Topic : Over 60 WLC Community

I haven't figure out how to a picture on my Pofile yet. Here I go again, dummy. I will puy one on as soo as I figure out how to. Jackie

It appears that there will be cooler weather today.  So happy for that.  Was supposed to go to the KC Zoo today with grandkids but gd is feeling ill.  Frankly, it pleases me as I can use this cooler weather to do some running around for groceries etc.

 

I made a lot of phone calls yesterday and got my insurance questions answered about possible knee surgery.  Then I made a call to the doctor I have heard is good and have a September 7th appointment.  If he is agreeable I hope to get this knee replaced this fall.  I am tired of pain, tired of not walking, and tired of feeling drugged. 

 

I DON'T KNOW WHAT THIS WILL DO TO MY WEIGHT LOSS, BUT I KNOW IN THE LONG RUN IT WILL BE A POSITIVE.  I've heard that I may not even be able to swim for six weeks because of fear of infection.  That may be rumor -- hope so.

 

 

 

 

Well, that was weird.  I had typed the last part as an AOL email, then copied and pasted and the font came out different from what their message box allowed.

At least with AOL I do have spell check -- it has NEVER functioned on the board, even though I left it "on" for 15 minutes!  And yes I had typed nonsense in the message so it should have been offering corrections.

Hmm, let me try something else by using AOL email format, then cutting and pasting..

My animated icon is left over - sorry to say.  I tried to add one when the board first started up, couldn't find my original (now showing) so chose another, when it "appeared" there was the old one.  Haven't tinkered with it since (lol)  I'll wait until things calm down, and I can stay calm, the pictures, etc. aren't what's important to me - talking to you all is.  The other will come, if I'm patient.  Some of the things that I was having trouble with, could have been me - or it might have been the board.  So I let it go.

 

As far as my spelling - I'm afraid that goes back to my childhood.  I had an aunt who taught 3rd grade, and when young, always felt that I was being checked for spelling (almost made me not want to wright letters when younger).  When I started school, they used the "look-see" method of teaching (they abandoned that the following year - it didn't work)  Well, they called parents in for conference and said "I" couldn't read and unless I could in the next (?) months, I would have to be held back!  We then found out that they told all the parents that!  Well, Mom could have been a teacher - College graduate - English major - but they told her NOT to teach me before I went to school.  That was enough - she took two other girls & me, and taught us herself in our living room.  We did learn how to read, and they didn't hold up the class after all (even through most of the others still had trouble)  As a result, we had to take spelling classes all through high school (just our one class) because we couldn't spell as a group.  Funny now.  Anyway, started working (couldn't pass typing test for my first job - too slow) etc.  Ended up typing after all - 47 yrs. later - and that's what I did.  I do appreciate spell check.  But you will find errors in my typing quite often.  They are usually of the strange sort, and usually bring a laugh.  Now how did that happen???   lol  Sometimes my fingers simply go off on their own, and strange words will pop in.  Who knows. 

 

I understand about speaking/thinking fast - that's why I can't write things fast enough and leave out parts of sentences and words.  Can't read it after I write it.  But for typing - I used to transcribe from Dictaphone and my typing speed at least came up fast enough so I don't skip too many words.  Or I'm not thinking fast enough these days.   lol

 

Anyway, when I was typing I didn't have trouble with my hands, and since I retired 11 yrs. ago, now my arthritis is in my hands.  I am more active walking, and the arthritis doesn't bother me as much in my knees (just occasionally) but when I worked, I had problems all the time.  Our bodies are trying to tell us, keep active. 

 

Glad to see you posting again.  Sure missed you.

 

Connie

Boy I sure do miss the option of scanning the messages by  outline form.  No way there will be time to scroll through those you want to skip.!!!  Ah well, at least we can still have the choice to make the best of it.  Alittle more work a little more effort...but then that it is  all about.  

 Remember for anyone new here or old ( pun intended) we have the option to chat nightly on the chat board Sherry has graciously created for us.  Just find a posting from  sherry and click on to her profile and then scroll to the bottom of her page where it states compassionconnectionchatroomover60WLc  ( or something close to that) lol;  We meet at 8pm EST or adjust your clock earlier  if you live further west  e.g.  Joyce in Cal it is 5pm when we chat.

 It all begins with our thinking...whether we are beginning, continuing, or returning...and especially is we are trying to maintain....If it is  not in our minds  it cannot be  in our actions...  Rainy

So good to see Carole, Ellen and others posting again. We can always 2nd guess why something stopped working for us but from my experience I am the only one who makes those choices for it to stop. Yes, family care is a huge part of stress eating & as Carole said, may not eat at the time but the let down when we feel we can once again exhale, can make us lose sight of our goals. We just want to feel nothing and rest for awhile. Caregiving is such a huge responsibility be it our parents, grandchildren, spouse, etc, it still takes so much focus off ourselves and those we are caring for demand our full attention. It isn't their fault, it isn't anyones fault, it is just a fact of life. We must be on constant guard, think ahead to a lot of "what if's", etc. so we know what to do in case of a crisis.

 

Now for me, I sometimes feel I am focusing too much on myself. I want to escape by thinking of others. My problems with money, where to live, when or if to move, etc all get so old and I am so tired of my mind going in so many different directions that I want to just forget about me and think about someone else for a change. I have even caught myself giving a very dear friend un-asked for advice on how to run her marriage, their lives (husband just retired) her adjustments to having him home 24/7's, etc etc. until I finally said to her. I am so sorry for trying to tell you how to live. Please forgive me. She just smiled, hugged me and said it was OK and fine and I really did have some good opinions she was going to consider. Now that is true friendship. LOL:)

 

I still didn't get to grocery shop yesterday but find my freezer and pantry are better stocked and if I eat it now, won't have to move it later. LOL:) Just really missing my fruit but may go to produce market and get farm fresh & not fight the crowds at the grocery store. Probably better anyway. Today is filled with waiting at home for A/C repairman to check coolant and computer tech to install my new all-in-one I just bought. My printer went out so replacing it and went to bigger unit that does it all. Also need to get some things together to mail to Carol Ann that I promised her several months ago and just have not gotten done. I can get distracted to say the least. LOL:)

 

Hugs to all, Sandra

Just when I complemented you on your perfect spelling ...I caught you  writing  ( wright letters) lol.   But I certainly found the explanation interesting  lol.   Only online  right now waiting for hubby to return from routine appt. with endocrinologist ( whom I hope gave him h...) about his diet and exercise   (  that's heck of course).  Also customer due 20 min. so I better go  brush and brush  Rainy   lol  lol

Have you been to the Zoo???  We went on the Water Garden Tour - it was one of the stops on the tour.  If you haven't been (I hadn't been for years) be prepared to walk - a lot.  I told dh that next time we go, we should take the wheelchair.  I can push him for awhile and he can push me.  My ds and family go all the time.  Oh to be young again.  We used to go way back in the 40's & 50's and walked all day - took the bus/streetcar out in the morning, hiked all over - took the train all around too, but there wasn't as much to see back then.  Hope you get another nice day to go soon.  Today's supposed to be cooler, but maybe we'll get some rain.  I'm going to try to get the mowing done soon before it starts.

 

Have a good day.

 

Connie

I find it helps to go to messagfe board help and read the questions and ansers there. (I am not that bad a speller but I sure need backspace for my keyboard skills LOL) If you have concerns or questions the best place to get answers is message board help. Go to the top of this page and click "Need Help" then go to message board help. It appears there were no Mac people on the planning of this board and I have hopes down the way the problems for us will be corrected because the features I don't have that I keep reading others have is starting to make me a bit green with envy. But then as a Mac user I am somewhat use to it being a PC world. Does this mean I would give up my IMac? NEVER!! I have great photo and image capabilities on the Mac and you all know I love working i (with those.

See I told you - I make errors too.  And used spell check to boot.  Sometimes my fingers just go off on their own and spell check doesn't help.  And at the speed I'm typing, and with this small print - until it's posted, I don't always see what my fingers have come up with on their own.  lol  Used to be able to see it later and correct it, but that's not available without going through an additional step of PREVIEW.  By that time, everyone else has written 10 messages and by the time I catch up, everyone is gone.  lol   Thank goodness I read fast too, or I'd be here all day, trying to keep up with everyone.

 

When I worked, we had to proof our work, and when others would proof mine, they seldom would come up with errors - but they were there.  I would get so aggravated, because I knew they were getting through, and they were being paid to catch my errors and didn't.  Then it would take 10 steps to correct them once they got through the first posting. 

 

Keep watching, you never know what will come out.  Connie