WOMEN AGES 50+ FOR AUGUST 2017

Carol, your picture is absolutely gorgeous. Both of you look very elegant. Thank you for sharing, Happy Anniversary.

Janetr okc

Thanks to all who said they missed me. This is a very busy time of year for me. I just got home from a ten-hour Train the Trainer workshop, which I facilitated. I think they were crazy for wanting to do it all in one day, but we survived it and all participated up to the end. We had a good time. Teaching teachers is my calling, so I am a very good tired tonight. This marks 4 straight Saturdays where I have been in meetings or trainings related to my volunteer work with Lay Servant Ministries. It will slow down around Thanksgiving.

Thank you to all the Texas folks who have checked in. Good to know you're hanging in there.

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Thanks to all who said they missed me. This is a very busy time of year for me. I just got home from a ten-hour Train the Trainer workshop, which I facilitated. I think they were crazy for wanting to do it all in one day, but we survived it and all participated up to the end. We had a good time. Teaching teachers is my calling, so I am a very good tired tonight. This marks 4 straight Saturdays where I have been in meetings or trainings related to my volunteer work with Lay Servant Ministries. It will slow down around Thanksgiving.

Thank you to all the Texas folks who have checked in. Good to know you're hanging in there.

I missed u!

Glad everyone in Texas has checked in. Or at least I think everyone has. Stay safe, I can't believe you said you were bored on Houston. I would be on the edge of my seat.

Lenora, congratulations. Why does she have to have the injections? What is said on MFP stats on MFP. My lips, and fingers are sealed. Mums the word.

Becca, you have quite the haul there. Knowing you, you will make it last and ha e 4 course meals. You know, sometimes a guy does want to hear from his Dad and not the Cheif?

Penny, enjoyed your tour through town. It doesn't look at all like you are close to the North Pole.

Carol, happy anniversary and many more.

I saw a picture on Facebook today that really shocked me. When we were much younger, our annual summer vacation was up to Minnesota to Dads old home. He had his parent
St that lived there and one brother had a large dairy farm. This brother had 3 children. Lawrence was the older one and boy was he good looking. Being a all his life farmer, he had muscles everywhere they needed to be and had Grandpa's wavy hair. All us 3 sisters just swooned every year. Well all the siblings got together this week. I have both my fenale cousins as friends on FB but no one ever, ever says anything Bout Lawrence. Well he was in this picture and boy was he old. I mean OLD! Never would have realized it was him. As I looked at it longer, I see Grandpa in him. But it was at least good to see a picture of him. I guess hunks have to age also.

Got to go fill the pill keepers for the week then go to bed.

Joyce, Indiana

Good evening girls,

I ate 3 snickerdoodle cookies today. I had a stressful day because DH woke me up at 6 am. He was sick with intestinal problems and said he felt like he was faint and didn't want to pass out on the toilet by himself. So, I got up and saw he was really constipated and in a lot of pain. He usually is on the edge of diarrhea daily, and has diverticulitis. I asked if he wanted to go to the urgent care but he said no. I jumped in the shower and got dressed and ran down to the store and got a enema package and suppositories. Maybe that would help.
By the time I got back home, he went to the bathroom but was still feeling ill.
So, we ended up in the ER later. Thankly he's fine. The doctor said to drink more fluids. That was about it.
I tell him all the time he's got to eat more fruit and veggies and lay off the pizza and hamburgers. I didn't today. I didn't think he wanted to hear it today!

So, when I got home I fell asleep. We missed a party we planned to go to at a woman's home that is in our Sunday School class. I did call her and let her know we weren't coming.

Carol Congratulations on your 48th Anniversary!! I love your wedding photo! Very pretty dress and a crown for the princess and her prince! Very nice!

Pip I'm so glad you got Bette home with all of her improvements! I can see why the curtains were so difficult. Double pinch pleats on top and bottom! They look great!

Lenora My lips are sealed! No worries!

Machka Do you know what kind of flowers are in the last picture you posted? Must be a native of Tasmania. Very interesting as are a lot of wildlife and plants.

Penney Love your photos! I missed you and photos!

Heather I enjoyed all your photos of your trip. What a wonderful trip!

I hope all the Texans are safe during the hurricane. We are supposed to get some rain up here but nothing like the coast.
My friend posted pictures of her grocery store near Canyon Lake, west of San Antonio. OMG! The shelves were empty.
I thought I would never see a HEB store so bare!

Have a good evening,
Dana in Arkansas

Did an hour on the rebounder today. The plan for tomorrow is to do the Body by Bethany DVD (yoga).

Beth - sounds like a great shower/wedding! We have the Greenworks, too, and I really like it. It isn't real heavy, I have no problem using it for an hour or so. One of the things I like is that because it is electric, you don't have to stop, I can just get the entire yard done and have it over with. You just need to be careful not to get the extension cord caught. But Vince told me (which really helps) to always keep it behind you. I do that and I haven't had any problem.

Made some more chocolate bran muffins for me to have later

Becca - what a wonderful letter!

katla - I'm glad you went to your reunion. It's nice to see old friends, even if your best friends weren't there.

M - Tasmania looks so pretty. Thanks for sharing your home with us.

Penny - 67 years! What an accomplishment!

Honestly, I just ran to Sam's to get a cheese and fruit tray and was thinking, "gee, maybe I'm wrong, but I don't remember Vince sending out the final notice about the pool party." so I asked him when I got home. He said "no" so I said "why not". "I've been feeling like crap". "It just means sitting at the computer! No wonder we're not getting a lot of responses". Honestly, I've been working like crazy, I know he gets tired easily so I'm trying to pick up as much as I can. But every excuse is "I don't feel well, I feel like crap". Well, maybe if you got your mind on something else, you'd forget how you feel. He certainly didn't feel like crap yesterday when he was working on his TV. Oh, no, today he feels like crap. And I bet any amount of money he'll be looking for all sorts of sympathy at the party. I made the dessert yesterday and the day before, made the sauce for the meatballs the other day, put everything together. Now I'll check the pool to see if it needs to be cleaned out. hmffffff..... Sorry for the rant.

Terry - would you please post a pic of your jewelry? You might want to consider putting a few of your pieces in her shop during the holiday buying season. People are always looking for something "different" to give as a gift, and this would fit the bill. Great that your bracelet sold! What a wonderful thing "meeting anniversary". So neat

Everyone in the line of the hurricane -- please take care. And thank you all who may not be directly in the line of the hurricane but are keeping up updated with your on-the-spot recants.

I have to say that I'm pretty proud of myself and my eating. By now I would have been stress eating BIG TIME. So far I've had some cheese, 1/2 of a bran muffin, and carrots, and laughing cow cheese and a rice cake.

Well, I know that I went over on the calories for the day. But it's only one day. Tomorrow Jess and Nancie want to go for lunch at this sushi place. I'll go with them. Not that many came to the pool party, but those who came I think had a good time. The food pantry is going to get quite a bit.

Lenora - oh, I'm sooooo happy for all of you! You know I wouldn't say anything about the pregnancy. There are days when I don't even get on facebook.

Rye - praying real hard for you to get that job. I love your photos

tiffanie - welcome! Here you'll read all about everyone's ups and, yes, downs (we all have them) and most importantly, how we deal with the "downs". Great support, too.

Cheri - so glad you're safe and that your son is out of Houston. Will keep you in my thoughts and prayers. Let's hope things don't get much worse for you.

Dana - hope your hubby is better soon.

Michele from NC who needs to get to bed

Well it looks like I have no choice nut to off of the Ambien 10 mg this week. I only have 3 left! So I am glad I have the 5 mg tablet here now. I do a reserve box just I case I am ever in situations line some of are in. Electricity is out, you may be flooded, you might not be able to get out because of trees down anyway, one day I kept an empty cat litter container, it seems pretty waterproof yet I have never tested it and I have about a month accumulated of each drug we are on including our vitamins and loose aspirin. And Tylenol, Aleve and Advil and Tums. We are taken care of. So I have a months worth of Ambien and Narco in that box. But I will give the 5 mg dose of Ambien a good college try. It will be Wednesday night and I dint have anything planned for the next day.y

I was wondering if anyone in OR was going to see Leigh while she is there and surprised we haven't heard from her.

Lenora my lips are sealed. So happy for them (and you) and hope all continues to go well.

RJ's team trounced the other one 28-7! He is a lineman and got to play more than I had expected.

Diane - CONGRATULATIONS on being overweight. :drinker: I well remember the day I left obese behind me. I sooooooo hated that word and was shocked to see it on the doctor's screen.

Well my friends, today I WON THE LOTTERY! Actually I won around $28 . It still feels good though. I haven't won anything for ages.

Expecting a delivery any minute. They only have half the pastis I ordered, but we can get by! They don't keep a big stock in as it's a bit of a rarity.

My official post cruise and grandparent duty weigh in has put me at 2 lbs gain. Not bad for 3 weeks. I will earnestly apply myself to getting it off again. It's great to be back in a routine.

Done a big batch of chickpeas in the IP for freezing. Plus Greek yoghourt/cheese. Going to do a big chilli today to eat and freeze. It's pretty much in constant use. Quinoa and giant couscous will be next. My sprouted beans are bagged and frozen in 4 oz packets.

Much love to all, Heather UK xxxxxxx

Morning Ladies~
slept pretty well without the meletonin.. now sometime today I will tell Tom I will no longer being paying all the bills, thats gonna go over like a lead balloon but, I cant afford to move into the condo with nothing..and I will have to pay for utilities and internet and things of the sort.. so I will buy groceries ,and groomers for the dogs,but other than that its on him.. if the lease is correct It will be a month from friday that I move in..
watching the weather channel and am freaking out at all the water down in Houston and surrounding area's keeping all my Texas friends in my prayers.. stay safe.. love ya xoxo

Today ... a short, quick walk at the beach just to get a bit of fresh air and exercise. Still trying to shake this sinus infection brought to me by the Big Australian Cold. We might have walked longer, but it was freezing out there. Snow down to about 200 metres and a cold, cold wind. My sinuses weren't too happy about that. Still it was nice to get out for a little bit. Always love watching the waves at the beach, even if it is nowhere near warm enough to stick a toe in the water.

Otherwise just studying.

Marcelyn ~ Thinking of you and all the folks affected by the storm.

Photos ~ Thanks to all you talented ladies who have shared your photography! They are truly beautiful.

We went to the 6 yr old's pool party yesterday and loved seeing all the fun those children were having.

Carol from GA