Pentagenarians & beyond: W/B 10/2

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Good morning all,

Not much going on here, rainy and cool, our heat actually went on again last night. I think it is getting into the 40's.

Valerie, glad you had a nice time except for the bear spray incident. That is made up of pepper or something right? good you or DH didn't get it in the face, or did you? Yes, his was the first surgery scheduled so it went all on time. It took about an hour and fifteen minutes total, then an hour in recovery.

Hi to any later posters, still doing HouseMax here, then to my brother's for his birthday dinner.

Take care,
 
Hi Deb and any later posters--

This morning I did Booty Barre (63 min.).

Deb, it sounds like the operation was successful, which I am sure makes both you and John happy. I think we are both having the same weather--some counterclockwise front that keeps swirling back moisture, so we have off-and-on rain. Blech!

Welcome back, Valerie! Too bad about the bear spray. I have no idea what it smells like. I bet you would love camping in the Butano State Forest we hiked through. Lots of campers there and the redwoods are magnificient.

Enjoy the rest of the weekend everyone! I cannot believe that it is already October.
 
Good morning!

What's everyone up to today? I am home this week, or most of it anyway, I need to straighten out the house a little more and then try to get out while my cleaning lady comes in. John is not happy about it, but wouldn't let me cancel her for this time. Now we want to find a place to go while she is here, because she is a chatter box
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and if you are here with her, she doesn't get anything done, just wants to gab.

Tomorow Keegan gets groomed, then Wednesday it's his vet check up, and
Thursday is John's follow up with the surgeon. Fun week. I leave for DC on Sunday.

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to anyone that drops by.
 
Hi again. did a local hike and a bike ride on sat and sunday.
On vacation we did several hikes and several rides. tested out several different mt areas in montana and wyoming. also drove into southern BC but the access roads to the hiking turned out to be too long and not OK to drive in a big camper. we looked at several but they are long gravel and many with active logging. Need a smaller, more nimble vehicle. 30 miles on a narrow gravel road with huge logging trucks coming downhill is too risky. and once you start up it may be hard or impossible to turn around. the hikes and biking we did were nice but the BC part ended up being too much driving.
We tried to sub in Glacier NP but most of the road access was closed due to road repairs so we went on to Yellowstone. saw the usual bison, and bugling elk but had a very up close session with 2 river otters. we stopped by the Madison river early one morning. a guy already there came past us carrying a camera/telescope set up, and was looking for otters he'd just seen. so we all went back to a log jam, and there they were. he got into the water and was shooting pics and the otters were absolutely playing to the camera. they'd dive and pop up and jump up on logs and rocks, dive back in, go back and forth. It was wonderful. they were "playing" with us. and for half an hour we weren't noticed but then a crowd of cars started piling up and the otters took off.

Deb, so glad DH is doing so well. we all get older but it's great when parts that "wear out" are fixable. Is he able to get back to work soon?

Pepper spray is red (cayenne) pepper in an oil base. it is extremely strong and irritating. hot burning stinging to eyes, nose, lungs, skin. a bear spray can will shoot about 20 feet in a reddish stream. it does not rinse off easily because of the oil base. I was about 10 feet away from the truck when DH accidentally knocked off the safety clip while pulling his pack out of the back seat of the truck and I got a nose full of vapor. coughing, eyes burning, it's awful. but then, it's intended to stop a charging grizzly bear short! the spray hit the inside of the drivers side door. took a LOT of cleaning because we kept smelling the stuff days later. had to totally change clothes and wash off everything involved....but then you'd get it on your hands again ... OH I don't recommend this.

but then, in grizzly country I would not hike without it. we each carry a can.
 
Hi Deb and Valerie--

This morning I did Bootcamp Boogie (63 min.).

Deb, you sound cheerfully not working this week. I have not had a cleaning lady in ages. I always felt weird when I did--like I would have to get everything ready for her arrival, which always struck me as silly on my part. Might as well do it myself, I figured.

Valerie, otters are really playful and cute. I would love to see them in their natural habitat (I've only seen them in zoos.). Gosh, doesn't cayenne also stain terribly? That sounds like a helluva mess to clean up.

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I've seen otters quite a few times in nature, but nothing like this where they were actually playing games with us. we've seen tracks and even otter slides without the otters. they're pretty common in WA but DH and I don't do water sports usually.
mostly the guy standing in the water got to play, really. he got some great shots. we only had binoculars and didn't want to walk back for the camera in case the otters took off. this was maybe 15-20 feet away. we tried not to point etc so a bunch of cars would stop and create a car jam, but it eventually happened,. not as bad as for a bear.

the cayenne didn't stain anything permanently, came out with normal washing. but we had to seal up the clothes bag or else we could smell it. lesson learned.
 
Hi Ladies,

Today I will be spinning. Deb, I'm so glad that the operation went well and that your DH is feeling better.

I have had a cleaning lady for about 3 years and it is the best investment I've ever made. I used to feel the same way as you Garance, because I did not know how to tell her what I wanted done since I had never had anyone clean my house before, but I'm used to it now. She is great and leaves my house spotless. She only comes over twice per month.

Valerie, it sounds like you had a great vacation except for the spray ;)

Hi to Joan and Cathy!

Josie
 
Morning all,

It is raining so much now that the ground can no longer take any more water. My yard is a mud swamp, lovely to have to let the dogs into. ugh.

John is doing so much better, although he is tired, I think that is from the anesthesia.

We go to the groomers at 9:00...really breeder friends of ours that we got Kelsey and Clancy from. This is the place where we leave the dogs when we go away. She does grooming as well. We will drop Keegan off and bring the Vixen to be introduced. I was kiddding and asked John if he thought we could leave Kylee there for the day too, kind of like a doggie day care thing. I don't think Joanne would like to have the little whirling dervish around while she is trying to work on Keegan.

Puppy class was fun last night and we did a lot more healing around the room. Kylee was exhausted and actually slept until 5:00, a record for her, with no getting up in between. yay.

Garance, yes, most of my cleaning is done for the cleaning lady! Sounds dumb, but as I explain to John when he remarks about it, she is not going to move stuff off of things to dust etc. I wouldn't if I was her, so we make sure all surfaces are paper free etc. If we didn't have her coming every other week, we probably would never get rid of the excess clutter around here.

Valerie did you take pics?

Josie, what do you think of the spinning clip from the new series? I have never tried spinning, not sure if it is something I would enjoy. It seems pretty hard.

Off for more coffee and shower etc. Will check back in later...take care,
 
time to get back to the usual. DH works today and he's not happy about going back. he talks about retiring often especially after a good trip. we both like the rockies a lot and would like to live there part time. we have a 20 acre lot there and haven't done anything with it. DH hasn't lived anywhere that is cold and icy all winter, whereas I have. I like a little but don't want to live with that for 6 months. It is sunny there much more than here but our temps are mild compared to rockies weather.

Kylee slept til 5? what a joy. surgery is a traumatic event for most people, plus the worry and stress leading up to it. and then the relief after it went well.
we took pics. all on the camera. I can't use it with my computer though. DH has been using Photoshop software and doesn't do much until a couple months after we take them. I don't know how to use the program. I have a simpler one on my computer which is getting old ( XP) and probably would not even load this version of photoshop.

I've never had anyone clean my house.... not that it wouldn't benefit. usually DH and I dive in and do a very thorough cleaning 2-3x a year. before guests, of course. mostly I keep the clutter focused in a couple areas. I do a little every day so it never gets too bad.
 
Hi Deb, Valerie, and Josie--

This morning I did disk 31 for ch and back (64 min.). I am really looking forward to being done with STS. Meso 3 is very repetitive and boring. I can understand why Robert keeps a tally of reps. Do not understand why Cathe talks about innings ("Coming up on the 4th and final inning!") There are NINE innings to a baseball game, Cathe--at least. (As you can see, I'm getting very cranky.)

Deb, we are having the same weather here. Intermittent rain from that backdoor front. It is supposed to clear off tomorrow, though. Sounds like John is recovering nicely. What a relief for both of you. Are you waiting for Cathe's new series before you go back to working out?

I've been reading the George R.R. Martin fantasy series. It seems to have highs and lows in terms of my interest. I get really enthused for awhile, and then there's a long lull of impatience. I think it is a result of how he tells the story with several simultaneous plots. Just when you get interested in one character's fate, he shifts to another character.

Valerie, maybe global warming will solve the problem for you and your 20 acre lot in the rockies will get steadily warmer. They say everything is going to get wetter here because warm air holds more moisture.

Josie, it's just never worked for me to have a cleaning lady. Things get pretty dirty around here with all the stuff DH tracks in--hay, mud, wood chips--and then there's the dog hair.
 
I'll do the deed and get us back on page 1. Deb, where are you? off to the vet early?

I got on the treadmill yesterday after not having run for several months. It's the longest I've ever skipped running but I've been doing other things, according to the plan of mixing things up more. it went fine. I ran even a little faster than my usual pace (not fast) uphill at a 2.5% grade. 35 minutes. 2 miles with warm up and cool down. also yoga yesterday morning.

The Amanda Knox story overwhelmed everything here yesterday. since she lives here (seattle) the coverage was intense, like nothing else I can remember. I confess to not following it much. I paid some attention later in the game and it sounded like she'd been railroaded but her family!! Amazing people. they pulled out all stops sacrificing everything to support her. and a lot of well known people in the background lending legal and assistance. it's a long way from seattle to italy! not a convenient place to get into trouble. local TV all channels was devoted almost completely to her homecoming last night around 5.

Raining here today so indoor workout likely.
 
Hi Ladies,

I went to my bar class last night and my booty is very sore and so are my abs. Today I will be going to my spinning class. It is raining very hard here, the storm was supposed to start this afternoon, but it came in earlier than expected.

Deb, I took a look at the spinning clip and I like it! It is pretty much what we do in my class, but it will be nice to follow Cathe.

Hi to Joan, Valerie and Garance.

Josie
 
Hi Deb, Josie, and Valerie--

This morning I did Sweat Express II (58 min.).

Valerie, I found myself pretty sympathetic with Amanda Knox. Apart from all the problems with the "evidence," the Italian justice system seems to work at a snail's pace with lots of dead time between court sessions.

Glad you liked the spinning dvd, Josie, because I'll be sending it to you (if they every get them to us). Cathe's preorders are a bit like the Italian justice system--you never know how long they will take.

Deb, the rain seems to have gone away here for awhile. Yippee! The sun just really cheers me up.
 
Lynda, I think the fact amanda knox is "local" we got a lot more coverage than most areas. really major media overkill here. I agree she probably was unjustly convicted, evidence sounds shaky but I got tired of hearing about her.

Where is Deb? Hope all is OK.

Now DH is talking about getting a spin bike. this, out of the blue. and he was all annoyed I hadn't ordered the spin disk from the new series. Had no idea, I even asked him about it and 3 months ago he didn't know what spinning was!

Did High Reps yesterday, a totally rainy day. going to yoga this morning and then ??
 
Hi Ladies,

Today I will be going to the bar class. Work was so stressful yesterday. My co-workers could not shut up! They both had so much personal drama and I had to hear it all. I could not wait to get out of here!

Valerie, I don't have a spin bike, I just attach my bike to a trainer and go from there. You can do the same things that you would on a spin bike. Go to nashbar.com and check out the trainers. You can probably buy Deb's copy of the spin DVD. I know that she is not going to use it. I'm buying mine from Garance.

Hi to Deb, Cathy and Joan.

Josie
 
Hi Deb, Josie, and Valerie--

This morning I did disk 33 for sh, bis, and tris (61 min.).

Valerie, I was going to suggest the same thing. I know Deb will be selling her spinning dvd and I'm sure she would appreciate selling it to you as opposed to ebay. There was a lot of media coverage of Amanda Knox on the national level. I heard that her parents hired a PR person after they saw what the European media were doing to her and after seeing her demeanor in court. The media overkills everything now that it's a 24 hour news cycle.

Josie, I know what you mean about personal drama. Yesterday I had lunch (from 1:15 until 3:30!), with a colleague who is coming up for tenure. She's an absolute bundle of nerves and has family troubles and medical issues, is in therapy, worried about a book contract, and on and on. . . . . I was a sympathetic listener, but started feeling infected by her anxiety, so I hardly ate any of my lunch. After lunch with me, she was going to meet someone else for coffee and probably repeat her woes.

I know you are somewhere Deb, because I had an e-mail from you yesterday. Everything okay?
 
Hi all,

Sorry to be MIA, just busy around here with a 2 legged patient and a 4 legged one. First the 2 legged: went to the DR this morning for the after surgery follow up. All is looking good, he doesn't have to wear the patch any longer ( glad for that because it was making him feel horrible). Only needs to take the other med if needed. Stays on the anti-biotic which is no big deal. He feels so much better. Tomorrow is his birthday and when I asked him what he wanted, he said he got the best gift of all with the surgery, doesn't need a thing. Of course I will get him something. He has "agreed" to go look at the Apple store later to see if he would like an iPad.

Now for the 4 legged one that we went to the vet for yesterday for a follow up to his stay 2 weeks ago. He is not doing so well. His PH was 5 which is on the bad side. It should be 7 or close to it. Put him on 2 different meds, and kept him on the anti-biotic. I am worried because one of the meds is a steroid, which is a great anti-inflamatory for his bladder/kidney issue, but not good if he has oxalate stones, because steroids promote the development of these. The vet said he has to get his urine back to normal PH, and since this will be a very short time on the steroids, he is going to go with what is urgent for him right now which is to get the inflamation out of his bladder etc. I put my trust in what he recommends, as he is the one that pulled Kelsey out of a lot of bad times and kept her pretty much going until she was 15.

Valerie, I will definitely sell you my Spinning DVD at a good price if you are looking to get it. I basically got the whole package including this one because it brought the price over $99 and then you got free shipping.

Josie, I am right there with you....I hate when people yak and yak about their personal lives, especially when there is work to be done.

Garance, I have a really good friend that I have been friends with since we were both 15. We don't get together too often but when we do, it's a marathon coffee drinking breakfast/lunch and sometimes goes to dinner time. and we do all the griping, whining and complaining to each other, because we can and we both know it is ok to do so. Then we feel better afterwards, getting it all out. Maybe that is what your friend needs and she knows that you will listen and not judge.

Hi to Joan ( ??) and Cathy,

take care.
 
Deb, I'll be happy to buy the spin disk from you. Thanks. I KNEW I should have just ordered the whole series and been done with it. by the time I add in shipping and this disk I'll spend as much as the whole series cost. Had NO idea DH would be interested in spinning. He's had some knee problems, and is not feeling good about running on the treadmill much anymore. the elliptical seems to work his knee like the treadmill. cycling doesn't bother him . He already wants me to look for a spin bike. Happy birthday to John. Glad he's feeling so much better !
Hope your get Keegan's pH issue straightened out. It's true, some stones form in acid urine, some in alkaline urine.
Josie, he likes to street ride and it isn't easy to move the bike from the garage to the exercise room, and back again. he exercises early in the morning (4:30) so I'm expecting he will want to get a separate bike. I haven't looked yet but will check out nashbar. think I have them bookmarked already. Any thoughts to make my shopping easier?

You know, some things just don't belong in the workplace where everyone else is an unwilling participant. Venting should be somewhere else. it's a distraction to everyone. Family dramas need to get worked through, but it should happen with a close friend over coffee or a glass of wine rather than make everyone an unwilling part of it. I'm a real talker and seem to use it as a way to work thru things, but always tried to keep work separate.
 
Josie, it doesn't take much time to figure out spin bikes are expensive! Do all the people in your spin class use their street bikes and trainers? We used to have a trainer ages ago, but it was so loud we got rid of it. could not listen to anything while we were on it although otherwise it worked OK.
I read reviews of trainers. it's cheaper to buy a new road bike and a trainer rather than a dedicated spin bike, assuming he doesn't want to drag his bike back and forth.
 
Hey Valerie,

There was a link on one of the forums here for some supposedly good buys on spin bikes....you could do a search
 
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