Senior Golden Sneakers - February 2011

Happy Valeentine Day all of you Sneakers

HAPPY VALENTINES DAY!!!


( I won't sing it since Maddie says I sound like I have a sore throat.)

Elli, I looked this up on google about six months ago. It said to make a 50/50 mixture of water and rubbing alcohol. Then dampen a soft cloth, like a t-shirt, and lightly rub over your screen or keyboard. I tried it and it worked beautifully. Be sure that the cloth that you use is really clean so that it doesn't have anything on it that will scratch the screen. You only need a little of the mixture as you don't want to get the screen wet, just the cloth slightly damp. Good luck.

Happy Valentines Day
it's a day to treat yourself extra sweetly, whatever that might mean for you! Connie& Maddie, you both had me giggling while reading your posts! Did anyone join me, hell no! Lol!! And then all that extra fiber scooting everything out the back doorA roflol!!!
Thanks for the chuckles.
i cant remember a thing I was gonna say. Lucky you!
back to work, beautiful sunny day be safe all of you

The "did anyone join me" should've been in quotation marks on my post. Loops! Sounds like i was mad coz nobody joined ME lol! That's funny too!

For Dump Soup, it sure sounds good. 70! Wonderful!! Be super careful.

Hi Golden Sneakers! First of all HAPPY, HAPPY BIRTHDAY, MADDIE :happy:

Last Thursday I got a call from my youngest, she's about 3 hours away, and she sounded like she just needed her Mama. So, I packed a bag and headed off to Muncie, IN where she lives. She had let things go to the point of being overwhelmed and had to work all day Friday and Saturday. So, I got plenty of exercise doing about 10 loads of laundry and a lot of cleaning. Her washer and dryer are in the basement so my knee was working overtime! But when I was done, everything looked so nice and she was so appreciative. I had fun and we had some nice "girl talk time". I LOVE being able to help my kids!

After catching up on most of the posts and hearing some really sad stories regarding your loved ones (including the kitty) , I thought I would recommend the funniest show I have seen in a long time. When I got home Sunday, my husband took me to see the movie "Just Go With It" starring Adam Sandler and Jennifer Anniston. OMG, I laughed from beginning to end and the scenery was beautiful too. So if any of you need some cheering up, I highly recommend this movie! :laugh:

Contragulations to all of you who lost weight. Maddie, don't give up. I often go two to three weeks without any weight loss and then bam a couple of pounds just falls off. In fact, I just lost another two pounds, but won't post it until I see the weight for several days in a row.

Thanks Buzz for the directions about notepad. I have to figure out how to print them out so I can follow them. That will make it so much easier to address each person like so many of you do. I just seem to have the worst memory for names.

HAPPY VALENTIMES DAY TO ALL MY SNEAKER FRIENDS! I have the best valentine sweetheart there is. Dave is such a wonderful husband and friend and I thank God for him everyday. I really do give credit to God for picking this man, because after my history I never wanted to marry again. In fact, on our first date, I told him that I never wanted to fall in love again and that I didn't want anybody to fall in love with me. He said that was ok with him because he felt the exact same way. We both were pretty embarrased to have been married twice before. I married my highschool sweetheart at 19, had three wonderful children, we were together for 23 years and I finally decided there had to be more to life than what I was living with. My husband, bless his heart, was a good man but was an alcoholic. Toward the end of our marriage he also was heavily into gambling. Then at the age of 40 we divorced. I had been working at a jewelry store and my boss and I started in a relationship. I knew he drank too much, and you would have thought I would have been smarter, but I just traded one kind of drunk for another. I had Melissa when I was 42 and decided that no matter what I wouldn't have another marriage end in failure. Lo and behold after 10 years of marriage, he found someone on the internet and left me.

I had known Dave for 10 years as he we worked together when Melissa was first born and throghout the next 10 years he was my CPA and did my taxes. When he found out that I was getting a divorce, he said he would introduce me to dating in the "90's" . So eventually after much proding from coworkers and friends, I went out on that first date thinking this will definately be purerly platonic. Somehow we fell head over heals in love, married three years later, and this June will have been married for 11 years. My first husband and I kept our wonderfrul friendship that we had since I was 16, and when he died from a sudden heart attack two years ago, I was devasted not only for my kids but for losing one of the best friends I'll ever have. My second husband died at the age of 58 all alone in a shabby hotel with just his booze. Such a waste to not to have been involved in my youngest daughters life who is such a beautiful young woman. WOW, I need som kaopetic, guess I have diareha of the mouth. Don't know why I blabbed all that, guess I just feel safe here. Kind of gives you more of a feel for who I am. I apologize for the long post. Again, HAPPY VALENTINE TO ALL! JoAn

Connie, happy birthday to you! You dont look an inch over 834A
joann, thank you for sharing with us. You must be a truly wonderful person to feel such compassion. For, not one, but two ex usbands! So many people cannot do that,.
Pam, hello across the water to you too. Glad you were able to walk on such a pleasant day. We are having a warm streak over here. Some of us are. Kudos for your volunteer work!
be safe

Phoebe, thanks for the kind words. This sounds really corny, but for me, being nice comes so much easier than being mean. I know I handled things right with my Ex's because all of my children have thanked me for loving their Dads. Also, my one daughter Suzy's first marriage ended in divorce and both her and her ex said to each other that they want to get along just like Mom did--and till this day, thankfully for the children's sake, they do.

Just returned from a nice Valentines Day dinner with my hubby. We had prime rib, baked potatos and salad--mmmm it was a yummy dinner. Kind of blew my calories for today, but will get right back on the horse tomorrow! Have a wonderful evening everyone! Jo An