Re: Happy Birthday! -- Parenthood

>>"I've heard, however, that 40 is how you will think of yourself for the rest of your life."<<

Ohmigod!!!  I have a lot of work to do then before July when I turn 40!!  Gee, thanks Jim...  :-)

Melody, IA (Z 5/4)

"The most beautiful thing we can experience is the mysterious."    
--Albert Einstein

 --- On Wed 02/11, james singer < jsinger@igc.org > wrote:
From: james singer [mailto: jsinger@igc.org]
To: gardenchat@hort.net
Date: Wed, 11 Feb 2004 16:40:25 -0500
Subject: Re: [CHAT] Happy Birthday! -- Parenthood

Interesting. Turning 30 was a watershed event for me, too. I've heard,
<br>however, that 40 is how you will think of yourself for the rest of
your <br>life. And I guess I believe that--it's always disconcerting to
see <br>myself in the mirror these days. Takes a moment before I realize
it's <br>me.<br><br><br><br>On Wednesday, February 11, 2004, at 07:07
AM, Melody wrote:<br><br>> The day I turned 30 was one of the greatest
days of my life...I finally<br>> got to be the age I'd felt since I was
a very young girl...like my body<br>> finally caught up with "me
inside". It was a truly satisfying day!<br>><br>><br>><br>> Melody, IA
(Z 5/4)<br>><br>> "The most beautiful thing we can experience is the
mysterious."<br>> --Albert Einstein<br>><br>> --- On Tue 02/10, Pamela
J. Evans < gardenqueen@gbronline.com > wrote:<br>> From: Pamela J. Evans
[mailto: gardenqueen@gbronline.com]<br>> To: gardenchat@hort.net<br>>
Date: Tue, 10 Feb 2004 11:50:39 -0600<br>> Subject: RE: [CHAT] Happy
Birthday! -- Parenthood<br>><br>> Mine too. But I get to be as goofy as
I want now (can't you tell?) to<br>> make up for it, so that's
cool.<br>I'm glad my folks raised us to be so<br>> independent. Even if
people do have<br>a tendency to tell me I must <br>> have<br>> been 30
when I was born.<br><br><br>LOL<br><br><br>---------- Original<br>>
Message ----------------------------------<br>From: "Donna "<br>>
<justme@prairieinet.net><br>Reply-To: gardenchat@hort.net<br>Date:
Tue,<br>> 10 Feb 2004 06:12:15 -0600<br><br>>Got to agree Eva... my dad
was also<br>> very something.... besides the work<br>>aspect, he also
taught me to be<br>> street and business wise. I remember<br>>times when
very young (like 8)<br>> and if I didn't have his permission
in<br>>writing to go somewhere...<br>> didn't happen, even tho he said I
could go.<br>>By 12 I could drive a<br>> car and change the oil,
tune-ups and normal<br>>maintenance. What he<br>> taught me was to be a
great business person, common<br>>sense, think<br>> logically and be
totally independent

. In some ways it is<br>>great, but<br>> can't say that I enjoyed
childhood like most kids..... never<br>>had <br>> the<br>> chance to be
a goofy kid. So you can take it too<br>>
far....<br>><br>>Donna<br>><br>>> <br>>> BTW, putting them to work
is<br>> the BEST thing you can do for them.<br>>Soon<br>>> they'll be
thanking<br>> you for the important lessons you are<br>>
teaching<br>>them.<br>><br>>-------------------------------------------
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