{"id":41612,"date":"2019-11-13T01:48:45","date_gmt":"2019-11-13T08:48:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/?p=41612"},"modified":"2019-11-13T15:23:48","modified_gmt":"2019-11-13T22:23:48","slug":"oh-to-be-young-again","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/?p=41612","title":{"rendered":"Oh To Be Young Again!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Old age is like everything else; to make a success of it, you&#8217;ve got to start young.<\/strong><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_41629\" style=\"width: 1506px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2019\/11\/parents.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-41629\" class=\"wp-image-41629 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2019\/11\/parents.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1496\" height=\"1989\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2019\/11\/parents.jpg 1496w, https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2019\/11\/parents-226x300.jpg 226w, https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2019\/11\/parents-423x562.jpg 423w, https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2019\/11\/parents-113x150.jpg 113w, https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2019\/11\/parents-768x1021.jpg 768w, https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2019\/11\/parents-1155x1536.jpg 1155w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1496px) 100vw, 1496px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-41629\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">I wish I had this sign in my home fifty years ago!<\/p><\/div>\n<p>We have been retired 12 Years, 7 Months, and 23 Days! Time sure seems to fly and the older I get, the faster it goes!<\/p>\n<p>Sometimes I sit back and think about my grandchildren and wish I could impart some of my lessons learned onto them, but, as with myself, they have to make their way through life.<\/p>\n<p>Today, our oldest granddaughter turns twenty-five, and I can remember being there when she was born. Grandma Sue was in the delivery room, and I was close by in the adjacent room. Now, she has two little varmints of her own. Life repeats itself!\u00a0 Happy birthday Cassie!<\/p>\n<p>The movie below is short, but it will make you think!\u00a0 It&#8217;s worth the three-minute view!<\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 640px;\" class=\"wp-video\"><video class=\"wp-video-shortcode\" id=\"video-41612-1\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" preload=\"metadata\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"video\/mp4\" src=\"http:\/\/www.lilesnet.com\/videos\/young-again.mp4?_=1\" \/><a href=\"http:\/\/www.lilesnet.com\/videos\/young-again.mp4\">http:\/\/www.lilesnet.com\/videos\/young-again.mp4<\/a><\/video><\/div>\n<h3 class=\"js-share-text\"><span class=\"lf-line js-share-line\">A man wants to work&#8230; For his pay<\/span><br \/>\n<span class=\"lf-line js-share-line\">A man wants a place&#8230; In the sun<\/span><br \/>\n<span class=\"lf-line js-share-line\">A man wants a gal proud to say<\/span><br \/>\n<span class=\"lf-line js-share-line\">That she&#8217;ll become his lovin&#8217; wife<\/span><br \/>\n<span class=\"lf-line js-share-line\">He wants a chance to give his kids a better life<\/span><br \/>\n<span class=\"lf-line js-share-line\">Well hello ah&#8230;. Hello brother<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span class=\"lf-line js-share-line\">You can travel all around the world and back<\/span><br \/>\n<span class=\"lf-line js-share-line\">You can fly or sail or ride a railroad track<\/span><br \/>\n<span class=\"lf-line js-share-line\">But no matter where you go you&#8217;re gonna find<\/span><br \/>\n<span class=\"lf-line js-share-line\">That people have the same things on their minds<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"lf-line js-share-line\">A man wants to work&#8230; For his pay<\/span><br \/>\n<span class=\"lf-line js-share-line\">A man wants a place&#8230; In the sun<\/span><br \/>\n<span class=\"lf-line js-share-line\">A man wants a gal&#8230; Proud to say<\/span><br \/>\n<span class=\"lf-line js-share-line\">That she&#8217;ll become&#8230; His lovin&#8217; wife<\/span><br \/>\n<span class=\"lf-line js-share-line\">He wants a chance to give his kids a better life<\/span><br \/>\n<span class=\"lf-line js-share-line\">Well hello brother, hello<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"lf-line js-share-line\">[Instrumental]<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"lf-line js-share-line\">He wants a chance to give his kids a better life, yes<\/span><br \/>\n<span class=\"lf-line js-share-line\">Well hello, hello, brother hello<\/span><br \/>\n<span class=\"lf-line js-share-line\">I said hello, hello, brother hello<\/span><\/p>\n<p>The cleaning folks came, and we departed for the hospital to get ready for next week&#8217;s operation.\u00a0 The pesky kidney stone has got to go, and we want it gone my Thanksgiving!<\/p>\n<p>In the afternoon we went to Coldstone Creamery for a bit of ice cream.\u00a0 We\u00a0 brought some home toVicky and Del.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Old age is like everything else; to make a success of it, you&#8217;ve got to start young. We have been retired 12 Years, 7 Months, and 23 Days! 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