WOMEN AGES 50+ FOR DECEMBER 2014

You have all got me thinking about wills, so I will have to drag DH unwillingly to the lawyer. We really need to do it, with our blended family.

My rolls are out of the oven and smell gorgeous!

DH and I had a "display" row in front of my son at dinner. I did the same in front of his daughter on Monday. Weird. It is like we are jockying for primacy and neither of us will back down. I could tell my son was embarrassed, but I was not going to give in. We only do it when we have had something to drink and we are friends again now. It reminds me of the early days of our marriage. Most of the time all is peace and light so it is interesting that we do it in front of our children. Nothing awful or important, but quite unnecessary. :embarassed: I am sure I have been drinking too much over the holiday and whatever latent frustrations there are between us need to come out in private and not in front of those we love. :ohwell:

Heather, pondering deeply, in Hampshire UK

Looked it up..........livermush is scrapple.......now I know!!!

PS......Welcome Nonni; we do have a few ladies from your province; hang in there, you'll get to know everybody. I have a cousin in the Perth/Smith Falls area.

yanniejannie
mid-Atlantic

Tapping back into the thread here at the end of December so I can find January's posts. If I can't check in each day it is hard to catch up!

Time has gotten away from me again and I need to get back to logging and checking in to get back on track. Many things going on in the background that I've let be my excuse for lazy eating. no exercise and a 'who-cares' attitude, but I've determined to get things under control again. The first stop on that journey is a bit of surgery in January that will keep me down for 4-6 weeks. I'll focus on better eating in the meanwhile and then work exercise back in.

No big announcements family-wise, but we're hoping there will be soon! Spent a wonderful Christmas with DS#1's DGF's family at their home. It was lovely and fun.

I'm looking forward to catching up on everyone again.

Gail, metro ATL

Bump to keep a place.

jdpnotler wrote: »

Hello everyone, this is my first post to this group, looks great, what success with your weight losses! Sounds like everyone "knows" each other. It will take me some time and many posts.

Anyhow, i am from NiagaraOnTheLake Ontario Canada, first snowfall of the month here, nothing staying though.
I have just signed up for MFP, what a great app. 2015 is the year for me to lose 100 pounds, after much checking i truly believe calorie counting is the way to go.
Hope to get to know you all over this upcoming year.

Nonnie

don't know anybody... just posting stuff anyway... welcome!!

I've just finished a very informative ten minutes on Google reading up on the differences among scrapple, livermush, and souse meat. I am from the south, have actually participated in slaughtering and cutting up hogs and had never heard of the first two until this thread. I remember my family making souse by boiling the leftover parts, but I would not eat it. I thought it might be the same, but it does not have liver in it.

At any rate, I'm ready for a complete fast after this research. Yuk, yuk, yuk!

Teri, I am amazed at your son's bowling ability. Sick with the flu, fall and get a gutter ball and end up with a 175. When I was on a league I would get that in a 3 game series. Diane, you need some more women in the family! But I like the Colt's fan!!! Pat, that little boy is adorable. Where did he get the red hair from? Katla, be safe on your trip home, when it finally happens.

Changes here today is that we did have a plumber come out today. We also had one who could come out tomorrow but we knew we had to get the first one. She said they were scheduling for next week but then she saw our tree with gifts under it and stockings hung on our fireplace and I guess her heart softened. So they will come out Friday and said it will take 5 hours if all goes well, that includes the weather which is supposed to rain. They will first have to take out our fence, dig up the yard and put in a new check valve and then something called a knife something, replace pipes, our big old tree which the roots growing above ground now may be the culprit. I hope that won't prevent it from getting done. But if it done then Christmas will be at our house on Saturday. If not, both my and my sister's churches have offered their kitchens and fellowship halls for free. My church has an elevator down to the fellowship level. So at least we are covered. But....the plumber said that it won't be long before we will not be able to use our commodes. Right now, the bath, shower and washing machine are out and use of sinks to minimum and will soon lose the commodes and sinks altogether! That leaves hotel living. It's only money you know. And insurance says no to coverage because it comes from the sewer in and not from our house out.

Finally finished making my 'ornaments' for my two daughters. For the new ones here, I have taken some of my Mom's old jewelry, taken it all apart and then taken the clear glass ornaments and glued them on in some what of a pattern. In the areas where the are no pieces of jewelry I have beads I bought from a craft store. last year when my sister did it she used some of my Mom's fake pearls. We thought she had used all her jewelry but I found a whole new box this year. It's funny how many things we find of our parents. You think you have it all and then more pops up, just when you need it. One of my daughters has a very small flimsy tree and the other one does not put one up so I bought real pretty napkin ring. Neither girl likes crafty things but they loved, adored, idolized their Grandma. So I hope they love them. I know I love the one my sister made me last year.

Joyce, Indiana

Did 7 minutes of "Fit in a Flash" DVD. There are about 7 different workouts, each 7 minutes long. It appears that you can do 1, 2, or however many your schedule allows. I do like this flexibility

The plan for tomorrow is to do some HIIT (gotta burn off some of this weight!)

katla - so sorry you lost your jacket, but at least you and Rori met up! At least you're safe, even tho plans for leaving have taken a turn

Was talking to Vince earlier and he doesn't want to start taking the decorations down before New Years. So looks like they'll be up a little bit longer. But you can be sure that I'll be bugging him to get (at least) the inflatables down asap since they'll need to dry out in the garage.

After exercise, came home and took Denise's package to the post office, Vince went to the bank (the ATM), then took leftovers to the soup kitchen -- things I didn't want in the house. Then bowling, mahjongg tonight here at my house.

patcoh - what a cutie!

Jan - I can see why that ornament is so very special to you.

Viv - when there's even the MENTION of snow around here, you won't believe how things shut down!

pipcd - I usually pack the night before, too, for the gym. On a few occasions I've forgotten to take a bra or underwear, so I just go without until I get home.

terri - good to know that we're not the only ones who kiss, give the girls a New Years call, then go to bed! What a good mother you are making food for ds

drkatiebug - what a lovely pic. I love to see deer, they look so majestic

Carol - how exciting!

Sylvia - good for you lighting that pilot light. You're awesome. Hope your hubby is better soon. Sorry about your "meatloaf mess". I had something spill in my oven, I think it was from the apple pie I made, even tho I put the pie on a cookie sheet

Cyndie - welcome back

Jan - I'm not a native southerner and really don't know exactly what livermush is.

Nonnie - welcome! I've been a member here for years and I STILL don't know everyone.

Michele in NC

Trying to get into some sort of routine again so thought I'd start by checking in.

I'm back at work on Friday and I'm not looking forward to it. I enjoy my job it's all the office politics that go with it that get me down.

I'm seriously thinking of cutting my hours down to 3 days a week. I just need to work out finances to see if I can do it. There's so much to think about, but everyone has told me not to make any major decisions within the first year of a bereavement (like downsizing the house). I think that working 3 days a week would be a better work life balance though.

Michele your post reminds me that I also need to start back on the exercise DVDs. You are always so busy where do you get your energy from - I wish you could bottle it and send some over to me.

Heather in Hampshire, you will have to join the challenge that I spotted recently - something about giving up alcohol in January. Something a bit like Stoptober where you give up smoking in October. I'd join you but we have a few more bottles of wine to get through

This year we will be having a very quiet New Year's Eve, it will be sad to start off the new year without my darling hubby. Can't think of it too much without getting sad and scared

Well I'd better get started on the exercise, the way the time is going there is no way I am going to make it on time for work on Friday. Today is Tuesday so I have a few more days to "practice" getting ready. I will need to set off a bit earlier than usual too as the paths are a bit icy!

Take care everyone

Viv Icy Cold UK

Bumping back in to mark my spot..
Gail, metro ATL