WOMEN AGES 50+ FOR DECEMBER 2024

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  • Whidislander
    Whidislander Posts: 3,909 Member
    Great photos Pip! Looks like you both had a great time. A big crew!
    Rebecca
    Whidbey
    Wa
  • Machka9
    Machka9 Posts: 25,699 Member
    edited 2:13AM
    kevrit wrote: »
    Today is:. Boxing Day
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    RVRita 😥
    🫂

    In the UK, Canada, and Australia, Boxing Day is a stat holiday. If a person works, the person gets good overtime rates ... but most offices etc. are closed. :)

    Boxing Day sales here in Australia are bigger than Black Friday sales and often extend for a full week after Boxing Day. Black Friday sales here are a new thing and from my observations are a way to get rid of the junk places haven't been able to sell all year. Boxing Day sales are where a person can pick up a good bargain on things.


    Machka in Oz
  • bwcetc
    bwcetc Posts: 2,841 Member
    Barbie … I am so very sorry to learn of Jake’s passing … words are insufficient… know you are loved. Praying for you and your family as you walk through this valley of profound loss.

    Beth
  • kymarai
    kymarai Posts: 3,738 Member
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  • kevrit
    kevrit Posts: 4,399 Member
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  • skuehn48
    skuehn48 Posts: 3,078 Member
    <3
  • pipcd34
    pipcd34 Posts: 17,369 Member
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  • TerriRichardson112
    TerriRichardson112 Posts: 19,160 Member
    (((Barbie))): We posted around the same time on Christmas Day, so I only saw you posts about Jake this morning. So sorry to hear the sad outcome. My heart goes out to you and your family.

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

    🙋‍♀️ Miele failte to any newbies.

    ☘️ Terri
  • cityjaneLondon
    cityjaneLondon Posts: 12,800 Member
    I really can't think about much else, apart from Barbie's loss of Jake. So hard to lose that kind of deeply treasured relationship.
    Sending all my love , Heather UK xxxxxxxx
  • cityjaneLondon
    cityjaneLondon Posts: 12,800 Member
    Going to have a quiet day today. Eat up the Christmas pudding. Then everything's gone. I will throw the last stuffing balls away. I'm so glad I didn't buy in a lot of Christmassy 'stuff'.
    We have Dover Sole tonight, with a brown shrimp 'sauce'. Asparagus.

    Lovely to see your family, Tracey. <3 And everyone who posted photos, thank you for letting us share in your day. I really enjoyed every one. <3

    I've just bought, from Amazon, a new pepper grinder. :o The one I have was a present from my first marriage, in 1970, and has been used every day since. It still works, but is temperamental, especially if it gets damp, and gets dirty, as it is wood. It's a pain to refill. Also, every time I pick it up, I am reminded of my first marriage. That's not a bad thing, just something I don't need. This new one grinds from the top, so it doesn't drop pepper on the counter top. V good reviews. Black and silver. I've just bought a new black washing basin, so I'm gradually shifting over from blue.
    It's just been one of those small things that's been annoying me for a while. :p

    Love Heather UK xxxxxxxx
  • 1948CWB
    1948CWB Posts: 1,665 Member
    edited 11:20AM
    Once Again....Love, Love, Love all the photos of you all celebrating the Season!

    Carol in GA
  • kymarai
    kymarai Posts: 3,738 Member
    Good Friday!
    Middle of the week holidays...they mess with my mind. It feels like I have 4 Mondays for these two weeks. I did manage to be productive at work yesterday. DH and I took down the blow ups from outside and the trees last night. The temps were chilly but not freezing and it wasn't raining. Rain is in the forecast for next 7 days. The blow ups are in the new garage to finish drying before storage. Kitchen cleaned up, laundry started. Outside lights will most likely come down Monday. It is too early to give up my lights. The temps plummet on Tuesday. Finally sat down at 9 pm. I did watch Call the Midwife Christmas special. Was able to find it playing on our PBS station. Did miss first 10 mins, but enjoyed it. This morning I have finished the laundry, put it away, and emptied the dishwasher. Moved my flowers to the bedroom so I see them every morning and every night.

    Thank you for sharing photos!
    (((HUGS))) for all! They are being held extra hard for Barbie and her family.

    Have a blessed day!
    Much love,
    Kylia in Ohio
  • LisaInArkansas
    LisaInArkansas Posts: 2,961 Member
    Morning from the winter darkness of the Arkansas River Valley,

    Woke up thinking of you, Barbie. You and Jake took full advantage of the "borrowed time" he was living on, and I'm so glad you had that time with him. Every one of the preparations the two of you made for this eventuality will make your forward journey so much easier than it could have been. Arms around you from here.

    Will be shooing Corey out the door this morning to do the grocery shopping, nip by and pick up his wage check and get his boots. His company's yearly bonus is a $200 gift certificate for work boots at a local outdoor store. This is his 7th winter with them, and I only got him to throw out an old pair last year for the first time. If I've enough energy, I might go with him, but am OK with it either way.

    Lanette - we're pretty sodden, at this point; the ground is quite saturated, but it's been intermittent enough that there's been no flooding. Definitely raised the water table, and plumped up the groundwater for the year to come. A few more hours of it tomorrow afternoon, and then like Kylia, back to the cold weather. The new year is supposed to come in sunny, dry and cold.

    Mo - Loved the pic of you and your mom, and all the Christmas decorations. Because this is a very public forum, we do tend to advise others never to share a phone number or home address in the posts, but to use the messaging function.

    To be able to instant message someone, like Rebecca, you first have to send them a friend request. Find a post of hers and click on her picture
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    In the box that pops up, select the View Profile Button:
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    Find this button and select it:
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    Then press the "Add as Friend" button at the next screen:
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    If I got all that right and it works, Rebecca should be able to see your request and accept it. Tell her in a post that you sent the request, and she'll go look for it. Then you'd walk through the same steps, and that last page will no longer give you the "Add as Friend" button, just the Send Message button and you can give her your info in a private message. :smiley: They don't make it easy!

    And please note - all that is just if you're on a computer. 😜🐈‍⬛😂I have no idea how all of it looks on a phone...

    More responses in a bit. Time for the morning chores...
    Love y'all,
    Lisa in AR

  • ginnytez
    ginnytez Posts: 1,412 Member
    Barbie-prayers and comfort. That is a kick in the chest like no other. He is at peace.

    Ginny in Ohio
  • grandmallie
    grandmallie Posts: 10,157 Member
    Morning all
    Like everyone else has said,Ive been thinking of Barbie and holding her near..
    Tom and Elena got Alfie a flat toy no stuffing,and he has been enjoying that.6t2orhzdna91.jpg
    They got me a restaurant gift card and a beautiful heron picture .
    Doris and I have decided to not go out as it is to cold today.
  • pipcd34
    pipcd34 Posts: 17,369 Member
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  • auntiebk
    auntiebk Posts: 2,622 Member

    Yesterday’s gratitude: power stayed on throughout the longest, wildest lightning storm I’ve ever been in. Thought of Lisa’s thunder. V. unusual here on the coast.
    Today’s whiine: my iPhone isn’t charging.
    Tried different chargers, sockets, blew out the port with an air duster, no go. iPhone fixit store was closed Thursday. Powered off phone to try to keep enough power to turn back on today at the store.
    Meanwhile, no:
    texts
    step counts
    easy mfp food diray
    voice calls
    games
    second factor authentication for banking or Amazon
    Roomba
    … and worst of all no group messenger updates on nephew who’s in hospital facing surgery for splenic infarcts? Blood clots?
    aaugh. I am so phone-dependent.
    Petty stuff compared to what some of y’all are going through, pls forgive.
    From way back on pg 6, Lanette nope, didn’t feel the quake but was grateful we’re 600 ft above sea level when the tsunami warnings came flooding in

    Later, lighter, lovelies!
    Barbara, the Southern Oregon Coastie AHMOD
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    Move more than yesterday, fuel better than yesterday, live NOW.
    Open heart and mind before mouth.
    2024: Strengthen: body, mind, heart-connections.

  • SophieRosieMom
    SophieRosieMom Posts: 3,711 Member
    edited 4:52PM
    Barbie - sounds like you are keeping busy. What a nice idea to talk to your friend on the phone and let her tell you about her daily adventures. I think that's the part we really miss - someone who cares about what we've been up to, and sometimes we're in need of some advice like our husbands readily gave. I am so lucky to have T and her husband to bounce things off of.

    You mentioned in the past that you folks were either considering or signed up for body donation? This is a great reminder to me to get busy and get final arrangements lined up so T doesn't have to deal with it after I pass.

    By the way, I talk to DH all of the time (sometimes out loud) just like he's still here, especially silly things I know he'd get a kick out of. I didn't do it at first after he passed - I was feeling my way through the world alone I guess. But I missed our chats. He had the best laugh and a great sense of humor and I replay his laugh in my head several times a day. I try to avoid talking to him when I'm at Walmart, although if I did, I doubt anyone would notice. :p

    Haircut prices - for those of you who go to a salon, what do you pay for a haircut and where do you get it cut? Does price cut include a wash and/or blow-dry?

    Canned chicken recipes - Last year I bought several cans of chicken - 10 to 12 oz. They are just past the "best by" date. I ran across a recipe for high-protein low-carb chicken patties that uses 1 can drained chicken, 1 egg and 1/2 cup shredded mozzarella cheese, stirred all together well with spices like garlic, bagel seasoning, etc. I formed the mixture into patties, placed on a parchment lined cookie sheet. My oven has an air-fry type feature so I was able to brown them nicely the last half of the baking time. The texture was pretty good, but my only complaint is that they were much saltier than I'm used to. I'll still eat them. I'll try the recipe with some of my own baked (UNsalted) diced up chicken next time.

    Diamond Walnuts - the last several packages of Diamond Walnuts I've purchased this fall - and from different stores - have an "off" taste. Like bordering on rancid. :( I can't eat them so have been putting them out for the blue jays. Has anyone else experienced this? The next time I buy walnuts for snacking I'll go for either Safeway or Walmart (great value) or Grocery Outlet brands and see if there's a difference. They are so expensive. :'(

    Novels on the Reading List - I ran across a list of recommended novels yesterday so I went onto my library's website and have put my name in the queue for several of them. I noticed even though some of them were written several years ago, there's still a big wait for most. I have no idea if they are worth reading, but here's the list if anyone is interested:

    A Good Girl's Guide to Murder by Holly Jackson
    Firefly Lane by Kristin Hannah
    A Thousand Boy Kisses by Tillie Cole
    Reminders of Him by Colleen Hoover
    The Great Alone by Kristin Hannah
    The Midnight Library by Matt Haig
    Archer Voice by Mia Sheridan
    The Inheritance Games by Jennifer Lynn Barnes

    My to-do list for the near future: I need to run over to the Vet's and pick up the bi-monthly antibiotics for Rosie's teeth. Seems to be working keeping her breath fresh at least. Also, doing some major back- up on this old laptop and putting all the photos from my old Canon digital camera onto a thumb drive. McAfee is giving me constant warnings now that the world will come to an end if I don't renew by the first of the year. Can't wait to uninstall it but want to get all the backups done first in case there's some funny business.

    There's a new version of Windows 11 that's itching to get uploaded onto this laptop. I dread to see what "'improvements" they've come up with, lol. :p Hopefully it will be pretty seamless.

    Lanette B)
    SW WA State
  • kevrit
    kevrit Posts: 4,399 Member
    Anyone here having issues with packages getting to where they need to be? I sent a package with a new phone, iPad, and I watch, to my son on December 7. It got stuck in Texas for a really long time before it moved on to another stop in Texas. From there it took a week to get to Massachusetts, where it now has been sitting for 5 days. It is now 20 days late. I’ve contacted the Post Office and the final PO stop has called me twice with no new information, only for me to keep checking the tracking, which I do every day. It was supposed to be delivered today, my son’s 40th birthday. Today’s, or rather yesterday’s update was that it will be delivered, but late. Springfield Mass. is only 40 minutes from where my son is. SMH

    Haircuts—I went to the salon in Walmart last and it was $35 which included my request for ‘purple’ shampoo (extra cost). No blow drying, and no conditioner, all of which was extra cost. It is $24 for a ‘dry cut’. I think it’s called Super Cuts. They did a good job and I will go back again. If I go to the beauty school, it is only $8 and includes the purple shampoo, conditioner, and blow-drying/stying, but they are students and not very good.

    Walnuts, (and other nuts)—My grocery story has these bins you can get fresh nuts from. I get mine there, and they also have grinders to made peanut butter, and almond butter. A little more expensive, but fresh and worth it to me.

    RVRita in Roswell
  • kevrit
    kevrit Posts: 4,399 Member
    Today is a good day to take fruitcake to the zoo!

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    RVRita
  • cityjaneLondon
    cityjaneLondon Posts: 12,800 Member
    Oh dear! Ate the last of the Christmas pudding, along with the brandy butter, and some cream. :o;):* It was delicious, but ......... ........... ..........

    I'm thawing out the two Dover Soles, but, unfortunately, I hadn't seen them before John put them in the freezer. They are HUGE. He started on the Christmas cake this afternoon, so neither of us will be starving this evening. I have discussed it with him, and we've decided to eat just one tonight, and have the other one tomorrow. Unfortunately, they are welded together with ice, so I can't put one back in the freezer! They were sooooooo expensive as well. I would have separated them before I froze them, or asked the fishmonger to separate them, but then ......... he's a man.

    Otherwise, I'm still working on my glutes, and think I'm making progress!

    Beyond Paradise tonight.

    Love Heather UK xxxxxxxx

  • 1948CWB
    1948CWB Posts: 1,665 Member
    Barbie ~ So glad to hear that you have a network of supporters who are reaching out to you. And, I am glad that you and Jake thought ahead and made plans.

    Lanette ~ I get my hair trimmed at Great Clips and it's usually $15. On Wednesday's it's senior citizens day and it even cheaper. The only problem is you get whoever is available. If I find one who does a bad job, I just wait until someone else is available or go to another Great Clips. There are 3 salons close to my home. I always wash my own hair before I go and just get a trim.

    There are a whole lot of virus protection companies out there so I don't understand why McAffee is scaring you. The ones I am familiar with are Norton, Avast, and Total AV.

    PIP ~ You looked beautiful in your Christmas photos.

    Barbara ~ The lightning storm sounds scary. Hope you can get your phone fixed quickly.

    I just ate the last brownie out of the batch I made for Christmas and am glad to have it out of the house. I am usually not tempted with sweets but the chocolate icing I put on these melts in your mouth. Now I need to go get a dill pickle to get the sweet taste gone.

    Carol in GA



  • sh0tzz99
    sh0tzz99 Posts: 975 Member
    SophieRosieMom wrote: »
    Barbie - sounds like you are keeping busy. What a nice idea to talk to your friend on the phone and let her tell you about her daily adventures. I think that's the part we really miss - someone who cares about what we've been up to, and sometimes we're in need of some advice like our husbands readily gave. I am so lucky to have T and her husband to bounce things off of.



    Novels on the Reading List - I ran across a list of recommended novels yesterday so I went onto my library's website and have put my name in the queue for several of them. I noticed even though some of them were written several years ago, there's still a big wait for most. I have no idea if they are worth reading, but here's the list if anyone is interested:

    A Good Girl's Guide to Murder by Holly Jackson
    Firefly Lane by Kristin Hannah
    A Thousand Boy Kisses by Tillie Cole
    Reminders of Him by Colleen Hoover
    The Great Alone by Kristin Hannah
    The Midnight Library by Matt Haig
    Archer Voice by Mia Sheridan
    The Inheritance Games by Jennifer Lynn Barnes


    Lanette B)
    SW WA State

    I've read The Midnight Library and really enjoyed it. Enough to probably read it again. I watched several episodes of Firefly Lane when it was on Netflix or Amazon Prime or something. It was well done, so I suspect the book is better.

    Tina in CA

  • dlfk202000
    dlfk202000 Posts: 3,277 Member
    edited 7:03PM
    SophieRosieMom wrote: »
    Good morning ladies! I lost power for a while yesterday morning and that threw me off. There were sustained wind gusts in the area over 30 mph - luckily no damage at my house. Roof shingles hanging on and the tarps over chickenland held and kept most of the rain out.

    Barbie - you were my mind all day. <3 So sorry for your loss. How are Annie and Bessie faring?

    When my DH passed, it was such a change for my Rosie.
    They were good buddies and his absence was hard on her. As I've mentioned before, she has become super protective of me. At 14 lbs she's not a biter, but she alerts for anyone in the house or even in the driveway that she doesn't know with fierce constant barking that doesn't stop. She accepts T and her family and Collette and Roger up to a point. And she takes a defensive stance, positioning herself between me and the "stranger". I've just come to accept that she's doing her job and meet others that I want to talk to elsewhere unless it's a service person - then I carry her around and clamp a hand around her mouth lol. Otherwise any attempt at conversation is shouting over her noise and not worth the effort. She used to pull this when DH was here, but one sharp word from him and she'd stop it. She still doesn't accept me as alpha dog I guess. :p



    Regarding our Penny at the north pole - is she still up there or is that job finished and they've now moved back to the US - somewhere in New England? It was neat reading about her tremendous garden during their long summer and the animals - cariboo as I recall. If I ever get time I should go back several years and see if I can find the photos she posted. Miss her.


    Debbie - so glad to hear you had a good time at your mom's. Everything you prepared sounded wonderful - nice that others dropped in to enjoy the meals. As time passes I hope your DH will be able to relinquish some of that "duty" he feels toward his mother. If she ends up staying in a facility permanently, what will become of her dog?




    Lanette B)
    SW WA State

    Dh is having trouble getting his mom's dog to eat. I know in a strange way, the dog misses her, even though she was constantly yelling at him about something. He is spending more time with him and I will be going over again most days to take him on longer walks like I used to.
    I didn't go today because I had an eye dr. appointment then had to rush home for my daycare girl.

    I am not sure what we will do with her dog if she doesn't end up going home. Lots of things to figure out.
    We don't want to just put him back at the shelter where she got him, not a great idea to bring him home with us with all of our cats. Son might move into her house so it isn't vacant and then he could take care of the dog(hopefully).
    For now, dh just goes over 2-3 times a day and stays with him for a few hours each time.

    Mom really had a great couple days with so many people stopping by to visit. Her and I didn't really have time to visit but that is totally ok, I will be back up in a few weeks and it will be her and I. I will cook a nice meal or two-making sure she eats a bit better than she does when she is alone. Love to cook and really when it is appreciated. She always tells me I am spoiling her. I tell her I want to. I tell her I am going to be bossy, but in a different way than my sister is towards her- I tell her to get her coffee and go sit down and rest while I make her lunch or dinner. She is grateful for all of it. She is the absolute opposite of MIL. She is so sweet to everyone, MIL is mean to everyone

    I miss the stories from Penny and the pictures.

    Wonder about the ladies that used to post but haven't posted in a long time.



    Debbie
    Napa Valley,CA

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