WOMEN AGES 50+ FOR AUGUST 2105

Oh Im in love with my phone too!! We were lucky enough to find the phone table not soon after finding the phone on e-bay. It was like 40.00 and had the attatchment on it to plug into the modern plugs. If you stand and answer the phone its a tight cord to your face....the phone (I call it a she) she makes you have to sit down... We always let it ring a couple of times, because we like it so much :-)

I think the Navy has conditioned me to be my neat self. Moving about 24 times in our marriage makes me a pro at "creating the homey enviroment" 1# so I didn't go mental, and 2# so the kids could acclimate faster. A couple of Christmas's were the Tree on a cardboard box because we moved during the down time from Christmas to New Years.

So here is my yesterdays labors.. I have the mirowave with the food scale and the measuring items handy, and the blender. The other pics are my "grazing area cabinet". The last pics are my attempt at organizing the tea area, and my pint glasses. I still have room to fix stuff and its nice to not have that shelving cabinet up on the counter!







Enjoy the day, my tomato plants are whining for water...so I need to go visit them. I cut off two ends of some celery stalks so I am going to plant them today too... just for giggles.
Becca (having fun with photobucket.....ooh and Im down 1.4 lbs from yesterday!!!)

Call me crazy but I love to see other people happy and succeeding .

Good Afternoon Ladies,

Dozer, welcome. Please tell us a bit more about yourself to help us get to know you. Also we ask that you sign each post with the name you want us to call you. Sorry to hear about the Diabetes, but the good news is that losing weight can often get rid of it. I have just gone off all my diabetes medicine in the past month. There are a ton of health benefits from weight loss, but then I needed to lose a lot more than you did. This is a very supportive group so come often and chat when you’d like.

Gayle, I’m glad you’ve got a leg up on things. Tee hee hee I hope you are feeling better?

Michel, I agree that your duck needs to have very colorful tail feathers, at the least. I’d probably paint the head blue and the beak yellow. I’m going to try to show a picture of one with the blue head. Well, sent the pic before I got finished with this.lol

Joyce, the tax free weekend is before all the students have to leave for college. Many of them will be going here and out of state very soon and as you know, you can’t wait until the last minute to shop. Glad you had a nice dinner.

Glowworm, I’m not sure if you are new with us but welcome. This is a great place for support. It looks like you are doing great and congrats on trying the kale. (I haven’t tried it yet. Lol) Please tell us a bit more about yourself and sign each post with the name you want us to call you. Come often and join right in.

Lisa, the quilt is beautiful!!! What a special gift.

Lillian, both the grands are precious.

Sylvia, it sounds like a great time with the in-laws. Isn’t it wonderful that you are able to do that hiking and climbing? I know I sure couldn’t have a year ago. Hope the walk today works out some of the kinks.

Lenora, when you reach a certain weight, does that medical diet put you back on normal foods? I can’t see drinking shakes and eating bars the rest of your life, so hopefully it does. What rate are you losing weight on that diet? If you cook one of their meals can you not modify it slightly or eat a bit less to keep from going over in calories? How long have you been on that diet? My doctor had a fat doctor in the office upstairs from him and wanted me to go to them a few years ago, but I didn’t because insurance won’t cover it. I think he said they start with some kind of shakes for quick weight loss in the beginning, so the patient didn’t get discouraged and stop. LOL The lipstick that I talked about is great because I have lost the definition of my lips as I got older, especially since I smoked for so many years. This goes on with a distinct outline, right where you put it on, so it gives the lips definition again. Hope you like it if you try it.

Tammy, welcome. Please tell us a bit about yourself to help us get to know you. I think pre-planning is always a good thing. The nice thing is, if I plan and log my food then change what I actually eat, I can change it on the log. If I don’t plan ahead, I have no idea how many calories I might get in a day. The thing is, it’s whatever works for you. Good luck.

Katla, glad you and DH have decided on your own adventure even though you won’t go to help the kids. I’m sure you will have a great time.

Pip, if you are going to keep trying to stir things up, you might need a bigger pot! You are too funny, just like your dogs. But where is Yogi? Didn't he get to play dress up?

Heather, I’m glad you are going to start typing your memoir. So do you have the whole thing written out in longhand? I hope you have a nice visit with your friend. A true friend doesn’t have to be entertained all the time and is happy for you to carry on with your life. My kind of visitor.

to any Newbies that I missed. Come often and join in the chat. This thing works!! Please sign your post with what you want to be called. It makes it easier for us to respond to you. Also a location is great, be it specific or general. We are happy to have you join us.

This morning I was helping DH finally finish wiring the new outside lights. He was going to stop after the one and I said, let’s finish the other one. The weather is beautiful!!!! So I ended up doing the second one and just had him hold the fixture while I attached the wires. I’ve never actually put up a new light fixture before but seen it done and it was a snap. After the first one went up, I said, let me turn it on to make sure it’s working. Well, it wasn’t! DH looked concerned and I quickly remembered there was no light bulb in it. LOL

I wish you all a happy and healthy day.

Words I live by:
Savor. I have to slow down and savor every bite.
and
Opportunity. Each day offers new opportunities for good health and happiness if we just look for them and choose them.
I Love you,
DJ
Myrtle Beach, SC

For all of you Christian prayer warriors would you please pray for our minister's 1 year old son as he had a seizure earlier this morning. As he was being transported by ambulance to the closest hospital he became unresponsive at one point.
I would appreciate all of your prayers. Thanks

hidee ho all,
we are home left around 10 this morning, had I known we were leaving this morning I would have gone for seafood last night, instead had 2 slices of pizza...
Oh well,Tom was going to go to Watkins Glen this weekend, but at least we are home so he can watch it..
wish we had stayed another day.. but it was nice to just get away...
have a dog passed out on my lap so will keep this short..

DJ ~ Good for you learning to do the wiring. And, that missing light bulb is too funny.

Colored my hair with John Freda's (?sp) light natural blonde this AM. Didn't change the color at all so I am disappointed as it's a light brown. Will go back to L'oreal next time.

I would love to have eye liner tattooed on my lids. I cannot see to put it on at all and like Grits said, it goes all over the place and I end up wiping if off. The only thing I would be afraid of is that it would be too thick which I wouldn't like.

Carol - Peach

Carol - Peach - I had the same concern, I have never worn, nor do I like, lots of thick black eye liner. In fact the gal who did it asked how I got it on so thin and made it look so natural. At any rate, they will do it EXACTLY as you like it. Thin, thick, black, dark brown whatever. I love love it. Most people never knew I had done because it just looked like the makeup I normally applied. Truly, the eyeliner was a lot easier than the brows. The eyeliner did not hurt at all. That being said, every one is different.

Janetr OKC

Some of u have been chatting for sometime, can u share how long??? Gayle Minneapolis

Happy Sunday. I had a very nice evening, didn't make church, DS and family came over and we set outside and just talked. DH worked in the yard yesterday and is looking nice. We went to ACE and got a large grasshopper and put in the rock garden. So feeling good this morning. I am working today 6-4:30 and not with the boss so going to be a good day.

janetr--Your DH is very talented. Love the cabnit. I agree that he could sell them with no problem.

Becca--I love your house phone. I remember my grandmother having one and being on an party line. I like the idea of the leaves on the table and the meaning. Please share a picture when you are done. Wise words!

Beth--sending prayers and healing thoughts. Hope you are feeling better today.

katiebug--Sounds like you have been busy getting the house ready for DS. Think of the calories you have been burning.

Lisa--Love the quilt. So pretty.

Lillian--What a speical picture. You are so Blessed.

Sylvia--Sounds like your trip is going well and having a lot of fun. Thanks for sharing.

Rebamae--Sending prayers and hugs. Hope they figured it out and is doing better.
It sure has been a slow and quite day here at work. So getting caught up on alot of little things. DH came for lunch and told me DS and family are coming over about the time I get off work. They live in an apartment and wanted to have a garden so they put one in our back yard. Things are starting to get ripe so they are coming over to pick. Hope they do not stay long as would like to get to bed early since I work tomorrow and I call my mom on Sunday evenings. Well ladies take care.
Blessings, Vicki GI NE

Hi to all my dear friends. This last week has about put me over the edge both at work and home. DD#1's bF and family supposedly are threatening to take the baby away from her and hide her away somewhere so that DD cant' find or see her. Well of course that's illegal but she is so high strung and can't follow directions and won't do anything to take control of her life, so I was stuck in the middle to the point I finally had to say "stop texting me I can't help you". She's is having a meltdown, refusing to talk to DH since he laid down the law a couple of months ago about her behavior. I sent her phone numbers for free counseling for the 100th time and a number to the legal aid society for free legal advise, but she won't contact them.

Of course she can't actually drive anywhere because she gets lost, and the bf uses her car to go to work. She can't figure out if she takes him to work and picks him up then she gets the car all day long. I tried that logic for hours when we were discussing DH's birthday a couple of weeks ago. She simply doesn't get how that would work since the bf has her car. Round and round we go.

She wanted to leave and tried to get the family to agree to a verbal custody agreement but they won't. I tried to explain this is something you have to have a lawyer do, you can't do this yourself, but she doesn't agree. But they won't allow her any custody ( according to her) if she leaves, so now she's stuck and doesn't know what to do no matter what I tell her.

OK enough of that. I'm sorry I have not been here to support you; I just had to take some time away from everything possible to keep from going crazy. Hopefully next week will be better. I am on track to have 6 hours of exercise in this week!

Take care, Meg from unbelievably humid OMaha

when my profile pic of the kids was taken, yogi wasn't born yet. guess i'll have to do another.