This says it all --
The debate continues -- have we passed into "little old lady land" or not? I confess that, yes, I'm solidly in the middle ages; however, Joy & Karen insist that they are LOLs ... though most of the time we can't take advantage of senior discounts. Ah, well, I guess I have a day pass (or perhaps it's a night pass) since my students DO believe I'm younger than the age courtesy of my birth certificate. I just don't let them know how long I've been teaching; they can do the math after I tell them how many years I've taught in DISD.
Unfortunately, being a LOL isn't all it's cut out to be. My mom has all sorts of health issues as she grows older -- and, if memory serves me correctly, the issues won't go away -- and her parents lived well into their 90s. A friend at school nearly ruined her health taking care of her elderly mother ... and the list goes on. The "golden years" turn out to be plated, not 14K solid gold.
On an even more serious note, one of my oldest friends is being treated for Stage 4 lymphomic cancer ... After Karyl moved back to Alabama, we became long distance e-mail and letter friends; this summer, she dropped out of sight after she and her mom moved out of the family house in Birmingham. Thanks to e-mail, her sister could update us -- and her last message was to my Gmail account in September. I missed it then ... and Joy got the update before I did since I seldom check my Gmail. Many prayers will wing their way to St. Peregrin & St. Luke for strength (for her recovery) and inspiration (for her physicians) as she battles for her life.
But on the flip-side, it was Rally Day at St. Lawrence's Church today. Has a NASCAR flavor, doesn't it? Let me tell you, these people know how to have fun ... oh, yes, we had coffee and cookies at some of the booths that were out to recruit new blood into the various organizations. I now belong to two: the St. Lawrence Chorale [choir] and the Ladies of Mary of Walsingham [very Olde Schoole -- founded in 1061 in Norfolk, England! The choir offered sushi (at 10 AM!) and mimosas (yes, I imbibed). Another group had chocolate martinis (yum! they had me at chocolate), the ubiquitous Swedish meatballs (Bab 5 creator J. Michael Strazinski implied that all cultures in the galaxies had a similar dish.), and much more. I mixed and mingled -- as per orders of our choir master -- and met a few more people. With 241 families, I now have a few strands into this larger church. THEY say they're small; but my old parish had less than 1/10 as many people. It may be small compared with the mega-church down the road (also seen from Cherry Court), but it's mighty ... As I recall, I'm going to persuade the girls to do something for the GRACE outreach center. A little charity is good for the soul.
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