"O Is For..."
ObservatiOns On GrOwing Older
~YOur kids are becOming yOu...and yOu dOn't like them
...but yOur grandchildren are perfect!
~GOing Out is gOOd.
COming hOme is better!
~When peOple say yOu lOOk "Great"...
they add "fOr yOur age!"
~When yOu needed the discOunt yOu paid full price.
NOw yOu get discOunts On everything ...
mOvies, hOtels, flights, but yOu're tOO tired tO use them.
~The 5 pOunds yOu wanted tO lOse
is nOw 15 and yOu have a better chance
Of lOsing yOur keys than the 15 pOunds.
~Your spOuse is cOunting On yOu
tO remember things yOu dOn't remember.
~YOur spOuse sleeps better On a lOunge chair
with the TV blaring than he dOes in bed.
It's called his "pre-sleep".
~Remember when yOur mOther said
"Wear clean underwear in case yOu GET in an accident"?
NOw yOu bring clean underwear in case yOu HAVE an accident!
~You miss the days when everything wOrked
with just an "ON" and "OFF" switch..
~NOw that yOu can affOrd
expensive jewelry, it's nOt safe tO wear it anywhere.
~YOu read 100 pages intO a bOOk befOre yOu realize yOu've read it.
~What used tO be freckles are nOw liver spOts.
~EverybOdy whispers.
~YOu have 3 sizes Of clOthes in yOur clOset ....
2 of which yOu will never wear.
~But Old is gOOd in sOme things:
Old BOOks
Old sOngs
Old mOvies
And best Of all OLD FRIENDS!!
TO read mOre ObservatiOns fOr "O" day click belOw.
where did all this time go? How did I get to this age? Oh! well life is good anyway. lol
ReplyDeletePatsy
Great post for the O Day -- unfortunately, I can so relate! And, yes, where did the time go???? Hope your week is going well, I'm still trying to remember mine???
ReplyDeleteSylvia
I love these Observations! SO true!
ReplyDeleteI lOve your take on the letter O, just perfect!!
ReplyDeleteABC Wednesday: O
Thanks for the smiles. :)
ReplyDeleteThis was great - Outstanding!
ReplyDeleteO! Lovely phOtO! Fun pOem! :O
ReplyDeleteLOL, Ann. I can always read a book I've read before because even if the beginning seems familiar, I can't remember the ending.
ReplyDeleteGood post for O day.
Kay, Alberta
lol very cute!
ReplyDeletehttp://thebookworm07.blogspot.com/
OH! NO! It's happening to you, tOO? This is a cleverly crafted post - love it!
ReplyDeleteWAY too accurate! esp the keys.
ReplyDeleteROG, ABC Wednesday team
Oh my, you have it all down pat, - I am intimate with all your Observations!
ReplyDeleteHi Ann! I agree with all your observations and I like these best:"~But Old is gOOd in sOme things:
ReplyDeleteOld BOOks
Old sOngs
Old mOvies
And best Of all OLD FRIENDS!!"
oh, outstanding!
ReplyDeleteCan't agree more. Old friends are best.
OMG-those are all too close to the truth! I especially like the one about loosing 5 lbs/15 lbs and loosing my keys!
ReplyDeletethat's lovely observations.
ReplyDeleteOutstanding Observations on Old Age! I am still puzzled that they can now apply to me! me?!
ReplyDeleteHelenMac, ABC team
Not quite there yet, but getting there!
ReplyDeleteYes, yes, yes! Husband is asleep on the settee as I type and has been for about 4 hours! Then he has the nerve to be sarcastic when he gets up at 7am and I sleep until 9. Cheek!
ReplyDeleteAhhh.....the ironies of life. :)
ReplyDeleteA BIG "OOOO" THANK YOU TO ALL, FOR COMMENTING AND THE ENCOURAGEMENT.
ReplyDeleteWow! It is so encouraging to read posts like yours - truly inspirational and so creative - a real ABC follower!
ReplyDeleteThanks so much for contributing such a well thought out post. I really appreciate the hard work and thinking behind it.
Denise
ABC Team