The Day is Approaching

The body Kadizzle is occupying will soon be 69 years old.  One problem seems to be realizing those years have gone by and the brain does not seem as old as the body.  The body is heavy, it gets tired, and of course it is always hungry.

The body is like an old car. It is falling apart.  The rust is showing,  it does not steer like it used to. it has been patched, the radio doesn't seem to work right, the knobs are falling of, and the windshield is cracked and nicked.  On it goes.

So what do you do with an old car?  You try to maintain it. You wish you could trade it in,  you are used to it.  You don't drive as fast.

Sadly so many friends are going through the same thing.  At the moment it seems like 80% of our close friends are having health problems.  Because we are aging all of our friends are in the same boat.  Three good male friends are experiencing urinary problems.  Just about everyone has had a kidney stone by now. Oh what fun.  Prostate problems that plague Kadizzle are a standard for old men.  The women have their specialties.

So what do we do?   Kadizzle says enjoy every day.  Don't put off fun.  We will all hit some bumps, but in most cases that is what they are bumps.  After the bump things settle down and the sailing is good again. 

Summer is about to start and the warm breezes of North Dakota will propel the Sovereign down the lake.  Boats will tie together, old friends will tell stories,  and one more pleasant summer will be underway.  Flowers will bloom,  the garden will produce fresh food, maybe the June berries will be abundant.  The snow has piled up in the mountains and the lake will be full. This means the boats will be able to get back into our favorite places. 

In the end the key is to dwell on the good events coming up in the future.  The Kadizzles look forward to seeing Sylvie in Denver.  Sylvie had a blast with her mom seeing Hamilton on stage yesterday.  Guess grandpa is bragging, but Sylvie has turned out to be a very intelligent little lady.  She is fun to be with and full of pep.

Sylvia has been the victim of bullying by a mean girl at school.  Ella the bully decided to set up an arm wrestling contest.  The playoffs would determine the school champ.  When the brackets brought Sylvie up against the bully Ella,  Sylvie with her arms of steel defeated Ella.  Ella who was sponsoring the tournament on the playground immediately declared the tournament over.  Maybe Granpa will challenge Sylvie to a round of arm wrestling.