WOMEN AGES 50+ FOR JUNE 2014

barbiecat

:bigsmile: :bigsmile: Welcome to a community of supportive and encouraging women. The title says Women Ages 50+ but all women are welcome. The journey to health, weight loss, energy, well-being, and longevity is best taken with others who share our goals and values.

:flowerforyou: I hope you will check in here daily and share what’s going on, respond to each other, and ask questions.

:flowerforyou: How did you do with your goals and resolutions for May?

:flowerforyou: What goals and resolutions have you set for June?

:bigsmile: Please sign your posts with your name (or alias) and your location so we can get to know each other better.

Barbie from NW Washington

My word for 2014 is “mindful”

May Resolutions (with end of the month comments)
*brush the dogs’ teeth once a week or more (only once)
*yoga once a week (only once)
*plank twice a week (successful with planks increasing from 2 ½ to 3 minutes
*finish updating “important personal information” document (some roadblocks to this, but I made significant progress)

June Resolutions
I was so supremely unsuccessful in May that I’ll use the same resolutions for June
"The reason most people fail instead of succeed is that they trade what they want the MOST for what they want at the MOMENT."

Katla49

Thank you for the new thread, Barbie. I graded myself on the May goals on the previous thread. Here are my new /old/traditional goals for June: (Don't laugh because they're always the same. These work for me.):laugh:

June Goals:
1. Log every bite and swallow.
2. Cardio exercise at least 3 days a week.
3. Have fun every day.
4. Drink at least two glasses of water daily.


Katla in beautiful NW Oregon

linder4866

June will be here soon! :bigsmile: :bigsmile: :bigsmile:

Lin in Central Iowa :flowerforyou: :flowerforyou:

PatsyFitzpatrick

Hello Ladies, June already!!

Walk 100mi this month.
Be present and record everything I eat.

Patsy
Lutz FL

RebelRenny

:flowerforyou: June will be an interesting month for me as DD is expecting her baby boy#2. My goals for June is to help her and continue to be mindful of what I consume.

I have not experienced anymore weight loss in the last 2 months, but have maintained where I am at and actually I am looking and feeling pretty darn good. Not a bad place to be.


Renny
Vancouver Island, BC

janemartin02

Thanks!Barbie

meyllisa

:flowerforyou: Thank you Barbie for keeping us together.

I have fallen into a rut and am digging myself out, changed my ticker to where I am back at the start, with a new month hope I can
get myself together, small goals log and drink my water
fell last week hurt my good and bad knee as well as my elbow, have started back with walking routine slowly

welcome to all our newcomers

prayers going to all in need

good luck to all for a new month ahead

juanita in sudbury

GodMomKim

Well I have 4 more hours until June... but am ready

Carol – I guess I missed part of this… are you remodeling to sell? Or just to enjoy? And if you are selling where are you going – how can I be so clueless? Sorry!!! My mom re-did her bathroom which was pink and gold to grey, black and white… it is a nice combo.

Meg – sounds like a great day.

Sylvia – love the happy cows…

Pat – glad DH is home, so did his heart slow down on it’s own, or is he home with a fast heart?

Katla – shrimp etoufee sounds good :drinker:

Renny – that is great, I think Heather posted about picking a weight goal that was the one you could successfully maintain; not just the lowest you could go. Maybe you are close to the maintainable weight.

Got a decent amount done today, got back in our 2 walk a day routine, tonight is my time with the information on our primary election it is on June 3rd... and I have just piled up all the mail that has come saying vote this way or that way -- what cracks me up the most is one guy is claiming he is the most environmentally friendly, and his pile of glossy paper, 4 color flyers is at least twice as high as the other guy; you could believe him more if all his stuff was on recycled paper with soy ink... but not...

Had lots of left over fish last night so made fish tacos for dinner tonight, when I went to the store for tortillas, I read all the lables and decided on the ones that were not the lowest in calories but were on sale because they were `1/2 the price of the others... so log it in and the mfp log says a serving is 2 tortillas...hmmmm I go back and look and sure enough! I missed that somehow when I was label reading so they were cheap in calories and $$ :laugh: :laugh:

FINALLY my wished for NSV - saw a neighbor at the market that I have not seen in 6+ months she works graveyard shift (8pm -5am) so our timing is rarely the same... any way she did not recognize me, at first- and then keep looking me over :laugh: and saying how good I looked!!! left the market on cloud 9:bigsmile: :bigsmile: :bigsmile:

my May goals were
log everyday - missed 1/2 of a day - but I consider that a success
find a new exercise - barely tried

June goals
log everyday
try a new exercise 2 times

happy sunday, happy june -

Kim in N. California

exermom

Did about 45 minutes of the Supreme 90 Day Challenge DVD. Had to do two DVD's one for the core which was about 20 minutes long (I was suprised that they didn't do something for the back) and another one chest and back which was about 25 minutes long. Tomorrow I'm planning to ride the recumbant bike that we have. I'm HOPING to have time to read the directions to find out how you can use the preprograms. Update: never had time to get to that.

After exercising this morning went to WalMart to get a few things. Vince needed milk for one thing. I wanted to get more of this South Beach Diet smoothie. It uses stevia for the sweetener, plus I had two $2 coupons that expired today, so I had to use them.

Did a bit of work outside today, put down landscape fabric and then some of the rock just by three of the lights. Then finished putting in the rest of the border, then the wire for the lights. So now they're all hooked up. Then went in the pool (yes, I wore my sunscreen). Will go to church in a bit then going to go over to see friends of ours. Her hubby had a heart cath the other day and I know that she has great difficulty getting around. Not sure if they still have their dog at the daycare since she can't walk it. They're the people I told you about that had us over and I helped out a lot with serving, cooking, etc since her husband can't do everything. Update: they have the dog at their home. She had strawberry shortcakes but I just asked for just strawberries. Had water to drink

Marti - happy birthday

katla - I just hate it when I have to rip something out and then re crochet it. Sometimes you wouldn't see it, but I would know it's there so I'd rip it out

Cynthia - what kind of treatment did they give your horse?

DeeDee - everything sounds so lovely!

Margaret - what a lovely thought to make those doves hanging from the tree. When Bryan was in elementary school, a girl in his class was beaten to death. they planted an evergreen tree in her memory, a tree that will never die.

Vicki - those parents who are doling out all that money for the cart races for their kids are probably hoping their kid is the next Jeff Gordon. Of course, that might mean that they'd have to move (like his parents did)

jane - good thoughts being sent your way. Maybe your daughter is wrong and she's just late?

Joyce - SloMag is now kept behind the counter? I remember buying it for MIL and it wasn't behind the counter

Heather - I never thought of panko and pesto as a breading for fish, probably because Vince doesn't like anything with any taste at all. He usually takes the breading off anyway, so maybe I'll give that a try

Carol - let's hope it is just joint pain. Now you take care of yourself, ya hear???? Happy birthday to your daughter! One of the bathrooms in our first house was decorated in gray/white/black, I thought it looked really pretty

Kim - what brand of tacos were those? What a wonderful NSV you had there

Well, just to try something out, I prelogged just my breakfast for each day my girlfriend was here, I didn't log anything more, never closed out the diary. Yet, the total number of days MFP is recording includes those days.

Michele in NC

bjkidfun

Thanks Barbie for starting June's thread and keeping us on track
Mays goals:
CW- 175
GW- 169.5 (-2 lbs)
Today's wght 173-(didn't make goal)
Cardio/strength- 2x's a week-yes
Body Pump- 2x's a week- yes
Walk/run- 3-4x' s a wk- more like 2x's
Log in daily-yes
Drink 8+ glasses water daily- yes
Post to thread at least once a week- no
(I didn't make goal wght, but lost inches)

June's goals:
CW-173
GW- 169
Body Pump-2x's week
Cardio/ strength circuit 2x's week
Walk- 3x's a week
Hike- 2x's a month
Log in daily
8+ glasses of water daily
Log in daily
Post to thread daily
Brenda from Md

jmkmomm

Katla, no one would laugh at anything you did, you are to sweet

Kim, yeah for that awesome NSV. For newcomers NSV is non scale victory. Sometimes it takes a long time to see victories on the scale but we often miss those non scale victories, being able to tie a shoe without being short of breath, ability to push a little kids swing set, looking good in something that was to tight on you, giving up a whole closet of clothes, yeah Sylvia!!!

Michelle, At Sams club it is behind the counter. I have no idea about elsewhere. As I said they had other magnesium supplements but I don't know why the doctor wanted him on slow mag. I don't know what the composition of it is unless it's the obvious. It's a more slow release.

Hope to get in bed early tonight so I can be rested for church. I slept so awful last night.

Joyce, Indiana

CynthiaT60

Happy June! Hoping it will bring us all good things.

Joyce: thanks for the additional info on magnesium and heart problems.
Heather: pesto crust on fish? I can’t seem to find the original post. It sounds delicious; I’m going to share it with my guy. Pesto, lemon juice, panko, in the oven?
Carol: oh my goodness, you’ve got more than enough on your plate. You’ve got good plans in place to take care of yourself; that’s great.
Meg: you’re hilarious; love your description of the café.
Pat in Ohio: thinking of you; keep us posted.
Barbie: thanks for the new thread!
Kim: great NSV!
Michele: sure wish I had your energy. Treatment for the horse (gas colic) was two injections: one with a painkiller and one to partially relax the intestines (relieve the cramps so the intestines function normally). Because the second injection also relaxes the esophagus they’re not allowed to eat for an hour or so, and after that you gradually increase their food.


I finally had a good night’s sleep again after about a week, so I hope I feel more normal today. Haven't felt very well since the arrhythmia incident, but some (a lot?) of that was lack of sleep. I do have some kind of painful cramp in my lower back, so I’ll be trying to keep moving without aggravating it.

Cynthia :flowerforyou:

cityjaneLondon

Off to a Garden and Craft Fayre today. Done my exercises. Speak later.

Heather in sunny Hampshire UK

Pamelawagg

Hello ! I'm pam from lansing mi 61. I can feel myself backsliding I weigh in on Mondays and hope it's not too bad !!! So, I'm Pulling up my big girl panty's and getting back on track. I also have a fitbit one that I love!

My goals:

Keep food diary up
Walk 5 miles day or 10,000 steps
64oz. Water

Have a Happy Healthy Day Everyone!

margaretturk

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DeeDee2211

Good morning beautiful ladies:flowerforyou:

Barbie Thank you so much for the new thread:flowerforyou: !!!

Have a great day ladies! Drink your water and log your food!

Hugs,
DeeDee in gorgeous NC:glasses:

thezzz

Hey there!

Newbie here....
Joined MFP and a gym 2nd week in May, and managed to go 5 days a week for 3 weeks. Woohoo!! It's become a habit now.
I've been tracking my food and water meticulously, almost obsessively. It's refreshing to see how much water I actually drink (about 12-14 glasses a day).

My June goals:
Get my cardio up to 60 minutes a day (currently doing 40)
Figure out a way to eat more protein without increasing my fat and carb intake (I'm mostly vegan)
Lose 10 pounds (I'm 6 feet tall, so that is not an unhealthy goal)

Linda in North Carolina

LizPlus

:flowerforyou: Good Morning;

Michele** You are doing so great with the exercising...makes me see how little I do :blushing: ...Your garden sounds so pretty esp with the lights..

Brenda** You lost lbs that is the main thing...and you are doing super exercising so the lbs cannot fight that very long..they will go down in no time..

Joyce** Not getting enough rest is hard on you..hope you can get more tonight...

Cynthia** Glad you got a good nights rest..I know when I am overly tired my head gets silly...

Heather** I hope you find some neat things at the Fayre..

Barbie** Thank you for always keeping us on track with the months...you make it easy for us to come and chat...:happy:

I have been stuck in my apartment for the last month and this one is working up to be the same ...been having health issues that keep me inside and now that the sun is shining I cannot even go out to enjoy it yet :grumble: Oh well... cannot last forever....I have my deck but I am nervous of going out on it as we are 11 stories up...silly I know :ohwell: I had my GS's over for a sleepover and it brightened my wknd up..they are so much fun to be with...you can learn many things from a 13 and 7 year old They are my joy

I hope everyone has a great goal month...Take Care :flowerforyou:

Liz fr Halifax NS

barbiecat

:bigsmile: :bigsmile: :bigsmile: I am so excited to find so many good friends to join me for breakfast.....I read your posts while having my breakfast (the same one I have every day----a chocolate Isagenix shake with walnuts and flax seed).....now it's time to walk the dogs....the sun is just coming up and the day is now and will continue to be beautiful.......I hope we all enjoy every moment of this day.

Barbie from beautiful NW Washington

My word for 2014 is Mindful

RodaRose

Good morning to all you nice people! Happy JUNE.
Thanks for the thread. I started here two weeks ago. 'Learning a new routine and some new good habits.

Goals for June:
Faithfully tracking food daily.
Exercising six days a week.
Starting and finishing some de-cluttering during the first two weeks of the month. It is time to drop extra "stuff."


My word for the past two months: Forgive

Roda Rose in Florida

yanniejannie

Yes, a Happy June to All! It HASgot to be better than May. And a huge THANKS to Barbie!

Yesterday I did not get to the gym early enough for tai chi but did make yoga. Since none of the usual crew was there that I go to IHOP with, I walked the beach for about an hour..........saw a large sailboat out at sea and thought of Katla, saw no dolphins, though. Had a fall trying to sidestep a wave, no damage except a sore wrist today.........and I was doing so well, no falls for months now.. After an hour I left for home since I wasn't wearing any sunscreen and it was approaching 11am.

Weight loss goals have honestly fallen by the wayside; I'm generally eating fairly decently, but all day (and night) my thoughts disolve in worry for dd and trying to find a way make her see that dangerous horrible job is NOT where she should be. I can't help it. This is never out of my mind and nothing I can come up with is practical, let alone legal, since she's 21.......but I keep plotting. Yesterday she was alone, the owners took 4 of the horses and went off to some "show" before dawn (something about earning "points"????) and dd was there all alone trying to handle the whole operation by herself---after being there less than a week.......young horses, old horses, horses in recovery from injuries, horses ready to pop foals

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moving them around, feeding, grooming, mucking stalls, giving meds and treatments, etc..........what if she got kicked in the head, what if she had a bee sting???? She's highly allergic, has to carry an EpiPen.......she would die with no help. My nerves are still completely shredded from her possible pulmonary embolism scare of 3 weeks ago and my anxiety level is through the roof; it keeps coming back to: "How can she waste her life (and education) on this stupid, menial, meaningless, dangerous job?" The weight loss issue just doesn't seem very important at this point........sorry, but that's where my head is at presently. Everyone around me tells me: "Relax, she's having fun"........Fun????? Relax????? It's like watching your kid step off the roof of a building. I'm frantic, filled with sadness, rage, anger, regrets, and second thoughts about many things (like every riding lesson I ever paid for!!!!!!!!!) and still trying to come up with a plan. So.............that's where my head is at..........certainly not on the scale.

Carol............Hope your showings go well and you get your asking price. I did a bathroom last year in a sandy/rose light brownish and used the brushed nickle fixtures.........usually love it, but sometimes depending on the light I swear it looks Pepto pink............yuk.

Kim..................YAY!!!!! Congratulations on your long awaited and well deserved NSV!!!!!! I am so happy for you!!!!

Pat..........Good to hear your DH is home; keep us posted.

Margaret..........The dove idea sounds like a lovely tribute; bet the families appreciated it.

Skipping goals this month.
yanniejannie

yoyonomore55

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Deb A in CNY

47Jacqueline

I didn't do very well in keeping up with this thread last month, but accomplished some goals. Unfortunately, I don't remember my list. ;-(

So here are my June goals:
Post in this thread every day
Body Pump-2x's week
Shred and Abs 1x week
Cardio three times a week (Zumba and Kickboxing)
8+ glasses of water daily
Zumba Training for certificate June 8
Catch up to weekly study guides for ACE group fitness instructor certification test
Start Zumba mentoring program mid-june
Start researching change to individual weight training
Jacaueline in NYC

cityjaneLondon

Back from the Fayre. I bought a hydrangea with conical flowers that change from white to pink as the year progresses. Flowers from July to October. It's called Vanille Fraise. I think I was seduced by the French name. Fraise meand strawberry.:bigsmile: it will be going in the last patio pot that is currently filled with still luscious pansies. I will give them a last reprieve.:bigsmile:

The fair was ok and I met my friend there which was nice, but the "craft" booths were just commercial outlets and the food offering was pathetic. I bought a hog roast filled bun, which was tasty, but otherwise it was all burgers and hot dogs. Very unimaginative. Only one tea van with a long queue. The best thing about it was that I went at all! I am a very nervous driver and rarely drive myself any distance or to a new place, but I managed it all with no problems and hardly any nerves.:happy: I stayed two hours and wslked around the whole time so used a few calories.:bigsmile: Now I mustn't pig out because DH is at cricket.

My May goals were -
1) to stay the same weight as I had a holiday and four important parties in the month. (I put on one pound)
2) DON'T LET THE PERFECT BE THE ENEMY OF THE GOOD,! (A few slip ups, but recovery is quicker. The failed pasta was a bit of a meltdown, beat myself up, but got back to it with DH'S encouragement and was successful the second time)

June goals -
1) Lose my pesky pound! ! ! ! ! :laugh: (Again!)
2) Take a minimum of two trips out.
3) DON'T LET THE PERFECT BE THE ENEMY OF THE GOOD,!:bigsmile: :drinker: :flowerforyou: :laugh:

Lots of love to all.

Lizplus - hope you manage to get out soon.:flowerforyou:

Carol - sounds like a load of work! It'll look so nice when it's done you won't want to move!

Yanniejannie - remember the serenity prayer. :flowerforyou:

Heather in gloriously sunny Hampshire UK

Cindy781

Good morning everyone and happy June,

We had a great time on our little trip. The Move Live show with Derek and Julianne Hough was fun. So much talent and good looks in one family. I weighed this morning and was only 1/2 pound up, yay! I am down a little for the month, so I am happy overall. Our little old pug girl was good again, she sleeps most of the time now. She did give a scare the second night. Hubby woke her up to take her down to do her business, she was sleeping so sound. He couldn't get her to wake up enough to stand up. She kept trying to lay down again. This happened with one of our other pugs and he had to be put to sleep. He was about 17, she will be 15 in July. The good news is she was much more alert the next day.

Barbie, thank you for the new thread!

Kim, congratulations on your NSV!:flowerforyou:

Jan, breathe and pray. I know this is hard for you. :sad

Welcome all new ladies.:flowerforyou:

My June goal is to get that 1/2 pound off and try to maintain. My long term goal is to tone up more and lose perhaps 3 more pounds.

Have a wonderful day everyone,

Cindy in OK

Katla49

Juanita: It is nice to see you post again. I think logging, exercising and drinking water are the most important goals. I’m sorry about your fall. I had two of them in 2013 and my New Year’s resolution is not to fall again in 2014. So far, so good.:flowerforyou:

Kim in N CA: Congratulations on a fabulous NSV from the neighbor you rarely see! The shrimp etoufee was good. So was the dirty rice. I hunted up recipes on line. I have a pile of food preferences and green bell peppers are on my heck no list, so I substituted red and yellow bell peppers. They’re flavorful but don’t give me stomach acid issues like the green ones. I also enjoy the bright colors.:flowerforyou:

Michele: It seems your pre-logging did the job of keeping your daily streak going. As I understand it, it only takes one item on the list for the day to count. I really didn’t realize that you could log days in advance. It is a great idea for travelers. Since I haven’t left the country in a few years I haven’t been out of cell phone coverage. That reminds me, we need to update our passports. They expire this fall and I really love to go to Canada. Victoria is my favorite city in North America.

Brenda from MD: I’ve never had any luck at all getting weight to come off at a particular time and have suffered MANY plateaus over the months I’ve been working on improving my health. On the advice of others, I’ve never set a “pounds lost” goal for a month. I set behavioral goals like logging every bite, staying within my calories, and exercising. That way, I meet my goals. The weight loss follows its own glacial timetable. (SLOW.):grumble: :flowerforyou:

Cynthia: Congratulation on a good night’s sleep! Restful sleep is so important. :flowerforyou:

Heather: Enjoy your Garden and Craft Fayre.:flowerforyou:

Pam from Lansing MI: Welcome. Stop by often for encouragement.:flowerforyou:

Linda in NC: Welcome!:flowerforyou:

LizPlus: Nice to see you here. I hope you’re feeling better soon.:flowerforyou:

Roda Rose in FL: Welcome.:flowerforyou:

Yanniejannie: I have sincere sympathy for your situation. When DS chose to be a career soldier I was NOT a happy camper. I lost my favorite cousin in the Viet Nam war,and really never got over it so DS's choice terrified me. He has done well with this career path and has made himself a success. Perhaps your DD will make horses her life’s work, and perhaps she will move on to another choice. Meanwhile, prayer is probably the best thing you can do. Being a mom is the toughest and scariest job on earth. Worrying yourself sick won’t help. Sending hugs your way.:flowerforyou:



DS is having severe neck pain and is on nasty pain meds. He’s been to one neurosurgeon and is getting a referral for a second opinion. It looks as though surgery is in his future. His dad had a similar neck problem and ended up with two separate surgeries over a period of about 8-10 years, but he was several years older when it began. I’m keeping DS in my constant prayers. DD is in my prayers too, for other reasons.

Yesterday we had fun with the Scappoose Farmer’s Market and playing with our boats. I’m hoping to find more fun things to do today. The weather forecast is good. A few clouds, sunshine, and moderate temperatures offer all sorts of possibilities.


Katla in beautiful NW Oregon

“Our greatest weakness lies in giving up. The most certain way to succeed is always to try just one more time.” Thomas A. Edison



June Goals:
1. Log every bite and swallow.
2. Cardio exercise at least 3 days a week.
3. Have fun every day.
4. Drink at least two glasses of water daily.

jb_2011

June blooms, none too soon! :flowerforyou:

I've never been so happy to see May march away :huh: ...it was a tough one. Emotional upheaval due to the news of Mariah's cancer returning, then I fell ill. :sick: I'm finally starting to feel better after 2+ weeks of being down with a nasty virus that's been going around. They're saying 4-6 weeks to full recovery. I stayed home from work, got lots of rest, took a break from logging. Excercise has been daily dog walks and what little gardening I could muster. Every time I'd bend over my head pounded like crazy, so most of the gardening was done sitting or kneeling. It's a busy time of year for the gardens, not a good time to be sick! I'm so thankful hubby has helped with the heavy work on weekends. He's a fantastic gardener :bigsmile:

This year I planted Florence fennel & kholrabi, which I've never grown before. Other vegs that are all up and growing nicely... leeks, peas, onions, celery, carrots, parsnips, broccoli, cabbage, cauliflower, potatoes, tomatoes, swiss chard, beets, romaine & butterhead lettuce, spinach, radishes, peppers, cucumbers, tomatillos, eggplant, zucchini, crookneck, butternut, spaghetti squash, pumpkins, asparagus, strawberries, raspberries, boysenberries... and 200 garlic which are just about ready to harvest. bigsmile: We have close to 3000 sq ft of garden space in a community garden which has been a fantastic place to grow our vegs for the last 9 years -- then we have a yard full of flowers at the house.

We don't sell at Farmers Market, but we donate, we freeze, and do lots of canning and drying. Fun time of year, we do most of our veg shopping at the garden :happy: :happy:

I harvested a 5 gallon bucket of spinach, :noway: putting batches in the food processor with a little water, then freezing portions in zip locks for use in green smoothies. I LOVE the recipe I found on MFP - 2 c spinach and 1/2 c water, blended together, then add 1/2 frozen banana, 1 1/2 cups frozen pineapple, 1/2 c Greek yogurt, 2 T honey (I''m using date sugar instead). Deeeeeeeelish. It's in the database under Simple Green Protein Smoothie (myfitnesspal)

Now it's time for me to get back to logging my foods...I ate a lot while I was sick! (Wishing there was a little pig smiley) :laugh: It's probably best if I wait a week before checking in with the scale. :blushing:

Happy June, may your spirits blossom and grow :flowerforyou:

jb in overcast Portland

PS Mariah goes to the hospital tomorrow for first treatments of chemo :brokenheart:

skuehn48

Bump to mark my place. I'll be back after church. Sue in SD

Kayzoola

I bought some dried blueberries to put in my morning gruel, and the flavor is wonderfully intense. Makes gruel more interesting for sure. Last night, I weighed myself, and was delighted to see I was only one pound from my goal! I was practically giddy!! My fear is, that I arrived here from being on vacation, and won't find it sustainable in regular life.

Yanniejannie, I am so sorry you are going through such a rough patch with your DD. I hope, for your own sake you will find a way to quiet your motherly heart. It sounds like you have raised a strong, independent young lady.

Yesterday, I got the lawn mowed, and today is my walk to the coffee shop with DH. It is going to be warm.

Kayzoola (PNW USA)

bjmcq

Happy first day of June to everyone!

Had a glorious day yesterday...and as of today, DH and I are mortgage free......it was a bit of a twisty road for us, we had to
pay off his ex, raise two sets of kids and put them through uni and grad schools,(youngest is still in grad school, oldest is prof too) put me through more degrees and grad school,
moved twice, lived out of town for 4 years and owned another property....etc etc.... but we are here. Free at last.

So today is a kind of freedom day....and I wanted to share my joy with you all......persistence and longevity has its own rewards.

Had champagne at the lake yesterday.....

Have a great Sunday!

BJ, SWOnt.

trisH_7183

Thanks for June,Barbie. I had barely realized May was leaving.

Someone asked about DH. He is on 3 meds to keep heart rate level.This is new to us. Just 3 wks ago he had annual check up at Ohio State for pituitary surgery & was declared "all is well".

The Cardiologist seemed very surprised the shocking didn't work.This was only his 2 nd time in a hospital,has always been very healthy.On the other hand,we are past 70,so who's to know where this will lead.

Meg,Hope you are able to enjoy being home & can get thru DD's drama,whatever she chooses.

Yanniejannie.........the same wishes for you. Have you & DD talked about her job? If so,about all you can do is accept it with grace.
She is young & who knows where life will lead her.She sounds determined & stubborn,good qualities these days.

Carol,you are one busy lady! Hope your knee is better.

BJ,we remember well the day we payed off our mortgage......a great feeling!

Thanks to everyone writing about heart probs,magnesium etc. Have saved each post & will have a lot of questions when DH sees the Dr.

DD put bone in chicken breasts in her smoker for us. So tasty. Having them for supper,along with broccoli & salad.

Don't let next wk,next month...... stop you from enjoying life in the here & now.

Pat in Ohio