WOMEN AGES 50+ FOR APRIL 2016

Carol (Peach1948) - Catfish place? .. at High Falls?

CJ, I still can't figure out what 'kitten' was substituted for. Sometimes my naivetie takes over and I am proud of it!!!! Did you ever mention if this was a business or pleasure trip? Love the pictures.

My sis had her appointment this morning. I must say it is nice to have a doctor that is very prompt for an appointment. He is a very kind, up front, tell it like it is but gives no false hope. First thing off he told us that her PET scan is negative. My sister was so relieved, well we all were but my sister had completely got it wrong. She immediately was so relieved that she didn't have to make a decision. So she got it backwards. If it was positive, then no treatment would be offered so she would't have to make a decision. But since it was negative she then had to decide whether she would take it. Norma is so tired or being tired, sore, short of breath, problems with mobility, diarrhea or constipation etc, etc. This therapy would not change any of those things. Those are her health right now. Side effects would be anything be anything with 'itis' at the end. Her immune system would go into overdrive. She could have hepatitis, colitis, thyroiditis, pneumonitis, etc. Lots to look forward to huh? Especially if you already have irritable bowel disease, fibro with every symptom that comes with it, spinal problems in all areas of her spine, asthma. The nurse educator showed her a questionaire they will ask her before each treatment to see if she has developed those symptoms. Shoot, she already does. So she is leaning towards no. Her husband is a very analytical man and is just seeing that this might help plus he loves her and wants to keep her as long as he can. With all the pain I have been having lately, I totally see where she is coming from from and will totally trust her to make the best decision for HER. If she was 40 it would be different. If she was 80, we would all be on the same line of thought.

I then rushed across the street to the hospital, drove and drove to find a parking spot, walked in pouring down rain and 'gale forced' rain. Just kidding. It was quite hard to keep my umbrella with me though. He had his IV in but not the infusion. When it was ready, he was in the bathroom and it takes extra time just because he is in the potty when it is time to change the rate, anything. I did get him to finally figure out how to get Pandora on his own phone and he had that on for awhile. I guess he likes the sound of my iPad better but I was using it so he turned off his phone.

Then I left to go pick my sister up from her house and take her to the mall for a hair appointment. The traffic lights were not my friend today.

So how has this affected me today? Well I had pizza tonight so that says a lot. We went to Cici's so I could get my brownie. I lost my oldest sister and Mom due to cancer and I don't want to lose my other sister, my confidante and best friend here in town, due to cancer. I know what will be happening and I don't want to see it but yet I know there is no way I would take myself away from being there every step of the way. And then there is Charlie's ulcerative colitis. It is unchecked for almost 1 1/2 years. I know that it is precancerous. Please Lord, don't allow this to happen to me.

JOyce, Indiana

Annr wrote: »

http://us-store.bouncelifestyle.com/products/cacao-mint-protein-bomb

Just had this for snack. Wow, it was really good. Planning on buying them and sending some to my son out to sea. Other flavors of these (think protein bar in a ball form) is Superberry, coconut and macadamia, and peanut cacao.

Becca
Oregon

I didn't notice calorie or nutritional information when I followed the link. Can you provide any details? :flowerforyou:

DamitJanit wrote: »

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

Katla, okay now you have put me to shame. When we added on our screen porch and store room I had the walls in the store room all done in peg board. I thought that was a great idea. But it never occurred to me to paint the walls??? Now every time I go in there I’ll think about that. You are just fancier than I am.

DJ
Myrtle Beach, SC

DJ, we've lived here about 20 years. It is about time we got around to the storage room! :embarassed: Actually, it started last fall when our old door to the storage room got dry-rot and had to be replaced. We had to buy a new door. We found a good carpenter & he helped us find a high quality fiberglass exterior door. He installed the door and did a great job. This spring we noticed that the plywood floor of the room was not doing well, and our trusty carpenter came and painted some stuff on it that will preserve it through the next ice-age. But the floor was b*tt ugly, so I wanted it to look better. I bought a remnant of vinyl flooring and the scope of work enlarged a bit. We installed the flooring, added baseboards, and added more peg board. Today I painted the pegboard to match the wall color. I'm very pleased and a combination of embarrassed to have let it get so bad, and proud of us for fixing it.

Katla

Sending healing thoughts for those who need them.
Attagirls for those who've earned them.

I'm caught up with reading posts. But, it's my bedtime, so catch you all later.

Rori
Colorado Foothills

Good morning everyone!

Yoga today, hooray! First one after the Easter break. My friend who is walking 500 miles along the Camino de Santiago won't be there. She said she would give me a link to her blog, but I haven't got it, so I have no idea how she's getting on. My other friend will have to bring me home today as DH will be taking the car to cricket.

Last night's meal was mussels for a starter and a fish stew with turbot, scallop, prawn and mussel. Turbot is a very rare treat. I had no carbs. Did drink too much wine and I'm a bit fuzzy headed this morning. Lovely evening.
When the manager rings about the overcharging I must have DH's card on hand for the refund. It's a LOT of money. The men were splitting the bill between them and didn't notice that we were charged the full price, not the offer price.

CJ - it wasn't until I went to a Colombian gold exhibition in London that I realised from the accompanying explanations that the beautiful gold objects from South America have not much gold in them. They devised a process whereby the gold surface comes up in the polishing. Amazing technical achievement! To look at them you would think they were solid gold.
I haven't heard back yet from our travel company about Mexico.

Today I will book the excursions we want for our cruise. They are very expensive. Some are very touristy. Quite a few places we have decided to explore on our own (towns) and I hope Penny will be there to meet us in Longyearbyen. My Norwegian will come in handy for the towns. I am now on a 60 day streak!

So sad for you Joyce. Sending love to your family.

Must get ready for yoga now.

Heather UK

Feeling grateful for all i have and realizing how very fleeting it all is! I will snap out of this navel gazing and get on with my work, my to do list and the happiness that comes with a roast chicken dinner....

Trying a new recipe of chicken marinated in buttermilk a little rosemary and honey, let u know how it turns out tomorrow!

Karen from ny

LOL! Trying to figure out how to change my profile pic on here. I can do it everywhere else, but am having trouble figuring it out for mfp! Can anyone give me a hand with this?

Hey, KJL - if you're on a computer, go to My Home, Profile, and then Edit Photos, and there will be a button to upload a different photo. If you're on a phone app for MFP, someone else may be able to help...

Sylvia - so glad to see you're able to use both hands! I would think the fine motor skill of typing would be great therapy for your recovery... and your sense of humor is definitely back. How's your family holding up?

Joyce - there are no words. My heart hurts just thinking about it, I cannot imagine how hard this is for you.

Miriam - I learn something every time you go into educational mode, and I appreciate it very much. Please don't stop.

For me--I'm going to see family because of all the recent losses of people who are dear to me, and because we're not promised tomorrow, and I want to make sure I spend time with those I love. As Karen in NY said, "Feeling grateful for all I have and realizing how very fleeting it all is!"

More work on the Big Book o' Death this early morning so, should the worst happen, my beloved will have information enough to deal with all contingencies. Since I'm the financial person for our family, there's a ton of information that he has no idea about, and although we do talk over the figures a lot, accessing everything would be quite difficult.

Then it's off to town, fully packed for the trip, but today is a Chamber of Commerce meeting at noon, and an art class tonight, first one at the warehouse. Kind of an experiment to see if the craft room space will accommodate six people working on a project. These are all friends, and we're all doing a video class, but if it works, might hold some quilting classes or other similar things. I won't come back out to the ranch, it will be too late when we're done. Will stay in town and take off super-early Wednesday morning on my trip.

Off to the races, kids... Love y'all,
Lisa in West Texas

Heather sounds like a fantastic trip. Please give Penny a hug from me.

Barbie your dance group is so lucky to have you as their instructor.

Reflections from Dance With Anger

Lehrner stresses over and over we do not have the power to make others think and feel in a certain way. Robert Nay the author of Taking Charge of Anger agrees with this too. What I can do is to be firm, consistent, clear what I will and will not tolerate in how others treat me. Positive and negative consequences are the result. Just like when I teach the more the consequence the situation the better. Example because our son abused the privileged in driving his car we are making it more difficult for him to get it back from us.

I agree with her about power struggles. When I fail to acknowledge another's thoughts and feelings because I am right and know what to do I often fail to clarify my own expectations. I have noticed a little firmness goes along way. If the struggle is still there some space is often an antidote. Reasoning often fails in these situations too because it is basically trying to get the person to see it my way.

I liked her suggestions of first listening to the other person and acknowledging their feelings without trying to change them. next clarify my stance, third set boundaries and enforce them with a consequence if not honored. To me an example if someone is chronically late. I start at this time and it is up to you to either catch up to us or miss the activity. I will leave on time.

In conclusion to this chapter on Who's Responsible ( I have written about this chapter over several days because there was so much to think about.) when I stop trying to change the other person and begin to notice the patterns I am in with that person I can start to consider other ways to react to that person. Speaking my truth to myself and others and sharing my stories and actively listening to theirs gives me many options to find the types of relationships that will nurture us both.

Margaret

well just got off the phone with fit bit after 40 minutes of trying to get my Surge to sync which it hasn't in 2 days.. they are sending me a new one.. and Oh I got 10,000 before leaving the gym.

It's not easy, but I just play the part of awesome chef and think, "I am so special I have to make food just for me".

Becca to the rescue!!!!!! So, you go ahead and have your bedtime snack, but it is a nutrtionally sound homemade dessert. I love the recipe idea. Bet this would taste good with a half of backed sweet tater. So, then, I must say: Winner, winner! Chicken dinner! (It's a southern thing.)

Success yesterday! I finished with 42 calories to spare. I ate small meals every couple of hours, which staved off FoBH...Fear of Being Hungry. Gotta quote Scarlett one more time: "I will nevah go hungrah a-gain."

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We're off to DH's diabetic doctor this morning. DH has some significant complaints about his office support and I wonder what the doctor will have to say. DH has been having a serious struggle getting prescription refills through the doctor's office for several months now. He HAS to take insulin, and no refills or late refills is NOT okay. :grumble: