WOMEN AGES 50+ FOR APRIL 2025

Carole,

My granddaughter at the state race.
Betsy in NW WA

Betsy - So sorry for your losses. It is hard to move on from them. A rather prominent person who I have worked with and respected committed suicide on Friday. No one seems to have a clue as to what precipitated it.

Have carloads take another load to Goodwill. Laundry is in process. I want to give living room rug a quick shampoo. The cats make it hard to maintain. Will freshen things up and get up more of the hair. Trying to have things dusted and swept well for my return home. Won't be able to clean much for a couple of weeks. Of course, I shouldn't be messing things up much. I think I shall use paper plates and bowls for the first week or so-easier on me.

Back toward.

Take. care all,

Ginny in Ohio

Good Sunday morning ladies!

Ginny - sounds like you are making wise choices in getting that bathroom ready, plus having kitty litter with easy access is a good idea. Much easier than lifting a heavy box or container. I remember those days. Often hard enough to lift and maneuver even without having recent surgery.

Allie - you've had your share of hospitals and surgeries throughout your life. Hope you are all done with them forever and have a long and healthy life from here on out.

Betsy - my sincere condolences over the recent losses in your life! (((HUGS))). Glad your sister is doing well and enjoy your summer back in Alaska. I'm sure you'll be busy.

Mice and cars - they never chewed wiring but had quite a nest built in the Camry cabin filter behind the glove box a couple years ago - when DH could no longer drive, the car would sit for 6 months at a time. It was in the garage where I had mousetraps but still, there was something nice about that car. The oil change guy found it and suggested Peppermint oil, Bounce sheets or Irish spring. I put bars of Irish spring in the glove boxes of both cars. I had him check the cabin filter last week and it was perfectly fine.

I had some kind of a varmint in the potting shed last winter - it didn't eat any of the corn or chicken feed I left out, but knocked things off shelves! There wasn't any place for a cat, raccoon or possum to get into that I could find. Maybe a tiny squirrel or chipmunk? Didn't see any rat droppings. The only wierd thing I discovered a few weeks ago was that something had chewed open a bag of blood meal and made a little pile of it under some shelves I rarely get into.

Anyhow, I read that hot sauce makes a good squirrel repellant so got a bottle of Louisiana hot sauce and dribbled it all over the shelves I could reach. Intruder stopped coming in. Not sure if that would work for mice chewing car wires but that might be an idea too.

I was busy all day yesterday. Ran and got gas for the mower then did a lot of pruning, weed eating, you name it. I also worked in the potting shed a little yesterday and I ran across a box of 4" plastic pots I'd stashed away on a shelf DH built out there. So might not have to use the beer cups this year - tho I do want to try them out!

Reminder the "weekly check-in" is tomorrow.😉

Make it a fabulous day!

Lanette 😎

SW WA State

Heather UK xxxxxxxx

Somebody is enjoying sweet potatoes, just starting off with pureed food,no cereal because olf arsenic, and mom will cook her stuff

Took a shower and changed my freestyle hope it kicks in

Hello Bunnies and chicks,

I forgot, my cords to my laptop, so I used my phone. I typed out everything and tried to post but it didn't go through. Then I lost everything I typed. So we went to Best But to purchase cords to charge my watch and laptop. First things first.

Lisa, Happy Belated Birthday. I hope you had a wonderful day.

Vicki, I am so happy for you that you got the job! I hope you love it. Congratulations!

Heather, I hope your bonus daughter gets to see her dad. I believe she misses him and my need his advice.

Rita, I love the fact that you have good choices in where to live. I hope you pick the one you can live with.

After 12 hours of traveling Friday and no sleep on Thursday, due to packing, I slept a lot. Friday I left Jackson, MS to Houston, Texas, then Austin, Texas to Orlando,Florida. My hip started hurting, so I did a lot of hobbling. I guess, the flip flops I wore was not supportive. I am fine now. I just take a muscle relaxer and heat pad. I also soaked in the tub today. DH is happy to have me to himself and I am enjoying him too. I just get over stimulated from the loud noise from his calls or TV. So now he is wearing his headphones.

I hope all is well with all of you. Talk to you all later.

XO,

MO, in Florida :)

stats for the day-

ROUVY home spin bike - strava stats- 42.13min, 696elev, 168aw, 20.7amph, 136ahr, 160mhr, 14.54mi= 454c
Strava app= 406c
42.53min, 695.4elev, 165aw, 65arpm, 20.4amph, 14.54mi= 406c
Walk kids around park- 1672steps, 2.26elev, .65mi= 91c
Strava app = 80c
Housecleaning etc- 3hrs 38min 6sec, make big batch hummingbird food and refill, laundry fold/put away (extra laundry), fill both front fountains, trim back shrubs, dust, etc= 989c
Walk kids around park- 15.45min, 1650steps, 2.36ap, .66mi= 69c

total cal 1603

I did a challenge ride it was short but I pushed myself a bit more.

722.09 miles ahead

804804

I was able to video chat with youngest this evening for about 35 minutes. It was Monday, and his lunch hour so nice of him to take the time. Our last chat before he heads stateside. Still a lot to do and finish before he can technically go. Orders are still being processed, his medical records held hostage until he gets his teeth cleaned at dental. Ship never stamped his official transfer off the ship so trying to get them to do that. Navy is so great about dragging its heels until the last second to get something done. But it will all work out. Oh and the medical dept still needs to translate his off base medical care.🙃

Rebecca Whidbey Wa

Nice to see you Tracey!

The family are in Somerset, staying on a farm, with petting animals. They stayed there last autumn and loved it. I didn't remember they were going, so had a bit of a shock when they sent photos! Gorgeous weather for it. I'm sure they need the break. We are having the girls on Friday, so won't have time to miss them too much. 😖

Done my editing. Chatted to G. Now to wash my hair.

Love Heather UK xxxxxxxx

Rebecca - So many memories came flooding back of what it took to get through a permanent change of station from one base to another. That paperwork run from one office to another to another, and a stack of paper an inch thick—magnified if you lived in base housing and had to clear through all those different administrative offices as well. Plus shipping everything from one place to another! Just a nightmare of one signature can't be gotten until you get three others, and went on for days, if not weeks. I hope it's somewhat simpler for a single man with no dependents. While he's unhappy the infusions have stopped working, and I fully understand that, it means they can start him on something completely different that may well have a better outcome as soon as he gets stateside. I hope they find the right one on the next try!

Betsy - I am so sorry you've gone through these abrupt losses in such a short time. My family's similar tragedy happened more than 30 years ago now, and left ripples in the lives of people who loved my Aunt Belle for untold years. We always question ourselves as to what we could have done to make it just not happen, but there are no answers to that question. We cannot see in the dark, dear heart. Many hugs headed your way, my friend. I'm so glad you have your Alaska time to look forward to. Will be thinking of you and your sis, and am happy her tests are so positive.

Tracey - I figured you were busy with your friend, but it's good to see you post! Tell us how it went when you have more time…

Machka - Which of the studies were you dealing with? There's so much data there, it's overwhelming, even if you just read the abstracts!

Ginny - Thinking about you, hope the surgery is swift, painless and successful, and that the recovery is as well. Every exercise and walk you've done will make recovery so much easier, as well as all the prep work you're doing now.

Heather - John looks so happy. Love the "combined age" thing.

Mo - My best friend has a travel list that she prints out for herself and keeps on her phone as well for all the things, like chargers, etc. Really helps in situations like that - glad you're enjoying the time with your husband. Even more glad you have time to sleep, with few responsibilities.

Debbie - Sympathies on not feeling well - I was fine inside the house yesterday, but every time I stepped outside, I just dissolved into a sneezy, snotty mess. Other shoppers in Walmart were looking at me like I had the plague. Some allergen was stomping all over the inside of my head, no telling which. It's possible that your husband needs this long, slow goodbye to his mother for his own sake, enough time to resolve how he feels toward her, perhaps. An abrupt death would have left an awful lot unresolved for him.

Just talked to Corey, his weekday "good morning" call, and I've got more than a few bits of things I need to get done this morning, time to get at 'em. Egg is roosting (which sounds REALY strange) over my little floor heater that's keeping my ankles warm. It's just skimming freezing this morning, but warming up fast.

Oh! Forgot to say that last week's video and short clip are performing better than anything else I've posted, with more than 1500 views on the clip and 80 already on the video. Plus garnered six new subscriptions. Not exactly viral, but definitely "sick." (In the good sense of the word… 😁

Love y'all!
Lisa in AR