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Posted by: Suzanne on 01/29/2012 My husband and I love to entertain and have a pretty solid game plan when we decide to cook for friends. As soon as the e-vites go out, our fun begins. Although we can make dinner for two in about fifteen minutes, a "company" meal might take a week – seriously. First we look for inspiration – cooking magazines, Pinterest, what looks good at the market, or seasonal fruits or veggies. When something peaks our interest we build ...
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Posted by: NancyMyMoves on 01/27/2012 A high school friend posted recently on Facebook that he and his partner were on a biking trip out west. They both retired from state government years ago and travel extensively. The kicker is that they’re MY age and I’m not in that official retirement age demographic. Personally, I can’t even get my head around the concept of retiring. Are people my age really moving to their dream retirement city, traveling and living la vida loca? And they’re able to afford living in housing that isn’...
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Posted by: BettyBoomer on 01/22/2012 Last Monday night our fitness instructor couldn’t make it to class so we (the class) were supposed to go upstairs and walk the indoor track instead. Being the exercise buff I’m not, I opted to go back home instead. I’m glad I did. I had forgotten to tape Betty White’s 90th birthday TV bash. I missed the first twenty minutes of it but managed to get the gist of the show. Actually I would say the “gists” of the show but apparently that is not a legit word. Ah, the joys of writing “creative”...
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Posted by: Suzanne on 01/18/2012 In this world of electronic communications, it is rare, but welcome, to receive a beautifully crafted, hand written thank you note. I was fortunate enough to get one just a few weeks ago, in response to a batch of homemade cookies that I had brought to an elderly neighbor. Seeing my name and address penned across the envelope in a delicate handwriting set the tone that something special was inside. Carefully opening the note, I observed the weight of the paper and the colorful foil lining on...
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Posted by: NancyMyMoves on 01/16/2012 I dropped out of college and moved back in with my parents. I mainly did it before I flunked out. Somehow, I missed the equation – waiting tables in a bar + 8:00 a.m. classes = bad grades. I’m grateful that my parents were willing to let me crash there for a while. But it was an adjustment for all of us. They had taken to that empty nest thing really quickly. Although the combination of intergenerational cohabitating and my job at a gas-and-go store reignited my educational passion and I headed...
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Posted by: Suzanne on 01/09/2012 The beginning of a new year is a good time to entertain fresh thoughts, contemplate new behaviors, and make positive changes. This year I offer the following thoughts about encouragement and plan to take my own advice.
We all know the devastating consequences that negative, belittling and disparaging words can cause, but have we truly considered the equally powerful, but opposite effect that words of encouragement create? Individuals need validation, appreciation and understanding...
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Posted by: BettyBoomer on 01/01/2012 I could write that I am going to try blogging on a weekly basis again. Perhaps if I realized that my blog entries don’t always have to be so long or profound or even very good, they will be easier to do. Okay, I’ve convinced myself. Weekly blog added to the list.
I could write that I want to start writing seriously again but my writing forte seems to be writing humorously instead. Hum, maybe I could sum this resolution up with a wonderfully wise cliché “Go with the Flow.” Add ...
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Posted by: yinglink on 08/06/2011 I went to the library to borrow a book for an upcoming weekend getaway. As I was leaving, I saw a mom coming in with her three young children. I overheard the oldest daughter say, “Megan has ten more years of school and Caden has eight”.
I started remembering how going to school was all there was, and how long it seemed until I would finally be done. I figured that little girl would be amazed if I said, “Well, it’s been more than ten years since I’ve finished going to school”.
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Posted by: momaloft on 10/23/2011 Our youngest lovely comes home every Wednesday night from her house downtown with several of her college buddies to eat a home cooked meal. I spend the entire day preparing a healthy offering and look forward to their arrival. The Husband and I truly enjoy these Wednesday night gatherings and we wonder where the time has gone.
The amount of time between beginning our family and the lovelies being grown up and out on their own was jet propelled. I’ve never had time pass by so quickly....
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Posted by: Ruth on 12/10/2011 I received one of those "forwarded" emails from a friend the other day.
I often delete those types of emails, but this particular one contained a unique (and humorous) point of view about being "green" today verses what we Baby Boomers remember from our parents' and grandparents' generations.
Read on...here's the email I received...
The Green Thing
Checking out at the store, the young cashier suggested to the older woman, that she should brin...
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Posted by: mcoly618 on 12/29/2011 The other day during my daily reading, I found an article,
U.S. Retirement Assets Declined by $1.4 Trillion.
The article discusses the total value of Americans' retirement assets dropping 7.5% from the record high of $18.4 trillion recorded in June 2011. According to a report by the Investment Company ...
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Posted by: DarkStar49 on 11/22/2011 It's hard to believe we are once again at the time of year when thanks, gratitude and sharing with others is on our minds! I wanted to take a moment to share two things. The first is a story that has stuck in my mind and probably will for the rest of my life.
It was 13 years ago when my wife, myself and our 7 year old son were on our way to grandma and grandpa's house for Thanksgiving dinner with the entire family. We were coming down out of the mountains where we li...
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Posted by: BettyBoomer on 11/20/2011 Today’s Sunday newspaper is full of ads, articles on e-readers, and Black Friday. I really want an e-reader, and a new camera, and the new dance Wii game. I really want new clothes as the ones I have don’t fit me like I’d like them to. I tell my friends that I’ve grown up but my clothes haven’t. They are still immature. I want new pillows to brighten up my living room. I want, want, want… And yes, I just noticed that I didn’t list any “I need”.
I remember thinking years a...
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Posted by: NancyMyMoves on 11/09/2011 When you read that headline, did you say to yourself, “Oh, I would never do that!” Think again. If you move and don’t tell them, it’s not like you’ll never see them again. You’ll crash their pads and you can stay in touch via technology and social media. Just don’t post any pictures on Facebook because your kids will look for clues to your whereabouts. What made me start thinking about this was a friend’s recent ex...
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Posted by: Walt on 11/04/2011 I'm not going to deny it, I snore. I started looking into my annoying habit and found a great article from Sleepy's about snoring and the importance of a good nights sleep.
If you are like me and suffer from snoring, you might be interested in seeing what they have to say...
Snoring can keep you up all night and ruin your sleep cycle. This, in turn, can affect your performance at work, as well as everything from your da...
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Posted by: DarkStar49 on 10/12/2011 One of the best things that could have ever happened to me was my mom teaching me to cook at a young age. Not only was it fun, and a good bonding experience, it helped me with self preservation and survival after I had moved out on my own! It wasn’t very often that you would find me having less than my own home cooked meal as an independent single living in my apartment. In fact, my pad was the home to my friends and cousin of such weekly rituals as ‘taco feed’ nite with homemade spanish ric...
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Posted by: BettyBoomer on 10/09/2011 A dear friend asked me why I didn’t post a blog last Sunday and I answered, “I didn’t have time.” That comment has haunted me ever since I wrote her that. Because it was true and it shouldn’t be. So….I want know who did it. Who stole time away from me? And don’t blame my age. Age has nothing to do with it.
In fact, now that I’m older, I should have more spare time. After all, it doesn’t take me that long to do my hair in the mornings since I have so little of it now. It does...
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Posted by: DarkStar49 on 10/04/2011 Today, my wife and I drove past the house and didn’t even recognize them! My immediate thought: “who are those kids….they must have moved in recently.” My wife’s thought: “OMG! Those kids have seriously grown up!” Reality dictates, they are the same kids, with the same parents, and the same house….just a span of time and some growing up, since….
It has been a good 17 years since we first started to come to one of our favorite little spots in the world, Pacific Grove, California. ...
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Posted by: momaloft on 09/29/2011 I used to laugh at that saying, "Of all the things I've lost, I miss my mind the most." Well, now that I'm older, I'm not laughing nearly as much. Especially when my lack of good sense causes me to do stupid things. Or to not do smart things.
One event that I look forward to each and every week are our Wednesday night suppers. Once the local college begins the school year, our youngest daughter and a few of her friends come over to our house every Wednesday for a home cooked meal. T...
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Posted by: BettyBoomer on 08/28/2011 I went country-western dancing again last Sunday evening with a group of young savvy senior singles. I had a blast again. Sundays are when the older set goes dancing, you know. It’s fun watching the old folks get out on the dance floor especially since they haven’t gotten the message that they’re old yet. Women still dress to please men there. One woman caught my eye as she colorfully two-stepped across the dance floor in her tight sequined pants and shimmering turquoise top. She looked...
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Posted by: yinglink on 08/04/2011 I lost two old, faithful friends recently – the original washer and dryer my husband and I purchased shortly after we were married.
That dear couple provided services to me without complaint or error for twenty-seven years. They did their work behind the scenes in unpretentious places like unfinished basements and the rear of the family bathroom.
Big or small they tackled thousands of loads. They bore the indignities of baby spit up, soiled bed sheets, little boy’s pants pocke...
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Posted by: BettyBoomer on 07/17/2011 Okay, I am making this my official charge of misrepresentation and false advertising by a local rec center. This summer I had decided it was time for me to get physically fit. Please note that I did not end that sentence with “again”. Not with my history of being one of the few to have flunked gym class in the 60’s thanks to President Kennedy’s national fitness program. No way could I do twenty-five push ups, five chin-ups and scurry up some darn rope back then! I’d lost most of my baby f...
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Posted by: BettyBoomer on 06/12/2011 I have never been a science fiction fan but I always loved the 1969 hit song, In The Year 2525 by Zager and Evans. I occasionally hear it on the oldies but goodies stations and I always find myself tapping my feet, swaying my hips and singing along off-key with gusto. Not the best visual for a woman of my age, I know and possibly dangerous if I’m driving which I usually am when listening to the radio.
I thought of this song again yesterday evening as I stood droolin...
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Posted by: BettyBoomer on 05/30/2011 My Sunday “B” day has been temporarily moved to Monday because I had an expired license renewal sticker on my car. Actually I’ve had the new sticker for over a month but never bothered to put it on the car windshield. It was one of those “I’ll do it tomorrow” types of things. After all, the current one on the car wasn’t expired until the end of April.
So when I agreed to drive the car pool to Midlothian, TX for a Sunday afternoon rowdy domino game of Train with a wild bunch of l...
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Posted by: BettyBoomer on 06/05/2011 Per Jane Glenn Haas’s column today, there are 77 million of us baby boomers who are reaching 65 and will be altering life as we know it in the United States. Wow! And here I thought I was unique – one of a kind. According to her, we baby boomers who have settled in the West and Sun Belt areas are part of the “silver tsunami”. I don’t appreciate being coined with that phase for several reasons. Most of us prefer to disguise the silver, men included, and more importantly, I can’t shake the ...
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