WOMEN AGES 50+ FOR OCTOBER 2022

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  • pipcd34
    pipcd34 Posts: 17,357 Member
    Gg
  • grandmallie
    grandmallie Posts: 10,147 Member
    Morning ladies
    Tom has 3 dogs and a cat cremated and Homer will be 4 buried with him,he doesn't want to be cremated
    I will be cremated and hopefully sprinkled at the Cape,up at the Beach near our cottage and down at Ding Darling Wildlife Refuge..
    But we shall see..
    My dad we had cremated and I had him here with me for a year and then we buried him with my mom around what would have been his 90th birthday at the veterans cemetery.
    I have all the good intentions of doing things today.. but doing them we shall see.
  • GodMomKim
    GodMomKim Posts: 3,708 Member
    :)
  • cityjaneLondon
    cityjaneLondon Posts: 12,789 Member
    Carol - I can never get over how much your grandchildren look like you. <3 Lovely photos. Now they are getting older, do they still interact with you as much? It's something DH and I wonder about. We hope ours will still have time for us, but I'm sure it won't be the same.

    Love Heather UK xxxxxxxx
  • grandmallie
    grandmallie Posts: 10,147 Member
    edited October 2022
    Mary- got the message and sent one back..
    Tracy and the family are doing family pictures today
  • SophieRosieMom
    SophieRosieMom Posts: 3,703 Member
    Ok ladies, here's the clever obit I mentioned earlier. At least I thought it was clever. :D Northern Indiana sense of humor. :p Enjoy.

    https://www.mishlerfuneralhomes.com/obituary/merle-sarber

    Lanette B)
    SW WA State
  • kevrit
    kevrit Posts: 4,390 Member
    Machka9 wrote: »
    Regarding death ... it doesn't really matter what I want. I won't be there!! What happens to my body will be up to the hospital or staff in the care home, I presume.

    If I follow in the footsteps of my grandparents, I'll outlive everyone I know.


    M in Oz

    Just like you, I specified cremation in my living will, but after I am dead, who cares?

    RvRita
  • dlfk202000
    dlfk202000 Posts: 3,262 Member





    :D:D:D I have to laugh at this because I must admit that I have the cremains of a couple of family members and a few pets here in the house...

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    It's a tradition I've never understood.



    I'm pretty sure there have been people in my family who have been cremated, but their little box has been buried in a cemetery with a headstone and all ... or they've been scattered.

    I like the idea of scattering but I know there are environmental restrictions against that.

    M in Oz[/quote]

    my mother in law has my brother in law's ashes on the filing cabinet next to the chair she sits/sleeps in.
    For a long time she had fresh flowers by it. Now there is a glass of water- never noticed it before really until dh was going over there after her fall. Part of the morning routine that he HAD to do was put a fresh glass of ICE water next to Albert's ashes- I have no idea why she does it.
    My comment to dh when she was really getting on my nerves, "Why, does she think he needs it because it is so hot where he is now?"

    We have the ashes of two dogs and two cats- dh's choice. My first cat I just buried at my parents place when she died. Maybe when he passes, I will bury all the pets with him.

    Debbie
  • dlfk202000
    dlfk202000 Posts: 3,262 Member
    KetoneKaren wrote: »
    Lisa, Yes, I think for now, I will just keep Joy's ashes. They are in a small very beautiful pink ivory wood urn-like box I found at a craft show, made by a wood artisan. The lid fits tightly and the ashes are very secure. Since the amount of ashes was small the box is about the size of a grapefruit, not large at all. I'll post a picture of it later. You are right. No need to let go of those ashes until/unless I am ready.

    Karen in Virginia

    my dad's ashes are in a birdhouse that he built. That was a suggestion that came from the lady at the mortuary. Instead of pushing for mom to buy some elaborate thing she knew about dad's love for the birds and building birdhouses. Mom took one in and they put him in it. It sits on mom's desk. She had talked about burying him on the property next to her sister, brother in law and nephew who are all buried there. She almost did when my nephews were there but my sister and I weren't- I would have been so hurt if she had but they ran out of time, thankfully. She is glad too. She is happy having him there, Adds a little holiday decorations on it .
  • grandmallie
    grandmallie Posts: 10,147 Member
    Karen I love that idea,
    Hence the Ding Darling Wildlife Refuge.. poor place got decimated by Ian but slowly birds and animals returning..driving down wildlife drive with every type of bird you could imagine out there is my idea of heaven..
    Don't know if my daughter will take some of my ashes there or not. But it is one of my wishes.
    I have a beautiful window bird feeder that is in my storage area that I can't put up here,because of the HOA.. darn it..
  • KetoneKaren
    KetoneKaren Posts: 6,412 Member
    edited October 2022
    Allie, My spouse and I would both be very happy to have our remains scattered at Ding Darling. Like you, Sanibel is our favorite place in the world.

    Karen in Virginia
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  • KetoneKaren
    KetoneKaren Posts: 6,412 Member
    Lisa, So poignant. Your sister and nieces are dead, too? That's a lot of loss...
  • 1948CWB
    1948CWB Posts: 1,657 Member
    Lisa ~ From what you have told us about your mom, I am sure that she believed that "to be absent from the body is to be present with the Lord."

    Lovely view from your porch but sorry the tree branch fell.

    Carol in GA
  • GodMomKim
    GodMomKim Posts: 3,708 Member
    :)
  • Katla49
    Katla49 Posts: 10,385 Member
    I hope that DH will be able come back to our apartment soon. I am keeping my fingers crossed for him to join me. I think he may be here soon, maybe even today. 🤞🏻 🤞🏻
  • LisaInArkansas
    LisaInArkansas Posts: 2,953 Member
    edited October 2022
    KetoneKaren wrote: »
    Lisa, So poignant. Your sister and nieces are dead, too? That's a lot of loss...

    No, no, no! I'm sorry, I must have phrased that awkwardly. My sister and nieces are very much alive. We had stopped to see Mama's grave on the way home from a different family funeral.

    In fact, I spoke to my sis yesterday, and she was calling to let me know the youngest (25) had moved into the house her boyfriend bought for her... They've been on again/off again, but it's hard to resist a whole house, I guess. :smiley:

  • dlfk202000
    dlfk202000 Posts: 3,262 Member
    grandmallie wrote: »
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    Sooooo
    My SIL bought Tracy a Dyson stick vacuum for an early Christmas present.. Ginger there Australian Shepherd fluffs fur everywhere.. and honestly I think poor Miles is allergic because he is always rubbing his eyes and nose..
    So far today Kyle has vacuumed 5 times lol
    Kyle's birthday is Tuesday and I asked Tracy are you sure he bought it for you,but hey if he is doing the vacuuming for you.. there you go .. what a riot... and you can see Miles is watching Daddy do the vacuuming..lol
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    Tracy is going to cut this pumpkin and sit Miles in it.. but thought this was a cute picture.

    vacuuming is one of the very few chores my dh does and he is obsessed with it- we have them all over. I love not having to vacuum hardly ever BUT not thrilled with the times he chooses to vacuum(it is a minimum 2-3 times a day in some area, including in the bathroom where the litter boxes are). Not found of him doing the bathroom one while I am trying to sleep or the regular ones while I am on the phone to my mom or watching tv. Mom, jokes about it and I can always pause the tv until he is done, but some days it just irritates me. Trying to not let it bother me so much.
    Sitting here at my computer, I can see three vacuums right from here- lined up in the hallway. The shopvac in the bathroom. Not going to count the ones in the garage- there are at least 3-4 there I am sure. He must have moved a few to the garage because I didn't see any in the bedroom this time- he used to have them up against the door so I had to move two or three just to close the door so his light/noise from his room didn't disturb me when I was trying to sleep- Every time I move stuff, he seems to find more stuff to put there.
  • TerriRichardson112
    TerriRichardson112 Posts: 19,147 Member
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  • grandmallie
    grandmallie Posts: 10,147 Member
    I just watched Bill Engvalls skit on medical Marijuana.. oh lord,he is a riot I was laughing so hard.. Im so sad he is retiring.. he is one of my favorites..
  • pipcd34
    pipcd34 Posts: 17,357 Member
    Fit2btied2016 wrote: »
    pipcd34 wrote: »
    Got my jersey for raising 1k for MS in the mail. They also sent me my medal! They are different this year, I like it!t5spemzqdh2s.jpeg
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    Hi! I was intrigued by your jersey and the name of Deception Pass, and thought it looked like WA (I'm up in BC), so I am so glad that I looked it up. WOW! Gorgeous scenery, and definitely a place I want to add to our "to visit/camp in" list! (So many places in WA still to visit, ha, ha). Thanks for posting, and congrats on your successful bike event!

    Cheers, T.

    It is a very scenic bike route. Pretty hilly in a lot of places. I did the virtual ride here in California. Didn’t make the trip to Washington to do the ride. It’s really a fun time
  • KetoneKaren
    KetoneKaren Posts: 6,412 Member
    Welcome, T from BC!

    Lisa, - Silly me, I went back and re-read your post. Not sure how I got that your sister and nieces were dead - it didn't compute the same when I re-read it. lol

    Karen in Virginia

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