Senior Golden Sneakers - December 2010

Connie I just used can tomatoes It tasted prettgoo to me. i'm sure the fresh tomatoes would have been better. Glad to see your husband is doing better. It good that you are making him walk. And i buy the big bag of chopped onion,celery and bell peppers. I used about 2 cups of them. I always keep them on hand for I used them in my soups. I can't stand too long and I have to sit down as I called it get my back back into place and i am up again. I take as many short cuts as I can I keep a stool in the kitchen just for that.
Time for a cup of tea.

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Marie

Marie, this is a picture of Hyacinth Bean Vine - the annual you and I were talking about.



And this is a picture of my rock garden in the front of our house. The fountain is made from rocks we found on our property, accented with river rocks from Wisconsin and rainbow pebbles from an Arkansas river bed. It is planted with grasses, lillies, and silver moss.



I love to grow beautiful things.

Hi everyone! Well, I made a major boo-boo today!!! Neil's appointment isn't until tomorrow!!!It wasn't until after we picked him up that Dave started putting things together and said he was sure the appt. should be on Wed. I called the clinic and sure enough he was right (don't you just hate when he is right!) so we spent the day shopping with Neil and now we have to go to the appt. tomorrow. He is happy to go out for breakfast again (that is how I make it appealing). We did get some gifts bought so I feel good about that. I need to get organized to plan my Christmas baking. I would like to get it mostly done next week. I don't do a lot, just enough for a little variety on a plate.

I will try to pop back later but if not, just know you are in my thoughts. Take care and keep smiling. Gayla :flowerforyou:

Connie I type in your name on FB and it did not come up. I never have try to add a friend before
Iam under.................... Eula M Ward


Gayla I have done that before Makes Jerry so mad. He told me to write it down on my calendar. That he couldn't keep up with my doctors. Now I don't have any appt till after Christmas. I know you have one Christmas week. I know you are looking forward to it.

Gigi I don't remember But I have that problem/ We don t go to so. Texas till the 21st. of Dec. When so you go on your trip . I think most of my family have been there at one time or anoth. My granddaughter that got married in Sept went on their honeymoon there. I will start a thread for our recipes tonight.

Marie

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Pam, My impressions of London have always been about fog, dampness, and cool weather, but today when I watched the old George C. Scott movie of “A Christmas Carol”, I realized how cold and snowy it is in the winter…..and at that time in history even colder than now with heating with coal and not having modern insulation and double pane windows…….I know how hard it is for active people like us to take it easy after an injury. I hurt my knee last summer and someone said they’d have to seat belt me to my chair to keep me from exercising too much


Jeffrey, your weight is so low now that it’s fallen off the end of your ticker

Marie, it looks like you’ve finally gotten the hang of posting pictures…..they are great ….congratulations….I’ll try soon to add some recipes to our recipe thread


Gigi, all your snow will make you even more appreciative of the great weather in Cancun

Gayla, poor Neil not being able to drink with his friends….I’m glad you and Dave got some time to yourselves…..you give so much of your time and energy to caring for Neil…..it’s time for you to care for yourselves…..I hate it when I mess up scheduled appointments…..i guess Neil is the big winner with getting to go out to eat twice.

Sandy, you are tough and I know these aches and pains won’t get you down

Connie, how nice that someone brought you dinner, and such a tasty one……I feel for you and your frustration caring for your husband…..men are not always the best patients and we women often automatically do too much for them without even realizing it…….you are doing a great job……keep encouraging him to do things for himself……your photos are beautiful

Buzz, we’ve never been to Israel, although we’ve talked about it from time to time……you make it sound great…glad your orchids survived

Our weather has changed from cold and clear to warm (over 50 degrees) and windy and threatening to rain…..tomorrow is the day I usually go for a two hour walk in the afternoon with my friend so I’m hoping the rain won’t interfere

Now I’m going to go through my recipes and put some on the recipe thread

I haven't asked but are any of you on Facebook? You can find me - just search for Connie Schachel, and send me a friend request! Be sure to include a message that you are a MFP Golden Sneaker!

Connie - I have tried searching for you on Facebook but I can't find you!!! Perhaps you can search for me instead.

Pam

Hi all. Just had a great couple of hours out with my friend Wendy. We walked to the High Street, about 15 mins, to see the Christmas lights and join in the fun. It is the first time since my fall that I have managed to walk any distance without feeling so sore. We had a great time walking around the various stalls - hot chestnuts, mulled wine, fish & chips, burgers, hot dogs etc (but I resisted them all!!!!) plus the temporary ice rink and various gift stalls. We did spend some time in the pub, sampling the Merlot - YUMMY - and then stopped at the local brewery's stall and bought some beer for Wendy's husband, Basil, before making our way home. :drinker: :drinker: :drinker: :drinker: :drinker:

Pam

Hello everyone,

No change here on the weather, today when I was on my way to work about 7:45 I looked at the temperature gauge and register 7 degrees, that is not RIGHT when I got to work and walked on the parking area, was hard to get to the door because of the Ice and snow, lovely:noway: :noway: :noway: I'm counting the days to get out of here.

Barbie - 50 degrees that is like SUMMER compare to us, you're have great weather.:glasses: :glasses: :glasses:

Marie - we're leaving on Dec 25 thru Jan 1, if I get sometime before I go, I'll get going on the recipes. Such a GREAT idea:flowerforyou: :flowerforyou: :flowerforyou:

Pam - Fish & Chips that brought back memories when we were in London, lovely place and people, we had our favorite Pub,
everyone was very friendly:happy: :happy: :happy:

Connie - hope everyday is better then the day before, good to hear you're giving you husband a change to do things on his own

Sandy - Hope you're doing better everyday and the weather is no so hard on you

Gayla - How are you doing, making cookies yet, I need to make Mexican Wedding cake for my Mom she loves:smooched: :smooched: :smooched: them by the way she will be 93 years Young on Dec. 22. She leaves with her sister in Miami.

Hope everyone has a great evening and have fun.:drinker: :drinker: :drinker:

Gigi

:flowerforyou: :flowerforyou: :flowerforyou: we aren't going anywhere until spring......all your trips sound lovely.

:flowerforyou: we had some rain today but it stopped long enough for me to take the dogs to the dog park for half an hour of playing.

:flowerforyou: tomorrow I am teaching a new dance at my line dance class......the song is called "Drinkin' Beer".....it's a cute song and a dance that's not too difficult.....I am excited and nervous.
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LgBtaxcN1QA
this is the link to the youtube video of the dance if you want to see what it looks like and hear the song

Hi Everyone!

Work has me swamped right now. It is going very well. I am meeting with my new surgeon tomorrow and should get the low down on my next surgery. I will post the update! LOL

Sandy I hope your back is better! Did you see our weather for this weekend? Accuweather is predicting 15-16 inches of snow for us! What a mess that will be.

Not too much else to report. Joe the cat is helping me with my work that I brought home. Mostly he helped me with my chicken dinner. What a helpful cat he is! Spoiled rotten!

Everyone have a great day!

God Bless Us All!

Jeffrey

:flowerforyou: Hey Ladies and Gents!
Just dropping in to say "Hi"...I am reading and keeping up with mosts of the posts. Am very busy getting ready for company.:drinker: :drinker: :drinker:
We are expecting some snow so that may change our plans. Not as much as some of you, guys.

Good luck with the dancing today, Barbie.

Marie that happens to all of us at some time. I see people younger than us doing those things too. It'll be alright...I just laugh at my self, make a drama story out of it and everyone has a good laugh so then you have two gifts. The gift of laughter and whatever you are giving!:laugh: :laugh: :laugh:

"talk" with ya' later!!

Have a good day:flowerforyou: :flowerforyou:

Happy Thursday!! I won $100 at bingo last night!!!! Today is my meeting day which I have missed for the last two weeks. :ohwell:

Connie, WCDE is West Coast Dance Explosion. My granddaughter was in competition dance and we went to Las Vegas for their dance Nationals. She has been dancing since is two and was with her current company for 8 years in competition dance. Unfortunately we pulled her from dance the first of the month, once we got the bill for December. Her father (my son) her mother (his ex) and myself were sharing dance expenses but it became too much for us to handle. December's bill alone was near $1500 and I told them I thought it was time to take Bryanna out of that company even though I knew it would break her heart. Her mother and father were struggling trying to keep up with dance and neither wanted to be the one who said it was time. I made the decision for them and I think they are grateful. My granddaughter of course was devastated but she is getting better each day. She understands our decision (she is 15) but it still hurt. She can still dance, just not in competition, it is just too expensive. It has been a very hard few weeks, with lots of drama and gossip from the fallout. :explode:

I am glad you are able to get out of the house even if it is just to go to the store. I hope each day gets better for both of you.

Lynn, I hope you are feeling better and your company is a welcome addition. :flowerforyou:

Marie, you still amaze me, you are such an active "young" woman. And age has nothing to do with sending the wrong gift card, the problem is we are thinking of all the things we have to do and mistakes are made. :laugh: You just keep being you, we love you just the way you are.

Barbie, I bet you are one of the best teachers line dance will have. You are so organized and love dance so much you dance in your hallways. :laugh:

Jeffrey, hope all goes well with the surgeon today. Winter is here and snow on the way, I am just glad I have my Christmas shopping done. (no I didn't get your gift) :laugh:

Gayla, I hope the doctor has good news about Neil, we need a miracle for him. :bigsmile: :bigsmile:

It is just wonderful reading everyone's post but hard to keep up with each one personally. Thank you for all the good wishes on my back, I am taking it one day at a time.

Hi everyone. My, you all sound busy. It has been good to find some of you on Facebook as that means we can get to see one another's photos much more easily than if we tried to post them here.

Connie I hope the trip out with the portable oxygen went well. You must be feeling stir crazy by now and I am sure it will have done your husband good to see somewhere other than the same four walls.

Yes, I love roasted chestnuts. When I was a child we used to do it ourselves on a small metal shovel over an open fire - delicious. We are very lucky in our small village that we have two butchers and a fishmonger, selling fresh fish. He gets really beautiful seafood - sometimes he even gets small lobster and I intend treating myself to one sometime. He also does great fish and chips two days a week; haven't had any in a while as I am watching the calories and grilled yellowfin tuna with fresh vegetables is much healthier!!!!!:laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh:

I couldn't agree more about the cost of the dance, Sandy. I know she will be disappointed now but I am sure that in time she will understand the decision. I really hope that your back will soon feel much better.

Jeffrey, the very best of luck with the doc and with the snow; I am very happy to see the back of it here and hope it stays away for a long time. I am going to visit a friend in Oxford (about 2.5 hours drive) for two nights next week. Then back home until 22nd Dec when I start my journey to my eldest daughter's for Christmas - about 6 hours drive. On my way home from her I shall stop in London for a few nights with my son and then get back here for New Year's. After that I am going back to Oxford to provide work cover for my friend for five days and should be back home by 14th Jan. At present I have no plans to be away after that, so it can snow then!!!!!

Somebody said that their memories of London was that it was damp. Well, yes, England can sometimes be damp and grey but last New Year's I was back in the north with Stephanie and the family. New Year's Day was wonderfully sunny. It was very cold but we went for a fantastic walk - granny, children and grandchildren - along the sea front. The sea looked fantastic, wonderfully calm. We were all well wrapped up and ended our walk at a pub where the grown ups could have a 'grown up' drink and everyone else had mugs of hot chocolate. I am really hoping to do something similar this Christmas while I am there. Here in Sussex there is a hill near my home which is topped with an ancient iron age fort, so if it is good weather on New Year's this year, I hope to persuade my youngest daughter and her family to go for a walk up there, to walk off the effects of the New Year's Eve Party!!

My 16 year old grand-daughter, Emma, who lives nearby went for an interview at the college near me for her final two years at school. She is currently a straight A student and wants to be a doctor eventually. The college only had 40 places for youngsters outside the village, so we were not sure if Emma would be offered a place (we know that they are always over subscribed for these external places). Imagine our delight when she was offered an unconditional place there and then, mind you she has worked very hard for it. We were also very interested to hear that a boy from last year applied, and got, a place at Harvard! That has really fired Emma up - the thought that perhaps she could try for a place overseas when the time comes. No sense in getting too excited, she has another 6 months of this academic year to get through and then two more years at college but it is nice to daydream. As someone much wiser than me said, if you don't have a target what are you planning to hit!

All the best to everyone; keep warm, keep safe and love one another.

Pam

Hellooo...:bigsmile:
another quick stop in..
Irene- I hope it's good news!

Sandy hopefully you are doing better..too:flowerforyou:

All the snow some of you have is amazing. We have had temps in the teens this week...that is cold to me. I really don't like single digits.

Marie -one quick gift swap story that went wrong. My mother has 2 granddaughters-in-law, named Tiffani/Tiffany. She bought a kitchen appliance for Tiffani(my daughter-in-law) and gave it to the other Tiffany (my sisters daughter-in-law)...When Tiffany opened the gift, everyone knew what had happened but her so then she had to give it my Tiffani...whew...My sister went the next day and bought her daughter-in-law that appliance because the disappointment on her face was too much for all of us to bear....:blushing: :blushing: now that is not a good situation...so the next Christmases we all laughed about it and we double check with Mom to make sure we have the right gifts....lol:bigsmile: :laugh:

so what you did wasn't bad at all!!!

Everyone have a good evening.....'tis the Season...