WOMEN AGES 50+ FOR MAY 2022
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Machka - I love the pictures of your garden... and the fall foliage. Just as our trees are changing from the tentative green of spring to the determined green of their mature leaves, you bring the colors of fall in Oz. Thank you for that!
Heather - Hope your back is better! Edie's visit looks like enormous fun.
Pip - Love the table transformation!
Barbara AHMOD - Hope it's good news at PT.
Worked outside all day yesterday, as it was cool enough to do physical work without sweating profusely. Got a lot done, but like laundry, there is always more to do.
Gray skies and cool temperatures again today. The weather weasels say the rain will be starting in about three hours and last through mid-afternoon. The radar shows the rain clouds are starting to generate over my sister's house in Southwest Oklahoma now and will sweep across the state to rain on us.
It's a good day to stay inside and read, I'm thinking. For me, anyway. Egg is outside now but once the rain starts, she will come back in to tell me she is most upset with the rain. I think that's what she's saying, anyway.
Feel oddly wistful this morning--my mother died 23 years ago come July. Now I see her every time I look in the mirror, and when I look down at my hands, I see hers. I'm finally at peace with losing her, but miss her still. I think it's because there are so many of you who are caring for your parents that she's uppermost in my mind. She was fiercely independent until the day she died, and her greatest fear was losing her ability to care for herself and being put in a home for the elderly. She still lived in the very small town where I went to school and really was not fond of the local undertaker. She told me once that she just wanted to outlive him, and I asked her why. Her tart reply: "I have no intention of ever letting Dickie Allen see me naked."
Time to dive into a book.
Love y'all!
Lisa in AR9 -
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Good morning ladies!
I did my yoga and my fast marching. My knee seems okay so far. Yay!
I've been pretty good with the diet and exercise for a couple weeks now. Let's hope I can keep this up. I expect my sister will visit this summer, I would like to be thinner by then. I can do it!
Annie in Delaware3 -
Lisa - I need to get some strength back too. It used to be that I didn’t ask for help for anything.
Supersue - I wouldn’t have turned down the parfait either. It’s my favourite.
Katla - my daughter doesn’t like the smell of bananas either.
Pip - I love the table!
Annie - I agree with others maybe you need to have a firm chat with your Dad he is not doing your Mom any favours. Sorry, it’s a difficult stage to be in.
I hope you reconsider and get your mom to the appointment in July. If it is Alzheimer’s/dementia there are some treatments that can slow the progression of caught early enough. They made a huge difference in my Mom’s decline. If you call the place they will give you some tips for getting her there. Also I wouldn’t bring a lot of it up before the day. If there are forms aren’t they for you to complete for your observations?
Heather - what a great thing to have the kids one on one.
Michele - I went to my daughter’s last week to watch that episode of This is Us. My husband suggested we use towels.
Lisa - my Dad has been on my mind a lot. I laughed at your comment about the undertaker. My Dad was that way about one in particular too. He wouldn’t let us use the funeral home in town because he didn’t like the guy that took over from the previous owners.
I went to our youngest daughters with the eldest and the Grands yesterday. Kaitlyn (YD) had a stressful 24 hours. She is expecting and had some spotting. She was told on Saturday that she had had a miscarriage but they wanted to do a better ultrasound on Sunday. They did that yesterday morning and the baby is fine. Turns out that her dates were wrong she is 6 weeks 5 days instead of 8 going on 9. Very stressful for them.
Her best friend had a new baby that is 6 weeks old. Her name is Aspen. My eldest daughter and Granddaughter were meeting her for the first time yesterday. Michaela was so excited.
Ember the Grandpup was quite curious.
Tracey in Edmonton14 -
Heather, I'm sure you have already thought of suction-cup grab bars. That's what we have and we really like them. They are not a fashion statement, and the suction cups do require a flat smooth surface, so textured tile will not hold them. We have two on the glass in our shower, and one on our tub for ease getting in and out. We have it right on the edge/rim of the tub, oriented like a bucket handle.
Karen in Virginia6 -
It was a nice weekend. My talk on Saturday went well. Not sure what I said just said a prayer and started talking. Sunday went to church and DGS got promoted from Children's class to youth. He was so execited.
Kylia--So happy you had a good weekend. Thanks for sharing the pictures. Hope DGH feels better soon.
Annie--Sending hugs and prayes.
Tracey-- Cute pictures. Glad DD and baby are alright. How scary.
Really feeling off today. Not sure what is going on.
Blessings, Vicki GRAND ISLAND, NE Where over the weekend had the heat and AC on, on the same day. Today is only to be in 50's so have a couple windows open for some fresh air. 2 -
Worked today then dropped off some containers for the lady who runs the Mon. senior bowling.
M - “Does he have to help with the meat? Does he like meat? Does he like helping in the kitchen? “ Last time I was there he liked meat and I think he probably does now. Helping in the kitchen? I would think so. Last night I thought of pulled pork. I’m not crazy about it, but I can always have a sandwich. Oh, I know that things aren’t going to be “perfect”. But that’s what makes it extra special. I make pierogies, but Denise isn’t a cook so probably doesn’t have things to shape them. I don’t know what kind of stand mixer she has (I think it’s Hamilton Beach) otherwise I could take my pasta maker attachment with me. I don’t know if mine will fit hers. She probably doesn’t even have a potato masher so I would have to bring mine up. I’ll have to bring up a pan to make the meatloaf in and a jar to put the grease into
M – speaking of Chuck E Cheese: one Mother’s Day Vince asked the kids where they should take me for dinner. They said “Chuck E Cheese” “Do you think mom would like Chuck E. Cheese?” “oh yea” So guess where my Mother’s Day dinner was?????
Barbara – when I see the dermatologist for my annual checkup, I always tell him “I keep Coppertone in business”. No matter what I say or do, Vince doesn’t wear sunscreen when he’s outside. I know a while ago M mentioned that Neutrogena makes a sunscreen that isn’t greasy. Do you think he would even TRY it?
Terri – I would THINK that being a city now means that the city takes care of the roads, you have city water, sewer etc. We live right outside the city limits, in addition to lower taxes (which is real good), we are responsible for snow removal, maintenance, etc
It’s cloudy and starting to rain so I’ll probably bake the apple pie for tomorrow and then wash the inside of the windows
Lisa – LOVED your mom’s reason for outliving the undertaker!
Tracey – awwwwwww
Michele NC2 -
We have the beginnings of a bright, sunshiny day. I look forward to enjoying the view from our windows. I guess I am easy to please. ❤️0
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Hi Gals,
Pip – the table is great! It’s looks so different!
Annie – it will be tough to have a conversation with Dad, but if you can do it in a way that he gets that the doctor and other things you are trying to do will help Mom have more good days, and more good days for a longer time, you might be able to convince him.
Lisa – glad to hear your health is making the turn to better.
Things are still stressful here. I am beginning to convince my mom that she and Todd need to live apart, which means selling the house they are in, moving Mom up near me and forcing Todd to be a grown up. He has never done a load of laundry, cleaned a home, made his bed, put his dirty clothes in the hamper, for 57 years (his whole life) mom has done it for him, except for a about 6 years that his wife did it for him, then that was over.
Sending love to all.
Kim in N. California
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Pip, So sorry for all that happened. Hope your shoulder heals quickly. Glad Kirby is coming around.
Machka, I LOVE that reading area with the big window. I'd love to have a reading area like that, but it's not likely to happen in our current home.
Kelly, I just learned a lot from Denise Austin about exercising. I didn't mind her energy and voice back then, but I don't like it now. She's too "whispery."
What is an "enhanced" driver's license? Is that the REAL ID?
Viv UK, I was helping at a homeless outreach event last week and at one of the tables, they provide services for seniors. I asked them what age was considered "senior" and they said 55!
Lanette, Is it possible your DH has terrible allergies and mowing the lawn triggered them? I remember being in the midwest visiting family years ago and the farmers cut the brome. I felt like I had the flu for a few days. Then I left to go home and as soon as I got in the air, I was back to normal.
Rori, I'm with you on using massage as part of overall health. When I got a massage monthly, I generally felt better.
Michele, I'm probably late to the party on this, but when we were little, my mom had us helping her from the time we could stand doing anything we could handle at the age. A two year old can stand on a stool or sit on the counter and dump ingredients into a bowl, for example. When one of my nephews was 3, I let him turn the knob on the coffee steamer when I steamed the milk. He loved it. I let my nephews and nieces help me with whatever I can when they ask to help, even if it's getting things out the pantry or refrigerator. Point is, make whatever you want. There will be things he can do.
Speaking of entertaining kids...I just spent a couple of days with my niece. We spent a night at a resort with a water park indoors. We spent several hours at the water park. I got about 200 flights of stairs climbed on that day! My rear-end felt it!
Tina in CA
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Kim ... what happened to your brother's friend once he realized that everything he had been told was a lie?
Heather and Karen in VA ... I would be cautious with suction cup grab bars ... they are ok for steadying yourself, but in an actual fall, the force of your weight could pull them off. Instead, consider attaching permanent grab bars that are anchored into the wall's support structure. Sometimes this means opening up the wall to add support between studs.
Vicki ... you had an emotional talk ... those always wipe me out.
Tracey ... very glad that YD's sonogram proved all is well despite the spotting. They'll be keeping a close watch on her I'm sure.
I am slowly tackling the overgrown weeds in the pool area. After my fall, my guys didnothing late last summer or fall in the way of weeding or maintaining flower beds. Oh so many muscles are complaining ...
Beth near Buffalo4 -
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Hmm. My scale is playing mind games with me. I need to stay off of it until Friday, which is my weigh-in day.
Annie in Delaware2 -
My son says he will put in a grab bar when he gets back from the holidays. (Starting tomorrow) I have ordered one from Amazon. It will have to sit a bit high to avoid the tiles, but will be a reassurance. I'm debating whether to get a suction one as an interim measure. I've started using very oily bath oil which does wonders for my skin, but makes the bath slippery. Plus my back problems. Plus the bath is extra deep and no other holds.
I don't envy the family getting up at 3 am tomorrow for their flight. The other grandparents, who live further away are catching the same flight!!!! I hope it will be worth it when they get there. It's an all inclusive resort in Greece with a very good kids provision. Climbing wall, canoing, etc. Edie chose it because it didn't have 'pull out beds'. She hates them. They didn't tell Bea they were going tomorrow until tonight, as she wouldn't have been able to keep it a secret from the school. Edie took great delight in informing her.
The whole thing looked like utter chaos. A huge bicycle box in the hall and all their ipads etc. We were happy to escape early and wish them well.
Tracey - So glad the crisis is over. What a worry for them. Sending ❤ Lovely photos.
My back was SO painful on the walk home.
Agony.
Recovering with Pernod and paracetamol. I have my massage tomorrow.
Love Heather UK xxxxxx
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Tracey - So glad Kaitlyn's OK, and that the docs were wrong with their diagnosis. That kind of emotional rollercoaster is so exhausting. Many hugs to her, and to you...
LIsa3 -
If I average 92 g of protein in a day, that's enough, right? It's 30% of my calories, but I don't think that matters so much. I seem to be getting enough protein and 21g of fiber, so that's good. Then I'm trying to eat more fuits and veggies, but that's not tracked for some reason. I'm at about fifteen servings a week, near as I can tell. I ought to add some broccoli to my routine. I wish it came in little cups like my yogurt!3
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