Can we have a forum for "older" people with bc?
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Thanks for the compliments ladies....but this is an old face no matter how you fix it....LOL.....When people who have not see me say "oh my God you haven't changed at all", I think.........Good Lord did I always look this bad........LOL....that is not a compliment.........haha.
Now the reason for not coloring right now...I was told by the Derm, I have scalp psoriasis.....thus, dye and bleach are not recommended...so I have to be careful.....which means I am showing gray.....really have to think about what I am going to do....I am due for a cut, so might do that one more time, and then make a decision what I will do about color.....my hairdresser does a double process...covering the gray first (which is not a lot), and then highlighting it as the second process...not sure how it would look if I forgo the dye process, and just do the highlights..not sure if the gray will blend in...or I will have 3 different colors of hair...LOL.....some decisions to be made here.........And the beat goes on!!!!!!!
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Wren, I hope you do the colored streaks! Post a picture.
Anne, I sympathize with your frustration over the slow transformation of your kitchen. Just think how happy you will be with the finished kitchen. A good contractor is going to be busy.
Happy Thursday
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That best portion of good people's lives,
Their little, nameless, unremembered acts
Of kindness and of love.
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Got Dh off on his flight to S. Dakota. He said it was a very bumpy ride as well as a very late flight. Had to ride on the golf carts things to his plane change for second and last half of the flight. So arrived there late, but not having to wait to board the second plane.
I'm enjoying the solitude immensely though the trade-off is no help with morning chores. It is an okay trade. I don't like being alone too long as I'm not much of a loner, but sometimes a little break from a loved one reinvigorates things.
Off and on cloudy though only 20% change of rain. Quite warm so I don't mind not having FULL on sun. We don't have the A/C part of our new furnace in yet and while the house is fine -- I open certain windows, close one door and some blinds and we do okay --- but we are early on so far heat-wise so most anyone could do well. Be glad though to get that A/C project done.
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We can stop waiting for life to become perfect and start working
with what we've got to make it as satisfying as we can.We can accept, bless, give thanks, and get going.Today, we can begin to call forth the riches from our everyday life.Procrastination has robbed us of too many precious opportunities.Call a friend for lunch, begin to read or even write that novel, organize your papers.Try a new recipe for dinner, smile at everyone you meet, sit and dream before a blazing fire, pick up your needlepoint again, act as if you're grateful to be alive, scatter joy.Think of one thing that would give you a genuine moment of pleasure today and do it.
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Hot and muggy today --- not a great day to be w/o air --- not so much for the temp itself as for the accompanying humidity. There is a 80% chance of rain though and 70% chance tomorrow --- so it will likely be okay. Dh is enjoying ( so far ) his time away. Unfortunately -- one of his brothers had to go to emergency room with a heart attack on the day he left ( late Wednesday.) The brother was taken to a slightly larger hospital with more testing equipment and last night was picked up by air ambulance to be flown to our big teaching hospital over in St. Louis, Mo. Barnes Jewish Hospital. He needs some sort of by-pass ( Dh thought it was different in some way from most by-passes ) and that was to take place this morning.
Hopefully he will come through okay, but you never know. If so, hopefully uppermost on his list will be to stop smoking. Been after the BIL'S for a long time. I don't mind that they smoke --- it is a personal choice, but more after them because their diets are not good and they do not exercise. It is not a good combination. If you smoke I think it is better to watch a bit more carefully what you eat ( cholesterol ) and to exercise to keep as much plaque built-up from happening as you can. The bill's are basically around my age 70's -- so more important I think since we all slow down. Fingers crossed.
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Isn't it funny how our lives change? I remember when DH used to go hunting for days at a time! I hated to see him leaving, and then I would be so happy to see him come home, I would just fall in his arms and cry!
And life goes on... We are still so fortunate to have our partners.... even though 50 years later, given a couple hours apart, is really nice now! Like Ducky, and so many women, who have lost their Husbands.... we still have ours, and for better or worse, we live to please them.... or sometimes stay out of their way!
You GUY'S !!! It snowed all day yesterday, with heavy rain, and today it is just plain COLD out! Like 33 degrees right now. Not much to do outdoors, except cross my fingers that my bedding plants have survived under all the plastic buckets I put on them. I taped them up, after the golf-ball sized hail pounded holes in them.... Glad I saved them for this freezing weather!
Maybe run to the store.... pick up a few things.... Making stuffed peppers for dinner.... Think I'll make like a meat-loaf mixture, and then cut peppers in half...(maybe green & red peppers) and fill them, cover with ketchup, and bake!
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Yea, I would have been married 61 years May 5th....I made 35.....then again some don't even make that...so I guess I did ok....
Love stuffed peppers...we would mix ground beef with cooked white rice, and the usual spices, stuff them into peppers, cover them with tomato sauce (canned), and put them in the microwave to cook..they come out delicious.......years ago we would put them on the stove to simmer, bt that required par cooking your peppers first which I hated..........the micro way is so darn easy its amazing......now my mother did them in the oven too........so many ways to do them.....really love them...
Really hot here....93 yeaterday, and 90 today, but the a cold front comes through......a graduation tomorrow morning at 9:30 ..outside....thank heavens it will be cooler....not sure I can handle that crap....but of course I would have if it was 110 degrees.....its my grandaughter.....
All you ladies have a great weekend.....stay warm if its cold in our part of the country, and cool if its hot.....hugs
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All you E. Coast ladies, get ready for another “pneumonia front:” our latest came through late last evening (as I was headed to the gym in capris, natch) and I awoke to 45 degrees today. Not gonna get past 50, and rainy—gotta take the CTA “L” downtown & walk to the Opera House to see My Fair Lady. Leather parka weather again. Two days of A/C, followed by having to turn the heat back on and wear a jacket downstairs. This is getting very old…older than anyone here...
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90 today, and high tomorrow 70.....rain, and a cool front coming tonight which will knock the hell out of the 90 degree weather....then 70;s for Saturday and Sunday.......
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Well, I just put the peppers in the little oven. I cut them in half, them stuffed them with the meat-loaf mixture, & a diced tomato....They take awhile, but the pepper skins get really toasty & tasty.... I'll put white potatoes in to bake with them.... We never eat a "whole" 1/2 one.... but cut them in half, and it's good for about 3 more meals...I have even served them heated, for breakfast, with an egg, & part of that baked potato.
The high here is 41 ! And with that WIND, it feels like 32! Oh well tomorrow is another day.... Sure hurts a lot of graduation planning!
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Peppers sound yummy.......will be on the next plane.......can you hold dinner for me......LOL.....like the mea loaf mix idea......beef, pork veal....like any good italian would serve anything with ground meat.......never straight beef.......that is the Cardinal sin in any italian household...LOL
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Yum, the peppers and potatoes sound good. I use cooked rice in my stuffing along with ground meat. Which reminds me that there are two servings of stuffed peppers in the freezer. And an eggplant casserole. Only three dinners to be eaten here if we depart on Monday morning as planned.
I was definitely walking like an old lady this morning when I got up. I had leg cramps in the wee hours this morning caused by a combination of dehydration and overworked leg muscles during a two-day golf tournament. Wednesday wasn't too hot thanks to a brisk wind but yesterday was hot and sticky and I was soaked with perspiration and tired when I finished. And I drank lots of water on the golf course.
Minnesota here we come. I sure hope climate change doesn't spoil the nice Minnesota summer weather.
Today was busy. A trip to the bank for cash, next Sam's Club for prescriptions and other provisions like mixed nuts, then a pedicure and manicure, on to the hairdresser's to have my hair cut, and finally a stop at the gas pumps to fill up my car. Whew!
We're supposed to have some rain this weekend.
Happy Friday to all.
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Sorta sore after a vigorous workout last night, but nothing like when I first started out. I added Co-Q-10 once I began taking Crestor, hopefully to keep muscle aches at bay.
When I couldn’t get us a table at the bistros inside the Civic Opera House (and poor Bob’s head was spinning when he tried to decipher Mapquest’s directions to the closest garage I texted him—he refuses to learn how to work his car’s nav. system), we decided to just grab a snack before leaving the house—Bob will try to make it home so we can at least grab a cab or Uber if there’s no time to take the train down there. We’ll have actual dinner at Russian Tea Time after the show.
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You cannot believe in honor until you have achieved it. Better keep yourself clean and bright; you are the window through which you must see the world. -George Bernard Shaw
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Hi Ladies, Here it is
Before:
AFTER
SENDING THESE BEFORE I DELETE THEM AGAIN
Anne
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Here is a better picture of after
Anne
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Let me be the first to say a giant WOW. I love the color of those cabinets. It went from sort of a sterile look to warm and cozy and I haven't even mentioned backsplash, counters and floor. I think it is gorgeous and makes me want to come over -- even if I do live in Illinois ( long way away ) and sit and have a cup of coffee and a Krispy Kreme donut or two. Congratulations -- job well done. Floor blends really, really nice.
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That is the perfect kitchen! Love it!
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Here are some of my favorite "behind the door" favorites
Pot And pan organizer
Tupperware organizer
Hidden garbage bin - we have 2, the other one is for dog f
Still haven't put it all back together yet, and are missing some cabinet doors and a few other minor things, but we are definitely on our way. Jackie - my door is always open- I'll be especially lnelafter Tues, my brother is going home for the summer
Anne
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Gorgeous, Anne!
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Very nice Anne. Enjoy!
Jo
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Anne, Beautiful! Love the colors.
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I love your kitchen too Anne! I'm really into organization also! The last time I did anything with out kitchen was many YEARS ago... That's when I laid pretty commercial vinyl tiles down, and painted my cupboards a butter-cup yellow. NOW I am just happy to be able to get down on the floor to clean out stuff that is far back in those lower cupboards, Hah! And stand on a stool to reach the high top cupboards.
I also have a "grabber" to reach things in the bottom of the washer, and in the back of the dryer... Hah!
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Very nice Anne....glad its done...........it sure makes a difference doesn't it.....I have the "self closing drawers"......nice unless you forget to move your finger......but they are a good feature especially for someone who walks away and forgets to close things.....(my daughter's pet peeve with me)...lol
The more cabinets the better....and isn't the pantry closet great....so happy for you
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failure, loneliness, and dismay in our present situation.Or we can
gather the flowers of God's grace, boundless love, abiding presence,
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Hi ladies, I haven't been on for a while but I have been keeping up with everyone.
Anne, beautiful kitchen. We have the pots and lids holder also and they are great. We finally had rain yesterday. It has been so dry that our ponds are dry.The temps here have been in the high 80's and 90' We had stuffed peppers for dinner last night and they were delicious.
Chevy, your picture made me laugh, that is what I look like trying to get the items out of the bottom of the washer. Plus I need a step stool go reach higher than the bottom shelve in the cabinets. Some things I can reach off the second shelve.
We will be getting our 10th grandchild the end of August. I can't wait to meet the little guy. It is rather quiet in our community since many have gone to the north for the summer. .
Hope everyone has a great week
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Beautiful kitchen Anne, you're going to really enjoy it.
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Our tomato plants are going nuts—tripled in size since we re-potted them into large planters a week ago. Copious rain and a few warm days did the trick. Can’t believe that last Sunday I brought them home: six little plants in 4” pots, not even filling a single flat!
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It's been over a month since I've checked in. There's too many pages to go back and catch up! You all have been busy posting a lot.
Mike had been recovering well from both his brain injury and his leukemia but lost his balance two weeks ago, fell and broke his hip on one side and his pelvis on the other. Fortunately no surgery was required because the bones were not misaligned. I took him to the ER after it happened but they misdiagnosed it as a muscle strain and sent us home. After a week, I took him back. He couldn't put any weight on either leg, couldn't walk, and was in a lot of pain. They did an MRI and we got the right diagnosis. He was hospitalized for a few days to try to get his pain under control and to do a few more studies to make sure he hadn't hurt himself anywhere else. He is walking now - mostly shuffling while saying "ouch" a lot - with his walker. The doc said it is important for him to walk and that the bones will heal. Thank goodness for hydrocodone and tramadol.
During his hospitalization, lab tests showed his numbers had tanked badly which caused an additional panic. The numbers were shockingly low, as low as they've been since shortly after his bone marrow transplant a year ago. The local doc was pessimistic and felt this was the end. He offered no other possibilities. As soon as I got Mike out of the hospital, I took him to MD Anderson in Houston. His leukemia doctor had a different opinion, especially after he repeated the tests and saw most of them rising. While concerning for sure, he said Mike could likely have picked up some kind of virus which caused his numbers to drop suddenly. Also he said the pelvic/hip injury itself was enough to throw off his numbers. I had no idea. They did a bone marrow biopsy (poor guy...two fractures and having to endure a procedure on his lower back.) All the results will not be back until later this week, but the doctor said preliminary reports showed NO signs of leukemia. He is still in remission.
So we are home now and Mike is ready for physical therapy to begin and to get back to his recovery from the horridly debilitating last year.
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