WOMEN AGES 50+ FOR AUGUST 2022
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cityjaneLondon wrote: »Debbie - Your photos of the wetlands and beach are lovely. How great to have that on your doorstep and friends to enjoy it with.
Love Heather UK xxxxxxxx
This place is just 10 min. away and it starts right at the corner where my daycare girls school is so I can go a half hour or more early and just walk while I wait for her to get out of school. I planned on doing it last year but had not actually been down there but now that I go and know the trails, I feel ok going by myself. I will enjoy the quiet.(and watch for snakes- just little garter snakes but they do startle you if you don't know they are there)
My one friend from zumba likes to walk there and get away- she has her daughter, her boyfriend and either two grandkids or 4 kids, if the boyfriend's kids are there, so she likes the quiet walk too.
Joel usually runs while we walk if he joins us. Yesterday he wanted to just walk. We usually have zumba on Wed. night but it was canceled so we walked instead.
When we do have Wed. class, it is in a park that overlooks the same river- Napa River. So much better to have class outside than inside the building- always a great breeze outside in the evenings.
So glad I have found both zumba and the wetlands- My mood has been so much better. That and changing the music I listen to on the radio- that has made a big difference- only listen to KLOVE in the house or my car.
Got to pet and hold the new kitten- a boy who hasn't actually been named but I was calling him Akushu- STINKY- he uses his litter box all the time- so much for a tiny thing.
He will get a Japanese name, like all the others.
We do have one less inside cat- I had enough of the one that kept peeing on my bed. I sprayed the bed with two different kinds of spray that is suppose to work- woke up in the middle of the night and he had peed right next to my pillow, missed the waterproof pad that we have covering(6 of them) and to the waterproof mattress pad so at 2 AM I was changing sheets/blankets/pads- I would have thrown him out last night but there was a skunk on the back deck and I didn't want to get sprayed when I was getting him out of the catio.
Total craziness still going on at MIL's house- I wish DH would just take control but in a calm way and do what has to be done and nothing more. Not sit there all day and night while she yells at him, accuses him of all kinds of stuff that isn't true. Her latest is she is going to take all the furniture out of the house and put it on the lawn so the homeless people can have it- She doesnt want us to get anything.
Help has been hired to start Monday- two months late in my opinion. She pushes his buttons and pushes too far and then smiles about it and acts like everything is ok.
He needs to put her in an assisted living place, clear the house out and rent it out to help pay for her care and let them deal with her. Not sell the house.
Oh well- not my circus, not my monkeys but I am stuck in the middle if I want to or not.
Debbie
Napa Valley,CA6 -
Presents!!! I got our new rug. It’s washable and has padding underneath. Brightens up the place, I love it!9 -
Pip - nice big rug!.
You have created a nice, calm home.
Love Heather UK xxxxxx 😘2 -
1onderland ~ I buy these at Sam's and Walmart! Not too expensive and make great roll ups.
LA BANDERITA CARB COUNTER - CARB LEAN
o With Only 4g Net Carbs
o Only 45 Calories per serving
o High in Fiber with 11g
o 0g Trans Fat
o No Sugar Added
o Made with Unbleached Flour
o Aluminum Free Leavening
o Made with Extra Virgin Olive Oil
Rita ~ It takes me forever to get through one book. Guess it's my short attention span as I have gotten older. Growing up, I had a book open for hours and hours each day.
Debbie ~ So sorry about the mnl’s continued berating of your DH. Glad you are finally getting some help. Getting the peeing cat out of the house sounds like a good idea.
Heather ~ Your son’s family is so lucky to be able to go away to visit/vacation new places. Edie looks like she is having a blast.
Pip ~ Love the living area. So cosy. The new rug is beautiful.
Vicki ~ I think you made a typo saying the 80+ man you work with won’t eat with his parents. What did you mean?
I ordered Office 365 and am learning how to use it! I used it a lot when I taught but that has been many years.
Carol in GA2 -
Carol] - I agree they are lucky. It is a privilege. But I'm sure you can imagine the stress and hard work it takes to enjoy the privilege. Non stop pressure. I often worry about my son. Overworking is a given. Sometimes they are just desperate and have to call on us.
I am so happy that they can take a break. Doesn't it look amazing?! First time they have done this kind of touring holiday.
Love Heather UK xxxxxx
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This was the old rug that I sold4 -
It was a good choice, Pip. It's not just beautiful, it brings a lot of light to the room. Changing the dark blue covers on the love seat and chair also helped a lot. Very peaceful room.2
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LisaInArkansas wrote: »It was a good choice, Pip. It's not just beautiful, it brings a lot of light to the room. Changing the dark blue covers on the love seat and chair also helped a lot. Very peaceful room.
I actually sold that loveseat and chair and got the others. I got the blue and white loveseat for $50!, for the chair I think for $75 . The new rug has blue and yellow coloring to match2 -
Pip your place looks so cozy and homey...
Just got back in the fire alarm went off so we all had to go outside wait for the fire department to come and ok it for us to go back in.. no fire..
Off to watch Miles tomorrow.2 -
just hopping in to mention aquafaba (bean juice lol) So that is the liquid you drain off a can of beans - chickpea (garbanzo), kidney, black... I like the garbanzo because of the color. So you use 1/4 cup as a replacement for an egg in baking and it works great - It will beat up like a real egg, but will not hold peaks so you can not use it for meringue - I love it for baking for a vegan, or if eggs are expensive... plus it is kinda cool to use something that would be otherwise trash. I freeze it in 1/4 cup measurements and just defrost and use it as I would an egg.
Kim in N. California
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Lori--Welcome, This is a great group for support and fellowship. Come often and get to know us and we can get to know you.
Lisa--Interesting reading and could explain a lot.
I have a guy that works for me that will not eat anything with parents. He is 84 and can work circles around the younger ones. He says he has eaten that way since 1966.
Viv--Sending big hugs.
Been a long week and think it is because just feeling off. This morning getting up and around to take shower for work and fell over recliner and both of us went down. Not sure what happened and think I twisted my leg. I am also not sure this readmychart stuff is a good idea. Looked up the tests they did and the results and have lots of questions. I go see the heart doctor next Thursday and see what he says. Meantime just tired and rest when I can.
Most the grandchildren have started back to school and our State Fair is here next week. Fall is coming fast and I am so looking forward to cooler weather.
Blessings, Vicki GRAND ISLAND, NE
Does he eat fish? They produce eggs but don't parent ... kind of like how plants produce seeds.
Do chickens parent?
Vicki ... sounds like you need a decent break! A rest!
Machka in Oz0 -
I am only on page 28 so will have to catch up later. My 91 yr old mom has fallen again and has now broken her other hip and dominant wrist. She's having surgery tomorrow morning ... the second major surgery in 6 months. Hard to say what the next few days will bring. Should she do well with the surgery, we'll need skilled nursing and I will be asking that they transfer her from Ohio to a facility near me in NY. It's been three weeks to the day that my dad died. I'm not sure she has any fight left in her.
Beth near Buffalo20 -
Beth so sorry about your mom falling. Hope the path forward goes smoothly for both of you. Many hugs!1
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My marker system is simple. When I’m catching up I put the page number where I finished reading. Then when I come back I can go to that page and continue reading.
I just finished page 33, so will go back to page 34 tomorrow.
🥳🎉 Cheers to all those celebrating.
Virtual (((hugs))) and 🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻 for those who need them.
🙋♀️ Miele failte to the newbies.
☘️ Terri4 -
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Beth, I am so sorry to hear of your mother's injury. If I get behind in reading and have to stop before I've caught up, I make a note on a piece of paper of the person's name and day and time of the post so I can go back to where I left off. The reason I post a heart and no text from time to time is that I have no time to write anything, but I want you to know that I've been reading and haven't disappeared. Barbie in NW WA 5
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Beth, hugs and prayers for all you are dealing with. Your poor mother!
Barbie, I was thinking the same thing during the marker discussion yesterday. I do enjoy seeing the marker posts just as a reminder that my fitness pals are still here.1 -
Beth, I'm so sorry that your mom has fallen and hurt herself so badly. Thinking of all of you. It's been a rough couple of years, dear heart...
Love,
Lisa in AR2 -
I did my dumbbells! Yay! But then I ate cookies.
Annie in Delaware0 -
Beth, so very sorry to hear of your mother's fall. I agree with you that she may not have a lot of fight left in her, but being closer to you could very well bring her some strength. I sincerely hope that can be arranged.
Had a "me" day today! Went to the Y and did a core strength class with an instructor that I really like, I forgot how tough the class is tho! But it was good. Then had a massage, then hair cut and manicure. Now I'm in front of the computer! Well, I will make up for it the next few days, tomorrow I must clean house as that has been sorely neglected. Fortunately we are without pets, or we would be ankle deep in pet hair, I'm sure!! lol Hubby is allergic, so that would be a bad thing... Saturday I am looking after the grands all day, their parents are going to a theatre production on the mainland, catching the 9 am ferry so leaving the house by 8 am at the latest, then not home til probably 8 or 9 pm. It will be a loonnnnggggg day. Oh well, I will just have to break it up, I have a couple of play parks in mind to take them to and I have some bananas that are begging to be made into banana bread. Nicholas does like to help his mom in the kitchen so that should work. I also have some rice krispies and marshmallows so will have him help me make squares. My plan is to be going back and forth from their place to ours a few times. I just can't be at their place for that long, neither of them are housekeepers and with two active small children and an active larger dog, it's pretty much bedlam. They are also quite busy, although I think now that lacrosse season is over (well, for the team they support anyway!) they will have a bit more time. Our son works for the team and our daughter in law volunteers, this is how they met. Anyway, it will be an interesting day, I'm sure.
Okay, need to get up and maybe empty the dishwasher, that would be a good baby step towards getting my kitchen straightened out a bit!
Hugs for those needing them, congrats to those celebrating and welcome to the newbies!
Evelyn,Vancouver Island
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Anniesquats100 wrote: »I did my dumbbells! Yay! But then I ate cookies.
Annie in Delaware
Lolol, like the honesty1 -
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Debbie - I have a sign in my kitchen same idea as the not my monkeys.
Not my Cows
Not my Pasture
Not my Bull$h!t
Same sentiment.
Heather - love the pics of your Grands.
Pip - that new rug is perfect. It looks so much brighter.
Beth - prayers for your Mom and you.
I have been reading along this week but not taking time to write a lot. The tennis elbow that I have is less painful the less I type on my phone or computer. One big change that has helped is I bought a bigger mouse for work.
DH and I are going away next week for 3 nights. We’ll get home on Friday. Then on Saturday I am having a last Summer hoorah with my girls, grands and adopted girls and Grands. We’re going to set up my eldest daughters camper in my youngest daughter’s yard. Everyone will be able to crash. We’ll have to have a couple of playpens set up for the new babies. One is 4.5 months the other is not quite 2 months.
Im looking forward to it all.
Tracey in Edmonton7 -
We are doing ok.8
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Beth: My mom is also 91 and she also just fell. She didn't break anything. She hit her nose and had to be hospitalized because it wouldn't stop bleeding. She hasn't felt "right" now for a couple of weeks and is concerned. I'm so sorry about your dad. I hope your mom heals quickly.3
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TerriRichardson112 wrote: »My marker system is simple. When I’m catching up I put the page number where I finished reading. Then when I come back I can go to that page and continue reading.
I just finished page 33, so will go back to page 34 tomorrow.
🥳🎉 Cheers to all those celebrating.
Virtual (((hugs))) and 🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻 for those who need them.
🙋♀️ Miele failte to the newbies.
☘️ Terri
Those placeholders I get ... although the software should automatically take you there. But sometimes it doesn't. 1 -
Beth - So sorry your mom is hurt. Hope things go smoothly getting her moved to NY.
Pip - love the rug.
Good day today. Went to water exercise then Walmart. Went through some more of my mom's stuff. The box was marked Christmas but when I opened it it was full of old vinyl records, 33s and a few 45s. DD's friend will look tjrough it to see if there is anything worth keeping. I doubt it.
Everyone take care, Sue in WA3 -
Beth - I am lost for words. Sending love and hugs.
Heather UK xxxxxx2
(((HUGS))) 
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