WOMEN AGES 50+ FOR APRIL 2014

afternoon dear friends~
, I have been running around since about 6 this morning,Hell bent for election as my grandpa used to say.. just getting a few minutes to stop and check in...
as I was kvetching about gaining, what did I have for breakfast? a big hunk of chocolate chip cake:embarassed:
and for lunch a hard roll with ham and cheese.. and a diet coke.... swore off soda and you know what ,it didnt taste all that hot, so no more...
started off with a load of laundry,DH sheets,FIL clothes etc.... went to Lowes and got a beautiful plant and planter for my SIL family ,instead of flowers something for them to keep...
on to Wally world and lemon cake mix, and blueberries for the cupcakes, also had to get lounge pants for my FIL to sleep in,they have been putting him to bed in a johnny....found a nice jacket type thing for $3.00, and pants for $7.00, shirt to go under $10.00.. what cost the big bucks is the underpinnings:laugh: tummy controller ,and bought a nice pair of flats...
came home took the dogs for a quick walk,made the cupcakes because I have to work tomorrow... and asked the manager if I could work 8:30-4 so that I could come home and get ready for wake, she said she would rather have me there 9-4:15, well that gives me 1/2 hr to get home and ready to go, plus she is stiffing me out of 15 minutes of pay... heaven forbid it was her family there would be all sorts of drama and she would come and go as she please, ticks me right off:grumble:
Jean(SIL) and my brother need clothes for all this ,but need someone to watch mama, so guess who that would be?went up there for a few hrs, now my SIL and her younger brother dont really get along.. he is a take charge kind of guy and basically out for himself.. where as Jean and Sean have been there for her mom and dad, so as soon as they left guess who comes strolling in and asks mom for the key to the safe and all sorts of other stuff. now I am texting Jean and she keeps calling her mother to tell her not to let Wally get into stuff, and here I am stuck in the middle.OY.
anyway made Faith(momma) some lunch and got her settled for a nap while Wally was rummaging... then when they got home took my FIL clean clothes to nursing home with the lounge pants, he seems to be getting used to the place so thats good... then stopped to pick up Milk for the DH,oh in between Walmart and going up to SIL had to stop and pick up registration for the new car at the dealership.
came home and raked part of the yard,but Homer the poodle mix was whining so had to pick him up , and take the boys for a walk....after that made the DH dinner and lunch and made up his bed...
hopefully I can park it the rest of the day..
Jean would like me to I guess skip the service and go to her parents house and help the caterers set up stuff, would like to be at the service,but if it helps the family out more to be at there home I will do that also...

Hi ladies, long day, had to walk/bike/climb stairs/stand too long (knee arthritis) and I'm pooped. Just skimmed through the last couple of pages on my way to bed. I notice quite a few of us are having health problems. Thinking of you even if you don't see your name here.

Wishing everyone a good night's sleep,
Cynthia :flowerforyou:

P.S. Alison: good job on the clothes shopping! I can hear the satisfaction when you write 'nice flats'. Wear them with pleasure!
P.P.S. Alison: I think men are excellent bed-makers!

Happy day to all,

Just have a few minutes to pop in and try to skim through what I've missed. Aaron's doing homework/story problems so it's only a matter of time before he calls for help.

I did go buy the XBOX today but found out that I need the bigger memory 360 with the hard drive for him to play one of the games he wants. Thankfully I didn't open the box and will go trade it in the morning.

Did my T25 and some time on the treadmill before errands and having to pick him up early for his 1/2 day. Just roasted a chicken for dinner with some beets and....um, mac n cheese:blushing: I didn't get too crazy.

Kim, I'm afraid that ice cream did not have to be eaten. Type 2 diabetes runs rampant in my family and I try to really pick and choose my sweet treats. On the occasion that I do decide to splurge, I prefer it to be something made with real food instead of that Bryer's garbage. Either way, I ate it and will think 2, 3 or 4 times before doing something like that again.

Yay for cherry cola colored hair!

I prefer my kale raw or lightly steamed. I was growing it last summer and would "massage" it with olive oil before added a little grated romano, some fresh tomato, artichoke hearts, etc.

Did some research today on Aaron's potential new school for next year. While I've already decided, for the right reasons, that he needs to change the drama of the past 2 days it's making it hard not to pull him out and home school him for the rest of the year. Yes, I'm THAT angry because I'm not a supporter of home schooling and, personally, I'd rather eat bugs than do it.

Might be back later but if not, have a great night.

xo-Gloria in Metro Detroit

Had corn tortilla pizza tonight with a salad for dinner. I did finish it.

Katla- I do measure and weigh all my food. I just was full last night and couldn't finish. I through it away, a break through for me, I usually save it to eat later or the next day. I don't like cold fish, and leftover salad is gooey, so into the trash.

Love the daily joke, and the smile more statement I'm for that too.

Tigress in GA

A gloomy evening here. We're supposed to get snow tonight & tomorrow. Fortunately the worst of it will be north of us. They say the robins get snowed on 3 times before spring is really here. So we're not out of the woods yet :grumble:

Kim in N Cal - Edgar is probably more than 100 miles from where I am. I remember being there for a playoff football game once when my son was in high school.

Carol - hope you enjoy Jersey Boys. I saw it a few years ago, and thought it was awesome.

Kay in NW Wash - glad to see another Kay We're a select group!

I also don't like setting a specific number of lbs to lose in a month. Some months the weight is just more stubborn than other times, and I don't want to set myself up to fail. I had to laugh about measuring the wine, as I do the same thing now :bigsmile:

Have a good evening everyone!
Kay - Wis.

Yanniejannie – glad to hear your low tire was caught!

Alison – take care! Thinking of you; ok now I got to your next post – what a wild day! I would just call in sick for the day of the wake… What a yucky boss woman:noway: . .. and it seems wrong to ask you to skip the service, and babysit the caterers… but I know you’ll do what ever they want and need. Please try to remember to care for yourself too.

Amanda – could you make your own using silk tofu?

Patty – Sorry to hear about your DGD; hope she is better.

Cindy – I am not a vegetarian at this point; I was for about 9 years; and probably eat meat or fish once a week or so.

Carol – hope you enjoy Jersey Boys, it got rave reviews when it was here.

Wine drinkers – so I love my wine too; but the calories are a drag; so a really wine lover would kill me for saying this but I bought seltzer water (plain -0 calories) and now drink 25% water 75% wine; and it works for me.

Gloria – sorry to hear Aaron is having a rough time.

Had another busy day; spring means lots of gardening for me - which is a lot of calories burned :happy: I got my taxes back yesterday and much better than last year - I kept better records and it really paid off!!! So darn glad!!!!!! Tired today I got caught up in a book last night (reading in bed) and when I looked up to turn off the light it was 1:50am :yawn: oh darn!!! Early to bed tonight. Tomorrow is check in day for me - not sure how weight and measurement will go - although I stayed on track on my logging I feel pudgy... we'll see in the morning.

I realized that I am spending a bit too much time on MFP it is so easy to get reading and BOOM where did that hour go?! I will be trying for a few days to log as I go and only read and check in here once a day. We'll see I may miss you all too much.

Smiles Kim in N. CAL

Well I have been gone for over a week.:sad: But back at it now. I tried to catch up reading all the posts, but can't get them all read. So starting from here. Dad's funeral was very nice and well attended. Him and mom planned and paid for their funerals acouple years ago. They also wrote the service and obits. All we had to do was pick the time. Dad got to run the fire truck from the church to the grave. We came back home on Monday and I worked Tuesday and Wednesday.Last night my computer dicided to go bad, so today I went and got a new one. So not sure if I like this. There is no tower and the monitor is 23 inch. Also DS called today and he passed and got his CDL so next week he goes out on the road with a trainer for eight weeks. Today I had to go back to the doctor. I had lost my voice most of last week and now I have a cough that wakes me up most the night. And yesterday at work I got to coughing so bad I peed my pants:blushing: Well they put me on meds so will see how that works. I am still coughing pretty hard.
Congrates to all of you for staying with this and prayers to those who need them.
Blessed! Vicki GI NE

Did 1-1/4 hr of Jari Love Extremely Ripped DVD. Then volunteered at the Green Room. Now home making some of the chocolate bran muffins.

Tomorrow I'm planning to do some HIIT on the elliptical then go play mahjongg.

Brenda - you're off to a great start!

Joyce - when my kids needed braces (back in the day) our insurance paid 80% of the entire cost. So you better believe they got them!!! How great that the other grandma is paying for it!

yanniejannie - hope you can find the hulled barley. In the grocery stores here you can only get the pearled. However, the one health food store here has "hulless barley". I was of the opinion that hulless barley was one degree of refinement from the hulled. However, since that's about the closest I can get, I bought some to try it. The guy told me that it's the kind right from the plant. So why the difference in names???? Well, I tried it and can't seem to find anything different. I just need to try it in the crockpot to see how well it holds up.

Viv - I'm sure you'll make the right decision about your job

Amanda - do you have certain specific things that you're looking for in a protein powder? I try to avoid ones that are high in calories, but the ones that aren't seem to have all sorts of artificial sweeteners in them and I try to avoid artificial sweeteners. However, I did find spiru-tein. It doesn't have sugars added, so some people might find its flavor a bit "bland"

Patty - hope your gd is bettter. How nice of you to take care of your gs. Proud of how you handled your MD

Rachel - love your goals

Sylvia - this morning it was cold and rainy. The weatherman said it should be warm and sunny. Maybe he should look out the window.....lol Well, it is sunny now and a bit warmer. Thanks for the "pigeon" smile

kim - I agree with katla. Your friend was being supportive.

Carol in NC - enjoy Jersey Boys. Poor Mac

Welcome Carolyn, babs4me, ValerieO, trin and any other newcomer that I may have missed

Sandy - you're doing awesome with your exercise

katie - good for you with your arm. I really like kale but find that I need something more with it, like having it in soup or something.

Well, I went to the MD about this dry hacking cough that I've had for weeks now. He's going to prescribe an antibiotic. It was about 1/2 hr wait, so since I needed to come home, get dinner ready, eat dinner, get changed and then usher at the Green Room tonight, I will probably stop there either on the way to the Green Room or on the way back. He did recommend an antihistamine when the pollen starts to come out. A met a friend of mine and her husband, she's a nurse and she said the exact same thing, only she didn't use the brand names of antihistamines, she used the generic.

Pat - Vince had an attack of gout. He could have sworn he broke his toe, it hurt so bad. Now he takes uloric daily to prevent another attack.

Gloria - so sorry Aaron is having such a tough time which makes it tough for you. I know you'll do the right thing in the end.

Ushered at the Green Room and then picked up my antibiotic. It's where I take 2 tablets today then 1 tablet each day for the next 4 days. sure hope it does the trick

I can't get over how warm it's gotten. I jwore a light weight long sleeved pantsuit to the Green Room and wished I'd worn sleeveless or short sleeves

Michele in NC

Hi ladies

Thanks for suggestions on protein powder. I don't tolerate soy very well, so tend to avoid it. Have now decided to forget the protein powder. Michelle, I don't go near artificial sweetener if I can help it. My breakfast this morning was spinach and poached egg with a dash of marmite. Was tasty, but not sure I could have it every morning.

Had a rubbish night with virtually no sleep and major IBS flare up. Uggh. Feeling about a hundred years old right now and have a super busy day at the gallery ahead of me. Could I just cancel and go back to bed please?

Best get moving.

Love to all.

Amanda x

Good morning beautiful ladies:flowerforyou:

Patty Hope your granddaughter is doing okay:flowerforyou: ! I`m allergic to an antibiotic too, I had hives and severe muscle pain…not fun at any age:noway: ! I`m very cautious about taking any antibiotic now!

Cindy You have inspired me…I`m starting on some projects next week:bigsmile: ! I have a guy coming to give a quote on replacing my deck Monday, a landscape architect coming on Monday and another coming on Tuesday. My son in law works for a granite and marble company here in town and he`s coming to measure my counters in the kitchen….I`m going to start looking at paint samples. I`m excited to get moving on some projects! Are you finished completely with your kitchen?

Margaret My Dr. told me no more than two pounds a week, preferably 1 pound a week, is ideal. Weight is more likely to stay off and you have less risk of gallbladder problems! Sharing my coffee:drinker: and water:drinker: !

Sylvia I love the jokes:happy: !!! Thanks for helping me get my laughter in for the day:laugh: ! How scary about the hair dryer:noway: !!! I know I would have gone ballistic !!!

Carol in NC Hope you enjoyed Jersey Boys!!! Hope you get a better estimate on the repairs for your car!!! I saw the traffic accident on the news, it looked horrible!!!

Sandy in ON Have you had your Vit. D tested? I take prescription Vit. D 50,000 units twice a week, I`ve been on it for 3 years I think, my levels are only up to 32 right now. I feel so much better. It really made a difference when I first started taking it. My Dr. said the older we get the less likely our bodies are absorbing it from the sun:frown: . Especially if you`re wearing sunscreen, which I do everyday. One skin cancer was enough to scare me into sunscreen! It helps with depression a lot:flowerforyou: !

Cheryl So good to see you back:flowerforyou: !!!

Cherry Tere Lemon Curd pound cake….oh my…I`m drooling !!! I love your response to SO, not dollar bills, 20 dollar bills:laugh: !!!! Motorcycle class sounds fun!!! I thought about buying a motorcycle years ago, and my daughter told me NO:laugh: !

Katiebug Your dinner sounds delish ! Glad your wrist is healing and yes, what a great thing for the bat wings to disappear too:bigsmile: !!! Did your Dr. test you for Vit. D? Lack of that will make you tired too!!! I used to hate for my Dr. to say…”It`s not your thyroid” and then give you no other reasons why you feel so bad ….in my case adding the Vit. D made a world of difference!

Alison I can`t believe your manager , what a B!!! When my hubby died, one of my dearest friends stayed at my house instead of going to the service. I was very grateful for it too, she was there to watch over my things, while people I didn`t know very well were in my house setting up food! I had peace of mind all my of things would still be there when I got home!

Gloria Good luck on whatever decision you make about the schooling:flowerforyou: !

Tigress I won`t eat fish leftover either:noway: , except for salmon and then I add the cold fish to a salad.


Yanniejannie Yep, I made it to the meeting on time:bigsmile: !!! Glad I didn`t pass any police officers on the way:blushing: :laugh: !!!

Vicki Hope you feel better soon:flowerforyou: !

Michele How odd about the weather yesterday morning, cool and rainy…where did that come from:huh: ? Yesterday afternoon was really nice though! It`s supposed to get cooler and rainy next week:frown: …spring time is here! Hope the antibiotics help:flowerforyou: !!!

Amanda Hope you`ll be back to feeling good soon:flowerforyou: !

Heather Sounds like a lovely trip!

Welcome to everyone new:flowerforyou: !!! Hope you`ll pop in often and chat with us!

I know I missed a lot of people this morning:sad: , I`m just out of time again:grumble: !!!

Have a wonderful day ladies!!! Drink your water:drinker: :drinker: :drinker: and log your food!!!

Hugs,
DeeDee in gorgeous NC:glasses:

Good morning Lovely Ladies,

It is a beautiful cool morning in Oklahoma. I made chocolate protein bars yesterday and plan to bake bread and make pasta tonite.

Dee, my kitchen remodel is done. We still have to buy the refrigerator and dishwasher (stainless steel). Our new dining table was delivered Wednesday, but 2 chairs are on backorder until 4/27. It is a pedestal table. The pedestal was a bit offcenter from the base so a new table is coming today. I still have some decorating to complete the look as the colors changed. I love the new range and have used the convection feature on the oven with success! I would love to have a landscape architect work on my lawn! I am so excited for you! Best wishes with your projects, keep us updated!

Sylvia, the severe weather was east of us. The thunderheads were massive! We had a storm shelter installed in our garage a few years ago, so glad to have a plan.

Welcome to all of the new ladies!

Have a wonderful day everyone.

Hugs and prayers,

Cindy in OK

Good Morning!

Deedee:drinker: I agree with you about the one to two pounds that is how I took off my thirty pounds and have kept it off for almost two years now. Great projects to undertake. Your home will look fabulous when done.

It was not April’s Fool. We have 7 inches of new snow. Fortunately it will warm up and will not last long.

Sandy it turns out the notepad has Google docs. I just had to create an account to use it. I did create the account, but am on our other computer today. Thanks for the tip on the free download. I agree with Deedee about the vitamin D. It was a brutal winter that does not want to give up. I take Vitamin D three and I believe it has helped me stay more positive this long winter.

Katiebug vitamin D might be worth being tested, too.

Gloria your post hit a nerve in me. It is the child who hit the other student who needs to be in trouble not the teacher for making a comment that is unfortunately true. Teachers wish it wasn’t. I agree with you it was wrong of the principal to not talk separately to him and the teacher. Again it is the child who hit who should have been in the principal office. The teacher was frustrated because they have seen this child hit too many times and the behavior has not changed. That is where that comment of the teacher originates. Children who have a history of acting out by hitting is unfortunate for us all.

Amanda x hope you feel better soon.:flowerforyou:

Goal:
To continue to work on my posture, so I stand straighter tomorrow.

2014 word: contentment

Margaret

Cindy- we did get some heavy rain and some small hail, but nothing too bad. We had a storm shelter installed off our garage soon after the Joplin tornado. It's a walk in model that we can enter from the garage and we had it built with a second door, so one opens to the outside of the house, just in case one is blocked we might be able to get out the other. I feel a lot better just having it. What part of OK are you in? I'm in southeast Kansas near the borders of MO and OK.

Gloria, I truly sympathize with you over your trouble with your son's school. When my son was in 4th grade, he got in trouble at school. He lit a match in the bathroom and washed it down the sink on a dare from another boy. That boy brought the matches and had been lighting paper on fire on the playground earlier in the day. My son told them the whole story but they wouldn't even listen to him, saying he was just trying to get the other boy in trouble. I was in the principals office arguing with him about it, and he told me that the other boy COULD NOT have done that, BECAUSE HE HAS TWO PARENTS! I was livid! I kept demanding that they check out Steve's story, but they refused. I wanted out of that room really bad, but the principal was blocking the door. Next thing I knew I was leaving and the principal was on the floor. I got the flashlight out of my car (by then it was dark) and asked Steve to show me where the boy lit the other fires, and he took me to a tree on the edge of the playground. Right there in the crotch of the tree was a partially burned math paper with that other boys name on it! The teacher who walked out there with us said he was just framing the other boy. I told them that I had a horrible fear of kids playing with matches, and didn't have a need for matches, so I didn't even keep them in the house, so they had to come from somewhere else. They said I was lying to protect my son. They even sent the fire department to my workplace the next day to lecture me on it. But that other boy was never even asked about it. I pulled him out of that school ASAP. Well, that's more than you wanted to hear, isn't it? Needless to say, the anger lingers. That was almost 30 years ago. Later though, I did sort of enjoy later hearing my son tell about the time his mom punched out the principal. I'm surprised I never got in trouble for that. I guess he was too embarrassed to make a complaint.

I can't believe it's 9:00 already! I was going to get around early today. Guess not.

Later ladies!

Sylvia

Friday, I typically let myself rest. I may do some yardwork instead of the gym. Goodness knows I have plenty do do outside.

Gloria, Sylvia, you are both awesome moms!!

Amanda, feeling one hundred years old is something I can relate to!

Had kale for dinner last night. I make my family eat it :laugh: . Busy day today, so I'll leave it at that.

Kayzoola (PNW USA)

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