WOMEN AGES 50+ FOR APRIL 2014

I'm probably not supposed to feel this way all the time but I do have to say Heather's posts are always good for a smile, or and out loud giggle:laugh:

I'm here...bumping though another day.

T25 and treadmill time are done. Got a little housework done. NOT getting much work, work done. Yesterday kicked my behind. I appreciate a bride on a budget but EVERYONE who contacted me yesterday wanted everything for nothing. The good news is that I practiced the art of compromise and came on top when the day was done with 3 new orders that I will actually make a few dollars off of before it's done.

Had a 1/2 glass of wine before bed last night (was too tired to finish the other 1/2) and got the best night's sleep in weeks, maybe months! Only woke up a couple of times, very briefly, and actually needed the alarm to wake me this morning...a very rare event. :drinker:

Lots to do yet today. Have another appointment to check out another potential new school for Aaron. Need to narrow down to my top 3 choices by the end of the week so I can submit the school of choice paperwork.

Tossed the coconut cream pie as promised. No chocolate yet today (the day is young). Just used some leftover ham in a salad with some swiss cheese, cucumber, lettuce, tomato and ranch dressing (no too much) for lunch. Looking like turkey tacos for dinner.

Was so happy to read of the stressed young men making strong "grown men" types of decisions. Has me thinking. I never really push Aaron to do anything he doesn't want to but sometimes I wonder if I should just so he can try, maybe learn to work with others a bit and decide on his own to quit or keep going.

Wishing everyone a happy and successful day with at least a few good laughs.

xo- Gloria in Metro Detroit

Hey Ladies!

I took Easter off and just finished catching up from page 17 of the previous posts! Easter was good I decided not to have the celebration at my house so we spent the day visiting a church in SO’s hometown and then back to our church. Both were lovely. Then we invited ourselves to one of DD’s house for late afternoon snack and then back home. It was a full and lovely day. Its seems that most of you had a lovely Easter as well. As of this morning I am back to my pre-Easter weight and I am pleased about that! :bigsmile: Both DDs dropped bombshell news on us over the weekend. Both are leaving their mates:huh: ….we took the news very calmly and patted each other on the back for not getting excited. Life…..:noway:

Tigress: Aren’t Marines wonderful! Mine is a little scary (so people say) but I think he is just the most wonderful little cuddle bug (don’t tell him I said so)! Anything connected with the daughters, grandkids, great nieces or great nephews has no price tag as far as he is concerned. The second youngest granddaughter’s parents moved from Virginia to Colorado. She (5 years old) called to ask Pop if he could please come and take her to McDonald because nobody else would. Boy did her mother catch it!:laugh:

Grandmallie: My SO’s dad calls me “that girl” because he can’t pronounce my name. I laugh and say its nice to have somebody call me a girl at this point.:laugh:

LKM: Wow! Sounds like you have a really full life. I am not a good dieter either. I am doing 1400 calories daily but I also try to get in 500+ calorie burn from exercise which means that most of the time (except for twice this month) I am under my calorie budget. I tend to gain weight during stressful times of my life. Right now I really try to keep moving whether it’s on my Wii, cleaning the house, washing the car, working in the flower beds, grocery speed shopping, or walking my beloved Doberman Storm. Plus if I am doing something I don’t have time to think about eating all that stuff that I love.:ohwell:

Beth: I remember the fruit and nut eggs! They were the best!

Sylvia: I don’t think your Easter dinner was a bust. The kids’ relationships are so complicated. When I was married there was always a need to coordinated visits to my family and his family. Because we had the only grandchildren in either family it was really competitive between the two families. For Christmas we would do a 120 mile trip to my family and spend Christmas eve (I won’t even talk about the logistics of packing Santa’s gifts for his delivery at my parents’ home much less the hassle getting them back home) and the next night, then a 80 mile trip to his family and spend the night and then a 160 mile trip back home. All said and done it sounds like your grandchildren had a ball and that’s what really matters.:flowerforyou:

Tigress: Men are amazing! :noway: You can never figure out what they thing nor why they are thinking it. My ex-husband blurted out to me one time “If I would have wanted a skinny woman I would have married one” because he was afraid I would leave him.:grumble:

Patty: I understand exactly what you are saying about people at work. I conduct myself as a friendly associate to my co-worker and my boss. Once the gossip line gets open there is no stopping it. Even co-workers who call themselves telling you what so and so said about you “for your own good” often appear to just be waiting to see what you are going to say about it so they can tell everyone else. When they finish telling me I say to them “Remember if she is talking about me to you, she is talking about you to me!” Now they usually leave me out of the gossip line. Don’t let the workplace get to you!

Cyclingbonnie: Hugs and kisses:flowerforyou: ! My ex-FIL also suffered with dementia. On one occasion he awakened and thought his wife was an intruder. My son had to call him and tell him that the woman was there to take care of him and the house while his wife was gone to visit her family. That calmed him down and he didn’t remember a thing the next day. It is a difficult illness for caregivers.

Joyce: Bunches of kisses and hugs to you!:flowerforyou:

DeeDee: Did it occur to you that Noel was playing hard to get?

Heather: I am absolutely addicted to books. Just Monday, I found a box of spiritual books and had to hide them. The SO bought me a Kindle when they first came out because he said he was sick and tired of living in a house with rooms of books. So he bought the Kindle and gave me a gift card to buy books in exchange for taking two F150 long body pickup truck loads of books to the local thrift store:blushing: . I tried to donate them to the local library, but they said they didn’t have enough staff or room to deal with them.

Barbie: Congrats on the new truck! The SO has always had a truck (he cuts down trees) but they have always been manual shifts which I can’t operate. He recently got one with an automatic transmission and let me drive it. I love it and am looking for one for myself!

Take care Ladies!

Tere

Happy Wednesday moring and what a pretty day it is starting out to be . Had some rain last evening and today is to get in upper 70's. DH brought me to work this morning as I am planning on walking home this afternoon. Now that the weather is warming up I plan to do that more often. :glasses:
Lady came and did my nails last evening. Not sure I like having her come to the house. But did have a nice evening with her and her boyfriend. DH and boyfriend got the new bags put on the motorcycle so that was good. They bought pizza for supper and I only ate 3/4 of one piece. So hoping to get back on track this week and stay there.:happy:

Sandy--glad to hear you got your tooth fixed. Isn't true when we are told we can't eat to have a test done or after dental work all we can think about is eating. Wish it worked the other way and when we can eat we wouldn't want to.

Meg--We watch Deadliest Catch.

Beth--glad to hear DS made a choice and is happy with it.:flowerforyou:

Deb--we are fine with those kinds of posts. We all do it and the support here gets me thru alot of days when I just want to give up.

Heather--hope you feel better soon. I am working on acting the way I want to feel. Hugs! hope you are feeling better, guess I do not understand how that works with your rental, You have more patience then I would.:flowerforyou:

Allison--sounds like DFIL knows who cares. I agree we need to let God be in control, sometimes giving up the control I think I have is hard. I am finding it hard to slow down and not get excited about things. You and all my MFP are in my prayers everyday.

Patty--Sounds like you are making wise choices for keeping on task at work. That is why I wear a headset at work most the time as then I can block alot that goes on around me. I choose to stay out of the drama.

Katla--5 years oh my!:noway:

Cynthia--congrates on the loss and gain of muscle.:flowerforyou:

Tere--You do love your books. I have started giving mine to the rehab unit at the hospital and to the gift shop to resell. I love reading a page turning book. My sister gave me her old kindel when she got the new one and it just is not the same.

Well ladies enjoy the rest of your day. I am looking forward to my walk home and hope the wind is not bad. I went to the hospital gift shop and bought this round flat stone. About 8inches around. It has a heart in the middle and says God Bless This Home. I want to put it in the middle of my rock garden. I am looking forward to getting out and working on it when the ground drys up and I have a day off.
Welcome to the new ladies, we just keep growing, it great!! Hugs and prayers to all of you. Each of you are such a Blessing!
Blessed! Vicki GI NE

My day has been very mixed up so far............slept at Gwen's (or rather didn't sleep much), up at 3:30, took her sister to the airport, returned Gwen's car and got in mine , came home and just crashed

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and slept till noon!!! Feeling very unmotivated and lackadaisical.

Yesterday didn't turn out as planned either; did get a good walk in, but tai chi and yoga instructor called..........terrible cold..sick and sounded awful.....to see if I would notify the ones in class who I know about it being cancelled. Made several calls and I ended up taking her a "care package" and just handing it in the door

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menthol bath stuff, chicken noodle soup, and a case of ginger ale. Need to see how she's doing today. Next class is Saturday.

Tere...........Wow!!! Bet the thrift store was very glad to see you coming with all those books for them

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I buy and donate to several in my area what I don't donate I mail to a friends mom. I also have the "book collecting" habit and probably have a few hundred to get read yet all over the house! Give me a good mystery and I'm golden!

Joyce.........I saw A.L., Vampire Slayer at the movies............it was "different" but not to be taken at all seriously, all in silly fun!

Cynthia...............Congrats on your super loss!!! Great work!

Heather...........So glad your DH forgave you; you were already upset and it does roll downhill! Maybe a legal consultation on the window?? Or, not worth that much trouble?

Carol............Say hello to OBX for me............I'll be there next weekend.

Beth...........My DD found out early on that she couldn't ride seriously in college and stay on the deans list.........so she made the decision to leave the barn and horses for the time being. Your son made a good decision, and, even better, he made it for himself!!!! He'll probably think you are crazy, but give him a big hug from me.

Gloria.............My theory was: throw everything at her and see what sticks...........started with "mommy and me" gymnastics at 18 months and moved through all sorts of stuff...........literally: everything from archery to yoga. The rule was she had to give everything a fair chance and if it was something I paid for, it had to be finished. Of course she did have choices and we discussed each decision on each activity she wanted. Colonial re-enactment, running, tennis, vocal groups, folk dance, musical instruments, swimming, volunteering (this I did require!!!)..........one area I tried to stay away from, just personal choice, was "team sports" and club type organizations; the exception to this was our running club beacuse it has members from 5 to 85. I've always felt (once again, personal choice) that peers were not the greatest of influences for kids. This business where friends are the be all and end all and more important than anyone else is fairly recent in history; probably from the 50's. Sorry I got off track here and rattled on; blame it on "drive to airport " induced babbling.

Need to go pull some weeds!
yanniejannie
mid-Atlantic

Heather – you mentioned the zucchini tots before and they sound divine… just have not gotten to them yet. I have loved skinnytaste.com
Fragrant Chinese prawn curry tonight with pak choi in low sodium oyster sauce. – yummy I am catching the next flight to your house!!!! :bigsmile:
Hope you did not need the spinach for a recipe, B.sprouts can be nice too.

Alison – sending support your way!!!

Cindy – I love free stuff!!! I got my fire pit for the backyard that way, 3 stools, and just the other day a big metal wash tub that I am going to put some holes in and put plants in….. :happy: :happy:

Tigress - my favorite line ever!!!! “I can under stand that you like sex, but do something, so you don't breed!”

Beth - NO WAY!!! Snow????

Cynthia – great job losing/ gaining!!

So today has been go go go - the muffins were a hit. But I have to tell you about last night, Levi you may remember grabs house flys out of the air and eats them (newbies Levi is my dog) well last night I was reading in bed; and Levi comes into the bedroom all proud of himself, hops up on the bed and drops on the book a half dead fly for me. YUCK! I was not thrilled, and I think I hurt his feelings; he moped a bit, when I got up, and dumped the fly in the toilet. Maybe he thought I was going to eat it....

Well a lot of running around today, and no work done - and it is still here needing to get done; where are the work fairies when you need them? Better get to it. Tomorrow is my gourmet club dinner - that I am bringing an appetizer to; so I am doing a California Twist on the British Ploughman's lunch - baguettes sliced, Branston's relish, pickled onions, sliced apple and 3 kinds of cheese - all laid out on a pretty wooden cutting board. - now for a cocktail to go with it.... This is an evening of way to much booze, way to much food, and an amazing good time with friends. So I save up calories; and log my best and love it.

Well more later or tomorrow.
Kim from N. California

Vicki - sounds like a really neat wedding that you'll be going to. It won't be stuffy or anything, and I like that. More fun. Have fun at the wedding

Cyunthia - sleep tight...and don't let the bedbugs bite....lol

Tigress - that must have been so scary, having thoughts of wanting to kill yourself. So glad things worked out

turkishvan - welcome! Coming in regularly and posting is very helpful

Sandy - hope your mouth feels better fast

Meg - you never cease to amaze me how you work and have the matter of your family. Oh, I hate call waiting, too. Many is the time I just hang up, I figure if they're too busy to talk to me, then I'm too busy to wait for them. Unless I can do something else while waiting (like make dinner, clean, etc) and that's only if I really need to talk to someone (like at a business). The good thing about buying Easter tablecloths now is that they're 50% off.

Molly - welcome back! Come back more often, you are missed

Beth - sounds like your son made the best decision for himself. You should be very proud

Deb - yea for you! Keeping track and walking, what a great start

Joyce - Lincoln attacked by a vampire??? Talk about artistic liberties!!!

mimi - welcome back SVQ! You don't know how much you've been missed.

Kim - I liked your substitutions. So many times people substitute artificial sugar to get the calories down. You didn't do that, it sounds delish

CynthiaT60 - that's basically what I use the caller ID for. I must admit, tho, sometimes when I don't recognize the caller, I answer anyway because you never know if it's someone calling from a cell phone. And now you can take your cell phone number just about anywhere so the area code doesn't really give you a good clue. That is, if all that's displayed is the number and not the name.

Did an hour of Kelly Coffee Meyers 30 Minutes to Fitness DVD's. There are two segments, one is stepping and the other is plyometrics. For the first time ever, I did the plyometric portion. I usually avoid plyometrics because I don't like the high imploact on my knees. She does have someone modifying the moves, so I did that. Tomorrow I'm planning to do a Bob Harper Inside Out DVD then volunteer at the Green Room. On my way home I think I'll stop at this one food store and order the dessert for our Newcomer bowling party. I'm going to get cupcakes in the decoration of turkeys. The lady said what they do is use the Necco wafers, put icing on them, and it looks like the feathers are standing up.

Have a Newcomer board meeting this morning then senior bowling. I have a feeling Vince isn't going to go, he has a cut on his hand right where he'd be lifting his ball. Plus, he wasn't feeling real good yesterday.

Patty - look online for the Cheesecake Factory. Everyone says that's not a very diet-friendly place to go to.

Cindy - your sister is right. We used to put things out by the road (when we lived on a busy road) really for people to take. Glad you got a good workout. I like step. Whenever we go to FL I take this one gal's step class and I really sweat. For the longest time I thought it was because her class was intense. This last time I realized it is because the humidity is so high down there

Sylvia - I firmly believe that a dog knows when there are little kids. Back when I was pg with Jessica, I didn't know it at the time, I was taking our 120 pound sheepdog for obedience lessons. Suddenly he stopped pulling when I was walking him. I thought "oh, great, he's finally getting the idea". Then I found out that I was pg. Right after I found out, he started pulling again. As if he knew that he shouldn't pull me. I remember also when Jessica was little, she'd poke him in the eye and say "look, mommy, eye!" He didn't do anything. One time she, literally, put her finger up his butt, he just walked away. Now if I brushed him in the wrong way, he'd growl at me. He knew to be gentle with Jessica. It wouldn't surprise me one tiny bit if Bruno knew not to pull the little girl.

Carol in NC - have fun at the beach! Don't forget the sunscreen!

Beth - SNOW!!!! We started draining the water off the pool cover today. The original plan was to lower the water level in the pool so the water on the cover can drain into the pool. But that was taking much too long. On to plan B which was using the pool hose with the shopvac to vacuum the water off the cover. Only problem was that the shopvac only holds 12 gallons of water and it would fill before it could get rid of enough thru the hose. On to plan C which is putting the pool hose into the skimmer and the other end into the water on the cover and have it drain into the drain in the backyard. Well, that worked, so we'll probably finish it tomorrow, at least that part.

Didn't get home from senior bowling until almost 4. We were playing this team and one lady on that team is well known for her talking, talking, talking, especially when it's her turn to bowl. We were the last team to leave the alley! The team also had this guy on it, he's a real inspiration, bowls with his oxygen attached to his belt. But I suspect that he might have had his prostate removed because a few times it was his turn to bowl and he was in the bathroom. I remember when my father had his prostate removed, when he had to go to the bathroom, he had to go.

Vickie - have a good walk. It's so nice out

yanniejannie - how sweet of you to take your tai chi instructor those goodies

Lenny - congrats on graduating! What will your degree be in?

Michele in NC

Hello All,
It is evening here and I am just chilling out with a small glass of wine. I am watching regular TV, usually I DVR shows and I skip commercials but tonight I've just got it on for noise. Commercials drive me nuts. Some are just so stupid and some it seem like come on over and over. Oh well.
This week-end is my DD's graduation ceremony. Last Saturday was her pinning ceremony. She wasn't going to walk but her classmates talked her into it. She doesn't have enough tickets for her Dad and me so she invited him to this, I don't know if he will come but if not my daughter wants me to. We are all going to dinner afterwards at The Cheesecake Factory. Sunday is my company day at our local amusement park, Kings Island. Since both my sister and I work at the same place each of us takes one of my twin granddaughters. I don't like rides myself but enjoy the time with the girls.

Cindy, I'd love to have a step aerobic step, I'd have taken it too.

Heather Hampshire UK, Try broiling the brussel sprouts. They are really good that way.

Kim N Cal, A gourmet dinner club sounds great, I hope you have a great time.

It's 9:05 now so time for me to get things ready for tomorrow and head to bed.
Good night all, God bless.
Pattu, Cincinnati OH

Hello ladies

A true spring day in London today. This time next week we will be in May. Madness!

Mimi, it really is good to see you back. You have been missed.

I am trying to feel youthful today. In reality I think I'm about 106 years old, gallbladder, back and knees are all dragging me down. I'm going to put a brave face on, add a little lipstick and try to act like I'm feeling good. They do say that you should act the way that you want to feel, so I'm going to give it a go. (edited to say that I just noticed this phrase in a conversation with Barbie after I'd typed it - my inspiration often comes from you!)

Work beckons and I'm not brave enough to ignore it, so onwards and upwards I go.

Love to all.
Amanda x

Good morning to all, I'm so glad it's Thursday, Friday would be better but we're getting there. I am at work and had a pretty good night's sleep so feeling peppy. I really like the 6:15 to 7 o'clock time when no one else is in yet, it is peaceful and I can gather my thoughts for the day.
Does anyone else watch Dancing with the Stars? I think this season is really good. There really isnb't a dancer I don't like or want to see go home. I know only one can win but this is a good mix of people.
Today I have exercise class at noon and tonight I have a client at 4:30 and then plan to get some cardio in myself.


Tere and Vicki, Thanks for the words of encouragement. I use my headphones and ear plugs, I am saddened that grown women act like this no matter the age, but it’s not like it’s new.

Michele, I did look on-line at The Cheesecake Factory, it doesn’t look promising but it’s my daughters pick so I’ll have to figure out something. My sister might be interested in splitting an entrée; we do that a lot when we go out.

Amanda, Hang in there, spring is in the air and soon that old gallbladder will no longer be causing you pain.

Time to get to work, wishing everyone health and happiness today.
Patty, Cincinnati OH

Thanks exermom, I am getting my Master's in Pastoral counseling. I will be licensed as a counselor same accreditation as an MS program we we just add the spiritual piece. We look at the human being as body, mind and spirit. I have practiced alternative type medicine for over 20 years so this was the best program for myself. I loved the program it was quite the journey. It was a lot longer and a lot more work then I had expected. We had to do two internships as well in order to have 1,000 hours of clinic before graduating. At this age and in menopause, it was more of a challenge then I had anticipated. Taking the summer off before I figure out what I want to do when I grow up, LOL

Well it is day 4 for me and surprisingly I am doing okay. We will see. I do plan on having a couple of glasses of wine on Saturday night so I have to figure out how to add that in

I hope everyone has a blessed day, Lenny

bumping in.... Mammogram and eye exam today, then to work. Was hoping to be able to just take the rest of the day but that is not happening...saw the dermatologist yesterday, have future appts with a couple of others and then I should be caught up again. Dislike going to the doctors...

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Happy Thursday!

The cookie pounds are gone, I'm back on track. :bigsmile: Trip to visit my fam in San Diego coming up a week from today, I simply must go look for some new clothes, and sandals! My old Tevas are history. I saw some decent-looking shorts the other day while shopping, I'll get over there and try some on. Seems I'm always waiting till the last minute to clothes-shop. :huh:

Oh, I've been making these great Strawberry-Chocolate Smoothies! Thought you might enjoy trying the recipe. Not very sweet, takes a little getting used to, but really good. Fresh berries work better (and taste better) than frozen, in my opinion.

Makes 2 servings, 103 calories per serving. I suppose you could drink both servings...I know I could!

Blend together:
1 cup unsweetened vanilla almond milk
7 or 8 fresh strawberries (frozen berries are fine, too)
1 T cocoa powder
2 T date sugar (white sugar if you wish)

Serve cold.

Yesterday I added a scoop of chocolate protein powder to the mix, and a couple of ice cubes. Certain days at work I need something in the afternoon, and a protein drink is just the ticket. I don't have time to eat inbetween lessons, or floss my teeth. :bigsmile:

Wishing everyone a wonderful day! Eat your greens & beans :flowerforyou: :glasses: :flowerforyou:

jb in rainy, windy Portland

I am so happy! DS#1 has actually emailed me a nice, long letter! ! ! ! ! ! :drinker: :drinker:
He also asked me when would be a good time to come down for a visit. :bigsmile: I'll believe that when I see it, but just to get some communication from him is a blessing.:bigsmile:
He did say he has put on 28 lbs with his weight lifting.:noway: Says it is all muscle! :laugh: :noway: Not doing as much cycling, but he is about to start coaching a new racing cycling team and is very excited. (He won 2 awards last year for triathlon coaching).
He has split up with his girlfriend, her idea, but has a new one already. He is someone who really needs to have a girlfriend. He is so masculine that his life seems half complete without feminine input. He was always much nicer to know when he had a girlfriend on the go, even as a teenager.
I do hope he will make it down from Nottingham for a couple of days.
Anyway, that has all cheered me up no end.

We will be going up to London tomorrow for a quick afternoon babysit. DDIL has been asked to write another two books to add to the series and she doesn't like leaving them with the nanny all the time. She knows that our being there is a special treat for them. At least DH is a special treat for DGS!:laugh: I wonder what adventures are in store tomorrow!

My doctor appointment has resulted in him making me an appointment to see the hospital clinical physio who can arrange MRI s and such like. Getting nearer to some answers!:sick:

Heather in sunny Hampshire UK