Oh my, my, my! I just realize I’m beginning to get old. I began pondering over the fact this morning and here is what I observed:

You know you’re getting old when your "baby" is over 50.

You know you’re getting old when your oldest grandchild is over 40.

You know you are getting old when 5 of your 31 great-grandchildren are in High School.

You know you are getting old when you are expecting your 32^nd and 33^rd great-grandchildren soon.

You know you are getting old when bones creak at odd times during the night and day.

You know you are getting old when you inquire about your high school class mates to learn they are dead.

You know you are getting old when you rarely have to shave your legs but should shave your face everyday.....or at least have it waxed OFTEN.

You know you are getting old when waitresses call your husband "honey" and neither you nor he mind at all.

You know you are getting old when suddenly you begin to sing/hum/whistle regardless of where you are and you aren’t embarrassed.....you just continue and even louder.

You know you are getting old when noises escape your body unexpected......and it doesn’t embarrass you nearly as much as it did when your mother did it.

You know you are getting old when you go into a room and have to stand there for quite awhile to remember why you’re there in the first place.

You know you are getting older when you have to leave that room and retrace your steps to try and remember even if it was important or not.

You know you are getting old when you give your husband instructions of how to dress/redress you before help comes if you get deathly sick or die during the night.

You know you are getting old when you have to think about how old you really are because your mind doesn’t admit you are that age.

You know you are getting old when you think more about death and dying and are actually looking forward to it.

You know you are getting old when you can’t deep-clean a room without stopping awhile....sometimes in my case it’s days.

You know you are getting old when you can look back and remember many "new" inventions and when they were invented.

You know you are getting old when you think your 16 year old car might be the last car you will ever own, because it will last as long as you do.

You know you are getting old when you get a back rub and moan and groan because it feels so good.

You know you are getting old when you decide to pass your treasurers down to the children so you can enjoy watching them enjoy your treasured items.

You know you are getting old when you roll over in bed to find your "father-in-law" next to you and realize he’s been dead for years.

AND You know you are getting old when you spring out of bed because of the shock of the above, rush to the bathroom, look in the mirror and see your own mother staring back at you!