Welcome to the blog of Pastor Alton Stone, from Simpsonville, SC. Pastor Stone is a retired Ordained Bishop of The Church of God, Cleveland, Tennessee with over 45 years of pastoral ministry.

Monday, October 26, 2015

Getting Older Ain't For Weaklings

One of my members told me when I turned 60 that getting old ain't for weaklings. He gave me this list that someone had given his wife when she turned 60 several years before. I didn't realize then how much he told me would be realized in my own life experience. So these are some observations for those who are maturing:

For the Ladies:
-It's harder to tell navy from black.
-Everything old is new again, but if you wore it before, you're too old to wear it the second time around.
-Your kids are becoming you and you don't like them, but your grandchildren are perfect.
-Yellow becomes the big color...walls...hair...teeth.
-The last 2 outfits you wore had spots on them.
-You ask your husband or friend how your outfit looks and they tell you the truth.
-The 5 pounds you wanted to lose is now 25 and you have a better chance of losing your keys than the 25 pounds. -Your spouse is counting on you to remember things you don't remember.
-Your husband sleeps better in the recliner with the TV blaring than he does in bed. It's called his "pre-sleep."
-Your husband has a night out with the guys but he's home by 9:00 P.M... next week it will be 8:30 P.M.
-You notice everything they sell in stores is sleeveless.
-You don't have hair under your arms and very little on your legs but your chin needs to be plucked daily.

-What used to be freckles are now liver spots.
-Who wants to wear 3" heels anyway?

For the Gentlemen:
-Going out is good, but coming home is better.
-When the kids were growing up and you needed a discount you had to pay full price. Now you get discounts on everything. -You forget names, but it's OK because other people forget they even knew you.
-You used to say, "I hope my kids GET married. Now, "I hope they STAY married!"
-You miss the days when everything worked with just an "ON" and "OFF" switch.
 -You use more 4 letter words: "What?" and "When?"
-You read 100 pages into a book before you realize you've read it already.
-You've never heard of most of the singers in the Top 40. 
-It seems that everybody whispers.

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