WOMEN AGES 50 + FOR NOVEMBER 2018

Hello all, from central Ohio. Thank you for letting me join your group, I am looking forward to some connection and motivation. I am normally seen by others as outgoing type of person, but like many of you am rather introverted when not in a work environment.
I have asked to join you all to gain a group who are a positive and knowledge sharing network. Looks like I requested well.
Thank you for having me,
Shelly

Poerava14 wrote: »

Lisa: No words to express how proud I am of you and what you've accomplished for the organization. Better things ahead for you, I'm sure. As you were baking bread, I was making cranberry-orange muffins and no bake chocolate oatmeal bars.
Rori

Rori - your voice on the phone guided me toward talking to Judy, as reluctant as I was to do so, and helped me find this place of peace, resolution and the realization that the choices are mine to make, and most of all, that none of them are bad choices. They're just choices. It's what I make of them that invests them with meaning. Thank you for that, my friend. I'm ever glad you're in my life.

Love,
Lisa in AR

Great-grandson, Matthew Grayson, is a month old already and growing much too quickly. I get to meet him soon, I'm thrilled!



Janetr OKC

Did a lower body pilates DVD today. The plan for tomorrow is to do one segment of the 10 Minute Solution Butt Lift DVD, hold my plank, then take the extremepump class.

Kathy – thank you so much for your understanding. I will probably be in touch with you. Heartache and kids seem to go hand-in-hand.

Lisa – I’m sure you’re right, my expectations need to change. I would just expect (like) her to spend a bit more time with me. I know that she’s being heavily influenced by what I feel is Maria’s selfishness. I guess I just don’t want to see her becoming a selfish person. I’d like to get to know Pete better. At least I’ve seen him more than Bryan’s wife, I guess I could look at it that way. I’ve only seen her less than 24 hours. I’ll be thinking of you Tuesday knowing that you’re going to knock this out of the ballpark.

Willow – I used to have Sweatin to the Oldies DVDs, but I got rid of them. They just weren’t for me. But that’s just me. I’m so glad you’re enjoying them

Think I’ll go to Aldi this morning. It’s usually pretty empty. I usually go on Mondays after exercise class since I’m that way, but tomorrow I need to stop to get Loki’s medicine which means that I need to go home another way. Just got back. Met this lady who used to teach the water class at the Y. To me, it was one of the stupidest moves they made when they fired her. She had a good relationship with many of the members, she’d been there a long, long time. She would go out of her way for the members, if one passed away she’d go to the funeral on her own time. She was the person who let me try on the chlorine-resistant bathing suit. Since then, I got another one, but I still have the one she let me try on, and it’s been about 6 years now. When the heater went at the pool, she used to come in early on her own time and add warm water to the pool. I think I know why she was fired. For one thing, the CEO at the time thought he was always right and she was the kind of person who wouldn’t sit quietly but would say what was wrong and why. He also was thinking that he was going to cut expenses by getting rid of the old employees. He got rid of a lot of them. I remember when I worked at the Y one of the things they stressed was a relationship with the members.

Barbara – If I’m not mistaken, how long a turkey/turkey breast needs to thaw in the refrigerator is dependent on the size of the turkey/turkey breast. What I’ve always done is looked online to find out how long to defrost it. I feel the same way as you about this group

Carol – I’m so afraid that I’ll start to cry and I know that wouldn’t be good. Like you didn’t really like your mother crying at every holiday, I don’t want my kids to remember me crying at every holiday. I asked Denise and Jess if we could skype on Thanksgiving. I realize that Jess might very well be in class that day. St. Kitts isn’t the US. So I understand if Skyping with her just isn’t possible. Here’s hoping for the best for your son and DIL

Willow – for the past few years, Jess has hosted TD the day after T (mainly so that we aren’t on the road on the day before T). With her in school now, she isn’t hosting. Denise and Pete wanted us to come up there, but we understand that Maria (MIL) and Dave (FIL) are “talking” divorce (yet again) and she doesn’t want a scene. Why they can’t put aside their differences for one day is beyond me. Newcomers has this thing where you can go to someone else’s house and celebrate T. But this year I just don’t feel like it. To be honest, I’m more of an extrovert. Vince is the introvert homebody. To me, this is more of just a day. I am planning to go to Kohl’s because they have an instant pot on sale at a really good price so I’m thinking I’ll get one for Denise. I don’t have one but Jess raves all the time about hers.

Got the arches for the decorations put up. No lights on them yet, but they are up. Roasted a butternut squash and cooked a sweet potato for later in the week. Which reminds me, I should make some buttered noodles for Vince. Also steamed some asparagus that Aldi had on sale.

Lanette – I think I took my father somewhat for granted until he was no longer here. Now I think of him almost every day. Guess it also took me until my 50’s to “wake up”. Maybe having the baby will cause Denise to “wake up”. I like “This is Us” too and find Kate’s situation very interesting. Those veggies look fantastic. How I wish Vince would eat something other than corn and carrots. I wind up having to have my veges separate. I can’t think of a veggie that I don’t eat

Rebecca – I had the worst sinus infection this year. I haven’t had one that bad in about 15-20 years, no fooling. Don’t fool around. I understand that it’s pretty bad this year.

Kim – it had rained here so very much that the ground just couldn’t absorb any more water in the leach field. So it was backing up into the septic tank since the water had no where to go to. We just had to be careful not to put a whole lot of water into the system. But it’s been clear now for a few days so no more having to be careful. As far as exercise: I figure I could probably use the Y (there must be one near there) on the “away” program. But I remember that the Y near Jess didn’t participate in the “away” program. Also, you usually only get a certain amount of times you can use the Y for free. Technically, I’m really not a member of the Y any more. But I still have my Y card. And are they REALLY going to call NC from DE just to verify that I am a member? I don’t think so. I use the Y down in FL. I’ve been using it for so long, they know me, that they don’t even say anything. And I’m not going to say anything. Next year I go on Medicare (yuk) and I want to look into the Silver Sneakers. Some of my questions are “can you go to any exercise class or just Silver Sneakers classes” and “can you use any gym that participates in the Silver Sneakers program or just certain one/ones?” I guess I’ll find out next year. Things change, I heard that BC/BS is doing away with it, but I don’t know if that’s true or not. That’s interesting about the professional help, but to be honest, I really don’t know how to go about finding someone.

Just had one of the cubes of butternut squash that I roasted (OK, I’ll be honest, 3 cubes). Boy, Vince doesn’t know what he’s missing by limiting himself to just corn and carrots. Well, more for me 

Michele in NC

Carol - thanks!

Pip - great job! So cute

Cari - thanks - she is a rescue and so fun. My DIL had a chow-chow mix who was a doll. A agree about the risk. Chloe has been around other cats - and I'll be able to introduce her to the new one slowly as a friend of mine is fostering her. And yes, it takes time - at least for it to be sustainable! Hang in there!

Michele - you know - the oxymoron of raising kids is that we raise them to be independent and then, when they are, we miss them! You all will find a balance - remember how busy you were at that age. The other thing is that some of our children (or brother, in my case) choose to opt out and not participate...there is little we can do about it. But your kids choices sertainly are not a reflection of your motherhood!

Barbie - what a mean mug!!

Welcome to the newbies!

Janet - oh my goodness - those cheeks!!

Hike today was wonderful - with a national group called Trail Dames - for curvy women who hike - great group of ladies. Now icing my knee from a slip on the leaves but it was a beautiful hike. Just some rest until the next one! Burned nearly 3,000 calories - just sayin!!

Evening all
Paige in North GA