WOMEN AGES 50+ FOR DECEMBER 2021

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  • Vickil57
    Vickil57 Posts: 1,881 Member
    Lisa--sending Prayers and hugs

    Kim--Sending Prayers and hugs. Hope your mom is feeling better.

    Katla--Glad you had a great trip and got to spend time with the new baby and older grandson. I know I enjoy going places, but also so glad to be home.

    Mary--Congrats on your Bingo win.

    Carol--Happy Birthday to DH. Hope you enjoy your Chinese meal out.

    Rebecca--I would send a letter and the piece of metal to the rice company. At least let them know.

    I am so happy it is Friday. I have the weekend off. Tomorrow going to bake cookies for the neighbors. I usually give them a gift bag of cookies and a card. Then Sunday after church have our Christian motorcycle group Christmas party. Still not sure what I am taking to that, do have the gifts brought for the gift exchange just need to get them wrapped.

    Sounds like our warm weather is going away and the cold is coming.

    Blessings, Vicki GRAND ISLAND,NE <3
  • Katla49
    Katla49 Posts: 10,385 Member
    Barbie—Thank you for the December thread. I have missed quite a bit because of traveling to see family in Virginia. We returned home on December first. I am happy to connect with this group of wonderful women.

    I also want to thank Terri for her help with connecting here.
  • GodMomKim
    GodMomKim Posts: 3,703 Member
    Hi Gals,

    Mary – Congrats!!!! How exciting

    Rebecca – well that is not what is to be in your rice! Hope that the manufacturer responds.

    Heather – will the book/article and maybe poems as well as the general advertising help with additional income for all the fun travel and house upgrades? I know that is a worry. But I know so little about the writing world I am sure there are more expenses than I can imagine.

    There are a lot of challenges for me with the holidays, but I am getting better at making choices and knowing that being alone for any of the holidays can be one of the ok choices.

    But this year for Christmas I have chosen to gather with my best friend’s family group and I do know that with somethings it is just better? Easier! To just go along…. With all that back story I need some help with the “just go along” part – we are being “asked” and assigned an up to 15 min time slot to present to the group a new or renewed focus/theme/symbol for 2022 for yourself or your family it can be expressed with the presentation of an item, song, poem, prayer, picture or in another medium.

    So I have NEVER had a focus/theme/symbol for a year (heck for anything longer than a party) and I can present anything but have to have something to present. Honestly I do not care how true it is, but it needs to sound believable. After all I have spent a lot of time with these folks for the last 30 years. Some of you know me pretty well – any suggestions for a focus/theme/symbol?

    Thinking of everyone.
    Smiles Kim in N. California


  • pipcd34
    pipcd34 Posts: 17,211 Member
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  • skuehn48
    skuehn48 Posts: 3,027 Member
    Got my credit card bill yesterday and there were charges on it that were not mine. When I called today they said they had noticed unusual activity on the account. They have now blocked the card and are sending me a new one. The charges were small but my DD said she thought someone might be doing a trial run to see if they went through. Both charges were from Apple. Com. I do not have any Apple products.

    Carol - enjoy the birthday dinner.

    Katla - glad you made it home safely and enjoyed the trip.

    Heather - congrats on the story.

    Rebecca - glad you didn't break a tooth biting down on that.

    Everyone take care, Sue in WA
  • margaretturk
    margaretturk Posts: 5,246 Member
    edited December 2021
    Barbara I would something simiiar with DrewB especially in the winter. One of her favorite game was find the treat. I would use her kibbble froher Breakfast or Dinner. Right now she is on a bland diet no Kibble because she is anemic. She is on three ad to get at what is causing it. We go back on next Friday to moinitor her progress. The symptom was no energy and no appetite.

    I got my reader glasses that screen out the blue light of the computer. I do notice less eye faitigue.
  • grandmallie
    grandmallie Posts: 10,069 Member
    Evening ladies
    Well i can barely move .. waaaaay to much walking for me ..my ankles look like ham hocks but we had a lovely day and i spent a whopping 1.39 for a weekly planner for 2022 .and of course lunch.. we had a blast. To top off our evening we drove through Forest Park in Springfield, Massachusetts .. beautiful Christmas lights...we are on our way home now,Alfie is ending up staying overnight ..because we are getting home late but bless them they love having him .
  • exermom
    exermom Posts: 6,502 Member
    Started putting out the Christmas decorations. It’s so nice to put them out in a t-shirt

    Mary – care to share???? Congrats

    Rebecca – that’s really something. Glad you wrote to the company. Let us know what they are going to do.

    Carol – happy birthday to your hubby. Enjoy your dinner.

    Barbara – when we were training the service dog, he had to walk on my left side. I kept some treats in my pocket and every time he walked the right way beside me, he got a treat.

    Sue WA – I bet your daughter is right. I know whenever that has happened to Vince, AmEx has always been really, really good about sending the new card. When it happened to me, Master Card took forever to get me my new card. Fortunately, I had another card that I used. I’m sorry that happened to you, but glad the credit card company is making good

    Went to WalMart. Vince needed to return some LED light bulbs, they were the wrong ones so we got the right ones. I also got a little food while I was there.

    I’ve decided that for the Newcomer general meeting where I’m supposed to bring some cookies, I’m just going to make the Pillsbury ones in a roll. Newcomers doesn’t appreciate homemade food anyway so I might as well make it easier on myself. The easiest would be to buy the cookies, which I’m sure some people will do.

    Work tomorrow. Well, it’s only until Jan 1.

    Michele NC
  • pipcd34
    pipcd34 Posts: 17,211 Member
    Stat for the day

    Walk w/yogi- 1hr 48min 38sec, 53elev, 82ahr, 114mhr, 3.17ap, 6.10mi= 579c
    Strava app = 736c
  • Machka9
    Machka9 Posts: 25,559 Member
    cityjaneLondon wrote: »
    Most cats in the UK go outside. I'd never heard of an inside cat until this thread. I suppose if you live on Oxford Street........?
    Cats wander around our neighbourhood and gardens. Not dogs though.

    Love Heather UK xxxxxx

    Here, owners are strongly encouraged to keep their cats inside because cats can kill native wildlife.

    But also because we love our Rhody, and because we live on a busy street, he's an indoor cat most of the time. When he goes out, he's in his harness on a leash or in his catio.

    He will walk on a leash - we started doing that right from the beginning.

    On Thursday, there was a torrential rain that broke records with the amount of rain falling in a short period of time. Yesterday, he didn't seem entirely happy with his position in the front yard on a stationary leash and didn't seem entirely happy in his catio. So I hooked him up to a walking leash and we did a round of the yard and he had to sniff and sniff at everything. We wonder if the rain brought out new smells. Then he was happy in the front yard.


    M in Oz
  • Machka9
    Machka9 Posts: 25,559 Member
    GodMomKim wrote: »
    So I have NEVER had a focus/theme/symbol for a year (heck for anything longer than a party) and I can present anything but have to have something to present. Honestly I do not care how true it is, but it needs to sound believable. After all I have spent a lot of time with these folks for the last 30 years. Some of you know me pretty well – any suggestions for a focus/theme/symbol?

    Thinking of everyone.
    Smiles Kim in N. California

    The closest I've come to having a focus for the year is ... this year I need to finish my degree or this year I'm working on my Things to Do list or Go with the Flow. :)


    M in Oz
  • Machka9
    Machka9 Posts: 25,559 Member
    Anniesquats100 wrote: »
    I had a nice riding lesson on Henry. We did a better trot circle today. And some weaving poles and I put some rings on poles. I did a lot of riding in two point, even at a trot. It was really good in one direction, a little bouncy in the other. All fun.

    Annie in Delaware

    I was hoping to ride a horse for the very first time in 2021, but it didn't happen. Maybe in 2022!! :)

    I'm glad you were able to get out and do that. :)


    M in Oz

  • Machka9
    Machka9 Posts: 25,559 Member
    auntiebk wrote: »
    Machka your gravel path, are you edging or digging out and levelling before filling in? Your hard work is inspiring me to give thought to the paths needed in our side yard, to minimize next winter’s mud intake ;)

    Lighter, lovelies!
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    Barbara, the Southern Oregon Coastie AHMOD
    2021: choose to be leaner/stronger/kinder NOW

    My husband is digging out a little bit - down an inch or two. The path we've completed so far has edging from way back when. It's not in the greatest shape (partially rotten wood) but it's there. As for levelling, the path so far goes up and over a hill. :) The next bit slopes down toward the back door.

    We are planning to extend it down and under the outdoor drying rack. Right now that's all grass which needs to be mowed all the time and it doesn't need to be grass. The grass gets really slippery in a rainy year like this one and the area under the drying rack can get quite muddy which is not ideal if we drop an article of clothing. In that stage, we may need to think about things like edging, weedmat, etc.


    M in Oz
  • barbiecat
    barbiecat Posts: 17,183 Member
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  • Whidislander
    Whidislander Posts: 3,771 Member
    Christmas is slowly coming along.
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    Tomorrow my tree.
    Lee just groans and smiles...
    Rebecca
    Whidbey
    WA
  • Whidislander
    Whidislander Posts: 3,771 Member
    The pic my son did when Athena was a baby. Its got white pompoms in it like snow! She's screaming!
    So precious!
  • skuehn48
    skuehn48 Posts: 3,027 Member
    <3
  • Machka9
    Machka9 Posts: 25,559 Member
    edited December 2021
    This weekend is a "hurricane" of preparation for the biggest cycling event of our season - a challenging, hilly, 200 km ride for which we've got 29 participants.

    Plus I'm trying to decorate for Christmas.

    Our living/dining area is full of bags of stuff for the ride and bins/boxes of Christmas stuff.

    It's a 3-day weekend for me, and a good thing too!

    M in Oz
  • grandmallie
    grandmallie Posts: 10,069 Member
    Awake to hit the potty and get a drink of water.. and hopefully back to sleep ,i took more tylenol for good measure.
  • grandmallie
    grandmallie Posts: 10,069 Member
    Barbara- Oregon coastie ,lol I should get that t shirt for my son ... thats him in a nutshell..
    Well been awake for about 3 hours..sheesh im hoping i can get back to sleep
  • Anniesquats100
    Anniesquats100 Posts: 3,277 Member
    I had a lovely lunch with my college buddy, and managed not to eat anything for the rest of the day! Yay! We talked about my book which is reviving after a bit of a rest. I still don't know if I could ever go through with the marketing, but I'm going to write it anyway. It's thriller fiction.

    And I finally got that dang booster shot scheduled. I'm rather bad at making appointments, which is part of the reason my hair is so long. Today's chores are vacuuming ( still have those pesky fleas) and Christmas shopping. Got to get those orders in! And hopefully some time for writing.

    Annie in Delaware
  • LisaInArkansas
    LisaInArkansas Posts: 2,862 Member
    Barbara AHMOD - I've never been a registered anything political-party wise, so the Congress-critters resolutely ignore my independent self. I'm genuinely OK with that.

    Kim - you might take a look at "kintsugi." On paper, it just seems to be repairing pottery with gold in the broken places. But for me, it helps me remember that the scars don't ruin me, they are beautiful in and of themselves and make me more beautiful to those who really see me. There are a lot of ways to talk about that.

    Sue - Good you caught it! I dealt with that more than a year ago when I lost my wallet, two of my credit cards, and one work credit card. Snarled and tangled mess that was. The credit card companies all took the hit, it's part of their cost of doing business, and I wasn't charged anything, but it was no fun.

    Annie - I'm the worst at marketing as well. Occasionally someone finds me on Amazon and I get a tiny royalty, but my joy comes out of having finished the books. Don't get me wrong, I've had dreams of fame and fortune but so far, haven't been willing to put in the marketing work to get noticed. One of the many reasons I admire Heather's multi-pronged approach and follow-through to marketing. Makes me think that I could try, but so far hasn't gotten me to actually commit to an action. :smiley:

    The folks I made friends with who sold their wares at the Farmer's Market this last summer are up at the same venue just around the corner from me, selling at the Christmas show. They called me Thursday and urged me to come up and see them this morning. Corey had to work this morning, so it will get me out of the house.

    Later, y'all,
    Love, Lisa
  • bananasandoranges
    bananasandoranges Posts: 2,410 Member
    Hello, enjoying reading.

    KIM maybe the theme "support" ? let us know what you choose!

    I don't really choose a theme for a year. some years I have had a sentence or something but not these past years.

    a few key meetings yesterday and this morning, especially yesterday, 2 went well one interesting even if results not what we wanted... possibilities apparently remain.


    Have some not-fun project to work on this weekend can't put it off anymore.

    Cleaning home sounds WAY more fun! :)

    Got half a roast chicken on the way home (they are quite small here, a roast chicken makes 4 moderate - not big- sized servings), with maybe 5 or 6 baby potatoes roasted in the drippings. I eat fish but less and less meat. I usually get fish or shrimp when I eat out, for a very simple work or friend dinner, maybe 1x every two weeks. It's common here because homes are small and everyone is tired of public transportation so we find a midway place to eat and splurge 15 to 20 euros.

    I will not get the MODERNA again if we have to have a 4th jab. Here the 3rd jab is pretty much required. IF you don't have it you can't go to cafés restaurants, museums and I don't know what else.

    ì have a big and slightly growing quite hot red spot where I was jabbed Thursday morning.
    I may need to get it checked.
    I know that red and slight swelling is normal but slight increase after 2 days, not sure (maybe)
    I'm not alarmed but checking it out.
    I had ZERO problem on jab one and two (just tired for both and slightly sore arm on jab 1) so didn't really follow up closely on risks and side effects.

  • OregonMother
    OregonMother Posts: 1,661 Member
    Barbara -- We have a miniature Australian shepherd -- 20 pounds of muscle and energy. She is a joy.

    I also agree with what you said to Kim about her. I have been thinking for a couple days -- when I think of you, Kim, I think of generosity and resourcefulness, resilience. I think the gardening metaphor works on multiple levels.

    Started the first of the three maintenance drugs on Thursday, letrozole 2.5 mg, and it makes me a little loopy and tired. I have decided to take it at night, which means I was pretty much out of it at about 9:00 p.m., so I woke up this morning ready to go at about 4:30. Maybe I need to try to take it a little later in the evening?

    The Xgeva injection, once a month, should begin in January. And sometime after that, I guess, if everything gets approved, I will start Ibrance. Still no word on whether I will have radiation or not. The pathology consultants are taking a second (third?) look at all of my pathology reports because there is some contradiction. It doesn't really change anything. I asked the oncologist if the fact that I may have lobular instead of ductal is good news, bad news, or just news, and she said "just news." So I am trying not to fret about it, and just move on. I will let the doctors and pathologists hash it out and they will let me know what they decide when they decide it.

    I am up early enough to hear the hedgehog on her wheel. She's a sweetie.

    Our Covid tests came back negative, as expected, so I think we have everything we need. We are still mentally prepared to be turned away from the flight to Fiji in LA, and we have agreed if that happens, we will just hang out in the sun in LA for a few days and then fly home, so either way, I will get some sun. It is pretty dismal here this time of year, and we didn't go anywhere last winter, so my body is really craving some warmth. I had fun packing my bag yesterday, and my swimming suit doesn't look half bad on me, even with the lopsy nature of my "chest wall," as the oncologist clinically calls it. Lol

    Oh, and the oncologist cleared me to get my vaccines, so I started with the second dose of the shingles vaccine on Thursday, since I was quickly approaching the six month window. I need to wait two weeks from then before I can get the Covid booster and Flu shot, but I will be much relieved to have these done before I start the two other drugs. One of them (both of them?) can mess with my immune system, so I want to get these done before I start on that experience again.

    Everyone take care.

    Flea
    Willamette Valley, OR
  • pipcd34
    pipcd34 Posts: 17,211 Member
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  • cityjaneLondon
    cityjaneLondon Posts: 12,678 Member
    edited December 2021
    Hi all! Waiting to hear back from my brother about a lunch visit I proposed for next week. Hours on the train, but you have to make the effort. ;)

    Kim - As Lisa said, the returns are tiny, but the spiritual reward is great. :D I just keep putting one foot in front of another. I still have dreams of great fame and distinction, but I can live without it. I suffer from less envy now I am actually doing something to put myself out there. Creativity is an end in itself. And I may help a few people. :D<3

    Someone else asked me a question and I can't remember it. Was it Barbara? 🤔

    Done all my Christmas cards except for my ex as I don't have his new address.

    Went for my run this afternoon and came back via the fish market. Bought Dover Sole for Boxing Day dinner. Yum . It was quite breezy, but worth making the effort.

    Love Heather UK xxxxxx


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