WOMEN AGES 50+ FOR OCTOBER 2014

Happy Birthday DrKatieBug xoxoxo

Back from the gym and ladies exercise and the grocery and thinking about lunch, what to have???? No idea yet. Beautiful sunny but cool morning here. I am once again trying to eliminate the junk in my meals and between.

Joyce.........I must say I actually laughed out loud for a long time at the image of you stabbing the life out of that bladder to your waterbed!!!! Thanks, I needed that! Missed the part about the boyfriend being a jerk, too bad.

Viv........Hi, thanks for stopping by.......best to your DH.

Heather........I doubt if 2 beds or even a king would leave enough room for the rest of the furniture w/o us sliding by stuff sideways. I think a queen is the limit for that room to look OK. My back was awful all weekend, much better today; hope yours improves too.

Tere........Hi!

Katla.........I'm changing bulbs to a higher wattage this time of year for the brighter light.

Carol...... Hopefully the MRI will give you an answer. I have heard of dizziness due to a virus that just goes away on its own but not for a longer time than people wanted to put up with it. Good thoughts are with you and your DD. Also very sorry to hear that both your job and townhouse are in jeopardy. Good for you on the lifting! On your son.....we take our moments from kids that age when they are offered and totally treasure them. ((((((Hugs))))))).

yanniejannie
mid-Atlantic

Here is today's Joke of the Day:



The CIA had an opening for an assassin. After all of the background checks, interviews, and testing were done there were three finalists...

Two men and a woman.

For the final test, the CIA agents took one of the men to a large metal door and handed him a gun.

"We must know that you will follow your instructions, no matter what the circumstances.

In side of this room, you will find your wife sitting in a chair. Kill Her!!!"

The man said, "You can't be serious. I could never shoot my wife."

The agent said, "Then you're not the right man for this job."

The second man was given the same instructions. He took the gun and went into the room. All was quiet for about five minutes. Then the man came out

with tears in his eyes." I tried, but I can't kill my wife."

The agent said, "You don't have what it takes. Take your wife and go home."

Finally, it was the woman's turn. She was given the same instructions to kill her husband.

She took the gun and went into the room. Shots were heard, one shot after another. They heard screaming, crashing, banging on the walls.

After a few minutes, all was quiet. The door opened slowly and there stood the woman.

She wiped the sweat from her brow, and said, "This gun is loaded with blanks. I had to beat him to death with the chair."

Good afternoon everyone!

Sylvia, Carol, so sorry to hear of your extremely stressful times. I hope things settle down soon. :flowerforyou:

I got back on the elliptical and did another 40 calories. 1500 sounds better than 1460. I am on track with eating so far. We spent an hour and a half at the mall, but I'm only logging 100 cals for it. I managed to buy an LBD (relief). Some of the dresses I tried on were more "glam", but sooo uncomfortable, like tight corsets. This one has long chiffon sleeves to cover my wrinkly arms and a damask design down the front. I chose a "bling" necklace to go with it and some fine black holdups. Got 20% off everything. :bigsmile: I think I will wear spike heeled ankle boots with it so it looks less grannified. :laugh: As long as I haven't got to walk anywhere in them! ! ! They were my wedding boots.
So now I'm all set for my anniversary and my brother's anniversary.
My silly pom pom Santa headband arrived today and my flashing Santa earrings, so I'm all set for the yoga lunch. :bigsmile:
My back is very sore, but I survived the shopping expedition. More pain killers required right now. :sad: Tomorrow we are going to soak the dried fruit in brandy for the Christmas cake and make the mincemeat. I have never made my own mincemeat before. DH can't wait for Christmas for the cake so I have bought him one from the shop. :laugh: It was reduced!
Please look after yourselves my precious women! (*)

Katiebug - happy 60th! ! ! !

Love Heather in warm Hampshire UK

What a beautiful sunrise this am,pinks and blues.We have temps in the 70`s.Our Indian summer.Still have my cough,but feeling better.
Hugs to all
jane

Just a little tidbit, for those of you with sagging mattresses. Ours was almost brand new and already had a big sunken spot where my hips go. (No correlation between the size of my hips and the size of the divot, I'm sure.) They wouldn't honor the warranty because of my weight. My hips hurt like the dickens every morning. Horrible pain! Anyway, it was just on my side (material flaw, no doubt) and we didn't want to spend the big bucks for another mattress so soon, so I got a sofa pillow from a long forgotten sofa, and put it UNDERNEATH the mattress in the spot where the divot was. It was like brand new again, and is still going strong. It really fixed the problem.

I'm so depressed today, thinking about the whole kid situation. I was without them for more than SIX YEARS, then reconnected and now he's talking about having to more out of state to get away from the crazies. It would break my heart, but I know it may have to be done. The situation is getting worse by the minute. She may have sobered up (or may not) but I do know that she's still pulling crazy stuff. She called DCF this morning and told them that he was on drugs, so he went to get a voluntary drug test. She called the apartment manager and asked that he be evicted. She took him off "her" car insurance policy. She's really burning her bridges this time.

Sorry for the relapse into self pity. Later,

Sylvia

Michele in NC – hope you are all better now; sounds like a rough few days, your kind thoughts are much appreciated.
MargaretMN – gangster ghost tour sounds like a lot of fun! Thanks for your kind words about my son.
WMcmurray61 – sorry to hear about your loss, sounds like you are being mindful of your eating which is helpful in and of itself. Did you make a decision on which job to take?
Joyce Indiana – what a nice vacation and time with your family! If you don’t want to make such a big trip every year, what are closer options for making memories? What a sweet story about your daughter and her new guy – animals are good at assessing character!
Heather – I am more than ready to “Fall Back” but it isn’t time for us yet in the US. Next weekend we get an extra hour –wish we could keep adding hours and never subtract… Your plans for DH’s birthday sound like fun and plenty of family time. Love my KitchenAid – best kitchen purchase ever! Yeah on finding the LBD, what are “holdups?”
Beth in WNY – yeah for maintaining! And pre-planning – you are inspiring me!
Maggiegirl65 –hope the sun came out for you today! I wish MFP tracked fiber – I need to keep an eye on that as well.
Vicki – happy Monday! Thanks for your kind words about caring for DS, you are so right! What a shame your co-workers aren’t as thoughtful as you.
Lesley in Tasmania – sounds like you are missing your regular exercise – at least the new regimen shows some promise.
Katla – how wonderful that you got to enjoy many years of sailing before your DH became ill – though it must be hard to see the boat and not use it. I sail on a Catalina 25 sometimes – not my favorite though for tacking with that jib rigging.
Donna – good for you going out for a walk with the power out – I probably would have just curled up with a book… Feeling powerful and Awesome – Yes – Celebrate and be proud! Thanks for your kind words about DS, we are very hopeful. Every bit matters – at least that is what I tell myself!
CynthiaT – not in Tennessee but my mom went there about 2 years ago to a geneology conference. She passed away very suddenly not long after and her papers are still out – I keep meaning to go through them, my dad wants me to get them scanned into the computer but that will take a lot of time. Best wishes on your guy moving in!
Patceoh – please share your secret for sleeping so well!
Sylvia – love that you wanted to play professional baseball! Like you, I was into baseball in a big way but lost interest after a lot of bad business moves messed up the game. Pretty exciting around here with the Orioles and Nationals in the playoffs this year even though they didn’t advance. Angel food cake and strawberries are our traditional birthday treats as well. Congrats on 500 days! So sorry to hear about DS situation, it is so hard to see others hurting and not be able to do anything. DS may want to get an attorney pronto to protect himself or call CPS and get a file going on the girlfriend and let the school know that there are problems at home and see if there is any counseling available for them. Her burning bridges may be the best thing that happens. Impressive that you did not feel like stress eating!
Deb in CNY – what a great way to burn calories! Love playing in the leaves!
JaneMartin – sorry to hear about your friend, it is so hard to see others in pain.
Kim in Cali – lots of driving and lots of emotions for you this weekend! I have to limit my sugars as I am almost “pre-diabetic” according to my bloodwork, so want to not go any higher. The less I eat, the less I want. Thanks for your kind thoughts about DS.
Welcome to the new ladies! I am just getting started here myself and learning my way around.
Renny – YOU are awesome taking up ice skating after such a long break! Enjoy your grandbabies!
Yannijannie – “No”should be used frequently to cure “volunteeritis!” I have decided to step down as chair of one group come January. I need to focus more time on self-care or I won’t be able to take care of others if I get sick. I work 12 hour days and then go home to meetings almost every week night plus other activities – it is simply too much.
Viv – a week off may do wonders for you – don’t neglect yourself caring for your DH.
Terewilliams – happy Monday to you!
Grandmamallie – you are some kind of a saint to do all that! Hope you are able to rest up after the weekend.
Carol in NC – what a lot you have going on, kudos for continuing your self-care in the face of everything. Hopefully your DD will get some relief soon, sounds like she has good caregivers – not everyone would coordinate meds and it is very important. Sounds like you have a young man to be proud of – even if watching him growing up so fast makes you a bit sad. My sons all wear a size 13 – when the youngest needed shoes last, he found a pair at Payless he liked, I was thankful! We’ve gotten lucky many times at Ross/Marshalls as the large sizes tend to be less popular.

Vic, here in the US we have what is called FMLA or family medical leave of absence. It os meant to allow a family member time off work to take care of a close family member without punishing you. I have no idea whether the UK has anything like that. I have a good friend that used it to be up at a major pediatric hospital when her grand daughter had open heart surgery. Good luck in squeezing in everything. Remember you have to take care of yours of in order to take care of mine

We have no idea what happened but last night when Charlie went to the laundry room to empty then race can, trash pick up is today, water was on the floor. So he has been busy drying everything up. The laundry room is the original concrete but right outside the laundry room is the family room and next to it is a bathroom we never use except for storage and the floor there're is wet. He gets very mad at times like this, curses pretty bad and sometimes hits wall, washer or anything that can. He never hits me. But he has a lot of patching in the walls. But he knows when he is like this I just stay away and don't help. If he makes a mess, it stays like that until he fixes what he messed up. Now I know he did not cause this mess but he made messes because of it so I stay away

Joyce, indiana

drkatiebug

Many Happy Returns!
MNMargaret

Well I have stuck to my doctor's meal and walking plan and weighed and measured this morning. Have LOST 5 pounds in 1 week, was flabbergasted. I am NOT supposed to weigh but I keep a spreadsheet and weigh and measure once a week. THAT will keep me going.
Breakfast = salad and egg
Lunch = salad and fish
Dinner = meat and steamed veg.
I am supposed to walk for 1 hour every day and do NO other training but rest muscles.
I see dietitian and doctor a week on Wednesday and have to stick to plan until then.
Ran out of salad today so had poached egg on toast.
Pensions are in the bank so making a shopping list and off shopping. Lunch at cafe and need to stay strong.
It is raining hard here again today.
Lesley in Tasmania