WOMEN AGES 50+ FOR SEPTEMBER 2025
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Yep! If any of the grandkids misbehaved, the parents just left them at Grandma Brown's, and she would set them straight!😂
Rebecca Whidbey Wa
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Rita - I’m so sorry, how heartbreaking for you.
Melanie - Welcome from another Albertan.
Pip - You have had a rough life, I’m happy you’re still here to share your story.
Debbie - it must be a relief to your sister to have her voice back.
Allie - Delia will have a struggle I bet. Do you have to keep taking the shot know how it makes you feel and the weight loss?
Heather - It sounds like you will have a wonderful Sunday.
I have been wanting a good lasagna. I haven’t made one for a while. Maybe my SIL will make one while I’m home. She is a good cook and I think enjoys it, which I don’t.Machka - I hope you are able to get some rest this weekend.
Barbie - that is great that your son wants to do chores. There are just some things that are just easier for the younger males, not that women can’t do anything we set our minds to, but sometimes it’s nicer to have help offered.
Lanette - I wonder how many just accept the price increase without questioning it.
I saw Egg update: and was confused for a minute because I was sure I was reading your post but immediately thought of Lisa’s Egg.
If Lisa’s Egg is laying eggs the world truly has toppled over.Debbie - Happy Anniversary
Friends - I have been working on making good friends. I don’t have any that live very close right now. You ladies probably know as much about me as anyone and more than some.
I really need that connection with people.My week was going well and then Rodger got his job and offer for winter work yesterday and is upset it’s not where he wants it to be. He is blaming me for insisting that he work. I am going to be doing some soul searching while I’m away. I don’t feel I have a partner anymore in any stretch of the imagination.
He actually told me that I “would have to put up with his pissed off mood all Winter”. I felt like I was slapped in the face. He wouldn’t allow anyone to speak to me that way and would call them out on it.We are taking the Grands to the mountains tomorrow. We told them about it a couple of weeks ago and it’s supposed to be my birthday celebration. Michaela is so excited she put herself to bed at 8 and set her own alarm. There is a Mount Edith Carvelle that she is excited to see as her middle name is Edith.
I have a bad feeling I’m going to wake up and he’ll have a headache, stomach ache something that makes it so he won’t go with us. I may be wrong he may do it for the kids if not for me. I just hope I don’t get the silent treatment. If that’s the case I really hope Kaitlyn is free to go with me.
It will be a long day driving by myself.I finished a piece at ceramics last night. This is a gift for my SIL.
Off to bed.
Tracey in Edmonton
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My sleep times are messed up but I am getting solid sleep.
Mo- no pain meds ,ive been awake since 1am,but slept solid from like 2pm - 1 am
But have more energy to do things..I ordered quest cheddar crackers and yikes got the spicy ones,can't do those..that will be given away for sure,I made some toast a bit ago and while I was waiting did the couple dishes in the sink..what a miracle..
Alexa - the transplant clinic person I see called yesterday and said they can do the saline solution at the clinic and then I go over to the hospital for ct scan- which is connected by a hallway
Will call radiology on monday..my calendar is filled up with appointments for Doris and I,have to call her haven't heard from her in a couple days and that makes me nervous
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Barbara - hope all is well with Tumble and you. Sending big hugs. 💞
Tracey - I have no words, but every sympathy. It might be worth, just for information, getting in touch with a lawyer for free preliminary advice. It never hurts to know where you stand. 💗
Heather UK xxxxxxxx
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Tracey - I don't think I've ever told the sequence of events of 2007/2008 here. If I have, I'm sorry for repeating myself. The TL;DR is below the spoiler.
In early June 2007, my old car fell out from under me, and we had just bought a new (to me) car, I was also unemployed. I had just told the Nautilus Fitness Gym I was running that they needed to get rid of me, the manager, and keep the part-time people who did all the work around the gym itself, to get their finances back in order. They were good people, and the gym was their livelihood. And I quit, so their unemployment insurance wouldn't take a hit.
I had been feeling quite upset on the personal side for quite some time, because I had the gastric bypass in September 2005, I had lost 160 pounds in the next 20 months, and it did nothing to change my marriage. He wasn't interested in me. He didn't abuse me, just didn't care anything about who I was, what I did or what I thought. I had thought it was because I was fat. I was wrong. Losing weight did nothing to make it any better.
So I decided to go away on a long trip and do some thinking. I would drive down to see my sister in Texas, and up to see my best friend in Montana, and then back to Illinois, where we were living at the time. I hadn't yet decided what to do about my marriage, not really.
It was a two-day drive to my sis in West Texas, and the first time I'd been alone with my own thoughts for two straight days in a row without someone else's voice in my ear or needing something from me.
I called him when I was driving over the Red River into Texas. Told him he needed to see a psychologist while I was gone and find out why he was completely uninterested in sex or me or anything but the Green Bay Packers, golfing and work. And that if he didn't, I simply wouldn't come back.
After a few weeks of talking it over with my sis and crying a lot, I went ahead and drove up to my best friend's house, just outside Glacier Park, Montana. I was there a few weeks, and had pretty much cried since I arrived. My 27th wedding anniversary was coming up, and I planned to go back home.
She and her Montana Highway Patrol husband, also an amazing friend, sat me down and talked to me and told me it was time to choose myself. They didn't think I was ready to go back, and they kept me with them for a few more weeks, where they helped me understand that I was worth fighting for.
I had been getting phone calls from him asking when I was coming home, and told that therapy was going well, and he missed me desperately, and on and on, and I finally headed back after six weeks gone. The first few days and weeks back were great. I got a job as a flight attendant, and was in school every day training, and he was going to therapy, and I started flying in October, right after flight school.
Then in November he went to a therapy appointment and came back and said that the doc had released him, told him he was perfectly fine, and that some men just aren't interested in sex. And with a sigh of relief, went back to what he loved best. Football season.
I think he believed that I would just nod and say OK and accept my fate. I was 47 years old, married 27 years, what choice did I have? New Year's Eve, I was in a hotel in Little Rock, Arkansas, after doing my job as a silver cart tart all day, and I called my brother.
Told him I was going to stay married until I was 50, and if nothing had changed, I'd leave. He asked me what I thought was going to change in three years that hadn't changed in the previous 27.
Back to Illinois on the next flight, got in really late, my husband was still asleep, so I just crawled in the bed and slept. I was the first one up the next morning, and I turned back to the bed and looked at him and realized I was done. I didn't love him anymore, I was just used to him.
The thought that kept running through my mind was, "I'd rather die alone than live with you the rest of my life." It took me five more months to get enough money together to leave.
I was headed back to Texas, headed for my sisters, and it was May again, crossing the Red River (again!) when his mother called me and told me about all the abuse he had suffered between ten and twelve years old.
His story to tell, not mine, but because of my own history, and because he grew up as a Catholic altar boy, I had asked him years before all this if he had ever been abused. He said no.
He lied.
I will always wonder if he told the therapist the truth. For that matter, I'll never know whether he even went to see a therapist at all. Doesn't matter now, anyway.
What neither he nor his mother realized is that, until I didn't love him anymore, I didn't leave. It wasn't just flouncing off upset about things that could be fixed. My marriage was over.
All that was said just to let you know that time away from our marriages, such as a trip to see family and beloved friends, is dangerously apt to open our eyes to what is going on. When you can talk openly to people who love you and want nothing but the best for you, you have an opportunity to really SEE your life for what it is.
Be careful.
It can be life changing.
TL;DR - A trip to see family and friends was what opened my eyes to the state of my first marriage.
And… I need to go pull Corey's jeans out of the washer and get them out on the line or in the dryer.
From my happy domesticity in the Arkansas River Valley,
Love,
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😀 All is well here. Son and DIL arrived safely. We talked for awhile then she napped while he did chores. After they checked in to the Airbnb and showered we went out to dinner where they could get fresh seafood. They live hundreds of miles inland so fresh seafood is a treat for them. I haven't had dinner in a restaurant for years so it was a special treat for me. I ate some of it and brought the rest home to eat later. They'll be here all day today to talk and do stuff—he will split wood into smaller pieces for the wood stove.
❣️ Tracey, big hugs to you.
😀 Rebecca, prunes are my regular snack. I don't drink any of my calories. My breakfast is a chocolate Isagenix shake with 23 grams of protein.
😀 Barbara , hugs to you and Tumble
❤️ Barbie in NW WA
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Good Friday!
Vacations are funny for me. It takes about 5 days before I actually quit stressing about work. Then about day 11 I am usually mentally gearing up to be back home. We are here 14 days. We have to be out of cabin by 10 am tomorrow. So this evening we will load my Miata on the trailer and load non food items in her. Then unhook trailer and figure out how to load everything in the truck. Most of my purchases were small other than two pair of boots. DH bought 4 noen signs and a large mirror for his garage. Obviously food stuffs won't go in until we are ready to drive away tomorrow.
Good Saturday! Yesterday ended up a little rough. I let our cabin owner know the dates we would be here next year. She told me that the first week was already booked-WHAT!!!! We have roughly been at the same time each year for 12 years. She forgot to block it off one of the sites. I spoke with her last night. She thinks they will cancel. I hope so! Other than that not a bad day. Visited with friends here, got our Dollywood Cinnamon bread, car loaded and trailered.
Last Tennessee sunrise for a short while. Packed some more stuffs. Currently on porch listening to the world wake up.
Pip- A true testimony of overcoming obstacles!
Tracey- Hugs! I understand! Mine does the same thing occasionally. So annoying. I just want to ask him if he is 12 or 60! I hope your adventure is fun and relaxing.
I know there was more...
Body image and compliments- I am trying hard to have my oldest granddaughter's self confidence in body image.
Final steps to leaving TN.
Much love and hugs,
Kylia heading back to Ohio
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Because I am making a reference to politics I am putting this in spoiler. I am not going into what the specifics of what the argument was about…I did not have the argument. It was between a friend and her daughter…
Visited with friends I have known for forty years yesterday. One friend had gotten into a political argument with her daughter. She even cancelled a cruise with her daughter over it. My first response was about the grandkids. It was also her daughters husband first response. Between the other friend who was part of our trio and me, we reassured her they would patch this up. She should be able to reschedule the cruise. We also said it might be best to have politics off the table between them. I also reminded her about Mark Twain who said if he became angry and upset about something to give it three days before he responded. I try to remember that in my moments. Sometimes easier said than done. I did not say to her would you rather be right or be happy, but I thought it. Sometimes we do have to choose.
Again that is one thing I appreciate about this site is it our understood agreement to leave politics out of our posts. The example of my friend is why we have that rule.
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Because I am making a reference to politics I am putting this in spoiler. I am not going into what the specifics of what the argument was about…I did not have the argument. It was between a friend and her daughter…
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Visited with friends I have known for forty years yesterday. One friend had gotten into a political argument with her daughter. She even cancelled a cruise with her daughter over it. My first response was about the grandkids. It was also her daughters husband first response. Between the other friend who was part of our trio and me, we reassured her they would patch this up. She should be able to reschedule the cruise. We also said it might be best to have politics off the table between them. I also reminded her about Mark Twain who said if he became angry and upset about something to give it three days before he responded. I try to remember that in my moments. Sometimes easier said than done. I did not say to her would you rather be right or be happy, but I thought it. Sometimes we do have to choose.
Again that is one thing I appreciate about this site is it our understood agreement to leave politics out of our posts. The example of my friend is why we have that rule.
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I did not mean to post twice. I don't usually use the spoiler feature…
Tracey is this a personality change in DH. He might need to discuss issues with his doctor if it is.
Time for flowers…
The vase was given to me by my son.
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At last I've done my roots! Hooray! Should be fine now for the cruise. I'll schedule a trim v soon, as I have a 10% off offer for my upcoming birthday.
Had lots of tins of beans delivered today from Amazon. Weird, I know, but they were ridiculously cheap, and I'm going to be making a chilli soon.
Last Joan Hickson Marple on tonight. Boo! She was 86 when she made it. It's been something I really look forward to all week. The Maigrets that I love are still staggering on, but Bruno Cremer is looking like he's about to expire any minute!
Looking forward to Edie coming tomorrow afternoon.
Love Heather UK xxxxxxxx
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Tracey - did I already wish you Happy Birthday? (I can't keep up obviously!) Something you wrote jumped out at me - He wouldn’t allow anyone to speak to me that way and would call them out on it. I remember when my DH would get in a funk like your Rodger is going through and I would ask him something very similar to what you wrote…why is it OK for him to treat me this way but he wouldn't allow anyone else to do it? I'd say this to him when things had calmed down a bit and he'd had a little time to think over his initial dumb statement. I think my DH was pretty depressed. Margaret had a good point - is this a radical change in Rodger's behavior? Would he be agreeable seeing his doctor about it or to attend some couples therapy to get the root of it if things don't get better?
That said, hope you enjoy your time with the grands today. And if Rodger goes along, hope it goes OK. That ceramic piece is beautiful.
Margaret - beautiful vase and flowers! Appreciate your comments about politics and especially is it better to be right or happy? And I often remind myself being kind goes a long way - as our Barbara says, open heart and mind before mouth. Saves friendships, marriages and embarrassment. We have more things that unite us than divide us and that's what we need to concentrate on. (Husbands, listen up or get ready to duck some virtual skillets.😁)
Rebecca - love your Grandma Brown. My maternal grandmother was a little like that.😁
Kylia - sounds like you had a wonderful vacation in Tennessee, such a lovely area. Hope the folks who booked the cabin cancel.
Melanie - when I read you were a vet from Alberta, it reminded me my DH and I once drove through Montana to pick up Shetland sheep in Regina. We lived near Seattle at the time. Regina is a ways east of you, I know. Vet checks and certifications were needed to bring them into the US. Fun and neat farm memories.
Pip - I think you had an inner beauty that you didn't realize. When you were overweight and didn't think much of yourself, Kirby saw that beauty and we know the rest of the happy story. Your journey is fascinating. Did you ever think you'd be athletic, in good shape, and the best mom a dog could ever dream of? 🤩
Lisa - I just love that you got together with Corey. You bring out the best in each other. Another happy ever-after story. Thanks for sharing.😍
Ginny - hope they can get your back pain managed so you have a decent quality of life waiting for surgery. At lunch with K yesterday, she said her DH, 65, has had excruciating back pain and feels like "there's a golf ball back there" when he's lying in bed or sitting in a chair. Many MRI's and X-rays - nothing shows up and his spine has normal wear and tear for his age. He's going in for some kind of a permanent nerve block in October, though the spine surgeon said it might not last.
Debbie - sorry to hear about your dryer. Hope nothing else breaks. One year we had the fridge, microwave, and dishwasher all go kaput the same year. These appliances were under five years old and we bought them brand new when we moved in the house. What a disappointment.
Heather - I went on a bean buying binge myself yesterday. I'm making a big pot of chili in the crockpot right now. I normally don't do this because it generally remains too "soupy" but I didn't feel like struggling with the heavy Lodge cast iron Dutch oven. I drained a can of chicken breast I had on the pantry shelf, shredded the meat a little and added it for some extra protein. If it needs to be thickened up, I can pour it into a large skillet and simmer it for a little while. That would be an easy clean.
On Facebook reels this morning-a glimpse of what makes Introverts tick.
This neuroscientist, Kyle Cox, said that introverts have 2.3 hours of people energy and have measurably different acetylcholine metabolism that depletes after 2.3 hours of social stimulation, creating genuine neurological exhaustion. Extroverts run on dopamine from external stimulation and introverts run on the acetylcholine from internal processing. So an introvert burns through acetylcholine stores at three times the rate of solitary activity. He advises introverts to keep social events under 2 hours so as to not run out of energy, and has other suggestions. I haven't been able to find out much about him and where he got his information - if there's actual research supporting his message. But if interested, here's a link:
My dad wasn't kind about my weight when I was a kid, and neither were my siblings or even my BIL who once referred to me as "Mama Cass." But my dad also wasn't satisfied that I was an introvert who preferred to spend time alone reading or just thinking. He said there was something wrong with me because I didn't want to have many friends or do things. When I learned about normal personality differences through Myer's Briggs, I understood why I was that way as an INTJ. Funny, I think he was an introvert too and was somehow projecting his uneasiness with it on me. Once I understood that, I was able to forgive him.
And I watched another reel (didn't save a link) which talked about how a messy house/counter/living area tires our brains because our eyes are picking up everything we see and on a very subtle level is trying to get things organized. Maybe that's why, when I do a major tidy-up before Collette comes, I already feel pressure is off. So just taking 5 minutes to sort and arrange piles is beneficial for de-stressing. I don't watch the de-cluttering videos but maybe that's their message.
Lanette 😎
SW WA State
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Barbara says: open heart and mind before mouth!
Evidently, I have gotten into trouble in the past several times for not following that advice. When it costs you a friendship it really hurts!
Carol in GA
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Thought for Today:
What did the left eye say to the right eye?
Between us, something smells!
Feeling a bit better today. I got to talk a little to son yesterday. Love you all!
RVRita in Roswell
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probably not. When I was in middle school, o was more of a sprinter, never long distance. Because Kirby was so athletic by riding his bike all over Seattle, he’s the one that got me into biking. My dream was to see if I could run a mile without stopping, I didn’t make it not in the hills of Tacoma that we lived on. I still remember certain milestones, riding up my first steep hill without falling over, I cried when I got up that hill. Marathon, me? Forget about it., holy crap, that was crazy. I ran it, no walking, no breaks all 26.2 miles at 55, I couldn’t believe it. I guess I was athletic or started being so when I was with Lenny, he got me the gym membership, that got me started. After he died, I didn’t care anymore. After I met Kirby and 5 years after we met, I got back in the game so that would have made me 42. I could go on and on about me life, gun to me head, abuse by mom, physical abuse by first husband, rape, molestation by best friends grandfather, drinking and drugs, blah blah blah.
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Cooked breaded turkey escalopes (butcher's) tonight with IKEA sauce. Purple sprouting broccoli. I've frozen the left over sauce. I will have to call in to IKEA to get some more packets. Huge escalopes! One would have done the two of us.
Started reading a biography of Chopin by Alan Walker. Recommended by Rajiv Surendra, who I follow on YouTube. Really good so far. I can't say I'm a huge fan of his music, but it might encourage me to listen to more. I've read a biography of Georges Sand, his lover. Tuberculosis killed one in five in Europe at that time. Especially rife in Poland.
Love Heather UK xxxxxxxx
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Sending much love Miss Tracey. That's all I got.
Thank you for sharing, Lisa.
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Hi ladies, big hugs all around!
Todays lunch was a slice of Caves Killer Power seed bread, and egg salad. I used up all my sugar free Vlasic sweet relish, so the jar became a shaker jar with some mayo. It was mostly the juice so the egg salad was extra creamy!
Snack this afternoon is 1/2 of my Ranch protein chips, some lite sour cream, and spices.
Dinner is some battered cod pieces, dressing for dip for my cup up red bell pepper, and a vanilla Oikos yogurt. A good day!
I am about 11 lbs from Onederland. When I get there, I will be so happy! I haven't been under 200lbs since 2010! And that was really only a nanosecond because I hadn't eaten well that day on a greyhound bus! I was on the Jenny Craig diet. I am so glad that is past, and I am not paying $400 to lie to the gal that called me weekly to check on how I was doing. What a zoo that was.
Big hugs Tracey! Blaming you for him contributing to the finances or his job been at a specific place is just loony. You are at a crossroads friend. To take what he gives you, and continue to try to make sense of that, or to move on. When you have to work so hard, to find normalcy then that's a red flag. You are juggling all those plates in the air, because that's what you do. But the circus isn't quite as fun. In reality you have lived a "single" life for quite some time. You handle most everything, and are the major person that makes decisions. You know we love ya, and just wish for you to be happy. 💖🙏
Rebecca Whidbey Wa
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Sickness running through us. Had my “kids” (27 and 30) in emergency on Wednesday. Thought my daughter had an ectopic pregnancy- luckily not. My son developed a very rapid on set sore and swollen throat. Couldn’t swallow and in a lot of pain. On IV antibiotics and steroids since then but still no actual diagnosis. I now have that throat although not as severe. Got some steroids and an anesthetic spray from the pharmacist- confirmed it’s not strep so likely viral. In bed today trying to recover for volleyball practice on Monday so had lots of time to go through your posts.
Lisa- Watching Dr Pol gives me anxiety. I watched one episode where one of his associates was doing a calving that obviously needed a c section. Instead she yanked it out- killed the calf and the cow. I never watched again. Having had 2 kids I know cows feel the same pain. Epidurals, c sections when needed, and pain meds post op. They deserve it for the product they provide us. Also, our beef cows are range cows- tying them up like he does would get you killed. I love shows about lawyers- my sister is one and she can’t stand watching them. So I guess it depends on how well you know the subject!
I get the not believing part- for so many things. Not only physical compliments but things like how I raised my kids or perform at my job. The negatives always flood my brain to erase what was just said. Working on it! And thank you for sharing your story.Tracey- I hope you have a wonderful time in the mountains? I lived in Banff when I was 17 and ski racing. I miss the mountains but life took me in a different direction. Are you heading there? Or Jasper?
Pip- your smile is contagious in those pictures and gave me the feeling you are a very warm person. Funny how a stranger can feel something completely different from how you see them. I pick apart my pictures but once again… trying to remember the good things around that picture being taken instead of thinking I look chubby. Also- I am picking up that you are training for another marathon? Awesome. I ran half’s before I had my knee replaced and miss it. Running = Healing for me.
Heather- thanks for the Chopin biography suggestion. I’ll check it out. Enjoy your ability to create your art. I am completely non artistic so I have always been in awe of what others can create.
Lanette- yup, 2 hours of socializing is about max for me. My husband is an extrovert whose energy just continues to build as the night wears on. I am sure everyone has labelled me the wife who drags her husband out to early but we have come to a compromise over the years and if he has a ride home I will often leave him at the party! Probably another reason for my friendless state! Cool that you bought sheep out of Saskatchewan. Export work is anxiety inducing. One wrong identification or description can have them stranded at the border. I once filled out some paperwork wrong and a load of bucking horses were stuck at the border for a day until we could get it sorted out. I was mortified. Luckily the owner understood 😬
Long post but stuck in bed.
Melanie, Alberta
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Lanette & Carla - thank you both. I will never forget my best friend bursting into tears when I said I was marrying Corey; no one else knew how lonely and dark my first marriage was, especially after my mother's death. If I ever seem like I'm bragging about my relationship with Cor, I'm really not. It's genuinely just me marveling at how different my life is now from how it was then. Sixteen years later, I'm still marveling at his presence in my life. I never take it for granted.
Lisa in AR
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Lessons from a young toddler…
I was walking from my Zumba class when I came upon a young mother with her toddler the mother was trying to hold his hand as they walked through the building. He was crying… When she let go of his hand he stopped crying ;he wanted to walk by himself. She kept her hand extended to have if he needed it. He would have none of that…It was time to walk be himself. Behind him I called out good job! He stopped and clapped for himself. They continued with his mother walking slowly beside him until they were out of the building and down the ramp to the parking lot. We parted ways with me saying what a cutie. She said thank you.
The pride that comes from walking on your own two feet without help and acknowledging with your own celebration. Learning to walk patiently beside someone as they find their way. Small moments matter! The gift is hope!
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Melanie ~ My father was in the dairy cow business until I was 8 yrs old and I'm sure he appreciated having a local vet to tend the cattle. Unfortunately, the cost of food for the cattle made it impossible to continue in that business. I loved playing in the barn and in the hay loft.
Carol in GA
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Melanie - Sorry you're feeling like caca! Hope it passes quickly. Thanks for the Dr. Pol point of view - it makes perfect sense to me… and your lawyer sis not appreciating legal dramas. My best friend's husband is Montana State Highway Patrol, now retired, ran an entire division up there, and he finds most of the cops shows annoying, lots of violations of standard procedures, etc. Won't watch them! There aren't a lot of quilting or crochet dramas, unfortunately. Maybe I should write one… "The Old and the Crotchety… " 👀😎😂 "Law & Order MVHQ—Machines Vs Hand Quilters"
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I retired from doing full marathons. I was 55 when I did my first, 2014, 2015 and 2016. We went to doing 1/2 marathons from then on. My first one was just to see if I could run that long without stopping, I didn’t it, a little over a 10 minute mile. I was good with one and done. 4 days after that, my husband was riding (bicycle) home from work and he got hit by a car. He wanted to do the marathon again. I only did the second one so I could be with him and watch him to make sure he would be okay. Well he was over an hour compared to the prior one. He did it and I was telling him, you got hit by a fricken car, spent 17 days in the hospital and rehab and your complaining?! Well he wanted to do another one to beat his time, I told him I would do it again with him and if he got a better time I said you’re on your own, no more for me. That’s the only reason I did 3 of them. I did my 1st 1/2 in Seattle, so this will be my 10th 1/2. Kirby decided he isn’t doing them anymore so I will be running this one alone which is fine because we don’t talk to each other during the run, we are all business. He says he’ll be walking a 10k which is a breeze for us.
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🌻🌞😀 Son and DIL are at the Airbnb napping and relaxing. We had a great dinner in a lovely restaurant last night. I brought home leftovers. They arrived this morning with a box of pastries, a loaf of bakery bread, and a bouquet of zinnias. Son split and stacked a huge pile of firewood then sorted a ton of stuff in garage to either take home, take the around again recycle store, or throw away. It was sentimental and bittersweet because he was reminded of his dad and my dad with every item. After dropping things off at Around Again we took a drive through scenic areas followed by lunch in a restaurant they liked a lot. They’ll be back soon so we can go eat again.
🎶🤩 They got married last month. They dated in middle school before he moved away to live with Jake and me. In between he married once and had children in two relationships and she married twice and was widowed at age 40 left with seven sons to raise. Now they giggle and love referring to each other as husband and wife. I never thought he'd grow up this well. At 40 he drank a lot and argued about everything. I didn't want him in my house. Now he is the son everyone would like to have
🌻🌞😀 Barbie in NW WA
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stats for the day-
Walk w/family- 1hr 32min 20sec, 10208steps, 22elev, 2.70ap, 81ahr, 109mhr, 4.30mi= 440c
Strava app= 521c
ROUVY home spin bike- Strava stats- 1 hr 33min 44sec, 1647elev, 99aw, 12.6amph, gear25, 102ahr, 118mhr, 19.69mi= 476c
Strava app= 532c
ROUVY stats- 1hr 33min 44sec, 1646.4elev, 99aw, 12.5amph, 53arpm, 19.7mi= 532c
ROUVY home spin bike- Strava stats- 6.58min, 85elev, 80aw, 12.1amph, gear25, 97ahr, 107mhr, 1.40mi= 42c
Strava app= 32c
ROUVY stats- 7min, 85.4elev, 80aw, 47arpm, 12.1amph, 1.4mi= 32c
Walk kids- 10.29min, 1064steps, 2.0ap, .38mi= 53c
Strava app = 47cTotal cal 1011
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What a nice considerate son and daughter inlaw.💖👍🏼 Congratulations in the marriage! Sometimes our sons need to experience life, grow up, listen to others life stories in order to appreciate their own. Sounds like she was just the grounding your son needed. That's great.👍🏼
My eldest is coming up to 40 years old and I still hope he finds someone that will love and appreciate him as much as we do. I was able to chat with both youngest and eldest son today.💖
Youngest Is feeling a bit better, but he looked tired. Then I noticed his hand.
Me: why is your right hand orange?
Him: oh my hand? Oh that's Cheetoes!
Me: Phew I like that! I thought you had Jaundice for a sec there!
Him: no just Cheetos!
😂😂
Rebecca Whidbey Wa
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