Spirited and Lively Older Women Thread

Ah, Barb, that really s*cks, but leaving this hated job has to turn out to be a good thing.  If I'm right you have one more year (or two) before you can draw SS if you want, and if you need to work now I hope you can find something with much less stress than you've had.  Wish they'd offer you some sort of retirement incentive like 3jays mentioned, but with the insurance!  Hugs to you.

Isabella, DH strikes again, I see.  Oh well, at least you got the lawn mowers working even if it was a headache.  I understand about the old photos, as I have all the pictures from my Aunt Kate and am not at all sure they'd mean anything to my children.   I still plan to get the old photos put on discs though, in the hope that someone, someday, will be interested in their heritage.  (Although by the time somebody is interested, CD's will probably be replaced by something else!)

  DD's wedding countdown is on, less than 3 weeks remaining and her mother is beginning to panic.

Kathy

I am queen of the comfortable shoes. The last time I wore heels was for a wedding 6 years ago and they were low well constructed ones. Now I wear Clarks, slides, Easy Spirit slides, great inner structure, and others with great support and stability. I fall over easily enough with these numb feet!

My husband decided the paddock needed to be mowed so he had it done by the lawn guys but it was expensive! So, DH bought a 22" swath Toro and proceeded to mow for several hours a day the last three days and it still isn't done! I think he may be rethinking that price.   DH refused to even consider a riding mower that would have recouped its cost in about 7 mows.  I have just bit my tongue as he has discovered each step of this new adventure.  The paddock had thick weeds comeup quickly after it was originally mowed so DH couldn't use the mulch feature and had to stop to dump the bagger about every 40 feet. This is a two acre area.  He is saying it will be much faster with just the mulcher but I know this is going to grow like crazy. I really should put some goats out there. 

All this is so our two dogs will have a big fenced in area to run and play in. DH is a very good doggie Dad. 

BarbA - don't know if I am sorry to hear what is up with the job or not.  I know you have been struggling with all the demands and stress for a long time and that it is affecting you health.  I know you need the insurance so I hope something comes up soon for you that will allow you to have some time for yourself without all the stress.

Isabella - WOW you have been so busy!  Wish I had half your energy even for a day!  You need to take care of yourself and stop over doing it.

Kathy - no need to panic about the wedding.  Everything will work out just fine as long as there is a bride, groom and minister nothing else matters that much in the grand scheme of things.  Love you.

I am doing a little better now that I am getting some sleep.  The PCP prescribed Ambien for me and it knocks my out for 8-9 hours.  I feel better than I did when I was only managing to get 3-4 hours.  PCP was surprised the neuro did not prescribe the Ambien.  Oh well, I am doing better and get my next bone treatment on the 5th.  Until then I am sew up a storm. 

Hello Ladies,  I know I am way behind on this thread, but have been busy.  Am happy to say I survived the 90th birthday party as well as my sister's visit.  Cousins went back last Sunday and my sister and boyfriend left yesterday so all is once again quiet on the home front. 

I am glad you are getting some sleep, AmyJo.  I tried Ambien once, got it confused with my warfarin and wrecked the car.    Isabella, always enjoy hearing your doings.....is the back surgery scheduled any time soon?  LostCreek, Glad to hear your nephew is home safe and sound.  Ginger, I am with you on the comfortable shoes although I will say sometimes I look at the heels the fashionable women wear with envy, but figure at this stage the last thing I need is a sprained ankle.  Kathy, I am sure the wedding will be lovely.  Ossa, I am not sure, but I think maybe the EF improves once the treatment that has caused it is over.....know they check that on me because of the adriamycin.  3jays and Barb, I will be seeing both of you this month.   Everyone else, hope you are having a good weekend .   One of these days I hope to get back to posting on a more regular basis....miss everyone.     Marybe

Just popping in to say hi to all. We are in Wellington and about to head north. Wonderful wedding last weekend - nephew's. Brought brother back down here and had a couple of days. Today we have dreadful weather which I hope will improve as we go north. Will get home on Sunday after visiting friends.

DS and GF announced engagement over the weekend so we are delighted. I think that DS really surprised her, they both sounded so happy. They were in the Loire Valley for the weekend. She is a Kiwi girl and they will be home later in the year and plan to settle here.

Wish I could get to meet up with some of you but can't see us getting to the US next year, well maybe to Indiana to visit friends but do hope to travel through Cananda. Still trying to sort out this years holiday as DH keeps putting it off. 

DH has just arrived so had better go. 

Elisimo that sounds like such a nice day!   Sea glass is really pretty. 

I am glad DH found his ring. I lost mine down the drain at a bed and breakfast once. It wasn't pretty but I got it back thanks to a hard working handyman. 

Laters GInger

hi girls: marybe is here, we've just been chattering away, and eating out.. tommorrow, i hope we'll eat at home, for a change.. tonight it was on hollywood beach: turkish food (yummy) and then, an outside concert.

  im having some trouble with my legs, but we're moving, (just slowly, im afraid..)

 tonight is a thyroid nite, so we'll see what tommorrow brings.. im only taking a 1/2 dose, and 1/2 again, tuesday night, i'll get a little behind, but i want to enjoy the time with marybe..

  im taping the season marathon of "breaking bad" that starts at 3am tonight, so if i have to stay in bed tommorrow, we'll have that, to enjoy ..hope you all are having a great weekend.. shes sleeping, mur is, and of course, here i am, wide awake!!!

  I'm back!!   I had a really good time and hope didn't wear 3jays out since I know she isn't used to going as much as we did.  I think it worked out fine.....when she slept in, I sat out front in the sun and read my book.  Although the extra dose of sun I got at Butterfly World did me in....I had no idea I was going to get so much sun there and up until then had been faithfully using the sunscreen so now all those little bumps are back on my chest where I got them earlier this year from overdoing it in the sun.....ah well, such is life.   This pics makes it look a lot worse than it really was....there was red plastic or glass or something over the door area where we went to the indoor flea mkt. and it made me look like I had 3rd degree burns.

This is at the Cuban restaurant we went to which was my lst experience with Cuban food. I was so full I could only eat one bite of the flan that the waiter brought us 3 spoons for so we could share.  After dinner that night we went to an Irish bar on the way home because there was a duo doing a Beatles tribute and they knew I liked the Beatles. 

Butterfly world  certainly lived up to its reputation....not only were there beautiful butterflies, but plants and birds as well.  3jays and DH fed the birds, but I stayed out of there since I like to look, but don't want them getting too close.  They sold plants there so 3jays DH bought her one for their front....that's it in the pic with her and the two dogs.

We walked the boardwalk at Hollywood Beach and had dinner there at a Turkish restaurant and then went to listen to an oldies group playing at the outdoor stage on the beach.  

We ate out a LOT....twice at their favorite burger place, although I opted for fish both times since I knew Florida would have good fish.   The only night we ate in was when we went to the DS's house for dinner so I could meet the grandchildren and then we had my stromboli. 

Everyone including the dogs took me to the airport and I am home now safe and sound, fatter and browner and looking forward to my next trip to Florida in a few weeks when I will be visiting BarbA.   Thank you for a wonderful time, 3jays and DH. 

Love the photos.

The photos are great, Marybe!  Looks like you gals had a great time, too.   Thanks for sharing.  Oh, glad your sunburn wasn't as bad as it looked in the picture.  

I'm beat.  DD, DH, and DD's friend and I went to the wedding site today and worked ourselves half to death, and will do the same tomorrow.  Tomorrow we have to cover the tables, etc, hang the petunias after we deadhead them and put on the bows, put all table decorations in place, and too many other things to mention.  Actually we're trying to turn a sow's ear into a silk purse--since the wedding's in a picnic area outside the little church.   They wanted an outdoor wedding, though, and I know it'll be beautiful when we get it finished.  Rehearsal dinner tomorrow night.  Weather forecast couldn't be better--no rain and high of 80F on Saturday!  

Kathy

Kathy, It sounds like a great idea. My son was married outside and it was so pleasant. I agree with Isabella, please pace yourself. You want to be able to enjoy the big day. Really good luck on the weather. We wouldn't dream of planning an outside wedding in Seattle until after July 4. Might freeze to death or stand in pouring rain.

Kathy,  Know today will be just wonderful.  We are looking forward to seeing pics of the beautiful bride and wedding.  Hope you weren't so wound up last night that you couldn't sleep and that you are able to enjoy the day.  Marybe

We still have to unload our trunks (boots, Isabella?) and I have to get my car washed since the bridesmaids "decorated" it, but we were calming down just fine until DS and DDIL arrived this afternoon.  DGS is going to be a big brother, and we're going to be grandparents again, around January 1!  What super news! 

Hugs to all,

Kathy

There are tons of wedding pictures on Facebook, posted by a friend of DD's.  If you're not a FB friend and you're on FB, PM me for my info. 

Thanks Mac.  Exciting times, to be sure.  

Kathy

sent you the pm, QCA.. congrats!!!

hi girls.. things really picked up here, when marybe left, so busy, busy.. catch up soon....3jays