WOMEN AGES 50+ FOR APRIL 2025

Well the C diff came back negative which is good,but sheesh,im up constantly in the bathroom..staying close to home

got my new monkey feet in the mail! Love them!

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Good evening ladies:

Carol - I think most of us endure what we need to too.

Allie - I am sorry you don't have an answer but am glad it is not c-dliff. I am in agreement with Margaret that it can well be your microbiome is messed up from the antibiotics. Pre and probiotics may be the ticket. It's miserable no matter what it is.

Margaret- I agree with you there is much in the modern diet that does not help us. Too much gluten is bothersome at times.I mainly cook from home and don't eat processed foods. I have gotten sloppy on that the last couple of months and notice it. Using my recover time to get back on track once I am off the extreme low fat thing.

Lisa - cute new toy. In addition to the money and the wear and tear on Corey-he will save time he can spend with you!

Pip -I'm not sure about monkey feet for walking/running but I have started wearing toe socks and those really seem to help my feet.

Barbie - nothing wrong with a serving of real ice cream occasionally!

Terri - I am starting to trace my father's family and discovered today that my great grandfather and his wife (GGM) immigrated from Stewartstown, County Tyronne in the later 1800's (I guess potato feminine time). Looks like it has never been more than a modest village. Do you live anywhere in that general area?

Uneventful day. Had nice visit with eldest brother and wife. When I move they want to check my place out on their next trip up.They want a place with little upkeep. My brother is 80 and a good 20 years older than SIL. We shall see. They brought in groceries to me. Didn't take money from me-I pick up dinner next visit.

Did not feel alot like cooking so I had them bring simple fat free items to compliment what I have. I made skinless chicken breast in salsa for dinner. Made three servings. Have some tilapia in freezer. They got me a carnation instant breakfast (a special one, not the original) that hospital dietician recommended due to over all nurtritional value. Have salad, tuna, fat free dressings.

Well, I have rotated from one chair, to couch to another chair so I think it is time to rotate into bed. Tomorrow I am allowed to take a shower! That is exciting (and if you have ever had to go several days without one due to surgery-you know what a treat that is!

Take care all,

Ginny in Ohi

Hello Everyone;

I didn't get on here yesterday due to travel fatigue. I told DH that I wanted to rest before getting Rose. So, we got her later, and she pulled that poor young man out and went right to me. Then DH gave her a belly rub, and she was whining like," I missed you guys so much!" Then we went home and talked about me staying in Mississippi a little longer to ensure DS had the insurance he needed. DH said no that he was coming to get me by 2/28/2026. Then, he wanted to plan our next vacation. I told him that I wanted to get over this one first. I work Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday this week. So I will be dead tired by that Monday. I dropped DH off at the airport so he could get back to Chicago. Now it is just me and Rose.
I tend to eat less without DH. I told him that it is less calories to eat at home than at restaurants. He disagrees. We had Mexican yesterday, and he ate 2 of my three tacos and some of my rice and beans. Tonight, I had a p3 pack and cereal 1/2 cup. DH was upset that he gained 8 pounds, and I stayed the same. I met some lovely people at the airport. This man was watching me knit at the airport, and he told me to send the scarf to him when I was done. DH has already claimed it. Unfortunately, I am making it for DS.

Rita, I am so sorry about little Brownie. He was well-loved, and now that he has crossed the "Rainbow Bridge," he is free of pain and suffering.

Heather, I love the card that Edie was showing. I cracked up. Heather, you need to tell your Ex how you feel.

M, I love your red bathing suit. Enjoy your swim lessons. I am so happy with the progress your DH is making.

Keep up the great work PIP.

Lisa, I think the phone is glued to DH's hand.

Ginny, take it easy. I hope you have a pain-free recovery. Rest all you can.

Thank you, everyone, for your kind words. It has been wonderful to get away and recharge. I didn't get to do the 5K today because I had to take DH to the airport, and I was just too jet-lagged. Be safe, everyone.

XO,

Mo is back in Mississippi again.

V short night! I've been awake since 3.30, although I tried twice to get back to sleep. Luckily, the occasional sleepless night worries me less than it used to. I finished an enjoyable book, and then ended up catching up online. I can nap anytime I choose. 😊 My brain was just a bit too active, but I'm not actually worried about anything.

I've got a handbag arriving today. I may not keep it, as I'm not sure about it, but I do need a bigger summer handbag. I have a small one that I love for short trips, but it doesn't carry everything for a full day out, as my black leather, (winter), one does. When you don't use a car, you need more 'stuff' with you, if you are out, say, in London for the day. Often we need an umbrella, or water, reading glasses, sunglasses, etc. I don't want to haul around a huge tote bag, so I'm hoping this medium sized one will work for me.

I've just ordered some very sweet chocolates for the grandchildren. I was hoping to give them something other than chocolate, as they get sooooo much , but these are individually wrapped single pieces in gold paper, with a heart on them. Easy to put into the cupboard and take one at a time, so they last. I hope. 🙄 I've ordered Guylian seashells for John. He adores them.

I smoke -bombed the upstairs bedroom this morning. The carpet moths get active this time of year. It's very easy to do, but you do have to repeat it every so often. I guess some eggs survive.

Otherwise a quiet day. We have left-over cauliflower frittata for lunch, and John is making his famous fish pie for dinner. It will be enough for two days, so I'm not cooking for a while. 😁

LLove Heather UK xxxxxxxx

Machka - Both pictures are just lovely, thank you for that.

Heather - It is one of the good parts about being this age. Resting when you need or want to is such a huge luxury!

Tina - Your decision fatigue on planning trips is exactly how I feel about cooking. I'm glad your Mister is improving, even if not as quickly as he wants.

Allie - I'm so glad you don't have c-diff, but that feeling of running to the bathroom at all hours is just exhausting. Tell your transplant team, get some advice on what to do next.

Barbie - Is that you up on that tractor? You look like you're having fun! I do understand how something can be uncomfortably stressful and fun at the same time.

Mo - It's awfully good to see you back.

Yesterday for me was both stressful and fun. Those kind of financial decisions take a lot out of you—beneficial in the end, hopefully, but it's a big unknown. Life is an incredible balancing act, and a lot of times we just don't know for years if the decision was the right one.

But playing with the Bad Boy tractor (yes, Kim, I thought it was great marketing, too 😁) was like getting to do all the fun stuff the boys got to do when I was a kid. I left home at barely 17, never learned to drive until I went in the military. My brothers got to drive old pickup trucks around the hayfields, "hauling hay" by the time they were 14, which is how they made enough money to buy their own cars at 16. Girls just… didn't.

I WAS one of the first four girls to ever take vocational agriculture in school - learned how to turn a bull calf into a steer, how to build a footstool, how to weld. Very much ahead of my time in an educational setting, but it changed nothing at home.

Different time. Different world, pretty much.

In this world, though, I get to have fun, too. Love this world...

Have a peaceful Sunday! Will be a lot of things here, but doubt it will be peaceful. Sort of roary and rumbly and knock-things-down and drag them off around these parts. 😁🥰🚜

Everybody's idea of fun is different!

Love,
Lisa

Good Sunday!

My front windows look west. It is my favorite "picture" in the morning today. The sun is bright and shining coming up behind us, while the sky to the west is stormy deep blue. Frame that with green grass and bare trees and it is just so pleasing to my eye. Just a contrast of colors and seasons rolled into one. The problem is it rarely photographs as pretty as I see it. I have made bed, taken care of CPAPs, cleaned kitties' water dish, vacuumed, cleaned litter boxes, and caught up with you!

This week has been a wild one. DH has been "men-strating" I think. OMG, he is like a stick of dynamite looking for a place to go off one minute, and happy go lucky the next. I went roundabout to get him hooked back up with Fitbit with no smart phone. His laptop is too old for "apps" and since Google bought FItbit, you have to have an app. So he is currently installed on my tablet, while I am on my phone. Work has been busy. Of course Wednesday, when I have no help up front, I had a 10k dollar credit card day with no zero turns sold. That is our highest credit card day without zero turns this year. DH has had things for us to do every night this week, so behind again on paperwork. Grateful that great niece stayed until 5:30 both Thursday and Friday. Late customer yesterday as in right at closing. Of course the one mechanic who could have assisted in the set up of that sale left at exactly 2. Same one who never has money, but turns down overtime-smh. DH and I didn't leave until 3. I will admit that after a long week, I sat and watched "When Calls the Heart". This evening I am heading to Cincinnati to see "Juliet" with oldest daughter. In the mean time, some paperwork should get done. Okay, so clipped kittens' nails, fixed breadkfast, and cut DH's hair.

Flea- Such a handsome young man. I feel really old since my grandchildren are that age. My grandsons will be seniors next year! Time travels so fast.

Ginny and Allie- Please take care! You are important to us! You need time to heal.

Lisa and Barbie- I love the tractor pictures. We have one on our farm, but that is one piece of equipment that I don't know how to use.

I have been reading along. I continue to be impressed, inspired, and encouraged by all of you Ladies! I appreciate all the different cultures, foods, and experiences.

Much love,

Kylia still kicking in Ohio

I'll start more lupines and put stick them around the property. I once had a couple nice ones

Lanette, My first thought when I saw “lupines” was Harry Potter. Lupines are werewolves in that show. Made me laugh picturing you planting wolves in your yard to turn into a werewolf! LOL 😝

Thought for today:

What do you call a rabbit with fleas?

Bugs Bunny!

What do you call a tomb full of coins?

Crypt-o-currency!

(2 cause I was sick yesterday with a major colitis attack. Stayed in bed all day. Think nerves kicked it off.)

Talked to son last evening. He is going on 2 weeks in rehab on Tuesday. He doesn’t know how long he will stay, he doesn’t know how he will drive back and forth to work, (his car is missing), he doesn’t know where he will stay or how he will pay for an apartment. He doesn’t know how he will pay his share of the rehab ($4,000 a day and his insurance pays 85% of the cost. He doesn’t know how long they will pay). He wants everyone else to do everything for him. He doesn’t even try to research anything. I will not help as that is enabling. Something I learned through all the documentation I received from the institution he is at. That will be hard for me, his mother, to just watch his succeed or fail, but it is what I need to do. He is 40 years old and should be independent by now.

The stress of everything going on I’m my life, I’m not surprised the Colitis came in to remind me it is still here.

RVRita going for a walk to de-stress a little, in Roswell NM where it is 10 AM and 83 degrees already!

I am behind again. It seems Thursday and Friday evenings I’m struggling to comment.

Lisa - I’m finding a lot of the younger adults in my life are not on social media or even answering their phones immediately anymore. It’s nice to see actually.
Those dreams that linger are the worst.
That piece of machinery will be a handy addition to your arsenal.

Carol - I hope you find relief soon from the pain.

YouTube - for some reason I cannot do anything on YouTube such as like or subscribe. I keep getting a message that my organizations admin has restricted access. I don’t have an organization it’s on my phone. I haven’t figured out how to fix it yet.

Machka - I am thinking of signing up for swim lessons again. Have fun!

Heather - it’s hard deciding how much to tell kids when something is happening. I was very open with my girls because my parents weren’t with me when my paternal grandfather passed. I was upset for a long time.

Rita - I’m sorry for your loss.

Vicki - I bet you’ll be loving the new job within the week.

Lanette - she was quite hurt by her brother and son’s actions. It was sad.
I did enjoy the visit and I hope that she did too.

Pip - enjoy your new monkey feet. I think this is the third pair since I’ve joined the group.

Barbie - my in-laws had a pair of dogs, mama and daughter, when we were first married. They had to leave the radio on when they left the house or the pup would destroy everything.

Ginny - I hope you have a wonderful shower today! How long is your recovery expected to take?

Flea - I can’t believe it’s prom time already. Ours are in May here, in NB they are in June.
Nice looking outfit your son is wearing. The colours suit him.

Lanette - I have worn formal gowns in a few weddings I’ve stood up in and for Kaitlyn’s wedding. I didn’t graduate so missed the whole prom thing.

Well it’s now Sunday morning and I’m finally caught up.
Jonah came to spend the weekend. We went to see the Minecraft movie yesterday. I enjoyed doing it with him. He hasn’t stopped talking about the graphics, the sets, the limited use of CGI, and how they did a good job of now allowing green screen usage be noticeable. He hasn’t stopped talking also given me a few tidbits, one scene had many Minecraft YouTubers as extras, one of the pig characters in the movie was a nod to a YouTuber that passed. it’s interesting listening to him. I swear if he’s given the opportunity he will be a director someday.
He enjoys Lego but mostly the mini figs, the building of Lego itself is only used when he needs a set. He’s always been this way from the time he could play he would direct the figurines and the toys were just props.

Today I have to take him home and do laundry. That’s about it, I should clean too I guess.

I was hoping to spend some time with Rodger but that’s not happening. TV is more important to him.

This week I have been hearing a dripping in the bathroom and I could tell wherever it was it was creating a puddle because after a while it sounded like it was landing in a puddle. I have searched and searched and couldn’t find anything. My fear was it was inside the wall. Just now, I found it inside the washer. So it’s contained, but I now have to figure out how to fix it. I wish Rodger would figure some of this out. I don’t know how it’s all become my responsibility. Absolutely everything is.

Tracey in Edmonton

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