WOMEN AGES 50+ FOR SEPTEMBER 2022

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  • wizzywig
    wizzywig Posts: 1,246 Member
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  • Whidislander
    Whidislander Posts: 3,820 Member
    Snowflake1968 wrote: »
    Carol - the reason I started taking ceramics was to make some local friends. I find it difficult meeting people that I connect with now, so I thought a common interest would be a good place to start.

    I think any large piece of furniture is a miserable shopping process online or in store. I like them in the stores but after sitting/sleeping for a time I don’t like them.

    Margaret - I had a lady in my life that drank very rarely and had pancreatitis. She was livid that her alcoholic ex husband never got it and she did. I hope your DH listens better next time.

    Annie - would the pharmacy have a record of the vaccinations?

    Heather - I think it’s great that you have all those letters and fond memories.

    Tina - I hope you get answers on your knee soon. You could wait up to a year for a MRI here. One of my coworkers husband had back pain started in March, his MRI was scheduled for November. He ended up having emergency surgery in August when he became temporarily paralyzed. He had a compressed spine.

    Michele - you need to look at your pay stubs. I have been doing payroll for about 30 years now off and on and I always tell people I am not perfect and they should be paying attention.

    Allie - yay for the pictures!!!!! He is a cutie!
    We are starting our flu clinic at work soon. I have to wait until January for my next Covid booster.
    That’s a nice picture of Carmine.

    Lanette - I’m with you. I found that a bit confusing.

    Prayers for those of you in the hurricane path. Fiona devastated many areas of the Maritimes here in Canada.

    Lisa - I hope you are successful on getting your disability. My cousin fought for close to two years to get it, but got back pay from day one. As if fighting for financial security is what people need when they are facing disability.

    Vicki - I hope your employee gets on the right path so you don’t have to work OT.

    Rebecca - I hope you get answers on Thursday. This has been going on for 2-3 months now intermittently hasn’t it?

    My Best Friend is in NB, her and I have been friends since grade 2. When my Dad was sick and passed she was there more than me. Tomorrow her Dad will be having open heart surgery. He is a recovered, about 26 years, alcoholic and she is now closest to him. She has promised him for 3 weeks now that she will be there tomorrow and her soon to be daughter in law visiting from BC tested positive for Covid yesterday so she can’t be there. She is feeling very bad that won’t be there for him. One of her sisters went instead. I’m praying he comes through and has a lot more years. He turned into a pretty good man when he left the bottle behind.

    Tracey in Edmonton

    Yep it has.😢
  • Anniesquats100
    Anniesquats100 Posts: 3,300 Member
    Michele, it turns out that we were shorted 90 pills the last time we got them. So we ran out early, and the insurance won't pay yet. But I took the pill container back to the store and they gave us the extra pills, so we are good now. Just one of life's little hiccups.

    Annie in Delaware
  • dlfk202000
    dlfk202000 Posts: 3,208 Member
    Whidislander wrote: »
    So last night I slept well. Did have a hot bath beforehand though. After the bath at 10:30 I was able to have a BM ( I know tmi but that's life). Today slept in until 10:30! Took a nice shower, coconut oiled myself, dried my hair just so, and felt more myself. Had a piece of toast with slices of tomato, drizzled with a bit of Annie's shiitake sesame dressing, and some mayo. It actually tasted good. Nursing a coffee. Used my calendar on my tablet to log what I have eaten, and how I have felt for the month of September for my doctors appointment tomorrow. I have lost 6 lbs this month with all I have been dealing with. 🙄
    Rebecca
    Whidbey
    Wa

    glad you got a good nights rest and hope you get some answers/relief tomorrow.
  • TerriRichardson112
    TerriRichardson112 Posts: 19,082 Member
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    pipcd34 Posts: 17,296 Member
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  • skuehn48
    skuehn48 Posts: 3,051 Member
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  • fanncy0626
    fanncy0626 Posts: 7,152 Member
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  • Katla49
    Katla49 Posts: 10,385 Member
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  • cityjaneLondon
    cityjaneLondon Posts: 12,732 Member
    edited September 2022
    The birthday sounds great Karen. I hope for just such a satisfying one soonest. Nice to do just what you want with no expectations. <3
    Thank you for posting the video.

    The man to estimate for the blinds in the dining room is coming this afternoon. Because they have been so tardy in coming, we have learned to live without them and really don't need them until next summer. Might try a cheaper option for the few weeks we need them. Can't hurt go know the price though.

    Yesterday a mouse appeared in our dining room. We haven't seen any evidence of them at all, so it may be a stray who found iits way in from the garden. Later it appeared in the bedroom!!! I decanted myself to the upstairs. It obviously is not a very clever mouse to expose itself so easily. Anyway, the poison is arriving today and we shall put it inside the base boards in the kitchen, which are loose. Don't like killing things, but needs must. We don't have pets to worry about and it will be well hidden from the grandchildren. Hope it does the trick quickly.

    Love Heather UK xxxxxxxx
  • Machka9
    Machka9 Posts: 25,645 Member
    cityjaneLondon wrote: »
    The birthday sounds great Karen. I hope for just such a satisfying one soonest. Nice to do just what you want with no expectations. <3
    Thank you for posting the video.

    The man to estimate for the blinds in the dining room is coming this afternoon. Because they have been so tardy in coming, we have learned to live without them and really don't need them until next summer. Might try a cheaper option for the few weeks we need them. Can't hurt go know the price though.

    Yesterday a mouse appeared in our dining room. We haven't seen any evidence of them at all, so it may be a stray who found iits way in from the garden. Later it appeared in the bedroom!!! I decanted myself to the upstairs. It obviously is not a very clever mouse to expose itself so easily. Anyway, the poison is arriving today and we shall put it inside the base boards in the kitchen, which are loose. Don't like killing things, but needs must. We don't have pets to worry about and it will be well hidden from the grandchildren. Hope it does the trick quickly.

    Love Heather UK xxxxxxxx

    If you've seen 2 in a short space of time like that, you've probably got half a dozen of them running round.

    Check your cupboards, shoes, mattresses etc. for evidence.

    Been there. Done that.


    M in Oz
  • Machka9
    Machka9 Posts: 25,645 Member
    Snowflake1968 wrote: »
    Here is the piece I painted for Lauryn.
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    You do lovely work! :)

  • LisaInArkansas
    LisaInArkansas Posts: 2,914 Member
    edited September 2022
    Machka9 wrote: »
    cityjaneLondon wrote: »
    The birthday sounds great Karen. I hope for just such a satisfying one soonest. Nice to do just what you want with no expectations. <3
    Thank you for posting the video.

    The man to estimate for the blinds in the dining room is coming this afternoon. Because they have been so tardy in coming, we have learned to live without them and really don't need them until next summer. Might try a cheaper option for the few weeks we need them. Can't hurt go know the price though.

    Yesterday a mouse appeared in our dining room. We haven't seen any evidence of them at all, so it may be a stray who found iits way in from the garden. Later it appeared in the bedroom!!! I decanted myself to the upstairs. It obviously is not a very clever mouse to expose itself so easily. Anyway, the poison is arriving today and we shall put it inside the base boards in the kitchen, which are loose. Don't like killing things, but needs must. We don't have pets to worry about and it will be well hidden from the grandchildren. Hope it does the trick quickly.

    Love Heather UK xxxxxxxx

    If you've seen 2 in a short space of time like that, you've probably got half a dozen of them running round.

    Check your cupboards, shoes, mattresses etc. for evidence.

    Been there. Done that.


    M in Oz

    Heather, Machka's right - the "not clever" ones are just the cannon fodder to see if they can draw your fire. Two mice that close together is an issue. Might be your neighbor's new building project rousted a bunch of them your way, might be the time of year, but there isn't just one, I promise. Check all dark places, under furniture, etc., and do whatever you must. I would bet Margaret will have a natural remedy that won't hurt the kids but can repel the rodents....

    The worst mouse problem I ever had was when my first husband and I rented a farmhouse outside of Lakenheath. When the farmer burned the field after harvest, we were inundated with mice. We tried the trap thing, which entailed a half dozen sleepless nights of "pop-SQUEE!" all over the house and burial detail in the morning. Won't do that again...
  • Machka9
    Machka9 Posts: 25,645 Member
    Whidislander wrote: »
    Another rough night. Four baths later, slept all over the house, in recliner, on couch, in bed, in bath, everywhere! Just whole abdomen tight, and the only thing that feels good was lying in hot water. Its now almost 11 am and I was able to sleep for two hours while Lee was at gym. Hadn't eaten since 2 yesterday, so at 8 am I had a cup of chicken broth, and just now after sleeping had 2 saltines. Nothing sound particularly good. Its not the flu, its not just an upset belly. I was really gurgling though at about 3 am. Its like my insides have a side ache. Called doctor and have an appointment for Thursday 1:40. This is nuts.
    Rebecca
    Wa

    Gallbladder? Or have you had your gallbladder removed already?

    I'm amazed about the baths! When I've had gallbladder-like twinges, I've gone with a hot water bottle. Baths are way too time consuming with the scrubbing and cleaning the tub and surrounding area, waiting for the tub to fill, and the post-tub rinse shower.


    M in Oz
  • grandmallie
    grandmallie Posts: 10,110 Member
    Morning ladies
    Been watching weather channel and all,and heard from some people in the park were Toms place is,extensive damage,im hoping his is spared.
    My grandparents had a place down in Placida which is right on the gulf in an old mobile home park..
    They were showing those getting ripped up on the weather channel this morning.
    So many happy memories there.
    I pray there was minimal loss of life..
  • Machka9
    Machka9 Posts: 25,645 Member
    edited September 2022
    exermom wrote: »
    Tracey – you know, one week I was quite surprised that my pay was so low. I know what I typically earn in a week. I know I didn’t take any time off. Well, fortunately, it’s not like we’re going to die. I know some people depend on the money to be able to pay their rent or buy groceries. I feel so blessed that that’s not the situation I’m in. I figure I’ll find out how much I made this year when I get my W-2….lol

    Michele NC

    You can ask about things like that. In fact, you should. Mistakes happen now and then. If they made a mistake on yours, they might have made mistakes on others that week ... others who weren't paying attention or who were too shy to say something.


    M in Oz

  • Machka9
    Machka9 Posts: 25,645 Member
    LisaInArkansas wrote: »
    Machka9 wrote: »
    cityjaneLondon wrote: »
    The birthday sounds great Karen. I hope for just such a satisfying one soonest. Nice to do just what you want with no expectations. <3
    Thank you for posting the video.

    The man to estimate for the blinds in the dining room is coming this afternoon. Because they have been so tardy in coming, we have learned to live without them and really don't need them until next summer. Might try a cheaper option for the few weeks we need them. Can't hurt go know the price though.

    Yesterday a mouse appeared in our dining room. We haven't seen any evidence of them at all, so it may be a stray who found iits way in from the garden. Later it appeared in the bedroom!!! I decanted myself to the upstairs. It obviously is not a very clever mouse to expose itself so easily. Anyway, the poison is arriving today and we shall put it inside the base boards in the kitchen, which are loose. Don't like killing things, but needs must. We don't have pets to worry about and it will be well hidden from the grandchildren. Hope it does the trick quickly.

    Love Heather UK xxxxxxxx

    If you've seen 2 in a short space of time like that, you've probably got half a dozen of them running round.

    Check your cupboards, shoes, mattresses etc. for evidence.

    Been there. Done that.


    M in Oz

    Heather, Machka's right - the "not clever" ones are just the cannon fodder to see if they can draw your fire. Two mice that close together is an issue. Might be your neighbor's new building project rousted a bunch of them your way, might be the time of year, but there isn't just one, I promise. Check all dark places, under furniture, etc., and do whatever you must. I would bet Margaret will have a natural remedy that won't hurt the kids but can repel the rodents....

    The worst mouse problem I ever had was when my first husband and I rented a farmhouse outside of Lakenheath. When the farmer burned the field after harvest, we were inundated with mice. We tried the trap thing, which entailed a half dozen sleepless nights of "pop-SQUEE!" all over the house and burial detail in the morning. Won't do that again...

    Evidently mice aren't keen on rosemary. We have huge rosemary hedges and so we've put some into pillowcases. We've got a couple pillowcases downstairs where the mice like to go, and a couple in the main floor as well. One is in the dressing room. I don't know if it is co-incidence or not, but the mouse issue here has diminished a little.
    https://www.mygardenlife.com/how-to/how-to-repel-mice-with-natural-herb-sachets

    Mice like back corners of closets where they can chew cloth or papers to make nests. They like to go poo in shoes in the closets.

    If you keep food in boxes, they love that! Like cereal etc. They can chew the boxes to make a nest and they've got a nice source of food. We've had to put our boxed foods into sealed containers in some places we've lived.

    Next time you go out for a while, when you come home, close your eyes and give a sniff. If you've got a bit of a mouse problem, you can likely smell it.

    Or I can ... but then, even when I had the deviated septum and had a reduced sense of smell, I could smell all the bad things: mice, mildew, mould, spoiled food, etc.


    M in Oz
  • Katla49
    Katla49 Posts: 10,385 Member
    B)
  • SophieRosieMom
    SophieRosieMom Posts: 3,671 Member
    Barbie - I am hooked on " The Man Who Died Twice". I can see Helen Mirren playing Elizabeth. Our library has them on kindle, but I see 45 people ahead of me for "The Thursday Murder Club". :)

    You are so wise to be cautious with this transmissible bug and careful protecting Jake's health, and as you know, that was me for the past couple years. As I was recovering last week, I was grateful my DH didn't have to go through it.

    Katla - so glad your DH is improving. Hope he'll be back with you very soon.

    Karen - the video of Sanibel is heartbreaking. :s What a nice birthday for your spouse! Now I'm hungry for some take out Asian food.

    We did get rain yesterday. Not lots, maybe 1/4 inch, but it was nice.

    I scheduled the septic tank cleaning, it had been years and needed to be done again. Third week of October. DH always handled this before, it was the last thing on my "stuff I better take care of this year" list. Ah, the joys of country living! :D

    Lanette B)
    SW WA State
  • cityjaneLondon
    cityjaneLondon Posts: 12,732 Member
    I have seen no evidence of mice so far. Nothing chewed, no droppings or smells.
    The poison has arrived and I've put it out in two places in the kitchen. Kids can't see it. I hope that'll sort it out. Soooo annoying.

    Love Heather UK xxxxxx

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