WOMEN AGES 50+ FOR AUGUST 2014
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Thanks, ladies for all the birthday wishes. My DH and I got to looking at the calendar last night and realized that next weekend is Labor Day. (How did that happen? It's still August!) Anyhow, I'd much rather have four days in "Sand Diego" than just one, so we postponed my birthday trip to next weekend. Had to juggle the schedule a bit, but it's worth it. Thank you Joyce & Carol for reminding me there's a browser on my iPhone and to access MFP through it. :blushing:
Went for a walk this morning. Let the dog run loose on the golf course. I've been worried to do that because I was afraid he would run off (he is an adoption dog), but he would run off a little ways, then either run back or look to see if we were following him. So cute! Also spend almost an hour weeding and pruning my pepper tree that almost blew over. When I went to enter it in MFP, there was no option for yard work!??? I added one, because I figured it's as much exercise as an hour of leisurely walking. At least!
Tere -
I think you need to find a way to get that rooster in a soup pot. Then you won't have to turn in your neighbors - or listen to him any more. JK. Kinda.
Heather in UK -
I found the recipe. It's in UK measurements. :sad: You are making me do math..... :grumble:
Sylvia -
You must have been up at Mission Bay, near Sea World. Our boat does not have a tiller. It's a big boat and we have a wheel. Just like driving a car. Only I learned to sail with a tiller and sometimes turn the wrong way. There's been a couple of times I worried about ending up on the rocks, LOL.
SheFitWalks -
Try Yoga for Inflexible People - you can search it on Amazon and it will bring up a bunch of options. The nice thing is, that the "low" options are already built in. It's a good place to start. I do Hatha Yoga, but if you don't know the low options or the video does not tell you them, you can get really confused trying to do something you're not ready for.
Time for another cup of coffee. :drinker: I have some work to do today, too ....
Kitty in AZ0 -
Kitty love the soup idea for the tough old bird. :laugh:0
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YannieJannie - not sure HN hot dogs are Jewish food .... although they are kosher, LOL.
I am actually writing again because I forgot to welcome Princessat50.
Also, Cynthia -
What kind of dog do you have? My friend has one of those long dogs aka "weiner dog" (For sure I'm gonna get HN ads now, too!), and her dogs always had back problems. My Shih Tzu has had them, also. I thing any long dog can have back problems. (I am assuming it is not age or other injury.) Sending good vibes your way. We love our pets like children!
Kitty0 -
TGIF!!:drinker:
welcome princess at 50.:flowerforyou:
Very humid,heat index 90-100.Gonna stay in.Seems we are getting our summer weather now,when the kids are in school.
Poor Violet is home sick,the joys of being in school and the germs.
Catching up on my card club,making cards for kids with life threating illnesses.
Have a good one.
HUGS
jane0 -
Hi, I'm Chris, and I'm a 64 year old woman who has about 20 pounds to lose. So far on My Fitness Pal I have gained one!
my problem is sticking with something consistently enough to see real results.
I live in CT with my retired husband and I still work 4 days a week. Both of our grown sons live at home right now. It makes things a little sstressful. My 86 years young mother lives with us, too, but she has an inlaw apartment and is able to be independent.
today is my day off and we are going to a local agricultural fair. I haven't gone in at least 20 years, but wanted to do something different! It's humid and cloudy but rain is not expected. The entertainment tonight is Danielle ? I forgot her last name but she won The Voice a few years ago. Country music is not my favorite but I remember she had a lovely voice.
hope to get to know you all better in the coming weeks. Chris0 -
afternoon ladies~
the last few days I have been feeling a bit edgy, I dont know how to explain it..maybe anxiety? about what I dont know, just feel constantly jittery...
I did get a phone call from my dad's PCP, i really do like him, told him about my dad's latest issue driving, and he agree's ..with the dizziness, he is deaf and only wears one hearing aid,and having these little accidents..
well he said he will have them call him in for an appt to talk it over the driving situation, he will have to tell him that there are concerns over his driving,so Sean and I will be outed eventually..but the Dr does agree that it is unsafe for him..so we shall see what comes of that..
I was just reading our local newspaper and there is a postion open for a FULL TIME office person at another dental office in my town.. it looks good.. but I have been where I am for the past 8 yrs, we havent gotten a raise in 3, they cut my hours by 10 a year ago..
but then we have our plans set for florida for 3 weeks in december. my DH it is up to me, I could at least go for an interview..
I dont know...
I will pray about it, everything always works out as it should...
I work tomorrow until noon, then over to see the DFIL then off for pizza tomorrow night.0 -
Welcome Chris. That's quite a household you have there! Stress can be one thing that can make you either gain or hold onto those pesky pounds. I hope all your sons do a lot around the house. That's quite a chore to cook and clean after 4 grown boys, a husband and mother.
Sylvia, great yard sale find!!!! I haven't been to a single yard sale. I guess it was my Mom that kept me going to yard sales. Are there any pottery stores in your area that you could go in, start your pottery from the bottom up and then they would fire it for you and you then paint and finish it up. Oh, I wish I knew what else I was going to write to you.
Our choir director is a stickler for timing and our trio doesn't have it right and we sing it August 31st. So we have an extra practice this Sunday evening right before church. I don't go on Sunday nights. That is usually the only time we get to see our daughter. We take her out to supper, do our individual shopping at Walmart and then hang out at our house for awhile. So I have sent a message to see whether she needs to change it to Saturday. Sunday eve after she leaves our house she meets all her friends with dogs out at our local private dog park. I also messaged my older daughter to see how her weight loss is this week so I can post our Kimmel girl weight loss update on face book. We are now over 110 pounds. The other girl is one of My husbands nieces we were able to hook up with when My dear MIL died. She has done really well after she went on a gluten free diet. But she has an only son who has oppositional defiant disorder and he has done poorly on his medicines lately and is in the hospital for medication change observation. So it has been a very stressful week for her and she may have not lost any weight.
Joyce, Indiana
Went back and read your post Sylvia. Do you have ad block on your computer? If not go to the google chrome store and download it. it's free. I still get ads on the side sometimes but not as many. I do know that big brother is watching. Even when I order something at Walmart I get emails suggesting like things.0 -
Welcome Chris and any other newbies I missed.
I think the stew pot idea for that rooster is the best one yet!
Kitty........LOL! I also don't think big brother in charge of our ads knows about hot dogs not being traditional "Jewish" food (even if kosher) but I have had some really good food courtesy of some very good Jewish cooks!. I was royally spoiled by a friend who worked for a Jewish elementary school and another who worked at a Jewish nursing home, both gave me treats all the time............I could easily live on a good brisket, noodle kugel, potato latkes, almond cakes, and challah.........YUM! Nothing makes French toast better than challah!
Now I have an ad for State Farm; I got a quote the other day...........but it was over the phone although I did give them an email address.
yanniejannie0 -
TGIF my friends. I did not go into work today; instead I went to walmart for the household shopping, ran errands, worked on the book some, got my depo shot, picked up the kid from school and went to the y where I swam for ½ hour. We are getting quite the rain storm; the news says it’s coming down at a rate of 5.3”/hour! Whew! I was going to do water aerobics this morning but when I got up I was stiff and sore all over plus I had a headache from shoulder tightness. So I thought walking would be a good way to loosen up instead of another workout.
Oh I didn’t tell you; yesterday on the treadmill I actually RAN! OMG I haven’t run since I was a teenager! It felt SOOOOO good!
So last night I had this crazy texting conversation with DD#1. The next door neighbors are giving her a changing table and a high chair and for 2 weeks I have been trying to get her to pick a day to come get it. Yesterday the neighbor told me she would like to get rid of the furniture soon, so I texted Tanya:
Me: When you come over Saturday, go next door and talk to Mrs. B and tell her a specific date and time you will come get the baby furniture. And tell Dalton (the bf) he has to show up.
T: I can’t
Me: Why not
T: I don’t have her phone number
So now I’m sure she thinks I’m the biggest B****on earth because my response was: You’ll be here Saturday. She lives next door. Walk over there.
GAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA Where did I put those sharp objects the other day?
Gloria: maybe we should have a photo album party!
Michele: the ladder workout is like this: warm up, go fast 2 minute, slow down 2 minutes, go fast 4 minutes, slow down 4 minutes, go fast 6 minutes, slow for 6, repeat the 6s (I don’t do that part), the fast for 4, slow for 4, fast for 2, slow for 2, then cool down. We had a kitty wandering around our backyard today and my kitties had no idea what to think of it (from the window!)
Sylvia: cute joke! Isn’t it crazy to be happy that you soon will be simply overweight??? Actually that is a great accomplishment and you should be very proud. I get bra ads (must be telling me something) and ads for Methodist College here in Omaha which is where I work! They want me to get a nursing degree! Should I tell them I already have that, plus three others including a PhD?
Tere: here is my favorite drivers license question: you have a green light but a blind man starts to cross the intersection. What do you do? My favorite response has always been “honk and proceed!”
Diane: I use a weight watchers digital scale at work. It’s in the gym which has a hard floor so it sits evenly. We have a really old scale at home I just use for trends.
Lesley: hope you feel better soon
Cynthia : Benny Beagle sends get well wishes to your fur baby!
Princess: welcome to our group. Small changes make huge changes
Shefit: Michele here recommended I get Rodney Yee yoga videos and they are great.
Jan: yes actually the school benefits extend through grad school and cover spouses too! You might as well move it; all my kids’ friends always wanted me to adopt them for some reason. I never could figure that out.
Heather; I am ready for my mojito please!
Liz: take care; I hope you get your medical issues settled down soon
Kitty: try adding gardening
Chris welcome to our group. I love that your mom is 86 years young
Alison: re raises: we just got an email from the college president who was crowing that once again we are getting a 1% raise this year! Woo hoo. I want so badly to ask if he has noticed groceries are up by nearly 18%
HEBREW NATIONAL! HEBREW NATIONAL!
Maybe now I’ll get ads with coupons. I love those things!
Speaking of related things, did you know Walmart has a program called savingscatcher? You enter your receipt number and they find you price matches and give you the difference in an e-gift card. Now that’s a brilliant idea!
oK ladies, I better go build an ark. It’s supposed to rain hard all night long. Take care, Meg from Omaha where it is pouring.0 -
Hello to all: Worked out in the gym today for the first time since I am back from vacation. Walked, did NuStep, weights and stretching. Food was good today, salmon burgers and fresh corn for dinner. I love this time of year with all the fresh fruits and veggies. Think I may go the Farmer's Market tomorrow morning.
Kittytoo - add my good wishes for your birthday. Sounds like an awesome outing.
grandmallie - Are you still on prednisone? That can cause jitters and anxiety. A friend of mine described it as feeling like she wanted to jump out of her skin. Exercise can help but if it gets too bad let your doctor know.
Katla - Are you familiar with the Portland area? I am going to a conference to be held at OHSU in October and wondering about hotels in that area, whether it is a decent part of town.
Healing angels to all who need them and congratulations to all with victories. Sue in SD where it is supposed to storm tonight and tomorrow.
Don't measure success or failure by material wealth, but by how you feel; our feelings determine the richness of our lives.0 -
:flowerforyou: I have taken the AARP 55 Drive Alive class three times….the first time it was fabulous and I couldn’t stop talking about it. I still remember and make use of some things I learned. The other two were seriously boring and I remember nothing about them---I think the instructor makes a big difference.
:flowerforyou: Kitty, there is a website for changing grams to ounces and other metric conversions so you don’t have to do any arithmetic...it's called metric-conversions.org
:flowerforyou: SheFitWalks, I recommend Rodney Yee’s yoga videos----“Yoga for Beginners” or “AM Yoga”
:bigsmile: :bigsmile: I love Fridays because it’s the day I teach line dance. My class is for beginners and the dances are easy and fun. The students are enthusiastic and often applaud at the end of an especially fun dance. We welcome brand new dancers and everyone is helpful and encouraging so no one feels bad about not being able to do the dances right away.
:noway: Today we had a slight bump in the road in the class….there is controversial thing going on in my town and a woman brought a flier and began distributing it. The flier spoke in strong language about her side of the issue and I had to ask her to not distribute things that were controversial. I don’t want politics to spoil the class. I want to know that the one thing we have is common is our love for dance. That’s a lot like how we are on this thread----we stay away from controversial topics so we can all feel that we belong.
:flowerforyou: Last night during the pizza eating meeting, one of the women checked the MFP app on her phone to find out how many calories in the Costco pizza. Once she did that, I decided that I’d better finish logging my food for the day. The calories were overwhelming and I reminded myself that I had decided to have this one day splurge.
:flowerforyou: We were back at the AT&T Store again today with some more questions. One of the reasons that we continue to stay with them is the awesome service and the great people who work there who seem to have endless patience and a great sense of humor. Barbie from beautiful sunny NW Washington
:bigsmile: 24,000 steps today including an awesome line dance class
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Did about 50 minutes of Richard Simmons Sweating to the Oldies DVD. Tomorrow I'm planning to do Jari Love Extremely Ripped 1000 DVD. After which I'll go to the farmer's market.
You know, I'm a little surprised that no one mentioned Vince's incident, especially our resident cardiac nurses
Took Vince to get his eye patch off today. His vision in his left eye is 20/20 and today the right eye registered 20/30. We know it'll get better. When he got the patch off the left eye, originally his eyesight was 20/50, now with the eye healing some it's 20/20. The doc did say that he's OK to drive (not like he hasn't been driving all along)
Have to go for my mammo in a few. I already have my magazines to take with me.
Tere - Vince had the same problem a while back, his license expired and he didn't know it. When we lived in PA, they would send you a renewal notice, I wonder if they do that in NC?
barbie - I'd never heard of "Gray Sheet OA" so I looked it up. Now I know something new! Thanks
dinaesia - The scale doesn't say that I've lost any weight, yet my watch is looser. A couple of times I've looked at it to be sure that it was clasped correctly. I don't have a scale that measures body fat since that measurement is so subjective. If you've recently had a lot to drink, the number will be skewered. To be honest, I really don't even know which scale I have. I primarily use the scale as a measurement to see how much I've gained/lost. It's probably not accurate, but for me close enough. Boy, my MIL did macrame. Takes me back. I like different crafts, too. x-stitch, I'm trying to teach myself to crochet, plastic canvas (but I'm losing interest in that), I want to do some ceramics for out by the pool this winter (doing the ceramics, not going out to the pool). I've gotten to the point now where I won't buy something at full price unless I absolutely love it and need it. Otherwise, I, too, zero in on the clearance items. Actually, I need a new bathing suit, so I bought it (it was on sale) and I saw that there were 3 others there. So...if they mark them down further, I'll return the one I have and buy the cheaper one (am I cheap or what?)
Gloria - that's wonderful that your office has healthy snacks!
Lesley - what did you teach?
Cynthia - sure hope your doggie is better. Our pets are our kids, so worry comes naturally.
Heather - I made a meatloaf last night for Vince to have, and some pieces broke off while I was cutting it up to wrap it up. If your ends went in the same place those scraps went, I have a very good idea where the ends ended up!
Alison - if you put the cookies in the freeer, they defrost in no time at all. They'd probably defrost on your drive from your house to FIL's place. I like to go to Denny's when we are in FL. Fried cornmeal mush -- never heard of it. Then again, I'd never heard of livermush until we moved to NC. Happy birthday to you DB
princessat50 - welcome!
Sylvia - love that you walk those kids to school and pick up trash. You're certainly teaching the kids a valuable lesson. Congrats on your BMI
Gloria - whenever I take an exercise class in the pool, I can never get over how fast the time seems to fly by!
Liz - one thing I absolutely hate is when your roots grow in and you can see where the hair that was colored ends. I've spoken to my hairdresser about this, and she suggested we go darker. You can still see the roots. Honestly, the price went up just to get my hair colored. I think I may look for another place just to see what their prices are and also to see if they can get it darker.
Cindy in OK - I love Rodney Yee, too
akinom - lol rooster chasing you to the gym
scaredone - I'm the same way, when I'm tired I crave carbs then I regret it.
Chris - welcome!
Alison - I'd say go for an interview. Can't hurt, huh?
Meg - it seems that when I run on the treadmill, I can't seem to run for very long, then I need to walk fast. Plus....it seems whenever I do run (or sometimes fast walk) on the treadmill, I always seem to need to go to the bathroom (#2). Guess running pushes "things" down. Thanks for telling me about the ladder treadmill workout. I guess it's what I call a speed interval workout. I use the savings catcher all the time at WalMart. So far I've only saved a little over $3. But that's $3 more in my pocket!
Sue - I'm with you, this has got to be the best time of year. I love going to the farmer's market and getting great corn, cantaloupes, purple potatoes, red okra and lots of other things.
Took Vince to the eye md, came home and exercised, finished breakfast, went for my boob squeeze, came home and went in the pool. It's so hot today. Came in asked Ken & Lynette if they'd like to come over after work to go in the pool since it's so hot but they didn't. Went to WalMart because in case they did I was going to make this chocolate bread pudding for dessert (and something else for Ken). We needed milk. Well, I was going to get it tomorrow anyway. Went back in the pool. I usually don't do that, but it was so hot today that I did. Came in had dinner, then just went out by the pool to sit and read, now in for the night.
Michele in NC0 -
Michelle, sometimes I just skim through the pages and I guess i missed about Vince. What happened to him. I'm sorry I missed it.
Meg, sounds like you can go outside and do your water aerobics outside!!! LOL. So we can call you Dr Meg????
Joyce, Indiana0 -
Hello from TX!
Today was yet another scorcher. My DH wanted to go pick up the plates for his new motorcycle and asked me to ride along. We start out, and he says he knows the way. Then he starts asking me for directions. Should I turn here? Will this road go to ...? He's driven there three times already. Well, we made several wrong turns and ended up in a circle. Then we backtracked and headed in the right direction. The place is an hour from us. On the way back, he started in again...Should I turn here? I said, just take the turnaround since you're going back on the highway. Oh, yeah, I knew that. Then he missed the connecting turn and we had to go farther up the toll road to exit. I asked him, don't you read the road signs while you're driving? evidently not. sigh.
Anyway, today was his birthday, so I took him out to dinner. Went over my cals for today, but I'm walking in the a.m.
I'll have to check out those yoga videos. Sounds like something I can use. I loved Zumba, but my knees can't take the twisting. I've heard of Zumba Gold, (for seniors). I did see a set at Costco, maybe I'll look for it next trip.
I found the Marigold Hotel movie at a secondhand bookstore for $5. I watched it today. Loved It! Great cast!
CynthiaT60 - Yeah, there are websites to find graves. I've seen them on ancestry.com or try Google Earth. That's fun for finding places. I used it to look at old houses from my family history. pretty cool. I printed out photos, and my mom was so excited to see those houses again. Ooh, look, they took down the porch railings...I can't believe they painted it that color. LOL
Princessat50 - Welcome to the group. I also have hypothyroidism. I was beginning to believe I would never lose weight. But now, I'm starting to bit by bit.
Sylvia - My MIL is a crafter/woodworker. My DH and BIL went together and bought her an industrial air cleaner and installed it in her workroom, which was in her basement. Perhaps a mobile personal air cleaner would work? Something that sits near you. or those little ones that you wear like a necklace? just a thought... Would you have a pic of the owl hanging? I'd love to see it. And congrats on the score of Magnalite! My mom has a big 6 qt roaster.
Katla49 - At 5'10" most tankinis aren't quite long enough to cover my belly. I have to buy the Longitude brand swimwear, otherwise the one-piece suits stop just below my bust. Not the look I want at the pool. Monokinis are sooo last season.
Christinekluc and scared1 - welcome to the group.
Michele - There's a product called Uncolor by Clairol. It removes hair dye from your hair. You can find it at beauty supply stores. It isn't available in all states. (weird laws) BUT, you can't dye brown over blonde. One is a red-violet dye, the other is a blue-violet dye. They don't mix. If you have blonde hair, you'll end up with green streaks where the blonde was. If I might make a suggestion...try going back to the hair color of your childhood. As we age, our coloring fades, our skin becomes paler, so the softer color hair of childhood suits us better. I learned about hair color some 35 years ago, so take this at face value. I don't know if this product is still available. I'm not a beautician. I took one class, many years ago, and have a good memory.
My hair stylist just moved to vegas. I went back to my old stylist. When I go into a salon, I watch the stylist's hands. I watch how they shape the hair and how they cut it. The good ones use their hands to feel the texture and shape the cut. the bad ones just divide and chop. If you see someone with a nice color job, or cut, ask them where and who did it.
Sorry we dropped the ball about Vince. That must have been scary for you. I apologize for not mentioning it. Hope he's doing better.
Meg - I use WM savings catcher. so far I've gotten $11.00. I usually price match and use coupons when I shop. My local WM just changed their price match policy. They limited it to four stores. that's ok, I drive past the other stores and it isn't a problem to stop and grab an adv. special. I use a sharpie marker to circle the items. Makes it easier to find them. I also list them on the top border of the ad.
Diane in TX0 -
Lesley is feeling a little better this morning Still feels weird NOT to train. Keeping a watch on calories. Liked the Chilli con carne so much yesterday i had it today for lunch
I used to be a fitness trainer at Contours. It is similar to Curves but better weight stations. I got sick of daft excuses. I did body building for years.
I was a cancer research scientist for 40 years and worked at peter MacCallum cancer Hospital in Melbourne, Victoria.
I cleaned house today and did 3 loads of washing, about to seasol garden beds and take the dog for walk up the road.
My scheduled REST day tomorrow and taking it.
Lesley in Tasmania0 -
This afternoon DH and I drove to a restaurant half way between DS’ house in Washington and ours in Oregon. It was a combination Birthday Party for DS and send off for me to CO and DH to their house. I ate more than I should, but the food was good and it was a special occasion.:drinker: We had a lovely meal with DS and DDIL, & they took DH home with them for a while. Tomorrow I will be leaving for the airport early. Neighbors are taking me and it will be an adventure. I hope I enjoy it. I know I’m looking forward to spending time in Colorado with my daughter and granddaughter.
I plan to log my food every day using my phone app, and will also try to check in here if I can. It will depend upon whether DD has internet service or not, and/or whether I’m able to find a place where I can access WIFI. Wish me luck.: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
August Goals:
1. Log every bite and swallow.
2. Cardio exercise at least 3 days a week.
3. Have fun every day.
4. Drink at least three glasses of water daily, preferably more!0 -
Bump...been REALLY busy...School starts again next week. Maybe then I can catch up with everyone.
Eileen near San Diego0 -
Have fun katla and I pray that your husband does well
Joyce, Indiana0 -
Good morning everyone!
Alison: so glad you got a good night’s sleep! I’m sorry your “d”h keeps treating you the way he does. Makes me mad, actually.
About the job: you could go talk to them; if it’s not right for you you don’t have to do it.
Sylvia: wow, what a good deal on those pans! Yeah, my clay teacher was pretty good, but also kind of a jerk. He seemed friendly enough. But once in a while he’d say something that would irritate the c*** out of me. Like when he had a couple of pieces in a small exhibition and someone asked how he’d gotten in there, and he said, “Well, that kind of place knows quality when they see it.” Windows XP? :noway: You might want to think about getting that upgraded unless you have a good virus scanner on your computer.
Katla: good luck with everything, including finding WiFi locations (shouldn’t be hard).
Yanniejannie: a safe driving course does sound boring. But you should try a skid control course. They are a BLAST! I’ve done it twice, I think; you learn a lot and it’s really exciting.
Rita: Hope you feel better today.
Michele: you can even eat cookies when they’re frozen.
Yes, I’ve been on several find-a-grave sites; no luck. One even says “no headstone”; can’t really imagine that, but I’d love to see for myself (or via a photo).
Thanks for all the good wishes for my dog (a Border Collie; he just happens to have an unstable lower back). He’s flying pretty high on pain killers for a few days (but still snapped at me when I touched his lower back/hip; VERY unusual for him). We’re going to see his chiropractor vet tomorrow; the man knows him well and is extremely intelligent, with a wide field of view, so I am looking forward to hearing what he has to say.
Hope everyone has a good day.
Cynthia :flowerforyou:0 -
morning ladies~
thanks for the tip on the prenisone, yes I am still on it, for another week, no wonder I am the way I am,....
I was charging my fit bit last night,so didnt log sleep,but I am lucky if I got 4 hrs,UGGG tossing and turning, and wondering what I should do..
honestly sometimes the side effects of what is supposed to help out way the good it does for you:grumble:
well im up having my lemon water and a cup of tea, gonna get dressed and go to work.. then home and to see DFIL and then out for pizza..
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So much for getting an extra hour of sleep. The alarm clock has two buttons for two different alarms and apparently I set the wrong one. So now I get an extra hour to read MFP! Today I have to clean house, get groceries, and make a birthday cake for tomorrow. I hope we aren't going to try to go to the lake because it's going to be hot today (100+) and the ac doesn't work as well out there.
When we remodeled about two years ago we had an Andersen storm door installed that had an integrated doggie door. We really relied on that thing, too. Well, the dog door part broke. While checking prices for a replacement (about $125) I called Andersen to see how much theirs would be. I gave them the serial number off the door (I didn't even know doors had serial numbers) and they checked the computer and said that our doggie door had a 7 year warranty and we have five years left, so they were sending us a replacement doggie door for free! It arrived in just a couple of days and hubby put it on last night. It looks better than the original. I'm always surprised when we get good service these days. And we never even sent in any registration form for our doors and windows, so hubby thinks the contractor must have done it. The online reviews for Andersen's service were pretty bad too, so I did not have high hopes.
Michele, I missed the news about Vince too. I'm sorry. Please tell us again. Sometimes when there are a lot of posts to read I'm not very thorough in my efforts to read everything. I see someone else refer to an issue that a third person mentioned and have to go back till I find it. I tried that just now but haven't found yours so far. Will look again. I hate when I miss stuff.
Cynthia, I've known a few potters who were pumped up by their own importance, but most are pretty humble. It's a shame you got stuck with a bad one. The clay teacher at our local college was pretty bad too, but for different reasons. He would give a short demo at the beginning of the semester and then go hide in his office. I always claim to be self taught, because I had to learn everything on my own. He is the reason I finally went out on my own. I built a kick wheel and set up a tiny studio in our garden shed. I do have a virus checker, but that PC is not often connected to the internet.
Katla, I hope all goes well with your hubby and your visit with the grands!
Meg, send us some of that rain!
Well, I have got to go swim now. Have a great day everyone!
Sylvia0 -
Good morning beautiful ladies:flowerforyou:
Popping in saving my place:bigsmile:
Michele
I got a renewal form for my license last year, seems it came several months before my birthday. Hope Vince is doing okay:flowerforyou: !
Hope everyone has a wonderful Saturday:flowerforyou: !!! Drink your water:drinker: :drinker: :drinker: !
Hugs,
DeeDee in beautiful NC0 -
It is fly away day, and I'll post again from CO when I can.:flowerforyou:
Katla in Beautiful NW Oregon for until just after lunch time. 0 -
Good Morning Friends,
Cythnia hope your border collie is doing better. I know when I don't feel well I get snappy too.
Gray and muggy today. Not having the sun come out is keeping it cooler. I got a massage last night, so am feeling the effects today. She does a deep tissue massage.
Today I will work on keeping my chin down and head up so tomorrow I will have better posture. ( She told me that is part of the reason my neck had so many knots in it.)
2014 word contentment MNMargaret 0 -
Hello again...
After a busy couple of weeks of exam results I am looking forward to the last week of holiday before the Autumn Term starts. This summer has flown by so quickly. From very hot when we were in Pembrokeshire to very autumnal this weekend.
Tomorrow a couple at church are getting married so we have a bring and share lunch after the morning service so that people who want to stay on for the ceremony can eat together rather than wiz home and back! I have chosen to take crudites and low fat dips - at least this means that there will be some healthy choices on the table!
I have taken the plunge and joined our local gym with swimming pool. I love swimming but because I work in the local high school the open sessions at our local council pool are not ideal - Hi Miss - is not welcome!!! It will work out financially as long as I can swim at least 4 days a week - I have planned it into my weekly schedule ! I have also done a gym induction... fitting this in might be a little more tricky but 20 mins twice a week might just be possible ... watch this space!
The best news is that I have found the fitbit that I thought was broken and lost and it still works!
Happy bank holiday!
MA in UK0 -
Happy Saturday beautiful ladies. Going to be another HOT one here.:sad: Well the motorcycle is not going to be fixed by the time we are to leave Monday so we are going to take the car. Keep telling myself God is in charge. I work this weekend so have to finish up getting ready to leave early Monday. I have gotten myself so stressed out about this, so Thursday was a BAD food day. Was also so hot that didn't get my walk in. But not giving up, new day new start. Last evening DH and I dicided to walk to the park that was having a band. It is about mile and half each way. By the time we got home I was soaking wet as was so humid. But feel good as got almost 16000 for the day.
The State Fair started here yesterday till Sept 2. So many people in town. Kind of glad we are leaving town and will be back on Monday the last day. Went the first year it was here, this is the 5th year. That was before I lost any weight and DH pushed me around in a wheelchair. Not sure if we will go out one evening over the weekend, have to see how I feel after I get off work.
Welcome Monika:flowerforyou: -- This is a great group for support and friendship.
Katla--sounds like you have things all lined up for DD and DH. Pray all goes well. Enjoy the new baby. Looking forward to the pictures.
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Anne--It is never to late to learn new things. I tell myself that all the time. :laugh:
Katiebug--How scary!!
Michele--Glad DH was ok.
Karen--Welcome. Come often and lets get to know each other.:flowerforyou:
Allison--love that about DD's DBF. I remember when my DS was a teenager and he was really serious with this girl. He gave her the pearl ring his dad had given me. I didn't want it anymore so was not real upset when he didn't get it back I had forgotten about it. The way you have been feeling explains almost the same as I have been the last several days. No reason for it, but it just is.
Sylvia--Thats great encouragement for the DGC and picking up trash. I understand just how you feel about DS ex. I have felt the same way more then once with my DHex. She did so much to try and use the kids to break us up and told them lies about me and had them scared of me. I have done my best not to bad mouth her in front of the kids when they were growing up. So rant all you need to. I also agree you need to send that email to lawyer, judge or someone. Let her hang herself. Great garage sale find.
Carol--Thanks for those words. I have been stressed-scared-whatever and last couple days really been bad. Time to just do what needs to be done and trust God will handle it. It sure sounds like you have come along way. I need to put on my big girl panties.
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Meg--We have gotten rain the last several nights. Thursday when I got home part of our big tree and fallen across the driveway. Sure glad it waited until I had the car out. Things are looking really green.
Cynthia--hope your dog is feeling better. I know when mine are not feeling well I worry.
Jane--where do you send the cards for the kids? I would like to do something like that.
Welcome Chris- come often and get to know us.
Yesterday afternoon DH and I watched the movie Gods not Dead. What a great movie and message. I had wanted to see it when it came out, but they only had it here a very limited time. A guy I work with got the movie and so he let me borrow it.
Well I am caught up again. Know I will not be logging much the week we are gone. I will miss you all so very much. I have started to get things ready to leave early Monday morning. Finish up tomorrow when I get home from work. Ladies enjoy this day and remember we are not in this alone.
Blessings, Vicki GI NE0 -
Hi, and thanks for the welcome. There are so many of you! Even a woman from Tasmania, wow.
the fair was fun and we stayed for the concert. Her name is Danielle Bradbery and she won The Voice in 2013. She is only 18. I fear she won't be a star, because she has nothing unique about her, but she is young and has time to develop her own style. Her voice is lovely. The Brooklyn (CT) Fair claims to be the oldest agricultural fair in the U.S.
it was a big night out for us. We didn't get home until 10:30 p.m. haha.
I'm concerned about the lady with the Border Collie. We had to put our 15 year old Border Collie mix down a few years ago. As a breed they can get a little snappy and I hope your dog gets better and stops that behavior. Our sweetheart's name was Susie and I still miss her. She had cancer and it was inoperable because she was unable to tolerate the surgery.
Food: at the fair I had a roast beef sandwich and an ice cream cone and water. I avoided the multiple fried items!
have a great day and enjoy each moment.0 -
Hello everyone,
And welcome to new members of the group.
It's been a busy few days, I've been minding the shop for my sister while she is in the UK. Dashed home after work, calling in at the bank, bakers and supermarket, before bringing in the laundry and then getting ready to go for a meal out with neighbours. Just made it! Bizarrely, had fish and chips - almost as strange as sitting in the British Legion on 11 November in brilliant sunshine waving a Union Jack and singing "there'll always be an England". Not something I could ever see myself doing in England!
Up with the sunrise today and another half day at the shop before coming home to a luxurious swim in an empty pool. Today, I was treated to martins swooping and skimming the surface of the water for insects ( the other day it was just the insects in all their many hues).
It's a beautiful evening here, mellow with the last rays of the sun.
Enjoy your day x
Shani
Usually of London, England, but currently in Cyprus0 -
Good afternoon from dozy Heather in Hampshire UK! :flowerforyou:
My guests have gone. It was sooooooooo great having them, but the minute the car pulled away I fell onto the bed and went to sleep for an hour! :bigsmile: Didn't even have the strength to watch my French film.
Last night we were up until gone 1 a.m. having a singing and dancing session! Such fun!:drinker: (see profile photo!) But I wound myself up so much I didn't get to sleep until 3.15 and I was awake at 6.45.
We walked up the lane to an Open Studio in the village and DH and I bought a wonderful framed large photo. It's called 'Too grey for customers' and it's shot from the inside of a seaside café showing the empty table and the grey waves outside. The inside colours are blue and bright pink. Reminds us of so many seaside holidays and the colours are perfect for our kitchen. We so rarely splash out on something like that. I bought a couple of cards and DSIL bought 4 mugs with beach hut scenes. DH'S niece bought silver starfish earrings. DSIL also ordered a large framed photo of pebbles in a stream. I bet the studio was glad we came! ! ! ! !:drinker:
I ate about 500 over TDEE yesterday and had a lot of lunch today so I have to get back to my normal regime now. No slacking. No exercises today either apart from the walk. It was so nice to relax for a couple of days, but how easy it would be to slide back into old habits! Vigilance is required.
Michele - I did see your Vince post and was concerned, but I selfishly didn't mention it as I was busy, busy. It must have been very worrying and I hope the causes will be sorted soon. Good news about the eyes.:flowerforyou:
Welcome new people. It's great to be in this together!:flowerforyou: Sorry I'm not mentioning names, but I'm just drop dead tired. :yawn:
Kitty - I have a digital scale that has lbs and oz and grams and fluid oz. I just press a button and it changes between them. Believe me I still mainly work in lbs and oz. Most people of my generation do. The cauliflower cake was a hit. DH took a big chunk with him to the football. We have loads left for tomorrow. It is HUGE! It easily feeds ten.
Meg - we were wondering where you had got to when the mojitos were being served. They were fabulous. Definitely do those again. We managed to sit outside for drinks and first course, wrapped up in our cardigans, but went inside for the main event. The wire grill containing the pieces of tandoori chicken came apart during the barbecueing and deposited half of the chicken on the concrete patio. We scooped it up and carried on grilling reckoning that the white hot charcoal would fry any germs! It was all eaten!
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I know there were things I wanted to say to people but my brain is dead. Tomorrow I will be better I swear. Must log my lunch if I can remember what I had.:ohwell:
Love to all, Heather UK0 -
Hooray for Saturday! I actually got out of bed this morning and went to aqua aerobics. He kicked my butt! I used heavier weights too so now my arms are sore. I came home to a power outage and I was so disappointed; I made a healthy-er blueberry strata that I wanted and it hadn’t even been cooked yet. Oh well we can eat it tomorrow I guess. It just got done. We also had 3” of rain last night. Today is parent daughter day (I get DD#1) and then date night, so I’ll just try not to be crazy with food today.
Sue good workout today!
Barbie: such a good idea to really limit those political topics in dance class.
Michele: can you repeat Vince’s incident? When I miss a day and there are so many pages to read, I often skim and so I missed it and feel badly.
Joyce: naaaaa you just call me Meg; “Dr.” is saved for students LOL After last night I guess we can do water aerobics outside!
Diane: I use my specials at Walmart. I have lots of stores around me so I could stop, but don’t want to do all that running! My favorite cashier will give me the price matches even if I don’t mention them. Does dh usually have that sort of problem driving?
Lesley enjoy your rest day
Katla: enjoy your trip!
Cynthia: there is also some sort of new treatment for animals using laser therapy. I was reading about it in my vet’s office; it can be used for arthritis too
MA glad you found the fitbit. I’d be lost without mine!
Vicki: glad no one was injured when the tree fell. I hope you have a wonderful trip
Heather: I was at the airport waiting for you to pick me up! Oh well, next time, right??? :”)
Well I must get busy and get ready because DD will be here shortly. I know I missed some of you but I think of you all and cheer you on. Take care, Meg from soggy Omaha who is still wanting one of Heather’s mojitos!0
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