WOMEN AGES 50+ FOR OCTOBER 2015

10/10/95, i lost lenny at 34 years of age, so young, i can't believe it's been 20 years

Hi friends. Well we have had a busy weekend! We went to the Bonefish Grill last night for our anniversary and today we went to the fire department's annual open house and pancake feed. It's nice to run into paramedics and fire fighters I have known for years. The fire chief is an old friend of mine too. This afternoon we went to the botanical gardens for a memorial service for the funeral home my parents used. They do a memorial and dedication there each year and plant different plants for those who they buried. It was a lovely service complete with a bagpiper. After the service we walked the garden for an hour and saw the plaque with my dad's name on it. So we are tired!

Well tomorrow my class starts, so the craziness begins. I've already had texts from students with questions.

DD#2 thinks she has an ear infection so she is supposed to see the campus health center tomorrow.

Well, I'm off to bed. Take care and hugs to everyone who needs them! Meg from Omaha where it reached 90 degrees today!

Busy day today, and a trumpet concert tonight. I'm pooped. Good night all!

Sylvia

This is really sad - I am just reading a post from Terri where she said "Happy Wednesday" and it's Sunday already. Now you know how far behind I am!

That's OK Gloworm, I'm not going to try to go back and find out what is going on with Terri's mom and house and all that. I will eventually figure it out. Sometimes I have brain farts and things just don't click up there.

Pip, thanks for the picture of your first husband. He sounds like a lovely man, the kind of man who was courageous to go through what he went through before his death. A role model for all of us. Your home is lovely. So it was decorated for Christmas in October?

Sylvia, we used to have a dog named Buddy. He was such a wonderful family dog, a shelty. We got him as a puppy. He was supposed to stay either in the house or in our fenced in back yard but he would find his ways to get out. But several blocks away was a beautiful female named Chocolate. So that was always our first place to look. Anyway, when we would find him, we would open up the passenger door and tell him to hop in. Never would work. We had to park, get out and open up the drivers door and let him sit a few moments at the wheel then he would move over.

When my Grandma Pete died, my dad's mom, she had many years of memories and a big family. Her and Grandpa were farmers and never had a will, just 3 boys who had big families. So when she died, the DNL that took care of her the most and was the most selfless person you could ask for, set everything out in her back yard and we had a family only yard sale. Everything was free for the taking. There were kids starting college needing pots and pans and such. Grandma had so many sets through the years and always took care of everything. So even though it was very old, those pots and pans and dishes were still good for a kid starting out in a dorm. The rest, well it just all worked out. Everyone talked about what was there and what they wanted or even made suggestions that that piece would look nice in your house. Some of her things are still in use. I have a china cabinet, my sister has her brass bed and dresser. My brother is still using her old stand up small chest freezer. I have the hurricane lantern that Grandpa gave Grandma for a wedding present. My brother has their kitchen table. I think they got married in 1905 and so these are really old pieces that were lovingly chosen. She,like many women her age quilted and each person got a quilt whether they wanted it or not. But Mom got the box of all her quilt pieces she had made and just never finished. So as every person was born into the family, Mom would get into her box and make them a quilt from Grandma's quilts.

I will always remember the day Mom, my sister and I went through Mom's house and made decisions on who would get all of her things. It was weird doing that while Mom was alive but everyone is happy with what was decided. Several of them Mom went ahead and gave to family members because she wanted to see us enjoying them and she hardly had room in her home anyway. I hate to see families fight over things that were loved for so many years by their parents.

My new phone I got last week(????) is totally dead now. I have been having problems with it freezing on me and I just take off the back, take the battery out and then put it back together, It didn't work tonight. So off to Verizon I go tomorrow. I also need to call the doctor. The pain i had in my upper chest/shoulder blade area now extends down my right arm when I take a deep breath and if I have one of my sneezing fits it's awful. The pain goes down to my elbow then. That and the continued pain I have in my legs, I think it is nerve pain, well it needs to be dealt with now. I am taking Ibuprofen routinely and it does help.

Love you all, Joyce, indiana

Katla I am so sorry to hear about your daughter's loss. Hugs to you, your DD and DSIL and his family. During my child bearing years I had 3 miscarriages. I never had trouble getting pregnant but for whatever reason some of the pregnancies were just not meant to be. I think my attitude was due to my OB/GYN's explanation that usually a miscarriage happened because the embryo had something wrong with it and the body just natually rejected it. I never had trouble dealing with the losses but I certainly understand how devastating it can be to some would be parents especially today when so many women seem to have trouble getting pregnant and get pregnant so much older.

Katia......so sorry for the family. Losing a baby can take a long healing process.Just be there in any way you can.Listening can help your daughter.

The pool is finally closed! Big sigh of relief! We have an inground pool ... Odd shaped ... Spillover spa. The cost of one of those flat/taut covers is prohibitive due to weird shape so we still wrestle an oversized tarp and tubes/bricks to close. I did suggest to DH that we either find a better way or get a dump truck and fill the thing in. But it's done for one more year!

Gloworm ... I have been buying things lately through craigslist and estate sales. Only things I've wanted or needed. For years I put aside decorating large parts of the house as other more important things took precedence. DH plans to retire within next 3-5 years. He's encouraging me to make an effort to get the things that will complete our house ... Up until this past summer, some rooms didn't even have furniture. So I'm doing just that ... But as cost effectively as I can. Because the one thing you learn going through these estate sales is that none of us can take this stuff with us!

And yes, I bought the decorative mirror!

Joyce ... Your family did things right! Love that your mom made quilts "from grandma."

Happy Thanksgiving Canada!

Beth

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

Good Morning Ladies,

Allison, glad the car trip went well. For some reason, I couldn’t get your pictures to open.  Were you on this ride with Tom? I missed that part. I think Tom should go to PetSmart to find out what can be done about the remaining Skunk smell. (sorry, couldn’t resist)

Barbie, so smart to not only have wills with specific instructions but to review everything annually. Oh that we would all be that smart! I am lucky in that one regard, in that we have had one marriage and one child, so much easier to assign everything.
"That my friend is how life is and now my tale is told
So enjoy each day and live it up...before you're too darned old."

Pip, that is so sad about Lenny and how wonderful that you then found Kirby.

Gloria, sorry for DGS#2 having strep. I think I’d keep him home another day to make sure he’s not still contagious. I agree with you that all of you ladies are more like family to me than just names on a computer screen. My DH and best friend hear me talk about you ladies like you were neighbors or something. Lol

Joyce, I’m laughing about your dog having to sit in the driver’s seat before she would move over. They just all seem to have their quirks, don’t they? How wonderful that your Grandmother’s things could be divided up so nicely and with no family tiffs. I think it’s sad that so many of today’s youth don’t seem to want any family heirlooms and don’t seem to care too much about family history.

MicheleNC, while Jess is pet sitting, she can’t leave the dog at home for a couple of hours? Just curious?

Happy Thanksgiving to all those celebrating it today. High fives to those celebrating anything else and hugs to those that want one. I’ll always take a hug, thanks Lillian.

Just a thought:
You can’t stay young forever,
But you can be immature for the rest of your life.


At the convention I overheard one of the ladies say,
"I'm getting so old that all my friends in heaven will think I didn't make it."


When I got home from the convention yesterday, I was wearing a new top that DH had never seen. I’ll admit it is very flattering. When I walked in he said, “wow, you really look skinny!” Ladies, that is not a word I thought I’d ever hear used about me again and especially from DH. I think I’ll wear that top all the time for the rest of my life. LOL


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

mollywhippet wrote: »

Love this! I'd like to add that my son has sent picture proof that the same strategy works for children under 5. You just need a bigger box.
/Penny, snowed under (though not literally) at the

I feel so so bad. I, for some reason, just didn't realize that Jess would be gone by the time I got home from exercise. And I missed seeing her off.

Beth - we used to have a big tarp that covered the spa and pool with the water thingys to hold it down. It's advertised that the rain will soak thru leaving the leaves on top. Used it one year, never again.

DJ - Jess was here for about 24 hours. The dog needed to be taken out. Colby did stay in her place and took care of Shadow. Honestly, not like its a lot of work, fill the food dish, clean the litter box. LOVED the saying that you hear at the convention. You must really look skinny because guys usually don't say things like that unless its true.

Sylvia - it seems that Columbus Day is sort-of going by the wayside. Congrats on that ring. Our cats go crazy when I type and the sun reflects off my diamond and makes this moving dot on the wall

Off to senior bowling now.

Michele in NC

Hi all!
I've marzipanned the cake! Will royal ice it on Wednesday.

I went out to collect my yoga teacher's dress from the cleaners and bought DH's card and some extra '70' candles for the children's cake. (They are not so keen on rich fruit cake ) I've decided to make it gluten free as we have one guest who tries to keep gluten low. I bought the gf self raising flour and more ground almonds. I've boiled 2 oranges and will puree them tomorrow. I'm going to make two and use one for my contribution to the Friday potluck. Never cooked gluten free before.

Had a MOST frustrating afternoon trying to amend my order for the Friday delivery. I tried both on my tablet and the laptop. In the end I rang headquarters and a nice young man tried to get into it for me. No avail, so it must be a tech issue. :sad: They are going to ring me when it's sorted. I just do NOT want to get to the venue and find there is no order delivered. :noway:

Haven't heard anything from the estate agent, so I don't know if my key has arrived. :ohwell:

Am I stressing? YES! :laugh:

DON'T LET THE PERFECT BE THE ENEMY OF THE GOOD.

My old friend emailed me yesterday. She and her partner have health problems and she is beginning to feel older. She was bemoaning the fact that she has no children, her only sister has no children and she has no one left who will want her writings etc when she is gone. She is burning a lot of stuff. I am grateful I have a family, an extended family and an in-law family. Even if they cause us problems from time to time. The troublesome niece is all over Facebook at the moment, cuddling DH's sister and her daughter. Grrrrrrr! :laugh: She is extremely beautiful, which somehow makes it worse. :sad: How sad am I? :laugh:

Sea bream tonight.

Love Heather UK

welcome hopeblossom454- where do you live. we are here to help, support, give u the boot when needed and cheer u on!

stat for the day:
spin 1hr, ahr128, mhr150, total cal 500

well, gotta make my oatmeal