WOMEN AGES 50+ FOR DECEMBER 2021
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Accountability:Chose well: BP, dogs to powerline, made up last Wednesday’s T’ai Chi, started learning Homesick Heart, line danced 30 mins.
Bonus: Lone Ranch with T and Shadow, finished laundry, grant emails.
Just one thing: 40 minutes filing.
Do good December
8: Do something helpful for a friend or family member:
After Lone Ranch beach walk with T, and power line, another 15 mins playing games in the office for breakfast kibble. Be consistent Barbara!
Allie thanks for the Twining’s Christmas Tea recommendation. My favorite seasonal is Celestial Seasonings Nutcracker Sweet, but haven’t seen it in the stores the past two years. Stick to your guns!
Katla one of the major downsides to livestreaming church is I cannot escape hearing how truly bad I sound when singing. A heartbreaker as I love to sing, but when I do return, I’ll spare my pew buddies. ;`{
Carol neither have I put up any decorations. Thought about it a little today but …
Heather how very scary that your friend is being so careless of potential permanent eye damage, all to “carry coals to Newcastle” If you can’t persuade her to lighten her loads, can she use a porter or do curbside check in?
Vickie prayers for Friday’s appointment. So glad you had laughter and good company at the Women’s Christmas party. Laughter can be so very healing.
Mary thanks for sharing the good news about your family.
Betsy ((hugs)) prayers and more ((hugs))
Michele like your koi, has an ancient Asian look, very appropriate.
Lisa your pot roast sounds yummy. Not just less expensive, but more wholesome than packaged lunch meat. Corey is a lucky guy.
Rebecca those brownies look NAUGHTY
Welcome @deniserzaj from New Jersey. Would you let us know what you’d like to be called?
Pip lucky Yogi to have such a sweater. Did he get tangled up in his leash?
Machka I’d want you to be my advocate in whatever I faced. You are invincible.
Margaret while waiting to get in to see the holistic vet, try giving Drew some canned pumpkin. Bland, easy on the gut, good fiber to help restore balance. Some breeds are sensitive to heartworm preventatives, our dogs get Interceptor instead of Heartguard/Ivermectin for that reason (Tumble is a Skye Terrier, Shadow has border collie in the mix.)
Just heard we didn’t get the grant to pay for security upgrades to our fire house. Disappointed. Will try again next year. Learned of a seismic retrofit grant, but I hesitate. Application requires Engineer's preliminary evaluation (at what co$t, if there is even a seismic engineer available within 100 miles) and a Benefit/Cost analysis I don’t feel qualified to perform. We’ll see what the Chief and board say tomorrow night.
Lighter, lovelies!
Barbara, the Southern Oregon Coastie AHMOD
2021: choose to be leaner/stronger/kinder NOW
No, not tangled, maybe u were looking at the gentle leader he had on around his nose?1 -
Around our walk last night
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Machka & Rita— Your comments about brain damage from accidents or injuries reminded me of Muhammad Ali, also known as Cassius Clay. His boxing career left him in sad circumstances. Brain injuries are so hard for the person and the family. 💔2
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Barbara — As my mom said long ago, I can’t carry a tune in a bucket. In elementary school I was put in the back row of the choir—the excuse was my being tall. The truth was my inability of singing tunefully. 😳1
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Michelle--On home page at the top is a picture of an envelope. Click on that and brings up messages. I just put her user name in and sent the message. I just sent you a message so there should be a 1 by that box. Hope it works as sometimes I have problems too. You Koi fish is pretty.
Katla--The Christmas ships parade sounds so pretty. I would so enjoy that as I love driving around looking at Christmas lights.
Pip--Love Yogi's Christmas sweater. Every puppy needs one. So many pretty lights on your walk.
Well I have a noon zoom meeting and I am not thrilled. Have I said before I am not a meeting person. Yesterday there was one I spaced off so they called me and that set the mood for the whole meeting. I pissed off the security supervisor, which I did not mean to do, so had to do damage control this morning first thing. Don't ask my idea if you don't want to hear my honest answer.
Blessings, Vicki GRAND ISLAND, NE Where it is to get to 53 degrees today before snow on Friday.
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Finally got a few lights up on the outside tree
It flashes in different sequences and changes colours all the time, so taking a photo is a challenge, but I did my best.
Couldn't reach the top! It's grown so much in the three years we've been here. A small effort, but better than the nothing I did last year.
DON'T LET THE PERFECT BE THE ENEMY OF THE GOOD.
Love, Imperfectly Perfect Heather UK xxxxxx3 -
Vicki— We enjoyed driving through lighted neighborhoods when I was a child. We did the same when we were raising our own children. I am looking forward to the Christmas Ships event here. It was missing the past few years due to CoVid worries. The boats are not huge ships. People light up their family fishing boats, pleasure boats & sailboats. They form a parade that goes through our town. In past years they also visited a town down river from us. I expect they will go back to Portland through the Multnomah Channel the next day.2
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Heather, saw your tree, and then I went to this website that I find hilarious and typed in five random numbers. Here's their version of the critic's description of your tree...
(Critical Phrase Generator)
"It should be added that the optical suggestions of the spatial relationships endanger the devious simplicity of the remarkable handling of light."
I love gobble-de-gook.
Happy Christmas!
Lisa in AR1 -
Love it Lisa!!!!
Here is Johnny's absolutely fabulous Shepherds Pie. We ate the whole thing!
Love Heather UK xxxxxx7 -
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Friends- I am now happily connected to the group via my computer. I am not a big fan of trying to type on my phone. I feel great to be here now. I have been using my phone and the difficulty is typing on a tiny surface. YAYYY!
Heather and Lisa – Our Christmas tree is a living Alberta Spruce. I will begin to bring it indoors today. It will spend some time in the garage before it comes into the house. It is about five feet tall to the tip, counting the pot it is in. Sitting on the chest in front of the living room window will raise it another two feet.
The real work comes when I go up into the garage attic to bring down boxes of ornaments.
Heather – I like the magic of your fireplace ornament. Beautiful!
Rebecca – I hope your granddaughter gets a great care giver.
Margaret – I’m happy for you that Drew is eating again.
Machka – I was away from home without my computer for two weeks while we went to see our son and his family in Virginia. Trying to get caught up here has not been as easy as I expected. I had very little access to the internet while I was away. That time was spent with the family.
Peach – My mom made fruitcake from that recipe. She and dad loved it. She made extra as gifts to her sisters for the holidays.
Terri – Congrats on your grandson’s graduation.
Pip- Beautiful tree!!!
Allie – Your lawyer is a gem! Take every word of her advice about dealing with Tom.
Heather – Your daughter-in-law is lovely and the photos of her with the children at the ice rink is wonderful.
Rita - I am thrilled for the kids that you teach. You are a bright spot in difficult times for many of them.
Karen – It is good seeing you here! DH & I spent 3 nights in a hotel room in Richmond, and our son requested we self-isolate as much as possible. He was trying to keep his wife and children safe. We did as he asked. Perhaps we can meet in person in a different time when Covid worries are not a huge worry.
Mary – I am delighted that your nephew is out of the hospital.
Lisa – The Christmas Ship event has been going on for many years and it is fun to watch. The participants are amazingly generous with their time. I think it must bring them pleasure.
Rebecca - YUM!!! Your men will love this treat.
Pip – I love your and Kirby’s home, and your dog. You are a lucky woman.
Barbara – I love to hear wonderful songs, but I do not sing at all well. I don’t seem to be able to sing on key. ;ohwell: I hope your home is not bothered by the off shore quakes, and that they stay off shore!.
Annie – We had flu shots two weeks before our third Phizer vaccinations. It wasn’t horrible.
Rita – Thanks for your good advice.
Katla in NW Oregon3 -
Barbara I will check into inceptor. I have pumpkin she will take some if I hand feed her.3
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Afternoon ladies
Heather- Johnny's Shepards pie looks divine ,i bet it was splendid.. I used to make it for Tom ,mine never looked that good..
Well i went and picked up the crochet hook,and stopped at Aldi
I bought Trudy a 25.00 gift card her birthday is Saterday and that is one of her favorite places to shop..she has been a dear friend to me.. I probably should have gotten a larger amount but its the thought that counts..
Im working on Tracys afghan now.. so far so good.here is hoping I dont mess up..
And enjoying a cup of Twinings Christmas tea1 -
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Allie - With crocheting and knitting, little booboos can be fixed. I've unravelled a bit more than once, and brought it back as it should have been. My mom taught me to knit and crochet. It was good mom and daughter time for us both, and I learned how to do things. Mom has been gone a long time, and I still cherish the skills she helped me to learn. 1
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So lots of you use paper. yay I am not alone. It's partly a generational thing I'd say. it seems likely that at times we will be without electricity or web... good to have some stuff.
Barbara wow I hope you stay safe with the mild earthquakes. I'm sorry about the grant!
I had a very short meeting across town but the person was very late so it took for ever. I'm tucked in. 0 -
Love Yogi's Christmas sweater.
Barbara, Yikes on those numerous earthquakes.....Scary
Shepard's Pie....Yummm!
Betsy in NW WA0 -
I'm incubating a cold. Boo! I'll sleep upstairs tonight so I don’t disturb DH with blowing my nose and snuffling and sneezing. I'm seeing my brother and his wife on Friday. I will tell them and I hope they don't cancel. They've both just recovered from terrible colds that put them in bed. If I'm really dreadful, I won't go.
Love Heather UK xxxxxxxx2 -
Lisa in AR
He talks a lot - that's a frontal lobe damage thing: lots of rather uninhibited quite negative talk. I have to rein him in sometimes when we're out in public. And if he talks about specific people, they usually end up dead by the end of the story. "I knew someone who owned a house here, blah, blah, blah ... but he's dead now."
It gets so negative sometimes, I just listen with one ear in case I have to say, "uh-huh" occasionally.
But knowing where the conversation will go, I can't bring up anything in the news to discuss over dinner and even things that happen at work are often not "safe" topics as he'll go off on a rant and start accusing various people I work with of things like drug use etc. So I keep my day and my thoughts to myself most of the time.
M in Oz
That is exactly what I do to my DH. You are describing him to a T! He must be suffering from the same type of brain injury your DH has!
Another day with 8/9 year olds. I feel bad for these kids. They all have very bad family lives.
RvRita in Roswell NM
Boxing is notorious for brain injury. It's a horrible "sport".
Frontal lobe damage can happen quite easily, it's a common area to damage, and it doesn't take much to cause quite a bit of damage.
In my husband's case, he has a small area of damage in his frontal lobe, and a large area of damage in his left temporal lobe, plus a diffuse axonal injury which are "dots" of damage scattered everywhere. All those areas are damaged enough that they are "dead" and show up on MRIs as scar tissue.
So the uninhibited, negative talking is one of his many symptoms.
Machka how could the possum get into Rhody’s catio? Can you secure it? What a distressing aspect of TBI, having to cope with negative talk and limit your topics of conversation. Do you have anyone else you can talk to without having to pre-edit?
Barbara, the Southern Oregon Coastie AHMOD
Right now, the door is just tied shut when Rhody is in there. We'll try to get a latch or something to make it more secure. I put Rhody on his leash last night and Inspector Rhody did an investigation of where the intruder got into our property and where it went. There was much sniffing. He's like a bloodhound!
I've been coping with the negative talk and limiting my topics of conversation now for about 3.5 years. I discovered this was going to be an issue early on after his accident.
I don't really have anyone else to talk to. Most of the time that doesn't bother me - I've always kept to myself. But sometimes, I'd like to sit down and have a good discussion with someone. It would be nice to have a decision making talk with someone at times - one of those talks where you weigh up the pros and cons of something with the other person helping you brainstorm and providing ideas you hadn't thought of ....
But the cycling events we organise are good for him because he'll talk to the cyclists about their bicycles and things cycling-related for a while, and that's positive ... as long as he doesn't get too tired.
And I can usually talk about gardening with him, and take him to garden centres and things. Even building our footpath had him talking about building our footpath which was also positive.
When we do anything bee related, he'll talk about bees and bee-related things. So that's good too.
So I'm learning what works.
M in Oz
Wouldn't it be nice to just have a conversation without thinking three thoughts ahead- If I say this, then they will get up set about it, If I say this......
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Carol – I find that looking at other’s diaries gives me ideas. Like someone (and I don’t remember who) had pineapple and I realized that I hadn’t had pineapple in a long time. I seem to be able to view other’s diaries from my homepage. The only problem I have is when I go back to the homepage, it doesn’t take me to where I was, it takes me somewhere above where I was.
Worked this morning. I went in early since I think we should go to the Newcomer general meeting. Anyway, one gal there thought I didn’t work on Wed. so she had Jerry (he’s the mentally-challenged one) start my prep. He did most of the onions (that I had peeled yesterday so I wouldn’t have to do it today). He was very proud of the fact that he had put the lettuce I chopped yesterday in anticipation of today into the container (I still needed to fill more). He showed me how the floor was so clean and he was slicing the tomatoes. Only there were parts of the tomato you don’t use. And you do put the tomatoes at least in water to wash them off. Of course the floor was clean. He had just started and he didn’t do the lettuce which makes the most mess. But he tried, I just told him how nice he did the onions. And thanked him for all his help. Well, I did get out of there earlier than usual. So I did drive him home and then we went to the general meeting. Had too any cookies while we were there.
We haven’t been to the airport (where the meetings are held) in over a year. I was asked if I would have Rummikub at the airport during the day. Also, would I run mahjongg at the airport during the day. First of all, I don’t want to make a commitment for during the day. I want to go in the pool. Also, I don’t like the airport. It would be a real hassle. You need a certain amount of people to buy the dinner there in order to get the room for free. Which means I would have to keep track of how many people, and what do I do if someone doesn’t pay? No, I don’t want to be bothered with that. Rummikub and mahjongg are games, and I want to enjoy them.
Bowling tonight. To me, this is enjoyable. We have fun, and to me that’s what it’s about
I have come to the conclusion that Jerry has a bad temper if he feels overwhelmed. Like I don’t like to ask him to put away the lettuce and get the pickles. I need to ask him to do just one thing at a time.
Barbara – I’ve always said if they want to clear the church out real fast, just have me sing in the choir. I’ll do almost any other volunteer thing. I just realized that Christmas is about 2 weeks away. There is no way Vince is going to get done all that he wants to do. I kept thinking that he needed to get started earlier, I had us bring in the decorations from the garage into the house in September. I would have thought he should have had the upstairs trees (at least the one in the living room and kitchen) all done except for maybe putting the popcorn on. But he didn’t. I realized we don’t really have much white out by the pool, so that fish being mainly white will be good. I probably should have used more of the red.
Speaking of Christmas – remember I told you how I was sure Denise would come up with an excuse why she couldn’t come here. Well, the excuse is that “money is tight”. Funny, every time we go up there Pete tells us all about how well he’s doing and how his boss is going to retire and make him captain. This was supposed to happen in August. I would think if it had, we would have known about it. Denise would have posted something on Facebook at least. But that didn’t happen.
Anyway, seems her car needed a new battery and Pete’s was leaking transmission fluid so they’re looking for a new vehicle for him. How that affects their ability to come down here is a mystery to me. The fact (as I see it) is that Denise is overwhelmed with PJ and working full time. It’s just easier to stay home rather than planning and going somewhere overnight. Vince is going to give this a few days and then text her saying how they can come in her car. I told him that she was going to text him a birthday wish, and she did. Mark my words, she’s not going to come. And if she does say that she is, she’s going to change her mind at the last minute like she did before.
Just got back from Aldi.
Barbara – Stay in touch. We’ll be worrying about you. How scary!!!
pip – love the “lights” on Yogi. Do they maybe use one of those small batteries? It looks like sometimes a few are on and a few others are off
katla – my grandmother was a fantastic crocheter. How she wanted to teach me to crochet! To this day I regret my not wanting to have anything to do with that “old lady” stuff. What a know-it-all teenager I was!!!
Michele NC
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Carol – I find that looking at other’s diaries gives me ideas. Like someone (and I don’t remember who) had pineapple and I realized that I hadn’t had pineapple in a long time. I seem to be able to view other’s diaries from my homepage. The only problem I have is when I go back to the homepage, it doesn’t take me to where I was, it takes me somewhere above where I was.
Worked this morning. I went in early since I think we should go to the Newcomer general meeting. Anyway, one gal there thought I didn’t work on Wed. so she had Jerry (he’s the mentally-challenged one) start my prep. He did most of the onions (that I had peeled yesterday so I wouldn’t have to do it today). He was very proud of the fact that he had put the lettuce I chopped yesterday in anticipation of today into the container (I still needed to fill more). He showed me how the floor was so clean and he was slicing the tomatoes. Only there were parts of the tomato you don’t use. And you do put the tomatoes at least in water to wash them off. Of course the floor was clean. He had just started and he didn’t do the lettuce which makes the most mess. But he tried, I just told him how nice he did the onions. And thanked him for all his help. Well, I did get out of there earlier than usual. So I did drive him home and then we went to the general meeting. Had too any cookies while we were there.
We haven’t been to the airport (where the meetings are held) in over a year. I was asked if I would have Rummikub at the airport during the day. Also, would I run mahjongg at the airport during the day. First of all, I don’t want to make a commitment for during the day. I want to go in the pool. Also, I don’t like the airport. It would be a real hassle. You need a certain amount of people to buy the dinner there in order to get the room for free. Which means I would have to keep track of how many people, and what do I do if someone doesn’t pay? No, I don’t want to be bothered with that. Rummikub and mahjongg are games, and I want to enjoy them.
Bowling tonight. To me, this is enjoyable. We have fun, and to me that’s what it’s about
I have come to the conclusion that Jerry has a bad temper if he feels overwhelmed. Like I don’t like to ask him to put away the lettuce and get the pickles. I need to ask him to do just one thing at a time.
Barbara – I’ve always said if they want to clear the church out real fast, just have me sing in the choir. I’ll do almost any other volunteer thing. I just realized that Christmas is about 2 weeks away. There is no way Vince is going to get done all that he wants to do. I kept thinking that he needed to get started earlier, I had us bring in the decorations from the garage into the house in September. I would have thought he should have had the upstairs trees (at least the one in the living room and kitchen) all done except for maybe putting the popcorn on. But he didn’t. I realized we don’t really have much white out by the pool, so that fish being mainly white will be good. I probably should have used more of the red.
Speaking of Christmas – remember I told you how I was sure Denise would come up with an excuse why she couldn’t come here. Well, the excuse is that “money is tight”. Funny, every time we go up there Pete tells us all about how well he’s doing and how his boss is going to retire and make him captain. This was supposed to happen in August. I would think if it had, we would have known about it. Denise would have posted something on Facebook at least. But that didn’t happen.
Anyway, seems her car needed a new battery and Pete’s was leaking transmission fluid so they’re looking for a new vehicle for him. How that affects their ability to come down here is a mystery to me. The fact (as I see it) is that Denise is overwhelmed with PJ and working full time. It’s just easier to stay home rather than planning and going somewhere overnight. Vince is going to give this a few days and then text her saying how they can come in her car. I told him that she was going to text him a birthday wish, and she did. Mark my words, she’s not going to come. And if she does say that she is, she’s going to change her mind at the last minute like she did before.
Just got back from Aldi.
Barbara – Stay in touch. We’ll be worrying about you. How scary!!!
pip – love the “lights” on Yogi. Do they maybe use one of those small batteries? It looks like sometimes a few are on and a few others are off
katla – my grandmother was a fantastic crocheter. How she wanted to teach me to crochet! To this day I regret my not wanting to have anything to do with that “old lady” stuff. What a know-it-all teenager I was!!!
Michele NC
It was a cheap one that used a small battery, it died already one of the wires got loose0 -
I spent the first part of the evening reading the Saga covid rules. They have hugely changed since we booked and we have had no notification from them. I had no idea of the new requirements until I read them on the website. I think they should have let us know. DH is especially put out as he is allergic to apps etc. I will download the NHS app, which shows your vaccination status, but he is reluctant. He doesn't even have online registration at the GP surgery, which I do. He will be able to get a scannable printable pdf from the NHS website before sailing. I hope he changes his mind and registers for the app. He will have to register at the GP first though, I believe.
All kinds of requirements with forms, tests before and on board, masks etc. He is not a happy bunny.
Things may be totally different by March! Who knows what will happen. It's a shame we have to pay our balance by Monday. He doesn't want to cancel though. I just hope our money is safe.
Love Heather UK xxxxxxxx3 -
cityjaneLondon wrote: »Just booked my first train ticket online, with an eticket on my phone. That means I don't have to go to Hove station to get a ticket in advance. Our very local station only has a machine on the wrong platform for me , so this is a good step forward. No last minute panic and a short walk to the station.
DH is cooking dinner tonight 😋. Shepherds Pie.
Love Heather UK xxxxxx
Shepherds pie sounds really good(and having someone else make it sounds even better)
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The plumber is here installing a new faucet in the kitchen, Jake has taken Sasha to the vet for her yearly wellness visit, Bessie is watching from under the table, and I am riding my exercise bike and reading about all your adventures. I love the photos of holiday lights and decorationsMichele, I know you won't go see your daughter for Christmas because Vince won't leave his holiday decorations so why don't you send your daughter $$$ so she and her family can visit you? Barbie in NW WA 4
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Ive been crocheting for the last 4 hrs and my hands are starting to cramp lol
So I might have to stop for the night...
Going to my knit and stitch tomorrow and thats about it.. and friday drs appointment and my son wants me to take him for his booster.. so mom will take him.. im sure he will want taco bell for lunch- yuck3 -
Machka - I have admired your ability to help your DH, work in a challenging career, and stay in a lovely home you have managed well. You are a remarkable woman. ⭐️1
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Katla, yes I hope she does too! I wished we lived closer to Vancouver WA, but I also love Whidbey, and its simple living. Vancouver is quite crowded, and too close to Portland OR. I have to be confident that my kids will choose a great person. I can't be their solution, and go back down after Christmas, because as Lee stated, "you are a married person (to me)", staying there wouldn't solve the situation.
Rebecca
Whidbey
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Well boxes are sent today to both middle son, and to youngest son. Spent $75 on stuff to make all the goodies, then $50 to send boxes. I hope they appreciate it all.💖👍
So Lee turns to me today and asks, "are we done now"? Lol, such a goofy guy. "Yes dear, I am done". Now its just Christmas cards, and sappy Christmas movies.😊🙃
Rebecca
Whidbey
WA
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Some blue Christmas photos I have collected.🎵🎶
Rebecca
Whidbey
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