WOMEN AGES 50+ FOR APRIL 2024
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Carol in GA: So sorry you lost your friend. You’ve had a time of it lately. (((Hugs)))1 -
Hello, my dear hearts, from the pre-dawn darkness of the Arkansas River Valley, another warm day coming up, then back to more spring-like weather tomorrow.
We'll probably get the air conditioners into the windows in the living room and the kitchen area this weekend. We'll need them on a daily basis pretty shortly, so it will be good to have them in already and ready to go. It was May of last year before it got this warm. Ah well.
Back up again at 4:30 this morning, no idea why. I have to be in town at 11:45 for this VA exam to try to bump my rating up, but I'm honestly not worried about it. If it works to increase my rating, that's wonderful. If it doesn't, nothing changes. There is no downside, we're doing fine as we are. Still might be why I've been up too early yesterday and today, my psyche isn't always obvious about what it's agitated about. Could even be the Skyrizi infusion tomorrow. 🤷🏻♀️👀🙃 Color me baffled...
Tracey, it was a wonderful nap, thank you, just enough to get me past that afternoon slump without leaving me groggy all night and unable to sleep. Wish I could have done that when I was working for a living! Hope your practicum continues well... how long is this part of the requirement? Can you start applying for jobs now?
Going to work on the quilt for a few hours before I go, listen to videos. I end up listening to the late night monologues the next morning, quite enjoy those. Love YouTube these days.
Hope it's a grand Thursday for all concerned...
Later, y'all,
Love,
Lisa in AR
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TerriRichardson112 wrote: »Morning peeps. It’s dull but dry here. DH has a small procedure scheduled today at 1.30pm. Just an injection needed he has a small spot on his cheek that his consultant wants to deal with before it becomes any more troublesome.
I’m planning to clear out the dining room this morning as I am inviting the family for dinner on Sunday to celebrate my 78th birthday on Saturday. It will just be a buffet, also want to. Do my Latin prep for tomorrow morning.
We will have a quiet celebration just the two of us on Saturday night, and open a bottle of Prosecco. I bought a small tiramisu each for us.
Spoken language is intriguing. Although Northern Ireland is quite small, we have a variety of colloquial accents. I say pee-can with the emphasis on the first syllable.
Machka: I reckon I am on the cusp of the Learning Zone and the Growth Zone. I’m a firm believer in lifelong learning, especially because of its therapeutic importance in keeping the brain healthy, hence my volunteering work with U3A.
🤗🤗🤗 and 🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻 for those who need them.
🙋♀️ Miele failte to the newbies.
☘️ Terri
Happy Birthday!!2 -
Terri - Hope it's a grand birthday!
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Good morning ladies!
Lisa good luck with the VA. They can be quite frustrating. I still haven't managed to get them to change back to my maiden name. I took all the original documents in, and they said the guy wasn't there, so they made copies. Then of course the guy called me and said he needed originals. If they aren't sending you in circles, it isn't the VA!
Tracey good luck with the practicum!
Beth, thinking of you.
I'm stuck in a loop losing and gaining the same three pounds. I'm tired of the battle. I'm not going to make my goal for the month. Oh well, things could be worse.
Have a fantastic day my friends! May you be happy, healthy, safe and free!
Annie in Delaware
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I feel like April is getting away from me ... just like all of 2024 has felt.
Not nearly as much exercise done this month as I would have liked ... so far.
BUT ... we have had a couple Fencing classes which are very energetic. We have graduated from the Beginner's class now.
AND ... I have been doing some stairs this week. Monday = 12 flights up and 20 flights down. Tuesday = 14 flights up and 22 flights down. Wednesday = 18 flights up and 22 flights down. Thursday = 21 flights up and 29 flights down. (20 stairs per flight + landings)
I popped a crown a few weeks ago and the new dentist glued it back in as a temporary fix to make me more comfortable. Yesterday she removed it so she could clean up the tooth and prepare it for a new crown. That sentence makes it sound so easy. That old crown was SOLID. It took about an hour to and several drill bits to remove it. When it finally came out, so did part of my tooth. There wasn't a whole lot of that tooth left to begin with. There's less now. I've got a temp crown on and we're giving the tooth a couple weeks to decide if it is going to die or need a root canal or what.
Today, my husband had a tooth removed and it was a struggle because one leg of the root had kind of wrapped around or embedded itself in the bone. His process was a rather painful hour.
So the last 2 nights we've both had soup and cottage cheese.
Between that and climbing more stairs, I dropped a little weight - about 0.5 kg.
Working from home tomorrow!
Machka in Oz
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Ugh Machka, both your dentist experiences sound horrible. My teeth are just about hanging on. Lots of broken ones, which we are leaving, unless they cause trouble. They are filled and you can't see them from the front. Same for John. If they were easily visible, or causing infections, I would have to do something about them.
Carol - So sorry for all your losses recently, especially your friend. These things can be very disorientating and take away our roots. As someone who is very embedded in her friends, I feel for you. Is there anyone you can talk to?
My new navy long-sleeve T shirt washed OK. I did it in cool water with other v dark stuff. Always have to take precautions the first time. M&S dyes are usually OK, but I would never trust it the first wash.
Much love to all, Heather UK xxxxxx
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Rebecca ... I forgot to mention that I liked the short haircuts. Just a caution if you go short though ... styled short hair requires more frequent hair appointments.
Annie ... I've been bouncing through the same 10 pounds for over two years now and I'm tired of it. I know what I need to change but don't seem to have the stick-to-it-iveness right now.
Feeling silly about this doctor's appointment today ...
Beth7 -
Good Morning...I got DH car sold to a friend so she could have it for her daughter. I told her what maintenance I would do if I kept the car so I priced the car with that in mind. The DMV did price it higher which did not surprise me. This way I did not have to take it to CARMAX and I got about what they would have paid me. One less thing to do!
Hopefully getting into the home stretch of getting DH estate done. Some things have very few issues. One a major hassle, another somewhat, two minor ones (one sent info to the wrong address, another wants more documents)
I have an overall game plan for the next four years...I will reassess as needed.
Today my son comes and we finish organizing transformers to get ready to take to a sale in May!7 -
cityjaneLondon wrote: »Ugh Machka, both your dentist experiences sound horrible. My teeth are just about hanging on. Lots of broken ones, which we are leaving, unless they cause trouble. They are filled and you can't see them from the front. Same for John. If they were easily visible, or causing infections, I would have to do something about them.
Much love to all, Heather UK xxxxxx
When they got the tooth and main root out of my husband's mouth, they discovered that there was an abscess at the bottom of the root. An infection no one knew was there!
Infections in the mouth can cause heart issues so I am glad they persisted and got the tooth out and abscess cleaned up. He's on antibiotics now.
I'm hoping this might make him feel better in general.
I've had so much dental work done. It's an ongoing battle to try to keep my teeth. Although some days I wonder about giving up and going to dentures.
M in Oz
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Hello!
It's been over a week since I have been able to check in, so I'll have to take time to get caught up on the 311 posts since then!
Trip to Minnesota for my niece's baby shower was amazing! Such a pretty state! I had a great time helping my sister prep for the shower. She also turned me loose in the Mall of America one day while she had to work for a bit. Hit my step count that day!!
Came back from MN with a cracked molar. Not a fan of dentists, so navigating the way between a dentist, oral surgeon, and dental insurance is nerve wracking. I'm about to the point where I just want to let this thing rot in my mouth rather than deal with it all.
As for good news, I have been enjoying my new camera. I'm trying to stay away from the automatic functions and use more of the manual features, something I wasn't really good at 14 years ago when I last had a DSLR. I found a good group on FaceBook and bought a Dummies book for my camera model. Thought I was getting the hang of it, but then took a bunch of pictures of my dogs last night that were all black! Almost thought I left my lens cap on.
Make it a great day!
Linda
Jacksonville, FL7 -
Terri - Happy Birthday!
Beth - thinking of you, hoping your physical symptoms are just pre-surgery anxiety. Good luck at the doc's.
Machka - ouch, sorry to hear about the dentist visit for you and your DH. Great to see your energy has returned and you and your DH are advancing with the fencing.
Lisa - thank you for the organ recital regarding the Watchman and blood thinners. Nice that you got to see the handsome doctor. Good luck with the VA. Crossing fingers the Skyrizi does the trick.
Vicki - good that you had an employee who made it 5 years and I understand about not wanting to attend a function. Hope the recognition dinner was short and sweet and you were able to get some relaxation time at home.
Sue - very happy that your Afib is better now that toxic tenant has flown the coop. The Seattle Symphony was just what you needed.
Carol - sorry you have lost your friend. So nice that you kept in touch with her all throughout the years.
Rebecca - love the hair styles! You'd look great in cuts like that - though I think your current style is very becoming. If I knew of a good stylist I'd give a short one a try.
Debbie - I checked on the Medicare.gov website, and PAP smears are covered. So it's good that those of us in the US who are on Medicare will continue to have the costs covered if we still need to get them.
Comment on female cancer in older gals - both my mom and my grandmother (her mom) had endometrial cancer in their mid-80's, symptom was bleeding. Both had surgery and radiation. Grandmother sailed right through it and lived a healthy life with a sharp brain for 7 more years until she suffered a stroke at 92. My mom, who was already starting down the road to dementia, complained of abdominal pain in the ensuing years. I have a hunch it was due to the effects of the radiation or adhesions from the surgery.
As far as I know, PAP smears are not generally used for endometrial cancer detection as they are geared toward cervical cancer, but it's up to us and our doctors to determine if these tests are useful after age 65. We are all different and looks like continuation of PAP smears is advisable in some cases.
Heading out in a bit to run errands. Need to drop off DH's old computer and monitors for recycle, buy new outdoor Muck shoes, grab some pasture seed and organic potting soil and hit the library. Then some mowing this afternoon. It's about 33F right now, need it a few degrees warmer to move the tomatoes back into the chilly greenhouse.
Have a super day, ladies!
Lanette
SW WA State
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I did my twenty eight minutes on my bike and twenty minutes walking! Yay!
Annie in Delaware6 -
Hello!
It's been over a week since I have been able to check in, so I'll have to take time to get caught up on the 311 posts since then!
Trip to Minnesota for my niece's baby shower was amazing! Such a pretty state! I had a great time helping my sister prep for the shower. She also turned me loose in the Mall of America one day while she had to work for a bit. Hit my step count that day!!
Came back from MN with a cracked molar. Not a fan of dentists, so navigating the way between a dentist, oral surgeon, and dental insurance is nerve wracking. I'm about to the point where I just want to let this thing rot in my mouth rather than deal with it all.
As for good news, I have been enjoying my new camera. I'm trying to stay away from the automatic functions and use more of the manual features, something I wasn't really good at 14 years ago when I last had a DSLR. I found a good group on FaceBook and bought a Dummies book for my camera model. Thought I was getting the hang of it, but then took a bunch of pictures of my dogs last night that were all black! Almost thought I left my lens cap on.
Make it a great day!
Linda
Jacksonville, FL
I’ve had an SLR camera since my now 45 YO daughter was born. I took a home course for it back then and got pretty good, then I stopped using it. Once I sold it, years later, I went to a Sony DSLR. Still needed to use the settings to get decent pictures, so re-read everything I could on settings and about the DSLR. Was without an SLR for a while then started traveling with the RV. Bought a Cannon Rebel and a couple of lenses. I don’t use it nearly enough since we settled here at Bottomless Lakes, but still pull it out once in a while. Took some ‘cool’ pictures of the October eclipse with it, even without the proper lense! Took the pics through the eclipse glasses, lol.
This is making me want to take it back out and get used to it again! I really should. I spent a lot on the camera and lenses.
RVRita who will see if she can find the pictures from the eclipse to share…..5 -
Today is: Watch out for those Velociraptors while teaching your pets to drive and eating animal crackers!
RVRita who is watching the lizards run around outside in Roswell, NM6 -
Had to look up Pizza Cake. Can be either sweet, or savory. Both look devilishly good!
RVRita6 -
Our MFP Murder Mystery characters and players so far:
Fairy Godmother - Rita
Jinn ——————-Vicki
Dwarf ———Tracey
Red’s Gran ———Barbara AHMOD
Red ——————-Kylia
Rapunzel————-Machka
Pixie ——————Rebecca
Nosy——————Michele
Victim
Cinderella
Prince Charming
“MFP Timeless Tale of Treachery and Treason in a Kingdom Far, Far Away”
“After the mysterious disappearance of Cinderella, Prince Charming is throwing a fancy dress ball to find a new bride. Some of the kingdom residents question how the prince could move on so quickly, while others are jumping at the chance to earn their spot as the new princess in the castle. No one has seen the Prince since Cinderella disappeared and the rumors are rampant!”
During the ball, as the dancing and rumors escalate, someone dies in the palace. Who died? Where? When? Why? How long was the victim dead? How did the victim die? What is happening?????
RVRita (Fairy Godmother) from the Kingdome of Roswell…….
I will come up with the descriptions for the ‘Mystery’.
RVRita6 -
Hello!
It's been over a week since I have been able to check in, so I'll have to take time to get caught up on the 311 posts since then!
Trip to Minnesota for my niece's baby shower was amazing! Such a pretty state! I had a great time helping my sister prep for the shower. She also turned me loose in the Mall of America one day while she had to work for a bit. Hit my step count that day!!
Came back from MN with a cracked molar. Not a fan of dentists, so navigating the way between a dentist, oral surgeon, and dental insurance is nerve wracking. I'm about to the point where I just want to let this thing rot in my mouth rather than deal with it all.
As for good news, I have been enjoying my new camera. I'm trying to stay away from the automatic functions and use more of the manual features, something I wasn't really good at 14 years ago when I last had a DSLR. I found a good group on FaceBook and bought a Dummies book for my camera model. Thought I was getting the hang of it, but then took a bunch of pictures of my dogs last night that were all black! Almost thought I left my lens cap on.
Make it a great day!
Linda
Jacksonville, FL
I’ve had an SLR camera since my now 45 YO daughter was born. I took a home course for it back then and got pretty good, then I stopped using it. Once I sold it, years later, I went to a Sony DSLR. Still needed to use the settings to get decent pictures, so re-read everything I could on settings and about the DSLR. Was without an SLR for a while then started traveling with the RV. Bought a Cannon Rebel and a couple of lenses. I don’t use it nearly enough since we settled here at Bottomless Lakes, but still pull it out once in a while. Took some ‘cool’ pictures of the October eclipse with it, even without the proper lense! Took the pics through the eclipse glasses, lol.
This is making me want to take it back out and get used to it again! I really should. I spent a lot on the camera and lenses.
RVRita who will see if she can find the pictures from the eclipse to share…..
Rita, It feels so good to have it back in my hand again. I bought a Canon EOS Rebel T7. My previous one was a Canon, 1D maybe? I've been a Canon girl since I got a SureShot in 1985 as high school graduation present from my grandmother.
What's this a murder mystery? Sounds fun!
Linda
Jacksonville, FL2
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