WOMEN AGES 50+ FOR AUGUST 2019
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Love the photo of Meg & Rori!
Athena has my heart! What a doll baby!
Kim
3.5 hours of cleaning camp on top of your regular duties?
The only good thing about that is that you racked up a huge calorie burn.
I have to say I would have been crying & cursing instead of putting on a smile.
I do wish they would pay you what you deserve & give you the full benefit package.
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Prepping today for tomorrow's colonoscopy.
Karen in Virginia6 -
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Rori and Meg - Absolutely LOVE the photo. The only person I have met IRL is Penny at the North Pole.
Tracey - I think happiness is a combination of circumstances and temperament. I spent so much of my life with severe depression and railing against my circumstances that it feels odd to me to feel happy. I'm always waiting for the sword to drop on me. Studies have shown that, in general, you do get happier as you get older. I certainly have more equanimity.
The main circumstances are relationships, security, health and location. Currently all these are great, but all that can change in the blink of an eye. I count my blessings all the time and don't take any of it for granted.
I love where I live and it was the best decision to move here. I can't think of anywhere I would rather live.
A TV licence is a yearly fee, set by the BBC and the government, which enables you to use a tv, or online BBC content. Everyone who has a tv has to pay it. We pay ours by monthly DD. We have an aerial to receive the content, so no cable fees. I record programmes on a Freeview box. My son has Sky, Netflix etc, but we manage very well without all that. I don't like high monthly outgoings. We live on a very modest pension income.
I am always amazed by how much you spend on media packages in the US. Of course we do have phone and Internet basic charges for browsing.
I hope to run this afternoon. Weather permitting. It is quite chilly here this week and showery.
Love Heather UK xxxxxxx
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Good morning and Happy Tuesday!
Kim- Happy belated birthday! Oh my lord! The camp story! THAT is a lot of cleaning and kudos to you for lending a hand! I know most summer camps do not have a lot of money, so that kind of help is generally appreciated! Kim for the win!
Rori and Meg- Love the photo and the fact that you both got together IRL! Rori, the bbq sounds like it was a fun time!
Allie- All I can think about the hanging plants is that the hook that they hung from wasn't anchored into a beam. Did the hook itself come out of the ceiling as well?
Lisa- So glad you got some meds for the possible UTI! Also, I find that, for me anyway, eating right and exercise have to go hand in hand. If I stop exercising, my brain seems to take that as the cue that we are giving up. Once I begin exercising, I always start watching what I consume (simply because exercise is NOT one of my favorite things to do).
Machka- Ooooh! A guessing game! I am going to guess 60 out of the 120, showed up; and the two most popular names were Smith and Jones (although when my daughter graduated HS there were six Nguyen girls in her graduating class and none of them were related!) I like your lunch choice- brown rice, veg, and chicken. Everything right there in your lunch!
Rebecca- Your Athena Rose just gets more and more beautiful! What a sweet little face!
Connie KY- Prayers for your mom's appointment this morning!
Katla- Sending good thoughts, vibes, prayers for your DH! Hope he gets some relief soon!
regarding shopping- I plan my meals, both daycare meals and family meals, so that I can stay within budget. I have an actual sheet where I write out each meal, for each day then I can buy what I need accordingly. My spending has been reduced dramatically now that I have introduced meatless meals in my daycare/family. The only "processed" foods I buy are cereal (for the kids) and breads/crackers. Pretty much everything else is made/purchased fresh. I also use what I have before buying more. example: I am making chicken but I would love potatoes with it. I am out of potatoes, but I have rice in the house...rice it is! I got a kick out of Rita's comment about her hubby and the way he shops, because that is my DH to a T! I don't take him shopping with me. My budget would be out the window. There are times that I would love to use a shopping service; but it is a convenience and with that comes a cost/fee that would not be in my budget. Many services like Shipt only offer name brand items. I generally purchase store brand or whatever is least expensive (which is why I don't coupon). Add to that, shopping is pretty much the only time I am out of the house and anywhere around grown ups! Shopping is my social hour. Now if I could just convince stores to serve bloody mary's and mimosas while I shop and run into friends, it would be like a mini vacation every Saturday morning! Ahhhh...one can dream!
Update on my weekend: If you remember, I posted Saturday that I woke at 4:45 for Trentin's 5am arrival; and he never showed up. Well, the same thing happened on Sunday. Never heard boo from his mom. Not sure what is going on, because she has never done this before. They left owing me some money, but I most likely will not get that, as she is not returning any calls or texts. Just weird. So...Tim is in a lot of pain (more than normal) which I think is because he is stressing about the $6k per year paycut this has given me. I decided a few months ago, that when my time with Trentin was done, that I wasn't going to do evening or weekend care anymore. I am sticking to it. Tim is going to have to figure out something to do to help out. I do still plan to get my group license if I am approved for zoning. But a group home wouldn't be up and running until January, most likely. I hope I can go group. We have been in this house for 15 years, it is about that time when things will be giving up the ghost and needing to be replaced. Ah well. I have always liked the rollercoaster, so this kind of up and down works for me.
It is Rainforest Week for daycare! A pretty easy week as the kids are naturally interested in animals and nature. We made very cute handprint parrots yesterday.https://pinterest.com/pin/73957618869082565/ I have a sensory bin filled with green dried pasta, green rice, green aquarium stones and then added all kinds of rainforest animals and insects for the kids to find. That went over well, yesterday. Today we will talk about the ways animals and plants can protect themselves from predators and will make poison dart frog hats. We will also begin working on a four story diorama of the rainforest (the four levels of the forest). We are three weeks before school starts, up here. I think all of my four year olds are ready for the change. They will be beginning preschool and it has been talked up to them a lot, in efforts to get them ready. They seem to be a little surly, now, at the end of their time here. lol I think some superior force puts this surliness in them so that I won't miss them so much when they are gone! lol
Well, I better get busy! Love and hugs to all! ttfn xoxoxo KJ (Kelly)
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Karen - best wishes for the prep and the outcomes (so to speak)
KJ - It's the getting going that's the hard part for me... I actually woke up this morning with the cheery thought "it's cardio day!" as I genuinely do love that part of exercising. Again, once I get going. I'm just a big, fat dreader, and I always will be. Sounds like Trentin's absence is a mixed blessing, sorry you're not going to get paid what's owed, but glad you'll have your weekends/evenings back.
Rebecca - Athena looks like a happy, sweet girl.
Back from the gym, now to the showers!
Love y'all,
Lisa in AR4 -
Katla ... praying your husband gets relief soon. My DH suffered for 12 years with debilitating back pain that required mega doses of painkillers. After back surgery (multiple), he is off of all painkillers and takes CBD occasionally.
Rebecca... Athena is beautiful!
Kelly ... you are amazing in your ability to think positively about fluctuating circumstances. I'm wondering, too, what's going on in Trentin's life.
Rori and Meg ... nice to see you both smiling!
The new carpet smell is now at much more tolerable levels. Just in time too as it's gotten hot and humid and I've needed to close up the house.
Someone asked about my older son's care in his new facility. It's improved significantly since we met with officials. They've made unannounced visits and claim all is perfect. Ummm. No. And I have new pics. Our newest wrinkle is that they're trying to deny entrance to some of my son's visitors because these individuals have been vocal about their disgust with his care. I'm not certain how that's going to play out, but I'm on it at the moment.
Last night my DH and I celebrated our 35th anniversary (August 11th actually). We went to Bonefish Grill and were underwhelmed. Way too salty and oily. I think we're done with "chain" restaurants. We're becoming very picky about our food.
New carpet has meant that the old recliner that my husband used to sit in prior to surgery looks dirty and dumpy ... not to mention it doesn't support his back anymore. So we ended up furniture shopping after dinner and purchased a pretty firm recliner that has a power lumbar and power headrest. It's a lift chair ... which he was taking offense to ... but I told him he doesn't have to use it. For pity's sake.
And, finally, my husband met with his boss for his annual review and informed him that he is planning to retire February 1, 2021! The key word is "planning," of course. Never know what the future holds. My uncle used to say that he wouldn't even buy green bananas because you didn't know what tomorrow would bring. Isn't that the truth.
Have a great day!
Beth near Buffalo11 -
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Never know what the future holds. My uncle used to say that he wouldn't even buy green bananas because you didn't know what tomorrow would bring. Isn't that the truth.
Have a great day!
Beth near Buffalo
Yep ... took about a minute for my life to turn upside down 17 months ago.
M in Oz
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Today we meet our "friends" for lunch at our favourite Mexican restaurant. I know the food will be delicious. We will both be on our best behaviour. The less we say, the shorter the event will be.
We will meet soon with our attorney to update our will. One of our "friends" has long been listed on the will as contingency executor as well as the person to take our dogs if we die (she and her daughters were the breeders of our poodles). Now that our relationship has changed, we don't want them responsible for anything so we were finally able to find other good and trusted friends to fill those roles.
Machka, I'm guessing that no more than half of your class showed up, According to a Google search, the most common surnames in Australia are Smith and Jones and also Nguyen, Wang and Singh. I think you mentioned that many students are from other countries so I'm curious about the common surnames in your class.
Since I am retired, I have a lot more discretionary time than many of you. I love going to the grocery store with my husband. We shop from a list we make at home and generally buy the same things all the time, but occasionally spot something new and interesting. Even though we feel that we are not limited by a food budget, we don't buy expensive treats and are more likely to treat ourselves to heirloom tomatoes or fancy tea as a treat rather than expensive cuts of meat or Godiva chocolate.
Rori and Meg, How happy you both look.
Barbie in NW WA
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There are 120 people in my class (it's a small class this semester).
Guess how many showed up to today's lecture!!!
Bonus question: Guess what the two most popular last names are.
(I looked when I was checking how many people are in the class and noticed that there are two common names tied with 4 people each ... well, one is very common and one is slightly less so.)
M in Oz
OK, two of you have guessed half or no more than half, and you're right. Less than half. So now you all have got only 59 numbers to choose from!!
And I was there to count and can confirm there were more than 1.
Barbie and Kelly, you're heading the right direction with the names ... definitely not Australian! Or perhaps it's the new Australia.
Machka in Oz
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Been for my run. No fainting fit, though I always feel a light headed when I stop. I'm fine when I'm shuffling along! I took some mints with me, just in case.
I wore my new leggings which are really wonderful . They have pockets both sides and on the waist, really soft and very comfortable. OCCFFY. I got them from Amazon.
Kim - You are a STRONG woman! I don't know how you do it! I hope you got well paid for your efforts.
Rebecca - Athena Rose just gets more and more gorgeous. I bet you can't wait to see her again.
Our supermarket delivery is free if you order a certain, quite low, amount. I just make it up with non perishables. You can never have enough toilet roll! I've never heard of "can't be bothered to find non gluten!" :noway: Plus they have all the basic ranges with lots of good offers. Always receive stuff in good date and if it is near date they give it to you free. If they substitute you can give it back to the driver or request no substitution. Whatever happened to the much vaunted US customer service??
Lots of love, Heather UK xxxxxxx3 -
Beth ~ Happy Anniversary!
Kelly ~ When I read what you are teaching these young people, I am astounded. You are one excellent teacher and the projects that you carry out are amazing. I totally admire what you do...as you can see!
Rebecca ~ Every time you share photos of Athena I get a big smile. You can see from her expressions that she knows that she is loved and so well cared for.
Machka ~ You have mentioned that many of the students are Asian so I would guess that the common names are from an Asian language.
Rori & Meg ~ So glad you were able to get together...good photo of the two of you.
That's all I can remember! Best wishes to all for a peaceful day!
Brother in Law who just had the heart bypass surgery is not doing well. They have him on a feeding tube and breathing tube and he is heavily sedated. Vital signs are good though. It seems that after the surgery, he was going through alcohol withdrawal. We had no idea that he drank that much as we have never seen that through all these years.
Carol in GA5 -
Rori: It is wonderful that you were able to connect with Meg. You both look fabulous and happy. :bigsmile:
Rebecca: Your son’s “scooter” looks like a real motorcycle to my untrained eyes. Beautiful work! :flowerforyou:
Machka: Guessing last names, Smith and Jones.
Allie: Sorry that your plant fell and the pot broke. Let us know what you decide to do.
KJ: Thanks for your good wishes for DH. He’s scheduled to have a consultation with the surgeon and then they’ll set a date. I am hopeful that he will be feeling better before too long. :flowerforyou:
Beth: Your story about your DH’s back problem gives me hope. I am glad he’s doing so much better. I hope my DH will do as well as yours has done.
I had trouble sleeping last night so I sat down at my computer and cleared out my gmail messages. I am somewhat embarrassed at the number of messages I had missed. Now I have a relatively blank slate. Yay!!! Yoga this morning at 8 am, an hour from now. I am dressed and ready to go. I have time for breakfast with DH.
Katla in Beautiful NW Oregon
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cityjaneLondon wrote: »Our supermarket delivery is free if you order a certain, quite low, amount. I just make it up with non perishables. You can never have enough toilet roll! I've never heard of "can't be bothered to find non gluten!" :noway: Plus they have all the basic ranges with lots of good offers. Always receive stuff in good date and if it is near date they give it to you free. If they substitute you can give it back to the driver or request no substitution. Whatever happened to the much vaunted US customer service??
Lots of love, Heather UK xxxxxxx
Ours is like that too. They'll email me to tell me if something is not in stock and their policy is that if they substitute for something more expensive, they pay the difference ... they don't raise the price. At a point in the ordering process I can go through and make notes. For example, there's one yogurt I only like the lemon flavour in, so I've made a note that if the lemon is not available, refund us rather than substitute ... and that's what they've done. I could also make notes about the level of ripeness of the bananas and all sorts.
Once a bottle of laundry stain spray ruptured in transit ... the driver offered to take the whole bag back and refund us, but we kept the other one or two items in that bag and he just took the spray. The next day I got an email about a refund.
They're really good.
M in Oz
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1948Peachy wrote: »Machka ~ You have mentioned that many of the students are Asian so I would guess that the common names are from an Asian language.
Carol in GA
Yep ... you're definitely on the right track!
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rori and meg so good to see your smiling faces together! I’m a little jealous
Had a horrible nights sleep, the start of school scaries we’re keeping me up. Isn’t it funny, but I always get this way before a new school year and this one Is No different!
Kelly and Kim your posts always amaze and inspire me to be a harder worker!
DH has to have knees and shoulders looked at and mris scheduled. Knee replacement may be in his future, he really wants to be able to play soccer until they cart him away!
Hot, humid and stormy day ahead for me, will make the most of it. Gym time and fridge cleanup today!
NYKAREN
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Machka Wang and Li. 22 students including you.1
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Finally the Autism study is complete. It shows the causes as 0% from immunization,0% from what mom does during pregnancy 🤰 no matter what or birthing, 20% environmental, 80% 🧬 genetics. (Makes sense Asbestos was in the fake snow they used to sprinkle around the house,lead paints,crop dusting no one knew to go inside same with pesticides spraying trucks,etc etc)
Carol GA- This will make you surprised y chuckle ,I have Asian relatives Chinese,Vietnamese,y Filipino there names sound Hispanic,Caucasian,or Asian. My Cousin Richard for example is Filipino his Mom is Ola Maria. My one great Aunt is Ling ling a traditional name. I find it interesting how with internet to our countries being easier to access the names are evolving to be in every culture y race now.It’s beautiful to see.That how wars to conquering has introduced language to names have stayed in the culture like a fingerprint in time.
Rebecca- Your son could make a lot of money customizing bikes he designs himself they cost more than the store bought ones! The baby such a cutie!
Michele NC- I used shopping app I loved it then JR needed such specific things knowing Hubby doing shopping not me I went from a simple list to writing ✍️ a book 📖 for each trip lol...no flavored toothpaste or gels must be plain Colgate white paste!!! Or JR will not use it no substitutes!!! That’s what my list reads now lol. G Hughes hickory bbq sauce only 10cal do not substitute!!! Enough for me too not just you Skinless chicken 110cal if possible no sodium or .........,.... swear I still don’t get what I ask for sometimes. Lol I need a Hubby shopping app designed with extra space for long notes 📝.
Lisa AR- Glad the VA could help! Next trip to the VA they do sell cases of ensure anyone can buy it have to ask the cashier for it in the downstairs gift shop we stored it in the back because it takes up too much space out in front.It’s a great price used to buy it for family with cancer to eating issues. Diabetic men’s socks 🧦 (Women wear too) are as low as $2! Beats out Walmart even I get Dads there.
Heather UK- Yeah life sucks but I had the opposite realization I’m stubborn refused to let abusers to the world win. I feel if I stopped being happy or laughing then they won.So I enjoy life every time I’m over flowingly happy it’s a Bleep you to anyone who tried to tear me down! My kids Godmother well she chose depression route but now she’s starting to see it my way.
If lightheaded from abrupt stops while jogging maybe start to slowly slow down like a plane ✈️ coming in for a landing goes from fast to medium to slow to coasting then gently comes to a rest.Sounds like your heart rate too high a sudden stops like when you go from sitting to standing too fast.Increase your fluids y eat a sweet (can even carry a bag of fruit in your pocket with a piece of candy 🍬 for after the jog. Try it if still have issues I’d make a Doctor appointment.
USA 🇺🇸 has gone downhill on service 10 folds! Even healthcares in the drain. I had JR couldn’t see my provider because they weren’t covered after baby y surgery! They are no longer allowed to take cash if covered by certain insurance. Which is silly. Other doctors don’t want to touch someone else work.
USA 🇺🇸- Some stores not all have it where you can preorder groceries then pick it up in store later. Shop yourself.Order online certain items only have mailman deliver. Or an app where a stranger shops then drives it to you a 3rd party stranger (Uber like). If lucky 🍀 theirs a farm nearby or farmers market you can go to.
Meal planned today y walking y soccer ⚽️ with JR my backs sore again so being careful not to re-injure it since Peri makes muscles looser more prone to pulls .
Amber Tx
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