When I Am Old

My sweet daughter Amy & I had the best time this morning going to the Junior Service League Holiday House Event.    This was a huge event which they thought of everything.  Besides of all the vendors, you could have your picture taken with Santa, & even have milk & cookies with Mrs. Clause as she reads you a Christmas story.  Guess where I will be next year with Lauren.

I had never seen a Convention Center so decorated from top to bottom.

We had our strategy planned.  We were ready with arms bent & elbow pads on as we made it through the crowds, & even a little hip action when needed.  Just kidding. :)  We just had to taste every chocolate delicacy, dip & soup in site.  Normally I would have spent a fortune, but I got one Christmas gift that I know Amy likes & is really excited about.

Afterwards, we went for Starbucks coffee.  We got the Christmas Peppermint Mocha in keeping with the theme of the morning.  Yum!!

As we were drinking our coffee my sweet girl mentioned that I am going to be an interesting old woman.  Some adjectives were eccentric-meaning quirky, suffocated weird; child-like; oblivious to everything; have a ball; have a great time; live forever-meaning out live everybody; enjoy old age; & my children will be picking up falling objects as I walk through the room (not sure about that one). :)

About half way through I interrupted her & said, "I'm that way now!"  She agreed, but then said,  "You'll be more exaggerated," & went on with the rest of the list.  I even believe that this is probably true.

We were talking about this same subject at another time.  She said then when I'm old & grey I could organize her closets.  Since God has blessed me with this skill I would be as happy as "a pig in mud."  I reminded her about the comment tonight & we started laughing all over again.  She added that she could mess it up all over again for me to repeat the next day, since I probably wouldn't remember doing it in the first place-kind of like the movie "50 First Dates."

Well, I desire one thing when I really am an older woman.  No two things: (1)  that I will have made good memories with the ones I love & (2)

Psalm 71:18

Yes, even when I am old and gray headed (even if my gray is dyed), O God, forsake me not, Until I have declared Your strength unto the next generation, Your might to every one that is to come.

                                                     ann :)