WOMEN AGES 50+ FOR MAY 2021
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michele and vince - sorry to hear about Bonnie
PIP Happy Birthday!!!
kim in N. California1 -
"Get to do"s and "chose well"s
Debbie sorry, but wish your ex Tom could come out and support your mom and you as your DH isn’t. Have you asked your DH what is going on in his mind? I can’t imagine surviving a mother like his.
Lighter, lovelies!
Barbara, the Southern Oregon Coastie AHMOD
May: leaner/stronger/kinder than April.
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Thank you!! No, I have not asked dh about all this- I just need to get through this weekend and lean on my best friend who will be right there for me, as she has for the past 50 yrs or so. It is hard hearing that my ex is willing to fly across the country and dh couldn't even take a day off- he will be working a graveyard shift Sunday morning, sleep a few hours and drive up just in time for the service and then leave soon after because he needs to be at work at midnight again Monday morning. He could have taken the day off. Yes they are short handed at work but he knew months ago about this date.
Nephew called- said his mom and brother are still planning on coming out AND planning on packing up a trailer with tools and stuff that were dad's AND are bringing the dogs(and that the dogs attacked their neighbor and they have a court date as soon as they get back to CO)- I messaged my sister- she said they were sick but aren't sick now-I asked her when she was coming and where they were planning on staying- she hasn't responded. I told my nephew to make sure and talk to my mom and tell her everything!
We really don't need all this drama. Glad I will be there to keep an eye on them.
outfit is done- just need to change out the elastic- will take less than 5 min.
skirt is long, black tank top, light weight sweater and matching mask- It is supposed to be 93 on Sunday so need something cool
Praying for little drama this weekend!!
Debbie
Napa Valley,CA
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Pip - Happy Birthday!!
Machka - Will you be watching?
Vicki - Congrats on the new grandson.
Lisa - hope the mower is okay. Yikes!
Picked up Nancy to do virtual choir today. We always have fun singing together. Did well with food and exercise. Tomorrow I will finish up the cabin. Our new tenant is supposed to arrive from Philadelphia next Monday. Our previous tenant left a huge mess. She also relieved the hospital of a number of things and then left them here. Surgical drapes, toilet paper, dressings, alcohol prep pads etc. I wonder if there is a way to return at least the drapes to them.
Everyone take care, Sue in WA4 -
HAPPY BIRTHDAY PIP!1
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KP - Sounds as if you have a huge amount on your shoulders.
Well done on the alcohol. It is such a false friend. I know I , and a couple of other women on this thread, occasionally get annoyed with ourselves because of the friendship.
Be proud of all you are accomplishing. Do you have any real life support?
Tina - So sorry to hear about your friend. 51 is too young. (((HUGS)))
I think my hesitation about seizing the day was more about DH not understanding the maths of the situation. If someone has 300 dollars and spends 30, they have 270 left. If someone has 100 dollars and spends 30, they only have 70. They have spent a much higher percentage.
Money is not an easy subject between us.
We might have another discussion today. I am torn. Part of me thinks it is right to go next year while he really wants to and is fit enough, blow the money, and another part wants to wait for the following year. But he would be 77 by then. Who knows what our state of health will be by then!. We both really want to see Iceland and Greenland. One trip is just Iceland and the other, more expensive alternative, is both. We could, I think, take the option of changing our Mediterranean cruise in March to the Greenland one in July, which we haven't discussed. I'm not sure how I feel about that as I'm looking forward to seeing places on the Med I've never been to.( OK, decided, not cancelling!!
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It is 'only' money and when it's gone, it's gone.
Thank you ladies for letting me think it through. I realise I am very privileged to even have the option. In a way my cruises are my pets , they keep me going throughout the year with happiness when I think of them.
My constant companions.
Love Heather UK xxxxxxxx5 -
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Morning, afternoon and evening, all...
Busy day planned, am going to bake a few dozen cookies and whatever else I can to take to the farmer's market this weekend. Probably cowboy cookies (toasted oatmeal, pecans and coconut, as well as raisins and chocolate chips and whatever else I can think of in a cookie base made with molasses) and chocolate chip cookies with and without pecans. Might make some banana bread today, but may wait until Friday. Friday I'll make yeast rolls and loaves, and possibly a couple pans of cinnamon rolls. Somewhere in there, I might put together some brownies. I want to try to make my own caramel to add to the brownies, so that may be one that I try the following week.
Yesterday was a pricing trip to Sam's Club, took pics of price cards all over the store to see what ingredients will cost me. Don't want to do this if it costs more to make than I can sell it for... so that means pricing out every ingredient and then defining what each cookie costs. Need to make sure I add the house overhead into that cost - gas, electric, etc., as well as my time. Feels like math problems in school!
When I'm not baking, I hope to be working on this quilt and getting it off my plate, and I also picked up an assignment that's due on Tuesday from one of the customers of the content mill I work for on seven steps for disaster preparedness for business.
I think my husband thought I'd be bored when I retired.
Hahahahaha!
Later, y'all,
Lisa in AR5 -
I've done it!
I booked the Iceland cruise for June next year. We will have gone two years without a holiday of any sort, with two cancelled last year for the pandemic, so I guess it's fair enough. I haven't been further than 3 miles from my house for 17 months!
When I rang them, on the dot of 9 am when they opened, I found the Aft Suites we were hoping for were all booked up. So I bit the bullet and booked the best cabin on the boat, the last remaining Fore Suite. We will be able to see where we are going.
Plus I booked a private taxi to Dover for not much extra. For that distance you normally have to share.
We are both delighted. DH hates airports etc, so this is the best option for him if we want to go 'abroad' together. There are lots of different ports all round Iceland, plus a stop on the way at the Orkney Islands, so I will get to see the Bronze Age sites there, which are on my bucket list.
Now I can start dreaming!
Love Heather UK xxxxxxxx
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Pip. - Hope your birthday was fabulous!
Karen in Virginia
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LisaInArkansas wrote: »Morning, afternoon and evening, all...
Busy day planned, am going to bake a few dozen cookies and whatever else I can to take to the farmer's market this weekend. Probably cowboy cookies (toasted oatmeal, pecans and coconut, as well as raisins and chocolate chips and whatever else I can think of in a cookie base made with molasses) and chocolate chip cookies with and without pecans. Might make some banana bread today, but may wait until Friday. Friday I'll make yeast rolls and loaves, and possibly a couple pans of cinnamon rolls. Somewhere in there, I might put together some brownies. I want to try to make my own caramel to add to the brownies, so that may be one that I try the following week.
Yesterday was a pricing trip to Sam's Club, took pics of price cards all over the store to see what ingredients will cost me. Don't want to do this if it costs more to make than I can sell it for... so that means pricing out every ingredient and then defining what each cookie costs. Need to make sure I add the house overhead into that cost - gas, electric, etc., as well as my time. Feels like math problems in school!
When I'm not baking, I hope to be working on this quilt and getting it off my plate, and I also picked up an assignment that's due on Tuesday from one of the customers of the content mill I work for on seven steps for disaster preparedness for business.
I think my husband thought I'd be bored when I retired.
Hahahahaha!
Later, y'all,
Lisa in AR
Aren't Sam's Club things online?0 -
LisaInArkansas wrote: »Morning, afternoon and evening, all...
Busy day planned, am going to bake a few dozen cookies and whatever else I can to take to the farmer's market this weekend. Probably cowboy cookies (toasted oatmeal, pecans and coconut, as well as raisins and chocolate chips and whatever else I can think of in a cookie base made with molasses) and chocolate chip cookies with and without pecans. Might make some banana bread today, but may wait until Friday. Friday I'll make yeast rolls and loaves, and possibly a couple pans of cinnamon rolls. Somewhere in there, I might put together some brownies. I want to try to make my own caramel to add to the brownies, so that may be one that I try the following week.
Yesterday was a pricing trip to Sam's Club, took pics of price cards all over the store to see what ingredients will cost me. Don't want to do this if it costs more to make than I can sell it for... so that means pricing out every ingredient and then defining what each cookie costs. Need to make sure I add the house overhead into that cost - gas, electric, etc., as well as my time. Feels like math problems in school!
When I'm not baking, I hope to be working on this quilt and getting it off my plate, and I also picked up an assignment that's due on Tuesday from one of the customers of the content mill I work for on seven steps for disaster preparedness for business.
I think my husband thought I'd be bored when I retired.
Hahahahaha!
Later, y'all,
Lisa in AR
Aren't Sam's Club things online?
Yep - but it's a good way to get out of my house on a rainy day.
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Good morning all! Happy Wednesday. Just popping on to reply to a few posts, real quick!
Michele- So sorry about Bonnie! Hugs to you and Vince!
Lisa- Hope Corey can get your lawnmower sorted! I can only imagine the sound barbed wire wrapped around mower blades makes! Eeeeek!
Heather- So excited for you, Johnny and your planned cruises! Woo-hoo! Traveling again!
Pip- Happy birthday!
My weight loss has stalled. I am sure it is only temporary, as I have lost each week for the past couple of months. I am going to add some weight/resistance training to my day. See if that does a bit more.
Well, my push mower has bit the dust. SO...we are getting a new mower. I am not sure what kind yet. But it means a visit to my favorite "dream" store. Home Depot. lol I told Tim about how the local Farm stores have baby chicks (hatching and for sale) and he wants to go see them. No, we aren't going to raise chickens; he is just a big softie and wants to see the chicks. So, we will check mowers there as well.
Kids arriving one right after another; so I better scoot! ttfn xoxoxo KJ (Kelly)5 -
KJ Good job on the weight. Plateaus are inevitable, sadly, but just keep on keeping on.
Strangely enough, having the cruises booked has given me the motivation to lose the weight that has crept on over the last three years, most of it before the pandemic. I've been really good for three days now. Just need to keep going. I don't want to be sitting in my glorious suite, feeling fat. :noway:
I'm going to the French Circle on my own tonight. DH has an important football final to watch. I think I will enjoy it more on my own!
Like most British men, he is a bit self-conscious about talking in a foreign language, although he understands it perfectly well. He was reluctant to tell me he didn't want to go, but I'm happy.
Machka - Hooray for the 2nd jab!!!
Love Heather UK xxxxxxxx2 -
Weekly grocery shopping done and dusted. We treated ourselves to some new bedding as our current duvet covers are rather thin and the lace trim is quite ragged.
The shopping centre was quite bright and cheerful now that all the shops have reopened. Social distancing is still mandatory, and I am hoping it stays that way.
Weather set fair, so gardening is likely this afternoon.
Holidays: DH and I are in no hurry to rush abroad just yet. There are just far too many uncertainties globally. After our last holiday to Croatia in May 2019, we had almost decided that we were no longer enjoying the hassle of going abroad, and were planning to explore Ireland more fully.
A cruise would be an option if we lived in mainland Britain, but the options from our local ports are very limited.
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Holidays: Australia won't let people go overseas until mid-2022, last I heard, with the possible exception of New Zealand.
And of course, we can't leave Tasmania yet anyway.
So here we stay.
If we ever can leave, the first I'd like to go outside the Australia-New Zealand bubble is Canada. But it will be at least a year before that could happen, so no point thinking about it. We'll just keep travelling around Tasmania when we can.
Saw some of the moon eclipse tonight.
Very sore arm and shoulder so heading to bed early.
Machka in Oz5 -
Thank you all for your happy bday wishes, it was a relaxing day like they all are....😜3
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My thoughts to those of you who are grieving the loss of fur-babies and friends. It's never easy to lose loved ones. My GSD is turning 8, and I know our years with her are growing short. I find myself wondering how she feels today (she also has an autoimmune disease, so we have to be careful about her diet, etc.).
I woke up thinking it was Thursday. I guess I've lived more of this week in my head than I truly have -- as it's just Wednesday. Still taking it easy today, but feeling much better than yesterday. I experimented with PB2... mixed it with some chocolate protein powder and water, put it on a carb-balance tortilla with 1/2 a banana and some keto granola (nuts, seeds, coconut, blueberry), and toasted it up on the stove. It was a really nice warm treat (not chocolate-filled croissant nice ... but I could definitely do that with a coffee in the morning now and then! I made so much of this "spread" that I sliced up an apple (sprinkled with cinnamon) and will have that as a snack with my coffee in about an hour. More carbohydrates and sugar than I normally take in, but no "added" sugars, which is usually what I count -- I still try not to overdo the fruits.
Another night at the park tonight, coaching the summer-league swim kids. I figure with all of the outdoor time I'm getting, my vitamin D levels are going to really perk up this summer (Currently on Vit D2 script for three more weeks because they got so low after being mostly shut-in for a year). Tonight, they get to learn the "hollow" pose for backstroke, and an exercise for breaststroke kicking/breathing before moving onto the games. I've planned four games/relays for the evening (breaking the kids out into four groups (8&U, 9-10, 11-12, and 13 and Over). We'll rotate through the games/relays, and the kids should be pretty tired at the end of it.
After tonight, just one more night of practice in the park before moving into the pool and the real fun begins!! My exercise will be truly "book-ended." I'll be starting with the morning walk with the dogs (about 1.5 miles, building that to 2 and maybe 3 this summer). Work break exercises (TRX) throughout the day ... and ending at the pool (combination of fast walking/some in-pool activity, with yoga stretches at night). And that will be my pattern for the next month (before it all changes again).
LisainAR If you have a business license, you should be able to get into a restaurant supply store. I've found their prices (and often quality) to be better than most club stores. As a former "caker," they also sell cake flour in bulk (along with hi-ratio shortening).
Have a great day everyone!3 -
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Morning ladies
Took my granddaughter to school they had a late opening..Gosh she is a pill wasn't out of bed or dressed when i got there and i cant do the stairs to pull her out of bed,she barely said 2 words to me and i got her to school just in the nick of time....ugh I remember the days
Dont know if you remember me taking my dad yo his 65 college reunion ,we met senator John Warner and got a few pictures with him.. he passed away yesterday at the age of 94.. he was very pleasant and wonderful to talk to when we were there.. im so glad i went with him because my dad was gone less than 2 months afterwards..5 -
LisainAR If you have a business license, you should be able to get into a restaurant supply store. I've found their prices (and often quality) to be better than most club stores. As a former "caker," they also sell cake flour in bulk (along with hi-ratio shortening).
Have a great day everyone!
LisaKinVA, Thanks for the thought, but I'm just selling at a local farmer's market. The only restaurant supply store near me is pure equipment, no foodstuff. No worries, I'll do what I do in a small way. Just don't want it to cost more to make than I can sell it for--not fair to my husband, who is footing the bill for anything I buy right now.3 -
(((Tina in CA))): I’m sorry about the loss of your friend to CoVid.
Michele: I am sorry that your cat, Bonnie, passed away. The loss of a pet is heart breaking. I’m grieving the loss of our dog and understand the sorrow of losing a beloved pet, too.
Margaret: We gave our dog Nexguard whenever we were planning a trip into an area with ticks. We have not needed it for the past couple of years because we didn’t travel to an area with ticks. Ticks are very scary crittters. DH’s favorite cousin got a tick bite while hunting deer and the results were horrific. He eventually passed away because of it.
KP in AZ: Welcome to a great group. Regarding challenges—some of our members enjoy challenging themselves to athletic competitions. Others do not. I like to work on a stationary bike and to take yoga classes. I enjoy being active and healthy but am not inclined to competition. Others choose different things.
Machka: Congrats on your second Pfizer shot!!! I hope you are able to see the supermoon and lunar eclipse. ;star:
Barbie: Jake’s biopsy resulted in very good news. I am happy for both of you. :flowerforyou:
We had a lovely and long facetime call with our son and his family last evening. I do not type well on my phone. It was delightful, although I had challenges that resulted in typos. They are expecting a new baby in the coming months and want us to come and stay with them for a while when the baby is due and a bit before. I am happy to go to them if DH is feeling well enough for the trip. They are suggesting we travel by train. It is an interesting idea.
I am hoping there is yoga today. I will call to find out.
Katla in NW Oregon
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Ok I haven't left this island since last November, crazy huh?!! But truly, the island has all we need. My world is a patch of island 37 miles long and 10 miles wide is odd to me...
Well time for gym.
Today is a good day for a good day!
💖 Rebecca
Whidbey
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Carol in GA 1
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I went out to dinner last night and had a wonderful meal, plus my first alcoholic drink since Thanksgiving. I was 300 calories under the day before, and will likely do that again today, but yesterday was way over. Hope the scale is forgiving because I am on a team challenge now. The team wins if the total weight loss is highest among six teams. So it's not just my loss anymore. But that didn't stop me last night! I had a stuffed pork chop with green beans and Brussels sprouts. I keep wanting to weigh myself and see what the damage is, but it would be better to just drink lots of water today and wait.
Annie in Delaware4 -
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I’m aware that I have missed quite a lot while skim reading the last week.
Welcome to our new members.
Sincere sympathy if you have lost friends, family or pets. (((Hugs)))
Best wishes to all💕💖💕
☘️ Terri1 -
Debbie--Praying all goes well and that your sister does not cause problems. Hugs
Heather--I am also excited for your curise as when you share I feel like I am traveling with you.
Barbie--Great news about Jake's results.
They are talking strong storms tonight so make sure we put the car in the garage. This has sure been a strange year weather wise.
After her appointment today DGD let me know she is 2 1/2 cem dialated and baby could come any day. I am so excited as after 3 boys she is so ready for a girl. I went to our hospital gift shop and picked up 4 outfits. So cute, one is a Nebraska dress with little panties. DGD was our first grandchild and always been pretty special and spoiling her little ones is easy. Now I need to get busy and get the blanket done, still working on the one for DGS that was born last Sunday. Did get him somethings from the gift shop too. Spending my overtime
Blessings, Vicki GRAND ISLAND NE 6 -
I walked ten minutes. Yay! I did more stretching this time.4
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