WOMEN AGES 50+ FOR OCTOBER 2013

I'm 53, have four grown sons, a busy professional husband and five cats. Would really welcome any friends who offer encouragement and I would be glad to do the same!!

Katla,how scary.Hope hubby does better with food etc.
HUGS
jane

Went to the last page just to much to go through and it's almost supper time. And I have lots of calories left. Been drinking mulberry tea and sure stops the food cravings. But better be careful or i'll be doing like Katla Hubby.

Michele
Do you flour your pan. That might help it not stick.
Burns get to the cold water tap fast or ice it.

Pat
Glad you stayed up yesterday. The Lord held you up by the shirt tail.

Katla
Hope hubby is feeling better today. Diabetice is a tricky and scarry.

Wessecg
Welcome back and happy riding.

Well today I reached a big milestone in my life. They say welcome to the golden years but I see nothing golden.
Maybe next month when the old age pension comes in. That might be gold but so far all I seen gold is my pee.
Grandkids called and sang me happy birthday. And the little four year old invited me to his birthday party and I said only if you come to mine. And he said when's that when I told him today he started singing. And his sister was mad because she taught he told me of my party tomorrow. But I have a way of finding things out. A get together at Legion from 2-4. Must be an old ladies tea party. I told hubby you could have at least had a night party. With music and dancing that's more me than a tea gal. Oh well will walk in surprised lol.

Wii will love me tomorrow. Had a super good day today. Goal was to see under 200 this morning and I did a few days ago.

See you all lighter
Linda in Northern Ontario

evening ladies,
home, safe and sound and in one piece... just asked the DH where are the swaying palm tree's? where is the 87 degree pool? where are all my tropical birds? well they are a far piece from here right now... thats for sure..
now every blessed time we go to florida, and my husband does some type of yardwork, what does the man get but cellulitis,his hand and arm blew up like a balloon, well bless one of the drs I work with, he called in a Z-pack that we picked up at the pharmacy on the way home from the airport...
but we could just come home and relax, noooo. I am just sitting down now after getting home around 2... we had to pick up leaves and mow part of the lawn, I did a load of laundry,(towels and sheets) my SIL did most of the caretaking of the dogs,got home to a beautiful pot of wine colored mums, a little scarecrow and a baby pumpkin, and on the counter a Birds and Blooms magazine with a 2 yr subscription for christmas from my SIL and Brother.. there sooo sweet..
made the DH some dinner and im going to take a quick shower and get my jammies on. having some chamomile tea, and going to bed. with all that I got over 13,000 steps in today...
tomorrow is the rest of the lawn and grocery shopping...

Scary stuff, Katla. Getting our men to eat properly isn't easy. My DH 's weight drops like a stone if I don't force feed him, but he is beginning to realise he has to eat, even if he doesn't feel like it.

Managed to keep within my calories today, which is quite an achievement as DH was out all day at the football.:drinker:

My DSIL sent me a late birthday present - some perfume and a cookery book. Just about sums me up! My brother sent my DH a book token but I got nothing. DH got nothing from his sister. Maybe they want to give us something when they see us. DB said we must get together when he gets back from Amsterdam so maybe I will get something then! I did search through the waste paper basket to make sure I hadn't thrown away a token! (DH got a book token) :laugh:

Tomorrow I'm going to the local M&S to try on a dress I ordered. I ordered and paid for two different sizes as I am one size on the top and another on the bottom, so I am not sure what size I am in dresses. I can get a refund on the one that doesn't fit. I hope I like it. I've only been able to wear dresses since I lost weight and can bear to wear tights. This one is grey and shortish. Scoop neck, three quarter sleeves and sort of droopy side pockets. It looks comfortable and I can wear a nice necklace with it. Here's hoping!

Cooked a lovely ragu today as I was feeling in need of iron. I've been eating so much fish recently.
Tomorrow partridge.! Not something I think I've cooked before. Will google. I can buy the veg at M & S. And some custard tarts for DH as I won't have time for baking.

Must put the rest of the ragu in the freezer before I go to bed. Will give us 3 more meals. I love that!:bigsmile:

Love Heather UK

Good evening, ladies,

A rainy day here again. Yesterday,however, was gorgeous and I went with a friend and her daughter to Busch Gardens for the day. At their urging I even joined them getting my face painted........a pink web with purple spiders!!! Saw shows, did several rides and haunted tours, a haunted train ride, and sky ride, and ate, not too badly, but still up a half pound. We were there until closing and I reached what I think of as "Barbie territory" on my pedometer, almost 20,000 a new p.r. for me!!!

Katla.........Congratulations on reaching goal........you have worked hard; is there a reward in your future? Wow, that sure was a low bs for hubby!!! Glad it turned out OK.

Linda.........Happy, happy birthday!!!!

Cheryl..........Gorgeous horse; how old is he? Name? How's your dd doing?

Vicki.............Glad your dad has recovered and is continuing to do so.

Heather...........Awesome plank time!!!! Hope you get the money sooner rather than later!

Michele........I am a big fan of Publix too. We had them in S.C. and I do miss them.

Linda (Severen).........Is that a Chinese Crested? Is it yours?

Take care all;
yanniejannie

Katla..., wat a scary moment for you and dh.

Linda...Happy birthday!!!

DD is looking for reflective clothing for mr. toddler. Now that the days are getting shorter and one still wants to get outside. We had such a great time at the 100 year celebration at the old railroad tracks today. Can you imagine the look on a lil 2 yr. old, s face when he gets to ride a train? What joy!

My back is sore, but I am determined to keep walkin/jogging.

Have a good evening!
Renny

Renny.........When my dd was 3 we went by train from Charleston to Jacksonville. As we were boarding, thanks to "choo-choo" books and such, she exclaimed loudly, "But mommy, I want to ride in the coal car!".........every adult within hearing range burst out laughing. You just gave me a chuckle when I remembered it; they are so innocent and in awe at that age.

yanniejannie

cws4me - welcome back! So glad you had such a great time on vacation!

Tina - happy birthday to your daughter. Our condo is in Titusville. We usually go down in February, Vince has been going to the Daytona 500 for about 30 years now. I haven't gone that long, tho. While the kids were little, I usually stayed home with them while he went. But now that they are out of the house, I go down and we make a mini-vacation out of it.

Pat - one of the cats we used to have would NOT let Vince sleep if the cat even SAW the bottom of his dish. There'd be lots of food on the side, but he could see the bottom and that made it terrible....lol

Joyce - I was too tired last night to even mention it, but I totally agree, you should send that hoodie back and get something you're happy with. It's not like you're going to have it for a short time or it was on a really really good sale, so I'd send it back

Pat - I'm the same way as you, I'd probably feel so bad for that lady. Of course, if it was me accidentally bumping into someone, I'd be feeling like she did. But I can totally understand your feeling

katla - how scary! Glad dh is better. thank G** for those emergency personnel. I'd be scared, too, especially since this is something that can be controlled.

momc4sons - welcome!

Did an hour of yoga today. Tomorrow I think I'll probably do some training games on the Wii.

Don't completely understand it, but this flu shot has wiped me out. I'm so pooped right now that I'm going to lay down. Made some pumpkin chocolate chip cookies and then some banana chocolate chip muffins. Went to bi-lo this a.m. and got some spaghetti squash. Didn't realize until I got home that one of them had a soft spot. So I'm trying cutting that part out and roasting the rest of it. Have to go to the church today and get the donations for the soup kitchen.

Linda - I usually don't flour my pan, but I do use a non-stick spray. Well, when I made the cake this time, I let it sit in the pan for almost 2-1/2 times that I did the last time. It still stuck, but not nearly as much as the first time. I think I'll just have to let it sit in the pan for longer. I know I have another cake recipe that you have to let sit in the pan for something like an hour or so. Happy Happy birthday.

I found something new to have. I many times will have some of the Nestle No Sugar Added hot cocoa (this is the only one I've ever found that doesn't have aspertame in it). Anyway, the box says to mix it with 8oz of water. To me, there's just something "boring" about just water. So I was adding a tsp of CoffeeMate. Well.....the other day I decided to try something different. I had some unsweetened plain almond milk (30 calories for 8oz), so I added that to the hot cocoa. OK, it might be higher in the calories (but, really, not that much), but it sure gives it more of a "creamy" texture.

grandmalle - glad you're home safe and sound, but so sorry about hubby.

Meg - that's so interesting about the mist flu. I was watching Dr. Oz the other day and (this might have been recorded a while ago, I just DVR his shows and then watch them all at one time), he talked about there being a mist but he didn't mention about the chanace of getting sick. I would think he should have. Thanks for the tip about the burn stuff at Walgreens. I'll have to look for it. Got my flu shot yesterday. This year the shot is making me really tired. Guess this'll wear off. Two years ago I had a terrible reaction, chills, the whole 9 yards. Last year I didn't have any reaction at all. This year I'm just getting so tired all the time.

Juanita - that is so nice of you to make those afghans.

yanniejannie - awesome step count

Need to take a shower. Took a nap this afternoon, and am feeling a bit tired right now so after the shower I'll lay down.

Michele in NC

Katla - I wish you lived near me, I am always trying to find folks to help keep mine ridden. And I am having a really hard time coming up with a new name for my new guy. His name is Nate and I don't like that one. We've thought of Redford (because I have a Newmann) and Ringo, Rango, Tango, and Bingo. Bingo because after having searched the sale horses for months, when I saw his picture I said "Bingo, that's the one." And a friend suggested Brando, And Eli, and Cash, and Dilinger. I keep thinking I'm going to know it's for him when I hear it. He is just so handsome I want a name that describes how majestic and loved he is.

I would love to help you keep your horse exercised, but geography is not on our side. I have naming strategies for my dogs. I like two syllables, seem partial to the letter S to start, but don't always do that. Over the years I've had a Sanford, Sucia, and Schooner. I also had a Sammy. Unfortunately, there were two little boys in our neighborhood named Sam. I'd yell at the dog and kids all over the neighborhood would cringe. LOL. When I was little I named my dog after a horse--Trigger. Good luck with naming your handsome guy..