The Big Nine OHHHH!!!

Someone asked me today, "How does it feel to be 90 years old?," and I said, "It feels GREAT!"  And it really does.  But if you would have asked me 25 years ago if I would have made it to 90, I don't think I would have said, "Yes." 

I certainly feel fortunate...and lucky.  There are so many things I thought about -- in addition to my deep, deep grief -- when my only remaining sibling Chuck died last month. It makes you realize you're next, but you also wonder why you are the last one living of 5 kids.  And Lomie is the last one living of 12 kids.  She will, of course, become a nonagenarian on July 10th.  She reminds me of that practically every day.  We are both very lucky.

 

So today was a great 90th Birthday.  Kris and the girls enjoy my cooking when they come to visit, but today, they pretty much insisted on doing the cooking.  Mid-afternoon, Adrian and Katie made my birthday cake, and it was still a little bit warm when everyone sang "Happy Birthday" to me.  That cake sure was good!  Tonight, the granddaughters gave me a haircut, and I told them they would have to come back every month to trim me up.

We have all had a terrific time together, and the time has flown by.  But I know they have to go back to Indiana sometime, and that time is tomorrow morning.  As well as things have gone, it makes me wonder why I ever worried about them not wanting to come down when I thought I would be limited by that cataract surgery on my right eye.

I have a renewed interest in adding articles to my blog now, but I would sure like some suggestions.  And now, my blog will truly be Nonagenarian Non-Sense -- thoughts and opinions of a 90-year-old. 

Sometimes I feel like I talk too much about myself -- whether it's about growing up, my time in the service, or my time after WWII.  But Kris keeps telling me to just keep doing what I have been doing...that my story is a "living history."  Although I feel a little too self-centered about it, Kris says readers don't take it that way...they "see" all the scenery, the other people that are part of the story, the events that take place, and all the other interesting details. 

But if you can please let know what you would like to read about, I will do my best to put those ideas on here.

Thank you for all your comments, encouragement, and continued contact.