WOMEN AGES 50+ FOR OCTOBER 2025

they are ripping up the carpet. Kirby too a shorter walk w/chispa so he could be back home by 8. I went a 1/2 mile longer with the other 2 kids. We are going to have new carpet soon, these guys don’t mess around!

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The days are just flying by! Just when I thought I was all caught up, I get behind again. My seasonal depression is here and worse this year b/c of son’s situation and middle DS’s estrangement. Such is life.

I have a question: is it enabling if I help my son who does not have access to a computer, cell phone, nor case worker that does their job, by helping him apply for scholarships for sober-house rent? He also didn't ask, but I volunteered to send him a couple packs of cigarettes as there are none where he is located now. Up until now, he did all of this on his own with the help of the facility he was in. His currently facility I've heard from my DS and a friend, is the worse one in the state. My husband is not happy I am helping my DS, but that little bit gets him out of depression and gives him something to look forward to.

Thought for Today:

Who makes it, has no need for it.
Whoever buys it won’t use it.

Who uses it, won’t care.

What am I?

Answer: A casket.

RVRita in Roswell 👽️

Yes it was sweet of them to send me charms! It was my sister and my cousin when they were visiting each other in Nevada. My cousin is with Weight Watchers, and she is the charms person for that. I have them hanging on a chain off my lamp. 💖

Rebecca Whidbey Wa

Uuck, the old carpet dust, keep the windows open! Thanks for the positive words!💖👍🏼

Rebecca Whidbey Wa

I hope things start calming down for you all the way around. Stress coming from every direction.

Sorry for the confusion- no aunt involved. Only have one aunt who is 80+.
My sister has used up the coverage that she had and no money saved up to pay out of pocket to be in a facility. She needs some help but only really going up and down stairs which she could do if she really had to in my opinion(though I don't know that for sure). Found out from my walking friend that not only should the facility not tell my older sister that the younger one was checking herself out but they should not even tell her that she is even living there at all- She is not on the paperwork so they shouldnt tell D anything at all. After I called D out on it- I haven't heard a word from anyone. I will talk to mom later this evening or maybe tomorrow. The couple that live on the property are taking mom for eye exam then DMV tomorrow to get her license taken care of and I will be there on Tuesday for her MRI. I will spend the night and come home in the late morning on Wed. for class.
If B(younger sister) can behave herself, it might be ok to have her with mom temporarily but I doubt she will for very long, if at all.

Heading over to son's place(formerly MIL's place). we have a guy coming to give an estimate to paint the house. DH randomly started talking to a guy at the hardware store, found out the guy was a painter(old guy ,68)-licensed, etc. So dh asked him to come give him a quote. Then he looked at the name and number one of the neighbors over there who dh has known since he was a kid gave him. Same guy- So most likely , unless his quote is totally out of the ball park, he will go with him. Our friend who is a contractor and had some possible guys that could do it just had open heart surgery so we won't be bugging him about this. We will use him when we are ready to redo the electrical box-that really needs to be done-house was built in like '43 or 53, cant remember what he said, but never updated-old glass fuses.

Going for happy hour at Jalapeno's after zumba with the class tonight.- fixed up a bowl of treats to take and share. The left overs will go to the neighbor kids across the street- we don't hand out on Halloween. Love the little kids, not the big ones that cuss at me or try and scare me.

Debbie

Napa Valley,CA

This is what the craft class made. I'm liking the bottles for Edie and Bibi to make. The craft instructor told me how to do it.

Heather xxx

Rita - I think that is a tough question regarding your son. Is he anywhere close to a public place with computer access? I am thinking of maybe a public library or some such place? I would think there would be other local human sevices agencies that could assist. I think it is important that he does most of the leg work. Helping with some essentials can be ok but not with extras.

Allie - good to see you feeling better and getting around. Gkids are cute as ever.

Heather - your cruise seems to have been a success. Thanks for sharing it with us.

Health junk:

I am discovering interesting things living around others. Some days it seems like back in junior high with clicks and petty stuff. One lady for sure does not like me and I am not sure why. I think part of it is jealousy because her next door neighbors and I get along well.(she knew them first). For the most part people get along fairly well and you aren't forced to interact with anyone. I also think some are just cranky because they don't like being old!

Well, going to go load dishwasher and get ready for early bedtime. Infection has knocked me down but should feel better in another day or so

Take care all,

Ginny in Ohio

After work stopped at Food Lion since they have cabbage on sale. Came home, took Ganon for a walk, made coleslaw, put yogurt in the IP, and made a spinach feta (which is in the oven right now).

Tracey – what a wonderful DIL you are!

Mo – you don’t know Vince. He’s one of the absolute pickiest eaters this side of the Rockies. Eat a bran muffin? Surely you jest. This is the guy who is waiting for vitamin E (exercise) to be discovered. He’d rather take a statin than adjust his diet. Not much I can do. I just take 3 cups of bran, a box of brownie mix, one egg (for the binder) and 1-1/2 cups of water. Mix and put in a 12cup muffin tin. They don’t rise, but be sure to spray the muffin cups since they don’t have any fat. Lately, I’ve been adding a scoop of protein powder. I don’t know what the macros are. But I can tell you that it makes me want to drink more water. Oh, bake at 350 for 30 minutes. Pumpkin muffins? No way. I would eat them, but not him. Your egg muffins sound so good. He’d eat the bacon bits, that’s it. You know, I think in some ways Jess likes coming home from work and dinner is all made, she just has to put it in the microwave to heat it up. Unfortunately, I really try not to make things spicy so that Vince’ll eat it. C likes spicy so I have to depend on him to put a hot sauce on things. I’m worried when you say you're driving tired

Rebecca – congrats on the fantastic weight loss

I think we’ll have rice with the crab cakes. We haven’t had that in a long time. Now Vince will eat vegetable fried rice even tho it has egg in it and you can see it. Don’t ask me to explain that

Melanie – whenever there is a change in temperature, I can be assured of getting a headache. My sinuses start to act up.

Vince has bowling tonight so if it’s still misting out, maybe I’ll take Ganon for a short walk. When I went to pick up this ceramic truck with a cat insert from a gal at her bowling, she asked if Vince would be interested in being on her team. Bowling Sun, Mon afternoon and Wed. night is a little too much

Rita – I don’t think it’s enabling by helping your son apply for scholarships since it’s for the sober house. Personally, I wouldn’t send him a couple of packs of cigarettes, only one. Then again, I’ve never been a smoker so I don’t have much sympathy for a smoker. On the vein of what Ginny said, I know at our soup kitchen, they help with things like this, not just give out meals. They helped one man on disability who had his hearing aids stolen and he also needed to find another place to live. They helped him with both issues

Rebecca – many is the time I eat out of a measuring cup, so, no, it isn’t wrong. Better not be! Lol

Allie – sMiles did a wonderful job on his pumpkin

Heataher – lovely bottles

Guess I’ll get ready for bed. No work tomorrow so I’m planning on either using the stairstepper or doing a spinning workout, depending on if the stairmaster is available.

Michele NC

My sister and I were neck in neck the first 3 months but August was really hard for her, losing her pets that month. She does not log anything down which is polar opposite of me, but we each have our own way of doing things. We are like 8 or so lbs in difference. She also has a neighbor that makes wonderful meals, calls her up to tell her to come join them. She does, and probably eats more out of politeness. My sister is reserved and doesn't talk about her journey. So her neighbor is unaware. Me, I kind of blab to everyone that will listen.💖👍🏼

Rebecca Whidbey Wa

it’s very late so I will just give a quick update. MIL said that she felt the house was lost and she of course said how stupid she is. We all corrected her on that.

We’ve told her she’s wanted here and that she is not a bother or a nuisance. She is insistent that she has to go home to pack her things and sell what she can. We told her we weren’t going until we know she will be safe.

She doesn’t think the granddaughter has abused her in any way, but she keeps complaining that she has no money for this and that and I’m sure if Maryann thought I wouldn’t be upset she would offer it to her.
we are making the appointment for the POA tomorrow. I think I need to talk to Brodey and the family friend and see if they would have money available if needed for a personal directive at the same time. It wouldn’t need to be enacted yet, but would be good to have in place. The POA would need to be effective immediately for me to help her through this.

Kaitlyn’s car broke down on the way home. They had to leave it in a neighbouring town and will deal with that tomorrow.

I have to say my MIL is one strong lady. She teared up but didn’t cry, she just doesn’t understand how someone can do this stuff to her.

Tracey in Edmonton

Tracey - Just major admiration for you. 😘

We are home. More or less the first off the ship and hardly any traffic. We were back by 9.40 a m .

Slowly unpacking. I've changed my bed linen. Most things are clean, thanks to the free laundry, so I haven't got a big pile to wash. But I'm taking it easy as I don't want to wreck my back.

It is nice to be home. 😁 I do love my home.

Our next cruise is in less than 4 and a half months. Same cabin. That could be my last, as I have cleared out my savings. We spent yesterday evening going through the itinerary to cheer ourselves up.

Happy to be here, except that we are having a new boiler installed tomorrow. Boo! The house is slowly warming up, but it has a long way to go! I hope the guy can do it easily and smoothly. 🤔

Love Heather UK xxxxxxxx

Welp, I am kinda back to organizing my food in the kitchen in mybhead, at night. Thinking what proteins I have, what I can make with what. I suppose that's more proactive than idle food noise that is just "I need to eat the countertop or I will lose it" type of thing.

Theres a brand of tins called "Fishwife" that are so yummy! Expensive but yummy! Most recent one I want is tuna belly. The best part of the tuna! Its packaged in olive oil and they have salmon, anchovy, and lots other choices. Am I becoming a tin fan? I can say it all started with Spam...

Yesterday my blood pressure was 97/64 with pulse at 112. A bit on the low side, but no light headedness, or any symptoms. I am tracking it. Some days its 100's/60's which is fine.

Knowing I will be able to sleep in tomorrow is the only thing that got me up early today! Oh also because today is Dose Day!🎵🎶. Oh and also grocery shopping!

Happy Thursday! (Or whatever day it is for you💖)

Rebecca Whidbey Wa

Breakfast with best friend of niece who past away in her mid forties four years ago and another niece who was her sister.

After breakfast took walk around the neighborhood with best friend of my niece who past and stopped to feed the chickens!

The coat was a deal I got at Kohl's for $15 right before the trip. It was perfect for their weather and perfect for the weather we are having now. If you watch High Potential it is similar to a coat she wears. She must roast when she wears that because it keeps you warm in the 40-50 temps.