WOMEN AGES 50+FOR MAY 2024

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  • TerriRichardson112
    TerriRichardson112 Posts: 18,964 Member
    Carol: (((hugs)))

    Tracey: Terrible news about the fire.

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

    🙋‍♀️ Miele failte to the newbies.

    ☘️ Terri
  • barbiecat
    barbiecat Posts: 17,183 Member
    :) This morning my friend who dances with me every Friday cancelled so she could go to an all day event with her family and friends so I had a surprise free morning. Jake took Annie with him to run errands and it was the longest I've been in the house without Annie since we got her in October, I was like a kid in a candy store trying to decide what to do with "no dog duty" freedom. I used my time well and it was glorious. I don't want my life to be like that all the time but that hour was delightful.

    :)Heather, you are doing amazingly well filling your time with important activities as you wait for your surgery. I think of you every morning while I'm walking.

    <3 Barbie in surprisingly hot NW WA
  • exermom
    exermom Posts: 6,502 Member
    Kim – that dog made me laugh out loud. I only laughed harder when you told us that the owners didn’t want to violate his “civil rights”. Glad you got a good tip, you deserve it

    Allie – sooo glad you had such a great trip. Prayers for Tracey and Kyle. I must say, tho, that I’m worried (a tiny bit) about Tracey with Kyle’s temper and the needs of this child. I guess the good Lord has His plan. Maybe the plan is that this will help Kyle with his temper.

    Went to see the play “Sister Act”. I can’t get over how very talented the cast is.

    Michele NC
  • dlfk202000
    dlfk202000 Posts: 3,177 Member
    edited May 11
    Kim- not sure how far Lodi is from you but if you feel like taking a drive, we will be at Comic Con all day
    booth is GP83 and 84.We will be there all day.
    Debbie
    Napa Valley,CA
  • skuehn48
    skuehn48 Posts: 3,027 Member
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  • cityjaneLondon
    cityjaneLondon Posts: 12,678 Member
    Well, clearly, having three children for five hours is the way to exhaust yourself enough to sleep! Apart from getting up for painkillers, I slept the best I have in ages. :p
    The parents had a wonderful time at the cookery school, and made some amazing food.
    We shared out our phones and tablet for the last hour after 8.30, and, apart from continually telling Bea to turn the bleeping down, they were all happily ensconced in Google doodle. Before that the girls did some Art with us.
    I made a card for the new baby, due today, but I got the rainbow colours upside down. The kids knew immediately! I don't suppose it matters. Maybe it symbolises their lives being turned upside down! :p
    It's terribly badly executed, but I did manage to get the Telly tubby sun baby OK.
    The girls made coasters.

    John is off to cricket. I bought him a new, bigger, thermos flask for coffee, and some packaged 'hotel' biscuits for our anniversary, so he will be using those.
    It's halloumi curry for dinner, so I might cook it and take his portion of halloumi out, to stop it going soggy, then put it back when I heat it up for him.

    Love Heather UK xxxxxxxx
  • TerriRichardson112
    TerriRichardson112 Posts: 18,964 Member
    edited May 11
    Good morning, all we are having an unusually warm sunny spell here. Rain is due tomorrow, so will make the most of today. I'm slowly drifting into summer mode.

    Heather: Enjoy your me time today. We love them dearly, but some alone time is very welcome.

    Will pop out to the local shops soon, then spend time outdoors.

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

    🙋‍♀️ Miele failte to the newbies.

    ☘️ Terri
  • grandmallie
    grandmallie Posts: 10,069 Member
    Morning ladies
    Woke up ,or should I say was woken up and will go back to sleep for a bit..
  • cityjaneLondon
    cityjaneLondon Posts: 12,678 Member
    edited May 11
    My friend G has treated herself to a pair of Dior sunglasses, as part of her celebration for entering the mental hospital 40 years ago. It changed her life. She bought them at a very, very posh department store in Paris, called Samaritaine. Today she's going back to claim the VAT. :p They do look lovely, even though the price is extortionate. I think she likes the packaging and the box as much as anything!
    Her exploits inspired me to look for a new pair for me. I lost my favourites last year on a cruise bus, and I wasn't going to buy any while I'm incarcerated, but I thought, why not!
    Chose these Radley ones as they are different to my others, which are black, or tortoiseshell. Not too pricey.
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    I've also bought some seaglass earrings. Cheap.

    I was just settling down to watch my videos when my lovely sister-in-law rang from her car. After a few enquiries about my health, she said she had something sad to tell me. She has broken up with her long-term boyfriend of 15 years. Quite by accident she discovered texts on his phone that revealed he has been meeting a young woman from the Quakers, and not telling DSIL anything about it. It was upsetting enough for her not to trust him, so she ended it.
    I think I said some helpful things, and she thanked me for them.
    I didn't say I'd never really liked him, but it's true. I would have much preferred to see her on her own when they came down. He was pleasant enough, but never contributed much to the experience. Plus he compartmentalised his life and never got divorced from his estranged wife. So..........
    I'm bursting to tell John, but I'll have to wait until tonight.
    I told her we could go the The Regency fish restaurant now! (He's allergic to fish) And I don't have to cook vegetarian when she comes. I am extremely fond of my DSIL , and hope this means we can see more of her.

    Life never stays the same, does it........

    Love Heather UK xxxxxxxx
  • pipcd34
    pipcd34 Posts: 17,211 Member
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  • Machka9
    Machka9 Posts: 25,559 Member
    Just went out and saw the Aurora Australis! With the naked eye here, all we can see is the green/white colours, but still nice. 🙂 I spent quite a few years living in northern Alberta where the Northern Lights appear in all colours.

    People are getting coloured photos of the Aurora Australis tonight, but I'm not sure how they're doing it. Ah, OK, I think I've figure it out, but I'm not seeing much of them right now and they would require a tripod which I don't have access to right at the moment.

    Nevertheless, I think that's the first time I've seen the Aurora Australis. 🙂

    That's now my main highlight today!

    Another highlight was spending time at the local Tip Shop and picking up a few things for the garden and for our grand-daughter, and a couple DVDs for us. One is a series of Shaun the Sheep. :smiley:

    While at the Tip Shop, we came across an 'acquaint-friend' ... someone who is kind of between acquaintance and friend ... who we haven't seen for a while. Really nice catching up.


    Machka in Oz
  • 1948CWB
    1948CWB Posts: 1,575 Member
    When I got up this AM, my PC said that the internet was back on. Evidently, the Northern Lights messed up the electrical connections for a bit. Tracey has some beautiful photos on her Facebook page and hope she shows them here.

    Carol in GA
  • grandmallie
    grandmallie Posts: 10,069 Member
    Morning ladies
    Another quick check in..today is townwide tag sales..not going out..im still recouping..will do some laundry..and rest up..I did alot of driving over the last week.
  • cityjaneLondon
    cityjaneLondon Posts: 12,678 Member
    edited May 11
    Lanette - I don't think it had got as far as an affair, legally, but he was deceiving her, and clearly getting close to someone without her knowledge. They live separately, and he obviously needs to compartmentalise his life, while she is an open book. Plus, she was on a hotel mystery test visit one Friday (one of their days) and asked him to come for a drink because she was feeling lonely, and he lied about what he was doing and even lied on a family group WhatsApp text. He was out with the woman, and other members of the Quakers, he now says. Once trust is gone, that's it.
    I know she is wondering if she has done the right thing, but you have to have trust and honesty between you.
    I'm sorry to say there were red flags from the beginning, and i have seen her banging her head on a table with frustration, but we are all good at ignoring those!!! 15 years is a long time. She is one of my favourite people in the world.
    They are both counsellors! I said how weird it was that I was counselling a counsellor. I'm sure she will do a lot of second guessing, but the point is, if it's not right for you, it's not right.

    Congrats to all of you seeing the Aurora. All the times we have been north, it has been 24 hrs daylight. It has been seen in the UK, but not this far south.

    Lisa - Awwww! Your house will feel so empty.. I get auditory hallucinations after the kids have been with us. So glad it went well.

    My mind is preoccupied with my DSIL at the moment. I know there will be a lot of talking when John gets home.

    Love Heather UK xxxxxx
  • kevrit
    kevrit Posts: 4,284 Member
    Today is A busy day: biking, belly dancing, eating what you want, watching windmills and more!!

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    RVRita in NM
  • SophieRosieMom
    SophieRosieMom Posts: 3,635 Member
    Heather - For your DSIL - I'm assuming she loved him, at least really cared about him although it wasn't reciprocated. Here goes:

    Flea and Tracey and Okie - wonderful the Northern Lights put on a show for you. I guess they did around here at midnight, I'm seeing lovely photos. Hope there's a repeat tonight.

    Rita - sorry your DMD is in such a state. Hope she'll continue talk to you and get unstuck from her past resentments. Was her father an alcoholic? She might benefit from Al-Anon. She might be surprised to learn that those people she has cut out of her life are probably glad to be removed from her drama at some level. ;) Her resentment is mainly hurting her.

    Lisa - happy the tornadoes didn't blow you away. Glad you had such a good visit with your friends and nice that John and Soraya popped down for a bit. Life is back to normal for you now. :) Any updates on Corey's DB's plans?

    It's already nearly 80 here - no yardwork for me today. Grass still has a lot of moisture anyhow.

    Lanette B)
    SW WA State
  • cityjaneLondon
    cityjaneLondon Posts: 12,678 Member
    edited May 11
    Tracey - Great photos! Apparently people could see them here too with a camera! I noticed nothing.

    DSIL is going to ring John on Monday as she is away for the weekend. John and I had a good chat when he got home. So far, she texts that she is staying strong, despite wobbles.

    Love Heather UK xxxxxxxx
  • pipcd34
    pipcd34 Posts: 17,211 Member
    Stats for the day-

    Walk w/family- 2hrs 5min 47sec, *pushed Lucy in buggy, stopped by estate sale*, 127elev, 2.94ap, 90ahr, 142mhr, 6.31mi= 691c
    Strava app = 773c
    Zwift home spin bike- strava stats- 53.41min, 912elev, gear33, 106aw, 11.4amph, 49arpm, 101ahr, 114mhr, 10.23mi= 316c
    Strava app= 325c
    Zwift stats- 53.41min, 915elev, 106aw, 48arpm, 11.40amph, 10.2mi= 326c

    Total cal 1007

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  • grandmallie
    grandmallie Posts: 10,069 Member
    Afternoon/ evening ya'll
    Got laundry through the wash and got the garbage together, Dan stopped and took that out for me..
    And I took another little nap.
    I hope yes all the rest of her pregnancy is safe..they will be keeping a very close eye on her and she will be going to more frequent appointments.