and Kahlua, dance to the oldies until we drop, followed by some serious romping. Mind you, the next day we moan and groan trying to get out of bed, feeling like victims of the WMTS—Wayward Mack Truck Syndrome. It's our carcasses' subtle way of saying, "Knock it off, you two! You're not teenagers anymore!"
One afternoon, my grandson Tyler came bounding in with his new friend Zachy, hoping to score some of his Nana's brownies. Zachy whispered, "Who's that?"
Tyler responded, "That's just my Nana." I have to talk to that boy.
"That's your grandmother?!" Zachy replied, wide-eyed. "She's beautiful. My Nana's old, real old!"
"Maybe I'll trade YOU in for Zachy!" I threatened Tyler.
"Can we have some brownies, since they're the best in the world," he responded, with his best contrite voice. I can't say no, and out they go.
"Your Nana's cool," I hear Sweet Zachy say.
"She's Okay," replied the Critter Boy.
Nothing like kids to put things into perspective.
It's all in the way you feel, the way you act, the way you live and love, aches and pains, and no surrender.
We have a sign that says, "You're only young once, but you can stay immature indefinitely."
Works for me.
EXPECTING TOO MUCH
Craig O'Brien was hit by a truck and Nashville Police impounded his wheelchair because it wouldn't fit in the trunk of their car. To get it back, he had to pay $85.
"I would have thought that they would have got it to the repair shop...but that's that perfect world thing." O'Brien told WTVF-TV.
-Spun by Roxanne Furlong
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