WOMEN AGES 50+ FOR MAY 2023
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Rosemarie2972 wrote: »Ginny: I just finished participating in my first meditation session with ADDA: Attention Deficit Disorder Association.
And it really relaxed me. I didn't know I was carrying so much anxiety until I let it go.
Rebecca: You have your love for your son in your heart.
Heather: I love your art display!
Have a good evening!
Best,
Rosemarie from Georgia
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Rebecca-I think deleting the old was healthy. You are cleaning things up. That way when he does contact you, you will be starting new.
Had good visit with son and DIL. They are doing well, given the situation.Still waiting on autopsy. It appears he did fall in the shower, was able to make it to his bed and perhaps passed out again and literally bled out. Don't know about internal injuries, etc., or time of death. Luckily DIL called her brother to enter apartment with her when there was no response. Her brother made her stay in living room while he investigated. He would not let her go to the room to see her father. I think he was being very mindful of the baby and wanting to cut down on her shock.
Regarding the clothing poll_I have too many clothes. Of course, I still have a four season work wardrobe. I do like wearing jeans. I also have three pairs of Lands End yoga pants (I thing they will be my retirement go to). I like reds, purples, coral. I had dark brown hair, it turned darker on its way to gray. I am not yet completely gray and I think those colors look good on me. I will try all sorts of patterns and colors for tops but prefer solid color pants.
Off to relax.
Take care all,
Ginny in Ohio
Yes, that was my idea, it was just so disheartening. There was a time when he would text with me once a week while having his bento box lunch. But there was like fifty times where I called until it would drop. So lots of "missed call" postings. I have deleted myself from all military moms group sites as well. I just can't support moms that haven't heard from there sailor in a week, I just can't.
Rebecca
Whidbey
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Slept well, thanks to the window air conditioner. I run it every night of the year anyway, so not too much of a sacrifice.
Boring appliance woes:Well.... after running the numbers and doing the research, we're going to go with two window air conditioners - one in the living room and one in the kitchen. We already have one in the bedroom. They should literally pay for themselves within one summer.
The a/c whole-house unit quit at the height of summer last summer, you might remember, and while the service man did get it to work, he was blunt that the next visit would probably require a new full-house unit. With window units, the upfront cost will be about 1/10th of a replacement a/c heat unit, and the energy use will be about 1/3 that of the full-house A/C. It allows us to only have it where it's needed, as well, as the kitchen unit can be on just when the oven has to be on.
The heat from the whole-house unit still works fine, so we'll be OK for the winter.
Corey headed out to buy a couple window units. The best part for me is that I don't have to try to get through voice mail madness to try to get a service person to come out, and I don't have a technician traipsing around the house.
Otherwise nice weekend in progress. Two loads down and one load of laundry left to fold and put away. Ah, there's Corey back. Time to go help where I can.
Love y'all,
Lisa in AR
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myvt9v4crh wrote: »DianeM 130– Welcome! You will find encouragement here. 🌸
Heather — I watched the Coronation of King Charles this morning in the comfort of my favorite chair. It was an interesting thing to witness. Congratulations to the new King, and the people of Great Britain. ⭐️
(((Rebecca)))— Your younger son has hurt you with his silence, & it has been hard for you. Your other sons are caring & show you how much they value you. You are loved by your family & friends. 💖
Katla in Illinois
Yes, I feel wounded but my family is helping me cope so much. This Thursday is Athena's 4th birthday, and we are hopefully meeting them at a zoo in Tacoma. I'm excited! It kind of depends on how Lee is feeling though. But its supposed to be 71 that day! I had told Athena that I would wear bows and ribbons and we could be her present. So that's what we'll do!😁
Rebecca
Whidbey
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DH cooked the whole dinner tonight. Mediterranean vegetables with feta. My hand was sore, as were my ribs. I feel very loved.
Max tomorrow. It will be raining, so it will be a bus ride to the restaurant!
Love Heather UK xxxxxxxx3 -
Margaret ... rebar had been under the old concrete driveway albeit not much of it. The new driveway is asphalt and they didn't use rebar. I don't believe that rebar is a common application with residential asphalt.
Tracey ... My husband and I will have the air "blue" in our neighborhood if we decide to work together on the house!
But the neighbors are used to it!
Lisa ... I love jewel tone colors for tops, but I stick to navy, black and white on the bottom. I don't have a lot of clothes, but what I have is divided into "church" clothes and everyday clothes. For years I worked as a housekeeper so most of that is very basic. Summer is where I'll experiment with colors and patterns but even then I stay conservative.
Pip .. that's a nice family photo and you look great!
Rebecca ... deleting anything when it pertains to a loved one is just plain hard.
Coronation ... I missed it!
I'm like many of you ... not a fan of Charles or his consort. I love seeing photos of William and Kate and their family though.
Got the grass mowed just before the rain and that was a good thing as the grass was very long! I also got a lot of those wild onions pulled from the flower beds and I'm thinking, Machka, that your suggestion of putting down weed block and new mulch might be the answer there. The mulch is currently low and as long as I don't make the ground too high around the roses it might work.
I've lost some weight this week, so monitoring the calories has been beneficial. I'm also sticking to my "eating window." I still have a lot of weight to lose, but I'm targeting about 8 yo-yo pounds that would make me feel like I was on the right track again.
Tomorrow I take my mom to an oral surgeon to have a decayed/non-repairable tooth extracted. She's been having a lot of difficulties with it the last week or so and very worried about it. Good thoughts/prayers appreciated.
Beth near Buffalo
Beth
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Mary ~ Your grands look like they are having so much fun in the ocean!
Pip ~ You look great in the photo with your relatives. I like your hair longer like that. Great looking family!
Machka ~ The Jacquie (sp?) clothes are lovely but there is no way I could wear those styles. I do not have a waist line
and my weight has landed between below my bust and my navel.
Tracey ~ Fingers crossed for you getting the airline job. Good for you for standing up for yourself. Michaela is so cute!
Rosemarie ~ Glad the ADDHD session made you feel better. ADDHD runs rampant in my family. Myself, husband, son and now grands are exhibiting it. So glad for medication.
I am trying to make chicken broth out of the leftover bones and skin of my rotisserie chicken. Threw in some onion, carrots, and celery. It smells heavenly. Update...the broth is OK but I think I should have waited until I had even more chicken bones to add.
Carol in GA
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Beth Our driveway is concrete and you want to have it reinforced with rebar. As asphalt drive does not need rebar because it is more flexible. Reading about your driveway it sounds like it is asphalt.0
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Katla0 -
Got home a bit ago- unloaded/unpacked, showered, checking in quickly before getting dressed for the wedding of dh's co-worker.
NOT a restful weekend at mom's at all. Will be going to bed very early tonight-will be great to sleep in my own bed(instead of on the hard floor in the office at mom's)-will explain later.
Just wanted to pop in and start catching up-only have 45 min. til we leave and I still need to get dressed.
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LisaInArkansas wrote: »LisaInArkansas wrote: »Sorry about this but it helps me to list things out and talk to you ladies. I know others are in much worse situations, but just a note helps me tremendously.
RVRita
Rita - It really is OK to talk to us about where your head is...As Spider Robinson said, "Shared pain is lessened; shared joy increased..."
Good morning so far... overdid a little outside to finish up pulling all the vetch, so am relaxing this afternoon with food porn--I love the competition baking shows when I just want to chill and relax. The good part about my leaky little sieve of a mind is I can watch the series over as soon as I forget who won the overall. Silver linings everywhere!
Love y'all,
Lisa in AR
And, as always I pushed it too far, because I decided I'd relieve Corey of one of the grocery store lists tomorrow, since he's getting my oil changed at the dealer. But, I've made it back home again with my feet up, sitting on my heating pad and pain meds starting to work.
I had some clothes delivered today, and once I opened the bag, I realized that I have very specific clothing that I will buy - For instance, I don't wear prints. Ever. I wear solid colors, both top and bottom. Right now, I'm wearing soft black pants with everything, due to the need for speed when you have colitis. Do you have specific designs that you stick with? Or styles? Are you adventurous with your clothing choices? Just asking.
Love, y'all,
Lisa in AR
My biggest style, as it is, is LEGGINGS- I haven't worn jeans in at least 5 yrs. They HAVE to be super soft. ALL clothes have to be. No matter how cute or how great a sale is, if it isn't super soft, it doesn't come home with me. I am all about comfort. I can't stand pressure on my stomach so no regular pants for me. I did have one pair of jeans that I wore back when I was about 130lbs and they were low waisted. Haven't tried them on in a long time. Summer time it is light weight cotton capri leggings, spring and fall, fleecy feeling long leggings, winter, thicker super soft leggings. I even wear leggings under my dresses/skirts
I don't buy clothes online because they look great in the pictures but as soon as I touch them, usually it is a big NO THANKS..
As for colors- I have started wearing brighter colors- used to only wear pastels, then I started wearing the brighter colored leggings for Zumba and found I really like them. Mainly still pink, blue, purple. Rarely wear red,orange, yellow or green. Used to not wear black at all but now in the winter I do have quite a few black CuddleDuds shirts and fleece pants.
Debbie
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dlfk202000 wrote: »Put MFP on my phone so now I can check in when I am not home.
Heading up to mom's soon. Need to finish packing and cut some roses for her.
Have a great weekend
Debbie
Napa Valley, Ca
tried but couldn't log in up there so catching up now
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Day three of wet squishy garden beds so no yardwork again. Maybe tomorrow. Weather is nice enough for walking so I walked for more than an hour after breakfast and for an hour after lunch with my Sunday walking friend. Did some more work on my photo scanning project so it has been a productive day When we bought our house in 2011, the furnace needed to be replaced so we splurged and a got a heat pump to complete the system. We were able to get a loan that was interest free if we paid it off in three years. It was a great investment 🌞❄
Barbie in NW WA
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Grandmallie: I have been meaning to tell you I love the pictures of Miles in his chair looking out at the neighbor mowing the lawn! It makes me smile whenever I think about it! Boy, Miles really has it made falling asleep on his mother's chest every evening! How is the family going to break that and have him sleep on his own? I remember when my son climbed out of the crib and walked into the living room. I still can't believe he did that without breaking some bones.
I went and purchased my yarn for my knitting class this week. I am about to watch a couple of u-tube videos to see if I can learn how to cast on. It would be nice to knit while listening to Braves baseball.
Best,
Rosemarie from Georgia
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Stat for the day-
Housecleaning etc- 3hrs, vacuum, dust, make hummingbird food, sweep front entryway and front patio, clean and replace water of front patio fountain and birdbath, water plants, laundry fold and put away, etc= 800c
* probably more calories and time spent, I stopped it early*2 -
I got back to my dumbbells today! Yay! First time in a week. I ate 1156 calories today, for a deficit of 329. Yay!
Now if my laptop would behave ...
Annie in Delaware3 -
We have moved from Oregon and are currently in Illinois. We’ve been here more than a year and are near our daughter. We’ve made friends here, and enjoy them.
I still miss our friends in Oregon, including our hummingbirds. I think of them often.
Katla in Illinois
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Margaret ... rebar had been under the old concrete driveway albeit not much of it. The new driveway is asphalt and they didn't use rebar. I don't believe that rebar is a common application with residential asphalt.
Tracey ... My husband and I will have the air "blue" in our neighborhood if we decide to work together on the house! But the neighbors are used to it!
Lisa ... I love jewel tone colors for tops, but I stick to navy, black and white on the bottom. I don't have a lot of clothes, but what I have is divided into "church" clothes and everyday clothes. For years I worked as a housekeeper so most of that is very basic. Summer is where I'll experiment with colors and patterns but even then I stay conservative.
Pip .. that's a nice family photo and you look great!
Rebecca ... deleting anything when it pertains to a loved one is just plain hard.
Coronation ... I missed it! I'm like many of you ... not a fan of Charles or his consort. I love seeing photos of William and Kate and their family though.
Got the grass mowed just before the rain and that was a good thing as the grass was very long! I also got a lot of those wild onions pulled from the flower beds and I'm thinking, Machka, that your suggestion of putting down weed block and new mulch might be the answer there. The mulch is currently low and as long as I don't make the ground too high around the roses it might work.
I've lost some weight this week, so monitoring the calories has been beneficial. I'm also sticking to my "eating window." I still have a lot of weight to lose, but I'm targeting about 8 yo-yo pounds that would make me feel like I was on the right track again.
Tomorrow I take my mom to an oral surgeon to have a decayed/non-repairable tooth extracted. She's been having a lot of difficulties with it the last week or so and very worried about it. Good thoughts/prayers appreciated.
Beth near Buffalo
Beth
Yes, it was, but seeing his name on the messenger chat list was harder. I need to pick my hard.💖👍🏼
Rebecca
Whidbey
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Rosemarie2972 wrote: »Grandmallie: I have been meaning to tell you I love the pictures of Miles in his chair looking out at the neighbor mowing the lawn! It makes me smile whenever I think about it! Boy, Miles really has it made falling asleep on his mother's chest every evening! How is the family going to break that and have him sleep on his own? I remember when my son climbed out of the crib and walked into the living room. I still can't believe he did that without breaking some bones.
I went and purchased my yarn for my knitting class this week. I am about to watch a couple of u-tube videos to see if I can learn how to cast on. It would be nice to knit while listening to Braves baseball.
Best,
Rosemarie from Georgia
Yes I think for small kids they need to find their own sense of space. What is theirs alone. And know how to rest in that space. Their space isn't on a person, but in a crib or young bed. I think Athena slept in a crib to the side of their bed for awhile then in her crib. She had a baby cam up high and knew her parents could see her. They don't talk to her thru it, like "lie down and sleep". They did that once and it freaked her out! But she would not get out of her bed when she woke up, just would announce to the world, " I'm awake now"! Lol!
Rebecca
Whidbey
Wa7
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