WOMEN AGES 50+ FOR JULY2015

My new waterproof FibBit Flex came today via FedEx. I have it all charged up, set up and going. We shall see how it goes. I won't be going to be pool until Monday morning so that will be the real test. I'll keep you informed as to how it does.

I did do my 60 mins of stationary bike riding, in two 30 minutes sessions. I'm dragging now, hope I didn't over do.

It's late and we just got in to our hotel in Kearney after spending last night in Scott's Bluff. This morning we drove all over northwestern Nebraska. It was beautiful. So many vastly different kinds of landscapes, just one after another. But we had zero cell phone signal during much of the drive, as it's pretty desolate in that area. We drove many miles on dirt roads looking for something called Toadstool Geologic Park, which isn't even really on the map. Google maps doesn't find it. The official state map doesn't show it. But we managed to find it. A little bit of a letdown, but we enjoyed searching for it.

As we were driving back toward Kearney hubby mentioned that one of his colleagues said that hubby's name was tied to some pretty awful stuff on the Internet. I googled his name and did find one of the first hits was a blogspot blog that was apparently written by my ex DIL back in 2009. It was horrible, horrible stuff. I was just sick over it. All lies, except the part where she said I was horribly overweight and criticized my appearance. That much was true. I'm just devastated that this stuff has been out there all these years and I didn't know. And hubby's friends have seen it! Apparently you can tell all the lies you want and it's considered free speech. Blogspot says they protect free speech.

My son called and told us that he and the on-again/off-again wife are done for good now. She came to his apartment drunk again last night and he told her not to come back. She is supposedly in outpatient rehab. I don't think it's working.

Well, I have to get to bed. We are leaving at 7:00 tomorrow, headed home. Good night all.

Sylvia

Sylvia What your DIL did is abuse. Those who know you know it is lies. Have you thought to add your own story to this blog. You would not have to mention anything about DIL said. Tell your story of courage and strength in working towards your own healing and health. Love you Sylvia. (((HUGS))) Tell your son I am praying he can stand firm. It will take courage and strength to say no a loved one with that severe of a problem. Sometimes tough love is the only answer for all concerned. Prayers for DIL that she finds the strength and courage to heal from abusing herself.

Deedee I am so happy for you that you are enjoying retirement and grandchildren. :drinker:

Mary Go Twins. Great you had such a great game to watch. What a nice break from dealing with house issues.

MNMargaret

netr, glad that you are a little better today. But a little better when you were that sick yesterday isn't enough. It shows in that 78/65 blood pressure. Fluids and keep feet up! Even if you are considerably better Monday, your doctor at least make a note of the problem just in case there is another one and he can see a trend. Are there Eye, Ears, Nose and Throat doctors around. That's who finally got to the bottom of my sinus problems but that was way way back. Just getting as dizzy as you did will make you nauseated. Your body senses that it is in real trouble therefore it send blood to the main organs, the heart and brain. All other organs are non essential at that time. My fitbit flex works fine in the shower.

Lisa, what kind of ranch are you on that the owners fly all over Texas? That is so awful that a parent would do that kind of thing to another parent. Hopefully that child was conceived out of love. i hope she gets full custody.

DJ, as far as giving up diet drinks or tea, you know how often we eat out. As high as a coke is these days, here as much as $2.39, I can get a lot of my food for that price. Switching to Greek yogurt I have found how expensive it is. I just tell hubbie that he should remember that I get my water free.

Heather, such a lovely picture of your friends. You talk about how many wonderful tings he has done for the kids. Is he a stay at home Dad?

Katla, the trip your kids are taking sounds real neat. I'm sure they are glad that parents have a wonderful sail boat!

Rosei, welcome home. I read that the red slippers that Judy Garland wore in Alice in Wonderland got stolen. Don't know why I put that in. I guess it was that she clicked those shoes and said she wanted to be home in Kansas.

Penny, hope you get used to darkness pretty easily.

KatieBug, that is an awfully lot of dead skin. It almost looks like art, all the texture, swirls, lines. It's also like clouds. I can see a butterfly wing and a Pringles potato chip!!!

Lenora, very picturesque picture of your husband. You need to have Becca paint that. All the different textures, whatever those things are that are sticking out of the water, the ripples, fog, bridge and of course the fierce fighter!

Michele, when I first started working as an RN, we had 2 years nursing students, 3 year and four year nursing students. The 4 year were the worst. Sorry Meg. They were taught how to give a patient and enema but not taught how to put them on and off the bedpan. So one of our own employees would have to be in the room with the student and instructor. She would give the enema, then the employee would have to taker patient off and clean up. I just always shook my head and said Huh? i never understood why the instructor could not have handled the bedpan. So instruction manuals do not make sense.

Kim, I think that is on eof the first thinks a person learns when they first join MFP. When they log their food, even if it is what they consider diet food, they get a huge awakening. But that's all part of the learning.

With all you people talking bout your replanting it reminds me of something my sister did. My mother was a wonderful gardener but somehow we didn't get it. Mom had beautiful irises all over her yard, behind the garage, everywhere. So when Mom moved to her retirement home, Norma sneaks over there and digs up bulbs from around a tree in the front yard and takes them home. She wants me to help her to replant them and even though I don't really know what I am doing I can smell that those aren't Iris bulbs but green onions!

I think my husband may actually be getting better. He is down to about 8 trips to the bathroom per day now. Most of them are diarrhea but some of them are just gas and when you have as much diarrhea as he does, you don't misjudge a gas pain. You go to the bathroom. This Thursday we go down 10 mg on his dose of Cortisone. So he will be done with the big dose and then taper down. Hopefully by the time it is finished, a total of 8 weeks, his infusions will have been authorized and he can start those. Hopefully we can get a small vacation in October when the grand kids are on fall break.

Good morning all!

Hooray it's raining! ! ! ! ! :drinker: I'm one happy gardener!

Joyce - it is my husband who is the children magnet. Truly! The two parents could hardly believe how the children related to him straightaway. I have seen it so many times, but it still astounds me. He gets great joy from it too.

Lenora - Wonderful photo! Love it! :flowerforyou:

Still on a bit of a high from yesterday. Good friendships always feel to me like the air is sparkling between us. I heard once that Hassidic Jews also believe that and I was delighted to find my feelings validated in that way. :bigsmile: The kids were grest too. The 2 year old reminded me so much of my own granddaughter in her gutsy attitude to life. She seemed to like me too!

On the train, in between mouthfuls of sushi, I was complaining to DH that my friend with cancer never rings me and appears to be trying to avoid me. I got home to find an ansaphone message from her! I will ring her when I've finished this and will write this afternoon instead.

Love to all. Lamb and butternut squash curry tonight. Should make enough for 2 days. I have some chard in the garden I will put in and some fresh peas to pod. Yum!

Janetr - hope you feel better soon! Sounds awful!

Love Heather UK X X X X X

Rang my friend and we've arranged for her to come and visit for three nights in August. Hope she does manage to come. :ohwell:

Heather UK

@Heather - glad your friend agreed to come for a visit.

Thanks, Heather, I do feel better this morning. Did not sleep well, hopefully that gets better soon.

Janetr OKC

Good morning! It is cool enough here that I brought a throw outside with me to cover my legs (I have on sleep shorts so legs are unusually bare). It is awesome! I am really going to miss sitting on my patio when I go back to work tomorrow .

I overdid it yesterday and was in a lot of pain by mid afternoon. Although it felt so wonderful to be productive, the aftermath was miserable. As soon as my daughter got home from work, I had her hook me up to the icing machine. It's the first time I have REALLY watched the clock silently begging for my pain meds.

Katherine is working at Old Navy and they have a massive sale going on this weekend. I had her take me over there after I had iced for a while so that I could search for some loose fitting tops and/or tunic tops to wear until my range of motion is enough to get into my regular tops. I found a number of things. She will take a couple of things back today that didn't fit. She 'bought' them for me as a 'yay, you survived surgery' gift so that we could use her employee discount. I was in a LOT of pain again by the time I got home so it was back on the ice machine.

After I'd iced some more, it was time to shower. I did it all by myself! The only thing I had to ask her to help with was finding my pajama shorts--it really hurts to bend over and I kept jammies in a bottom drawer. I was exhausted by the time bedtime rolled around!!

Michele - I know you asked GRITS this, but Vince will have to have an MRI to determine if he has a rotator cuff tear. It won't show on an X-ray because it is a soft tissue injury.

I'm going to church this morning. It will be interesting making sure that no one touches my shoulder.

Heather - I love having friends in all different age groups!

Thanks for listening to me ramble...

Carol in NC