WOMEN AGES 50+ FOR SEPTEMBER 2024
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Top of the morning to you from the Emerald Isle. It is set fair for a mild autumnal day here.
Heather: I can feel the joy in your posts from here as you resume your normal pursuits.
Lanette: I have my wedding outfit somewhere. I always sparks joy in my heart when I come across it, so it makes the cut.
Lisa: I love your wedding dress. Any little (or for that matter big) girl would feel like a princess in it. I remember when you posted it from when here before
Machka: Your fridge comment has me giggling. I’m going to go see if I have any interlopers lurking at the back of my fridge
Michele: Hurray! For the oven.
Monday was full on, but so enjoyable. I have Shakespeare study today after lunch, and Parchment Craft tomorrow afternoon. Autumn is definitely here.
Virtual (((hugs))) and 🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻 for those who need them.
🙋♀️ Miele failte to the newbies.
☘️ Terri
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So sorry about the tragedy at Apalachee. That the shooter himself is only 14 makes it even worse somehow. So many ripples overwhelming far, far too many families from this. 😢4
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Barbara AHMOD-yes, I went to an audiologist group since there does not appear anything abnormal about ears other than age! I will check for the balance of D and K-the PA and I did discuss that and since they are more a functional medicine practice I think they pay attention.
Went to podiatrist yesterday. Since I have been working on overall leg stability some of the foot pain is reduced. I am able to isolate two spots-one in the joint closest to nail of big toe-this is where the "foreign object" was picked up. The other area is the top of the foot. They are scheduling MRI to get better look. Doctor and I discussed this approach several months ago and I decided it was time to move forward. I am happy she did not offer any objection-she seems to believe that patients need to let doctor know when it is time for somethings. I do not disagree with her.
Meeting this morning (actually I have two but a second one came up that will knock out the first due to importance. Dental appointment for implant final placing at 1:30-hopefully it goes well. Dentist sent first back due to dissatisfaction with product. Depending on when I get out I may just go and finish workday from home (dentist closer to home than office).
Take care all,
Ginny in Ohio8 -
Good morning beautiful ladies!
So sad about the shooting in Georgia.
Barbara glad Moochie came right home. Me too about hating gym class. They often made me take my glasses off, so much for hand eye coordination. I'm just glad all that is over and had nothing to do with life after school. I do okay at shooting pool, but anything that requires a ball and response time is too hard for me.
So now I have glorious music easily available, as well as podcasts. Yay! I did learn yesterday that I can't talk with my earbuds in, because I can't hear other speech. Plus I have to figure out a charging routine. The case is like a battery, so I can charge the case and then that charges the earbuds. Funny how they expect us to know that.
But I still am having my morning tea in the quiet.
Have a marvelous day ladies! May you be happy, healthy, safe and free!
Annie in Delaware
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Morning, my kidlin's, from the pre-dawn darkness of the Arkansas River Valley, where the cool mornings are the harbinger of autumn. That fresh breeze makes me so grateful for the changing of the season, welcome relief from the heat and dust of summer.
Love, love, love seeing the wedding dresses - have included a couple pictures of my first one in the spoiler, with a little explanation... There's always a story in my life, isn't there!🤔👀🤣 Hopefully it brings a smile, as I think we can all use one...I feel like Sophia in Golden Girls--
Soooo... picture it, Sussex County, England, 1980, stationed at Royal Air Force Base Lakenheath, supporting the USAF 48th Fighter Wing, who flew F-111F fighter/bombers. Met my soon-to-be husband while we were both working at the 48th Medical Group Hospital there. The gentleman in the first two pictures is actually my psychiatrist. The same one who advised me NOT to get married, and that marrying was only adding one more person to the problem... but, since we were all about 5,000 miles from home, he also agreed to give me away at the wedding. Seriously good guy. The look on my face BEFORE we walked down the aisle says it all - "Holy guacamole, WHAT have I got myself into?" The look on my face in the picture with my just-married-to husband is because, other than on the baseball field or golfing, he was a complete klutz, and I expected to be wearing that glass of red wine he was holding in the picture. He didn't spill it in the end, but the shrink was absolutely right. It just took me 28 years to figure it out.
So... I'm slow.
One thing I finally figured out (I did say I'm slow! 🤪) is that when I wear the compression socks, my knees get torqued. Possibly because it changes my gait due to the compression at the ankles? Not really sure... however, the answer seems to be, once my ankles start swelling, move into the living room and work on some of the crafts (like the pumpkins or beaded stuff) where I can get my feet up above my heart. And wear the compression socks for short periods of time, only when I'm not going to be walking around a lot.
It would be helpful if all this stuff wasn't interconnected, you know? Like being able to fix the edema with compression socks without causing knees to get all wonky? 🤔👀 But no...🤣😹
Anyway - a busy morning ahead. Got a lot of the pre-ironing done for the bags I'm making... and figured out that, as long as I use my personal name for my business work, I only need to get a sales tax license, which I definitely CAN get online. If I want to sell under a different name (like LCH Creations), I have to get a DBA, including a notarized form, and register it with the county. Still debating. I have a Federal Tax ID from when we were selling things out of the warehouse, but only have to use that if I have employees. Not doing that, thank you very much.
So a couple hours of sewing, then down to Walmart to pick up a couple things and a quick run through Aldi to pick up fresh mushrooms. One more form of decluttering for the month of September (don't tell Corey! 🤣) is that we're trying to get through September building main dishes out of the freezer. Too easy to buy meat fresh and forget what's in there. Tonight is shrimp for me and pork chops for Corey. Tomorrow, I'm going to make a stab at foccacia bread pizza crust and par-bake it to get it ready for dinner. We want to go back to homemade pizza, mushrooms and pepperoni for me, and onions, peppers, hamburger, and every other thing he can think of for Corey. We're both sick of the frozen ones. They're edible, but nothing like we're capable of making for ourselves. I'll be reducing Corey's canned marinara into a pizza sauce as well.
Time to get moving! Hope it's a good day,
Love,
Lisa in AR7 -
Barbie ... thanks for moving us into September! Glad Jake has a ride for the appointment.
Lisa ... your day reminded me of the story "If You Give A Mouse A Cookie!"
Carol ... you were a beautiful bride! As were Lisa and Heather! I love the photos of the wedding dresses. I still have my dress ... I'll have to see if I have a photo somewhere.
Lost 3 pounds in August, but it's still part of the yo-yo weight. Trying to eat better. Goals for September are the same ... to be lighter.
Had a team meeting regarding my mom. All good news. She has adjusted well to the new facility. They find her engaging, pleasant, conversational, interested in others, etc. ... which is the mom I know. The social worker commented that she was completely surprised by how good my mom is cognitively given the reports she had received from the other facility. Telling, isn't it? Treat others how you would like to be treated ... makes a world of difference.
Beth near Buffalo10 -
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Heather - Beautiful wedding photo.
I find I putter a lot during tv commercials if I’m just watching tv without it being recorded. It helps keep things in order.
Barbara - Moochie sure is listening well.
I was like you with recess and gym. I still am not athletic and absolutely detest anything where others will see me working out. It’s really not a good thing.
Thats a good idea for the casserole a thon. I was thinking of when you make so many of one kind and then all trade like a cookie swap. 😂
Good luck on your surgery.
Carol - Also a beautiful photo
Lisa - I for one love the stories. I think in another life I would love to somehow just listen to stories of how others live and lived.
I have gotten so pizza is not one of my go to’s anymore. Rodger could switch between burgers and pizza and be quite happy, I’m finding nothing very appealing these days.
Beth - what great feedback on your mom.
Since we’re all sharing, this is a couple pictures of our wedding and the shadowbox and scrapbook page I’ve made with my dress. My Dad actually arrived to give me away, he surprised me with my favourite Aunt, he didn’t think he would be able to. He reluctantly gave me away, after trying to convince me to get in the car to go back to NB with him. I don’t know if he ever really accepted Rodger, but when Rodger surprised him one year with a wooden puzzle thing he turned a corner. I think we were married about 20 years at that point. 😂
I am awake over an hour earlier than I need to be. I’m not sure what to do with the time so have caught up with you lovely ladies while I still lay in bed.
My alarm will be going off in about 10 minutes so I think I’ll just get up.
Tracey in Edmonton8 -
Tracey ... Great photos and what a fantastic way to remember your dress with the scrapbook idea!
Ok, so I'm sitting here just fed up with my inconsistent efforts to lose weight and I got sucked into the Noom ad on Facebook. Went through the whole question thing to see how much it cost. I am such a cheapskate ... refused to pay $189+. I can guarantee you that they won't provide as much information as Margaret and Lanette! I didn't do it.
Beth9 -
Beth so great that your mom is in a better place! Good work! Yay!
I looked at noom too, and was totally turned off by their slick attitude about money. Things like saying six months for cheap but meaning only if you buy six more months at full price. I think I did a trial which was pretty cool, with constant reminders and encouragement, but did not renew. They kept sending ads and changing the deal. Just not being straight with me.
Annie in Delaware4 -
Tracey ~ Your wedding photos are lovely.
Loved seeing all the wedding photos! I would never have guessed that Lisa, Heather, Tracey and myself had such dark hair. We have all changed.
Ginny ~ I looked up octicon hearing aids. My old hearing aids are Phonak. Made an appointment with a hearing center to see what they suggest.
Carol in GA5 -
Whidislander wrote: »Whidislander wrote: »Great painting Pip (and Kirby)!👍🏼💖
Rebecca
Whidbey
Wa
Thx! Haven’t decided if I a, going to put fake greenery, fake flowers or something real.
Lol so many choices! I have no green thumb, pinkie, or any digit for that matter so I vote for fake flowers! Or collect pinecones and paint flowers😁💖
Rebecca
Whidbey
Wa
I used to say, I have no thumb, I look at it and it dies.cute idea with the pine cones
Lol, I just don't have the patience. I normally just say "live or die plant or flower"! But then when they start looking wilty, out they go.
Rebecca
Whidbey
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Beautiful wedding dresses ladies! Here was mine. My eldest sister made it with a lace tablecloth, pearl things here and there, a silk slip under and a taffeta waistband. Then my paternal grandmother tatted the head dress.💖. Lee wore his cracker jacks. This week will be 40 years.
Have a great day ladies!
Rebecca
Whidbey
Wa
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Barbara looks like fishing line to me.
BethI made the Chia seed jam with fresh raspberries from the farmers market. I like fruit with my yogurt in the morning with chia seeds. Making this jam is a way to have the raspberries all week. When I buy them the fresh ones I try to use them up with a day or two. The jam was tart because I did not add any sugar. I am trying to train my palate away from the sweet taste and go towards more bitter. I learned in the book Eating on the Wild Side the food manufacturer has worked to make our fruits and veggies more sweet. The down side is oftentimes the more sweet it is the less nutritious it is for us. It is giving us what we want more sweet instead of what we need.
May you only have sweet dreams...
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Busy day yesterday for me too! Got to town lay 8:15 am to have blood taken and pick up some macadamia nuts and B Complex from the health food store at Dr. Office. From there we went to McDonald’s for breakfast where I had hotcakes and sausage, starting off not eating very well. Next we went to Albertson’s to pick up a couple things there. From there we went to car wash (did I mention DH was with me for bloodwork too? We always do medical together if possible). Now it’s almost 11 am and we next went to Sam’s Club for monthly shop. Ate lunch there, I had their Kale, pasta, sun dried tomatoes, and Feta salad. Pretty good lunch. Got home and was met with campers wanting ice, but not at the same time. We were trying to put groceries away, DH was trying to blanch some corn on the cob I got to freeze, and I went with a park worker to collect money from the 3 places we have and count it. He wanted DH, but he was cooking. (It’s now 3:30 pm). Finished that and had to fetch more ice for people! Then someone came complaining of a ‘messy’ lady in her reserved campsite. Had to deal with that. Poor lady in campsite has mental issues, no car, her daughter had dropped her off and she had supplies for a year it looked like, but no reservation. She was crying and all upset because the one who had the reservation was angry with the careless person. I moved the reservation people and upgraded them to an electric site, so they were happy and told the careless lady she had to leave by 2 pm today as someone else has her site reserved for today (I stretched the truth a little to force the lady to act). By the time all this was done, I was totally stressed out. DH had talked me into buying some wine, I was glad last night and had a couple of glasses mixed with 7Up to calm my nerves. But then, I woke up at 3AM and tossed and turned until 7 am where I was sleeping good when Brownie woke me up to go out. I got up and went for a 2 mile walk before breakfast. Now trying to catch up with you all.
We should get the results of the bloodwork next Thursday at a doctor’s appointment. This evening, my computer class is supposed to start if I have 4 students. No students, no class, but I won’t find out until later today. Class starts at 5 pm -6. I will call as it is a 30 minute drive to town for a 1 hour class and I don’t want to drive there for nothing. I’ve been to town every day this week!
RVRita in Roswell7 -
Tuesday dinner was leftover cheesy potatoes (about 1/4 cup) baked beans (1/2 cup) 6 oz sirloin, left over pasta fazool without the pasta, and a large salad with almond oil and vinegar dressing. Found the almond oil in the close out section at my grocery store. Nice change from evo.
RVRita in Roswell
I forgot who asked, but yes, Wendy’s has the $1 frosty here too.
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RVRita in Roswell4 -
They are doing construction around the campground this week: working on electric, pouring the cement at all the sites for new electric poles, and working on our water tower that began to fall apart. Too much going on! We are seriously considering moving to a rent to buy house the beginning of next year.
RVRita in Roswell6 -
First of all I couldn't find the repair I had made in the quilt to stitch it!!! I had done too good a job! Eventually John found it, after much looking. So I tacked all around, and I hope it holds.
I used my own sewing basket in the end, but first I got his dead partner's one out from the bottom drawer of the antique bureau in the hall. The drawer got stuck and I was wrecking my back trying to close it. Remembered the tip to use candle wax, so did that, and it helped, but I have put her basket in a more accessible place now. 😀
After lunch I cleared the bathroom. I was able to move the cupboards on my own. All ready for tomorrow now. I will wash my hair first thing.
I've fried the halloumi for the curry and washed the spinach. John went out in the rain, twice, to get vegetables. Horrible day. G got soaked going to have an ultrasound on her foot. Had to buy socks, as she was in Romsey! Romsey has a famous Abbey and a super old department store, which are becoming increasingly rare.
Michael Moseley tonight.
Love Heather UK xxxxxx4 -
Sure been enjoying the wedding pictures and dresses. My first wedding my mom made my dress. When DH and I got married it was very laid back.
Blessings, Vicki GRAND ISLAND, NE
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Ladies - thank you for sharing your wedding dress stories and photos. Much enjoyed! Have you noticed how many of us look like KIDS in these photos?
Lisa, I have always loved that dress. I've never seen anything like it and you two are a beautiful couple. Yes, the expression on your face at your first wedding!
I need to dig out my pictures.
Annie - glad you got the Bose set up and can enjoy listening to your music.
Barbie - Hope Jake's trip to Seattle went OK. When you mentioned they were heading to Seattle, I crossed fingers that traffic would be lighter and less congested with school starting and people home from vacations.
Barbara - so glad Mooch came right back! Good luck with the surgery.
Beth - what great news about your mom. Amazing to think of her life in the past what - 5 years or so - moving your folks closer (big job!), loss of your dad, the different places she lived. Hope this is her final home, it sounds wonderful.
Tracey - what a great idea deconstructing your wedding gown and finding uses for some of the pieces. You are a wizard when it comes to things like that. Beautiful shadow boxes.
Ginny - I'm real curious about what's going on in your foot and hope the MRI shows something definitive. My ortho foot doc mentioned getting an MRI in the midst of "it must be RA" tangent, but I let it drop since he's so busy and I'm making some progress. But I see there's now another foot doc at the practice. He must be related to Heather's handsome surgeon, lol. Maybe I need to pursue this again.
Vicki - when you retire, we're going to throw you the biggest virtual retirement party ever known. It might take down the internet!
What I've noticed with this diabetes prevention program is that a lot of it is focused on simply losing weight, eating healthier, getting more activity and exercise. Seems like a no-brainer, right? So any of us with even normal A1C and great fasting morning blood sugar might do well following this program. It took me only a few years to creep into the pre-diabetic category - weight up a little, fasting blood sugar over 100 on a regular basis, BMI stumbling from high normal into overweight, A1C up from 5.4 to 5.8 fairly quickly. BAM. Just like that.
In a way, Rita and I were very lucky that we were found to be pre-diabetic and now we know the pressure is on to make and KEEP substantial changes in our diet and activity level. Logging food and keeping track of our activity, finding ways to keep it up when life sometimes interferes. Getting back on the wagon.
No surprise, a YouTube video by Dr. Jason Fung came up as I was typing the post this morning.
He's talking about keys to longevity. Getting diabetes and obesity under control is #1 (they can go hand in hand.) If interested, it's about 8 1/2 minutes long.
Stay cool ladies!
Lanette
SW WA State4 -
Have you ladies with kitties seen this? What a great idea!
https://www.facebook.com/reel/1171123344138134
Lanette1 -
Lanette ~ The cats are so cute looking for the moving target. I love the reels on Facebook and get many ideas for things to cook.
Carol in GA3 -
TerriRichardson112 wrote: »Top of the morning to you from the Emerald Isle. It is set fair for a mild autumnal day here.
🙋♀️ Miele failte to the newbies.
☘️ Terri
there is an older, retired Marine that I see most mornings when I am walking my mother in law's dog.
Each morning, Ron says "Top of the morning to you" or just "Top of the morning". He is always out in his yard, cleaning or cleaning the gutters/sidewalks with his little dust pan and broom. Very nice guy. I look forward to seeing him. His hearing is REALLY bad from what he has told me so I don't stop to chat much- just say good morning to him.4 -
second wedding- 32yrs ago on the 19th- made this dress- tea length
first wedding(with my niece(I made her dress)-
1983
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We all know what to do. The problem is assuring that we do it consistently. Beyond knowing what to do is knowing how to stick to the plan. I've read some great books about habits that have made a huge difference. In one of the books there is a whole section about "habit loopholes" like "just this once" or "it's a party, I have to have the treat", or "it will hurt someone's feelings if I don't eat what they made" . It takes practice and resolve to say no when someone suggests or urges a deviation from the plan you're following. I got rid of most of the pictures from my first wedding (I sent them to my ex-husband's daughter). I found two picturesthat I'd kept.
Here is a picture of Jake and me and our wedding.
My first wedding dress was designed and made by a friend. My mother and I went to San Francisco to buy the lace. The wedding was a big church wedding with a reception following at the church with cake and coffee, then another reception the next day at an art gallery with fancy finger food and wine. The marriage lasted less than five years. My dress when I married Jake was bought at Nordstrom in San Francisco on a shopping trip with my best friend. The wedding was at a friend's house with only family. So far the marriage has lasted over 35 years. Barbie in NW WA
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We still don't know if Jake qualifies for the trial procedure for his heart. He talked to the doctor on the phone today. The doctor will be consulting with a bunch of other people including Jake's heart and cancer doctors and will call back in a day or two. Barbie 10
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