WOMEN AGES 50+ FOR APRIL 2024
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Good Idea Lisa.. I'll pick one up..went and picked up a couple 5 gallon jugs of water at home depot.. no yiptick lol and the girl who rang me out graduated with my son Dan.. and gave me the water at the refillable price which was nice..forgot how heavy those suckers are..but the water dispenser I got is a bottom feed one so I dont have to kill myself and I got a warranty on it also..
Hope you enjoyed the pictures of SMiles..
Im itching to find out what miss Tracy is having ..but Im being good and not harassing her..she will let me know after the FMD appointment on the 24th
Carol- im so sorry to hear about your friend...the older we get the more we lose
Thats why I try and enjoy whatever I can..
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Ugh! Ninety minutes on the phone trying to do my dad's banking! They want to text a phone that is registered to my dad. His landline phone doesn't text. So let's go in circles!
Annie in Delaware venting again5 -
Catch up another time. Site was down this morning and now have stuff do. I did read up to pg. 36 and have the characters wanted. Going to try to start the Mystery tonight.
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weather is amazing again today-high of 77.
Walked MIL's dog for half an hour- would walk him more but mil and dh both get antsy if I am gone too long(she thinks I have him out too long as it is and dh just wants me to get back so we can leave most of the time.)
Will be walking with my zumba friend at the wetlands tonight beings we have no class(teacher's birthday so she took the day off-shoot, my birthday or anniversary, that is where I choose to be, but that is me). We haven't walked out there together since Oct I think. Looking forward to getting to chat, having company. I love being out there by myself most of the time but like the company too. We don't get a chance to chat at class.
Had a bit of a scare with our seizure cat last night. Miso hasn't had any in over 6 months. Not sure what brought this on. It wasn't the grand maul type that he used to have. He was not able to walk right, walking in circles backwards and his eyes were shaking like crazy. I gave him his CBD and held him and it helped but when I put him down he would do it again. Had son hold him a while until he went to bed. I put him in a soft sided cat carrier for the night. Not knowing what I would find when I got up. That was the safest place for him. Woke up and there he was,sleeping on dh. He had gotten out of the carrier(guess I didn't have all the zippers up all the way). Acting like normal. I will continue to give him his cbd for a few days, just to be sure.6 -
Whidislander wrote: »So tomorrow getting a major hair trim. My example are these photos. We shall see!
I'm just tired of these long strands!
Friday I donate blood. Yay me!
Rebecca
Whidbey
Wa
Love those cuts, getting tired of my hair again, may cut it off. I wish my hair was that gray.Deb--There is no excuse for it hurting like that. I do hope you let them know and he needs to know before he hurts anyone else.
Carol--Sorry to hear about your friend.
Beth--Sending prayers that it all works out so you can go ahead with your cochlear sugery.
Heather--I have a tens unit and when my back is hurting I wear it for several hours and it does help.
Tracey--Kids now days scare me. They can be so mean and the parents just look the other way. But there always seems to be one that wants to learn and is a joy to have around.
Blessings,Vicki GRAND ISLAND, NE
Thanks for the card I got in the mail a couple of days ago
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Allie -- I have another way you can solve your problem of the cat keeping you awake. Get another cat to keep her company!!!!!
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Whidslander I love those I wish I could get away with really short hair. Perhaps if I manage to lose some more weight.
Bad day today the social worker told me that they had to raise a safeguarding complaint about my dad's care. The paperwork is not good apparently and they have not tracked his weight properly. There will be a multi agency meeting to look at his care.
I'm angry/sad/guilty and everything else. Coupled with my son having a temp and infection in his surgical wound I'm longing to comfort eat but my lovely husband stuck a ragout in the slow cooker so we had that with pasta and it did the job. I could murder a vat of wine though.
This too shall pass. I'm for am early night and hope things look better in the morning .
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Stats for the day-
Walk w/family- 2hrs 6min 57sec, 105elev, 2.82ap, 83ahr, 136mhr, 6.05mi= 611c
Strava app = 742c
Other- work on front entryway- 1hr 19min 8sec, remove red rock and put on front patio edging, 104ahr, 126mhr= 373c
Walk to store and back- 40.05min, 2.68ap= 140c
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Lisa - Thanks for the organ recital. That was a lot of good information. I saw the cardiologist yesterday and she believes the a-fib a couple of weeks ago was a one time thing probably due to the stress caused by terrible tenant. Yesterday I was in sinus rhythm. I normally have an occasioal wonky rhythm because of a left bundle branch block. The extreme stress it seems pushed it over into a-fib but with tenant gone and metoprolol and Eliquis on board it has resolved. I will see them again in September.
Beautiful day here. We need a new battery for our lawn tractor. Soon, or we will need to bale the grass for the critters.
Beth - hope it is just anxiety over upcoming surgery.
Carol - so sorry about your friend.
Rebecca - nice hair style.
Everyone take care, Sue in WA7 -
Sue - Glad the info was useful for you. Glad yours is the temporary kind that corrects itself, too. It's unnerving to feel your heart go off the rails, I'm sure. I never felt the heart go wonk, just would walk across a room and end up unable to get my breath on the other side. The metoprolol is the one that keeps my blood pressure where it's supposed to be, and the Eliquis is one of the ones I can't take. Would be simpler if I could, that's for sure. So pleased it's working for you!
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Walked around the neighborhood, got over 10,000 steps. Finished the one wing of the Polish eagle x-stitch I’m making. This pattern is on 12 sheets of paper. If you don’t line them up exactly, your count is off. Honestly, I got to the 5 foot rule….if it looks good from five feet away, it’s good enough.
Rusty – I’m so sorry you’re going thru so much. (((HUG)))
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Michelle- i can have either 2 cats or 1 dog as it is now,I have the cat illegally..
I have to close the door but i ordered a squirt bottle in my grocery order tomorrow. Nighty night ladies3 -
Rebecca - I love that cut, I used to wear my hair that short.
Annie - sorry your dad had another fall. Will he use a cane or walker on his walks?
It’s worrisome for you I’m sure.
Lisa - hope you had a nice nap.
Allie - I would not be happy with that cat, hope she calms soon. Can you play her out before bedtime somehow?
Vicki - there are some good kids in the school, I think also some teachers make the difference in the behaviour.
Based on the Rant & Rave FB group for this town I’m not shocked about how the kids are being raised. Quite sad really.
Michele - that 5 foot rule would work for me on some things, but I don’t think cross stitch is one of them. It’s why I decided cross stitch wasn’t for me. I notice too much while working on it and I don’t have the patience. I need to see results faster.
Tonight I made a couple of mugs. I’ll put them in a spoiler as there is language that may bother some in one of them.
Brodey asked me to make the one for Kaitlyn and I had to make him one too.
I had a better day today, I’m starting to understand grade 8 math! Wow it was 40 years ago that I learned it, and it’s a whole new way of doing it.
Very confusing.
Funny, I asked in my course how we were supposed to help if we didn’t remember math or grammar rules.
I love this one teacher I’m working with, I think another one will be good too when I get to spend more time with her.
Well I’m in bed watching The Masked Singer. I should sign off.
Tracey in Edmonton
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Had a great walk with my friend- hope to do it again soon.
Hit 15,000 steps when I got home.
Asthma just started kicking in so hot tea and inhaler-hopefully that does the trick because I want to go to bed.
Debbie
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Regarding cats ...
We take ours out for walks during the day, on his harness and leash. We started that right at the beginning so that now he sits on the arm of one sofa so that we can put his harness on.
He also goes out in his catio.
Then, later in the evening, I toss ping pong balls for him to play with. He loves them! He bats and chases them all over the house.
He also loves his basic $5 welcome mat and tennis balls. He has heaps of other toys but rarely plays with them.
So, by the time midnight rolls around when I go to bed, he is tired too, and goes to sleep for much of the night.
Cats, and other animals, don't like to be bored. Neither do I, so I get it.
And it doesn't hurt me to be active with our cat on short walks and tossing ping pong balls.
All things to think about before committing to a pet.
Machka in Oz4 -
Had to contact Amazon this morning about some items that had failed to deliver. Faulty and returned to seller. They phoned me from India, but the line was so bad I could hardly hear anything. And I must have got someone on their first day! Took a while for her to get the sums right for the refund, but it was all resolved before breakfast. I've re-ordered now and they should arrive tomorrow. Normally the phone lines are fine, but this was almost impossible.
Beautiful day here. The apple blossom on next door's huge tree looks exactly like Van Gogh's painting against the blue sky.
I had a better night. Sore this morning, but I have completed all my exercises.
G and I have arranged to go for lunch at The Regency on May 3rd. It's so great of her to make the journey on the train regularly. Lovely to have something to look forward to. She's off to Paris again soon after, as she enjoyed her last trip so much. I hope it won't be too busy, as May is peak tourist season.
It's John's shopping day today, so I'm using up all last week's vegetables for tonight's meal. Broccoli, fresh green beans, fresh peas, in a fresh pesto sauce, with king prawns, and wholegrain spelt spaghetti. Yum.
Lunch is the best Scotch Eggs in the world, from Canhams. John picked them up yesterday, on my strict instructions, on the way home with Max. Big mixed salad, with avocado. Might put some raw broccoli in it.
John has cricket tomorrow, so I'm planning my 'funny lunch' already.
My prunes are definitely helping with the codeine side effects. I also use lots of EVO, even drink the odd spoonful, And I'm not stinting on the homemade yoghurt, post antibiotics.
I'm not snacking, even healthy snacks, and I've dropped either cheese or chocolate from dinner.
Love to all, especially those who are hurting, or who have caring responsibilities. So many of us. It helps to know we are not alone.
Heather UK xxxxxxxx7 -
Morning peeps. It’s dull but dry here. DH has a small procedure scheduled today at 1.30pm. Just an injection needed he has a small spot on his cheek that his consultant wants to deal with before it becomes any more troublesome.
I’m planning to clear out the dining room this morning as I am inviting the family for dinner on Sunday to celebrate my 78th birthday on Saturday. It will just be a buffet, also want to. Do my Latin prep for tomorrow morning.
We will have a quiet celebration just the two of us on Saturday night, and open a bottle of Prosecco. I bought a small tiramisu each for us.
Spoken language is intriguing. Although Northern Ireland is quite small, we have a variety of colloquial accents. I say pee-can with the emphasis on the first syllable.
Machka: I reckon I am on the cusp of the Learning Zone and the Growth Zone. I’m a firm believer in lifelong learning, especially because of its therapeutic importance in keeping the brain healthy, hence my volunteering work with U3A.
🤗🤗🤗 and 🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻 for those who need them.
🙋♀️ Miele failte to the newbies.
☘️ Terri7 -
Still CRAZY at work. Yesterday it was just DH and I most of day. Customers have been great though. I believe a few were impressed with my ability to multitask as needed. I was GRATEFUL for the couple of quiet times to allow me to gather thoughts though!
Caught up with reading. Hugs! Prayers! Healing thoughts! Just supporting all of you in your daily journeys and celebrations!
Rita- I think either Jasmoor or Red.......
Rusty- I am not familiar enough with actors to know......
Need to gather some thoughts for work today.
Love to all,
Kylia in Sunny Ohio today4 -
Carol in GA: So sorry you lost your friend. You’ve had a time of it lately. (((Hugs)))1 -
Hello, my dear hearts, from the pre-dawn darkness of the Arkansas River Valley, another warm day coming up, then back to more spring-like weather tomorrow.
We'll probably get the air conditioners into the windows in the living room and the kitchen area this weekend. We'll need them on a daily basis pretty shortly, so it will be good to have them in already and ready to go. It was May of last year before it got this warm. Ah well.
Back up again at 4:30 this morning, no idea why. I have to be in town at 11:45 for this VA exam to try to bump my rating up, but I'm honestly not worried about it. If it works to increase my rating, that's wonderful. If it doesn't, nothing changes. There is no downside, we're doing fine as we are. Still might be why I've been up too early yesterday and today, my psyche isn't always obvious about what it's agitated about. Could even be the Skyrizi infusion tomorrow. 🤷🏻♀️👀🙃 Color me baffled...
Tracey, it was a wonderful nap, thank you, just enough to get me past that afternoon slump without leaving me groggy all night and unable to sleep. Wish I could have done that when I was working for a living!
Hope your practicum continues well... how long is this part of the requirement? Can you start applying for jobs now?
Going to work on the quilt for a few hours before I go, listen to videos. I end up listening to the late night monologues the next morning, quite enjoy those. Love YouTube these days.
Hope it's a grand Thursday for all concerned...
Later, y'all,
Love,
Lisa in AR
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TerriRichardson112 wrote: »Morning peeps. It’s dull but dry here. DH has a small procedure scheduled today at 1.30pm. Just an injection needed he has a small spot on his cheek that his consultant wants to deal with before it becomes any more troublesome.
I’m planning to clear out the dining room this morning as I am inviting the family for dinner on Sunday to celebrate my 78th birthday on Saturday. It will just be a buffet, also want to. Do my Latin prep for tomorrow morning.
We will have a quiet celebration just the two of us on Saturday night, and open a bottle of Prosecco. I bought a small tiramisu each for us.
Spoken language is intriguing. Although Northern Ireland is quite small, we have a variety of colloquial accents. I say pee-can with the emphasis on the first syllable.
Machka: I reckon I am on the cusp of the Learning Zone and the Growth Zone. I’m a firm believer in lifelong learning, especially because of its therapeutic importance in keeping the brain healthy, hence my volunteering work with U3A.
🤗🤗🤗 and 🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻 for those who need them.
🙋♀️ Miele failte to the newbies.
☘️ Terri
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Terri - Hope it's a grand birthday!
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Good morning ladies!
Lisa good luck with the VA. They can be quite frustrating. I still haven't managed to get them to change back to my maiden name. I took all the original documents in, and they said the guy wasn't there, so they made copies. Then of course the guy called me and said he needed originals. If they aren't sending you in circles, it isn't the VA!
Tracey good luck with the practicum!
Beth, thinking of you.
I'm stuck in a loop losing and gaining the same three pounds. I'm tired of the battle. I'm not going to make my goal for the month. Oh well, things could be worse.
Have a fantastic day my friends! May you be happy, healthy, safe and free!
Annie in Delaware
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I feel like April is getting away from me ... just like all of 2024 has felt.
Not nearly as much exercise done this month as I would have liked ... so far.
BUT ... we have had a couple Fencing classes which are very energetic. We have graduated from the Beginner's class now.
AND ... I have been doing some stairs this week. Monday = 12 flights up and 20 flights down. Tuesday = 14 flights up and 22 flights down. Wednesday = 18 flights up and 22 flights down. Thursday = 21 flights up and 29 flights down. (20 stairs per flight + landings)
I popped a crown a few weeks ago and the new dentist glued it back in as a temporary fix to make me more comfortable. Yesterday she removed it so she could clean up the tooth and prepare it for a new crown. That sentence makes it sound so easy. That old crown was SOLID. It took about an hour to and several drill bits to remove it. When it finally came out, so did part of my tooth. There wasn't a whole lot of that tooth left to begin with. There's less now. I've got a temp crown on and we're giving the tooth a couple weeks to decide if it is going to die or need a root canal or what.
Today, my husband had a tooth removed and it was a struggle because one leg of the root had kind of wrapped around or embedded itself in the bone. His process was a rather painful hour.
So the last 2 nights we've both had soup and cottage cheese.
Between that and climbing more stairs, I dropped a little weight - about 0.5 kg.
Working from home tomorrow!
Machka in Oz
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Ugh Machka, both your dentist experiences sound horrible.
My teeth are just about hanging on. Lots of broken ones, which we are leaving, unless they cause trouble. They are filled and you can't see them from the front. Same for John. If they were easily visible, or causing infections, I would have to do something about them.
Carol - So sorry for all your losses recently, especially your friend. These things can be very disorientating and take away our roots. As someone who is very embedded in her friends, I feel for you. Is there anyone you can talk to?
My new navy long-sleeve T shirt washed OK. I did it in cool water with other v dark stuff. Always have to take precautions the first time. M&S dyes are usually OK, but I would never trust it the first wash.
Much love to all, Heather UK xxxxxx
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Rebecca ... I forgot to mention that I liked the short haircuts. Just a caution if you go short though ... styled short hair requires more frequent hair appointments.
Annie ... I've been bouncing through the same 10 pounds for over two years now and I'm tired of it. I know what I need to change but don't seem to have the stick-to-it-iveness right now.
Feeling silly about this doctor's appointment today ...
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Good Morning...I got DH car sold to a friend so she could have it for her daughter. I told her what maintenance I would do if I kept the car so I priced the car with that in mind. The DMV did price it higher which did not surprise me. This way I did not have to take it to CARMAX and I got about what they would have paid me. One less thing to do!
Hopefully getting into the home stretch of getting DH estate done. Some things have very few issues. One a major hassle, another somewhat, two minor ones (one sent info to the wrong address, another wants more documents)
I have an overall game plan for the next four years...I will reassess as needed.
Today my son comes and we finish organizing transformers to get ready to take to a sale in May!7
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