WOMEN AGES 50+ FOR APRIL 2024
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Stats for the day-
Walk w/family- 2hrs 9min 8sec, 115elev, 2.85ap, 79ahr, 91mhr, 6.14mi= 594c
Strava app = 753c
Walk home to gym- 12.07min, .55mi= 56c
Strava app= 68c
Treadmill jog- *1st time this year* 21.55min, 10.57min mi, mostly 5.5sp, a bit at6.0 &6.5sp, 142aw, 130ahr, 165mhr, 2mi= 220c
Walk gym to home- 12.36min, .55mi= 58c
Strava app= 67c
Total cal 928
1st jun for the year wasn’t as bad as I thought it would be or as slow as I thought I would be6 -
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Allie- I am so sorry to hear about Tracy. Prayers are with all of you. Hugs!!!0
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Preparing for widowhood-I wasn't referring to the doing things as much as if you have someone with some sort of illness, you practice the solitary nature of life before they are physically gone. To me that was different than just doing things separately at times.
Allie-Prayers for Tracy and family. Very hard situation.
Take care all,
Ginny in Ohio
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@dec62269 , welcome! This thread moves fast, always lots of conversations going on in lots of directions. Drop in anywhere you feel comfortable, and sign your posts with what you want us to call you, and a general location! Lots of caregivers and past caregivers here.
Heather - Corey and I do many things together, but where our first families are concerned, separately. I send him off to his family reunion every couple years, and my family just doesn't go anywhere anymore. We stay in touch, but I haven't gone anywhere to see anyone in about four years, and only one has ever come to see me. It's not that we don't get along on either side of the family, it's just there's no common ground... It's all kind of a big shrug as far as I'm concerned. 🤷🏻♀️🙄 I thought it might be because we married later in life, but 15 years later, nothing's changed, so...
One of my nieces responded to a Facebook post just a week or two ago saying "we all need to get together," and I said "I don't travel," and all of a sudden the conversation was over. They're not going to come see me, and I'm kinda over it all. Even when I came home from another country, if I wanted to see them, I'd have to drive 20 more miles from Mama's. Only the distances are different now.
Baked potatoes in the oven, and that's all I'll have, most likely. Corey has a pork steak thawed for him, which he will cook until it is dark brown on every surface and so dry that one bite would choke me right down. Bless his heart, he loves that flavor and is completely willing to sacrifice texture to get it. I'll pass.
So I got through my 35 minutes of Country Girl Yoga, but it only left enough energy to get about 90 minutes of yardwork done. But it gave me time enough to get one small job accomplished, pulling up the overgrown bushes and weeds on one side of the toolshed. What I couldn't pull up I cut down, and that space is now cleared enough to mow, which was the aim. One more side of that to clean up and I'll have the sheds in good shape. Corey already cleared around the stable, bless him. On his one day off, he was still doing yardwork.
He's just got home, hope it is/was a good Wednesday for all and that Thursday's even better,
Love,
Lisa in AR
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LisaInArkansas wrote: »@dec62269 , welcome! This thread moves fast, always lots of conversations going on in lots of directions. Drop in anywhere you feel comfortable, and sign your posts with what you want us to call you, and a general location! Lots of caregivers and past caregivers here.
Heather - Corey and I do many things together, but where our first families are concerned, separately. I send him off to his family reunion every couple years, and my family just doesn't go anywhere anymore. We stay in touch, but I haven't gone anywhere to see anyone in about four years, and only one has ever come to see me. It's not that we don't get along on either side of the family, it's just there's no common ground... It's all kind of a big shrug as far as I'm concerned. 🤷🏻♀️🙄 I thought it might be because we married later in life, but 15 years later, nothing's changed, so...
One of my nieces responded to a Facebook post just a week or two ago saying "we all need to get together," and I said "I don't travel," and all of a sudden the conversation was over. They're not going to come see me, and I'm kinda over it all. Even when I came home from another country, if I wanted to see them, I'd have to drive 20 more miles from Mama's. Only the distances are different now.
Baked potatoes in the oven, and that's all I'll have, most likely. Corey has a pork steak thawed for him, which he will cook until it is dark brown on every surface and so dry that one bite would choke me right down. Bless his heart, he loves that flavor and is completely willing to sacrifice texture to get it. I'll pass.
So I got through my 35 minutes of Country Girl Yoga, but it only left enough energy to get about 90 minutes of yardwork done. But it gave me time enough to get one small job accomplished, pulling up the overgrown bushes and weeds on one side of the toolshed. What I couldn't pull up I cut down, and that space is now cleared enough to mow, which was the aim. One more side of that to clean up and I'll have the sheds in good shape. Corey already cleared around the stable, bless him. On his one day off, he was still doing yardwork.
He's just got home, hope it is/was a good Wednesday for all and that Thursday's even better,
Love,
Lisa in AR
Rebecca
Whidbey
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Rebecca, without the overseas travel, my family is the same, whether 5 miles away or 3,000 miles away no one visits me. If I want to see family, I must be the one to go. They feel I deserted them, even when I was living close! Strange the way families think.
@Allie, I am so sorry about Tracey and the baby. I miscarried at 3 months and missed that child terrible. Doctor said there was no baby, just the sack. I never truly believed that. I think when I started bleeding with the miscarriage, I passed a clot that could have been the baby. I was young and often passed clots during my periods, so thought nothing of it, until the Doc told me what he found in the DNC. Since then, I blame myself for ‘flushing’ the baby. I’ll never know the truth. It’s better to know the truth I think….
I had to go to Cardiologist this morning and had completely forgotten about the appointment and was just barely on time. Anyhow, it was good. We have my BP under control and don’t have to see THIS doctor until November now. Happy about that.
I had a ‘blip’ with Collabora word processor and cannot find the copies I saved!! I had a long section I wrote to post today, but can’t find that copy! I don’t know what happened b/c I know better and save every time I make any changes at all. I did find a backup that the software did so using that. Lost my added part, but, I can add it back and will on the next submission to the group. I have added all the additions you all wrote, up to this post. Sounding great!!
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MFP Timeless Tale of Treachery and Treason in a Kingdom Far, Far Away”
Spoiler
Part 1.
Our MFP Murder Mystery characters and players so far:
Fairy Godmother [b/]- Rita (Still doting over the disappearance of her goddaughter, Felicity continues to hope that Cinderella will reappear and everyone will live happily ever after.)
Jinn ——————-Vicki (Jinn wants to get out of her lamp forever and become human. Perhaps her friendship to Rita is causing some mischief?)
Dwarf (Herbbette) ———Tracey (Like a sister to Sleeping Beauty, Allie’s dependence on Herbbette is endearing to some an annoying to others.)
Red’s Gran ———Barbara AHMOD (having escaped from the Wolf, Barbara is plotting something, but what or who will be affected?
Red ——————-Kylia (Red came to the Ball with her Gran. Unaware that she is plotting something. Red suspects something is wrong, but what?)
Rapunzel (Princess)————-Machka (Depserate to get out of her tower, this trapped temptress may have more than one offer on the table… the question is which one will she pick?)
Pixie ——————Rebecca (Pixie is flitting around the Ball everywhere. She is gathering information about each party guest to report back to??)
Nosey——————Michele (Nosey is walking from one group of guests to another. Not staying in any one place for very long. What’s this? She stops and writes notes in a notebook between each group. For what purpose??)
Sleeping Beauty——Allie (With hopes of moving out of the bed, this princess hopes to soon be known not as the daughter of an evil queen, but as the wife of prince that is charming.)
Cinderella ———-Lisa in AR (After being missing for a month, Cinderella shows up at the ball, dirty, tired, and ready to confront her kidnapper(s). She simply wants to rest first, but the Ball has disoriented her.)
Jasmoor———Heather (Heather thought that Jinn was her friend and would help her through anything. But now, she is questioning this friendship..)
Belle——Joy (Having tamed the ‘Beast’, Joy is happily going about her life. But no one knows her true motives…)
Grettel—- Linda (Wandering the woods and destroying the evil witch, Linda is becoming more confident and independent. But will that lead her to her goals?)
Griselda (Cinderella’s Stepsister)——Rusty (After years of animosity, Griselda has earned Cinderella’s trust and her place in the castle. Now that Cinderella is gone, will Griselda be next to disappear mysteriously?)
Prince Charming——Terri. (I (Prince Charming) am having second thoughts about looking for a new bride. Cinders is just to difficult to get out of my heart. I wish I knew where she has gone. I’m lying low for a bit 😝)
Aladdin————-Ginny
Hansel———-Lanette
“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 Kingdom of Roswell…….
Part 2:
The Ball has begun and people are arriving in droves. The entire MFP Women’s 50 plus group have arrived. The band has begun with background quiet music to welcome the guests. The servers are wandering among the guests with low carb, low calorie snacks, water, flavored waters, wine and diet drinks.
Fairy Godmother stands at the entrance welcoming the guests. Look! Here comes Jinn, Dwarf, Red’s Gran, Red, Rapunzel, Pixie, and Nosey! No one has seen Prince Charming. When will he arrive? The party is for him to choose a new bride. The crowd talks about the missing Cinderella and what they feel the Prince is rushing the search for a new bride.
The night progresses with more questions as it is near Midnight now, but the Prince has not shown up for his own Ball. Questions are floating among the guests as the band plays on.
The guest gasps in shock as Sleeping Beauty has just shown up with Cinderella!!
Prince Charming = Terri. To Fairy Godmother “ (I am having second thoughts about looking for a new bride. Cinders is just too difficult to get out of my heart. I wish I knew where she has gone. I’m lying low for a bit…)
Fairy Godmother = RVRita To Prince Charming “ I will cover for you until Cinders is found. Please reconsider. Oh, my dear!!!! Cinders is at the door with Sleeping Beauty! I have to see what happened to her!!) {In her mind, she thinks ‘I need to do something more with her! My plan is not working!!}
Cinderella = Lisa in AR
Sleeping Beauty = Allie
Nosey==Michelle
Red’s Gran = Barbara AHMOD
Red === Kylia
Rapunzel == Machka
Pixie==Rebecca
Jasmoor= Heather
Aladdin == Ginny
Belle= Joy
Grettel == Linda
Hansel == Lanette
BabaYaga= KJ
Griselda== Rusty
Jinn = Vickie
Dwarf (Herbbette) = Tracey
PART 3
Cinderella (AKA Lisa in AR) turns to Sleeping Beauty (AKA Allie) at the door, "Look, SleeBea, I REALLY am not up for this. Look at all these people dressed to the nines!" She gestures to her feet, which are in some seriously dirty white Crocs, with weeds and dirt scattering from the holes. "You know how the Prince feels about shoes, he can't see me in these..." and gesturing to the rest of her tattered, filthy ballgown, with a few shiny bits showing through the dirt here and there, "And I look like I've been rode hard and put away wet." Sleeping Beauty, who's hoping the Prince will finally see her at her best standing next to a bedraggled, less-than-spiffy Cinderella, drags her further into the ballroom. There they bump slap up against the Fairy Godmother, who had been greeting the rest of the guests, but looks completely shocked to see the two of them...
At the same time, Nosy and Pixie are working around the crowd gathering the gossip and any hints about where or when Prince Charming will appear, and what happened to Cinderella. Pixie is flying around and Nosy is walking around the talking groups. They plan on joining up and sharing what they found out to try to work out what is REALLY happening.
(Earlier, before the guests started to arrive), I don't know why Fairy God mother is so unaware that Aladdin swung by on his carpet to get is BF Prince C away for awhile so he could think things out. Aladdin thought introducing him so some of Jasmine's friend might help him realize the possibilities he has.
The Prince thinks: {I was quite pleased with Aladdin sweeping by with his carpet, and helping me to escape from the palace for a while. And then he goes and starts trying to pair me up with Jasmine’s friends. That’s a dead liberty! I’m perfectly capable of making up my own mind.}
Red is overwhelmed with all the people and conversations going on. She is curious as she notices all the note taking and flitting about. She is ready to jump to help Cinderella get presentable for the ball, but grandma is holding her back.
Meanwhile, Rapunzel is standing on the stage singing (because we all know she attracts her suitors with her lovely singing voice) and watching everything going on.
When she sees Cinderella and Sleeping Beauty come in, Rapunzel goes into a rousing rendition of "Do you believe in life after love?" Then Rapunzel slides into "I'm Gonna Wash That Man Right Outa My Hair" and then into a female version of Elvis Presley's - "I'm Moving On" with Grettel showing her stuff on the piano.
By the time Rapunzel breaks into "I Will Survive", Grettel begins to think something's up.
BabaYaga has shown up, much to Hansel and Grettel’s dismay. She has brought sweets to pass around to the guests. Nosy and Pixie are right there greeting her, then begin to follow her around.
Cinderella elbows Sleeping Beauty, and whispers, so the Godmother can't hear, "Are you listening to what Zel's singing? You think she's right? I need to just wash the Prince right out of my hair? I thought he was my destiny, but after this last business, when he didn't even show up to rescue me, I just don't know." Sleeping Beauty looks at her with wild speculation in her eyes. Could Drilly FINALLY be releasing her hooks from the Prince? Or was she just joshing her? Did Sleeping Beauty finally have a chance for her own one true love that didn't just go around waking people up for a living? Human alarm clocks were just sooo 1540s... and annoying.
In a corner of the ball room, we find the Jinn, BabaYaga, Red’s Gran, Herbbette, and Fairy Godmother with bent heads talking suspiciously.
Cinderella and Sleeping Beauty make their way through the crowd and up the back stairs to Cinderella’s room to get cleaned up. On their way up, they pass the kitchen to find all the servants bent over looking at……. A dead body!!! Cindy and Sleeping Beauty scream. The piano and singing play on…..
PART 4[b/]
Jinn is begining to think being in the bottle is the only safe place while others are missing, but who does she want to keep her company??
Gretel is sipping some wine when she notices BabaYaga walk in. She suggests to Hansel that since BabaYaga is here, this would be the perfect time to go to her house and eat it. They decide to sneak out the back so Fairy Godmother doesn’t see them. As they pass the kitchen, they notice Cindy, SB, and THE BODY!
Cindy and SB look down at what is very definitely a dead body, and Sleeping Beauty slaps her hands over eyes and starts screaming. So Cindy started screaming. Then she caught herself, and caught her friend by both shoulders. "Stop it, girl, stop screaming!" She gestured to the body in what looked like a pool of old red wine... "Screaming won't do them any good, now will it!" She turned, and saw Hansel and Gretel peeking at them, googly-eyed, "Go get the Godmother, you two! Someone's been murdered!" Sleeping Beauty, peeking between her fingers, said, "How do you know it's murder?" Cinderella opened her mouth, and as she began to speak, a voice interrupted...
Cindy and SB look down at what is very definitely a dead body, and Sleeping Beauty slaps her hands over eyes and starts screaming. So Cindy started screaming. Then she caught herself, and caught her friend by both shoulders. "Stop it, girl, stop screaming!" She gestured to the body in what looked like a pool of old red wine... "Screaming won't do them any good, now will it!" She turned, and saw Hansel and Gretel peeking at them, googly-eyed, "Go get the Godmother, you two! Someone's been murdered!" Sleeping Beauty, peeking between her fingers, said, "How do you know it's murder?" Cinderella opened her mouth, and as she began to speak, a voice interrupted...
At the screams, Jinn retreats to her bottle, Fairy Godmother, pops in by Cinderella, Red’s Gran and Herbette run into the kitchen to see what the fuss is about. BabaYaga takes her time walking to the kitchen to join the others. The rest of the guests begin to croud into the hallway to the kitchen.
In the kitchen, Sleeping Beauty drags Cindy out of the kitchen and pushes her up the stairs to her room to calm down and clean up. Aladdin has returned with the Prince to everyone’s surprise. They run to the kitchen just in time to spot Cindy and Beauty going up the stairs, but stay to help with the dead body. No one recognizes this body, and Aladdin discovers no visable reason for the person to be dead. Everyone is suspecting Jinn, but Jinn in is the bottle shaking in fear. Pixie and Nosey go to the kitchen with Pixie shinking and flitting around the body to see what she can find out. Nosey is roaming about the croud to see if there are any clues. The Prince makes everyone leave the scene and he covers the body until more can be discovered. The kitchen is now closed with the servents joining the guests in the Ballroom.
Fairy Godmother who is WHERE??????
Part 5
Meanwhile, back at the castle, up in one of the many bedrooms, Sleeping Beauty finishes combing the bits of tree trash out of Cinderella's hair. Cindy is oblivious to the yanks and mild curses, simply smoothing the same gown the Fairy Godmother made her what seemed like a hundred years ago, and saying as much to Sleeping Beauty. "Don't even TALK to me about a hundred years until you've slept that long," said SB. Finishing Cindy's hair with one last yank, she lays the ornate hairbrush on the dresser, and they both head for the door of the room and then down the stairs once more. There, the Prince is just coming out of the kitchen, looking harried and worried.
"Who is it," Cindy asks, "And what happened?"
"I don't know," the Prince said, and in a low voice, "But whoever, or whatever, did the killing, they may still be here in the castle." And then, realizing who he's talking to, "And where have you been?"
On her way to the tower:\
Zel tied her hair around her waist and sprinted across the drawbridge and down the road, through the wood and into the meadow ... then disappeared from view.
A few minutes later, she sprinted up the winding stairs to her tower floor.
Sure enough.
There stood the old witch herself, Dame Gothel.
"How did you get out? The door at the bottom is sealed!", screamed the old witch, "Where have you been?"
"How did you get in?", asked Zel
"They have created ladders, little girl. I had to go and get a ladder! And now I am going to cut your hair off and close you in this tower forever!
As Gothel lunged for Zel, a hand reached out, grabbed Zel's hand and pulled her down the stairs and into Zel's secret tunnel.
Gothel ran after the pair, but lost her footing and tumbled down the stairs before she could see where they had gone.
The couple popped up in the meadow and ran into the wood, then stopped to catch their breaths behind a tree.
"Won't everyone be surprised to see YOU!", cried Zel.
Outside the castle:
Spotting BabaYaga in the now crowded kitchen, Gretel grabs Hansel and heads for the front door of the castle. At least the dead body has provided a distraction for them to leave to party and look for BabaYaga’s delicious house.
They push through the large wooden doors into the cool night air. As they are descending the castle steps, they spot a cloaked figure lurking at the bottom of the steps. They tip toe as far as they can along the opposite side of the large stone steps. When they get to the bottom, they turn onto the pathway leading away from the castle and to the main road. Just when they think they are in the clear, a hand harshly grabs Hansel’s shoulder. He yells. Gretel turns to see the cloaked figure grabbing Hansel. She body slams the figure to the ground, pushes back the hood of the cloak to see that it is….
In the ballroom, the servants, some with trays, some without are mulling around nervously. Suddenly, one of them drops his tray and faints. Coming too, he mumbles that he saw the body fall out of the larder when he went to get more snacks. “The body fell knocking the wine bottle out of my hand and scaring the life out of me!” He didn’t want to say anything but “I was scared they would blame me for the death! I swear I didn’t do it!”
In the kitchen, before he covered the body, The Prince took a look at the face and recognized the body! He hurriedly put the face back down and covered the body. He is stumped as to what happened to his friend. He orders the servants to lock all the doors and windows and not let anyone else in or out. Too late for Hansel, Gretel, and Zel who are also in trouble now…
NEW CHARATERS TO USE:
Gothel —Witch
Shrek—-Friendly Ogre
Fiona—-Shrek’s Ogre wife
The Beast—Belle’s partner
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Preparing for widowhood-I wasn't referring to the doing things as much as if you have someone with some sort of illness, you practice the solitary nature of life before they are physically gone. To me that was different than just doing things separately at times.
Allie-Prayers for Tracy and family. Very hard situation.
Take care all,
Ginny in Ohio
I’ve already had that practice
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Thanks, Rebecca and Rita - I thought I was the only one in my family. But my sis and I talked about it, and even though she was in the same state as the rest of the family, like Rita, she always had to visit, family never came to see her! Is it a female thing? Is it just that we're supposed to be the ones who bend over backward to make sure things are right?
I know that, after my mother died, 25 years ago now, the family tried to make me the center of the family, but I was just no good at it, and gave it up quite quickly. My little sister and I, the last ones of the nine children, were and are the only ones who were truly close, and the only ones who would go out of our way to visit the other. Now my health and her lack of a reliable car prevent the physical closeness, but we talk all the time.
Ah well... like I said, not worth getting het up about - as many here have heard me say before, when I quit expecting them to act right, I got a lot happier, whether they did or not.
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Did Cathe Hardcore ExtremeDVD. I don’t think I’m going to like it since it seems to be very high impact. Then went for a walk around the neighborhood. Honestly, I’m getting somewhat bored with the same scenery. Gotta think of something else. Maybe it has been opened and I can now walk in the neighboring development.
Bought some cookie dough (formed cookies) and making them for Vince now. Have a lasagna in the oven for next week and the freezer. Jess just told us that she’ll be here May 2, so I’ll probably take some out of the freezer. Glad I made it.
Kylia – what would your SIL say if you were to say to her “sure you can. I’ve many times been here with my blind husband and we’ve managed. I’m sure you will do just fine.”
Rosemarie – that preplanned garden is gorgeous! You’ll do well. Did I tell you that I transplanted a weed (I just thought it was pretty and thought it might grow in one spot that I have). I killed it!
Rita – I am nowhere as prolific a writer as you gals are! Glad all went well at the doc’s
Linda – you have me wishing I was back in FL!
Taking cookies off the cookie sheet. I tell you, I LOVE these silicon mats
Allie – I’m so very sorry for you, Kyle, and Tracey. Sending big virtual hugs along with prayers.
Dec – the is ABSOLUTELY the group for you. So many on here have/are dealing with a parent/spouse with dementia. You will get so many ideas of things to do/say/dealing with things while trying to lose weight
Vicki – I’m so sorry for you about your friend
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Allie … hugs and prayers…
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dlfk202000 wrote: »She is struggling trying to keep up the property. 3 1/2 acres. She does have a little help now but always could use more. She focuses on one aspect but neglects other things.
Debbie
Napa Valley,CA
Would she be interested in renting out a portion of the property to someone who has animals like a horse, goats, alpacas, etc.?
She might be able to keep half an acre for herself and rent out the 3 acres.
Machka in Oz
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MFP Timeless Tale of Treachery and Treason in a Kingdom Far, Far Away”
Spoiler
Part 1.
Our MFP Murder Mystery characters and players so far:
Fairy Godmother [b/]- Rita (Still doting over the disappearance of her goddaughter, Felicity continues to hope that Cinderella will reappear and everyone will live happily ever after.)
Jinn ——————-Vicki (Jinn wants to get out of her lamp forever and become human. Perhaps her friendship to Rita is causing some mischief?)
Dwarf (Herbbette) ———Tracey (Like a sister to Sleeping Beauty, Allie’s dependence on Herbbette is endearing to some an annoying to others.)
Red’s Gran ———Barbara AHMOD (having escaped from the Wolf, Barbara is plotting something, but what or who will be affected?
Red ——————-Kylia (Red came to the Ball with her Gran. Unaware that she is plotting something. Red suspects something is wrong, but what?)
Rapunzel (Princess)————-Machka (Depserate to get out of her tower, this trapped temptress may have more than one offer on the table… the question is which one will she pick?)
Pixie ——————Rebecca (Pixie is flitting around the Ball everywhere. She is gathering information about each party guest to report back to??)
Nosey——————Michele (Nosey is walking from one group of guests to another. Not staying in any one place for very long. What’s this? She stops and writes notes in a notebook between each group. For what purpose??)
Sleeping Beauty——Allie (With hopes of moving out of the bed, this princess hopes to soon be known not as the daughter of an evil queen, but as the wife of prince that is charming.)
Cinderella ———-Lisa in AR (After being missing for a month, Cinderella shows up at the ball, dirty, tired, and ready to confront her kidnapper(s). She simply wants to rest first, but the Ball has disoriented her.)
Jasmoor———Heather (Heather thought that Jinn was her friend and would help her through anything. But now, she is questioning this friendship..)
Belle——Joy (Having tamed the ‘Beast’, Joy is happily going about her life. But no one knows her true motives…)
Grettel—- Linda (Wandering the woods and destroying the evil witch, Linda is becoming more confident and independent. But will that lead her to her goals?)
Griselda (Cinderella’s Stepsister)——Rusty (After years of animosity, Griselda has earned Cinderella’s trust and her place in the castle. Now that Cinderella is gone, will Griselda be next to disappear mysteriously?)
Prince Charming——Terri. (I (Prince Charming) am having second thoughts about looking for a new bride. Cinders is just to difficult to get out of my heart. I wish I knew where she has gone. I’m lying low for a bit 😝)
Aladdin————-Ginny
Hansel———-Lanette
“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 Kingdom of Roswell…….
Part 2:
The Ball has begun and people are arriving in droves. The entire MFP Women’s 50 plus group have arrived. The band has begun with background quiet music to welcome the guests. The servers are wandering among the guests with low carb, low calorie snacks, water, flavored waters, wine and diet drinks.
Fairy Godmother stands at the entrance welcoming the guests. Look! Here comes Jinn, Dwarf, Red’s Gran, Red, Rapunzel, Pixie, and Nosey! No one has seen Prince Charming. When will he arrive? The party is for him to choose a new bride. The crowd talks about the missing Cinderella and what they feel the Prince is rushing the search for a new bride.
The night progresses with more questions as it is near Midnight now, but the Prince has not shown up for his own Ball. Questions are floating among the guests as the band plays on.
The guest gasps in shock as Sleeping Beauty has just shown up with Cinderella!!
Prince Charming = Terri. To Fairy Godmother “ (I am having second thoughts about looking for a new bride. Cinders is just too difficult to get out of my heart. I wish I knew where she has gone. I’m lying low for a bit…)
Fairy Godmother = RVRita To Prince Charming “ I will cover for you until Cinders is found. Please reconsider. Oh, my dear!!!! Cinders is at the door with Sleeping Beauty! I have to see what happened to her!!) {In her mind, she thinks ‘I need to do something more with her! My plan is not working!!}
Cinderella = Lisa in AR
Sleeping Beauty = Allie
Nosey==Michelle
Red’s Gran = Barbara AHMOD
Red === Kylia
Rapunzel == Machka
Pixie==Rebecca
Jasmoor= Heather
Aladdin == Ginny
Belle= Joy
Grettel == Linda
Hansel == Lanette
BabaYaga= KJ
Griselda== Rusty
Jinn = Vickie
Dwarf (Herbbette) = Tracey
PART 3
Cinderella (AKA Lisa in AR) turns to Sleeping Beauty (AKA Allie) at the door, "Look, SleeBea, I REALLY am not up for this. Look at all these people dressed to the nines!" She gestures to her feet, which are in some seriously dirty white Crocs, with weeds and dirt scattering from the holes. "You know how the Prince feels about shoes, he can't see me in these..." and gesturing to the rest of her tattered, filthy ballgown, with a few shiny bits showing through the dirt here and there, "And I look like I've been rode hard and put away wet." Sleeping Beauty, who's hoping the Prince will finally see her at her best standing next to a bedraggled, less-than-spiffy Cinderella, drags her further into the ballroom. There they bump slap up against the Fairy Godmother, who had been greeting the rest of the guests, but looks completely shocked to see the two of them...
At the same time, Nosy and Pixie are working around the crowd gathering the gossip and any hints about where or when Prince Charming will appear, and what happened to Cinderella. Pixie is flying around and Nosy is walking around the talking groups. They plan on joining up and sharing what they found out to try to work out what is REALLY happening.
(Earlier, before the guests started to arrive), I don't know why Fairy God mother is so unaware that Aladdin swung by on his carpet to get is BF Prince C away for awhile so he could think things out. Aladdin thought introducing him so some of Jasmine's friend might help him realize the possibilities he has.
The Prince thinks: {I was quite pleased with Aladdin sweeping by with his carpet, and helping me to escape from the palace for a while. And then he goes and starts trying to pair me up with Jasmine’s friends. That’s a dead liberty! I’m perfectly capable of making up my own mind.}
Red is overwhelmed with all the people and conversations going on. She is curious as she notices all the note taking and flitting about. She is ready to jump to help Cinderella get presentable for the ball, but grandma is holding her back.
Meanwhile, Rapunzel is standing on the stage singing (because we all know she attracts her suitors with her lovely singing voice) and watching everything going on.
When she sees Cinderella and Sleeping Beauty come in, Rapunzel goes into a rousing rendition of "Do you believe in life after love?" Then Rapunzel slides into "I'm Gonna Wash That Man Right Outa My Hair" and then into a female version of Elvis Presley's - "I'm Moving On" with Grettel showing her stuff on the piano.
By the time Rapunzel breaks into "I Will Survive", Grettel begins to think something's up.
BabaYaga has shown up, much to Hansel and Grettel’s dismay. She has brought sweets to pass around to the guests. Nosy and Pixie are right there greeting her, then begin to follow her around.
Cinderella elbows Sleeping Beauty, and whispers, so the Godmother can't hear, "Are you listening to what Zel's singing? You think she's right? I need to just wash the Prince right out of my hair? I thought he was my destiny, but after this last business, when he didn't even show up to rescue me, I just don't know." Sleeping Beauty looks at her with wild speculation in her eyes. Could Drilly FINALLY be releasing her hooks from the Prince? Or was she just joshing her? Did Sleeping Beauty finally have a chance for her own one true love that didn't just go around waking people up for a living? Human alarm clocks were just sooo 1540s... and annoying.
In a corner of the ball room, we find the Jinn, BabaYaga, Red’s Gran, Herbbette, and Fairy Godmother with bent heads talking suspiciously.
Cinderella and Sleeping Beauty make their way through the crowd and up the back stairs to Cinderella’s room to get cleaned up. On their way up, they pass the kitchen to find all the servants bent over looking at……. A dead body!!! Cindy and Sleeping Beauty scream. The piano and singing play on…..
PART 4
Jinn is begining to think being in the bottle is the only safe place while others are missing, but who does she want to keep her company??
Gretel is sipping some wine when she notices BabaYaga walk in. She suggests to Hansel that since BabaYaga is here, this would be the perfect time to go to her house and eat it. They decide to sneak out the back so Fairy Godmother doesn’t see them. As they pass the kitchen, they notice Cindy, SB, and THE BODY!
Cindy and SB look down at what is very definitely a dead body, and Sleeping Beauty slaps her hands over eyes and starts screaming. So Cindy started screaming. Then she caught herself, and caught her friend by both shoulders. "Stop it, girl, stop screaming!" She gestured to the body in what looked like a pool of old red wine... "Screaming won't do them any good, now will it!" She turned, and saw Hansel and Gretel peeking at them, googly-eyed, "Go get the Godmother, you two! Someone's been murdered!" Sleeping Beauty, peeking between her fingers, said, "How do you know it's murder?" Cinderella opened her mouth, and as she began to speak, a voice interrupted...
Cindy and SB look down at what is very definitely a dead body, and Sleeping Beauty slaps her hands over eyes and starts screaming. So Cindy started screaming. Then she caught herself, and caught her friend by both shoulders. "Stop it, girl, stop screaming!" She gestured to the body in what looked like a pool of old red wine... "Screaming won't do them any good, now will it!" She turned, and saw Hansel and Gretel peeking at them, googly-eyed, "Go get the Godmother, you two! Someone's been murdered!" Sleeping Beauty, peeking between her fingers, said, "How do you know it's murder?" Cinderella opened her mouth, and as she began to speak, a voice interrupted...
At the screams, Jinn retreats to her bottle, Fairy Godmother, pops in by Cinderella, Red’s Gran and Herbette run into the kitchen to see what the fuss is about. BabaYaga takes her time walking to the kitchen to join the others. The rest of the guests begin to croud into the hallway to the kitchen.
In the kitchen, Sleeping Beauty drags Cindy out of the kitchen and pushes her up the stairs to her room to calm down and clean up. Aladdin has returned with the Prince to everyone’s surprise. They run to the kitchen just in time to spot Cindy and Beauty going up the stairs, but stay to help with the dead body. No one recognizes this body, and Aladdin discovers no visable reason for the person to be dead. Everyone is suspecting Jinn, but Jinn in is the bottle shaking in fear. Pixie and Nosey go to the kitchen with Pixie shinking and flitting around the body to see what she can find out. Nosey is roaming about the croud to see if there are any clues. The Prince makes everyone leave the scene and he covers the body until more can be discovered. The kitchen is now closed with the servents joining the guests in the Ballroom.
Fairy Godmother who is WHERE??????
Part 5
Meanwhile, back at the castle, up in one of the many bedrooms, Sleeping Beauty finishes combing the bits of tree trash out of Cinderella's hair. Cindy is oblivious to the yanks and mild curses, simply smoothing the same gown the Fairy Godmother made her what seemed like a hundred years ago, and saying as much to Sleeping Beauty. "Don't even TALK to me about a hundred years until you've slept that long," said SB. Finishing Cindy's hair with one last yank, she lays the ornate hairbrush on the dresser, and they both head for the door of the room and then down the stairs once more. There, the Prince is just coming out of the kitchen, looking harried and worried.
"Who is it," Cindy asks, "And what happened?"
"I don't know," the Prince said, and in a low voice, "But whoever, or whatever, did the killing, they may still be here in the castle." And then, realizing who he's talking to, "And where have you been?"
Zel and Gretel have taken a break from the stage and passed the singing onto Pixie (Rebecca). Pixie, has taken a break from gathering information and has opted to watch the crowd from the stage while entertaining them with a popular selection of opera favourites.
Zel slips over to Griselda (Rusty), and asks her if she knows where Cindy was and why she looks so dirty. Why did Cindy look like she had been digging? Griselda notices that Zel seems quite edgy ... almost nervous.
"She better not have been digging around my tower", mutters Zel as she moves off to try to find Fairy Godmother who doesn't appear to be in the ballroom.
"Everyone is disappearing around here!" complains Zel. "Who would know what Cindy was up to? Pixie? She's singing. Oh, maybe Nosey (Michele). Nosey seems to know everything."
Zel rushes up and grabs Nosey by the shoulder, "Nosey ... you must know what's going on. What happened to Cindy? Where was she?"
Nosey shakes her (his?) head to indicate she (he?) doesn't know then says, "But someone saw a light on in your tower window this evening while you were here. Did you leave the light on?"
Zel looked horrified for a moment and then ran out of the ballroom.
On her way to the tower:\
Zel tied her hair around her waist and sprinted across the drawbridge and down the road, through the wood and into the meadow ... then disappeared from view.
A few minutes later, she sprinted up the winding stairs to her tower floor.
Sure enough.
There stood the old witch herself, Dame Gothel.
"How did you get out? The door at the bottom is sealed!", screamed the old witch, "Where have you been?"
"How did you get in?", asked Zel
"They have created ladders, little girl. I had to go and get a ladder! And now I am going to cut your hair off and close you in this tower forever!
As Gothel lunged for Zel, a hand reached out, grabbed Zel's hand and pulled her down the stairs and into Zel's secret tunnel.
Gothel ran after the pair, but lost her footing and tumbled down the stairs before she could see where they had gone.
The couple popped up in the meadow and ran into the wood, then stopped to catch their breaths behind a tree.
"Won't everyone be surprised to see YOU!", cried Zel.
Outside the castle:
Spotting BabaYaga in the now crowded kitchen, Gretel grabs Hansel and heads for the front door of the castle. At least the dead body has provided a distraction for them to leave to party and look for BabaYaga’s delicious house.
They push through the large wooden doors into the cool night air. As they are descending the castle steps, they spot a cloaked figure lurking at the bottom of the steps. They tip toe as far as they can along the opposite side of the large stone steps. When they get to the bottom, they turn onto the pathway leading away from the castle and to the main road. Just when they think they are in the clear, a hand harshly grabs Hansel’s shoulder. He yells. Gretel turns to see the cloaked figure grabbing Hansel. She body slams the figure to the ground, pushes back the hood of the cloak to see that it is….
In the ballroom, the servants, some with trays, some without are mulling around nervously. Suddenly, one of them drops his tray and faints. Coming too, he mumbles that he saw the body fall out of the larder when he went to get more snacks. “The body fell knocking the wine bottle out of my hand and scaring the life out of me!” He didn’t want to say anything but “I was scared they would blame me for the death! I swear I didn’t do it!”
In the kitchen, before he covered the body, The Prince took a look at the face and recognized the body! He hurriedly put the face back down and covered the body. He is stumped as to what happened to his friend. He orders the servants to lock all the doors and windows and not let anyone else in or out. Too late for Hansel, Gretel, and Zel who are also in trouble now…
NEW CHARATERS TO USE:
Gothel —Witch
Shrek—-Friendly Ogre
Fiona—-Shrek’s Ogre wife
The Beast—Belle’s partner
Added a missed bit.
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This week, I attended a virtual conference on the Aged Care reforms going on here in Australia.
Learned at virtual conference: Ladies, if you're asked to be on a panel, wear pants or a longish skirt. They position those cameras low so as not to block the view of the in-person audience.
This week, I also increased my stair climbing and was finally able to do 25 flights of 20 stairs again. It has been a while since I last did that. When I get so that I'm doing 25 flights or more quite regularly, I lose weight.
And so that, combined with the fact that I have made an effort to eat less, means that I have lost 1.5 kg in the past couple weeks!
I was doing well with my weight loss until I went to Canada in October. Since then it's been messy - up a bit, then gaining and losing a tiny bit at the higher level. So it feels good to be trending down again.
Machka in Oz6 -
SophieRosieMom wrote: »Heather - glad you'll be able to see Bea, if only for a little while. Busy kids! Did Max get his hat yet?
More thoughts on being a widow - Carol's comment:To me, the term "widow" is simply this: a woman who has lost her spouse by death and has not remarried. There isn't a "best" way to deal with it. We are all different. For some of us, it can be viewed as being alone, being lonely, being by ourselves, being independent, being free to do what we want when we want, taking on new tasks we aren't familiar with, being sad, being lost, feeling hopeless.... some or all of the above, depending on the situation, and lots more I haven't listed.
I also think that having been married while young to the same man for many decades - just out of high school or college, for example, and then losing this person, might be different than what others may have experienced that have taken a different route, and may have lived by themselves for a while. Being a caregiver for an ailing spouse can add another layer.
I understand Carol's observation that she's "preparing for widowhood". (Carol, apologies in advance if I'm invading your territory here.) She's preparing for eventual change, whatever than means for her. Just as others of you are preparing for possible life changes in other ways. I don't think Carol is looking at it wrong. Carol is processing and preparing it the best she knows how in a way that is right for her even though she might find herself in uncomfortable territory.
For me, it's been an ongoing process and I've been able to handle some things much better than I thought I would, but I've also failed in areas I thought I had prepared for. I learn as I go, and deal with the uncomfortable a lot.
I just looked out the window and three deer have discovered the bird feeder. Yikes! Need to get going and spray "liquid fence" on the shrubs that are just starting to leaf out.
Back in a bit.
Lanette
SW WA State
I think what I meant to say is that it's a good idea to train for independence now, whether or not our partners are in imminent danger of passing away. And it goes both ways.
It's a good idea for us to find out what the other person does so that we can do it too should the need arise, and it is a good idea for the other person to find out what we do for the same reason.
With that in mind, I'm pleased that both of us can cook, do laundry and clean the place. We're shopping for a dishwasher for the new place and he's actually more enthusiastic about features etc. than I am. I left it up to him to do the research although I have quietly taken a look at options myself. We both know where each others password books are and I've had him look up a few passwords for me when I have been at work and he's at home with my book. We both know what's going on with the garden although that is more his area than mine - he tells me all about it because it's something that interests him and I figure it doesn't hurt me to listen.
Since his accident, we're both much more on top of the things that each other does.
That way, if something happens, and it might not be death, it could be an accident, illness, surgery, dementia or whatever, the other is not left floundering.
M in Oz7 -
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Last night was a bit of a revelation!
My old earbuds didn't fit my ears well, fell out, and kept their charge for no time at all. If I wasn't going out of the house, it was more trouble than not, to use them. Basically, they were a pain.
I'm someone who is used to soldiering on with sub-par things, blaming myself for their poor performance. I also don't like spending money that I don't need to. But, I'm changing. If something is irritating me, then I feel more empowered to change it. So I reluctantly, guiltily, looked for new earbuds and was amazed to see how cheap they were! The price of a takeaway pizza!
Mine arrived yesterday evening. All charged up and ready to go. Oh my! I hadn't realised how bad the sound quality was on my, more expensive, old ones. These opened up a whole new world. I truly was stunned and couldn't stop listening.
I still haven't mastered the tapping business, but I can practice.
They are cheap. They probably won't last long. But, for now, I'm happy.
I'm looking forward to seeing the kids today. I saw Edie three times over the holidays (though never enough!) Max twice, but Bea not at all. It will be an expensive time of day for an Uber, but needs must. I can't book a regular taxi because I don't know what time they will get back to the house. John is going to text me when they exit the park.
John will have to have a discussion with Max about their hat expedition.
My bag inner organiser is arriving this morning, so I will take my revived bag with me. It feels as if I have brought something back from exile and near death. I've ordered some cream to keep the real leather nourished. It's a lovely bag, (cost a lot) but heavy and bulky. Now I go everywhere in a car, it's fine.
Puttanesca for dinner as that's really quick for when we get back. I will put extra chilli slices on mine. We use wholegrain spelt spaghetti. Love it.
Love Heather UK xxxxxxxx3
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