WOMEN AGES 50+ FOR OCTOBER 2018
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(((((Karen)))))2
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We have been traveling and out of touch. We just got home, after having a lovely time. I didn't have access to the Women 50+ thread. Karen, I am so sorry for the loss of your furbaby.5
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Congrats, Michele, I agree, go spend Thanksgiving with Denise and Pete and then making monthly or every other monthly trips to go visit with them and stay in a motel if you have to; but, keep up with her during her pregnancy and after the baby is born. Staying in a motel won't put pressure on Denise - then you could come and go as how she is doing. I know when I 'lost' my first baby; I wanted 'my Mama' and she and Daddy were 5 days away on a trip. She flew back, he drove back. But, with my other 2, my DMnL came and stayed with us and for a good 2 weeks afterwards. She was a Nannie by trade (she sat for 2 or 3 families that were close friends); but, one of them she felt like she was a part of their family. All of them were very good to her. She even sat with the ones that had babies of their own.
We could go over whenever we were down and the families were gone and stay there with her and use the pools and enjoy the city at night.
We were without lights for 5 nights and 6 days. From 6:00pm to about 7:00pm-ish. Yes, we are on a septic tank, so we filled the tub up with water and only flushed and had to fill up the tank whenever we had to have a BM (I know, WTI … but, thankfully the lights did come back on when they did. I was 'awful' because of the lack of restful sleep at night w/no C-pap; I still go to sleep during the day. My 'sleep apnea' MD made me keep up with a journal regarding my 'sleep patterns' until I saw him again. 20 freaking pages worth and it was 'color-coded'; yes, I am extremely OCD. Still keeping up with it until I see my Neurologist. He said that he would talk to the Neurologist about my sleeping patterns and then let the Neurologist do whatever 'sleep studies' he thinks would be appropriate. Louis and my 2 boys will NOT allow me to drive. This is the longest non-stop driving restriction I have had. I think that I have been 'off' a driving restriction about 8 months since I bought my 2015 Honda 'new'. I finally told Trey that all the MD appointments were to make sure I did not have 'cancer' - he stopped 'bitching' about having to drive me everywhere - but, if Louis did - he would come back to a job that had not had done what he told them to do. Gee, Trey has had my car more often than either of us Only 2x has Jenn driven it and both times I held my breath and told her that my rule for driving MY car is that all cellphones would be turned off. Hopefully, she did that and that she did not post that on FB.
I'm here and just getting used to the weather which has (or is supposed to be down in the 30's tonight). Like Carol said, 90's during the day and suddenly we are going to be 'cold' ... all I hope is that there isn't a frost. I'd hate to lose my plants. Even last year, when the porch had been glassed-in it got way too cold and some of them got 'burnt'. I looked up my cactus and they said that I could 'cut' the frozen part off and it would probably come back. It has - with a vengence. I repotted my ferns; and, some of them came back, a lot of them didn't. I bought a huge spider plant when I was visiting my sisiter; and, I have the 'mother' plant I bought in Cobb, GA; and probably the 'only' way I got it was that the owner of the greenhouse had gone on some errands. The back greenhouse was where all the 'mother' plants were stored; but, we were not told that we could not go into the back greenhouse; just told that the plants in the back were $15; the ferms were $13, and they had smaller starter plants. My BF and I got a deal on everything. I am hoping that I can buy a couple of Kimberly Queens when they 'go on sale' and be able to keep them over the winter.
Y'all be careful in all that you are doing!
I'm safe and sound and so far nobody has braved coming down our driveway to see if anybody is at home. Our neighbors were great.
Lenora
By the way - I did not proof-read this. Hopefully, it makes sense to you.
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Lenora: I’m glad you survived the storms. (((hugs))
We had a lovely adventure to the Oregon coast. The weather was amazing and we had a great time. We’re home now and getting back on track.
Katla in Beautiful NW Oregon
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Lanette "I know several of you have made cauliflower crusts, so I'm anxious to see what they are like before I try it myself. I normally have a huge salad for dinner and was running out of ideas what protein to have with it. I'm getting filled up on chicken breast and canned salmon."
I made pizza crust using ground chicken, we really enjoyed it. Topped with pizza sauce, turkey pepperoni and cheese, etc. Let us know how you like it.
Janetr OKC
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Karen in VA , made me cry, its always so so hard. Biggest Big hug ever.
Janetr OKC1 -
@KetoneKaren ... very sorry to hear about Farley.2
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So sorry to hear about Farley Karen!!💗. My condolences.
Listening to my eldest son and youngest son playing a racing game. Their snorting laughter is endearing.💗
So he's relaxing, and I'm stuffing him with food.
Happy momma moments!
Rebecca 💗12 -
I am sorry for your loss, Karen.
Your son looks so much older, Rebecca.
Had a nice, busy day.
Felicia
Willamette Valley, Oregon2 -
Rebecca - that porcupine is too cute for words! You must be so excited to have one of your boys back home unexpectedly!
Maggiepetit123 - Welcome! Lots of friendly people here, for sure, and some pretty insightful sharing about eating and other troubles. What would you like to be called?
Heather in UK - Im SO relieved that your exchange went through! Isn't it amusing that we can get all "het up" over someone whom we've never met who lives a third of the world away? I'm delighted for you!
Rye! Mocha Latte is such a darling kitten, and so lively. I kind of miss the cute kittenish antics, but they both seem to have a fine race and romp around the house just before bedtime, and love watching the feeders out my living room windows for the squirrels and birds both.
About memory, my Dr says if you're trying to remember a word but can't recall it that's pretty normal, but if you've lost "key" and blurt out, say, "book", there might be a problem.
Barbara, the Southern Oregon Coastie - I use Google's Tiny Calendar app. The times you can set your reminders for are very flexible. Perhaps there's a time you could think of that will work to check for reminders? What does AHMOD stand for, by the way?
Felicia - we all grieve differently. I actually cried a great deal more when my dear wacky neighbor died unexpectedly 4years ago than I did when my dear husband died the year before her, but his was expected and we'd done our talking and sorrow before he died. Hers came all at once. I still miss and grieve for my brother, who died 12 years ago, although not as intensely usually now. Give yourself permission to do it your way.3 -
Hi all!
Awake at 5 am today. But that's 6 hours sleep, so can't complain. I did a bit of mindful breathing, but then decided to talk to you.
I'm going to tackle the cupboard full of plastic containers that I use for freezing stuff. I've already thrown away a few , but more needs to be done. I can never find the right lids! I might get rid of quite a lot of it and just treat myself to nice new ones when I get there. The decluttering book suggests you store them stacked with their lids ON.
Also a couple of utility room drawers. I've generally ignored the utility room and it's become my "out of sight, out of mind" place. Some stuff I've hardly looked at since we moved in 8 years ago.
I will also be throwing away some very outdated packets of different kinds of flour. Buckwheat anyone? I have 6 lbs of the stuff. That's the trouble with being a cook. But it HAS to go.
One good thing about the new place is I don't have to store so much stuff, or freeze so much, as the shops are just around the corner. We will have to buy a new freezer as we are leaving ours for the new people. It is too big and the garage doesn't have sockets. I think our life style will change , but I hope I don't slip into bad habits.
One temptation will be Marrocco's, an ice cream and seafood pasta place on the seafront. The ice cream is home made, the pasta is home made, served with all kinds of yummy fishy stuff. It is about 20 mins walk away. Oooops!
Another temptation is Fatto a Mano (Hand Made) a pizza place in Hove. My son regularly goes there with the kids as kids eat free. It is a sourdough, wood fired place, just like in Naples.
Seeing as I am normally a lower carb kind of gal, I hope I'm not lead astray too often. The best gastro pub in the south is 15 mins walk away, but a bit expensive for a quick bite.
I am going to have to do a LOT of running. :laugh: Going to have to buy those bikes pretty quick.
Love Heather UK xxxxxxx6 -
Karen in VA - Im so sorry you lost little Farley! I'm glad you were able to be with him through the last moments, though. Years ago veterinary offices didn't want you there. I'm glad that's changed.
Lisa in AR - your living room is welcoming and lovely! You must be so happy it's gone quickly!
I took one of my grandsons home to Whidbey Island today. I packed hard boiled eggs, my protein drink, and some carrots to take with me.
However, by the time I got home I was quite hungry, and thought I'd left plenty of room in my diary for dinner. When mY SIL brought it over it was a garlic breadstick, a rather large serving of Beef Stroganoff Hamburger Helper, and what they thought would be healthy cauliflower veggie tots. They're not. They're as bad as potato ones because of the breading and sodium. I'm not too far over, and certainly met my protein goal.
Happy weekend! I'm finally caught up now so the giant posts will hopefully slim down.
Sharon near Seattle.4 -
Karen so sad to hear about Farley but nice for him that you were with him
Lisa home looks so cumfy and cosy
Lanette you will love Decluttering at the Speed of Life
Hugs to all who need them
I've been so good this week that I've lost 3 lbs need to keep it up. Danger today is the wine I'll drink while on our Sunday 'date' I allow for the wine but tend to get the munchies when I get home.
Son has just messaged to try to set up a date for Christmas meal in Dec before we go to Spain on 18th for nearly 4 weeks. As some of you know we do this every year. I have to start thinking about cards and pressies.
Learning some new skills this week, I had to buy a new printer which is great, set it up wirelessly so can print from phone and ipad, but can't print from my old imac computer as there is no software. Tried to workout how to print my address labels for cards (I hate writing them) rang DD who is a whizz with computer stuff. She found an app for phone and ipad and told me to send copies of file by email to myself and print from there. Brilliant, worked a treat. She is so clever.
Need to get my workout done (try to compensate for the wine)
Have a lovely Sunday
Kate UK6 -
trucker743 wrote: »About memory, my Dr says if you're trying to remember a word but can't recall it that's pretty normal, but if you've lost "key" and blurt out, say, "book", there might be a problem.
Precisely what my husband does since the accident.
But he'll usually get something in the ballpark.
So a treadmill was the "walking board", a kettle was the "water heater", and a few times he mentioned putting "an apple" in his coffee rather than sugar (an apple is edible and somewhat sweet, right?).
The other day we were in Bunnings looking for fertiliser and he pointed at one bag and said, "I like that one with the donkey on it." ... it was a rooster. He did catch himself a moment later and knew "donkey" was wrong, but couldn't get what it was.
Today he was talking about the thing at an angle in the front of the van ... it took me a second, and then I got "gauge". I've become pretty good at guessing!
But that's what his particular brain injury has done ... it damaged the left temporal lobe which is the speech centre of the brain.
Fortunately, he is getting better. Used to be he'd lose words in just about every sentence, now it's about every 5 sentences or so. I've noticed he talks a lot slower and I'm pretty sure the reason for that is to give himself time to think of the words or to devise a way to get around the missing word.
Machka in Oz
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Lisa - Love your comfy living room. You look very settled!
This is a pic of one of the things we will miss when we move. The view from our bedroom window. This morning the light on the clearing mist was so lovely.
Love Heather UK xxxxxxx
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Machka It's amazing how well your husband is doing, but it doesn't erase the heartache of what has changed.
The specific examples of his speech difficulties make for a poignant glimpse into his world (and yours). His brain recircuiting project is painstakingly slow, but ongoing nonetheless. He is an amazing man. And you are an amazing woman. (((Hugs)))
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Heather If I didn't see the horse, I would have wondered if that field was actually water.
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I miss Farley. He was such a quirky little fellow.
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Karen in Virginia5 -
MACHKA your hubs is doing so well, makes us remember what wonderful creatures humans are and if we look after our bodies we are better able to cope with trauma.
HEATHER love the view and know you will miss it. I love to visit the countryside but am a city girl and love all the convenience of buses and shops etc We have numerous museums, 2 cathedrals, lots of parks and of course our magnificent waterfront as well as access to beaches each side of the river. All within reach in about 40 mins and buses and local trains free with our wonderful bus passes.
I know some of you have experience of UTIs I have been taking antibiotics as prophylactic for a number of years. Recently I saw consultant urologist and she said they don't recommend antibiotics any more but advised that I take a supplement called D-Mannose and a probiotic every day. Have to buy these as not on prescription, there is something else on prescription here called Hiprex, it is antibacterial not antibiotic. So far so good, glad to be off antibiotics.
Kate UK3 -
Machka - I think you were here more than a year and a half ago when my husband shattered his wrist in a workplace accident. I mentioned at some point during his recovery that it was like being married to the injury, rather than the husband, as it was the focus of every conversation, every interaction, for six months. I resented that injury so much for taking my husband away from me, and the changes I saw in him during that time, honestly (not that I told him that). Made me feel incredibly selfish and lacking in both understanding and any form of long-term sympathy. I am not a patient person, rather the opposite, and as a caretaker, I'm closer to Nurse Ratched, I'm thinking.
But yesterday, I watched him reach down and take the weight of a massive chest-of-drawers with that same hand to carry it in the house, and it made me realize once again how fortunate we both truly were. I think of you often, and hope you know how much I admire and respect you, and Rori as well. You are both incredibly strong women, given a seemingly impossible labor of love, and you both accomplish it with grace and enviable patience. You both make me want to be a better person.
Back up at 4:30 a.m., not because I'm particularly ambitious to accomplish anything this early morning, but because that's the time my body says "Get UP." I let Egg out of the storage room first thing, and she has been stalking around the house complaining, which sounds an awful lot like "Mom, mom, mom!" from here. Cranky kitty. She visits me here in the office every so often and bats at my petting hand. She's ready to go home, and letting me know that this is not home and she's tired of it. She misses being able to go outside anytime she wants, but I've told her that, until she keeps hiding in the storage room every time there's a noise in the house, she stays inside. She's not happy with that decision. Poor baby. This is her third move in her short life, at just a year and a half old.
Corey and I, on the other hand, settled into the living room and admired our work for a couple hours last night. Moved a couple things to the perfect place, and just basked in the feeling of being at home. Our style could probably be called "garage sale rustic," but neither of us cares about trends, or modern sleek lines, just comfort and elements that mean "home" to us. Thank you to those who called it "comfy-cosy," that's pretty much what we were shooting for. We've been "living lightly" for nearly the entire nine years we were married, not putting much on the walls or on the floors, not buying much furniture, as there was always another move in the offing. Here, once we put something in place, it may stay there for years--and for some things, for the rest of our lives.
Different. I like it! So far, anyway...
Love y'all,
Lisa in AR8 -
Karen: I am so sorry fot your loss. Our fur babies are such important parts of our lives. We lost our last dog to a bee sting, and it broke our hearts. We started looking for another right away & found a litter of pups within a few weeks. Our “puppy” is 10 now.4
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Good morning all! Happy Sunday! I feel like I am in a zone of "sameness". You know what I mean? For instance; my daughter calls daily, and sometimes I just don't have anything to say/add to the conversation because nothing has changed. Still working, same kids here, getting the same chores done, making the same to-do list,...I guess that is a good thing, because something NEW happening isn't always a good something new. I guess I will take the sameness. But it is very BLAH.
Lanette- Your search for Wendy took you back a year and made me think. A year ago, I was stressing over my hubby's loss of employment. A year later, he is still unemployed, but I am not stressing as much mainly because I am working so hard. lol I really don't mind working so many hours; it bothers me more that he is constantly underfoot or needing help or just plain crabbing about something. I love him; but he is a pill.
Machka- I am sure the word retrieval issues that your hubby is having is an expected, yet minor problem for him to have following his head injury. Is he doing any word retrieval exercises? You can find a whole bunch of them online. Most are basic skills type, that kids do in school. Fill in the blank, categorizing words, word patterns, etc. Might seem simplistic to him, but it will stimulate those neurological connections to fire back up. We used these types of exercises to help a friend after his stroke. Just thought I would throw it out there in case you can glean anything from it. https://www.amyspeechlanguagetherapy.com/uploads/7/5/7/4/7574967/word_retrieval.pdf
Karen VA- So, so sorry about Farley! Sending waves of love and comfort your way!
Lisa- It is wonderful to have one room, pretty much done, so that you can just sit; away from all of the moving clutter and just relax! Your living room looks fantastic!
Heather- So how long do you have now until you are in your new place? I am just wondering how quickly things move once all of the "chain gang" members are signed and approved.
Kate UK- Congrats on the 3 pound weight loss!
Machka- I almost forgot! I just about spit my coffee out on my laptop the other morning, when you mentioned your menstrual cycle issues when you were taking the turmeric. This has been happening to me! I have had no period for a good year, then just last spring I began to have one. And not just a normal period, but a 7-9 day and heavy flow one (my normal was always 3-5 days and very light). THEN...no period for a day or two and another five days of heavy flow. Then nothing for a couple of months...and it would start all over again. I am going into the doc next week to have every thing rechecked (thyroid, too) now that I have been off the turmeric for a month (by then). If this has all been due to the turmeric, I will just be stunned. Hoping it is/was. Because not taking it, is an easy fix.
Rebecca- Hooray! Please tell me you were teary when you first got your arms around your boy!? Because I was just looking at the photo of the big airport hug! Ah that feeling when your kids are home...Enjoy!
Well, I better be going. I have a friend (another childcare provider) coming over this morning to go over some curriculum we are sharing. Then Trentin arrives at 11:30, but will only be here a couple of hours. If it is nice out, I will see if I can get him outside. It rained all day yesterday. Got a little hail, too (that made it interesting). A few branches off the tree and in the yard that need to be picked up. Oh well, on we go...ttfn xoxoxo KJ (Kelly)3
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