WOMEN AGES 50+ FOR AUGUST 2017

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Ginger: that bingo card is awesome! I haven't seen anything like it and I just may steal the idea b/c I think it would motivate me!

Nothing new here, scale at a standstill, fighting hot flashes, swimming and cautiously biking (not sure I'll stick with biking). Our weekend trip is to get a better eclipse view, - I don't want to go but DH is so excited that I'm putting up a good front! Going to be very hard on the trip ( hours and hours in car) to eat properly, within calorie budget, and get any exercise – but I will do my best to keep on track!

Rye in TX

Allie check to see if you can have a "Companion" dog. Some places they cannot deny you that if your doctor will say it is for your mental health or depression. That's how we got to have our dogs here without paying a deposit or extra monthly money for them. Worth looking into.

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On those long St. Louis trip I would have veggies cut up and grapes to eat. Hard boiled eggs are good too. It helps me handle the trip better.

Did 45 minutes of a step dvd. The plan for tomorrow is to do a Personal training with Jackie dvd. I'm glad Jess has weights up here.

Drove to VA, not sure what I'll do tomorrow. In a sense, I wish I was in NC so I could go in the pool. Oh well.....

Glad I brought food with me but may go food shopping tomorrow.

Lenora - i know jess tried to make a really special bridal shower for Jess. She put a lot time and effort into it. Now I know she's at the point of "screw it". I feel sorry for her. I guess what happens, happens. But you are right, if things go south, she'll be devastated. I bet Maria won't let them get divorced if that's what they want. You're right, they couldn't care less about anyone. But I'm expected to jump thru hoops if they want something and make sure it's exactly the way they want it. Those are the invites Jess made. She cut out all the wine bottles, glued them to the invite, glued the rope, the flowers and jewels. I thought they were spectacular. In one sense, I do hope people go to the wrong location. Will serve Amanda right for not investigating the two wineries and realizing this one won't work. Hope your toe isn't broken. Yup, that's a rolly poly. Since most of the pics I have are Polaroids and she might cut them, Polaroids break apart so what I'm going to have to do is take a picture of the pic, then print it out. Boy, is this going to be a pain! Why did she have to decide NOW to do it? Well, if I send them to Denise late, they're going to be late. On top of that, denise needs to get them in time for Pete to drive them to his mother's. Oh well... I'm not changing my plans for maria. It does make me feel good to know that denise wants me there at the fitting and to help her pick out her veil

Lanette - can you send Maria something more than zits?

Rye -silly as this may sound, don't forget those individual packs of baby vegetables (I think you can only get green beans and carrots if you want just vegetables. Don't forget baby carrots

Michele now in va from NC

stats for the day:

bike ride hm 2 gym- 12.50min, 147mhr, 13.8mph. 2.9mi = 116c
apple watch- 93c
TREADMILL slow jog-50min, 5.1-6.0sp, 144mhr, 10.56min mi, 4.57mi = 462c
apple watch- 509c
bike ride gym 2 dome- 6.37min, 137mhr, 12.9amph, 1.4mi = 71c
apple watch- 40c
bike ride puy 2 sumn station- 13.23min, 144hr, 13.6amph, 3mi = 143c
apple watch- 117c
jog sta 2 wk- 4.58min, 135ahr, 148mhr, 9.40min mi, .5mi = 69c
apple watch- 16c wrong..
jog wk 2 sta- 4.29min, 9.53min mi, 148mhr, .4mi = 57mi
apple watch- didn't record
bike dome 2 hm- 19.04min, 8.2amph, 155mhr, 2.6mi = 182c
apple watch- 143c

total cal 1100

Michele, can you scan the pics and email them to the MIL to print out with her ink? Or take pictures of them with your phone and email them to her.

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Marcelyn: Your underwater photos are fantastic. Makes me miss living near the ocean.

Dana: I love Panama City beach with that beautiful soft sugar sand. Glad your back feels better.

Dorrie: ((hugs)) That quote from your dad at the bottom of your posts has wormed into my head. I find myself repeating it a few times a day. Thank you.

Joyce and Lisa: You’re giving me serious kitten-envy.

Michele: Wishing you peace of mind in the midst of the sworl that this shower has become. If you get the photos copied at Walgreens, you can direct them to print them at Denise’s closest Walgreens. That saves on the mailing time. Or just scan and email .jpgs.

Katla: Crossing my fingers we can meet up when you and DH come to Colorado.

KarenNY: So glad to hear the procedure went well.

Allie: I’m excited for you. Is there a plan B if for some reason you DON’T get the condo?

Mary: I’m holding good thoughts for your DH and Arizona job prospects.

Lanette: I hear you about the day Elvis died. I was the receptionist for the production office of Ice Follies in Hollywood, CA.

Becca: I have never seen wool pennies before. What are they used for? So pretty!

Lenora: Ouch! Hope your ankle and foot heal quickly.

Missing GodMomKim.

Rori
Colorado Foothills

Margaret – Thank you for the recipe; I will try it this weekend. This plant is a large cactus/succulent type of plant. Only paid $10 for it. It’s about 3 feet tall. The way it grows it just gets harder to get at those little buggars. But, I took it out of the porch and put it out on the deck to start the process of getting rid of them. I definitely do not want them to spread to my other plants. Especially not to my large Jade plant. I have been treating it just ‘in case’. I’ll replace the top 2” of soil. I would not look forward to ‘repotting it’. I’d probably have to wrap it in a towel and still get stuck. Are there any plants that won't get them? That's what I need ... a pest-free plant (just not a 'silk' one).

I missed my appointment with the OrthoMD today. Had called earlier and then just ‘forgot’ it. They’ve rescheduled for Tuesday. The entire side of my foot is now bruised; but, I can’t say it hurts because it is numb. Some of the swelling from this morning has gone down. I was able to pull on it, in case I had just ‘jammed’ it. Like I said, it is numb. It did not feel jammed. It has a big bump on the part that is sore, so I am pretty sure it is broken.

Glo and Allie – I consider Cracker to be a ‘companion dog’ … I don’t think I could bear losing her over a move; I’d try anything. It’s worth a try. But, I can understand why some places are 'pet-free zones' ... they don't want to end up with having to deal with 'pest control'.

Becca – The absolutely hardest thing to do, is to ‘let go’ (and let God) or his Superiors to take what we have so ‘carefully’ tried to mold in a manner that we think is ‘perfect’; only to have that ‘taken out of our hands and remade – new again – and he will be ‘new’ (more grown-up, more respectful, and part of that is [BECAUSE of y’all’s] raising him up, I know in the best of conditions. But, you will be ‘so proud’ of him as you are of your other Navy guys. He wants to be ‘like’ them … I know as the ‘baby’ of 3 girls that I wanted to be like them, too. But, as adults … we are so different than we were ‘growing up’. However, I have no doubt that our parents would be proud of us. They raised us ‘right’! Although we are far apart insofar as ‘location’ … I think we are closer, more understanding of our ‘differences’. There are a ‘few’ things we just ‘agree that we disagree’ and we try not to be ‘confrontational’ about two subjects (religion and politics). But, we do tend to stand our ground. Our oldest sister is now the Matriarch of the family and she stays 'in touch' with us by calling us every Sunday on their way to church. My middle sister posted something on FB and I just ‘had’ to respond to it. Our oldest son also responded to it. Louis told me that I need to 'watch my mouth' or we might get 'uninvited' to our beach trip. NAH! I know my sister too well, she'd never do that. We all have way too much fun when we get together. Sometimes we play together and sometimes we play together with our spouses/SO.

Nope, no quick remedy for missing getting physical {{{{{HUGS}}}}}; but, I know you are the one thing that he thinks about when he lays down his head at night, tired or not. You’ve done your best, now what he is going through at all the ‘tweaking’ that neither you, nor your Navy husband, could do – and that is learning to take an ‘order’ and do it without questioning. Kids tend to try to ‘fuzz over that line we attempt to set for them’ … especially boys.

Sounds like you had a very close bond to Oswain, just like I did with my boys … probably more so with Will, the youngest. HA! HA! IF I had had him first, there would not have been a 2nd one. When they turned 6, Louis took over being the role model; he did a fabulous job of it, too. We both are very happy that we did NOT have any girls. He did; but, that doesn't count, since she isn't in our lives. We have only granddaughters, so we've been able to 'spoil them unmercifully and hand them back to their parents). LOL! Realizing that they really ‘thought’ I was carrying twins was ‘scary’ … still ‘is’ … I don’t think I would have handled two of Will (if they had had the same sort of personalities). As it is they (both our boys) are polar opposites and they have always been very close. I ‘worry’ more about Trey (who is right next door) and Louis worries more about Will who is out in Louisiana. Has been west of the MS River for the past 20 years. No chance in Hell that he will ever move back east of it. That’s been ‘home’ to him for a longer period of time than SW GA has been. Time flies!

Michele – I’m not sure if it is because I happen to be the ‘baby’ and have always been strong-willed (or because I am an Aries – therefore RAM-headed); I would have said something by now. You are showing far more restraint that I could under the same circumstances. Of course, with both boys married now – I do try to ‘test’ the waters before just ‘throwing it out there’. Just always keep your ears open for whenever Denise decides to ‘open up’. At some point, she will probably ‘respect’ you for not interfering, even ‘if’ you have wanted to. I tend to just ‘speak my mind’ and I don’t always make the ‘best’ impression of people who have not been around me long enough to know me.

Maybe you need to try realize that apparently wherever Denise is; wherever Maria has grown up, their way of doing things isn’t the way we would do them. Seems like people who have ‘never’ lived in the South do not understand our ways. We’re not lazy nor are we stupid. We just know what ‘isn’t right’ and we have the tendency to want to 'make it right'. The Mother of the Bride (unless she is deceased or totally disabled) still has the privilege of planning her daughters’ weddings. Is Maria just as pushy with her daughter as she seems to be ‘protective’ of her son?

I’m pretty sure that my toe is broken. I don’t know exactly when or how I did it … probably walking in the dark. It is numb and bruised all the way up the side of my foot. Tender walking on it. I tend to pull up the ball of my foot when walking. I don’t think I would ‘go out of my way’ to be on Maria’s Timeline. If you get them done, in time, fine – otherwise don’t worry about changing your plans. Glad that Denise is letting you in on those Motherly plans in choosing a veil. My Mother made all our dresses. I actually wore the dress I used as my wedding gown to my senior prom. I designed a lace sleeveless jacket to go over it. Both sisters and nieces had the same dress in an avocado green. Mimi crocheted beaded belts. They carried little wicker birdcages with flowers in them and I carried a bouquet of Tuberoses. Smelled wonderful! Maybe Maria will stay at home. If not – take your double barrel cut-off [shot]gun with you. That’s the reason I don’t have a ‘carry permit’ … HAHAHAHAHAHA! It would take a lot of restraint for me to ‘think’ first before I used the butt-end of it on her head.

Like I said earlier – I imagine Maria with a wart with hair growing out of it somewhere on her face. Get a Skittle, and a little Super Glue – next time she pipes up, glue it to her face. I’ll try not to be ‘mean’ … I thought I was going to have a ‘sty on my eye’ on my wedding day. Thankfully, whatever our family MD gave me kept it from being so. Dried it right up overnight. At least you have pictures. Louis’ daughter took ALL the family photos, therefore the only pictures I have of Louis are from our dating days forward. I do have 3 others when he was a baby and young boy. I’ve stopped asking. Knowing her, she has ‘chunked them in the trash’. Not so much as a “Screw You!” from her in 10 years. KARMA!!!!! It will strike twice in one place. So I have kept myself out of the picture.

Joyce – I’m doing the cardboard and white sheet to look at it like we did in 7th grade when we had a ‘partial’ eclipse. Don’t forget that 2nd plate or white paper. It works just as well as the $10 glasses … and since you do it yourself, you don’t have to worry about non-working knock-offs.

KatieBug had a great idea … scan them and let her use ‘her’ ink to print them out. She’ll probably ‘think’ it is too much trouble to deal with.

Welcome to all the “Newbies” … loving the pictures that are getting posted. Leaving a week from today to go to LA; this time, next week … we will be with Will, Tami, and Mallory for a week. I am ‘sooooooooooooooooo excited’! I only get to see them once, occasionally twice a year.

Lenora

Safe travels my friends. . Katla, I hope it all works out for you.
Lot of swell this morning. Might take a pill again. I'm trying to decide if I want to go ashore today. Part of me can't be bothered. I've got last day moping.
Love Heather UK XXXXXX