Senior Golden Sneakers -April 2011

Judy these are just for you welcome back you were cedtainly missed

I mispelled Welcome. So whats New with me.

Received this link from a dear cousin today, and with all my kitty lovers on here, I just had to include this! :bigsmile:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rynvewVe21Y&feature=share
It is enchanting, entrancing, and just priceless! And MARILYN, tell me how you liked it!

JUDY...Happy to see you, and I'll never eat salmon again! :happy:

LYNN, love that song, but can't remember the name of the songstress associated with it! How did you get the notes? SO clever...

PHOEBE, hope you weren't on the road when your eyes were closing! I can't figure out the time entered on posts, as I am in the Eastern Daylight zone, but it always posts a different time for me! What zone is MFP in? You left me out, but I love you anyway!

MADDIE, MADDIE, MADDIE!!! Your darling Mom is being taken care of, and I wonder who is taking care of YOU??? :flowerforyou: I wish I could say "Take a deep breath" but I know you cannot. Not easy to relax with your worries, but that's the best medication, sometimes. Music? Absorbing book or movie? You need a hug and we are all sending hugs for you. {{{{{{{{ }}}}}}}}

JERI, that GPS pedometer (?) sounds so complicated, but so fascinating, too. Nice to have the boredom intercepted, and enjoy walking with it. Great incentive!

SANDY, thanks for the suggestion! You are so astute, as well as lovely! I certainly don't mean to tire anyone out, but I guess I get carried away sometimes! :embarassed:
(We are fine! No violent weather here, but we saw the NEWS this morning! WOW!)

XYLA...your doggie rules are just as much fun as JUDY's. And the pets take over! Glad you are slowing down on the physical stuff as you could undo all that was gained from the surgery! :flowerforyou:

MARIE...HOORAH! Bless Alice, and hope the lunch was a fun excursion! Now back on track for you!

Still having no luck trying to use Photobucket. I guess I'll keep trying until I open a screen that says the same thing as the instructions!
I was WAY under calories yesterday, and sure enough, my metabolism went into deep freeze. So today, I made my High Fiber Belgian Waffles, enjoyed a sandwich for lunch, and will simply have something delicious, (I hope) for dinner, and enjoy not thinking about sodium, calories and all the rest of those things. Tomorrow is another day! I hope a good one for everybody! STAY or BE WELL! :drinker:
Buzz

Happy Sunday everyone,

We had such a great time last night with our friends, dinner was lovely and everything was delicious, the time went to quickly, we didn't notice the time until someone looked at a watch and was almost midnight.:noway: :noway: :noway: was wonderful having them over specially since I was making new recipes:laugh: :laugh: :laugh:

Marie - give Alice a BIG hug - GOOD JOB FIXING YOUR COMPUTER the roses are gorgeous your are so lucky to be able to have them all year:flowerforyou: :flowerforyou: :flowerforyou:

Maddie - So sorry your still having trouble, today went I went to mass and I lit up a candle for you and grandma, hoping you are better soon.:smooched: :smooched: :smooched:

Worked on the garden this afternoon for a while, so much to do after the winter, 80 degress today and a beautiful day, life is great:drinker: :drinker:

Have a wonderful evening everyone,

Gigi

XYLA loved the dog rules.  It is so true. 

MARIE. Lovely flowers.

MADDIE. So sorry about your Mom and you too.  Hope you both get well soon. I know how you feel about your Mom. They looked after us so well when we were little and now we want to take just as good care of them. 

SANDY and BUZZ.  My new GPS sports watch tracks everything and certainly miles, calories, pace and time. It interacts very well with my Sport Tracks program that I use to track my exercise. I found out today that it will upload my route in Google Maps and all the pertinent data to that program. All I have to do is import it with the click of my mouse. 

And everyone else I missed, my brain only holds so much. LOL. I did enjoy everyone's posts. 

I had a great walk this morning and lots of fun at my granddaughter's birthday party. I got to hold my beautiful new grand baby and enjoy all the older ones. Life is good.  

Have a good night everyone. 

lowerforyou: in spite of several days with meetings and events that required sitting still and listening, I still managed to walk over 10,000 steps each day. Yesterday was an extravaganza of eating that included breakfast in motel (wheat toast, banana, peanut butter, yogurt and raisin bran) lunch at a small vegetarian restaurant (grilled veggies on homemade wheat sourdough bread and split pea soup) and a catered dinner unlike any I'd ever been to (dark bread, tofu/potato patties with curry sauce, steamed veggies----I didn't eat the salad, butter, or dessert)..:bigsmile: :bigsmile: :bigsmile: the food was pretty healthy but I was not good with portion control so today we are staying out of restaurants and we took a long walk along the river.

:flowerforyou: tomorrow we pack up and move north to Eureka where we'll see more friends and our kids and grandkids.

:flowerforyou: xyla, I'm glad you are posting again:bigsmile: :bigsmile: :bigsmile: :bigsmile: how frustrating to know that you will have to take it easy for so long:grumble: :grumble: :grumble: that would drive me crazy I loved the dog rules:laugh: :laugh: sounds like our house:laugh: :laugh: sometimes Jake moves to the guest room because two adults and two Standard Poodles and a big cat don't always fit in the same bed :laugh: :laugh: :laugh:

:flowerforyou: Marie, I am so glad your computer is fixed and glad that the repair was simple......my laptop computer wouldn't connect to the internet for days so Jake and I had to share the desktop computer and finally I tried turning off the power on the wireless router and then turning it back on and the wifi worked again......a simple solution that took me days to think of :laugh: :laugh: :laugh:

Maddie, I hope you can find some ways to relax and de-stress to help yourself get well soon......I am concerned about both you and your mom and wish you both speedy recoveries

:flowerforyou: Lynn, I love that song:bigsmile:

:flowerforyou: Buzz, are you having trouble posting your pictures on Photo Bucket or trouble putting the pictures on MFP ?

:flowerforyou: Jackie, I love your photo of the rhodie......they are starting to bloom where we are in Northern California but the ones at home in NW Washington are far from blooming

:flowerforyou: Judi, the pet rules are hilarious and sound a lot like our house :laugh:

:flowerforyou: Gigi, your dinner menu sounds scrumptious :bigsmile: :bigsmile: :bigsmile: :bigsmile:

:flowerforyou: Judy, glad to see you back..your new picture is great :bigsmile: your joke about the blue pajamas was so great that I interrupted Jake to read it to him :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh:

:flowerforyou: Sandy, you continue to stay on track and keep me focused......seeing you do so well and stay so busy and do so many things is an inspiration for us all :bigsmile: :bigsmile:

:flowerforyou: Phoebe,thanks for the reminder about being safe....it seems like everybody keeps driving faster and faster

:flowerforyou: Jeri, your new Garmin GPS sounds fabulous......I love gadgets, too :bigsmile:

We're off to another adventure this evening and I'm sharing the computer with Jake so I gotta get off right now.

hugs to all

Hi Judy, I dont get it. Thats a good color on you, it shows your tan. Wow 100 rose bushes? Thats 99 more than I have. I neglect it badly, but it still blooms like crazy. Its a yelow hybrid tea.

We are in los angeles, hoping to deliver tonight and go to sleep.
No Buzz, I wasnt sleepy eyed, just had one of those days where I felt like a wet sandbag. Just needed some rest. Today was much better.
Gigi, good to hear from you, that was nice of you to light a candle for Grandma. Maddie must be feeling pretty bad, since we havent heard from her since this morning.
and no Buzz, I havent forgotten you either, lol! That is not possible!

Irene, I'm so glad to hear from you! Thank you for posting. So, the meds make you a bit 'loopy'? It could be worse, glad it isnt. Be well and safe. You and ms. Mariah will be 'baking' Easter cookies soon.

Have a good night

Judy are you on face book? I am under Eula Marie Ward I would like to be your friend there too.

Happy Monday!! :bigsmile: It went from 83 degrees to 60, what is the problem with our weather? :explode:

Yesterday I took a slacker day and did not really exercise except for walking to the park with my granddaughter, DIL and the dogs. I also played with her in her backyard for a little while but I was basically sitting and playing catch. :laugh: Although it is now a life style so I still was watching my calories and did manage to stay under. :bigsmile: In lieu of that I did not gain over the weekend so I am sooooo happy.:bigsmile:

Marie, you beat me today because I slept a little later, my son and I watched a movie last night to the wee hours of the morning. :yawn: I am glad you and Gayla are such good friends, maybe ask Phoebe to be Alice's friend also since she checks in on face book daily. :happy: I am glad that dessert had no ill effects on your blood sugar but don't feel that bad about eating it, sometimes we have to give in to a craving because our body needs a change. We don't want our bodies to have the same thing everyday or it won't make any changes.

Phoebe, hope you got to make your delivery and get some sleep in LA. I am not sure but I think Judy left something out of her joke about Walmart, I heard it before but can't remember. :laugh: BTW, what is a digital scrapper?

Judy, that is a great picture of you and your sister, but no offense to your sister, you do look younger. :glasses: If you go to photobucket.com and upload the pictures you want to share with us, we can talk you through the rest. The most important thing with photobucket is copying the image link and then when adding it to your posting, you have to change the brackets and the img code to lower case on each end. Let us know if you need any help or follow the directions from Marie's link.

Barbie, so happy to hear from you and glad you are having a good time with your hubby. I know the two of you will not over do your eating and will manage to get some sort of exercise in daily. :drinker: It just comes automatic now which is a good thing, since if we want to maintain we have to keep up with this new lifestyle. You and Jake are of course more disciplined than anyone but as long as we all are here we are concerned for our health.

Irene, so happy to hear from you. You are in our prayers and I am so glad the clinical trial is going well so far. Sorry for the side effects but as long as you knew what to expect you are doing good. We love you and are so happy when you can drop in and say hello.

Jeri, your new GPS sounds really "cool", enjoy and use it often. :laugh: How old is the new grand baby now? Aren't they wonderful, especially when you can give them back to the parents when they fuss.

Deb,as it turned out we had no bad weather at all, in fact last night it didn't even rain and we were expecting storms. Crazy weather is so unpredictable. How nice that your dad is still with you and that you had such a nice day with him.

Gigi, you are burning calories galore, you should be down to your goal in no time. Your dinner sounded so good and spending times with friends is even better. :flowerforyou:

Charleygirl, where are you? We are waiting to meet you. Any friend of Marie's is a friend of ours. :drinker:

Buzz, I hope I didn't hurt your feelings when I talked about your post. I just meant that some times it is hard to address everyone unless you have too much free time like I do. :laugh:

Xyla, hope you are doing better today and each day gives you more strength. :flowerforyou:

Maddie, I hope you check in with us soon and that you are feeling better, if not I hope you are on the way to your doctor or emergency room. We need you well and hope your mom does the same.

Marilyn, you sneaked in here while I have been posting. The storms sound horrible, we got lucky, I am glad everything is okay with you and yours. Congratulations to your sister, is this her first marriage? You have some long work days ahead of you, try not to over do.:flowerforyou:

When I went to get my first cup of coffee the coffee maker broke, my husband just got back from the store with a new one so I can finally have a cup of coffee. :bigsmile:

Have a great day!!!!

It is clear who runs this household.

Is that a problem? I thought that was normal with all pet owners. :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh:

Hi all, we had a good nights rest, just got a shower and now doing a small load of laundry to get us home. We really must go home now because we are out of medication in about five days.
Marie, if I am your friend on FB, I can read posts made to you, or on your wall, as they call it. I believe this is what you were asking.
marilyn, I can picture you and your little troop train going down the stairs, it is Very familiar to me.
Sandy, glad you had a day of rest on Sunday. God had it right all along!
Jeri, I checked out those gps watches, and I knew instantly that for me, I would have to keep the direction booklet with me at all times! Lol, I bought my dh a new watch, and I told him we could not lose the instructions, not Ever, well we did. We can barely change the time for daylight savings time! No telling what else that watch can do, but I dont want to know!
Sandy digital scrappers is actually digital scrapbooking

Hello Ladies ~ Just been reading though all your posts and loving this community. Had a delightful walk with friends yesterday morning high on the moors with the most stunning views but kicked myself that I hadn't taken a camera. We could see for miles and pick out all the ponies, sheep and walkers way off in the distance. Apart from yet more pottering in the garden this afternoon I've not been very active but plan to swim tomorrow so the exercising continues.

Marie ~ Your roses are gorgeous and such a beautiful colour. Wish I could grow them easily here but the damp air we often experience gives them rust so I only have a couple of shrubs.
Good to hear your computer has been put in its place by Alice!! It's so frustrating when they go off doing their own thing.
You did make me smile when you mentioned getting involved in Dirty Dancing :happy: A bit more energetic than Simply Red!!
How's Jerry getting on now he's into his third week? He's still in my thoughts and prayers.
My bees live at the end of my garden in what I call my "wild bottom", a name that makes people smile but I can't think why!!! They were supposed to help me by pollinating the flowers on vegetables I grow on a patch close by but seem to prefer to fly off across the fields in the opposite direction. When the Rosemary shrub is flowering near the cottage they do a U-turn for a few weeks and buzz around enjoying the pollen. Hopefully we will get some honey late summertime but it will depend on the weather this year and how strong the colony grows. The biggest job is persuading them not to swarm which they can do if they feel crowded in their house.

Maddie ~ Do look after yourself and take the advice of so many friends on here. Don't hesitate to call for medical assistance if things don't improve.

Phoebe ~ I hope your Rhodies have survived too. My Smelly George's leaves looked ready to drop off when our weather was so cold but soon sat up when the sun warmed up.

Sandy ~ It might sound like I have a ton of energy but believe me I sometimes have to give myself a kick-start to get going and after a day of walks, swimming or gardening struggle to get out of a chair without ooh'ing and arr'ing!!

Xyla ~ Do take things steady. Do as the doctors recommended and start off slow but sure. I think a little bleeding is sometimes to be expected but don't ignore it if it increases. But then you know all that don't you.:bigsmile:

Irene ~ It's so good to read a post from you and learn you are surviving the clinical trial. Sugar levels flying all over the place can't be pleasant and I'm sending prayers out for you too.

Barbie ~ Who'd have thought our weather could be similar to northern California?:laugh: I'm sure it's just a blip because we are about to loose our warm winds from the south. They are even threatening snow for Scotland but I'm at the other end of the country so will hopefully not see any more of the white stuff until next winter.

Time to go and cook supper so I will wish everyone here best wishes to enjoy the rest of your day.

Jackie

OH NO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! JUDY. HA HA HA

Judy, you got me with that one!

Thanks judy. You ask what kind of roses we have. All I know they are red roses.I do have a pink one but it is not in ull bloom yet i am saying I but Jerry is the rose man.

It is easier to post pictures on face book. I don't really used it to much just keep up with my family. But do look at it everyday.
So I will be seeing you around there.

Just poppin in to let you know that I am still holding. I was very sick this morning and called my husband home from work. I think the meds are turning on me...I made another appt for my Dr Wed morning, she's not in tomorrow....Mom is still in the hospital. Apparently, there is bronchitis, water and a little pneumonia that they are working on. Rest of the family says that she looks better. I'm so tired and for the first time in a long time, I have no real appetite. I'm not gaining or losing. '

Buzz: My husband is making me eat some but I haven't felt like filling it in. Just hit it to show I was here.

Thanks for continuing to pray for us. This is a weird time.

Maddie