WOMEN AGES 50+ FOR AUGUST 2016

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Welcome new peeps

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Cheri - I was wondering where you lived before you moved to BCS. My DH was in AF for 24 years so we moved a LOT!! I hope you like your new community.
SueBDew in TX

We were living in the Akron, Ohio area for the past 3 years. Prior to that Carmel, Indiana; Parkland, Florida; Portland, Connecticut; New York, New York; Gaithersburg, Maryland; and Charlottesville, Virginia where we met in Grad School at UVA. And that's only since meeting my husband. We moved around as a child numerous times. Non military I might add. Hopefully maybe one more move after this one as it took a lot out of us physically. We are enjoying getting to know the College Station/Bryan area and of course Texas A & M where the hubs is employed. It's hard to believe it's only been 2 and a half weeks that we have been here. We are feeling quite comfortable.

Another warm day here. Went to the gym this morning and had a nice walk on the treadmill. Got in 30+ "active minutes" according to my Fitbit. Plus my daughter has called twice now for our daily "500 steps" chats. Did some laundry-Tuesday's Towels and Sheets! Finished setting up my crafting corner and am set to start a Pocket Letter to one of my pals that is due out this month on "Our Favorite Childhood Book". I am doing the series of books about The Littles. I loved those books growing up. Might be why I have an obsession with all things miniature! Have some crocheting to finish up this afternoon. Perhaps a nap. Still not sleeping well. You would think that at 12 years post menopausal I would be done with night sweats!!!! Grrrrr....

Cheri
enjoying a sunny afternoon in CSB, Texas

Holy Moly that was supposed to be losing weight after 50!

I have switched my creamer for almond milk. I can add a cup, which is too much of course, but I usually have a couple cups of joe, but 1 cup is 30 calories, and 1 carb. It's unsweetened, I do miss my Hershey chocolate creamer but it was not worth the calories, or carbs. I know the almond milk with chocolate flavored coffee over ice is an awesome treat. Happy happy.
ps anyone that would like to add me, please do. I need all the support I can get.

Hello ladies!! Still doing the library thing, but we go to our cutest little library in the world....so it is fun. Talked (typed) to my two Navy sons yesterday. Even more fun. Strange thing, is that I was on Facebook, and my husband was onFacebook as well, on the same account. Strange that we would be able to do that. So both of us were typing with middle son...
Eating well these days, down to eating the bare bones of my kitchen! I am making meals to keep us fed, and my dinners have been awesome! One night was chicken fried rice, and last night was steak cut thin with spices, homemade mashed potatoes, green beans and some bacon bits. All comfort food in my book....but we didn't pig out so I made just enough.
This morning we took our teenager to his school so he could drop his Honors Spanish class. He took Spanish Freshman and Sophomore year, but not his junior year, so he already has two college courses, so he is not wanting to struggle with trying to "keep Up" with that class. Then husband went to the aquatics center, and teen and I played tennis. Played long and jogged around the court, like some old spring chicken! I then started "teaching" him, because he was walking around his backhand shots to do them forehand. It seemed like he was doing more exercise then needed, so I was trying to teach him. Of course he then stated that he wasn't having as much fun. I am yelling at him...."Aw, listen to yer Momma and do what I tell ya!!".....(in jest and with humor).....he is laughing and on his knees....(ok the seriousness has ended thank goodness!). I told him to just hit it over....that is all I ask from him. He definitely got a workout from THIS Mom... And my knees are talking to me in full sentences again... I am thinking once a week on this playing tennis business. He starts school next month so I will either have to find another partner, or just play tennis on the weekends with him. Husband is a no go with tennis... Soon the rains will come to the coast...
Glad you all miss me....It's nice to be missed! Makes me feel specialll Tomorrow is TOPS meeting so I hope I have lost what I have gained!
Becca
Oregon

Drkatiebug – Thank you; and, accept yours, too.


Heather and Katla – Married for 44 years to same man. He is truly my BFF. Someone that I have fun with; and, sometimes I need a day or two without him. He does his thing; and, I’ve always thought that it was ok for me to do the things I like. I always tell him my plans, where I am going (sometimes why) and when I plan to be home. Right now I need to feel that he always has my back. We both laugh and say that we should have trade the other in on 2, 3, or more 20-year-olds when one of us are having a 'bad hair day'. Sometimes I threaten to 'snatch him bald-headed' and he tells everybody that he once had a head full of hair ... then he married me.


GlowominWV – How exciting! I really enjoyed my job as a PSA because when my boss was tapped to be the Federal Magistrate, I got to go with him; with a starting salary about 3x what he had been able to pay (although he paid well); but going federal meant I had insurance and retirement (they matched $ of $ what you put up to invest) and it really grew; they changed it shortly before I retired to only matching 50¢ on the $. Of course, I don’t think they do that anymore. Loved being able to be rewarded with hours; that I could use as ‘sick’ or ‘vacation/leave’ time each pay period. I grew up with an attorney in my Daddy; and, my Mother was an English/Lit/Grammar teacher. And in a small town, which was much easier to make friends that were and are lasting friendships. Since then, until the past 16 years, we’ve always lived in ‘cites’ and my friends were my co-workers … although we rarely were ‘couple’ friends. I live in a small town again, and know now what it feels like to be the ‘outsider’ (or 'the new kid'). That is one thing, that in HS, we never made our new students feel like. I was the one-woman ‘welcoming committee’ because our school counselor thought I would enjoy this. I did, for the most part, guiding the new student (after spending a week with them getting used to our school) to a group of ‘like-minded’ people. In my Senior year a boy got transferred in that was ‘drop dead gorgeous’; and, while I thought he was ‘pretty stuck on himself’. I found out he was terribly shy because he had never started and finished school in any of the previous 11 years (or more). Our Senior year; his father had told him that he would not accept any promotions that would require them to move for his last year in school. He has stayed since. Married and divorced one of my friends; now married to a much younger woman. Now I tease him about having a ‘trophy’’ wife. But his ‘ex’ is someone who you would never guess that she is 64 – not in a million years. She was a grade behind us. He played a trumpet and got involved in the ‘band’; he could really sing!!! And he got involved in ‘chorus’ and doing ‘solos’ and ‘duets’ and we usually won going to district, regional, and state championships for our school according to its size. I think what I miss most about having to retire on a disability are the people I worked for and with; and, my interaction with other offices or clients. My boss was the ‘greatest’!!!!!

My DDnL#1 starts her ‘new’ job on September 1st! YAY! Although she is still looking for something better that will pay more and will have insurance and a retirement program. She had a phone interview the other night; and, said it went well (she ‘thought’); but, will be a couple of weeks before they decide on who gets it. She’s worried that the ‘new’ job would have a problem if she gets a ‘face-to-face’ interview, and needs to 'take part of the day off'. I said to her, ‘then just tell them you have had an appointment set for a while; and, it is not one you can reschedule; and that won’t be lying to them. You will have an ‘appointment’ … you don’t have to tell them why’.


Grandmallie – Are you saying that Tom (or hid father) will be 89 in December and still won’t be eligible for Medicare until next Summer; or am I missing something here. My husband took his retirement when he turned 65; and, he is still not penalized for still working. If he had taken it early, at 62; he would have been limited as to how much he could make without losing his benefits. Gee, where does he work (what does he do for a living). I did not know the eligible age was different from state-to-state. I became disabled/retired at the age of 47; and I received Social Security Disability and it won’t change unless it goes up to whatever DH is making if he should die before me; but, my retirement went down significantly when I turned 62 (because then I was taking ‘early’ retirement) as if I had been able to work up to that age. Then it took another hit so that my ‘insurance’ would conform to "The Affordable Care Act." I had to COBRA my insurance so that DH would be ‘covered’ since he is self-employed. But, I will receive that amount for the rest of my life, it won’t go down or up unless my insurance premium changes.


Karen in Virginia – Maybe we are a bit odd; but, DH and I talked about our hobbies and things before we married; and, he told me that he never expected for me to ‘give up my friends’ or ‘not to be able do something I like without him’. Same on my side. But, I do tell him ‘what I am planning to do and when I expect to be home’. He can hunt, fish, or just tinker around in the house or yard, without having to stop and find out what I am doing. He also has learned that when I say I will be home ‘later’ … because we are still doing something; he then asks if that means I will be home at “dark-thirty?” Usually, I am home before it gets dark because I don’t see well to drive at night (IF I could drive at the moment). It’s always worked for 44 years. He knows that I will be with the person/people I have said; and, that I will be at where I said I was going. Then if plans change I call him and ‘let him decide’ if he’d rather that I come home.


DJ – Sometimes you just have to take the ‘bull by the horns’ and do it yourself … to get something or somebody to do something; and, calling to ‘remind’ them doesn’t hurt. I had been told that I could have 7 pictures from the estate of Dh's late uncle. It’s been nearly 3 years; so I called his cousin and asked if someone else had decided they wanted them, or not. He apologized that he had not already sent them to me and said that since his wife only works 3 days now, he would get her to get them packed up and sent to me. I got them 2 days later. After cleaning off many years of chain smoke nicotine film; they are going to be lovely. All are watercolor scenes of Atlanta. I'm guessing done in 1956 or '57; judging from one that has a car in it. I’ve already cleaned off one of them; but, I am thinking I will take them out of their frames; wash the glass on both sides, put them back; and, then take them to get the ‘backing’ replaced. That will cost me ‘next to nothing’. I could do it myself; but, Kathy uses glue strips instead of white liquid glue (which can be messy).


Margaret – Thanks for the tip about the vinegar getting rid of excess soap. This did not happen to me with my washing machine; but, did with my dishwasher. I accidentally put ‘dish’ soap in it; and left the room. When I came back; the entire room was nothing but bubbles and a little water on the floor in front of it. Like you see on TV sometimes. Could not see anything because the bubbles were so high. That was a real mess. Sometimes I have to run a load of clothes a 2nd time because I have left them in the washer, if I am washing late, and forget to put them in the dryer. Do that, and they are going to smell musty, no matter what. I usually do this to towels, not so much with any of our clothes. The worst thing; is I will wash a load of clothes; DH will come in and want to wash his. So he throws them in the dryer and shrinks one of my favorite tops. Finally, after he ruined several of my tops that I normally hang up to dry; he has stopped putting anything I have washed in the dryer. Now, he is pretty good about not doing it - that is NOT putting my clothes in the dryer; instead calling me to do so.


Carol – When I could get away with it; Mother used to ‘correct my grammar’ as soon as I said, “I’m fixen’ to …”. She used to say y’all; (I still do) and her Mother ‘attempted’ to straighten her out saying, “a ‘yawl’ is a small boat. But, she had already met my Daddy; and, it was a common way of Southern speaking; especially out in the country. She knew she was supposed to say, ‘you’ or ‘all of you’. English is difficult to learn because of all the past, present, and future tense of words that some people don’t use properly. Like “I seen him …” when it should be “I saw him”. If you are going to use “seen”, there is usually a ‘have’ in front of it (as in 'occasionally'). Don’t ask me ‘what’ the terminology of it is; but, Mother (being a HS English/Lit/Grammar teacher) would ‘correct us, even in front of someone, out in public’. Her reasoning was … ‘what kind of teacher am I if my own children can’t speak “proper” English?

Oh, Lordy, I have become my Mother … I find that I do it with my DGDs. My DMGD ‘corrected’ her Mother with the pronunciation of “Salmon” in front of us not long ago and it really ‘upset’ her. Actually, I know she was more ‘embarrassed’ by it than anything. I wanted to jump up and tell her that she ‘needed to apologize’ to her. Thankfully she did not do so in front of strangers. I’m not aware of my ‘drawl’ unless I call the house and leave a message. Damn, I talk slow - drawl. Then I want to change it; can’t do it. Those of us who do live in the South; probably have a ‘drawl’ if you have lived in the South all your life. A Texas ‘drawl’ is different. I remember visiting a former elementary schoolmate of mine after they moved to Norman, OK; and, all her friends just wanted me to ‘say something’ … so they could laugh and then mimic me. My Daddy used to drive one of Mother’s nephews absolutely nuts. He had a speech impediment (or was just to young to ‘hear’ the difference from his side of the discussion). His name was “Freddie Mac”; but, he pronounced it “Preddie Mac”. My Dad would always call him “Preddie Mac” just to ‘mess with him’. He’d say, “My name’s NOT Preddie Mac … my name’s Preddie Mac!” (stomping his foot) My Mother would stop him before he cried. But, all the men in the family did this to him, not just my Daddy.

When you start talking about ‘dangling participles’ you have lost me! But, I did like to ‘dissect’ sentences … because, to me, it was like ‘drawing’. Anything I could do that seemed like ‘drawing’ … I want to be there. When I was ‘in HS; I wanted to take ‘mechanical drawing’; school counselor did not want to let me (Mrs. McCosh, especially); saying it was a class 'for boys'. So Mother went to talk to Mr. Hutchison and he allowed it. I was the ‘only’ girl in the class; and, always ‘spot on’ about drawing the things we did and then printing my name. The guys used to call me “The teacher’s pet.” As a young child, I wanted to be an architect and would go buy magazines that had ‘plans’ in them; and, then try to design something from several of them that I thought would be nice. Taking all the parts of each that I liked and roll them into a drawing.


Klanders30 and Margaret – When you are referring to a “HE washer”, is this a brand name or is it a front-end loader type of washer?


Heather – I gave the pressure cooker I received as a wedding present 44 years ago, to my Mother; I was too afraid of it exploding. She loved cooking with a pressure cooker. Even though she did have one that exploded.


Katla in Beautiful NW Oregon – Since Paula Deen was diagnosed with diabetes; she has taken her recipes and tweaked them for someone who has diabetes to be able to use most. I even ‘think’ she now has a cookbook with them. She’s originally from this area of GA … SW GA and has now moved to the Savannah, GA area. Her ‘drawl’ is a part of her draw; sometimes it seems a bit ‘too put on’. But, I love to watch her as well. Her 2 sons are in the business with her, too.


Jjfromkc813 – One of the best ways to help you is to get a ‘good’ set of measuring spoons, I use the WW ones; and ‘measuring spoons’ and ‘food scale’ … measure out your food; and, don’t sample while cooking (or keep up with it) and post everything that slips across your lips. If you pre-track your meals; you might be surprised after a while, that ½ cup of something along with ½ cup of something else, and 4 ounces of meat will begin to really fill you up! Up your water intake to 64 ounces a day; if you work out, increase it to about 80. That’s what I got told by my ‘dietitian’ today when I went for my weigh-in. Tell us about yourself; the name you prefer to be called, family, hobbies, etc., and come often and post often. Congrats and Best Wishes to your upcoming marriage.

DDnL#2 chose for the men in the wedding party to wear beige linen pants; then they were not supposed to sit in them. So we have a picture of all 3 of the men, standing up, drinking beer. But, they were a lot cooler than they would have been in a ‘tux’; the church was very old, not air-conditioned; so the ceremony was ‘short & sweet’; reception was a ‘blow out’ … Louisiana-style.

“Oh to be a fly on the wall.”

LOST 2.5 lbs. over the past 2 weeks. WHO-RAH!

Lenora

I got up this morning after a night of no sleep due to shoulder pain and I said "screw it I'm working in the yard." So I went out and replaced a couple of sprinkler heads that were broken, relaid some stones in a walkway that had been torn up for some electric work, pulled weeds and had a very productive morning. Painful but productive. The pain was worth it because other than my shoulder I felt great.

Hatch Chilies are a green hot pepper, they can be hot or mild. They are grown in the Mesilla Valley along the Rio Grande River in southern New Mexico. While these chiles can be grown in other locations they can only carry the label "Hatch" if they are grown in that specific area near Hatch, New Mexico. Grown elsewhere they are just known as New Mexico chiles. A very distinct chili that makes a lovely green enchilada sauce and other chili dishes. They are usually harvested when they are green but can be left to ripen to a deep red and are used to make the traditional ristras. I usually try to get at least one ristra and throughout the year grind up the chiles as I need them.

Marcelyn
vegging on the couch in Houston

Heather: Our boat is too big for me to solo sail, or even solo under motor. It has been "our special place" since it was launched in 1999. It is the only boat we've bought brand new, and we've had quite a few before this one. It isn't necessary to do anything with it, and for now I'm not willing to make a decision. I know it isn't sensible but this isn't a sensible matter from the beginning. Unless you're a professional fisherman, in the navy, or in the shipping industry, boats are purely for pleasure. I appreciate your comments and find them both kind and thoughtful. :flowerforyou: PS I also use the pressure cooker we got when we were married in 1970. It works as well as ever. :bigsmile:

Barbie: I hope you have a glorious day including great news from the cardiologist, a good ferry ride complete with whale sightings, and fun for both of you.

Karen: Your comments about dancing with a new dance partner are very insightful. They are a perfect explanation of how I feel about the boat. Thank you.

Miriam: My granddaughter had her school open house yesterday and starts kindergarten soon. She's been in daycare and preschool situations and normally has a lot of confidence. I suspect she will enjoy her new school.

Margaret: We have a top-loading washer, too. I love it! I didn't love the front-loading set we had. There were lots of problems with the drum getting an off odor, and we had to buy special products to clean the washer between washings. We're very happy we changed. :bigsmile:

CJ: I'm choosing to think of your jeans falling down in the airport as an NSV. It is certainly memorable. :laugh:


I'm having a good day. Yay!!! I found a good gift for DGS and now I need to order one for him. It is a trampoline, but it has a good safety record. YAY all over again! :bigsmile:

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

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Lenora an HE is high efficiency front loading washer and as Katla pointed out they can get musty smelling without cleaning. We have never had to do that with our top loader. It is still going strong after 20 years. I wash most of my thing on delicate and use the vinegar rinse to get rid of excess soap and line dry many things. My clothes last forever.

Hello all:

Nice day today, our 47th anniversary. We had already gone out to eat last weekend to celebrate with family so today we decided to go to a movie rather than eat out again. Also got some bookwork done and a little yardwork. Did not eat anything at the theater. I sometimes think my DH just goes to the movies to eat popcorn, etc.

Welcome to all the new people. Welcome back to Sue in TX.

Joyce - Glad you got checked out and got that stent in place. Hope you are feeling well soon.

Barbie - Sounds like a lovely day.

"Life's not just being alive, but being well." - Martial

Sue in WA

stats for the day:
ride hm 2 gym- 10.22min, 14.8amph, 131mhr, 2.5mi = 73c
ROWING MACHINE- 15min, 57aw, 2468meters, 125mhr = 93c
OTHER- 3sets 15 various machines 30-60#'s,101mhr, 79c
ride gym 2 dome- 5.33min, 11.6amph, 144mhr, 1mi = 57c
ride wk 2 hm- 50.59min 12amph, 159amph, 10.1mi = 488c
total cal 790

NY Karen, I did not know that about leaving the top open on the HE top loading washer. Ours isn't that old and have not noticed any moldy smell but I do know that it can happen. O will see if DH and I can keep that as a habit. He's not good in developing new habits!

Well I got out of the hospital around 11:30 this morning and immediately took a nap. Really not sure why I was tired. But no shortness of breath when getting ready to eat, did not need to stay propped up until breathing and heart stopped going so hard. Enjoyed a good nap although the cat howled outside my door. With my noise machine on I didn't realize it. I was surprised that the hospital offered eye masks and noise machines to those who needed them. I don't know if they were rented or not. Well I wouldn't want to use an eye mask some one else used. While I was napping, Charlie took all 5 of my new prescriptions to Sam's Club. So now I think I have all my pill keepers right. With the Effiant you have to take for 365 days after a stent, I can't take my arthritis medicine, Aleve or Advil. I depend on my Aleve for my bursitis in my legs at night! EEEEEEEK. My blood pressure was wonderful tonight, a range I haven't seen in a long time. My heart rate was 51 and that is low. It was that when the doctor came in this morning so he cut the dose in half. So I won't start that until tomorrow.

It is freezing in the cath lab. They say it is 58 degrees. They gave me warm blankets as soon as I got in there but not long after that they pulled them off my groin area to start painting that area with whatever they paint you with. But it is also kept in that 58 degree room. Plus all the employees there were men. There is no dignity in the cath lab. The nice nurse named Dave told me to ask him if I needed anything. I really didn't want my partial plate in my mouth since this silly partial plate sucks the moisture out of my mouth. But I didn't want him sticking his hands in my mouth and try to break the suction that a partial has. So I put up with them. All throughout the procedure they tell you to breath real deep and then let it out. One time he told me to take a deep breath but never told me to release. then he told me to take a deep breath again. So I tell him in my best deep breath holding voice that I was already taking a deep breath. It was so good for me to have those muscular men pull me back on my bed to go back to my room. But then the fluids come and come and come. And the blood thinner along with the every 5 minutes automatic blood pressure cuff. Of course it is high because the cuff hurts so much. I have a huge bruise the whole circumference of my upper arm from that silly cuff. And it was every 5 minutes. But I guess that is better than the stress test when it was every 3 minutes. I was so glad when they took that thing off, took the fluids off and I could get up. They were amazed at how much pee I could produce and how often. I learned real quick how to roll like a log.

Now to wait for the bill. Today I got the letter from my insurance that they had approved the procedure. How nice. But Monday I got a letter from them that told me that they paid for an MRI 2/2015. Yep, February of 2015. And we trust these people.

OK, that is all about my procedure. So if any of you want to have one, I will tell you about it. Now I just have to have 'healthy living' so the 30% and 40% don't ever other me.

Oh, I finally made up with the cat.

So forgot to mention that after this stent, they put a collagen plug in that will dissolve after 90 days. I have seen to many reality stars have collagen implants put in different places. You will NOTz be seeing snap chat, Twitter, u-tube or any other kind of social media pictures of my collagen implant. It is for my eyes only. And I don't think it improved the appearance e of anything down there anyway.

Joyce, Indiana