WOMEN AGES 50+ FOR MAY 2016

Lenora, so sorry about the accident. I hate making left turns when you can't see.

Joyce, I feel for you. I had dry sockets after having my wisdom teeth out, and that is the worst pain ever. I drove 20 minutes to a friend's to get her left-over prescription pain meds, it hurt so bad, and that is something I just don't do. That tells you how bad it was.

Meg, I hear you on the pillow thing. Pillows are so expensive, and I get overwhelmed when I look at them. I don't think the one I have now was the right one for me.

KJ, I like the cartoon and the hummingbird nest. Thanks for sharing.

Well, yesterday when my husband stated he had tripped from a street level to a higher than normal curb level, we thought he had just sprained his right knee. Well after a rough night on the recliner, I drove him to Emergency. Nope its not sprained, he fractured his patella (kneecap) so he is bound up with a harness thingy, and had crutches. Poor guy.... To get to the apartment he donned his driving gloves and went up the outside steps on his butt, pulling himself up step by step, and I was holding onto the harnessed knee. Poor guy.... Awaiting a call back from the ortho doc to get him to be seen as soon as possible.

I even ate fairly well today. With all the commotion, doing laundry, getting his prescription for pain, driving all heck and gone....I did have a coke when I was doing laundry. What ELSE is there to do, watching the machine go round and round like a stupid show on TV.... and worrying about husband.

Feeling a bit OFF today from giving blood yesterday, which is normal for me, but with husbands' deal, I had to just put it to the back of my mind.

Lenora, sorry about what happened, see right THERE is why I hate driving. Being that I am a new driver, I avoid areas where I know there are turns I do not like....silly, I know. So glad you made thru it all. ((((hugs))))

Becca
Oregon

becca so sorry that DH has such an injury. I can only imagine how much that hurts. I spent the day worrying about my DH as his miniscus tear repair happened today. I feel like I am on red alert. Waiting to see how bad his pain is going to be. He doesn't want me hovering but I just can't help it!!! He also hates me driving him around. Too bad he can't drive for another day so he is stuck with his designated driver.

And oh yeah. I was running all day and then overrate at dinner. Kitchen is closed and I am going to bed!!

https://youtu.be/oQIbffQj2xM

i was able to do it, just tried it! 10points!

Not much new to say. I'm sticking to logging all my food and activity and have been pleasantly suprised to see that my sugar intake is much lower than I thought it would be. That is what I thought was my hidden devil (sugar) and could have been the reason I didn't lose weight. Nope...need to keep logging and counting and see what develops.

My goodness, have you all been in this group for years? Everyone seems to know everyone! Happy thoughts!

Charleen in Colorado

Did an hour of deep water today. The plan for tomorrow is to do a strength DVD.

Lenora - so sorry to hear of your accident, but glad you are OK. That's what's important. I hope you feel better real fast. I can't see why your husband couldn't get your things out of your car. It's not like it's being used for a murder investigation or anything

Almost forgot to make Vince dinner last night

Couldn't sleep this morning so worked some on the beaded banner. Now I'm waiting for the glue to dry on the next part of the thread.

Went to exercise, then to the Salvation Army to make a donation, then Bi-Lo to get items on sale. Home and took the cover off the pool (yea! Finally) and even used the power washer to clean it. Stirred up the water in the pool and a lot of junk is going into the skimmer, got dinner ready then rolled up the covers. Ceramics tonight, then Lowe's Food

Nikki - weird as this may sound I use the Wii every day (not sure why, probably more out of habit than anything else). At one point I was gaining and it suggested that if I have something to eat late at night, I should have something that is easily digestible like applesauce or tofu. Enjoy your trip!

We're supposed to go to lunch tomorrow with the Newcomers then I go to see an Ear specialist. I think afterward Vince wants to stop at WalMart to see about salt for the pool

NY Nikki - do you have compression stockings that you wear?

Becca - so sorry about dh.

pip - congrats on the test! I think I got something like 8

Anne - I know I push myself harder when I'm at the gym. I think it's the comraderie that helps

On the rushed side today. Hugs to ayone I've missed.

Michele in NC

Leonora: I'm sorry you were hurt and hope you're feeling better. :flowerforyou:

Penny: I love the photograph!

Heather: Happy Anniversary! :bigsmile:

Nikki in MA: Get a food scale and/or measuring cups to verify your portions. It is very easy to misjudge how much we are eating. :flowerforyou:

Becca: I'm keeping your DH in my prayers. I hope the patella heal well.

Charleen: Some of us have been here for quite a while. Today is my 1298th day and I'm grateful for every one of them. I was very lucky to find this group. I'm here even though I reached my goal a while back. I know that I need the support to stay focused so that I don't gain it all back again. I've done that in the past. Barbie has been here longer than anyone I know. Welcome to a great group. :flowerforyou:

Pip: I've got the sitting down, but rising is not perfected. :ohwell:

We had a road trip, an overnight in a lovely spot, and saw a very nice RV. We're thinking about making an offer, but need to get some clarification before we decide what to do. We would want to tow a vehicle behind so we could park somewhere and run errands, or buy groceries. We think our lightest car may be too heavy. We're not planning to buy an RV and a car, so we will do the research and see what we learn.

Katla in Beautiful NW Oregon

Tibetan proverb: "The secret to living well and long is: Eat half, walk double, laugh triple and love without measure..."

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

Rori - Your family is in my thoughts
Becca - Poor DH!!!! that is hard! But he is a tough cookie!

ended up taking a 2 hour afternoon nap - I NEVER do that - but I was exhausted, woke up went to yoga - did what I could without coughing too much, and now working.... I ate a huge lunch - maybe that is why I was sleepy- but it was just what I wanted and am only doing a light snack for dinner so all is well on the logging front.

My hiking group is doing a breakfast walk tomorrow, 3 miles then eat then 3 miles back to our cars, we do this a couple of times a year and it is fun. We walk along an old railroad easement that has been made into a trail and the place we eat is a the old railway station.

Kim in N. Cal

Rori - So very sorry to hear your devastating news. There is no making sense of these young lives being taken, all we can do is love on those left behind. You have been on my mind for a few days actually and I wondered how things were gong with the condo in Hawaii. This was not the news I was waitng to hear. Big (((hugs)))

Janetr OKC

PS Missing Mary, worrying over Sylvia and sending big (((hugs))) to Terri in MN. We love you guys.

Yeah Floyd what a face HB a little early hope you get lots of special treats!

Hi all, Off to London on the train. Woke up v early with excitement!

So sorry Rori. Truly the most awful thing. Sorry about the job worries. HATE aches and pains.

Becca - Sympathy to your DH. :flowerforyou: Hope he heals quickly.

To all husband's with knee problems, big hugs. :flowerforyou: And to the wives as well.

Love to all. I hope I will find two minutes to catch up today.

A baby pic to keep the baby lovers going.



Love Heather UK

morning ladies~
does anyone know Sylvia's Last name and if so ,, any way of contacting her, I have a real real bad feeling,,,lotss to do today will check in later...

Just popping in really quick to say hello. I'm running late and will try to check back in later.

Pip - Yeah new feet!!

NY Niki – My Honda Accord is a 2015 – I would have ‘thought’ that they would have put in airbags that worked. I’ve already notified Honda about it; and, they gave me a ‘case number’ so I am ‘assuming’ that someone will be coming to see about it. If I don’t hear from them shortly; then, I will call them back and stay on it like a ‘bulldog on somebody’s pants’. Never know about ‘recalls’ … I’m the ‘original’ owner and if they had issues with the air bags in their ‘new’ cars … they will make it right. Both DH and DOS thought it was sort of ‘freaky’ that it did not deploy given the damage on the frontend of the car. The body shop man told Louis that it is ‘rare’ that a car that new would be ‘totaled’. I have not seen pictures of it (other than a front shot, showing how the hood was buckled up. Apparently, I hit more on the front than ‘on the side’. I don’t really remember the collision other than see a bright light when we hit. Never saw the car at all. But, there were 4 cars in the left-turn lane facing me. I should have just let them turn first so I would have had a clear view. I thought I did. The kid I hit was someone that my DOS went to HS with; but, they were not friends, he just remembered him. The car did not belong to him either. Still wondering why he got out of the car and walked off talking on the cell phone around the back of the buildings facing the road. One of the witnesses said it 3 or 4 times … either to the EMT, the Police, or another witness. My right ankle is still hurting really bad; but, I have a follow-up with my GP on Monday and I guess he will probably refer me to an Orthopedist. It hurts to put my weight on it or even turning it slightly. Been using a cane from some other time in my life; but, it is so awkward walking with it.

Janitr – I’m glad I was not hurt more than I was. I want my ‘leg/ankle’ to start feeling better. I am ready to do some exercise; but, can’t put weight on it. So I am really trying not to eat more than my ‘daily caloric intake’ that I was put on, when I first got to this ‘life-style’ plan.

Kim from N. California – I will take care, and not do more than what I can do, without pain.

Oceanmelody – Thanks, I’m glad it was not worse than it was.

Drkatiebug – I hate making left-turns period; I try to make right ones when I can do it without going so far out of my way to do it. I’ve always hated this particular intersection as it is; but, there are several on this side of town that have a lot of accidents happening. Sometimes people run the lights just as it is changing from yellow to red. Thankfully, most of the ones that have a ‘turn signal’ have a delay on them; but, even then I’ve see people blow through red lights when there are people turning left in front of them. Actually, I hate driving in Albany … period.

Becca – My sons think I should just ‘get a tank’ instead of a new car (if they total it). At this point, I just want to give up ‘driving’ period; but, then I would feel like a prisoner in my own home. It’s one thing to have a car sitting in your driveway and not being ‘allowed to drive it’ (on a seizure-related restriction); but to NOT have one and know that ‘if’ I did, I could drive it … is harder. We are not getting a rental car until they tell us what they are going to do with this one, either fix it or total it. Actually, I want them to total it because I do NOT want to end up with a car that constantly gives me trouble.

I’m thinking that something is wrong with my right ankle; it is still swollen (started swelling just after the wreck when the EMTs were checking me out); and, now it ‘hot and angry’. The guy doing the x-rays was so ‘rough’ that I cried out whenever he touched my ankle and tried to get it into weird positions to x-ray it. Gggrrrrr

CJ – We’ve had State Farm for over 40 years. My husband had it a lot longer. The last time I got injured in a wreck, they came through paying everything, too. I just had to get ahead of the hospital submitting bills to Medicare and BC/BS. They finally did so. I’ve got to get an ‘accident report’ and take a copy of it to the hospital’s billing office so they will submit it to State Farm instead.

Anne from Wisconsin – Yeah, I will agree …. Somebody was watching over me.

Barbiecat – Thanks!

Michele in NC – DH got my ‘stuff’ out of my car yesterday. Now he’s got to take the ‘locking lug nuts’ to the body shop. When he cleaned it out, he cleaned EVERYTHING out of it.

Katla – Thanks. I think as soon as they figure out what is going on with my ankle and do something about it, I’ll start feeling much better. The hospital said it was not ‘broken’; but, I broke in about 20 years ago and had plates and pins in it as well as my heel. I just want to make sure they are still in the right place. I know the Orthopedist will take more x-rays – they’ve always done their ‘own’.

Rori – Thanks!

Lenora