“Aye, There’s the Rub!”

For my Birthday, we ended up going to my Grandmother’s house. My sister in law and my nephews were there, as was my wife, kids and our exchange student. We had a GREAT German Chocolate cake that my cousin Margo made at her bakery. We showed a bunch of our pictures from the France trip. Just a great time. My wife gave me some good non fiction reading like Colin Powell’s biography,  and letters from home written by soldiers during the Second World War. With those books, plus my books I bought in France, I am in REALLY good shape for reading material.

It’s kind of sobering to think that when I was born, my grandmother was only 44. When my son Ian was born, my dad became a first time grandfather when he was 48. (Actually, first time biological Grandpa-he became a grandfather through his stepkids when he was in his early 40’s) I remember as a kid looking at pictures of people in their 40’s and they LOOKED and acted  old. Contrast that to today, with Viagra and plastic surgery, people are going into middle and old age kicking and screaming. I cannot afford plastic surgery-particularly after this France Trip. I just plan on taking a page out of Jack LaLanne’s book and just try to exercise and eat in moderation-and stay married to the same woman for a LONG time.