WOMEN AGES 50+ FOR MAY 2016

Larisa, I'm sorry! I've been on that side of things enough times to know how frustrating it can be. But, as someone else said, I've realized that losing out on one step forward leaves me more open to the next thing, something I might have ignored if I'd gotten the job. It's probably more rationalizing, but things do turn out the best, or we structure them in our heads to believe they do, which is essentially the same thing. Not helpful when you're aching, I know, but perhaps something to hold onto.

Fingers crossed, today's the day I get my bathroom at the warehouse! My husband has promised it his best shot, which is always pretty darned good. I've already told him, don't care if it has a ceiling, just a floor, walls where the tub will stand, hot and cold water piped into the tub and shower nozzle, and a drain that works. Got to run get the last of the insulation before we start... then it's insulation, drywall up, taped and mudded, 6-inch high raised floor (so we don't have to drill into the concrete foundation, then repour concrete over it), THEN the tub goes in. I'll settle for it to be finished tomorrow, but he thinks we can get it done today. I've got a toilet and sink in the 50-year-old half bath that came with the warehouse. The new ones of those can both wait. Just want to be able to shower in town. If the gym's not open, like on Sundays, I have to drive 90 minutes roundtrip to the ranch just to shower.

The new job's going just fine, got my first articles written, many of the reporter's edited, was easily able to post a new poll online, and will be able, one hopes, to get the first paper out, with the publisher building print pages and me building online ones next week. The following week, we'll split the print work, and I'll do online. The week after, I should be able to do it all. No pressure. I'll hit my first city council and commissioner's court meetings on Monday, and then we shall see how it all goes. Will be nice to get a regular paycheck again for something I love to do.

Got all the big stuff set up about where I want it for the sale--got it all in there with Corey's help, of course, but moved it myself. Here's a couple pics - hopefully getting tables built to house the ten bins of smaller items we picked up at my sisters, and the closet full of stuff I've gathered over the last year. Should be interesting! Sorry they're a little blurry, the lighting here in the warehouse at 5:45 a.m. is not the best!





Cheers, ladies!
Lisa in West Texas

Everyone do a rain dance please!! We are so dry here. Complete fire bans in most of Saskatchewan and complete fire ban in my neighbouring province of Alberta. Huge fires burning, people evacuated, homes lost.....

Lillian in West Central Saskatchewan

Just found this location on my iPad...I hope I can find it again because I would like to be a part of this group.

Morning peeps-


Today is floyds 7 yr bday! Time has flown by,, he's a senior now! I feel I'm getting sick. :0( I have a headache and I'm supposed to run 11 mi. I don't think I'll make it ho. If I was feeling good I would have run outside but I don't. I also am going to run in my new monkey feet. We will c how far I get.kirby had to work today, will b home early.

I see you Pip, you and your shapely leg, reflected in Floyd's glasses. And is that a monkey foot I see...?

I've just finished doing my taxes for this year. As a business owner, I have my return deadline 31 May, a month later than everyone else, so I'm WAY ahead of time. I started fairly early this year because it always takes me forever to get it all done, and I usually throw up my hands in utter despair several times when I can't get the numbers to match up. Now I feel I deserve a stiff drink!

It has been warm (around freezing) but frightfully windy for several days now, so I haven't gone out running as I much as I should. And the half-marathon is in just four weeks! I promise to go to the gym tomorrow - and I'll try to run an extra couple miles on the way there and/or back.
/Penny at the

Pip- LOL! Love the pic of Floyd in the shades! Happy Birthday Floyd! You are looking good, too, Miss Pip! Showing some nice leg in the reflection!

Hi there! I think I'll join you all since I have a break from studying my Masters for the summer.
Resolutions for May
*weight training twice or more a week
*30+ minutes of walking/jogging three days a week
*daily meditation- I will start making my five daily prayers.
*continue sorting and discarding excess teaching stuff.

My word for 2016 is "alacrity"....I will greet all experiences in my life with cheerful readiness- this is a good word for all of us!

Heather: I love the pic of your DH and DGS! It is so sweet!

Good morning ladies. Michelle is going to come over later and her and her Dad are going out to shop for me. He has gone out for the last 2 days an hasn't found what he is wanting. He has sketched out a lovely sapphire floating pendant necklace and trying to find it in the commercial world for under $50. Isn't possible. He would have to go to a jewelry store and talk to a jeweler and have it hand made. And it wouldn't be $50 either. So I found a picture of one very similar but in a different color at Christopher Banks for half that price and it's buy one get one half off so if he wanted he could get something else plus reward points are tripled this weekend. So everyone wins! He asked if I would show the picture to Michelle.

My brother got in town. The last time he came, he showed up at the door a little earlier than we were expecting and we were both still in housecoats. So he insisted this time he would show up at my sister's first. We have agreed on REd Lobster for supper. They wanted to go at 5 or 6 PM but that would mean at least a 1 hour wait so we are meeting at 4 instead. Red Lobster was not our suggestion. I think the only reason Charlie said yes was because of the biscuits and he knows everyone else would agree. I will get a baked potato and grilled flounder. I don't think I can chew the cole slaw and I know I can't chew a salad yet. The biscuits will be real interesting to eat. Will be so glad when I can eat without extreme pain in my jaw. Plus I don't want to bother the packing.

Pip, I think we need to make your dogs our forum mascots. Yours and Barbie's dancing poodles.

Have a good day everyone.

Joyce, Indiana