WOMEN AGES 50+ FOR FEBRUARY 2022

Morning ladies
Not much to report, Tracys dad my ex is in a depression funk,remember i told you he has mental health issues anyway it is supposed to get up to 65 today so Tracy is going to take a walk with him and Miles and spend some time with him which is good

Morning all! Happy Wednesday! I am pressed for time every morning to reply to posts; but I do read them all and mentally comment. Does that count? lol
Beth- Sorry to hear of your basement issues. Spring/snow melt seems to be the litmus test for our basements. If you can get your hands on a dehumidifier those help immensely! This spring, I will be building a couple of arbors at the corners of my house (where the downspouts are). My plan is to shorten the drain pipe to the height of the arbor (that will span the walkway around my house). Then I will run a length of pipe over the top of the arbor and attach ceramic gargoyle water "dispensers" to the ends, sending the water onto the hillside that slopes away from my house. Eventually, I will probably put some sort of container or container garden there to use the run off water. The foundation of my house is surrounded by sand (we are in a dune) so drainage isn't a real problem, but the ice build up on the walkways and driveway is an issue in the winter. Hoping this will alleviate that.
Lisa- Sorry to hear of your brother; hugs on the family stuff. Family is HARD. I am glad you are getting some answers on your health issues. Although you don't seem to have the answer to your big health question; little answers are good, because that means they are still looking. Sometimes I feel like our health, as we age, is like that home repair job that appears to be an easy one, but as we start tearing things apart, we find more and more wrong. Ugh. Hugs to you, friend!
Annie- Sending you hugs to let you know you are not alone on the struggle bus with food choices. February and March are hard months for me. I feel very tired of the cold winter and at times feel the need to make like a bear and eat and sleep until spring.
Heather- First your ankle and now a cold! Hope you are feeling better soon! I am sure Johnny misses you on his walks and during his time with the kids.
Tina-Your trip sounds wonderful! Glad you were able to get away. I recall when your DH got sick, you were worried about possibly having to cancel; glad that didn't happen. Post pics please; so I can live vicariously through you!
Machka- Your bill paying conundrum sounds like the black hole/abyss that my DH speaks of. lol Every once in a while he will get online to pay a bill, and end up spending hours "sorting things out". Soon that job will be mine. I will probably track everything on my agenda (paper and pen) and make payments from there. At least until I become more tech savvy.

Well, more of you I wanted to reply to; but the kids are swarming. They have had breakfast and are ready for activities to begin. ttfn xoxoxo KJ (Kelly)

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Its bright blue skies, and 29' out. Last night I was between ocean swells, and falling from the sky in my dreams. Did not attend gym. I lost count how many vertigo flips I had. Took some Benadryl, hoping that might help. Feel like I have done some sumo wrestling and lost big time! Sore, and achy! It will pass as it always does though.👍
I haven't done very well with my intermittent fasting, just eating with no rhyme or reason these days. Its still probably 16/8 days which means my eating window is 8 hours and I fast for 16. Most of them are as I sleep so no issue there. Just don't feel much motivation these days. Coming down off the change not having son home. He's not texting as much, which is probably best for both of us. Face the fact that he's gone for 2 years.
Oh got a photo from middle son of his terrarium. The water has cleared, the moss has sprouted, and the log is getting furry! He put 5 shrimp in there, and 2 snails. They are keeping the place tidy! He said its a nice experiment. Its so nice to see him doing those creative things, whether its building, or art stuff, its an outlet and he doesn't realize how important those are. His college courses are going well, and Athena is adjusting to being with the homecare babysitter. My cute little family is growing up.💖
This week I need to send my middle son's package. Its just a dark chocolate salted caramel bar (Endangered Species brand really good), a giant Hershey's bar for Athena and momma, and some sweet rice candy for Athena to try. The candy is little crispy white balls that melt on your tongue. My middle son remembers having them so it will be fun to have him introduce them to Athena.
Take care all!
Rebecca
Whidbey
WA

ginnytez wrote: »

Tina-I have read that the timing of tests is critical also. Thanks for the reminder. Your vacation sounds glorious. Your weight is probably better than you imagine, but any gained will come off quickly.

Well, still no sign of license. I’m just ordering a replacement on-line. Figure that way mine will show up about 5 minutes after the replacement comes.


Take care all,

Ginny in Ohio

That is how it always works for me too.

Tina in windy CA

I guess it was windier than we thought yesterday,during the rain/hail/wind- looked in the back and yet another neighbor's tree(part of the tree) fell over the fence into our back yard. It is a huge branch from one of their juniper trees. Thankfully it happened before I planted my garden, as it fell right across the garden and half the back yard.
Told dh when he came home from being out with his friends all day(lunch, shopping, movies)- He started ranting- this is BS, this is BS-had to go over right away and talk to the neighbors, and of course he couldn't go by himself. Drove over(other side of the block) and talked to the owner's niece as he was at work. Very sweet young lady. Exchanged info. She kept apologizing.
This morning dh came in from work and started in about the tree- giving the guy just til Monday to take care of it or there will be trouble- seriously, it has been less than 18hrs. Told me I needed to borrow one of my dad's gas chain saws because our electric one wont work on it.

Weather has cleared up today- now it is just cold/frost at night and early mornings.

Zumba tonight- look forward to getting out of the house for a while.

still tracking everything- sticking around 1100 cal a day(in case I am not tracking exactly right) but scale is not moving. I know, I need to get moving more- two zumba classes a week isn't enough. Need to find some motivation.

Allie- my former hubby and yours have a few similarities- both Tom, both deal with mental health issues- I think if mine had dealt with them back when we were together instead of hiding all of them, we would still be together. He thought he had inherited bi-polar from his mom so hid it. Left with no warning- found out 20 yrs later he did it for my safety, he felt he was loosing control and anger issues were getting worse.
He has gotten help, apologized over and over- we are now best friends and chat every night.

Time to go get my daycare girl from school.

Debbie
Napa Valley,CA

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TINA ~ So much beauty! Thanks for sharing your trip.

Carol in GA

We heard from our daughter today. The family is currently quarantined. This is new information from them. I plan to give my daughter a call to see how they’re getting along. I’m hoping and praying that they are all okay.

We have heard from our daughter. I hope things are okay. I worry about the omicron possibilities. There is much we don’t know.

Right now DH & I are home and looking at reflections on the river. It is a pretty day.

Katla