WOMEN AGES 50+ FOR JULY 2020

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  • Katla49
    Katla49 Posts: 10,385 Member
    edited July 2020
    Lisa: I'm glad that nobody was hurt when they hit the gas line. Yikes! That falls into the "what coulda happened" category and it was scary from my POV. I'm glad you're okay. :flowerforyou:
  • cityjaneLondon
    cityjaneLondon Posts: 12,692 Member
    Oh wow Lisa! This is becoming a bit of a saga. :o
    This too shall pass. o:)

    DH went for a walk to see the sea. He was fine. He is definitely on the mend. Still neck ache and a slightly distanced feeling, but so much better than yesterday. He doesn't always know when he is making progress and I have to point it out to him. ;) I can see things that he can't.

    I feel we were lucky this time. :|

    Love Heather UK xxxxxxxx
  • pipcd34
    pipcd34 Posts: 17,246 Member
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  • trucker743
    trucker743 Posts: 394 Member
    Pip, are the sneak peek views of Mt. Rainier worth it? There are a few spots heading south on I-5 into Seattle from Mountlake Terrace that are stunning. The road rises high enough to see the whole thing from base to crown. That’s the view I fell in love with in 1959 when I was 16 and traveling the West from Missouri, their summer home, in a huge loop taking in Grand Tetons, Yosemite, northern Idaho, the Palouse and Coulee country in Eastern Washington, Bellevue (a tiny village then!), Seattle, and then down an endless avenue of trees briefly interrupted by a gas station/grocery where Federal Way is now, a place I pronounced as “POO-ya-lup”, sparking gales of laughter at our lunch spot, and Mt Rainier Park, where my grandpa’s best friend from child in Ohio lived in a log cabin he and his wife had built themselves. I almost walked head-on into a black bear eating the blackberries by their fence. The bear and I both said, “Woof!” He ran, I froze. We then continued down to the Columbia, out to the Pacific, down the coast to San Francisco and Hayward CA, down the Central Valley to LA, Disneyland, and East in Rte. 66 back to Joplin, where their house was demolished in the awful tornado a few years back. We took several other trips, but that one is the reason I moved from Ihio to the west coast at 24 and hopscotched in multiple moves to where I’d always wanted to be. Near Seattle and Mama Mountain, as many of us call Rainier, although her name is actually Tahoma originally. There’s much talk of returning to that name. You folks are doing my west coast move in reverse.

    Dr. Katie, losing a close friend, especially suddenly, is a punch in the gut. I suffered a similar loss five years ago. Thinking about her on or near anniversary dates is still hard, but the happy memories outweigh the sorrow by many times. It takes a while to get over that sucker punch of death. My heart goes out to you dealing with news of the loss of two friends at once!

    Dlfk (if I remembered what name you prefer, I’d put it in. Sorry!) what happy times with your dad! We are surrounded here on several fronts at the Club where I live with invasive non-native Himalayan blackberries. There are also a few Marionberries (similar, but larger and sweeter), and two small red raspberries down the entry road, as well as some pretty tasteless Salmonberries. I need to try to get some blackberries picked and frozen. Do they need any special prep before freezing?

    DellaFaye, Mt. Baker and it’s companion? (Can’t remember companiob’s name!)

    Allie, know that “poof” feeling well, lol.

    Rebecca, that saying is really about what my life is becoming! Thank you for posting it.

    I’m just on page 69 and this post is immense. Think I’ll post now and reserve the right to post more after I read the rest of today.

    Sharon Near Seattle
  • 1948Peachy
    1948Peachy Posts: 1,511 Member
    LISA ~ Looks like y'all hired the wrong people to do the fence. But, guess the gas line wasn't their fault.

    HEATHER ~ You've got a handsome brother.

    Carol in GA
  • trucker743
    trucker743 Posts: 394 Member
    My Google Maps story: I was headed down at night to Harbor Island to pick up a granddaughter. It was in a totally dark area. Google said “Turn left!” so I did, and ended up high-centered on a pretty busy spur railroad line. A couple of really burly longshoremen (I’m guessing!) got my car out of the trackway where with some maneuvering I could get back in the main road, where I turned left correctly about 30’ further.

    Cleaning: I'm horrible at it. Part of it is mobility and balance issues. The rest is laziness. I DO load my dishwasher, although I need to have someone unload it for me because it’s to balance while reaching up. I’m only 5’5” now, and cane-dependent with my right hand, sooooo … I can also vacuum with my ultralight Shark (?). Sorting and putting away? Hah! I can sort with my drill-Sargent-channeling granddaughter presenting small piles of objects and two boxes. “Here! This box is donate, this box is throw-away. Where do you want the rest to go?” She has my whole house gone from this : to perfection in about 4-5 hours’ time. I pay her VERY well to do this! And yes, by the time I call her in despair several months after our last visit, the whole house is similar.
  • sh0tzz99
    sh0tzz99 Posts: 971 Member
    Machka9 wrote: »



    I celebrate things by doing one of two things:

    1) Travelling.
    2) Taking on an athletic challenge such as cycling, hiking or running.



    What do you all (everyone here in this thread) do to celebrate things?



    Machka in Oz

    We also celebrate by traveling, usually. I don't want or need "stuff." I have way too much of it already. We don't really celebrate anything except our birthdays and we try to take each other somewhere. This year, that didn't happen. However, we've gone to a lot of places for birthdays and the holidays as our gift to each other.

    We just love to travel, so do it whenever we can. This staying in and not being able to plan is making me nutty.

    Tina in CA


  • sh0tzz99
    sh0tzz99 Posts: 971 Member
    Lisa - Oh my gosh. What a terrible, horrible, no good, very bad day. I hope you get it all figured out.

    Tina
  • Vickil57
    Vickil57 Posts: 1,882 Member
    Katla--Thanks for your post. I am taking things one day at a time. So far today the hives are not real bad.
    For the last several years every Spring we have ants in the kitchen. So I have used ant spray, ant traps, cinnamon sticks and powder. Drives me nuts.

    VIV--So sorry to hear about Logan. We are never ready to say good-bye.

    Machka--For us it depends on what we are celebrating. For DH's big birthdays (40, 50, 60, 65) I had open house for him as with his job he knows a lot of people. I like the planning part then I can just sit back and watch. Works good for me. I also like just him and I doing things together.

    Lisa-- What a bad deal with the fence people. You are staying a lot calmer then I would.

    Blessings, Vicki GI NE <3
  • Faetta
    Faetta Posts: 1,059 Member
    Trucker Not sure of your name other than Tucker. Mt St. Helens is west of Mt Adams and lower in the state and Mt Baker is way up at the top. I get confused sometimes calling Mt Adams Mt Baker. I love the drive from White Salmon up 141 to Trout lake and the view of Mt Adams. I am surprised how many on this thread from Pacific NW.
    I am trying to review and reply to many posts but I have to take notes to avoid confusion.
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  • 1948Peachy
    1948Peachy Posts: 1,511 Member
    Lannette ~ If I had been the tall girl, I would be slim. LOL
  • KetoneKaren
    KetoneKaren Posts: 6,412 Member
    Heather Do I remember that you were at your brother's house the day you decided to take charge of your health? If I'm remembering correctly, was it this brother? <3

    Pip Happy Anniversary!!!

    Karen in Virginia
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  • KetoneKaren
    KetoneKaren Posts: 6,412 Member
    (((Lisa)))
  • Faetta
    Faetta Posts: 1,059 Member
    edited July 2020
    Tracey Yes, he always put on the act that I was a micromanaging nag but I knew better. After his wife died his daughter asked me to keep an eye on him. After we became better friends we always shared our daily schedules so we knew if something was wrong. We had close to the same sleeping times, so if I didn't see his lights on by a certain time I would call to see if he was OK. He did the same and we had keys for each other houses should an emergency arise. Several times over a few years this was a real blessing for both of us. My hot flashes saved him once. I was up at midnight one cool fall night totally nude in total darkness on my back patio trying to cool off. All of a sudden his back sensor light came on and I saw a guy running to his side fence. I had some nice size river rock in a bed around my chimenea so I threw one and hit the guy on the back as he was struggling to get over the fence. I yelled in the gruffest voice I could muster, "The next time it is going to be a bullet." Zek loved telling this story to his buddies as the reason he refused to marry me (liked I ever asked him hahaha)) saying that I was a better asset as a crazy neighbor.

    So many ask why we never got romantically involved and to avoid a long conversation I cited the fact that he kept his house 78 degrees in the winter and never turned on his AC in summer unless temp was over 85 and then set it to cool to 78. I keep mine 68 year around in the day and 66 for the night. I don't mind heat outside but not in the confines of a building. Even though menopause is fading in my rearview mirror, I still enjoy a cool day and a cooler slumber.

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  • pipcd34
    pipcd34 Posts: 17,246 Member
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  • Faetta
    Faetta Posts: 1,059 Member
    Lanette Can you see Mt Adams? It would be just a bit east of St Helens.
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  • Faetta
    Faetta Posts: 1,059 Member
    Lanette Thanks for that photo! It is so true and I always told the ladies when I hosted a senior women's fitness group that weight isn't as important as where the weight is and also height can be misleading. 40 lbs extra on the hips and legs don't pose the health risk as that same weight on your belly. The question is where is your weight? I am 5' 9" and now weight 142 which I would like to get up to 155 if the weight went to my fading bottom and legs. Once on nerve meds my weight soared to 201and it all went to my belly! If it had been my hips and not posed a medical issue, I might not have been so focused on getting it off.
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  • SophieRosieMom
    SophieRosieMom Posts: 3,645 Member
    dellafayefox wrote: »
    Lanette Can you see Mt Adams? It would be just a bit east of St Helens.
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    I haven't looked for Mt. Adams from my neighborhood (not far from I-5), though when we go east on Hwy 12 we have spotted it before.

    Many years ago we lived in Snoqualmie with Mt. Si right outside of our picture window (it seemed, lol - though it was miles away.)

    We live in a gorgeous area, don't we?

    Lanette
    SW WA State
  • Sara628588
    Sara628588 Posts: 88 Member
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  • pipcd34
    pipcd34 Posts: 17,246 Member
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  • auntiebk
    auntiebk Posts: 2,610 Member
    22 pages behind! Will catch up later...
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  • GodMomKim
    GodMomKim Posts: 3,703 Member
    Hi Gals,

    Viv (((((((((((hugs)))))))))))) sorry to hear about Logan

    Machka – Is there any chance you could get your family to come to you?

    Pip and Kirby – happy Belated Anniversary!

    Lisa – This is the fence you’ll tell stories about to the great grand children!

    Love the tug o war with the cone of shame !!!

    Sharoncoate – welcome, you’ve done a great job, you can keep it up

    Kim from N. California
  • Snowflake1968
    Snowflake1968 Posts: 6,945 Member
    Rebecca - Rodger used to drive truck so I know about dealing with things on your own. Bugs don’t bug me (haha) but I hate mice and have had to deal with them more than I like. It seemed if something was going to happen it was going to happen while he was away. He still complains that I’m too controlling but had to be and I’ve never gotten out of that habit I guess.

    Katla - I hope you get there someday.

    Yvonne - I personally haven’t tried CBD oil so I can’t answer, I just know it has helped a lot of my friends.

    Lisa - I’m so sorry you are having such a terrible day with your fence.

    Well our first day of visits went fairly well. It’s scary as our numbers are the highest they have been since the end of April, but our government ordered us to open.

    I am getting ready to go for a walk, Jonah is going to join me riding his bike. I don’t know how this will work but we’ll see.

    Tracey in Edmonton

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