WOMEN AGES 50+ FOR NOVEMBER 2014

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  • barbiecat
    barbiecat Posts: 16,965 Member
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    :D There were 27 people at my line dance class this morning including 3 family members from out of town who came with regular students. The class is usually close to 40 so this was a pretty good turnout for the day after a holiday.

    :o We have rain today and the promise of dropping temperatures until it gets below freezing for the weekend...nothing like what so many of you in the central and eastern parts of North America are experiencing.

    smiley-laughing001.gifwe don't buy gifts for Christmas but we shopped online today for new landline phones for ourselves. smiley-laughing001.gif

    <3 Barbie from NW Washington
  • jmkmomm
    jmkmomm Posts: 3,247 Member
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    Hello ladies. Slept until 10:45 this morning. Boy did I need it. But Michelle and boyfriend was going to be here at 11 for lunch so oldest daughter and I worked on getting everything out of frig and start microwaving. A pan of sweet potatoes that has been put in the oven for reheating is not easy to clean. Between yesterday and today the dishwasher was run 3 times. But the whole gang is all gone now, floors cleaned again. Counters are back to being just counters. I did OK today at lunch. Not good but OK. There were 3 pieces of pie left over from yesterday, and the pies were Walmarts small pies. I really don't care for pumpkin and apple has to be really special. But I have never met a piece of pecan pie that I haven't liked so I had s very small piece of that with a tad bit of cool whip. Other than that it was small turkey sandwich, carrots and an apple. Our family was it's usual goofy self today and no tension, no politics and we had a great time and a good day to have Duran to meet more of the family.

    I love Mariahs strength. I think how children react to the rigors of cancer therapy our truly miracles. Of course the wonderful families and hospital staff are part of that.

    My house is to quiet now. Joyce, Indiana
  • Lestan48
    Lestan48 Posts: 489 Member
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    Saturday and meant to walk doggy yesterday afternoon but fell asleep and step only 7476 >:)
    On 6th day of Jeannette's 15 week challenge and LOVE it. Today was cardio dance before breakfast, Circuit B (back, Bis and legs) after breakfast, plus 1 hour walk after lunch (better do it)
    Another lovely day here. :D
    Lesley in Tasmania
  • cityjaneLondon
    cityjaneLondon Posts: 12,302 Member
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    Good wishes to all of you who have survived the holidays and the shopping frenzy! On the news was a violent altercation at a supermarket in London as several people tried to grab the same TV. The police had to be called!

    We have just got back from London and seeing the grandchildren. Heavenly, as always, but I ended up eating too much. I now reckon I have a 1, 000 deficit in all to get rid of from all my socialising. It won't be tomorrow as it's my brother's anniversary do in an Italian restaurant! :tongue: We haven't got a lot planned after that, apart from suffering the bedroom renovations, so that will be the time to be super disciplined.

    The grandchildren were in fine form and DGS spent the whole time building houses out of table mats with DH. He was Batman for the day. DGD. was her adorable self and we did some gender de-stereotyping by playing with a carpentry set. She is good with a screwdriver! ! ! What joy they find in everyday life. :love:
    Makes me realise how lucky we are when I read about Mariah. What a great kid she is with such a lot of spirit! :love: <3 (*)
    We had our "feast" on the way home on the train. At least I am keeping a count of calories. :tongue:

    DSIL rang me to thank me for her birthday present. It's so nice that she has come out of her depression and we are back in regular contact. I am looking forward to seeing my family tomorrow. There should be about 20 of us.

    Love to all. I willl post a photo of my lovely grandchildren.

    Heather, back in Hampshire UK

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  • grandmallie
    grandmallie Posts: 9,760 Member
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    Heather, they are just precious...
    I have been very very bad today eating ,I dont want to think how many calories I ate today.. just wont even bother counting it today,, but was atrocious .
    I am getting my jammies on and getting ready for bed..
  • margaretturk
    margaretturk Posts: 5,077 Member
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    Heather Darling!

    Barbie I am glad you had such a wonderful Thanksgiving!

    :heart: MNMargaret
  • mollywhippet
    mollywhippet Posts: 1,890 Member
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    Good evening everyone! It was a nice day here today. Warmer temps and lots of sunshine. I spent most of the day at the studio making soap dishes and tea bag dishes. Those are always good sellers because they are small and cheap and make good stocking stuffers. I had some customers come in and buy stuff today too. That doesn't happen very often.

    I was really constipated for several days so I ate a few prunes and had chili for lunch and now I feel a little sick. Things are happening. Not all good, though. I know, too much information.

    It was so nice to see Mariah! Thanks J.B.! She's so adorable in her new jammies. I hope she feels better soon.

    Meg, so nice to hear from you, too. Glad you had a nice Thanksgiving.

    Heather, your DGC are so sweet! Such beautiful smiles!

    Barbie, we don't buy gifts for each other either. Our anniversary is New Year's Eve, so most years we get a piece of furniture or something like that, something for the house.

    Well, time to warm up the turkey. Good night everyone!

    Sylvia

  • cityjaneLondon
    cityjaneLondon Posts: 12,302 Member
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    Just looked on Facebook - it seems DH'S family have just set off to the Philippines to get the child back. The nephew is calling it Operation Ninja. Discretion would seem a better idea. :ohwell:
  • pipcd34
    pipcd34 Posts: 16,636 Member
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    Didn't get to ride to work, it was raining too hard, no more calories burned. ;0(
  • Katla49
    Katla49 Posts: 10,385 Member
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    Michele: Rant away. Sending hugs. :flowerforyou:

    Sylvia: I’m happy that your DH is warming to Spot. It seems that a good bath is magical. Today’s joke sounds like it could b a true story. :flowerforyou:

    DeeDee: Thanks for the good wishes. I hope you had a wonderful Thanksgiving. :flowerforyou:

    Juanita: Maybe if we celebrated Thanksgiving in October we wouldn’t’ be plagued with Black Friday sales. :flowerforyou:

    Meg: I count you and all my Women 50+ friends as blessings, too. :heart: :flowerforyou:

    JB: Thanks for the update on Mariah. She and her family are among the bravest people I’ve known about. I love the picture of Mariah in her new jammies. :heart: :flowerforyou:

    Heather: I hope you have a wonderful time with your family. What a wonderful picture of the little ones! My bread rising basket has arrived! I'll be trying a loaf again soon, maybe plain sourdough this time. :flowerforyou:



    DS and DDiL were here for Thanksgiving, and his best friend from childhood came today with his family for a brunch get together. I enjoy this family so much. I’m happy they came & I got to spend some time with them. DH was away at this 2nd physical therapy treatment and is now sleeping if off. The therapist made him work hard. I love that woman. :heart: I am looking forward to my horseback-riding lesson in an hour. Yay! More family is coming tomorrow. DSIL and DBIL will be here with their youngest daughter. Our niece is in her forties, and left her husband this year and moved into an apartment of her own. I look forward to seeing all of them.


    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

    November 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!
    5. Eliminate alcohol.
    6. Monitor sleep.
  • meyllisa
    meyllisa Posts: 284 Member
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    Katla Sorry to say but Canada has embraced the crazy Black Friday sales and all that goes with it. I just don't need anything that bad to line up at 6am
  • bwcetc
    bwcetc Posts: 2,767 Member
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    Home now from visiting my parents in the Cleveland area. I was glad to see my parents, but my parents took us out for Thanksgiving dinner ... and the only word I can use to describe it is atrocious. Dinner was served family style, but I think everything was processed/packaged! The turkey was "soft" ... if you know what I mean ... and laden with salt and gravy. The potatoes were definitely instant! It all tasted like cafeteria food and it was an expensive Italian restaurant! Now my folks didn't notice anything being wrong because everything they eat comes out of a can or the freezer section. But my DH and sons have been on this migraine trigger diet for awhile now and have been eating relatively "clean" ... our taste buds were in shock! So far son doesn't have a migraine ...

    Tomorrow I'm making a fresh turkey I have in the fridge ... it was my standby bird if the weather derailed our travels ... so we'll see how my guys like a more unprocessed dinner. I have to say it was nice to see that the processed stuff was unpalatable to them ... kind of validates my recent cooking efforts.

    Plan to put up one of our trees this weekend... the artificial one in our living room. We'll put up a live tree in the family room next week. Then I'll think about baking and shopping.

    Have a good weekend!
    Beth
  • jb_2011
    jb_2011 Posts: 1,029 Member
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    You're all so sweet :heart:

    Here's another pic from last week, Mariah with her cousin, baby Jaxson, who she'd just met for the first time. Looks like they're very happy together!

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  • Poerava14
    Poerava14 Posts: 1,067 Member
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    Hola Amigas!
    There are 365 messages since the last time I visited this community, so I will be busy this weekend trying to catch up. I'm back from a glorious vacation in Panama. Visited family, made new friends and enjoyed the natural beauty of the oceans and cloud forests. Fortunately, I stayed active enough to mitigate any negative impact from overindulging with food. No gain! Yaaaaaaay!

    Today it was back to the gym, lots of water and clean eating. Be it ever so humble,there's no place like home.

    Stay well.

    Rori
    Colorado Foothills
  • pipcd34
    pipcd34 Posts: 16,636 Member
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    This is my Black Friday, yogi
  • Katla49
    Katla49 Posts: 10,385 Member
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    Pipcd34: I love the dog!
  • barbiecat
    barbiecat Posts: 16,965 Member
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    :D What beautiful pictures---black dog, Mariah, grandchildren.

    :D<3 Hugs to all, Barbie
  • Anamika703
    Anamika703 Posts: 202 Member
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    Beautiful pictures everybody! Why is Black Friday so serious? All the kids are super cute
    God bless all you lovely people
    Anamika from Mumbai
  • cityjaneLondon
    cityjaneLondon Posts: 12,302 Member
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    Adore the black dog. I have sent a copy of him to my son who calls himself blackdogcoach, a coach with depression. (Triathlon coach) He adores dogs, especially black ones. <3
  • grandmallie
    grandmallie Posts: 9,760 Member
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    Good Morning Ladies~
    Just love all the pictures.. sort of a peek into all your lives and how wonderful to be able to do that...
    Slept well ,DH went into work for 3 hrs ,all overtime...
    going to do some cleaning and baking today..
    trying to get more stuff together for our trip. at this time 2 weeks from now we will be on the road.. I am not great on long car trips ,but you do what you gotta do..
    I ordered my DB a sweater with Moose on it,he loves Moose, so it was 24.99, and I got 15% off of that so it was 21.99, didnt have it shipped will pick it up at the store...
    have to figure out what to get for my DSIL..

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