WOMEN AGES 50+ FOR OCTOBER 2012

Started my morning off right with a walk with the dog.......it was only mildly windy then, but now is blowing like crazy with gusts in the 50's easy, and the sky is turning brown from all the dust...NOT a very pretty day in the neighborhood at all....just hoping anyone having to be out on the roads will stay safe..........

Mazaron I LOVE your goals!

rjadams, yummy sounding pumpkin pancakes, so I googled and found a recipe, will try it this weekend hopefully :flowerforyou:

hijude57........... hugs to you, as I was a caregiver for my mom, and she passed literally a day before we would have had to put her in a nursing home....... that's a tough one.

DMOMof THREE....(so am I) what a laugh about the shaving the legs...although I can relate at time! :laugh:

Laura80111 and janehadji.....enjoy Red Lobster! my DH and I go there for very special occasions..... :flowerforyou:

Kathyszoo.....great job on that paperwork....spent an hour and a half on mine last night, with many more hours to go....maybe as my journey to a better prayer life/weight loss/fitness plan improves, so will my organizatoinal skills.....sure planning on it anyway! :drinker:

OOPS, forgot to write down your name, SORRY but maybe Amanda, with the 3rd friend with cancer........ :brokenheart: so sorry to hear that, and only hope they have found it early enough.......... too too many woman are having to deal with that..... ::frown:

I love this site, and this group, we are all in it together, and the support is so great..........everyone chugalug and make those good choices!

ANDDDDDDDDD..................be safe! :happy:

It seems I've been randomly coming and going on MFP. But somehow I do always come back to it.

:bigsmile: :bigsmile:

Rebel

Good early evening beautiful ladies:flowerforyou:

i have so many replys I might have to break this into 2 posts tonight!

PearlyGrace Please come in often and chat with us! This is a great group of women, lots of inspiritaion and motivation, and good recipes too:bigsmile: !!!

Barbie I just had to laugh at the picture in my mind of Brandy and Sasha chilling out on the sofa:laugh: , that`s Noels favorite place to be! We don`t get a lot of snow here, and the first time Noel got to go out in it, she was trying to climb my leg wanting me to pick her up:laugh: , I`m sure she was thinking, what, this is wet and cold and it`s sticking to me, and you want me to "go" now:noway: :laugh: . She still doesn`t like it, but she wil tolerate it now. Flannel sheets so so cozy!!!

Taylorgirl Welcome:flowerforyou: ! Enjoy grandbaby #5, they grow so fast!!!

Lila Enjoy that treadmill watching TV, or listening to some good music, makes the time go by much faster!!! Hope you`re feeling better today!!! Kate gave me the recipe for honey, lemon and ginger and mix it in hot water, I actually put it in hot tea and it worked wonders!!!

Linda A date night at the gym sounds so nice, how sweet of hubby to want to do that! That t shirt he brought you back will be big on you soon!!! Sorry your youngest doesn`t want to go this weekend, look at it this way, one day they`ll be in college and you`ll have plenty of time to duck hunt, they`ll probably want to go with you then !!!

Michele It makes me tired just reading about how much you do in a day, you`re like a little bumble bee going from flower to flower all day, do you ever get tired? We had a pool at our old house and it added around 150.00 a month extra in the electric bill, however that`s been a long time ago. You can always use plants to add some color around the pool, and outdoor furniture, the cushions could be a bright color, or several different colors, you can have lots of fun, plus if you get tired of it you can always change things around. Don`t plant magnolia trees, deer love them, I planted 1 and the deer ate it, got another one and my yard man put some kind of deer repellant on it, didn` t work, they ate that one too, I just gave up on them.

Amanda That`s too bad about hubby`s account being hacked into:mad: , hope they get it straightened out soon!!! Yellow diamond earring sound like a lovely Christmas gift, or a just because you love me gift!!! Hope you`re feeling better! How about some celery for a crunch, add a little salt and you`ve got crunchy and salty !

Janemartin Glad your knee is doing better, sorry your back is acting up!!! Let us know when grandbaby #5 gets here!!!! Oh, sweet little newborns !!!

Gail Hope your workday is over before 8pm tonight!!!

M It`s amazing how a good walk improves our mood:bigsmile: !!! Sounds like you had a wonderful date night!!! I had deer come up on my backdeck and eat my tomato plants, I am not a gardener by any means, but I love fresh tomatoes, so I planted several in pots on my deck, I babied those plants, I watered them, I talked to them, I even petted them and they were beautiful, they had tomatoes on them just turning red, I went out one morning and my beautiful plants were stubs, every tomato was gone:sad: . I had no clue the deer decided to have dinner on my back deck:grumble: . That was several years ago, I`ve not tried planting anymore. Did you go to Grand Caymen? We used to go there every couple of years in Nov., I love it , laid back and relaxed, good fresh seafood, and the sand is never hot!!!! Oh those days were great!!!! Maybe I should plan a trip....

Lin Glad you`re back home!!! How is your dad doing?

Nancy Glad hubby`s eye surgery went well, and he listen to you on the drive home:laugh: !!!

Jb The Pee Mart :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: , I`m still laughing, however if I`d known about I might still have a magnolia tree:laugh: .

Jolene Hope you feel better soon:flowerforyou: , that just sounds so painful:frown: . I`m sure you look lovely in you pink fuzzy slippers!!! Loved the joke:laugh: :laugh: :laugh: .

Laura80111 I cannot believe someone would steal a card number and then spend 207.00 on fast food, and for breakfast:sick: , gross, just gross!!!

Kathy Good for you getting things decluttered!!! I need to do some of that myself !

Genealace That is a cute story about the nurse at your lace group:happy: !

Janehadji You burnt your knees:huh: , I once had stripes from a beach chair, wasn`t a good look:noway: :laugh: . It sounds like you had a wonderful time on vacation (except for the knees). Hope you have a good lunch with Laura!!!

CSueB It`s a good thing you got out early to walk your dog, a brown sky doesn`t sound like you need to be out under it!!!

Rebel Hi! Come in more often:flowerforyou: !!!

Deborah Hope you`ve had a good day!!!

Meg If you`re reading this I hope you`re having a good time in Philly, besides working, I hope you get to see the sights!!

Well, I`m sorry if I missed anyone, i have read all the posts, and I`m sending you all good wishes on this journey of ours!!!

Tonight I`m having leftovers , not my favorite thing, but I have chicken in the fridge and salad stuff so that`s dinner, at least it`s easy:bigsmile: .
Hope you all have a wonderful night.

Hugs,
DeeDee

Jane - you sound like a wonderful grandma. I bet #5 can't get here fast enough for you.

Did an hour of a Jari Love DVD today. Tomorrow I'll do 30 minutes of HIIT and then 30 minutes of speed intervals. Today I went to the local theater, I think I'll probably volunteer there a bit in the box office. Not very hard work, but I'll be able to see the shows for free.

Tomorrow after exercise I have my DEXA scan. I was asked to play mahjongg later at night so I'll go at night rather than during the day.

M- I didn't realize you lived in Lincoln University. We lived in Kennett Square right before moving to NC, my daughter worked at New Bolton Center. Don't ja just love that mushroom smell????? I had heard about hair clippings repelling deer, but it ws just a "heard", has anyone used this with success? So many ab classes that I've been to focus on the abs (especially if it's a short class), but very rarely do anything for the lower back, and that is so important. I remember when I worked at the Y women would ask me "how do I get rid of this (excess fat)" My answer was always strength training, you have to do cardio, and good nutrition. Then I'd make a point of telling them that if they worked their abs they really needed to work their back muscles and explain why. Sometimes I have a tightness in the left part of my lower back, but I know that's because I have very tight hamstrings. Don't really understand why they're so tight, might be because of all the exercise I do. I don't sit a lot and that usually causes tight hamstrings. I'm surprised that you didn't hear Vince complaining about the fencing. The guy who is head of the group that installed it is supposed to be here Sat. Today Vince went and held a level to each and every post. There are 11 (out of around 40) that are more than 1" off. The pool co. owner called and Vince told him this, I think the guy was a bit surprised that Vince measured each and every post! Well, we haven't paid yet, and we won't until it's fixed to his satisfaction. The guys installing the tile are supposed to be here again tomorrow to finish grouting (I didn't realize it was so involved) and do cleanup. Not sure just how thorough the cleanup is supposed to be.

Amanda - Vince had his credit card stolen quite a few times. Fortunately it was always the AmEx card, and they are very very good about flagging anything suspicious and then correcting it. For some reason (knock wood) I have never had my credit card used fraudently. It was stolen once, but that was a while ago (which was one reason I couldn't wait to move from Kennett Square)

Nancy - that is so cute how your hubby came home from the hosp. I'm going to ask for gift certificates to audible.com for Christmas. When I'm doing exercises that are repitious (like the hula hoop) many times I listen to a book.

jb - that's great the scale is moving in the right direction! Wish mine were.

janehadji - your vacation sounds absolutely lovely. Have a great lunch tomorrow.

Rebel - so glad you're back!

DeeDee - I think Vince would shoot me if I ever planted a tree. It's amazing that there are so few trees by us yet there seems to be a lot of leaves in the pool. The solar cover came the other day, now we just have to cut it to the shape of the pool. The landscape lighting came also. We didn't want the solar lights, they don't put out that much light. Instead we got the low voltage lighting. Before the concrete was poured, Vince buried pipe so that he could put the lights up. Oh, the things you use to wind up the pool cover came also. Vince wanted something that I could do by myself. I remember when MIL and FIL had their solar cover, it would take two people to get that cover off the pool. This one (I think) has half on one roll and the other half on the other roll so in essence I would only be lifting something like 25lbs. Did I completely confuse you yet????? lol A friend of mine has a time share in the Cayman Islands and she invited me to go with her the first week of Nov. For one thing, we're paying for the pool. For another thing, I have to get a tooth pulled that Thurs and they need to do it then because of my Reclast infusion, they want as much of the Reclast out of my system as possible. So in the end, I'm not going (this year -- Vince doesn't know about that part....lol)

I made chocolate chip cookies. At this point, I'm trying to make something that Vince'll eat but I need to have it in case things change and someone else comes here. Like I didn't expect two workers here tomorrow, only one. But that's OK, I have these chocolate cookies. I don't plan to give the guys doing the repair fencing anything. Maybe we're done with the baking --- oh I do hope so.

Here's hoping everyone has a great evening.

Michele

H ello Ladies,

I have read everyone's posts. i am once again totally exhausted I keep trying to post here for every other word I start to fall asleep. I will post tomorrow and respond. I am so inspired by everyone,

Today had very full day. We took both groups bowling. They love it, But does keep you on your toes.

Wishing everyone the a good day

Liz

FRIENDS,

Today, I came home from taking DD#1 to school and slept for about 2 hours. When I woke up I felt groggy for the rest of the afternoon. The sun never peeked out of the clouds here today. The temp was still about 84 degrees and a little muggy. My DH had to make a 6 hr dive one way to go pick up all the elk meat. He left about 10am and just got home at 9pm. There is so much meat that it fill the freezer in the house and the garage. He had to take the rest to his DM house as we ran out of freezer space. So, now we are stocked up on elk for the next 1-2 years. Nice organic lean meat.
Tomorrow is payday for me and my 15yo DD has already planned a shopping trip to return MAC make- up and get something else at Sephora. They just have no concept of money. bills etc. I have taught them since they were little about money etc, but I guess they are part of the "ME" AND I WANT IT NOW, generation. Well, i am just trying to do as best as I can, so they can be independent successful young women. This is my dream for them. My youngest daughter is still into video game, not so much into the make-up fashion stuff yet! I did walk at the school today with my DD#2. I had to take her to school for make up picture day. We went early to pick you DD#1, got the picture taken and then walked 6 laps around the field. It took us 32 mins and I worked up a good sweat. I need to go eat some food now, but I am not hungry. I dont want to go into any starvation mode so I am going to eat and clean up a little and go to bed.
Wishing you all a great nutritious filled Friday. Many pints of water, muscle fibers burning ,logging your calories and a partridge in a pear tree! Blessings, Linda:laugh: :laugh:

Michele- that is a great idea about solar panels. Capture the suns energy and heat that pool and spa. Thanks for telling me about the trips to Daytona. So, there is light at the end of the tunnel! I think I would rather go to Florida too! What is Reclast infusion ? Is that the stuff they use for fillings. I got some gold crowns many years ago on my back molars. This is supposed to be the strongest material to use. Well, my last dentist check there were some tiny holes in the gold. Umh, I guess I have to stop chewing ice! Lol :laugh: :laugh:
Amanda- the doctor here recommended
, but they stopped. I can find it at stores like target and other drug Kerasal Exfoliating Moisturizer - Foot Cream for Dry Cracked Heel. It has Contains 5% salicylic acid, 10% urea (carbamide) and soft white petrolatum.She said the salicylic acid is the best ingredient. Costco used to sell it here but not any more. I can find it in other drug stores! Cracked feet can really hurt. Hope your get those feet nice and smooth soon. Hope you had a lovely walk home!:bigsmile: :bigsmile:

Jane, I am so glad that you are going to get some Violet time each week. I guess they are missing you more than you know. I am hoping that with a new president the economy will be getting better. There are so many people who are looking for work or are over qualified in the jobs they can get. Praying that something better will come along for your DH. :drinker: :drinker:

M- don’t you have to worry about Lyme disease with your animals? Looks like you had a lovely date night with your DH, and dinner to boot! I think that last move we saw together with the kids was the Kings speech. My Dh would rather wait until it comes out on DVD and watch it at home than go to the movies. I made him go to see true grit and the kings speech. Something’s one needs to see on big screen!

Lin – glad that you are back home! :flowerforyou:

Nancy, that is too funny about your DH. Is your driving that bad that he cant stand to see it! LOl. That was very sweet of him to not bother you. Maybe he learned that he made it back in one piece, that he can just enjoy your driving. He just needs to cover his head. I think it has more to do with control more than they don’t like our driving! Hope your sub did a good job why you were out of class. :flowerforyou: :flowerforyou:

JB –CONGRATS :drinker: :drinker: on the pound lost. Your hard work has paid off! Sweet! All that talk about pee, I better go to the loo right now! Lol. Seems, funny that the deer would not be repelled by a human being and their scent. Maybe, Put up a scarecrow, eating some venison.!!! Lol :laugh: :laugh:

Jolene- I bet you were the hit of the office in your fuzzy pink slippers! A little bit of home at the job, now that is a great idea! Hope that darn toe of your heals up fast. Thanks for the Dad and Bubba joke! :laugh: :laugh:

Mary- the weight will come off, just be patient and do hold too much against the scale. My daughter took my measurements the at the very start of my journey here on MFP. The next time I asked her to re-measure after about 30lbs lost, she did measure me. I gained a inch in my neck, lost an inch in my waist and gained 2 inches in my thighs. Lol- I didn’t take any sorrow in these measurements as I knew they were not accurate. For a 15 year old, she did a pretty good job! Lol Thank you for this saying- I have never heard it ,but it is so true!! :drinker: :drinker:
"Keep coming back! It works when you work it!" :flowerforyou:

Laura80111- chicken marsula sound good. I am going to have to google it because I can’t remember what is in the meal. Hope you did ok on your audit and were able to exercise today!

Kathy- now that you got your desk cleaned up, can you come to my house and do ours! Lol. My husband is a hoarder and won’t throw out much of anything. It is hard for me to see this junk all over the place. You must feel a sense of accomplishment after getting that job crossed off the list! :drinker: :drinker: :happy:

Genealace- now that is so funny that your mammo nurse was joining your group. Did you all blush!

Janehadji- welcome back. Glad you have a wonderful trip to mexico. Have a fun meeting with Laura. That is so cool that you live so close together! :flowerforyou: :drinker:

CSueB- glad that you didn’t get blown away in the wind. Sound like the wind made for an interesting walk.

Rebel- welcome and welcome back

Dee Dee, oh my, that is such a sad story about your tomatoes :sad: :sad: . Those deer just helped themselves to your hard work. They got the reward of your hard work. I love home grown tomatoes but mine did not grow well either. I picked the first roma tomato yesterday. I was lucky and got it before the dog did! Last year we had a huge crop of tomatoes, but most were eaten by the dogs. They love tomatoes. They did save a few of the high up ones for us! :laugh:

Robin, Bodi and Ritter- Good for you for bearing the cold and weather to do something with your DH. That makes them so happy. I love the pictures of your fur people. I couldn’t figure out the first picture until I looked at the puppy picture. That is so cute that they sleep on top of one another. Must be warm and toasty! Thanks for sharing!
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Liz – how rewarding that must be to help your groups experience life and have some fun. You are a very special person.
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Pearlygrace- glad you had a good day with your family. Yea for Friday! I have one more shift to work before it is my Friday!
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Barbie, tell me about your weights and what the workout is that you do at home. I need to start doing some weights at the gym, but have not gotten around to it yet. Did you get your routine from the book that you have mentioned on prior posts? Was curious what bike you bought. I would like to also have one at home, so those day when one doesn't feel like going to the gym, there is no excuse at home!

Meg- hope your enjoying yourself in Philly, Your family on MFP is missing you! Hurry home!

Lila- now this sounds absolutely wonderful -duck breast with blackberry and cassis sauce over quinoa risotto with mini carrots and rapini.:happy: What is cassis? I guess I will have to google this as I am so curious to see words or food I have never seen or eaten before. I hope you had a nice little song ,before you had to sign off! Sorry, I could not resist the typo! Hope you get your voice back for the seminar. With your lovely descriptions of the scenery in Canada, I am going to have to come back and visit one day. I have been to B.C, Vancouver Island, Banff, Lake Louise and a few other places along the road. I loved skiing in Banff and staying at the lovely lodge. The town itself was very charming. Oh to be young again and do those fun trips again!

Sweet Dreams

Kate- I live in central NY outside of a small city near Syracuse I have been to NYC many times as my son lives in Manhattan.I have always been with family when there, so have never navigated by myself. My youngest daughter loves the city and travels there often. Probably the most enjoyable trip was the one that I met her at Grand Central and spent several days together at my son's. Kari and I walked all over and checked out many little craft shops, Central Park Zoo, etc. It was low key, but great time to connect. She is an expert at getting around. I would like to get to Mood someday and I really would like to get there when Christmas decorations are up. Enjoy your trip. I find it an interesting place to visit, but prefer the quiet of my dead end road out in the country.

Deb A

Happy Friday all! Only have a few minutes because my DD will shoot me if I'm not ready to go out with her this am when we set up what time to leave last night. Hope that sentence just made sense! I did read all your great posts! After breakfast out (hopefully healthy ), errands (if I don't get dog and cat food today I'll have a riot on my hands:laugh: ), then dentist for a new filling:ohwell: and lastlythe start of physical therapy for my injured calf (no more water zumba for me:grumble: :grumble: )

Mary- I so agree with the saying "Keep on coming back!" Very applicable for us!

Robin - Love the pics of your kids! My two boys are always curled up together too, usually on me.

Linda-Loved your line with "a partridge in a pear tree":flowerforyou: I have been the hoarder in the family until recently! My mom was a hoarder (not where you couldn't see the floor but close) but it was kinda neat after she passed finding love notes and cards between my mom and dad that she had saved for years!

Off I go to drink my water and start this day:drinker: I do look so foward to checking in with you all and having this thread to always return too!

Kathy

Good morning from rainy Portland. The garlic I planted yesterday is getting a good, deep watering. :bigsmile:

Shopping trip day, I need some clothes! I'll be flying down to San Diego late next week to stay with my mother for a few days and would like to have a few new things to wear, The one pair of decent jeans I have are looking a bit old. If I'd empty out my closet and dresser drawers of everything I own that's too big, I'd find I'm down to the bare minimum and have reached emergency shopping status. That's what it takes to get me out to the stores. :grumble: Put me in my grubby old jeans and plant my butt in the garden - that's where I belong :laugh:

I leave you with these quotes, and wish everyone a very productive Friday!

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1. Keep perspective:

What lies behind us and what lies ahead of us are tiny matters to what lies within us. (Ralph Waldo Emerson)

2. Never give up:

Most of the important things in the world have been accomplished by people who have kept on trying when there seemed to be no hope at all. (Dale Carnegie)

3. Overcome failure:

Our greatest glory is not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall. (Confucius)

4. Inner strength:

The ultimate measure of a man is not where he stands in moments of comfort and convenience, but where he stands at times of challenge and controversy. (Martin Luther King, Jr.)

5. And of course, courage:

Promise me you'll always remember: You're braver than you believe, and stronger than you seem, and smarter than you think. (Christopher Robin to Pooh – A.A.Milne)

Next time you are in a difficult situation, remember you’re more than you think you are.

xo jb