WOMEN AGES 50+ FOR NOVEMBER 2025

Grrr- when you walk around the grocery, load, unloaded, reload, put in truck the groceries....real8ze your fitbit is sitting beside sink at home.

We had Edie over this afternoon. She worked on her robin canvas and then made a start on her bottle light. Looking good so far. I painted one of my photos from the cruise.

So, we had a wonderful time together. 😃😍

Duck legs in the oven for Chinese crispy duck. I will wrap mine in lettuce leaves, while John has pancakes.

Love Heather UK xxxxxxxx

THAT'S HILARIOUS Melanie! An Olympic Sport? Well, I'll mention that to Freddy next time, cuz I get the Gold medal in our house then. He's got a bad back and my knees, ankles and back are shot. We're both a mess, but I get'r'done better and faster than he does. WOOHOO, WOMEN!

It's scary, Lanette that there are real situations like your book! We have SO much fraud being discovered and uncovered here in MN right now. It makes me sick. Thankfully, so far no one's been physically hurt, but DAY-UM, the money that's gone out the door. Grrrrrrrrr..... And this is what I do daily, for the school district. Now they're trying to dump us under the Medicaid/Medicare "fraud" umbrella and they're putting so many new "restrictions" on us that we're losing money that should rightfully come to us because we actually are providing services. Sorry... didn't mean to take you down that rabbit hole.

We use our crockpot ALL the time, but we use the nifty liners. Wouldn't do without them and cleanup is a breeze! In fact, I think the only time Freddy doesn't use them is when he makes baked potatoes, which he did the other day. YUMMY. So tender after cooking all day. The house smelled delish when I came home from work.

Awwwwwwww, Tracey. We're so glad to be "your ladies". I'm glad that SHE has decided not to call them. Maybe someday they'll realize what they've done to themselves and to her and reach out, but dang, if they start yelling again, you need to take the phone and not let it continue. Document too!
You're a saint, my friend! You truly are.
Rodger will figure out that he really had no control over what was happening out there, but I'm glad that he sees the toll it's had on you. Maybe it's the start of a greater appreciation for you than he's ever had before. That could be a very good thing for your entire family.
That dresser and nightstand are gorgeous. I just love antiques.

Well... got maybe "half" my card-making crap (really the ONLY word for it) out of the kitchen and into the new office/craft room. You will NOT be seeing pictures until it's done. OMG! What a MESS! I don't even want to take pictures, but I'm thinking now that I kind of should be taking pictures just to remind myself of what I'm accomplishing. Holy smack! Okay so, I knew that I had a lot of DSP. (okay, designer series paper) That's the 12x12 gorgeous stuff that you are really SAD about when you do finally cut into. But I forgot that I had A LOT of DSP!!! Like to the tune of five 11x12" totes, filled, front to back. THIS is the one that is still in the kitchen with the most current product. WHAT a chore, but it's getting done and I'm thrilled.

Love and Blessings
Carla, in MN

Good afternoon ladies!

It's been a sunny, warm day so far and things are drying out. I've been busy outside this morning doing more fall cleanup and put-away.

Had an interesting situation last night:

To me, it's interesting discussing other religions and churches when I have time. In the daylight. In the driveway.

I'm thinking of having a sign made that says something to the tune of "if you knock on the door or ring the doorbell and we don't know you or didn't invite you, you have given us permission to pepper spray you" and another phrase, lol. As a joke, sort of. I did have the pepper spray ready last night, by the way.😁

I have a firm rule - no one gets inside my house that I don't know or didn't invite like a repairman. I steered away another salesman on Friday whose company was "doing remodeling for a couple of my neighbors and would be glad to come in my house and give me a quote." I was coming home from town and he was in my driveway. I told him I had people to contact if I needed anything done. Bye.

If DH were still here and in good shape, I'd be a little more relaxed about this. He had no problem shoo-ing off sales people and unwanted visitors. Grateful I now have Rosie for back-up.

OK, here's a reminder that tomorrow is Weekly Check-In for those participating.😁

Lanette 😎

SW WA State

Heather - Very nice watercolor. Great memory from your trip, too. Still haven't figured out the knack for watercolor—I need the layering that I find in acrylics.

Melanie - Bet your bunch are glad to have you home… glad you made it back safely. We did breakfast for lunch, too. Corey found a new bacon he wanted to try, Black Forest Bacon from Aldi. I am not a bacon connoisseur, I'm a cheesetarian, so I was pretty much, "Meh🤷🏻‍♀️", but he liked it.

Rebecca - Yeah, they're kinda going backward of my progression with your son - but Skyrizi does very different things for his body than Rinvoq does. My progression was Humira, then Rinvoq, both of which made some difference, then plateaued after six months and eight months, respectively, then Skyrizi. I'm close to normal (still not quite) after a year and seven months on it and one rise in dosage. So nearly three years to be almost normal. Not cured, mind you, there is no cure, just something that gets your symptoms in control MOST of the time.

Sounds like Skyrizi isn't healing his colon like they'd hoped. Doesn't mean that one of the others won't. Basically, his own immune system is attacking his gut, all the way from his stomach to the exit. If they can get the right medication in him, the inflammation will calm down, so his body can heal. It took until I progressed up to Skyrizi for me. His may be the third or fourth one they try as well. Sorry… it's a terribly slow process, both when you're watching it from the sidelines AND when you're the one being treated.

I was just telling Corey today that it's only the last year that I've truly felt like I could enjoy my retirement. I was sick when I stopped work in 2020, and it took until late 2024 to really feel like I was anywhere close to being myself. Don't forget, it took them two years just to get me a diagnosis. I know he doesn't feel lucky, but getting a diagnosis that quickly is actually unusual with Crohn's.

I think about you both a lot, and sorry that Christmas together may not be possible. Keep a good thought.

Later, y'all,
Love,
Lisa in AR

Finally checking in 5 pages behind.
Mom's appointment went ok. A bit of a mix up on where her appointment was but, thankfully my bff was there, knew where the other facility on the other side of town was and we were early. Made it right on time to the right place. Took an hour. Mom said the young men were super sweet but laying on that metal table for an hour was really hard. She was hurting pretty bad when she got done. We went out to lunch with bff. Julie and I have been best friends since she was in 2nd grade and I was in 4th, so we really grew up together. It was great getting to spend time with her- never enough time.
Spent the night- Mom had an appointment to take her three young cats down to get fixed on Thursday and was concerned about finding the place early in the morning(she got lost the other time she was supposed to take them down) so I had another friend say she would take them down. Great, one less thing for mom to do. Headed home at 12:30, reminded mom that Ellen would be there at 3. Got a call at 3 from Ellen- where is mom? No clue- I called, left messages- then told Ellen to just go, she was going down to pick up her cats that had been fixed that day and didn't want to be late. Finally got ahold of mom while I was at class- she had forgotten and went with the neighbor to see my sister. The neighbor had the guy who works for him and lives in mom's garage, take mom down. He doesn't speak English and mom doesn't speak Spanish but with the help of the neighbor, it worked out. I was worried mom wouldn't be home when the chimney guy came that afternoon but it worked out too. Three big things on her list all done.
Her follow up to get the results is a week from Tuesday- I will go up to take her, spend the night and come home the next morning which will be the day before Thanksgiving.

While dh and I were out shopping Friday, as we were getting in our car we heard a lady scream-look up and a lady was getting her purse stolen. The husband tried to stop him but he got away. When we got home, dh checked his dashcam- caught the whole thing on tape so he made a copy and took it back to the store. Turns out that my daycare girl's grandma knows the couple so they will also get a copy of it.

Yesterday we had the craft fair- had a great set up- 17ft for us and 6ft for dh's friend. Sales were very low but at least it was right here in town. Show went til 3, we packed up a little early but were home and unpacked by 4. One more this coming Saturday near mom's then no more shows until January.

I will have one weekend making candy at mom's but think I will change things up and make different things and not so much. I will also make some here at home and also at my friends. She wants to learn how to make some of them, especially the cracker toffee-her favorite(and one of the easiest to make.
I will make the caramel corn at mom's because she has two big ovens so I can make two full batches at a time. May even use some of the popcorn I grew this year-it isn't dry enough yet so may have to use the other popcorn. Dad would be proud of the crop I got this year-

Son and his fiance have decided we will have Thanksgiving over at their place. There is more room(my dining room table is full of 3d printers and stuff. I will cook most of the food but they will make some things too. It will be odd having holiday meal back in that house. In years past we would have it, and any food I brought, my mother in law refused to even try- just said to throw it in the garbage. She really hated it with father in law ate it and really liked it. She would get so mad.

Ok- need to try and read more posts- see what you ladies have been up to this week.

Debbie

Napa Valley,CA

My lunch walk …

And Rhody with his cute little toes …

Machka in Oz

Health things improving. I've been low carb for a while now, since before the cruise. No bread at all. I'm not recommending this for anyone else, as carbs are part of a healthy diet, but it's working for me at the moment. My bloating has disappeared and I feel much more comfortable. I may even have lost a couple of pounds as my clothes fit better.

I'm also drinking a small amount of the aloe vera I bought in Lanzarote, and taking a fish oil capsule every day. I have upped my olive oil consumption. For breakfast, I have stopped the oats and I'm eating fruit, yoghurt, seeds, and nuts. I've bought massive bags of those last, and ordered some nice glass jars. Once again, it suits my stomach.

So, we shall see how this experiment goes. At the moment I am enjoying myself, and can feel and see the benefits. It is a bit more trouble, but I can manage. My knee is slowly improving, and I am hopeful I can get it back to the state it was on the cruise. I can live with that.

Washing all the stuff post Sue's visit. Cleaner coming this afternoon for the first time in a month.

Horrible rainy dark day. But I feel optimistic. My stomach problems affected me more than I realised.

Heather UK xxxxxxxx

27 degrees and 3" of white stuffs! The roads were as white as the grass 3 hours ago. Cars off the roads everywhere. First snow is always fun 🤐

After 2 days of being out of commission due to migraine, I made up for it yesterday. Groceries done, portioned veggies and fruits, picked up and dusted dining, living, and kitchen. Shampooed carpets. Mopped kitchen. Watered plants. Vacuumed house. Cooked and cleaned dinner. Showered. In bed at 945. The house feels better though.

Love the photos, paintings, home renos, and crafts. Better get some work done.

😘

Kylia in white (it won't stick-lol!) Ohio