I turned 76 in September, with no gray hairs (that is,
as long as I can get pretty hair dye in the stores, and
now I volunteer with our local blood bank, going to
different places and doing a fairly strenuous job.

And when I'm home, I can quilt till 3 in the morning,
(I'm a widow) read till I want to go to bed, and still
get up ready for whatever the day brings.

Live life when you have it. Who cares how old you are?
When asked, I tell it all. I may even tell the truth!!

67 in June and love my silver hair.

i think the beach boys wrote a song about us..
'the little old lady from pasadena (go lady, go lady, go lady, go')

We have a great commercial in CA for one of the HMOs (Kaiser). It shows various seasoned ladies having a blast doing whatever they are doing (dancing, golfing, etc) and the song plays "When I grow up I wanna be an old woman."

i've already grown all the way up, and i still haven't become one. just won't happen, no matter how hard i try. i just can't figure out how (or why) to do it.

turning 59 in febuary. loving every day!!

Not me tell any one my age. FEB. I will be and a proud 66 was so happy when I turned 65 to get on medicare. Never lied or hedged on it. Still got 32 teeth, Very little gray and wouldn't care if it had a lot. But makes some of my family jealous cause I don't have much and don't color my hair. LOL

I am not afraid to say I am 73 today. I love life and hope to live longer than my Dad did 95 Mary

SC and Mary, (singing) HaPpY BiRtHdAy! to you, happy birthday to you...

Thank you so much see being old has its good times.I got cheers from a friend I never knew I had hehe

:thumbup:

I have you all beat! I'll be 82 in another 5 months and still spending a lot of my time in my sewing room, at the computer and trying to stay out of trouble. As my DH used to say, 'Live fast, love hard and leave a beautiful memory!' and I'm trying!

I turned 49 last November. Never thought I'd get to be this old. Makes me sad to think my life is half over already because it's just getting real good. I have a beautiful grandson that I just can't imagine not being there for. Does everybody go through this about this age or is it just me?

Johnette, you're a YOUNG grandma! You'll be there for that baby's babies! You gotta figure that you'll be there for at least another 30 or 40 years, Good Lord willing...

I guess I never really thought about turning 50...until it happened and my darling hubby woke me that day chanting, "Happy Birthday Honey!! AARP DAY!! WOOHOO!!" :lol: He was so jazzed to be able to get the discounts available at the ripe old age of 39!! (three years ago!)

Ok...I wanna come hang out with you!! What great fun I bet it would be!!

49 and loving life. married for 31 years (yes, to the same man), 2 children, DS is 26 and DD is 24 on Sunday. PROUD Granni to 2 DGS, 3 months and 15 months.

62 and walk with angels

Well I am proud to say I am still on the right side of the grass and will be 61 next Wednesday.

Right side of the grass, I like that. I am now 71, and as I tell others, It is a privilege denied many.

Happy Birthday!!!!

I'll be 51 next month, and it still seriously shocks me! In my head I should still be in my early/middle 30s! Except my oldest will be 31 next month, so I guess I can't be. lol!!
It doesn't really 'bother' me, it just seems unreal still to me.

I've been very lucky in that I've had no illnesses, take no medicines, and have no aches since I've learned not to sit on my foot. :wink:

I became a grandma at 42, and now have five from my kids! And on Sunday I'm going sledding with them all! lol!!! :) :)

I'll be 62 Jan 21st. I have a few gray hairs (used to have more in my late 20's but when got pregnant at 31 and started taking prenatal vitamins they all disappeared and just started coming back couple of years ago. Also my sis who is 7 years younger has 5 times more wrinkles....she complains and I just smile and say "Fat has it's priviledge....this skin is too damn tight to wrinkle."

I have always said I am proud of my gray hairs and have worked hard to get every one of them. My 2 dd's are 30 and 36. The 36 yo has 12 yo son and 16 mo old daughter. I give thanks to the Lord every day that I get to enjoy them all. Still work full time and told my boss that I am not going to retire...no matter how old. I am 911 dispatcher at local Police Dept and I said some day I will be wheeled in in a wheelchair and when I croak, they can pry my cold dead hands off radio myke.

I'm another of the young ones - I'm 24, married 5 years next month, have a 2 1/2 year old son, and have been quilting almost two years now.

I lost my mom 7 years ago, and it THRILLS me to see so many women so stinking PROUD of their ages! There is nothing better than another birthday to celebrate, another year to remember, and (of course) another quilt to make!

I have a year on you, I'm 67 and a half? Do halves count at this stage of life? It will be 68 in May, doesn't feel like it though.

Oh, were we adding yrs. married? going on 47 this year.

Just adding on to my other info... age 75 years, married 54 years to same man, 3 adult children, 6 grandchildren, slightly grey, feel like 65... that is so good... but things change when I don't have a good day with arthritis... but mostly good.

I'm proud I made it as long as I have! So if you want to know, just ask. (I think God's angels were working overtime for me, as I have survived a car accident and cancer.)

Will be 68 this coming April Quilting about 5 years and love it.

I am 64...and divorced......I have my good times and bad, but nothing to do with age ;) ;) ;)

I'm only 38 years young! I love that we're all so proud of our age. Way to go, ladies and gentlemen!

I am 64 1/2 and feel lucky to be it. I am the last sibling to live this long. I have outlived 4 siblings - ages 40-37-42-almost 59 yr.s old. I don't know why, I do not live healthy. I have 3 kids ages 47-43-40 and six Grandkids - 23 to 7 and 2 yr.old Great Granddaughter. I do not know why God has been so good to me. I certainly hope he keeps it up. :thumbup: :thumbup: :thumbup:

I forgot to say I have been married to same man for 48yr.s

i'm actually going from 66 to 68 in october. LOL!

Don't you like 67?

i actually made a mistake the first time around. really.

chuckle!

Now that I think about it I made a mistake too - I'm really just 39! (HA!)

Wow, I'm actually really happy to hear there are younger people quilting. Good for you and keep it going.
I'm 53 and loving it (I do color my hair and take really good care of myself....my husband is 9 years younger and I don't want to be mistaken for his mom, hahaha).
Sarah in CA

You got that right! My mom is 80 but has a lot of serious illnesses. I would love for her to be able to quilt like all you older ladies. Be proud you still got it girls and by all means, brag all you want!!
Sarah in CA

Hey you know.....attitude is everything. You're as young or old as your attitude. Keep smiling. Love you all.
Sarah in CA