Good morning! I had a nice time with my mom yesterday (and my dad). It is very interesting to witness the aging process through parents. I find myself wondering if there is anything I can do to avoid some of the things they are going through and I always come up with the same possible solution-eat healthy and exercise. I think those are the two leading factors that determine how graciously the body ages...of course there are many more, but in a nutshell I believe those are probably most important. It was a very windy day yesterday so I decided not to take mom out like I had originally planned, but we had a nice visit anyway. She updated me on the lives of my brothers and the few relatives that she hears from regularly...there is always some crazy story stirring and in the back of my mind I'm thinking "I should be writing this down", but of course I don't. So I brought home their taxes to do and promised to return in a week or so when school gets out. I love visiting my parents, but some days it weighs heavy on my heart-yesterday was not one of those days...which is good, because maybe it means I'm adjusting better to the fact they are aging. I asked my mom yesterday if she ever found a wrinkle cream that actually worked and she laughed and said, "Yes, but I can't remember the name of it". I enjoyed her laughter and it was then that I realized I really enjoyed her wrinkles as well, because some of them got there through laughter...why would I ever want to get rid of those?
Saturday, January 26, 2008
laugh lines
Good morning! I had a nice time with my mom yesterday (and my dad). It is very interesting to witness the aging process through parents. I find myself wondering if there is anything I can do to avoid some of the things they are going through and I always come up with the same possible solution-eat healthy and exercise. I think those are the two leading factors that determine how graciously the body ages...of course there are many more, but in a nutshell I believe those are probably most important. It was a very windy day yesterday so I decided not to take mom out like I had originally planned, but we had a nice visit anyway. She updated me on the lives of my brothers and the few relatives that she hears from regularly...there is always some crazy story stirring and in the back of my mind I'm thinking "I should be writing this down", but of course I don't. So I brought home their taxes to do and promised to return in a week or so when school gets out. I love visiting my parents, but some days it weighs heavy on my heart-yesterday was not one of those days...which is good, because maybe it means I'm adjusting better to the fact they are aging. I asked my mom yesterday if she ever found a wrinkle cream that actually worked and she laughed and said, "Yes, but I can't remember the name of it". I enjoyed her laughter and it was then that I realized I really enjoyed her wrinkles as well, because some of them got there through laughter...why would I ever want to get rid of those?
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3 comments:
i love this post, joni.....things i can certainly relate to.....aging parent, and wrinkles! :) i love the line about the wrinkle cream...thank you for the smiles and laughter (adding to my already wrinkles!)
i found the exact saying about faith yesterday (different image).....and had considered using it on my blog....i love when things like that happen!
have a wonderful day.
cold cream? who need's it when there is botox! no I'm kidding, love the blog, arent mom's just the next best thing to historey?
Sometimes I catch myself looking in the mirror and seeing my mother instead of me. It is very strange how how we look at aging changes as we get older. My was 20 when I was born. I was 28 when my son was born and he was 30 when his first child was born. Carley Ann and Anna Claire spent the night with me Friday night as its gotten to be our routine and we were watching Thumbelina when Carley Ann said some character in the video was really old just like Memama (me). The character was real wrinkled so I jumped up and ran to the mirror to take a good look. I have changed the last couple of years more than in years past. It's okay ... better than the alternative. LOL
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