AGELESS

I often hear the phrase, Age is a state of mine. I sometimes wonder if that is just a way to make it easier to deal with the everyday aches and pains of getting older. My wife Kathy and I are getting up there on the age scale. She is in her mid sixties and I am in my mid 50's. We are both fairly active. With my job, I stand on my feet all day and when in season, she delivers veggie boxes. We both go to the gym. Still some days I have a few aches and pains. I always say getting older isn't for sissies.

When I go to the gym and see these folks with their walkers looking like they're probably in their 70's or 80's working out I think, WOW! I am so impressed with that. Yet here I am complaining about my hip or my back. My Mom always said to me, when I was younger, be careful of your back, don't lift so much, and bend at the legs before lifting. Of course, I never listened and now my back suffers. But not as much as some and not as much as others.

In our household Kathy is what we call the inside girl and I am what we call the outside girl. Meaning she takes care of cleaning and cooking inside the house and I take care of the yard and grilling on the outside of the house. This seems to work for us. Still there are times that I think man I would love to have someone come and mow this yard. But alas, I don't, I do it myself and in the end I love it! My speed at mowing is not as it was when I was young but with my mower all I have to do is guide it...the mower runs itself thank goodness. Shrew...

Now don't get me wrong I do realize that Kathy and I aren't Over The Hill not even Close! Age IS a state of mind and with age does come wisdom. Just the other day I saw this young person on a skate board and I just knew that I sure didn't belong on that skate board. Of course others have to learn the hard way.  My grandmother had a saying that she use to say all the time, Live and Learn Die and Forget it All. A wise woman my Grandmother was..

These are my Thoughts and Feelings from Jillsville.