JoAnn!!
Sorry I can't contribute, but I only have one 8 year old grandson and not an ache or pain to be found.
Sure do wish it would warm up, though.

I am going nuts with the weather.My logical head says "get out of the house,go to lunch with your narcissistic friend who talks about himself for an hour and a half,at least you will be out"
The automatic head says" whats the use ,just stay in where its warm.You wont have to drive in a cold car"
My therapy head won and I went to lunch.Chocolate Torte cake with raspberry sauce was justified.The waitress said it didnt contain flour.She didnt say it was calorie free.

I bet it was fun Jo Ann.

I was just getting into a weight loss mode.

As long as you don't do it all the time you should be alright.

Good for you, Jo, wish my therapy head would tell me to do something exciting.

I see a family conference in full swing without any litanies of aches and pains even the great grannies think that the spring is around the corner. Lynn Great Grand mother now . I seem not to be privy to some secrets .
Regards,
Arif.

I'm not sure what secrets those would be Arif.

The joys of being grand-something. No chance now of Great Great Grand but some miniscule chance of a Grand though. Having children late in life means you get no chance of interacting as much but then the children get a mellowed out father. Some pluses and some minuses.
Regards,
Arif.

It's all in how you look at it.
I was married young,I would never recommend it. My grands are all nearly out of college.

I was married young, it worked for us, but I have known him since I was 7 and he was 9. Just had out 36th Anniversary, he's still my best friend!

Wow, Sue we have so many parallels in our married lives.
I married young, but only knew Cliff for about 5 years before we married. We celebrated our 51st anniversary last November. I would not go back and change a thing, not even the tough times. He has always been my best friend. I have been so blessed.

I've been married since I was 19. And I still love my husband so much. He is so good to me. I think we here break the old adage of young marriages not lasting.

And another one, yah! I was 18 by 3 days, hubby was a week away from turning 20.

Jo Ann's Garden, yes, this is the right thread, sorry to get granny, grand children and marriage side tracked! Spring is around the corner!!

O K so say the stats are 3 that work out of 4.
I am on the other side of the page.
I met him when I was 16 and married when I was almost 19.
We were together almost 10 years.
We had 4 girls.
He left when the youngest was 4.
I also dont regret anything except making a bad choice due to my inexperience and youth.The intervening nearly 50 years have been an adventure I have embraced and been grateful for.
I admire and am in awe of couples who remain friends and are still "in love"
The DD#2 and SIL I live with have a great marriage.Their secret is, not taking each other personally.

I have no Grandchildren but have niece, nephews an great nieces. That is when you know you may be aging. When the greats come along.
I'm bad, I'm on a second husband but been married to him for 26 years March 4. He is my Friend and is very good to me.
Oh, everything is o.k., we just got to learn to accept things....

I married at the age of 36 with a girl 15 years younger. It was a love marriage and not the arranged one that is a custom here. I still love her and have no complaints as such but not for me to be a granddad any time soon. I have a daughter who is 22 but she has still got a bit more then a year in University then job. Doing her Economics and no early prospects seen there. Next is 17 in age so nothing much in the near future. Third is only eight.
No luck of being grand anything soon. So no need for me to behave like a senile old granddad. I can still afford to think young.
Jo Ann, somehow this conversation suits your thread .
Regards,
Arif.

I dont know how we got sidetracked but all bets are off when spring comes.
At least we can bare our souls here ,not too many people come to this thread.

Jo Ann, look at the views at the top . 2035 and climbing, you can stand for elections soon .
Regards,
Arif