WOMEN AGES 50 + FOR NOVEMBER 2017

Happy Sunday!

I have an earworm today.... "Marie's the name... of his latest flame" by Elvis. That's a finger snappin' tune! Elvis was a little before my time but I really did like his music.

Barbie - I am so with you on going to a restaurant to eat instead of cooking for company. I make exceptions for immediate family who can sift thru the fridge for leftovers. When we do have company, if they don't want to go out to eat, there's pizza delivery! The worry and fretting about who can eat what... who needs it?

Walking on the ferry to Victoria sounds great!

My scale was up a few pounds today from a couple weeks ago. I picked up Chinese several days agoand it's quite yummy. Also we were craving lemon squares...how did a 9" pan of those disappear in 2 days? I will say when I went grocery shopping this morning, there was nothing in the candy aisle or bakery that was even remotely tempting.

Heather - thank you for sharing that great dinner photo! Sounds like the meal turned out OK eventually. How are the house showings coming along? Are the lookers interested?

DH and I have been peeping out the blinds at the folks who bought the house kitty-corner from us. Yesterday was moving in day in the heavy rain, but lots of helpers showed up and had the moving truck done in a couple hours. We are guessing kids and grandkids were helping the older folks who were quite spry, by the way, lol. I'll be snooping on the county website to see who bought it once the deed is recorded which should be this week. The internet has way too much information... discovered the previous owner's wife was murdered by a family member (when he was living down by Portland many years ago.) Geeze.

Wendy - glad you made it on your run OK and it was great to have your daughter with you!!

Marcelyn - I was impressed that you were painting your house. That is hard work.

Mary - I don't blame you loving your new home! You and your DH and Shep have such a nice area to explore!

Katla - have fun at your riding lesson! I bet Arrow will be glad to see you!

Becca - so glad you had some "pull" with those prescriptions. Your DH running out of his prescriptions is NOT good! If mine ran out of his RA meds (prednisone) it would only take a day where he'd be in a lot of pain. Not life threatening but quality of life diminished quickly. We encountered a foul-up a few years ago with the Express Scripts and I was able to beg a few days worth of pills from a local pharmacist until DH could call his doc to phone in a month's worth until ES got their act together. What a hassle.

Michele - that fruit/cheese tray is a neat idea! Maybe if you keep everything chilled and wrapped until the last minute it will survive the event just fine. Will the venue be warm? (Hot room). Thank you for checking on Lenora's whereabouts! That is so great about your osteoporosis getting better and I'm sure the exercise is helping.

By the way, when the weather was icky last week I put in one of my Leslie Sansone walking DVD's, one of her easier 1 mile ones. My knees were really achy the next day - funny, I don't overdo it and go crazy plus I walk on a heavily carpeted surface. That happened a few months ago too. Think I'm just going to stick with the strength training and walking outside, no fancy side steps.

Lanette
SW WA State

Ooooooo

I have to work until 70 also

Well I am home..fed Ginger and got her out and will do the same in the morning..tired and going to bed.

"KetoneKaren wrote: »

Back to work tomorrow. I would love to retire, but probably have 3 years to go unless I win the lottery. Did any of you retire before you were eligible for full Social Security benefits? I am 63, and full benefits for me are at 66...if I wait until I am 70, it's even more...what are your thoughts?

I retired twice already ... but now I'll likely be working until 70+.

Did an hour of advance pilates DVD. The plan for tomorrow is to do a 10Minute Yoga, hold my plank, then take the extremepump class.

Mary - what I was thinking is that if I buy a small can of biscuits, roll one out real thin, use a star-shaped cookie cutter, I'm thinking (right now) that that might work for the tree topper. Thanks for the tips. How long could your chesse cubes stay out before they started to dry out?

drkatiebug - a piece of hard cheese...hmmmm....That WOULD be keeping with the theme of cheese for the tray. The only problem with those crackers is that you'd have to buy 12 boxes, and I would only need one cracker....lol

frankiesgirl - ((((HUG))))

exercised and put a spaghetti squash and butternut squash in the microwave just to get soft enough to cut. While I was exercising, cooked a sweet potato in the microwave, cleaned out the spaghetti squash and cut up the butternut squash, put them in the oven while I went to WalMart for things for this week, came home and made something for Rummikub this week, then iced a cake for a friend of mine, started feeling bad that Jess invited Denise to Thanksgiving and she again came up with a lame excuse why she couldn't come and had some of the icing as part of my pity party (enough of that), just made pork chops for later in the week. Oh, put a load of laundry in and it's now in the dryer.

cheryoze - welcome!

Wendy - congrats on your accomplishment at the 1/2 marathon. Great pic

Rey - how long did that hat stay on your kitty? The venue for the mahjongg Christmas party (which I'm thinking of the cheese tray for) isn't excessivly hot. Warm like your house. It's being held at the clubhouse of this retirement community.

Just ordered 4 more DVD's. I really needed them Well, they WERE on sale, and who can pass up a sale????

Karen in VA - I'll have to check out the sociables. No one says it HAS to be a star.

Michele in NC

No workout today, long day...

Retirement: Well I won't ever retire.... you can't retire from being mom/grandma. I have never paid into social security so anything I might receive will be years down the road on my husband's record. My husband is planning on retiring in about 18 months. He will be 61 and have 40 years with the same company. He might contract as a consultant back to the company but I doubt it. More likely he will start a second career that is much less stressful that what he currently does. And I expect we will be traveling and scuba diving a lot.

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Karen, I retired in July at 64. I don’t plan to collect Social Security until next October when I turn 66. I was debt free when I paid my house off in May. I am living off a savings account and hope not to have to use any of my 401K.

I love retirement! I was able to avoid Thanksgiving traffic by driving to my Mom’s last Monday. I came home on Friday and brought my Mom with me to visit until Wednesday. She has been able to spend more time with her great grand children while she is here. The weather has been great, sunny and in the seventies.

I volunteer twice a week in my grandson’s first grade class and find that very rewarding. I have always admired teachers, but even more so now.

Tomorrow evening I am scheduled for a MRI. I have never had one. It is the final screening to participate in a clinical trial as a healthy subject. If I am chosen to participate, it will require a 4 day stay in a medical facility in early December. You are compensated for your time. This particular trial pays thousands. The drug is a potential treatment for Alzheimer’s. I am probably unusual for my age in that I have no health issues and take no medications.

I am up a few pounds, but only have 9 lbs to go to reach my goal weight. I discovered an alcoholic beverage called RumChata on my road trip in October and have been sharing some with my Mom.

Kelly, I would love to be included on a get together when you are in the area in January. Joaquin is adorable!

Cathy, Arlington, TX

Wendy: Congratulations on completing your half marathon. WTG!!!

Becca: Thank goodness you finally got the pills you need for DH! WTG!!! :flowerforyou:

Lanette: Arrow came over to greet me when I entered his paddock today. I was pleased and surprised. He was also a remarkably agreeable and cooperative horse today during my lesson. I guess that absence makes the equine heart grow fonder--sometimes. Or he was bored and thought I'd provide him something to do.

Karen: If you enjoy your work, keep working. If you are not enjoying your work, retire at the earliest reasonable time. I retired early because I could, and DH's health was unstable enough that he needed me at home. My school district was encouraging those of us with long tenure to take early retirement & paid for my health insurance until I was eligible for full retirement benefits. I was lucky and my timing was good. The two essential things to my way of thinking are adequate income and good healthcare benefits. Good luck with your planning and decision making. :flowerforyou:


DH was grumpy this evening and went to bed early. :ohwell: I hope that tomorrow will be better.

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..."

Hi all!
I retired from part time teaching at 55 when I married DH. I have hardly any income. My state pension, very small because I paid the married woman's stamp, goes into the joint account, as does D H's, and I have a tiny teacher's pension from my few part time hours and some savings interest monthly in my own account. That's it. We have no debts. No health insurance to pay for. I pay for holidays, presents and treats from my savings, which is actually the money my ex settled on me at divorce. I am rapidly getting through that. Nothing would induce me to go back to work, even though I often enjoyed it - teaching adults Creative Writing. I would rather starve. My "real" job has been writing and I only earned a moderate amount from all my children's books. I am still writing, but earning hardly anything. That is not important. I am happier than I have ever been.

Love Heather UK xxxxxxx

The whites of his eyes probably should have been a piece of fondant instead of icing. Oh well...live and learn. Wish I could decorate cakes as nicely as Heather does.

Michele in NC