WOMEN AGES 50+ FOR MAY 2013

meyllisa

Happy Mother's Day Ladies

Getting ready for our family coming this afternoon for a barbque but it is snowing yes I said snowing!!!&&& winter will jusy not go away this year.

@jb Thank you for sharing your music so talented

Welcome to all the new comers thoughts and prayers to those in need, Congrats to all those who are being successful


Have a great day everyone
juanita in snowy yuk sudbury

m3x43

Good morning ladies and Happy Mother's Day! I just found your group today and am glad to see I am not alone, lol! Thank you all for being willing to share your experiences and knowledge!

kathyszoo

Happy Mother's Day!

Kathy:flowerforyou:

Katla49

Cheryl: You’re looking very stable at your current weight. If you feel good and move well, there is no reason other than personal desire to keep pushing. Enjoy the crawfish and drink plenty of water. Beer doesn’t help reduce swelling. I mentioned it because my family always served beer with crawfish. Good memories.:bigsmile:

Brooke: Good luck on the royal sighting. I love the idea of wounded warrior games. We have so many veterans who've survived with serious injuries. We need to honor them. :flowerforyou:

bucky: Welcome.:flowerforyou:

Moxie: I managed to lose a few pounds while traveling for my son’s wedding and family holidays last winter. It isn’t easy, but it can be done. Be sure to log your food and you’ll do fine.:flowerforyou:

Jb: Love d the OMG message. Thanks for the smile.:bigsmile:

Grandmallie: Congratulations! You have two great NSV’s. The first is your wise decision to order a take out box with your meal, and the second is your new, smaller scrubs. You are doing well!:flowerforyou:

Barbie: Happy Mother’s Day to you. Love the gifts and card, but can’t imagine the cleanse. Well, I imagine something, but probably nothing realistic.:laugh:

Sunshine: I hope you got your sleep. My daughter lived in Alaska for a while and had problems sleeping with so many daylight hours in the summer.:flowerforyou:

Michele: I hear you on the singing. My mom once said I couldn’t carry a tune in a bucket. :noway: I can occasionally sing on key, but it has to be the right song in the right key, and I have no idea what key that is. It feels totally random to me. :ohwell: I can, however, sing lullabies to my granddaughter. That makes it okay with me.:bigsmile:

Joyce: Happy Mother’s Day. You are lucky to have a great mom and MIL. They are lucky to have someone as appreciative and loving as you. I hope you enjoy your day.:flowerforyou:

cityjane: Writing children’s books is such an important career. You have enriched the lives of children and brought them a love of reading. I can’t think of a better gift. I wonder if I have read any of your books to my students over the years.:flowerforyou: :flowerforyou:


Happy Mother’s Day to everyone! I have the good luck to be able to go out for brunch with DH and our DIL. I wish my son and daughter could be here, too, but that isn’t possible this year. I’ll give my daughter a call later today.

I think of my own mom, the way she sometimes exasperated me, but always gave me a sense of belonging and being wanted. I had hoped to get flowers to her at the cemetery by today, but that wasn’t possible so I’ll get them to her during the week. The cemetery where my parents are buried is about a hundred and sixty miles round trip from here. We make the pilgrimage several times a year and I always chat with my folks to let them know how my kids are doing. It helps me feel connected.

Katla in NW Oregon

RebelRenny

Renny - are the highways in Canada like the ones in the US? You can bike on them? Do they have special bike lanes?
Michele in NC

Yes, Michelle, you can bike on the highways in Canada. There are no special bike lanes. So, the only way to ride it is riding on the shoulders. And they often have plenty of debris on them, thanks to automobile traffic and crashes. Hence my question to the highway maintenance business to get cleaning and sweeping that junk away.

Renny- The author of Lean In spoke at our local university and donated copies for all of the teachers at my school. I haven't had a chance to read it yet- probably won't until after school is out, but it sounds interesting. If it is, I may send copies to my daughters and nieces. I too am beyond wanting or needing to climb the corporate ladder, but they are all at a good age for the advice I assume is in the book.
Deb in rainy, dreary CNY

Nice, Deb. That is what I am thinking of doing too once I have a chance to read it. I am going to do what Brooke is doing: putting a hold on the book at the local library.

@Brooke - I do think it is harder to get the position of choice once you are at your level. As part of the executive levels there are fewer opportunities.

I had a book on hold at the library called "The Plan", by Lyn-Genet Recitas, which I am now reading. Anyone read it? If so, what did you think? I might try going through a 20 day testing period to see which foods are "reactive" to me. Her message mainly is, if I understand it correctly, that there are foods that - although healthy - may in fact not be healthy for an individual and hence, a person would have difficulty losing weight, or have other unhealthy conditions that don't seem to be going away. It also has a part about thyroid issues. Since I have Hashimoto's (taking daily meds) this is of great interest to me. I knew already that there are some foods I should not be eating at all or only very occasionally, such as soy and cabbage, but others I did not know, such as kale. And you know how I've been promoting eating kale!!! I want to look into that some more.

Have a great Mothers Day, my lovely MFP friends.

Renny
from rainy Vancouver Island, BC

Laura80111

:flowerforyou: Happy Mother's Day to all you Mom's.

Just stopping in to say Hi and let you know I'm still busy as ever. Will get up pictures from #3 Son's graduation and hair cutting sometime this week. He was able to donate 13" to Locks of Love after growing his hair for his three years while doing his double Master's. He really did get his Mom's hair:bigsmile:

My new picture is of Son #2 from Friday night when he played the piano at a reception for Prince Harry who was in Colorado for the Wounded Warrior Games. My son said he was very nice and enjoyed the short chat he had with him. It's another picture to put on the wall

Will be headed out to Son #3's again tonight for dinner but until then I have laundry to finish and meals to prepare for the work week.

:flowerforyou: Hope you all have a wonderful day.

Laura80111 in Colorado

janehadji

I haven’t had time to read the posts again, so decided to read just two pages before I leave for the day. I’m sorry that this has been such a bad time for me to be supportive of everyone here. Please know that I’m rooting for each and every one of you! :drinker: :drinker:

Dad was in the hospital again for 7 days, and it was lucky that we took him in as he turned out to have a blood infection along with several other things. They said he wasn’t “safe to go home,” so we had to send him to a rehab facility on Friday. I’m not sure how long he’ll be there, but probably at least a month. This will mean picking up Mom and taking her there daily, and I’ll still be going to the doctor appointments at the VA with him (2 more on Monday!). I took his dog to visit him yesterday, and he was really happy to see him!

I’ve decided to try to have both glaucoma and cataract surgery on at least one of Mom’s eyes while Dad is away (we couldn’t do it while he was home, because his care would have impaired her chances of a good recovery). This means yet more appointments, but it will be great to have her able to see better again. :glasses:

I’ve been feeling really overwhelmed and easily stressed out. I need to follow Barbie’s goal of learning to be more agreeable, but it’s hard right now. I’m upstairs on the computer, and hubby just left. He immediately called on his cell to say would I come down and move a car, since it was in front of the one he wanted to drive and he was already outside. I said “and I’m upstairs trying to log.” I started saying “where are the keys” but he had already hung up on me and now isn’t speaking to me. If things are true to form, he probably won’t speak to me for at least a week now, which is going to add to the stress of everything else. Should I be more agreeable? I don’t know. I didn’t say it in a mean way, nor did I say I wouldn’t do it. My brother is also calling to tell me all of the things I should be doing for our parents, such as moving in with them, (he doesn’t live here), which would mean no life at all for me. I already spend at least 7 hours each day on my parents, which leaves me little time for work, my own family and home, or myself. Sorry for my “pity party.” I don’t really mean it that way, as I would never chose not to be doing these things. I just need to rant a little, as I have no support here.

Brooke – I do love the smell of roast beef cooking. Good luck spotting Prince Harry!

Deb – We all do what we can, when we can. The exercise you’re getting in is definitely better for your health and sanity than none at all!

Peachstategal – Your antique jewelry sound fascinating and fun. Where do you sell besides Ebay? Isn’t it odd that we lose common interests with our spouses after so many years of marriage? It seems like it should be the opposite.

JB – I haven’t had an opportunity to read the posts. Did you put a link to your music? If so, would you please send it to me, as I’d really enjoy hearing what you do.

Cityjane – I’m so envious of your language skills! I think that’s a great advantage that Europeans have over us. We’re so isolated here, that we tend to think we don’t need to interact in the world community. I had a close French friend a long time ago, and she was amazing at languages. I keep working away at learning Spanish, but it’s slower at this age.

Chrissiew1953 – I think that most of us here have tried and failed many times over. The important part is that we get up, dust ourselves off, and keep on trying. Good for you in making a new beginning!

Jane in Colorado

yanniejannie

Where to start? First of all, Happy Mother's Day to those of you who celebrate it; and, MOST especially to those of you who have a family like mine who totally and completely ignore it. When my daughter was little, of course I always received those cute cards they made in grade school and have saved every one. As she got to the difficult years, around middle school, I did ask my husband one year about the lack of acknowledgement and was promptly told that I was not his mother. Well, until that time (we had probably been married about 20 yrs. then), I had been sending one to his mother as well as my own.......guess who never got sent another Mother's Day card by me???? (and if she's holding her breath waiting for him, she's well blue) This is also the woman who told me I was spending too much on postage sending her snaps of her granddaughter; a 5x7 mailer about every 4 months across the country

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have you ever heard of a grandmother who didn't want photos????? I also realized when we were married about 28 yrs. (I'm a bit dense when it comes to the automatic social gestures) that, although my daughter and husband got birthday cards every year.........I had never received even one; another wasteful practice on my part ended! I can only hope my daughter comes around someday; I can't do anything about him at this point......but I do know SHE was raised better..........
Sorry, I know this has been an absolute rant.........but some days, that's just how life is..........

yanniejannie.....miserable, angry, frustrated........and I miss my own mom
mid-Atlantic

grandmallie

Happy Mother's day everyone!!!
today was sort of a nightmare for me... my computer really screwed up on me.. got a hold of microsoft and they wanted me to pay them 250.00 to fix it.. got a hold of Dell and went through everything. and they basically had to set it back to factory default.. so lost everything I had in here, but I will just build it back up again.
I had to call the DD,she is missing Ct. and us,but she has to make the decision on her life..
My son had to work today and he did stop by after and gave me a minature rose plant which is beautiful.. and I got a few text's from my friends wishing me happy mother's day..
So other than that it has been a half way decent day. did hit the gym this morning.but only for about 30-40 minutes. just wasn't feeling it..
im adding on here..
we will be cancelling our cruise:frown: with everything going on, we just dont want to over extend ourselves.. we already have plane tickets but we will be calling to see if we can fly our furbabies with us and just go to our place in florida for the week.
I am a bit disappointed but,we need Oil for the winter, a new fridge.. and to pay off a few bills, so paying out so much for something like that just doesnt feel right. right now anyway..

peachstategal

Janhadji, you have so much on your plate. You should be given a reward for being there for your parents. I feel so guilty because my mom (87) is showing a lot of signs of dementia and I am unable to help her as I live over an hour away. She has lived by herself for many years and has been very independent about taking care of her needs. Now she is forgetting to pay bills on time and misplacing things and thinking someone came in and "stole" or "moved" them. She can't remember appointments or things like when to put the garbage out. I have 3 brothers and a sister that live in the same areas as she and I know they think I don't do enough.

Yanniejannie, you are entitled to your rant. It hurts when we give so much of ourselves to our family and they overlook times when it is your time to be special.

Healing for those who are hurting inside and for those who are ailing.

LindaS175

Happy Mother's Day to my wonderful friends. May your day be filled with your loved ones and blessed memories of our dear mothers who have passed. Cherish every moment that you have given as a mother to your children, with two legs or four- they have been changed for the better because of YOU! ❤

I read all the posts yesterday! Took a few hours!

Surgery went well and just have a bandaid and hand brace on. Pain
is not too bad as compared to other surgery s I have had.

Welcome to all the new ladies. This is the best board to be on! Let us know
Where you live and a little bit about you too!

I have been at the mercy of my family cooking since I an o e handed
For awhile! Start physical therapy this week!

It is 102 degrees on our back patio right now. Raining earlier this week
And now blazing hot!!! Crazy Mother Nature!!
I would love to hit the pool, but I can't get my left hand in water for more
Than a few seconds. I would look funny walking back and forth in the
Pool with my arm raised up high! Plus, I don't know how long I can
Keep my hand raised!! Lol. Any ideas?
Congrats to all the losers, well wishes to all that are suffering today!
Smile to all you see today, it will bring happiness to your heart.
Have a healthy day! Big hug❤. LindaS aka sundanceb????

jmkmomm

yanniejanni I am so sorry you have had such a bummer time. That is my husbands response to me about Mother's Day. Of course he doesn't buy me anything for Christmas, birthday, anniversary, anytime. I have to find love in other things he does.

We ahd a good time at my sister's with her son grilling out. I left off the bread and had only 1/2 of the baked potato knowing that desert was there. So since that meal was around 2:30 and I didn't get up until noon I need to have another nutritious meal this evening. I'll have to find some time during the finale of Survivor tonight!

Hope you all have a good day today

Joyce

texasgal22

hi Sundance; you could try putting your hand in a water proof bag and sealing your arm with waterproof tape. Others have done something similar with success. Good to hear that you are doing so well.

peachstategal, caring for an aging parent is a tough issue; you love your mom - you do what you can

grandmallie, feel for you having to cancel the cruise; good times are ahead - keep on smiling

yanniejannie, sending you a great big {{{hug}}} as life can get us down sometimes :flowerforyou:

jane, you have your plate full and we will hope that your hubby stays on speaking terms; sending you a {{{hug}}} too! :flowerforyou:

MFP has sure been good for support on our weight loss journey and life's little struggles. I am always blessed by the kind hearts I find especially on this thread. I do hope that others were able to spend some quality time with their families and for those that could not we are here for you.

As for me this Mother's Day was made complete when I received a visit from my newest grandson, Kashton. I will be keeping him one day a week starting this Thursday...Yay! here's a snapshot from the phone. I will work on getting a better pic on Thursday when he is all mine. :bigsmile:

smwert

here I am back again heavier than I have ever been. this has been a horrible year so,far. Had breast cancer surgery on Wed. But the good news is that it's non-invasive and they,think they got it - just will need radiation when healed to,be sure. so I need to,change my life- lose weight - get healthy -eat better- lessen my stress etc. This is my day to start. I guess I should start with tracking food and walking every day.

Katla49

Janehadji: I’m sorry your parents are in such need right now, and you haven’t anyone to share the load with you. I’m an only child, so when my parents were failing there wasn’t anyone else. DH was so supportive. I didn’t realize at the time how lucky I was. I understand now. I hope your husband realizes how hard things are for you right now and gives you the support you need.:flowerforyou: :flowerforyou:

Grandmallie: I understand your decision to cancel the cruise and would likely do the same in your situation. I hope you get to take the pups to Florida.:flowerforyou:

Sundance: I’m happy to know your surgery went well and pain is tolerable. My “pool” idea may seem silly but here it is. Get a child’s wading pool, and fill it with cool water. Then put your chair and a little table with your favorite beverage beside it, an umbrella to shade you and sit there dangling your feet in the water. You might want to listen to your favorite music, too. :drinker: :glasses: :flowerforyou:



My psychology professor once said that the older you get, the more yourself you become. At the time I didn’t get it, but I do now. I’m surprising myself by the “self” I’m becoming. It turns out that I have a backbone, and can decide to lose weight and make it happen. I can also ask for what I want. DH asked me what I want for mother’s day and I told him flowers. He wanted me to be more specific, so I was, and he came home with the perfect flower arrangement. He also took me out to brunch today. That is the first time he’s done anything other than remind me I’m not his mother. I guess he can grow up and change, too.

Katla in cloudy NW Oregon

barbiecat

:flowerforyou: Katla, I’ve lost 70 pounds and kept it off for three years as a direct result of an eating plan that includes a cleanse day a couple of times a month……that is what motivates me….we have done cleanse days on many typical “eating” holidays in order to stay out of the push to eat as a way of celebrating----instead we’ve enjoyed the chance to rest and spend time with each other.

:flowerforyou: Sundance, the report from your surgery sounds great but the heat sounds oppressive….there must be some way to package your arm so you can go in the pool.

:flowerforyou: Yanniejannie, once of life’s greatest challenges is to find a way to coexist with family members who repeatedly disappoint you.

:flowerforyou: Janehadji, you have so much to deal with that it’s bound to be challenging to be upbeat and say “OK” to requests when you’re drowning in things to do.

:flowerforyou: I’ve had an opposite challenge from many of you

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I’ve finally trained my husband to not buy me stuff for occasions and not take me out to eat…….it bugs me when he spends money we can’t afford to spend to buy things we don’t need.

:flowerforyou: Smwert----I am happy to see you posting again and sorry to hear about your health and weight challenges…..do not be discouraged….just pick yourself up and head down the road with us.

Barbie from NW Washington

smwert

Thanks. I am going for a walk right now to start on my road to recovery -slow and easy to start

megblair1

Happy mother’s day to everyone! We had a nice brunch, then went to the cemetery to see my mom, then to the nursing home to see dad, then a lot of gardening after a great nap. There is a Robin’s nest right outside our back door with 2-3 babies. We have named them Fos**** and Seymore :bigsmile: and will have to investigate further to see if there’s another one. Any suggestions for names?

I am ignoring the flood in the basement. We had a major pipe break and flood 2 years ago and now it looks like the same thing has happened.:noway: I can’t deal with it today, so DH is in charge. The water is off and DD#1 has sucked up all the water she can get. No one can come out til tomorrow morning, so what the heck. I’ll just have another glass of wine.

Lee: have a safe and fun trip!

Eileen: the first mother’s day without mom is a tough one. Hugs and blessings to you.:flowerforyou:

Peachstate: my mother was an antique dealer too and I also have a house full of antiques. I love garage and estate sales. We are having an auction here in June.

Joyce: it’s fun to see what kids can come up with, isn’t it? How is it we lose all that creativity as we age? Sounds like you had wonderful moms in your life. I didn’t really know my mil either; she had already developed Alzheimer disease when I met her.

Jb; cute!

Grandmallie: wow such a huge change in sizes! You must be thrilled!:happy: Sorry about your cruise but I hope you end up having a great time in Florida

Jane: glad you had a great day!

Barbie: so glad you had the kind of day you enjoy!

Sunshine: you just keep resting and getting well

Michele: after the pergola, what comes next? Your house sounds like a constant construction site! You will love the pergola! We adore ours.

Carol; I have never heard of chocolate covered saltines!

Cityjane: you’ll have to post a pic of the garden! I write children’s poetry and would love to have it published. I speak German, used to be fluent, but not anymore; and I can get along in Russian..

DeeDee: hope your mothers day was grand and your tiara was especially shiny today!

Janemartin: hope you get to enjoy the babies today!

Liz: have a great time with your family

Mmin & Chris: welcome to our group!

Juanita: snow!!!! In May!!!!! I don’t even have the words to comment!

Katla; I too chat with my mom at the cemetery. At least I don’t have the trip you do ; she’s here in town.

Renny: yes there are a whole bunch of foods that are called “goitrogens” that mess with your thyroid.

Laura: great photo! I bet your son was thrilled

Janehadji:I think you are way more than agreeable. I would not be nearly as agreeable as you are! You are so kind to spend so much time with your parents. I’m sure they are so grateful to have you. You can rant anytime here and we are going to support you. :flowerforyou:

Yanniejannie: I’m so sorry about your frustration and sorrow over your mom. Holidays are so hard because they come with so many expectations and when they aren’t the way we want them to be, it’s easy to be miserable. I have always hated Christmas and birthdays and actually any gift-getting occasion, but have learned to be more content with whatever comes on those days. I am sending you hugs and a virtual mothers day card to keep. :flowerforyou:

LIndaS: happy mothers day to a very special mother. Glad you are on the mend

Texas gal: what a great pic of your grandson!

Smwert: oh my goodness! You should start with getting well and recovering! So glad they think it was all removed! Take care of yourself!

Katla: I love your pool idea!

OK ladies: enjoy what’s left of your evening. The water is still coming in despite that faucet being turned off so now we will turn of the main water to the house. Pass the wine.:drinker: I can’t have a bad mother’s day. Take care, Meg from Omaha who doesn’t need Katla’s kiddie swimming pool right now!

drkatiebug

I am just now getting a chance to log on. The day started with a breakfast at church, then lunch with my children at my house, then a quick visit to see my mother. I finally got home at 8 with take-out from Zaxby's. No walk, but I logged every single calorie of the day (it's not pretty, but tomorrow is Monday!)

Smwert - welcome back. I'm so sorry about the cancer, but it sounds like you've got a good outcome.Congrats on taking charge of your health.
Yanniejannie - I'm sorry your DH and children don't value Mother's Day as you do. Your MIL sounds a lot like mine (may she RIP). She told me to call her Mom, so I did on the phone and she said, "Sorry, you must have the wrong number. I don't have any daughters." Never called her Mom again.
Grandmallie - way to go on making the hard decision to cancel the cruise. Being wise with money is often like being wise with food. We have to know when it's okay to splurge and when we need to rein it in.

To the others that I did not respond to: I am going to approach this message board thing like I do cleaning the house. If I miss that spot in the corner this time, maybe I'll hit it next week when I clean. Eventually, if I clean often enough, I'll get to every spot.

Sasha4427

Hello to everyone and hope all of your Mothers' Days were great. Most of you sound like it was a good one.
I read back on the posts about 5 pages, so not really up to date, but have got so far behind I just don't think I can catch back up and still post.

Meg - enjoy your summer. You are such a busy lady I'm sure you'll find something creative to do and keep busy anyway. I just can't see you sitting in the sun unless you're doing something. Hope the flood abates soon.

Linda - glad to hear you're on the mend. I think I'd be wrapping that hand in a couple of bags and in the pool I'd go. Especially with the heat you mentioned.

Juanita - NOntario weather sounds brutal this year. Hopefully it will be spring before July (what's that old joke - 2 seasons, winter and July).

Renny - glad the chiro adjustments seem to be working for you.

Had great Mothers' Day conversations with both my daughters. DD1 is in Toronto right now and won't be back for another week so I am planning on visiting Vancouver Island as soon as she is back. DD2 in Holland sounds like things are going well with her research and life in general.

I'm pretty well caught up at work so will be booking some vacation time soon. I need to take 3 weeks before the end of July or lose it. I lost a week last year and don't intend to donate more to the cause. I also have a couple of conferences to go to shortly and that is always interesting.

Hope you all have a great week, will check in if I get time but apologies for not doing many individual responses. I certainly do appreciate all of your support so and hope you realize I support you too.

Lila in muggy Kootenays ( I think it might rain for a change).

yoyonomore55

Hope everyone had a great Mother's Day! Mine was very nice. We had Mom, Dad, my sister and her daughter and my daughter come up for dinner. I finished cleaning and baking with half an hour to rest before they got here. The rest of the day was very relaxing. DH cooked and my sister helped me clean up after the meal. I sent all of the food that I didn't want around to tempt me home with everyone, so tomorrow it is back to healthy meals for me! I even got a long walk in between the rain showers.

Meg- Sorry you have to deal with the water leak.:frown: :frown: Hope you are able to get it fixed quickly with no damage left behind!
Wine sounds like a great idea under the circumstances!

Need to get to bed. I am up very early and it is past my bedtime!! Talk to you tomorrow!

Deb A in CNY

exermom

Cheryl - isn't it just amazing the things you learn? I'm honestly not surprised that brown sugar has more calories than white since brown sugar also contains molasses.

Made some more of the chocolate cookies for the guy who is going to build the pergola. Then Vince and I worked outside on putting down landscape fabric and river rock. You know what? Stone is hard work! But at least we have a little bit done.

Didn't do any formal exercise today. Tomorrow Vince has a MD appt so he really wants me home for the guy who is going to build the pergola in case he has any questions or whatever. So I'm planning to do a Jari Love DVD but I'll use the bar weights at the Y

Joyce - what a lovely post you made. Happy Mother's Day everyone

cityjane - I didn't know you were a writer! How exciting

jane - have fun with your family

MMinMD - welcome! I'll check our Target for the edamame. They are the only ones who have the low fat brownie mix, so who knows? I never looked for them, but you never know. Thanks for the tip

chrissie - welcome! I think we've all been down the path you've been down, but MFP sure helps get us back on track

m3x43 - welcome

katla - hope you had a wonderful brunch.

I was going to make a meatloaf for Vince, but I rested after working outside and before I knew it, it was 9:15. Probably too late to start, so I'll do it another day

Laura how nice that your son donated his hair and how great that your other son played the piano for Prince Harry's reception.

jane - I'm so sorry your dad was back in the hosp and then had to go to a rehab place. What a wonderful daughter you are, taking your mom there and going to all the appts at the VA. You truly have a special place in heaven. Have a pity party any time you want...you're entitled to it

grandmalle - so sorry you aren't going on that cruise, but it'll happen and when it does, it'll be great. Good things are worth waiting for!

Linda - so glad to see you on here. Prayers for quick healing. Glad there weren't any problems with the surgery.

texasgal - I just want to squeeze Kashton, but I'll let you do that for me. And give him an extra kiss from me, too

smwert - welcome back! Sorry you went thru so much, but the prognosis sounds good.

Well, I "broke" one of my Mother's Day gifts today. Put a hole in one of the fingers of my right work glove. Vince says pretty soon I'll be telling him that I wore out my kneepad....lol See how romantic we are?????

Meg - a glass of wine sounds wonderful for you right now. I hated when we had water in our basement in our first house.

drkatiebug - do you know that I've never been to Zaxby's? What kind of food do they have? I like your theory about cleaning/responding

Here's hoping everyone has a great evening.

Michele in NC

drkatiebug

Michele, if you've never been to Zaxby's, don't start. It's fried chicken tenders and wings. It's my husband's favorite take-out place. Although it is a chain, It may be local to the south. There is absolutely nothing on the menu that is calorie friendly. I got the fried house salad with honey mustard dressing, more than half of my daily allotment of calories.

Jane, I also want to comment on your post. It's great that you can be there for your parents, but take care of yourself, too. Hugs!

colograndma

Hi there everyone, sorry I have not been posting this weekend. Have been very busy with family and also working in the yard. The profile picture is our first raised bed veggie garden. Now to stabilize it with concrete in every other hole and fill with good dirt. See the cinder blocks behind it.... more beds in the works. Good exercise :laugh:

Praying for all of you, will catch up tomorrow.

Night all :flowerforyou:

Connie
~colograndma~

dovergopp

Hello everyone Well it must be the day for parent troubles I got home from work at 9:15 tonight and my husband said the nursing home called about his mother 10 minutes before I got home.. So we made a trip to the nursing home and met my SIL there to see what was going on. She fell out of bed again three times total second time in the last three weeks. She has dementia she is not able to do anything for herself anymore they lift her out of bed and put her in a chair and if she is in the chair or the bed her body is in the same position she is just skin over bone. So far she has been lucky that she hasn't broke any bones falling out of bed or hung herself she was stuck between the bed rail and the mattress . They put pillows around her trying to keep her in the bed, so far they will not put the bottom rails up(we Well I am done rambling. Take care everyone and much happiness on the scales.

auntiebk

Good evening lovelies!
Way behind in reading, don't know when/if I'll catch up.
Back from road trip to line dance workshop in Pasco, WA. Barbie, Dancin' Dean is just as funny and high energy as John Robinson ... but a tad less shocking...
Haven't caught up my logs yet, will try to do tomorrow, but wanted to celebrate a tiny NSV.
This evening, I was hungry but not sure what I wanted. Beer, cheese and crackers? Wine, sourdough and dipping oil? Not much in the way of vegs in the house, I ate 'em all up before leaving. What to do? Log everything you ate today at least. Whoops, WAY low on protein, now what do we have, salami? cheese? Yoghurt! A cup of fat free yoghurt, a few raisins and pistachios, a dollop of honey and I'm only 15 calories over and protein is GOOD!

I can't believe I made that good a choice. Yay me!
Hugs,


Barbara, the SW Idaho AHMOD of the healthier waist in 2013.

LindaS175

Ladies,:flowerforyou:
I changed my user name to LindaS175- this is my name plus goal weight! :laugh:

It was too confusing having 2 names.:noway: Our yellow lab Sundance,might not be so happy, :sad: but I am! LOL!:bigsmile:

I am one handed,so relying on others to cook. I am going to do protein drinks, as this is something I can control!

New day, new week, a chance to start over and be given the gift of a new day! Have a blessed week!

LindaS175- San Diego:flowerforyou:

drkatiebug

Good morning, ladies! I'm up bright and early today to meet two friends/colleagues at 6:45 to travel two hours for a professional meeting. I'll be at the mercy of whatever food they put before us, but at least there will be no snacks. Hopefully I will make it home in time to exercise today.

Now I must get off the computer, dry my hair, and get dressed. I have to leave the house i
By 6:15 a.m. I am not really a morning person. Ugh!

grandmallie

Morning friends~
im up and having a cup of tea.. took the day off from the gym, I know I know..I have gone the last 3 days in row..had to do my own blood work this morning.. lance your finger and drop on special paper... that was joyous....
well I will be wearing my new scrub pants today:bigsmile: I am just soooo happy I am down that far to be wearing a large rather than 2x...
I am sharing my meal from Saterday night with the DH, he gets the rest of the chicken parm for dinner tonight.. he says no you have it, told him I dont want to use 905 calories for dinner... will get him out a burger for tomorrow night.. I make his dinner for the night and his lunch for the next day every morning...to say he is spoiled is an understatment:laugh:
Hope everyone has a spectacular day :drinker:

beachlover0103

Hi I'm new to this topic. You all sound so supportive and honest....I've been struggling since I joined mfp. Actually, I've been struggling to lose weight, keep it off and find balance in my life for years. I've never put my goals in writing but I think that is a good idea. Will think about what I want to achieve by the end of May and will report back later today. Thank you to who ever started this and l look forward to getting to know some of you and Herrington on as we all move towards our goals.

Have a nice day.