WOMEN AGES 50+ FOR AUGUST 2017

Yep I have read his letters and have them in a paper clipped stack on my writing desk. Along with the piles of the other two. Maybe I will bind them up to give to them for Christmas. I don't know if Christmas will be at our home or at my middle sons this year. I don't think from the time they move in, in November it will be enough time to set up their apartment. My husband is all for not decorating this year! The humbug! My plan is to squeeze out $200 each month to save four the moving fees. That would be about $1200. Also buy a couple of boxes each month and fill to put in the spare room. Physically I am dreading moving book boxes with stairs! I'm thinking we should call the recruiting office and state a mandatory PT test at the Gossett house ASAP! Rent a truck and let those future sailors do the grunt work! I don't actually think we could do that, but its fun to ponder!

Today we are going to Astoria's food bank. Depending on what we get, will determine what I need to buy. We have done well this month! We managed to put aside money for the gas trip up to Whidbey island, pay for a couple of the meals, but most were paid by the son. Our son has lost some weight on his 7 month cruise, so I am hoping he doesn't frequent the fast food places too much. That's where sharing a home with him will do him good. Keeping the frig stocked with healthier stuff. He is already digging into the fried rice I put in the freezer for him!

I pretty much have everything of mine out of the master bathroom, and use the bathroom my son used to use. Its kind of fun not sharing counter space with husband. I haven't yet discussed being responsible for the cleaning. I'm just tired of looking at razor clippings around the sink, or cleaning the toilet! I have been stating you can't use my bathroom, and he sits down with a book laughing! Noooo I laugh! I have such a loon for a husband!

I think whatever my husband wrote to Owain, he mentally heard. My husband told me he wrote about seeing things thru. About if he quit he would have a hard time with himself. He was speaking as a Chief, more than as his father. So my son listened, and understood.

Well need to scoot! Have a blessed day all! Love ya!!
Becca
If I could sing thru the day I would in
Oregon

Toni: Congratulations on 47 years of marriage!!! We're at 47 this year, too. Our anniversary was in March. :flowerforyou:

Hi ladies,

Safety and mucho prayers for our friends in Texas who are being affected by Harvey. We've also been watching him on TV. The satellite pictures shows just how big he is, so we probably will get a lot of rain out of it; since, once they hit, they usually turn in a NE fashion. But, they have said it will probably stall in the region and/or could turn back over the Gulf and bounce along the shoreline. Will is working his @$$ off trying to cut all the roads. He worked all day yesterday. Last night he told use he has 257 acres of roads to cut. Using big equipment and wants to make sure he gets it back (at least on the dirt road that borders their property.

We had an uneventful trip out. Pretty cloudy with some breaks of sun.

We got the 'best' surprise of our lives last night when we got here. We had a family picture made. Tami likes doing that. So we are standing in the kitchen bunched up and Mallory said, 'smile' and 'say' "Mama's going to have a baby!" I'm standing there, I think I thought Mallory was just kidding and how that just did not seem right; then it hit me and I turn and look at them and screamed and started crying. Everything is going well. Please keep them in your prayers. Showed us pictures of the fetus and explained everything to us. Took Louis a lot longer to see it than it did for me. Bloodwork is looking good. This was their 3 attempt at IVF and this was a pure miracle. She has lost the first two. Said that one procedure they did was to 'scrape' the inside of her uterus before implanting the 'already' forming baby in the dish hurt so bad and they do it without any anesthesia. Nurse told her that most women go screaming, cursing, and crying. I guess maybe the scraping was so that it would stick and start forming the placenta ... which on the picture looked like tiny bubbles. I am SOOOO excited for them all.

She has to have a huge shot in her backside, right over her butt-cheeks, every night at 8:30pm. Both Will and Mallory take turns giving her the shot. The nurse drew the area that they need to give it so they don't hit a vessel. Mallory did that one night and freaked out; but, things were all ok; she actually had not put the medicine in; so Will gave it to her. The way they told her was to write on her backside ... "You're going to be a big sister!" They haven't told some family members, including our son and had taken down her FB page so that they would not get tagged and have them 'find out about it that way'. Especially, since Jenn stays on it 24/7/365. Takes it to bed with her (literally). I am beyond being 'thrilled'. Asked her to send it to my phone and show my sisters the video when we get together for our Beach Trip next month. I don't know if anybody else cried; but, Will had this huge grin on his face. I know I asked you before; but, PLEASE PRAY FOR TAMI!!!! And Will and Mallory. This has been a year in the making. Last August, when we came out, they said they had to go pick up something and they drove to Jackson to have it done. I know she'll have to go get blood work on a regular basis. Besides the shots in her butt, that look like 'horse needles', has to take some other kind of medication. Has to brush her teeth with a toothpaste with fluoride in it (so she is brushing her teeth with a child's toothpaste. Did I say I was 'dancing with happy feet'??????

Becca - The letter was beautiful! He has made a great choice and he will do very well at what he will be doing. Yep, being in the service is a big commitment. He's be a 'man' when he comes home at Christmas. I'd make a scrapbook, but, I would keep it for myself. Maybe you could copy the letters you write to him and also put that in it. Write one asking what he is doing, if he likes it, and then put his return letter behind it, in chronological order.

Allie - Did the owner of the condo take your offer or did you counter-offer his refusal? Either way, I know you kept a cool head and did the right thing. Yeah, it's yours and now you can have fun decorating a place that doesn't have any of TomCat in it. Does the entire condo place have the rule of 'no pets'; or, was that just the owner's rule? TomCat's 'attorney' wanting to go to court on Monday ... that couldn't happen, unless y'all don't celebrate Labor Day (which is a Federal holiday). What 'was' she thinking? Absolutely nothing. She has probably filed a Motion to Suppress ... because TomCat knows you are asking for an equitable split and he might be trying to 'hide' marital assets. I know you hate that it has been put off ... she probably IS stalling and was hopeful that she could get all this suppressed to lessen the amount you are going to be 'entitled' to have awarded to you. It'd be funny if he has to pay you a % of all property his owns, the house there, the place in FL, his retirement, and bank accounts ... or at least have to pay you the sum of the money you have earned and was put in a joint (or his account, personally) as part of the settlement.

Welcome to all the Newbies. I've enjoyed seeing the pictures that are posted. It lets me 'go to places vicariously though each of you! Painted rocks are all the 'craze' here, too. They liked my painted rocks that I made for them. I also made some for Trey and his girls (including DDnL#1

Lenora

Well we brought home a carload of goodies from the food bank! We recd salmon, peppered meat strips for fajitas, tri-layered bean dip (bad), doughnuts ( half are in freezer), lemon pie (cut up and just tweo pieces in frig, rest freezing), potatoes ( those finger shaped kind), bread (gluten free wheat), pita crackers ( for awfully yummy looking bean dip), asparagus, Italian looking filled mushrooms ( those large kind!), balsamic dressing yum!, and other stuff! The guys running it today were so nice, and its a very humbling experience. I am so thankful!
Tonight is lasagna hamburger helper with corn on cob, and bread. I am having diced tomatoes in my serving. The hamburger helper box is $1, as well as the hamburger! Everything else is food bank. Last time we had it, I put cottage cheese on my plate, and ended up finishing a tub in about two days! I love the taste of it, and hadn't had out in awhile! So no buying that for a couple months! Next month its some yogurts! Dairy is a special treat! With some feral mixed in drizzled with honey! Yummy!
OK OK, stop with the exclamation marks Rebecca....... Heehee.
Becca
Happy for my life
And glad to be a mum!
Oregon

Carol Happy Anniversary!

Carol Happy Anniversary

Rye gorgeous!

Went to State Fair today with son. Didn't take any pictures just had fun. The lemon curd, chocolate, cookie sundae at the dairy building was to live for. Hands down best thing I ate at the Fair. I also got a Chevy T-shirt to wear in my new Chevy and a T shirt promoting the new show The Gifted. It will be fun to wear when I sub. I was hoping the rain would cut down on the crowds. It did help some. We fortunately missed the brunt of it.

Margaret

Pip, Awe she is a beauty!!

evening ladies~
I am sitting in bed, relaxing.. had a lovely day.. my co worker Mary and I went down to lavender pond farm... the lavender has gone by but still a beautiful place. and I was good I didn't buy anything...
Then we went to see our old co-worker she has a little cart and does grilled cheese, and we had one of those, came home and took an hour nap, then went up to my dads ,My son and I hoed out one closet, I dread the day we have to go through that whole hose.. it would probably take 2 industrial size dumpsters to clean it out..
now I am home and drinking Ice water... a beautiful breeze coming through the windows..