I m turning 40 this feb - I think I am ok with it - until I think about it - I feel ike I m in my 20 s still - just wiser! My teenage daughter says she thinks I m only 37!!! She s working on something I m sure....
Help me cross the bridge here - It can t be THAT bad!!!! But I ll take all the help I can get.
PopupnutDon t worry! I loved turning 40! In my late 20 s and then 30s I was busy with little ones and stopped working to be home, etc. I loved every minute of it. But my kids are now teen and " preteen" ages and all of a sudden you realize they aren t home anymore, they re busy with school and sports, etc. Suddently there s time for ME!!!!!!! I turned 40 and welcomed it because I feel I ve entered a time in my life where it s time to focus a bit on what I want to do! I went back to work in something I was interested in for a change...vs. taking the job because it worked around the kids schedules, etc. I ll be 42 in March and I m saying bring it on...I m ready!!! I ve hit a new confidence in my life and feel great. Now..if I could only go camping!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
PopupnutJust tell everyone you re 21 with 19 years experience!
Works for me, but my number is a little larger than 19.[;)]
Popupnutdon t let it get you down just rember 2 of my fav. sayings.
1. you have to grow older but you don t have to grow up.
2. the one who has the most birthdays lives the longest.[:D]
PopupnutMy DW just turned 40 a couple of weeks ago, and I had a lil fun with it (like lying in bed talking...I told her I felt so old cause my wife was turning 40.<smack> The bruises will heal.) She says she doesn t feel any different, and she ll always be 39 in my book. Age is a state of mind. Me...I m in training to be a crotchity old man.
PopupnutI feel for you......I m turning 50 in May and I don t like it one bit. The only thing I like about it is that.....I will have three grandchildren by May. My last son gets married in October 2003 and my job as a mother will be done and I m still young enough to take my grandchildren camping......so I guess life is grand. As long as you have your health that is the only thing that is important.[:)][:)][:)][:)] Happy Early Birthday!!!!!!
PopupnutDon t feel bad, I am old enough to be your father. [:o]
PopupnutTwo verses from country songs to remember
1. I m much too young to feel this da** old.
2. I m old enough to know better, but still too young to care.
Happy 40th! (from a 42 yr. old with three teenagers and a grand daughter)[8D]
PopupnutWell, today I turned 48 and really am having more fun now than when I was half that age! The older you get the more you learn what is most imporant in this world and you find yourself more focused on those things and making time for them! Have fun and celebrate your upcoming new decade with excitement with what life has yet to bring and you will teach those younger folks that life only BEGINS at 40!
PopupnutCamperJones,
Happy Birthday To You
Happy Birthday To You
Happy Birthday Dear CamperJones...
Happy Birthday To YOU!!!!!!
PopupnutPopupnut- Here s some final words of advice from 94 year old Grandpa Morris, who, when I was lamenting the fact that I had just turned 30, told me: " Boy, don t sweat the little stuff. Growing old is a privilege denied to many." That was well over a decade ago... R.I.P. Grandpa, I still miss you.
CamperJones- Congrats and Happy B-Day!!! (And if I may say so, you don t look a day over 39! [:D] )
PopupnutAge is just mind over matter. If you don t mind, it doesn t matter. HTH[8D]
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QuoteMy last son gets married in October 2003 and my job as a mother will be done
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that`s all i`m gonna say about that [;)]
PopupnutMy mother still " moms" me :) well, whenever she can :) she would ...... believe me :)
So, take a deep breath :)P):)
PopupnutThanks guys -- you re the best!!! I feel so much better and am actually looking forward to whatever the day brings me! Your words of wisdom, helpful advice and humor are DEEPLY APPRECIATED !! It s nice to have a group like this to share the up s and down s with!! With your kind words - I m looking at this as an " up" ....Thanks Friends!!!
PopupnutHelp you with what? Pouring the shots or drinking them?!??
You rock!!!
Happy B-day!
PopupnutBeth, you have nothing to worry about--it doesnt matter how old your bod is if the spirit inside it is still young and enjoying life and young at heart . (That s YOU!)
Also, as you reach 50 and beyond, you will find it will help if you deliberately set yourself a goal of doing ONE special thing to enrich YOURSELF during the coming year. Then, when the next birthday arrives, you can look back and pat yourself on the back for your accomplishment--being wiser (or thinner) or more informed or having more fun. Some of the things I have done: made some interesting new friends, learned to do mosaics, learned to do primitive woolen rug hooking; for birthday 50: went hot-air ballooning with DH, cut my time-distance ratio on the treadmill, went whitewater rafting with DH (when I turned 60) discovered new places.--etc etc. Now I am into making beaded art dolls.
Somebody wise once said: " Life is not a dress rehearsal" Make every day count and you ll be too busy enjoying life to notice the pages of the calendar as they turn.
AND HAPPY BIRTHDAY to you and Linda Jones and all our other February babies!!!!
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PopupnutDo what I did! Spend your 40th birthday in Maui watching a beautiful sunset!
It was great, I might just have to spend every birthday there now!
PopupnutArrrrrrrrrrrrrrrgggggggggghhhhhhhhhhhhh,
I remembered my 40 th birthday ! It was a blast. We stayed at a marriott at 9 th street IIRC in Washington DC , one of their high floors. We visited white house, the senate building, the weather was so nice. Than had a fantastic dinner (with the kids of course, they got whatever they wanted) I had a 16 Oz steak, yum yum yum, and wifey a Salmon based thingie. Then we went up to our room, and I had a few glasses of Chivas Regal while looking at the city s lights, the view was fantastic.
Next day we visited the aerospace museum and decided that we didn t have enough of the hotel s restaurant s food, and repeated the performance. It was such a nice way to celebrate 40 th year , we will never forget it.
So, do something you will remember and share it with your friends and family.
Happy many retuns by the way :)
Birol
PopupnutHey Birol....
After " a few glasses of Chivas Regal" How can you even remember what you did in the previous 24 hours? [;)]Sounds like a great time!
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PopupnutTeenage daughter? hehe. I m 42 with a five year old. Talk about feeling tired.
birolI have a teenager, a 7 yr old and a 5 yr old.....tired? Never!!!! LOL!!
birolI had to add to this to let you all know that DH threw a surprise B-day party for me over the weekend - one of our friends has a large utility barn with a heated floor and enough space to fit numerous people and he cleared it out for the party - cleaned it up beautifully and DH hired a DJ and a caterer - what a BLAST!!!! We danced the night away - it was just so much fun to be surrounded by friends and family.
To top it all off and to make me put my waterproof mascara to the test - he had my oldest brother fly in from Colorado for the occasion!!!
I had no idea - I was convinced that we were having a party next month - because this month was so busy and that we were headed off to a surprise wedding anniversary party!!!!
What a guy!!!!
Thanks for all of your kind words and support - I feel so much better about this age (#) however, I was a wee bit sore from all the dancing the night away - just a physical reminder I m really not 20 anymore!!! That s okay with me!