Seventy-five percent of my children have a cold. The only one who does not has a broken collarbone.
So it was inevitable that I caught it, too, very much against my will. For one thing, today is (was?) my birthday. I am too old to catch the common cold. (Ha. Don’t you wish?)
While walking the dog this morning and discussing my age, my 1o-year old daughter pointed out, “Both of my parents are elderly.” I laughed out loud. Then, encouraged by my reaction, she intoned, “My parents will be pushing each other around in wheelchairs at my wedding.”
Oh! That child makes me laugh.
I had a quiet birthday. My husband and I went to lunch where we used up a $25 birthday credit. I love a bargain, so that felt quite satisfying. Then after lunch we came home via the route along the coast. The sun was bright today, so the water was such a beautiful deep blue color.
And now I’m taking my sore throat to bed where I hope to ignore it and sleep.
Also? I don’t really mind my age, but I’m kind of mad at the whole idea of getting old and dying.
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I have a sore throat all the way over here too. I have an excuse. It’s January in Canada. What’s yours? 🙂
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Rage, rage against the dying of the light…
The old guard, my parent’s generation, is passing.
I envy your coastal drives. In heaven, I will take them, too.
I don’t know if you have an e-reader. I got the Tea-Olive Birdwatching Society free from Amazon on Christmas Eve, and enjoyed it. It was free for a day. The last few days, I downloaded Enchanted April free, and enjoyed it, even though it’s an oldie.
Those are good for the dark days of winter, and for when you’re sick.
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Happy Birthday Mel!
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Happy Birthday! Glad your son was as nonchalant about the broken bone as he was. I am so not looking forward to mine getting to the bone-breaking phase. Girls don’t seem to do that as much from what I’ve seen so far.
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Happy Birthday! You seem very young to me!
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You, elderly? Your daughter must be following in the footsteps of her youngest brother in the humor department.
Hope your cold doesn’t last long. I think our household has had – and is having – enough sickness for all of us for the entire year. I’m sick of sickness.
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