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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!!

Tuesday, January 14, 2020

Another One

Another day zipped by so fast!

We were very light on for morning coffee with only three ladies to welcome Beautiful Girl With Long Blonde Hair to town. Adoring Husband manned the shop so that I could have some time with them.

BGWLBH took some of my paintings from the shop to attempt some embellishing with all the crafty bits that we bought on Monday, but it didn’t quite work as we’d planned.

I had a busy day in the shop selling many small items and creating the three new ads for the local newsletter. There were a few changes that had to be made to the originals.

AH arrived right before 3pm to help close the shop so that we could take psychotic dog Colli to the vet. She has attempted to bite AH three times in the last few days and we’re worried that she might be in pain because this has never happened before.

The vet tells us that she has arthritis in her front left shoulder and back left hip, plus she has a tender spot on her back probably from jumping off the lounge chair.

Aside from some pain relief on her bad days, hemp oil and/or hemp seeds in her feed will help.

The vet also said she would have guessed Colli to be 12yrs old rather than almost 15, and the fact that all three dogs turn 15 this year says a lot for how we care for them.

I told them that I look after my family very well and I bet they would never guess AH was turning 80. “doesn’t he look good for his age too?” I asked.

They looked at me and they looked at AH and looked back at me in awe and I laughed at them and said “I’m just joking!”

They said “Oh we were ready to come live at your house!” and laughed.

We’ve made an appointment for psychotic dog Ruby to see the vet next week about her sight and hearing and skin allergies.

BGWLBH and AH postponed their movie date til Wednesday and now I have a long list of errands for them to run after the movie!

We played trivia again this evening, with a nice big cocktail glass full of Margaritas, and BGWLBH and I ended up agreeing on a draw when both of us filled our piece with all the colours but couldn't quite finish by answering the final centre question!

I’m a bit weary so I’m ready for sleep now.

Nite all.

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