COMMON GROUND COFFEE HOUSE #54

Dan, here's some answers for Jan.
Symptoms of Menopause

Hot flashes, flushes, night sweats and/or cold flashes, clammy feeling

Bouts of rapid heart beat

Irritability

Mood swings, sudden tears

Trouble sleeping through the night (with or without night sweats) VIVID dreams

Irregular periods; shorter, lighter periods; heavier periods, flooding; phantom periods, shorter cycles, longer cycles which can result in anemia

Loss of libido

Dry vagina, a general drying out that can include eyes, mouth, joints and skin.

Crashing fatigue

Anxiety, feeling ill at ease

Feelings of dread, apprehension, impending doom or death

Difficulty concentrating, disorientation, mental confusion

Disturbing memory lapses

Incontinence, especially upon sneezing, laughing; urge incontinence

Itchy, crawly skin (formication: feels like body is covered with 'bugs')

Aching, sore joints, muscles and tendons

Increased tension in muscles

Breast tenderness

Headache change: increase or decrease

Gastrointestinal distress, indigestion, flatulence, gas pain, nausea

Sudden bouts of bloat

Depression

Exacerbation of existing conditions

Increase in allergies

Weight gain (Average woman gains 15 -20 pounds during actual menopause)

Hair loss or thinning, head, pubic, or whole body; increase in facial hair

Dizziness, light-headedness, episodes of loss of balance

Changes in body odor

Electric shock sensation under the skin and in the head

Tingling in the extremities

Gum problems, increased bleeding/ bruising

Burning tongue, burning roof of mouth, bad taste in mouth, dry mouth, change in breath odor

Osteoporosis (after several years)

Changes in fingernails: softer, crack or break easier

Tinnitus: ringing in ears, bells, 'whooshing' buzzing etc.

 

Gee, don't that sound like fun?!?!?!?!?!?

AAAAAHHHHH!!!!!!

 

Gayla, can you imagine us having our BB get together in Sept and all of us ladies being in meltdown at the same time!

Gib and Blackbird wouldn't stand a chance!

BTW guys.... it looks like Sept 13-16 are our open dates! Check your calendars!

Diane

 

Oh Dear! I just realized that means I have just over 80 days to lose 10 lbs and 10 years! DOES ANYBODY HAVE ANY FIRMING LOTIONS? LOLOLOL

BTW..... Everyone is invited. We'll cook and eat at my house but sleeping arrangments will have to be worked out. My house is pretty small!

(Blackbird, I should have my copy of 'The Passion of the Christ' by then. )

Diane

 

Diane, we should have a peanut-boil for a true Southern taste.


(Hopefuly I'll get to come at least for a bit. It would probably be just me and the kids.)

 

And Grits for breakfast! Blackeyed Peas are a must! Slimy okra too! Sheila and Rob must experience the TRUE south and not what Dr. Bob interprets the south to be! LOL

Diane

 

I told them to expect grits! No red-eye gravy for Sheila though.

 

Good Morning from Missouri!!!

Today it is supposed to be warm (80-'s) with a chance of showers this evening.

I'm cooking va Turkey for dinner .
With Stuffing, Green beans, and Corn on the Cob.

Had a WONDERFUL evening last night at church

See you guys around the board!

 

Diane said:

We are looking forward to it. We are particularly intrigued by grits BTW...Rob and I are both excellent washer uppers....


Blessings

Sheila

 

Dr. Bob, isn't John Wayne dead?

Diane, Grits, are they anything like museli?

Blessings

Sheila

 

Sheila - I can send you some Instant Grits if you don't want to wait till September.

 

Dr. Bob, how is little Pudgie doing?

 

Dr. Bob said:

Rob:

Roger, regarding the grits...Rob says it could be interesting. He says is it road grit, chicken grit...

Diane, if you are short on sleeping accommodation and have green carpets, Rob and I can sleep on the floor and pretend we are camping...

 

Diane,

I suspect Jan has had or does have most of those symptoms! The ones she doesn't have are because she had a hysterectomy many years ago!

But you all should feel sorry for her - because in addition to those symtpoms - she has to put up with me!

PS - Jan has celiacs disease - which causes many problems in addition to the ones she has from being a 54 YO woman (and being married to me)!

 

I don't want the okra to be slimy . . .I don't even know how to cook it that way.

The best way is breaded with seasoned cornmeal and fried.

But Diane is not a fried food gal is she?

 

I have only ever had okra in curry, and as a side dish in Greece Rob tells me, but I don't remember that at all.

 

Oh I LOVE fried okra! Has to be freshly fried tho!

It's so hard to type without my index finger! Still aches on and off but it's only been two days. The cut has now closed pretty much. You can see a gap in the skin still. OUCH!

Diane