WOMEN AGES 50+ FOR JULY 2024

Annie - nice the party plans are falling in line. Crossing fingers your dad will be OK with nephew getting the car. Good idea to get an oil change and have the car/tires checked before it goes to Ohio if nephew does buy it. Hopefully nephew will take care of that.

Vicki - glad you enjoyed your vacation but very sorry you and your DH were ill on the way home and afterward. And you lost another employee? What gives? They just don't like the job? Too much stress/sitting? They got a better offer? I remember the time people clawed to get any kind of job to make ends meet and stuck with it pretty much no matter what. At least I did. No job is perfect but it's an opportunity to learn new skills.

Flea - I really enjoyed that video, it gave me goosebumps!

Heather - glad your "plumbing" is settling down. Very happy to hear you are doing so well in your recovery.

Lisa - you and Corey are doing a phenomenal job despite the heat. How long is this furnace blast supposed to last? Looks like we'll be back in the mid 80's in a few days - typical for August. Reinforces my idea that April/May and Sept/Oct are the best months to get things accomplished around here.

Beth - your mom's birthday celebration sounded wonderful. Ouch with your back - hope it's just muscle strain or something a little PT will help. Good to hear your doc is working with you to get your health back on track. So easy to get derailed when we are focused on other's health, this I know all too well. Hope your DH can get your oven back in operation soon.

Barbara - glad to hear Tumble will be OK. Rosie likes to "help" me outside sometimes and she is either at the wrong place at the wrong time (underfoot) or disappears and doesn't come when I call her - she's picking a fight with a neighbor dog behind the trees where I can't see her but can hear the squabble.

Kylia - great news that your daughter has paid off the house. One less thing on your mind. Maybe now she'll no longer feel guilty?? and will resume good communication with you.

Kind of a busy day yesterday. In the AM, made a huge pot of mushroom/lentil soup to last the week - added browned ground turkey and some taco seasoning to pump up the protein. Wasn't sure how this would turn out, but it's fine.

Then had a phone conversation with my friend who works at the PUD (power company) about the my trees under the power line in their right of way - how many they might take out, when, etc. He said it's not his department but was able to give me plenty of info. Friend Charlie, who's a logger, will stop by and take a look one of these days, sounds like I might have a little timber worth some $$. I'm ready, actually, for them to take out most of those trees so I can get the mower back there and keep the blackberries knocked back.

Diabetes Prevention Zoom class in the afternoon was good. The topics are getting kind of boring but my classmates are interesting, lol. We share a lot of the same struggles, and I pick up some good tips.

After supper, I had a wonderful LONG phone conversation with an old high school friend, J, who I connect with every 5 years or so. Great talking to her - we need to do it at least every month! Hearing her joy telling me about her kids and grandkids gave me a lift!

I realize something I missed after I retired was being around younger co-workers. Kept me young. Like when I'm around T and her DH, in their early 50's and Rusty, 48. The age my kids would be if I had any. I'm so very, very lucky to have people like this in my life.

Well, I need to get off my duff and finish getting ready for Collette who will show up shortly. Another "kid" lol.

Make it a fabulous day!

Lanette
SW WA State where it's warm and muggy.

Carol--This is not a bad place to work and we get paid good. Bad part is 12 hour shifts and a lot of down time. That is why I make sure when I interview they understand that. And nights can bring hobbies to work on or watch movies. But someone has to be here and be alert to answer the phones and codes. This last girl was only 23 and thought she could handle the night shift. Well it didn't agree with her marriage. I have also found that some people are really good at interviews. It's the working part they have problems with.
Going to be another HOT!! day and I am so ready for Fall.
Blessings, Vicki GRAND ISLAND, NE

A couple pictures from my morning walk yesterday: Turkey vultures and our infamous tower.




RVRita in Roswell

here I am again!

It’s been a long two years and lots has happened. I can’t post it all right now. I’ll compose in my note app and paste it in a message here. I’m glad to see so many names I recognize!

Sharon Near Seattle

Lanette - The short answer on the weather is no - we're in the fires of Heck for the foreseeable future:


Then again... the foreseeable future, contrary to what weather.com would have you believe, above, has been less than 48 hours of late. Weather comes from too many directions here in the central US for the computer models to work consistently or well.

So, could be two hours or could be two weeks. Who knows? 😲 Arguing with the weather is top of my list of pointless exercises... 😂

We've put all the extra lumber up, swapped out the newly built pantry shelf for the old ratty one, which has gone on the burn pile for another day. And Corey, bless him, is out there in the bright sunshine of a 100-degree heat index afternoon, whipping around blowing up dust and grass clippings on the big zero-turn mower. I'm inside where it's cool and lovely and clean from all my various Energizer Bunnying from the prednisone. Settling in with some crochet and streaming History's Greatest Mysteries. Heaven!

Later,
Love y'all!
Lisa in AR

Barbara ... an igniter is what my husband has purchased. My oven is out of warranty ... including the extended warranty ... so he's willing to mess around with it to see if he can get it fixed.

Beth near Buffalo