Yep hun - it's hard watching your folk age - mind you, for my folk they have watched me age with my arthritis which is possibly harder for them.
Mom and Dad came back from holiday today and stopped by for half an hour. Dad was 70 yesterday. He's a funny 'ole coot - before he left to go on holiday he was walking out the door and said "I want to be cremated and my ashes put with mother and Fred"
My mom just looked at him aghast at what he was saying (it was her birthday - 67 - and Dad had completely forgotten!!!!!!!!!!!!!), I laughed coz it was one of those surreal moments and then he said "I may be too old to remember what my wishes are when I need to, but my daughter will know"
So.... way to go Dad!!!!!
Anyway, they had a lovely time - they were only about an hour away, on Exmoor, but went back to all the places they were when they were kids. Think they are feeling their mortality. It did them the world of good tho, just being away for a few days and no pressures from the normal/abnormal world we usually live in. So that was happy
Such a shame for PaPa that he can't work on his planes or use all those tools in the shed - bless him. I am so glad tho, to hear he is still flirting - he sounds incredible and incorrigible. I think he would be wonderful to meet. Please hug him from Iz Up Above. x