WOMEN AGES 50+ FOR DECEMBER 2023

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  • dlfk202000
    dlfk202000 Posts: 3,260 Member
    ginnytez wrote: »
    Michele-I agree with you about being upset someone posted your phone number in a public forum without your permission. However, the people who rely on landlines are pretty much becoming the n the minority-cell phones are the legitimate alternative if not the only means of contact. We got rid of our landline 9 or so years ago. We couldn't see spending the money for both services.

    Lisa-thanks for handling-I think I am going to copy and save the instructions! And yes-I was asking about heating for the sun room. Propane stove sounds like perfect solution!

    Pip-you come up with the coolest decorating ideas.

    At this early hour it seems that stomach stuff has calmed down. At least those body aches have subsided and I haven't had the "pins and needles" pain in stomach for a while. A bit of restless sleep last night as it was leaving. If you ladies get any symptoms-please learn from Heather and I-rest and let yourself heal. Work colleague said he still wasn't feeling 100% after 4 days of it (but then, no one ever got a cold as bad as my husband :D

    Will leave work early today to make up on things I missed doing yesterday. Need to have a monthly meeting with a staff member (should not be fun) and quick meeting with my executive team-mainly giving them Christmas presents since I will be out until 21st. Tomorrow I get a massage at 11. DIL pushed it-said it may help with some of the arthritis pain (but won't hurt). Also, hotel has indoor pool and I am hoping a hot tub. Have dinner with brothers Tuesday evening and lunch with two coworkers (actually bosses, but we are also friends) for our birthdays on Wednesday-then pick up kids at airport!

    Need to get stretches in-missed them for two days while sick.

    Take care all,

    Ginny in Ohio

    I keep talking to dh about dropping our landline- no one we want to talk to ever calls on it. Huge waste of money.
    For mom, cell service is spotty at best where she is so she depends on her landline and it has been terrible since the fires a few years ago(two years in a row the big fires came very close to their house, the last one was right across the street at the neighbors back door and behind them. It was so hot, it warped the roof of my parents green houses.- anyways- mom was without land line for months at a time at least 2 times that I know of, other times, weeks without it. Winter time is the worst- water is getting in the line or something. They have come out to repair it and it is good a week or so then bad. She now has the direct line to the guy that worked on it the last time.
    I wish she could drop it- the spam callers are terrible. Worse than at our house.

  • SophieRosieMom
    SophieRosieMom Posts: 3,703 Member
    edited December 2023
    Betsy - glad to hear your sis and her husband will be visiting for Christmas. BIL rebuilding your stairs sounds like a great Christmas present! <3

    Ginny- glad you are feeling better. A massage sounds great and can't hurt.

    Sue - I am so happy you mentioned the stall pellets - I stopped in at Tractor Supply this morning and will get a bag of them for the run - I didn't have the Sube and no way I was lifting 40# out of the trunk of the car. I think they'll be fine. Give the girls something to scratch around in and can kind of turn into soil.

    Pip
    - do you think you were an interior decorator in a previous life? You and Kirby sure have an eye for it.

    Heather - so sorry to hear about your friend's granddaughter and diabetes. Sounds like she'll be in good care.

    Vickie - hope you are on the road to recovery. Some of these bugs seem hard to shake. So happy to see you back with us!! <3

    Michele and KJ - I'm with you keeping a landline. In my case, it's the "junk collector" phone number that I give out when I have to give a number I hope no one ever calls, knowing it could spark another rash of telemarketers. I rarely get calls on my cell - only a few people have that number, sometimes texts - mostly use it to check emails and messaging when I'm in town if I'm expecting something. And I have it for emergencies. People know to email or message me as I check this often throughout the day. Otherwise, I often forget to turn the cell on. :p Someone once told me after years of working at 911 and as a receptionist answering phone calls all day at other jobs, I'll never want to talk on the phone again. I think they were right. Of course, everyone has different phones for different reasons, so whatever works for us is great! ;)

    Lanette B)
    Damp and Foggy SW WA State

  • SophieRosieMom
    SophieRosieMom Posts: 3,703 Member
    MFP Weekly Check-in for December 11, 2023

    Debbie in Napa Valley, CA -Finally weighed this morning- 152.6 Nice to see it going back down, even after over a week of non stop candy making and not weighing for the past couple weeks.

    Rita in Roswell NM - Lost 2 pounds this week. Hope it keeps going in that direction!

    Lanette in SW WA State – again, weight holding very steady in the healthy range. Still daily walking with weights three times a day after meals, eating protein first at each meal whenever possible. Nuts are my go-to snack.
  • pipcd34
    pipcd34 Posts: 17,357 Member
    Good morning ladies!

    I am working on Christmas gift ideas for friends and relatives from me and from Mom. I try not to eat candy so I feel awkward giving it, but Mom seems to think it's the default this year.

    Mom is mostly keeping up, her decline is very slow. She is still going up the stairs at night. She keeps asking about getting rid of the hospital bed.

    I think I volunteered to do a Christmas breakfast at our house. I said we could have some pastries. Which means coffee and tea and maybe an egg casserole thingie. It really is our turn, and mom can't go anywhere, and it can't be as hard as I fear.

    Anyway today I just have to order presents.

    Have a great day,
    Annie in Delaware

    I wanna come
  • kymarai
    kymarai Posts: 3,729 Member
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    pipcd34 Posts: 17,357 Member
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  • SophieRosieMom
    SophieRosieMom Posts: 3,703 Member
    Kim -You are a peach!! I saw those straw tubes when I was online the other day.... I see H Depot has them, I will pick up a roll to have on hand. I was thinking as I cleaned out some stinky heavy wet straw from their run yesterday.... sandbags might have worked, but they are so heavy and where would I store them? Thanks so much for reminding me! <3

    Also, you're right on the money about Landlines and Cells with Earthquakes. When our area had the Nisqually earthquake, the cell service was "out of whack" for several hours - our 911 Center was getting calls for Seattle and we're 100 miles south. Either the towers were out of true or the central phone company office was simply overwhelmed. It could happen again.

    Carol - what a mess with Walmart. Did you put it on a credit card? If so, maybe they can help.

    Lanette B)
  • pipcd34
    pipcd34 Posts: 17,357 Member
    Stats for the day-

    Walk w/family- 2hrs 6min 16sec, 52elev, 2.88ap, 82ahr, 133mhr, 6.15mi= 615c
    Strava app = 753c
    Zwift home spin bike- strava stats- 1hr 5min 31sec, 807elev, 123aw, 18.3amph, 106ahr, 132mhr, 20.01mi= 477c
    Strava app= 461c
    Zwift stats- 1hr 5min 33sec, 809elev, 123aw, 68arpm, 18.31amph, 20mi= 462c

    Total cal 1092
  • TerriRichardson112
    TerriRichardson112 Posts: 19,147 Member
    KJ: Sincere Condolences for the loss of your grandma. Sounds like she passed happy, doing something she loved.

    Annie: A Christmas breakfast is a good option.

    🤗🤗🤗 and 🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻 for those who need them.

    🙋‍♀️ Miele failte to the newbies.

    ☘️ Terri
  • 1948CWB
    1948CWB Posts: 1,657 Member
    Kelly ~ Great news cast about the egg carton project and all that you do for the children!

    Carol in GA
  • GodMomKim
    GodMomKim Posts: 3,708 Member
    I love the TV clip Kelly!!!! you did not babble! or sound like a crazy person letting kids play with trash LOL
  • pipcd34
    pipcd34 Posts: 17,357 Member
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  • dlfk202000
    dlfk202000 Posts: 3,260 Member
    1948CWB wrote: »
    We each have cell phones but we depend on our land line because we tend to never hear the cell phone ring. Must say we get a lot of spam calls but our carrier has gotten good about showing that it is spam. We use the cell phones to text and to receive codes to get to online accounts.

    Kim ~ I know you are very busy but I guess it will keep your income going well. Try to find a bit of time to relax a tiny bit.

    Your advice to Lanette to use the pipes to catch rain run offs sounds good.

    Pip ~ I agree with the others that you really have a talent for decorating.

    I have gotten bummed out with Walmart. Ordered an electric frying pan for my son. It seemed very expensive ($100+ to get it mailed). They did not ship it until a few weeks after it was ordered and then they sent an email saying it had been delivered. Only problem was that it was not there (porch pirates or USPS drivers not delivering to right address). Complained to Walmart and they were absolutely no good about getting me a refund. Ordered the exact same thing from Amazon and it was $50 cheaper and arrived within days. Guess I learned my lesson!

    Carol in GA

    When the cc bill comes, deny the charges, explain to them that you never received it and Walmart is not working with you to fix the problem


  • exermom
    exermom Posts: 6,556 Member
    KJ – absolutely wonderful TV clip. The only bad part is that it doesn’t cover all the other wonderful things you do for the kids. You certainly didn’t sound like a crazy person

    Lanette – you have a really wonderful take on exercise. I do find that when I walk outdoors, I feel – for lack of a better word – happy. Invigorated. I really like walking outdoors. Only there are sometimes when I just can’t (like if it’s raining out).

    I’m trying putting the cardboard on my windshield. We shall see how it goes tomorrow morning.

    Michele NC
  • SophieRosieMom
    SophieRosieMom Posts: 3,703 Member
    Kelly - that does it. I want to be one of your kids and spend days with that wonderful lady who builds spaceships! You were beautiful and very articulate. Loved that little sweetie you were holding and the happy kid noises in the background. We are all very proud of you!! <3

    Lanette B)
  • LisaInArkansas
    LisaInArkansas Posts: 2,951 Member
    Kelly - that does it. I want to be one of your kids and spend days with that wonderful lady who builds spaceships! You were beautiful and very articulate. Loved that little sweetie you were holding and the happy kid noises in the background. We are all very proud of you!! <3

    Lanette B)

    Ditto! My husband and I both watched the clip. You're liable to have a kabillion egg cartons before you're done! You looked wonderful, very put together, and they did a good job of editing the kid clatter down to the point where you could be heard. :wink: Well done, Kelly!
  • Whidislander
    Whidislander Posts: 3,892 Member
    KJLaMore wrote: »
    Thank you for all of the condolences on my grandmother passing. I should have noted that she passed away in 1995. I was mainly commenting about how staying active is so important to physically aging well. Her cabin had no running water and no electricity. She had to work a large pump on the sink in the kitchen to get water. She had a garden every year, she foraged for everything you can imagine on 160 acres that she owned at the cabin. All kinds of mushrooms, but mainly Morel mushrooms, all kinds of berries, apples, maple sap/maple syrup, ramps...She would can/freeze goods for herself and family, make maple syrup and maple candies/sugar, and then sell the rest of the goods in town. She made a good living off her land. She also had a doe and buck permit and also a bear and an elk permit. When she was in her 20s, she was the first woman in Michigan to get an elk permit and shoot an elk. lol She was a go-getter for sure. I wish I had known her as a more mature adult; I was 28 when she passed away.
    Here is that news segment about the egg carton spaceship. I sound like a crazy person who lets kids play with trash. :D
    ttfn xoxoxo KJ (Kelly)

    So great Kelly! You sound like a natural in front of the camera!🤗💖👍🏼
    Rebecca
    Whidbey
    Wa
  • skuehn48
    skuehn48 Posts: 3,072 Member
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