WOMEN AGES 50+ FOR SEPTEMBER 2024

Heather ~ That was a lot of growth to be taken down. Know you are glad to have it done.

Ladies...Today is 9-11. I am sure all of us remember that day so many years ago. My 5th grade class was at PE when it happened and we were not allowed to mentioned the disaster. We teachers were petrified. Parents kept coming to pick up their children and I know the kids had no idea what had happened.

Carol in GA

Hi Gals,
Been reading along, congratulations where appropriate, hugs for one and all.
The wedding dress discussion and pictures! Wow – some beautiful dresses, fun memories, and everyone looks so young! LOL It made me think, my mom’s wedding dress is somewhere in her house, and I will need to deal with that…. So I started googling and looking at pintrest and etsy, and there are some great ideas out there. Incorporating pieces into a quilt, making a stuffed animals, Christmas ornaments, making a ring bearers pillow, just tons of ideas. Including donating to be used as a costume (a theater group), a second hand/thrift shop, or there are some second hand wedding shops, that clean and resell wedding dresses and brides maid dresses. Lots of choices. My mom’s dress will be small, she was 98 lbs and 5’3” when she got married. She was a model and is a very small build. The dress is tea length and has dozens of buttons – from what I remember from pictures….
Thinking of you all,
Kim in N. California

Well we pushed a little too hard on our walk this morning. Dad tripped on a tree root and fell to his hands and knees. He seems to be miraculously okay! Just a scrape on one finger, and I haven't seen his knees yet. But he turned down the painkiller I offered. We shall see if he is stiff tomorrow morning.

Annie in Delaware

I have to say that I love you ladies, and thanks for making me feel welcome on this site. I finally got up with you all.

Rita - I am so glad you got your mom to the doctor and checked her out. Many of my patients have gotten sick with a UTI and needed respiratory support. My mom was lethargic when she had one.

Rebecca- Good for you! It is so important to pamper yourself. I hope you enjoy your time with your son.

Allie, great job on the weight loss! Premiere Shakes has 30 grams of protein and only 150 calories. I like the powder form; I blend it with ice and Fairlife, which has protein or almond milk.
I love the pictures of Miles. Thanks for sharing them. They improve my mood. He is so cute!

Pip, you look so cute in the pics.

Barbara, your pictures are all so lovely. You, too, were a beautiful bride.
I will write on my board - to Move more than yesterday, fuel better than yesterday, and live NOW. Open heart and mind before mouth.

Beth, I love that dress and the headband. Your mom is a beauty, just like you. Your husband is quite handsome. Everyone else looks so serious. Do you mind sharing the recipe for your Apple cake?

Lanette, I pray with your DH as he is on the mend—my condolences to your fur baby. I wonder why cats like to disappear when they are dying. I lost my cat Callie, who was 16, and never found her.
I love how you both looked at each other in your wedding pictures. It was a match made in heaven. It is hard to lose your soulmate after 45 years of marriage. I am so sorry for your loss. The pain doesn't go away. It is like you lost a piece of yourself. I love your shoes and cream-colored dress. You were a beautiful bride.

Barbie, my husband, fired me from driving many years ago. Yet, I have a clean driving record. I can drive a stick shift and an automatic. If he wants to drive, that is fine with me; I'm not particularly eager to drive with him as a passenger.

Annie, better late than never on your uncle's B-day gift. I just found a graduation card that I purchased for a cousin who graduated from high school in 2017 with money in it. So, he never got his card. I got treats for Rose instead.

Margaret, I love the dog sculpture made out of tools. Is it a Datsun? The creation is very innovative. I love art.

Okie, your dress has puffy sleeves like mine. You were a gorgeous bride!

Allie, I told my husband I would never marry again, so I understand how you feel.

Heather- Don't overdo it. You are still healing. Clean and organize in small increments. Like my FIL used to say, "A thousand blows fell the oak."
You were such a young and beautiful bride. Your dad made a lovely cake. I am so impressed that you made your dress. I almost failed in home economics because I could not figure out how to sew on a machine. I took lessons after getting married and still didn't get it.
Heather, what are Scotch eggs?
Lastly, I love the herringbone pattern on your floors.

KatieBug- You were not fat at all, yet society made us all feel fat if we didn't look like Ziggy. You were a beautiful bride.
About the Shooting, My dad was a gun collector, but he always kept them locked and educated me about them. The father of that young man had given him a gun and had them out, even when the boy said that he had homicidal ideation. My father left me his gun collection, but I had my friend keep it because my daughter had sticky fingers. I don't regret that, for my daughter had a young man come into my bedroom and take my safe out with my wedding rings and essential papers. So, this dad deserves to be charged with the murder of those innocent people.

Lisa, I love the dress with the navy train and the blond hair. Maybe you were thrilled to marry Corey because it was a more relaxed environment. I love your dark hair, too. Not many can do both colors. I am one of them. My DH had "What a Wonderful World in our wedding and first dance.
Thanks, Lisa, for the kind words. My dad was the best. He raised me. My mom left us when I was 9, so he and I were against the world. He was my best friend and cheerleader.

Tracey that is an excellent idea for cutting a piece of my dress for my wedding album. It is funny because my dad offered me a chance to leave as we entered the church. I am curious since I learned Machka is from OZ, which means Australia. Where is Edmonton?
I may need to "scrap lift" that technique.

Flea- I love a tea-length dress. It looks like it is out of the romantic movies of Doris Day. You were so regal.

Terri- You have nice legs, so I love that your wedding dress shows them off. Even in your 50th wedding anniversary pics, you look radiant. I love your smile and how proud your husband looks to be by your side.
Your classes sound so interesting, especially the creative writing and card-making classes.
I dealt with enough shrews for a lifetime, for my daughter and her friends were shrews. She used to throw "Clonic- Tonic" temper tantrums. I did enjoy reading, Taming the Shrew, King Lear, and Othello. My son played Othello in a play.

Lanette- I take 600 to 800 mg of motrin and a muscle relaxer for my back. ( I have a ruptured disk from lifting a 15-year-old football player that was dead weight by myself at work).

Machka- I am so sorry for calling you Michelle. I must have been tired when typing.

Michelle- Krispy Creme is too sweet for me. My blood sugar would be through the roof!

Kylia, enjoy your vacation. I tend to lose because I must take more steps to see everything.

Rori, I just finished a book set in Maine. Courtney Sul van's second book also takes place in Maine. The first book, Maine, made me want to go there.

The wedding pictures were so much fun. The hairstyles and clothes brought back beautiful memories of my youth. So, what are the next Pregnant pictures?

I have one more thing to say about guns around our youth. It is not safe; these teens have hormonal fluctuations. This week, I took care of a young man who shot himself because his girlfriend broke up with him. When he came to it, he was disappointed that he wasn't successful. Then his brain took a shift, and he was a vegetable. He was a handsome young man. Before that, we had a teen who accidentally shot himself in the neck, which is questionable—passing guns to his friends. You know he was up to no good. This gun problem is not getting better, unfortunately. Well, I had better go. Rose is huffing at me. Have an extraordinary day, ladies.

XO,
Mo

@Allie congrats on the loss! Canned chicken breast, canned tuna in water, protein powder, protein shakes, hard boiled eggs for snack all are full of good protein! Be careful with the shakes and powder though, some are full of sugar and salt. I add fresh ground almond butter to my morning cereal and chia seeds too for added protein. Humus dips are good for added protein and for snacks or breakfast. I can’t eat soya products (allergies) but those are also a good source of protein. Try some! These are all no cook and easy to have on hand. Nuts too. My go-to snack is a piece of fruit and a handful of nuts, or nut butter. Evening snack has been hummus and wheat thins or naan bread to get extra fiber in with the protein. I hope some of this helps!


RVRita in Roswell

Today is: No news is good news!




RVRita in Roswell

The meeting of MDMD was great, as usual. I really enjoy the positive vibe of the people who attend.
I wore my new jeans, my Chanel jacket, gold earrings and gold tipped sneakers. I managed to buy my earplugs and, on the way home, called in a local shop for Breton Cider. John is making Cottage Pie for dinner, so that will go perfectly.
Chilly wind out, but my jacket was the perfect weight.
Getting there, bit by bit. I did arrive early at the meeting, because I needed to sit down.

Looking forward to a dinner I haven't cooked 😋

Love Heather UK xxxxxx

Hi ladies, As you can see, I am a talker. I forgot to tell you that I went to the hand doctor on Monday at 4 p.m. and didn't get out until 6 p.m. I have a trigger finger in my right thumb and my left middle finger. Dr. Geisler is my hand doctor. He had to operate on my hand twice. I broke my hand running from a wasp, and I had a trigger finger in my right middle finger that reoccurred three times. So, he had to insert this long needle between my thumb and pointing finger to inject the steroid. So my hand was numb till noon on Tuesday on each side. On the left side, he stuck the needle in the center of my hand while they sprayed the numbing spray. I closed my eyes cause I didn't want to see it. So, my left finger feels better, but my right thumb continues to hurt and get locked in position. He says he will need to operate if it doesn't get better.:( I went to visit my mom and pay for her care and give her spending money for her field trips. She is happy and dancing at all of their parties. There is a little abandoned kitten that she loves there. The momma kitten just gave her to the place and left. It is so tiny but frisky.
I took Rose to day camp so the guy could do our yard in peace. We have a tropical storm headed our way, and the sky is pretty grey. Last night, I had a terrible headache that made the side of my face
numb. I took my meds and applied the plant guru headache relief, and I felt much better. I thought I would have to put my frozen mask on, but I didn't have to.

Heather, the scotch eggs look delicious. Do they serve them in restaurants in London? My son's passport is now here, and he is applying to study for one semester in London. I need to work on my passport now so my best friend and I can visit him. My DH will meet us there as well. I found a cottage to rent from
VRbo.
Allie, I hope you get better as well. Where are you cruising to?

Barbie, I am so glad you came back. I do know what you mean. This time, staying home alone is quite lovely, even though DH calls me constantly on my way to work and back home, off and on throughout the day. Barbie, that was a funny story. Thanks for the laugh.
It is hard to believe that it has been 23 years since the devastation of Sept. 11th. I remember being in the hospital as this happened. My doctor discharged me, but my baby had to stay cause he wasn't oxygenating well. I initially thought that they were new pilots who had made a catastrophic mistake, but when the second plane hit, I was in shock.
I hated leaving my baby in the hospital. I had postpartum blues. I got pregnant six times; the first time was twins, and I lost them one by one. I lost Alexandra at 21 weeks cause I caught an infection that a few of us nurses caught. I ended up being hospitalized for a month. They sent me home on bedrest. I started contracting cause I had no one to care for me while DH was at work. Then I was pregnant with Horace, and at 11 weeks, I started to bleed. Then, one doctor did an ultrasound and told me that I had lost him, too. Then I spoke to the fellow and told him about the fertility treatments and that this one was my last try. I was going to need a D and a C. He decided to do one more ultrasound, and DH finally made it by then. I told him that we were looking to see what happened to the baby and that we were going to have a D and C.
Then we saw something jumping around, and I asked if that was what killed my baby. He told me that was my baby and we were not going to have a D and C. I was on bed rest until the Cerclage. We were crying for joy.