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Post by karen54171 on May 23, 2019 10:12:47 GMT
Whether you are regular poster or a lurker, we encourage you to talk with us. We do talk about books, but also about our lives, and Weight Watchers. We are women who are spread around the country, and eventually you will learn you we are, and what books we like to read. Don't be intimidated, just pop in and tell us who you are, and what you are reading now. We will make you feel right at home.
This is a thread we had on the WW 50 Year old board, so even though most of us have moved beyond our 50's, I am keeping it here. Some prefer to post on Facebook, but for those who may also like to post on something that resembles our old format, I decided to start this. Although we were brought together by our love of books, and we love to share our ideas about books and authors, our friendship has grown, and we know a lot about each others lives. We are spread across the country, and that adds a bit of interest as well, learning about other people's way of life through the "book" they write on the thread.
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Post by karen54171 on May 23, 2019 10:15:04 GMT
Good morning. Looks like a rain free day here, but it will come back tomorrow afternoon.
I forgot DH has his follow up early this morning, on his surgery from last week, so I have to make this quick. I will come back for personals this afternoon.
See you all later....Anngie, have a safe trip!
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Post by gareth on May 23, 2019 11:27:54 GMT
Karen, hope all goes well with DH's followup!
Robin, I'd never heard of Coxsackie so googled it. Hope DH is on the road to recovery now.
Anngie, Happy Anniversary and safe travels!
Beautiful., sunny morning and finally the wind has died down. Wish I could go out for a walk but I have to be to work shortly. It was in the 70's yesterday and will be again today too. Rain predicted again Fri with rain chances then every day through the middle of next week.
We had a scary situation in the parking lot right in front of work yesterday. We're in a small strip mall. I heard a lot of yelling and swearing and looked up to see a man jump in the back of his pickup and get a machete and started swinging it around. Three squad cars pulled up and got him handcuffed and taken away before thankfully anyone was hurt. Surprisingly he didn't try fighting the cops too. He was upset because someone was looking at him after he almost hit their car so he wanted to fight them. Makes sense huh? He was disheveled looking with a shaggy beard. Obviously he was on drugs. Just scary what could've happened. Lucky no one was hurt or even worse.
Finished Her Every Fear which I really liked and now I've started Sunburn. So far so good.
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Post by mikendanni on May 23, 2019 14:32:07 GMT
Beautiful morning for a walk. I actually was not wearing my winter coat - and I was still toasty in the sun.
I spent another 2 hours with ds packing last night. I suggested he is making it harder on himself and he should consider waiting a week to get everything done and move all at once but he insists on moving whatever he can and at least all his furniture this weekend. There will be a lot of stuff left behind that they still need to pack and get down there and unpacking and setting up will drag on for an awfully long time this way. But you can't tell them what to do... anyway my part is done. I won't be in town for the move and if they insist on coming up and packing boxes to drag back and forth they can do that on their own.
Speaking of packing I will be doing laundry and packing tonight. Looking forward to going to Detroit.
Karen - hope all goes well with dh at the doc.
Gareth - scary!!! Glad you did not step outside to see what was going on with that nut.
Anngie - happy anniversary and safe travels.
Marsha
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Post by RobinS811 on May 23, 2019 15:39:51 GMT
Karen, wishing DH good luck with his check up.
Gareth, now DH is saying that the doctors said shingles, they are related viruses I suppose. Good thing I had my first shingles shot last week, and I am just at the 5 year mark of my original one, so hopefully will not catch this if that is really what it is. Yes, very scary story about your parking lot. Great that cops got there so quickly.
Marsha, I can't believe your DS has so much accumulated to move, or is it just going really snow? Didn't they just move in a year or so ago? Enjoy your weekend. Do you have to work a full day tomorrow, or are you taking the whole day off?
Nothing much going on here. I am reading my book club pick, There, There. I did not like the 2 chapters I read last night, but I did like what I had read the day/night before, so read a lot more. It's a short book, and I only have about 75 pages to go. Tonight I am playing mah jongg. DH can't really eat, so is having protein shakes. Only the vanilla is soothing to his throat. And he ate vanilla ice cream last night. I had 1/2 cup too, it was the Breyer's, which is only 140 calories per half cup, but I know is 7 points on WW, but it was very good. Today when I went to buy him the protein shakes, I bought some Lean Cuisine and Healthy Choice for myself, so it was kind of a funny purchase. I just don't really feel like cooking just for myself. Last night I did make a hamburger though. I had made up some burger out of 93% ground beef, and had it on light bread, so that was worth cooking, but nothing more fancy, and I don't want to be tempted to get any take out food.
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Post by mikendanni on May 23, 2019 16:45:26 GMT
Robin - I was amazed at the stockpile of stuff they have in their kitchen. You'd think they had 6 kids! It looks like they like to go to Sam's and stock up. When the zombie apocalypse comes we can combine our household with dh's stash and their household and hold out for years without going hungry.... They have a full household of furniture with a living room, bedroom, and office. Dishes and drinkware - more than me! The college souveniers plus I think perhaps dgf's sisters gave her their castoffs and she has 5 sisters. Much of their furniture was either given to them or acquired at garage sales but they did go on an Ikea spending spree when they moved in last year and bought a bed, dresser, nightstands, and some cabinetry for storage. It's just a lot of stuff and very disorganized. Not my problem anymore.
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Post by RobinS811 on May 23, 2019 18:00:31 GMT
Marsha, if she took her DS's cast-offs, that alone could do it. And, I get it with all the college stuff.
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Post by carol2 on May 23, 2019 18:33:06 GMT
Robin, I'm sorry your DH is feeling so bad. I've heard Shingles are the worst. I hope he feels better soon.
Not much going on today. I did my usual grocery store run-Wal-Mart today. I may go to Aldi tomorrow.
My ILs used to stockpile stuff like toilet paper and soft drinks. Some of the soft drinks were so old, they had lost their fizz. MIL would give us stuff to take home like those Franklin plates with all the president's faces on them. We took them, kept them for a little while and then donated them to Goodwill or whatever. It was her attempt at decluttering, but she felt like things should be given to family.
Gareth, scary happening in the parking lot! Glad the police were able to handle it. Last time I went to CVS, I was in my car to leave when a guy pulled up, parked his truck across 2 parking spaces and got out talking real loud to himself. I don't what happened once he got into the store because I got out of there.
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Post by pinky on May 23, 2019 19:21:32 GMT
Karen---hope your DH got a good report
Anngie---Happy Anniversary and wishing you a fun and safe trip!
Gareth---Oh how scary at the strip mall. One never knows do they. Reminded me of 2 or 3 years ago DH and I went to a Dolly Parton concert in Sioux Falls. On our way home afterwards we had stopped at a huge truckstop at the intersection of I-29 and I-90 on the north edge of Sioux Falls for a pop or water and a snack plus a bathroom break before our hour trip home and this was about 11:00 at night. DH was observing a couple that seemed very strange just sitting on a bench inside like they were waiting to be seated in the Denny's that is there. He felt like the guy was very nervous and the gal scared but not enough that he felt we could really report anything either. As we were going out the door this couple got up to go out as well and DH told me to get to the car and don't say anything as I was not even aware at this point DH was observing them. I could tell by DH's voice he was serious and something was wrong and I best do what he said. About that time 2 cars drove into the parking lot there and lit DH and I up with their headlights and just kind of a lot of people around at that time. We continued quickly to our car and left. DH telling me when we got in about their strange behavior and he didn't like it. The couple actually were standing on the sidewalk as we drove off and never approached us. However, the next morning the first thing we heard on our local news was about a family (a couple with 2 children) that had stopped at the Flying J truckstop in Sioux Falls close to midnight that had a gun pointed at them and a young couple stole their car. They had camera footage of it from the security camera posted on the news of the couple and to report if anyone saw this couple in a such and such vehicle to report it to authorities. Well you guessed it the couple they were looking for was the couple making DH uncomfortable. That was very scary and felt we may have been the victims if those other 2 cars had not come into the parking lot when they did. This is a huge well lit truckstop with people coming and going 24/7. We were very thankful and this man was found and charged and we do not know what ever happened to the gal but DH said she looked very scared. You just never know what might happen and my DH is always watching for stuff like this, me not so much as I am to trustworthy. So glad that night he was suspicious.
Marsha--you are a great mother to have helped DS as much as you did and yes now it's up to him/them. Crazy how much stuff they have for a young couple and they haven't even gotten wedding and shower gifts yet---LOL! Have a great trip and have fun!
Robin--- hope your DH feels better soon. Do they think the shingles are in his throat or what?? Good luck at mah jongg!
Carol---was your IL's more just into clutter or actual hoarders?
I better get some work done here. Tonight I have ladies night at our church. It is an event held twice a year where one evening the ladies of our church and other churches or even women who do not have a church gather for a light lunch/appetizers and have someone come in for an encouraging talk or demonstration. We have women come in and promote something they are good at that can help the rest of us with all different things from making freezer meals to decluttering and organizing. Tonight a gal is coming in to show us how to fancy up our wardrobe and talk about styles in clothing. Always fun but so often I am unable to attend for one reason or another. The group is called Echos of Encouragement.
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Post by mikendanni on May 23, 2019 19:35:46 GMT
Pinky - Oh. My. Gosh. That is a terrifying story. Yes it does sound like you were about to be the victims. Someone was watching out for you. Funny comment about ds and dgf and the wedding gifts - that is exactly what went through my mind as I packed up some of the things that they have - that what will be left to buy for them?
Marsha
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Post by RobinS811 on May 23, 2019 21:00:45 GMT
Pinky, how scary to know that it could have been you. So glad it wasn't.
Marsha, I will say that I would imagine those hand me downs from the sisters can get tossed aside when they get wedding gifts. Of course a lot of times when they start out in an apartment they can't fit that much more anyway, so it ends up in one of the parents' houses.
Carol, the lesions he has are in his throat, far enough down that his internist couldn't see them, but the ENT doctor put a scope down to look. I am not sure they even know exactly what it is, both things are viral, but Coxsackie is normally in children under the age of 10. Also, he doesn't have things on his hands or feet. Shingles is usually in one area, and they say that once people have it, it just lies dormant and can flare up again, so maybe that is what happened.
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Post by pinky on May 23, 2019 21:04:47 GMT
Marsha---yes someone was watching out for us. Smiling that we were thinking alike on that. Guessing when they actually get married they will be ready for some new things and hopefully can take some stuff to goodwill or a thrift store.
Robin---your DH must be miserable,hope he feels better soon.
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