calling out to women 50+

I'd like to start this thread specifically for women who are 50 or over.

As a 53 year-old woman, myself, I am finding new challenges, unexpected difficulties and wonderful insights on my path to getting to and maintaining my health, weight and body shape.

What seemed to work for me as little as five years ago doesn't work quite the same anymore. My body doesn't seem to respond to what I consider healthy eating habits and good workout schedules as it even in my middle to late 40s'.

SO, I am would to hear from those out there who are finding themselves in situations. OR NOT, maybe you can enlighten the rest of us as to how you keep your shape, or how you're getting into better shape and a healthier overall lifestyle.

Hopefully this will be the start of something wonderful, educational, funny-offer up jokes anecdotes, whatever!

LET'S GET STARTED!

BEB, I understand that Kyle will need to have his wisdom teeth removed but does it HAVE to be so soon? These things are rarely an emergency. Things sound very precarious with the management of your apt complex right now.

Have you been in contact with his father? There must be some better solution. I don't know how anyone could keep a 17 yr old who won't listen from being on the property where he lives without house arrest. He needs to be out of town.

Juststopping by to say have read all posts, am praying for a good many too! GS will be here shortly and his mom has given me strict instructions to keep him Inside, because his little nose is so badly sunburned, it's a triangular red, raw spot! I saw him the other day, nose looks awful, sort of like the Tin Man from Wizard of Oz but GS's isnt' funny. Even with good sunscreen, he still got that, so will have to comply. This means no pool fun like I'd hoped, unless I can find those little plastic clip-on nose-guards that used to be popular 50 years ago! Maybe he'll only be here one or two nights though, but Still...! So I may not be on much if at all, and am not responding to posts today, but know those needing it are in my prayers!

A million dollars minus taxes? Tithe, pay off house loan, new vehicles for DH and myself, DS, maybe equal amount for DD-as in perhaps a house down payment, get all family's health needs handled, put in an in-ground pool, update certain interior parts of the house, visit parents in Arizona, visit brother in Florida, invest in brother's company, and begin college savings for GS.  I'd also like to build a duplex or quad-plex for temporary housing for those in need. Also, would love a fully-catered, joint get-together for all of us!

Jill - Enjoy your time with GS - I just love it when mine comes to stay!!

Robbie - there is such a thing as chair aerobics maybe check Collage video for a DVD to do while you are mending that broken bone. I really do feel for you - it would drive me nuts as I never stop moving

DH took the day off today - he cleaned the garage while I mowed the grass and weeded our little garden. We are off to go out to eat and go to the movies to see The Proposal - nothing else was of any interest LOL ...it's raining ...again

No Kyle doesn't have to get teeth done till August my fear is he may be in jail then and if he waits till his 18 i won't be able to afford to do it, i need to get them done while he is on my health plan, i informed his P/O voice message as she is on holidays, i told his dad by email and the legal aid said my hands are tied until this eviction notice is up at the end of Oct so since he has a July28th court date Brian will have to bring him back from Montreal which is the same distance as going to visit Bonnie or Chris so it is not just a short drive....i don't know what i am doing with him he needs help and maybe should be taking his pills, i ask him why he does these things and it is always the same answer........."i don't know", but he looked so darn blasay about the whole thing, i don't think he thinks ahead at all what he is going to do when Tyler moves now he says he can stay with another friend Mike....what is he going to do when school starts....this is so upsetting but i seem to be the only one worrying about it, he is so calm like clueless or doesn't care i can't tell which? I have to find out if he is stil on the waiting list with Kinark an agency to help ADHD problem kids with ODD!  Could be years!!

Anyway onto my day...after i made a big batch of chili for Rick and I for Saturday, a guacomole dip, made up some dream whip, bought some groceries, and bought some clothes and couple tops for Kyle to take with him from the dentist and a few dollars to get some food..........i am here typing and there are kids running and playing in the halls, what the heck is going on here if that was Kyle i would have had people banging on my door!  i don;t know how i am going to get through this.....what i thought might be a few days may very well turn into a permanent thing and i don't think i am prepared really for any of this, like i thought! This son of mine needs help and there is no darn agency out there that can do it!  Kyle doesn't care i don;t know why i am!  Anyway i am getting myself worked up here so i will say bye for now!

Edit: some news i found out about Kyle I will post more info on Kyle in my journal!

Be Happy!  Lee BEB

Robbie, did you factor in that boot of yours? Maybe that's what weighs you down... Or can you remove it to weigh in? A fracture causes swelling too, so you may have extra fluid on top of it all... Hope the answer is somewhere there.

If I received a million dollars? I'd give 100'000 dollars to each of my children. And with the rest I'd like to think I'd make donations to Operation Smile, and to people who do micro-financing of projects in the field, to help as many people as I could. Sometimes people just need a well, a sewing machine, a good pair of glasses or a bicycle to get their life turned around. Imagine how many lives you could change with 700'000 dollars! But maybe it wouldn't work that way. If it were so easy to give away money, why would we have so many millionaires and billionaires using their funds in silly, selfish or self-destructive ways? I do not believe only stupid/ bad people get rich. Maybe  too much money goes to your head and just  makes you oblivious of other people's plight? But I didn't receive the million bucks, so I can always dream I'd do better...

The day is over here. Tomorrow the electrician is coming to fix the phones and install the lights, but Pierre forgot to go get them tonight, so I do not know what will happen. There is plenty of other work to do, but I was sort of looking forward to saying goodbye to the lightbulbs dangling in the middle of my ceiling in the kitchen and dining room... Oh well, it will be done later.

Tonight I found another way to walk to the big shopping center on the other side of the highway that should reduce the distance a lot and make it possible for me to go shop there. It follows the course of the Rhone river for a while and is quite spectacular, then goes into a forest along a small irrigation channel. It will be nice to walk there. I won't have time tomorrow,  but maybe I can go there with Marie-Laure and see how long it would take.

To bed now. Oh! Bonnie, just wanted to tell you: just next to our house there is a nice golf course! Probably outrageously pricey, but at least you wouldn't feel lost if you came to visit!!! LOL

Have a grand day all.

Helene, in Switzerland

PS: Phox, your quilt is very beautiful. You have a great sense of colours!

BeB - you are going to get kicked out of your apartment if you let Kyle come home after his teeth are done. You must make other arrangements for him. His P/O will have some ideas about that. Sorry your Canada Day was a bummer. 

With a million unanticipated bucks I would be entirely selfish. I would quit work in a nanosecond and enjoy the rest of my life doing whatever and whenever I pleased. It might not be cool to say it that way but it's the truth.

Robbie - try not to fret about a small weight gain while you are inactive. It is inevitable. Besides, you've lost those few pounds a few times before, as we all have, and will all do again. Hope you get a contraption that works to get you mobile and less dependent. It is an awkward feeling for those of us who never ask for any help. 

Yes, I got Friday off but had to work till 7:30 pm to finish tasks, so I wouldn't be guilt ridden the next 3 days. 

A million bucks.  I think of this almost every night as the endless possibilities are fun to consider and put me to sleep and take my mind of work.  So I have this down to a science.  sorry, I'm thinking 20-30 million, not just one.

1. hire attorney to represent me and read fine print.
2. new car, probably a Mercedes.
3. hire movers to pack and move to a decent home.
4. Consult financial advisors.
5. Immediate gifts to close family.
6. trust funds for my kids.
7. small random gifts to a few nice people.
8. set up a foundation which I'd control, for the advancement of some charities with a few political things at the top of my list.
9. Support some causes, such as environmental.
10. Plastic surgery, for minor nip & tuck.
11. Find a husband, perferably a poor nobelman, so I could have a title.

ok, I've had too much free time to think about this.

Original Post by oh155

A million bucks.

1. small random gifts to a few nice people.

ok, I've had too much free time to think about this.

 

 

Ohio, all are great ideas. Just in case, though, I am a very nice person, and I love random gifts.

Helene - oh good when I come to visit I'll bring my clubs!

LOL robbie...hey ohio I am nice too! just in case and hmmm that's a thought - I could buy a hubby for DD I do so want her to find someone to share her life with

The Proposal was a really good movie - very funny ...like you have tears rolling down your cheeks from laughing A nice light movie with a happy ending! Dinner was delicious - we ate at the Italian Oven - I ordered lasagna which was yummy! served with salad/homemade Italian dsg and fresh warm bread, glass of Merlot - it was a  great night! And still raining in central PA - it's like we live in the monsoon! It has rained everyday since Sunday! The only good thing about that is my flowers are beatutiful this year but I am tired of rain.

robbie - sorry I didn't carry my meaning well about the fireworks.  I meant they have so many going off at one time that the displays are amazing.  One of the largest in all Japan is in Shirahama.  I can see the display from my patio on top of my house.  They set off 3,500 fireworks in an hour and a half (about 40 per minute).  If you do the math, you can see that the effect would be amazing.  Unfortunately, my husband grew up here, and it isn't so interesting to him... We rarely go to see them as a result. 

bonnie - for an amazing low-cal lasagna take tofu, slice into 1/2 inch slices, drain the water off by putting paper towels under and over them (I use two cutting boards, one under and one on top to press the water out), use the tofu in place of noodles.  It's amazing how many people don't even notice that there are no noodles in it.  I use mashed tofu instead of burger to make the sauce and add diced eggplant.  I make mine layered with tofu, dash of spaghetti sauce, sliced hard-boiled eggs, sauce, and cheese.   It's a crowd pleaser and not too expensive to make in large quantities.

oh - I had to laugh at your last one million dollar spend of finding a noble man.  I bet they are hard to find, at least the ones like in the romance novels.  LOLL  It's a great idea for getting to sleep, too.  I'll have to try that some time.  I usually count my blessings in order to drift off into a deep, restful sleep.  It works every time...

I didn't say what I would do with a million dollars.  Japan is so expensive that it wouldn't go far, but I would:

• Invest half in financial instruments that would pay enough to live off of comfortably.
• Divide one fourth into trusts for my four children and seven grandchildren.
• Use one eighth for a variety of charitable purposes.
• Use the last one eighth to travel, gift friends and family and myself though I don't want much except a new computer, a new car (mine's getting banged up and is 11-year's-old), environmentally friendly home, and new clothes and shoes. 
• I would continue to work, but part-time...

yay, THREE entire days to myself, altho didn't get home till late, catching up so I wouldn't worry about things left undone.  This is my busy time of yr, for the next few months, plus have training for a wk this month and this fall.  We are put up at great hotels, with meals, and it's fun to have my room cleaned very day.  Guess I enjoy that the most.  Hate to think of what eating out will do to my weight, but may try for some hotel exercise.

Of course!!! rainy morning, so there goes my outside exercise.  Who wants to stay in and clean on a free day?  I put myself on a tight budget, so hate to go shopping, but as I've said before, it keeps my mind off food and burns a lot of calories.  But I know I'd find good sales and come home with things I can do without.

Hit a bucket of balls this week, but no time, or good weather to play.  My partner works today, so that's out. 

Laughed yesterday about my snack.  Ppl know I'm trying to lose.  One woman came into my ofc with a big bowl of somethng and I thought, who cares what it is, I'm eating it.  She sat it down and it was a huge bowl of hot, canned carrots with a little butter on top.  Have to say I was hungry and it wasn't bad.  Not something I'd have selected, but may consider it in the future.  May have helped at weight was an even 181 today.

Goal today and this weekend is primarily to be happy with weight, not stew over losing and to stay the course.   but I'm going to try very, very hard. 

thanks everyone for the reminders not to give up.

Hi everyone. Sorry about the MIA.

Working around this house. Trimming and cutting back the jungle outside. I cleaned out a room that has been used as storage since we moved in. I plan on moving my office in there and creating a guest bedroom in the old office room. Next week I start splitting the firewood. Whew. I have run a little but mostly I am getting my exercise working around here.

I laughed when I read your post Ohio. I love the lists you make and post.

Okay everyone. It's weedeater and possibly rototiller day. I hope you all have a safe and enjoyable holiday weekend.

Peg

A million dollars, well it would as Ohio mentioned take more then a million but:

I would move into a detached 3 bedroom home with a large yard, deck, separate double gargage and pool or a nice sized cottage on a lake preferably!

Would put a trust fund for Kyle to be accessed when he turns 25 only and then disgreetly released!

I would also buy him and myself a car as incentive for him to get his drivers licence by age 20.

Oh the car i would want would be a convertable jeep, always wanted one.

A few toys like an atv and a 18-20 ft 150hp fishing boat with trailer.

Some of this money i would like to help with homelessness, and the animal shelters here.

Hire Rick a full time maid!

Some of this money i would give to my father, and some dear close friends and that includes the few of you..........that's my plan!  And i too have dreampt about this alot!

Or maybe i will just get a houseboat and sail around the world visiting you all...hehehe

Well i have to say i am not bringing Kyle home just yet, but i wrote a letter last night to mgmt now i just have to decide when to give it to them, i want Kyle to come back here before school starts with the conditions of last time to sleep here and be in the apartment only and any other time he is OFF the property.  Of course i am not telling Kyle this till end of August, but i don't want mgmt to get to use to having him gone or they may put up a fight me wanting him back, i did tell Duncan this is only temporary, i may drop that line by him again just so he passes it along......to the right people you know!  I have to go get his report card from school today he passed everything...phew, next year he does tech classes, auto, woodworking and co-op so i hope he hangs in there and now shower, get dressed and swing by and pic up my meds and drop off Kyles at Tylers...i was working around here til 3am last night getting things ready for Rick..work...work..now i can relax...well at least physically.

Robbie: Do you know where you could get a wheelchair for the weekend?  So you can get around with Tom for the fireworks, short of borrowing a golf cart that is?

Chris: Love the flowers, how sweet!

GIRLS: Have a wonderful July4th! Weekend!..sounds like you all have some nice plans........golfing, retreating!..visiting family!

Bye for now BEBwho is keeping her chin up! I won't be on much on the weekend either, busy with Rick!

I am trying to get a knee roller today, but they are hard to come by locally. I had a mini-breakdown with DH, and he’s being better, but still disappointing. I can’t believe he doesn’t remember four months ago when I took off a week and waited on him hand and foot. I have apparently been making what I do look easy for way too long, and he just doesn’t get it. On top of that, I had distressing news about my sister, and he was kind of a jerk. Sorry to dump personal stuff on here, but I can’t get out to vent anywhere else.

Kathy: I wasn’t the least offended by your comment on fireworks, and if you heard that, it was I who communicated poorly. My bad, as the kids say. “I can see the display from my patio on top of my house.  They set off 3,500 fireworks in an hour and a half (about 40 per minute).  If you do the math, you can see that the effect would be amazing.  Unfortunately, my husband grew up here, and it isn't so interesting to him... We rarely go to see them as a result.”  I guess you don’t need your husband to go see them if you can see them from the porch. Oh, and if you know of any “financial instruments that would pay enough to live off of comfortably,” do tell. Our “investments” for retirement have been decimated by the financial crisis. Mmmm, tofu lasagna sounds great.

Peg: Glad you are being so productive on your time off, and I hope you’re taking some time for riding and self soothing, too.

BEB: Your plans to buy a lake cottage with your million make sense in light of the beauty of Barrie. Good luck, and don’t forget to buy lotto tickets!

Ohio: The snack your coworker brought shows how much they respect your efforts. Good for her and good for you! We’re here for the long haul, so let’s be patient with ourselves (I’m saying that to me as well as you!)

Bonnie: I hear you on the rain. They’re predicting thunderstorms here for our fireworks. I hope not, but what can you do? How’s your sister? Can DH play golf with his bad knees?

Bex: “With a million unanticipated bucks I would be entirely selfish. I would quit work in a nanosecond and enjoy the rest of my life doing whatever and whenever I pleased. It might not be cool to say it that way but it's the truth.” Oh, Bex, you may be my long lost twin sister, separated at birth. I’m so with you on this. And, I’m not fretting anymore, because you told me not to, and because you are right: As Carol would say, “it’s just vanity pounds.”

Chris, I fear you know me too well. “Behave myself” and “lower my standards”? Really?

Our boys have always done laundry, so I think your DH is on the right track IF he’s willing to wear blue and pink underwear while they go through the learning curve.

Jill: Poor little GS. Is he really fair-skinned? I wish I had been more careful about sun as a kid.

Helene: I hope the lights showed up before the electrician. Do you shop daily? I always heard that Europeans do that for the freshness, but we Americans (or maybe just me) go weekly as it’s more convenient!

Nice weekend plans, yeah, like hauling some carpets to the cleaners or emptying a few boxes??? LOL

I had a busy day today. The electrician came and installed the lamps we had gotten early this morning, before Pierre went to work. So nice to have ceiling lamps instead of just lightbulbs at the end of a wire... We chose well, because they fit perfectly well. The one in the kitchen is steel and called "Orbit" and it's a 2ft rail on which three halogens lamps looking like UFO's can slide sideways. They can also go up and down, individually. The one in the dining room is brass, with alabaster shades, conical. They are also a set of three that can be individually lowered or raised, but they can't slide. There is a big brass ball above each acting as a reel for the wire when you change heights. Very sober. It's a German brand, Bankamp.

While the men were working downstairs, I finally managed to clear our bedroom of all the things still crowding it and to organize the dressing room. I also vacuumed and spread some nourishing oil on the furniture, that really needed some tlc. I also started organizing the toiletries, towels, and installed the toilet paper holder from a spare bathroom into ours, as it was one of the broken ones. I looked for the shower curtains but haven't been able to locate that carton yet. Maybe later. Of course, with the men working in the kitchen I had not time to eat, so by the time they left, at 5, I was about to keel over. I eat so sparingly that I do not have much reserve...

I also managed to set my hands onto my thyroid medicine that I hadn't taken in almost a week. I finally found it in my bedside table drawer, duh...

No trip to Aigle today but, like Frost, I work so much indoors it doesn't really matter (8'000+ steps, over 5K!!!).  By the way, good to hear from you, Peg! Ah, wood chopping, I remember from last year when you impressed me with it. I used to do that for my Mom when I was younger. One year I chopped, carried and stacked 15 "quintaux" of logs (one "quintal" is 100kg, or 220 lbs). I was much younger then. Marie-Laure was about 1 year old and she will soon turn 26, so I wasn't even 30!!!

I also replaced a gazilllion plugs after I located the bag we brought back from our last shopping trip 2 weeks ago. Dare I say we are not fully organized yet??? But we are getting there! Four more rooms to un-clutter, then we can pretend we are settled. Of course, there is still the front door to fix, the bell to install, the Chinese cabinet to piece back together, the curtains to put up after I sew on the 600 little thingamajigs that slide in the curtain tracks,  the gate to change, the garden to landscape, the door to the garage to come back from the carpenter, the shower curtains to find and another toilet paper holder to replace in the guest bathroom downstairs, but hey! one thing at a time, right?

And I forgot: find the camera so that I can send you pictures...

Time to go eat a bowl of soup. It was a good day, all in all. The weather was great but it was hot. Thank Heaven, Marc dug out the standing fan yesterday and it is sufficient to cool off.

I didn't hear from Minette (a minette is a female kitten, and that's what I have always called my daughter...), but it's Friday and she probably had to catch up with all the stuff she missed while in Amsterdam and Brussels. She'll call me from the train while going home as she is wont to do.

Have a great day all!

Helene, in hot but breezy Switzerland

PS: I love all your ideas for spending a million dollars! I don't want to be a party pooper, but may I tell you a million dollars doesn't achieve nowadays what it used to? That's why it's such a joke in Austin Powers... Bex, as I said, one thing is to give away a virtual million dollars, another is to take it out of your pocket and see it going away! LOL We would most probably do the same as you!!! LOL

Edited: Robbie, yes I go shopping every day. I figured that if I buy only what I need each day, 1) it's always fresh,  2) I don't clutter my fridge and get tempted by left-overs, 3) I burn my calories before I eat them! LOL I only prepare 2 portions exactly, and Pierre is grateful too, as he wants to lose weight. It is hard to overeat when there is nothing left but fruit...

Robbie - Glad you "told " DH he needs to be better - we do make it look easy since we are organized and always HAVE to do it. Men are babies when they are injured or sick ...somehow they think we should do what we always do when we are sick or injured. Maybe this will be a good lesson in appreciation from the men in your life for all that you do! Not sure what your distressing news about Sis was but prayers for her. And sorry, but what the heck, isn't DH a psychologist ?? he better get with the program or I may have to come visiting!!! I do hope she is getting the help she promised to get.

My Sister is slowly improving - no pain pills for days now but no energy nor appetite. I told her to call the Dr and get her blood count repeated - she was severely anemic in the hospital and had 2 units of blood before being discharged ..maybe she is anemic again.

DH cannot play golf 2 days in a row...knees are progressively getting worse. Dr appt Monday.

Peg - Thanks for checking in! I'm sure you're burning lots of calories with the yard work etc

Bex - I too would quit work in a heart beat!!! ppl at work say they are not ready to retire I'm always saying is it 27 and out??!!

Chris - can't wait to hear the laundry tales! LOL Better abscond your favorite things if they are doing your stuff too LOL

EDIT: Helene you must have been posting as I was - what a great idea to shop fresh for each day - you burn calories going to get it and great that fridge and cupboards are not filled with tempting treats!

Oh and BTW - I thought this was funny - I ran into a HS (hunk) sweetheart at Walmart - we stopped and talked - he says everytime I run into your ex I tell him "you know I was in love with your sweet ex"

Happy, happy weekend everyone!  I am home today for a change.  Getting some cleaning done.  There is no way I will "catch up" on cleaning, so i won't even say that.  I'll process my Yosemite photos after I am done partially cleaning the kitchen.

With a windfall of money, I would put as much as possible in my deferred comp retirement fund.  Right now we have it all in what they call the "Guaranteed Government" fund, which is paying something over 4 percent.  And if you think of it, 4 percent of a million is $40,000 per year, which would be a nice addition to whatever I get when I retire.  Right after that, I would retire!!!!  (With the job, I don't even have enough free time to spend the money I make right now)

I'd put the rest of it in an account in my name only, because DH would waste it on frivolous things (new TV, new car, etc).  If I had lots and lots of money, I would move to a nice home and also buy another home for the opposite season.  Right now it is 100 degrees out, and I would love to have another residence in a cool summer place. 

I'm with Robbie and Bex - the money would be for me to enjoy.  My relations can enjoy it when I'm dead - I am too frugal to spend it all, so there will be some left over. Some of it would go to my son's college education if he can focus enough to get one.  But my husband has already spoiled him, so it would be hard to make sure the money went strictly to his formal education.

Helene, I am just thrilled for you with all the weight you have lost!  All of your efforts paid off, and I knew they would!  Glad you found your thyroid medicine, - that's pretty important for weight loss.

Bonnie, I'm glad your sister is improving, albeit slowly. 

BEB, hang in there, and try to use the probation officer more to help you.

Ohio, you hang in there too.  179 will show up soon.

Phox and Peg, glad to see you back!

I'm hiking tomorrow, so no fireworks for me.  But we'll be up at 10,000 feet where it is 70 degrees instead of 100.

That's about it for me - oh, but I wanted to say HI to Eldamaria (post more often) and Jill.  Jill, how is your exercise doing?

Alice

THANKS FOR THINKING OF ME.  I HAD A BUSY WEEK.  CANADA DAY WAS WEDNESDAY AND WE ALL WENT FOR BBQ AND FIREWORKS.....THURS WAS MY SONS BIRTHDAY HAD THEM OVER FOR LASAGNA AND BBQ RIBS AND LAMB. TODAY IS FRIDAY AND HAVE THE DAY TO MYSELF.  UNFORTUNATELY TOO MUCH TO CLEAN UP AND ONLY HAVE A MINUTE TO POST.  HAPPY 4TH OF JULY TO EVERYONE IN THE STATES AND I WILL START AGAIN ON MONDAY.  SAT I AM GOING OUT FOR BBQ AND SUNDAY WE WERE INVITED OUT FOR (GUESS WHAT)? BBQ LOL SO NOT SO MUCH COOKING THIS WEEK.  THATS OK WITH ME SINCE I AM STILL FIGHTING THAT NASTY COLD.  ENOUGH ABOUT ME..... HOPE EVERYONE WILL HAVE A SAFE AND HAPPY 4TH!!!!!!!!

WEIGHT THE SAME 184  !!!!!!! OH WELL  THAT CAKE IS A KILLER........

Hi Girls: Phew boy have i been a busy girl, i don;t remember so much work getting the place ready for a guest for the weekend...lol

El: I thought with the capitals at first you were mad..lol Glad you popped in, aren't bbq's just the best especially when you don't get to many through the winter months.

Alice: If you want the cool weather in summer i will house sway with you for a week okay you can enjoy my beautiful lake and beach and i your mountains...lol

Robbie: Yes men always take us for granted, but if we remember from birth we were already being conditioned by playing with dolls (well i wasn't) hehe and learning to nurture so young, where boys were learning to kill, and fight, is it any wonder we are the advanced sex!I don't know what problems your sis is having unless it was the weight issue, but i hope she IS getting help! I will pray for you, what will a knee roller do for you, scoot you from room to room, can you perhaps get a wheelchair? temporarily ? Oh i would love to have a house here o the lake but 1/2 a million for that i don't think so would rather go north about 100 miles and buy a place for 100,000 or so!lol

Ohio: Those carrots actually sounded really good! I see 179lbs in your future real soon, don't worry just stay consistent!

Helene: I think your house already sounds devine, can hardly wait to see your pics, i am so very proud of your tenacity in pushing hard to get things done, all that new found energy is probably because you have dropped so much weight too...17lbs way to go girl! 

Bonnie: I hope your sister gets back on her feet soon, my this has been a long slow recovery...........getting old isn;t for sissies is right!

Chris: Men doing laundry...........gotta love it! What are you doing on the 4th?

Bette Davis said that "getting old ain't for sissies" and she sure was right.

I hurt my knee the other day banged it on the darn coffee table ...again...now every time i get on my knees the left one hurts but it's o the outside not near the kneebone at all weird?  Oh well something else to heal over!  lol 

Kathy: Those fireworks sound fantastic i wish they had something like that here, 20 minutes here and that's it.....down in T/O at a park called Centennial no not centennial beach here this is in T/O they use to have a great one about 40 minutes long....but yours would be to die for, for sure............enjoy!

Jill: Enjoy your GS this weekend!

Peg, Phox and everyone i have missed Happy 4th of July!!!!!!!!!!

BEBwho has been keeping busy getting ready to see Rick and Baron tomorrow...........sun is out but cooler then normal temps........wheres that hot summer sunshine we had girls!Take care!

robbie:  sounds like things are piling up on you and now with the frustration of being limited physically it's got to be bad.  I always got plenty of help when I needed it when I was married.  My hubby sent his mom in!!!  I don't know why most men are like this.  Hopefully the younger generation will do better. 

beb:  have fun this weekend.  Yes, I always do a lot of work too when I have a visitor.

Alice:  I would love to be going hiking in the mountains.

eldamaria:  that BBQ sounds pretty good to me.  Interesting how everyone makes it differently and all are good. 

Didn't get outside today.  It seems to be a rainier summer than I ever remember.  Maybe because I only have weekends to get out.