WOMEN AGES 50+ FOR AUGUST 2022
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grandmallie wrote: »Morning again,here with a napping boy..
I feel bad for Tracy as I was married to a man with a temper.. like I told you Kyle has a temper. Never has hit or gotten violent to people ,but things yes.. he was going up the stairs after work to take a shower,Carmine coming down the stairs.he smiled and said hello and got nothing and he got upset,so after he took his shower. Went into Carmines room opened the window and chucked the air conditioner out the second floor window to the ground. And came back down stairs and went in his bedroom and closed the door.. which leaves Tracy to deal with all the aftermath..
Kyle pays for Carmines guitar lessons,they are supposed to be going to see Santana on friday night and in a couple weeks going to a concert in NYC and then to Six flags in New Jersey..,Tracy went up to try and talk with him this morning and all she got out of him is I dont care..
Gosh it just hurts my heart...
I am sorry the family is going through such a hard time. I remember going through a really rough patch with my son- didn't care about anything, why couldnt he just die,etc. He had a bad anger management problem and so does my dh- I was in the middle of it often. Physically and mentally/emotionally. Many things dh never knew about because I didn't trust dh to not go totally out of control even more than he did. He seemed to totally ignore son or go over the top crazy on him .
Karen- sorry you are dealing with that- So hard when you are doing so much.
Vickie- One of my big triggers for my asthma is stress and I think that is what is causing my flair up the past two months- dealing with MIL and DH- I usually don't have a problem with it during the summer but this has been terrible. My other huge triggers are cold air/cold food and cig. smoke- I used to joke that going out with my MIL during the winter was a sure bet to cause an attack because she would smoke around me too. Thankfully she hasn't done that in a long time- was only smoking in the back yard and hasn't had one since right after her accident(she had been smoking at least a pack a day)
Today started too early- didn't get to sleep until about 1:30AM then dh woke me up at about 7:30 to take son's truck in the shop- while I was up and out, went over and walked MIL's dog then helped her with her shower FINALLY(only second one she has taken since before her accident-thought it had been three months but actually only two months today-sure feels a LOT longer)- At first she didn't want to- told her she has two choices. Today or tomorrow- that is it. She HAS to take one. She smells. I went downstairs and get it ready for her. She started doing dishes, etc. Nope, lets go, now!.
She felt so much better when she was done.Actually thanked me a few times for helping her.
Went shopping then lunch with DH then came back to our house and gave one of the cats a bath- I got less resistance from the CAT than I did my MIL.
No Zumba tonight- teacher is taking a day off, but one friend from class wants to walk instead- Looking forward to it. I am happy walking at the park or at the wetlands- just to have someone else to walk with.
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Cool and cloudy again today. Things just about ready for guest coming tonight. DD will pick her up this evening and they will eat before coming home. That means a YOYO night for me which is just fine as I have choir. Just have to figure out feeding for horses and goats as we usually feed at 7:00 and that is when I have to be at choir. Usually if I have choir DD feeds critters.
KJ - good to see your post.
Rita - hang in there.
For all of you enduring heat waves stay as cool as you can.
Welcome to those who are new.
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Been pretty hectic around here the last few days. Keeping track of Jess in Raleigh, Jess in Cary, Colby here, Colby away on business and when he’s coming back, Jess here, Colby here but Jess in Raleigh or Cary, Colby in Cary….and so it goes. I know they’re big on going out to eat, but we aren’t. So here’s me trying to figure out Colby and I will eat this but Vince and Jess won’t, what do I give them. Jess, Colby and I will eat that but Vince won’t so what do I give him? And so it goes.
Worked, went to ceramics Monday and Tues and I went tonight. Went to the dentist today to have a filling. There was decay below one of my crowns. Went to Aldi. Went in the pool since I couldn’t go to bowling. Not that I minded. Next week is the last week...hurray!
Tracey – Vince and I are the same way you and Rodger are. I’m the person who is always out. Vince is the homebody. Lovely stocking – you are so talented. Lisa had some great suggestions of things to say to your boss.
The other day BK had to shut down for a few hours while they were working on the grill. They couldn’t cook anything. The a/c also went out. I thought I felt a few drops on Sat. but figured it was my imagination. Guess not. Well, all’s fixed now. To be honest, I’m sort-of by myself and at first I didn’t realize that they’d sent just about everyone home
Hi to everyone new!
Got my hair cut the other day. The ATM at the bank was down, they didn’t even know it! They were working on the electric lines and must have killed the power without telling the bank
M – love your coloring
Didn’t do real good eating while Colby and Jess were here. They like a lot of Tex-Mex food which has a lot of cheese. Well, now that Colby and Jess are at their place in Cary I can get back to decent eating. We went to see their place Sun. Of course, they wanted to go out to eat. They all had a pizza but I had a grilled chicken salad. Dressing on the side and just water to drink.
Brought home Pluto to work on the black. Got the first coat of clear glaze on Goofy.
Just realized that I have a dermatologist appt. at 9a.m. in a few weeks. To reschedule I’d have to take another appt a few months out so I’ll have to work it out at BK. I’m sure they won’t have a problem with it. Normally, I have to do a lot of prep on Mon (expected since I’m not there on Sun). I don’t think they’d have a problem with me coming in on Sun. night to get some of the prep done so I won’t have that much to do on Mon. Well, that’s a few weeks off.
Beth – HUGS to you
When I came out of Aldi the sky opened up. I was soaked, not only from the pool but then from the rain
KJ – so glad to “see” you. Things must be really hectic for you at this time of year.
Going to get to bed.
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Hello to everyone from out here in the Mojave Desert boonies....literally.
My name is 'L' (for privacy reasons I'll keep my name short) and I literally live out here in the middle of nowhere, approx. 100 miles, in any direction, from any major retailer 😲 (Walmart, Sam's Club, Albertson's, Home Depot...and so on) and approx. 40 mile, in any direction, from a gas station / convenience store / quicky mart 😲 (Arco, Chevron, and so on...)
My sister-in-law calls our little town the Devils *kitten* Crack...🤣🤣
Me and my husband just call it home..at least for these past 15 or so years.☺️
I've been married to my soul mate for 33 years...
I'm a mom to two boys, both of whom are all grown up. I home-schooled both my boys throughout their high school years (9th grade thru 12th grade)
My oldest son is a Registered Nurse (RN), single, living and working out in the East coast...
My youngest son is married with two beautiful children. He is an Aircraft Mechanic and also served 4 years in the military.
I'm also a proud grandma to two beautiful grand children, one boy and one girl.
They make both me and my husband smile every day. We are lucky in that my youngest son, daughter-in-law and grand babies only live about 6 hours away, so we see each other quite frequently.
My oldest son visits us about once a year and we usually make his visit into a huge family gathering / get together.
We will be living out here in the desert boonies for at least another 5 years or so before 'officially' retiring at which time we will start the next chapter of our lives.
hopefully we still have a few chapters left to go....as we both plan to possibly go 'full time RVing" when we leave the desert.
Before moving out here, my husband served 20 years Active Duty in the U.S Navy...with me by his side, supporting him all the way. Military life wasn't always easy, especially trying to raise two children during long West Pacs, but somehow we got through it.
Needless to say we are currently enjoying life out here in the desert boonies...far away from most everything although we take our truck camper out as often as possible (mostly on weekends and a few vacation weeks each year) and enjoy camping & fishing.
I can't forget to give a shout out to our baby girl, Bitsy...our 8 year old mini weenie.
Our yellow Labrador, Harley, passed away not too long ago (still very hard to talk about) so it's just our baby girl left...she is quite spoiled these days. She misses Harley dearly so we take her everywhere with us now...and I do mean EVERYWHERE!
As my username would suggest, I'm trying to get to 1derland99 (basically anything less than 200 lbs)
I think the last time I weighed less than 199lbs was around the early 90's 🤣🤣
So far, on THIS journey (this isn't my first weightloss rodeo, lol), I've lost 40 lbs or so...with another 66 lbs to go until I reach 1derland99. Here's hoping I can stay on the damn horse this time...🤣
I'm hoping you all don't mind if I stop in a few times a week to say hi. Your all welcome to add me as a MFP friend too.
'L' ~ Mojave Desert Boonies
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Heather - I hope your son had a success meeting and the temperature wasn’t too bad.
Machka - beautiful colouring. I like the idea of the different mattresses. We don’t have room for a king bed. We were just discussing the size of our home it is about 750 sq feet.
Kelly - I’m glad Tim got some rest. That’s sure helps everyone.
Lisa - 😂 she has said in the past that she doesn’t know what she would do with herself if she retired. A bunch of us gave her lots of suggestions!
Allie - I think Kyle needs some help in controlling the anger it would terrify me.
Vicki - that’s sounds like a terrible position for your driver to be in.
Beth - hugs to you. It’s hard having to tell our parents what is best.
L - welcome
I had ceramics tonight, I got my first glazed piece back. I’m quite happy with how it turned out.
Tracey in Edmonton
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Hello to all of you. This will be a long post as I am at home. You can read the first and last paragraph and I won't be offended. I won't even know 😄 I know I said I would be faithful about MFP and the group when I REjoined a few years ago, but, but never gave an explanation. This time, I am trying not beat myself up. The last few years have been crazy. Some years were nuts before I before I disappeared the first time, most after.
My dear sweet husband died in Veterans Home. Thank you to the government for providing a far better environment and care than the $9,0000 plus the cost of medicine and any " extras" charged by the private facility he was in.
The summer after he died, I was in a car accident. I was hit from behind as I was stopped at corner to wait until a person with guide dog was completely on other side of kerb. The kid totaled his car. Skid marks, fluid and parts all over street.
Since then, 2 major back surgeries, having to use a walker, no exercise just PT, and countless minor procedures later, I am the bionic woman. Really. You can almost hear me buzz! I actually have to recharge my battery so my legs function properly. It is kind of funny to have to check my 🔋 and make sure it is has enough power left to get through the day.
Then, my horse died. What I had missed most about the accident, was not being able to rude. But I had the sweetest horse in the world to look forward to riding again. I hope to start therapeutic riding soon. A year later, my pretty kitty died. But, I have a really good group of friends who have been generous, giving, non- judgemental, and understanding. They seem to know what I need before I can form the words. I am very blessed.
Also during this time, my DGD had 2 unsuccessful attempts at CAR-T in the middle of COVID. Then we had to wait for transplant match with COVID still going when she received transplant.
I thank whoever is the donor. You saved a life. The highest form of charity is anonymous giving of something that has no monetary value to someone who will never know who to thank. So I thank the world of good people. Someone who spent many years in defense, intelligence, and law enforcement, always refers to people as neighbors. I think that is a wonderful way to think about people. We all have the potential to be righteous and good to our neighbors. We just need to expand the universe.
But, she ended up with a horrible complication and separate disease that attacked her heart on top of cancer. Somehow she is still going. But almost 10 years with this scourge has taken its toll. Physically certainly. But mentally, as well . The areas she where she is a normal pre-teen are the mouth, texting, and phone. I guess I should be grateful. Now younger sister is sick with something awful that I still don't fully understand. Little one, born at start of COVID, is ok.
I worked through all of this. I did not miss any work because "essential worker". Some of you may remember that I worked in international aid for many years. During COVID, I worked on helping employers and relief orgs to find reliable sources of resources to fight COVID and keep people safe, not just masks and gloves. Our normal work was pushed aside.
This work did make us next on line after first responders for vaccines ( I now have had 4 and will be first on line for the new one) and able to buy a carton of test kits for the office from one of the suppliers. I was grateful I did not have to go to testing center all the time. I was constantly tested so I could relieve DD at hospital.
It was sad that when I walked in hospital to relieve DD while I was wearing a NIOSH N95 mask, nurses asked me where I got it. Better than what they had, and this was in a transplant unit where one would think they would have access to the biggest supplies of the best of everything.
Have also been working on Ukraine relief. The most crucial need is cash, not clothes and furniture. We can't afford to have supply lines clogged with anything other than what they request, mostly very, very specific medical equipment and supplies.
If anyone wants to know how to help here, or for the many food insecure countries, or with refugee settlement, DM me and I can send you list of vetted and reliable aid organizations successfully getting aid to where it is needed. We all say the same thing. Send cash, not stuff.
I am recovering from my second bout of COVID. The first I picked up at a conference 140 minutes from home.
The only way I knew I had it that time was because I had a really bad achy all over headache and decided to test just in case.😩. After a day, the only symptoms were feeling bored and ticked to have to stay in quarantine.
I didn't get it earlier this year in Middle East. However, the current bout is no joke, even with having finished course of PAXLOVID. I picked it up either in US airport where noone it seemed but me was wearing masks, or in Africa. Came home and a day later had bad headache, not jet lag. Well you know the rest of the story.
There is a huge silver lining in this. I have lost 20 pounds with the 2 bouts. I needed to lose weight and I can now at least fit into my pre- COVID wardrobe. However, still not able to fit in pre- accident clothes and haven't even attempted to fit in my riding pants. 20 more to go.
Another silver lining is getting rid of the heavy clothes. A load was dropped off at Goodwill and I have to get someone to take all the other clothes to consignment. If they are in the closet, I can be tempted to eat unhealthy food and junk. So out it all goes.
I resolved not to feel I have to read and post every single day. Before, I felt so guilty about missing days that I gave up. This time, I know I can check in from time to time and feel relaxed about it. And that, my friends and neighbors, is what I am going to do.
With fondness for all of you,
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54 years old here. I’ve let my hair grow to it’s natural colour , I’ve gained ten pounds that I don’t seem to be able to budge, and I think I’m recovering from a sequence of debilitating health problems over the last 10 years. Im enjoying my new energy, and learning to only worry about and work for what matters most to me. (Also looking forward to 55 yr senior discount at Michaels)6
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Your natural hair color is beautiful. We actually have the same hair color although my hair is considerably shorter. I started going grey when I was 18 and by my late 30's I was 100% grey. I dyed my hair every other month or so for YEARS trying to cover it up but then when I turned 50 I was just so fed up and decided just to let my hair grow out to it's natural, and BEAUTIFUL platinum grey color.
As far as 'senior' discounts...when I was a teen, looking 'older' than I was back then had it's advantages....and even now, while I'm in my early 50's, looking older (60+ years old) STILL has it's advantages in the form of 'senior discounts' which, when mistakenly offered to me at certain retailers & restaurants, I graciously accept with a smile....including Michaels 😂😜
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CJ - A HUGE welcome back!
I read every word of your post. You have been through such a lot, but I'm pleased to see that you are still active and working. The car accident you were in is such terrible bad luck, and there can be nothing worse than grandchildren suffering. I'm so glad you have a supportive circle of friends. They are invaluable.
I hope you will be able to drop in here when your schedule allows. Such valuable work you are doing. I have missed you on the thread.
We, unexpectedly, have a day off, as Max has been shunted off to his other grandparents.
I'm still hovering over the publication button. I can't see me pushing it today, but I'm gleaning support from inspiring videos and podcasts. It's a day for keeping out of the heat with the blinds drawn.
Lots of love to everyone, and welcome to L and Mandy and other newcomers.
Heather, in the shrivelled and blasted South East of the UK. Xxxxxxxx
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"Welcome" and "Welcome Back" to the newbies and returnees!
I always get excited when people join/rejoin us!
(((Beth)))
Karen in Virginia1 -
Hi, my dear friends. DH has one of his pals outings today, so I can indulge myself today.
Yesterday, I tested myself to an egg chair at a greatly reduced price. It’s been on my wish list for quite a few years. DH thinks it’s too big to fit where I want it to go, but we shall see. If he wants it moved, he will have to clear the rubbish out of the Summerhouse, which is full of his gardening ‘toys’, and fix it up. And, knowing him, it will take him quite some time to do that.
Tracey: Once again, you have shown your prowess at creating. 🥰 your glazed pot.
Beth: It’s a disgrace that bureaucracy makes it so difficult to wind up an estate after someone passes. You are dealing with it with grace and stoicism. And, It’s so very sad that your dad didn’t get the honours he earned by his service. (((Hugs))) and 🙏🏻 🙏🏻 🙏🏻 for you as you navigated the days ahead.
I’m off to potter round the garden and pick some fresh produce for my lunch.
🥳🎉 Cheers to all those celebrating.
Virtual (((hugs))) and 🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻 for those who need them.
🙋♀️ Miele failte to the newbies.
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Morning ladies
and welcome new friends
CJ welcome home!!1 -
C.J. Welcome back. You have had a lot of rough patches and I applaud your decisions to keep on going and being useful. I read your whole post.Mandy, glad to meet you. I let my hair stay its natural color and it has been fine and saved me a lot of work and concern.L, welcome. I hope you'll come back often and join the conversation.Allie, I am concerned about Kyle and his anger. It can't be helping the family the situation. My heart goes out to Carmine who is without family support at a critical time in their life. Barbie in NW WA 1 -
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Oh shoot, Beth. I am so sorry that your dad didn't get the honors he so deserved. I wish you had called on the Patriot Guard. They usually come at almost a moments notice. And you're certainly correct about our medicaly community needing work!
Sue, I have to ask. Do you have family in MN? I just noticed your screenname and Kuehn is so unusal. We had a family of Kuehns in Lakeville that were quite well-known.
Welcome L and Mandy and welcome back CJ (omgosh, you've been thru a lot!)
Not much new or different here in MN. Glorious Thursday.
Carla, out!2 -
Well back from running errands,took the car to emissions ,passed thank goodness.. stopped and gave Tracy paperwork she wanted printed.. and she made Miles scrambled egg.
Well she freaked out,he had a mild reaction.. so after emissions i stopped and got childrens benadryl to keep in hand..she did call the dr.. they said to try it in another 3 weeks or so to see if it happens again to see if it is a true allergy.. slight rash and one or 2 hives.. didn't slow that boy down one bit.. poor little guy is fussy though,he wants to go go go but his legs cant take him there yet lol.they are off to visit daddy at work at lunchtime.. they do that on Tracys days off.
I went and got Homer out and left him with treats and will be staying overnight with him and Alfie Saterday so Tom and Elena can go to lake George.. i sure hope they enjoy themselves..I dont want him worrying about Homer he will be just fine with me..always has been..4 -
I don’t know how I get so far behind. Guess it just takes me longer to read. I usually listen to audio books.
Welcome to the new ladies. Glad you joined this great group.
Belated Happy Birthday to Kim in CA. Hope you have a great time with your family.
Rebecca- so sorry for your and your sister’s loss. Being there when she needs you most will be a-blessing to her.
Has anyone heard from Meg?
After six weeks of teaching aerobics , I haven’t lost an ounce of weight. Must be what I am eating. We really eat very little but too much processed food. Hum,,,m
Take care of yourselves. Still hot but only going to 98. Still no rain
SueBDew in TX5 -
Beth--Sending hugs and prayers. A lot to deal with at once. I am so sorry about the milirary and them not getting back to you. I have a friend dealing with them on some benifits from her DH who passed and they take their sweet time. Going on 4 months and she just got a letter the first of this week wanting more forms done. Have you got a place in mind close to you where you want to move your mom?
Tracey--Ceramic piece. Looks so much like demin.
CJ-- Read every word and all I can say is WOW!! Sending hugs and prayers.
Another hot day and I am working a 10 hour shift. Went on overtime about an hour ago. Have to finish to day and 12 hour shift on Saturday. So happy my new person starts her training tomorrow night and by the end of this month I should be back up to full staff.
Blessings, Vicki GRAND ISLAND, NE 4 -
Hot day. I napped with the fan blowing. Watched a couple of videos and listened to podcasts. Didn't go outside. Curtains shut. Lay on the bed.
I'm feeling good though. Sorted out a lot of head stuff. Feeling supported and surer of my direction. There is so much helpful stuff out there.
Family off tomorrow. I am always nervous when they get on a plane.
We will miss them for the two weeks they are touring Slovenia.
Getting hotter over the weekend. DH has cricket on Sunday. There is shade at the ground, but it might get busy as it's the weekend. Poor players!
Much love to all, Heather UK xxxxxxxx
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Hello ladies!
I got a lot done- scheduled eye Dr and mammogram, called in mom's refill, boiled chicken, and picked an outfit for this weekend. Always more to do, though. Hmm, I could put laundry in. Anything but clean the bathroom. That will wait until the last minute, lol!
Looks like it's not too hot to ride horseback, and I will do my dumbbells tonight.
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Good morning ladies,
WOW! I came online this morning to check and see if my MFP notification settings were set up correctly and apparently they are as I had 15 notifications alerting me of comments from this thread.
Every year around this time (Late July through Sept.) we get some nasty monsoonal weather come through our area. Flash flooding, power outages, wicked T-storms and so on. It's just a typical August for us...however this years monsoonal action has caused significantly more damage than what normally occurs.....and as a result this happened to one of OUR main roads where I live.
We have two other paved roads but they, too, are damaged and washed out in parts, not quite as bad as this one but as a result ALL roads to and from our house have been closed.
The joys of living out in the desert boonies...thankfully, for the handful of people living out this way (there is 8 of us total spread out) we have a few options still available to us so we are not completely cut off from civilization...although it will be several MONTHS before we get any U.S mail out here, or any deliveries for that matter (UPS, FedEX).
The closest post office to us USED to be just 40 miles down the road (80 miles round trip), well, that was before the road up above washed away, so for us to drive to the post office now we are looking at 130+ miles...oh Hell no...especially cause most of the mail I get is JUNK. The post office can keep my junk mailers and magazines 😆
The only major upset this year was our HVAC, the AC part of our HVAC taking a massive 💩.
Not having $5,000 to buy a new one, and not being able to find anyone willing to drive out here to even install a new one even if we did have the money, we opted to buy a large 15,000 BTU window A/C unit for the main part of the house and a smaller one for our bedroom. To my surprise they are cooling our house down nicely...which I'm very thankful for as the heat out here in Summer is BRUTAL. (averaging 112 to 118 degrees in Summer)
LOL...as you may already have guessed, I'm a bit of a 'rambler' 😂 🤣 (you don't say 🙄) 😂 🤣
Tomorrow is my weigh-in day. I've stayed on track with my goals this week so I'm hoping to see a little progress. Even if it's just 1 lb closer to 1derland99...I'll take it.
wishing you all a great Thursday.
🐢🌵'L' ~ Mojave Desert Boonies🌵🐢
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L ~ Wow! You must be made of sturdy stuff to live so far from "civilization."
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Carla - we do have relatives in MN but not with the Kuehn surname. There are quite a few Kuehns in MN though. There used to be a Kuehn car dealership at one time. DH'S family is from SD up around the Mobridge area. We have a cassette tape of grandma Kuehn telling how she came to the Dakota Territories in a covered wagon when she was 8 yo. Amazingly we have run into quite a few Kuehns out here in WA since we moved 7 years ago from Sioux Falls, SD.
CJ - good to see your post. You have had a tough time but hopefully things have turned around.
Beth - can't believe you could not find an honor guard for your dad. The funeral director took care of that for my mom when we had the graveside service in IA. He contacted them and took care of the gratuity. They came from the VFW I believe.
DD's birthday tomorrow. We are having ice cream cupcakes from Cold Stone Creamery that way no left over cake. She and her best friend are going up near Leavenworth to hike the haunted hiking trail. I think they should have a good day for it.
Everyone take care, Sue in WA4
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