WOMEN AGES 50+ FOR MARCH 2022
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Pip prayers for a speedy recovery and not cancer💞🙏💞
Katla I'm excited for you and your future new fur baby!
I remember Joyce! So sad about her passing. I looked on the other thread and saw Gloria there and miss her as well 💞
💞 Mary from Arizona/Minnesota3 -
Wow Pip. Wishing you a speedy recovery!2
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Snowflake1968 wrote: »Allie - Just because Carmine has a chip on their shoulder doesn’t excuse the attitude towards you or their parents. You jump every time you’re asked and it is maddening that you’re treated that way. I’m not sure how you have managed to have so much patience. I don’t think I would.
Tracey in Edmonton
I agree!!
I'd be tempted to speak up and say something like, "you do not have the right to talk to me like that".
I'd also be inclined to let Carmine walk.
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Accountability:Chose well: Joe, readings, BP, dogs to powerline, CI<CO, CI<250<CO.
Bonus: 34 mins grooming tumble, 1 load laundry, 62 mins burn pile, emailed hymns. Just one thing: nope
Workin’ on it: [color=green140.9!!![/color], H20x3 , active 4:07
Mindful March
4: Notice how you speak to yourself and choose to use kind words.
5: Bring to mind people you care about and send love to them. J, MC, CH, D, T, CD, Ru, Tro, RW, P, F, Li, Al, An, B, Ka, La, Ma, Ky, MT, V, Ri, Mi, Re, Ro, Gi, S? Ki? Ju, H
Lisa “I try not to chafe at the worry that he can't seem to let go; it's love at its deepest” Likewise learned to hear Joe’s concerns as his trying to protect, not control or restrict, me. Deepening love.
Barbie inspired by your weeding, pulled a few along the drive. Haven’t been in the yard for weeks due weather. Found these spring signs.
Carol thanks for the link to Joyce’s obit.
Machka venous insufficiency from history of DVT yep that would sure explain my swollen cankles lately. Thanks for the https://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/home/leaving?allowTrusted=1&target=https://www.healthline.com/health/venous-insufficiency link! Stress diet? :laugh: Somehow beer/red wine/margaritas got left out…
Heather likewise felt sad seeing Gloria’s post on the same page as Joyce’s last.
Betsy ((hugs))
Michele and Betsy I hate that terrifying “CRACK” sound when a rock hits the windshield.
Tina Thanks for the “way its done” info, thought I was going nuts. Mind reader! I was wishing to ask for subtitles last night. Likewise sometimes have to ask Joe to turn the music down. Anything with a harmonica powered up is painful ;} Might not be in a hurry to get hearing tested…
Pip Mother! All that in teeny tiny you? Thankful you are so very very fit. Praying your recovery is swift, painless and complete. 7-10 business days for biopsy results? Seems a long time to me. When I had my MOHS surgery, they could check surrounding area cells on the fly and be guided to know if they needed to take more while I was still in the chair.
Vicki 4 baby blankets?
Allie hope your state offers low cost mental health services/family counseling. ((hugs)) I like Machka’s suggestion of Tracy and Kyle giving Carmine an afternoon all just for them.
Debbie how worrisome to have a jerk living on your mom’s property.
Kay ((hugs)) so hard to lose your cat amidst all your parents are going through.
Julie congrats on 10K steps!
Tracie in WI “no problem speaking your mind to “dh. Ditto! :laugh:
Michele thanks for Jrslateinlifemom’s new screen name :cupcakecravings . Hope your leg pain eases, but if it doesn’t don’t hesitate, get thee to an ER or a good urgent care with competent ultrasound techs. That pain increases with sitting long time is worrisome.
Rori what you said to Margaret about her shamanic studies and the power of energy.
Tracey have fun with your GD at the baby shower! We are so droughted, could you please open the gate and send some of that snow down here?
Katla fingers, toes, eyes and anything else that can be are crossed. Had poodles as a child. No smarter, funnier, more loving companions.
Enjoying the disruptions but they’ve taken a toll on steps and strength/balance/agility training. Get one thing right, and another slips off (Lisa’s) cracker. Climbing back up onto the wagon is so hard!
Lighter, lovelies!
Barbara, the Southern Oregon Coastie AHMOD
2022: Be still and listen.
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Pip-agree with earlier comments of amazement at size. Only thing I can figure is due to you being in shape, your abs helped hold stuff in. That tumor weight 3 more pounds that my first son at birth (he was born on March 2 many years ago). I know dependent upon suspected type of cancer it can take a bit longer to be certain of pathology. With my thyroid cancer for instance, the initial look see had them thinking no cancer. Results some time later-cancer. What matters most right now is they get the diagnosis right.
Allie-have to agree with others. Carmine is being rude. Perhaps some extra one-on-one time with parents would be good. Not caving in to her every demand is essential at this stage, I think. Tough balance.
This week was pretty much a normal week. Did have an issue at work that will involve discipline that is not going to be pleasant. Unfortunately that is part of the job.
Youngest son coming over later today to help in basement. Meanwhile, I am getting a load of stuff from down there ready for Goodwill and getting stuff cleared off of bar where it has been stacked and get area ready to destruct. I also want to build a three sided frame with leftover paneling to cover main drain.stack from kitchen that is currently covered (partially) by bar. May run out and get frame material so Jake can help with cutting those three large pieces of paneling (awkward cutting large sheets by self).
Hopefully by end of day it looks much better down there.
Hope Saturday goes (has gone) well for all.
Take care,
Ginny in Ohio5 -
Michele thanks for Jrslateinlifemom’s new screen name :cupcakecravings .
Lighter, lovelies!
Barbara, the Southern Oregon Coastie AHMOD
2022: Be still and listen.
Pretty sure cupcakecravings isn't Jrslateinlifemom, but cupcakeCravingsmom might be. cupcakeCravingsmom uses the Spanish for 'and' ... y.Interestingly cupcakeCravingsmom and Faetta have similar thoughts on "disagree"
https://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/comment/45580046#Comment_45580046
https://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/comment/45575259#Comment_45575259
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Happy Saturday, my dears, whether it's in your past, present or future!
Allie, darlin' - You know I love you, but I have to agree with Tracey and Machka. Your heart is as big as Texas, but it's time to establish boundaries with your family that protect your own health.
Pip - Definitely glad they acted fast to evict the tumor! Your incredible fitness levels will serve you well recovering from the surgery, and I hope the diagnosis is that you're cancer-free. Best to Kirby and Yogi, too...I must have hit a spider's nest because there are a lot of them running around where I was digging so I came inside for a cold drink and to let them settle. Machka in Oz
OK, yeah, I would not calmly go get a cold drink. You're a better person than I am. Even the thought of a "spider's nest" raises the hair on the back of my neck.
Kay - hugs for the hospice situation and I hope your Pip kitty returns soon.
Insomnia has become a part of my life once more... but that's OK. It's not like I have anywhere to be.
Monday is the first visit with my previous doctor. It will be a video call, which is a whole lot better than driving for an hour to the VA hospital in Fayetteville. Here's the kicker, my doctor wouldn't be there anyway. His office would connect him to me through a video call.
I had to fight it out with the nurse who called me Friday and wanted me to come to their office. I will try to get some physical time with him the next time he's in town, but I absolutely refuse to drive that far to do something that I can do from home! But, dealing with the VA is always like trying to teach a pig to sing. Wastes your time and annoys the pig.From Rori: Lisa Wish you lived closer so I could pick your brain on how to sew. I can barely thread a needle.
I love to sew; not least because when sewing, I can drop into the flow state where hours go by like minutes. My first quilts were for my sister's babies--and Nathan, her oldest, still has his quilt 34 years later. That's why I sew. I'd be happy to teach you how!
Which brings back memories of my home economics teacher, who would be utterly amazed. I broke three machines my first few months of the class and she decided to put me on the old treadle machine, where I promptly broke the belt.
Anyway... didn't mean to turn this into a book For those who are new, welcome! For those who need them, many hugs, and for those who have had triumphs, cheers!
Now sipping on my second cup of decaf tea (how the mighty coffee drinker has fallen!) I was able to find some decaf Tetley online for a reasonable price, and it's better than a poke in the eye with a sharp stick, I guess. It's hot and comforting and will suffice.
Later y'all,
Love,
Lisa in AR6 -
LisaInArkansas wrote: »I must have hit a spider's nest because there are a lot of them running around where I was digging so I came inside for a cold drink and to let them settle. Machka in Oz
OK, yeah, I would not calmly go get a cold drink. You're a better person than I am. Even the thought of a "spider's nest" raises the hair on the back of my neck.
Later y'all,
Love,
Lisa in AR
I didn't like the immense black spider that descended from the fan above the shower on March 1. I have this thing about spiders or moths in my hair. Just NO.
But when spiders run around outside, it doesn't really bother me.
Anyway, I don't think it was so much a spider's nest as just lots of spiders running around everywhere outside because of the weather. Everything has cobwebs on it now. Even my husband's cap! He must have put it down somewhere for a few minutes.
Machka in Oz
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Good Saturday!
The plumber did a wonderful job
With all the tasks he needed to get done. He was pleasant, professional, and efficient.
Husband and I leave Tuesday to head to Charlotte for our day on the track in a GT500! This was a perk with our new car. I get to track drive. DH will get to ride track with a professional driver. I am suppose to get to road course and drag strip, but right now rain is in forecast.i asked what happens in the event of rain. They said as long as no lightning or flooding, we will still road course, but no drag strip. They have a few other activities as back up. Rain will slow me down. Am super excited!
Posting before I move....phone being funky this am.
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Kylia6 -
Allie- I remember when my GD turned 14. Her parents told me I too would get that teenage attitude, I told them no I wouldn't. She popped the attitude with me once. I told her not acceptable! I was one, raised two, and wouldn't put up with it. If she wanted anything from me, she had better keep that in her back pocket. It helps that she spent a lot of her 1-5 yrs with me. I made the rules and consequences and followed through. She doesn't fight me on things like that. I am saddened by the fact that Carmine seems to have no respect for anyone including herself. I hope the family finds some help. I do like the idea of Carmine having some parent time without Miles. Maybe it should be like a date night for couples. My oldest daughter and her DH do that with their kids. Twice a month, they each take one child for a few hours alone with parent. Sometimes it is dinner, or a movie, or shopping, or theater. Just a suggestion. It might be hard at first, but pays off in the long run, I believe. Hugs.
Machka- My daughters would have run screaming into the house and refused to go back out there! My youngest called me from Florida, panicked over a spider in her house! Her DH was deployed at the time. I was like kill it. You are bigger than it. I am not sure what she wanted me to do about it from Ohio. Luckily the neighbors heard the commotion, came over, and took care of the situation. She totally stripped her son's room before she would let him back in it.
Time to get ready for work. It is suppose to be 70 today. Rain in forecast for next two days, then winter temps back in a week.
Healing thoughts for all!
HUGS for ALL!
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Kylia in Ohio3 -
Did a 20-40-60 workout on the treadmill today. The plan for tomorrow is to do a Leslie Sansone DVD
Someone mentioned about how I have my workouts planned. To be honest, if I didn’t do this, I’d get up in the morning and not have things ready, by the time I decided what I was going to do, you can bet that I would find every reason in the book not to do it. So I have to have it planned. And I like to vary my workouts which is why DVD’s work for me. I know me and I’d get bored if I did the same thing every day
After exercise went down to the pool after making some hard boiled eggs, then went to Upscale Retail. They didn’t have a crockpot that I wanted but I did find shorts and a blouse (like I need it). Then went and saw where this laundromat is (the one I used to use is no longer there and I know I’m going to have to wash our quilt), went into this store next door just to see what it was and found an exercise DVD. It’s about the same price as from the SPCA thrift store so I could live with the price. Stopped at Beal’s Outlet and got a few bras since I’d seen on the internet that Beall’s sells the coverup that I like so I wondered if the outlet carried it (they don’t). Tomorrow maybe I’ll take a walk across the street and go to the Beall’s store to see if they have the coverup. Anyway, it used to be at Beall’s people 55 and over got 15% off on Mon and those 55 and younger got 15% off on fri so I added Jess to my card. Well, they no longer have the Mon/Fri thing but they’ve combined them. However, as I was checking out the gal said to me “oh, I see it’s your birthday month (Jess was born in March) so you get $5 off plus 15% . So I saved a little over $8. Thank you Jess
Called insurance and Safelight will be here the morning of the 8th to replace the windshield
Katie -Jrsmon (Amber) has a new screen name – cupcakecravings
I remember Joyce! How very sad
Barbara – no, no redness, swelling or the leg being hot. It feels more like when I sit for periods of time, something gets inflamed. Thanks for the aspirin/Tylenol difference. I honestly didn’t know the difference. I’m not on blood thinner but Vince is which is why we have Tylenol in the house and not aspirin. I’m going to buy some for myself. I’ve thought of Lenora a lot, too. Another person on that page was Gloria.
Allie – OIC about the “they”
Thinking of pip
Mailed the card for Lynette. Also sent her a short email just asking how she is and telling her that I’ll be thinking of her tomorrow (her mother’s ceremony)
M – about the only symptom of blood clot that you listed is the varicose vein, but I figure we all have that, nothing out of the ordinary
Carol – thanks so much for posting Joyce’s obit. So many of the people (Charlie, Trinity, etc) she spoke about on here that I felt I knew them. I’m so sad she’s gone. She was such a wonderful person
Betsy – I remember years ago we had to have a windshield repaired and at the time we were told if the chip could be covered by a dollar bill, they can fix it. Anything larger they have to replace. I remember Vince one time had a chip and they repaired it, so much so that the only way you knew it was there was if you looked real real close. The bright side is that it’ll be a nice clean windshield. I had some sort of film on the windshield. Oh, I could still see out, but it was just a pain. Now that won’t be a problem. They did say that I shouldn’t go thru a car wash for a while (like I ever use a car wash. I think the last time I used one was 10+ years ago. I like washing my car myself).
Pip – that’s some tumor!! I hope you don’t have cancer. When will you know the result?
Annie DE (((HUG)))
I bet most others would have felt pip’s tumor sooner. but pip is in such great shape, she probably didn’t even notice it for a while
The friends we met yesterday make their own wine. They gave us a bottle which was very nice of them. However, the cardiologist doesn’t want Vince to drink (he does have like one beer occasionally or one glass of wine once/year) and I’m not a drinker. I’ll probably save it until Christmas. The bad part is that I won’t get the sweet Golden Muscadine. But that might be a blessing in disguise for me. I really like a sweet wine and this is so sweet that, honestly, I can finish the whole bottle.
Going to play cards with a couple of ladies tonight. Well, I missed playing last night. I just get bored playing the same thing over and over (canasta). I like canasta, but I’d also like to play other things. But it seems that some people around here are very into doing the same old same old. Oh well..
Michele
who needs to get dinner ready so I can go
Should know within 7-10 business days4 -
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PIP ~ We are all praying for your complete healing!
KYLIA ~ Driving your powerful car on a track sounds so exciting and scary at the same time. Have fun!
BARBARA ~ The flowers are beautiful!
ALLIE ~ So sorry to hear about the eye problems your brother is having. Hope the treatment works. Also, agree with others about not allowing Carmine to be sassy/rude with you. Sounds like her parents are also allowing it so may be time for you all to unite. Giving her some alone time with them may help her feel more secure. (Sorry...I just can't say her/him).
MACHKA ~ Amazing how you are able to go back and find the old conversations between Faetta and Jr's mom. Those were not very pleasant to read again. Someone I have missed was Trucker! Hope she is doing well.
Supposed to be a beautiful Springlike day here in Georgia!
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Quick hop on before shopping:
PIP!- Holy S**T! Where were you hiding that?! You are so tiny. Sending healing vibes and "zero cancer" thoughts. I am so happy you keep yourself so healthy; should make recovery easier. ((hugs))
Allie- Teens, in general, hit a disrespectful/pain in the a** stage. I feel for Carmine. What they are going through is a lot to process in their still learning/developing mind and body. Puberty, gender identity, new family dynamic, peer relationships (which, due to their new identity, is becoming more challenging). They have a LOT on their plate/in their mind and I am sure they feel that no one understands or knows how they feel. SO...encourage communication. Tracy and Kyle (or just Tracy, if that would make Carmine more comfortable) spending time alone with them would be great. If you decide to put your foot down and set "respect" boundaries, I would do so in a conversation where you are asking Carmine what they need/want from you. Then let them know what you need/want in return. Let them know that as a woman of a certain age and with health issues; you need to have time to rest and be able to stay home if your health demands it. I would also encourage Carmine to write. Write in journal, poems, songs, essays, anything to get their feelings and thoughts on paper and out of their head so they can see their thoughts and possibly come up with solutions; or just to make room in their head for other things. You mentioned Carmine was taking guitar lessons. Music could be a healing place for them. Encourage that. Also...encourage walking, hiking, running, biking. Exercise will also help reduce stress, untangle thoughts, and help their brain process. IF Carmine won't sit still for a conversation, send it in a text. Even in a series of short texts, so that they can't ignore the messages. (messenger is great for this, because you can see if they have seen the message).
Wow, sorry so long. My quick hop on wasn't as quick as I was planning. I, too, saw Gloria's post when I followed the thread that Machka posted in regards to Joyce's last post. I have to say, my breath caught in my throat. Gloria certainly was a force to be reckoned with, wasn't she?! All she did for those grandchildren of hers, her pottery...
I better get busy. Shopping and a few errands. It is supposed to be in the high 60s this weekend. I definitely will be outside for as much of it as possible. ttfn xoxoxo KJ (Kelly)4 -
Saturday -- warm and muggy
I slept in and then spent the day in the front garden ... mostly digging and moving rock.
I'm experimenting with putting in a dry stream/creek. I'm not sure how it is going to turn out but the idea is starting to come together. However, I might have to shift what I've done slightly because I had another idea tonight. That's OK. This is all an experiment. I have done something similar on a very small scale when I was much younger ... it's different on the large scale!
Later in the afternoon, we relaxed in the patio area and then decided to have dinner out there. It's quite nice now. We'll move our raspberry plants (about a dozen pots of them) down to the dirt area in the left of the first photo. I want to get a colourful Bird of Paradise too.
Still touching things up.
Then it started raining about 7:30 so we headed in.
M in Oz8 -
MACHKA ~ Beautiful garden and patio!3
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Kylia, Fun Exciting and fingers crossed for decent weather.
Pip, 7 to 10 days is so long to wait. Will be thinking of you.
Carol, I miss Trucker too. Hope she is well.
Barbara, nice sign of spring.
M in Oz... lovely outside pictures.
Lisa, funny you broke three sewing machines and the treadle belt. Home Economics was my only subject in high school with a failing grade. :-(I'm a bit bummed today but will work it through. On Wednesday I went for my one week check and I was having an allergic reaction to the eye drops I began taking on 2/21 to prepare for my cataract surgery. My ocular pressure was dangerously high in both eyes. I'm on new drops now and the throbbing and discomfort is less. Drops cost $485 for .3ml. Insurance kicked in and my cost was $142. Lucky. Still scheduled for 2nd surgery on March 17th.
Thinking back to March 5, 1981. My folks came to visit and my dad wasn't feeling well. The folks had no medical insurance and I couldn't convince him to go to my doctor. He said he would feel better after a good nights sleep. He had a massive heart attack that night and died. He was a good man and I was lucky to have him in my life for my first 31 years.
Wishing everyone a good Saturday,
Betsy in NW WA9 -
Machka your gravel is beautiful! Well worth all that hard work.
Annie in Delaware1 -
Last night was a tough one for DH. He spent a long time in the bathroom with an angry digestive system and he couldn’t keep his food down. He’s sleeping now.
I peeked out my window this morning and found a gray sky. I have decided today should be a quiet day for us.
Katla in overcast NW Oregon4
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