WOMEN AGES 50 + FOR SEPTEMBER 2015

Mary love the time lapsed photo. It was a spectacular sight.

Janetr prayers for you as you have your surgery. You look terrific.

Beth sorry that happened to your son. Scary.

Rita good to see you. Hope things are going better.

Mikesmom a moment of Zen. Thank you for sharing.

Terri Breathing, breathing, breathing.

Surgery for my DB went well. Lab results will take about a week. I do know the longer it takes you to hear the better. He had surgery for cancer today.

janetr7476 wrote: »

This is from this afternoon.

Love to all, take care of you and I thank you all for your support and kindness.

Janetr OKC

Janet, you look FABULOUS! Congratulations, and thanks for sharing and giving me inspiration to keep trying. I love that outfit on you. Not too young at all. Very stylish. Good luck with your surgery tomorrow.

Hi peeps-
Had to take a pain pill today. Janetr, u look so beautiful. Sorry I haven't addressed or responded to everyone's posts, I will get better.

One thing I always meant to mention was regarding grandmallie's profile name. The first time I saw it I was pronouncing it, grand mallie. Not until VERY recently, she was meaning it to be, grandma b]allie[/b]. I never connected it because I don't remember anyone's real name, I only remember everyone here by their profile name. ROTFLMFAO!!!!!!! So your name for me is the way I originally of it. I hate hen pecking, it's taking me so long.

Something funny happened to me yesterday. I had to go to the bathroom and pee. I was pulling down my pants and I thought I had them down far enough but I guess I didn't. You guessed it, I accidentally peed on the backside of my pants, so when I pulled them up I felt a little warmth! Lololol. I am sure that is very common when u are doing something with one hand.

Today is the first real day of me not doing anything, except going to the gym, then going to a store to get hair clips to see if that will b easier for Kirby to tie up my hair.

Someone also mentioned my mom shipping us tamales. They r coming from California and she freezes them b4 shipping them, they make it here fine. Kirby and I can't wait. I am eating up this long overdue motherly love.

Type to ya later! Love u all for your continuing love support and kind words.

July 26,1997, at one of the MS150 bike rides. Kirby is 42 with Judd, his biking friend who later became his best man at our wedding. We were living in Indiana at that time, I volunteered that year, I was in no shape to ride back then.

Barbie,

Thanks for your reply.

1 year old black lab named LayDee
1 year old Susie (in window)
15 year old Miss Buster

I love watching the standard poodles run, at the dog park, so graceful. Our black lab just turned 1 and she's been a joy and a handful but that's what puppies do. She has terrorized our older cat, to where she won't come out of one of the bedrooms. Crazy life we have, having to always make sure the dog is somewhere else, so we can smuggle the cat inside. 1 year old Susie, though has had to put Laydee in her place several times. I guess Miss Buster has had it with dogs. Our German shepherd passed last year and they loved each other.

Anyway, nice to meet you.

Debby from Northern California

Janet, Wow, you are amazing. Good for you. My new role model....

Debby from Northern California

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

Good Evening Ladies,

Beth, that is really scary about your son and the high speed chase. First lesson I see is that he shouldn’t even be driving when he has a headache or doesn’t feel good for whatever reason. Thank goodness he is safe. Glad he made it to work.

Debby, love your pets, especially the black lab. I have one and just love them to pieces. That is so sad about your sister and I love the picture of the two of you.

Rita, so good to see you. It’s been a while! Sorry to hear of your problems but wishing that you feel better real soon.

mikesmom1983, beautiful picture of Walden Pond. Thanks for sharing.

Pip, congrats on being off the pain meds, but you should take them if you need them. I’ve heard more than one surgeon say that your body heals better if you aren’t fighting pain. (Later) I see you did take one. Good. We don’t expect you to respond to anyone while you are having to type with one hand. I’m just glad you can check in with us to let us know how you are doing.

Penny, sorry you were bummed today but glad you got it out of your system and threw it in the corner. I laugh every time you talk about getting dark or staying light, etc. It is just so weird to us and so fascinating.

Linda, you brought up Plus Size clothes again. I don’t know if it’s the same everywhere but here I am constantly amazed (horrified actually) at the number of outfits that have horizontal stripes. Big women should not be accentuating the obvious by wearing stripes around a big body. Why do they sell so many???

Janetr, I love the pictures. I don’t think I had seen a before picture. I’ll be thinking of you tomorrow and sure hope you will be able to check in before Friday. ((((Hugs))))

Renny, good to see you again. Sad to hear you have been under the weather. I hope you are back to yourself in no time.

MNMargaret, glad the surgery went well for your DB. Will keep him in my prayers.

There were so many posts when I got home that I have been reading but not responding to as many. I had a HOA Board meeting this afternoon then went to get my nails done finally. I’ve only needed to do it for about a week so they were really grown out. The main reason I had not done it was just laziness. Isn’t that terrible? That is the one thing that didn’t improve with losing weight….I’m still lazy. But I did finish reading all the posts and I’m sending good thoughts to all of you. Congrats to those that have been successful and for the rest of us, we just have to keep on keeping on.

I hope all of you have a healthy and happy 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

Hello all! It's been a busy day, but I still didn't accomplish much. I did call our vet and ask about Bruno's situation, and they asked me to bring him in so the doc could have a look. He pronounced Bruno fit as a fiddle, trimmed his nails, and sent me off with zero bill and a business card with his home phone, in case this ever happens again. He thought the problem was most likely his eating acorns, which have a mild toxicity and upset his tummy. So, tonight hubby was out in the back yard picking up as many acorns as he could find. It's a big yard (1 1/2 acres) and we have several oak trees, so it may not be possible to get them all. I love our old hometown vet so much. And his techs are so much better to deal with than those "fancy" girls at the chain store vet. I don't know why they have to talk down to customers like that.

Debby - I had to laugh about your description of yourself. We are very similar in many ways. I'm 60, 5' 4" tall, and weigh 170, but this is the smallest I have been in about 40 years, so I'm delighting in my tiny-ness every day. I feel better than I have in a very long time. I guess our perspectives are just very different. I still have about 30 pounds to go, but I started at 302, so I'm really happy to be at 170.

Mia - your glass is beautiful! More pictures please!

Irish Terri - the wedding pics are beautiful. What a great cake! I used to be a cake decorator and always loved the wedding cakes. The figures on the top are priceless!

Beverly - welcome! It sound like you are doing great so far! Stick with us, and don't forget to post those pictures of the Grand Canyon, when the time comes.

Cynthia - my son did the juice thing for a while. I think he got pretty sick of it pretty quickly.

Well, I'm going to jump in the shower then go to bed. Good night!

Sylvia

Hi friends. Long day at work. Didn’t get much accomplished. I did finally get my dd’s fafsa form signed…I’ve been trying to do that electronically for days and have gone through multiple people at their end. As it turns out, some guy there finally figured out that it was an internet explorer issue and he walked me through it, so Lena can finally get her tuition award. I don’t know if I told you but one of my benefits at work is free tuition for kids and spouses at over 600 liberal arts colleges across the country, but she still needed that form signed.

Well miracle of miracles, DD#1 got a new phone with a new phone number about a week ago and this morning she texted both myself and dh and gave us her new number. I was in shock for hours. My new co-worked is doing great and I’m so glad folks around here finally listened to me!

DH came home from work sick and he looks awful…he actually has black eyes! He has muscle aches and nausea;

DD#2 was vomiting last week but that was up at college. Hope I don’t get it now.

Margaret: so sorry for your loss

Katla: I agree; I grew up in Hawaii and there are tons of great fashions for larger women. Maybe I need a LONG shopping trip lol

Pip: nice clean looking incision (doesn’t that just sound so nursy?)

Well I am exhausted and just now found myself asleep right here with my laptop! We had a sub at aqua Zumba and that was the best workout I have had in years! Too bad I can’t go to this instructor’s usual class. Sorry to bail. Take care, pathetic Meg from Omaha LOL

PS Hugs to everyone...it's the least I can do!

Beth in WNY: Thank goodness your son was safe.

JanetR OKC: You have transformed yourself! Congratulations!!!!! :flowerforyou:

Debby: I'm so sorry for your loss.


We need to have a door replaced to the small storage room outside on our deck. We went to all the local "homeowner hells." You know the big chain stores I mean that sell everything from garden supplies to appliances. We had no luck but got some sketchy estimates on ordering what we need that featured long delays and hefty prices. Our carpenter referred us to a local builder's supply place. The prices are similar to what we heard at the chain stores, but the quality is better, the door will fit, hinges will be on the right so it opens outward rather than inward, it will include new knobs and locks that will match our existing keys, and it will be delivered to our house in seven days. :bigsmile: :bigsmile: :bigsmile:

I watched every minute of the eclipse last night. I feel blessed.

Katla in Beautiful NW Oregon

“Our greatest weakness lies in giving up. The most certain way to succeed is always to try just one more time.” Thomas A. Edison

September Goals :
1. Log every bite and swallow.
2. Cardio exercise at least 3 days a week. Work on flexibility and back strength.
3. Have fun every day.
4. Drink at least three glasses of water daily, preferably more!
5. Eliminate alcohol.
6. Monitor sleep. Try to average 7 or more hours of sleep nightly.

Debby what a nice picture to have with your sister. I lost my sister ten years ago. She was 59. Sorry for the loss of your son.

MNMargaret

Katla49 wrote: »

Becca: Oregon Public Broadcasting did a story on the Elk at Gearhart last season. I'm posting a link so that you can see it online. I hope it works for you & that you find it interesting. This worked for me when I copied it and pasted it in my browser.

watch.opb.org/video/2365411696/

I watched it :-) Its amazing how big the herd is in Gearhart!!! Then you have the people living there, that are planting things that are like "an Elks Candy Store" and they want protection from the Elk coming into their yard...really? Such silly people... The Elk that come thru Gearhart walk down the middle of the streets and look both ways....its crazy... We saw the large herd take over the Seaside athletic field right off hwy 101. People were crowding around and driving came to a standstill. They were taking selfies with the large Bull...yes turn your back to him and say CHEESE.....its nuts. Can't wait until it gets cooler and there isn't the crazy tourists driving so fast around here. Im quite protective of my city, and its quaint charm.
Becca

@dreamwriter oh my last neighbor in California knew I was a nudist, but she would yell over the fence..."Are you nude?!!!" I would say in a hushed tone, "Yes Nadine, I am nude, how are you?" This was a couple that could be my parents, but still took us being a nudist family in stride.
Becca

Hello dear ladies. Janet's, I loved your before and after pics. Not everyone can have those. You are such annmapiration to all of us. And yes, your outfit is wonderful. I would be seen with you anywhere with it on. Good
I know with your surgery.

Have an MRI tomorrow afternoon. My neurologist used to do them ever year, then ever 2 years, then ever 3 and now she is at every 4. I don't anticipate there bent any difference in what it looks like. They have looked the same since 1997. And tha is the problem. I only have one MS lesion up there and it has never changed. But I have had 3 relapses and tha is why she finally diagnosed me from probable MS to MS. But now she is wondering . Charlie is the same, itching to get out and drive but he still has one more week on he restriction. As long as his blood pressure bottoms out for no reason, he should not be behind he wheel of a car. But he is a man. I talked to him about things that happened in the hospital tonight. He doesn't remember cussing me out at all, me leavin him for the evening or the day. He barely remembers our daughter and family coming up and they came up when he was over the really sick phase and getting therapy and doing pretty good. It's. Been almost 5 weeks now. Seems like it has been a year. There is a combination of medicines that are ordered after a heart attack in order to maintain optimal heart health. So one of thos medicines has now been decreased to a very low dose and tomorrow we stop another one of them in order to get ha blood pressure up. I worry about his heart now. I don't want any problems there. He has never followed the doctors order about his diet. He does excersise. I also worry about his heart going back in its irregular rhythm. ok Joyce,must stop all the worrying and let the doctors take care of him.

Joyce, Indiana