WOMEN AGES 50+ FOR APRIL 2021
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Allie: Good vibes for your op.
CJ: (((Hugs)))
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CJ, so sorry to hear about your kitty. 😢0
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CJ - sorry to hear about your kitty sending hugs -
Dinner - If it was to be someone famous I would pick Amelia Earhart - Family it would be my Dad, my grandpa (his dad) they both passed before I was an adult and could have an adult relationship with them. Although my Mom's dad and his mom would be interesting too... My family the grandfathers were immigrants and were firmly of the opinion we are now Americans we don't need to tell about the old country. To the point that my mom's dad's family we are not sure which country they came from, they were German speakers, but it appears to be a dialectic so probably on the boarder area of German and ????
Ice cream - praline, of the choices in the picture, but my favorite is black licorice.
smiles Kim0 -
CJ: I’m sorry for the loss of your beloved kitty. :sad:
Allie: Sending good thoughts and prayers your way.
(((Machka))): Your calm during the hours in Emergency was necessary. Your weepy day is how your body is working to heal itself from the stress. Let yourself cry if you want to, it might help. :flowerforyou:
Our son and DDIL have had a stressful few days and would like us to come and visit them. DH isn’t feeling up to it right now. I feel a level of stress myself, because I can’t be in both places. I think a phone call to them is a good idea for now.
Katla
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"Get to do"s and "chose well"sChose well: BP, dogs to powerline, in person church, council meeting,
Bonus: connected Joe’s new TV to wifi, logged into Amazon Prime, one load laundry, over an hour pruning out scotch broom and dead salal.
Get to do: take BP, dogs to powerline, find those torture bands, budget meeting notes, board meeting minutes, call D re: sticky keyboard, Norton and windows updates, watch for refund from Interpath for Joe’s labs paid on Feb statement call S, fire district: ongoing: input 2019 call sheets into NFIRS, work with chief on equipment letter, substance abuse policy, NFIRS mutual aid and other missing details, call Credit union re: credit card, ask for boots donator contact info, appreciation letter or certificate to boots donator, index mutual aid files; watch STAS Day 20, declutter sideboard, practice new dances (Do Your Thing, Pure Movies to Wine, Beer, Whiskey, 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, 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 the last of the 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, next BGBS ask Terry about GB’s FD firetruck tax levy – contacts, media, advocate???, Reward: inventory seeds, plan this spring’s garden, wishlist replenishments (Milena F1 orange peppers), Monday: call Jeanette at Chetco about what codes were used for my annual labs, Tuesday: county planning office neighbor’s plans, Friday: locksmith for mailbox key.
Active April:
18: Make time to run, swim, dance, cycle or stretch today: a challenge as today was first time back to in person church and council meeting in over a year, but managed to get dogs down to the powerline and do some whacking.
19: Have a “no screens night” and recharge yourself: ah. Early to bed and read,
Like Heather, planted a seed last month when Joe bought a new (smart) TV and soundbar on which to watch his extensive collection of movies on DVD. When he complained about the lack of an owner’s manual I suggested that maybe the TV needed to be connected to the internet and would he like me to do that? No! Just want to watch DVDs!!! Yesdtersay morning I stopped into his man cave to sit a spell with him while I sipped my tea. He was scrolling through the TV options (Google, YouTube, Amazon Prime, NetFlix etc) and asked if they all cost $$. Some yes, some free, but all require internet. Would you like me to set up? “Yes.” Blooming seeds
Returned to in-person church for the first time. It was so very very good to see everyone, though near impossible not to hug.
“re-opening” rantComing to the conclusion that trying to legislate common sense is like trying to legislate morality. Can understand not wanting to be the mask police, not our job to enforce the governor’s statewide indoor requirements, but to remove even the “Please keep 6 ft apart and wear your mask” signs? Because “most of our congregation is fully vaccinated”??? SMH! Will be challenging to model sensible behavior without reeking of self-righteousness. [img][url=https://yoursmiles.org/ssmile/negative/s0959.gif[/img][/url] [img][url=https://yoursmiles.org/tsmile/disgust/t9405.gif[/img][/url] [img][url=https://yoursmiles.org/tsmile/emb/t1859.gif[/img][/url] :sick:
Allie holding good thoughts and sending healing prayers.
Machka I wish singing were my talent. I love to sing, but alas, I can hear what I sound like. Try to confine myself to in the car, in the shower, in the woods and in church.
your photos, keep ‘em coming! Tuesday next week seems like a long time to wait after the ER. Like Katla said about postponed reaction.((hugs))
Heather fantasy dinner party, hmm, does anyone remember Merv Griffin? Amusing, gently witty? Not so gently, perhaps Alice “if you can’t say anything good about someone, sit right next to me” Longworth Roosevelt and her father. Oh Teddy Roosevelt where are you when we need you? I’m loving my Canon G2260 printer, uses toner reservoirs rather than cartridges. IMHO both HP and Epson are in the business of selling ink, not making printers. The only flaw in my G2260 is that duplex printing is a manual process, after one side of the pages are printed I have to flip them over, reload them and press “OK”. I can do that. :laugh: Setup was easy as I prefer to connect to my laptop with USB cable, but since you need access from both your devices you’ll have to add it to your local network. Could it be time to find a different window repairer/replacer? Oh and perhaps an electrician for those dining room lights, or do you eat all your meals by candle light? Is it hard to get Johnny to agree to what needs to be done?
Kylia all your names (first, middle, screen) are truly lovely. I was wrong, did not believe that remarriage invalidates prior wills but in Ohio it does :from https://codes.findlaw.com/oh/title-xxi-courts-probate-juvenile/oh-rev-code-sect-2107-33.htmlHowever, I believe Okie’ right, beneficiary designations on IRAs, Insurance etc stay in effect until you take steps with the holding company to change them, and it can take a little time… Jumped into the Japanese squash?
(B) If after executing a will, a testator is divorced, obtains a dissolution of marriage, has the testator's marriage annulled, or, upon actual separation from the testator's spouse, enters into a separation agreement pursuant to which the parties intend to fully and finally settle their prospective property rights in the property of the other, whether by expected inheritance or otherwise, any disposition or appointment of property made by the will to the former spouse or to a trust with powers created by or available to the former spouse, any provision in the will conferring a general or special power of appointment on the former spouse, and any nomination in the will of the former spouse as executor, trustee, or guardian shall be revoked unless the will expressly provides otherwise. :
Lisa interesting insight. Have you always disliked the taste and texture of savory dishes’ main ingredients? When I was a child I had an aversion to seed-containing red foods. Your pureed onion/ginger/garlic fried rice is making my mouth water. Which strain of hops are you planting?
KJ good choice keeping off that knee. your back yard outdoor classroom ideas, can imagine all but the water table?
Michele hope your MahJonng group accepts your suggestion, seems like it would allow the most people to play the most often.
Tracey medicinal brownies secreted in empty frozen fish and cauliflower cartons, brilliant! “…a hieroglyph, a haiku …” ROTFLMAO!
Rebecca ((hugs))
Betsy holding good thoughts for your follow up Tuesday.
Barbie good news about Jake’s pc.
CJ :sad: ((hugs))
Ginny hoping for good news from the 27th appt.
Welcome @Kimbolist! Would you let us know what you’d like to be called and your general locale?
Rori, thank you for checking in. the idea of your gallery wall. Prayers continue daily.
Sue in WA good for Nessa!
Flea how is your husband feeling? You?
Like Penny, I choose Mint Chocolate Chip since Ben & Jerry’s NY Super Fudge Chunk was absent.
Margaret, “Lady Bug” ice cream? ? ?
Pip good luck and have fun (know you will)!
Karen in Va, Aha! I had to google Machka’s “home chidren” program. Wow.
Kim ”black licorice” :noway:
TMI:On family for dinner party, would prefer one on one. Mama, to deeply apologise for so many things, and to try to draw her out about her life stories. Papa, to thank for all he taught me and to try to draw him out about his life, especially his time in the Sea Bees. Never knew my grands, would like to hear from “little grandma” (Papa’s grandmother) about her family’s migration from ?? to Kentucky and early railroad days. My bio mom, to thank her for life and my half sisters and her graciousness, and to try to draw her out about her life in NY before me and the circumstances of my conception. My bio sire, as while I believe he was a rogue and a d@mn republican . . .he may have been witty, charming, widely traveled and intelligent if unfaithful. Would especially liked to have heard about his seafaring years.
Been sitting way too long. Time to break fast and get ready for foggy, windy, chilly hike with Shadow and T.
Lighter, lovelies!
Barbara, the Southern Oregon Coastie AHMOD
April: leaner/stronger/kinder than March.
daily: sit with Joe: 18, weigh/wii: 18/0/0; steps>5627=3553 not bad for a sedentary church and council meeting day, vits=18, log=18, CI<CO=16, CI<250<CO=15, Tumble=21, Shadow=22, mfp=18, outside=24 up hill=24
wkly: BB&B,T’ai Chi or SWSY x3= rx=3 dance=1, clean 30 mins=6.33, packwalk=7, wt=1/31:141.3 2/28:142.4 3/31:145.3 4/4:140.3
4/11:140.9 4/18:143.7[sigh] 4/25: 4/30:
mnthly: board mtg=1, grant=1, 21 plan= bonus: AF=11 play= sew= waist=
2021: choose to be leaner/stronger/kinder NOW5 -
Barbara - Cascade Hops for now - didn't want to try two yet, as they will crossbreed, evidently. Hops are weird. They propagate by rhizomes, and you don't want to grow from seed, as the male plants don't flower (the flower is what gets dried and then steeped into beer). The rhizomes are all from females, to keep strains intact.2
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Thank you so much everyone for the kind thoughts. Thinking of Allie today...
CJ..my heart goes out to you.
Machka... yes indeed, we have to live the hand we are dealt, I would hang that plaque in my office. :-)
Another beautiful day here, with sunshine and birds singing and frogs croaking.
Betsy in NW Washington2 -
Hoo! Busy morning - got two five by one-foot strips quilted after Corey headed for work, one load of laundry done and in the dryer, one load of towels on the line. Transplanted more than five dozen seedlings into six-inch pots to give them time to develop root systems - everything from sage to heirloom tomatoes. We've not yet been able to grow tomatoes from seed--they do quite well when we buy them at about a foot high, but wanted to give seeds a try this year. Both the heirloom and the San Marzanos have already gotten seedlings up, but the hybrid seeds are just barely peeking out.
Time to trundle down and grab the mail, and then jump in the shower.
Later, dear hearts,
Love,
Lisa4 -
Kicking myself for not doing the grocery shopping before the rain. Oh well, small nuisance, not a real problem.
I was sad to see my mom buying larger jeans. She is bored, and forgets that she already ate. Yesterday was the first time I caught her messing up on her pills. Downhill we go.
I tripped up on the idea of a voluntary dinner party. I get anxiety over entertaining. I would rather read a biography. I get enough family history from my mom's repetitive stories. Do I sound grumpy? Sorry. Rain does that to me.
I like a good mint chocolate chip, but I am in the dairy free crowd. Currently I like Ben & Jerry's Cherry Garcia, which includes cherries and chocolate pieces in vanilla dairy free ice cream substitute. Too many calories!!!
Annie in Delaware2 -
About 115 more mi to go2
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Me ...It's funny. I felt so calm during the 8 hours at Emergency the other night. I felt tired but OK during the weekend. Yet today (Monday) I've felt weep-y all day.
M in Oz
Awe, I am sorry you had to deal with the 8 hours at emergency. I know for a fact that when we have a stressful situation that you have to be "present in thought, and body", we go into a tunnel vision, doing what needs to be done. Then afterwards, when we have time to relax and its safe to do so, we feel. Its our emotional safety switch. Like for me singing opera in front of a crowd, easy peasy. But then afterwards, I'm shaky, and my skin is flushed. Its the task of performing, whether it be as a responsible mate, or as a biker, that we focus and do, then when we are done, we feel.💖. Hugs friend
Rebecca3 -
LisaInArkansas wrote: »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
I agree that the kind of rice really makes a huge difference- my husband only likes Japanese rice(and lots of it which is not great for a diabetic) so I will sometimes make fried rice with it- it is ok but not great. Too sticky.
One trick I started doing to make it healthier and they really like it- I use 1/2 rice and 1/2 riced cauliflower.
I don't add onion to mine. diced celery is about the only other veggie-son doesn't like peas in it. A little bit of sesame oil really makes it good- LOTS of ginger and garlic for sure.1 -
ICE CREAM- my favorite and second favorite are not there(or third)
1-chocolate peanut butter cup
2-mocha almond fudge
3- Moosetraks
Of the ones listed-
Butterpecan or Pralines and cream
I don't eat icecram much- instant asthma attack if I do so have to have a cup of hot tea with it if I do.
Debbie
Napa Valley,CA1 -
Barbara - It seems we are both making progress.
Unfortunately, DH took so long to research and approve my choice that the 4 in stock on Prime sold out and the price went up by £30 and it's no longer Prime. Grrrrrr! Oh well, the opposite happened with Max's tent. You win some, you lose some.
He agreed to the order so I did it. We are each putting an appropriate amount into the cost. I also ordered inks from a discount ink shop, so not too terrible. The HP ink arrangements are disgraceful. There is no hook in on this Epson machine. That is what I wanted to avoid as the printer is seldom used.
I'm now trying to persuade DH to open a cloud account. He is cursing about not being able to transfer his phone photos onto his laptop. My words fall on deaf ears. He could easily download One Drive onto his phone, but he is resistant. I suggested he email them to himself, but he can't seem to get them off his laptop into his photo file.
Never mind. Then I suggested he edit the photo on his phone and he didn't know what I was talking about. Then he could directly load it onto KDP for his novel cover. He doesn't understand me.
And I thought I was technically challenged!!!
Update- I showed him, with infinite patience, how to edit photos on his phone. He tried the OneDrive idea, but ground to a frustrated halt.
I have Dropbox, but suggesting that would fall on deaf ears.
Anyway, the printer will be here in a few days, plus extra ink. Then we will see.
Love Heather UK xxxxxxxx3 -
CJ - sorry to hear about your kitty sending hugs -
Dinner - If it was to be someone famous I would pick Amelia Earhart - Family it would be my Dad, my grandpa (his dad) they both passed before I was an adult and could have an adult relationship with them. Although my Mom's dad and his mom would be interesting too... My family the grandfathers were immigrants and were firmly of the opinion we are now Americans we don't need to tell about the old country. To the point that my mom's dad's family we are not sure which country they came from, they were German speakers, but it appears to be a dialectic so probably on the boarder area of German and ????
Ice cream - praline, of the choices in the picture, but my favorite is black licorice.
smiles Kim
I have never seen licorice ice cream-0 -
Heather the sticker shock I had was I went to buy another bag of potting soil. At the beginning of the season it was $8.00 now it is $11.99. I switched to a brand called eco scrapes that is still $8 a bag and that still seems high to me. It will be interesting to see what they charge for eco scrapes when the next shipment comes into the store. Fortuanately I recyle most of the dirt I use from past years. I compost with this dirt over the winter.I add banana peels, coffee grounds and egg shells and leaves from healthy plnats and flowering plants I buy over the winter. If a plant is diseased and is in a pot I do not save that dirt.
The other sad thing is the potting soil is not as good as it was a few years ago. The company that makes it sold it to another company. Pay more get less.2 -
Machka--So glad to hear what it is not. Please take care of yourself and I pray for better news ahead. Delaid reaction, I have had that before. Take care of yourself.
Our DN had her baby on Friday at 33 weeks. So far both are doing fine and he will be in hospital for at least a month. They live 100 miles away from the hospital and have children at home under 5 so pretty stressful. We did go down yesterday just for support and DBinlaw and I had a few words. This is the one who's wife passed away almost 2 years ago and now he is seeing an old girlfriend which would be no big deal, but she is married and I just lost it. What is wrong with people? Sure glad we live over 100 miles away so don't have to deal with it, only once in awhile.
Heather--we have a lock box in the spare room stacked with boxes that we keep papers like that in and DS knows where it is. Will get a book and put passwords in so will have them, I just forget to update it.
Tracey--I remember having to use them growing up. Such a pain trying to get to the freezer before it spilled all over the floor.
Lisa--my DD and brothers make jerky in the dehydrator all the time, must say it is so good.
Rebecca--I am sorry about your dream. I know sometimes I will have the strangest dream and wake up really feeling off. Most the time I can let it go, others not so easy. Most the time they come at the weridest times as nothing is happening that would bring those things up.
CSSJ09--So sorry for your loss.
cookies and cream
I am really dragging today, I have Bible study tonight so will not be an early night. Also have the chiropractor after work. It is snowing here today and I think that is a lot of why I am hurting all over. Yesterday it was in the 60's, today snow, and tomorrow in the 60's again.
Blessings, Vicki GRAND ISLAND NE 3 -
DH found a USB stick that you can plug into your phone. Never heard of that. It has good reviews, so he ordered it from Amazon. Hooray!
Love Heather UK xxxxxxxx3 -
get some veggies YES
look at mail from MD NO
15-20 min on recumbant NO
ask S for certificate NO, but i could write a mail to go out tomorrow at 8 am...
i had 2 appointments.
1 ok but O's SIL has just passed (not covid) i should have just cancelled... the poor guy.
and the other who asked me like 5 times in past days to help her with something (listen to her giving a trial talk) just blew me off... no message nothing.
then after writes she was overbusy "sorry"
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Hi Gals,
Debbie – licorice ice cream is available in Santa Cruz at Marianne’s and it is not dyed, so black licorice ice cream is white…
Margaret – I am not sure if you have Kellogg’s potting soil available in your area, but if you do I have had good success with it and have discovered that there is a red striped bag and a blue striped bag one is advertised for trees and shrubs and one for flowers and veggies, but they are identical so which ever is on sale is the one to buy ---
On passwords, I bought an address book – hard cover from the spine looks just like any other book – and have put my passwords in there on the “name line” I put the URL then in the address area the login and password. Some are in by just the company and some in 2 ways. So my cell phone is in the C’s for Cell Phone and in the A’s for AT&T for example. I then have put it in the bookshelf that is not close to the computer. So someone would probably just ignore the bookshelf…
Allie – thinking of you
Smiles, Kim in Northern California
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