WOMEN AGES 50+ FOR MAY 2014

Kim - forgot to say I loved your photo!:flowerforyou: You have gorgeous thick hair - I am jealous! Also lovely arms - very enviable! I do think though that you might be able to wear more figure fitting clothes to show off that 19 lbs lost. :drinker:

Lucy - so sorry about the baby. I had a still birth 36 years ago. A little girl named Kate. At 40 and with no other children to help ease the pain it is a true tragedy. :brokenheart:

I've downloaded a couple of programmes about the Australian coast to watch on the train tomorrow. Hope I sleep tonight. Last night I made the mistake of starting research for our projected next holiday late at night. Of course then I didn't sleep well at all. Silly me.:huh:
I had the idea of taking a driving tour of Industrial Heritage sites in the north of England, calling in on my son and DH'S twin sister on our way. I don't know whether it will materialise, but it's a good idea. DH is on board, but it would take a bit of organising.

Love to all. I will have to set my alarm to wake up in time to get my exercise done before we leave for the train.

Heather in chilly Hampshire UK

Molly,prayers for your baby.
Lucy,sorry about your niece,how sad.
hugs
jane

Oh Lucy, my heart just is so broken now reading about your family. She must be devastated. Just love on her and let her get through this on her own time.

Our community is real good at providing grants for feeding the kids during the school breaks. We have several schools scheduled to be feeding centers both for breakfast and lunch, any child can eat free and their family can come and if they can, give a donation. we used to 3 hospitals here in town, one right down town which is a rather seedy place to live, one not far from there that is just an OK area and then one on the east side which was where all the nice places, shopping, eating areas etc. The one right downtown was eventually bought out by the east side one and part of the contract was to keep the Er open for a certain period of time. after that time it completely closed. This hospital was a Baptist hospital and very religous oriented. So what the owners have gotten for it they give out each year in grants. They have enough for many more years to come. So I think they are a big contributer to this.

Charlie is doing well today, going to try his steak tonight. One good thing with his teeth the way they are, he has to take much smaller bites and eat a lot slower.

I am hurting inside for my youngest daughter tonight. I think it is really hitting her this week that she is divorced, a single woman trying to take care of an old house that has routine 'issues' due to the abuse 3 big dogs give it. She is trying a big landscaping project to make her pitiful postage stamp yard look nice but be bale to withstand the abuse these active dogs give it. She is on a very tight budget and has spent a lot of money to completely till her yard, place rock in the area right in front of the fence where the dogs run the most and then lay sod on the rest of it. Whether she or he wants it, my husband is going to need to help her. He hates being outside doing work and was going to help her inside. If she was married her husband who is very strong would be helping her. Also as a member of the National Guard they would have had a lot fo buddies. But she is all alone. She is trying to quit smoking.

OK, I'm back! Just got back from supper. Funny thing happened. We saw some friends. He sings karaoke with my husband all the time so Charlie said he wasn't going to over and say hi since he was going to see him in about an hour. So I did. So after Charlie finished his coke he went over there. So i sat and sat and waited. The one remaining roll was just sitting in the basket and staring at me. It was terrible. so I looked over there and he was gone!. But where was he. He doesn't like to go to bathrooms out so I knew he wasn't there. Only other thing was he was out in the car. So I asked the waitress if he had paid and she said yes. So I started to walk to the entrance and he was just coming in and just looking and looking for me. he said when he had finished talking with Jim he looked over to my table and I wasn't there so he left. Well he later said he looked at the wrong booth. We had been sitting in the bar so I don't know how he could have missed me. So I told him I have something to hold up against him. He literally left me at the bar! He said he was wondering if I had even decided to walk home cause I was mad at him for talking to long. I could have done the walk but it is to humid.

Joyce, Indiana

Oh dear Lucy my heart is so heavy for you and the family. Truly the loss of a child ranks up there with the deepest of pains. We do not know what the future holds for sure and our greatest hope is that all tears here on earth are recorded in heaven. Peace, hope and love to all of you

Life is our rich blessing and having family to share in it is the gift to treasure. I had started to see my grandson tonight and got half way to where they live and had to turn around and go back home. The state trooper said it would be at least two hours before they could clear the road. While I sat there (before I decided to just go home) I watched to rescue helicopters circling to pick up bodies. Life can change in a split second.

Bodi you rock!!! So happy for the progress.

Oh Wales would be great too:blushing:

Back to work. Two hours before sunset here:flowerforyou:

Nena

Heather ... good advice!
Sylvia ... not coincidence, but providence ...
Lucy ... some things in this life just defy understanding ... so sorry ...

Beth

Hi ladies...it has been awhile since I posted and I do miss this thread...have not really caught up but will go forward from here...my son is back safely (body and soul) from Afghanistan, he spent a week with us and almost two weeks with girlfriend...she is sooo good for him, I hope they continue to be happy...and good news, he will not be re-enlisting with the Marines...it has been a life changer for him, but not a career:happy:

I joined a fitness challenge tonight...squats, leg raises and abs...I think it is designed for the twenty or thirty something's..not the fifty something's....but will give it a try:laugh:

Stay well..will try to be a participant again:flowerforyou:


Jen from the mid Hudson valley in NY, where yesterday it was summer and today was like March...:noway:

@ Lucy - I am so very sorry to hear of your family tragedy. It is tough when life throws things at us that are beyond comprehension. I wish you comfort in this time of sorrow.

I had promised my DD that I was going to drop by her place after work tonight, and it totally slipped my mind. Darn!!! Her little toddler and husband are both sick and she is about to give birth to baby #2. My forgetfulness was likely because my day was extremely busy and my poor old mind is incapable of containing information beyond established borders. I should have put it on my calendar as soon as I thought of it and I did not. Blasted!

On the other hand, I had a good babysitting experience at my DS and DDIL place last night. Our little granddaughter (10 months) is an absolute delight, plus, she ended up sleeping through the night last night. I do believe Oma's presence (that's me) had something to do with that. No?

Today was sunny but very windy. Weather is supposed to get more lovely as the week goes by.


Renny
Vancouver Island, BC

Lucy, there are no words to describe the sorrow of hearing what happened to your niece. I hope she can recover soon, but I know she will never get completely over it. I'm so very sorry.

Good boy Bodi! Trying to pee on his own and moving his feet! Yippee!

Bad boy Levi! Taking mom's bread is a very naughty thing to do. I hope she let you finish it.

Tonight Hubby took me out on a date. Well, not exactly, but it was a wonderful, magical night. The college is having a chamber music festival and there is a free event every night this week. Tonight it was on the lawn behind the president's house. The musicians were on a beautiful circular stone patio. We were all sitting around in lawn chairs. The weather was absolutely perfect! The music was good, and there were even fireflies! Hubby's favorite part though was that it was free. I'm a very cheap date!

There are two older male professors that always go to the musical performances on campus. They are from Serbia and Romania. I thought they were a gay couple at first, but hubby said they both have wives. Well, the invitations tonight said to bring our lawn chairs, but the first guy, the Romanian, arrived carrying a tiny little folding step stool and proceeded to perch his portly butt on it. It's like the stool that my grandson uses to reach the sink. It was hilarious, and he looked so uncomfortable that I made hubby go over to the stage area and get him a folding chair. I had just about recovered from that sight when the Serbian showed up carrying a thin chair pad. The kind you tie to a wooden chair. He put it down on top of the other guys tiny step stool and sat down on it. I nearly fell out of my lawn chair. It was really, really hard not to laugh.

Here's today's joke:

:happy:

The boss was concerned that his employees weren’t giving him enough respect, so he tried and old fashioned method of persuasion: He brought in a sign that said “I’m the Boss” and taped it to his door. After lunch, he noticed someone had taped another note under his. “Your wife called. She wants her sign back!”

:laugh:

Goodnight all!

Sylvia

Hi ...I'm new to MFP. I found this app in order to easily log everything that went in my mouth. Additionally, the other tools have turned out to be very helpful. I love see the "extra credit" you get for exercising. I'm averaging 1 1/2 hrs. a day.... sometimes at the gym, sometimes outdoors walking, or working out at taiko drumming (my passion). In January I had surgery for a severe meniscus tear .... two months later went on a tour of NYC and was in pain most of the time. Ladies.... this just won't do. I finally am retired and I want to travel. I have a trip planned for Asia in the fall and I do not want to carry around a 50 lb suitcase strapped to my body. I've been on MFP for 13 days now and have lost 7 lbs and gained some welcome muscle...especially in my knee area. Yahooo!

Good morning, everyone!

Joyce: I hate being anywhere that early, too. Glad Charlie is doing better. Your daughter’s dogs may cause wear and tear, but she’s probably glad to have their company and love.
Meg: I think I missed something: what kind of book have you been writing? Lots of confusion with your daughter; I hope you can keep some kind of equanimity during all this.
Sylvia: perfect timing with your clothes donation!
Kim: right with you on the pasta; the “helping” is just a tease. :huh: Your pic is cute! As for Levi…once I bought a pound of truffle cheese as a treat for us. I went to check my e-mail and came back to find my dog under the table polishing off the last of the cheese. That was also the only time he took something from the counter. I was so glad he didn’t get sick (and a little p***ed that our treat was gone).
Alison: hope you have a fun time with your friend. You are right NOT to touch the asbestos. There’s a reason there are specialized removal companies whose employees wear protective clothing!
Bonnie: condolences on the loss of your mother-in-law. Hope you both will give yourselves time to adjust.
Carol: don’t forget to breathe. :flowerforyou:
Katla: hope the blood sugar issue is getting better.
Lucy: sounds like you’re doing well with Milo. Does he have one of those “moving” lines so he has some freedom of movement out there? So sorry about your niece. Hope she can take her time and not feel pressured about “trying again” or whatever. She’ll need to deal with this first.
Vicki: you are doing so well!
Robin: so glad Bodi’s still improving!
Molly: sending good wishes for you and your daughter.

I had a bit of a scare the day before yesterday; long story, but it turned out to be a heart rhythm problem. Am now on a beta blocker I don't want to be on, waiting for an appointment for an ultrasound of the heart. Apparently this kind of thing is normally benign, but I want to know for sure. And I don't like weird feelings in my chest.

Hope everyone has a good day.

Cynthia :flowerforyou: