Senior Golden Sneakers ~~~March~~~Welcome all young and old

elli

Sandy! Happy Birthday to YOU!!!!!!!!! :drinker: I love your baby picture!!!!!!!!! You SHOULD be proud of being 68! You sure don't look it! I think you're right - all the stuff you do with Bryanna is keeping you young young young!!!!!! I always think of you and i as being the same age! Today my son turns 28!

Birdie - hope you're feeling good now! I've been plagued with this headache/nausea thing for 4 days now......i hope it goes away SOON! I hope you and Barbie are both getting to the bottom of your piles. I have them and i haven't gone anywhere!!!!!!!

So far i'm having a good week - made it to the gym yesterday after work and i've been staying under my calories. I'm managing to stay OUT of the kitchen after supper and that's a huge challenge for me::embarassed: Of course, not feeling that well probably helps me to NOT want to eat, although i seem to briefly feel better after a meal. Who knows!!!!!!!1:noway:

Everybody have a great wednesday!

weaklink109

Sandy-

HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!!!:drinker: :drinker:

Marie--

That was a great pic of you and Jerry.

Jeffrey--

Thinking of you and your family. Hope things improve At least you got to see your daughter for a bit.

Elli--

Get well soon.

Welcome back Barbie and Jake.

Irene--

I hope you can deal with those pipes without it becoming a costly nightmare.

I have been home the last two days because I have a respiratory infection that has stolen my voice. It is difficult to be effective with customers on the phone when you sound like a cross between Kermit the Frog and an obscene phone caller.:noway: :laugh:

I went to the doctor today, and it appears this will just have to run its course. At least it is not strep.

Well, I have to go and deal with some restless doggies. The sun is out for the moment and they didn't get a walk yesterday, so if we don't go out this afternoon, I will be paying for it tonight at bedtime, which they will mistake for "playtime."

See you later.


Barb.

barbiecat

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Sandy,
Happy Birthday :bigsmile: :bigsmile: :bigsmile: :bigsmile: That's a darling picture......I know you found a great way to celebrate.

:flowerforyou: Barb, I hope you're feeling better. Jake and I are at the end of a cold that has coughing as it's major symptom.

My paper pile has gotten smaller thanks to two hours of hard work. Now I have to call my cousin.....I'll ride the exercise bike while I talk to her.
hugs Barbie

Lafla

Hi everyone! Neil is doing very well. He is having a little more pain tonight after banging his foot into the wheelchair, not super hard but enough to hurt a foot that has a whole lot of metal pins sticking out of it! Each toe has a pin sticking out of it. He is in very good spirits in spite of the discomfort. He did ask today when he would be going home and I assured him the Dr. would tell us when it was time. The days are long sitting there but I feel he gets better care when I am there. He doesn't think to ask for new ice packs or pain meds so that becomes my job. I don't want to see him with a bunch of cast blisters from swelling. The staff are really quite attentive but they just need a reminder now and then.

Thanks for thinking of Neil. Take care and keep smiling. Gayla

weaklink109

Gayla-

Glad to hear Neil is on the mend. We are all thinking of you and Neil, and the rest of your family.


Barb

CALIECAT

Good morning folks. the weather is just great this Thursday morning.

Just dropping in to wish you all a happy day. Get out and enjoy the sunshine.

Marie

elli

g'morning everyone!

Gayla - wow, sounds like such a huge surgery with all those pins sticking out everywhere! I hope Neil had a good night. Hopefully he WILL get to go home soon. I'm sure you both have had enough of the hospital!

Barb - sorry to hear you're sounding like Kermit/obscene caller! But like you said at least it's not strep or something scary! Hope your little dudes (and girl!) let you sleep!

I think i'm better this morning - not as nauseaus. I'm going to attempt yoga tonight. I did make it to the gym again yesterday after a walk with the dogs. so that's 3 days in a row getting either yoga or gym in. The scale moves SO slowly. My new strategy, once i get back to 115 is from NOW on - if i get up to 120 i'll get right back "on" a program. This time i waited 'till 125 and it's just KILLER!!!!!!!! I WILL get this weight thing figured out before i die!:laugh:

Take care everyone, have a good day!

Sandydur

Thank you for all the birthday wishes, it was a fun day!! I won two games at bingo, $11 each for $22. :happy: Lunch with my sister was wonderful, we don't see each other enough so I really like when we are together. I got on the scale today and my weight is the same, so hopefully no damage has been done. :bigsmile:

Gayla, glad Neil's surgery went well, will he have to do any type of rehab? Give him a hug from us and tell him we wish him a speedy recovery. :flowerforyou:

Birdie, congratulations on losing another pound, sometimes even though we don't think we are watching our calories it becomes habit and we really are watching what we eat. What ever the reason, good job!!

Elii, glad you are feeling better, do you think it was a bug or are you having some stomach issues? Didn't you just go for an exam? How is you DIL feeling, maybe you are having sympathy morning sickness. :laugh:

Marie, glad you are having good weather, we finally warmed up but now it is raining and that makes for a long day with Daisy. :ohwell:

Barbie, you keep yourself busy with all that you do, take some time for yourself. Is your weather good for the dog park?

Barb, hope your throat gets better soon, I would love to hear that kermit impression. :laugh:

Praying that Jeffrey, Day and family are handling their tough days.

Meeting today, then Bryanna and finally a night at home to relax. Have a good day everyone.

Sandy

weaklink109

Sandy--

To answer your request "ribbit ribbit" (That was my Kermit impression) I still sound lousy, but I am at least going to try to go to work. May not last the day, though.

Elli--

Good things take time, so keep at it, and eventually, you will see a payoff to your hard work.

Jeffrey--

Hope you and your family are getting through your tough time. Thinking of you.

Marie--

Send some of that sunshine up here!! We are supposed to have continuous rain for the next two days.:grumble: :sad:

Gayla--

Keep us posted on Neil's progress.

To everyone else, have a good rest of the week.

Barb

BirdieM

Elli glad you're feeling better.:flowerforyou:

Barb hang in there. Yesterday was the first day I felt like myself after 2 1/2 weeks! My doctor didn't want to give me any medication because, as you said, it needs to run its course. I hope you get rid of yours quicker than I did. (I also sounded funny. My grandson thought I was someone else on the phone.:laugh: He thought it was hilarious that memere sounded like a man with a deep voice!!:laugh: )

Still thinking of you Jeffrey, Sending prayers and hugs!

Yesterday, someone brought the office a 3 lb box of chocolates (Sweenor's Chocolates, they're a local specialty). It didn't bother me, but for some reason I just HAD TO look at them!:laugh: :laugh: Now why would someone make a chocolate with coconut!!! OMG I love coconut. Well, the chocolate is not there today to tempt me!!!:laugh:

Also, my daughter has some exercise equipment (Infinity III) in her room. You know ...a huge piece of equipment that has 2 seats where you can lift weights from above, under for your legs and the other seat for crunching the upper body (hanging boobs):laugh: Well I did sets of 10 of each, which may not sound that great but at least it's a start. I'm really new to this so I want to start slowly. My skin feels so loose and looks so wrinkled since I've lost weight that I'm hoping weight lifting can do some toning. Also, I did the treadmill for 30 min. So, I'm finally starting to feel strong, but I don't want to overdo it!

Jackie, love the posts! And welcome to others from across the pond!:laugh:

Barbie, Marie and everyone else greetings!!! Have a great day!:flowerforyou:
BirdieM

CALIECAT

Birdie, did I missed someone? i don't recalled any Jackie . I went back a little way and did not see any post from her.

glad you are feeling better now.

Gayla, How is Neil doing?


Jeffrey you and your family is in my prayers. Hang in there guy.

Marie

weaklink109

Birdie, did I missed someone? i don't recalled any Jackie . I went back a little way and did not see any post from her.....

Marie

Marie,

This is one mystery I can solve. Birdie posts on the 50 + women's thread and often copies info from her posts there to here and vice versa, and personalizes as needed for each thread. In this case, she missed removing a reference to Jackie--a lady from Wales who posts on that thread, and is a great jokester. Can't imagine who else she reminds anyone of, can you?:laugh: :laugh: :laugh:

I ended up not going to work today after all. Just couldn't get enough voice to come back to make it worthwhile.

I have discovered the game section of WebMD and have been playing Sudoko for the first time in my life. I might be hooked.

Barb

barbiecat

:flowerforyou: :flowerforyou: :flowerforyou: Barb, someone sent me this and in light of all the time you've been spending on the computer, I thought you might enjoy it.

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Last night, my kids and I were sitting in the living room discussing "Living Wills" - and I just flat out told them 'I never want to live in a vegetative state, dependent on some machine and fluids from a bottle. If that ever happens, just pull the plug.'
They got up, unplugged my computer, and threw out my wine.
They’re such idiots.
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:flowerforyou: There's not much going on here. I forgot to tell everybody at line dance that I was going out of town last week so a lot of people were worried about me and glad to see me back. Since Jake is resting and trying to get over the cold he's had all week, we've been watching a lot of TV. I either ride the exercise bike, work on the computer, or deal with the paperwork that has accumulated. It has been a restful time for him and a productive time for me.

We had some rain but not enough to keep us away from the dog park. Today the girls played with a Great Dane, some puppies, a bull terrier, and several labs in different sizes and colors.

:flowerforyou: hugs, and prayers and good wishes to all Barbie

weaklink109

Barbie--

You must have posted right after I got off the computer to make some dinner. Love your story--even though it is not the first time I have heard a version of it, it is still funny.

I didn't have any wine tonight, trying to save calories since I didn't exercise. I am trying to get back to where I was at my lowest so I can go on from there.

I think I am finally turning the corner on this bug, but the test will be tomorrow morning. I hope I have enough voice to make it back to work.

Tell Jake I said "Get Well, or else I will send "Bradley the Terror," "Pepper the Pest" and "Mai Li the Ornery" up there to climb in bed and play nursemaid.":noway: :noway: :bigsmile: It the thought of those three terrorizing him doesn't put him on the mend, then I have exhausted the extent of my medical capabilities!!!!:laugh: :laugh: :laugh:

Suzzeque--Congrats on getting on the treadmill. I haven't been able to do any exercise this week at all, so I envy you.

Good night all.


Barb

elli

happy Friday everyone! I have a busy weekend coming up - scrap booking tonight and tomorrow morning, wedding tomorrow afternoon, yoga and dinner with a friend on Sunday. Hopefully i can catch up with everybody Sunday morning! Don't forget to turn your clocks forward saturday night!!!!!!

elli

barbiecat

:bigsmile: :bigsmile: :bigsmile: :bigsmile: :bigsmile: We wore green and danced to Irish music today at line dance. I fixed stuffed peppers made with ground turkey, brown rice, and fresh tomatoes for lunch. In the afternoon I had visits from two friends that took so long that the dogs didn't get to the dog park. I met with one friend and her 21 month old daughter at the park near the dog park. This is one friend who understands my desire to get together in settings that don't involve food. We walked and talked and helped her daughter play on the playground. I didn't bring the dogs because Brandy loves children and wants to lick them and Sasha barks at them........and I didn't want to have to pay that much attention to them while I talked to my friend.

:flowerforyou: :flowerforyou: We just finished supper and now I can watch TV and ride the exercise bike. I made no progress on the pile of papers on the table and they'll just have to wait until tomorrow:laugh:

:flowerforyou: Barb, Jake could rival you for scratchy voices.......he is feeling better today hoping to avoid the onslaught of "threatening" dogs.:laugh: :laugh: :laugh:
:smooched: hugs:smooched: Barbie

Lafla

Hi everyone!! We are home, yeah!!! Neil is doing very well, using only Tylenol for pain today and still icing his foot. We are all very glad to be home. I went in to work this afternoon and Neil and Dave hung out. I am so tired I can hardly think straight but I want to stay up awhile so that I can give Neil his Tylenol closer to 11 and maybe he will sleep all night. Dave is an early riser and he can give him Tylenol when he wakes up. I am not sure how sitting in a chair for 3 days makes one so tired.
It sounds like everyone is sick!! Were you all at the same party? Dave must have been there as well as he has had a terrible cold and cough. I thought he was going going to cough up a lung but it has finally settled and the lung is still in place. His throat is still a bit sore. I have had a runny nose but otherwise fine.
It is Quinn's 30th birthday this weekend and they are planning a big party. His girlfriend asked us to come but I don't want to take Neil somewhere where his foot may get bumped so we will stay home. I was planning a birthday supper for him on Sunday but haven't confirmed with them yet. I like to do an Irish meal but we shall see.

Jeffrey -- You have been in my thoughts every day. I am sure you must be away.

Everyone else -- get well soon. the Prince is calling so I must attend!! Take care and keep smiling. Gayla

jeffrey71

Hi all!

We are back home now. I will get on soon and catch everyone up. It was and is a "hot mess"! Thunderstorms here right now. I have not missed a workout! It is a great stress reliever! Miss you all!

Jeffrey

isandi

Hi all,
Again, don't know where the time goes.
Finished my DGD'S quilt and took it to Yuma for my sister to quilt. She will have it done and ready for us to take it to Kansas by the time we get back from our cruise.
We leave a week from tomorrow.....I'm a little nervous about it and it did not help when my sister said she does not want us to go....oh well!

Jeffery, sorry for you and everything that is happening...keeping you in my prayers

Gail, your pictures are wonderful, I am so glad you had such a wonderful time!

Marie, the wedding pictures are great...what a couple!

Sandy, Happy Birthday ....late!

The rest of you, I hope you are all feeling better and for those of you who have been gone, hope you are getting rested!
Have a good weekend...
BE CAREFUL OUT THERE!

CALIECAT

Good Saturday morning. Look to be a nice day but a little on the chili side. Our warm days are shead of us tho. And the bad storms. We have had plenty of rain this past winter. The early spring flowers are blooming now, The Irish and dafodille. And the weeds are growing. The trees that bloosome had puting on s show for us, Lovely time of the year.

Gayla , I have a grandaughter turning 30 next month. Boy how the times have flown by. Seems just yesterday that she was a baby.

Time to go fix me some breakfast.

Have a good day:yawn:

barbiecat

:flowerforyou: :flowerforyou: :flowerforyou: :flowerforyou: :flowerforyou: Jake is up and moving around so I closed up the hide a bed in the living room so I could do the frequently ignored and postponed yoga that appears on my goals every month. It turned out to be "Yoga with Poodles"........interesting but not quite as mindful as real yoga because I was being kissed and stepped on throughout the 20 minutes:laugh: :laugh: :laugh:

:flowerforyou: Gayla, I'm glad Neil is home

:flowerforyou: Jeffrey, welcome home:flowerforyou:

:flowerforyou: Sandi, I always get nervous before a big trip and wonder if I really want to go.........I know you'll have a great time on your cruise.

:flowerforyou: marie, I'm glad spring is coming to your neighborhood......we have daffodils and it looks like my lilac bush is going to have flowers this year.

:flowerforyou: Birdie, I hope you're continuing to feel better.

:flowerforyou: Elli, I hope your weekend is going well

:flowerforyou: Sandy, are you doing something fun? Our day started warm but by the time we got to the dog park is was cold and drizzling.
hugs to all Barbie

weaklink109

Hello All,

Barbie--I hope the next time you do "Yoga with Poodles" you will have Jake take a picture.:laugh: :laugh: I bet it looks about as funny as "Computing with Bradley and Pepper." This involves Bradley laying on my right, on the chair itself, while Pepper, AKA "my ultimate laptop" lays on my left thigh, and I have the laptop pc on my right thigh and try to keyboard while keeping his feet off the mouse pad on the laptop. If I don't it leads to strange goings on. Eventually, Pepper will get tired of competing for space and attention and move to the ottoman.

Ended up just throwing in the towel and not working today either. My mom is having problems dealing with the pulled muscle in her hip/back. They have her on Tylenol w/codeine, and all she can do all day is fall asleep every time she tries to read, plus it isn't that effective against her pain. She is sensitive to some pain meds, which makes it more difficult to finds something she can take that works. Another problem she has is that they put her on a new BP med and when she took her pressure, it was ridiculously low--the systolic (lower) number was 53!!! No wonder she felt so worn out. Anyway, the advise nurse at her health plan recommended taking her BP med every other day, until Tues, when she has another appointment w/her doctor, and told her to cut back on the Tylenol/codeine combo as well. She is hanging in.

She is not a complainer, but she IS a mule!! I decided last night that I should plan to go over to their apartment and make dinner tonight, so we figured out what I needed to get to supplement what was already in the kitchen, and today, when I called to see if there was anything to add to the list, she starts talking about how she is going to set the table to "save time." So, of course, I had to start my speech again --"What part of you don't have to do ANYTHING except eat and swallow your food.is so hard to understand?......blah blah" So then she said, well I will just "clear" it (They have limited space so the dining table serves other purposes when it is not mealtime.) Despite my again telling her to just let it be, of course it was clear when I got there, but at least she didn't set it before I got there!!

Anyway, I managed to cook steak, veggies, make a salad and some rice pilaf w/couscous, and we had strawberries for dessert. My dad had ice cream and chocolate sauce with his, so he was happy. I also discovered something interesting. You know how Jack Daniels makes all those BBQ sauces, that you can buy in the store, and TGI Fridays has all those JD sauced things on their menu? Well, I didn't have any JD, but my dad does like scotch, so there was some available.

Anyway, I combined some scotch, water and a little butter and a splash of olive oil, and poached the meat after it was browned on both sides. I also used the same sauce to cook some mushrooms and sweet onions to go on top of the steak. I thought it was yummy, and my dad liked it too.

Of course, once dinner was over, I had to make another speech to keep her from trying to clear the table. :bigsmile:

Since the doggies were alone for about 7 hours, I got a very loud and enthusiastic welcome home, once I got here. Something tells me this is going to be another weekend where I don't get anything done that I planned to do. sigh:grumble: But I would rather have my days off disrupted than to be without my parents, so I will persevere.

Hope everyone has a good Sunday. Not sure I will be on here tomorrow. Found out during dinner tonight that a close friend of mine lost her step dad yesterday-- just as he was being prepped for surgery. Quite unexpected. She was planning to see him in another month or so when a family gathering was being planned. She lost her job on the same day she lost him, and she won't make plans to go out of state to see the rest of her family unless she finds work, so I think she may need a little talk time tomorrow.
Everyone have a good Sunday. Though I didn't mention you by name, I am thinking of you all.

Barb

CALIECAT

:sad: :sad: :sad: :sad: :sad: :sad: :sad: Where is everybody today. Such a beautiful day outside. Sammy and I had a nice walk. Got a pork loin cook for supper and will fix Jerry some noodles and I will have a nice serving of veggies with mine and a piece of ruit.
Enjoy your weekend.

Marie

barbiecat

:flowerforyou: :flowerforyou: :flowerforyou: :flowerforyou: I have been taking it easy today.......I did yoga with poodles again and computing with cats. Unfortunately I was home alone so I couldn't get Jake to take a picture of either event.

:flowerforyou: :flowerforyou: Barb, you are so busy looking after your parents.......i know they appreciate it. I had to laugh about your mom not being able to do nothing.....that sounds like me

I'm exhausted and ready for bed.... Barbie

Sandydur

Quick note, busy weekend and going to casino in the morning. Will catch up with you tomorrow afternoon after I win. No good lucks remember??

CALIECAT

Win or lose have fun Sandy.

My yougest daughter and I are going next week up to Oklahoma to the casino.
Marie

elli

Barbie - I'm pretty sure you need to make videos - yoga with poodles and computing with cats!!!!!!!! That's always a problem for me - whenevery i try to work out at home it's workout with weiner dog!

I'm hanging in there - still not feeling too great, but i'm struggling through yoga. NOT losing weight.......getting frustrated!
Had a busy weekend - practiced shooting, scrap booked, walked the dogs, went to a wedding, did yoga and had dinner with a friend. I didn't THINK i did bad on food - but apparently i did!:sad: oh well...........don't mean to be whining! Life is really pretty good!

Happy Monday all!

barbiecat

:flowerforyou: :flowerforyou: :flowerforyou: Today's yoga was done with poodles and a cat......with Bernie participating there was always someone stepping on me :laugh: :laugh:

:flowerforyou: Elli, you've been busy and not feeling well, you're doing great just doing all you do.......never, never, never give up.

:flowerforyou: Sandy, I hope your day is fun, fun, fun........that's what the casino should be......all the rest is extra

:flowerforyou: Barb, what's for dinner at dad and mom's house? Should we all come to dinner?:laugh:

hugs Barbie

viliberty

We got home today from our "adventure" in plumbing. The pipes in our house in Oregon were broken under the house, so we had to get help to get that fixed. Most everything got done. Our son will finish up this week. It is soooo good to be home. I did get to visit my sister while I was there, and I spent two very long days in my sons office catching up his business books and getting them ready for the CPA to do the 2009 "stuff" and taxes.

I'll get started tracking everything tomorrow. I actually missed that while I was gone. I didn't do too bad or too good. I guess that is all I can hope for on a trip like that.

Everyone have a good evening. God Bless! Irene

elli

Barbie - i love you . Thank you so much for the encouragement. I'm NOT giving up - i WILL reach my goal. I felt AWFUL at yoga last night, but pushed through. Tonight was better and i actually went a few places i've never been before. I got closer to getting my forhead to touch my toes than EVER and i actually saw where the back wall and floor meet in a back bending position! VERY exciting!!!!!!!! I'm happy to hear you got to do yoga with critters again! SO fun!!!!!!!:bigsmile:

Viliberty - glad you got the pipes mostly fixed - SUCH a drag! Used to happen to me all the time when i lived up in the mountains in a trailer with only solar panels and a wood stove. If i was ever gone overnight i was in trouble......... Welcome home! We're glad to have you back. I know what you mean - when you don't get to put stuff in you DO miss it!

Sandy - did you win?????????? Hope SO!

Hey Marie - how's things in Sunny (?) Texas? Hope you're being able to get out more! Sounds like you're going to have some fun next week!

This Friday my son, his fiance and i are taking their 2 nieces, and my little friend Grace ( so we'll have 2-6 yr olds and a 7 year old) to Disney on Ice!!!!!! How fun will THAT be??????? I'm pretty excited. Then Grace will spend the night with me. On Saturday me and all the kids are meeting down in Denver to have dinner together before the Soldier/son takes off for Ft. Leonard Wood for 16 weeks of training. I'm excited to see my little grandbaby bump! :blushing:

Jeffrey - how are the workouts going?

Barb - what's new with the 3 little piggies?

Gayla - so glad you're home and Neil is on the mend. Oh - i just BET you can get tired from sitting in a chair in a hospital for 3 days!:yawn:

Here's my new strategy for night times - eat supper, wash the dishes, take my evening pill (cholesterol - go figure - i haven't eaten meat in 37 years..), and shut off the lights. Kitchen is "closed". i'm not allowed back in for grazing!!!!!!!

Love you guys - have a great night!

OH - Katie Spotz - the girl i've been following on her row across the Atlantic Ocean made landfall yesterday!!!!!!:drinker: SO EXCITING! She raised over $70,000 for clean drinking water for folks!!!!!!!!!!