WOMEN AGES 50+ FOR FEBRUARY 2022
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Rebecca - I so well remember when my younger son went off to uni. He had been living with me after my separation and divorce from his father. He was my support and company. I had a steady boyfriend at the time and I was hoping he would become a permanent fixture. I told the boyfriend I was so glad I had him to see me through the wrench. The next day he told me he could not see a future for us. I told him to go.
I did so much grieving. I went to a therapist to help me. It is so hard when the last one leaves.
Of course, now he is living nearby and has given me my grandchildren, so you never know how things will turn out.
It is so important for our children to become independent beings. That is our job.
CS Lewis said
'Selfhood begins with a walking away
And love is proved by letting go.'
True love gives the loved one their freedom.
Big hugs and yes, grieve as much as you want to.
Love Heather UK xxxxxxxx4 -
We are going to get an arctic blast again tonight. Ready for warmer temps!2
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Evening ladies
End of a long week.. im just worn out... dropped Carmine off at school and then went down and helped with Miles.. didnt do much but hold him but at least Tracy can get some breakfast and get a shower i then stop and get Homer outside ,go home for an hour or so and then go pick Carmine back up and drop her off home..,then im free for the rest of the afternoon lol
Im dropping off Alfie for a playdate tomorrow and i think Trudy and I will be putting Susans new TV up tomorrow1 -
Today is a bright, bright sunshiny day. We are hanging around the house and enjoying the view from our windows.
I had a lovely chat with a neighbor. We are both dog lovers and enjoyed talking about them. She has a lovely dog that is a golden retriever and poodle mix. We haven’t gotten a dog just yet and my neighbor had excellent & encouraging comments.
Katla in NW Oregon2 -
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Reading along... haven't been writing or commenting. Wishing everyone a good weekend.
Betsy in NW WA2 -
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Aww Rebecca ... hugs to you ...
Vicki ... bravo to you for being bold and specific with the CEO! And kudos to the young woman who was on her knees cleaning a crappy floor!
Tracey ... hoping this weekend is a restorative time for you.
Flea ... praying for you ...
Carla ... a women's semi-pro football team! Congrats to your daughter.
Kay ... thinking of you ...
Machka ... I watched the half-pipe too. Amazing what those athletes were able to do! I had hoped Shaun White would make the podium one last time, but those others deserved their spots. As for a winter sport I would participate in ... none. I think, and my family agrees, I should just work on walking without injury!
Beth near Buffalo where it's going to rain, and then freeze and then snow and then get bitter cold again. Sigh.
Back at ya friend! Big hugs!😁💖👍0 -
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KetoneKaren wrote: »Big hug, (((Rebecca))).
You so love all your boys.
Karen in Virginia
My love will always be so fierce, never hohum, or "oh its you again, with laundry too blahh". It surprised me a bit when I lost it at the airport. I was sobbing, but the great thing is that it was in front of strangers and my husband, so I thought, " oh so this is how I'm processing this, ookkay". I just let it happen.🙃😢😢💖👍
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cityjaneLondon wrote: »Rebecca - I so well remember when my younger son went off to uni. He had been living with me after my separation and divorce from his father. He was my support and company. I had a steady boyfriend at the time and I was hoping he would become a permanent fixture. I told the boyfriend I was so glad I had him to see me through the wrench. The next day he told me he could not see a future for us. I told him to go.
I did so much grieving. I went to a therapist to help me. It is so hard when the last one leaves.
Of course, now he is living nearby and has given me my grandchildren, so you never know how things will turn out.
It is so important for our children to become independent beings. That is our job.
CS Lewis said
'Selfhood begins with a walking away
And love is proved by letting go.'
True love gives the loved one their freedom.
Big hugs and yes, grieve as much as you want to.
Love Heather UK xxxxxxxx
Oh man, your son going AND your boyfriend, that's brutal friend! We are stronger than we perceive we are. Sometimes I tell myself when I am missing my youngest sailor son, "you did such an amazing job, that he doesn't (need you), knows he's loved, and you should be proud of that". Then the other mental Rebecca on my other shoulder says, "but he knows how family is supposed to be, how we rely on each other". A family is only as strong and healthy as its participants. It can't just BE. So whenever that darn kid gets stateside, we will have a discussion about this.
I told my eldest he can marry a nice Japanese gal if he wants to. (Like I have a say in what he does, but really it would be amazing if he found love before he gets out or retires).
I find it a bit liberating to now be in an advisory role of parenthood. Giving advice (only if asked to give our two cents worth). Its like we've graduated. Lee is wishing to turn up the heat and skip around the house sans clothes. Always the entertaining one.🙃😁
Rebecca
Whidbey
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Today I made a soup out of leftover Italian meatballs, pasta, onions, mushrooms, zucchini, and chicken stock. It was yummy.
Then I heard my bald eagle couple screeching at each other. Such a beautiful sound.💖
Here is the one. The other one was hiding in the trees to the left.
My son is building an aquatic terrarium. He was figuring out his hand built drip system. I told him, ooh fishes and snails would be a great filtration. He's like, no just plants right niw.👍💖
Rebecca
Whidbey
Wa
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bananasandoranges wrote: »hi all. not a very balanced dinner but could be worse!
going to friend's for lunch tomorrow, with a little group of people, need to bring some GF bread and maybe some GF dessert so he feels at ease. he doesn't know what GF is but was planning bread, cheese, cold cuts, fruit, and come cookies and custard pies. the GF bread will make it all good for lunch and if I manage to break a GF dessert too, he'll feel at ease. sounds a wee bit on the heavy side with no veggies announced, but that's okay for one meal guess, right? I can maybe have some carrot juice in the morning and/or veggie soup in the evening.
anybody ever get halo ice cream?
it's relatively low cal and high protein as ice creams go, but still pretty sugary...
They brought Halo into one of the stores here and then recalled it because of something they found in it.1 -
Aww Rebecca ... hugs to you ...
Vicki ... bravo to you for being bold and specific with the CEO! And kudos to the young woman who was on her knees cleaning a crappy floor!
Tracey ... hoping this weekend is a restorative time for you.
Flea ... praying for you ...
Carla ... a women's semi-pro football team! Congrats to your daughter.
Kay ... thinking of you ...
Machka ... I watched the half-pipe too. Amazing what those athletes were able to do! I had hoped Shaun White would make the podium one last time, but those others deserved their spots. As for a winter sport I would participate in ... none. I think, and my family agrees, I should just work on walking without injury!
Beth near Buffalo where it's going to rain, and then freeze and then snow and then get bitter cold again. Sigh.
We were, of course, very pleased with the results of the Australian riders.1 -
Worked today then the soup kitchen, then picked up these things for Christmas that I need repainted, then prebowled. The plan for tomorrow is to do a Jari Love get Ripped to the Core DVD.
Rebeccca – you’re a very strong woman, you’ll make it thru this
For some reason, Vince had to have Clyde’s ashes. I asked him if he would want to take the ashes to FL since the cats loved the condo, but he said he wasn’t comfortable with it. So why the rush to get the ashes before we go? When his mother died, he said “they’re just ashes”. Well, these are just ashes, and at the end of the day he was a pet. But Vince feels that he needed to have them. I honestly don’t understand.
Called Lynette, she was much calmer today. This I really don’t understand – they told her that her mother had cancer, but they didn’t tell her what kind of cancer or what stage it is. Her mother is going to an oncologist next week. The mother and father don’t want Lynette to go to the MD. I told Lynette “maybe they don’t want to worry you, since you have so much on your plate with Ken”. My honest feeling is that they’re afraid that Lynette will be very worried and the MD will see her anxiousness. Lynette just called, seems her mother has a nurse coming by and the nurse called an ambulance because the mother’s heartbeat is irregular. I know, I’m not getting all the facts.
Tracey – fingers crossed for you to be a grandmother soon
Flea – (((HUG)))
Carla – congrats to your daughter
Michele NC1 -
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Still here, but busier than usual these past couple of weeks. I have started my part time job with a company that provides ushers, ticket takers and parking staff to all of the major entertainment and sports venues in Denver. I love it. I have worked at the sporting arena where my favorite basketball team plays. Then, I had 3 evenings of training to work at the Denver Performing Arts Complex. Ushering at any of these 13, (13!) venues is more complicated than the big arenas and auditoriums. And, we have to dress in tuxedo shirts, vests and ties. But the payoff is great. I am signed up to usher for the broadway play Hamilton, Romeo and Juliet (ballet) and a symphony performance of Beethoven's 5th. We also have the debut of a new opera based on the movie The Shining starting soon. My shifts are usually 5 hours, and I have set a goal of working about 30 hours a month. The outdoor concert season starts in a couple months, so I will transition to that when the time comes because the venue, Red Rocks Amphitheatre, is very close to home. The concerts there range from rap and rock, to symphony and big bands. I get to chose which events to work, which is truly a blessing.
Thursday morning I had a facial, followed by a pap smear (hopefully my final one ever), two fasting blood draws, and a chiropractic adjustment. Disappointed to read my lipid panel results show my highest cholesterol ever: 295. Gah! And the 'bad' cholesterol was just atrocious. Double Gah! I've never been over 240, but I think this will be a good kick in the keester to clean up my eating. I have reduced cholesterol before without taking statins, but I'd love to hear from you if you have been successful in reducing cholesterol by whatever means.
Like Kim, I also had some drama related to BP. At one clinic, they took it manually. Came out normal. At the second, it was done 3x using the machine, which hurt like heck. Results high each time. I asked if they could do it with the manual cuff, and they said they don't have one. Huh?
Lanette: So sorry. Hugs and condolences to you and DH on your loss of Sophie.
Machka: I love the Olympics. I am a hopeless sports fan, and I do live in a winter sports mecca. I think if I could compete in anything it would be the long distance speed skating or cross-country skiing. I took figure skating as a kid and I was that geek with a picture of Peggy Fleming in my room.
So inspired to hear that a 40 year old snowboarder and his 36 year old partner have won a gold medal. Power of resilience!
Stay well friends. We can do this.
Rori
Word for 2022=Renewal
Colorado Foothills
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Worked today then the soup kitchen, then picked up these things for Christmas that I need repainted, then prebowled. The plan for tomorrow is to do a Jari Love get Ripped to the Core DVD.
Rebeccca – you’re a very strong woman, you’ll make it thru this
For some reason, Vince had to have Clyde’s ashes. I asked him if he would want to take the ashes to FL since the cats loved the condo, but he said he wasn’t comfortable with it. So why the rush to get the ashes before we go? When his mother died, he said “they’re just ashes”. Well, these are just ashes, and at the end of the day he was a pet. But Vince feels that he needed to have them. I honestly don’t understand.
Michele NC
My dh is like Vince- He had to have the ashes for both dogs and the cat that passed away. Sets up a little spot for the boxes w/ pictures. With the cat, they talked him into also getting an "ornament" with her paw print on it- it was poor quality, not worth anywhere near how much they charged for it.
When we had to say goodbye- he couldn't stay with her, he just fell apart, crying. I stayed with her, trying to stay calm for her.
This makes the way he acted when my dad passed away even harder- acted like just a casual acquaintance had passed away. It took months but it ate at me so much that I finally spoke up and told him how hurt I was by his actions- he just made a vague comment, something about he was closer to the cat.
Debbie5
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