WOMEN AGES 50+ FOR DECEMBER 2024

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  • bwcetc
    bwcetc Posts: 2,844 Member
    Rebecca ... you mentioned in your post that you spoke with your "post sailor younger son?" What did I miss or did I read that wrong. Is your youngest out of the Navy?

    Beth
  • 1948CWB
    1948CWB Posts: 1,684 Member
    Beth ~ Your Christmas photos are lovely. Love the entrance to you home and the photo of you, son, and your mom!

    Carol in GA
  • dlfk202000
    dlfk202000 Posts: 3,301 Member
    cityjaneLondon wrote: »
    Oh dear! Ate the last of the Christmas pudding, along with the brandy butter, and some cream. :o;):* It was delicious, but ......... ........... ..........

    I'm thawing out the two Dover Soles, but, unfortunately, I hadn't seen them before John put them in the freezer. They are HUGE. He started on the Christmas cake this afternoon, so neither of us will be starving this evening. I have discussed it with him, and we've decided to eat just one tonight, and have the other one tomorrow. Unfortunately, they are welded together with ice, so I can't put one back in the freezer! They were sooooooo expensive as well. I would have separated them before I froze them, or asked the fishmonger to separate them, but then ......... he's a man.

    Otherwise, I'm still working on my glutes, and think I'm making progress!

    Beyond Paradise tonight.

    Love Heather UK xxxxxxxx

    If you can pry them apart while they are still partially frozen, you can put the second one back in the freezer and enjoy it later
  • Whidislander
    Whidislander Posts: 3,966 Member
    Awe Barbie, you are doing everything right, and Jake would be so proud of you. Just click in when you can on here. We can start January post for you, (I don't have a clue but someone can do that). Big hugs!

    Oh Lanette, my present price for a haircut is $60 at a Hair and Spa place. Its pretty swanky, but I feel really good after she's cut it, and there's no "helmet hair" feeling like from Supercuts. Plus they give you a mimosa while you wait. Also a shampoo beforehand, which Supercuts doesn't do at the one here. No water treatment.
    Rebecca
    Whidbey
    Wa
  • kymarai
    kymarai Posts: 3,767 Member
    Lanette Don't do the update until you are ready for bed.....updated mine at work this morning....hit restart thinking 30 mins max.....WRONG!!! It is currently at 5 hours to restart!!!!! Luckily not so busy that one computer isn't enough.

    Beth Wonderful pictures!

    Barbie I am glad to hear your circle of support is taking some of the load off of you. Hugs!

    Love,
    Kylia trying to work in Ohio
  • grandmallie
    grandmallie Posts: 10,186 Member
    Well I broke down and bought some Chinese food, but only ate a little bit..
    My head is still all stuffed up and my ears are too.
    Tracy bless her heart is taking her dad over to the wake.
    Tom and Elena scratched the trip to Delaware so they took Alfie for the weekend.. he loves it.so does Siri ha ha ha
  • dlfk202000
    dlfk202000 Posts: 3,301 Member
    kevrit wrote: »
    Anyone here having issues with packages getting to where they need to be? I sent a package with a new phone, iPad, and I watch, to my son on December 7. It got stuck in Texas for a really long time before it moved on to another stop in Texas. From there it took a week to get to Massachusetts, where it now has been sitting for 5 days. It is now 20 days late. I’ve contacted the Post Office and the final PO stop has called me twice with no new information, only for me to keep checking the tracking, which I do every day. It was supposed to be delivered today, my son’s 40th birthday. Today’s, or rather yesterday’s update was that it will be delivered, but late. Springfield Mass. is only 40 minutes from where my son is. SMH



    RVRita in Roswell

    I had a little delay in former hubby getting his package but not the long delay you have had. His was supposed to be there on Friday, he got it really late Monday night. His parents who also live in Indiana(an hour or so apart I think) were supposed to get theirs Saturday and it did arrive Saturday just a few hours later than the tracking said.
  • dlfk202000
    dlfk202000 Posts: 3,301 Member
    haircuts- last real hair cut I had at a salon was almost 10 yrs ago and that was a trim. Daycare girls grandma trimmed and colored my hair before my class reunion- color didn't last very long, which was ok because I wasn't thrilled with the streaks, looked colored, not natural.

    I trim mine simply by putting it in a braid, and cut the bottom inch off.
  • bwcetc
    bwcetc Posts: 2,844 Member
    Rebecca ... I sent you a message regarding the Christmas Card List. It went through ... I think we might have exchanged addresses years ago when you made your advent tree with the ladies photos.I still love the tradition of Christmas Cards!

    Beth near Buffalo
  • pipcd34
    pipcd34 Posts: 17,411 Member
    Stats for the day-

    Walk w/family- 1hr 48min 41sec, 2.78ap, 12310steps, 5.08mi= 506c
    Other- 38.32min, rake leaves off front patio and front entryway = 182c
    Zwift home spin bike- 1hr 7min, 18.1amph, 20.25mi= 324c

    Total cal 1012

    740740
  • SophieRosieMom
    SophieRosieMom Posts: 3,727 Member
    Just got back from picking up dog meds at the Vet and filling up the Subaru. Decided to go down to a gas station close to I-5 and the price was $.50 a gallon cheaper than what I paid in town last month. Score!

    About McAfee & Antivirus -
    what happened with McAfee is that I stopped the "auto-renew" feature a month or so ago. Ever since then, I get about half a dozen pop-ups throughout the day saying "we found X number of viruses or spam or something or other" on your computer and removed them. Make sure to renew or your computer will be at risk!" That type of thing. McAfee was bundled for "a year for no charge, then auto-renew" when I bought this laptop from Staples over 4 years ago. DH wasn't mentally with it enough to help me.

    Microsoft Windows comes with it's own anti-virus which is pretty robust, called Defender. It used to be called Security Essentials. When DH was teaching at the college, they were beta-testers for Microsoft. DH was happy with the MS anti-virus and that's what the college used. When I bought a Dell this spring, I had a good chat with the guy at the computer store where I bought it about anti-virus and he also said the MS Defender can't be beat. Plus it's free and automatic. DH did run an anti-spam concurrently on all of our machines as well, I need to look into that. Ad aware maybe?

    Sounds like the little Chromebook has its own type of anti-virus. I'm getting to like it more and more.

    Kylia - thanks for the heads-up about the update. I've been getting the new Dell figured out
    so I'm ready for this HP to implode or at least be sidelined if it acts funny, lol.

    Rita - I know Amazon shipping has been messed up for the whole month and they use USPS in most cases. I was waiting on a shipment of mixed nuts which was supposed to be here last Saturday. Then I got a "delayed" email. Then earlier this week I got a "your shipment is on the way and will be here Friday (today). Then yesterday I got an email that it's once again delayed. Then today, an email that says "it has shipped and will be here JANUARY 8th" :p . I guess they plan to put it on a shelf somewhere for a couple weeks. Not sure if that's Amazon's shelf or USPS shelf. Hope your son's gifts arrive soon, what a hassle.

    Beth - love your photos of you and mom and son. Now that's some snow - beautiful entry by the way. Glad your son is doing well and crossing fingers there's no repeat. Pleurisy? Hmm. Glad nothing major showed up. How are his migraines these days? Thank you for the info on your breast surgery, good to get it taken care of early.

    Thanks to everyone who answered my question about hair cutting prices. The haircut I have in my photo here was $60 ten years ago and the best haircut I ever had. She has probably doubled her prices by now and her shop was closed for a while when she was on maternity leave.

    Rita - I used to buy nuts out of a bin and they were always fresh. Sadly, that store closed. I found a package of Diamond walnuts buried in my freezer, they'd probably been there for a year. I opened them - smelled fresh, tasted fine. I'm going to write a letter to Diamond Walnuts enclose the bad smelling packages. The fact that these nuts came from 2 different stores is puzzling.

    Lanette B)
    SW WA State
  • kymarai
    kymarai Posts: 3,767 Member
    Lanette Still restarting 8 hrs and 45 mins! Sure hope it is done when I get to work in morning!
  • Whidislander
    Whidislander Posts: 3,966 Member
    bwcetc wrote: »
    Rebecca ... I sent you a message regarding the Christmas Card List. It went through ... I think we might have exchanged addresses years ago when you made your advent tree with the ladies photos.I still love the tradition of Christmas Cards!

    Beth near Buffalo

    Hey Beth, didn't see it, but sent you a message.👍🏼
    Rebecca
    Whidbey
    Wa
  • 1948CWB
    1948CWB Posts: 1,684 Member
    Rebecca ~ So glad youngest son wants to be back with family. That would be great and a real relief of not knowing where he could be. If he can get into college like your middle son, it will give him a much secure place to be. I hope your oldest son will continue to excel in his Navy career. You and your husband look great in your latest photos.

    Carol in GA
  • dlfk202000
    dlfk202000 Posts: 3,301 Member
    cityjaneLondon wrote: »
    Lovely photos Beth. I remember your son when he was a teenager. :)

    Debbie - By the time I could prize the fish apart without damage the outer parts were well thawed. It's OK. I can have the other fish tomorrow with rice, peas, and a cream sauce. Tonight's was great with the brown shrimp. It really is the most fantastic fish.

    Penny lives in Tromsø now, which is still in the Arctic Circle, but on the coast of Norway. I went to both Longyearbyen and Tromsø on my first cruise. Her summer house was near Tromsø, where she grew her produce.

    Ready for bed now. I really have to stop eating so much! :p 😜

    Love you , Heather UK xxxxxxxx


    Years ago, one of my daycare kid's (who lived with her grandparents), the grandpa worked at the docks where the big fishing ships came in. He would bring in fresh fish quite often. Quite often during crab season he would come in with large bags of Dungenous crab legs- He had brought the crabs home live, cooked them and gave me the legs. They only wanted the body.
    He would bring in all kinds of different kinds of fresh fish. I remember him bringing in both Patrolli(sp?) sole and Dover sole along with so many other types. I really miss that. Miss the girl too- Sasha was a great kid. Didn't like it when the grandma kept putting off paying me until she owed $2500 and then left a note in my mail box saying she wasn't coming back. Eventually, with a threat of taking her to court, she paid most of what she owed. She was the second one that got that far behind. The first was the mom actually passed away and the dad didn't have the money and they lost their house.
    Now I never let anyone get that far behind

  • drkatiebug
    drkatiebug Posts: 1,989 Member
    Barbara. i’m so sorry you are dealing with phone issues. I would be going crazy.

    Barbie, you continue to be in my thoughts.

    I ventured out to the pharmacy and grocery store today. My knee was screaming at me in the store. I could not have finished my shopping if I had not had the cart to act as a walker. Part of my problem was that it didn’t feel that bad this morning, so I didn’t take any pain meds. It has settled down now that I have medicated and elevated it.

    Beth, your pictures are lovely. I hope your son is feeling better. The diagnosis, or lack thereof, must be frustrating.
  • bwcetc
    bwcetc Posts: 2,844 Member
    Whidislander wrote: »
    bwcetc wrote: »
    Rebecca ... I sent you a message regarding the Christmas Card List. It went through ... I think we might have exchanged addresses years ago when you made your advent tree with the ladies photos.I still love the tradition of Christmas Cards!

    Beth near Buffalo

    Hey Beth, didn't see it, but sent you a message.👍🏼
    Rebecca
    Whidbey
    Wa

    I got yours! Thank you! And I remembered the first part of your story with younger son, and even the Crohns issues… not the hand foot and mouth problems though. Hope the right decision is made regarding his future!

    Beth near Buffalo
  • TerriRichardson112
    TerriRichardson112 Posts: 19,208 Member
    🤗🤗🤗 and 🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻 for those who need them.

    🙋‍♀️ Miele failte to the newbies.

    ☘️ Terri
  • pipcd34
    pipcd34 Posts: 17,411 Member
    Thank you all for your kind comments about our Christmas gathering pics.

    741741
  • Machka9
    Machka9 Posts: 25,745 Member
    SophieRosieMom wrote: »
    About McAfee & Antivirus -
    what happened with McAfee is that I stopped the "auto-renew" feature a month or so ago. Ever since then, I get about half a dozen pop-ups throughout the day saying "we found X number of viruses or spam or something or other" on your computer and removed them. Make sure to renew or your computer will be at risk!" That type of thing. McAfee was bundled for "a year for no charge, then auto-renew" when I bought this laptop from Staples over 4 years ago. DH wasn't mentally with it enough to help me.

    Microsoft Windows comes with it's own anti-virus which is pretty robust, called Defender. It used to be called Security Essentials. When DH was teaching at the college, they were beta-testers for Microsoft. DH was happy with the MS anti-virus and that's what the college used. When I bought a Dell this spring, I had a good chat with the guy at the computer store where I bought it about anti-virus and he also said the MS Defender can't be beat. Plus it's free and automatic. DH did run an anti-spam concurrently on all of our machines as well, I need to look into that. Ad aware maybe?

    Sounds like the little Chromebook has its own type of anti-virus. I'm getting to like it more and more.

    My Dell came with McAfee and it was a pain to get rid of. As you say, Windows Defender is fine and doesn't make other software slow when it runs like Norton used to do.
    I run Malwarebytes now and then to check on things.

    Thanks to everyone who answered my question about hair cutting prices. The haircut I have in my photo here was $60 ten years ago and the best haircut I ever had. She has probably doubled her prices by now and her shop was closed for a while when she was on maternity leave.

    I go to the cheapest place in my city and it is $40 for a straight cut across the bottom of my long hair. No shampoo, no styling, no mimosa. I've looked around and just about anywhere else would be $80 and up for that.


    Did you check the best before date on the nuts?
    But sometimes nut manufacturers seem to have a run of rancid nuts.

    I used to work in a bulk food shop with bins of nuts and all sorts of other things. We were careful about not allowing people to sample the food with their fingers and ensuring what we put out was fresh. I'm not as confident about the bulk food sections in a grocery store.


    Machka in Oz



  • Machka9
    Machka9 Posts: 25,745 Member
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  • skuehn48
    skuehn48 Posts: 3,092 Member
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