WOMEN AGES 50+FOR MAY 2024

Good morning ladies!

Teddy is concerned about some invisible thing in the yard this morning. I'm wondering whether the mowing service will show up, but that would be later.

I have a barbecue lunch scheduled, and my car tires need air before I go. So a busy day for me. But I start with a hot cup of tea and a visit with my favorite ladies!

Have a great day! May you be happy, healthy, safe and free!

Annie in Delaware

Good morning, my chickens, from my soon-to-be-sunny day in the Arkansas River Valley... a little chilly now, but soon warm and dry.

Haven't missed a day reading, but keeping that many in my memory wasn't possible... but did want to say a quick welcome to our newcomers, including @mcmillonmail ! Make sure to tell us what you'd like us to call you, and about where you are geographically... helps us keep things straight. This group moves so fast that you might feel ignored, but we're often posting at the same time, and since we're worldwide, it's a 24-hour trickle of posts, so it might take time for people to see your post among the rest. Chime in wherever you feel comfortable; we're glad you're here!

My friends left yesterday after their eight-day visit, and now Egg 🐈‍⬛ is wandering around the house looking for them in every closet. For a change that antisocial little creature was more than willing to let strangers pet her... and then she began to demand it. Now she's wondering where they've gone. Shows even old(er) cats can learn new tricks! 🤣😹😽

It was lovely to pick up our old relationships right where they left off--that ease of knowing what the other person loves and hates, what to avoid, what makes them laugh 😂. There were a few adventures, too. They got to experience their first tornado scare Tuesday night (or Wednesday, can't even remember now). The tornado siren that's only a block away went off four times, 🌪️🔊🔔🔊 but it was a lightning strike 🌩️ and a blast of thunder right on its heels that woke me at 2:30 a.m.🕝

When I walked out in the living room, the third siren call was blaring, and there was a message on my phone📲 from my friend asking me if it meant there was a tornado nearby. I replied "yes," and after the siren stopped, she came over, and we stood in the carport and watched the rain and the winds lash and shake their big camper/trailer. The sirens don't tell you how close a tornado is, just that one's been sighted in the county.

The siren sounded one more time, but stopped quite quickly, and everything finally died down. We never even lost power, and kept up with the weather on our phones, on two different apps. A tornado 🌪️ did touch down in the county about seven miles away, did some damage, but no fatalities, thank goodness. We finally went back to sleep, and the men never even really woke up, just grunted and turned over.

Then our son John and his fiancée 🥰drove down on Thursday, stayed a few hours with us, long enough to give Corey a hug and talked to him a minute, and headed back up to their home, an hour and a half away. It was a great visit. My friends have known Johnny nearly half his life, and they were eager to meet Soraya. She was as relaxed as I've known her, and it helped to sit down and play a game or two of cards, and just enjoy the afternoon. I'm warming to her; there's a sweet core to her that I approve of heartily. 🤗💗

And yesterday morning, I hugged my friends hard, and waved them on their way. I will miss the time over a cup of coffee with my friend each morning, more than I can say, but there will be phone calls, as always, and she's very homesick after more than six months away from her beloved Montana home. 🏡

I hope everyone has a lovely weekend, and will get back in the swing of this communication stream again, now that I don't have people around nearly every waking minute!

Love y'all,
Lisa in aR

Allie - glad Tracy and Kyle were able to have some hope given to them at the appointment.

Barbie - unscheduled alone time like that is precious when you have someone around all the time.

Heather- it would be hard to break up after 15 years, but your SIL made a wise choice. Hopefully you’ll have some great visits soon. I love your sunglasses, I have never owned a pair because I have to wear my prescription glasses all the time so I have some that clip on only.

Lanette - I hope you get to see the Northern Lights tonight, I must say though that they were hardly visible to the naked at points last night the camera picked them up much better. I’m sure there is some scientific reason for that, but I’m not sure what it is.

Lisa - sounds like a wonderful visit.
Happy that your son and his GF were able to get down too.

Carol - I will post some photos here.

Flea - I so enjoyed our little drive out to see the lights last night. It’s not very often I can convince Rodger to do these little things that cost nothing.

So Rodger and I left home about 11pm last evening and drove about 10 minutes outside of the city in hopes of seeing the Northern Lights, there were clouds most of the evening, but cleared for about 1/2 an hour.
These are pictures I took with just my phone camera. The bright pink ones were taken in night mode, the more muted ones were without night mode.
I don’t know how to actually turn that mode on my phone it comes and goes based on the light I think.
The picture with the bright green tree in the lower right corner was taken back home with the lights on our deck on.

Rita - I hope your daughter continues to talk maybe she needs some help with therapy in learning to forgive.

Lauryn and the kids just arrived, they haven’t visited for a month or more.
Tracey in Edmonton

Lanette - DD got some great pictures of the lights from our back patio but we were out after 11 pm and she went back out about midnight. They are supposed to be even better tonight. You need to use night mode on your camera phone to get the intense colors. It has something to do with the rods and cones in your retina that you don't see the more intense colors with the naked eye.

DD and I are going to run some errands and then she is taking me out to lunch. We are just waiting for the young man who does yard work for us to finish up cutting down the tall stuff on the berm before we go. He is a landscaping student and gives us a discount. Also a friend of DD.

Lisa - so glad you had a good visit with your friend.

Everyone take care, Sue in WA

Lights ... I guess people saw beautiful lights here in Buffalo last night too. I was too tired to get up and look personally, but I'm enjoying everyone's photos. We've had rain today and cloud cover so I suspect this evening's viewing will be limited.

Allie ... Your daughter has a rough road ahead of her, but I anticipate she will never regret her decision to go forward with both babies. The potential to change everyone's lives for the better is there if they embrace it.

Rita ... without realizing it was "Eat What You Want Day," I have managed to do just that. My tongue is still slightly numb (now similar to how it feels when you've burnt it on hot food) from the implant surgery and I find myself scrounging around the kitchen looking for something satisfying!

Today I celebrated Mother's Day with my mom at her facility. They had a Mother's Day Brunch on site. It was a nice brunch and she received a small gift from the staff. I don't know why they keep telling me her appetite is poor ... she ate everything on her plate! My brother had sent flowers yesterday and my husband and I gave her an orchid and violets today (which we'll maintain when we visit) along with candy. She was happy but a little more confused than usual and she tired quickly.

Got my new hearing aid yesterday for the ear without the implant. It's ok. About what I expected as the reason I got an implant is because the hearing aids only amplify noise for me. Still, it has a few more bells and whistles than my old hearing aids (automatically goes to bluetooth with incoming calls on my captioned iPhone, allows for customization in different difficult hearing situations, etc). Its true benefit is supposed to be seen when it pairs with the implant (which will be activated Tuesday). It's definitely going to be a process. Lanette ... I should let you read the surgical notes! Lol!

I plan to stay off of social media tomorrow ... so Happy Mother's Day early to those celebrating in the US.

Beth near Buffalo