Will You Be My Forever Valentine?
Thad and I have celebrated 45 Valentine Days and that included a lot of chocolate for me and peanut butter/nuts/chocolate for him. But since he now sports two stents in his heart and I have
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Why Plotting the Demise of My Personal Trainer Might Not Be a Good New Year’s Resolution
Have you ever had evil thoughts enter your brain? Sure you have. Who hasn’t? Well maybe Mother Theresa never did. Nevertheless, every once in a while these evil thoughts about what I could do slither
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The Cycle of Life
Right now, I am trying to find a rose colored glasses, flower powered medical and aging perspective. Help me. You see, I am now sporting dental braces for the third time in my life. Why,
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Are You Empty Inside?
A neighbor’s house is decorated for Halloween using posable skeletons: 2 human like figures and a dog. Every day the wife conjures up positions to put them in and every night the husbands sets up
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Is Aging a Gift?
Aging isn’t pretty. Watching it happen takes courage, faith and humor. I’ve been watching the aging process for years. My body has shifted southward starting with my eyelids which have become hurricane shutters for my
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Processing Life
There has been a lot going on in my life lately. We completed the renovations on our three bathrooms with just a few hiccups that were solved by a talented and honest contractor. Maintaining our
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Old Is Made New Again
We have just spent six days taking care of our almost 9 month old grandson, Ryker, while his parents and older brother were in NJ celebrating a wedding. We were excited to have the opportunity
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There’s No Exclusive on Aging
There is nothing like visiting family to make you feel old. From the grand babies that seem heavier than our kids were, to toddlers and young children who have so much energy we tire just
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You Want Me to Do What?
Between bowels in an uproar or on strike, worn out hips, knees, and shoulders, and the aches and pains of undetermined origin, my husband and I need to stick together so that we can function
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A Parallel Universe
We recently went to Orlando to visit our grandson, Aiden, to celebrate his 7th birthday. I was struck by the similarities in our lives. Aiden has just crossed the threshold from Kindergarten to First Grade.
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Until We Meet Again
It was 23 years ago this past week that my mother died. She had battled breast cancer for 10 years and spent much of that time beating it into submission, living a good life, but
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