WOMEN AGES 50+ FOR SEPTEMBER 2017

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  • Machka9
    Machka9 Posts: 25,610 Member
    Sorry and hugs to those going through things these days. :heart:
  • janetr7476
    janetr7476 Posts: 4,001 Member
    Thank you all for the nice compliments for Jack on the cabinet. I passed them on to him he asked to thank all of you. He's always a bit embarrassed. Other people have offered to pay him to make things for them and he tells them he's not good enough to do that, I think he is. We have several items in our home that he has made, including the end tables in our Florida room. So in answer to questions I can remember, yes it's cherry wood, he does use plans from his woodworking magazines, there is varnish on the outside, a clear finish inside. I have pretty much filled it up. In the drawers I have linen placemats and napkins and napkin rings, small table clothes, some canned goods. Top small drawer has car keys, paraphernalia (junk). I do believe I may have room in that big top side for an IP. :)

    Oh, and no I don't rent him out, well how much $$ we talking? I might be persuaded. Isn't there a name for that? Lol

    Still working away on ornaments. <3

    Janetr okc
  • drkatiebug
    drkatiebug Posts: 1,976 Member
    NYKaren, thanks for the pep talk!

    Janetr, your DH is absolutely talented enough to sell his furniture. I would love something like that.

    I think it might be bedtime. Sweet dreams, my friends!
  • GRITSandSLUTSandWINOS
    GRITSandSLUTSandWINOS Posts: 2,573 Member
    Michele – Physically I feel ok; except GYN got lab results and is changing my chorestorol medication because what he had me on was not doing anything. He is putting me on another ‘statin’ which supposedly doesn’t have the same side effects that Simvastitim or Crestor do. Got to the K-Mart after eating lunch with friend and Chuck told me what it was going to costs for 2 months. I asked him to give me only 7, that way it will give me enough time to see if I am going to be able to tolerate it or not without spending over $100. Then they called me back and said that they also showed I was ‘pre-diabetic’ so they are going to run a test to see what it has been doing for the past couple of months. I did not ‘think’ I had lost any weight; but, was happy that I had actually lost 1 ½ pounds. Still ‘bummed’ about the baby; and, we haven’t heard from the kids – they might be ‘off’ on a trip to get away from everybody if this is the weekend that Mallory’s Dad has her longer. I thought these things were supposed to improve ... not start showing up when I lost weight. Well, maybe if I end up with yet another pill, I will take it because it will (might be) a requirement.

    Sister and BnL are on their way down from Peachtree City and tomorrow we’ll get up and go to Daytona to meet with middle sister and her friend. We’ll be playing a lot of Mexican Train dominoes and 8-1-8 (which always get the two of us [Louis and me] into trouble because ‘like’ bridge you have to decide how many ‘tricks’ you can make. A lot easier (I think) than Bridge. Something I never learned how to play and Louis has never been a card player. I’ve cooked spaghetti for tonight and Suzanne is bringing salad stuff. French bread and tomorrow when we get to the beach, the first thing I am going to do after unpacking is walk. Might go to grocery store and liquor store to do our walking; but, maybe later we can go walk on the beach.

    Janetr – Love the cabinet! I’d like to find one that is narrow in width and depth and tall (we need more storage in bathroom).

    Heather – I have a friend (a nurse) and her husband (former tractor trailer driver) who opened up their own Yoga place. I don’t know if they still are at it; and, I know they teach Tsi Chia (that is a phonetic spelling) … supposed to help with balance, I think.

    I haven’t tried it since I tore my rotator cuff a couple of years ago (twice) but I could do a cartwheel. But, at this point, the last thing I need is a broken bone. Dropped a thick glass ‘beer’ mug on my big toe … saw starts and probably said a few choice words before I started crying.

    I tried to hold a plank … people who can do that are marvelous! I’m not. Must have done it incorrectly (for me) … threw out my back; but, that isn’t difficult for me to do because I am very swayback. Not so sure I will try it again, or if I do, it will be for 10 seconds (maybe).

    Sharon – Louis called Tami to tell her that we were thinking about her and wanted her to know that we ‘loved’ her. She has gone back to work, so I guess things are beginning to settle back down. I’m sure they’ve taken her off all of the hormones she had been taking. We are not going to ask any other questions. I’ve tried not to cry, so I haven’t talked to Tami since last week. I will probably call her when we get back home from vacation.

    Lisa – I think a lot of us are ‘impatient’ when we see what things we want to do. Wanderlust. I think about the things I will we had done (no regrets), then I think about what I’d do ‘if’ things for us were different. Our granddaughters are growing up and even though they are next to us, we don’t see the 2 younger ones. Our oldest granddaughter will call us 2x a week, and come down her while she is home and before she goes back ‘home’ to college. Now the 2 younger ones ‘might’ come down. Her mother ‘made’ her drive yesterday and came down to bring the ground chuck I needed for supper tonight. She (DDnL#1) was so frustrated I did not say anything to her. I’m sure Madison was strung out having to drive where she made her drive. I’m surprised they were speaking to one another. You don’t force someone to drive on a highway when they are not sure how to drive. Madison was going slow, so I am ‘sure’ her Mama was griping about it. She finally told her that she would take her to the MD so maybe he could do something to ‘calm her nerves’. But, she doesn’t want her to be dependent on drugs at the age of 16. I am beginning to wonder ‘if’ she is taking the medications she was given. For some reason, I doubt it. I want to grab her by the shoulders and tell her ‘for once when you are talking to me’ … LOOK me in the eye.

    Kelly – I know your husband has to be in a ‘holding pattern’ … we felt that way about Louis's mother and my mother, more so than for our Dad’s. He will take it hard. At his mother’s funeral he was going to get up and say a few words, he started, and then just broke down and cried. Of course, his brother thought that he was his mother favorite child and voiced it and has several times since. My MnL ‘never’ did for one child, daughter-in-law, or grandchild that she did not do something for all of them. I was stunned when my Dad died and we were prepared, just not ready. I’ve had friends who have lost their spouses say the same thing, ‘they were prepared, just not ready’. Even when they had been wheelchair-bound or in some cases, bed-ridden.

    Seeing my BnL (who had a massive stroke this time last year (after we got back from Daytona), he is so frail looking. It’s sad. Middle sister’s friend isn’t going to get to come this year. Louis has 'offered' to drive, he is a bit concerned about his 'reflexes'. I might have to buy a bottle of wine to make it down there. I'm not sure about this. But, we will be in the back seat, so maybe we will make it down there and back with no problems. Will really miss him … he is about 83, not in the best of health … but pretty good for the shape and age he is. I just don’t know what sister will do when a man she has been very close friends with and loved for quite a while is no longer around. Louis has said that we need to go to Louisiana as often as we can, because at some point we might not be able to. I don’t think I can handle that thought. Not see my babies?

    Josephine – My oldest granddaughter has had her eyebrows weaved on occasion, mostly waxed; but her outside brows past her point there they arch the grow wild and this is the only way to make them follow the line of the brow. I have thin (not plucked) eyebrows and I use what is called WunderBrow – blond … it stays on, for days. I love it. Trying the ‘magnetic’ eyelashes has NOT be successful at all and would not recommend it. I will just put mascara on, let it dry, curl my lashes and put another coat of mascara on. I have found the best way, for me to curl my eyelashes without pinching my eyelid with the thing is the put my head back a little and put my finger right above my eyeball (the crease) and lift up and then the curler fits right on then and you don’t pinch yourself. I also make sure that I only have one thin coat of mascara on them when I curl them, then thicken them up afterwards. There is NO SUCH animal as ‘water-proof’ mascara (unless you happen to stick the wand too close to you eyeball and hit the skin beside it … then you have to take make-up remover to get it off. Oldest granddaughter’s half-sister on her Mama’s side of the family had a uni-brow and nothing got done about it until the kids in school started making fun of her; then she took a razor to them ‘to shape them up’ and about shaved them off. They’ve grown out now, of course. She was in ‘homecoming court’ this year as a junior (same as her oldest sister). She also blossomed when she was no longer around her Mama.

    Wendy – We rescued our Cracker and Tux and they have been the most loving pets we’ve had; not that the others haven't been. I just think we must believe that every pet we have are terrific. Tux is a huge black and white cat who during the winter easily weight over 20lbs. Cracker is a “Jack Rat” (legs of a Rat Terrier) and (sweet expressive face of a Jack Russell) and ‘if’ she could speak ‘human’ … we’d never get a word in edgewise; but, she lets you know exactly what she wants.

    Lanette – Cracker has just gotten to the point where she’ll go ‘out’ in the rain … she would just hold it until it stopped (or occasionally mess up on the deck). We got her almost 2 years ago and they determined she was approximately 4 months. So we 'assigned' her our oldest son's birthday. She got out of that when she had her nose pushed down near it. But, of course, now she enjoys the rain (misting … not pouring); but, we do keep the pet wipes around so we can rub her down which masks the ‘wet dog smell’. She’s at the ‘spa’ until Sunday … she likes it and I am glad that I don’t have to keep her ‘crated’ the entire time we are at the beach. We did not take her to Louisiana this year, even though she travels well. She’s happy, we’re happy (but broke) … oh well … the things we will do for our ‘fur babies’. Tux is an outside cat and he gets fed; when Trey comes home.

    There are a lot of human OTC medications that animals can take; but, it is always best to ask the vet about it. There are a WHOLE LOT of food that humans eat that can ‘kill’ a pet. Best to never let them get the taste of table food. Especially do not feed a dog, raw meat. They get that blood taste in their mouths and sometimes it cause them to be ‘biters’.

    Wendy – My vote is for the ‘white’ one; for some reason he just looks like he has ‘more spunk’ to him. The black one reminds me of a Boston Bull Terrier and the only experience I have had when them is that my middle granddaughter has one … both of them were just plain ‘stupid’. I think the one she has now is more stupid than the previous one, who ended up losing one eye because the cat scratched him.

    Lenora
  • Katla49
    Katla49 Posts: 10,385 Member
    Kim: It is good to see you. :star: You probably were "helped" by auto correct recently. It is one of my pet peeves. :grumble:

    Cheri: I love the cabinet. Your DH made it??? Wow! :smile:

    Heather: Love the picture of you and your brother. Nice! :heart:

    Wendy: I like both pups. If I were choosing, I'd sit on the ground and see if a pup chose me. Our current "pup" chose me about 10 years ago. It is a definite love match. :bigsmile:

    Yvonne: In the past we were used to hummingbird migration, and expected them to head south for the winter. Our current tribe of Annas Hummingbirds is here year round, even in ice and snow. They've stayed in our area for several years, now, no matter what the weather brings. We keep our feeders going all year, especially when it is cold outside. :heart:

    Barbie: I love yoga and depend on it, but your decision to stay with what you're doing rather than add yoga makes good sense right now. I hope Jake feels better as time goes by. :flowerforyou:


    I think I've had a little bug of some sort for a few days. My energy level has been low and I haven't wanted to do much. Tomorrow I plan to get my flu shot, though. I hope it actually protects me from the flu this time. I take the shot annually. I've been protected some years and have gotten the flu anyway other years. I hope to be lucky this year and get the shot that provides protection.

    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..."
  • exermom
    exermom Posts: 6,528 Member
    Was going to use the stairmaster today, but when I went to use it, it was broken only there wasn't a sign on it saying that it was broken. So instead I did about 45 minutes of HIIT. The plan for tomorrow is to take the deep water class.

    After exercise went and picked up my dress. The alterations came out nice. Thurs I'm going to go to the local community college's salon and have my hair in an updo and they'll do my makeup if there's enough time, then I'll take a pic of myself (well, I'll have Vince take the pic) to show Denise what I'll look like. She just isn't the kind of person who can see someone with an updo. She didn't think I needed one. I think I did because the dress is dark silver and my hair is dark. I feel I need some sort of break between the two darks.

    Then went to Aldi, came home and had to run to WalMart since Aldi only carries chunk cheese during the holiday season. Then we went for our dance lesson only the guy had it down in his calendar as we were coming tomorrow. So came home and made some 7 layer bars. Went to Rummikub. Jess and then Denise called Vince, seems there was some more drama.

    See, when we went to get the bridesmaids dresses, Angela wasn't there but she did tell Denise to order a 2 for her. Well, I do remember the woman at the dress place saying that the dress ran small. The lady and Amanda convinced Denise to order a 6. When Denise told Angela she's ordered a 6, Angela told her to change it to a 2. According to Denise she called, left a message asking them to change it to a 4. Their practice is to wait 5 days before placing the order. Well, Denise called them the 5th day but they said they'd already placed the order for the 6. Did she call? Who knows? Tonight for whatever reason, Angela texted Jess and was venting about how upset she was. Denise feels that Jess shouldn't be involved, and why did Angela contact Jess. Vince just told Denise that Jess was just being a good friend and listening, she didn't contact Angela, Angela contacted her. Jess was going to call me at Rummikub to ask me what I remembered from the dress shopping. Vince just told her not to bother me, that I was enjoying myself. While at Rummikub I showed the gal who made the "veil" and helped me make the charms and keychains for the favors, and told her what had happened and how I was so upset. BTW, Maria to date has not acknowledged how hurt I was -- maybe she doesn't care????? Anyway, what's done is done.

    Pretty late, so I'll probably just skim a bit.

    Welcome everyone new!

    From all this wedding/shower stress, honestly, the dress is fitting much better, I probably won't need the spanx. Bad news is that I must have cut the tags off before and now I can't return them.

    machka - TSO has two touring groups, did you know that? There's the East and the West groups.

    Yea Allie in her new place. Looking forward to hearing lots. Don't worry about not finding things. I think it took at least a year before I could get a handle on finding things.

    Penny - I'm so sorry about your friend. I admire her attitude. I had a really good friend who had breast cancer, she would teach aerobics while she was undergoing chemo. She used to joke how she had to wear a hat otherwise her head sweated. She was such an inspiration. How many times I didn't fee like going but then I'd think "if she can teach while she's on chemo, the least I can do is attend the class".

    KJ - how sad about your MIL. I know you'll be strong for your hubby

    Wendy - when Denise was going to surprise me with the kitten, she and Jess disagreed on which one to get so they called Vince and asked if he'd come make the decision. Really, they knew what his decision would be -- take them both. After our first cat was killed and we were ready to get another, we knew we wanted two. So Vince and I went first during the day and looked at these two cats. That night we took the kids to see them, then Bryan noticed that there was a third one that came in with the other two. So each kid was holding a cat saying "can we get them". I just walked out telling Vince to handle it. His way of handling it? "Well, of course we can get all three"

    Katla - feel better fast

    Michele in NC
  • DanaReel180
    DanaReel180 Posts: 463 Member
    KJ I'm truly sorry to hear about your MIL. I hope you and your DH can be there for her as much as possible.
    Dana
  • janetr7476
    janetr7476 Posts: 4,001 Member
    edited September 2017
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  • Machka9
    Machka9 Posts: 25,610 Member
    lhannon062709 wrote: »
    Good morning, afternoon, and evening to our group that spans the globe,


    ...

    Corey and I are going back and forth so much about next steps for our lives that I feel like a metronome. I am not fond of depending on circumstances outside ourselves, as in needing to sell the warehouse in order to move on to the next thing. I am not a patient person, as y'all may have noticed. The year and a half that it will take us to put the necessary money away seems forever, I'm like a child waiting on her birthday to come... and that year and a half would put me at 59 years old... ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ It's just a shrugging kind of day. "The heart wants what it wants," as Dickinson said.

    2:20 pm here. :) I'm eating lunch.

    My husband and I are in a similar situation now ... we've been in Hobart since 2013, and it is starting to feel like time to go ... maybe.

    One the one hand, this is OK ... but on the other hand, there's a lot of world to see. And we can actually work in 3 different countries.

    I was the one who put in 27 applications in order to get a job to come here ... it's his turn now to put out the applications. So we'll see ...

    Meanwhile I have no idea where we'll be next year this time. Might be here ... might be who knows where!


    M in Oz
  • jmkmomm
    jmkmomm Posts: 3,247 Member
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  • wildhorsewendy
    wildhorsewendy Posts: 563 Member
    Cool coonhound! Major is not very happy about being put into the laundryroom for the night even with another dog for company. I think I will probably have to let him sleep on the bed with me...and go sleep in the upstairs bedroom. My daughter is going to have him crated at night in her room, but she's gone on a date tonight so I am puppysitting...Hubby hasn't heard the howling yet...anytime now... <3 Wendy >:)
  • Lagopus
    Lagopus Posts: 1,016 Member
    Awww.... Puppy paws :heart:
    /Penny
  • Machka9
    Machka9 Posts: 25,610 Member
    At long last I've been able to add a few more Canada Trip photos ... most of the Vancouver Island portion of the trip ... :)


    https://www.flickr.com/photos/machka-bb/albums/72157682899188730/page9
  • lhannon062709
    lhannon062709 Posts: 1,140 Member
    Good morning, afternoon, and evening, all,

    Machka - thanks for that! Sometimes I feel as if the itchy feet thing is a curse, or wanderlust, as Lenora put it. And even more so that we're the only ones. It's nice to know we're not. :) There is more out there, and I'm ready, but circumstances are not... If you've ever heard it, a song just pounced on my brainpan and shook it... "There's a place for us, somewhere a place for us..." from West Side Story. I wake up with music pounding in my head, often enough, everything from orchestral pieces to theme songs from old TV shows.

    Wendy - Major looks like a wonderful choice, calm and relaxed.

    Dana     - Dolly's beautiful.

    Egg, our now-five-month-old kitten, is in her teenager months at the moment, one moment relaxed and loving, the next very stabby and twitchy and puffy-tailed. We know it will fade, just kind of waiting it out. I put a collar on her with a bell so I knew where she was, as she's developed a habit of running by you while you're walking, and jumping up high enough to just touch your hand with her paw. Scared the hello-kitty out of me a couple times (thank you for that phrasing, Lenora :)). With the bell, at least it's not a surprise... :wink:

    Driving to El Paso this morning, won't leave until 8 a.m. or so, should be there about noon my time or a little later, according to how many walk-around stops I take. I'll have to take a few; four hours straight of driving will leave me with feet and ankles so swollen I won't be able to get my shoes off. Will be back here tomorrow night, and taking my laptop with me, as it's a working trip, so I'll check in.

    Love y'all,
    Lisa in West Texas
  • terewilliams
    terewilliams Posts: 339 Member
    Good Morning Ladies!

    Just skimming through.... It is still raining challenges around here.....

    DH has been in pain for the last 2 weeks and finally got to the doctor yesterday to see what could be done about an umbilical hernia that he believes he tore further helping a neighbor move some heavy chairs. I believe he will have surgery sometime this week. Just waiting for the surgeon to call now. After that is taken care of he has to have surgery to repair 3 tears in his shoulder rotator cuff. He also informed me that he has an abcess on one of his teeth. So he is just a 6' walking pain. Thank goodness he is not an angry sick man. He reverts to being a baby and wants to be within eyesight of me every minute. I'm trying to spend the time reading while laying beside him encouraging him to take a nap so I can slip away. :D

    I'm thinking that by the time I get a new job I'll be too crazy to work! :D No news on the job front; keeping in mind that I do still have a job which allows me to work from home (which is really needed right now) and that no news means that there is still hope.

    Wendy - I love Major! He is beautiful. I am sure he will help your daughter too! I could not live without having a dog.

    Becca - You are always such a ray of sunshine. I think I lost a post when I was telling you the joy I had telling DH all I learned about painted rocks from you after he found one. He really enjoys his rock and has started looking for them now.

    Lisa - Me too! I am ready to move on with my next couple of life stages and impatient to get started. Nothing wrong with that! I figure there will come a time when we are unable to do a lot of stuff so we should do it while we can.

    Josephine - Thank you for checking on me. :)

    Michele - I am sending you hugs! <3<3

    Allie - Keep on keeping on! B)

    All of you - I enjoy reading your posts, seeing your pictures, and learning lots of stuff from your experiences. This morning I just wanted to post a little note and ended up writing more than I thought I could.

    Tere in RVA

  • cityjaneLondon
    cityjaneLondon Posts: 12,709 Member
    edited September 2017
    Hi all!
    Cough much better! :D:D:D

    I went horribly over on calories yesterday, partly because of yoga, but I will revert to o:) today. :D

    We desperately needed a food shop, so I took DH down to the cricket and will pick him up this evening. Went to my favourite shop and, whoops, bought new sunglasses and a bright red lipstick. :o:o:o I will wear the lipstick on my birthday with my new diamanté earrings and my LBD. B) The sunglasses I will wear next year. :*;)

    Bought lots of food, including yummy white crab meat which I had ALL TO MYSELF for lunch with avocado and beetroot. Plus homemade yoghurt cheese. The VERY expensive crabmeat was only 87 calories, so a lovely treat. I'm making Easy Crustless Spinach and Feta Pie for dinner so hope to have a low calorie day.

    Thinking about everyone in Mexico (I lived in the city for a month with a family in 1993 ) and all those in the path of Maria. Someone on here has family in Puerto Rico I think.

    I will also make the chocolate butter icing (frosting) for the cake filling today. Got to cut out FROZEN decorations tonight. They come on a sheet and you have to cut round them. :grumble:

    Love Heather UK xxxxxxx
  • bonniepl
    bonniepl Posts: 15 Member
    Having dogs is really good for us doing a little walking each day.
  • csofled
    csofled Posts: 3,022 Member
    :)
  • csofled
    csofled Posts: 3,022 Member
    edited September 2017
    [quote="Katla49;c-40472886"

    Cheri: I love the cabinet. Your DH made it??? Wow! :smile:

    Katla

    Nope. Not my hubs. That was created by someone else hub's here on our forum Janetr. I was just sharing its beauty!

    Cheri
  • spikeyhair
    spikeyhair Posts: 2,078 Member
    Kate UK <3
  • Peach1948
    Peach1948 Posts: 2,473 Member
    :)<3o:)B)
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