WOMEN AGES 50+ FOR MARCH 2024

Annie - you are doing so well.

I have only used real butter since 2015. When we were cleaning our parents house out we found a “new” tub of margarine in the cupboard that was so old the writing was faded on the tub. We opened the container thinking mom had rice or something in it and it was never used margarine. No smell, no oils on top nothing. My brother and I both stopped using it then, when I told my son-in-law who works at a dairy he said he would never eat margarine, and a lot of other stuff.
I think a lot of what they have said in the past is “better” for us has been proven to be worse than the original. Even eggs are good for us again now.
In truth it’s all a guessing game I think, one study says one thing another says something else.

I am not having a traditional Easter dinner this year, my best friend comes the week after Easter and we are going to have a family dinner then.

Heather - did the clinic have any suggestions about what might be happening?

Lisa - I am in need of bras so looked up Genie bras, Walmart here doesn’t carry them. A 3 pack here on Amazon is $51 what a difference.

Kim - those sound like some good memories.
I did scavenger hunts with my girls for Easter instead of doing eggs a few years they loved it. No I usually buy everyone a chocolate bunny, but I’m not doing that this year

Tina - I was telling Rodger the other day that I thought Galveston looked like a nice place to visit someday.

Lanette - I remember a story from NB regarding GPS. A travelling nurse followed her GPS blindly, it took her onto an old logging road. She ended up running out of gas and cell service. She was found 3 days later. This occurred in January, luckily she had food and some candles in her car, I always look at a map as well as using my GPS when I need to go to an unfamiliar area.
I don’t have any physical maps, but will look at maps online.

I broke off a friendship when she stole from me. She even had the audacity to try to friend me on FB a few years ago!
I have also had to step back from a friend for my own mental health for a bit, but she has gotten the help she so desperately needed and we are friends again, never as close as we were though. When she spiralled before her diagnosis she shared some of my secrets online. We have been friends since I was 14, her children are my Godchildren and I understood it was her disease causing the behaviour. She was 50 years old before finally being diagnosed with Bipolar disorder, I know she suffered for years with it.

April - great news about your son and your cardiologist appointment.

Lisa - what a lovely photo of you with your granddaughter. I wasn’t around at that time.

Ginny- I throw bananas in the freezer and when the freezer needs a clearing I bake some bread. It’s the only thing I bake on any sort of regularity. Yesterday’s baking was because Michaela wanted dessert. I didn’t think we needed it and she can take muffins to school this week.

Pip - will you need a new vehicle to haul that trailer? I think that’s the brand my cousin has and they really like theirs.
I hope your burn heals fast.

I started a new session this morning, it’s for English language learners. I need to conduct an interview with a bilingual person. I guess my first step is to find someone bilingual.

Evelyn - This is a two week course, then I have two one week courses and start my practicum on April 15th or ends on June 20th. I’ll be hopefully getting hired on my practicum to start in September.

I went into the city and met the new doctor, I guess he’s going to take me on. He seemed nice enough, he checked what meds I’m on, asked about family history and looked over my last tests to see what I need coming up.
I feel better knowing I have a doctor.

I think my dishwasher has decided to die. It’s making a terrible noise and won’t start.
It is only 4 years old. Of course, no warranty left. When it wasn’t draining last year the repairman told me it wasn’t worth fixing. I have been able to get it to drain most of the time, I’m hoping I can figure out how to get it working a few more months at least.

Kylia - that’s getting to be pricy.

Kaitlyn is coming tomorrow to help me go through more pictures.
I’m really enjoying doing this with her.
Their GoFundMe had stalled so I hadn’t mentioned anything about it, but there was a $1000 donation this weekend.
They are about $500 away from being able to do the first part of the process. She has been looking for work since her last job closed its doors, she has found a job to apply for, so hopefully that works out for her.

I did not sleep well last night. I don’t think I shut my light off, for any length of time, until 1am. I then woke up at 430 and tossed and turned for quite a while before reading, then watching the end of a movie. The movie was so terrible I thought for sure I would fall asleep. Of course, when my alarm went at 8 I was sleeping nice and sound.

Tracey in Edmonton

Good morning ladies!

Tracey thank you. I was brought up on margarine because of dairy allergies. Now I use something called earth balance, I forget what's in it. They don't even call it margarine. But I only use it once a month or so on a baked potato.

Kylia sorry about the squirrels. My friend once had mice in his car and it smelled so bad!

Lisa Wow that tree was a close one!

My car got revived yesterday for $1200. They flushed the cooling system, the fuel system, the brakes and the transmission, as well as the oil change. It runs so quietly now! I'm hoping to get another 25,000 miles out of it. I really like the shape of it, and the fact that I don't worry about it. If I won the lottery I would look at the BMW X1 but then I wouldn't want to leave it in parking lots. And what would I drive down the gravel road to the stable?

So I ate a little extra yesterday worrying whether the taxi would get me to the shop in time. But I mostly stuck to things on my diet ( except for the chocolate covered raisins). All this reading didn't help when I was emotional. I think next I will try the Beck book.

Nothing much on the calendar today. Just
groceries.

You all have a great day! May you be happy, healthy, safe, and free! Love you,

Annie in Delaware