WOMEN AGES 50+ FOR AUGUST 2105

Loved that password joke! That is so me.

MORNING PEEP-SQUEAKS!!

My backpack was extra heavy this morning, I was too tired to drive here to work to bring the stuff here so I wouldn't have to haul it in my bag today. same o same o. we'll see how today goes.

exermom - yeah, i know about the ghost bike, it's usually painted all white

whippet - sorry you don't feel well..

gawworthing- good for you! keep it up!

damnit - ROFLMFAO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

type to ya later.

Morning, all!

I worked all weekend - no rest for the weary. And back at it early this morning.

I FINALLY got my car back!!! No more walking to the bus and arriving at work all sticky from the humidity.

DH drove DD's now-fixed car back to her on Friday, and brought mine back to me Sunday. We paid big $$ to have the support braces for the radiator replaced, because the others were broken and had caused the front end to shake really badly.

What does DD do? Calls us after we're in bed to complain that the car is still shaking. DH drove it for four hours and didn't have a single problem with it! Grrrrr She's been campaigning that "we should get rid of it" and "can't I get another one." I want to tell her that she can save her $$ to buy a car, because that one belongs to us....we paid for it.

Trying to parent from long distance is very hard. My DH and I are working federal jobs four hours away from our home. Kids are in college (DD - 19 and DS - 20) and living in our house. It's so nice not to be BROKE like we were before. But there are difficulties logistics-wise and time-wise that must be dealt with now.

Boy, am I on my whiny-pot! I need to take my thumb out of my mouth, pull on my big girl panties, and rejoice that I have my little car back!!! I think I'll go out and hug it during my lunch break!!

Have a healthy and marvelous Monday!

Colleen in Virginia

good late morning from Connecticut~
made blueberry muffins for my dad and took them up to him, Tom took our van to car max and got a great quote to sell. he wants to sell that and pay my car off.
I said is that so we each have once car and when you ditch me one less thing to pay out? he said ya ya thats it. joking I guess.
I asked if he had been thinking about things and he said he has put it on a shelf for a bit meaning for right now I guess things are going ok.. but who knows..
he took today off from work so he is now on his way to speak with a power equipment place about getting the snowblower in good shape , we had a heck of a time of it this past winter and think it has to do with the self propel part..
then he is coming and working on the kitchen..
we went to see DFIL and he said Tom you look nervous. whats going on... the poor man can even feel the tension...
thats ok he said we love you anyway ..

Finally home! (sat. Night) Traffic was a nightmare and the trip took almost 12hrs. when it is usually about eight. I 95 was one stand still after another. I have my own computer and ipad again. Lots of reading done, mostly skimmed. Loved all the pics. I will be on MFP three years come Jan.

Well, the one week vacation turned into three weeks, terrible for both the budget and my weight.....not even getting on the scale for a few days. I do NOT endorse getting into any type of car accident that involves body work on your vacation. We also lost all the time we had planned to get DD ready for her apt. At Va.tech. Yesterday we quick did some estate sales and Bought a coffee maker and blender and toaster and kitchen linens and pots.utensils etc......which really kills me since I gave all the extra I had a couple years ago to one of her older classmates, what was I thinking???

Cd.......Believe me when I say YAY for getting your car back!

JanetMc.....Hugs to you and good luck to Larry.

Heather........The legacy, finally.......great for you!

Dr Katie........Cute house, best to your son, hope he is very happy there.

Gayle.....Soft tissue damage can be more painful and the pain last longer than an actual break. I did my wrist in a few yrs. ago and had pain and limited movement for close to a year.

Joyce........Yay for the trees being gone!

Beth.....Sorry about your injury during the transfer.....I used a slide board for my mom.

Nancy......The first thing I always ask is for a name when calling about a problem, etc. take notes and repeat everything back, then I know exactly who told me what.

Mary......I would say fabulous pics, but that word isn't nearly strong enough!!! I also think your DH looks like Dustin Hoffman.

Lisa......You always amaze me!

Kayla.......I have had osteoporosis. Yes, it was a shock, but I am still chugging along and you will too. Hugs.

I could write so much more. Best to all. Must run.

Yanniejannie
Midatlantic

I can tell by looking at my DH and DSs how they are feeling (and they can me as well). Hazel eyes that turn a different color and our hazel eyes to begin with are all different colors. My DDnL that is married to DOS is impossible to 'read' . . . other than when she gets home, she is miserable - hates her job and has been looking for a different one with benefits - even if she has to take a cut in pay. One she pretty much had, they changed around a few things and it became a part-time one, so she did not take it. They tell her that they will be opening up another couple of positions and will keep her resume on the top of the stack. Other days she is in a great mood - especially on weekends. Last week I surprised her with asking if she wanted to meet somewhere for lunch. I've never done that before. I think it was a 'good' thing to do, since our relationship has always been a bit on the shaky side. My other DDnL is totally different. She's always in a good mood and nothing bothers her. My sons are totally different and have a good relationship with one another. Maybe the fact that each DDnL are so different makes them get along good. When DDnL (who was just a fiancée at the time asked me about present DDnL - I told her that we really did not meet under ideal circumstances; but, that I would not say anything about her, other than she 'has a good heart'; and left it at that. Said that she would have to make her own decisions about how she felt about her.

I had been in a near fatal auto collision, was finally home, but pretty much in the throws of a Bipolar episode and my DOS had told her that he did not want us to meet until I got better. She came anyway to the house and I just was surprised that she introduced herself as his fiancée because while he was technically divorce at the time; I was fearful that she would not let us see our DOGD just to be mean. A couple of years later she came to live with her Daddy and DDnL. Best change that EVER happened. Her mother has now lost all her children to DFACS because of a lot of things, mostly drug related. DOGD has nothing to do with her (she is 'in jail' now on a probation violation) and she doesn't believe anything she has to say in her letters to her. One is with her paternal grandmother, the other one with her biological father.

DOS said that his best friend, whose Mother and Dad are both deceased since he was in HS. Told him that he had left everything to him, and 2 more of his friends. It upset my son because he couldn't believe that he would do such of a thing. Of course he told son that he did not have anybody else to leave it to; and doesn't want to leave it to his sister. Son was concerned when this friend also told him that he really did not think he would live very long and he will 'definitely' not get married or have children. He was in a wreck recently; and lost a lot of weight; which he did not need to lose. He is at least 6 feet tall and he told son that he weighed 140lbs now. He's always been skinny; but, I was shocked the first time I saw him after the wreck; and, it could have been so much worse. He got T-boned by an older gentleman. The wreck killed one of his dogs that he had kenneled in the back of his truck. Probably would have killed him if he had not been in a truck that set up high off the ground. Of course, my son says he will probably burn through all that he inherited. He owns some land that he inherited from his grandmother that is shared with his aunt and sister. I think he ended up getting all the land in the process, I don't know what else he got but it is a huge estate.

Sending kids to college is expensive. We are glad that our DGD gets 'HOPE' which is the lottery-funded schooling where those who make and keep a "B" or better average gets a certain amount of money to go to school. She also gets a PELL grant that does not have to be paid back. But she has had to borrow money because instead of going up like it is suppose to the PELL grant has been going down. I hope that she will check on this - but like always she says she 'doesn't have the time'. GGRrrrrrr! Kid, now-a-days expect their parents or someone else to see about things for them. Her Daddy has told her that he 'knows' how it is to go to college and get money to do so. The state did not have a lottery when he was 'in school'. But, then he got married to her mother for a short period of time and did not go back because he had a family to support. At least she did not get any of his retirement. But, he felt like she got more than her fair share. I told him that with one child they had a percentage they went by and he fell right down the middle of the lowest (because he only had one child). At least when he got custody of his child the arrearage that she claimed that he 'owed' her was abated and over time, she would have ended up paying him. But he did not ask for her to do that and never pushed the issue either.

I'm reading back to my last post and will probably not post anything unless something hits me to do so.

Chow!
Lenora

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@DJ - great joke!

Happy Monday ! ! !

Gail (& Lisa) – Aren’t some people amazingly stupid the things they will attempt? I had it in writing that no one could call in sick on April 20 without a Doctor’s note, so one employee tried to tell me he was having a friend drive him 3 hours away to see his own doctor for a broken leg. And one time a waitress told another waitress (who happened to be my best friend for decades) that she needed a knee replaced so she was planning to stage a fall so Worker’s Comp insurance would pay for her surgery. Nut cases. // Lisa – I have been told by employers that negative comments on Social Media is grounds for termination. It is slander, and can be prosecuted. Good luck with that “gem” of an employee.

Janetr – that was a rocking shopping trip. I sometimes go to Kmart, but the Sears around here is pretty far away comparatively. I almost never pay full price ; ALWAYS looking for the sales and Clearance (love me some clearance). TJMaxx is pretty close, I should try that, as I have seen some people post positive shopping experiences. // You are so lucky to have a handy DH. Mine can fix anything related to refrigeration, air condition, and furnace, but he won’t. Just not motivated. // This has probably been covered in the past, but what is a Florida room?

Drkatiebug – Congrats on getting so much done in DS’s new house. What a sense of relief you must all feel.

DJ - I also travel with an extra pair of undies in my carry-on, plus brush-ups, deodorant, yarn, and bamboo crochet hooks. Everything else I can buy a few days later if my luggage is lost. One time DH forgot to pack ANY shirts for DS, so he got a new t-shirt wardrobe that year in Las Vegas. I hope you are able to relax and enjoy your trip.

Beth – Hugs for your Dad. It is rare for one of our doctors to give a person with shingles anything besides pain meds. I hope your Dad finds relief soon.

Becca – Feel free to organize my house any time. In fact, I need a “get real” friend to help me throw things away, too. I’m not as bad as a hoarder, but I will admit to being a packrat.

Joyce – I almost wish my life were wrapped around DS and his sports, but DH still travels a lot for bowling, too, and we sometimes leave DS behind for the longer trips. Since my hobby is crochet, I can take that anywhere, and I make the best of my travels by trying at least one new thing during each trip. It was the same with DD, except that her dad didn’t do anything, so I either took her myself, or took her with my current DH. Again, gotta love the portability of crochet (and walking). Kaitlynn’s dad took me to 1 place our entire marriage, and that was Colorado to visit his dad, and I always hated those trips. Anyway, enough of the bad past. I LOVE to travel finally, and doing new things or visiting new places (and since I’m not shy, I always meet new people, too.) // Congrats on signing up for a challenge. It takes guts just to sign up, so I’m sure you did your best. One of my favorite things to do when it is hot and I have to be outside is a frozen bottle of water in my bra-cket. It keeps me just cool enough to not feel overwhelmingly hot, and it is barely noticeable. I’m sure your cooling vest doesn’t look as huge or obvious to others as you imagine, so if you need it, wear it with pride.

Glo – Your salad sounds amazing. I am used to kale now, so I think I will go back to it again soon, and I forgot how far a little feta goes, so I should buy some of that, too. Thanks for the reminders.

Tammy – I log either before or after, depending on the situation. If I know where I’m going to eat (or what options I can choose), I like to log before, so I can make educated decisions. You will find what works best for you.

I am also guilty of taking better care of everyone else than myself, and just had an “ah-ha’” moment. DS and DH are going to take turns on a Wednesday Sport Bowling League starting in a few weeks. Usually I would stay home, play on my computer, and go to bed early to watch Criminal Minds (one of the few TV’s shows I hate to miss). Well, 0.64 miles from that bowling alley, on the same street, is a Big Lots. So, whenever the weather is such that I won’t mind making that walk, I’m going to walk to Big Lots while the “boys” bowl.

Well, this has turned into another crazy day at work, and now I am only up to page 25 and need to start closing my day, so I will sign off, and try to catch up more at home tonight after I log all my radio codes.

Hugs for Everyone ! ! !

Terri in Milwaukee (I bought a t-shirt at State Fair yesterday, and will post it soon, because I hope plenty of you will find it funny)

home from work, and tomorrow will be a crazy day... have a dr's appt at 9 with kidney dr, of course they put a huge 6 unit bridge in at 8:30 knowing full well that I wont be there to assist .. I will not cancel Dr's appt. this needs to be taken care of.
I am having a little pity party for myself and will talk to Tom tonight about it..
He is home before me every day.. and I am just sort of having a time thinking I have to come home to a house and a husband that doesn't love me..it just really really hurts.. this weekend he said he is putting it all on a shelf for right now. but what does that mean? your just gonna let things go along as they are?
Oh well I will get over it..
gonna go chill out and go to bed, back to the gym in the morning... still have to check out the strongfit website

Terri - Wrote "This has probably been covered in the past, but what is a Florida room?" - Its the same as a "sun room" only it has a metal roof, technically a sun room has a glass roof. This is a nice addition across the back of the house, its approximately 450 sf has glass on three sides. There are two slider doors out to a covered patio on the south side and one slider on the west that goes out to the the steps that leads down to a large uncovered concrete patio. There is a big double French door from the dining room into the Florida room. We usually leave it open. There is a hotel type heater/ac unit in the Florida room which keeps the temp and comfortable temp year round. The only problem if it rains really hard, it can get pretty noisy on the metal roof. The previous owners had a lot of work done a few years ago, then he got too sick to live in the house. They redid the kitchen and made it nice and roomy with a greenhouse window over the sink, they almost double the size of the master bedroom and added a master bath to it and closed in the front porch were I have plants and wicker furniture and call it the morning room as it faces east. We have been here almost 3 1/2 years. Plus its next door to Jack's best friend lol

On my last plane trip to South Calif in Dec. for my sis and BiL 50th celebration, I had two little gold plated serving bowls with spoons for their gift. I on purpose didn't wrap them, just put the wrapping the the suit case along with the card, cuz I knew it would not go thru TSA and they would want to see what was in there. As Jack flew for years and years I don't have to go thru TSA check to get to my plane in OKC. So sure enough I get to Calif and my luggage has been detained in Dallas where I had to change planes. My dress for the party, my meds, everything was in my luggage. But as luck would have it my DYD also had to change planes in Dallas so we had to go back to airport to pick her up and luckily they sent my luggage on her plane so I could pick it up when I picked her up. Whew.


Janetr OKC

Allison- have fun at your picnic! And wish Tom a very happy birthday!

Lisa-it is way too bad about your cook quitting. I hope you can work things out with your employees. It sounds like they need training. I know that my DH work which would be your food service provider would provide training for cooks and waitresses. They also sent in secret shoppers.

DJ - I hope your friend gets better soon! Your lips have a lot of nerve endings especially your upper lip so hopefully she's not in a lot of pain.

Carol/peach- I couldn't sleep last night at all either! I had a really hard time getting up and doing my normal routine today. Hopefully you're doing well.

Mia - thank you for the good wishes on our closing of our houses! We are thrilled to be finally done with the wait. Now we can move on and start doing things that need to be done around our new house.

Colleen - it's OK to whine! We are here for you to vent to! It is nice to get your car back in working order.

Yvonne - it sounds like you had a great weekend! Even the stairs did not derail your fun.

Yanniejannie- i'm sorry you had such a rough vacation! But it sounds like nobody was hurt with your car accident. What happened? Dustin Hoffman I never thought of that. A much older version of what I remember him looking like.

Vicki - I love red lobster! It is worth eating out with your family. It sounds like you were careful.

Janetr- that is a great and NSV! Now you can return them for a size 10!

Terri - I went to the Big Lots store yesterday for the first time. Not a bad place to walk to.

Hello ladies! I spent the day with my sister and sister-in-law. I tried out the paddleboard and was able to successfully stand on it. It was too wavy to go very far. I taught my sister-in-law how to make chicken wings. And am now at home making dinner.

Have a great night everyone!

Mary from Minnesota

Hi all. Did my first 10,000 steps Sat. Have plantar fasciitis so heels hurt a lot and while I can exercise, walking isn't my favorite activity. Was glad to see I could do it.

stats for the day:
ride hm 2 U Y gym- 10.21min, 15amph, 2.5mi = 136c
spin- 35min, 85ar 92aw 104-14g, 9.2mi = 332c
ride U Y gym 2 dome- 5.29min, 11amph, 1mi = 74c
ride wk 2 hm - 1st time since accident- 55.14min, 10.9amph, 10mi = 543c
total cal -1085

today my bag was heavier than usual because i have no locker and carrying all my stuff + it being a monday, i had to carry extra food stuff to take to work for the week. my shoulder hurt and i really was't in the mood to ride home so i put the backpack over the other shoulder only and rode home lopsided. i was saying to myself, there's ALWAYS going to be an excuse y i shouldn't ride home (it's the harder ride going home, big/long uphill) so i put on my big girl panties and rode anyway. i didn't go fast at all and didn't put my phone on my handlebars so i could see how fast i was going so i would be teased and want to ride faster. i know me and if it was there, i would have pushed myself. when i got home i was surprised that i still went over 10mph!

grandmallie - i don't get it, y should you just get over it and live with it until he makes up his mind....

I think maybe I was supposed to use reply instead of quote? Melinda