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Post by karen54171 on Jul 24, 2019 11:53:16 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 Jul 24, 2019 12:32:14 GMT
Good morning. Another nice morning. Have not heard the forecast yet for the high temp today but probably in the low 80's.
Robin, your rain storm sounded terrible! I saw the video on the national news. Back here there are around 20,000. people still without power, with the promise it will be back on by tomorrow. Of course there are places, especially up north that won't be getting power for awhile, since their damage from trees are too extensive. There are stories going around that people who have a home in Appleton, a smaller city south of GB maybe 25 miles away, who lost power, and then went up to their cabin up north to find no power there either. No matter NY or here, the damage and loss of power still stinks. We were very lucky that we did not loose power.
Pinky, we are having perfect weather here, now after the 2 big storms. We knew something bad was coming, as Friday the heat and humidity were off the charts On one of our TV stations web site they have a link for people to upload their pics of damage. I sat on that for awhile last night, looking at them, (2534 pics!!) with my heart just going out to all of these people. Beautiful seasonal sites at campground north, totally demolished, forests looking like sticks now. 2 camps up north are almost ruined. The YMCA camp is almost beyond help, and the Bear Paw camp for Boy Scouts is just as bad. The area that these tornadoes, and macrobursts covered was so large, being up north, out west and then in this whole area. Just amazing. There was 1 death due to the storms, and 1 injury. How do you handle all the eating out? Just asking because last week we ate out Thursday, Friday and Saturday. After all those days of eating all that processed food, I am having a hard time getting back on track.
Anngie, we saw that about the switch in weather, on Sunday. After Friday, and Saturday, then Sunday was just gorgeous. Then you feel bad that all those people with damage from the 2 storms had to suffer. I have come a long way, but I have a long way yet to go. Just walking in the morning for 1 mile, I suffer with extreme pain in the knee for the rest of the day. Very, very irritating. I do have the tramadol that I could take to tame the pain down, but I refuse to take that during the day. I shouldn't have to be relying on pain meds now. Did you see the story about Valerie Harper? I read it last night, and her husband sounds like he needs to be educated about Hospice. He stated that her doctor wants her to be put with Hospice, and her DH is refusing. I guess she is on chemo, taking tons of meds, and he wants to keep her at home and take care of her himself. Like I said, he is thinking of Hospice as her being taken away from him. Really a sad story, but someone has to straighten him out.
Marsha, we did notice that they sounded the tornado warning a tad early, but that is a good thing, because people up north did not have any time to get to a safe place, at those campground that got hit so bad. Glad to hear your DD is going with you, maybe she can share driving duties. Maybe you can turn it into a shopping spree along the way, if there are any small towns. I am not too familiar with HWY 32 south. Good luck with driving. Have a good time.
Gareth, why did I think you have off on Tuesday's? Maybe because you do your sheet washing....Wow, yes 58 IS chilly!!! I see we got down to 60, but if I went out and walked at 58 degrees, by the time I was half way thru, I would be sweating! I have to jot down your recipe, it sounds so good!!! Thank you! I never got cold in a/c until this year, so I know what you are saying. I looked at dresses like what you are talking about, but came upon the one I bought, so I am happy, except for having to run back there! You are nice and thin, so you would not need the spanx, but I have a big ugly roll around my belly, and I don't want that showing, especially with the ceremony being outside, if the wind blows, and plasters the dress up against me..not a pretty picture!! The thing with WM, they would have let us leave, but they would not check us out, and after all, we were there to shop. I wouldn't have wanted to leave there to drive home and take a chance we would be in the middle of that horrible storm.
Carol, I saw those dresses too, which are sleeveless and thought I could match it with a cute little sweater, but then found the dress I bought. So it worked out. Now I just need to match shoes to it, shoes that I want to be comfortable. I have noticed that this summer, it seems restaurants in particular have their a/c jacked up. Very annoying.
Very rough night trying to sleep, was awake till 2 am. Of course I wake at the usual time. So it will be a long day. Going to the Y to work out, not take a walk outside. My sister and I are meeting there for a Lunch and Learn class, about cooking/eating healthy. The class is at 11 am, with paying $4.00 you get to eat the recipes they make. DH has a couple of stent in his leg related tests to do this afternoon.
Got my hair trimmed yesterday, and made an appt for the middle of August for cut, color, and highlights, so I will be all set for Beef-a-Rama, come the end of Sept.
Hope you all have a great day.
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Post by gareth on Jul 24, 2019 13:14:55 GMT
Karen, nice morning here too. It was 60ยบ when I headed out walking and 65ยบ when I got back home. Heading in to the low 80's but nice because the humidity won't be bad. That comes back this weekend. If you want the recipe for the Mexican lasagna I can message it to you. Are you overdoing the walking if you're in that much pain?
Robin, I finished An Anonymous Girl yesterday. I loved it! Glad you recommended it. It was different but really held my attention. Now I've started We Hope For Better Things. A different kind of book than I usually read about racism and prejudice that a friend loved and recommended.
No more time to "chat" Gotta get ready for work....
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Post by pinky on Jul 24, 2019 14:25:25 GMT
A beautiful morning here---will be in the 80's today and not much humidity so a nice day to go out and hope get most of the rest of the mowing done. I had to quit early yesterday as I met friends for one of their birthday's. Her birthday was back in June and only now getting a chance to celebrate. Made me smile we were celebrating her birthday on my DH's birthday. He and I had been gone on our road trip Sun. and Mon. and ate out each night so he didn't care if we didn't go out on his exact day when I made plans to go out with friends. I suggested to our sons that they take him fishing yesterday so he had a special day and they went. Left about 4 pm with the boat and they didn't get back until after dark. They had a good time and stopped to eat on the way home, so they celebrated with him which was great. They had 4 big walleye to clean when they got home.
Karen---I really don't pay a lot of attention to my food when we eat out. I do not journal so that probably makes me less careful, but I do try to be mindful of what I am having. I try to not overeat and also try to make a somewhat healthy choice. I know I should be better but I'm of the mindset that life is too short to not enjoy some fun food. Probably why I could stand to loose 20 lbs. but guess my head just hasn't been into dieting for some time. I try to eat healthy at home 98% of the time and just enjoy when we go out. Feel bad for your area and the mess the storms made of everything. Crazy weather!!!
Gareth-- I need to check into the book Anonymous Girl
Have a great day everyone!
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Post by mikendanni on Jul 24, 2019 14:32:45 GMT
Karen - dd is working this weekend so she won't be going with me to ds' party. 32 runs East of Lake Winnebago so you can imagine there isn't much along the way. A few one-gas station towns but mostly just farmland. Which is why I think the drive might not bother me too much.
Carol - I miss the days when boleros were in style. They really made it easy to wear a sleeveless dress and put a little sleeve on it.
I finished The Truth According To Us on audio. It was good. Still reading Becoming. I have a couple of audio books to choose from and I'll pick one to listen when I drive to ds. I have Daniel Silva's latest on audio but I don't think I'll start it - I would be very upset if it ran out before I finished as I would probably have to wait months to get it back. I'm on hold for the kindle version, probably about 10 weeks out.
Marsha
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Post by carol2 on Jul 24, 2019 16:30:13 GMT
I read the article about Valerie Harper and yeah, I don't think her husband has a good handle on hospice. Our neighbor 30+ years ago was one of the first people in our town to use hospice. They were wonderful. They came to her home and helped her DH, DS and DD with her care. I heard nothing but good things about hospice. I think I would use them in a minute if the need arose. I have read, though that some people think it is like giving up because they look after the person's comfort and not fighting the cancer.
For chain restaurants, I think you can look on their website and find the nutritional info. There are all sorts of tips about what to eat and what to avoid and I would try to follow these guidelines-like nothing fried. There used to be a couple of websites that had points for restaurants. Unfortunately I can't remember what they were.
Marsha, when does DD go back to school?
Our public schools start August 15. That seems really early, but this way they will be able to be finished by Memorial Day. School supplies are out all over.
Karen, sorry about your lack of sleep, The storm damage sound terrible. It is so frustrating with no power.
It is only 78 degrees. For us that is like spring.
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Post by RobinS811 on Jul 24, 2019 16:32:40 GMT
Karen, I know it's probably not ideal to walk in the evening, but maybe that would be better, then you can come home and take a tramadol. Do you ice it when you get back? I hate seeing pictures of the devastation that storms can do. I guess it is a good thing that there was only one death, considering. I am not sure if there were any people on Long Island who were without power for a much longer period of time, but I wouldn't be surprised. Some kind of transformer must have blown here, there was the first clap of thunder and the power went out.
Gareth, glad you liked An Anonymous Girl. I am reading Searching for Sylvie Lee now, it's different. I am more than half way through, and at this point it has me guessing about where it is going.
Pinky, glad you are having such a beautiful morning, I love wall-eye, and sometimes order it when I am on vacation because it is not a fish we get on menus here. Not that we have any shortage of locally caught fish or others they fly in, being surrounded by water like we are.
Marsha, glad you are feeling more comfortable about doing that drive. I am sure you will be fine, and think that you will make your DS happy, and you will not give the DGF something to complain about.
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Post by RobinS811 on Jul 24, 2019 16:43:28 GMT
Carol, we were posting at the same time. I didn't read the full article about Valerie Harper, just that she was running out of money. I think that people don't understand that there is home hospice, and it is covered by Medicare. There are things they can help her with, like medication, and pain management at the very end. We used hospice for my DM when she needed to go on oxygen.
Marsha, I know you will be the only one who knows what I am talking about, but my 11 months of Kaddish are finishing today. We do a regular, although of course it's very short, Mincha service at 7:30, so it will be kind of different to go and stand during Mincha, then sit during Ma'ariv. So, for the rest of you, for a parent, the mourning period is considered to be 11 months on the Hebrew calendar. During that time some people go to services to say the prayer 3 times a day, every day. I was not like that, and only go in the evening, but went as often as possible. You mourn a child, spouse or sibling only for 30 days.
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Post by mikendanni on Jul 24, 2019 18:47:45 GMT
Pinky - sounds like your dh had a very nice birthday. Spending that much time with the kids is the best gift of all.
Carol - we take dd back to school 8/24. She has to be there for sorority rush. Classes start the Wednesday after Labor Day. I think we will drive down maybe 3 weeks later with another load of stuff. She needs a lot of bulky things for the apartment and I think if we leave her with her roommates for a few weeks then maybe they will fill in a lot of the gaps before we go back. One of her roommates lives in California so my guess is that her parents will be taking her shopping when they bring her to school and she will buy a lot of whatever the other girls don't have. DD has a lot of dishes, knives, some pots and pans, casserole dishes. DS has given her a lot of what he doesn't want. She will need a dresser and a nightstand in her room and maybe a bookcase and that stuff takes up a lot of room in the van. We have a dresser but I'm thinking it might be easier to order something from Walmart that we can assemble there and hope it lasts the 3 years she has left of school.
Robin - hard to believe that it's been 11 months. You have done a lot more than a lot of people do. Here I don't even think it is possible to go to minyan every day for 11 months. I don't even think the Chabad can get a daily minyan together.
As for ds' party..... We had lunch today the 4 of us as his official birthday celebration and I said dad and dani can't make it but is it ok if I come to your party alone? He said "what party?" Turns out they had planned this as a family celebration and since we weren't going gf said she didn't care if her family came so they cancelled the whole thing. I said well I'm free so if you want to do something. He said maybe, he will see, then went on to say they are thinking of going out of town for a little getaway (which honestly is what I had assumed they would do in the first place which is why I wasn't making sure to keep the date open) so I said I thought that sounds like a much better way to celebrate and it turns out that gf's bday is 3 days after ds! So it looks like I will not be driving down after all. And now I'm looking for a bday gift for gf. She doesn't like jewelry (which is my go-to gift for people I don't know all that well). DS is going to check her amazon wish list.
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Post by RobinS811 on Jul 24, 2019 21:59:17 GMT
Marsha, we have a minyan twice a day, except, believe it or not, Saturday nights during winter and summer. Lately we have had a lot of people, we use our small chapel, and last night I would say we had about 25 or 30, but often have 15-20. I say that I know that some temples don't have that many for a Saturday morning. Other temples, or even people in the area, know we have a minyan so they come if they have a yahrtzeit. 5 of the people last night were there because of that. Also, there have been quite a number of people in my age group who have had parents pass away in the last year, I think about 10 of us, who come about as much as I do, or more often even, so that's a good amount in itself. A bunch of those were within a few months of my mother, so I will tell my friend if once they stop going, she can always text me because I am close enough to pop over if they need.
Good that you don't have to drive on Saturday. If you DS can find something good for you to get her, that's great. I often go with a gift card because whatever I pick out is usually not the right thing, even if my DS agrees with it.
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