WOMEN AGES 50+ FOR FEBRUARY 2022

LisaInArkansas wrote: »

Heather - do you have Paint 3D? It replaced the old Paint program that is standard with Windows here. If so, I can post up a quick way to shrink an image.

Machka - do you think it's the two-job thing that's got you pushed into grinding again? When you were in school as well as working, you were quite stressed as well.

Ginny - Good to see you. It's down to 7 degrees this morning here, too, so everything that was slushy yesterday is frozen hard and icy. Yuck.

Back up again, in the middle of my first cup of tea. Sun's coming up, supposed to be a sunny day and get above freezing by noon. If we go out, we'll probably take Corey's work truck - it's 4-wheel drive. It's unusual weather here - the very cold days here usually only come along one or two at a time, not for a week at a time.

Onward and upward...

Love,
Lisa in AR

I'm not working both jobs at the same time.

But it's possible that the whole process of applying for jobs (a massive undertaking here) and changing jobs and trying to settle into the first job including trying to figure out bus schedules (when I have worked at the office I've gone from a 9.5 hour day at my previous place of employment to a 10.5 hour day mainly because of wonky bus schedules) has contributed.

Plus my husband's legal situation.
Plus the extra expenses of our vehicle.
Plus a mix up between my previous place of employment and my new place of employment which resulted in me not getting 2 days pay right when we had these extra expenses. I should get it next week. I hope.

There's been a lot going on in my life.

M in Oz

Hey all! Hope the weekends are going well for everyone! It has been a good week (pretty much). Our midwinter Luau was fun, but only four kids here; so I left the deco up for Tuesday's Chinese New Year party. The living room was still "luau" but the kitchen was Chinese New Year. lol Crafts included sand art, painting sea creature shapes made from balsa wood, and made tiger puppets for the year of the tiger. Wednesday brought us the single digits. Temps have been hovering between -3 and 5 degrees, then add a 15 mile an hour wind...it was too cold for the tiny ones, so we were inside the past 3 days. We made new playdoh and I burned my arm. The kids were immediately concerned and have been very sweet about my "owie". lol I can just say I planned that injury to teach them a lesson about being careful when you cook or are near the stove. I also put together some activity stations at the table. They had fun with those as well. Add to that the fish tent, under the sea canopy, and the arch that I got and the kids had a week of new things to investigate and play with.
I heard from my daughter on Wednesday. Her area in Texas has pretty much shut down due to snow/ice. The kids are home because their center is closed. My daughter is working from home (much of it being done during nap time, or early morning/late night). Joaquin is just beside himself with the two inches of snow that they got! He has been outside as much as he can be. Miguel is not as thrilled with it, because it is too hard to hold his ever present cup (he uses it like a security blanket) with mittens on. I am sure baby Javier loves the snow, because the house gets quieter when the older brothers are outside and he can have mom to himself. lol DD and her DH have been seriously talking about relocating to Michigan in a year. He wants to be able to make a lateral move career-wise and he needs another year to be able to do so. As the supportive mother/grandmother and childcare provider, I have offered my services at a discount. Fingers and toes crossed. Wouldn't that be wonderful? Pics of the kids. I am putting most of them in a spoiler, because there are so many.

Joaquin in the snow

Miguel having some snuggle time with mom

Joaquin chatting with Javier



Heather- "yummy mummies" hilarious description of (what I call) the tik-tok moms. As for sizing of pics; I would google it. (lol I google EVERYTHING; and it is usually there)
Barbie - Great pic of Brandy and Sasha! I remembered you had standards and was waiting to see if you had any advice for Katla. Is Brandy the golden one?
Kim- I ran into BP discrepancies during my last visit or two. I am not sure why it seems to be "procedure" to take the BP at the very beginning. I always ask that they wait to take it until the end. Or at least give me five minutes to sit, calm myself, and breathe. The monitoring at home advice, from the rest of the ladies, is a great idea. It made me giggle. The kids take my BP every day. They call it my "air pressure" and according to the them, I am always in the "happy" air pressure section of the cuff. I think you should get that BP cuff!
Machka- Grinding again? uh oh. Could it be the stresses of a new work environment?
Rebecca- I can totally see you in a navy mom mentoring position! Such a supportive person and I bet you have so many good ideas and advice! Also...I love soup! I love to see what kind of soups you come up with! Have you ever had pickle soup? I haven't tried that one yet.
Allie- Is there any way you can share with our group of how things are going for your DD's family? Update on how Carmine is adjusting to having a baby brother? It has been a month and would be nice to see if they are settling in okay to family life.
Welcome to the new ladies
Love and hugs to everyone. I have some major cleaning to do this weekend and a couple of repairs to be done. I have another family interview this upcoming week. They have a 15 month old and don't need care until March, and only for two/three days a week and I can pick the days... I better get busy. ttfn xoxoxo KJ (Kelly)