I'm not as young

SW_IOWA_SAWYER · June 01, 2005, 10:01:13 AM

My Dad was a meat packer for 35 years and I remember him always coming home with some sort of cut they used a couple of butterflys to seal them up. He was one of the hardest working people I have ever known. I work in the computer field but I have always been a hard worker, owned several rental houses built my own house, my own barn, done tons of roofing, etc. I also work pretty hard moving all these logs around so I can saw them up with my Norwood mill. I also lift weights to try and stay in shape and all I can say is I have grown used to all the aches and pains, the restless nights sleep the aches and pains of an middle age body. I guess I write it off as the cost of being active instead of sitting around on my backside. I do my best to suck it up and use some tylenol when needed.

But last night I was chasing one of my sons friends at the ball field who thought he could outrun me, wet grass and work boots don't make for sharp turns slipped and fell and broke my finger! NOW IF I WOULD ONLY GROW UP AND ACT MY AGE :D :D :D THAT IS THE HARD PART!!!!!!!!

Roxie · June 01, 2005, 12:30:55 PM

:D You're lucky the only thing you broke was your finger! :D :D
I have a philosophy about being able to do things when ya get older. I watched an older lady one day being assisted with carrying her grocery bags, and I thought to myself......at what point does a person become unable to lift a grocery bag? Seems to me that the day you stop lifting your own grocery bags is the day you start losing the ability. I shared that philosophy with Cowboy Bob and now every time I ask for his help to do something he tells me that he doesn't want to interfere with my muscle tone strength.

OneWithWood · June 01, 2005, 12:52:40 PM

That Cowboy Bob is one smart and caring fella :D

mometal77 · June 02, 2005, 01:52:49 AM

But at any age you still feel like you have one foot in the grave one on a banana peel right?
bob

Swede · June 02, 2005, 07:49:32 AM

QuoteThat' s what a man works hard for, is to be able to sit down

Thats wise words, Tom!

Understood that when I was 19, in that age I had time for fishing every week. Since then I´ve gone into some business, build a house for living, become involved in one hundred fifty eleven things more or less important, build a work shop, more business, ................ :

Trying to screw down some now. Didn´t think I had to waite so many years for sitting down, exept sitting on a lawnmower or in the office ;D

Swede.