WOMEN AGES 50+ FOR MARCH 2014

Today's joke of the day:

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A hobo (wanderer) comes up to the front door of a neat looking farmhouse and raps gently on the door. When the farm owner answers, the hobo asks him, "Please, sir, could you give me something to eat? I haven't had a good meal in several days." The owner says, "I have made a fortune in my lifetime by supplying goods for people. I've never given anything away for nothing. However, if you go around the back, you will see a gallon of paint and a clean paint brush. If you will paint my porch in the back of the house, I will give you a good meal." So the hobo goes around back and a while later he again knocks on the door. The owner asks, "Finished already? Good. Come on in. Sit down. The cook will bring your meal right in." The hobo says, "Thank you very much, sir. But there's something that I think you should know. It's not a Porsche you got there. It's a BMW.."
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Hope you enjoyed it!

Sylvia

Sylvia I didn't get your loke:ohwell: Congrats on that weight loss. Your ticker shows 102 now though.

I'm one of those that the 'girls' haven't done to well throughout this weight loss thing. My daughter wonders where they have gone. I think they are pretty much flat now. I know I do need to go get refitted again. I think I will go form a 38 to a 36 soon and maybe to a smaller cup size.

For those of you with a FitBit and are familiar with the sleep tracking, my sleep line looked so beautiful this morning. It was one complete flat line from the time I went to sleep until I woke up. In order for the Devil not to get the best of me and tempt me to push that snooze alarm or turn it off on Sunday mornings I am trying to go to sleep a little earlier on Saturday nights. I also take my Wild lettuce leaf capsule. My daughter gave them to me and I will be getting low on them soon. Said they are expensive. But they are worth it.

This morning the person I was standing next to was an alto and a member of the choir and heard my voice. I had been toying with the idea of joining the choir but I have officially been recruited and she told the music minister about me so I guess I will go Wednesday night to practice. I told her I was afraid that I wouldn't learn the music before Easter but they assure me I will since I can read music. I love the preaching and the fellowship in a church but it's the music that speaks to me the most and it is quite foreign for me not to be in the choir.

Allison I am praying that you ALL will have a seamless transfer to the nursing home. I remember right before my MIL died she had a short evening in the ER and I insisted to my husband that we meet her back at the nursing home. She was really scared. We met the ambulance at the door and she grabbed my hand and I held it tight until we got to her room. She knew she was dying and was scared. She was pretty incoherent at that time but she called out my name as soon as she saw me. I will always, always remember that. I remember when my Mom had to make the decision to move into a retirement home. It was very stressful for all of us to give up our family home. But she took the attitude of God has closed a door and opened a window for me. Although she met many different kinds of people there that she never would have met, and I fault her for that, she learned to adapt and was a treasured resident there for 5 years. Assisted living was extra there and Medicare did not pay for it. When she was in hospice and we thought she would be going home with my sister and I as main caregivers, the director said that there would never be any charge for assisted living for Mom as long as she needed it. Sadly she never returned. After her cancer surgery and hip repair the doctor gave her 6 months to live. She lived 6 weeks. 4 weeks in a rehab facility and 2 awful weeks in an inpatient hospice. Sorry, this has nothing to do with your FIL situation. Just me sitting here thinking about my Mom and how much I love her and wish she didn't have to go through the pain and suffering she did. But I do love the special moments my sister and I had sitting in hospice with her. I went home and slept at home one night.

It's only going to get to 45* here today:sad: Winter coat today.

Joyce, Indiana

Good Morning all (although there is just a few more minutes of morning )

A great day is started I think Levi has learned to read as this morning - Sunday is a no alarm clock day in my world - Levi at 6:45 decided it was time to get up he got up sat down on me and began to lick my face, I sure was not sleeping anymore with 50 lbs of dog on my bladder and a wet face! I think he read my post about 3:30 wake up and wanted to find out what *&^%$ was!!!!:laugh: - it got him a long dog walk! :happy: There are 4 houses in my neighbor hood for sale so a neighbor and I walked around to see them - none of them open until later! We'll have to walk it again. I live in an area where the homes were built in 60,61, and 62 and all were one of 4 models. Many have had changes or upgrades, but the smallest original size was 1,033 sq feet and the largest was 1,433... 3 and 4 bedroom .... I have the little one, and the only upgrades I have done are windows, a bath and kitchen appliances. So it is fun to see what others have done and how far from original they are. The prices are crazy high! I bought 21 years ago for 189K and they are going for 645k-689K depending on size and amount of work done. love the equity.

Wizzywig – Great decision! When work or the work staff is tough a new job is the way to go!
Boop217 – welcome, dive in and we’ll all get to know each other
Barbie – I bet it is beautifully quiet at that hour!
Gloria – what type of business are you in?
Renny - "When you get to a plateau, think of it as a landing on the stairway to your goal. And maintenance is a lifelong plateau, so a bit of rehearsal for maintenance isn't the worst thing in the world." Love this!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
JB I love that recipe - it is on my list!

Better get off to get some work done today.

Kim in sunny N. CAL

well I feel sort of slighted,I know I shouldnt, but my girlfriends family has gotten together for Mason that is the grandsons first birthday..usually all the birthdays im invited to,but guess they didnt need us there..Sue and her husband Bob are up from N.C. and I am lucky to see them maybe once a year.. they are leaving tomorrow, so if I dont see them today then. I wont see them until who knows when...
Oh well...
I am back home ,everything done for the day,DH lunch set for tomorrow,he is watching the Nascar race and I am bored... so will just cruise the web....

Happy sun!
Got back from church and ran a couple errands and called my sister.
Corn beef in the crock,hubby wants reubens.
HUGS
jane

Carol, that's terrific!

Gail, metro ATL

Quick posts to mark my spot. I've read all the posts. Thanks for the good wishes for my brother. Just talked to him and he was pretty up-beat. Pretty drugged up but sounded positive.
BBT'
Sue in TX

Bump to mark my spot. I promise I won't be so mia any more! Crazy busy week. Meg

Good evening,


I am feeling better and hope to work tomorrow. I have subbed in this class many times so I it will be a good day. I will not have much time in the morning so I am touching base now.

Deedee :drinker:

Pat Oh I am so pleased for you. That is another piece I love about this group is sharing our successes. I liked Divergent because it was just the kind of movie I was in the mood for. It showed how important it is to think for ourselves and the power of love. I also liked watching someone overcome impossible odds.

Carol I am so proud of you! Size 8 WOW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Hugs Jane

Cindy love the quote “The most important decision you can make is to be in a good mood." I just bought a small blue bird at one of my favorite small business stores Whimsical Place to remind me of that quote. I bought that too yesterday when I gave myself a day to play.

Alison sorry you were not there for Mason’s birthday. I am sorry this is a difficult time for you.:flowerforyou:

Eli welcome you sound ready to put you injuries behind you and manage your MS.

Kim I enjoy looking at the homes in our neighborhood too. We unfortunately did not get such a leap in value. Fortunately we could still sell our home for more than we paid for it.

Sylvia love the play on words. Sometimes I think my DH is too literal. He probably would have painted the car too.:laugh:

Joyce if it makes you feel better our high was 24. I have been in a church choir for years. I don’t care if I miss a note or two for me the most important things is that I sing to the meaning of the words from my soul and enjoy singing. I am glad you found a choir or should I say the choir found you.

Renny love your quote about maintenance.

Yanniejannie save the cucumber soup for when I am sick or fear I might be getting sick.

Jill I like the reminder about checking in with goals.

Heather thank you for your kind thoughts. I like visiting the successful threads too.

Kayzoola getting me thinking about gardening. Hopefully soon here.

Goal:
To take care of myself today, so I have a healthier tomorrow.
Plan to have some tart cherry juice and an early night.

Margaret

Hi all! I've been keeping up with your posts ... so jealous of those who are able to be outside. It was 14 degrees and snowing when we left for church this morning.

I am having an awful time staying within my calorie budget. Too many temptations! Got on the scale yesterday and was up a half pound ... trying to stop the runaway eating before it gets too far out of hand. Just keep going back and forth... loved the plateau quote ... but I so much want to move forward!

Carol ... yay on the size 8!
Alison ... sorry you weren't able to celebrate with your friend ... don't take it personal ...

Prayers for those who need them ... high fives to all those with successes!
Beth in WNY

I've been lurking and following the posts. Spent a couple of hours in the yard yesterday morning trimming things up and cutting off frost damage on some things. Also went to Gibbs Gardens again yesterday - the daffodils are glorious!







Gail, metro ATL

Hi all;
Ell – welcome!!! Dive in this is a really nice group of gals!

Alison- you are entitled to feel the way you feel; period! And in this case it sounds justified! Sometimes folks do stuff that is just wrong.
Carol – Wowza! :bigsmile: How wonderful, you have worked hard to get there and deserve it! Enjoy flaunting your cute tush in those jeans!
Patty – great we can’t wait to hear the results! And good job to balance where you can and get back on track
Beth – I would have a hard time if I could not get out to exercise and “earn” the extra calories I need.. So many of the gals do a DVD or a gym class; neither of those are options for me but maybe you could do one of those to give you more buffer in your calorie budget?
Gardengail – the pictures are amazing!!! :flowerforyou:

I have spent the afternoon digging through the taxes - I kept up pretty good until Sept. then the business got really busy and I got behind:grumble: But I am working through it...

For dinner I made Chinese Hot &Sour soup using the recipe on the box of Swanson's Hot and Sour Soup base - so DARN good and 147 calories a serving I had 2! the only bummer is it is really high in sodium. But so easy; I might get on the swanson web page and see if they make a low sodium one - I have never seen it... I am not much of a soup girl; I like it fine, I just don't make it - always seem to make so much I have to eat it for weeks, but this made 4 servings and I already ate 2 so not so bad.

Have a great evening - Oh anyone else missing their sunday night fix of Downton Abby?
Kim in Sunny N. CAL

Good Morning Ladies.:flowerforyou:

Good morning everybody! :flowerforyou:

Cynthia

Good Morning to All, I feel really good and ready to start the new week. I am logging food and exercise today, from beginning to end. I plan to sign up for and attend the Weds, Thurs and Friday lunch exercise classes this week. I don't work the second job on Weds or Saturday so plan to do my weight training on those two days. Saturday is also cycling and ab class. What I really need to do is start getting up earlier and doing some type of morning cardio. I'll work on that. My biggest obstical is my own self, I convince myself that I don't have time but then find myself at home, bored and sitting in front of the TV, mindlessly watching something I don't even care for or have already watched. I am tempted to get rid of cable as I swear I pay for nothing anyway, it's always same old same old.
I am so looking forward to some decent weather. Our high today is expected to be 40, I don't really see to much popping out of the ground here yet, but soon, I hope. I crave sun right now, I am so looking forward to walking and basking warmth and sunshine.


Margaret, The movie did indeed show the importance of thinking for ourselves, and I think gave a peek as to what it would be like if we were actually all the same as well. My gd and sister loved it.

Yannie, the chili sounds good and I love pineapple salsa. I’ll have to remember it next chili making time.

Kim N CAL, The Chinese Hot & Sour sounds good as well, I do have to watch my sodium but am still checking it out. I’d like to start making more of my food and getting away from processed stuff.

Guess it's time to get to work, wishing everyone a healthy good day, prayers to all.
Patty, Cincinnati.