When I'm Old and Gray...Is That Now?

LAST MONTH, I TURNED 60. To most of you that’s nothing, but for someone who looks as young as me, most people are surprised to learn I’m "old"...or at least that’s what I like to tell myself.

At a funeral a few weeks ago I saw an old minister come in to take part in the service. I’ve known this man for 30 years, but did not recognize him until he began speaking. I was amazed at how much he had aged. At the graveside, I had a chance to speak to my dear friend. I immediately introduced myself (because sometimes older people forget names) and he responded, "Robbie! I didn’t recognize you. You’ve gotten old!". What?!

Moral of the story: Be kind to old people. One day they could be you!

how long will it take?

Christy and I are preparing for a small wedding in our front yard the end of May. Amanda, our baby, will start a life with her new husband Jay. I heard it said once that this is the time when I take her hand from my back pocket and place it in his! Those of you have gone through this may shed some light on that. Is it true that I’ll no longer be paying for car, cell phone, and insurance, etc? When a president or governor is elected it takes a few months to transfer the power. How long will this transfer take?

Coupons

Who came up with coupon idea? Now days we're buying newspapers for just for the coupons not the news. This past Sunday my daughter in-law bought two papers! Just for coupons.

If I ask my wife where she's going she starts off with "I have a coupon for" then she answers my question. I realized today that in order to get her to come with me anywhere, I have to promise her they're honoring coupons.

I'm looking for coupons for church meetings. I think we'll have more attending if we honored coupons.

Just a thought.

Pertubed

Well, my daughter Amanda got engaged the first of July. I'm happy for her, I really am, but I'm concerned about her mother. She's been consumed with wedding stuff since the announcement!

People say that the flowers, the pictures, and the reception is where your money goes, but I don't think they've thought about the books! We have wedding books showing up every day in our house and these jokers aren't cheap. I ask you, what can one book say that the other hasn't? You buy a dress, find a place, order some food, invite family, and pay the preacher. What's so hard with that?

I might sound a little perturbed about this whole thing, but this is how the dad should feel.

I read it in a book last night.

Check Up Coming

We don't drink the same coffee at home, Christy is a decaf flavored sissy, I drink it strong and black, like God created it to be consumed! We got a new coffee maker a few months ago that has been wonderful, no pots of coffee being wasted.

One morning last week I made my own breakfast. I put coffee in my new appliance, added water and placed my mug in its holder . While the coffee brewed I cooked my breakfast, toast and butter. When the toast popped up I buttered it and I reached for my mug and saw it overflowing with coffee.

As a started cleaning the spilled coffee it kept coming over the mug! Where was this coffee coming from? I thought someone had blessed it for consumption for the entire neighborhood. There's no way I put that much water in the coffee maker. It finally quit running and I grabbed the mug from its holder, only to find that I put the mug in upside down! Who does that kind of thing?

I need a Check Up!

Happy Birthday Bubba

It was fifty years ago today and I was staying at my Grandmother's when my Dad called. " We have a new fishing buddy" he said. My brother Marty was born!
He spend his first few weeks in the hospital with breathing problems. Before he could walk on his own he drove his walker off a 4 foot porch. He had numerous bicycle mishaps. He jumped ramps and did handstands on his skateboard. I held him as Momma drove him to have his leg sewed up from a fall. He grew into riding a dirt bike like mad man , jumps included.
These are just things I remember about him I'm sure my younger sisters remember more.
We knew he wouldn't make this long! But he fooled us.


Regrets: We never became fishing buddies. Maybe we can change that in the next 50 years.
Happy Birthday Bubba
Love ya

181

In the 80's I use to run with a group of friends to stay in shape and keep my weight down. Our road trips to races were great times of fellowship, bonding, and good meals on the drive home. We still talk about our 'running days' when we get together.

I thought that running would keep me from gaining weight, but it didn't. (It might have, if I'd had changed my eating habits.)
I had one friend as concerned as me about his weight problem. He and I stopped by Walmart one day and decided to weigh ourselves on the scales at the entrance. I weighed 181, I had never weighed that much before. I was shocked! My friend said nothing, I thought he was being compassionate. I tried to forget '181' .

A day or so later he and I were running with another friend and were having a good conversation, (by the way, they say if you can talk while you run, you are running too slow). Then out of the blue my 'friend' said, "I wish I could get down to 181! " They had been discussing my experience at Walmart earlier and good laugh at my expense, and to this day they still laugh about '181!'

Over the years '181' has come and gone and now I'm now trying to get back down to '181'.
Thursday my secretary's little son, Davis, came to the office around lunch carrying a pack of french fries from McDonalds. He's a very sweet little boy, and thought that Mr. Robbie would like a french fry. When started to hand me one , his lovely mother said " Davis, can you say 181?"
I'm not mad, she's not the only one in the office to remind me of '181'. Maybe I share too much.
I guess I do need all the 'encouragement' I can get.

Will '181' ever come again?
I'll let you all know.
I might even write a letter to Walmart.