thread for middle age to older Christian women.

Nancy,

Botox injections have been approved for a year. 🙏 Enjoy a stress-free Easter weekend.

Chris,

Sorry your husband had to cancel his planned trip with a friend to Indianapolis in May, but pleased your sister is coming for her visit anyway.

wheatfields,

I'm sure sister and brother-in-law were pleased with your visit.

hersheykiss,

Your gardening season yet? 

Mud Season and snow is still possible in the Adirondacks.

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I made hamburger soup to slurp up during Easter Weekend. 😋

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Thank you dear sisters. This is one of those altar building experiences like they did in the Old Testament when something "Big" happened and they knew it was from God. It will be one of those definite God things that I will hopefully never forget!!!

I hope all of you have a blessed Easter. I will be attending church tonight as our pastor has been asking for a few weeks for some of us to change our usual service to allow many new comers to be able to have a seat. It is cold and gloomy and rainy today and the temptation to attend tomorrow which is supposed to be sunny is very real but I will go tonight.

Wheatfields, I am glad your nurse friend is now home from the hospital. Has she received any results from her MRI yet? I will be praying for you if you are going to be driving the 80 miles to your doctor. I can really understand driving in a big city if you are not used to it. I avoid going into Chicago now for the same reason. I realize how fortunate and how most of us in this area take for granted that our doctors are usually under a 30 min drive. I remember hearing some of you in the past talking about how far away your doctors were and now is for you. That is a long drive round trip so I pray that everything will go smoothly. I know you have depended on your friend to also help with your hearing so I pray that your doctor will be understanding and give you time to understand his communication to you.

Teka, how was your hamburger soup? It does sound good on a cold day which I am betting you are experiencing as well.

Chris, how are you feeling? I do hope you have a wonderful time with your family for Easter.

Hershey, I hope you are doing well.

My handyman finished up yesterday evening. He had to come morning and late aftenoon most days waiting for the "mud" application to dry. He always does such a great job. He didn't have enough tarps and plastic to cover everything so I have to deal with the very fine white dust that is on some furniture even though he had a pretty neat attachment to his dry vac that helped with that as he used that on the walls.

Have a wonderful Easter weekend.

Love,

Nancy

I hope everyone had a joyous Easter!

Wheatfields, eighty miles one way across the wide open plains is a good long distance to travel. I pray that your trip is smooth sailing and your appointment is most productive.

Nancy, it sounds like the messiest part of your home improvement project is complete. Once the new paint is applied and carpet is installed, your house will be bright and beautiful. You'll have a wonderful home to enjoy for a long time.

Teka, your hamburger vegetable soup looks delicious.

Chris, we know how much you and your sister look forward to visits. You two will have a special time catching up with each other in person.

We started our garden seeds indoors 2 to 3 weeks ago. The pepper plants look marvelous, and the tomato plants are right behind them. Nighttime temperatures are too cold to transplant outside just yet. That job will wait until May.

Our handyman began work on our house this morning: replacing damaged siding, repairing gutters, installing new Gutter Guards, and painting the exterior. He's a friend of my husband; they play in a Saturday afternoon Masters league ("Masters" refers to age, not skill level. Ha!). He should be onsite for 3 weeks.

Thank you for your continued prayers for Pastor John. He preached at Maunday Thursday service and on Easter Sunday. The new chemo cocktail (Abraxane and Gemzar) is tolerable so far.

Wishing everyone a warm and worry free week!

Chris,

I hope the chemo side effects are mild this week. 💕

hersheykiss,

H & I no longer start flower seeds or vegetable seeds indoors.

Nancy,

Still dealing with the very fine white dust that is on some furniture?

Hamburger soup is gone. 🙂

wheatfields,

Safe out of town appointment on Monday?

A quick note for now.

Hershey, it sounds like you are having a lot of home improvements done as well. It is always great to see the end product! It sounds like your seedlings are doing well. I imagine you are anxious to get those little plants into the ground soon.

Chris, I am praying for you as I know you only have a few good days right after your infusion. I am really sorry to hear about your online pastor. I hope your son's family has recuperated now. That is a long time to be sick with the flu.

Teka, as I look at your banner I know I need to take care of my groin pain that has been going on for many weeks. It is just now occurring to me that it may be not the hip flexor muscle I was thinking but a structural issue. UGH I have pain lying down which is not a good thing.

Wheatfields, we will certainly be praying for your procedure on April 16. Praying for that long commute and maybe your nurse friend will be able to accompany you for this. I am glad you made the first trip safely.

I would appreciate your prayers for wisdom in moving forward with this groin pain. I see my pcp in May for my annual wellness but I know I am not supposed to bring up new things then. I have had some terrible nights of little to no sleep. I have a few days of rest before the painter comes and then I will be getting up very early which is difficult for me. I am still dealing with the white dust but have managed to get most of it. My HOA duties are ramping up and have been spending more time on that than usual. My new two year term just began.

Have a great day dear sisters.

Love,

Nancy

Teka, pretty crocuses. I never did get a picture of my daffodils.

I was able to get into see my orthopedic doctor for this coming Tues. April 14. I do think it is a hip issue. I had been ramping up my walking and now I am having trouble walking at all. Yes, I could have brought this up at my May annual wellness visit but I would have been charged for it. I really needed attention before then as this situation has rapidly gotten worse.

I hope you and your family are doing well.

Love,

Nancy

Teka, those are beautiful to see, the first crocus blooms!

Nancy, I hope your pain is easily resolved and your orthopedic appointment went well.

Chris, praying that you are feeling well and have very minimal side effects.

Hershey, how are your projects going?

My sister had a light stroke Sunday evening and was in the hospital for a couple nights, she is back to memory care now but very confused. I talked to her on the phone and she recognizes who she is talking to but was talking about past places they have lived thinking that is where she was and asked me if I was at Mom and Dad's. My nurse friend has been back to the clinic a few times since the TIA the first of April and they finally decided to take the aspirin away since she is already on a blood thinner, we actually talked to her cardiologist yesterday. She's keeping a blood pressure log for a couple weeks to see if there is a need for a blood pressure pill. She is finding it harder to think of the words she wants to use to express her thoughts and to remember all the details of which appointment we found this out or what they said. I usually can record the appointments and transcribe them into print and after I read them will usually (at this point) remember what was said. Thank you for your prayers and also for my appointment tomorrow out of town.

Praying for each of you!

Love, Wheatfields

Hi ladies,

Before I even saw the doctor they had me take x-rays of the pelvis area. So when the doctor comes in he has already seen the x-rays. He is very efficicent. I don't need a hip replacement and it is not cancer. All good on those fronts. I have some arthritis in my hip that is flaring as I push myself to do more steps. The bad part is I don't tolerate anti inflammatory meds so if this would persist I would have to schedule an out of office procedure where they inject steroids while being guided by x-ray I think.

Wheatfields, I am so sorry to hear about your sister and your nurse friend. I will be praying for you for tomorrow for sure. Will your friend be going with you this time?

Chris, how are you doing? Praying you are recovering from your "bad" days after chemo.

My painters will not come until tomorrow and I am so glad about that. They were supposed to start today. I will be glad when all of this is over but it is stressful for me in the short term. Picking out paint colors was something I was not used to so hopefully my bold accent wall color will not be too much for me!! Maybe some of you already have heard of this but there is a very neat app that will show you your chosen paint color on your wall after you upload a picture of your wall. It was very useful for me.

Take care dear sisters.

Love,

Nancy