For Older People with Sense

that's funny, and I can visualize!  I need a hip replacement myself!

Wilsie

Chrissy, daily hugs to you.  You'll be in our thoughts as you go through your decision to improve your life.

Last night I didn't take my "little white pill," otherwise known as arimidex generic.  I have a full bottle, 3 months worth, that would take me to September, my 5 yr. mark.  But I've decided not to take it this summer.  In October I may take it to finish out the 5 years.  It will be nice not to have the warm flushes and to see whether the other SEs are really SEs and not aging.

I've finished a BIG project the last couple of weeks, a room swap where the old guest room became the new office and the old office became the new guest room.  It was a lot of work.  This week I repainted the new guest room.  It's a pale yellow.  I had to remove a wallpaper border that had been properly done (by me!) so it didn't come off easily.  This room is a lovely large room so I had lots of wall to use as an art gallery. 

I'm amazed that I had the energy to accomplish all this!  There's one other area in my house that needs attention, a half bath and adjoining laundry room that could use re-painting.  But this project will have to wait until another wave of initiative hits!  The laundry room has wire shelves that would have to be emptied and taken down.

We've had rainy weather with 5 to 7 inches of rain the last two days.  This morning the sun is shining but there's a chance of more showers.  The whole out of doors is like a greenhouse!

Happy Friday to all.

Hi all after a  day at Windsor castle. Exhausted but very happy. Now just have to get organised for tomorrow morning. I get rather anxious about things and have to be super organised so I know where I am going and what I am doing. I actually hate flying so this trip is a very big thing for me. Canada tomorrow and I get to hug my babies. 

I love flying but very seldom do it.  Actually, we've only flown once since the big crack-down and then had no trouble, even with my bi-pap machine as a carry-on.  Still a hassle, though.

I know you can't wait to see your grandchildren, Alyson!  We're so fortunate that all 3 of ours live within 40 minutes of us, so we keep ours a lot!  

My goodness, that's a LOT of rain, Carole!  We had a little over an inch yesterday and the garden's still a bit muddy but our yard is mostly a red clay soil.  Yours may be more sandy.  I need some of your initiative to tackle a guest room here!  It sounds lovely.

Chrissy, all good thoughts and prayers for you today!  

Kathy

Chrissy!!! So wonderful to hear from you!! Glad all went well, I bet you're floating in lalalalala land right now with the good meds. Praying  your healing is fast and uneventful!

Chrissy, I'm amazed that you're already checking in!  What a trooper you are!  Glad the surgery is over and you have lots of pain meds.  We're all thinking about you and sending healing vibes. 

Alyson, what a wonderful trip you're having!  I'm envious.  I would love to visit London.  And also Paris.  I was nervous about flying, too, when we started out on our  big trip to AUS and NZ in Jan.  But I actually developed a ho-hum attitude before it was over.  Visiting AUS involved so many plane trips and everything went smoothly. 

Wilsie, what a shame that the weather is spoiling the fishing and boating trips for your visiting family.  Our worst experience with that was the year Hurricane Juan spent a week wandering up and down the Gulf Coast.  We had visitors from Sweden and were planning to take them sailing on Lake Pontchartrain.  Instead we waded up and down the flooded lakeshore in water up to our knees!  It was so disappointing.  Our house was built high enough to park underneath it so we were dry inside and the cars were parked several blocks away on higher ground.  We have since moved but not because of the occasional flooding. 

It's still raining today but tomorrow is supposed to be drier. 

Hope everyone has a good Saturday.

The weather is glorious. Back to boating, swimming, and fishing plans. Of course, rain is interesting to Arizona children, we sure have seen our share the past 3 days.   Being the good grandma that's am, have dropped them off at DDs, she has a pool. I will have a few moments to rest up before I go back to get them. They grow so fast, we all feel that we are making memories, as the rest of the family is here in Alabama. My son is divorced and has to be near his children.  We get them for a month every summer. 

Hope everyone is starting out with a good summer, travel, family, an yes, even surgery.  

Wilsie

My word Chrissy, you're already posting!  I'd thought we might not hear anything for a couple of days, but sister, you are AMAZING!  I'm so glad it went well and now you're already ready for  PT.  Go get 'em, girl!

Nancy, glad your DD has improved enough to go home!  She too is amazing and I'm sure she's had much loving attention from you.  Good luck with this part of her recovery!

When DH asked me what I wanted to do this afternoon I said go look at some knockout roses.  Didn't really intend to buy them now but wanted to see the selection.  So, we came back with 6 knockout roses, 2 oak leaf hydrangeas, and a gigantic Boston fern, + a heavy duty hook to hang it on outside.  DH and plant stores do not mix, or perhaps they mix too well!  

Kathy

mac, are you dragging all that stuff you your place? Can't she rent it near you? Or does she "own" it now....you are coming home, now, right?

I don't think I've EVER been a size 8!!! I got down to a 12 and people thought I was very, very sick! My face sinks in and I looked WAY too bony! I truly have "big bones" and wide shoulders and just couldn't carry an 8. You are petite mac - you GO girlfriend!!!!

i'll have you know i wear a size 8 .... ring ....

I can't even squeeze my big feet into size 8 shoes!  I wear 9 or 9 1/2.  Narrow.  Very hard to find.  For years I wore size 10 clothes.  Moved up to 12's in my 60's.  After bc and arimidex, I was forced to buy 14's but am getting back into my bigger 12's again.  I think sizes are not the same as sizes were 20 years ago.  Women like to wear smaller sizes so the smaller sizes have been made bigger. 

My ring size is 10 same as my shoe size