Like almost everyone’s these days, my birthday last Thursday began on Facebook. Greetings came in all day, pinging my phone over and over. Very heartwarming to see Happy Birthdays from so many people from my past and present. If Facebook is good for nothing else, it at least has increased the number of birthday greetings [...]
Entries Tagged as 'Only as old as you feel'
I’m on a boat! Eating cake!
October 3rd, 2011 · No Comments · Adventures in "cooking", Books, Humor: You're laughing WITH me, right?, Lake Life, Marriage: So sappy together..., Only as old as you feel, Parenting, Things I like
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Today I wore a sweater
September 7th, 2011 · 2 Comments · Gloriously random, Only as old as you feel, Parenting, The South: Fixin to bust out the sweet tea
Today I wore a sweater. I had a business meeting, so I also wore nice slacks and makeup. (20 years ago, I would’ve had to include pantyhose, but thank GOD, that fashion trend is behind us.) Anyway, I wore a sweater because of the weather: cool and rainy. I can’t remember the last time it [...]
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A momentous occasion
July 27th, 2011 · 2 Comments · Humor: You're laughing WITH me, right?, Only as old as you feel
Yesterday was a big day: we got a new mattress. You know you’re getting old when the purchase of a new mattress is a major life event. (But it’s the first one in 15 years!!!! Exciting!!!!) Anyway, for about three hours the day before, we visited various mattress stores and laid our heads on questionably [...]
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Raise your hand if you remember when this premiered…
October 31st, 2010 · 5 Comments · Only as old as you feel, video
Yes, I’ve just betrayed my age. I was in high school when MTV showed this video for the very first time. Back when MTV actually played music videos. (In other words, AGES ago.) Happy Halloween!
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Looking at snow through old lady glasses
February 15th, 2010 · 15 Comments · Marriage: So sappy together..., My dusty, muddy, redneck reality, Only as old as you feel, Parenting, Pics, The South: Fixin to bust out the sweet tea
What’s new with me lately? Tuesday night Charlie picked up our wonderful friend Simon at the airport. Simon’s from England, and apparently he controls the weather. Because last month they had record-breaking snow there. And only three days after his arrival, we had – But first, let me tell you about one day later: Wednesday [...]
Tags: atlanta snow·bifocals·snow angel·snowman·valentine
Role reversal: They’ve been handed down to ME
February 3rd, 2010 · 11 Comments · Life with a tween, Only as old as you feel, Parenting, Pics
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Hot and cold running at the mouth
June 15th, 2009 · 15 Comments · Humor: You're laughing WITH me, right?, Linkiness, Only as old as you feel, Roaming the blogosphere
Every once in awhile, in an attempt to be “hip” and “cool,” I change the channel from “Classic Rock” to a Top 40 music station. It is educational, let me tell you. To illustrate, this line from a popular song: “Shh, Girl! Shut your lips! Do the ‘Helen Keller’ and talk with your hips!” Does [...]
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Note to Self (1988)
August 14th, 2008 · No Comments · Only as old as you feel
It’s fall of 1988. You’re about to start your senior year of college. The final year before you’re “all grown up.” Um, no. Besides discovering that pegged jeans are NOT attractive, you have a few things to learn about life. Prepare for the following realizations twenty years from now: First of all, at age 40, you will [...]
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