WOMEN AGES 50+ FOR DECEMBER 2014

Good morning all!

Welcome newcomers! :flowerforyou:

Busy dsy today - got to get exercised and showered, coiffured :laugh: , table laid and meal prepared for DH'S daughter.

See you later! Bon Voyage Katla!

Heather in gloomy Hampshire UK

Hi, I am from Atlanta, Georgia. I lost 10 pounds counting calories and being on myfitnesspal. I was put on medication and gained the 10 pounds back as the medicine makes me so hungry! I started working out yesterday again, and counting calories today. Would love some motivation tips and new friends.

Good morning!

A weekend of overindulgence... younger son's 17th birthday on Saturday. Boy, could I feel a difference in how I felt! Back on track today, for certain.

Feeling quite proud of myself. Purchased recording equipment for son's birthday ... interfaces, mics, cords, computer software .... ok, I had no idea what we purchased. Just nodded my head while the salesman talked and then paid the bill. After watching my husband and son fail, after 24 hours, to get it all operational I asked to take a crack at it. They scoffed. Yes, yes, you've guessed right ... I am the one who figured it all out! How might you ask? I READ THE DIRECTIONS!!!! (And took the time to watch the manufacturer's online tutorials.) Silly boys .... I am now their queen ..

Shopping completed. Wrapping is done. I refuse to do any more baking. Fudge is made. We are ready! So the next few days will be spent visiting friends and distributing gifts. Husband has offered to clean (because I am now the queen)... of course I said go for it!

Have a great day ladies!
Beth in Western New York

well went for my walk, let me see if I can post the picture

I LOVE the question mark on the cake How wonderful to get them all together. I'm glad he remembers and misses you. That is special ! ! ! Enjoy the weather.

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kicking back w/my son Floyd, have a good one

Hi all, As yesterday was the Winter Solstice it was a time for me to focus on the new beginning and the new cycle that is under way. I will start fresh and face the coming times with optimism and strength. I will continue on my journey to rid my house of things I no longer need or want. I hope you all had a bright solstice and a blessed Yule.

Today I get the house to myself for a few hours as DH didn't take vacation days like I did. This is a good thing. I can get so much more done.

Take Care all,
Robin Bodi and Ritter
somewhere north of Seattle

wake up

Army son got in fine on Friday. He's off catching up with old friends today and doing some shopping. A stranger slipped a $100 bill in his hand at the airport while he was in uniform. He was so humbled.

Out of town family is starting to roll into our various homes. My older son asked if he could stay at our house for several days. He just lives a few blocks away in his own apartment but wants to be part of the crowd. So I'm off to buy a roll away bed for our home office so he can sleep there. I'm happy he wants to be part of the chaos.

Today is "Berry Merry Monday" in our work healthy eating challenge so I added some raspberries to my lunch yogurt.

Diana in Northeast Indiana (possibly a white Christmas/possibly rain)

Beth - WTG! ! ! ! ! ! It's just the same in our house. :ohwell:

Alison - great to see that photo and put a face to a name. Great cake! :drinker:

Margaret - I can see your photo fine.

Picd - you posted that you had rowed over 7 kms in 30 mins! Wow! This morning I rowed for nearly 30 mins and managed 4.8 kms. 265 cals. My machine doesn't have variable resistance.

DH'S daughter caught an early train back as she was tired from too much partying! She is 42 and still lives like a 21 yr old. Seems happy enough though. The food went down well. I did a sort of Middle Eastern mezze. She never eats dessert so we weren't tempted.

Then we washed up and made the bed for DGS and dragged out the high chair and booster seat for tomorrow. I made a tandoori marinade for the salmon and toasted some cashew nuts for the pulao tomorrow. All prepared. I just have to consult my list before we go to bed and get stuff out of the freezers.

Then we had a phone call to say the supermarket delivery van was lost in the dark. Eventually he found his way here and we unpacked masses of bags. Masses! I think I went a bit beserk on the cheese! We will be eating it well into February! ! ! ! :laugh: DH is getting my horrible cold which still streams every evening and night so he wasn't really in the mood for unpacking and checking through the list, but we did it and all is safely stowed away, even if a bit inelegantly. :laugh: Tonight I am on strike over cooking and we are having a focaccia sandwich. :drinker:

I will feel more settled once the grandchildren are here and we are underway tomorrow. Then I relax. Right now I'm still a little preoccupied with my preparations. I do so love having people here though, especially the grandchildren.

Love to all. Got to set the slarm for tomorrow so I can get my exercise done - if I can even sleep tonight! :bigsmile:

Heather in Hampshire UK

D(not dear at the moment)H just doesn't "get it". I told him I am NOT going to Minnesota for Christmas, unless my Mammogram bill is paid (or at least arrangements are made). He told me he will take care of it in the new year, and that he will not be calling anyone to make the payment arrangements. Now, he just sent me the confirmation e-mail for the Hotel room in Minnesota. Over $100 for 2 nights. I just "can't fix stupid". I plan on enjoying the company of my Sister and Dad for a few hours on Christmas Eve, and enjoying the quiet home, and the whole bed to myself without his snoring. It's going to be a great, relaxing week alone (but not lonely). I'm going to eat salad, and fruit, and maybe even have a glass of wine or two (his family never serves any healthy food, so I have to take my own).

Go me ! ! !

Happy Holidays and Hugs to everyone ! ! ! ! !

Kirby (husband) will be home on Christmas day.. whew!

Good morning ladies. Hope things are going well. It was a fast and busy weekend. We ended up with 5 grand children alnight Friday night. It went well and then we went over to DSIL's Saturday morming and made and decorated cookies. Bagged up most of them and took over to the Library and gave way to the homeless that hang out there. Then yesterday morning the two that live in Phillips had their church program, they are so cute I just love watching the little ones. So back to work this morning. My DSD's mom passed away last eveing. I feel bad for DSD and the kids, but glad it happened when I was not at work. I am sorry she passed, but not sure what else I am to do. I did let DSD know we are here for her.
Weigh in this morning was not good, am up again. I have to get a handle on this. Trying not to let myself get over stressed and know that after this week and Christmas it will be easier to get back on track.

Heather--I love the cake and the decorations. Memories. I love the bed room, it looks like it would be a great place to relax. Hugs and I do understand, when I have something I need to get done it can become so over whelming and then it's like I just can not do anything, like I freeze which makes it worse.

yanniejannie--So sorry to hear about your friends. Sending prayers. Hope you feel better SOON!!

Robin--So happy your are feeling more like yourself. Enjoy your time off.

Michele-I understand how you feel about Lance telling you good-by. Does your soup kitchen take home made foods and opened packages? Not sure ours here does, I will have to check it out.

Saturday a couple of the DGD's and I were bumping into each other when we were walking and wouldn't you know it I fell over. It happened so fast and feel so dumb about it. But I pulled sometime as side is so sore and hard to take a deep breath. We all laughed about it, but last couple days I have been feeling it and today it is really hurting.

DeeDee-glad your surgery went well and you are not having alot of pain.

Sylvia--beautiful piano. Spot is beautiful. All three of your puppies look so happy. They know they are loved.

Viv--hugs and prayers, the first year is the hardest. Take care of yourself.

Terri--lucky baby. very nice work.

Joyce--I had that problem the other day. I posted and saw it, then next day it was just gone.

Allison--glad you are having a good time and taking time for yourself. It did my heart good that DFIL does miss you. You do make a difference to him. The tree sounds interesting. Thanks for sharing the pictures they look good.

Beth--Congrates on being the Queen. Enjoy you earned it.

Diana--glad son made it home alright. $100 what a nice surprise.

Well ladies time to sign off and get ready to go home. Have a couple last minute gifts to wrap and then tomorrow I am off and DGD is spending the day with me. Since both her parents and sisters are working and she is out of school.
Blessings, Vicki GI NE

I just got back from getting my hair cut in the JC Penney salon. Big mistake. It's just awful. It has big jagged hunks cut out of it. And one side is longer and bushier than the other. She told me to come back tomorrow and she would try to fix it. She knew it was awful but still charged me $32 for it and sent me away. There is something about me that just attracts bad haircuts. I'll probably go back in the morning and see if there is someone else who can do something with it. I'm not sure I want that same girl to try again. It's so short now though, I doubt much can be done. I'm not terribly vain, but this haircut is bad even by my low standards. It looked better when I went in than when I left. Hubby looked at it carefully and the only thing he could find to say about it was, it's not symmetrical. He usually finds something good to say, but not this time.

Rori, does monk fruit have any flavor? Does it taste like sugar?

Vicki, I'm so sorry you fell! I hope the soreness goes away fast.

Jan, I hope you aren't getting the flu! Mine started with what felt like a cold. The fever didn't start for a couple of days later and it was too late for Tamiflu. Feel better!

Heather, it sounds like you are going to have a great time with those grandkids!

Pipcd34, I love your alarm clock! In our house Bruno does that job. He wakes me up at 6:00 or earlier every day.

Margaret, what a beautiful picture!

Good night everyone. I'm going to crawl into bed and wait till my hair grows out.

Sylvia

Really rushed today.

Did yoga, held my plank for 2 min 40 sec. then took the extremepump class. Went to Lowes Foods before class then after class went to the post office to mail a pkg to my gf in Switzerland. Thank goodness I'd bought the fruit yesterday to take to bowling today, so came home, got the fruit and went to bowling. As Vince said "well, were you sufficiently grossed out by all the unhealthy food there?" I had only my fruit, some veges someone else brought and some grapes someone brought. Oh, and I had a SMALL piece of this cornbread spinach bread

After bowling went to WalMart (Vince wasn't too happy)

Came home, had dinner, Jessica's bf wants to come down here Christmas day (I was thinking that he'd be here the next weekend) so it looks like we'll have our christmas dinner on Friday by the time he gets into Greensboro.

We'd ordered a treetopper from Hallmark and it finally came in so we went to pick it up. Then we realized we didn't have much soda so even tho Food Lion's prices are higher, at least there isn't that long wait, so we went there and just got 3 bottles of soda. Now I'm microwaving 2 lbs of bacon for them to have.

Put a load of laundry in before we went to bowling, still need to take it out of the dryer and sort it

Sylvia - I never thought Stevia was very sweet. It's supposed to be the best but to me it may be the best healthwise, but not sweetwise. I just don't use any sweetener in my tea. Spot is adorable!

The plan for tomorrow is to do some HIIT

Alison - LOVE the cake

Beth - good for you reading the directions!

Diana - how wonderful of that stranger!

Made the appt for my colonoscopy. Funsville

Vicki - yes, I was surprised to find out, too. But my soup kitchen does take homemade cookies, foods that the package has been opened but you didn't finish it all, things like that. So sorry you're in pain

Sylvia - so sorry you got such a bad haircut. Well, the good news is that hair grows in

Better go get the bed made.

Michele in NC