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Post by karen54171 on Feb 13, 2020 12:49:14 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.
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 Feb 13, 2020 13:18:42 GMT
Good morning. Very cold, right now it is 8, expected to go to 6, before coming back up to 11 for the day. A couple inches of snow fell last night, but now we are to get the winds. The worst day will be tomorrow, with lows down below 0, and wind chills of -40. Thank goodness it is only for today and tomorrow!
Gareth, our weather predictions are pretty close to each other. Ours will probably get a tad colder, since we are more north, but otherwise the same. Are you going to get a nice weekend? (Temp wise). February has to be the worst month, for us northerners, especially this year, with an extra day. I will be happy when we are into March, but way more happy to be in April, lol!
Marsha, well you sort of expected something would change with your plans of a brunch, didn't you? My brother is down in the Mesa area, and I guess the weather has been pretty good, so have a good time with the 70's! Have you googled places to go look at with your mother? Good luck with that, I hope you find a place she will like. We need more of those places here, as the ones we have are full.
Carol, I was told yesterday that the Property Brothers, (I am calling them that now, just easier) do not want the house to be called a party house, just a rental. I guess it has to do with the neighbors around the house, they don't want to get them all riled up about it. I can understand that, as if we were still living in our house, with 1 house next to us, if they sold it and turned it into a party house, I would not be happy at all. So I have to quit calling it a party house. Yikes, that is a lot of rain! When is it supposed to quit?
Anngie, yes, I do not want any errors as we get closer and closer to the end of all this. There are things that are over my head, so I am happy to catch errors that I can understand. Ah...painting...I remember when I used to like doing that, and then I remember when my body started fighting me about that, lol!!! I really did like painting, which was a good thing, as DH hated doing it. But I was a messy painter, everything had to be covered, or there would be paint splatters on it. I agree with Marsha, when futons first came out, we had one for an extra room, and loved it. DD2 took it with her when she moved out. Those are really nice, since you can used it for a sofa too, and futons have come a long way, since the early days.
Robin, the attorney's assistant finally got back to me, saying they will redo that sheet, with the attorney's signature, then resubmit it to the Register of Deeds, which will file it then send it on to me. She also said it would not hold up the sale of the house, if it would happen before I get the paper, so that is good. I called DB to just rub it in a bit, and he did apologize, as he said he just assumed everything was correct. I then of course had to tell him, "you know what they say about assuming"? Your omelet sounds very good, I think I will have that for breakfast today.
We met Realtor Jeff at the house yesterday, lol, the guys were going to take the car for a ride, and the battery was dead. Not surprising, sitting for so long in the cold. He is confident he can sell it. Poked around some more, while they were doing that, in the house, brrr, the house is cold, as we have the heat set on 50. Was looking around in that little storage room and found, covered with a Stein Mart bag (so it must be a bit older, as that store closed in GB a long while ago) a man's suit coat, in like new condition. It is 100% wool. So I set that aside, as I am hoping someone will take that home. Jeff told us some more ideas they have for the house, so I asked if our whole family could go thru it when they are done, which he was happy to do that. I told him I would bring the champagne, which made him even happier, lol.
As we are having all 4 grand kids here overnight Saturday, DH and I stopped at a Candy store that makes their own candy, plus has every kind of candy you can think of, candy from when all of us were growing up, stuff like that. We had valentines bags of different little candies made up for the kids. Today is house cleaning day, then back to running around tomorrow, which of course I wish we did not have to go out in that nasty wind chills. DH has his therapy and got a box of chocolates for all the front desk girls at the clinic and a box for his therapist. So I won't mind going there with him, as I look forward to seeing their faces and reactions. I'm sure they will love it. The chocolates are Russel Stover.
Have a nice day everyone.
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Post by mikendanni on Feb 13, 2020 15:36:58 GMT
Karen - I'm not sure how much snow we got. With the wind last night it was impossible to tell this morning. I know that when Mitzi went out a couple of times before bed she came home covered with snow. Of course, one of the times she went out we forgot she was out there and didn't call her in so she got to stay out as long as she wanted so she must have been out a long time. What do dogs do out there in the dark and cold? My mother has a place in mind she wants to look at but it is in Phoenix so not near where she is or her support network. To be frank she is interested in that place because she is more religious than I and it is a more religious place with a kosher kitchen so she could eat whatever they serve. I think it's a bad idea, truthfully how much meat does she eat? And better to be near her network. I'll let her look then we will discuss it. Will the property brothers rent the house for a long term lease or are they looking to rent like Airbnb just short term on game days?
Not much else going on here. I've developed a bad habit of scrolling my phone for no good reason while watching tv so I'm thinking of taking up knitting again but this time maybe just dish rags because at least I know I will use those. Just to occupy my hands which seem to need occupying. I have lost the ability to be still. DD wants to go horseback riding with me. I told her if she can find a way I will go. It's a little scary since the last time I was on a horse was when I was taking lessons back before kids. I quit when I was about 4 months pregnant with ds. I feel much more vulnerable now. But she wants to share this with me so I will go. I did really enjoy it so I understand her passion.
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Post by RobinS811 on Feb 13, 2020 16:13:16 GMT
Marsha, I thought I missed something about you going to say you were looking for someplace with your DM. I assume you mean assisted living. I can understand wanting a place that is kosher. It is not only meat, but chicken, and she may just feel that she would be more comfortable there overall. I think in assisted living they develop a different support system, and there are people around all the time that look after them.
Karen, I can understand the neighbors now wanting a party house near them, although I would be the neighbors are all Packer fans and would just feel jealous.
It is raining here again, but around 40 degrees. It is supposed to go down into the teens Friday night into Saturday. Otherwise not much going on here. DH came home relatively early yesterday, Not that many people showed up, but he rarely gets out so good that he did.
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Post by gareth on Feb 13, 2020 17:19:24 GMT
Brr...it's cold! Late morning and it's still -1ยบ with a wind chill of -21ยบ That wind is brutal. We got about an inch or so of snow last night. Enough to make the roads really slick.
This afternoon I have my routine, yearly bone scan since I have osteoporosis. I don't mind the bone scan. It's just the wait after to see the Dr. I hate waiting. Anxious to hear what he says about my bloodwork that I looked up online. Several things were marked in red as being too high and one was too low. Of course I don't know what any of it means so I probably shouldn't have even looked it up. His office is out in the open so it'll be cold and windy walking across the parking lot. Back to work again later. So glad tomorrow is Friday. I'm ready for a day off with the extra hours I've been working.
Karen, glad it's not a problem with that form. Reminds me of the time I went for bloodwork to find the orders were written for a man so I had to go back to get the right orders from the Dr. Warmer this weekend for us too.
Marsha, sounds like fun going horseback riding with your DD. It's been many years since I've been on a horse and although I loved riding there's no way I'd attempt it now. Just like I loved riding a bike I'm afraid of falls so don't do that anymore either.
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Post by mikendanni on Feb 13, 2020 17:19:33 GMT
Robin - the place my mother wants to go look at is 30 minutes away from where she lives now so her network, on which she heavily relies, will not be nearby. I think if she is flexible she can make it work somewhere closer and I will talk to her about that. I'm thinking if she is willing and my aunt (who can be very stubborn) will agree, she can spend Shabbat with my aunt which means taking a taxi there Friday and perhaps staying until Sunday. That way she can eat with my aunt and (if my aunt were a more generous individual than she is) she would be able to prepare some food on Sunday that she could take back with her to reheat one night during the week. otherwise she could eat dairy or fish at wherever she lives. And she probably doesn't eat meat any more often than that right now. I'm also thinking that when I am there I could prepare several meals for her to put in the freezer. I'm going to see what this place is all about and try to identify what her real issues are. I'm not sure exactly what is meant by "assisted living". If it means she is not doing anything for herself she will hate it as she is largely self sufficient except for her vision. She really just needs help with meal prep and rides and someone to count out her pills for her. I think. That's what I need to find out.
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Post by carol2 on Feb 13, 2020 18:32:06 GMT
I always thought assisted living was for people like your mother who are mostly independent, but need a little help. I hope it works for her and you find a place.
We went onto Zillow a few months after we sold IL's house to see what it looked like. The man had cleaned up the yard and inside, he took up the yucky carpet. There were beautiful hard woods underneath the carpet. I believe he painted. He didn't do anything to the kitchen and bathroom which was surprising since I thought he would at least paint. He also cleaned the basement and was advertising it as a den, a man cave or a possible third bedroom. We didn't have champagne after we sold it, but did go out to a very nice dinner.
About the cats waking me up early, they are used to DH feeding them and he is a early riser. Also, I can't remember if I posted this earlier, they are on a diet. When we took them to the vet, he told us they were very overweight. We have cut back on the amount of food and they have lost weight, but I think they are afraid they think we've forgotten if they don't get fed at the same time every day.
It is very cold today, but no rain forecast until next week. This weekend is supposed to be much warmer and then the temps fall next week which has been the pattern for the last few weeks.
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Post by RobinS811 on Feb 13, 2020 19:18:11 GMT
We have a lot of assisted living places here. There are also some that are called independent living, and I don't really see the difference. I think with assisted living they would help remind you about medication, independent living not as likely unless you hire someone. They do have cars and vans that take people places, shopping, dry cleaners, things like that. Also, they provide meals. Some will do it twice a day, some 3 times. At the assisted living places the rule used to be that you had to be able to get into the dining room on your own. They also do daily housekeeping, and have various activities. If you need help with personal care, you can get that but there is an additional cost.
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Post by mikendanni on Feb 13, 2020 19:24:18 GMT
Carol - Mitzi has put on her winter weight also. DD pointed it out to us when she was home for winter break. She has lost her waist. We've cut way back on the snacks, dh used to give her a lot of cheese for rewards, now he bribes her to sit with him on the couch by feeding her kibble one piece at a time. The problem is not enough exercise. It's way too cold for me to walk her every morning.
Robin - thanks for a bit of clarity on Assisted Living. At the very least it gives me a baseline for what we will see when we go visit. I really think if she has a place with a little kitchen we can make it work if they don't have kosher meals.
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