WOMEN AGES 50+ FOR APRIL 2021

Good evening all:

Finally caught up. Had evening engagements 4 nights last week and discovered that doesn't leave me much computer time.

Machka-glad they ruled out the big issues for your husband-good luck with the follow up.

CSSJ-sorry for loss of your cat. Saying goodbye to pets is never easy.

Allie-good luck!

Kids in Phoenix and I picked out resort for all of us to stay at for two nights while we are all together (son and his wife, youngest son and his gf and of course the two grandkids). It has a tremendous waterpark. We will be renting a cabana suite the second day right by the Lazy River-it has ac, fridge, tv, etc. After the year we have all had decided we all needed a treat. There is a possibility youngest son is proposing to gf there.

Got many of my papers sorted and organized today. Need to go through old house stuff-don't I need to keep some of the old stuff. Feels like a weight off my shoulders.

Tired and heading off to bed. Hope to get into work a bit early tomorrow since I will leave early to go to gym. Am just doing bike, treadmill and stretches. See PA for leg follow up the 27th-may wait on weights til I see her (will have her double check lower back from the fall). Feels good just getting out and walking. Things are feeling about 98%.

Take care all,

Ginny in Ohio

Heather - I have to make all the financial decisions and wish I didn’t. All I get is, “it’s up to you” and then I’m accused of being controlling. I have to say though that, about 6 months ago, I sort of let it all out how I felt and I don’t think I’ve heard it again. He will fix anything I ask anytime though and will tackle any project except plumbing. He just really hates it. It’s not that he couldn’t if there was an emergency, he just wouldn’t for a planned thing.

CJ - sorry about the loss of your furry friend.

I went into work again this afternoon, I have a lot of competing deadlines and don’t feel I can catch a breath. All entries and such for residents will be due on Wednesday, payroll is due tomorrow and more meetings about the new payroll system on Tuesday. I didn’t even have 6 new residents entered except for the emergency contacts. I was hoping to complete it all today, but still have a bit to do for a couple of bank deposits. They won’t take long though. I was hoping that without any interruptions I would get it all done in 4 hours but it was 5.

We have had a true Spring day, woke to fresh snow, then some sun, then rain and it just kept changing off and in all day.
Tracey in Edmonton

CSS- I’m so sorry for your loss. My heart is with you

CJ- I am sorry you had to go through this today- we went through almost the same thing 3 weeks ago yesterday(ours was FIP)

CSSJ09 wrote: »

I had to say goodbye to my cat today. It does so hurt so much to lose our furry children.

So sorry!

cityjaneLondon wrote: »

WHO WOULD YOU INVITE TO A FANTASY DINNER PARTY? (Living or dead) You don't have to actually cook it yourself.

Love Heather UK xxxxxxxx

My family, including my grandmother who passed away not long ago.

Today is Day 1125 in "shutdown".
It has been 1125 days since my husband's accident confined us to this little island and shutdown our plans. That's how Workers Compensation works here.

And it was roughly a year before that since we visited my family in Canada. I miss them.


As for famous people ... I don't know of any off hand that I admire enough to want to invite to a dinner party. I tend to look at everyone as just another human, going through struggles, making accomplishments, living life. Some are in the spotlight. Others are in the background.



M in Oz

Rori - I work in a Nursing Home, I’m in Admin. When we are having lunches three of the RN’s that are in management will talk about a resident being off or having behavioural issues, the first thing one asks the Director of Care is if a urine sample has been done. A lot of the time it’s a UTI or kidney infection that causes pain that dementia residents don’t know how to articulate.

🌜😴💛

CJ- so very sorry 😞 my deepest condolences.. never easy losing a furbaby..
Well its 12:24 am and am awake and have been for 45 min. Im hoping to get back to sleep soon.and have my alarm set for 6:30 so i have tome to hop in the shower befoee my brother picks me up.

Machka9 wrote: »

cityjaneLondon wrote: »

WHO WOULD YOU INVITE TO A FANTASY DINNER PARTY? (Living or dead) You don't have to actually cook it yourself.

Love Heather UK xxxxxxxx

My family, including my grandmother who passed away not long ago.

Today is Day 1125 in "shutdown".
It has been 1125 days since my husband's accident confined us to this little island and shutdown our plans. That's how Workers Compensation works here.

And it was roughly a year before that since we visited my family in Canada. I miss them.


As for famous people ... I don't know of any off hand that I admire enough to want to invite to a dinner party. I tend to look at everyone as just another human, going through struggles, making accomplishments, living life. Some are in the spotlight. Others are in the background.



M in Oz

I thought about this some more, and I would like to sit down over dinner or just on the back patio or wherever and talk to my mother's grandfather. He developed dementia when I was 10 or 12 years old and gradually went downhill, finally passing when I was in my early 20s. He was in his 90s.

I wish I could have talked to him more because from the little bits and pieces I've got from other family members, he lived an interesting life. Born in the UK (Liverpool area, I think). Shipped to Canada as part of the Home Children. Got into a decent home where he learned farming and was allowed to go to school to about Grade 3 but most importantly, he learned to read. Became a cowboy in the Canadian prairies. Was a mountain climber back in the days when it was ropes and ladders. Became a Christian and a pastor and that's about when he met my grandmother and married her (he was 40, she was 20). He was a very intelligent man who read a lot and knew a lot about nature.

I would love to hear his stories, as I'm sure he must have had many.


Machka in Oz

I'm sorry, CJ.

Machka -- I hope your husband gets answers and has a quiet few days.

Rori -- Thinking about you and all you are carrying.

Rebecca -- I know how traumatic those dreams about our children can be.

Barbie -- Much respect to you.

Allie -- I hope your procedure goes well.

Welcome to the new ladies. I'm sure I've missed commenting about other things that I've been touched by.

Really beat tonight.

Flea
Willamette Valley, OR

Woke up twice dreaming of work-ugh! If you can't fight it, just get it done.....Time to get to paperwork.
HUGS! We all need them!

Kylia doing paperwork at 3 AM in Ohio where it is really quiet

Allie - Woke up thinking about you. Still thinking of you. Hope things work out well.

CJ - Still with you; we all are.

Kylia - Peace for your Monday.

Rori -
So glad to see you changing what you can in ways that make you happy. I also find gray depressing in large amounts - my bathroom is bright white with gray accents, and my kitchen has deep red and gray accents as well. On a wall, it becomes too much for me.

@Kimbolist - Stay awhile, let us know a little about you. Welcome!

I guess quite a few of us are up early this Monday morning... I was up at 3 a.m. Not the galloping never-getovers, I can always take a nap later...



I looked down at Egg yesterday, who was stretching lazily in a sunbeam on the kitchen floor, and said, "Man, I wish I had my cat's life," and then said "Oh I forgot, I do." Heard Corey laughing from the other room. Such a good guy. I did refrain from laying on the kitchen floor, but crawled up in the bed in the early afternoon and read and took a nap. Nice Sunday.

While I was napping, Corey planted the hops rhizomes - since they store in the freezer, it didn't seem that putting them into the ground just before a freeze would be too much of a problem. We decided on two very different places - five along the front fence and then put up a trellis frame for another five just downhill of his orchard. Should be interesting. If this soil and environment works for them (there are varying opinions as to whether they will) this is a possible cash crop to sell to local brewers. This original planting is to dry, vacuum bag and then freeze some for Corey's own beermaking, but if they make, there should be scads more than he can use. We'll see what happens.

Not big on any ambitions these days, but I would like to finish the Texas star quilt this week.

Did finally figure out something I've been tinkering with for years. Last night, I finally made fried rice that I like. The key is Jasmine rice, which is slightly sticky when first cooked, extremely sticky when cold. It has that lovely, deep, nutty scent and texture that is just right for fried rice. One of the reasons I will seldom eat takeout fried rice is because I truly hate biting into onions, and most places use them. I do love the flavor they give though... so I pureed garlic, onion and fresh ginger in vegetable oil, started with that, heated until I could smell the three. Added a little more oil, leftover chicken, scrambled egg shreds, frozen peas, four cups of cold sticky rice and some soy sauce. Seriously less than ten minutes to put together. Made eight or ten servings, which is way too much, but Corey will get it in his lunch a couple days this week, as he liked it too.



Later, y'all,
Love,
Lisa

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