WOMEN AGES 50+ FOR OCTOBER 2014

nope. no can do on the other pics. they're about 400 kb. Hmmm.

OK, I guess it is my turn to attempt some changes. I want to be able to post pictures and get my sticker back. So here goe

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OK, I don't think I did that right. I had been going through pictures to find me at my heaviest and that wasn't it but it wasn't the one I wanted. Plus it is tiny. I am not the one in the red, I am the other one. I think it was in 2009. And what in the world does BBCode mean?

Got a cal from my youngest, the one here in town. You have to think of a very stuffed up person, huge headache, weak, just feeling poorly kid. Mom I need you to take me to the Urgent care. This kid hardly asks for anything. She will probably stop off to put in a shift on her way to her own funeral. That's the kind of work ethic she has. She is sweaty, fever, not just sweaty but actually diaphoretic, terrible haedache, swollen lymph nodes and as Moms we all know what out kids look like when they don't feel good, eyes kind of sunken, can't hardly walk. She is shivering, can't stop shaking, dressed in 3 layers. I actually had to hold and guide her hand to sign in at the urgent care. He said she had a sinus infection and a bad virus. Gave her medicine, cortisone and something to dry up her secretions. He didn't feel she needed an antibiotic for the sinuses which I didn't agree with. But then we went straight to Walgreens. I DO NOT like Walgreens. Finally I took her home and after Charlie and I ate I went back, still had to wait but got them and took it to her. I can't get her tonight so I suspect the Vistaril he gave her has her snockered. But she was going to go to the Fall Festival with ehr sister and kids o Saturday. Michelle is always known as the cool aunt. She doesn't want kids of her own because with kids you have to take the husband along with it. But she loves to play with everyone else's kids. She is always on the floor wrestling with the them. Her two nieces love her to pieces. This vacation just will not be the same without her. So I hope this medicine gets her to the beach and then maybe on Monday she will feel like playing. He said she will not be cured by Sunday. If she isn't able to go then we will jsut take one car. One very crowded car. We were planning on the luxury of the other car so we could take my wheel chair.

Joyce, indiana

In other news, I had a couple of pigment spots "frozen" yesterday. I've had this before, but now I have pretty big blisters on two spots. Never had them before and was not warned that this could happen (I called the office and they said it often happens.) Not so happy.
Hope everybody has a good day.
Cynthia [OK, the flowers seem to have disappeared as well; grumble]

Hello all, I want to jump in here! I am 59 and just returned from my very first trip to Hawaii, which was terrific, but I am really happy I managed to lose almost 5# in the 2 weeks there! So, here are my October goals: lose 7-8 lb by month-end by drinking all my daily water, keeping calories at 1000 per doctor, keep carbs low, and run/wt train 4 times per week, walking on my off days. I lost weight last year and am trying to kick a 7-month semi-plateau where I lose/gain the same few lbs..I want to be accountable so here goes! :-)

Well my friends, we seem to be gradually getting used to the new format. I guess they still have some work to do on it.
Cynthia - you can get the flower by typing a colon: then with no spaces flowerforyou and then another colon. :flowerforyou:
- I am doing my ticker on my tablet by copying the BBCode in the ticker box by dragging and tapping, (with difficulty) and then pressing my finger where it wants to go and pressing the little paste box. Easier on Windows. As long as I don't copy anything else all I have to do now is press and paste. I hope they sort that out.

Sylvia - you are so talented!

Cynthia - lovely to see your furry friend! :flowerforyou:

Joyce - you have tranformed yourself!

Barbie - have a great trip!

Katla - impressed with DH'S improvement so soon! :drinker:

Renny - depression is a horrible thing. I suffered with it on and off a lot of my life and now my son has it. He seems to be improving now as I can see he is tweeting again! ! ! ! A family curse. I hope you soon turn the corner, which you will. :flowerforyou:

I am still developing a cold, but got in most of my exercise this morning. I only did half the strength training. :crying: Still around 535 altogether so I can eat! I've got leftovers from the delicious chicken and cauliflower bake I did yesterday, so I will have that for lunch with my grain mix I froze. Sausages for dinner with broccoli and a homemade red pepper and fresh tomato sauce. I will only have two sausages.
I was going to have my passport photo taken this afternoon, but I will have to see how I look with my cold! :laugh:
My girlfriends approve of my hotel choice! :drinker:

Got to wash my hair and finally finish unpacking so I can put the suitcase away! :blushing:
DH always does it the minute he gets back!

Heather in gusty and showery Hampshire UK

Good Morning All;
I haven't been on for awhile but I do look at the posts when I can..still not feeling well but I have finally faced facts..this is my life from now on....others have it much much worse then me.....
Boy have they changed this and I am not sure if it is better or not.....Yesterday I called our cable provider...some people have been getting promotions and my son was actually changing his when the one he is using now called him and offered him a lot of things to stay with them...we have been with them for years and haven't had any freebies that long.....so I called and told them about such and such getting promos...so they made up some for us....for a year we get wireless cable...some new box that just came out that will allow me to tape shows even from my computer.....and a few more features...they are coming on Tuesday so we have to watch what we have taped now because they take this cable box.....and I need some oomph...so I can get my home cleaned up before then....with not feeling well the housework has been sporadic....but winter is coming and having some new channels to watch is worth the work...
The leaves are dressing up and they are beautiful...I have a great view of them from the deck....I pray you all have a great weekend coming up....and stay well so you can enjoy the lovely Fall weather

Liz from Halifax NS (Canada)

Nice pics everyone!

Here are my doggies, Timber & Rugby, at the coast last weekend. As we walked down the beach, we came across this driftwood shelter someone had made, fun stuff! Had a great time, perfect weather!

Still figuring out how to put up a full size photo...

Happy Thurs!

:laugh: (had to try it)

jb in the beautiful PNW :glasses:

jb when I clicked on the tag your photo became full size. I don't get the size differences in the photos either.

Darling doggies.

New here from 2 weeks ago and it feels like a weird foreign country where I am an invisible participant and watcher. (Scratches head and looks puzzled)

Everyone speaks a different language and no one is listening to anyone else. I've seen some people reply to other people in a supportive way but on the whole this doesn't seem to happen much. Yet people still log on and post their updates. (More puzzlement)

Should I have been invited to be in this group?

Or am I missing something?

I'd be grateful for any info.

Am posting a cute animal pic (of my two rescue cats) as this seems to be valid foreign currency.

Please excuse if I seem flippant but it does all feel a bit weird. Like being in a crowd but being lonely in a crowd.

Joy in the UK

Grrr! I typed a long reply and lost it! Darn.

Joy, Love the kitties! I don't know what kind of support you are needing. We all love to hear what everyone is up to. Sometimes we have time to comment and sometimes we don't. Not everybody comments on every thing. I'm sorry if you feel like you're in a foreign country. I feel a little like that right now with the change in format. I think we're all a little stumped by the whole process. Please post more about what's going on in your life. Whatever interests you or concerns you. And more pictures of cats are always good!

JB, LOVE those doggies, too! They look like real characters.

Cynthia, love your dog too. And very nice floor. Love the color.

YannieJannie, we watched the PBS show on Ebola last night. Jeepers Creepers! It was scary.

My fitbit was back to normal this morning. It wasn't in sleep mode. I know that one and this was a different light pattern. I plugged it in overnight, even though it didn't need it, and it was all better this morning. Must have had a little bug.

We never got the rain they were predicting, so we got to walk this morning. Then went to the Y for the weights, then walked some more. And wet to the store to get snacks for the kids who are coming over to the studio after school to do another clay project. That should be fun.

Well, I have to get busy. Have a great day everyone.

Sylvia

Hello painted lady52!

YannieJannie, I just noticed that the box where you copy and save the link to the tickers is labeled BBCode. No idea what it stands for.
http://www.myfitnesspal.com/weight-loss-ticker/finished

Here is today's Joke of the day:



A famous lawyer, who had been a public defender for years, dies. He finds himself standing at the back of an enormous queue outside the gates of Heaven. The queue before him is enormous. The number of people who die in a single day appalls him. He can barely see St Peter sitting up on a podium outside the gates with a large book. Every now and then St Peter glances down the queue to see how he is doing. Suddenly he catches the eye of the lawyer. He looks very surprised. He jumps down from the podium and comes running along the line until, slightly out of breath, he arrives beside the lawyer.

He embraces him. He pulls him out of the queue and motions for him to come to the front of the queue. Another person questions what is happening and another angel speaks to the person. Word is passed along the queue and the lawyer is surprised, as people start nodding and clapping. He becomes embarrassed by all the attention and asks St Peter why he is getting the special attention.

St Peter stops suddenly and looks concerned.

"You are a lawyer aren't you?'

"Yes" the lawyer replies. "Does this happen to all lawyers in heaven?"

"Oh, no, "Said St Peter. "It's just you are the first one to ever get here."

:laugh:

Hi Joy from the UK
Sorry we seem a bit preoccupied at the minute. It's because of all the new changes on this site and so many of us are thrown by it! We're all going round in circles! ! ! ! I think some people haven't managed to find their way back to us at all.
Normally we just plunge right in and talk about our lives. Some people are good at replying, others less so. I am sort of in the middle. :embarassed:
Like any new group it can be difficult to get comfortable at first. I have been here two and a half years and some were well established when I joined. For me, from the UK, I love hearing about the lives of women in different parts of the USA and beyond. It all seems quite exotic to me and I have learnt such a lot!
I don't know if you are having these gusty storms, but our electricity went off with a huge thunderclap overhead, but came back on again. Internet also. LOTS of downpours. I didn't go out for my passport photo as I would have looked like a drowned rat. :laugh:
My cold is getting the better of me. Had a nap and am fit for nothing but lying on the sofa.

Heather in Hampshire UK

Robin,

Your girls are beautiful!

My DIL has a little yorkie dog with incontinence. She made a little fabric thing that wraps around his abdomen and fastens with velcro. Inside that she puts a small woman's period pad. It works really well and keeps him from having accidents in the house. With Bodi you might need a bigger maxi pad, though. She actually made several, so she can change his "pants".

Have you been on antidepressants before? If so, you know it takes a little time to get into your system. I hope you react well to this one. I had some trouble finding just the right one, but once I found it, it was like night and day. It made such a huge difference and very few troublesome side effects. Good luck and let us know how things are going.

Sylvia

Joy - Love your kitty picture. I have a solid black cat, too. Her name is Spot. (No, I'm not stupid, just unfunny--her full name is Inkspot.) You don't need to be invited; we all just happened by and decided it was a good place to stay.

I have an appointment with an attorney in about 40 minutes to be sure of my 'legalities' if I decide to walk away from the house. I'm nervous. Not because I'm scared of what he will say but simply from having to meet someone new. Introvertedness at its worst!

At my second job, one of my coworkers unexpectedly lost his wife on Monday, so some of us are going to the visitation at 5 p.m. I hate those visits but I really like my coworker, so I will put on my big girl pants and do the right thing. I'm going with other coworkers so that should help. I have a haircut appointment at 6 p.m. in the same town so I'm going to drive by myself so I don't waste gas.

Here is a picture of my son when he was nine. For those of you who saw his graduation picture, I'm sure you'll notice just a bit of change. LOL