WOMEN AGES 50+ FOR APRIL 2014
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I will be honest, I have not had time to read since the last time I posted. Busy, depressed, lots of stress, you all know the routine. Found out the furnace is costing $4,500 to replace (I don't know how I am going to pay for this!) but it has to be done if I want to stop inhaling carbon monoxide. I went to Best Buy this weekend and ordered a new washer and dryer (on credit of course). Now I am just worrying about how I am going to pay for these necessities!
On a good note, I have been able to rent my house in TN for the money I wanted with the deposit I asked for. These people know that I live in CT and my neighbor is going to monitor what goes on and how the property is cared for. I really hope that works out. They are considering buying it. I contacted the 'good for nuthing' realtor and told her I will not be renewing. This after she sent me paperwork for someone else's property to sign as a contract for her! She sent the wrong attachment 3 times! I will definitely not give this person a good rating!
Well, have to work on my school stuff. Thanks for listening to my rants.
Rita from CT0 -
Kim, no offense taken at all. I do know several women who go on holiday trips and weekend trips without their husbands
I went to sleep last night to the sound of rolling thunder. I guess I just haven't watched the right news today as I haven't seen anything about any damage from yesterdays storms. I have a niece who lives in Jonesboro Ark and she put a pic on face book if a tornado damage.
Still having computer issues. It is usually if I am on face book or here. When I am on here all sorts of different weight loss sites try to open new tabs. I tired to do a system restore but it told me I had to much memory taken up. So I am going through the uninstall process of several things. I wish I knew what was important that I had to have on my computer.
Joyce, Indiana0 -
11 pounds!?! ! Congrats Tere! :glasses: I guess you "released" my weight too since I still have not lost a pound this month (or the last or the last or the last.....):sad:
I started my Beta level of T25 this morning and it's indeed a little more intense than Alpha. I did pretty well, however. Also added a little treadmill walking but was limited on time.
Very stressful, everything I touch goes wrong, sort of day. Have an order to finish up tonight since I'm tied up tomorrow morning with a school activity. Hoping the scent of the honeysuckle and jasmine candles with perk me up a little.
Trying to stay focused on my accomplishments, looking for my areas of opportunity but pretty much feeling a little hopeless.
Over and out for now
Gloria in cold, wet and dreary Metro Detroit0 -
Hi all. I have read all the posts but I can't reply to 6 pages of them! Today was a long tiring day, but it's my last day of classroom teaching...four hours over lunch which totally screws up my blood sugar.
Glad to hear everyone who lives in the tornado zone is ok. It's cloudy and humid here so I'm sure we will get some showers tonight hopefully nothing severe.
So DD sends DH an email talking about how furious she is about being pregnant and she knows they need to give the baby for adoption but that will make her near-suicidal. She also told DH last night she will refuse to gain weight no matter what. She's a size 2 and thinks she's fat (she says "you know I have a problem with food"). Well that's a good way to get child protective services involved early! Well that's a good way to get child protective services involved early! Actually I wonder if she was sexually abused as a small child; food, toothbrushes, dental floss...anything that goes in her mouth literally makes her gag. I can't manage the drama so I have to step back. I want to smack some sense into her, but I need to keep my own sanity, so I am going to stay un-involved unless she asks me to do something with her. Oh, and no maternity clothes or new bras...ever. Okaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay.
Need to spend time on the book tonight, so I'm off to get something accomplished. See you all tomorrow. Take care, Meg from cloudy Omaha0 -
Hello everyone,
Just stopping by to thank everyone for the well wishes regarding the storms. I am watching the news and want to send prayers and well wishes to anyone in Mississippi, or has loved ones there.:flowerforyou:
Sylvia, thank you and I am glad for you as well. It is scary that your sirens didn't go off. We have all of our important papers in our safe deposit box. Was just telling Hubby that we need to get our go bag updated and ready with meds, water, pup's Medes, etc. Stay safe.
Hugs,
Cindy in OK 0 -
Dreary, dreary weather today... cold & wet outside... and it looks like it will be that way for the next 10 days.... yuk... Makes it hard to get outside and walk (my favorite exercise) so I may need to go to the fitness center nearby. Not my favorite, but if I take my headphones, I can watch HGTV while I'm on the elliptical machine.
Not getting enough sleep... really need to go to bed earlier. I may add that to my goals for May.
Grateful today for:
* seeing my daughter so happy (possible first boyfriend in her life & feeling positive about college next year)
* our basement bathroom is going to be functional soon
* I've exercised every day since Easter.0 -
Sylvia: Designated Decoy!:laugh: :laugh: :laugh:
Dr.Katie: I’m also sad about the tornado devastation.
Someone needs to design tornado proof schools and hospitals. Perhaps they need to be underground with a nice berm with a flagpole and sign on top of the ground. Schools could save some space by putting the athletic fields and playgrounds on the roof, along with the flagpole. I’m not really kidding about this idea. :noway: Where we live, earthquakes are a bigger threat than tornadoes. I don’t think underground construction would be very helpful for safety around here. 
Re autism: As a teacher I never really found the diagnosis helpful in planning how to teach the child. The kids who are “on the spectrum” but not debilitated are getting what value from the label? I frankly wonder why nerds can’t just be nerds and accepted for who they are. Everyone has issues of one sort or another. I do realize there are autistic individuals with a significant level of disability and they do need special support.:flowerforyou:
Rita: Hugs.:flowerforyou:
Meg: Hang in there. Reality is about to pay a housecall on your DD. It might be bumpy for a time. I’m keeping all of you in my prayers and hoping for a good outcome that everyone can live with.:flowerforyou:
Cindy in OK: Your “go bag” is something we need to develop. Our biggest threat is flooding and we have no worries at he moment. We do have emergency supplies and are physically ready for floods, but the document situation is imperfect. Most really important papers are in the safe deposit box in the bank, which is not in a flood prone area. Tornadoes are not impossible here, but they are very rare.:flowerforyou:
I’m having a low energy day. DH went to the storage unit and did some major reorganization while I took a nap. I’m better than I was, but still not all the way up to par.:ohwell:
Wishing a safe evening for each of you.:flowerforyou:
Katla in 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.0 -
Hi, everyone,
Made it to the gym for ladies exercise this am. Movie with a friend, "The Other Woman"...........had some really good laughs; better than I expected......Cameron Diaz is quite funny!!
Glad everyone from the mid-West and NC is OK.......DH came home with tornado damage stories from people he works with from NC.
I have to say I was amazed at the number of others who have husbands with "social issues".........I never thought of anyone else as having this situation; at least not to this extent. Wow.......y'all have truly stunned me and I'd like to say a huge THANKS for sharing you own situations along with your good advice, thoughts, and ideas (and hugs!!!). Your presence in my life is certainly a big plus and I appreciate all of you smart and caring women. DH does have some medical problems........the usual trinity: diabetes, high BP, and cholesterol. He wasn't raised in this country; grew up mainly between France and Germany (the oldest of four) as his dad was DOD........from what I've seen and heard over the years, I don't think his parents were exactly superstars at parenting..............lots of parties, lots of drinking. Then in high school he had to deal with the culture shock of coming back to the US........to Utah, no less........from France to conservative Utah in the 60's????? Anyway, I'm speaking to him again and we'll get through........and he's on his best behavior. He is a good guy in so many ways. The autism comment really got my attention and does make sense, his behavior socially has been so painfully uncomfortable at times even inexplicable and could be described as leaning toward Aspergers. I think there must have been some degree of comfort in the military as required behavior was standard and he knew how to handle life there. Thanks again, everyone.
Heather .........I totally agree with your love of red pepper soup, I adore it! Found your growing/shrinking comment intriguing and true.
Bonnie.............52 miles!!! WOW!! Will try video again; it wouldn't work for me.
Tere........LOL........when I wrote about "glued together", I meant couples you never ever see apart, you just sound close---which is a good thing. I'm happy for you that you have such a great relationship!!! Sounds like you are very well suited for each other. I let my hair go to salt and pepper years ago; letting it grow out was a pain. AND congrats on that super loss!!!
Cindy..........Your trip was fun for all, even your dog!
Mimi........My DD worked for a kids party company that featured a petting zoo..........found out I am quite fond of goats too. They are really sweet creatures.
Carol..........I feel bad for your son........about the prom date and for messing up the paperwork
I remember only too well all that was involved in the college application process.........what a nightmare! I would be upset about the missed out on money too.
Gloria.............Hope your day got better!!!
Kim...........I bet we could certainly have some fun and find a bit of trouble together!!!
All for now,
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I'm another that hasn't done much about disaster preparedness. The only thing i have done is regarding medications. I don't know about everyone elses insurance but mine lets me reorder at 3 weeks so I try top do that and then put the rest of the bottle away. When I think about it I go through my bag and combine my bottles so that I don't have 3 bottles of the some medicine in this bag. Only thing I can't reorder is my Klonepin so I out of luck if we were ever in a disaster and no access to a pharmacy. We have 2 file cabinets filled to the brim that need to be gone through and put things in order. In the meantime we would put our important papers together. My parents did us a favor in that when Dad died he had a locked fireproof box that had all his papers, granted some of the policies were cancelled but Mom knew which ones were. I know that with my health problems that I need to leave passwords in a place my daughter will be able to cancel online things and continue online banking etc. Right now they are just in a pile on my desk that may look disorganized but I know where everything is. My husband would know nothing about the computer if I died. He would take his life back to the noncomputer age0
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I do the same.When fresh,local veggies come in,I buy them,but normally,buy frozen. So handy,no excuses for not eating my veggies.:noway::flowerforyou: I keep my freezer full of frozen veggies (green beans, cauliflower, broccoli, spinach, squash) so I always have plenty of veggies on hand for my meals.....I like fresh veggies, but they are often challenging to buy and eat before they spoil.
:yawn: :yawn: :yawn: :yawn: Barbie
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Carol - I was on Hwy 226 - south, but north of Marion. Rode from Red Hill to Bakersville on Hwy 226.
The route Started on Burnsville's Town Square, headed west down Hwy 19-E, then down Hwy 19-W to Huntdale Road through Huntdale taking Hwy 197 through Green Mountain up to Red Hill taking Hwy 226 South through Bakersville then down Duck Branch to Hwy 80 heading south to New Dale and Hwy 19-E heading west till reaching Burnsville Town Square.
Bonnie in the Mountains of NC0 -
Hi ladies!
The stomach flu is hitting our community ... my son, hoping to "focus on his grades" has had to focus on something entirely different. :frown:
Glad to hear all of you are staying out of harm's way with this terrible weather system. Talk about disaster preparedness always gets me thinking. Our greatest weather risk is blizzards... although tornadoes are not entirely unheard of. Supposedly our community sits on a northeastern fault line, but people in the insurance industry laugh when they hear I have an earthquake rider! :huh: As our home sits on a significant hill, flooding is not an issue. I know I could do better with our important papers ... settling the in-laws estate has shown me that. Have no good excuse why my husband and I keep putting these things off. We have a friend who is a "prepper" ... he's so extreme! I am prepared for about 3 days of no electricity, water, etc. But that's about it!
The end of the month is coming and I am nowhere near my goals ... very discouraged but not defeated.
Have a good evening.
Beth in Western New York0 -
finished organizing the home office today. Took 2 days of intense / hard work. Tomorrow back to the office (i.e. the one I earn a living with). May 4th hosting a wedding shower, so will need to get the patio chairs cleaned and ready.
Went to see the doc today. Biopsy for some odd blotches on the old bod is planned next week. I am sure nothing serious and will just have them removed.
DH and I sat out on the front veranda tonight before dinner. We are so lucky to live where we live. Yes, it is a lot of work, yes we have aches and pains, but frankly, where could we have a better place than where we are right now.
My thoughts are with those who have been going through deadly tornadoes. What a frightening thing. I sure hope all our friends are safe.
Love to all
Renny
Vancouver Island, BC.0 -
Sylvia - that's just horrible for those people! Stay safe! Say...have you ever considered moving....???????
Renny - friends of ours make their own wine. I'm sure you can give the bottles away. Talk about getting rid of clutter - I wish Vince would get moving. He needs to take pics of Brayn's bicycle, my Keurig, a Mister Coffee, speakers that he has and post them. He also has a filing cabinet in the garage that he needs to go thru. Also, Bryan's kayak. I was able to get rid of our old recyclable container and not one week later did Vince find something that can go on the shelf where it had been!
Heather - I, too, love goat cheese. We sold the refrigerator that Jessica had at college to a lady who made goat cheese for her to keep it refrigerated. I hear ya about the downsizing. When Vince retired, we bought a 5 bedroom house. I remember Bryan saying "why did you get such a big house? You should be downsizing". Within 4 weeks all 3 kids were back home for one reason or another. Not permanently.
After falling in the pool yesterday and then having to lay out in the sun to dry off, I learned something. I put sunscreen on my legs, arms, face, etc. But I didn't put any on the tops of my feet! I felt it this a.m. when I was doing lunges. Note to self -- put sunscreen on the tops of your feet
Patty - sounds like you have a good plan for eating. I, too, like to do the cooking for the week. For one thing, saves time (all I need do is heat it up) but it also helps with not snacking on "yukky" food
Cindy - I try to bring into the home snacks that Vince likes that I don't. Like I don't really care for Doritos but he loves them. Guess what he gets a lot of?
Made some baked cod tonight mainly because I'd defrosted cod and needed to use it up. We'll have it sometime next week. I just don't like wasting food. Earlier today I made a lasagna for Vince to have later this week. It's in the refrig right now, maybe tomorrow I'll cut it up.
Went to mahjongg tonight.
Cindy - so glad you're OK
Sylvia - when we were in PA there was a tornado right near us, I didn't know anything about it, Vince got us all in the basement. Seems like we're supposed to get that storm tomorrow. According to weather.com it looks like thunderstorms, at times severe
Did 10 minutes of this "Ten Minute Pilates" DVD tape then held my plank for 2 min 20 sec and then took the extreme pump class. Tomorrow I'm planning to do a workout on the treadmill. I know that this one has slight increases in inclines. Afterwards, I took the food donations to the soup kitchen (I forgot to give them a donation someone had put in the bag), then went to WalMart to get the things for the lasagna then to Target to return a shirt I got. I'd bought it thinking "that'll do the job" but then I found exactly what I wanted. Well, I didn't realize it was so expensive so I used the money to buy more cat little, plus I used coupons. In the end for two 35 lb containers of litter I paid something like $3.
katla - you are so right, use something for a while before you make drastic changes to find out what it is you'd like to have
tere - that's so cute about bieng a "grown *kitten* man". Once when our kids were little, Jessica and Bryan showed Denise how to pull a chair by the counter, get on the counter and reach on top of the refrigerator for a cookie. As soon as her hand was in the cookiejar, they called Vince "daddy, daddy, look what Denise is doing". Were they ever surprised to find out that he'd heard them all along telling her how to do it. They got punished and Denise didn't. They didn't try that again!
Heather - no vegetables???? I'd go crazy! I know you'll have a great dinner for them.
I don't think I could stand a man who insisted I go everywhere with him. Ken and Lynette have a "weird" relationship. she has to text him all the time when she's going somewhere "on xxx road right now" "entering xxx" "leaving xxx" He doesn't like her to drive by herself (yes, even during the daytime). One time she was going somewhere with me (I even forget where), it was raining, Ken said to Vince "can't you just forbid Michele from going". Yea, like that'd ever happen!!!
drkatiebug - great goal, congrats on the weight loss challenge and earning that money.
Rita - I do hope that rental works out for you. Sounds like a win-win situation if everything works out.
Meg - you sure have a lot on your mind with dd. Yea, you always wonder what their past was like and how it influences their decisions right now. Boy, you are a wonder-woman.
Renny - good luck at the doctor's
Michele in NC0 -
:bigsmile: all my troubles today are trivial.....I am grateful for my health and the health of my beloved husband. Barbie from beautiful NW Washington
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Barbie love the happy dance!
Margaret0 -
Mimi – I love lupine how great to have a “factory” in your yard!!!:flowerforyou: :flowerforyou:
Patty – congrats on doing well at the amusement park; there is often tons of tempting items.
Barbie – buying frozen veggies is something I need to do more of.
Renny – decluttering always makes me feel good
Heather – baked fish with pesto crust!!! Yummmmmmmm
Cindy & Sylvia – glad you both are safe!
Carol – so sorry to hear of the Prom fiasco….
Gloria – hope your day got better.
Good day here; stayed on target food and exercise wise, I think I need to add an exercise class - I don't think the DVD would work for me; I only have a TV in the living room and it is small (both the TV and the room), not much space to move around. I would probably have to move furniture to do a work out. (my whole 3 bedroom house is just 1013 sq. feet. ) So I started looking on line; and the classes I think I would like at our community center are going to be around $100 a month... which is a lot for me. I was hoping for 2 or 3 times a week. I may look into a gym - rumor has it that there is one nearby that is just $15 a month and that includes classes- I'll have to check to see.
Supposed to be 92 degrees here wedensday... yesterday I was in fleece....
Kim in N. California0 -
Hi everybody, have read everyone and am glad that everyone's safe - hope it stays that way!
Meg: thinking of you; sending you as much patience as I can! :flowerforyou:
The "husband issue": I can't imagine being forbidden to do something or feeling pressure not to go out with friends, just as I don't expect my guy to stay home from his chess night out or whatever. But I realize every relationship is different. As long as people respect each other....
Had a kind of stomach bug yesterday; don't really know what that was, but I did manage to go to the gym and eat a reasonable amount. Did stay under my calories for the day, so that was good. :laugh:
Hope everyone has a good day!
Cynthia :flowerforyou:
P.S. Thanks to those doing reorganizing etc. for the inspiration. I'm going to do some today.0 -
Good morning my lovelies.
It's grey and damp in London town. Not a good day for a tube strike! I did manage to get a train part of the way, but still had to walk for about an hour. Not looking forward to going home. Need to go straight from home to my DD#1 house as she lives closer to Heathrow airport - ready for our flight to Germany tomorrow. So excited to be seeing DD#2 and the lovely new GD. Elli is 8 weeks old already!
Drinking coffee, working and getting ready to go over to Sotheby's for their auction this morning.
Have a good day. Please stay safe.
Love to all.
Amanda x0 -
a quick good morning ladies...
did fine up until I inhaled 6 rice krispie treats last night:grumble:
I havent been doing any formal exercise this week because I am trying to take care of all the stuff my DH does plus my stuff while he is away..
I am thinking and praying for everyone who is in harms way with those tornado's
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Good morning beautiful ladies:flowerforyou:
Meg I know things are hard right now...sending you a hug:flowerforyou: !
Bonnie Absolutely beautiful
!!! I think our mountains are fantastic!!!
So glad everyone seems to have escaped the awful storms safe!!! We are supposed to have storms today and tomorrow:frown: , not as severe though...springtime in her glory:ohwell: !
The landscaper will be here today meeting with the patio man, hope it`s not raining for them! My air conditioner died Sunday night:grumble: , they came yesterday and some kind of "wheel" broke, he said it could be a week before the part comes in:noway: :sad: , yesterday was nice and I had the windows and doors open and the ceiling fans going, it was a bit cool in here, today is supposed to be warmer with storms, don`t know if I can have the doors and windows open today:frown: . I had not planned an extra repair in my budget, always seem to happen, especially since I was so happy I am still under budget...was hoping to buy a few pieces of furniture !
Hope everyone has a lovely day!!! Drink your water:drinker: :drinker: :drinker: and log your food!!!
Hugs,
DeeDee in unsettled NC0 -
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JaneMartin: I’ll join you in prayer for the folks in the path of tornadoes. :flowerforyou:
Joyce: I hear you on the emergency preparedness. We’re working on getting wills done and I’m beginning to realize we’ve been way too loosey-goosey.:ohwell: :flowerforyou:
Barbie: We have some frozen veggies on hand, but mostly buy fresh at the market. I am beginning to see the wisdom of having a supply of frozen veggies in case of emergencies. We froze corn on the cob a couple of summers ago, and won’t be repeating that. There is simply too much loss of texture and flavor to make it worthwhile to use the freezer space that way. Crucifers & green beans are another story. Blueberries also freeze extremely well. DH bought a food dryer last year and we’ve enjoyed drying our own tomatoes and red peppers. I love that all your troubles are trivial! :bigsmile: I love your Happy Dance!
Bonnie: I am so impressed with your bike ride and route. You must be very fit.:flowerforyou:
Beth in W NY: Keep at it and remember that each day is a fresh start. Your ticker shows a loss of 71 pounds, and that is amazing evidence of persistence and success.:flowerforyou:
Renny: Victoria BC is one of the prettiest cities I’ve visited. The surrounding area is lovely. I can see why a person would be happy there. We’re also happy with where we live. That is quite a blessing, and can’t be appreciated too much. :flowerforyou:
Michele: Your poor feet! We “downsized” when we moved to our current home. We went from a three-bedroom ranch house in the burbs to a two-bedroom townhouse next to the water in a small town. The square footage is about the same with a slight nod to the townhouse, which has fewer bedrooms and more bathrooms. I never thought I would like living in a townhome, but I love living here. The view is worth scrounging for bedroom space when the kids are both home. We use the sailboat as a guesthouse. We often choose to go there ourselves and leave the house to the kids. If we lived in your area we'd likely want a bigger house and pool, too. :flowerforyou:
Amanda: Didn’t you recently have a tube strike? I’m sorry you have such a long walk. Congratulations on your upcoming trip to see your DD and DGD. I hope you enjoy every minute.:flowerforyou:
DeeDee: I’m keeping my fingers crossed that your air conditioner repair is swift and not too costly. I’m also keeping my fingers crossed that your storms are not severe or dangerous.:flowerforyou:
Yoga today, plus I’m feeling much better! :bigsmile: :bigsmile: I have no idea why I was having an off day yesterday but lengthy naps seemed to solve whatever it was. I had great news from DD. She’s been to the doctor and an ultrasound shows that the new baby is a little boy! We’d have been happy with another girl, too, but it will be lovely to have a grandson to go along with our granddaughter.
I need to take another lesson from Barbie's book and be grateful for my many blessings. My own troubles have shrunk considerably since last year. DH has recovered from his stroke and is legally able to drive, plus he’s taking meds for his MS that are resulting in huge improvements in his energy and mobility. I’ve gotten healthier, too, thanks to all of you and MFP. I wonder if all my anxiety about relatively simple things like buying a car are actually delayed stress from last year's serious health issues. :huh: I went through DH's stroke last year cool as a cucumber, and fell apart over buying a car, relatively minor stuff, a year later.:noway: :noway:
Katla, counting blessings in 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.0 -
Gray and cloudy
looks like more rain coming. Went to bed early and got up at 5; doing laundry, then some ironing. Used to send DH's dress shirts for work out, then got the bright idea that I could burn some extra calories standing and ironing them myself now that DD is away and I'm not running around nearly as much during the day. Well, a few weeks of this and I am OVER it. The last time I ironed 16 shirts at one time........enough!!!! Back to the service they go! This time I mean it!!! Not much on tap today. Tai chi and yoga this evening...........hopefully won't fall asleep this week.
Dee Dee...........Do you still have wisteria in bloom? Ours is about done for this year. I saw some gorgeous iris the other day. Hope you get your a.c. fixed before the heat and humidity makes its arrival.
Michele..........OUCH!!! Sunburned foot (feet??) tops are the absolute worst!! I'm with you on the constant calling and texting being a bit irritating when I'm at lunch or whatever with friends; I suppose it depends maybe on how you were raised--how your parents related to each other, perhaps????..........but I'd feel like I was on a leash. Of course I let DH know if I'm going to be late and expect the same from him.......I think I've called him at his workplace less than 10 times in the past 16 years.
Kim...........Good luck on finding a gym that suits both your needs and your wallet!
I've been mulling over a lot of the input on the husband discussion and my own anger. I think a lot of my reaction had to do with the fact that he agreed to go a week earlier, then reneged when the date was actually set. A lot was the embarrassment of having to back out when we set it up just so the DH's could meet with the idea that both these guys have no male friends and they have so much in common. Both my friend and I have plenty of things we do with others. Also embarrassing because my friendship with her is just months old.
Also thought about what Katla wrote on the usefullness of pursuing a diagnosis for those not significantly affected. While it doesn't excuse "odd" social behavior or affect teaching to any great extent at grade school level, a diagnosis might explain it......at least to families. In a slightly different scenario: My DD had a terrible time writing numbers and letters backward.........despite my requesting, she was never "evaluated" as the teachers said, "It's not that bad; you don't want her labeled". To this day, she takes much longer with academics.........she's a "plugger"; not naturally gifted and I ache to think that she could have been taught some strategies to make academics even a bit easier for her. But it is what it is and we'll never know; her tenacity has served her well so far.
That's all I've got...........best to everyone!
yanniejannie
Adding a PS...........Katla..........Great news on the baby!!! Congrats to all!0 -
Good Morning Ladies!:flowerforyou:
I promised myself not to get so far behind in reading that it takes all day for a response….. I’m home today because I was wheezing :sad: from the pollen and rainy weather so it’s a good chance to be on top of things. The tornados are really bad! Prayers, hugs, and much love to all in their path.:flowerforyou:
SO had a rough day yesterday. He started out well at his 5AM workout at the gym and then cut down a tree and it was downhill from there. Went to the bank to cash his check and found out he was overdrawn…proceeded back to the gym and found out there was a past due balance:explode: …went to Sheetz to pickup sandwiches for dinner and their ordering computers were down and there were no food orders being taken….ordered Chinese food and though he was giving the delivery driver a $20 for the food and tip…got in an argument with the deliverer because the man kept trying to give him the money back:mad: …he couldn’t understand that the man was telling him he had given him a 50 dollar bill instead of the 20 dollar bill and he didn’t want to take advantage of him and then barked at me about not having any ice cream. I decided that I had enough and told him that I was going to bed and that I was looking forward to my sweet loving man coming home in the morning and that when my sweet loving man got home I was going to give him a boatload of kisses and hugs! He asked me who he was if he was not my sweet loving man. I told him I thought he was an alien replacement. Then I told my mother on him while he could hear me!
Needless to say this morning he woke up and greeted me with a big smile, hugs, and kisses.:blushing: I just hope the gym hasn’t suspended us due to his blow-out!:grumble:
Heather: That young lady and her mom are probably going to really enjoy your dinner. They probably need some Mother Daughter time. Plus daughter will have time away from the babies.
Carol: Sorry about the prom date…did he have a second choice for a date? Boys really seem to have a hard time with paperwork. Our youngest 20 something DS had an opportunity to do an internship in the Governor’s Office but couldn’t get his paperwork together. :mad: We decided to not do it for him…..now he uses that experience as “lesson learned”! Emerald Isle sounds like a great place. We haven’t been down the coast that far, but it sounds like an Autumn road trip.
Heather: Absolutely loved the designated driver!:laugh:
drKatiebug: Congratulations on your reward!
Rita: Many hugs to you! The house rental business seems to be brutal! Keep your head up! Carbon monoxide causes many things to happen in your body; depression may also be part of this. Dealing with finances are never easy!
Meg: Stay calm! It will all work out one way or the other. I’m giving myself the same advice.:grumble:
Ok Ladies, hope all of you have a great day time for a breathing treatment for me.
Tere0 -
Hello Lovelies,
Bumping for now. Busy day. Thank you again for the well wishes during the storms.
Katia, I believe you can get ideas for your Go Bag' on the internet.
Hugs to all,
Cindy in OK 0 -
Good morning ladies! I'm a little delayed in leaving the house this morning because the yard crew came to mow and I'll keep the dogs inside till they leave. They are really good at calling before they come to give me time to lock up the dogs.
Last night we had to attend another banquet on campus. This time they ordered me a special meal. Grilled chicken, seasoned with just pepper, on lettuce and tomato, and no dressing. It was just right! Hubby told them what to order. It was very sweet. The rest had fried chicken, which smelled great. They also put out slices of cake, and I had half of a slice of white cake. Hubby finished it off for me. I left him the part with all the icing, so I don't think I did too badly. After the meal I had to sit through a chemistry lecture on alternative sources of energy and how they compare to petroleum. It was so boring I very nearly fell asleep.
Someone asked if we have ever considered moving because of the tornadoes, and yes we have. Just about every spring. But we can't think of a place to go that doesn't have it's own variety of natural disasters. Plus, hubby's job is here and he has tenure. He says he's too old to start over somewhere else, and he doesn't want to retire. Kansas used to be the worst for tornadoes but in recent years they have been just about everywhere in the country. They are VERY scary. My heart breaks watching the news and seeing the devestation. I am very glad we got our storm shelter a few years ago. It makes us feel a little safer.
Sounds like the mowers are finished. Gotta go to work. I hope you all have a great day and stay safe. It looks like another stormy day.
Sylvia0 -
good morning.
made appt for ultrasound.Dr doesn`t think the medicine is the cause for the bleeding as the dose isn`t that high.
Made appt for pt also.
Have a good day,more rain here.
hugs
jane0 -
Just a quick catch up to say Hi lovely Ladies,:flowerforyou:
I still need to catch up from Part 2 then catch up with Part 3, been away for Easter and didn't have any internet connection, stayed in the Cotswold in the back of beyond!!
We have tube strike in London today and tomorrow and this morning I walked for 40 mins to the nearest open tube station overall took me 2 hours to get into work this morning instead of 30 mins :sad: just had to grim and bear it!! now leaving work as it'll take me another 2 hours to get home:grumble: , still will have burn off all of last nights wine calories:drinker: !!! Catch up with you lovely ladies tomorrow
Val sunny :bigsmile: London UK0 -
Good afternoon !:flowerforyou:
Feeling very coldy today and tired. Had lots of ideas for replying to you all, but my eyelids are drooping and my face aches.:sad: It's those pesky grandchildren and their bugs, I bet.:laugh: Both were under the weather.
DH came back from cricket early after no play. It's raining now. I went to yoga and had my friend back for coffee, but since then ive been on the sofa quietly suffering and catching up on programmes and a French film. DH did a bit of gardening.
Ooohhh I ache now! Time for a paracetomol. Talk tomorrow my friends.
Love Heather in gloomy Hampshire UK0
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