WOMEN AGES 50+FOR MAY 2024
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Worked yesterday then went to Aldi. Worked today and went to WalMart especially to see if they have these eye drops because the one WM hasn’t had them for a while. Well, this WM didn’t either. Came home, walked around the neighborhood, now making a chocolate cake for Vince
They’re having some sort of train show Saturday at the library in Hickory and Vince is gone to help set it up. Afterwards, the guys and their spouses are supposed to go out to dinner.
Barbara – we’ve gotten calls from Jess at 2am saying that she had a bad dream and is asking if we’re OK. I remember you telling me that BK was out of a lot of things when you went. I don’t blame you one tiny bit for never wanting to go back. You know, I can’t help wondering if someone owns these franchises as a tax writeoff so they’re really not looking to increase business. I was surprised that they weren’t busier when they had the 1 cent croissanwich. I don’t think they advertised this. I gave them extra cheese for this but they weren’t busy. Everyone likes a bargain and you never know, someone might go and say “hey, this is pretty good” and come back. Oh well….
Vince said that he got a notice that there’s a “fix” for my car. The “fix”? They install a resistor. And what happens if this resistor fails? Well, if it fails in the first 12 months, they’ll replace it. If it fails after 13 months, my problem. It doesn’t address the cause of the problem. Of course not, because the right fix would be to replace the ABS and that is expensive. Haven’t done anything about it yet
Remember my girlfriend in Switzerland? Well, I heard from her that she’s going to a sanitarium for a week or two to work on her mental attitude, strength and resistance, and to get her meds adjusted. A sanitarium over there is sort-of like a hospital over here. M - do they have them in Australia? Does anyone else have one where they live? I have some questions.
Jess was going to come down here this weekend, but we’re going out Sat. night and Vince will be gone most of the day. Shadow (her cat) does have a vet appt Thurs for an ultrasound of her kidneys so Jess asked if we could take her. We just need to coordinate when to pick the cat up.
Put out the umbrellas, the clock, the speakerx, got down the ceramics and put some of them out yesterday.
They were calling for hail so Vince put my car as much as he could into the garage. Nothing. Well...that’s good
TeeTee - w/b. You can do this! And you will!
Rita – wonderful beginning to a story! The part about the magnesium reminded me of the “spice” in Dune
Rosemarie – they’ll miss you at the cat rescue place but you have to do what is right for you. When you go back, they’ll be thrilled. You’re moving on, I’m so proud of you. Now exercise class! Good for you
Heather – how wonderful of John to help Max out like that. I’m so sorry you’re in such pain. I’m so excited for you to get these operations!
Found this “lower sugar” icing on sale so I thought I’d try it. Going to ice the cake right now and then have dinner. In a way, it’s so nice to be able to have what I want for dinner.
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Heather: Asperges Vertes, Soufflé au Grand Marnier for me please.
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Hi Gals,
Thinking of you all. So many things have been discussed that I have commented on in my head.
So some comments from long ago.
Slaw- aka cabbage salad. This is the recipe for my favorite of the slaws. I do not care for “coleslaw dressing” so this has a different dressing I really like. I have done this as written, have also added shredded chicken or the tiny bay shrimp.Special Asian Coleslaw
Slaw:
2 packages dry Ramen noodles, left raw and broken into small pieces
5 cups cabbage salad mix, (shredded carrots, green and red cabbage)
½ cup sliced almonds, browned and cooled
2 tablespoons sesame seeds, browned and cooled
6 green onions (scallions) sliced thin
Dressing:
¼ cup canola oil
6 tablespoons rice vinegar
3 tablespoons sugar
2 teaspoons Mrs.Dash or other herb mix salt sub.
Brown and cool the almonds, and sesame seeds. Mix salad mix, onions, almonds and sesame seeds. Break up the Ramen, if you are serving immediately mix in the Ramen, if not put the Ramen in a zip bag and set aside.
Put all dressing ingredients into a container that seals well, then shake to combine. Put the dressing on when you add the Ramen, or serve on the side.
***Kim’s Notes: Buying the salad mix is quick, but more expensive, you can shred a couple of carrots, and cabbage in a food processor. You want about ½ cup carrot, 1 cup red cabbage, 3 1/2 cups green cabbage- but I have done it with all green cabbage when I had enough left over from a different recipe.
The mystery was fun to read! Rita you did a great job of pulling everything together, and making the different styles fit together.
I had a (dog sitting) dog for last weekend and it was a dozy! A sweet female 5 year old bull dog. But the only training was she was housebroken and knows her name. She was overweight and not fixed, and for what ever reason she thought the right thing to do was to at bedtime start to hump her bed, and after 3-5 minutes of humping she would pick up her bed and swing it round and round…. I tried everything the first night to stop this behavior, I took away the bed, she grabbed an edge of the area rug and rolled it up to hump, I told her no, I put her outside for 5 minutes at a time, I sat with her and pet and tried to get her to relax, I sang lullabys (that did not help but I have the worlds worst singing voice) finally at 1 am after 4 + hours of this craziness she fell asleep. The next two days we walked a ton 5 miles the first day and 4 the day after, we only had about an hour before she would fall asleep, but if I moved at all she would wake and begin the humping. What a nightmare! Her folks thought it was funny. I asked if they were planning on breeding her (as Google said sometimes fixing will help this problem) and they said no, they didn’t fix her because it would break her civil rights……. OH My! They did pay and gave me a nice tip. I am still tired.
Heather – thanks for concern, I am just in over my head… As for what I would order, I have no French and did not recognize a single word on the menu. I would be lost. Probably would watch what other people ordered and ask for the same as – and point to something on another table. A bit like Machka I would go for something very veggie heavy.
Thinking of you all,
Kim in N. California
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@cityjaneLondon ondon- That souffle looks impressive. I hope you enjoy your grandkids. I did some walking workouts, and my sciatic nerve was shooting pain, but I worked out anyway. I will take Aleve and a muscle relaxer tonight. Getting older is hard to do.
@Rosemarie2972, the desserts from those programs are good. I love Jenny Craig's chocolate cakes. I wonder if they do that on purpose so we can continue to be customers. I purchased Wonder Monday cheesecakes, but I haven't tried them yet. I put them in the freezer in the garage. They are high in protein, but the carbs and calories are not bad. I get the built-in bars, too, for my sweet tooth.
@Grandmallie, good sleep is priceless. I hope your day was productive.
I hope you all have a wonderful weekend. I will be working all weekend. I will check in with everyone on Monday. Take care of yourselves.4 -
@auntiebk, thank you for the welcome.3
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cityjaneLondon wrote: »G had the Gnocchi and a dish of the day, which isn't on there, plus the soufflé. According to their website, they do have a vegan menu, Machka.
My back is a bit sore from my shopping.
Love Heather UK xxxxxx
That would be good! As long as they don't make everything with les champignons.
M in Oz
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Remember my girlfriend in Switzerland? Well, I heard from her that she’s going to a sanitarium for a week or two to work on her mental attitude, strength and resistance, and to get her meds adjusted. A sanitarium over there is sort-of like a hospital over here. M - do they have them in Australia? Does anyone else have one where they live? I have some questions.
Michele NC
I think they're like private rehabilitation hospitals, aren't they?
M in Oz
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Just popping in.
Some of my recent cards:
The second one, I wrote graffiti in my daughter’s handwriting on the wall and gave it to her for her birthday.8 -
Just a couple more:
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Monique - hope your sciatica gets better. Seems like many of us in the group have sciatica or similar problems in the past few months. I came across this Bob & Brad video for hip stretches, and I'm going to start incorporating them. I've had some pain in the rear/legs from too much sitting and just when I think I need to make a doc appointment, the pain diminishes. I herniated a disc decades ago that is contributing, need to keep up with the walking and stretches.
Kim - babysitting that dog sounded like a workout. Oh my word, that humping was something else. Since the owners are worried about her civil rights and don't want to spay her, maybe put her on birth control or a hormone maybe - if they have that for dogs. But at least you got good pay and a tip. Good to hear from you.
Michele - is your friend in Switzerland in remission? By the way, I forgot to compliment you on that beautiful cross stitch. You are so busy, I am amazed at all you get done in a day and then have time to do needlework. Good job!
Heather - so glad your surgery is soon and things are getting coordinated.
Beth - I was wondering if you'd still need hearing aids or need to still wear some type of device after the implant. Sounds like you are healing OK and getting your equilibrium back on track. Thanks for taking us along on the fascinating process.
Tracey - I'd love to be a mouse in your pocket when you are with the elementary school students. I have a hunch you'll do very well with them.
Terri - Poet. Artist. Latin student. It's always fun seeing what you are up to. Thank you for sharing the photos of the lovely cards.
Social life: I'm invited to a birthday/retirement get together for 2 former co-workers tonight. Starts at 6, I might bag it since I am up so early this morning and 6 will be a good time to mow if I don't wear out beforehand. Tomorrow, I'm invited to a Mother's Day BBQ which starts at 4 and is just down the road which should be fun. Have made a tentative "date" for coffee on Monday with my guy friend L who I chatted with at the hardware store a couple days ago. He is also a Tai Chi teacher and I need a few tips. He's like a brother - it will be fun to catch up on his busy life and the lives of his kids and what his sweet wife is up to. He's also my cleaner Collette's next door neighbor.
New ladies - keep coming back.
Make it a great day everyone.
Lanette
SW WA State where it's going to be sunny and warm today.4 -
Friday Highlights
- Day off!
- Sleep
- Visited new house with another load. Renos should start in about a week.
Barbara - yes, I work with health data, but some of it includes people under 18, and everyone in the department is required to go through the Child Safety and Wellbeing training each year just like we all go through the Workplace Health and Safety training each year ... and several other training packages.Snowflake1968 wrote: »Machka - I would be going to another restaurant as well, however my French is very limited.
I have been suffering from fatigue as well, but I think it’s the noise and movement in the school that I’m getting used to.
When I was done working last year and a previous time when I had been under a lot of stress when things settled down it seemed I could have slept for weeks. You have been carrying a lot of stress since I’ve known you and it seems some of that has left now, your body may just wanting to rest now because it’s not in the fight or flight mode. I bet if you give into the naps without worrying about it you’ll feel so much better in a few weeks.
Tracey in Edmonton
Tracey - thanks for your comments.
I have a feeling that I would have to settle and go through a long period of minimal stress before I would really start to feel less fatigued. Fortunately my current stress isn't quite so traumatic as it was a few years ago. It's just a new house, job hunting, working nearly full-time, and being a carer these days.
I was thinking about how much sleep I do get and it works out to about 8 hours a night one week and 8.5 hours a night the next week. But I wonder if I were able to get an average of about 9 hours a night if that would make any difference.
Machka in Oz
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Good morning ladies!
Machka, getting nine hours of sleep does wonders for me. I just seem to need extra.
Terri those cards are beautiful!
Well I hope my dad is in a better mood today. Yesterday he went out to mow three times, even though we have a mowing service now. I'm not sure how this is going to work, as dad has cut random swaths of the lawn, and rain is expected today so they might not come fix it. So it looks odd. I need to get rid of our lawnmower. I have to remind myself that I don't really care what the lawn looks like. My goal is to avoid my dad having heat stroke from mowing in the heat.
So today I take my dad to physical therapy, and I have to put air in my tires. I have salmon for Dad's dinner.
Have a marvelous day my friends! May you be happy, healthy, safe and free!
Annie in Delaware
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Lanette ... since I have profound hearing loss in both ears, we decided that using a bimodal approach might give me the best results. The implanted ear will not use a hearing aid. Some studies recommend not wearing a hearing aid in the other ear for a period of time so that the brain retrains with the implant only. My doctor doesn't believe that an assisting hearing aid will affect my implant training. I could probably go without the hearing aid all together, but according to the experts, a bimodal solution may provide greater sound clarity and improved speech understanding, especially in noise. It may also help me determine where sound is coming from better. After all of this, I want to provide my ears with every opportunity I can to hear well. If I do well with the implant, the surgeon fully expects that I will want to implant the other ear too. As I'm still healing, I'm not really interested in talking about that right now!
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Good quotes, Machka.
After my chat with the billing department at the hospital yesterday, they have sent through the quotes for the 'package' of my ops. (I don't have to pay until 7 days before) I am delighted to see it is less than I thought it was going to be. The refunds for our cruises will pay for just more than one op, so I will not have such a huge chunk to find from deep savings. I have already asked for my savings account to be dissolved, but I can reinvest the bulk of it for another couple of cruises! Very relieved.
We would have returned from our first cruise today! I don't feel sad about it.
John will be setting off to pick up the girls in half an hour. I will prepare most of the food.
I've been horribly constipated today, with the codeine, so John went and got me two bags of prunes! I've also had a bit of castor oil. It's gradually resolving itself, but it's a pain. Literally.
Love Heather UK xxxxxxxx6 -
Good morning from the sunny, chilly morning of the Arkansas River Valley,
Reading, listening to videos, doing laundry, dishes and my usual chores. When I sit down, I can see from my living room window as my friends move back and forth between the truck and the 5th wheel camper, getting things tied down and packed away. Not joining them, as they have their routines and I would just be in the way. Plus it's chilly!
Mixed feelings of relief and sadness and happiness and a little more relief. Eight days is a long visit... but it was so nice to have coffee with her one more time this morning and just talk about... nothing much. Wherever our conversations lead, that's what we talk about.
Corey said goodbye to them last night, as he got up and headed for work this morning at his usual time, 5:20 a.m., long before they were up and around. Am not looking forward to the goodbyes. Ah well, it's a truism that all good things must end, and I'll be glad to return to my less crowded life and my privacy. That's what I'm telling myself.
Later, probably, or tomorrow,
Lisa in AR9
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