I'M THANKFUL THAT I'M OLD BECAUSE............

We have had so many good threads about "knowing when you're gardner" etc. I thought I would start one so we who are "long in the tooth" can relish in the position that we have finally obtained in life....

To start off the fun:

I am thankful that I am no longer bothered by TV re-runs.....they all are new to me because I forgot them from the first go-around.....


Anyone else thankful?

Hap

I am thankful to have lived long enough to enjoy seeing my 2 children grown and doing well needing no help from us. I enjoy watching my 5 beautiful grandchildren growing up so well and happy.
I am also happy that in our retirement days we are still young enough to do a little travelling and as much gardening as we choose.

I'm Thankful tht I have had very interesting, if checkered, career(s) and accomplished a lot. Now it's time to play and wind down...

When my three children were young, I asked God for enough time to see them grown. Then they began having children (11 total, with some of them step-grands) and I just sort of reminded God of how much I would love to see them grow up some, enough that they would remember me as their Grandma. Now I have three beautiful great-grandchildren and a fourth due in January. God has given me so much more than I ever asked for.

Besides the joy of watching children grow, I am old enough to remember the day WWII ended (just barely), Burma Shave signs, houses without a/c, no space program and no welfare programs, Edsels, the first freeways in California...... well, you get the picture. So much has happened in our world since then. I am thankful I can still get excited about the beauty around me, the power of a shuttle launch, the peace of the stars at night, the freedom to worship and to vote, the smiles of friends over all these years, a new flower in bloom, the joy of finishing an afghan, and so much else too long to list here.

I'm glad that I am old enough to know better, but still to young to care.

No, not original, but it fits me.

mg

How old is "long in the tooth"? I'm still working, but I'm the oldest one there. The youngest one at work was born the year I started working there. Retirement is visible on the horizon, but I don't think I'll be able to grasp it for another year or so. I'm not a grandmother, but that's my sons' fault, not mine.

As for being grateful, oh you bet I am! I thank my Father constantly for my many blessings. My husband, my sons, my Faith, my house, my job, my car, my health, my cat, the sunsets, my garden, my friends, my computer, living in Buffalo, a sense of humor, butterflies, pizza and wings, and Dave's Garden.

Phew! Oh, and I'm grateful for a chance to tell folks what I'm grateful for. Thank You.

I'm the oldest one in my area at the hospital. Sometimes I wonder why they look so young!!! I am so thankful for every single day the Lord gives me breath, and for every day He allows me to work. I'll be retiring sometime soon, but waiting for Him to tell me when. I think He's hinting, actually. ;^)

LOL, gardengram... I saw a lung specialist last week and I swear he cannot be more than 12!

I really laughed at that, darius. I can't believe how young all these whippersnappers are. I swear some of them must still live at home.

LOL, Darius, how right you are! When I was young my Doctors seemed ancient and as I grew older they either retired or died, this meant I had to start with new ones but they still were older finally they became my age and but retired, I have lost count of all the "NEW" doctors I was constantly referred to.
About being thankful, I am that about everything I have, my children, my grandchildren and great grand child and that all of them are healthy and very bright. I am thankful to have my own home and do not need any one to take care of me so far. I am thankful to be able to go to the market and buy all the food I need because I remember being very hungry in Europe as a child where first realised all the money in the world does not to any good if the stores are empty.
Maria

Thank you for sharing that precious thought. We take so much for granted here in America.

Oh so true. Someone said...there's a huge difference between having a lot of money and being rich.

Being rich involves so much more than money in the truest sense of the word. It's an attitude of heart.

Remember: You don't stop laughing because you grow old, You grow old because you stop laughing

I like that, Darius....tis true.

I'm thankful that I'm old because I won't have to be around to see how much worse the world gets. Sad but true. Pope Paul,(not that I believe in the "infallibility" of the Pope), said this is the most evil generation yet. Actually, I'm "only" 54, so not all that old. What else? I'm thankful I won't be so dumb as to dye my hair when I'm old, like 75-year-old Arlen Specter does. I'm thankful I'm old because I can spend more time in my garden. I'm thankful I'm old because I'll never have to be in grade school, junior high or high school again. I like it much better where I am now!

Why I like women over forty:

Andy Rooney says:

"As I grow in age, I value women who are over 40 most of all. Here are just a few reasons why:

A woman over 40 will never wake you in the middle of the night to ask, "What are you thinking?" She doesn't care what you think.

If a woman over 40 doesn't want to watch the game, she doesn't sit around whining about it. She does something she wants to do. And it's usually something more interesting.

A woman over 40 knows herself well enough to be assured in who she is, what she is, what she wants, and from whom.

Few women past the age of 40 give a ... what you might think about her or what she's doing.

Women over 40 are dignified. They seldom have a screaming match with you at the opera or in the middle of an expensive restaurant. Of course, if you deserve it, they won't hesitate to shoot you if they think they can get away with it.

Older women are generous with praise, often undeserved. They know what it's like to be unappreciated.

A woman over 40 has the self-assurance to introduce you to her women friends. But a younger woman with a man will often ignore even her best friend because she doesn't trust the guy with other women. While women over 40 couldn't care less if you're attracted to her friends because she knows her friends won't betray her.

Women get psychic as they age. You never have to confess your sins to a woman over 40. They always know.

A woman over 40 looks good wearing bright red lipstick. This is not true of younger women or drag queens.

Once you get past a wrinkle or two, a woman over 40 is far sexier than her younger counterpart.

Older women are forthright and honest. They'll tell you right off you are a jerk if you are acting like one. You don't ever have to wonder where you stand with her.

Yes, we praise women over 40 for a multitude of reasons. Unfortunately, it's not reciprocal. For every stunning, smart, well-coifed hot woman of
40+, there is a bald, paunchy relic in yellow pants making a fool of
himself with some 22-year-old waitress.

That's so good! I feel pretty good sboput myself after reading it. The only thing is...red lipstick?? No.

what about over 65? LOL

Happy--I think being over 65 is like all those things above, only on steroids. ;^)

My DH is getting hit with celery stalks for saying that!!!!!!!!

hehehe

DH is still on the floor moaning...

need a 2x4 'knot'?

Naw, a 4 x 8.

I'm grateful for many of the things others have mentioned as well as all the wonderful, helpful, intelligent people here at DG who share their time and their knowledge.

I'm always thanking God for my five senses and a strong body. It makes gardening so much nicer.

I am thankful each morning for being able to get out of bed and walk to the patio and see the sunrise.

I worked with the severely and profoundly handicapped for several years and since then I never take my bodies abilities whether it be my legs or my eyes for granted.

Amen to that. All you have to do is be laid up for awhile, or take care of someone who is laid up, to learn a whole new appreciation for what we have.

YUP!!

Hey 1gardengram! How ya feelin' these days?

Hey Nancy,
Thanks for checking on me. I'm generally more able to move about and bend over. But I still can't sit more than a little while, so I have another MRI on Tuesday the 18th and then see the doctor on the 27th to decide what to do next. I have more than one area of damage, and we fixed the worst one, which I guess was a good plan. However, the lumbar pain is as bad as ever. I am a transcriptionist and my job involves sitting. I was planning to cut back to half time at the end of this year, so this just may be the time to make that decision. I am 67 and could retire, but I want to have some extra spending money for plants, travel, plants, gifts, plants...............

Talk to you later.
Diane

Diane, a neurologist mentioned to me one time that there are injections for that area that will give long-term/temp relief. I am not there yet,,,,but coming along that was soon.

Also, I this from arthritis? There are some wonderful drugs now..

Hap

Diane
My husband had a blown herniated disk in his back. They went in a repaired the disk but the pain continued. About a year later they gave him 3 shots of a novicaine based medication because he was still in constant aching pain. That was 2.4 years ago and he says other then the regular aches and pains of growing older he is doing great. He works in construction so its not like he is babying it either. I remember the surgeons saying that sometimes even after the damage in the spinal cord has been fixed the trama to the area still creates the pain until it also has healed from both the injury and from the surgery.

I sure do hope your back feels better soon.
Casey

I am old enough that I am teaching my students' children. I hope to teach their grandchildren.

God Bless FA......

Because I have done without things for so many years that I am truly thankful for what I now have. Through those lean years I learned a lot about making do with what we had and being conservative, saving for what we wanted, doing it ourselves, working toward goals, and just trusting God to get by. Kids these days have too much too easy and are missing some of the best lessons of life.

Some valuable blessings on this page. I'm so glad to know you all. 'Specially you, Diane. God be with you.

Nancy

I can certainly identify with that, Darius! Thank you for taking the time to enter that.

Just today I talked with my 35 year old son about getting older. I said, I no longer say "you're as old as you feel". I've decided that's what young people tell older people. Because at a certain age (for me it's now) you do NOT feel so young anymore. You know how you bend your knees and squat down on your heels? I haven't been able to do that for a few years. My knees just don't want to do that anymore. And crossing my legs is something I cannot do for long periods anymore. I haven't been able to snap my fingers for a very long time. The back of my neck aches a lot. My posture is turning into a slump. People say I don't look my age (58), but I say I must be older on the inside than I am on the outside.

I'm the other way around. I'm older on the outside.
By far.