Geriatric MM Warriors June 13, 2010

[Wisteria1956]

We grilled burgers, watched a movie and puttered around the yard this evening. It was really nice! I am taking it slow per doctor's orders, but so happy to be on the mend. It was another gorgeous night.

Off to the hot tub. Tom has to work tomorrow so it's going to be an early night.

Have a great weekend! Kathy, have fun at your reunion!

 

[Diane W.]

Lisa - So glad that you're feeling better! Take it easy or else I'll come over there!!

I'm meeting my sister today for some shopping and lunch and then we're meeting my other sister at my brother's house for a Sibling Scrabble Smackdown. We have a good time and we take a tray from my SIL's scrabble game and let her play too. Today we're going to include my nephew too, since he's home.

The weather has really cooled off - in the 80's instead of 100! Thank goodness, I was getting so sick of it.

Kathy, we want the whole scoop after your reunion! I'm glad Mike's extension came through!

Enjoy your day!

 

[Wisteria1956]

Diane: Have a wonderful time at the Scrabble Smackdown! I love that you all do that together. J-P and I play every day on our iphones. It's a fun way to stay connected at a distance. He beats me most of the time, which is hard for a wordie, like myself to take, lol! I tease him and say I'm taking credit for the DNA that allows him to skunk me.

I swept up the arbor this morning, did a little clipping and played with Bonnie. Life is so good! Thinking shrimp on the barbie for dinner!

Have a great day!

 

[gettinhealthy]

Good evening all.
Ok, not much scoop about last night LOL. It was a really nice time catching up with some old friends. I was on my best behavior. I only drank 4 beers LOL. The bar closed up around 11:30, so we came home. By then, there were only a handful of people there.
I slept in this morning until 10! I hardly ever sleep that late!! I was pretty tired, and the alcohol made me even more tired. Showing my age I guess LOL.

Diane, I hope you enjoyed your shopping trip. I am so anxious to see my brother this coming weekend!!

Lisa, hope your arm/shoulder is feeling better today. The girls and I live on texting. I since I got my Blackberry, I am always on Facebook. I need to stop that and work more. LOL.

Ok, off to find something for supper. It's been a lazy day, and I'm enjoying it a lot! It has also cooled down here for now. It is to get hot and humid again this week though

Later everyone!!

 

[Wisteria1956]

Kathy: Glad you had fun at the reunion! Tom and I indulged in some dirty martinis Friday night. A little of that goes a long way, lol! and no carbs! I love olive juice, lol!

My arm is slowly coming around, but not great yet. I think I overdid it on the weekend with cleaning. Couldn't stand it anymore!

We're making our lists for the beach house a month in advance. We're too excited, lol!

Hi, ho! Off to work I go...

 

[Seabreezes]

HI,

I got this little note from Robin.

"Miss you guys too Jocelyn, got my computer fixed this week, so hope to be able to post from home again finally! Too busy at work during the day to post...tell everyone I said hello and will stop in soon to check in!"

I'll be off my computer for the next several weeks. Will check in when I can.

Hugs to ALL

 

[Wisteria1956]

Jocelyn: Thanks for passing on the note from Robin. I miss her! We'll miss you when you're traveling. Have a wonderful time!

 

[Wisteria1956]

Kathy: Have a great trip to TN this weekend! You deserve the time off!

 

[Diane W.]

Kathy - Have a fun time in TN! Did your niece have the baby?

Lisa - Take it easy and get better. You want to be feeling great when you go on vacation. So - pamper that arm!!

Robin - Looking forward to hearing from you!

 

[kater]

Checking in. Lisa, thanks for the link!

I have been missing in action for quite awhile. Some/lots of stressful family drama since Memorial Day weekend. Plus, I have been busy, busy, busy with work. Which, I can't complain about but with the family stuff, I have had no time. The good news is that I haven't dealt with all of the stuff on my plate with food. I have kept off the 10/12 pounds I lost with MM - I'm not wearing my "skinny" clothes but I'm not wearing my "fat" clothes either. I haven't been following it to a tee but I am eating within an hour of waking up and trying to eat regularly through out the day.

My dad called a few days ago to invite me to wedding #4. Not very many kids can say that they have been to 3 of their father's 4 weddings. I like his fiance (she is my age as was the last wife). They are getting married Oct 30 in Maui (Lahaina). Which gave me a good excuse to go to Hawaii! It has been almost 4 years since my last trip - that is probably the longest I have ever gone without a trip to one of the islands. Brad and I are going and it is so nice to have somthing to look forward to.

I will try to read some of the earlier posts. I saw mention of Scrabble. My mom, my aunt and I play Lexulous on-line (it is basically Scrabble but they had to change the name). We generally have 8 to 10 games going at once. Scrabble games on family vacations has been a long tradition for us.

I book-marked the new page and will check in (hopefully more regularly).

 

[Wisteria1956]

Kate: It's so great to see you! Great job on keeping the weight off! I'm at a standstill, too, but haven't gained any back. I need to up the physical activity as soon as I've recovered from the goofy injuries I've had this season. J-P and I play Words with Friends on our iphones, which is Scrabble, but with an online dictionary that's pretty flexible in my opinion. He's so good at strategy! It's fun for me to see him throw me a word because for that moment I know he's ok, lol! Tom laughs at how competitive I am against my own kid! We love Maui so much! That's great that you get to go and here's hoping it will be your Dad's last marriage My parents got divorced, married other prople and got back together. All in time for my sister's wedding and all of the grandkids. They pretend the interim never happened and still celebrate their original anniversary.

Work is going well and my arm is better yet today so I'm hoping for a nice weekend. Hope you all have a great one, too!

 

[Diane W.]

Hi Kate! Your dad sounds like an eternal optimist...if at first you don't succeed! It's great to hear from you. I'm glad you're keeping your emotions off of your plate. I'm working really hard on that. Thanks for the Lexulous info.

Today the weather is fantastic!!! This morning it felt like fall - which is lovely after this disgusting heat & humidity we've endured.

I hope everyone is enjoying the weekend!

 

[gettinhealthy]

Hi guys. Finally home!! It was such a nice trip but an exhausting one!! It was so nice to see my brother, SIL, niece and nephew. The baby is adorable!! He is only 2 weeks old. I was sooo afraid to hold him LOL.
My brother posted photos of our time there, so I'll cross post them on my FB for all of you to see. I was so off plan it wasn't funny. After seeing the pictures, I have anew resolve.
It took us about 10 hours of driving to get there. We stopped every hour to hour and a half for my dad to use the bathroom. He takes a water pill, and needed to stop.
We got in around 11:30 last night, so feeling wiped out today. The dogs went crazy when we got home LOL. You'd swear we left them for a month!!

Diane, yes, it was my niece who had the baby. She is a young mother now. A whopping 20 years old LOL. She is doing such a great job. And so is the dad. He is only 19 but is trying. He has really stepped up to the plate with this whole ordeal.

Lisa, hope your arm is healing ok. I didn't notice you were going on vacation also, but hope you have fun!!

Kate, so good to see you!! Maui sounds like a beautiful place to have a wedding. I would love to go to the islands!!

Ok, off to throw in some more laundry. I'll catch up later with you all!!

 

[Wisteria1956]

Welcome Home, Kathy! Glad you had such a memorable trip.

My son is in a relationship, per his FB page, lol! We're not going on vacation til the end of the month. His girlfriend is going to come down to the beach house for a couple of days too - with her daughter! Oh, wow, if they stay together, we'll be grandparents. They met in college and have been great friends so they do know each other very well. It's been an off and on thing since he graduated two years ago but they seem to have become serious lately.

 

[Diane W.]

Kathy - Welcome back! I'm sure your niece will be a fine mom. It sounds like she has a lot of support.

Lisa - Instant grandparents sounds good to me! I can't wait for a grandchld.

 

[Wisteria1956]

Diane: From your mouth to God's ear, but in His own good time I wouldn't wish a young family on my son too soon, but he's had a lot of time to think and sounds very mature about his choice. We'll see what happens from here. At least the girlfriend has offered to make him soup when he's sick, lol! That's a big relief for me to have someone nearby that cares for him when I can't take care of him. I know he's a grown man, but I worry when he gets sick. I should say We worry. Tom's always about to run for the airport if I think J-P has swine flu symptoms, lol! We're all eally excited to meet together for lots of long walks, playing with Bonnie on the beach, bonfires, games and seafood. It will be wonderful. Counting the days til the end of the month!

 

[Diane W.]

Everyone must be busy! That's a good thing.
I haven't been doing much except cleaning and going for walks. Boring!!
My sister and her 4 kids w/spouses and 6 grandkids are off to Jersey for 2 weeks. She rents a house every year for them all to be together. The first couple of years I went too, but as the grandkids kept coming I backed out. I love them, but parenting skills are so different than mine and I find it hard to just sit and watch. I will not argue with a 2 yr. old about eating dinner for 20 minutes - it drives me crazy to watch this. Soooo, I go with Owen for a day at a time. This week we'll go on Thursday and next week probably on Wednesday. My other sister rented a house too this year - only for one week. She doesn't really like the beach, so I don't know how that's going to work out. Her daughter, SIL and 2 grandkids are going to enjoy it though.

The weather is beautiful today. I'm going to the track to walk today, because the environmental center is having an event call "Bugs and Butterflies". I used to really enjoy their events when Owen was little. They draw a really big crowd there. The harvest festival is the best one. I still have candles that Owen dipped there when he was small.

That's all for now. Have a great weekend!

 

[Wisteria1956]

Diane: So proud of you for the continued commitment to walking. It really does also raise your spirits, doesn't it? I'm sure you'll enjoy your time at the beach. I had to laugh about arguing with a 2 yr. old. I've shared a book with so many people called How to Talk so Kids will Listen and How to Listen so Kids will Talk. It gives such practical exercises and scripts which teach parents how to avoid power struggles and to administer logical consequences. I don't know how I could have lived without it! "I see that you've decided not to eat. You can get down and try again at the next meal." I made J-P leave his swim class once for not cooperating. He begged to return and I told him, "You lost your chance for today. You can try again tomorrow." He never disrespected the teacher again. It's hard at the time, but nips it in the bud, I found. I love to share the book because then I don't need to act like I've got something to say - the book does!

 

[Diane W.]

Lisa, You're right - walking is helping my spirits. It's definitely a mood booster and it helps clear my head. I go for an hour in the morning and then again for an hour in the evening.

It started raining this afternoon. All I can think of is my sister and all those kids cooped up in the house. Yikes! Makes me glad to be home.

 

[Wisteria1956]

Diane: You are so funny! I'm not looking forward to the rains returning. We don't get rain in the summer - not until later in October, but when it comes it lasts off and on for about 3 months. It could rain at our beach house vacation in Sept. because Oregon gets a lot more rain. I'm bringing games and we'll pack rain gear because Bonnie gets her beach time even if it's pouring! It's good for us to have her because we'd probably stay in from the rain if we didn't. A couple of years ago we were the only people on a beach in N. CA during a downpour walking Bonnie when I found a Japanese glass fishing float just sitting at the shoreline waiting for me! I collect them and it's the only one I've ever found myself! The rest have come from ebay, etc. Great validation for putting on the rain gear! Enjoy your quiet time with a good book, etc. today. It's going to be the warmest day of the week and I have a lot of fun things to do with work today so I'm off!