The Signs of Age

Do you know how you know you are getting old?  It's the questions at the doctor's office.  Have you had a colonoscopy?  That would be the first clue.  The second clue was when the nurse came back into the room rather hurriedly and asked, "Have you fallen in the past year?"

I cogitated about that for a few minutes and then the doctor came in, her usual jovial self.  We had a very good visit and then right at the conclusion she asked, "Are you depressed?  Do you find that you don't enjoy the things you used to?"  AHA.  Another sign.

My answer was, "Not at all," and she said, "Well, good for another year then."  It was hilarious.

We also had a little discussion about snow rollers.  Did you get to see them?  Oh, my, what a weather treat.  They are rare and only we who live in Ohio, Maryland, and Pennsylvania got to enjoy them.  It's a phenomenon that occurs when there is enough wind to blow the type of snow perfect for snowmen across the yard; the snow goes building and building until it stops due to its weight.  There is usually a hollow core in them and they can get to be quite large.  I love it!  So when we went to pick up Papa's truck yesterday on Rt. 21 and Butterbridge, we watched for snow rollers all the way up and back.  Lauren was visiting, as you might have already guessed, but at my age I'm still not too old to look for snow rollers.

Now, when I saw the article about snow rollers in the Beacon Journal the other day, it really piqued my interest but by the time I made it to my other son's house on Tuesday, the name had changed in my brain.  The new name -- Blizzard Balls.  Be honest, don't you like mine a little better?  Very descrptive and kind of funny. 

And that reminds me of the Blizzard Bags that my two grandchildren had to work on during their absence from school.  Things like checking the temperatures for here and for another city and comparing them.  Reading, going over flash cards, that kind of thing.  Doing some math.  Ella got enough school work on the tablet that her other grandparents gave her when they got a new one.  It's loaded with a ton of educational games and so she was doing alphabet stuff, and phonetics.  Kept her from getting the cabin fever that's going around.

So that's about it for this lovely Thursday.  Other than to say that the Christians living in Alabama and Georgia had a chance to be the hands and feet of God this past week when the snow fell in that area and the roadways turned to ice.  When we think of others and do for others, we forget about becoming consumed with ourselves.  Every day is another day we can serve our Lord and we thank Him for that!!

And thanks for crockpots and soup!!