WOMEN AGES 50+ FOR APRIL 2019

barbiecat

I was a slug yesterday and couldn't get myself to go out and work in the yard. Today is beautiful again and I am determined to put in at least an hour cleaning up weeds and enjoying the sunshine.

To all of you who celebrate Easter, I hope this is a day of significance for you and you are able to observe it in a way that is meaningful.

To all of you who celebrate Passover, I hope this is the beginning of a meaningful celebration and a week of significance.

And to those who are not celebrating a holiday, I hope this a great day with a balance of accomplishment and rest.

Barbie from beautiful NW WA

Katla49

(((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.

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.

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.

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

cityjaneLondon

Back from the steam train expedition.
It was the most beautiful day, almost too hot, and all went well. The kids got a bit fractious by the end, but we had a great picnic and the journey up and down the line went smoothly. We found good seats in the old carriages that took me back to my youth. Nostalgia is a bit lost on the little ones, but they enjoyed the tunnel and the puffing of the engine and the whistles.
Just a couple of pics, my son has better ones of our group.

These are the lovely old wooden carriages.


And this is the engine.


They dropped us off at home and I fell asleep for an hour on the sofa. Still bunged up and miserable.
There was a puzzle trail for the kids, with tasks and stamps which you exchanged for a lucky dip. They chose a cuddly toy each. You can see Bea wearing her snake in the first pic. Better than more chocolate!

Glad I managed it.

Much love, Heather UK xxxxxxx

Katla49

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.

Snowflake1968

Barbara - my Grandson is 7 and the games have him truly hooked right now it’s rather appropriate. I also bought him a sketch book and some pencil crayons though as he likes to plans and draw things out. He writes scenes for movies he wants to make and blueprints for box forts.

Kate - I would die of shock of my husband ever thought about buying me a treat. I would have to savour every bite of it.

Lanette - sometimes we are our own worse enemy, we don’t take breaks when we should and try to push through. I hope the doctor is wrong and you get back to doing all you want to do.

Heather - that looks like a lovely morning, so sorry you aren’t feeling 100%.

I haven’t got a lot to say, I will be watching the Grands this afternoon while their Mom is at work and then everyone will be here for supper tonight. I’m not do a big turkey or ham dinner just a small roast beef and some ham steaks. It’s the people gathering that I enjoy most.

Happy Easter
Tracey In Edmonton

elaineisajar

Hi there - New to the group/site .... need a change and realize I have put some really bad habits into place lately ( like...last 3 years lately ) But ... have decided to get moving, and be mindful about what I am eating .. so here goes!


You all sound very supportive and lovely! I will try to get a picture up soon ... for now - my goals are to:

Log food
drink water
exercise 5x/wk
lose 1.5 lbs/wk

Looking forward to chatting and supporting!

Elaine
New England

Not sure

pipcd34

At our yearly silent auction with my friend and her husband . She’s a year younger than me. It’s been awhile since I’ve put full war paint on

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margaretturk

Happy Easter to those who celebrate!

barbiecat

For anyone looking to build new habits, I highly recommend that you read "Better Than Before" by Gretchen Rubin

grandmallie

well I went this morning and fed DFIL, got a bit of oatmeal in and 2 ice creams and some root beer, this afternoon it was 1 ice cream and a lemon meringue jello pudding, and that was that..
I am taking the night off from going down so I can spend time with friends, sort of need a break and Alfie is going with me..
did laundry washed and dried..
and I feel good that I made the decision for my DFIL, you just know when its time.....
like I said last night in retrospect we should have done that with Toms mom when she was in the hospital because the month after she made the decision to do what needed to be done was horrible..
I slept horribly last night.. and had to come back and take a nap.. feel a bit better...
could have dinner down at nursing home but glaszed ham , mac and cheese and roasted potatoes not on KETO..

klanders30

Having a lovely time with DD, Rachel in DC. Walked 7 miles today and am resting now. Gorgeous weather, vibrant greens and a few cherry blossoms remain though the peak was at least a week ago. Tonight her friends are coming over and I will roast salmon and asparagus for all of us. They will watch Game of Thrones and I will get to bed early. Tomorrow rachel will take me on a personal Capitol tour and we are visiting the floor of the House of Representatives. Will probably put in another 7 miles on the Keen walking shoes—I love ‘em.

NYKAREN

Katla49

margaretturk

Karen love the photos!

pipcd34

margaretturk

Pip Fun!

To those who celebrate Passover. Happy Passover!

ginnytez

Had a good Sunday--celebrated Easter at Church (Happy Passover to those who celebrate that!). Son and I had late lunch, very simple, ham, baked sweet potatoes, green beans. It was nice not doing the crazy all-out cooking.

Son helped with a couple more tree stumps along fence line (with his strength, he can just do some of that stuff quicker than I). He was impressed at what old mom did by herself. Got to FaceTime with kids in Phoenix-nice to have everyone chatting together.

Got treadmill in for 30 minutes before church. After son left, took a 45 minute walk outside. It was nice to be outside in the sunshine. Hopefully spring is really going to settle in. Ending up with around 13,500 steps for the day. Have been doing a good job at getting over 10,000 a day for the last few weeks. Making a difference in toning.

Really enjoy the sharing in this group--everyone at different stages.

Hope everyone has a good finish to their day (or beginning depending on where you are!). Let's all have a successful week.

Ginny in Ohio

exermom

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

KJLaMore

pipcd34

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Machka9

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.


@cityjaneLondon ... how long has yours been going on? If it is over 2 weeks, you might consider getting checked for a sinus infection.

@grandmallie ... funny, mac and cheese is what I'm hungry for and what I've been eating lately.


M in Oz