WOMEN AGES 50+ FOR DECEMBER 2024

Heather - I have to admit, though I said Christmas was done, I did order one more thing online for delivery. Today is Cyber Monday here, and I was able to find a Ryobi battery-operated power tool combo kit for a really good price, and ordered it. Perhaps there is something John wants, but doesn't want to buy for himself, so he's asking you? 😽 Just a thought.

Kylia - Really glad to see you posting. Healthy attitude on your part to your daughter not showing up for the holiday. Hard with these grown kids, isn't it.

Vicki - Always good to see you posting, too.

Barbie - Thank you. There are so many layers to gift giving at the best of times, but I also know she will get over it, because, well, she will. She couldn't resist texting me to tell me how my holiday fabric gift bags were a hit with the soldiers in her unit, so I know she will soon be back to her normal self. She'll talk about it when she's ready.

And, my Christmas present came in today! Already knew it was coming, as Corey told me in advance. He ordered me a presentation copy of all the Calvin and Hobbes books, hardbound into three volumes. So pleased. 🥰 The author doesn't plan to bring them back, and I loved the whole series, which Corey knew. Bloom County and Calvin and Hobbes are some of my fondest memories BC (Before Corey... ). And honestly, don't have just scads of fond memories years prior to the last 15 with him, so the ones I do have are precious.

All the Monday chores are done except folding laundry, and now that we've swapped the living room around, I have a coffee table to fold laundry on!

Later, my dears,
Love,
Lisa in AR

Stats for the day-

Walk w/family- 1hr 42min 6sec, 50elev, 2.99ap, 11740steps, 81ahr, 110mhr, 5.12mi= 474c
Strava app= 620c
Zwift home spin bike- strava stats- 1hr 12min 33sec, 807elev, 127aw, 17.5amph, 97ahr, 114mhr, gear30, 21.13mi= 413c
Strava app= 528c
Zwift stats- 1hr 12min 36sec, 810elev, 127aw, 56arpm, 17.44amph, 21.1mi= 528c

Total cal 887

I posted 3 pots/saucepans to sell, was going to sell for 5 bucks for the 3 and donate the other 3. These are like new. I thought they didn’t have lids so my post said no lids. I had OVER 30 people asking if they were available, holy farts!!!! No one came by yesterday, got too late. I double checked and they do have lids and I was going to give whoever bought them the rest instead donating them. We bought a new set that has removable handles so they stack easily. A guy promised he is on his way (he’s 2 hours away.). Also posted our shark vacuum. A quick $50 with 3 attachments. I cleaned it up good.



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The TV cable between the recorder and the TV has been on the blink. This evening, it finally gave up the ghost halfway through one of our favourite recordings. After fruitlessly fiddling, John found a new cable in his study that came with the TV in there, and it solved the problem! We were able to happily finish watching. I hope it holds when I push the TV and recorder box back into position. We didn't dare move it!
So, two problems solved (we hope) in one day. He is pleased with himself.

Bea pick up tomorrow. My son will still be in the US, and can't give us a lift home, so we will treat ourselves to a date night, go to the boutique brewery, and the Persian restaurant. Then the bus home. It's going to be chilly.

Love Heather UK xxxxxxxx

Successful Day1 (again) here’s hoping tomorrow is successful as well

Karen in BC

Kylia - that is a powerful question. I feel like I put myself in a victim role sometimes and I know it’s not the truth, I could change things but it’s not what I want.
The cards are my entertainment really. Sometimes my chore, I would prefer to do that than watch tv. I also have a lot of hours to find things to do.

I put off buying an air fryer for a long time. I didn’t think it would be useful. The one that I eventually got is the Pampered Chef rack style. It gets used almost daily here. I don’t think it saves a lot of time except waiting for the oven to preheat and I can’t see how it’s useful for large families, but I do use it.

Heather - printers are the most finicky things. I’ve learned from some of my crafting sites that they need to be ran at least weekly to keep working properly. I find that useless since I don’t need to print that often.

Barbie - I would never want wood heat as my only source of heat anymore. I grew up cold and I have absolutely no interest in being cold again.

Lisa - I understand why you and Corey wouldn’t want to do the books. It makes sense since you have a biography that she read that, I would definitely read the questions before sending the book to someone!
Nice gift!

Carol and Margaret- the prices here for cable and internet are crazy too.

Heather - I’m not wanting to really do anything for Christmas for ourselves this year. I would rather just have some time together.

Debbie - what a nice picture of your son and mom on the hearth.
We woke up many mornings growing up when it was so cold you could see your breath. I remember many many mornings putting my clothes in bed with me to warm them up before putting them on and then getting dressed under the blankets. If we were lucky Dad would have started a fire and mom got up to keep it going but most times that wasn’t the case.

Rebecca - you sure can tell you and your sisters are related. Athena fits right in. What wonderful pictures!

Today is my MIL’s 80th birthday. I love her so much but I miss when I could call and talk to her without hearing her version of how my mother is doing. I can’t do anything to help with my Mom. I am 3500 miles away and not her POA. I can’t force my brother to go see her, and I can’t do anything to stop what is the natural progression of Alzheimer’s. Unfortunately, my MIL’s sister in law is in the same home as my mom so she visits both of them almost weekly. I am thankful she sees her I just wish I wasn’t hearing all the negative about the visit. It makes me anxious and guilty when I already feel that way myself most of the time.

I came home tonight and started another card. Didn’t get it completed though.

Off to bed
Tracey in Edmonton

Hey, kiddos,

Machka and Rebecca - sorry about the hand injuries! Those always seem so bad because of course, we use our hands with almost every movement we make.

Rebecca - Looks like a busy week - there is definitely a family resemblance, and it comes through in Athena, as well. Great pictures... love the one of you and your grandson especially. Exactly the same expression!

Regarding air fryers - So far, I've tried them three different ways - as a toaster-oven type, as a function on my microwave and the convection feature on my oven. Never wanted the basket types - they always struck me as not enough capacity, considering Corey still eats enough for two people. The microwave that also functioned as an air fryer was awful, I wouldn't advise buying it again, as it does neither one terribly well. It is an OK microwave and useless as an air fryer. The toaster-oven type was great as a toaster, but didn't do nearly as well as the oven for air frying things. Using the oven lets me put food on a regular pan and makes things very nicely crispy. Oven wins, hands down.

Carol - Happy birthday to your husband! You asked at the end of December whether the kids would have any support in Idaho if they move there. If you mean family or friends, no, there's no one in the area. They both receive VA disability, his SO gets 100 percent and my son is up near 90 percent or so, so their finances are supported. He will begin his BA in Creative Writing in January, wholly online, also paid for by the VA. Not sure what she will be doing, either work-wise or for school, if she does anything at all. She has much more severe health issues than John--his issues are mental and physical as well. Sorry, that was probably more than you wanted to know.

Mo - You're the exact kind of person I always wanted when I was in hospital and seldom got. Props to you, and same respect to you as to Kylia. Being able to recognize the reality of the relationship with your grown kids is hard, but healthiest for us in the end. I told my son a dozen times the same thing the psychiatrist had told him that finally got through. He could stop trying to please his dad by working with his hands, like mechanic work. He's not good at it, and hates getting dirty. Now he's decided to be a writer, and I worry (and told him) that he's just swapped from pleasing his dad to pleasing me. (I wrote for a living, and managed others, for the last 20 years of my working life.) He doesn't think so, but then, he didn't think I was right with the first assessment. When they don't listen, it's much like trying to teach a pig to sing - wastes your time and annoys the pig.

Oh my, that all got longer than I meant it to. It's stupid cold outside, but I just got my Kicks started and warming up. Need to get down to Walmart and get this TV mounting bracket returned. Corey expanded the mantel by using some old shelves from the bookshelf I got rid of when we moved the living room around.

I also need to pick up a needle that I need to finish weaving the ends in for this afghan.

Love y'all!
Later,
Lisa in AR