Senior Golden Sneakers.....April...We are all young at hear

Jeffrey,

My prayers are with Diane and the rest of the family.

I used to own an Altima, and it was a good car. I imagine the newer ones are even better.

Glad to hear about your interview activity. Something is bound to happen in your favor soon.

Good luck with all your exercise activities--makes me tired just reading about it.

Gayla-

That is good news about Neil's foot.

Good night to all. I just stuck my head in here to see what was new.

Barb

Hi All,
Things are great here in Virginia…if you don’t mind pollen you’re in luck however my poor daughter is an asthmatic and things are not going so well for her…there was so much pollen in the air that peoples cars turned green from it…weirdest thing I have ever encountered.
Barbie and Barb just so you know I meant no disrespect and I apologize and your right I haven’t had a pet other than Fred for awhile due to my job and always being gone. Fritz ( the most mismatched name for a half Great Dane German Sheppard mix was my 3rd child/brat at times)

Charjeanne – Hi… I am the baby of the group…they just let me play here and they are a great group of people and always have encouraging words for everyone.

Marie – Nikki (Nichole) is doing great she unfortunately is taking sides in the mess with the ex and I hate to tell him (ex) her loyalties are with her brother and she does not plan on backing down from this one. My count down to Braums has started...Frozen twist yopgurt here I come.

Gayla – wonderful news about Neil and his foot finally healing the right way that is awesome. Have you been able to start and plant a garden yet? Mom and Dad live in MI or as my cousin complains nearly Canada LOL (I just dont like the snow) they are done plowing and are getting ready to figure out how much they need to plant do to the loss of crops by deer/turkey and anything the likes to eat out of their garden. I think they had issues with the fox as well at one point.

Jeffery – I hope the job interviews pan out and your one very employed man. I am sorry about Diane I hope that she is able to get peace soon. I know it will create a hole in your family. Winning for your age groups is awesome I am so happy for you that is a sweet feeling. I am still not even swimming I need to get a move on and start or I will be a very sad site at the tri.

Sandy – Are you able to train a rabbit half as well as Daisy? I can send him to you...the little rat! I would just be happy for him not to eat flip flops of whomever he is ticked at for the moment. I think he was mad at the kiddo for not sharing her jellybeans the other night because we woke up to a big hunk missing out of her flip flop… not even sure how he managed to get a hold of them. I think its great you have managed to get her so well behaved

Barb – Your stories make me want to never and I do mean NEVER live somewhere with a HOA and definitely never be on it…it sounds more like a baby-sitting job for all kinds of people to whine about things and drive you insane with their inability to grasp a concept. I don’t know how you do it and not just tell him to kiss your bootie. (politely of course) I think you were very restrained in not knocking him on the head.

Barbie – I loved the pizza…I am a plain cheese kind girl so it’s not as bad for you but I do love homemade pizza the best… not as many calories I control how much sauce (very little) goes on there and I can add a tiny bit of cheddar to my cheese as well… I am not good when I eat pizza but I am finally losing weight again…well inches…I am good with that I can weigh 500lbs as long as I fit in my size 5 I will be ecstatic.

If I forgot anyone I am sorry
Beth

Wow, you people have been busy writing while I was at competition. :laugh:

Char, I also have bad knees but it seems the more I exercise or walk the better they feel. The worse thing is sitting at my computer for too long, then they stiffen up.

Bryanna and her team had another clean sweep, they took 1st place over all in every dance and won their teacher a cruise for having the highest scores of the competition. :bigsmile: They will have some video on the Hall of Fame competition web site so when they are posted I will give you the link so you can see for yourself how great this company dances.

Jeffrey, so sorry about Diane, hopefully she is not in any pain. It is hard to let go but it sounds like it is time for her to get some peace. :brokenheart: With Day's mom keeping you busy, I bet you welcome your workouts, I think that is why you are getting so fast in all of your events, you are mentally thinking of all your stress. :bigsmile: Great job on the race, even though you are a young senior you represented us well. Congratulations on the new car, I am getting a new one in September when the new Lexus SUV comes out. I love the one I have but want a few new perks with my new one. :blushing:

Gayla, finally Neil's foot is getting better, I would be cranky also if I was down as long as him. :grumble:

Daisy is at groomer, I am doing some wash and then it will be time to pick up Bryanna for her last driver's ed class.
She has another competition next weekend in Aurora and I am leaving a week from tomorrow for Minnesota. No gin game tomorrow, dinner with friends instead, Wednesday bingo, Thursday my meeting, Friday, Saturday and Sunday competition, and packing next Monday. Do you think I over extend myself??? I forgot about my hair appointment tomorrow, wait until you see my new do!!

Have a great Monday!!

Sandy

I've got to stop reading about diets, looking up recipes and preparing grocery lists. Way too much time spent on FOOD. I want to be healthier not make it a career.:grumble: Sorry just venting.

Hi Beth I know what you mean about the pollen. I live in south Alabama (Mobile) and it makes me want to wear a mask when I go outside to do anything.

Elli, I don't eat any meat or fish, however I do eat eggs and dairy. I didn't have a problem with it until I decided to lower my carbs and lose weight. Now it's like starting over again and learning a new way of eating.

Sandy, congrats to Bryanna and her team. How old is she?

I had arthroscopic surgery on my right knee in December and I've been in pain since then. The surgery fixed one problem but not all. I'm scheduled next week to get a shot that is supposed to cushion the joint. Hopefully that will help and let me start walking for exercise again.

Barb, I was looking at the picture on your ticker and it brought back an old memory. Years ago my late husband gave me a birthday gift of a Shih Tzu puppy and in the box with her was a Rat Terrier puppy for himself. I named her Lady Christina and he named his Marmaduke Ike, we didn't realize till later - we ended up with Ike and Tina. What a laugh we had over it.:laugh: :laugh:

Charlotte

:flowerforyou: I am taking a much deserved break after a marathon dog walking event.........We went to the dog park and it was closed:brokenheart: :brokenheart: :brokenheart: :brokenheart: they have finally gotten smart and are installing a real fence to keep the dogs out of the area that is being reseeded (for months there has been a plastic orange fence which is about as effective at keeping dogs out as crime scene tape or a "no dogs allowed" sign......fortunately I was wearing my Shape Ups shoes and was in the mood for walking so first we walked trails at the city park for 40 minutes, then we stopped at the hardware store so I could buy new garden gloves ( my old pair has a hole at the tip of the right index finger) and resist the impulse to buy anything else (no goodies for the garden until the weeds are pulled or until Jake comes home and breaks my "no new goodies" rule :laugh: ) Then we drove over to the Discovery Trail and walked for another 30 minutes...My "naughty poodles" are just like Barb's "naughty piggies" only much bigger and stronger.

:flowerforyou: Jeffrey, I'm so sorry to hear that things are so bad for Diane :brokenheart: :sad: I saw some runners and some bicyclists on the walk today and thought of you and your rigorous training.....congratulation on your success in the race......new, car, job interviews, your life is sure busy......keeps your mind off Day's mom and the sadness of Diane's condition.

:flowerforyou: Elli, I'm glad it's your business, exercise, and garden keeping you busy and not bad health or something like that....I'm glad to hear that you're still doing your hot yoga.....my little 20 minute yoga workouts are enough for me right now...glad you have stuff planted already.:bigsmile:

:flowerforyou: Sandy, congratulations again to Bryanna and her team.....they are the winningest group...how often do they practice? You are right about being busy but you seen to find time to exercise and take care of Daisy and keep in touch with us.

:flowerforyou: Barb, Jake just drove past Vancouver.....he left Red Bluff, CA at 6 AM and is hoping to drive all the way home in one day. He called me as he crossed the bridge at the state line so we could yell "Oregon

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Washington" as he crossed the state line.....that is an old custom of ours except that we are usually in the car together when we do it.

:flowerforyou: Beth, you're right about the scale......even though I weigh myself every day, the most important thing is how I fit in my size 4 jeans.....I think about pizza on days like today when I've burned a lot of calories but I don't know anything about eating pizza in moderation and I think once I ate pizza crust, I'd be thinking about flour products too much, so when I got home from this long walk, I got out the cashew butter I bought for a treat and ate a scoop of it right off the spoon.

:flowerforyou: Charlotte, something that worked for me was finding a few foods that I liked that fit into my eating plan and stuck with them rather than spending a lot of time reading recipes and thinking too much about food.....low carb and vegetarian together are a challenge.....I'm reading a book now that recommends a vegetarian diet with 50% of your calories from complex carbs......you're right that there is so much conflicting information out there.

:flowerforyou: It's time now to go use those new garden gloves......I've relaxed at the computer, finished 16 ounces of water, and had my cashew butter snack....time to get back to work.
Barbie

Barbie,

I got home about 5p, and I can tell you it is VERY fortunate that Jake made it through here when he did. There was a big accident just before 5p that had snarled things up, northbound, on both I-205 and I-5. I ended up taking a roundabout way home as the normal surface streets were also blocked. I haven't been able to find out exactly what was going on. I am just glad Jake missed it, though I wish I had not missed him!!!! I would imagine he ought to be home safe and sound by 8p tonight, assuming he stops to eat at some point between here and your place.

I managed to change the weather again today. As soon as I headed toward the storage unit, there was a rain shower. It appears to be over for now, so I am off to do some more.


Barb

Good Evening!

Thank you all for your support with Diane. I deeply appreciate it. The latest update is that the end should come in 48 to 96 hours. Again, I will miss her...

Weaklink your dogs name in Mandarin Chinese is correct. I speak Mandaring but no where near as well as I used to. But the name interpretation is accurate.

Marie you doing ok?

Sandy careful on the SUV with all of their recalls. I am sure that you will have no issues but "crevat emptor!"

Elli I need to hear a new story from Colorado! Burning anything lately? Any dates? See I did not forget! LOL

Gayla I hope Neil continues to heal well.

Barbie you are a special friend! Steady as a rock! I really like that.

Charlotte how did your day go?

Beth if you want my training log I can send it to you in Excel format. Just let me know. It is real basic and just a homemade log sheet. But it does track what I am doing.

My daily workout was a double which is now a "light" day for me. I swam 1000 yds doing just speed and breathing drills. After that I worked on leg strength with a very tough plyometric workout. all in all today about 2500 calories from exercise burned. Tomorrow I am running and working on biking. After that I will have an upper body strength workout followed by an ab workout. Tomorrow will be rough!

Kids do not try this at home! ROFLMAO!

Anyway I am on the Triathlon countdown! I feel great and as long as I can train I will be fine! Y'all take care!

Jeffrey

Just a quick note to say hi!!

I missed a couple of posts the other day and only saw them after mine was posted so know that I am thinking of all of you and all your accomplishments.

Marie, I love the picture also, what a beautiful site that must be in person. :flowerforyou:

Just got done riding the stationary bike, need to shower then go for my hair appointment. Dinner tonight with friends at Maggianos so I hope I find something healthy.

Daisy is doing great in her training and I am so proud of her.

Take care and let go of your problems and enjoy each day for each day.

Sandy

:flowerforyou: Yesterday it was so warm that I worked in the yard in a cotton shirt.....today it was so cold that I wore my winter coat and wool scarf and hat to walk the dogs in the park. We all spoke too soon when we said that spring had come to NW Washington:laugh:

With the dog park closed "until further notice" there will be a lot of on the leash dog walking. Jake and I took the girls together today and that was a lot easier than all the days I've taken them by myself.

:flowerforyou: Jake's gift for the family when he came home from his trip was Wii Sports so before long we will be playing tennis, golf, and baseball in our living room.......I'm sure the dogs will figure out some way to get involved.

:flowerforyou: Marie, I love the picture...thank you for sharing it.
hugs Barbie

Hello,

Dinner with my friends was great, we had a good time. I exercised in the morning so that I had some extra calories and I think I did ok. :drinker:

Gayla the flower is beautiful as is the boat. When I was a kid we had a house trailer on a lake and we had a speed boat for water skiing. I prefer the big cruise ships with all their amenities. :laugh: I don't think I was ever on a sail boat, always thought they could tip over.

Barbie, bummer on the dog park being closed. I haven't been taking Daisy, I am going to wait until she is spayed on May 20.
I do walk her on the leash on our new river walk so she gets her exercise and so do I. :bigsmile:

Kind of tired today and my brain is tired also. Going to bingo tonight so I think I will get a nap in before then.

Have a great day!

Sandy

Believe it ...or not.....I'm still very busy!!!!:noway: We're looking for a new office and my daughter is thinking of buying a house that needs a lot of work! So I don't know how much time on the computer I'll have.:ohwell:
But do want to stay connected! My weight stayed the same this week which is okay as I did go out to eat several times. I'm still trying to make wise choices when I do, but it is far easier to lose weight when you have COMPLETE control over the preparation of what you're eating!
So Greetings to all!!!
I'll try to read the posts when I can. I am now going to close the office and hopefully go on a bike ride with hubby!!!
God Bless!!!
BirdieM

Good Evening Everyone,

My sister in law Diane has completed her earthly journey. Her trip ended at 2:10 this afternoon. I will most likely be away for a few days. Her story may be read at the Caring Bridge web site. Diane Ross. Thank you all for your prayers and support. I had said my good bye to Diane last week and Day and I are holding up quite well for now.

Smile and go forth with a happy heart! Never waste a day in gloom or anger.

Jeffrey

Hi everyone. We had a lovely Spring day today. I had another trip to the dentist and he didn't like the way my new crowns fit so sent them back to the lab to be redone (after taking off the temporary ones, of course). So now I have new temp. ones back on and have to have this little exercise redone later this week or early next week.
Drumroll, please -- Neil's wound had almost no drainage today!!! I really think it is healing.

Jeffrey -- My condolences to you and your family. You will miss her but remember better times.

Barb -- Your Dad and my husband sound like clones. We, too, never buy anything that we can't pay by the end of the month except of course the mortgage which thankfully has been paid for awhile now. We live in the second home that Dave built for us. Our first home (a very old home that we bought) needed a lot of improvements which he did before we sold it. The boat in the picture is a 30 foot wooden boat which he built over a period of about 3 years. It has a full cabin which slept the five of us comfortably when the boys were young. I don't think they would be very comfortable now. Our 6 foot guys can stand comfortably which is a good thing when they do dishes!! I am not much of a sailor. I can keep the sails full with minor adjustments but when we are dealing with big wind it is not my job. My job is to be yelled at mostly because it has been my experience that any time there is more than one sailboat on the water, you are racing. I really don't care about being first, I enjoy the sun and the wind and lying in the sun reading my book. We do lean over on the side but it has never tipped. We were tied up at shore one night and the winds were howling and the sky was bright with lightening. Dave got out of bed to make sure everything was ok and stepped on a panel of switches which are close to the floor but on the side of the bench. We hadn't realized that we were leaning that much with no sails up, of course!! We sail on a gorgeous lake which is the result of a dammed river. It is large enough that it takes us 5-6 days to get to from one end of the lake and back. The motor boaters are much quicker but the quiet of sailing is lovely. About 3 or 4 years ago Dave rolled the boat (and truck) on the way home from the lake. Part of our trip is a very rough gravel road with many,many potholes. He has been slowly rebuilding it and I think it will be ready for water this summer. During that time he and the kids reconstructed a canoe that was broken in half in rapids. It turned out really well and was given to the couple who were in it when it broke as their wedding gift. The pictures of their looks of surprise are reward enough, I think.

Marie -- No holidays planned, not even thinking about it until we get Neil well and hopefully into his group home.

I have to work tomorrow so I better start thinking about getting to bed. I think I will be dreaming of sailing.

take care and keep smiling. Gayla