WOMEN AGES 50+ FOR OCTOBER 2019

1948Peachy

(((PIP))) ~ I know that this is how Floyd must have felt as you allowed him to go!


MAY I GO?
by Susan A. Jackson

May I go now?
Do you think the time is right?
May I say good-bye to pain-filled days
and endless lonely nights?

I've lived my life and done my best,
an example tried to be.
So can I take that step beyond
and set my spirit free?

I didn't want to go at first,
I fought with all my might.
But something seems to draw me now
to a warm and loving light.

I want to go. I really do.
It's difficult to stay.
But I will try as best I can
to live just one more day.

To give you time to care for me
and share your love and fears.
I know you're sad and afraid,
because I see your tears.

I'll not be far, I promise that,
and hope you'll always know
that my spirit will be close to you
wherever you may go.

Thank you so for loving me.
You know I love you, too.
That's why it's hard to say good-bye
and end this life with you.

So hold me now just one more time
and let me hear you say,
because you care so much for me,
you'll let me go today.

grandmallie

Ohhh that made me cry Carol..
I bought myself a new bed that I wanted .. I spend alot of time in my bedroom so I'm getting something I love..

okiewoman510

You’re killing me Peach!. Love it!

Okie

ginnytez

Sorry about Floyd Pip. We have put three dogs down (luckily spaced apart more). While it was time for all three, it was still devastating.

Ginny in Ohio

SuziQ113

Pip and Kirby. So sorry for your loss. My heart is breaking for you two.

TerriRichardson112

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bwcetc

Oh Pip ... so very sorry ... hugs

Poerava14

Pip: I can't stop crying. 😭 So very sorry for you, Kirby, Yogi and Boots. ((hugs))

My cat Mars has an intestinal issue and he doesn't understand why I am feeding him a bland diet and he gets no walks outside to munch on grass. 😾😾😾 DH has been asking when we will be going back to his house. ⁉ And, after a rough, treacherous trip to get to his job in a snowstorm this AM, brother found out that he and the two other contractors were terminated due to the company having no more budget for contractors. Fortunately, he had barely turned in his keys, when a headhunter called with a very promising opportunity. It's been quite the day.

Going to get a fresh box of tissues and finish this cry.

Stay well friends. We can do this, even when the going gets tough.

Rori
Colorado Foothills

bwcetc

Karen NY ... I thought of you and your new treadmill and got my sorry butt back on mine ..

Barbara ... sorry to hear about the leaking water ...

Halloween ... have lived on a rural street for the last 20+ years and get very few trick-or-treaters, if any. So this year we are decorating our vehicle for a "Trunk or Treat" that our church is holding on Halloween. I'm doing a fishing themed vehicle so that my husband will participate and "dress up." He's wearing his fishing gear. I've got to figure out all the particulars this weekend in a dry run. I found a vintage Big Mouth Billy Bass singing "Take Me Out to the River" that I plan to use!

Thanksgiving ... I really decorate for this beginning in October ... Halloween is just a blip for me ... and focus on an autumn vibe. The weather starts getting bad around the end of November, so we are usually at home (all our family is out of state). I used to prepare a huge meal even just for four people, but have really scaled back and only make what I know the my husband and sons consider non-negotiable items. My younger son will be home from school Thanksgiving week and I'll be cooking all week long as it is.

Christmas ... I LOVE Christmas and have been known to go crazy with the whole thing. But like someone else mentioned, when there are no children around, things change ... putting up four Christmas trees is kinda of dumb. I'll put a least one tree up in the living room as you can see that from outside ... everything else will just be done on an "if I feel like it" basis. Gifts have become simple as everyone I purchase for are young adults or older... gift cards. I do send out Christmas cards ... used to add a letter, but haven't done so in a few years. My list is down to about 70 and keeps getting shorter every year...

Vicki ... your decorated cross sounds just right ...

Eating has been out of control again and I'm at a loss as to how and stop myself without sewing my mouth shut. Exercise hasn't been much better. Still faithful to 19/5 fasting but my behavior during the open window undoes any weight loss benefit.

Tomorrow is another day.

Beth near Buffalo

Snowflake1968

Pip - my heart goes out to you.

Tracey in Edmonton

exermom

Did Melt It Off DVD. The plan for tomorrow is to do a Rebounder Fit

Pip - You and Kirby have been such wonderful fur parents to Floyd. Now you’re showing him the ultimate in love. My heart is breaking for you

KJ – see, Pete can’t always carry PJ because he works on a tugboat where he’s on the boat for 4 days, then home for 4 days. On the 4 days he’s on the boat, it’s just Denise. But I didn’t know that they have sleds that would hold a carseat! That would probably be best.

Went to the Green Room then took this frame for one of Colby’s Christmas gifts to get the glass cut, then to Sams to see if they carried Vince’s bread (they don’t), then while I was there bought gas. Newcomer bowling tonight

I couldn’t find a sled that held a car seat but I did find one that had a high back and a strap to hold him in place.

Carol GA – you really know how to make me cry

Rori – I hope everything works out for your brother. Just what he needs!

Michele in NC

barbiecat

csofled

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KetoneKaren

((( Pip)))

Snowflake1968

As most of you know, I am working in a nursing home now and am loving it. My actual job doesn't include much interaction with the residents at all and I wasn't sure if I would even want that interaction when I first started. About a month ago, I decided that I would volunteer some of my work week in helping out with our Early Bird Cafe in an effort to get to know some of the residents more and see if I like it. I really do enjoy it so will continue.

Our Early Bird Cafe is for residents that are on no special diet and can eat without any swallowing issues. The residents come to a different area of the home and us staff serve them restaurant style. There are on average about 20 residents that participate in the program.

Today, I met a new hero. This was only my 2nd day serving the residents, mostly I get the plates prepared and make toast. There was a table of 4 men and beside them was a table of 4 ladies. The men were not being extremely rude, but were not using their manners. They would more demand instead of saying please or thank you. The lady, who is my new hero, would speak up and say "please, thank you, use your manners boys". The men just ignored her. At one point a nurse said "boys, the ladies are telling you to use your manners". All the men took from this is "she called us boys" followed by laughter.

Anyway, I went about my business and still served everyone and then went to help make some toast. I was listening to the chatter of the residents while I was doing this. At the ladies table one of the other ladies asked my new hero, "how old are you if you don't mind me asking"? My hero responds, "I am 100 and a little over 6 months, I will be 102 in January". I looked back at the table to make sure it was the lady I thought it was talking because I swear to you this lady does not look or act a day over 80! I was shocked and thought to myself, she must be mistaken on her age. My hero, then goes on to say how happy she is with her life and how well she feels and she hopes she lives a lot longer yet.

I went back to my office and looked up her age and she was off by 1 year, she will be 101 in January. When I mentioned to one of my coworkers about how shocked I was to find out her age, she told me that my new hero is a very loved woman. Her family, children, grandchildren, great grandchildren, nieces and nephews all come to visit her all the time. They are very involved in her life and of course she wants to live longer because she is so loved.

I hope I am that loved as I age, and that I do it as gracefully as this lady.

I thought we could all use a smile today and thought I would share.
Tracey in Edmonton

auntiebk

pip and Kirby :brokenheart: :sad: (((hugs)))
Lisa oww!
Machka Good reminder, will put a fan in there. Trouble is it's the sub floor that's wet, and hard to dry without removing the linoleum.
Tracey thank you for your heroine's story. Just what I needed to shift from sad to happy tears after pip's news and Carol's poem.

In for a penny, in for a pound. After the water heater replacement blow, went out and bought a new chandelier to replace old flicker. Will call electrician tomorrow. Browsed/dreamed the kitchen area, saw laminate flooring I liked and cabinet doors I really loved. Home Depot offers project loans and the monthly payments for what we need would be about what my car payment is... so in 10 months, maybe...

Lighter, lovelies!
Barbara, the Southern Oregon Coastie AHMOD
Word for 2019: "GOOD" good attitude, good food, good times, good choices, good enough, feel good, GOOD! Word for October: get up and do it!
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cityjaneLondon

Lovely story Tracey. That Early Bird Café sounds great - so the residents can feel they are going out for a meal. Shame about the bad manners though! Boo!

Rain has stopped. Hope to run this afternoon. Yesterday I managed 390 bonus calories on the rower and the bike despite the terrible weather, all while watching the Hairy Bikers eat and cook their way through Arizona. Thought of Rita. In the evening I saw them finish Route 66 in Santa Monica.
I allowed myself a tiny bit of pasta as I had burnt a total of 990 for the day. I really do want to lose some of the excess I gained before the cruise.

Love Heather UK xxxxxxxx

TerriRichardson112

❄️❄️❄️ Brrrr! First frost of the winter! And clocks go back to morrow night in the UK. Batten down the hatches!!!

Machka: I'm with you on Christmas. I don't even want to think about it until 1st December.
Heather: I host our family Christmas dinner and cook/prep everything in advance. Nobody has died yet! 😂

Machka9

pipcd34 wrote: »

We r At the crematorium now, taking him to his final journey before bringing him back home

Very very sorry. It was so sudden!

Machka9

Day 1 of our 3-day cycling event is done. We're organising, not riding.

Yesterday we drove the route of the first event. All good. Then I studied for my exam a bit.

Today we drove the route of the second event. Mostly good. Then we held the first event. All good! Despite the wind and some rain. Now I've got to study some more.

I did get a 2 km run in this afternoon ... a bit of exercise.


I am getting a bit tired of all the driving. I drove over 400 km last weekend and I'll have another 600 or 700 km this weekend.

Machka in Oz