WOMEN AGES 50+ FOR OCTOBER 2020

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  • csofled
    csofled Posts: 3,022 Member
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  • Whidislander
    Whidislander Posts: 3,895 Member
    edited October 2020
    I'm sorry Debbie, but we can't let the toxic personalities of our sisters affect our lives. I try to concentrate on my blessings and limit my time with my sister. I do have an eldest sister and we get along well. We talk on the phone and vent about our sister. Its nice to have an outlet.

    I made a nice cream of chicken soup with the veggies from my husband's Hungryman tv dinner he had for lunch. I used 2 and 1/2 cups of homemade chicken stock, then put in a handful of chicken, then the veggies w/ salt and pepper. I added 1 cup milk with 3 Tbsp of corn starch. After it thickened I made dumplings which was 3/4 cup Bisquick, 1/3 cup milk, and 1 egg and 2 Tbsp butter melted. I dropped spoonfuls in the soup , 10 minutes soft boil, then 15 minutes with a cover. Came out fluffy, and the soup wonderful.
    I have a bunch left over.👍
    Son has duty so gonna use his bathroom and take a bath!
    💖Rebecca
    Night night!
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  • Machka9
    Machka9 Posts: 25,692 Member
    Machka9 wrote: »
    From Action for Happiness ...

    "Life is far from perfect, but there are lots of reasons for optimism. Setting positive goals for the future gives our lives a sense of direction and purpose. And although we face many challenges there are also lots of reasons to stay hopeful. By consciously choosing our priorities we can overcome issues, make progress and focus on what really matters."

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    https://www.actionforhappiness.org/optimistic-october

    Do something constructive to improve a difficult situation


    Editing my eyeballs out on this assignment.

    It's difficult because ...

    -- it's group work. I am so incredibly fortunate to have 2 good group members (even though one of those two panics from time to time and wants to change everything). Our 4th group member, however, is difficult. I don't understand how you get to the last class of a Master's degree and can't figure out how to do an assignment. Just about everything is done, but we're waiting on him to do his parts correctly. What little he has done so far, is mostly incorrect. But I've already observed that the rest of us keep going in and adding a little bit or changing a little bit ... picking away at his part.

    -- we have a word limit, and we're about double it. Normally I can be the queen of editing and being double the word limit at this point wouldn't even be a challenge but this time, we've got large tables and although we have reduced our words in the tables down to a minimum, the size of the tables means that we've got a lot of words. We're employing some workarounds and actually if group member 4 doesn't get his act together, we may end up deleting 1 or 2 of his sections all together.

    -- I have sent the assignment as-is in for review to the instructors (which we are allowed to do) but it can take them a little while to get to it, and we don't have a lot of time left. This is the third time we're sending it in for review. So far so good, but as I mentioned, one of our group members panics and needs the reassurance.

    There's more, but those are probably the main issues right now. I guess it wouldn't be the last assignment of the degree if it didn't have challenges!!

    M in Oz
  • Machka9
    Machka9 Posts: 25,692 Member
    :):):)

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    One of the ways I'll be celebrating finishing my course!

    M in Oz
  • KetoneKaren
    KetoneKaren Posts: 6,412 Member
    Kim, Tonsils out on the kitchen table. wowzers! she was from that era. They used to do them that way!

    Serious Warning: Not for the faint of heart, this is footage from a 1930’s tonsillectomy on a kitchen table:
    http://ssimms64.blogspot.com/2017/08/tonsillectomy-on-kitchen-table.html

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  • grandmallie
    grandmallie Posts: 10,150 Member
    Morning ladies
    Im up watching the local news and having some water,yes i can drink water before fasting blood work..so thats what im doing...
    I might as well throw caution to the wind and stop at Walgreens and get my flu shot... i have to do a 24 hr urine catch so will stay close to the bathroom for that and drop it off in the morning at the lab.. will stop and get Homer out on the way home..
  • auntiebk
    auntiebk Posts: 2,619 Member
    From my win10 laptop cannot get to forums. Logs
    Me out. From iPhone.
  • Peach1948
    Peach1948 Posts: 2,473 Member
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  • grandmallie
    grandmallie Posts: 10,150 Member
    Well Im glad i drank the water.. heavens to betsy 7 viles later and the pee jug to bring home.. yipee lol
  • csofled
    csofled Posts: 3,022 Member
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  • SophieRosieMom
    SophieRosieMom Posts: 3,705 Member
    Good morning ladies!

    Karen    :tonsil operation on the kitchen table :# Actually quite an interesting video! After seeing "Alien autopsy" years ago, nothing surprises me, lol. But a huge tip of the hat to all of you doctors and medical folks who deal with this stuff in reality. o:)

    Karen - also, neat story about the African violets and your friend, hoping that friendship flourishes again. What a wonderful feeling that communication is opening again <3

    Barbara - sorry about your W10 problem. Hope the kinks get worked out quickly. Wow, I am impressed by your to do list with the gardening prep. Good job!! My little laptop here seems to be having some power supply problems, even when plugged in, screen fading in and out. RATS! Wanted to keep Windows7 going forever. Still doing backups faithfully.

    Machka - I saw that JOMO illustration a couple days ago and was going to post it here, you beat me to it. :D Very true!

    Make it a fabulous day, ladies!

    Lanette B)
    SW WA State where we're set for a lovely fall day. <3

  • pipcd34
    pipcd34 Posts: 17,358 Member
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  • pipcd34
    pipcd34 Posts: 17,358 Member
    KetoneKaren wrote: »
    Kim, Tonsils out on the kitchen table. wowzers! she was from that era. They used to do them that way!

    Serious Warning: Not for the faint of heart, this is footage from a 1930’s tonsillectomy on a kitchen table:
    http://ssimms64.blogspot.com/2017/08/tonsillectomy-on-kitchen-table.html

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    Interesting, at least she was out
  • pipcd34
    pipcd34 Posts: 17,358 Member
    pipcd34 wrote: »
    Stats for the day-
    Walk w/family and back, then walk back and find phone- 116.14min, 5.99mi, = 315c

    Slow jog while yogi went swimming- 32.18min, 109ahr, 156mhr, 10.24min mi, 5k= 613c
    Strava app= 377c

    Spin bike doing a peloton class- 35min, 139ahr, 155mhr, 11.47mi= 369c per spin bike. 345c per Apple Watch

    1273 cal

    Got a 30 day Peloton spin class free trial, see how that goes. Kirby lost his phone and noticed it when we got home. I have a find my find my phone tracker and we went back and found the phone!

    I weighed myself on the 3rd to see how much I gained. I can tell whe I gain a few pounds, I weighed 141.6 pounds. My traditional goal weight was 135 but I seemed to be hanging on 132. I usually loose 2 pounds of water after a workout so I just add 2 lbs to what it shows. I weighed myself right now and it shows 133.8lbs, so I should b at 135. I wanted to see how fast I would loose the weight and I guess it’s gonna b pretty quick

    7.43am 🤪weighed 136.4 already
  • Katla49
    Katla49 Posts: 10,385 Member
    edited October 2020
    Tracey in Edmonton: Congratulations for your daughter's new job and new puppy. It sounds like she will be busy. :heart: I have worn a wrist watch for years. It is stainless steel. Sometime s my wrist starts to feel irritated so I shift the watch to the other arm for a while. I use hydrogen peroxide to clean the watch band now and then and it helps. Alcohol would also do the job. :star:

    Michele: This particular time my login was an easy fix. I turned off my computer and let it rest for a bit, then turned the computer back on, logged in and the problem was gone. :star:

    Rebecca: I am a fan of your good common sense when you face any challenge. Your sister is one example and your creative cooking is another. :smiley:

    Barbara: Can you log in through facebook? I hope you are able to get it sorted out soon. :flowerforyou:

    Karen: Sending good wishes your way for success mending your friendship. :heart: :heart: :heart:


    Today was Schooner’s final antibiotic pain pill from his surgery. He is doing well!!! I’m hoping to also wean him off of the pain pills he’s been taking for a long time.

    We have another bright, bright, sunshiney day. I hope to put a bit of fun into it.


    Katla in beautiful NW Oregon
  • grandmallie
    grandmallie Posts: 10,150 Member
    Well good morning again...im guessing them taking that amount of blood out wore me out because i came home and slept for a couple of hours.
    Like i said need to stay near the bathroom so it will be a low key day today.
  • kevrit
    kevrit Posts: 4,390 Member
    Only on pg 14. Got behind. I’ll catch up later. Meanwhile, here is my latest mask creation that the Ranger and my DGS and DH love!

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    RV Rita
  • pipcd34
    pipcd34 Posts: 17,358 Member
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  • Whidislander
    Whidislander Posts: 3,895 Member
    Pip, you are doing mauvalous in your new life, new surroundings, and I am really happy for both of you. I know it was quite a restart, leaving Washington. I know that restart very well having moved so many times throughout Lee's Navy career. But as long as you have each other, everything else is gravy.

    There are days when I gaadabout with husband, and he's my only contact with people. I used to think that sentence was so sad. But now my brain ends it with ....and that's just fine, I'm ok with that. I have grown up with this man, he keeps me feeling safe, plus he's darn entertaining!😁
    💖Rebecca
    Whidbey
    Washington
  • Vickil57
    Vickil57 Posts: 1,894 Member
    Faetta-- Great news on the lab test results.
    Katiebug--Love the colors of your house.
    Blessings, Vicki GI NE <3
  • dlfk202000
    dlfk202000 Posts: 3,263 Member
    barbiecat wrote: »
    :) Hubby going to dentist this morning so I'll have more than an hour home alone. What a great luxury. Tomorrow he goes to the chiropractor. Two days in a row of alone time. What a treat.

    <3 Barbie in NW WA

    Isn't alone time wonderful!!!
    I went and took care of our friends pets again- Went early just so I could sit there with a cup of tea and enjoy the quiet. It isn't like husband actually talks TO me when I am home, more like talking AT me- goes on and on about work then walks away before I can say anything. Sorry but I really don't care about his work anymore, or about his mom either- the only two things he talks/rants about
  • dlfk202000
    dlfk202000 Posts: 3,263 Member
    kevrit wrote: »
    Only on pg 14. Got behind. I’ll catch up later. Meanwhile, here is my latest mask creation that the Ranger and my DGS and DH love!

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    RV Rita

    I love the bead in the back for the tie- totally different!!
    Need to work on more masks today- Just need to do the elastic- not sure if I will do just elastic behind the ear or longer elastic with a button to go behind the head. I prefer the button one for myself, more comfy but others like the ear ones.
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    these are the ones I have to finish
    Halloween/fall ones.
    Debbie
    Napa Valley, Ca
  • Katla49
    Katla49 Posts: 10,385 Member
    Allie: I hope you’re feeling better hour by hour. :flowerforyou:

    Rebecca: I love this one, “Fridge Pickers make Big Knickers.” You have a delightful sense of humor.:laugh: I also like Lanette’s, “Being hungry isn’t an emergency.” Your thoughts about buying a fourplex has some merit. You’d be able to be near your family and have some personal space for privacy. Would this be a place on Whidbey Island, or somewhere else? Do I remember correctly that one of your sons lives near or in Vancouver, WA? :huh:

    Our daughter’s youngest son is turning 4. She hasn’t given us a good idea about birthday presents so far. I’m going to text her soon if DH doesn’t do it before I get a chance.

    Katla in beautiful NW Oregon
  • dlfk202000
    dlfk202000 Posts: 3,263 Member
    Katla49 wrote: »
    Allie: I hope you’re feeling better hour by hour. :flowerforyou:

    Rebecca: I love this one, “Fridge Pickers make Big Knickers.” You have a delightful sense of humor.:laugh: I also like Lanette’s, “Being hungry isn’t an emergency.” Your thoughts about buying a fourplex has some merit. You’d be able to be near your family and have some personal space for privacy. Would this be a place on Whidbey Island, or somewhere else? Do I remember correctly that one of your sons lives near or in Vancouver, WA? :huh:

    Our daughter’s youngest son is turning 4. She hasn’t given us a good idea about birthday presents so far. I’m going to text her soon if DH doesn’t do it before I get a chance.

    Katla in beautiful NW Oregon

    Love that comment- had to copy and share that one- THANKS
    Debbie
  • cityjaneLondon
    cityjaneLondon Posts: 12,790 Member
    Decorator has put the first coat on the walls. Looks great. Think we chose the right colour. :D

    Love Heather UK xxxxxx
  • sh0tzz99
    sh0tzz99 Posts: 972 Member
    edited October 2020
    Whidislander wrote: »
    Thanks for all the kind words ladies!💖


    My husband and I were discussing in the car a dream. They always start with, "wouldn't it be great if....." . So what would be great if we (the 3 son's and us) bought a 4 plex! We would take the separating fences down in the back patios and make it mostly open. Patrick and Danielle (middle married couple with Athena) could have a fenced part for their dogs. We could watch Athena, plus and noises we would hear would be no problem because its family you know? The two sons active military would know their stuff is safe. We would be together but apart. Sounds like heaven to me! I can see " family night" with a couple pans of lasagna..... Or a son calling me whispering TAPIOCA! Its nice to dream.
    💖Rebecca

    That would be near torture for me. :). I love my family dearly, but I don't love family drama and it exists even in the most non-dramatic families. I need a bit of distance between us all. Not necessarily the 1600+ miles between me and them, but at least a few blocks, miles, or cities.

    Tina in CA
  • grandmallie
    grandmallie Posts: 10,150 Member
    Like I said I am laying low today and thats fine with me.. Alfie and I enjoy each others company.. and Barbie... after being married twice and dealing with and children and husbands I so enjoy ..just doing what i darn well please....on my way back from blood work I drove through the veterans cemetery to say hello to mom and dad and tell them how much i miss them and i truly do..
    I have confidence that all the ones I love that have gone before me are my guardian angels ..

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