Oh yeah, I forgot to mention when I told you I was 53 that I have an 8 year old boy, 15 and 19 year old girls. They keep me young! And yes, I started late too!
Sarah in CA

craftmama--we're the same age and I'm just getting one married this summer. Grandkids won't be for a few years yet, I'm sure. You got a head start!! :-D

cherrybsixty--what a beautiful photo you have in your avatar. Are those your children?? Good looking bunch!! :-D

76 come Valentine's Day.........

Hubby says that's why he married me !!!
Makes it easy to remember my B-day.

MJ

I'll be 64 years young this May. Not only have I lived longer than my mom and grandmothers, I no longer immediately think of that fact when counting the years.
Each day is a blessing :-)

I have 1 day left in my 6th decade. I told my kids a few years ago that they were closer to 50 than I am - depressed the heck out of them. DD is now 47, DS is 46.

Baren* - I started using an Apple at work in '81, got my first home computer (Mac) in '85. Friday I took a digitizing lesson for my embroidery machine. When we upgraded our Mac in '86, we gave the 'old' one to my folks. They joined the Mac Club in Tucson - they were in their 70s. My Mom loved Email and playing 'puter games right up into her 90s. So us 'older' folks don't have dust collecting on our brains!

I am lucky to be 44-45 in may. Lucky because I had a stroke at the age of 35 and nothing makes you appreciate life like a major illness. I try to learn something new everyday to keep myself sharp. I learned to sew a few years after my stroke, I learned to play guitar 3 years ago, and I took a class on quilting 1 1/2 years ago.....who knows whats next, but I look forward to it!

This is the strangest thing. I was just reliving other times like the '60's on one of the other general chit-chat forums and I just wanted to see if my avatar change would show up. And here I run on to this forum talking about age. Heck, I not ashamed of my age, I feel like this body has earned every year there and is still ticking on. My brain is another thing. I still feel really young in my mind and that is what gets me into trouble. My brother both tease and talk about how old and yet how young we feel. My sister is 14 years younger, so she is still a young thing!!! I sometimes wish I could have a do over in certain things, or a mulligan, but then that would change everything and I really wouldn't want to change anything. I'm pretty happy with where I am and what I've got. But then if I win that new house on HGTV this year like I think I will, I will be really really happy.:) It's not really the house I want but I love New Mexico, and that scenery there is great. I'm kind of tired of trees and corn fields and SNOW. HA. I'm not ashamed of my age, now what I look like is a whole other subject.:) Quilt for your happiness cause that's what it is all about. Bethy By the way I'm 59. Sixty in July. :-D

This is so funny to read some of the younger ones talking about how old they are and they are 10 or more years younger than me.:) I guess I was a real trip to people when I was 35 complaining to all these 20 somethings at work how old I felt. Quite a laugh:) Of course, my mother gets a big kick out of me complaining and then she clears her throat and don't I feel stupid. I have to agree though that younger and younger people are quilting and that makes me happy. I wish I would have done more when I was younger so that I wouldn't have use this old brain so hard learning things I could have learned when I was younger and really been producing some neat stuff. :) Quilt is my thing, and I feel so much younger when I finish something. Also I won't go any more balder from tearing out my hair. Bethy

I will turn 59 in May. I really had to stop a minute to think about it. In all honesty, I rarely think of it. I don't feel any different than I did 20 years ago. A little slower maybe, but that gives me a chance to really look around me and appreciate the things that I did't have time to look at before.

[quote=JoanneS]I have 1 day left in my 6th decade. I told my kids a few years ago that they were closer to 50 than I am - depressed the heck out of them. DD is now 47, DS is 46.


JOANNES.........Welcome to the 70s.........not too bad here......a few creaks here and there but better here then elsewhere !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

One of the hardest things to grasp...was when my kids turned 50...

At times (most times) hubby and I do more running around than they do !!!!

Happy Birthday (a few days late)

MaryJane

Hey me too...and next bd is soon.

I just turned 51 on 8th January and I'm loving life.

66 here and proud of it.

I will be 55 in August. My mind says sure you can and my body says "I don't think so" Take after my mom and have very little gray hair. My little sister who is 8 years younger than me has more gray hair than I do.

Okay - did I mention that I turned 70 on Monday? Certainly don't feel like I thought 70 was gonna be like when I was 25! I think 70 is the new 40. So those of you on the lower end of the age curve are still infants. Cheers!

Will be 82 next July 4th and don't have enough hours in my day yet! I am busy every minute and enjoy everything I do. Just got into embroidering with my new machine and what fun. Have 16 grandchildren, including little twin girls soon to be 2, and 3 gr grand children. Life is good!

When I was younger and in training for x-ray, I lived in Elkhart, Indiana, and I remember patients coming in and asking their birth dates. One gentleman looked at me and laughed and said 1889 and this was 1968-69. Thinking about it now, I'm amazed at how much history I have lived through myself and it doesn't seem like that much compared to what I imagined it would be when I got this age. I along with most don't really feel old, it's just MY body is giving me fits. That's the old age part. Brain still in good shape as they say in the ads. :) Life is great when you let it be that way. Most of the time I'm in such a hurry, I hardly ever really sit back and look around and just thank God for the moment. Bethy

Senior at 48 ?????
LOL

I'm going to be 70 in a few weeks. I have more than I ever
dreamed possible - my parents are still with us, my boys are both happily married and have wonderful children, and my husband still thinks I am beautiful. And as long as he thinks that, the truth doesn't really bother me.

That is really awesome, you are so very blessed and may God's blessings continue to shine on you.

GOSH! I'm so young!!! I'll be 22 February 15! *huggles all*

76 -- started quilting "regular" quilts about 10 years ago (after I retired)--really have "quilted" most of my adult life, but we didn't used to consider wall hanging/banners/pillow tops/ etc. as quilts.

I've been reading through the comments. I think one reason this is such a great board is the wide range of ages represented!

Not embarrassed at all about it as NO ONE thinks I'm as old as I am. 53 but most people think I'm 38 - 45 tops! LOVE IT! People think my daughter and I are sisters.

OMG..........I could be your great-granny........you are 54 years and 1 day younger than I am......just think of all the good quilting years you have ahead of you.

MaryJane

46 here.....and rising!!!!!! People always give me less - even in my 30's - which really makes my day - but I don't have a problem with age..I just wish that time would slow down a bit so that I can get more done.....

Just turned 74 the other day and so glad to see a lot of us 'older' quilters here. I've been quilting about 10 years and love it, family members all have at least one quilt and I do lots of community quilting through my Guild and internet groups that I belong to. Got my college degree when I was 60 and love using a computer and keeping in touch with so many people for friendship, quilting, etc. I'm not too sure I'll be keeping up with the latest technology ie. the new touch methods especially since I really don't need it but who knows. I have 9 grandkids from 9 to 28 and they keep introducing me to the new stuff, like Facebook. May in Jersey

PS. As you can see from my photo, I don't have any grey hair yet, LOL!

One of my favorite memories: Seven years ago I drove my then 15 year old son to a farmer's to work. After the third day, I chatted with the farmer and he was stunned I was Justin's mother--thought I was his sister. :wink: I'm not sure that would happen now. I don't have any wrinkles at all, but the grays are coming.

Not me! I am 56. I always think I am a year older than I am so when I hit that age, it doesn't bother me. My husband of 37 years always corrects me.

Besides, you are as old as you feel. Sometimes I feel like I'm 100 other times a kid.

Not only that, I hate my picture taken, but a friend of mine put me in many years ago. She was a model. She told me "In 20 years you will wish you looked like this!" How right she was.

Love your avatar!! My friend has a sign in her kitchen that says
"The Older We Get, the Better We Were" too bad we didn't know then what we know now - we'd have been more confident. And maybe we'd have chosen not to wear those
dumb fashions.

I am so glad to know I'm not the youngest one here!

I always remember that I´m getting older BECAUSE I´m alive.
To me its as simple as that :thumbup:

Ligia, what kind of bird it that? It's gorgeous.

I am 54 last Sept. We will celebrate our 35th wedding anniversary tomarrow. My Mom will be 77 tomarrow. My kids are 34 33 and 31 until April then Glen will be 32 so for 6 mos they will be 34 33 and 32. I had my first child DD 8 mos after we got married!

I am what I am and I don't care who knows how old I am. I am what God made me.

My son married a girl 12 yrs older than him ( he was 19 and she was 32) and she was so worried at the time that we wouldn't approve. But age is not the important factor it is your values and view of life that matters. They did have some issues to work through as she had been a single mom for 5 yrs (with 3 kids) and he was 19 and had never been responsible for anything but doing what he wanted when he wanted. but they have now been married 12 yrs this May and are going great.

Am66 and feel like I'm older, Have had too many health problems, But I am who I am. Almost 67, will be on Mother's
Day. What a Present! LOL



Marilyn

I am 66 , God willing 67 in April. I have to say this....when I was 39...I was dreading turning 40 (can u believe it?) lol...anyway, a month and a half before my bday, I had emergency surgery for cancer. The first oncologist said ...nothing we can do for you. The next one said with very aggressive chemo, 20% chance of survival....Well I am here, and NOW I am thrilled every year to make another one lol....SO it is all in your perspective. :)

Margie

God is with you!!! And having a positive attitude is key!!!

May in Jersey, you are amazing!!!

And I agree with all who said that attitude is everything.

Some of us look at the glass as half full, and some look

at it as half empty. Half full RULES!!! according to DGS

I just received these in an email and knew right where to share them. :-D

LOL I am the big 60 and I have quit coloring my hair and thank to dear old mom, she blessed me with beautiful white hair.

Turned 66 January 1st.