WOMEN AGES 50+ FOR DECEMBER 2018

Karen in VA - isn't it neat to have a snowplow? Good for you helping get driveways cleared out. That snow is just beautiful, thank you for the photos. I love the quiet when it is falling. Wonder if we'll get any out here - hope at least a little.

Heather - my DH has similar behavior in the memory department when he is stressed or really concentrating on something. Aggravating and worrisome if it goes on for more than a day or two.

Felicia - ((((HUGS)))) you needed what had to be done with that employee.... sorry he's not taking it well. Hard to be the person dealing with letting people go..... that part of the job pains supervisors and HR more than anyone realizes unless the employee truly was deserving of it and a liability to the job and company morale. Prospective employers do check social media so hoping he'll do some deleting after he's done venting. Yes, think Cancun and get that cold on the run!

Lanette
SW WA State

Thanks, y’all, for the well wishes for my mom. Dave gave me a much need two-hour reprieve. I’ve had a shower, made me some soup that I brought back in a thermos, and got Mama to drink about a fourth of a small strawberry shake from DQ. She rejected her entire breakfast, all but one peach slice at lunch, and all of her supper. I think she may finish her milkshake over a few hours. She seemed to like it best of anything she’s been offered. She eats like a bird when she’s well, but she seriously needs some calories and the IV fluids were backfiring. The thing that upsets me most about this is that she was eating on Saturday.

Lanette, it was a culture they were growing that was supposed to take a couple of days, then it was the weekend, and you know the doctors have to have their weekends! I don’t know if they tested her blood or not. The hospital tested a blood sample and was immediately concerned with the low white count.

Heather, although I am terribly upset with the PA for sending Mama home instead of for an immediate scan, I’m also not sure Mama communicated the severity of her symptoms to her. She did correctly diagnose a kidney stone, and the culture probably would have identified the bacteria given time. After all, we had to wait until today to get the results of the one the hospital did, too. The only difference is they started her on antibiotics anyway in anticipation of the results because she was so sick. So I don’t think her actions constitute malpractice. I probably will, at some point, verbally let her primary care physician know that I am disappointed that they didn’t send her on to the hospital immediately.

Allison, maybe the drama with Mary will result in more hours for you that will counteract the two days off at the end of the year.

Did one segment of 10 MS Butt Lift DVD, held my plank for 3 minutes, then Patrick Godeau’s Lean Hot Body DVD. The plan for tomorrow is to do Patrick Godeau’s Hard Work Conditioning DVD.

I’m thinking that tomorrow (Mon) Vince should work on brushing off the snow from the inflatables while I start shoveling the driveway. Then he can come help me when he’s done brushing. Update: So much for shoveling, it’s snowing. Big flakes, so it may turn to rain any time. Update Update: the flakes are much smaller now. I suspect there’s rain mixed in with the snow.

I’m starting to stress over the holiday. Vince always waits until the last minute to do things (except decorate). We still have gifts to be bought, wrapped, I need to be cooking some on Sat and Sun (gotta remember everything that I need). I hate waiting until the last minute, I feel that I can’t enjoy the holidays. In a way, it’s good that we’re having our Christmas this weekend. This way everything needs to be done and I can relax the following week. Stressing BIG TIME, but as I recall I was stressing last year, too. I only got 3 hours of sleep last night thinking of things

Bowling was cancelled for tomorrow (no surprise there). We won’t be there the following week, then we’re off for 2 weeks for christmas Eve and New Years Eve. The gal just told me she was cancelling mahjongg. Well, if she hadn’t, I sure wouldn’t have gone!

Katla – how horrible that someone would poison a cat – or any animal for that matter.

Oh, speaking of animals, again Denise asked to bring Rex (the dog – pitbull) here. We told her absolutely not. We have 3 tress downstairs plus a Christmas village. He’s a big, rambunctious dog. I told her she could bring her cat here. Do you know that she would blackmail us “you do something for me and I do something for you”, in other words, you let the dog be here and I’ll bring the cat. We certainly raised her better than that.

Vince was just telling me that what happened at the TSO concert is that Lynette was in the third seat from the aisle. Evidently, the usher disconnected the seats from hers so that the people next to her would have a little more room. To me, that would be really embarrassing. But until someone wants to make a change, it isn’t going to happen. I don’t recall her ever mentioning that she and Ken were flying someplace. I do recall one time they went somewhere and she kept telling me how they were stopping here, and then driving to there, and then to their destination.

Barbie – yes, you do look great in that coat. Red is definitely your color

Lisa – have a great day. I’ll be thinking of you all day. Update: how awesome did the day go?

Drkatie – prayers, lots of prayers for you and your mother. What can I say?

Barbara – on long drives, I find it a mortal sin to pass up a rest area….lol

Went out and shoveled some of the snow. Only the snow maybe about 4’ out from the doors to the driveway. That area tends to get a lot of shade and therefore the snow doesn’t melt. You should see how it’s melting! We can almost see part of the driveway. This snow is very wet, great for snowballs and snowmen but a pain to shovel. So heavy

Also brought in the Christmas linens. Vince put up the shower curtain that I made. Of course, we left the liner there.

Kim – Vince told me about how he had secret service guys following him in school.

Meg – (((HUG)))

Well, they delivered the paper today so I’m thinking that the roads aren’t that bad so I’ll go out tomorrow and do some shopping mainly for food

I have to say that weight-wise I’ve so far been pretty good. Usually I gain some right before the holiday, probably because I’m stressing and stress eating. We got a lot (to me anyway) accomplished. Brought in the Christmas linens, I got the things ready for the stockings (what I do is put it in the stocking to be sure it fits or needs more and then put the things in a plastic bag for the person)

Rori – I’m another one – don’t get me within 100 feet of a cat poisoner. Don’t get Vince within 200 feet….lol

Karen – NC could certainly use you! A lot of the snow melted today so I’m thinking that I’m not even going to bother to shovel the entire driveway. The snow is just too heavy.

Janetr – how sorry I am to hear of your eye troubles. I do hope they find out the cause real soon.

Coloring my roots right now. I want to go out shopping some tomorrow, but Vince doesn’t want me to go until around 10 or 11 because it’s supposed to get below freezing and snow that was melting will freeze and the roads might very well be black ice.

Michele in NC

total stats for the day:

bike ride hm 2 gym- 7.57min, 12amph, 135mhr, 1.5mi= 73c
manual treadmill- 43min, 106ahr, 125mhr, 2.37mi= 255c
bike ride gym 2 dome- 6.08min, 122mhr, 14.3amph, 1.4mi= 65c
jog sta 2 wrk- 5.17min, 10.07min mi, 144mhr, .5mi= 79c
jog wrk 2 sta- 4.28min, 9.32min mi, 146mhr, .4mi= 52c
bike ride dome 2 hm- 19.58min, 7.9amph, 148mhr, 2.6mi= 190c

total cal 714

Michele in NC "Janetr – how sorry I am to hear of your eye troubles. I do hope they find out the cause real soon."

Thank you, Michele, we know I have both macular degeneration, which affects the retina and Fuch's Dystrophy , which affects the cornea, so one of them is the cause. The further testing hopefully shows which one is causing the blurred, cloudy vision. He suspects its the Fuch's, if so there are some ways to try to help keep the excess fluid off the eyeballs.

Kay Thank you. Im just praying for slow progression of both situations and for grace on my part . I will continue praying for your little Mama, it seems when one thing acts up it has the domino effect. Big hugs my friend.

Janetr OKC

Sunday ornament (it’s one ornament that looks like two

pipcd34 wrote: »

Saturday ornament

Pip what is this???

Re: Christmas ... I'm planning to keep things relatively simple.

I've put out decorations because I like doing that. I'm playing Christmas music and watching Christmas movies.

But aside from a few cards ...I don't think I'll do any shopping.