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Three major events occurred for me last year (2010), all in the space of about 2 weeks. I turned 50. The following day I got married. Two weeks later, my oldest daughter became pregnant with her first child and my first grandchild.

Most middle-aged people will tell you that in their minds, they still feel 20 something. It's the same for me.

Wasn't it only yesterday that I was planning a night out with guys from the surf club? That gorgeous new perm. Flaired, cuffed denims and the red t-shirt with the off-the-shoulder frill. Corked platform wedgies. **sigh**

Suddenly I'm looking in the mirror and wondering how 30 years can flash by so damned quickly!

So here I am in cyberspace, sharing my genuine shock and horror with anyone who'll listen and maybe I'll even meet some other over 50s who find themselves in the same predicament!

Welcome to my dilemna!!

Wednesday, January 16, 2013

Day 80 in a Year of my Life

Today, I got all my taxes up-to-date.  I was a bit behind ... like 8 years, but I only worked for two of those years, which makes it not so bad.  So now I start fresh!

I watched tennis all day - poor Adoring Husband is not pleased about this and the three psychotic dogs are enjoying his company in the family room, for the duration.

This afternoon we headed down to the park for a barbecue with friends.  I had such a nice time and while we were eating our dinner, a tawny frogmouth flew down and tried to steal something from one of the picnic baskets!!

I don't know if there was a bug in the basket or if he was trying to get something else, but it was amazing to see!  Unfortunately, I didn't have my camera at the ready, because it was the last thing I was expecting to happen!

Unfortunately, by the time we got home, the only Aussie playing tennis tonight had just finished his match - on the plus side, he won, so at least I get to see him play again on Thursday.

No photos today because it was raining this morning, but I was going through some old photos and found this one from last year when the flickr group came up here for whale watching.


This is the son of one of the girls in the group.

Today, I am grateful for Summer afternoons spent with friends and doing the Aussie barby thing. A big thank you to Kaz's girl, The Absent Aussie,  for baking delicious gluten free red velvet cupcakes for our dessert :D

I'm about to turn into a pumpkin because it's well after midnight, so I'm off to bed.

Nite all.

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