WOMEN AGES 50+ FOR FEBRUARY 2024
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Happy Leap Day!
I know 2 Leapling I need to wish Happy Birthday to today!
I figure Leap Days should be stat holidays.
M in Oz4 -
My cousin Kate was born on the 29th of February..she is celebrating her 16th birthday lol..she is actually my age lol.
Mr Alfie comes home tomorrow morning.4 -
dlfk202000 wrote: »Whidislander wrote: »[
I was literally swimming in happiness! The last time all three sons were together was 2016! I think the main thing I have taken from having youngest sailor home was that I can think about him, and feel calmness. Gone is the wondering of where he was, or if he was ok. I did have a conversation with him before this past weekend. I asked him what he was going to say if family asked why he was so silent all those years ad not calling his momma. His response was, "I will tell them I was just stupid". I said, " well you're not stupid, but that is an answer I suppose". He knows the woes I went thru, and he knows its just easier on his conscience when he "is in the loop" with family.
Athena's toy that she gave to youngest. Its on the plane ride from Florida to Cuba.😁👍🏼
Rebecca
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I am so glad you not only had the amazing time with all your boys but you really got through to your youngest and he knows what his silence did to you
I am sure he won't do it again.
Love all the pictures- Pure happiness!!
Yes, when he read on our group family email (that husband puts out periodically to all 3 sons) that I was on anti depression meds regarding not hearing from Owain he knew he needed to call home. I was actually on it maybe 2 months. We talked about it when he was home, and he really was in a sad frame of mind. It had also been so long, that there was so much guilt about it. We talked about his normal response of drawing into himself, instead of reaching out. I told him that family can help share the hardships, and lesson the stress of life. He does like to be "up on all the gossip". I think both sons were surprised that family members came out to wish them well.👍🏼💖⚓
Rebecca
Whidbey
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grandmallie wrote: »Evening ladies
Tracy had the ultrasound..praise the lord
I can't see it but there is membrane between the 2 babies.Baby A is 8 weeks 3 days..baby B is 7 weeks 6 days so a little behind.. but Next Friday she sees the regular OB.
Superfetation?
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Turns out it was an F2 tornado-hit on the south east side of county (I live in north east). Quite a bit of damage. They say it was on the ground for over 16 miles-did alot of bouncing around, Best man from our wedding (kids called him and his wife Uncle and Aunt) had half of his house ripped away. A bit strange hearing them give the road and show street signs and you realize who lives there. He seems to be fine-I called him a bit after 6:30 this am. Will check on him tomorrow. Daughters are nearby. Luckily only three injuries reported and no deaths. Very lucky considering it hit at 5:00 am.
Kylia-thanks for checking on me! Is there a pond near you? We used to go catch crawdads at CJ Brown Reservoir-DH would keep them in fishtank to help clean. He and sons were also know to boil a bunch of them. I'm not big on them or crabs and lobsters. They will come out of the water and wander a bit.
Allie-glad things look well for babies.
Annie-good luck with training!
Ok, had enough for day. Was up at 4 with storms to off to bed I go.
Take care all,
Ginny in Ohio6 -
I'm tired... brain stopped working a couple hours ago.
Love y'all,
Lisa in AR8 -
LisaInArkansas wrote: »
I'm tired... brain stopped working a couple hours ago.
Love y'all,
Lisa in AR
I had to ROTFL at the merry-go-round image.
Michelle in NV2 -
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Heather- what a lot or travelling. I have done very little really, but it’s also not something I’m overly interested in except Ireland, Scotland, Wales and England. I would like to go there. I hope someday you make it to Quebec. Do they stop in other places in Canada too?
Ginny - that must have been a fright to wake up to.
Lisa - I have been noticing the wrinkles starting and think I need to do something. I also have noticed that my eyelids seemed to have disappeared. There must be something for that too. I am vain as well, but I want to look much younger for getting hired into a younger persons field.
Debbie - I really wish your DH would walk away, it would be better for all concerned. The way she treats him he owes her nothing.
I’m more like you I enjoy some quiet, DH always has the tv on.
Vicki - Are you called for jury duty 12 times?
Rebecca - it just be a relief that he knows what hurt and pain it caused and that he probably won’t do that again.
Joy - I do stay on top of my cupboards but a lot of food I won’t eat so I depend on DH to eat it and then he doesn’t. So frustrating. I only buy it for him.
Allie - great news for Tracy and the babies. How is Kyle handling things now?
Had an interesting class today, we listened to a podcast where teens were given to opportunity to speak freely without fear of repercussions. They were given pseudonyms. They were given one interview in 2018 and the one we listened to was a follow-up on Jan 1 2020.
One 16 year old stated used an analogy to describe anxiety and depression.
He said that anxiety is the lighter fluid and depression is the match. It’s a dangerous combination.
Very accurate in my opinion.
This afternoon I started Kaitlyn’s scrapbook, I finished the first and last page, and have pictures placed on 2 more pages, need to decorate it yet.
She had very neutral colours for her wedding and I’m struggling with the design and colours in the layouts. Most of my papers and decorations include lots of colour.
I was going to go to ceramics tonight to make up for my missed class last Thursday, but I just didn’t feel like going out. I think I’m fighting something, I’m very tired yesterday and today.
Have a nice night ladies.
Tracey in Edmonton5 -
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Woke up this morning to find I'd won £30 on the lottery! It will just go to more tickets, but it will save me money. Might have a hair trim.
Yesterday was a triumph of the will. Un triomphe de la volonté. Legs were really hurting and I did not feel like going to French Circle. When I woke up from my nap, I could hardly move.
Did various pumping and stretching exercises and got my face on. I even took my temperature, I felt so awful.
Went downstairs and asked John if he would accompany me to Fatto a Mano. I had given him the option of not coming to the group, because his favourite team were playing in the FA Cup. So, we walked out into cold drizzle to get the bus. We enjoyed our meal together. I chatted about some ideas for my projected book.
Then I got another bus in the rain, and walked for 10 minutes to the venue. Phew! Glad I made it.
I chatted to a woman even older than me who has just restarted learning French. Her accent was terrible.
The talk and recitations were very interesting, but I, by no means, picked up all the words.
Look up Madame de Sevigné on Wikipedia. Her writing style is lively and witty and very observant. Born in 1626. She must have been quite a gal!
Walked back to the bus and then a short walk to home. It had stopped raining.
My legs survived OK.
Painting session this afternoon, and tomorrow is scheduled cuddle afternoon. I must fit a walk in.
Cauliflower Cheese tonight.
Love Heather UK xxxxxxxx2 -
Allie: Isn’t modern science wonderful! Hope all goes well.
🤗🤗🤗 and 🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻 for those who need them.
I have a ‘free’ morning. Our monthly meeting is after lunch. The speaker is a local author.
Watched the final of Landscape Artist of the Year. Then a programme about the commission she won to create a painting representing The Orkneys and how they were in the forefront of renewable energy technologies. Fascinating in all sorts of ways.
🙋♀️ Miele failte to the newbies.
☘️ Terri3 -
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Some of you will remember my attachment to the 'Hairy Bikers' and the recipes this cooking duo have produced. I've watched all their cooking shows, and one new one is currently showing on the BBC.
We do a favourite chicken dish regularly that we just call, Hairy Bikers, though it appears in the Hairy Dieters book.
Well, last night, one of the duo died. Dave Myers. He was 66. He had been suffering from cancer for nearly two years, but was well enough, after treatment, to continue filming the new series. So strange to have seen him on the screen this week, saying he was glad to be alive, and then to hear he has died.
A lovely man.
Yes, I did cry. The duo are a National Treasure. What life will be like for his friend Sy, I can't imagine. He had his own scare a few years ago with an aneurysm, I think.
Anyway, feeling sad, and a little bit taken by surprise.
Going to go out with John to the charity shop and Chinese shop in order to get my walk in. I have three white, long-sleeved, T shirts to take, along with kids books the girls sorted for me at the weekend. I think my days of white are over!
Shows every lump and bump.
Love to all, Heather UK xxxxxxxx5 -
It's my anniversary today. Today is the anniversary of the day on which my husband asked me to marry him 28 years ago. I'm so excited. We're going out to dinner. We celebrate 🍾 this day religiously, because we were actually married on Christmas Eve, and every year we are always so busy that we don't have time to celebrate. So, every four years we make sure to make a big deal out of celebrating Leap Year. Does that make us leaplings? @Machka9
I'm not able to sleep much tonight, not because of my insomnia, but because I'm in pain due to what I think is a UTI. I will need to try and make a doctor's appointment tomorrow. I hope I can get in fast. I don't want it to ruin my anniversary.
Oh, we are also getting our nails done. Hubby agreed to a manicure and pedicure. 😍 He never wants anyone to do his feet but me. I was a manicurist years ago, and he says I can do them just fine. Uhggg. His feet are nice, but he wears a size 13. Those are some heavy tootsies.
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Well I stepped away for a minute and decided to start searching my doctor's office website for the elusive "Book your own appointment" part of the website. I had to go to a completely different website, but I found it. I don't know if I could find it again, but someone is looking out for me because guess what? There was one appointment available at 11:15AM. Since the next appointment was a week away, I was lucky to get in. So nails 9:00AM-check, doctor 11:15AM-check, time for eat the rainbow lunch-check, drop off daughter for after school activity 5:00PM-check, dinner with hubby-check check check. Things are looking up.
If you are interested in the Eat the Rainbow, it's something I'm doing in the same group for which I made all those soups. Actually I'm just having fun taking pictures of all my food. I'm having so much fun that when I was at Good Will tonight, I bought a shmattering of dishware so I had some new dishes to put my food in for the photos. LOL I'll just re-donate them when I'm through. Some of them are so cute though. I'll show some here. I do have one Eat the Rainbow photo I think is rather pretty. It's just a salad, but it turned out nice.
Oh my, it's 3:15AM. I should try to get some sleep. I have a big day tomorrow.
I read everyone's posts, and I want to say just a few things without going back an finding names. I don't have the patience for that right now.
First, thank God the twins are looking good, she may have a beautiful blessing on her hands.
Next, I think I might take some photos of my desert scaped yard for those who are into the plants. My husband and I planted it about three years ago, and it's coming along beautifully. I'll have to do a little weeding first.
M. I cried at the story of the music helping your husband. How wonderful for you to have done that for him.
Everyone seems too be having wonderful visits with their children. I'm so happy for you. My oldest son remains in Kuwait. His wife sends us pictures of the babies, but it's not the same. I wish he could come home and we could go see all of them. Enjoy your time. It is precious.
As for the physical ailments, I know, it sucks! I wish everyone well.
Michelle in NV
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cityjaneLondon wrote: »Going to go out with John to the charity shop and Chinese shop in order to get my walk in. I have three white, long-sleeved, T shirts to take, along with kids books the girls sorted for me at the weekend. I think my days of white are over! Shows every lump and bump.
Love to all, Heather UK xxxxxxxx
I gave up on white when I was a very little girl. Actually I think my mother gave up for me!
She could wear white and still does from time to time (but more subtly now).
I could not. I was and still am a walking disaster area the minute I put white on.
The only way I would wear a long-sleeved white T-shirt is under a dress or another top.
And you're right, white does tend to show every lump and bump unless you're wearing an oversized white button up shirt (like what men wear to work).
M in Oz
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Good morning ladies!
Heather I agree about wearing white. It's one of the rules for sorting mom's clothes. It never washes well for me.
My medical terminology book came, so it's off to the races with that project. Yay! Thanks to all of you who are encouraging me. I'm a little afraid my memory won't be enough for this project. All I can do is try.
I also received The Hunger Habit by Judson Brewer. So far, I'm not impressed. He has never had food/weight issues himself. He spends a lot of time bashing CICO in the first three chapters, which is not useful. A lot of people have to do the counting to learn portion control. And it works well alone, or in conjunction with other methods. And I'm using it now. I bought the book seeking encouragement. But I'm through that part, so maybe it gets better.
He does bring up some Buddhist concepts which I find interesting. There's an emphasis on meditation, which helps a person to separate impulse from action. There's an action plan that lasts a couple weeks, but it would be too much on top of my pharmacy studies.
I'm having leg pains that wake me up at night. Hmm. Maybe when MFP tells me I'm low on potassium, it is right. Meanwhile I am eating bananas and dried apricots.
I cancelled horseback riding today because it's cold and I thought there was a severe storm coming but now I think the storm was last night. My mistake. It's still cold, though.
Have a great day! Bundle up if it's cold, and enjoy some hot tea! And think of Machka, and warm sunny beaches!
Annie in Delaware
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anmlmzdiet wrote: »It's my anniversary today. Today is the anniversary of the day on which my husband asked me to marry him 28 years ago. I'm so excited. We're going out to dinner. We celebrate 🍾 this day religiously, because we were actually married on Christmas Eve, and every year we are always so busy that we don't have time to celebrate. So, every four years we make sure to make a big deal out of celebrating Leap Year. Does that make us leaplings? @Machka9
Sure why not!anmlmzdiet wrote: »M. I cried at the story of the music helping your husband. How wonderful for you to have done that for him.
I'm glad you got the appointment.
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Good morning ladies
Machka- no not what you said..I would highly doubt it ,she did IVF and right now I don't think she will bring up Kyle at least with me..
She has her list on Babylist.. and boy are things expensive..3 -
Last night's thunderstorms resulted in 1500 lightning strikes in southern Tasmania.
I read that a street very close to where we live "was woken up by a big bang shortly before midnight when lightning hit two trees, with residents anxiously watching as crews raced to put out the blaze above their homes."
I was awake and watching the storm when that happened!
A big lightning bolt hit something just over the hill behind our house. I counted to 3 (one-thousand-one, one-thousand-two, one-thousand-three) and the thunder came so it was about 1 km away.
A second big bolt did the same thing, just over a bit.
A third big bolt sizzled out of the sky with a house-shaking BANG and the thunder rumbled immediately.
I'm guessing that third one started the fire although the other two might have as well.
("Your distance from a thunderstorm can be estimated by measuring the time between seeing the lightning flash and the hearing the start of thunder. The length of this interval in seconds can be divided by three to give an approximate distance in kilometres." https://www.metoffice.gov.uk/weather/learn-about/weather/types-of-weather/thunder-and-lightning/thunder )
Thankfully no tornados, however! Sorry for those who are experiencing them.
I worked from home today and felt sleepy-tired all day. Not sure what's going on but I feel like I've been rushing around too much over the past few weeks.
I didn't do much exercise today. Just a little walking. I did think about it, but just wasn't in the mood.
And a question ... how do people buy a house?
From my experience over the past month or more ...
- you make your list of what you want.
- you determine what you can afford.
- you look and look and look and look and for the longest time, nothing seems even close.
- finally something comes on the market that ticks 80-90% of the boxes. I've yet to see one that ticks them all.
Around here, usually houses come onto the market with quite a high price so you don't want want to leap right in. If you wait a bit, the price often drops. The second the price drops you put together your offer ... and you miss out because someone noticed the price drop before you did and got their offer in first.
On the rare occasion that something comes on the market with a reasonable price, before you can even go look at it, a stack of other offers have been made and they've closed it to offers.
And then there are the places that quietly collect offers and pick the best one. But when you put yours in, you have no way of knowing if yours is best or not. And there's no negotiation.
It's no wonder I've never bothered with this nonsense before. Grrrr.
Doesn't help that I don't like filling in forms. I'm starting to wonder if I can do some computer magic to autofill those forms.
Machka in Oz3 -
Good morning, my dearlings, from the pre-dawn, just freezing darkness of the Arkansas River Valley,
Cor's alarm woke me this morning, couldn't go back to sleep. Was in bed early, though, and slept well. Always grateful for that.
The organ recital from yesterday, and a belly laugh (so to speak):Well - The upshot was that, rather than the initial thought to put me on Skyrizi ($20,000+ per 30-day injection) they're going to put me on Stelara ($27,000+ per 60-day injection). Skyrizi has not been FDA approved for ulcerative colitis, and although the APRN believes that the scan showed Crohn's, that's not how they put the diagnosis through to the VA. They put it through as ulcerative colitis. Stelara is a biologic that has been approved for both.
Please note - I had to tell her that about their own referral diagnosis, and then she had to go confirm it with the gastroenterologist. Frustrating, but kept us all from weeks of trying to get through a medication that the VA wasn't going to pay for and I certainly can't afford to pay for. Stelara is in the VA formulary, so as long as they check all the right boxes it should fly. There are some good data as well as good anecdotal reviews for Stelara and my symptoms, whether they're Crohn's or UC, so I'm at least mildly optimistic.
Anyway, I looked at all the lab tests last night and this morning, and so far so good. So, for yesterday's funny - because if I don't find this stuff funny, I'm going to start crying...
Please note: This is WAY too much info, so I've buried it in a nested spoiler. Don't hit the spoiler button and just scroll on by if you gross out easily. Also kind of a long read. Anyway:I knew when I left the gastroenterology department to head for the lab that I was going to have to have blood taken, but more importantly, that I was going to have to have a stool sample as well. I really didn't want to take little sample cups home and march back through the hospital lobby to bring it back, but was resigning myself to that fact.
Then the moment I walked out of the gastro offices, I felt my gut start to spasm.
I'd been through the procedure last week just to get some labs drawn, so I knew it was going to take 30 minutes before things would actually be drawn or collected:- Five-minute walk to my car
- Five-minute drive to the lab plaza
- Five-minute walk from that parking lot to the front desk
- Five-minute wait until registration called me in
- Five minutes while they asked me all the same questions they asked me last week
- Then a few steps over to the lab, check in at their desk, and wait five minutes to be called...
Instead of going to the front desk, though, I just went to the bathroom, cleaned up, changed clothes as necessary and made sure to collect that sample I knew I was going to need and triple-bagged it in the small garbage bags I also always carry with me... and put it back in my bag and zipped it up.
And then I walked through the rest of the gauntlet. Finally got to the lab desk, and the lady said as she was putting little sample cups and gloves and hazmat bags into the half-a-cowboy-hat thing that fits over a toilet, "Here's everything you need, just go in here, then put everything into the sample cups, and bring the samples back..." And I said, "I'm leaving it here."
I'm pretty sure no one's ever said that to her.
She just blinked at me a couple of times, and proceeded to tell me what I needed to do at home and bring it back. She is, by the way, slightly deaf and talks quite loudly. She still hadn't handed me what was needed, so I said again, slowly, with my hand out and a little louder, "I'll be leaving it here." There are people behind me by the way, and I could honestly FEEL the grins begin back there.
She blinked at me again, and said, loudly "Oh, do you have diarrhea?" I don't, but I just said "Yes," so we could all stop talking. So, instead of handing the bag of sample cups to me, she handed it to the lab tech standing next to her with his arms folded, smiling. She said to him, loudly, "She's got diarrhea, so she'll leave her samples here for us."
As he escorted me from the lab waiting room, I said to him, "Yes, I will be pooping here, in case anyone didn't hear that already." I heard the chuckles rise up behind me. So, he got the six blood tubes, handed me that cursed bag and escorted me to their bathroom.
I filled those sample cups without much issue (my nose stopped working a couple years ago, pretty much as soon as I walk in any bathroom). Not to put too fine a point on it, but I also deposited small amounts of poop where they would have been if I'd actually used the gloves and cowboy hat... left the sample cups there in the little hazmat bags as directed, and slid quietly out of the lab.
I called my sister after I got back out on the highway headed home and started the story, beginning with "Your older sis has become a poop smuggler... "
You can cry or you can laugh...
If you read it, I hope it made you laugh. I was able to laugh with my sis - one of my first family's gifts is that we find most things funny. Mark Twain said "Comedy equals tragedy plus time." My family has honed that to an art.
Today is just acupuncture, which I've actually come to enjoy... and with all the folderol yesterday, I actually lost a couple pounds, putting me back to where I was at the beginning of the month. Didn't hurt my feelings any.
Hope it is/was a good day for all,
Love,
Lisa in AR
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I did my ten minutes on my bike and six minutes of walking! Yay!
Annie in Delaware6 -
Allie ~ Not my business but what happened to the idea of buying baby things at Free Cycle and thrift stores? I'm glad it's looking much better for the twins.
Michelle in NV ~ Happy Leaping Anniversary.
Lisa ~ Sure hope the VA approves the medication.
Carol in GA3 -
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Michelle in NV - we celebrate our Meeting Day much more than our wedding day. It wasn't a Leapling day though! We remember the day we met because it was early Internet dating. This year will be 21 years. Feels like yesterday.
John managed to break one of the lovely glasses he bought me for Valentines Day. When we looked at them, the curve was super thin. He has got a refund from Amazon, so we have one free glass.
I made it to the shops and back, with a great deal of difficulty, but I was proud of myself. Then I wasn't feeling at all like painting. However, I had an idea in my head of an intuitive painting, so selected a larger paper than usual.
I really enjoyed 'going with the flow' and I'm pleased with the result.
Loved your poop story, Lisa.
Love Heather UK xxxxxx4 -
Annie I believe mediation helps to get you in a calmer state. One theme that popped up repeatedly in the Vital summit that in many of the tips they talked about diet, exercise, sleep etc...is much more effective in helping your health when you feel safe and calm. If you are in constant fight or flight mode it makes it harder to make better decisions towards your health! The hormones and other chemicals released in your body during fight or flight for survival. Those chemicals and hormones if they are continually on create more harm than good.
When I changed my diet I lost 10 pounds fairly quickly. I stayed steady about 2-3 weeks. Scale is starting to move some again in the down direction now 171.
M Housing market the same here. Finding and buying the right home is not always an easy process. Here's hoping it works out for you soon.
Right now I plan to stay where I am living. It will take me at least a year to clear out 40 years of collecting. Already everyday something leaves the house never to return. AHHH!!!2 -
Heather I love that painting!
Margaret you are right. I overeat when I am upset, feeling out of control. If I can stay calm without food, that's much better. Meditation helps!
Annie in Delaware
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Busy day yesterday. Went to town with DH early for bloodwork for PC. Right after, I had to go to a different facility to get another tube of blood taken for the Renal doc. I was called to tell that a certain test either wasn’t done or ‘lost’ so had to give another tube. That went quick b/c I was able to bypass registration and go right to the lab. The girl that messed up came and apologized profusely. She was nice and we were joking around while the blood was being taken. From there, DH and I went for breakfast, then Walmart and Post Office. Got lunch at Arby’s to eat at home. Got there about 12:30. I felt whipped so didn’t do much of anything after that. Sad but true.
RVRita in Roswell. 👽5 -
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