. Rockers would be off my island because of knee issues. I hope you are able to find shoes that are comfortable and support your ankles, knees, hips and back in such a way that you can be active and enjoy life without pain. :star:

    Betsy in NW WA: Enjoy walking Ella and have a good day. :flowerforyou:


    Happy Easter Sunday to all who celebrate. :flowerforyou:


    Katla in Beautiful NW Oregon
  • Katla49
    Katla49 Posts: 10,385 Member
    Heather: I love the old train. We have one that is seasonally active at the Oregon coast and I hope to take a ride on it in the near future. Our weather is not as sunny and warm as yours thus far. :star:
  • margaretturk
    margaretturk Posts: 5,259 Member
    Happy Easter to those who celebrate!
  • barbiecat
    barbiecat Posts: 17,203 Member
    :) For anyone looking to build new habits, I highly recommend that you read "Better Than Before" by Gretchen Rubin
  • Katla49
    Katla49 Posts: 10,385 Member
    :heart:
  • margaretturk
    margaretturk Posts: 5,259 Member
    Karen love the photos!
  • margaretturk
    margaretturk Posts: 5,259 Member
    edited April 2019
    Pip Fun!

    To those who celebrate Passover. Happy Passover!
  • exermom
    exermom Posts: 6,531 Member
    Did an advanced strength DVD today. The plan for tomorrow is to do some training games on the Wii

    Lenora – so sorry you fell so many times, you’ve sure been thru the wringer. You take care, ya hear?

    When we do something at ceramics, we usually keep the paper with the colors we used. Well, it got to be so many papers that I finally wrote down the things I made on these sheets that are in the book where we keep the papers. Then went to JCPenney to get an air fryer for Denise. It’s a Cook, $200 on sale for $70. Of course, the store didn’t have any so I ordered it and will have it shipped to the store (free shipping). It should be here the end of April or early May. I should get it in time to take it to Denise. And if not, Vince can get it and bring it up when he comes up.

    This afternoon we’re supposed to go to friend’s of ours house. She’s from Poland so I made some pierogi to take with me. Then we pick Jess up at the airport. She called last night around midnight, couldn’t seem to get checked in. Probably because American changed the flight number.

    Had a stroke of good luck. See, I got some Krispy Kreme donuts for tomorrow since I’m not sure what Jess and Colby (if he’s here) will have. Well, they had this coupon for a free donut. In the past when I get donuts on sale I was able to get the free donut. Well, the girl (who I don’t think knew what she was talking about) said that in order to get the free donut, I would have to buy another dozen (around $9-10) to get it. Not worth it! So I didn’t get it. I was going to get a glazed donut (who can resist getting something for free) but didn’t. So it really worked out for the best.

    Happy Easter to all who celebrate!

    Sunday here: Did some training games on the Wii. The plan for tomorrow is to do one segment of the AM Yoga DVD then take the extremepump class.

    Sonja – welcome and happy birthday

    Tracey – I’m so sorry to hear of your tumble. Glad it wasn’t something more.

    M – chicken soup works wonders

    Voices and Elaine – welcome! I’m so sorry about your brother, Voices. So glad you joined us

    Welcome everyone new that I may have missed

    Went to church this morning and Vince started to get the dry sweats. He went outside and felt a little better, but we left early, he came home and I had to go to Food Lion. He laid down and felt better. Had to get strawberries for the pavlova (I totally forgot to get them), some soda for the ham. Had ham, mashed potatoes for Vince, corn for Vince and Jess, some kielbasa for me from yesterday, Jess made these biscuits shaped like bunnies, and mac and cheese from scratch for Jess. Probably tasted a bit different since it was from scratch. Then had a pavlova for dessert (Colby liked that) and a chocolate truffle thing for dessert. Full now, cleaned the kitchen, now here. Called Denise but it went to voice mail.

    Well, need to get up early tomorrow to go to WalMart to get candy for Vince on sale ½ price.

    Michele in NC
  • pipcd34
    pipcd34 Posts: 17,272 Member
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  • cityjaneLondon
    cityjaneLondon Posts: 12,714 Member
    KJ - Joaquim <3<3<3 Your daughter is an excellent photographer. I adore his dark eyes.

    Slept, slept, slept yesterday. After the train I had an hour on the sofa, then another ten minutes a bit later, then kept dozing off all evening. Went to bed and slept most of the night, apart from my open, dry mouth waking me up. This morning I can breathe through one nostril. Hoping I've turned the corner.

    Going to have Spaghetti Putanesca tonight. Haven't had it for a couple of years. Will probably use up the cabbage as a veg, but it's not ideal. Could make the cabbage into a salad. DH likes a veg with all his meals, even when I think it doesn't go with it. It's a healthy habit, but sometimes annoying. :|

    Love Heather UK xxxxxxx who can feel she has put on weight recently. :'(
  • Machka9
    Machka9 Posts: 25,615 Member
    Machka9 wrote: »
    Up again ... for a little while. Voice is partially gone and I feel like I've ridden a 600K.

    If possible, I'd like to be able to be able to get out for a short walk, but we'll see.

    M in Oz

    And then I slept again for 2.5 hours. Dead tired. I might see if I've got the energy to take a shower now.


    M in Oz

  • Machka9
    Machka9 Posts: 25,615 Member
    Slept, slept, slept yesterday. After the train I had an hour on the sofa, then another ten minutes a bit later, then kept dozing off all evening. Went to bed and slept most of the night, apart from my open, dry mouth waking me up. This morning I can breathe through one nostril. Hoping I've turned the corner.

    Love Heather UK xxxxxxx who can feel she has put on weight recently. :'(

    I hope you've turned a corner too! I couldn't last more than a day unable to breathe through my nose. It would drive me insane. The last couple days, I've been down to one nostril and that's bad enough.

    Really, if you aren't feeling any better in about 24 hours, go to your Dr. I used to get the worst sinus infections when I worked with kids.

    M in Oz

  • prisoner2food
    prisoner2food Posts: 81 Member
    Made it to Las Vegas yesterday with daughter and son in law and their 3 little ones. I have never been here before but they needed help with the babies. I held one of the 4 mo old twins on the plane. Luckily only a 2.5 hr flight. Babies did very well. Lots of walking through the airport. Daughter says we are walking much more today. I think they are trying to kill me!! Bring on the pool

    Karen from BC
  • grandmallie
    grandmallie Posts: 10,098 Member
    I slept like a rock last night I needed it..will talk to my boss today about vacation time and my hours... im like a pawn at this job and,im back working every Saterday again..until he hires someone else..
    these next few weeks are going to be tough going as I juggle the plates on poles.. trying to be there for my DFIL and working 5 days a week..I will do my best to work both gracefully ..
    had a lovely time at Bev's yesterday afternoon, had a nice simple fish dinner and good company...will go down for breakfast and dinner.. weds I have off, so will be the first over to get blood work done again for kidney Dr. and then see what is needed ..
    Hope everyone had a wonderful Easter and Passover
  • klanders30
    klanders30 Posts: 2,569 Member
    kelly that pic of Joaquin <3, he looks more like a little boy than a toddler, tooooo quick!!

    Well the roasted salmon and veg with brown rice and carmelized shallots was a big hit! 2 of our guests were gluten free so the menu worked beautifully. As an introvert this takes a lot out of me but I can also see how it is good for me also, I stretch a little and I do like cooking for a crowd, I rarely get to do that I My kid is over the moon happy surrounded by people and I love seeing that.

    Another 8-10 mile day of walking ahead for me, better get the second cup of coffee going.

    NYKAREN
  • KetoneKaren
    KetoneKaren Posts: 6,412 Member
    <3<3<3 Joaquin!!!
  • KJLaMore
    KJLaMore Posts: 2,847 Member
    Good morning all! Happy Monday! Happy Earth Day! Today/this week, our daycare activities will focus on recycling and conservation. The kids are already pretty well versed on recycling plastics, glass, etc.; but we will talk about water and electricity usage/conservation, finding uses for things we might otherwise throw out, using sustainable bags/dishes for storage rather than plastic disposable baggies...I picked up the movie Wall-E at the library, for them to watch during rest time one day. I adore that movie. Yes, the little robots are cute; but so much of it resonates. Humans having to leave Earth because they have discarded so much stuff and dumped and polluted the planet that it makes it impossible to sustain life. The remaining humans decide to live on a very, VERY large space ship and leave Earth in the care of robots who are to clean up the planet. Well, anyway, there are so many similarities between where those humans are (lifestyle-wise) and where we (humans as a whole) are currently. The humans on the ship consume all of their meals in "shake" form. They have screens in front of them constantly and speak to eachother only through the screen, they have chairs/beds that carry them everywhere meaning their muscles have atrophied to the point of uselessness. lol Boy! Writing that out, it sounds like a awful movie, but it is wonderfully done and leaves a good message for the kids about stewardship of our planet.

    I made our Easter dinner yesterday. Holidays are getting trickier and trickier with Lauren and her little family in Texas, and our two boys sometimes working and/or making plans with their girlfriend's families. Now with Tim's mom gone; holidays are very, very quiet and small. Yesterday for dinner was just Colin and I. Tim was not feeling well and was sleeping. I talked to Colin about maybe having a big community potluck next year and opening it up to the community (people who had no family to spend the day with, but still wanted to celebrate with a meal with others). I am going to look into that for upcoming holidays.

    The pic of Joaquin that I posted last night was taken by my daughter after they had returned from Easter Mass and Joaquin had been playing with chalk in the driveway. He is obsessed right now with art supplies. Chalk, paint, markers, etc. I am so glad Tim and I got him an art desk/easel for Christmas this past year. For the first couple of months he just sat at it and looked at his books, but I have encouraged Lauren to give him some art stuff and let him experiment. I am so excited to have him here for a week this summer! I have set aside a few toys and craft supplies especially for him and am looking forward to lots of outdoor/lake time with him.

    Heather- Love the pics and the train outing sounds like it was really fun! That Bea! <3 With her snake, hat and sunglasses. lol ADorable! I hope the rest you got when you got home has helped you turn the corner on this cold. I am with Machka; you have had this so long! IF it continues maybe go see the doc. I can't stand not being able to breathe freely. I live on Mucinex nose spray when I am stuffy.
    Machka- You, too, missy!^ Ditto what I said to Heather in regards to the cold! Hope you are on the mend. I love the photos you have been sharing. It seems every place you walk to or through is very beautiful and picturesque! Lucky you!
    NY Karen- Lovely photos! Your DC trip must be going well! I love the Einstein sculpture.
    Lisa- Coleus! So pretty! I just recently found out what that plant is when I visited my sister in New Port Richey, FL. Coleus is EVERYWHERE! Every one seems to have it in their landscaping! Very eye catching.

    Well, the kiddos have arrived and are hungry! I better scoot and get breakfast for them. ttfn xoxoxo KJ (Kelly)