WOMEN AGES 50+ FOR JUNE 2018

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  • KarenUK56
    KarenUK56 Posts: 143 Member
    coastalgosgal wrote: »
    Snowflake, that's a tough thing, to take charge of pills etc. My neighbor, when we lived in Oregon had no structure when it came to pill taking. I felt bad for her, she was in her 90's, so I would fill her weekly prescription container. When I would refill it, some weren't taken, some moved, and the container partitions covered with grease etc. She now has a senior assistance helper come and help her. My father showed early signs of lewy body dementia, and Alzheimer's. He would leave, door ajar, and burners on. It's a sad sad situation. Hugs!
    Rebecca

    Rebecca:- My dear old Dad has lewy body dementia and Parkinson's disease. He is 91 now and living in a nursing home. It's so very sad, he was such a knowledgeable chap but now he's forgotten all that he knew! He knew all about everything, he would tell us how fast light travels, he knew lots about space travel. When we cleared out the family home last year, we found, and have kept, letters and information from N.A.S.A. that Dad had requested by letter.
    My dear parents,(my lovely Mum passed away 11 years ago) kept everything from years ago. It took my daughters and myself and my brother almost a year to go through everything in the house. It was a very emotional experience. I would sit in his chair by the fire and cry.
    Sorry;- anyway, he is still with us and I'm going to see him on Sunday, which is Father's Day the UK.

    By the way, Rebecca, I love reading your posts. You seem to lead a lovely life on your island with your lovely DH. You make me smile too!
    All the best
    Karen UK x
  • grandmallie
    grandmallie Posts: 10,099 Member
    here I am home, and walked the dog.. and I am going to go through pictures now for Tracy for the wedding.. and something old... so im hunting, and dont have to go in until noon tomorrow
  • Katla49
    Katla49 Posts: 10,385 Member
    janetr: I love the new message that you posted, "When you believe in yourself you have 100% of the people you need on your side." I like it, and may add it to my quotations list, if you don't mind. :flowerforyou: My motor-home driving experience is pretty limited so far, but I hear that old song in my head, "I can do anything you can do better . . ." So far, so good.

    Heather: Vivaldi is one of my favorite composers. Enjoy Four Seasons for me this evening. :smiley:

    Meg: I am so sorry you are experiencing such a huge loss of companionship. It isn't your fault, yet you are paying a huge share of the consequences for your DH's actions :sad:

    Margaret: I love your painted fence. It was very much worth the time and trouble in my opinion. :star:


    We took the new to us RV to the repair place to have the left front suspension fixed. After that is done, we're ready for a road trip. I hope this guy doesn't operate on Hawaiian time. I want to give it a test run. If it is done soon enough, we'll head over to Eastern Oregon to see DSIL before her surgery. Otherwise we'll see her in the fall when they head this direction.

    Katla in beautiful NW Oregon

  • SophieRosieMom
    SophieRosieMom Posts: 3,663 Member
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  • GodMomKim
    GodMomKim Posts: 3,703 Member

    Hi Gals,
    Lisa – what a gorgeous home. Glad to hear that all that’s left is the waiting..sometimes the hardest part but you can do it. And time to make some plans, without paying on 2 places at the same time.

    Heather – LOVE hearing about your trips, I have never considered cruising but you make it sound fun.

    Allie – sorry to hear about your feet and legs being sore, when I know I’ll have a long day on my feet, I do the best arch support I can; but also change shoes ½ way through, the change up seems to help my feet not be so affected by the long day.

    All newbies welcome

    Katla – great job driving the RV - It’s not that hard! I drove a school bus in a past life… Funny story: we went camping for our vacations when I was a kid, my mom hates tent camping; no sleeping on the ground or bugs for her – so we did tent trailers, small trailers, trucks with campers; and RVs – My dad would talk to everyone he could to find a “rig” some friend owned that we could borrow; occasionally we would rent. One time in Oregon or Washington, my mom ended up driving the RV through a small town and clipped rearview mirrors all the way down the street…. She couldn’t find a place to pull over till the end of the main street, my sister and I had to walk back down the street and put notes on all the cars that she had damaged… My dad was so mad! But most of the folks whose car mirrors mom hit were just moved not really damaged, I made my sister go get the pie mom had made for dinner and paper plates and most of the folks took pie from us kids instead of making us pay for the mirrors to be fixed. Mom didn’t drive again that trip!


    This is the week for my colonoscopy and while the drinking the clean out stuff is still to come, my medical provider has a pre-routine that is making me crazy. So for yesterday and today it is no fruit, no veggies, no coffee or alcohol, no whole wheat, nuts, seeds, beef, pork or game meat. – so white rice, white bread, skinless chicken breasts, tofu, fish, dairy, and all the sugar I want. And drink 8 ounces of water every hour I am awake. I am missing fruit and veggies! Tomorrow is just clear liquid, then as I have an early morning appointment Thursday it is up and down all night on a crazy schedule drinking the clean you out stuff. It seems so counter to everything I have worked so hard to learn, and really boring; as very few spices are allowed either, nothing with a red tint (chili, paprika, peppers, or any herbs)

    I have talked to a lot of folks and this is the most restrictive of anything anyone has done. Just my luck!

    Smiles

    Kim from N. California
  • Katla49
    Katla49 Posts: 10,385 Member
    (((Kim))): "This is the week for my colonoscopy and while the drinking the clean out stuff is still to come, my medical provider has a pre-routine that is making me crazy. So for yesterday and today it is no fruit, no veggies, no coffee or alcohol, no whole wheat, nuts, seeds, beef, pork or game meat. – so white rice, white bread, skinless chicken breasts, tofu, fish, dairy, and all the sugar I want. And drink 8 ounces of water every hour I am awake. I am missing fruit and veggies! Tomorrow is just clear liquid, then as I have an early morning appointment Thursday it is up and down all night on a crazy schedule drinking the clean you out stuff. It seems so counter to everything I have worked so hard to learn, and really boring; as very few spices are allowed either, nothing with a red tint (chili, paprika, peppers, or any herbs)"

    This is exactly what we had to do for our colonoscopies. Your doctor isn't the only one giving these instructions. I did my prep at home & let DH drive me from home because I was too much of a cheapskate to rent a hotel room near the place. It was an unpleasant lesson with nearly 40 miles of feeling the urge. Luckily my insides were empty so it wasn't as horrid as adding an "accident" to the list would have been. When it was DH's turn, he did his clean out process in a hotel less than a mile from the surgery center. I recommend staying as close by the place as you can. The procedure itself was not unpleasant. The prep was the worst part for both of us.

    With all sympathy,
    Katla
  • drkatiebug
    drkatiebug Posts: 1,976 Member
    Barbara, I broke the ankle because my foot fell asleep then crumbled under me when I tried to stand. I have a history of injuries to this ankle. It is my short leg, my weak knee, and my weak ankle. As to the mammogram expense, it’s complicated, and they did cover some, but....

    If we had waited one more week, and coded it preventative, insurance would have covered 100% of the mammogram and would not have done the ultrasound because they wouldn’t have deemed it necessary. If it had been coded preventative at the time I had it done, insurance would have paid zero. As it was, with being coded diagnostic, insurance paid for both, but I had to pay my share and my deductible needed to be met as well. Hence my share was $630. This happened to me once before with a colonoscopy. The doctor freaked because there was blood in my stool and coded the colonoscopy diagnostic. I had to pay $1000 for that one. The next time, he coded it diagnostic due to family history and insurance paid 100%. I’m still going to see the surgeon on July 10. I just love paying for doctor’s.

    Back to the ankle, my DH gave me a lecture about how as I get older I need to plan my moves better when transitioning, especially from a seated to a standing position. Don’t I feel old?

    My boot, my scooter and I went to annual conference today and did just fine. I sat on the front row with my scooter in front of me out of the flow of traffic. It actually wasn’t bad. There is a zippered pouch on the handlebars for all my stuff. What’s rough is sleeping in the darn boot. Not comfy. Surprisingly, pain meds are not necessary.

    Lisa, congrats on the House. It has great potential. I can’t wait to see what y’all do with it.

  • grandmallie
    grandmallie Posts: 10,099 Member
    Evening Ladies
    Just went through a boatload of pictures,to give to my daughter for the wedding.Family that is no longer here...wow will have to set some time aside when there is yucky weather and sort through them all,and sort of get them into groups of Families..
    Tom watching the lil guy tomorrow afternoon as they are coming to put in the microwave,and Doug is going to put down the strip between the carpet and laminate floor...and that will be that ...got the condo Documents from real estate agent.doug sent them to but will download them onto my laptop.
    Mary the curmudgeon at work is ticked off.. because our office manager is away next week,and I am leaving early Friday, because of closing,and wedding,her son graduates the night before.and all she can do is complain that she will be up all night and she has to work the next day and I'll be no help because I will only be there a few hrs.
    When I am sitting in the office with her,I answer the phones,make the appointments,field from every which way ,while she texts away on her phone or gets up and goes to talk to someone...she could have taken the day off,but she never goes anywhere or does anything with her husband or son...
    Not my fault I have plans,and the closing was changed by attorneys not me..
    Ok rant over lol...
    Well I'm.hitting the hay..nighty night.
  • pipcd34
    pipcd34 Posts: 17,279 Member
    OregonMother wrote: »
    Snowflake1968 wrote: »
    spikeyhair wrote: »
    I think it's our role to provide the glue to keep family together.

    I believe that is a woman's role as well. My husband is the same as yours, I have to do all of the communicating, even with his family.

    I respectfully disagree. I did that in my first marriage called my father and mother-in-law for holidays, bought and sent the presents or flowers, called to chat -- never got credit for it from anyone -- not my in-laws or my then husband. I even kept it up for a couple years after the divorce -- sending flowers or gifts at Christmas -- never got any thanks. And my ex-husband was just perceived as a jerk by his own siblings because he completely ignores all of them unless he wants something and then bullies them until they tell him to get lost or he gets violent. (Yep. It happened to my ex-brother-in-law.) Just one reason we're divorced, but not actually THE reason.

    So I don't do it this time. I do buy my step-kids and in-laws gifts, but they are from me, not us. If my husband wants to communicate with his family and buy them gifts, he can do it himself. I don't want to make my husband look bad, so I try not to be a jerk, but it's not my job to make him look good. If that makes sense.

    Felicia -- struck a nerve
    Willamette Valley, Oregon

    LOVE your reply, u go gurl!
  • exermom
    exermom Posts: 6,532 Member
    Did the bonus sections of the Totally Hot Cardio DVD since that didn’t take a long time. Had an appt. with the MD about my trigger finger. He gave me a cortizone shot but I suspect that I’ll have to have the surgery for it in the near future. The plan for tomorrow is to do a Gay Gasper Urban Rebounding DVD

    Lisa – that’s wonderful about the house!

    Katla – Vince always says to me “never go for your CDL license”. I would NEVER drive a motor home as large as yours

    This not being able to use my thumb really s*****. But I know it’s only temporary.

    We’re planning to go up to PA to help Denise move this weekend. I convinced Vince to leave there Sun (I really am concerned about him doing too much). Jess called last night and asked that we visit Colby and Shadow. Then we’ll go to a ceramics place, then spend Sun night w/ my cousin’s husband (the cousin I was going to stay with last summer but she passed in the meantime) and get home Monday

    Terrill – welcome back!

    Where I got the wasp sting is still itchy, but not nearly as itchy and as often as it was. Still feel awkward putting my watch on, tho as I can see that I’m still somewhat swollen

    Heather – oh no, bummer….

    Rye – I never knew that I was doing a squat incorrectly until a personal trainer watched me and pointed it out. Now I’m VERY conscious that I use the correct form.

    Margaret – I absolutely LOVE that turtle. How tall is it? It looks like it’s sitting on some concrete blocks. I’m thinking that you can use taller blocks, can you? What is the “eye” made of?

    Drkatiebug – the way you broke your ankle sounds like how I fractured my ankle many years ago. That’s when we found out I had osteoporosis. Do you?

    Michele in NC
  • margaretturk
    margaretturk Posts: 5,260 Member
    edited June 2018
    Michelle I like the idea of making Joe the turtle higher. The hosta has filled out and he is harder to see. His legs are made of wood too. Right now he is not sitting on anything. I am not sure what was used for his eyes. I call him Joe because the person who made him name was Joe.
  • pipcd34
    pipcd34 Posts: 17,279 Member
    stats for the day:

    bike ride hm 2 gym- 7.27min, 133mhr, 12.8amph. 1.5mi= 65c
    MANUAL TREADMILL- walk/jog 26min, 134mhr, 1.57mi= 203c
    bike ride gym 2 sumn sta- 50.53min, 128ahr, 150mhr, 14amph, 11.8mi= 469c
    jog sta 2 wk- 4.53min, 150mhr, 127ahr, 9.32min mi, .5mi= 62c
    jog wk 2 sumn sta- 4.06min, 9.02min mi, 111ahr, 149mhr, .4mi= 50c
    bike ride dome 2 hm- 16.12min, 9.4amph, 146mhr 126ahr, 2.5mi= 158c

    total cal 1007
    no Apple Watch recording
  • suebdew
    suebdew Posts: 1,298 Member
    Lots going on.
    Lisa- happy for you and Corey. It looks like you have pecan trees in front of your house. Nice cottage industry. Lol
    DrKatie- so sorry you broke your ankle. My DGS broke his foot, Jones Fracture, and has to off it for 6 weeks. He has a scooter and graduated 8th grade on his scooter.
    Being an Air Force wife for 24 years, meant many movEs and starting over every few years. Since retirement we have been in the same community for 20 years and have made golf friends, water aerobics group friends, Sunday School friends but no really BBF. DH is perfectly happy at home with his computer but I need people so do a lot of activities like yoga, golf, water aerobics, bridge and book club.
    DH is the oldest of 5 boys, two have already passed and one just diagnosed with cancer. He is very upset.
    Heather- you and your hubby really take advantages of everything the cruise has to offer. We are suppose to leave July 2 if DGS is able to travel.
    SueBDew in TX
  • exermom
    exermom Posts: 6,532 Member
    Margaret – I would think Joe turtle is probably made of pressure treated wood, otherwise he’d start to fall apart. I think he’s cool. Showed him to Vince.

    When Vince came home from shooting tonight, he told me that he doesn’t know what he did, but his back is hurting him again. But you know what? He hasn’t said anything about not going up to Denise’s. I really really hope he doesn’t overdo it. He says his back is better than it was than earlier tonight. I don’t know what to make of this

    Rebecca – your story of your father touched my heart.

    Michele in NC
  • KetoneKaren
    KetoneKaren Posts: 6,412 Member
    edited June 2018
    auntiebk wrote: »
    Dreamt of my BFF this morning, as she was when she was well and happy. Comforting.

    Tracey in AB, please know you did the right thing. Hoping that as she stabilizes she will understand you did not abandon her but set her on the path to recovery.
    Margaret you said it better. Thank you!
    Kay ((hugs)) how did you break the ankle? If the Dr was so concerned, why didn't ins cover mammo? You don't have to answer, but please don't stay away. Feel free to vent and whine at need ;)
    Dana love your happy swimmer smile!
    Heather if you'll eat surströmming, can lutefisk be far behind? :noway: Like KJ I draw the line at limburger.
    KJ love your walking rainbow and oobleck. Please can I come play at your house?... that is when the girls come back... ;)
    Machka I wish I'd channeled you last night. Then instead of playing Spider and FreeCell I'd have meditated, done the knee exercises and maybe even tried to meet my modest steps goal. Must remember I'll "feel a little better about things" when I do!
    Lisa Eeeeee! When it all falls together like that it was meant to be. :)
    Karen in VA, have a flowerbed full of Iris plants, only one of which bloomed this spring. It was a Dutch iris, not my fave. Thinking to relocate them all the the edge of the driveway and put something I like better in the bed. Any tips for the great relocation project? Then again I might just chuck 'em over the fence like someone mentioned their friend did awhile ago... ;)

    welcome Starsub, ScrapStitching, PastQueenDebra, Terrill from BC!

    Time to get down on the floor and meditate, exercise. No excuses!

    Thank you all!
    f8qt1s098sxm.gifBarbara, the Southern Oregon Coastie AHMOD.
    60 g protein 9/11, meditate 9/11, walk one more step 9/11, knee exercises 9/11, 5/8 times walk Tumble, times SWSY 0/4, hang up or purge art 0



    Barbara If you have Dutch iris, they may not do great being chucked over the fence, LOL!. Bearded iris, on the other hand, would probably bloom happily with that treatment, as it would leave their rhizomes exposed. Dutch iris roots are little bulbs that look like onions or shallots, and should be planted about 4" deep in a sunny location. If you have Bearded iris, cut or break off the rhizome so you have only the current year's growth left, check for rot/borers, and plant so that the rhizomes are left exposed. I relocated my Bearded iris to a slope. They should do great.

    Tell us more about your BFF...

    Karen in Virginia
  • ryenday
    ryenday Posts: 1,540 Member
    I broke the ankle because my foot fell asleep then crumbled under me when I tried to stand. I have a history of injuries to this ankle. It is my short leg, my weak knee, and my weak ankle. As to the mammogram expense, it’s complicated, and they did cover some, but...

    OMG- I just did this the other week. Not the ankle breaking part but slam down into the ground as my leg crumbled under me because I had not realized it was asleep. I was saved by my yoga mat which I had lazily not put away earlier. I don’t think I’d have broken anything but probably not have gotten away with just bruising.

    Age may play into it some but really it was just careless of me to sit for so long with my legs crossed the way they were. I KNOW my leg is prone to falling asleep like that and I didn’t take care.

    Take care of yourself now!

    Rye
  • cityjaneLondon
    cityjaneLondon Posts: 12,716 Member
    Michele - I think you were the only one who caught the news about the Hove house. I am still processing the probable loss of it. :'( This is the second house down there that has gone "belly up" as we say.

    Dr Katie - That sounds terrible! Many commiserations. <3

    Off on a long trip today. It might be chilly as we are very near the Arctic Circle at the top of the Gulf of Bothnia. Taking my new fleece DH bought me.

    Sue - Hope your trip is as great as ours is. Bon voyage! :DB) Which company?

    Love Heather in the north of Sweden.

  • Katla49
    Katla49 Posts: 10,385 Member
    Michele: I never expected to drive a 31foot motor home, but it wasn't a bad experience. I think we can have some fun with it together. We used to cruise on water in our sailboat, but DH can't do that anymore, so we'll be cruising on land. :flowerforyou: What is a CDL license? :huh:

    Rebecca: The story of your dad touched my heart as well as Michelle's. :flowerforyou:

    Heather: I also caught the news about the Hove house and simply didn't know what to say. I hope you find something even better, and I'm sorry the owners backed out on the sale. :cry:


    Katla in beautiful NW Oregon
  • KarenUK56
    KarenUK56 Posts: 143 Member
    Rebecca:- lovely pic of you and your handsome Dad, and what a lovely little story too.
    Thanks for your kind response.
    Love from Karen UK xx
  • grandmallie
    grandmallie Posts: 10,099 Member
    Katla-CDL is commercial drivers license...
    I'm awake and have to get moving..get place picked up before ,lanlord and home Depot people are here.
  • okiewoman510
    okiewoman510 Posts: 1,317 Member
    Greetings Ladies -

    Katie -so sorry about your foot.

    Heather - I can't even imagine the stress of trying to buy and sell a house there. A better house will come along.

    Lisa - I recently changed our insurance and had the same problem, finding someone that would insure both our house and cars for a better rate than we were already paying. Several places were cheaper on the cars, but couldn't insure the house so no discount on the homeowners insurance negated the savings on the cars. Good luck!

    Sammie - welcome!

    I had a tough time getting moving this morning. I told myself to just get started, and as usual, once I got my walk started, I finished it. 9.5 times out of 10 if I just get started, I will finish because then I have 1) my exercise ring closed 2) my move ring closed and 3) my (arbitrary) 10,000 steps in all before I start my day. Now I will cool down, eat breakfast and get my work day started.

    My yard guy didn't come Monday, he was going to be 2 hours late so we rescheduled to today. Since I work from home I'm here all day so I won't be waiting on him. I hope he shows up, fingers crossed.

    Have a great Wednesday ladies!

    Okie in the TX Hill Country
  • KetoneKaren
    KetoneKaren Posts: 6,412 Member
    Lisa. Telling your best friend how you really feel about her will touch her heart. It touches mine.

    Heather Disappointed about your second Hove house. Can only imagine how disappointed YOU must feel.

    Sam UK Yep! Just join right in! You have to come here frequently to stay abreast of the discussion but it's so worth it.

    ____________

    Gotta go work on the horrible weed patch again for awhile today. I seem to remember somebody (was it Michele?) working on some thankless/endless weed, brush, or bramble project a couple years ago. This one has an end in sight, but it's still onerous.

    Karen in Virginia

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