long time....

Well, my children think I have early-onset Alzheimer's. I can't remember things, sometimes words, sometimes events, sometimes things they swear they told me already... (I think it is a conspiracy to make me think I am old and feeble... THEY forget to tell me things).
I could not remember my login to get into this blog. That is sad... again a hint I might be too old for this. But I don't actually think you can be too old to write. A friend a work usually calls me on any hyperbolic statements I make... me - "I am old" D. - "get over yourself, you are only old if you act it" me - "I HATE wearing glasses, want to wear contacts til I die" D. - " sometimes you have to do what works, glasses may be your only answer at some point, live with it"

You get the drift... sometimes she is almost mean (...and of course, I cannot pull any of those from memory at the moment maybe that is best), but she doesn't suffer fools easily. She will call people out at the lunch table for stupid comments (and these are engineers, some young and silly, some older but not older than us... and still silly, so the stupid comments are usually quite forthcoming), and I am almost cringing, embarrassed for them. She doesn't care so I am never embarrassed for her.

The fact remains, I have trouble pulling words out of my head sometimes, and I suppose I do forget things I have been told, and I know I forget where I put things, but after 60 years, I think I am entitled. Besides, with 3 kids - one unemployed, two in college, one grandchild, falling down house, stressfull job, and all these years of intake... I am full up and I think things are just naturally falling out now.

I am trying to avoid working, cause I can't do much with what I have right now, as I am waiting on someone to fix things I cannot fix before I can proceed. Hence this silly missive.

I noticed in the initial offerings, I keep saying "more about that later" . I suppose I should fill in those gaps... maybe next time

working

Working 12-15 hours a day is fine when you are young... now, at 60, not so much. Yes I turned 60 3 weeks ago. My children (Maren) had a surprise party for me, and the turnout was wonderful! My whole family -except the sister in Utah- came, and friends from work, Lockhart, supper club (my ex husband's college friends) ((not his friends anymore)), and even a friend from Six Flags days of yore... But, as it is almost 11, I will have to regale you later on the festivities....