Time Marches On

Getting older is not all bad - I mean - the gaining

experience part is pretty good, Getting to make

 house rules, decide what to fix for dinner, what

color to paint the living room - well -there's all

kinds of things that are good about getting older - but

the one thing that really drives me nuts is the

 memory losing part.   Take today, for instance - I 

had my hair pulled up in a wierd pony tail

 kindof thing in order to work on the house

and keep it out of my face.  It always reminds

me of this cartoon character and I was trying to

remember his name in order to tell my kids who it was. 

 I've been trying to remember his name now for about

two months to no avail so I tried to get them to

help me figure out what it was - and that's

when it happened........

His name is Ned something .... I said

 "Ned - from Ned's Declassified?"

my oldest daughter offered.....

"no - no - not  Ned  - do you really think my hair

looks like Ned?  he doesn't even have a ponytail...."

"Jimmy Neutron" - my youngest daughter chimed in

Thanks a lot - I thought - so now my hair looks

 like a giant chocolate chip.......

"NO! - I said - he's this guy that acts all goofy but

 he's not a cartoon character....."

"OH - pee wee Herman"... my oldest daughter said....

"Good heavens no - my hair REALLY doesn't look like his

 oh just forget it

I'll think of his name eventually....."

(dang my forgetful brain) - and then my husband

 hollered from the other room..... "you mean Ed Grimley

Martin Short's character on Saturday Night Live...".

OMG! - YES!  That's Exactly WHO I meant!

and then he said........ 

 "They're too young to know who that is honey!"

sheesh......

I'm so old I'm not only forgetting who I'm talking

about - but talking about people nobody knows!

Good Grief!