tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6702005723584006500.post6524910181855822279..comments2024-03-20T20:37:14.527-05:00Comments on Blondie's Journal: THINKING OUT LOUDBlondie's Journalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12988377413260331618noreply@blogger.comBlogger41125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6702005723584006500.post-50523965756101687692017-07-23T14:30:44.804-05:002017-07-23T14:30:44.804-05:00Seems you are enjoying a lot.. that's very nic...Seems you are enjoying a lot.. that's very nice.. very nice blog you have..<br /><br />Please visit:http://from-a-girls-mind.blogspot.com<br />krishnahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14415543228464576537noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6702005723584006500.post-62984561424204965372017-07-10T10:30:25.758-05:002017-07-10T10:30:25.758-05:00This is so true! I just don't know where the t...This is so true! I just don't know where the time went. Tracihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05394041890043330124noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6702005723584006500.post-467160480877534452017-06-21T12:59:49.004-05:002017-06-21T12:59:49.004-05:00Beautifully written post, Jane. If I could tell y...Beautifully written post, Jane. If I could tell young mothers just one thing it would be to cherish those moments because they pass by all too quickly. Neither of my children want kids of their own (and they're both straight as an arrow!) and I'm afraid they may regret that decision some day. But it's their choice and I don't interfere. I have to say that getting older is not for sissies, as they say. I hate not having the energy I used to have and also feeling like a sitting duck at times, health-wise. The not knowing what we'll face in the future is a good thing, but also leaves me a bit worried. However, I still strive to do like the old song says, I'm gonna live, live, live until I die...even if a bit more slowly. :) Cheryl @ TFDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15947085477739983984noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6702005723584006500.post-31685950030544037852017-06-21T11:12:12.513-05:002017-06-21T11:12:12.513-05:00Your thoughts are so true. Our daughters are marri...Your thoughts are so true. Our daughters are married with a homes and with children of their own. They have blessed us with eight wonderful grand children. We are also blessed with adoption, we are so humbled that God chose us to adopt our two little ones.<br /><br />If we had turn the clock back in time, then we would not of had the joy of grand-children or the joy of adoption. For this I am thankful how time has lead us to where we are today. <br /><br />Thank you for sharing your heart, it reminds us to cherish each day.<br /><br />Have a wonderful day Jane.<br /><br />Simply Handmade Farmhousehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14490254292629390336noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6702005723584006500.post-10037776302803254352017-06-20T16:35:38.040-05:002017-06-20T16:35:38.040-05:00I appreciate your thoughts on kids growing up and ...I appreciate your thoughts on kids growing up and we growing older. My sons are adults now and live close by. In a few minutes I will head out the door to a retirement party for several of my good friends. Time wings past so quickly. Terra https://www.blogger.com/profile/04396481049075747940noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6702005723584006500.post-12948651750823968372017-06-20T09:46:22.403-05:002017-06-20T09:46:22.403-05:00Nostalgia is such a lovely word for feeling a twis...Nostalgia is such a lovely word for feeling a twisty little pit in my stomach. I've accepted all of the above and I've manage to make a life for myself and my new partner but I have to say that I still kind of define myself by the person I was 10 and 20 years ago. I need to redefine in my mind as well as my life. Working on it :)<br /><br />Happy Tuesday.Linda dhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01167854309289774316noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6702005723584006500.post-82394405997023695922017-06-19T21:48:22.951-05:002017-06-19T21:48:22.951-05:00We know for sure time doesn't stand still for ...We know for sure time doesn't stand still for us, no matter how we wish it would. My grandchildren grew up so,so fast. Blake will be 26 in July, Rheagan 11 in October. You turn around and they are out of the home, making their own way. You're happy and sad at the same time.<br /><br />I hope you are enjoying the warmer weather.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04098902223786529522noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6702005723584006500.post-7792113625279396082017-06-19T08:28:55.435-05:002017-06-19T08:28:55.435-05:00You are so right Jane! I think about Sweet Guy hav...You are so right Jane! I think about Sweet Guy having just 3 years left of high school and break out in a cold sweat. I am trying to appreciate all of the wonderful little things. <br />Have a beautiful day dear one!Decor To Adorehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04359245078617786198noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6702005723584006500.post-36304119135353895592017-06-18T22:51:39.364-05:002017-06-18T22:51:39.364-05:00Dear Jane, I smiled when you mentioned texting wit...Dear Jane, I smiled when you mentioned texting with two thumbs! I cannot do it!<br /><br />It's great that my son has a successful job and family. I guess I do feel on the outside of it all sometimes --a lot of times, really! But, I am so happy for them! I've lived my "younger days". <br /><br />Love you!<br />TrudyBluebird49https://www.blogger.com/profile/01195892307835553912noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6702005723584006500.post-64252544982398410342017-06-16T10:26:24.420-05:002017-06-16T10:26:24.420-05:00This is such a beautifully written post Jane...and...This is such a beautifully written post Jane...and so true. I often can't believe where the years have gone and how we have moved into a new era with grandchildren to love as well as children. Love how well you express these things. (Including the being technologically challenged bit too!)<br />Have a lovely weekend.<br />Helen xoxHelen Philippshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16085327303967055337noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6702005723584006500.post-74258025053223341872017-06-15T08:54:27.459-05:002017-06-15T08:54:27.459-05:00Good post. I do believe each season of life is to ...Good post. I do believe each season of life is to be cherished. I also believe we have an attitude in our culture that glorifies youth and that is borne out in the determination to never age, i.e. face lifts, botox, yada. . .yada. . .yada. Personally, I think there's nothing more beautiful than an elderly woman who has all the natural lines and wrinkles on her face that show a life well lived. A woman who radiates beauty from within. Whose eyes twinkle when she smiles. xoA Joyful Cottagehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08604235087317891071noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6702005723584006500.post-52889500472372190152017-06-14T19:50:05.272-05:002017-06-14T19:50:05.272-05:00Jane, this is such a neat post. First let me state...Jane, this is such a neat post. First let me state that I am really enjoying the time now that is just me, the dog, and the husband! We are having a pretty good time. BUT, I can remember when people came up to me and said, "I can't believe that you have a 25 year old daughter. You don't look much older than that yourself". Now that I am in my late 70's, I had my annual doc appointment the other day. My dr. said 'I can't believe you are as old as you are. You don't look a day over 60!!!! It's a good thing I like to laugh!!! But, the best thing in this world is having a grandchild, watching him grow and what he has accomplished. There is nothing in my world like it . I love it and life goes on..Happy Wednesday..You made my day with this one..xxoJudyJudy at GoldCountryCottagehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10282585980012016892noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6702005723584006500.post-87486579412542198632017-06-14T17:49:14.847-05:002017-06-14T17:49:14.847-05:00Hi Jane....it took me quite a while to get to the ...Hi Jane....it took me quite a while to get to the place where I wasn't sad about my girls being on their own. I still struggle from time to time. I miss them terribly living three hours north of them. It all works out okay. I see them, and the grandkids. We travel downstate, and they come up here. They are all busy with their lives...all of them! I am doing the things I love to do....gardening, kayaking, my booth, etc. So, I keep busy, too. <br />It's a new chapter in my life....as Bob Seger sings...turn the page.<br />Love to you.<br />Debbie<br />xoDebbiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16600235934416288679noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6702005723584006500.post-22050738363851296162017-06-14T16:25:28.728-05:002017-06-14T16:25:28.728-05:00Jane, we just came back from a short vacation with...Jane, we just came back from a short vacation with the kids and they are so grown up. I was having these same bittersweet thoughts and realizations myself. They are young adults and I am not anymore. It's something I am suddenly keenly aware of...and I am still not sure how it sits with me. ;) Kim https://www.blogger.com/profile/15445291034631735026noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6702005723584006500.post-80604799840706705472017-06-14T04:54:43.373-05:002017-06-14T04:54:43.373-05:00I think your post hits so many of us right where w...I think your post hits so many of us right where we are! Growing older isn't for wimps, and I have had every thought you just expressed. I miss mothering my kids, I miss my waistline and I miss the energy I used to have! I have come to the conclusion that now I have the time and freedom to make choices I couldn't before. I am more intentional about weeding out the stuff that weighs me down and I try to stay active and involved without overextending. Thank goodness I have a grand on the way so I will have a little one in my life again. I so look forward to that! All that to say I just keep trying to be the best person I can be, no matter what my age. Sending hugs your way.Kathleen Gracehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11551093555973581448noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6702005723584006500.post-80581632385724414572017-06-14T00:10:51.547-05:002017-06-14T00:10:51.547-05:00Well, I've been feeling very nostalgic lately....Well, I've been feeling very nostalgic lately. I know we raise our kids the best we can to release them out into the world to make their own way but it sure isn't easy. And since I'm not traveling to the States this summer, I won't be able to see them ... most likely until next May (unless my youngest comes home for the winter break) ... so yeh, even though I do enjoy this time of my life, I also miss my boys and don't particularly like that they are so far away. Now, as for using thumbs to text ... ha! You will find me with reading glasses on, and using my right pointy finger for that. And when I'm in the car, I blare music. Don't want to hear any news as everyone just reports on the bad stuff. Why can't news be good news? I met an IG friend the other day at the knit-in-public event. It was the first time for us to see each other in person and she commented that she assumed I was much younger ... perhaps she thought I was born in 1994 and not that I had been living in Kuwait since that time. Anyways, I told her I'm 51 (I think the gray hair was a telltale sign) and then her daughter piped up ... but you look like you are 25. HA! I'll take it. Have a good! :)Tammy@T's Daily Treasureshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01474928708908027789noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6702005723584006500.post-41090161322910871562017-06-13T19:30:23.546-05:002017-06-13T19:30:23.546-05:00I often feel melancholy about growing old...
I don...I often feel melancholy about growing old...<br />I don't want yo be sick....or burden my kids.<br />I often wish things for them, but....they are all their own people...and life is different than when I was younger.<br />I wake up everyday....start again....try not to be selfish....try my best.<br />Things will be fine....don't fret....it causes wrinkles! Hahaha....<br />So happy to know you Jane..<br />Cheers!<br />Linda :o)Lindahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06682800877894439940noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6702005723584006500.post-43361418753390634722017-06-13T11:09:34.848-05:002017-06-13T11:09:34.848-05:00Great post,Jane. I feel the same way. The hardes...Great post,Jane. I feel the same way. The hardest part about having adult children is when they leave after a visit. My girls live far away so when they visit it's for at least a weekend and I usually don't know when I will see them next. But then I will turn Real Housewives on to lift my spirits and all is well in the world again.Preppy Empty Nesterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13446028963455322844noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6702005723584006500.post-31038254861145757592017-06-12T23:59:08.112-05:002017-06-12T23:59:08.112-05:00Aw, Jane, I can so relate. I spent the weekend wit...Aw, Jane, I can so relate. I spent the weekend with my children and their families and I was feeling the same way. They were so full of life and plans and promising futures and I sat back and felt so fulfilled, but at the same time, so sad that it all went by so fast. Knowing that others understand makes it easier to accept and look forward to this slower and gentler phase of my life. So nice to have kindred spirits to point the way. xx Karen Karen @ Beatrice Euphemiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08631972741518142563noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6702005723584006500.post-33472801908653338042017-06-12T19:27:27.470-05:002017-06-12T19:27:27.470-05:00Well you know how I feel about that empty nest - j... Well you know how I feel about that empty nest - just a few years in now for me and I don't like it, but I look forward to the good things still to come - And boy, has menopause hit me this year. Bleh. However, I feel lucky to be here to continue to enjoy life, so I guess I'm not really complaining. <br /><br /><br /><br />Karen thisoldhouse2.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03302171590212119499noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6702005723584006500.post-47832815529562183162017-06-12T19:00:58.420-05:002017-06-12T19:00:58.420-05:00What a wonderful post. One of mine is out and one...What a wonderful post. One of mine is out and one is at college and probably won't move home (at least my husband hopes not). I read your post this morning and on my way to work I saw a young boy riding his bike to h.s. football practice and ironically the number on his jersey was the same one my son had! Memories flooded back and it made me smile. I miss them being young but I love watching them grow into adults with hopes and dreams of their own. Debbiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00731316406748178750noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6702005723584006500.post-50697579324390878602017-06-12T11:37:26.938-05:002017-06-12T11:37:26.938-05:00Such a good post! Time does go by quickly. I can&#...Such a good post! Time does go by quickly. I can't believe my youngest just graduated high school. It doesn't seem like it's been 5 whole years since my oldest graduated. I try to live in the moment as much as possible. It's funny, because I forget I'm getting older too. :) Can't believe 50 is just around the corner for me. Oh my. Lisa @ Texas Decorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08324912792298425253noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6702005723584006500.post-78312327108573929802017-06-12T11:00:06.915-05:002017-06-12T11:00:06.915-05:00Poignant post and so true. We simply forget--until...Poignant post and so true. We simply forget--until reminded--that we are aging right along with everyone else. But yes, make the best of it because that is just how life is. My oldest granddaughter ("Little One") is nine today. It happens in a blink!podsohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14880888514207597761noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6702005723584006500.post-89962535181970834192017-06-11T22:19:10.901-05:002017-06-11T22:19:10.901-05:00Love this post! My daughter came over to visit to...Love this post! My daughter came over to visit today with her baby girl, almost 3 months old. I told her to enjoy every moment of her, goes way to fast. I'm just happy both of her Grandparents live close by,so we all can take turns sharing our little Angel:).<br />Kathleen in Az <br /> Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16215975672519363676noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6702005723584006500.post-18674224513287403702017-06-11T21:26:05.294-05:002017-06-11T21:26:05.294-05:00Oh my sweet Jane, what a lovely post. It made me t...Oh my sweet Jane, what a lovely post. It made me tear up!! So wonderful.<br />You have a gift of speaking from the heart.<br />Love, Carla<br />Carla from The Riverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12107829617899979937noreply@blogger.com