WOMEN AGES 50+ FOR APRIL 2014

morning ladies~ another day and I havent exercised... I will try and get out for a race walk this morning, I have laundry in and got the DH dinner and lunch set, having my tea, and Special K..
I go for a haircut tomorrow and then have to rush from there to a meeting at the convelecent home for my FIL then to meet my husband at his place of work and then go to another town to sign papers to refinance our new car through the credit union.
so the day off isnt a day off...

Good morn all. Looks like a nice ,sunny day. Spring has finally sprung:flowerforyou: :flowerforyou:

A couple ppl mentioned the younger DD in their family being a hand full. Can I join the club? So odd,when the older one was no problem at all & no,it wasn't from being spoiled.Hub was never one to spoil children,but didn't matter.Second DD had a stubborn streak a mile wide,determined to have things her way etc etc.:noway: Used to say if she had been 1 st child,would have been the only.She turned out to be a lovely DD & I give DH most of the credit.He was great at laying down the law:bigsmile:

Carol in NC........know it's hard when a child goes against you.Your son might listen to a man concerning guns,especially someone he likes/respects.If he has a real interest in them,maybe a promise of going to a gun range at whatever age would work.......Don't take my advice tho,as I know nothing about guns.

Did I mention my husband went on the Honor Flight for war vets to Washington DC Saturday? He had a wonderful time,enjoyed every minute & has called several guys to tell them what they are missing.DD & her DH were so impressed,they are applying to help.Now we are also looking into joining.Thank you's to all involved:flowerforyou:

I have a couple sites for using cottage cheese in smoothies.Except for the smoothie being creamier,you don't know it's in there.I add vanilla,or any flavoring I want in every smoothie.Hope you can find one to try.DD also makes a dessert using CC. Will see if I can find the recipe.

http://www.yummly.com/recipes/cottage-cheese-smoothie

http://health.usnews.com/health-news/blogs/eat-run/2012/07/13/5-secret-smoothie-ingredients

Pat in Ohio

:happy: Good Morning To;

Dee***I know your GG's will love decorating their rooms! / === Amanda**The whipped cottage cheese and xtra's sound yummy! / ===Anamika ** / ===Tere** Thank you for the prayers they mean a lot! / ===Cynthia** / === dt3312** /===Mountainsong** /===Michele{nc}** Thanks SO much for the hugs! /===Barbie {nww}** / ===Vicki {GI NE}** / === Sandy {ON}** / ===Juanita {Sudbury}** /

===Kim {NC}** / ==Joyce{Indiana}** / ===Cindy {in OK} ** / ===Jane**Me too.. Hugs back to you! /=== Carol{NC} ** / ===Sue {in TX}** / ===Sue {in SD}** / ===Heather {UK}** / ===Margaret** / ===Rebamae** / ===jb** / ===Mollywhippet** / ===Janet {NB Canada}** Hi..I live in Halifax NS! / ===Patty{ C OH}** / ===Janemartin ** / ===Sylvia ** Sending sunshiny stress free thoughts your way!! / ===

=== Barb {E WV}** / ===Jeyed ** Neat picture! / ===Gloria {M D}**Thank you..MIL birthday is the 20th so we are hoping we can brighten her day with cake and family there..but not too long as she tires quickly !** / ===grandmallie** / ===Amanda** / ===Viv {York UK}** / ===Plano Teral** / ===Ronnie {DA,Sask}** /===Patty{lutz,FI}** / === Meg** / ++===Cherylbeverly; Hammock; BootCamper; Dana; Kayzoola; Michele121212; Loretta** All Welcome to the group!! / ===Gail**

I have an appointment with my doc pretty soon so I will cut this short..and say that I wish for you ALL a sunshiny day!!!

Liz fr Halifax NS Canada
It is a rainy day here

Good morning ladies,

It is sunny here in OK, high in upper 70's, finally! I may do my walk/jog outside (with lots of sunscreen). I am making Black Bean Burgers today. I wanted to find a recipe for our non-fish days that did not involve processed soy. I have tried a few and Hubby likes them all. Smoked paprika makes a big difference. I found a blog that used "flax eggs" to hold them together and it works, Hubby needs to keep his cholesterol down and wanted me to try it. It is ground flax seeds and water, so simple.

Barbie, so glad Jake was not hurt badly!

Yanniejannie, Bruce tickets, awesome!!

Dee, you do have a lot going on! It is worth it, hope you have fun with your GG's.

Liz, hope your appointment went well.

Hugs and Prayers to all,

Cindy in OK

Phew! Busy morning.
AT LAST I have got my mobile data sorted out. It hasn't worked at all since I had it, but we live in a notorious signal black spot with almost no phone dignal so I pug it down to that. Then when I tried it out and about I still had no network, but thought I was doing something wrong. Then I looked it up on the internet and found I had no APN. So today I went back to the shop and asked them to fix it. They had to ring technical support up and were talked through a procedure that took at least 20 mins! ! ! ! !:noway: Good job I wasn't trying to do it! Then, YEAH! We have data! :drinker: :drinker: :drinker: :flowerforyou: :flowerforyou: :flowerforyou:

Then I went and bought some new white cereal bowls with a blue rim. Then I shopped for tomorrow's lunch. :drinker:

Menu: Zucchini tots with chilli jam
Savoury Palmiers
Spicy roasted sweet potato with yoghourt dip
Cream cheese stuffed mini red peppers.

Salmon roasted in chipotle paste and smoked hickory drops, lemon.
New potatoes
Fresh Salsa of tomatoes, cucumber, spring onions, garlic and herbs

Chocolate fondue with mango, strawberries, pineapple and banana. Sprinkles of chopped nuts, vermicelli - white and milk,
coloured balls and hundreds and thousands.

Epoisses cheese and biscuits.

My niece is a fishy vegetarian, hence no meat.
Most of it is done. Will roast sweet potato tonight and marinate the salmon. Everything else is to be assembled tomorrow and bits reheated. I have a blue plastic tablecloth and plates to cover the table with for the fondue.:laugh: Must check he is actually coming as he has turned up on the wrong day in the past!:noway:

DH at cricket. My cleaner has cleaned all the downstairs so we are ready for guests. I even bought flowers.

I love entertaining so much that I even thought of opening a tiny "pop up" restaurant in my kitchen. Then I decided sgainst it as too much stress. I did think about feeding some people who havent got much and lit on my yoga teacher's daughter and boyfriend who are very young and expecting their 3rd child! ! ! ! I have asked them over for a meal so I can have the pleasure of cooking for them and they csn enjoy an evening out for no money. They are extremely hard up. My yoga teacher will babydit her grandchildren. :happy: :happy: I hope it all works out. I don't want them to feel awkward or beholden. I will enjoy it more than them! ! ! ! !

Love to all. Nice weather here.
Heather in sunny Hampshire UK

Yesterday, I did Bodycombat class and an extra core-strengthening class. Today is weights in body pump class. I am exploring cream substitutes for morning coffee. I reluctantly submit to the fact I need to do something about cholesterol. Today, I tried unsweetened hemp milk. I will try it a couple of times to see if it is an acquired taste, but so far I am not a fan. Perhaps I will just switch to morning tea instead.

Sandy, how awful to have a tooth just shatter like that!! Gives me shudders to think of it.

Kayzoola (PNW USA)

I’m not going to try to respond to everyone today because I don’t have the available time. Know I’m thinking about you and wishing you the best.:flowerforyou: :flowerforyou:

Barbie: Sorry that Jake got hurt. I hope he heals quickly.:flowerforyou:

Heather: Your meal sounds wonderful. Can I come to dinner? Wait. That would take nearly forever since we don’t like flying. I’ll have to live vicariously. I’m so glad you & several others post these wonderful meal descriptions. Sharing food is a wonderful thing to do, especially when you are such an outstanding cook. Treating your yoga instructor’s adult children to a nice meal is a lovely idea.:flowerforyou:



Yesterday I lost my glasses toward the end of the day. It was pretty frustrating that I couldn’t find them, and I had to go to a planning commission meeting without them, which means I couldn’t see as well as I’d have liked. When I got home after the meeting I made plans to look for them this morning, thinking I might have left them on the boat. I climbed into bed and heard a clatter down by the foot of the bed. Yep, it was the glasses. They had been sitting on my checkerboard quilt--hiding in plain sight all along.:noway: :grumble: :ohwell:

Katla in sunny and beautiful NW Oregon

“Our greatest weakness lies in giving up. The most certain way to succeed is always to try just one more time.” Thomas A. Edison


April Goals:

1. Log every bite and swallow.
2. Move more: cardio at least 3 days a week and strength training when able.
3. Find a way to have fun at least once every day.
4. Water: Pay attention to water intake and drink frequently during the day.

First while I remember it (kase means cheese in German ) I don't know about the rest of the word since it's been a while. I used to be stationed in Germany when I was in the army. I lived there for three years, fabulous bread and pastries.
Tigress in GA

Happy hump day!!
Have a drs appt at 3;45,so we`ll see what he has to say about the knee.
HUGS
jane

Oh - KY