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EXERCISE ROLL CALL - Monday

by Elaine/ret/IN

May 15, 2017

I walked with two friends this morning--1.5 miles. Chatty miles. Not speedy miles. Then, I finished planting my flowers. Yay! I hope our neighbor (the one with the good heart) soon visits with his rototiller so I can plant the garden. Yay--spring is finally here in Indiana.

Only 6842 steps on my trusty (???) little pedometer.

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judycaret I walked 2 hours, hooray for me. I wish yard work interested me. I admire you planters, but my goal is to eventually downsize with NO yard.

May 15, 2017

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Apple Seed for Monday, 15 May 2017

by Barb S. hs/ret

May 15, 2017

In youth, we learn; in age, we understand.

~ Marie Von Ebner-Eschenbach

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special ed. teacher assistant

by Aysha

May 14, 2017

hi- i want to become special ed. teacher aide, please advise is there any certification I should take for New jersery. please help.

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EXERCISE ROLL CALL - Sunday

by Elaine/ret/IN

May 14, 2017

Happy Mother's Day to all who mother . . .

I walked 30 minutes and then planted pots for outdoors. This is my favorite time of year. "Christmas" for the gardener: all is hope; all is well. Blue skies and the first sandals day in forever were just two more Mother's Day kisses for me.

Elaine

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judycaret No exercise for me today, but I want to say Happy Mother's Day to you all and recommend a book.

Elaine, I started a fabulous new book today. Ten pages in and maybe too California, but I love it: Into the Beautiful North by Urrea. Not new. Have you read it?

May 14, 2017

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Elaine/ret/IN Judy, thanks for the book suggestion. I put a hold on it. :) If you're looking for one, I just finished "The Orphan's Tale." I grow weary of WWII stories from Germany, but this one stood out because I loved the circus setting, and I loved the two strong female characters.

May 14, 2017

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Resume Timeline question

by ShadyLeafyTree

May 14, 2017

I started a job this year with a great district teaching what I love, but the only problem is they RIF quite often. I was displaced this year (luckily) and I found a position at another school in the district but I am worried about this year. My admin told me that she was shocked I wasn't RIF'd and that I should be careful because I should try and...See More

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Apple Seed for Sunday, 14 May 2017

by Barb S. hs/ret

May 14, 2017

A mother is a person who, seeing that there are only four pieces of pie for five people, promptly announces that she never did care for pie.

~ Tenneva Jordan

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EXERCISE ROLL CALL for Saturday

by judycaret

May 13, 2017

Yay, walked 90 minutes with a dear friend, yakkety yak. It's perfectly gorgeous here today, clear and 70 degrees. I'm wearing my new $90 Nike shirt that I got for $20 at TJ Maxx. So what if the ice maker (that we use all day every day) stopped working and part of a fence keeled over? I just have to take a deep breath and do what I can.

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men52 Hey, Judy, it sounds like we are having identical weather today. As for my day - OMG! I went out to the callout for new bike riders this am and chose the "easy" group rather then beginners. There were almost 50 riders in my group alone. I really struggled especially in the early hills of a planned 17 mile ride over two hours. I found out from the e...See MoreHey, Judy, it sounds like we are having identical weather today. As for my day - OMG! I went out to the callout for new bike riders this am and chose the "easy" group rather then beginners. There were almost 50 riders in my group alone. I really struggled especially in the early hills of a planned 17 mile ride over two hours. I found out from the experienced riders that I was on the hardest gear possible, so I was shown how to lessen that on my 10 speed 40+ year old Schwinn bike. That made such a huge difference but before that I had used up quite a bit of my endurance.

I was surprised that I was having such a hard time. They also told me that my seat was way too low so I wasn't getting all the power of my legs. So, I learned a lot. We got to an intersection where the group broke up - some to complete the 17 miles and the rest to head back and do 11 miles. Guess which group I went with? Yep, I am not embarrassed to say I took the early route home. Even then, it was a struggle but I made it. The people were wonderful and the free lunch afterwards brought us all together to chat and have fun. I am really glad I went.

I talked to a former teacher pal who is a serious rider outdoors who was there. I told her how surprised I was at how hard it is compared to spinning class. (she goes there, too). She said it is because they focus too much on getting in miles with speed instead of putting on the higher resistance. It made sense. She said two of the instructors had tried this group and they too found out how challenging it was to ride outdoors. I felt better after that.

Grandpa is taking the oldest two now as I write to find bigger bikes. They both outgrew theirs and need a 24 or even 26 inch. I am looking forward to getting them to ride with me again. The bike club I went to this am has shorter distances to help new riders train and learn how to ride in groups. I hope to get the grandkids to do that with me.

I am enjoying my retirement BIG TIME, but I am afraid that I will soon have to buckle down and find a part time job. I am pretty sure which one I am going to go for. That would allow me to have all my free time to enjoy with the grandkids, but bring in some extra cash. I really don't want to start drawing from ss yet and I rolled over my pension and 401K into savings. I am starting to feel the pinch of less income.

So, my day, is great so far. We are going to one of our local fests downtown tonight which I am looking forward to. I have always had to work on weekend nights for so many years so I missed going to these night events.

Keep movin! (and I tried posting twice on my iphone and both times the posts vanished before I could finish writing the post. Evidently, there are still glitches using phones to post.

May 13, 2017

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Elaine/ret/IN Good to see you yesterday, JRod. So fun to come home to extra family and a swim. Love that southern life you lead.

Judy, bet you looked snazzy in that oh-so-expensive Nike shirt. Love TJ Maxx. Ice makers sound better on paper than in the frig; ours is always sulking.

Men, enjoy your "freedom." Love your biking tales.

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May 13, 2017

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Apple Seed for Saturday, 13 May 2017

by Barb S. hs/ret

May 13, 2017

As life is action and passion, it is required that we should share the passion of our time at the peril of being judged not to have lived.

~ Oliver Wendell Holmes

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