WOMEN AGES 50+ FOR AUGUST 2025

Mo - I'm so sorry 😔. Take care of yourself. It's needed, for you and for these kids you work for.

The home injection pushed me further sideways than I've been in quite some time. Makes me tired. Curled up watching the rain, crocheting. Corey will be home soon. He always makes me feel better

Later,

Lisa

Hidee ho from the ER

Was brought in a couple hrs ago

Chest xray,bloodwork egg you name it,its been done.noe we wait

After work went to Food Lion to get distilled water and noodles that were on sale.

Tracey – nice looking car. Congrats!

We had to take one of Jess’ cats to the vet. He has something on his paw. She and the vet talked about it. Went right over my head. Alls I know is that his back left paw is somewhat inflamed. Honestly, to me it doesn’t look it. They gave him a shot and she’s to give him prednisalone

Then I went in the pool. Made brownies that Jess was going to make. The real reason I made them is because the recipe calls for 2/3 cup oil. And if I know her, she would have used oil. All that oil! I used about ½ cup applesauce and about 1/3 cup oil. We really don’t need more, and she won’t know the difference. They’re baking right now so I’m boiling chicken breasts for her. I know either tonight or tomorrow she talked about making chicken enchiladas, so while the brownies bake I’ll boil the chicken. She can shred it. Will probably want to go to the church to get the donations from the Sunday masses. Update: I did go. You know, I left some empty boxes there and do you know that someone took them??? I only hope they took them to fill them up. I know that I had one of the BK tomato boxes there, and today it was gone. Oh well….

Bought gas for the mower the other day and you can still smell the gasoline. I’ve sort-of learned that if I have to go get gas, take everything out of the trunk and line it with a lot of towels.

Got 3 Halloween shirts that I ordered from Amazon. I swear, I looked in so many stores and all they have are fall-themed shirts. I know I ordered 4 shirts, but Amazon only sent 3. I have to go check on my orders again. Update: the fourth one is supposed to be coming tomorrow

We’re getting our dinner-prep down. Jess plans what we’ll eat on her days. I don’t mind going to the store and buying the ingredients because I realize that after working all day, it is tiring. So at least she has everything here. And I don’t mind doing some prep. Just call me the prep queen!!! :)

Beth – so sorry you need to go to a funeral

Jen – welcome. I don’t think this site will ever become a dating site. Those “friend” requests are generated bots. I’ve gotten ones, different name but same picture. And vice versa

Rita – happy birthday to you dh

Mo – you are a blessing from heaven to those kids. I’m in awe of all you do

Picked up the donations from the church today. Previously, I’d left some boxes behind the table to put things in since it’s easier for the soup kitchen to deal with boxes. Do you know that someone took the boxes? I only hope they took them to fill them up!

Allie – I’m so glad you’re getting care.

J&C do the cooking on their days and they do wash their dishes/pans. But I do wind up cleaning the counters, the stove, running and emptying the dishwasher. Well, I guess I can handle that

Took Ganon for a walk. He pooped last night and I thought I got it, but I saw it tonight so I picked it up

Vince put on the new mower deck but it seems that when the deck split, it caused the belt to fray so we need a new belt. Vince thinks he may have bruised a rib putting the deck on.

Michele NC

Machka - I have trouble keeping my face out of the water to take that breath.

Annie - so sorry your Dad’s mind brought up memories for you that were better left in the past. Hugs to you.

Kylia - I am hoping we switch styles up here soon. We’re at the crop top stage here again and it’s just not a good look for me!

Rosemarie - I never thought of that about how we interpret men. I think that’s true though, I was so determined not to be my mother and to do for myself that I overdid it. The least little suggestion from Dad or Grampie when I was younger and Rodger now I get defensive.
Fall was in the air here for the last couple or three weeks. Yesterday and today is in the 30’s Celsius. Today was 34

Heather - your guest room looks adorable.
I hope you have a wonderful visit.

Lisa - I am a bit obsessed about my car right now.I hope that you are having a better evening after your injection.

I sat in the car for over an hour tonight learning all its features. If I use the remote start, the climate control feels the ambient temperature outside and sets the temp to heat or AC. If it’s AC it also turns my vented seats on, if it’s heat it turns the seat and steering wheel on as well as the heat for the wipers and mirrors.

Annie - I have a couple of those types of pants too, they are my dress pants for work in the Winter.
How lovely your Mom and her sister were able to connect and be so close in their golden years.

Beth - the bots didn’t leave me either. I don’t think there is any defeating them. I just wish we could block them as they pop up, I’ve no issue doing that and since almost every app has that feature it can’t be too difficult to do.

Children in hospital - our youngest was in and out of the hospital a lot when she was little. I never got into see her as often as I wanted and would cry to the nurses because I couldn’t, they told me she wasn’t as upset about me not visiting as she was about me leaving. I had Lauryn at home, worked full time and Rodger drove truck. There wasn’t a lot I could do. Her grandparents and Aunts and Uncle visited her too, she usually had someone visit at least every afternoon, unless there was a snowstorm and travel was dangerous.

Carol - that is awful! I’m so sorry that happened to you.

Lanette - I am much more confident taking them. I’m hoping to go for a road trip on Sunday or Monday with them.

Michele - Jess keeps trying to help and then you do it. 😂
Is she not a vet? I thought she was, do they not treat their own pets? I just assumed they would.

I don’t have a lot to say tonight. My insurance wasn’t as high as I was expecting it to be. That was a nice bonus.

I don’t know if I had mentioned about the old films that I took in to be developed. The first one came back and I stopped on my way home last night to pick it up.This picture was on the top of the stack. It’s definitely one of Mom’s photos, she was not a good photographer and she probably made a mistake and bought B&W because Dad despised it.Anyway, the man on the left walking away is my Dad, the little boy is my nephew, and the man in the forefront is my brother with his wife in front of him. I don’t know the man in the background, they were at Kings Landing NB, a historical settlement. Judging from my nephews age I think this must have been 2007-2008.

There weren’t really any good pictures except a couple taken of the property we grew up on, probably to finish the film roll so it could be developed. 😂
I have 3 more I’ve taken in and 17 more that I need to find a place to get developed as they are 126.

I think I’m going to sit outside for a bit, I’m tired and it’s very hot in here.

Tracey in Edmonton.

Oh I forgot, I have a full moon roof!

Yesterday, I got 2 crowns ... in my mouth! Expensive!! Many thousands of dollars.

Today, my teeth feel like they're rearranging themselves a little bit.

Machka in Oz

Allie … hope the doctors find an answer to your problems soon!

Tracey … I had a vehicle with a moon/sun roof here near Buffalo. Rebecca … It does indeed hold the weight of the snow. But know where those buttons are. Without thinking one morning before work, I pushed the wrong button and the sunroof opened … dumping me with over a foot of snow! After the initial shock of being covered in snow, I just sat in the car and laughed and laughed. I was late for work.

Machka … two crowns IS expensive! Our teeth do shift as they get used to crowns, extractions, etc. In my experience, it all settles down in a few days. Always reminds me of the years I had full "railroad track" type dental braces. Wow, but they were something.

Paying by Check … I avoid it all costs, but still write checks to the church and some of my mother's medical providers. The way my mom's bank accounts are set up, she does not have a debit card. Some of her providers will accept EFTs, but others want a debit or credit card (which she also doesn't have). I tried to open a credit card in her name, but even though I am her POA found it impossible with her dementia.

Lanette … husband's visit with back surgeon resulted in the need for a CT scan of an area of his back. I was unaware that for some areas in the spine a CT scan can give more detailed information than an MRI. Who knew. Anyways, they want to determine if his old fusion is failing. If it is, he will need some hardware. If the old fusion is stable, they can perform a less invasive surgery and just clean out the area above the fusion that is causing him increased pain. Either way, surgery is in his future.

Today I am focusing on cleaning the kitchen floor. I plan to get out my scrubber (very old and kind of stinky) and give it a good going over before I finish up with a crosswave multi-surface sweeper. I no longer can get on my hands and knees like I would have done in the past.

Beth

Its just incredibly sad. Knowing her husband that's passed, has them helps in her coping. She is the most strongest person I know besides my own husband. Yesterday she had a huge dead tree cut down with a big crane. She asked the guy if she could go up in it! So she snapped some great pics of her property, house and fields from way high in the basket.😁. The guy stated that he's had that rid for 3 years and no one has ever asked for a ride up. I think she needed some perspective (physically and mentally). When she was talking to me about it, her face lit up. Nice to see. Yesterday was Tucker's 7th birthday, and she picked up the dogs ashes instead. 😥

Rebecca Whidbey Wa

I ATE yesterday! Oooph! My body is kind of saying to me good job, but gurllll!!

At lunch I ate 1/4 of a huge burger that I shared with husband. Then a handful of fries, maybe 6. Think of like a Wendy's "Baconator burger"! Had iced tea with it. Then dinner was celery, red bell pepper, cherry tomatoes, and cucumber. All raw, with some Litehouse buttermilk ranch dressing to dip them. I cut up the cucumber and tossed with a new thing I bought. Crunchy garlic sweet chili oil! I added a dash of soy sauce. It was delightful tossed in the cucumbers. I ended up putting a bit in my dressing! Then main course was a repeat of Tuesday night dinner. A piece of pub battered cod in a street taco sized tortilla. A slice of havarti cheese to anchor the fish piece and 2 spoonfuls of cole slaw in it. It was good too. I drank 33 oz of sugar free lemon water, plus a can of tomato juice, the iced tea, coffee and actual water. Dessert was a protein bar.

Phew, you know I envision my body like one of those old factory machines. There's pipes wrapped, and steam spewing out in places, but she runs! My brain is like the guy that runs the machine, loyal to the core. Talks to the machine, kicks it, but is always wiping his brow with a hankie! 😂

Rebecca Whidbey Wa