WOMEN AGES 50+ FOR JULY2015

Lisa, I didn't see anything wrong with what the GM said if you take into context of the whole situation. I still think an anonymous call to the health department is warranted here. That manager needs to here it form some one who he would consider a person in authority that the place is a wreck. Our health department here has actually shut a place down right there and then if it has enough critical violations. It was the man who took down the neighbors tree that didn't have a chipper. I am just now calling for estimates.

MNMargaret, when I am on hold for awhile, I just put the phone on speaker and lay it down or carry it with me. My time is worth something and if they are going to do that to me, I will not let them kidnap my time.

Lori, enjoy Disney for me. I hope we can go as planned next year. We went about 4 years ago. Next year the grand kids will be 9 and 15. That time we went through a travel agent because the planning was just to stressful for me. So AAA took care of everything. We went to a Disney value resort and got a room for Charlie and I then a family suite for the rest of them. But the 4 year old was small enough that she could sleep on a chair that unfolded into a twin bed and the 8 year old slept on another fold out chair and then poor Michelle, our younger daughter who has no children slept on the pull out couch in the same room. The other daughter and hubbie had the nice bedroom. It did have two bathrooms. Boy was that room a mess. But they are to old for that now and we will have to get Michelle a separate room. That will add to the expense but I think both the girls are planning on helping out financially since their Dad is making such an uproar on how much his treatment will cost. We also got the fast food dining plan which gives a lot of food. I wasn't on a diet then but was mindful of what I ate and there are lots of choices you can make. Also with staying at the resort, you can use the shuttle to go to and from any of the Disney Parks. But it only has a certain number of seats and stops at all of the resorts and a person never knows it's schedule so your resort may be the last stop. Plus we rented from an outside agency a mobility scooter for me and I couldn't put it on the shuttle. But going to a resort you get free parking so that's what we did. On the meal plan, you get tons of snacks. So at the end of our trip we just went to one of the restaurants at our resort and stocked up them and ate them on the way home, here at home, the next week, etc. Oh, I am ready to go right now!!!!

Toni, welcome! Another write???? I wish I could read the name of your book you are singing there. We have several published writers here. You are in good company.

Meg, $75 for just a meal only???? WOW. I agree, the food isn't really worth it but the cheddar biscuits are divine! I don't hear my CPAP at all unless I have it off my face and then I can hear the air rushing through the tubing. My CPAP is one that fits in the nose like an oxygen cannula. It has to fit tight so it creates a seal. My sister and her husband both have CPAPs that looks like this huge box that fits all the way from the chin to the eyes. STraps have to be taken on and off for bathroom stops in the night.

DJ, we are both glad that Charlie didn't know his Dad's new wife at all until he got home form the Navy. She was a very bitter woman who was very much a Democrat. I am not saying Democrats are bitter. She worked for the paper and loved to rub shoulders with all the public officials whether they are mayors, congressmen or the President and then throw that in our faces if she thought she was better than anyone else. So I knew early in our marriage I needed to get on my good side. She had enough pull she would have done something to ax my job if she hated me enough. Our hospital was part of the Family practice residency training program and i knew the doctor who was over their training real well. So I arranged it so that the residents could do the boy scout physicals for Charlie's Dads boy scout troops. He loved to do anything for the poor little guys in the inner city, she hated having those 'dirty' boys in her house. Well they loved to go int the downstairs bath and see the nude picture of her that made up a whole wall! So the residents did that every year and she said I was OK for that. On the night FIL died, he was in hospice and she knew his breathing was more labored than usual. So she went into her bedroom, put sound machine on so she wouldn't hear him and left his in his bed in the living room. Who knows what time he died. She was sound asleep. She called us at 8 when she woke up. We would have glady stayed the night with his just so that he wouldn't have had to die alone. We are so glad that we both got to have some very meaningful conversations with him before he went to sleep. That was the kind of woman she was.

Penny, I would have had to open up and encyclopedia and look up all those different clouds you saw. Sounds like your are in a beautiful place. You sound like me and your love and awe of storms. My husband knows to leave the drapes open if we are going to have a storm. Sorry about the tree. And to think we are going to have to pay good money to have our big tree taken down and God did it for you!!!

Miriam, sounds to me that the manager of your sons apartment complex needs to be the one evicted and not your son.

Vicki, WOW, I thought you were going to say that the book was hot! We get our really hot weather this weekend. This week has been just glorious!

Mary, oh prayers to you. 9 and 10 year old boys! God knew to give me girls. They played with My little pony's doll houses, dolls, dress up, all those things a little girl plays with.

Cheri, happy dance all around the house!!! Congrats on finally getting to that 15 pound loss.

Pip, come on girl. Help us out. You knew you had a concussion but what else did he say? How long before we can get our Pip back? How long before you aren't dizzy anymore.

Michele, yes it was me. I feel like such a proud Mother of that turtles little tiny toe nails. No we don't have to ask for an AARP discount. I already have it out when I approach the counter. Now sometimes the new cashiers look at me like I am crazy and have to ask some one. But I use it several places.

Tomorrow is Charlies birthday. I knew he would want to go somewhere special for supper so we went tonight instead. He is so picky about waiting for service, getting food at a restaurant that we try to get there at 5 or earlier. So going to a nice place on Friday night is out. AARP gives a 15% discount at Outback steakhouse and we had never been there so we went there. They have a less than 600 calorie menu. I was surprised how low in calorie a 6 oz sirloin, salad with balsamic vinegarette and steamed veggies was. The chocolate desert he would have wanted was $7.99 and he knew he would be eating it by himself so we didn't get any desert. He ordered bbq ribs and liked them. My sirloin was excellent. They didn't not put the rub of herbs and spices on for me.

I called a couple of places for tree removal estimates and left messages so hopefully tomorrow they will call back. The person who developed our subdivision also had a really big subdivision also so we are going to drive over there tomorrow and look at some of the mature landscaping and see what kind of low profile landscaping they have to give us some ideas. I guess I need to take a picture and put it here of our bushed in front! You can barely see the house.

Joyce, Indiana

Good morning my friends!

Glad those who tried it liked the spinach and feta pie. I think the dill adds that extra dimension, but I know it's not everyone's favourite herb. You can freeze it or keep it in the fridge for a couple of days. Very adaptable.

We are off to Salisbury this afternoon. Raining at the moment, (thank goodness, we need it), but will clear up this evening and scheduled to be nice tomorrow when we are sightseeing round the cathedral, Mompesson House and the museum with Wedgwood ceramics. I have booked a "modern Indian" tonight, Anokka, and a "fine dining" restaurant for tomorrow, Charter 1227. That name refers to a copy of the Magna Carta which is in the cathedral. The cathedral has the tallest spire in the country and a famous clock.
I went once when DS#1 was a toddler and he had just got over mumps which had been on one side of his face. As I was pushing him round the cathedral I realised that the other side of his face was swelling up! Ooops, bad mother! It was a very hot day. I remember standing with this child with a temperature in the shade of the cathedral wall, trying to get some water into him. Luckily my DMIL was with us to help. :ohwell:
Speaking of my DMIL, who really was Dear, I am at present still trying to get my small legacy from her out of my ex. Her house is now sold, ten years after her death, :sad: and I am in correspondence with the solicitor. I am charging my ex interest from the date of the interim payment. Watch this space!

I'm not going to wear a dress tomorrow as we are 30 mins walk into town and I am hopeless with smart shoes. I will wear smart pants with flats and orthotics and a fancy top and jewellery. Could take a taxi, but I don't know how easy it is to get one on a Saturday night! I think I'd rather walk and burn off a few more calories. Not going to drive in as parking would be impossible and we will share a bottle of wine. So no heels for me! ! ! !

Love to all. Got to get scrubbed up and packed.

Slept really well last night in the spare room. DH was fine as well. He sees his favourite doctor next Tuesday.

Heather UK

Katla49 wrote: »

Just saw this on Facebook

Cell Phone numbers are going to be released to telemarketers this month. You can be charged for calls from telemarketers. To prevent this, call the following number from your cell phone: 888-382-1222. It is the national Do Not Call list and will block your number for 5 years. You must call from the number you want blocked. I just finished my phone and also DH's phone. Here is a link:

https://www.donotcall.gov/default.aspx


Katla in Beautiful NW Oregon

It'd be nice if one could get a number for NRA to block their 8 - 10 calls made to my home phone from different numbers and different names (even some being 'unavailable' to come to us daily. Same going for 'political calls' from states we don't live in. I can block up to 12 calls in my voicemail program and that is still not enough to keep from getting them. We've gotten to the point that our calls show up on the TV screen so as to NOT have to answer phone when these types of calls come in.

Yes, I am a writer. I published my first book in 2010. It is called "Second Time Foster Child" and you can get it on Amazon if you are interested. It's non-fiction--due to a pretty horrendous situation that the state of IL put us through, and it's something that netted some law changes and a congressional award for me. I can tell you more if you are interested.

If you read it, please leave me a review on Amazon!

I am working on my next book--this time fiction.

Trying to get caught up with some of the posts-this seems like a fantastic group for me! Looking forward to getting to know all of you.

For the MN ladies, I am currently living in Bloomington.

Toni in MN

Pip my dad suffered a severe concussion when I was four. The important thing is not to cause any further injury so I am glad you are as hard as it is taking things more slowly and being careful. I had slow down too when I had a torn retina. It was hard when I was used to being so active, but I didn't want to take any chances with my vision. Glad you are taking good care of you.

Lillian happy dance for your rain. We have rain today too.

Toni sent you a message. Gayle and I are trying to work out details when to meet live. Working in the educational system for the past twenty years I have witnessed some of the effects of the foster care or lack of foster care on children from a teacher's perspective. I agree many of the stories are heartbreaking.

Gilly glad to see you back.

MNMargaret

Good Friday Morning!

Over 100 post behind.

Praying for all of you who are having trouble with your children (many who are adults). Once a parent always a parent.

Carol from GA

Miriam - I live in Lewiston and I am in Coeur d' Alene for Work.

Hello, everyone!! I'm getting to know you from your posts, and will be thinking of those dealing with health issues or child issues. Also, wishing safe travels to those on the go.

Thanks for the encouragement about the beginnings of my restart. I will use the slacks that are snug right now as motivation, and let you all know when they are fitting better.

Happy Friday!

Colleen in Virginia

Katla ~ Thanks for the no call number for the cell. We are supposedly on the National No Call List for our home phone but that is a big joke. Get several unwanted calls each day.

Carol GA

Thanks everyone on the happy dancing with me and the congrats on reaching the 15 lbs. weight loss milestone. It really is wonderful to have all of your support!
Still dancing!

Cheri in sunny NE Ohio

Good morning everyone! Just got back from the final day of swim lessons. This is the day they let the parent(s) swim with the kids as a free day, to see what they have learned. I came to the studio afterwards and changed into dry clothes. The chlorine will itch later, but I have too much work to do to wait in line for the shower at the Y.

We went to Kansas City yesterday for a shopping trip for my birthday (which is next week) hubby said I could go anywhere I wanted, so I picked Ikea. He hates Ikea, and after a very few minutes he was showing his displeasure (passive agressive maybe) so I felt hurried and didn't get to look at lots of things I was interested in. We also went to a couple of places looking for design ideas for our expanded master bath. No luck, as we didn't see anything useful. Then, we went to the #1 BBQ joint in Kansas City, and waited in line for an hour. I ordered smoked chicken which was truly delicious. I also broke my rule about fried foods and salt to have their "best french fries in Kansas City". Big mistake. They were ok, but HUGELY over salted. Even hubby thought so, so I didn't eat very many of those which is probably a good thing. He had the pulled pork which he said was wonderful too. So, we tried it, liked most of it, but probably won't go back. It wasn' good enough to justify the wait.

Meg, I have seen a mountain lion around here in Southeast Kansas twice. The first time hubby and I were walking with our dog down a dirt road near one of the strip pits that have been turned into parks. Ahead of us about 50 feet or so there was a huge cat walking the same direction. Both of us stopped dead in our tracks. The dog let out a rather confused little yelp. The cat turned around and looked right at us, then turned back and kept on walking - in no hurry at all. Those were the days before we had cell phones, so we couldn't take a picture. I called the parks department and they assured me that there are no mountain lions in our area. A year or so later, I was driving south from Kansas City headed home. Outside the little town north of us I saw a dead mountain lion and a dead coyote together on the side of the road. It looked like one was chasing the other and both got hit, or one was hit first and the other was investigating it and got hit. Anyhow, I drove to the little town to buy a disposable camera and when I got back someone had stopped and picked up the dead mountain lion and left the coyote. Recently, the parks people have admitted that maybe there are a few in our area. And somebody saw a black bear in the town just south of us, and they managed to take it's picture. We didn't think there were any bears here either. Surprise.

Well, I have to go to work. Have a great afternoon.

Sylvia

Hi all!

Just arrived. A 56 mins journey took us 2 hours 50 mins. :sad:
In recovery! We are hoping to walk into town, but it's still raining.
As we left home the music festival was just starting up. Bit soggy tonight!

Toni MN - I am writing a memoir also. Congratulations on your award. :flowerforyou: When I started I though it might be self- indulgent, but now I can see it might actually help people.

OK, off now to walk into town for our Indian meal. I did my exercises this morning, but I love to clock up extra cals to eat. I have put on a red jumper and a silver necklace I bought in India. :bigsmile:
RETHINK! It is pouring! Think we'll be ringing for a taxi!

Heather UK

OK, this slum landlord is doing this same thing to multiple people. Rumor is that they want to stop accepting Section 8 housing assistance. What they do is delay until the last minute having your new lease ready. Then when you go in to sign it the last day before your old one e><pires, they pop a surprise- they now are having tenants pay for utilities including water and electricity for common areas (like the lawn). So these people on a very restricted income (my son gets $700 a month) of course have to see if they can afford this before signing a lease. And then they don't have a valid lease and they mess with them by being very rude so the person mouths off. And they then say the person is a risk! And refuse to let them sign a lease. Most of the people are very frustrated before they even walk in the door because the maintenance has been inadequate, so it doesn't take much to get them to mouth off. My son has been putting up with water dripping from his dining room light fi><ture every single time it rains! Buckets full! For three years! Another tenant had his roof cave in on him! He just moved out but he was a college student and had the money to move. I am the one that notified the city of Boulder about it, not him because he was afraid of retaliation. And there just aren't any places that take housing assistance. So they are "legal" but not at all ethical. It is all very intentional.

My son has resigned himself that he has to move back here to small town Iowa. There is a HUD apartment available. If that doesn't work out he will have to move in with me until he finds something else. I am getting the paperwork for him to fill out later today. And will have to make a quick trip out to help him pack up. With his social phobia he cannot handle renting a truck and he has made no friends in five years there to help load up his stuff. I reassured him that this is just a temporary move. That we will work towards getting him to somewhere he wants to be but we need the time to do that. And that he is not losing his independence by moving back to Iowa. What a mess.

Hi All – Just reached the bottom of page 58 so I’m still two pages behind.

Becca – You make me smile – can’t believe you are just learning to pump gas. You look fabulous in the dress! Have you thought about a dressy wedge? If you don’t wear heels often, they are easier to walk in.

Joyce – I must need my eyes checked. When you wrote “I use a CPAP also.” I read it as “I use CRAP also” and I thought, well don’t we all. LOL
Glad Charlie has agreed to get the treatments he needs. Wish you could have better luck with the insurance company.

TulipLor – You will get lots of walking when you go to Disney and maybe that will get you motivated to keep going. If not, there are a few people on this thread who are ready and willing with a switch kick to the behind.
6 lbs so far this month – you go girl!

Miriamwithcats – Praying for a quick and smooth apartment hunt for your son.

I have book club on Monday night and I just started the book last night (The Kitchen House). So I’ve got a busy weekend ahead – exercise, clean, help my daughter paint her room, and read an entire book. If you don’t hear from me for a couple of days, you’ll know I’m nose down.

Linda/IA

peachstategal wrote: »

Katla ~ Thanks for the no call number for the cell. We are supposedly on the National No Call List for our home phone but that is a big joke. Get several unwanted calls each day.

Carol GA

OMGoodness . . . if I could just get the National Rifle Association (NRA) to stop calling our house several time an hour from 8:30AM to 9:00PM - all from different numbers, different names, cell phones, unavailable. It is so far past harassment and the National Do Not Call people can't do $#*T about it (or won't). Now we've already gotten the political campaign calls. We just don't answer the damn thing. But, 'if' we are watching a movie, it doesn't show up on TV screen - so we usually bring the phone across the room and put it on the table between us. They (NDNC) tells you to not have any contact - don't pick up the phone, don't engage in any conversation, etc. - I just want to pick up the phone and give them some expletive language they don't know - but, then it is a robot. I should not be a prisoner in my own home with a phone. Now you are telling me that our cell phones will not be any better (other than we normally turn them off at night or as soon as we come in for the evening). When they start calling DH on his cell phone, he is going to be so pissed!