WOMEN AGES 50+ FOR DECEMBER 2020
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Tracey how wonderful that you were able to have some lucid time with your mom! And isn't it wonderful how folks will step up (going out and buying tv's for strangers, for example) in trying times!
Michele, I agree with Machka, stores etc will just have to adjust their schedules. That was one of the first things that stores in my area did was change their hours to allow for more cleaning time. Not to mention restocking time!
Rebecca, Athena and her unicorn hat, so cute!
Allie, so glad you are going home soon! Do take care.....
And the memory fails..... Fairly uneventful day for me today. Did get the Christmas decorating finished, happy about that. Also made some banana muffins, had 6 bananas on the counter and they were not happy, now I have 12 regular size muffins for hubby and 24 mini muffins that I intend to take over for my grandkids tomorrow.
Our PHO (provincial health officer) has declared no large gatherings for Christmas so I will be talking to our son and daughter in law to see if they still want to go ahead and do dinner on Christmas day. The orders extend til Jan 8. We are far from a large gathering, it would only be 4 adults and 2 small children and none of us have been out and about too much. And when we are, we are masked and careful, but we want to stay safe. Although, there is more chance of us having time off at the same time if we actually have dinner at Christmas, but, again, we do want to stay safe. It will be discussed!
That's it for me, I still have laundry to fold and as it's on my bed, it will have to be done before I can get into bed and it's getting close to that time.
Hugs for those needing them, congrats to those celebrating (YAY Machka!) and welcome to the newbies!
Evelyn, Vancouver Island1 -
"Get to do"s and "chose well"sChose well: made holiday nut crunch, wrapped M’s rum balls and packed with other goodies, stroll with T & D, mise en place: almond crescents, English toffee
Bonus: 2 loads laundry,
Get to do: take BP, dogs to powerline, call CD, call R, email info to grantwriter, watch STAS Day 18 (go sniff), submit grant pics and receipts, test Bluetooth speaker so can do BB&B or T’ai Chi from voice recordings, make experimental almond paste, declutter sideboard, practice new dances (I ain’t never gonna love nobody but Cornell Crawford (Alley cat), A Little Less Broken, One margarita, I’m so used to being broke, All Night, Nothing but You, Blame it on my beating heart, Homesick); finish mulching flowerbed; broadcast cover crop seed in veg garden areas, invest another 10 minutes in prepping living trust, Freddie’s for complete series TDAP <$48, get Shingrix vaccine, find and configure a screen time popup, figure out where to plant naked lady bulbs, and soon as it warms up above 50 and dries out below 60% humidity I’ll tape and spray paint those rusted areas of Aunt Elsie’s stove. Reconcile Joe’s EOB’s Thrivent shows only 2263.48 so far.
Reward: inventory seeds, plan next year’s garden, wishlist replenishments.
Do Good December
8: Do something helpful for a friend or family member: note to J.
Miss Kelly “gummies flavored with alcohol” what a concept! I’m in trouble now :laugh:
Heather Thoroughly enjoyed Johnny’s Round Robin. Would you thank him for me?
Karen in VA tears sprang to my eyes at your Josephina Ballerina update. Thank you!
Tracey ((hugs))
Tina wish a case could be made that your situation qualifies as emergency/essential and not “elective”. Is there no one who can advocate for you?
Lisa you can do anything… including slow and steady baby steps. Honest you can!
Fae hoping all went well at your appointment.
Allie so relieved to see your update, was getting worried. Hope Sean and Jean take good care of you, they surely ought to!
Lanette, I’ve heard of lots of cracked teeth too lately
Machka con VERY gratulations.
Debbie how frustrating! Hope there’s something you can do to shake your body up. Have a feast day of twice as many calories as usual? Followed by a fast day? Have you checked your measurements, maybe you’re getting leaner?
Evelyn your laundry-on-the-bed strategy is just what I need. My laundry is still in the dryer and I’m headed to bed. Will fold in the morning :laugh:
Lighter, lovelies!
Barbara, the Southern Oregon Coastie AHMODDecember: better than November.
daily: sit with Joe: 6, weigh: 8, steps>5505=7666 vits=8 log=8 CI<CO=8 CI<250<CO=7 Tumble & Shadow 5=8 mfp=8 outside=8 up hill=8
wkly: T’ai Chi or BB&B x3 =0 rx= dance= clean 30 mins=1.5
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Thank you all for your congratulations!
I can hardly believe I'm officially finished. I keep feeling like I need to rush home and do homework, and I keep going to the uni site to see if there are messages or something about more work I need to do. Apparently that will gradually fade away.
Three of us at work who have recently finished degrees of various sorts chatted about it a bit and got onto "the dreams" ... we (three - and probably others) have all had them ... the ones where we turn up for an exam and haven't studied at all, or we suddenly find out about a major assignment the day before it is due, or whatever. The panic and frustration in those dreams!
Meanwhile ... nature abhors a vacuum, or an empty schedule, and I'm surprisingly busy. But my stars are coming along.
M in Oz6 -
Machka - I still have dreams about my 'A Levels' - the exams you take at the end of secondary school. And that was 56 years ago!
Enjoy your graduation day. It will be different, but probably even more enjoyable. :flowerforyou:
Dentist again today, just a brief clean, they couldn’t do a clean and an exam together because of the different cleaning regimes between patients. A nuisance, but not hugely annoying.
Then I've got a Zoom with my girlfriends.
Off to wash my hair.
Love Heather UK xxxxxxxx3 -
Allie: Thank you for posting. I am delighted that you are feeling better.
Lanette: I couldn’t find Xlear, either. :grumble:
Machka: Congratulations on your Master of Information Technology & Systems degree!!!!!
(((Rori))): Hugs to all three of you & Mars. I think of you often.
Barbie: So sorry about your trip & fall. I hope your goose egg and knee heal quickly. :flowerforyou:
Heather: I recently had a dentist office visit & they cleaned my teeth. Next visit is coming up in a week or so to fix a damaged tooth. Keeping my fingers crossed that it goes well.
Our Governor has created a draft Covid-19 Vaccination Plan for Oregon. Phase 1-A People serving in healthcare settings who have the potential for direct or indirect exposure to patients or infectious materials & are unable to work from home. Phase 1-B: Other essential workers, & people at higher risk of severe COVID 19 illness, including people 65 years of age and older. The message goes on from there and I don’t want to write it all. I gather DH & I fall into the 1-B group. We are 65+ & DH has a number of autoimmune problems. We will line up for our immunizations as soon as the opportunity arises.
Katla in Beautiful NW Oregon
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Heather: Johnny writes an excellent Round Robin which entertains and informs in equal measures. A worthy witty companion for you!1
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Goose egg on my forehead is gone and I Slept well.
Katla and Lanette, Did you look on Amazon for Xlear?
Machka, i have been retired from teaching for 16 years and still have dreams about arriving at the first day of school, unprepared and wearing a flannel nightgown.
Barbie in NW WA3 -
Played scrabble with younger son last night. Played with window open did get a bit chilly...
Thirty year old tree... I tried taking it with lights on. I used cool white in the middle. They do not photograph well..
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Newsletter I send. Putting it together gives me a chance to reflect on the past year. The good and the hard palces..4
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@Machka9 congrats on the degree!! so happy for you1
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Barbie said "I have been retired from teaching for 16 years and still have dreams about arriving at the first day of school, unprepared and wearing a flannel nightgown."
I was so glad to see this! I have been retired from teaching for 12 years and I cannot tell you how many times I have dreamed I was back in the classroom.
Margaret
Your 30 yrs old tree is lovely. Ours is a tall 6.5' tree that we got for -$30 one year after Christmas at an antique shop. We leave the lights on and cover it at the end of the season with garbage bags in the basement. It has served us well and we love the lights.
Machka
Congrats on your official graduation certificate. I got married when I had 2 quarters left to finish my degree and didn't go back until 3 yrs later to do so. Left my office job on a Friday to go back to school on Monday and returned to that office job on Monday after finishing my courses on a Friday. Never went to a graduation ceremony...just got my degree in the mail.
Allie
So glad to hear that your are getting a go-home date and hope you will not need further surgery. Hoping that Jean and Sean will take good care of you as your recover. I know you must miss your puppy terribly and hope you will be reunited soon.
Thyme
Hoping no one will feel this is too much about religion!What church is your son associated with if I may ask? My daughter-in-law's whole family have been members of the Johnson Ferry Baptist Church for many years and her mom takes mission trips to Tanzania. My husband and I have not been member of a church for quite a long time but still believe.
I have ordered so many gifts online and am just crossing my fingers and hoping they all get delivered.
Carol in GA
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Machka: 👩🏼🎓 Congratulations 👩🏼🎓
Allie: Glad that you have a good plan for thee future.
🥰🥰🥰 Athena Rose and her unicorn hat
Virtual hugs to all 🫂 🫂 🫂
☘️ Terri0 -
good morning ladies, new to here. I live in Maine, at just about the end of the earth. Working on being healthier and fit, need to lose about 60# for a knee replacement. Finally got the work out room down cellar set up so my hubby and I can work out together. Because of the knee, i have a recumbent bike and he will use the treadmill. I feel like I am stuck at the same weight. I have been tracking my foods regularly (and carefully and honestly!!) but not much is happening. I have switched to tea from coffee. I love both, but coffee gives me the jitters and is not good for me on work days. Any other tips you have for breaking a plateau? bloodwork tomorrow so we'll see how it goes. Hoping for good results.6
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ThymeWhat church is your son associated with if I may ask? My daughter-in-law's whole family have been members of the Johnson Ferry Baptist Church for many years and her mom takes mission trips to Tanzania. My husband and I have not been member of a church for quite a long time but still believe.
How exciting for her to participate in trips to other countries! I'm familiar with Johnson Ferry. They have many outreach programs that benefit, not just the congregants, but the community in general.
Jordan currently plays primarily at Mountain West Church in Stone Mountain. Something that I didn't understand about professional praise musicians, is that they are not always members of the churches where they play. They may also play for a number of different churches at different times or even additional bands. Before COVID, Jordan had 2 other places that he occasionally played. One was in Acworth, the other was for a Wednesday night youth service at a church in Marietta. In the past, he also made money by producing/recording music for singer/songwriters. He's gotten away from that aspect of the business a little, at least for now. In fact, come January, (after all the extra Christmas music, rehearsals/performances) he gets to consider new, additional ways to pay the bills. If you happened to check out a current Mountain West Church Video, Jordan will be the rather thin electric guitarist. (My inspiration to continue eating healthy and stay active!)
Thyme in Georgia2 -
Hi Azalea! I'm stuck too, despite my CICO being weighted on the CO. I've cut down a bit on the CI, but nothing is happening. I think the body gets used to a certain balance. I did lose 57 lbs over 6 years ago, but a few have crept back on. That was before covid, and since then has stayed the same. So I can’t blame the virus. It's just a puzzle.
Anyway, WELCOME!
Dentist all masked up like a covid ward with a negative pressure mask.
Love Heather UK xxxxxxxx4 -
Good Morning ladies of advancing years
I think I am caught up, but with my vision not tracking right, it is easy to miss things.
The doctor's appointment was to check the fast-growing mold on my back aggravated by my favorite bra band. I knew it was a keratosis and noncancerous, but the itch makes me twitch and twist and my behavior was becoming more bizarre than normal. Being one step away from the Cuckoo's nest as it is, I wanted to eliminate the worry of having to beg the almighty for a pair of wings to fly over that establishment. My doctor, an amazing lady that has never been wrong in the over 20 years I have sought her advice, said it would be a mistake to remove it and many others I have because they would come back larger and soon I would look like a reptile from the back.
I briefly considered having them removed thinking maybe Heather would adopt me as her sister in law. I could become her reptile DH's sister. My being a reverse blooded reptile and able to tolerate the cold and no tolerance for high house heat, I would however have to hang with Heather and we could return to our minimalist teen ways of dressing or lack thereof.
So, I will leave the scaly growths and whatever happens naturally, happens and I will be happy as a freckled-faced school girl with a new spotted puppy dog about it.
But wait, that is not the end of the story of my gracing the medical center. I also requested she address why my freaking toes are still red, howbeit pale, after a year of BID (2 times daily) applying super duper antifungal creme. She said sometimes especially with persons with compromised immune systems, one such as myself, these fungal infections are hard to kill. She prescribed an antifungal that you put on like nail polish as it is the strongest solution that doesn't require frequent blood tests to monitor liver and kidney function.
Sounded good to me because I never want to take a medication that can cause me problems that I currently don't suffer. Just like years ago, I was prescribed a pill for my nerves, and after reading about how side effects were things like thoughts of suicide and then the final most common one was ANAL SEEP, I told the pharmacist hell no, I am not wearing diapers, adult or not. I had rather be a nervous ninny and a bizarre old broad. Not pooping in my knickers (expanding my vocabulary for my UK friends) intentionally, is not going to happen, Ralph. Put that smit back on the shelf.
Off for a haircut later today. I really want to grow it out, but I can't stand the fact it loses its natural curl and lays flat and any attempt at giving it body looks like I have just received shock treatments and auditioning for a part in "One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest" only 34 years too late. Back in my days as a social worker and investigator, I visited that establishment in Salem and never liked the feeling or sound of those huge steel gates slamming behind my posterior.
Cold morning as usual here and yes, I once again did my 3 AM leggings and sports bra patio Fae She until my feet got very cold. The rest of my workout was completed indoors. I am determined to complete 2020 without missing one day of my early morning patio discipline.
Fae hanging on to her badly frayed sanity rope
Columbia River Gorge Girl of Advanced Years
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