WOMEN AGES 50+ FOR MAY 2022

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  • GodMomKim
    GodMomKim Posts: 3,703 Member
    :)
  • dlfk202000
    dlfk202000 Posts: 3,193 Member
    ;)
  • Machka9
    Machka9 Posts: 25,616 Member
    exermom wrote: »
    Previously, when we were up in DE, Denise gave us the excuse “I don’t know how to take the car seat out of my car”. This year since we’re coming up and staying in a hotel with a swimming pool that PJ can use, she seemed to be more willing to take the car seat out of her car for us to us. What can I say?

    Michele NC

    She's had time to work it out and get used to using it. :)

  • TerriRichardson112
    TerriRichardson112 Posts: 19,049 Member
    Morning all. I’m a city girl again! 😝 Our town has been granted City status as part of our Queen’s Platinum Jubilee Celebrations.

    Machka: TV is so unsatisfactorily repetitive these days, especially the News! And too many sport, cookery, and inane repeats. Or else they schedule all the good programmes at the same time.

    Heather: I know what you mean about feeling that you are not seeing enough of the grands as they get older, and worrying about them. They grow so quickly. As for hubbies, they have their moments, but I think both you and I have been fortunate in our current choices of partner.
  • grandmallie
    grandmallie Posts: 10,099 Member
    Morning ladies
    Tracy just texted me Miles slept 10 1/2 hrs he had 3 shots yesterday... Tracy brought him home and gave him a bath and tylenol and he was zonked.
    She sent me pictures of him sitting in his baby seat this morning all smiles.. thank goodness for that..
  • cityjaneLondon
    cityjaneLondon Posts: 12,716 Member
    Terri - I completely agree with you about how fortunate we are. :p DH doesn't interfere with anything I want to do, even if it's not 'his bag'. It still took a while for me to stop looking for his approval for my increased 'exposure' though. I am growing up at last! The other day he said "You have worked very hard on yourself and I notice that you are much more calm these days." :p
    We are very happy together 95% of the time. When it blows up, it really does! Of course, it's all his fault. :laugh:
    We have a lot of things in common, but also are very different. But we are good friends.

    Love Heather UK xxxxxxxx

  • Machka9
    Machka9 Posts: 25,616 Member
    edited May 2022
    Bodenista wrote: »
    Machka9 wrote: »
    Bodenista wrote: »
    I am going to the library to pick up a book I ordered. Reading is one of my loves and obsessions and has been since I was a child so I am looking forward to starting my new book later.

    Have a fabulous day everyone 💫💫

    Bodenista UK

    I've been debating about going to the library again. I stopped going because I'd start on a series and couldn't get the whole series. There would be 2 of the 3 books in a trilogy or books 1, 4 and 7 out of a collection. I was told I could try ordering them, but quite often I'd find there was a list of people ahead of me who wanted the books. So I'd read Book 1 and it could be months before I'd see Book 2. It just wasn't great for settling into an interesting series.

    I also found the 3 weeks allowed for the books limiting as I can only read on weekends. I constantly had overdue books and was constantly paying for the extra time.

    So I started going to Op Shops ... and started finding whole series there for $1-2 each book and I can read them at my own leisure. :):)


    But I've been tempted to try the library again. Apparently they've dropped the overdue book fee.


    Machka in Oz

    Machka I'm in the UK and they have dropped the overdue fees here and they automatically renew the book for you every 3 three unless of course someone else orders the book.

    I do read a lot of books by the same authors but they tend not to be series of books of so I don't have that problem.

    The book that I picked up today is called 'A Different Kind of Daughter' by Maria Toorpakai. The one that I've just finished was called 'Grown Ups' by Marian Keyes. I read all kinds of different stuff. Give the library a go again, you never know what gems you might find 🙂

    Bodenista UK

    I like ...
    Sue Grafton and the Kinsey Millhone Alphabet series
    Nora Roberts Trilogies
    J.D. Robb's In Death series
    Patricia Cornwell's Scarpetta Series

    ... books like that. :)

    John Grisham seems to have individual books. I've have (and have read) several of them. I don't know if the library would have more.


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    Machka in Oz
  • 1948CWB
    1948CWB Posts: 1,608 Member
    :)
  • KJLaMore
    KJLaMore Posts: 2,847 Member
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  • KetoneKaren
    KetoneKaren Posts: 6,412 Member
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  • Machka9
    Machka9 Posts: 25,616 Member
    Snowflake1968 wrote: »
    Heather - what should I look for to know where to have a book made. I have tried a printing company here, but they only do coil. I have searched book binding but wasn’t successful. Is there a specific word I should be using? I want to see what I should be looking at for format before I start my work.

    I am off today and don’t go back to work until Tuesday. I needed the break.
    Tomorrow I am going out for lunch with a coworker and my old supervisor.
    I think I may go bring the grandkids out on Sunday.
    It’s been too long since I’ve seen them.

    I should go do something, it’s taken me 2.5 hours to catch up this morning.
    Tracey in Edmonton
    cityjaneLondon wrote: »
    Tracey - I have always used Amazon, KDP . They talk you through the steps, but there is quite a lot to get to know first. It's all there, but a lot of reading. It's free if you DIY. I am always terrified, but it works out alright in the end! Remember to start your first reading page on an odd number. I start the actual text on page 5. :p
    I am the least technical person in the world, so, if I can do it ............. :D Their new thing is hardback, which would be nice for your project. I might do that for my projected poetry book. Lisa also did it on KDP.

    My books are available on my author page, Heather Eyles. Read the blurb carefully to see if it's for you. Trigger warning. There are also my old children's books on there. :) Mostly remaindered. My recent books are also on Kindle.

    Back making progress. Slow progress, but going in the right direction.

    Lamb Tagine was heaven. It's from the Hairy Bikers first diet book.

    Love Heather UK xxxxxxxx


    My father also uses Amazon for the books he has published.

    Have a restful time off Tracey! :)


    Machka in Oz
  • Anniesquats100
    Anniesquats100 Posts: 3,292 Member
    Good morning ladies!

    Barbara good luck with your knee! Do you have to manage stairs?

    I am doing knee and hip strengthening exercises as part of my dumbbell routine. I've had to cut back on the squats though. I've got dumbbells tonight and then Sunday I might walk some or I might take a full day of rest from exercise. Who knew I would get to the point where a full day off was an anomaly!

    Today's challenge is to put away laundry and clean my desk. Shouldn't be difficult but there's a mental hurdle. I used to say that I was not qualified to teach my daughter to clean her room! It's bad now because I moved from a five bedroom house to a ten by twelve room in my parents' house. You would think I could adjust after seven years but that's my excuse and I'm sticking to it!

    Annie in Delaware
  • Katla49
    Katla49 Posts: 10,385 Member
    Happy Saturday! I am awake early and being quiet so DH can sleep. When he wakes up I hope we can plan a little fun for our day. 😊
  • pipcd34
    pipcd34 Posts: 17,279 Member
    5 days to go
  • Machka9
    Machka9 Posts: 25,616 Member
    1948CWB wrote: »
    Annie ~ This may be too much to ask, but, why did you move from a 5 bedroom house to your parents? If it is, just ignore. I've been married for 53 yrs and there have been numerous ups and downs. My husband actually left me 3 different times. I never left him because in my growing up dysfunctional family my mother would leave my father every time she got upset with him. Many times this was because he was abusive. Then, I was in charge of the 7 person family until she came back. Never that long, but, very frustrating to a young girl.


    Carol in GA

    😮🙁

    You and your mother put up with a lot more than I would have. I presume culture and lack of support were part of it back then.
  • Machka9
    Machka9 Posts: 25,616 Member
    pipcd34 wrote: »
    5 days to go

    And then?
  • exermom
    exermom Posts: 6,531 Member
    Worked today. It’s nice so right now I’m getting dinner prepared and then I’ll go in the pool. No work tomorrow so that means I can exercise. Yea!!! The plan is to do a Biggest Loser the Workout DVD. This is one of the new ones so we shall see how it is.

    Heather – I wish I could see PJ, too, more than once/year. Love hearing about all you do with the grandchildren

    M – I suspect the reason Denise is more willing to give us the carseat is because right now Pete is working 10 days on and 10 days off. Which means that for 10 days it’s just her taking care of PJ. I remember how it was when Vince went away on business. Not easy. He’ll just be coming off working for 10 days. I think she’s a bit relieved that for a few days she won’t have to get PJ ready for day care, etc, we’ll take care of him. She probably knew how to remove the car seat before, but she wasn’t motivated. Now she is.

    Terri – I really don’t watch the news. The weather? Yes. To me, the news is too sensationalized.

    Kylia – graduation from high school or college?

    Jerry didn’t work today and one of the managers got a full case of cheese for me, the lettuce and tomatoes. I got another box of tomatoes out. I can lift them enough to put them on the cart. Fortunately, a guy came in and I got him to put the pickles up for me. Wish I had a clock so I could time how long the lettuce is in the ice water. I think I’m getting faster at the job and I want to be sure it’s in the ice water a fair amount of time.

    Barbara – I would use my phone for a timer, but I really don’t want to take it out by the pool.

    Off to the pool

    Michele NC
  • Katla49
    Katla49 Posts: 10,385 Member
    Karen in VA & bwcetc — I like framed prints, too.

    Machka — I think of your pleasure riding bikes with your DH. You two have had grand adventures. Congrats on making the time limit. ⭐️

    Terri R — Congrats for your town for being granted city status. 😊

    Allie — You are a lucky grandma. Good for you that Tracey sent pictures of Miles. 😘

    Heather — So pleased for you. Your DH gave you a well earned compliment. “You have worked very hard on yourself and I notice you are much more calm these days.” ⭐️🌸⭐️

    Barbara — Congrats on waking up feeling great. 2 AM and no knee pain. 😊 😘

    Pip— “5 days to go . . .”. Intriguing. Where do you plan to go? Wherever it is, I think you will enjoy it. 😁

    Today we woke up to a bright, bright, sunshiny day. DH is feeling a bit better and we plan to enjoy the sunshine.

    Katla in NW Oregon
  • cityjaneLondon
    cityjaneLondon Posts: 12,716 Member
    Carol - HUGS <3

    Heather UK xxxxxx
  • minicooper452
    minicooper452 Posts: 645 Member
    Been here for 35 years, Mary! They'll probably have to bury me in the backyard! LOL. We love it here and love our neighborhood. Can't imagine living anywhere else. Did y'all get FROZEN out last night? Can you believe you came back to this? Where is that sun you promised?

    Machka, I love ALL of those books you mentioned!
    I'll add John Sandford to the list though because he writes about Minnesota and I recognize a lot of the area in his books.

    Barbara, I'm no longer a para.
    ASD, (sorry, I tend to speak in Sped acronyms) Autism Spectrum Disorder. I was Blessed to be part of the first middle school ASD program in our district. We were first in the metro area to have a group of six middle-school boys who needed intensive programming and we saw them all the way to graduation. Which, quite frankly when we met them, we didn't think was going to happen. Says a LOT for the brilliance of intense and early programming.

    I do all the medical assistance (MA) billing for the district now and have for the last 12 years. It's federal law that we bill DHS for certain services that we provide, in school, for students who also are eligible for medical assistance. It comes out of a completely different pot of $$ than their general medical assistance and doesn't affect their fees or caps. Nothing gets billed to the families. Most don't even realize it's happening except some, who are really astute, and look at their EOBs every month, do see my line items going in and out. So again, I happen to get paid out of the money that DHS sends us from what I bill and the district gets the additional funds. Hence, my "funny". Your schools, in OR, are required to do it too and have been for the last 30 years, but most have just started for maybe 10-20 and a lot have only billed for very specific, related services to get going and moved up as they feel comfortable.

    You're a good daughter, Annie. I'm glad you were there during the pandemic too. I wish I could have been with my mom and she wouldn't have had to be alone.

    OMG Heather! That mud actually looks FUN!

    COLD here in MN! Actually had freeze warnings Up North where Mary's hanging out! Sorry'bout that. I'm snuggled up in my blankie while I'm trying to create some birthday cards.
  • cityjaneLondon
    cityjaneLondon Posts: 12,716 Member
    Our toaster popped a slot this afternoon. Threw out the contact breaker for the kitchen. DH reset it. All OK except for one half of the toaster. I have ordered another exactly the same. Last bought in 2014. We like the 4 wide slots and the bagel option.
    Oh well......

    Love Heather UK xxxxxx
  • skuehn48
    skuehn48 Posts: 3,047 Member
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