WOMEN AGES 50+ FOR MARCH 2017

Just stopping by to say hi. I woke up early and jumped up and started working on selecting my clothes for the SE Asia trip. About three hours later, I had to get back in bed II was so tired. Just a wasted day. Hope everyone is doing good today. Really, really windy here. Glad I didn't sign up for golf.
SueBDew

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Pip, great photo! Isn't every day at your house Puppy Day? LOL!

How did your job situation turn out, by the way. Did you get everything resolved OK? Are you downstairs now?
Hope it's going well!

Kelly - yes, Baby Joaquin is a yogi, perfectly meditating. OOOMMMM, lol. He is so darn cute!!

Becca, (((hugs))) - I think Janet is right on the money. You are a warm, loving, caring person and if she ignores that, then you've done the best you can do. Sometimes when you let go, that opens things up from the other side, too.

I had to smile when you mentioned what "Mom would want". A part of my Mom resides in my brain as well and sometimes I have to tell her, "Mom, you were right about a lot of things but I think on this one, you aren't" then I imagine her saying, "Yes, I see your point."

I regret a bit that DH and I aren't closer both physically and emotionally to our siblings, but we realize we all have lives that no longer include each other, especially across the miles - they all live in the Midwest. Except for occasional emails, and a rare phone call, that's it. They aren't on Facebook.

We are grateful they are happy and healthy and NOT parked on our doorstep asking for money, or a place to "crash" with the latest squeeze fresh out of prison, lol. Tho a week here with former Marine Staff Sgt. DH in charge would be a "boot camp" they'd not forget.

DH ran to town this morning and picked up lawn fertilizer and just finished the first lawn mow (only in the high spots) this year. He's feeling much better. Hooray!

Lanette
SW WA State where I see a day of sunshine coming for us in the Pacific Northwest in a week, lol. I know I'll be the first one to whine when it gets over 75f - a 50f to 75f degree window is just fine with me.

No, not down there yet, new boss can't make up her mind. Who knows.

Good news is I'm off on Friday and Monday, we r going to our lot at the beach with the kids. We r going to workout tomorrow morning then leave from there. About a 3hr drive. Spotty reception so we will c if I keep posting

Becca, please don't say that washing your hair is just another thing in your life that you don't follow through. You have so many successes in your life. I think of the wonderful relationship you have with your husband. Yes, you had to work at it to get it. But you did it. You have 3 very smart, intuitive wonderful , not to mention handsome, sons. You make so many people happy when you just spontaneously sing to them or a group. You have this intuition that some one needs a hug. You have so many strengths. Please remember them, not just that you washed your hair. Washing your hair does not define who you are.

You want to talk about a husband who likes control???? That is Charlie to a T. He likes to say he is giving a person a choice, but the things he gives as a choice are things he likes and is a limited list. But his Parkinson's is kicking his butt at times. And his lack of ability of opening his billfold is hurting that. We went to Cracker Barrel tonight and he had such a hard time pulling his chair up to the table. I mentioned it and he said that the floor was in an odd tile. So I pushed my seat back and then easily pulled it forward to show him that the tile is not his problem. I just wish the co-pay for physical or occupational therapy was not $40. We really need to join the Y and maybe some one there would be able to help him. We have two Ys here and one of them have a program that uses boxing for people with Parkinson's but it's the downtown location which means finding parking and also interacting with people in a group and that is not Charlie. He interacts with his Karaoke friends that he has had for a long time. At first he only interacted with his 2 friends he has known since childhood. Gradually through the years he has made other friends when he sings. I think now his circle is up to 6 people. He has to control what the conversation is about which is politics and politics or maybe politics. If you don't walk that he just talks louder. His medicine was increased last fall and he is able to grip things easier and get his billfold out of his pocket. I was reading my face book memories today and in 2013 I was writing about how slow he was walking after his heart attack. Two reasons, one, the doctor would only let him walk 1/2 mile starting out and he had never been on a beta blocker and he didn't like how slow it made him feel. I wrote that he looked like a race horse held back before a race. We were grocery shopping today and I invented things for me to get in another aisle just so I could walk faster.

OK, Joyce. Rambling again.

Joyce, Indiana

Hi ladies - Thanks to all of you wishing me a "Happy Birthday" ... it was quiet, for the most part. Tonight we went to DOS and family's house to eat supper. I had forgotten we had been asked the day before ... so I went way over my CI for the day; but, I did not eat much yesterday. A few moments of a 'pity party' ... not because of age; but, because there are just some things, no matter how much you'd like to, can't be changed. I have a family member who lays it all out on FB; but, I won't make friends with her ... I can see what she is saying through other ways. I choose not to. Yes, Pip, I'm Lenora and a/k/a "GRITS" (GRITSandSLUTS).

Got a BD call from middle sister, this time she did not try to engage me in a political battle. LOL! She'd like for us to come down for a 'working vacation'. She isn't happy with the paint job done on her condo. We'd love to go; but, Louis is 'snowed under' (which is a good thing, for the most part).

Glassed-in porch is making a 'little progress' ... at least I have 'something' that will keep the 'cold wind' out and it stays pretty reasonable out there ... until it starts getting hot. Had to have A/C-Heat guy come check unit. It was 85° in her yesterday evening! I had not been outside, so I really did not notice ... Louis said 'it's cooler outside then it is in here'!!!! So we opened the front 2 windows; opened the porch door the width of a brick, and, left the French Doors opened (until it cooled down). A/C guy gave me an estimate on running A/C-Heat in there with 2 vents. Wasn't too terribly bad.

For a few moments that "66" turned upside-down to a "99"; but, it went back upright quickly. Got the house clean for the appraiser. He was very complimentary ... and they are considering the entire acreage. The woman out in TX who is working on the loan keeps sending another email (almost daily) saying she doesn't have this or that in her file. I am convinced that she must be 'new' and doesn't want to make 'any' mistakes. She has 'insisted' on a "Profit & Loss" document which I told her was 'in the tax return'; but, she is 'insistent' so my friend is going to type something up for her ... but it still going to be the same thing. I don't know why she can't accept that document that is part of our Return. TJ said she wants the copy of a separate document, she'll get it. She had said that she'd send me a 'template' and that I did not need for a CPA to do it. I wasn't going to get a CPA to do it anyway. My BF is an accountant.

I finally got the "Letter" she has insisted I get from one of the creditors to put 'in writing' the pay-off. Three of them contacted; one even had the audacity to 'ask me why I wanted it'. DUH!!!! Son is going to pay off the FASFA loan. Not giving other son any $$$ towards tuition ... that will free up $250 for me. When you are on a 'fixed' income, you really don't need to have bills keep going up. Been threatening DirecTV with changing from them, because their bill started off about $90 and now it is almost $185. But, then I had to deal with someone from DISH. They have called several times about when they can send out a technician and then he will get us to 'sign the paperwork'. What the Hello-Kitty? I'm NOT going anywhere or doing anything until they send me a list of their packages and what is in them. Louis got so mad talking to DirecTV, that he threw the phone over the ottoman on the floor.

Still getting unwanted calls from the same # from the same town. I've started answering: "Fire Department, where's your emergency?" The other day I said it twice then yelled, "Captain, same number, they aren't telling me where the emergency is ... oh, and by the way, caller, the police are being called and the line is being traced." CLICK!

I've got to work hard at trying to keep my calories burned higher than my calories eaten. I'll just pretend that the last 2 days have been a 'weekend' and get back to it tomorrow.

Sorry if there are any typos, I am too tired to proofread it.

Lenora

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Ohh opossums are so crazy looking! Janetr OKC!! Once when we lived in base housing, we had one in our backyard. We called the housing office, and they told us to corner it with the recycling basket!! I called dog control and they said NEVER do that! I called the housing office back and told them, I probably would have gotten attacked!
Becca
Oregon

Gloria asked "Janetr when are you and DH packing up that RV again and taking off?"

We've been hanging around here in case the VA required any further tests or information regarding Jack's claim resulting from exposure to Agent Orange in Southeast Asia during the Viet Nam era, we should have a decision by the end of April. Hopefully we will be heading out again late summer, early Fall. I'm ready

NY KAREN a poor night's sleep is never good. Positive vibes coming your way. (((Hugs)))

Janetr OKC