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I did fifteen minutes of each meditation and bike! Yay! It's a comeback day! And I paid some old bills. Two of them were old enough to embarrass me. I must be careful to go through the pile more often. Oh well it's paid now and that's all I can do. I feel like I ought to apologize to someone somewhere. Annie in Delaware

I took my vitamins Yay! Annie in Delaware

Good morning beautiful ladies! I read up to page 10, hope to catch up before February. The vitamin discussion was good motivation for me. I quit all my vitamins back in October ( part of my Christmas funk - not a good reason! ). I especially need Vitamin D as I rarely go outside. It's six degrees out there now with snow…

Good morning beautiful ladies! I'm back! I read pages 1 to 5 of January so far. Barbie I'm so sorry to hear about Jake. Many hugs. Lisa I surely hope the grandkids are home safe by now and the custody agreement updated. I will keep reading to see what happened. Debbie, I also want to know how the MIL story goes. I just…

Hello beautiful ladies! Sorry I disappeared. Christmas is just overwhelming for me. So many extra tasks and nothing is good enough. My Dad really wants a big Christmas with lots of people around and I can't do that for him. Normally two adults would negotiate how much to do, but he doesn't remember agreements. He just…

Good morning beautiful ladies! I still have all my Christmas shopping to do. No pressure! Have a great day! May you all be happy, healthy, safe and free! Annie in Delaware

Good morning beautiful ladies! Pip good luck on your rowing machine! I really enjoyed mine back in the day. It's a great warm up machine. Machka you are right about the antidepressants. I need to be better about that. And Tracey you are right that it may be my Dad's last Christmas at home. I checked in the basement and the…

Good morning beautiful ladies! Well I have read some nice books, but otherwise I'm in another slump. Dad wants the house to be decorated and I really don't want to bother. He wants to have an advent wreath with candles but I really don't want him playing with fire. I really need to do laundry and pick up my room. And order…

Good morning beautiful ladies! Tracey that's a lovely card! Jennifer in CT so hard to wait for biopsy results. Hugs to you! Another cold day here. I cancelled my early Wednesday walksfor the rest of the year. Too cold, too dark, too early and too busy. But now I miss the friendship. Have a great day! May you be happy,…

Good morning beautiful ladies! Hello Karen in BC! Rebecca sounds like a lovely trip with lots of family fun! Sorry about your hand! And Machka sorry about your sprain! Sounds nasty. Tracey yes dementia is scary and sad and and depressing. I try to keep my sister informed but it comes across as complaining. Hard to find a…

Good morning beautiful ladies! JoAnn from PA and Jennifer from CT welcome! Kylia good to hear from you! Lanette glad you mentioned outdoor faucets. It's time to do something about ours. Dad's been a nuisance lately. I got a bookcase as a present for my birthday. He assembled it wrong then tried to drill a hole where it…

Good morning beautiful ladies! Happy December! And Barbie thank you for the new thread! Sue so glad you have heat again. Kylia! So good to hear from you! Hugs! Lanette you might look into a trickle charger for a car that you don't drive often. And I raise my hand as one who is stiff in the morning. I know I need more…

Good morning beautiful ladies! Beth so glad you had a good thanksgiving with your mom. Tracey you are right about my Dad being clingy! He knows he needs me. Heather glad your brother is healing. Lisa always good to hear about brother Pat! Glad you were happy with your thanksgiving meal. Rita sorry your mom was mean. That…

Good morning beautiful ladies! I had a lovely Thanksgiving with my Aunt and Uncle and cousins across the street. I brought the wine, including a Beaujolais with cranberry notes that was designed to pair with turkey. People seemed to like it! I had one glass and I thought it was excellent. This year I passed on some of the…

I got my shower! I just left Dad alone for a little bit and he was fine! Yay! Thank you Michele! Annie in Delaware

Good morning beautiful ladies! Allie I really like your new haircut! Happy Thanksgiving to all who celebrate! We are going across the street to my Aunt's. I am bringing wine and ice tea. My basic process for ice tea is to make some really strong hot tea, add honey, then ice. So easy. My real challenge this morning is to…

I never found anyone who could manage my hair. It is dead straight, no body, thin and fine. It doesn't curl unless I glue each curl and then it's a sticky mess. So I stopped fighting it. I just didn't want to spend an hour a day fixing and cleaning my hair. I let it hang straight and I stopped cutting it because that was…

Good morning beautiful ladies! I'm feeling much better, but a little overwhelmed at chores piling up. Plus Dad has been clingy lately. He asks me what he is supposed to be doing, as if I am the entertainment coordinator! Well maybe I am, because I got him a new jigsaw puzzle and he is distracted again. Yesterday he didn't…

Good morning beautiful ladies! I had a rough night. Either stomach flu or the diverticulitis came back. But it seems to be settling down now. I wonder if I dare eat anything for breakfast. Maybe some tea first. Annie in Delaware

Good morning beautiful ladies! My sister got back to Tennessee safely. She helped me go through the excess linens that my mom collected, so now there is room for my clothes in the front room. But there is still a lot of sorting to do with my old clothes. I've been reading along but I think the function that keeps my place…

Good evening beautiful ladies! Today is my birthday! Yay! My sister is here and made me a marvelous chicken dinner with stuffing and gravy and cranberry sauce, and chocolate cake! My Dad had a sing along performance so we all went to hear them sing. And tomorrow we will go out with C. Have a lovely day my friends! May you…

Good morning beautiful ladies! Vicki hugs to you in your job search! My sister is coming late today, so I have a few extra tasks and some grocery shopping to do. I need to remember to get the coffee maker out and buy creamer. Etc. lots of busy work. Dad has a sing along performance on Wednesday. I need to know what he…

Good morning beautiful ladies! Lisa glad you got out and tried a show. You learned about your market. Did the other tables do well? What did they do differently? Rebecca that peppermint sounds lovely! Yay! Debbie glad you had a good show and saw your friends. I got my oil changed yesterday and they said the battery was…

Good morning beautiful ladies! Penny I also have sweets in the house for my father. I keep it out of sight, and move it higher or further away when it gets tempting. I notice that I get triggered, like when I walk in the laundry room I think about the cookies in there. So I play games like I won't eat one now but if I…

Good morning beautiful ladies! Rita glad your fall was minor. Still scary though. Meg so sorry to hear about your DH and the mistaken phone call. Hope his treatment goes well. I read a police novel, the Missing Witness by Alison Brennan, and that was good but not great. Maybe my expectations were too high because this one…

Good morning beautiful ladies! Vicki hugs for you and your job hunt! My sister is coming on Monday! Yay! I thought she would be busy through the holidays, but I guess she made us a priority. Feels good. I took Dad to his memory care doctor yesterday. His cognitive score is declining, which tracks with my observations. The…

Good morning beautiful ladies! Heather picturing you and John painting cards for each other is a beautiful tender loving scene. Maybe you could paint a representation of that! We are going walking in the early morning chill. At least the sun is up. Then dad has an appointment at the memory clinic. The furnace guy came…

Good morning beautiful ladies! Thank you Lisa. Maybe my expectations are off, you are right. Vicki glad to see you are applying for new jobs. You might find something you never heard of before that fits perfectly! Sue too bad you are still dealing with damage from your toxic tenant. Hope there's an end to it soon. Michele…

Good morning beautiful ladies! Diana in Texas welcome! Barbie I love that blanket! Such tiny stitches! Well I got ahead of myself with my gut recovery. I need more patience. I'm still in the no fiber phase so no fruits or vegetables. We have rain here today. Good thing because the yard was getting dusty. I have a very busy…

Good morning beautiful ladies! Michele thanks! My mom used to make an apple crumb pie. There was a mix of flour, cinnamon, and butter that got poked in between the apples and over top of them to absorb the juice. Ginny glad your cyst was removed! Tracey cute houses! My weekends drag in the afternoons because Dad doesn't…