WOMEN AGES 50+ FOR FEBRUARY 2022

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  • pipcd34
    pipcd34 Posts: 17,240 Member
    Stat for the day- .

    housecleaning etc- 3hrs 48min 12sec, vacuum, laundry fold and put away, change bedsheets, etc= 1046c
  • grandmallie
    grandmallie Posts: 10,082 Member
    Evening ladies
    Didnt do a blessed thing today and took a couple of naps and feel better..
    Tracy wants me mon,weds,friday and still take Carmine back and forth to school so that will be my schedule for right now..
    My first husband like i have told you i met in a bar and i was 23 when we were married. But when your in love you are blind to other things.. his mother was severely challenged with mental difficulties ,and as our marriage went along so did Richs. He had a nervous breakdown right after i had Dan .. and i was always the stable one in the family..
    We moved a few times within our hometown and as Dan grew he started having issues... hereditary i guess. Back in the 80s i guess they didnt test for autism like they do now i think he might be high functioning..
    So after 2 children and 13 yrs of marriage and being very unhappy i filed for divorce.
    It wasnt great and my only regret was that i didnt keep primary residence of the kids i was working 2 jobs just to keep a roof over my head.. more later
  • exermom
    exermom Posts: 6,513 Member
    Did part of Leslie Sansone’s 5 Day Walk Challenge DVD then a stretching DVD. No exercise since we’re leaving tomorrow (yea!!!!)

    Betsy – congratulations! Will this be your first grandbaby?

    Barbara – how can they use my voice to answer credit applications? They don’t know things like my mother’s maiden name.

    Betsy – I guess in a way, I’m lucky in that I think the only financial thing on my computer is how much is in my “landscape” fund. All the financial stuff is on Vince’s computer and he does the taxes.

    Loaded the car so the only things that have to go in tomorrow are the refrigerated food and the cat things Finished the one puzzle and started on the next one. I’m hoping to get the frame done before we leave. Had dinner then got my bag of food to take. Vince wants to shut down the server tonight so after I post this I’ll probably have to shut down.

    Michele NC
    Soon to be FL
  • barbiecat
    barbiecat Posts: 17,188 Member
    margaretturk wrote: »
    Barbie I do the VERB test on myself as a check in to my mood.
    Do I sound and act like a victim?
    Do I act and sound entitled?
    Do I act and sound like I want someone to rescue me?
    Do I act and sound like I am blaming someone for my mood?

    If the answer is yes to any of these it works against finding happiness.

    I read this years ago in a book about happiness...similar to number three the author stated would you rather be right or happy?

    I found these ?s to be a helpful guide.

    :)Margaret, I love this. It will be very useful.
  • Machka9
    Machka9 Posts: 25,583 Member
    edited February 2022
    dlfk202000 wrote: »
    Barbara- THANK YOU-

    Kim- I had to look up olallieberries. I had never heard of them. We have thornless blackberries at mom's(hopefully they survived this past year- 2 100ft rows of them that dad planted). I have two small plants that he started.
    My raspberries have truly taken over in the front. I planted in two wine barrels. They spread(roots going through the bottom) into the lawn and into other wine barrels and along the walk way. I trellis them up but will dig some up again if they spread any further. They took over the area the strawberries were growing. I have a couple gallon bags full of berries in the freezer, need to do something with them so I can have the room back from them. I think I will cook them down and make freezer jam or take the cooked jam to mom and she can help me can/seal them.

    I have several pots of raspberries between a driveway and hedge. We've got them sitting on cardboard to help prevent spread. Unfortunately they didn't produce berries this year. My husband isn't familiar with raspberries and pruned them at the wrong time. He also doesn't water them enough even though I keep reminding him ... that's the brain injury. He forgets about them. So I think I'll need to take them over.

    We also have strawberries in containers along the railing next to our front door. They're doing well, although I think we could add a few more. I eat them right from the plants when they get ripe. :)

    We had blueberries but lost them all to the birds. :( We'll have to get nets.

    And our apples should be ready soon but something is trying to eat them too. Again, nets might be helpful. I don't know what I'll do with the apples. Some will go to apple jam and there might be an apple crumble, but there are a lot of apples.


    Machka in Oz
  • Katla49
    Katla49 Posts: 10,385 Member
    We are watching the Superbowl. I am remembering high school football. We took school buses to away games, many that were far away. I remember two away games, far from our highschool. One was in Medford, OR and the other in Bend, OR. I loved the Bend game for the snacks — hot corn on the cob! Good memories from long ago. I enjoy highschool football, but not pro football. :noway:
  • dlfk202000
    dlfk202000 Posts: 3,181 Member
    Machka9 wrote: »
    dlfk202000 wrote: »
    Barbara- THANK YOU-

    Kim- I had to look up olallieberries. I had never heard of them. We have thornless blackberries at mom's(hopefully they survived this past year- 2 100ft rows of them that dad planted). I have two small plants that he started.
    My raspberries have truly taken over in the front. I planted in two wine barrels. They spread(roots going through the bottom) into the lawn and into other wine barrels and along the walk way. I trellis them up but will dig some up again if they spread any further. They took over the area the strawberries were growing. I have a couple gallon bags full of berries in the freezer, need to do something with them so I can have the room back from them. I think I will cook them down and make freezer jam or take the cooked jam to mom and she can help me can/seal them.

    I have several pots of raspberries between a driveway and hedge. We've got them sitting on cardboard to help prevent spread. Unfortunately they didn't produce berries this year. My husband isn't familiar with raspberries and pruned them at the wrong time. He also doesn't water them enough even though I keep reminding him ... that's the brain injury. He forgets about them. So I think I'll need to take them over.

    We also have strawberries in containers along the railing next to our front door. They're doing well, although I think we could add a few more. I eat them right from the plants when they get ripe. :)

    We had blueberries but lost them all to the birds. :( We'll have to get nets.

    And our apples should be ready soon but something is trying to eat them too. Again, nets might be helpful. I don't know what I'll do with the apples. Some will go to apple jam and there might be an apple crumble, but there are a lot of apples.


    Machka in Oz

    I love to go out to the front yard with my cup of tea in the morning and eat raspberries.
    I have one blueberry plant that is blooming now(shouldnt be but it is). Hopefully I will finally get some berries on this- had buds last year but no berries
    I need to spray my nectarine tree before it leafs out- don't want to get peach leaf curl again this year.

    Debbie
  • Katla49
    Katla49 Posts: 10,385 Member
    edited February 2022
    Debbie- We have three blueberry bushes and each is a separate but similar cultivar. I love them but had to cover them with netting to keep the deer from eating all of the berries. These plants are suited to our area in NW Oregon and produce well. 🫐🫐🫐

    Katla
  • fanncy0626
    fanncy0626 Posts: 7,152 Member
    <3
  • auntiebk
    auntiebk Posts: 2,610 Member
    Michele, more info on why to answer questions from unfamiliar sources with another question.
    https://www.ag.state.mn.us/consumer/Publications/CanYouHearMe.asp

    “In some cases, the caller may record the person saying “yes.” Scam artists may be able to use a recorded “yes” to claim that the person authorized charges to his or her credit card or account. How can scammers access your account?  Some companies share their customers’ information with third‑party companies or allow third parties to charge customers’ accounts (called “cramming”) in exchange for payment. Scam artists may also obtain financial information from data breaches or leaks or through identity theft. “

    Good luck!
  • Machka9
    Machka9 Posts: 25,583 Member
    auntiebk wrote: »
    Michele, more info on why to answer questions from unfamiliar sources with another question.
    https://www.ag.state.mn.us/consumer/Publications/CanYouHearMe.asp

    “In some cases, the caller may record the person saying “yes.” Scam artists may be able to use a recorded “yes” to claim that the person authorized charges to his or her credit card or account. How can scammers access your account?  Some companies share their customers’ information with third‑party companies or allow third parties to charge customers’ accounts (called “cramming”) in exchange for payment. Scam artists may also obtain financial information from data breaches or leaks or through identity theft. “

    Good luck!

    Fortunately it seems there is no evidence of anyone being scammed.

    https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/can-you-hear-me-scam/

    Machka in Oz
  • Machka9
    Machka9 Posts: 25,583 Member
    edited February 2022
    My husband and I spent Valentine's Day among roses. :heart:

    OK ... we were gardening. Many hours of gardening. But roses were there.


    Loving the stories!


    Machka in Oz
  • TerriRichardson112
    TerriRichardson112 Posts: 18,997 Member
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    💕💖💕Happy Valentine’s Day 💕💖💕

    Rebecca: With son shipping out, definitely Now! For a few treats.

    Flea: (((Hugs))) 🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻ing that you’re on the road to recovery

    Will read some more later.
    P26
  • grandmallie
    grandmallie Posts: 10,082 Member
    Morning ladies
    Happy Valentines day to all my lovelies
    Back at it today.. cold here today but its winter in Connecticut oh well..
  • exermom
    exermom Posts: 6,513 Member
    Didn’t totally understand what “shutting down the network” meant. I just meant that I can’t access my Word documents, etc. But I can get here.

    Having some eggs for breakfast right now. Eggs usually keep me really full. I know that the last 2 times we got to Hardeville to get gas, I was too full to eat lunch. Vince was hungry, he only has cereal for breakfast.

    M – if you have an IP, applesauce is great. It just isn’t worth it financially unless you get free apples.

    I think we are probably the only house in American that WASN’T watching the Super Bowl. I have absolutely no interest (other than seeing those guys in the tight pants running), and lately Vince has no interest, ever since the kneeling stuff started.

    Katie – thank you for telling me that the “yes” is probably not a big deal. No, I didn’t give them any financial info or personal info. We’ll just keep an eye open. I don’t have any financial info on my phone (other than the info about how much is in my “landscape” fund). Now Vince does. He normally doesn’t access bank accounts etc from his phone but his laptop. You are such a good daughter! Being there for your mom.

    When we first moved here, we had wild raspberries growing at the end of our road. They are cut down now, but I remember when they were growing someone in the neighborhood used to come and pick them. We had an apple tree in our third house and the deer used to come and eat the apples, too.

    Barbara – banks know about this “yes” hack so I would think that their protocol would be to ask another personal question, not just take a “yes” answer when asking if someone can access an account. I would think a bank would be smarter than that. Or at least I would hope so

    Barbara and M – thanks for the links. I’ll have to check them out when we get to FL since I really don’t have time right now.

    Loki has been having diarrhea. Ever since Clyde passed, he seems to be lost. They were the best of friends. Yes, many times Loki viewed Clyde as “that annoying little brother”, but they would also many times lay next to each other and groom each other. I believe this diarrhea and lack of wanting to eat is a broken heart. Vince is concerned but that’s what I believe. Hopefully, he’ll get over this.

    Michele NC
    soon to be FL
  • 1948CWB
    1948CWB Posts: 1,587 Member
    <3 Happy Valentine's Day to All <3
  • cityjaneLondon
    cityjaneLondon Posts: 12,687 Member
    edited February 2022
    I picked out my own presents for DH to give me for V day. One was out of stock, so I ordered the other for him. :p Then the first one arrived, so I got both! :) An expensive day for DH.

    Beautiful blue sky, so I suggested we went for a walk TOGETHER. At first he said no, then it dawned on him that this was meant to be a romantic suggestion. It was lovely on the seafront, with the waves pounding on the shingle.

    Had our blinis with faux caviar for lunch. Tonight is skate. Yummo! We will share half a bottle of champagne. Got to keep my calories to 1500.

    Sorting out what I am going to send to the newspaper. I resurrected and edited an old article about how I told my adult children, so might send that instead of the original. I will have another look this afternoon to see if I can adapt the one I first sent her.

    Love Heather UK xxxxxxxx
  • minicooper452
    minicooper452 Posts: 643 Member
    Happy Valentine's Day!
  • margaretturk
    margaretturk Posts: 5,249 Member
    :heart: :heart: :heart: Happy Valentine's Day :flowerforyou:
  • GodMomKim
    GodMomKim Posts: 3,703 Member
    Allie - how long until Tracy is off of her maternity leave? Hopefully she has a few weeks to figure this all out.

    Kim in N. California

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