slidergirl

Melody - Welcome home! It looks like you all had a wonderful vacation. Did you stay at Hale Koa again? Oh - I didn't see anyone with a knee brace on - did DD remove it for photos? Yes, the weather there is much nicer than Vegas. It's too hot and all those high rises and concrete just keep it all in. We have upper 80s for the next few days, then down to mid 80s. Way too hot for this time of year. My tank tops are getting a workout. OOTD: brown shorts and a light purple tank top. Trusty mesh sneakers from my Europe trip if I go out.

For those of us who travel and come home with a nasty cough: on another site I visit, someone mentioned she developed a horrendous cough while in Europe on vacation. Lungs were clear. Lots of phlegm, coughs hurt the ribs, etc. Turns out she had whooping cough!!! This even with the childhood vaccination. No one gets tested for this. It sounds like our vaccinations may be starting to give possible breakthroughs. After 60 years I could see that happening. So, if you do get a bad cough, ask if you can get tested. Bit the bullet today and filed for Social Security benefits. You stop getting a higher rate at 70 so it didn't make sense to hold off any longer. I thought it was 72 so that was a pleasant surprise. I have to say that it was incredibly easy to fill out the application online. Didn't expect that from the Federal Government! I can keep doing my Winter work if I want and it doesn't affect anything, just add more to my bank account. OOTD: denim shorts (again) and a Pact high-neck tank top.

Melissa - good to hear your cruise was a good one! What's next now that you are off the ship? Lois - your clothes are fine for the trip. I had to laugh - I have my jean jacket, too, but I think of it as my travel jacket, not my wear at home jacket. No one actually wears a true cowboy hat here in town. But, go over the hill 15 miles (where I get my oil changed) and it turns into cowboy country. Jeans, big belts, boots. I've got tickets to the rodeo in another small town over there for the first week of August. Tickets sell out the first day they are offered. It's a famous rodeo, one of the oldest in the country. I've got my jeans, my boots (actually 3 pair to choose from), and a big belt. I may need to buy a hat - I have lots of fedoras 🙂 Or, I'll just wear my straw "lifeguard" hat since I need shade from the sun out there... OOTD: denim shorts, linen shirt, white high tops. Redo of the other day. I have a little bit of shopping to do.

Lois - packing for Jackson for me would be easy: , sunglasses, jeans, shorts, long sleeve Ts, short sleeve T, hoodie or sweater, one of my fleece vests and my light down jacket. My typical wear here in town 😸 Unless you are going someplace foo-fooey or dinner, jeans & Tshirts are just fine. Oh - if you are planning to buy a cowgirl hat up there, DO NOT buy at Kemo Sabe - it's a chain and overcharges because of it's name. JW Bennett is also wildly expensive (have both of those here in town), but fun to look at. I've spent $175 on a hat and had a hard time with that - couldn't fathom paying $300+!!! Melissa - hope you are having a good time and good weather!! OOTD: after below 30's nights and 60s days, we're returning to normal now. Warm and sunny for awhile - low 70s today and then low-mid 80s the next 8 days. putting on my denim shorts and a short sleeve Tshirt today - going to the market. Tomorrow on, it'll be the same, but I'll toss in some of my sleeveless or tank Ts.

Instead of hiking shoes, I'd even look at waterproof trail runners. I own hiking boots, hiking shoes, trail runners. Trail runners are my go-to on vacations as they are more sneaker-like and can be worn anywhere. My current fave is the Merrell Moab Speed. They are actually my everyday sneaker!

Lois - yay about the cough! Be sure to watch the weather for Jackson when you pack!!! We can get 30-35 degree temperature swings. Like this week in Jackson, the beginning is lows in the 30s and highs in the 50-60s, then warm up later in the week, lows in the 40s and highs in the upper 70s. If it's sunny, in this altitude, it will feel warmer than the thermometer says. Here in UT, I've got a freeze warning for overnights the beginning of the week and highs in low 60s, but then bumps up to highs in the 80s and possibly 90!! I'm going to wilt!! Got some of my chores done. Today, it's going to be flattening down the cardboard boxes to be ready for the big recycling bin on Saturday. Tomorrow I'm going to Home Depot to pick up some of those big clear storage boxes to divide up clothes (jeans, leggings, hoodies) and sort out those too big things to take to the Christian Center. OOTD: just a pair of running shorts and a Tshirt.

Cynthia - I am so sorry to hear of your father's passing. I'm thinking of you and the family. Even if it is expected, it is hard when it happens. Take care.

I'd give the Dr. a call. those pearls have a 50/50 chance of working, I've heard. Don't work for me. If you have 2 weeks before your trip, it may be worth it to see if your MD thinks Hycodan is the next step. If you have congestion still like a cold or allergy, maybe Tussionex. But if it's just the cough, Hycodan. It's usually my last gasp choice, since it's liquid Vicodin and can be addictive if you use it too much. I've never had that issue fortunately. You'd have 2 weeks to see if it worked and get off of it. I wouldn't want to be taking it on a vacation for the first time. Hot as sin today - 87! Plus, up here at altitude it feels a good 10 degrees hotter. I just stayed in the house with the ceiling fans on. OOTD: with the heat, I just put on this neat "sundress" that I got in Colorado. It's a sundress in that it is long sleeves and a hoodie all made from an SPF material. I got it to wear as a coverup when I wore a bathing suit, but it's actually long enough to wear as an active dress.

I just did a peek at it's website. sounds like a fun place. Right smack in Jackson. For a true tourist thing, take a quick stop at the Million Dollar Cowboy Bar. Just to take a look. It's been there forever. I remember (vaguely) getting drunk there back in the late 70s...

Yeah... The last photo I saw of the slide last night looked really bad. It's going to be a long time before that is fixed. The entire underside of the road slide way down, it left nothing to build on. My favorite way is US 89 through Wyoming from the south, then US 191 the rest of the way. Scenic. Though ranch lands and then Snake River canyon.

Melody - yay that the daughter is cleared to go!! Just be sure she is overly cautious with the incision area - we don't want a sunburnt scar to develop!! My friend used Steri Strips to cover her incisions when we went to Hawaii years ago. I'm sure she has something, but, I'm just thinking here. Vegas - Eataly is at the Park MGM. Good place to stock up on some Italian junk food for the flight!! And it has good pizza. The MGM Grand is across the street. The Cosmopolitan (and Jaleo restaurant) is just up the street.

Don't worry. The road going over Teton Pass that slid isn't the main road. It's only one of many that goes into Jackson. I've never taken the road. If you're flying into Jackson, you're not near that road. The airport is north of Jackson and that road is on the east side.

Melody - wish the daughter good luck with the surgery!! Sherri - I'm really upset to hear about the money issues you dad is in. Someone taking advantage of an elder is really nasty. I hope there was some paperwork on the "loan." OOTD: a hot and sneezy day (darn cottonwoods). my denim shorts and a Pact organic cotton tank top.

I forgot to add: One of the ladies at the salon summers in France frequently. She's 73. She said when it's hot in the summer over there, she just wears a dress and "goes commando" to help with the "air conditioning" 😸

Funny thing: I was going through my Facebook feed last night. An entry from Travel + Leisure show up with a title of something like "15 essential things to take to Europe this summer". Well, right smack in the middle of the photos was the dress!!! And they promoted it. Seems that I was a little head of the curve on it 😸 I was going to go down the other side of the mountain to the town that has a Jiffy Lube today. But, it's going to be 90 down there and they only have an outside waiting area, to I'll pass and wait until it's cooler next week. OOTD: grey Prana sleeveless Tshirt and denin shorts. My summer uniform.

OK. Here's a pic of me in the Quince Linen shirt dress. I added a belt. This is a L. I probably could have tried a M, but I always have bust issues and I don't like a snug top. I'm 5'8" and this dress is down to my knees, not way above it like their website has. I wore my Taos white leather high tops, which I wear these or my Olu Kai white short sneakers. I am not a sandal person unless I'm hitting up a beach. Ignore the photobomber - he's one of the stylists at my salon. We're all crazy when we're there.

A hot one up here today. Hot, dry, windy. Not good for coughs. And, the cottonwoods are shedding their "fur" all over so that's getting everyone's allergies going. It looks like dandelion fluff flying all around. Ugh. Today was the trip to my hairstylist. Fun day. The lady who spends lots of time in France was in with her dog. She's the one who said to "go commando" in the summer when wearing a dress/skirt. She's like 73 and she's one of those, like me, who don't give a hoot about what people think, she just lives life her way. Definitely an old hippie woman! She said she was trying to figure out if this language on a video was Portugese. Well, let me tell you - none of us were listening - we were just gawking at this sexy handsome 30-something man in the music videos. When he put his hair down, it went just over his shoulders and looked so much like a particular religous man (😉). I think the language flipped between Spanish and Portugese, depending on who the audience the videos were for. I called it "Menopause Porn". I decided to spiff up a little to go see her. I'm usually shorts and a Tshirt when it's this hot (85). I put on the linen dress from Quince and put a belt on it. I wore my high tops, though, as I had to stay a little rebellious. Since the pics in Quince show it about 2-3 inches above the knee, I had my stylist take a pic to show how a L was on my 5'8" body. It was really comfy. I could see it in the Summer in Italy. OOTD: that Quince linen dress and my Taos leather high tops. Sunglasses by Blenders. Oh, that's Alan photobombing. We're just a fun bunch there.

Sherri - there is definitely some respiratory cr*p going around. I may start wearing a mask again! Cynthia - sad that the parents have to move to assisted living. It's tough on both sides to reach that realization. Lois - how is it going with the cough? I have to up my allergy meds, I think. I spent 30 minutes outside yesterday and then I was coughing all evening. OOTD: Capri leggings and one of my SPF hoodie shirts. I went out this AM for "un caffe e un cornetto" so I had to be semi-presentable. My usual place to go to grab that has closed (couldn't keep enough staff), so I have to go another 1/2 mile to another, more expensive place.

Oh no!!! 🙀 We need to wrap you all up in bubble wrap!! So sorry 'bout this for her. Knees are the worst for travel - can't use those knee scooters. If she has to have the chair post-surgery, if it was me, I'd wait until after the vacation. I couldn't do Hawaii and not be able to get in the water. We're getting the heat wave starting tomorrow. Ugh. August temperatures (the 80s) in June. I was just getting used to the low 70s. Not ready for mid 80s 😾. I guess I'll have a chance to wear my linen...

I kind of became a believer of wearing dresses when it's horribly hot when I was in France and Italy 2 summers ago. I'm not a dress person by any means, but I took 3. It was cooler than wearing pants. I had one from Faherty that they still offer, a sleeveless pintucked bib dress. A denim linen shirtdress from Sundance. My trusty black short sleeve Woolx dress. I wore them all with either my high-top sneakers or my low sneakers. If you want some clothes for the trip, I'm going to suggest looking at Quince online. Lots of linen and they have excellent price points. They actually have the bib dress that I got for 1/2 the price. I have a few pieces from them, cashmere hoodie, linen dress, linen shirt. I picked up the shirtdress because it was only $49 and I can wear it to work. The linen long sleeve shirt (has rollup sleeves with button) is $40. I took a white cotton shirt with me on my trip to be a sunshield in the daytime, wear in churches, a little extra when it cooled in the evening.

Oh no! Well, I tried what Melody suggested because I didn't want to do the hydrocodone again (only last resort). I got Tesslon pearls and Robotussin AC, both prescription. Unfortunately they really didn't work to get rid of it all, but enough that I could go out in public and not afraid that I'd cough my lung out. I'm now basically back to coughing within about an hour of eating, when I go to bed and when I wake up. So, I'm doing the Zyrtec/Prilosec that my ENT put me on that finished it mostly off. There are so many crappy things going around right now and it's impossible to tell what one has - Covid, cold, respiratory, flu, allergy... I think I was 90% over my flu when I went to Las Vegas and picked up the cough thing.

I forgot to mention: Anyone looking for an inexpensive linen dress to wear: Quince had some dresses at very good price points. I had picked up the Linen long sleeve shirt dress earlier. I got the L although I probably could have done an M (still concerned about boob fit). On the website it looks short on the 5'9" model, but on me it's mid knee-length in front and longer in the back (like a shirt tail) and I'm 5'8". It's so comfortable and casual. I could wear it as-is or with a belt. The sleeves roll up with tab thingies. AND IT HAS POCKETS! At $49.90 I had to give it a try. It should be good to wear with sneakers, flats, sandals, wedges. OOTD: warm again, but a little windy and some kind of fuzz blowing around, sending my allergies crazy. Offwhite Athleta Farallon shorts (a little big, but OK for the house) and a sleeveless Prana Tshirt.

Trip down the mountain to see my Dental Hygienist. Quick and easy cleaning. Since I was already down the mountain, did a quick trip to Trader Joe's. I used my last bottle of spaghetti sauce so I did need more. Just picked up some more of my staples that I was getting short on. Nothing new and exciting this time. It seemed that the store was running low on a lot of things, waiting for their next delivery. Have to wait for the June Fearless Flyer before I go back. OOTD: warm and sunny, 72 up here, 82 in the Valley. Wore my black short-sleeve coveralls and my white leather high-tops. Add my aviator sunglasses and I looked pretty spiffy.

I took that same photo! Have a wonderful time!

I'm not a jogger person. The two that I have I use strictly in the house. Just not a flattering thing on me. But I did see the linen shorts and thought about them. Looked at the inseam - 4" - which is 2" shorter than what I want. Sigh. I think I'm stocked up now with new shirts and shorts and leggings that will fit me for the summer. (says the compulsive shopper)