First- we are back from the SSB. Didn't see any live snakes this time - only ones dead on the road. Probably because of this crazy weather we are having. As they said on the news weather yesterday, we haven't had a 90 degree day in six months. We have had 90 degrees even on Christmas - probably those Christmas days when my aunt would give me a beautifyul velvet dress for Christmas, and I was hell bent on wearing that dress - forget the temperature. And I suffered for being bull headed.
Now - for my question. Today is G's birthday. He is 70. OMG - where did the time go? I haven't been as taken by any other birthday as this one. The clock is ticking.
It doesn't help that my friend's husband died two weeks (I think) ago - at 67. It just hits me that I am not a kid any longer. I should realize it - my body tells me at least daily if not hourly. My brain keeps telling me that I am still a kid. I don't know what age it thinks we are, but vertainly not 68.
I never expected to live this long in reality. My mother died at 57. Even though I had been really healthy until 60, I never thought I would live this long. I don't know why. When I was diagnosed with breast cancer, I really thought that was it. I would die in two years. Here it's been 7.
So - we are rocking along. In my mind I wonder how much longer will we be able to make that 6 hour trip to the SSB. In fact - I can't help but wonder just how many more days we have left.
3 comments:
I know exactly what you mean when you ask where the time went. We just came out of winter but are still having winter-like weather supposedly going below freezing tonight. And the way time has been passing by so quickly I shudder to think that winter will be here again before we know it.
i think I"m 30....my body just laughs and laughs..
Strange, as I was just talking about this very thing today. I guess this is something we think about, once we hit 70? I never used to think about how many days/weeks/months/years I had left, but do now, quite a bit. It IS frustrating because our minds tell us we are in our 50's, and then, without thinking, we go to do something, and our bodies--Like JackieSue said, laugh at us. I hate it, BUT--as long as we are on the topside of the grass--we keep on keeping on.
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