Hi ah,.... hmm let me think ,...why am I writing this...... don't tell me it's coming to me.....Oh ya..... Senior citizens are constantly being criticized for every conceivable deficiency of the modern world, real or imaginary.
We know we take responsibility for all we have done and do not blame others. HOWEVER, upon reflection, we would like to point out that it was NOT the senior citizens who took:

The melody out of music, The pride out of appearance, The courtesy out of driving, The romance out of love, The commitment out of marriage, The responsibility out of parenthood, The togetherness out of the family, The learning out of education, The civility out of behavior, The refinement out of language, The dedication out of employment, The prudence out of spending, The ambition out of achievement, or, God out of government and school.
And we certainly are NOT the ones who eliminated patience and tolerance from personal relationships and interactions with others!!
And, we do understand the meaning of patriotism, and remember those who have fought and died for our country. Does anyone under the age of 50 know the lyrics to the Star Spangled Banner? or O Canada ?
Just look at the Seniors with tears in their eyes and pride in their hearts as they stand at attention, on veterans day and our great country's birthday .. YES, I'M A SENIOR CITIZEN!

I'm the life of the party...... even if it lasts until 8 p.m. I'm very good at opening childproof caps... with a hammer. I'm usually interested in going home before I get to where I am going. I'm awake many hours before my body allows me to get up. I'm smiling all the time because I can't hear a thing you're saying. I'm very good at telling stories; over and over and over and over... I'm aware that other people's grandchildren are not nearly as cute as mine. I'm so cared for -- long term care, eye care, private care, dental care.

I'm not really grouchy,
I just don't like traffic, waiting, crowds, lawyers, loud music, unruly kids, Jenny Craig and Toyota commercials, barking dogs, politicians and a few other things I can't seem to remember right now.
I'm sure everything I can't find is in a safe secure place, somewhere. I'm wrinkled, saggy, lumpy, and that's just my left leg. I'm having trouble remembering simple words like.......
I'm beginning to realize that aging is not for wimps. I'm sure they are making adults much younger these days, and when did they let kids become policemen? I'm wondering, if you're only as old as you feel, how could I be alive at 150?
And, how can my kids be older than I feel sometimes?

I'm a walking storeroom of facts..... I've just lost the key to the storeroom door. Yes, I'm a SENIOR CITIZEN and I think I am having the time of my life!

HAPPY FOURTH OF JULY TO EVERYONE!!

(Don't be afraid, be aware!)

GOOD MORNING AND HAPPY INDEPENDENCE DAY EVERYBODY!!!

HERE'S SOMETHING I WROTE YESTERDAY

THOUGHT YOU MIGHT ENJOY IT

The Place I’d Rather Be In

By:

July 3, 2003

HELLOW!

I thought I’d take this 4th of July holiday to set some things straight. To show were my allegiance is.

Firstly, I’d like to say; I’m what you’d call one of them hyphenated Americans. Well…At least in liberal terms, ugh! My father is from the hills of East Tennessee, and when he was in the Army and stationed in Washington State. He and a buddy if his went up to Vancouver, BC on a 24-hour furlough. Like young men of that time, (the 1950’s) they went up there with no money or food for their trip. They drove around Vancouver till they got to Stanley Park and saw these young women eating their lunch in the park. (They were my mother and her sister and a couple of friends and coworkers)

My dad told his friend to stop the car near were the women were sitting to ask them for something to eat. Remember that this was the 1950’s! To make a long story short, when they approached the women. My mom and her sister accepted a ride with these two American soldiers to where my mom and my aunt lived. They fixed the two soldiers something to eat and let the clean up for their ride back to Washington State. The woman who would later become my mother and the soldier who would later become my father dated for over a year before they decided to marry in 1956. My mom was born and raised in Canada, though her parents were both from Minnesota, They were Americans.

I remember visiting my grandmother and my aunts and uncles in Saskatchewan. I really enjoyed going there, the people were so nice and the country was beautiful.

But as much as I enjoyed my visits to Canada, That’s all I want to do there is visit…I prefer living here in the USA!

I did some traveling to foreign lands like England, Italy, Spain and Portugal. I really liked it in Italy the land is beautiful and the people friendly and nothing can beat England in July! But, though I enjoyed visiting these lands…I prefer living here in the USA!

I am heavily into my genealogy and have discovered my ancestors were from England, Scotland, Ireland and Germany. I would love to visit these countries and walk the streets my great grandparents once roamed in. Would be a powerful and connecting moment. But though I have thought of doing these things, I still prefer living here in the USA!

So, you see, although I traveled and am a bit of a globetrotter. The best part of traveling is coming back to a wonderful country such as this. I love the freedom that others in those countries don’t really have. I have to freedom to speak out on things I don’t agree with or that I do agree with. The freedom to vote in a fair election for candidates who I think will do a good job in the offices they seek to occupy.

I thank those men and women who have left their homes and families to fight for these freedoms we have here. I thank those who’ve paid the ultimate price for this nation.

I’m proud to be an American, and I thank God every day that I was born here, where I prefer to live.

GOOD MORNING AND HAPPY INDEPENDENCE DAY EVERYBODY!!!

GOD BLESS THE USA!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY AMERICA!