Aug 17, 2010 -- 3:16PM, teilhard wrote:

Last Saturday we gathered our small Clan to Observe The 100th Birth-Day of my ( late ) Father ... Interesting Set of Feelings ...

Aug 24, 2010 -- 7:41PM, annie wrote:

today is my dad phils birthday he would of been 95 years old,,,he passed on dec 7 2009,,,and he was in ww2,,,miss him much ...annie

Hugs to both of you.  I am blessed to still have both my parents who celebrate 64 years of marriage in September.

Do not stand at my grave and weep;

I am not there. I do not sleep.

I am a thousand winds that blow.

I am the diamond glints on snow.

I am the sunlight on ripened grain.

I am the gentle autumn rain.

When you awaken in the morning's hush

I am the swift uplifting rush

Of quiet birds in circled flight.

I am the soft stars that shine at night.

Do not stand at my grave and cry;

I am not there. I did not die.

Annie, you are welcome.

Oct 4, 2010 -- 12:32PM, glendalee2585 wrote:

i became a wife at 16 and a mother at 17 and raised 6 children. I have long looked forward to turning 50 (next year) because I knew by then I would have some freedom. I love being older, I am free to explore who I am, try new things, meet new people and just take time to care for myself. I am going back to school in January to complete my BA. Life is a wonderful adventure.

Welcome to Aging Gracefully (at least I think you are new to the forum).  Getting older does allow us some freedoms.  Children are raised and we can play with the grand-kids, spoil them, then give them back to their parents.