Can we have a forum for "older" people with bc?
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Jackie - have a marvelous day. I love the 'celebrate all week' advice from Wren.
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Have a wonderful day Jackie.
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Stopping in to say hi and so far -- so good. A great birthday. I went to work and then came home and washed my car for the first time. Now, just to be clear, I have gone to the car wash but it was a much cooler day here -- about 80 and so I wanted to try out a new car washing recipe. I'll have to wait till the morning I think ---it's late but it sure looked shiny to me.
My cousin told me ( and I have to say his very old truck ( about 18 yrs. old ) looked brand new to me, to take some med hot water, put some Murphy's Wood Soap in it, wash and rinse the car. Take an old clean regular towel and wipe down good ---- then take one of the bigger lint free ( sorta fuzzy type ) cloths and just go over the whole car sort of buffing it up. I have to say it looks quite good to me.
My car is a dusty blue color so with the evening dimness I'm not totally sure, but at least I'm happy that it is much cleaner. I do think I see a nice improvement from going to the car wash. Even their $10.00 washes don't seem to do quite as good as this one seems right now.
Hmm, not much of a celebration huh !!! but we will go out to find something to eat and Dh will take me to the movie --- whenever we are both off. Hoping to see Sully but don't know if it has been in our little town as yet.
Thanks for all your Happy Birthday wishes again. I feel great gratitude for having actually gotten through 3 major health incidents ( the last one was the BC ) and still be here feeling most days none too worse for it all. Blessings to all of you.
Jackie
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Enjoy your quiet birthday , Jackie!
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HAPPY, HAPPY BIRTHDAY JACKIE!!!
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A rich mind and noble spirit will cast over the humblest home a radiance of beauty which the upholsterer and decorator can never approach.Who would not prefer to be a millionaire of character, of contentment, rather than possess nothing but the vulgar coins of a Scrooge?Whoever uplifts civilization is rich though he or she die penniless; and future generations will remember them fondly. -Orison Swett Marden
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Jackie,. happy belated birthday!
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Eye update--I see my surgeon tomorrow, and he says it’s okay for me to drive there (to the relief of my husband and housekeeper, who can both sleep in a bit). Here’s what I look like today (still no make-up). I am so vain that I normally edit out some wrinkles, but I’m among friends here.
Here I am without my glasses--well, at least without them on my face:
And with my glasses:
As Nora Ephron wrote (title of her book) back when she was 67, I hate my neck. Well, actually, I wince at it and want so badly to grab the “retouch” tool in my photo program!
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Looking GREAT, Sandy!
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You look just fine, Sandy. I have to admit I'd like to do something to my neck when I see it in photos.
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Well everyone, my neck --- can I just say ick. Had a stroke and seems my face never regained its totally proper place. As I had a bad thyroid ( not found for 7 yrs. until I had a major-sized goiter ) I already had a sort of pocketety protuberance -- then add my face not lifting up where it should have --- but oh well !!! The good news is as long as I refuse to have a love affair with a mirror I can be as good looking as I feel like on any given day --- so chin up or cheer up and put on a happy face, hmmmm I guess.
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"Enjoy the little things, for one day you may look back and realize they were the big things."
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Happy Birthday, Jackie!
You look great, Sandy. One request. Could you break your posts up into shorter paragraphs for easier reading? It's much easier on aging eyes to read smaller blocks of print.
Termite, it sounds like your move to FL is going well. It will be good to become acquainted with neighbors.
We're having fall weather here in the north country of MN. Yesterday started off in the 30's but warmed up to 60's. We played golf with a friend who'd driven up from southern MN for a day or two. There couldn't have been a more perfect day for golf. I even had a decent score, for me. Afterwards we went to a restaurant on Island Lake (our lake) and had hamburgers out on the patio overlooking the lake. We could see the Pine Hollow Resort docks.
Today it's cloudy and cool with drizzling rain. Forecast calls for possible thunder storms.
Yesterday we added to our non-pooping animal collection. We found a carved bear we liked and negotiated a reasonable price. I'll post a picture, also the picture of Puffin and me taken in her back yard. I enjoyed the hours spent with her. She has accomplished wonders in organizing the garage and her dh's workshop during the months following his tragic accident and death.
I'm looking forward to going home soon!
My reference to golf made me think of Rita. She has been absent for quite a while. Are you out there, Rita?!!
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Belated Happy Birthday, Jackie !!!!
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Puffin and I in her charming back yard in Fargo.
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Great picture!
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Our eagle, carved by a chain saw artist in Park Rapids, MN.
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Our bear carved by a different carver, also in Park Rapids.
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I posted this elsewhere but wanted to share it here as well.
What a beautiful sight --- about 8 or 9 deer wandering the south-east section ( there are two acres here ) of my yard munching acorns. They start wandering through the woods in the late afternoon. It is almost 6:30 p.m. here. It turned mildly cloudy here this afternoon ( though the deer know what time it is ) which makes the woods seem a bit darker than they'd be if the sun was out. They are beautiful animals. I saw a pregnant one earlier this afternoon and several moms have some older babies ( didn't actually see any faded spots, but I stayed back from the window ) they are bringing along for the afternoon acorn pig-out.
There is no hunting allowed around the lake and the surrounding woods since compound bows are not safe along with any kind of gun. Makes me happy as I prefer not to see ANY animal or even reptile done away with for no reason. I do not care to spend much time at all ( mainly with the reptiles ) with some of what is in our woods, but ( maybe it the Cherokee part of me ) I find the rest mainly enjoyable to have near off and on.
Thankfully my outdoor dogs don't pay much attention anymore but one of the house dogs takes great pleasure in "bothering" our company so she will spend more time indoors in the late afternoons until the acorns are no longer plentiful.
I also think it is a great picture of Carole and Puffin together. I had both of you in mind this afternoon so it is a real delight to find the note and picture. Can't tell you how often when I think of someone -- they often soon pop up. You'll have to excuse me now --- I'm going to see who is on a $50.00 bill and think of what a barrel full of them/him would look like. Wish me luck !!!!!
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Over the years I have come to believe that life is full of unchosen circumstances, that being human has to do with the evolution of our individual consciousness and with it, responsibilities for choice.Pain and joy both come with life.I believe that how we respond to what happens to us and around us shapes who we become and has to do with the psyche or the soul's growth.
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Yes, Carole, I am out here. It has been a LONG time since I've checked in but I've thought about all you gals quite a lot!
My summer was filled with visits with the grandsons, golfing when I was able, some back problems, volunteer charity events, and yard work. Some of the golfin gals taught us how to play bridge and I'm hooked on that. I also read alot this summer when I got to that point in the day when just needed to plop. Somewhere between all the activities, summer just got away from me. It's dreary and rainy here today so it's a good day to try to get caught up a little on this site.
I love the picture of Puffin and you....two very charming ladies!
I still have pages of past posts to read before I am caught up and can really contribute to the thread again. I'll be back!
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Not only is there often a right and wrong, but what goes around does
come around, Karma exists, chickens do come home to roost, and
as my mother, Phyllis, liked to say, "There is always a day of reckoning."
The good among the great understand that every choice we make adds to
the strength or weakness of our spirits—ourselves, or to use an old
fashioned word for the same idea, our souls. That is every human's life
work: to construct an identity bit by bit, to walk a path step by step,
to live a life that is worthy of something higher, lighter, more
fulfilling, and maybe even everlasting.
Donald Van de Mark
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Rita, good to see you here where good friends gather. Maybe Chevy will sneak back in too. Gets a bit quiet here now and then. I'm guilty too. Get busy with so many things.
I'm going to start doing my friends cats today for several days. May have to find a quick care/walk in. Last Saturday as I was reading for the screen door handle to come in something bit me. Dh thought a wasp as their was no evidence of a stinger. Some people thought maybe a spider. Well, I'm going to try another couple of home remedies, but it seems to want to hang on and stay really red. I might add that when it happened I saw nothing but did feel some intense pain --- at least it seemed intense to me. So, who knows.
Cloudy today, and maybe one errant little rain. We have had a couple of days of pouring, driving rains leaving the outdoor low areas instantly filled up. Ground was already saturated so the run-off was almost instantaneous as well as the low areas filling. The lake will look muddy I'm sure. I hope we are through with the rain for a while. I'm not fond at all of the gray shade which tends to get to me quickly so sooner it is done the better for me.
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I thought I posted this 2 days ago....
Adding a "hi" to Ritajean.
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Carole, I love your eagle and bear. I would not have been able to pass those by!Hi everyone,
I just read back all the pages I missed since mid August.
There is so much happening in our lives here....and I could not stop reading because I had to know how things were going for some.
Jackie, I am sorry for the loss of your cousin and your first husband. He was a part of your life and you are right to remain amicable. It takes a lot of energy to hate. I hope your memories are focused on the good parts of your lives.Anne, I was so saddened to hear your brother passed. It must have been difficult to know you would not get there to see him. But timing is not ours to direct. You have been there to support your family through this. You were only a few hours from where I live...I had just visited near there in mid-August. I wish you good memories and peace knowing that your brother's life was complete and that he was so loved.
Sandra, it is quite amazing to hear of Mike's new found strength. I truly hope and pray he will continue to recover and be able to participate in the study. It would be wonderful to see you two out of there and home again...sharing the simple things you love. I will hold on to that vision and pray for you. I hope your children can be encouraged by the positive changes.
I cannot catch up on everything right now, but I do consider this a very important group of ladies who mean the world to me.
My DH turned 70 and we had multiple celebrations - we got all of my children and grandchildren together for a week end of celebrating. We had so much fun. It was a lot of work, especially since I do not multi-task well any more at all.
I am back to work and it is somewhat of a nightmare. I am setting a retirement date, even if I decide to override it. At least I have a target date; and it will help me cope with dysfunctional, dishonest, and narcissistic coworkers.Belated birthday greetings, Jackie! You continue to amaze me with all you do, and for being here every day to encourage us. Thanks, Jackie, and keep your party going!!!
Sending hugs and good wishes to all.
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Joan, ritajean--great to hear from you again!
Lazy weekend, slept in today after getting home at 3:30 am (!) from my concert in Madison (we went out to eat afterwards to chew the fat and strategize about upcoming shows & our CD release). Seems just about EVERY road & street was under construction, and once I crossed back over into IL the rain started as well. But what a difference from my last drive back from Madison--could actually see perfectly and hardly needed to use my high beams at all! My other cataract will be surgically removed Nov. 2--can hardly wait to have sharp clear vision in both eyes.
Bob’s working late again tonight. I’ve kept a bottle of bubbly in the fridge since Thurs. night in anticipation of the Cubs’ clinching the E. Division. But by the time I found out that the Cards had lost out west (the Cubs lost earlier in the evening) it was very late, I was full from a bedtime glass of water and had just taken my night meds. Got home too late last night--Bob was already asleep (role reversal these days). I will stay up as late as I can tonight so we can finally celebrate. Tomorrow a friend of ours celebrates his 65th, so I will be attending his birthday party.
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"You can never regret anything you do in life. You kind of have to learn the lesson from whatever the experience is and take it with you on your journey forward."
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Hi all, hope your weekend is going great. The last couple of days were fun and filled with things I wanted to do. Yesterday was working on some jewelry outside with a friend. It was warm and beautiful and all of a sudden a small wind swooped in and picked up one of my umbrellas and it landed on the patio cover. I looked and my friend and we started to laugh at the absurdity of the situation. I started reciting the words to Wizard of Oz: The wind began to switch - the house to pitch... and suddenly the hinges (and umbrellas) started to unhitch.
Today DH and I were to meet DD and family for brunch to celebrate my DH's birthday which is tomorrow, but granddaughter came down with cold and one grandson started throwing up. Tomorrow is my chemo #3 so I stay completely clear of germs! Welcome to back to school germ sharing! I guess DH and I will just have to celebrate at hospital with infusion! Thought you might like a picture of my umbrella. Too funny!
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Mother Nature playing tricks on ya Dara . Great photo
Carol -- those sculptures are great.
sandy -- what kind of music do you do
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Ah Dara, as long as it was only the umbrella cover !!!! Sorry that your young ones ( grand ones ) are not feeling well. I was so well exposed to all kinds of germs that I did really well during chemo. Went out in freezing cold to go feed feral cats and often I felt better after I got done than when I left in the ice and snow to go do it. Had chemo all winter with nary a sniffle. I did get a super bad case of esophageal thrush which landed me in the hospital overnight but once diagnosed I was allowed to come home with the right meds for it.
So, yes you do need to stay as well as you can -- and then you won't have to put off any of your txs. and the quicker you are done with them the better. Then you can get through the next phase of whatever you may need to do. Happy Birthday to your husband.
By the way, great to see a post from you Joan.
See you all tomorrow.
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Elizabeth, I write and perform folk music, in a sort of “classic-folk" style (think Joan Baez, early Joni Mitchell, Judy Collins, Tom Paxton, Steve Goodman, John Prine, Phil Ochs, Pete & Peggy Seeger, John McCutcheon, Reilly & Maloney, Tom Dundee, etc.) rather than the more contemporary “alt-folk" or “acoustic rock" style like the Lumineers, Bon Iver, etc.; or “alt-country/Americana” like Lucinda Williams, Allison Krauss, or Steve Earle (though I did study with Earle). But I sometimes like to shake things up and play rock & roll dulcimer.
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