WOMEN AGES 50+ FOR APRIL 2018

Lanette I'm back in Virginia except for the piece of my heart that I left in California...

Karen in Virginia

DH and I just decided to take an inpromptu trip to a part of the state we have not seen before. Anyone been to the Royal Gorge near Canon City, Colorado? royalgorgebridge.com/plan-your-adventure/ We'll leave tomorrow after breakfast and be back Friday evening. Weather is supposed to be in the 60's. Yes, I'll definitely walk over the bridge, and the World’s Scariest Skycoaster has me intrigued.

Stay well, friends. We can do this.

Rori
Colorado Foothills

Lanette, that's a high tech way to meet your new neighbors. Soon you can just teleport yourself next door and you might have a new walking buddy. LOL Wendy

Karen: At least neither of us is alone in losing a post. :ohwell:

Heather: I'm keeping my fingers crossed for your health & for the sale of your home. :flowerforyou:

Barbie: It was a beautiful day here, too. Congratulations on the progress on your fence and the prep for your dance class.

Rori: We went on a railroad ride in that area several years ago, but ours was a kiddy ride compared to the photos you shared. I'll bet you and your DH will have a great time. Your photo is gorgeous. :flowerforyou:


We set up our drip watering system and turned it on for the season. We also set plants into the places we think they should be. There are a few that may be shuffled a bit tomorrow. All of my tropical fuchsias survived the winter tucked under shrubs outside. Some of them will likely be replaced with new fuchsias. It is really quite a surprise that tropical plants like they are have survived two winters here.

I think I've mentioned that DH has had some digestive trouble and his doctor put him on the FODMAP diet. The diet is helping! We had lunch at a Chinese restaurant here in town that has a reputation for being "Foddy Friendly." Our lunches were delicious and DH had no bad effects afterwards. WIN! :bigsmile:

Katla in beautiful NW Oregon

“Isn't it nice to think that tomorrow is a new day with no mistakes in it yet?”
― L.M. Montgomery

To all you that post in the wee hours of the morning!
Love, Rebecca

pstegman888 wrote: »

Felicia, I had 2 co-workers who went temorarily blind, or had visual disturbances similar to yours. One woke up blind like you did, had his wife take him immediately to the ER and it turned out to be the first manifestation of severe diabetes. The other had an episode mid-day, went to ophthalmologist, who found nothing. Her vision returned and she went on with her life. Two days later she had a massive stroke. Turns out her episode of blindness was a TIA. So not to alarm, but please get thoroughly checked out.
- Pat in PA

Thanks Pat. I did go in. The doc took pictures of my retina and everything looks fine. She diagnosed the episode as migraine with aura. If it starts happening more frequently, or if my vision doesn't resolve, she wants to see me again.

Felicia
Willamette Valley, Oregon

My husband is actually progressing a bit slower than they had hoped. Some of that likely has to do with his ongoing chest infections and the fact that they can't take his trach out until the infection clears. They wanted to take his trach out last week, they wanted to take his trach out this week ... but he's not ready.

They tell me that when he has the trach removed, he might talk more consistently ... at least that's what they are hoping.

Meanwhile, he is talking a little bit: words & short phrases. But he's 'in the moment'. It is unclear whether he remembers or what he remembers. He doesn't know names, places, dates or any of the testing stuff.

And his talking isn't consistent ... he won't talk for a while, then he might come out with a few things, and then it's silence again. When he's angry, he says a bit more than when he's happy.

If you've ever been with/worked with someone with dementia ... it's kind of like he's got reverse dementia ... like he's in the severe dementia stage now, but instead of getting progressively worse, he's got a chance of getting progressively better. But it is a very slow process.

Machka in Oz

ANZAC Day ... Wednesday 25 April (yesterday) ...

2.6 km run
11.3 km bicycle ride
2.7 km walk

Slowly building up the strength and endurance again.





Machka in Oz

Good morning! Happy Thursday! Interesting couple of interviews so far this week. Two little boys- two different families. Both very active. Both have never been to daycare. Both with learning/speech delays. The first little guy kind of "bubbled" through the interview, happily moving from room to room; playing, looking around, asking one/two word questions. He didn't want to go home. Finally let me get him ready (shoes and coat on) and agreed to leave if I held his hand and walked him out. Second little guy was a whirlwind of naughty (he is a year younger than the other). Trying to marker on my walls, trying to get through the gates into the other areas of the house, playing with the knobs on the stove; tantrum with each time he heard "no" or I tried to redirect him. Mama says' " We don't tell him no. It's not good for him, emotionally." I let her know that the word "no" is a good word to learn boundaries. Kids need them. Needless to say, pretty sure I won't be seeing him again. Interviews are so trying; but necessary. Plus, it makes me feel very grateful for the little ones that I already have in my care. OH! Good news on that note: I have two girls who will be three years old in the fall and both of the families were planning to send them to preschool next year. Well, one of the families has decided to keep her daughter with me for another year! So that leaves me with one opening in the fall; but I just heard back from family number one (above) and they want their little guy to join my care this summer! Yea! So...I only have one summer opening left, plus openings on weekend and evenings.

Rori- I have never been to Royal Gorge, but it looks extraordinary! Have a great time!
Machka- I am positive the docs are correct that the infection/chest tube is slowing his progress. My heart is with you. He IS making progress! That is so great! It will come. It will happen. We will WILL it into being. Glad to see you are taking care of yourself

Terri- Add my list to the admirers of the Hardwareables! My ears are no longer pierced; but those are definitely the style I like!
Janet-Another great grand baby! You are a lucky woman! Your family is growing faster than Marcelyn's!

Welcome newbies!

Did I mention that this is my last day of work this week? I will be in South Bend, Indiana, tomorrow! My DD is speaking at a conference at Notre Dame this weekend AND she is bringing Joaquin and her DH with her! My DH, DYS, and I are driving down (100 miles) tomorrow morning and spending the weekend with them! So excited to see my baby!

I better fly. Kids arriving. ttfn xoxoxo KJ (Kelly)

Hi all, just waiting for DH and Edie to come back from nursery and then I will take myself off for a nap. Hardly slept last night.
Haven't heard any more from the estate agents.
We are leaving after tea with the kids. So around 6pm.
My son is looking better. He went to AA this morning at 7.30 because he is in charge of a big food and drink festival this weekend. Hard. He has lost weight and has registered for the Brighton marathon next year.
I am knackered.
Much love, Heather UK XXXXXX

Happy Thursday ladies,

Barbie, I’m sure you will do great teaching the class. Remember, you know more than those you are teaching.

Trisha, Love the pups.

Rori, can I go with you. I’d walk over the bridge with you. Beautiful. Good for you getting away.

Katla, what is a FODMAP diet? I’ve never heard of that one.

Rebecca, that wreath is beautiful.

Beecharmer55, welcome to the group. Sounds like your heard is in the right place. You go girl!

Machka, good to see you haven’t lost your sense of humor.

Kelly, sounds like your opening are filling fast.

Heather, glad you son is doing better.

I’ll write more later, Terry in VT

(((Machka))) I'm keeping both you and your husband in my prayers. I am glad to know you are riding your bike. It is an important part of your health and happiness.

Heather: It sounds as though your son in making progress. Yay! AA is such a wonderful organization. Getting the support they offer is a blessing. He is smart to get help there.

Barbie: Your neighbor is a good friend to adjust walking times so that you can fill in for another dance class. :bigsmile:

Terry in VT: FODMAP is new to us so I'm not sure I can explain well enough, but I'll try. We still have a lot to learn. This is what I know so far: FODMAP is a restricted eating system for people who can't digest gluten. This means eating nothing with a wheat ingredient. I still eat regular bread, but he eats wheat free bread. Foods with no gluten are "low" and he can have them. Foods with gluten are "high" & make him sick. We have apps on our phones to look things up. The Chinese restaurant where we had lunch uses nothing with gluten in their meals. We can use rice flour and corn flour without any worries, but oats have a load of situations. Oats themselves are low, oat bread is medium and oat milk is high. Corn meal is low, but corn bread contains wheat flour and he can't eat it. Oat and honey granola bars are also high. If we blow it, he will likely suffer through a bout of diarrhea. We've only known about his gluten intolerance diagnosis for a couple of weeks, and he is making amazing progress. For the previous several months he was miserable & occasionally incontinent. It was not a good way to live. :noway: Now that we know what is going on, life is getting better. :bigsmile:

The weather outside is gorgeous this morning. I plan to spend some time out there. We're still in the process of putting our drip irrigation system together. We use it to water fuchsias and other plants in pots. I also plan to go to yoga this morning.


Katla in beautiful NW Oregon

Never let a problem to be solved become more important than a person to be loved. --from Rachel Edwards

Two fairies.


Love Heather UK XXXXXX