WOMEN AGES 50+ FOR AUGUST 2021

kymarai

Annie- Have fun! I am kissing my home folks in the dc area

spikeyhair

RORI lots of hugs

Welcome new ladies

HEATHER a bit jealous of your time with grands. Loved it when mine were that age, tiring but lovely and such wonderful memories.

Sunshine gone, days of rain forecast ☔️

Kate UK ❤️

TerriRichardson112

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grandmallie

Got a gift certificate for 25 bucks towards a pedicure and am splurging today and getting that done..

minicooper452

I know mine is! Made it out to our retreat. Relaxed and breathed easy as soon as I hit "rocks and cows country". Just a MN-thang. It's wonderful out here... Beautiful building, surrounded by lush farmland. I'm actually quite amazed at how good it looks given the drought conditions in the state. I'll have to try to take some pix later on. Owner takes really good care of the site and landscape. Only minor inconvenience was the internet was out last night during an upgrade. You really don't know how much you depend on wifi until you can't get online!

Whidislander

Tracey in Edmonton, awe, I'm sorry about not in contact with your cousin. I had boatloads of cousins as a child. They'd come visit from Minnesota, and we'd all be sleeping everywhere in our neighborhood! One summer it was my grandparents 50th wedding anniversary, and I have a memory of seeing one of my cousins drunk in the grassy ditch, asleep! Now he's a Lutheran Minister in eastern Oregon.😁. But cousins are important as a child, because you got to play with kids that were family! I remember being amazed that I was related to them all! My job was to just keep our above ground pool clean! So now that we're all adults, the need isn't there, our families are each separate. I am friends with most of my cousins on Facebook, but we don't chat or anything.
💖 Rebecca

pipcd34

Jjjjj

grandmallie

Rebecca- yes wasnt ir wonderful our childhood memories of cousins..mine are scattered everywhere now ,and we are the matriarchs and patriarchs of family and the glue that once held us together is all up in the heavens until we see each other again , but ohhh the sweet memories we have.. and i have a photographic memory so alot is ingrained up in my noggin..
Had a lovely visit with a friend of mine who is due with a baby in 3 weeks.. her FIL is my friend that is moving in here and has the very fragile feelings about everything ,but we had a nice visit while we got our pedicures..
And Boy I dont think ive ever packed quicker than i did today.. since I am only going for a few days its not going to be crazy..

cityjaneLondon

It absolutely POURED on the way home from camp. We all got soaked. I had an umbrella. Kids were on bikes and scooter. Rucksacks etc. Roads, junctions. Knackered.
Swimsuits hung up. Towels drying.
Managed to get pizzas cooked etc then fed ourselves with falafel and hummus I had brought with me. Copious cups of tea. Winding down to bedtime now. Bea soon, the others later.
All good and I've got myself onto their new WiFi.
And .....Relax.

Love Heather UK xxxxxxxx

Whidislander

grandmallie wrote: »

Rebecca- yes wasnt ir wonderful our childhood memories of cousins..mine are scattered everywhere now ,and we are the matriarchs and patriarchs of family and the glue that once held us together is all up in the heavens until we see each other again , but ohhh the sweet memories we have.. and i have a photographic memory so alot is ingrained up in my noggin..
Had a lovely visit with a friend of mine who is due with a baby in 3 weeks.. her FIL is my friend that is moving in here and has the very fragile feelings about everything ,but we had a nice visit while we got our pedicures..
And Boy I dont think ive ever packed quicker than i did today.. since I am only going for a few days its not going to be crazy..

I see💖. You having a photographic memory can be a blessing, or a curse huh?💖. Ahhh a pedicure sounds delightful! I know I might get one with my sisters when we all get together. I have decided to not shave my legs or underarms, for the sake of my sisters. I haven't shaved since 2019, and to shave for a 2 week visit seems ridiculous. Either accept me,or not, but I won't tolerate rude comments.
💖Rebecca

Vickil57

Lagopus

Machka - this is for you: https://www.arctic-race-of-norway.com/en/overall-route

The race started today and continues through Sunday. Here's a promotional video sequence that starts and ends with golf for some reason.

https://www.dailymotion.com/embed/video/x7gs2f5?autoplay=1

Warning: that video is NOT for people who are afraid of heights! But those vertiginous drone shots do show some spectacular scenery from the countryside around my new home.

Our lightning trip to Stockholm to see the kids and grandkids was great! We spent three days and nights on our son's 35-foot sailboat. E and J (the girls) shared one cabin, A and L (the boys) shared another, and husband and I had the last one. Our son did all the cooking on their two-burner propane stove. As usual, the food was both delicious and meat-free (daughter-in-law E is a vegetarian). Grandson's epilepsy is now under such good control he even gets to go swimming (with a flotation device just in case).

The only fly in the ointment is that my exercise routine got shot to pieces. It's essentially impossible to get in 10,000 steps a day on a boat where you can only walk eight steps (some of them sideways) before turning around.

We spent the last day with our daughter and her fiancé. Again, good food, but we also did a substantial amount of walking to help burn it off.

We're back at our island place outside Tromsø now.

/Penny, happy to be home, but missing the younger generations and the

Peach1948

Whidislander

Awe Penny your trip sounded idyllic! Did the ocean cooperate, no heavy swells? I am heading to my sisters on the 12th to 22nd, then to middle son's from 22nd to 27th! What an adventure, and life spontaneous! I don't know what I'm eating, as an OMADer, and eating one meal a day, it will be interesting. I will not make a big deal out of it.👍
Rebecca
Whidbey
Washington

cityjaneLondon

Everyone in bed. We chillin'. I ache all over!
Pic of DH reading with M&E. Bea was in bed. I read her my picture books.


Got to get them organised in the morning with packed lunch, swimming gear, water bottles etc etc. It may not be raining.
Parents are having fun.

Love Heather UK xxxxxx

pipcd34

Stats for the day-

Walk W/family- 2hrs 32min, 57sec, 111elev, 79ahr, 94mhr, 8.14mi= 728c
Strava app = 986c
Walk to gym- 12.22min, .52mi= 49c
Strava app- 63c
Spin bike at gym- 37.53min, 123ahr, 155mhr, 12-16gear, 16amph, 10.1mi= 333c
Walk gym to home- 11.41min, .53mi= 70c
Strava app = 65c


Total cal 1180

pipcd34

I’m back in 5th place 🚴🏻‍♀️ In the MS ranking. I’m almost at my 1k goal so I can get my jersey. I’m at $971.50!! I can taste it!

dlfk202000

My best friend(who passed away 21 yrs ago at just 38)'s daughter wrote this.
Maria struggles with her weight as everyone in her family does but she is working hard to get fit- She wrote this and it is so amazing

Okay so real talk…aka long post I hope you read…
So anyone that knows me know legging are my jam and all I live in these days, but with the school year around the corner I needed to do some jeans shopping…I actually was feeling a little anxious about the thought of having to try on and buy jeans…”I can’t get a bigger size” “I worked so hard to be in a smaller number” “it’s seen as a bad thing to be in a bigger size” these are some of the thoughts that I was letting consume me when going into this jean shopping. However, after some deep breaths and trying on the size that fit best, it brought me back to realize that the number on the pants mean NOTHING, it DOESN’T depict my worth or value! My body has brought me through so much and I have to stop an remember that all clothes are made different just like our bodies! So I have to remind myself that no matter what the number is…I have a body that is strong, beautiful, and doing some kick *kitten* stuff!
Society has told us for so long that we have to fit into certain sizes and that’s not the case. Try on those pants and *kitten* the number! As long as you confident, in them own them.
I share my journey so that others can start to learn that we are more than what society has told us for so long. I also want to be open and honest that even as a fitness coach that I struggle with the “I should be this size or what size is acceptable” @hiitfit.30 we work to help our clients evolve & grow and I want them to know they aren’t alone we are in this together and together we can make an impact and crush the “societal norms.”
We we’re all wonderfully and perfectly made.
Remember you don’t always have to love your body, but we must learn to respect it.

exermom

Did Jari Love’s Extremely Ripped DVD then went for my walk. The plan for tomorrow is to do some HIIT.

After my walk, went to WalMart, bought gas, then to Michaels to return some yarn and got a skein of black since Halloween will be here and I’ll probably need it.

Heather – so sorry for your friends

I was surprised to see that WalMart is now again having someone sit at their door. At least they aren’t making you stand in line!

Looks like a beautiful day so I’ll probably go in the pool Update: I did

Allie – you definitely deserve that pedicure. Any idea who this thoughtful person is or was it anonymous?

How I remember the times with cousins. Playing etc. Good memories. Now people are so spread apart, it’s really a shame in one sense

Took my evening walk then played mahjongg by the pool. Maybe I’ll work some on the jigsaw puzzle that I’m doing.

Michele NC

dlfk202000

We were always closer to my cousins on mom's side than dad's side while we were growing up. Really miss the big holiday get togethers and the summer times when they all came to help with the produce-processing it was fun with everyone there.
We will be getting together with some of my cousins on dad's side in a couple weeks. A few that were not able to come down from WA or from AZ for dad's service are coming to visit mom and we are going to get other cousins and my one aunt(and maybe another aunt, by marriage) Aunt Lynn is the last of 10 kids and loves getting everyone together.
I stay in touch through FB more than anything else. Thankful for that- better than nothing.

Debbie