WOMEN AGES 50 + FOR DECEMBER 2019
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Lanette wrote: Forgiveness. Freedom to not judge and not be resentful. Freedom to find that silver lining and be grateful for everything, not just when things go my way or people act like I think they should.
What a wonderful gift to have!
Carol in GA8 -
My daughter is back home, she seemed pretty good yesterday. She is making some decisions in her life that I'm not completely behind, all I can do is pray for the best.
M eating has been off the charts due to stress and now a miserable head/chest cold. Time to reel it in.
Thank you friends for your support
Janetr OKC11 -
Lanette - That is a beautiful thought and one I try to remember. I have differences with my DDIL , but it is their life and they make their own decisions. I have a tendency to think everyone should think like me, but, alas, they don't. I am learning to let it go.
They are adults and they certainly don't need to ask me what they should do. If they ask me for advice I will say what I think, but I can't see that happening!
At the show this afternoon Edie was in one of her non cooperative moods.
She told her mum she was nervous and embarrassed about performing, but I think it is more about stirring it. I'm not inside her head, so i can't judge, but she certainly likes to go against the flow. I adore her, 
but she is going to be trouble when she hits puberty! 
It poured with rain when we were leaving! Ugh! Everybody drenched. I did have my umbrella with me.
Home safe and sound.
Love Heather UK xxxxxxxx4 -
Has anyone seen this,it’s a necklace
Debby in Va6 -
I think I intermittently fast and not realize it. So we have dinner most nights at 5-5:30 pm then some mornings I just have coffee and have lunch at noon, then dinner at 5 pm. So I don't eat from 5pm to 12 noon. I usually do this 2 to 3 times a week. I need ta read Beth's book!💖 Good job on the doc visit! Proud of you!
💖Rebecca4 -
Just found out I got a $20 raise for next year in SS! LOL
Thank God for teacher retirement in Georgia!
Carol6 -
Was up late last night talking to my daughter, until nearly midnight. She was having painful contractions about every half hours, but about four weeks early, so they gave her medication to slow things down, and steroid to support the baby. Her back's still in spasm today. Nearly ordered this for my ever-patient son-in-law, her husband:
If you can't see the image, it says: To my dear son-in-law. I didn't give you the gift of life, I gave you my gorgeous daughter. Thank you for not selling her to the circus. I know how tempting that option was some days. Love, your Mother-in-Law.
If she's not delivered by Christmas, though, she's not going to get the joke, so I refrained. A mother's love, that was. 
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(((Allie))): I am so sorry about Chester. Our fur babies rarely outlive us. He will be remembered with love.
Lanettte: I agree with Carol in GA. Your words on forgiveness are powerful. Freedom not to judge and be resentful is a gift to yourself as well as the other person. :flowerforyou:
Heather: Raising children is not for the weak hearted. I’m glad mine are grown, and even in their adulthood I occasionally worry. Right now all I’m worrying about is what to get them for Christmas. :ohwell:
This weekend we will be having the Christmas Ships parade in our town and I am looking forward to it. Boaters in the Portland Metro area decorate their boats with lights and parade in the Willamette and Columbia Rivers each night in December leading toward Christmas. These are pleasure boats; many are powerboats and a few are sailboats. They visit our town once a year, and this is the weekend they will be here. We’ve invited our niece and her son to come for a meal and to watch the parade from the comfort of our house. If it is dry we may go outside to watch, but if it is raining we’ll have a great view from our windows.
Katla in Beautiful NW Oregon
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SuziQ .. the Good Housekeeping fudge looks delicious ... I am one of those people who "go the traditional route and make fudge by standing over the stove while you stir, adjust the heat and meticulously test the temperature." My recipe comes off an old Hershey cocoa can.
Allie ... so very sorry ....
Lisa ... loved the mug! Hope your daughter will be all right.
Rebecca ... if you don't eat from 5pm until 12:00 ... you are most definitely fasting! Fast 5 (a free download off of Dr. Bert Herring's site and a very, very short read) calls for fasting 19 hours and eating within a 5 hour window. The AC: Appetite Correction book I mentioned is about 8.00 and can be downloaded onto your computer with a kindle reader. It pretty much says the same thing as Fast-5 with updates that include encouraging people to stay away from artificial sweeteners, setting their eating window any time they want as long as they've gone 18-19 hours without eating before hand, and giving strategies for dealing with hunger, social situations, nay-sayers, etc. When I asked my doctor if she was aware of Herring's Fast-5/AC approach, she was and she approved.
Beth near Buffalo where my Misfit produce box delivered today did not tolerate our snowstorm .... sigh4 -
Katla - I hope you have a lovely time this weekend. I remember how much you enjoyed hosting last year.
Giving pleasure to others is wonderful. Even if sometimes it is hard work.
I felt my son was exhausted today. Maybe he is getting what DH has. He looked shattered. Red eyed and hot. His head in his hands. He still insisted on driving me home. He played Frozen 2 songs in the car, so I was asking the kids to explain it all. A nice thing was that Bea chatted away to me all the time.
We are trying to arrange for Edie and Max to come over for 1 to 1s. She is very keen.
Poor DH is still suffering. Going to watch an old Vera later.
Decorating to do tomorrow.
I might catch the exit poll, but I'm sure it will be very depressing, so we will head to bed after Vera. If it's close I may check in the middle of the night. I'm glad I'm old.
Love Heather UK xxxxxxxx5 -
Heather I've just started watching "Vera" I enjoy it very much, but I often will fall asleep during the show
and will have to rewind and watch during the daytime. It must be the amazing countryside that is featured in the show, it puts me in a very relaxed state!
3 concerts down and 3 more to go. The joy and excitement the kids feel is palpable, they do tend to rush, rush, rush the beat. I had all my cello players wear red noses during their performance of Rudolph, priceless and adorable.
I'm beat but happy with the kids performances so far. and woops! I fell off the wagon into a cinnamon roll, yikes, I don't even like cinnamon rolls!
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Beth, thank you for the info!💖0
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Isn't this beautiful?!💖13 -
Oh well, it is what it is.
Love Heather UK xxxxxxxx5 -
Getting behind again.
RORI agree with what others have said, you've done your best, now time for a little rest
HEATHER You've still got the same cheeky smile, recognised you right away
Kate UK 4 -
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Vegetarian chili y Peanut butter pancakes today. JR ate more than me he loves peanut butter pancakes 🥞
Amber Tx3 -
YVONNE as a librarian I loved classifying books, using DDC. All gone now the books come ready processed.
Kate UK 3 -
Lord it's just been one of those days. I went to work and worked hard put 5 chairs together took 3 old ones out to the curb ,broke down cardboard boxes and then the dopes who were delivering the loveseat recliner that came in 3 boxes .put the heaviest box on top so when they put it on the dolly it was top heavy and as they were lowering it down the top box flew off over the guys head onto the ground. Ugh they got it as far as the lobby and then I had to go back to work.. was there until 4 came home and checked on Alfie and the guys here brought the stuff down to outside my place ,bless there hearts. Then I had to meet my Ex and Elana down at the vet.. oh lord Tom and I a bunch of blubbering idiots.. and one shot didnt do it they had to give him 2.....it is done.. but tomorrow I work 8-44 and then off to our Christmas party..14
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HUGS Allie.
Love Heather UK xxxxxxxx2 -
Did an advanced Strength DVD today. The plan for tomorrow is to do a Kelly Coffee Meyer Shape Up DVD.
Have the Green Room today. In a few I need to go to Aldi especially to get the cheese for Monday and also to get some eggs. Then to PetSmart to get some Fancy Feast. Last time my coupons expired before we could use them. We’re going to use the FF anyway, why not get them when you can use a coupon. Then want to stop at AC Moore (they sold to Michaels but I want to see if they have a cookie cutter that I need), then if I have time will run to Target. Update: only made it to Aldi and PetSmart. Will go to Target another day
KJ – would you please repost your recipe for the fudge. After Barbara’s fantastic review of it, I’d like to give it a try. I, also, just can’t seem to make good fudge. Barbara – does it have the consistency (like can you leave it unrefrigerated?) of fudge like you buy in a store? I see, thanks so much for posting the link.
Barbara – the litter box cane doesn’t sound appetizing to you? It’s just cake and tootsie rolls. It’s more the presentation than anything else.
Had the Christmas cards written out. Don’t ask me to explain it, but wrapping for some reason I procrastinate of…sigh. Wish I could get Vince to move it and just let me know what presents we’re getting so I can get them for him. He hasn’t even sent me his list yet. Maybe the reason I procrastinate wrapping is because I want to have everything. Why I don’t wrap a little at a time I don’t know.
SuziQ – we’re not even calling Denise or anything. Actually, I’m trying to get gifts that if she doesn’t come I can return/use myself. Like I probably would get her an Amazon gift card, but if she doesn’t come, we can use it. Not sure what the third present for her would be. I really don’t want to get her a gift certificate to a restaurant. See, we don’t go out very much, she goes out all the time. I was going to get her a gc to Ruby Tuesday since she goes there lots, but we don’t so I’m hesitant to get one. Maybe what I should do is get a cookie jar and put money in it. So if she doesn’t show…more $$ for us.
After the Green Room we put out more decorations. I microwaved some tea and was it ever hot. I really burned my mouth. But in some ways, that’s good. I don’t want to eat. Maybe I should make the cookies…lol
Carol – congrats on the raise!
Breaded the catfish, now have it in the freezer, made an angelfood/pineapple cake for Vince then ginger cookies. That’s all I’ll do tonight.
Rebecca – gorgeous wreath.
Allie – my heart goes out to you and Tom and Elena. I know how difficult this is.
Michele in NC
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so sorry Grandmallie2
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SuziQ – we’re not even calling Denise or anything. Actually, I’m trying to get gifts that if she doesn’t come I can return/use myself. Like I probably would get her an Amazon gift card, but if she doesn’t come, we can use it. Not sure what the third present for her would be. I really don’t want to get her a gift certificate to a restaurant. See, we don’t go out very much, she goes out all the time. I was going to get her a gc to Ruby Tuesday since she goes there lots, but we don’t so I’m hesitant to get one. Maybe what I should do is get a cookie jar and put money in it. So if she doesn’t show…more $$ for us.
Michele in NC
Wouldn't you have the Amazon gift card directly emailed to her? Or delivered to her house in a decorative box?
That's usually what they do.
My family (parents, brother & his family, me & my family) rarely spend Christmas together. The last time it happened was in 2012. And we're scattered all over the place, so these gift cards work very well. We don't even have to mail anything!
Despite our distance, we still all love each other. It's a comfortable sort of thing, knowing that we love, accept and support each other whatever's going on in our lives.
M in Oz6 -
Up to pg 30!
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stats for the day:
no gym workout today, went to work early
another new wahoo strap
bike ride hm 2 gym, windy- 7.45min, 12.3amph, 141mhr, 1.58mi= 90c
apple watch- 61c
bike ride gym 2 dome- 5.10min, 17.1amph, 134mhr, 1.47mi= 58c
apple watch- 49c
bike ride puy 2 sumn station- 15.54min, 11.4amph, 146mhr, 3.02mi= 169c
apple watch- 102c
jog sta 2 wrk- 5.32min, 9.42min mi, 147mhr, .57mi= 75c
apple watch- 60c
jog wrk 2 sta- 4.48min, .10.44min mi, 44mi= accidentally hit the pause button
apple watch- 59c
bike ride dome 2 hm- 14.24min, 150mhr, 10.5amph, 2.52mi= 231c
apple watch- 111c
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: Today I found out that one of my line dance students is going to stop coming to my class because of her husband's dementia. She is gradually cutting down the places she goes and the times she leaves him alone.Allie, so sorry about Chester. One of the kindest things I've done for myself is cut down on the number of places I shop for groceries, pet food, drugs, personal products, and household supplies. It has allowed me so much more time to do the things i really want to do. We buy clothing only to replace something that has worn out and we do that shopping online. We don't buy gifts for birthdays or holidays. Barbie from NW WA where we're getting some much needed rain 4
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Wouldn't you have the Amazon gift card directly emailed to her? Or delivered to her house in a decorative box?
We've bought Amazon gift cards and printed them off ourselves.
Michele NC
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: Today I found out that one of my line dance students is going to stop coming to my class because of her husband's dementia. She is gradually cutting down the places she goes and the times she leaves him alone.Allie, so sorry about Chester.
One of the kindest things I've done for myself is cut down on the number of places I shop for groceries, pet food, drugs, personal products, and household supplies. It has allowed me so much more time to do the things i really want to do. We buy clothing only to replace something that has worn out and we do that shopping online. We don't buy gifts for birthdays or holidays. Barbie from NW WA where we're getting some much needed rain
That has been one of the things I love about ordering groceries online and having them delivered ... I don't have to go out and do it!!
And now that there's an Amazon in Australia, I might be doing more ordering that way as well. Before there was an Amazon in Australia, I was still able to use Amazon Canada and Amazon USA to order gift cards to be delivered to my family in North America directly. And occasionally I had something delivered to me in Australia, but shipping was a bit prohibitive.
I don't mind shopping, if I can fit it into my lunch hour ... gives me places to walk during my lunch hour ... but I don't like shopping in the evenings and I'm not overly keen on it on the weekends.
M in Oz
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Heather: Thank you for your kind words. We’ve invited our niece and her son to have dinner here and enjoy the Christmas Ships parade in our little town. The food is ready and waiting in refrigeration. It will be fine in the refrigerator for two more days. We’ve chosen a party tray with cheeses and veggies, and will also have a tray of chilled shrimp tails. The best part is that this is easy and we’re not stressing about it.
We also have decorating to do. :ohwell:
(((Allie))) Having to make the decision to let a veterinarian help an animal out of pain and misery is a kindness, but also difficult & heart wrenching.
Barbie: My heart goes out to your line dance student who needs to care for her husband with dementia.
My daughter sent me a list of books that would be welcome Christmas gifts for her whole family. It was a great thing for her to do. Now I need to go out and buy them. She’s asked me to order from a Portland book store, Powell’s Books. I want to go in in person to choose the books but DH doesn’t want to go. I dread driving in Portland on my own. I have the option of ordering them by phone and having them shipped but I love books and want to see and feel what I’m giving as gifts. Wish me the courage to woman-up and get it done.
Katla in Beautiful NW Oregon
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