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This getting older is getting ridiculous... I just got back from Wal Mart and the Eye Doctor's office. He did a short exam and took the prescription for my new glasses so went to get my glasses at the glasses place attached to the Dr.'s office. My and -in-law are visiting from Indiana and find a house or double wide trailer for sale. They will be moving down here in a few months. I asked Lori if she wanted go, she said yes so off we went. I picked out my new frames go with my new prescription. The gal helped and fitted and said I could go out the door right there, so I did. Uhhh, I got the car and thought, hmmm, did Lori go with  so I called Alfie and asked him if she went with because she wasn't there......he said she was. I turned around out front of the building and went back into the main room. There sat Lori reading a magazine!  We then went to Wal Mart for a couple of things and she said, Mom don't forget I am here  while she went into a jewelry store just inside the store. Yes, I did remember she was there but she did ask what took so long. I had to wait at the pharmacy and as usual only a couple of cashiers were open and had to wait in line. Home now so I feel I need a nap!  As I so often say, as Bette Davis said, getting isn't for sissies
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I told Lori to allow herself plenty of time when she headed out with you.
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Don't get too upset with yourself for forgetting she was with you. When you are used to going by yourself to do something, it's easy to forget someone else is with you..... any break in our normal routine can seem distracting. LOL. I am happy for you and for your daughter that they are planning to move down closer to you. Time together is precious, and if the time comes you need their assistance with some things, they are close. That's the one big reason we have not moved away to a warmer climate. Be a prism, spreading God's light and love, not a mirror reflecting the world's hatred.
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Dont worry Ann, go at your own pace. Remember all the times w e spent running after them! Now when they ask me if I want to go for a walk with the dogs I say "I will, but you will have to slow down and wait for me,Im not as sprightly as I used to be". Now my son Andrew tells me to link him, - I think he's afraid I might fall. My sister wont use a cane - she says she's not that old yet. (she's only 2 years younger than me). I think its (false) pride. You and Alfie are so lucky to have each other.
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Did you ever find the egg-salad?
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LOLOLOL~~~~ Big Warm Hugsssss!!!!
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Once a month I talk to my friend of 40 years in Germany. After she has told me about all her aches and pains, etc. we get to Hanni, her 99 years old neighbor, who does not remotely consider to leave this earth. She still cooks the meals for her daughter and son-in-law, does all the ironing, takes care of the flower beds around the house and walks across the street to visit the old folks in the retirement home to cheer them up - playing cards with them and joking around. LOL Recently she had cataract surgery and is surprised and happy about her good eye-sight. I don't know what it is, probably genes and positive thinking. Happiness is when what you think, what you say, what you do are in harmony - M. Gandhi
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I see good ole SFF is deleting words. I did not use profanity but did think it when Alfie told me there are words missing. He read it when I typed it and agreed that it was all there. Sure 'nuf, words gone! 
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Once a month I talk to my friend of 40 years in Germany. After she has told me about all her aches and pains, etc. we get to Hanni, her 99 years old neighbor, who does not remotely consider to leave this earth. She still cooks the meals for her daughter and son-in-law, does all the ironing, takes care of the flower beds around the house and walks across the street to visit the old folks in the retirement home to cheer them up - playing cards with them and joking around. LOL Recently she had cataract surgery and is surprised and happy about her good eye-sight. I don't know what it is, probably genes and positive thinking.
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A trauma-free childhood and being well loved by mentally healthy parents also contributes greatly to longevity......That's my theory anyways......though a lovely friend who died a couple of years ago at 103 has an awfully bitter and perpetually angry daughter.........I studied Child Psychology in college and know less about it all the time......My thoughts on the nature/nurture ratio shifts constantly......If only I could regain the certitude of youth.... Hanni, the woman I mentioned, grew up in the small town where she still lives, everybody knows her, and the community is a social net. Happiness is when what you think, what you say, what you do are in harmony - M. Gandhi
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I know what you mean...
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I totally understand. For quite a long time after my grandmother died, I would glance at the garden area where she had lived, thinking for a moment, that she might be there. And last night, one of my daughters accidently called me at 11:30, and Joe and I looked at each other...… both of us thought of Duck, who often called at strange hours. Be a prism, spreading God's light and love, not a mirror reflecting the world's hatred.
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I am very interested in aging and longevity. There are many case studies, and I watch a documentary called "Lifelines" where people age 100 plus talk about their life journey. Most grew up in poor conditions, went through two wars..... but always got back on their feet....... They all have in common that they are not bitter from anything that happened in the past....... Part of my studies were Educational Sciences, but it did not go into depth of Child Psychology. Hanni, the woman I mentioned, grew up in the small town where she still lives, everybody knows her, and the community is a social net. At one time, at the long term care facility where I worked, we had about 100 residents from the surrounding areas and 5 of them were 100+ years old. Be a prism, spreading God's light and love, not a mirror reflecting the world's hatred.
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BTW, Ann..... I didn't see your answer. Did you ever find that egg salad? Be a prism, spreading God's light and love, not a mirror reflecting the world's hatred.
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Aging is not easy, someone says it is for braves. Attitude in this stage of life counts a lot. Hugs for you and Alfie.  Trust in dreams, for in them is hidden the gate to eternity.(Khalil Gibran)
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