bord1niowa
DIS Veteran
- Joined
- Feb 4, 2006
Whew! Glad more people responded today. I thought I killed another thread.
I'll go ya one better: I am the youngest of seven. My brother is the oldest at 64. Five girls in between. My two oldest sisters are the same age - born 9 days apart.
Yep, you read that right.
Dad was married to a woman named Ruth, and they had two kids, my brother David, and oldest sister Laurie. Ruth and Laurie both got polio at the same time, and Ruth did not survive it.
Mom was married to a man named Tom, and they had two kids, Betty and Mary Kay. Mom was pregnant with my sister Claire when Tom was killed in an accident. He died July 4, buried three days later on Mom's birthday. Claire was born a week later on the 14th.
Two years later, Mom was working my my Aunt Mary (Dad's sister) and Mary introduced them. They were married in 1955, had my sister Patty in 1956 and me in 1960. There were so many girls in the family they pretty much figured I would be another girl - SURPRISE!!!!! I was three days old before my Dad told my Mom he wanted me named Gerald.
So, a real "Hers, Mine and Ours" story for my folks. My Mom will say that to this day, her greatest accomplishment was raising 7 home-owning, tax-paying American citizens.
the three kids probably refers to son, daughter and husband.
Ok, let me get out of my wheelchair and wipe the drool off my chin. It appears I may be the elder of the board so I demand respect.
56 last October, wife is 55. Married 10 happy years. The other 22 was pure hell. Daughter 30, son 26, two granddaughters age 10 and 4.
Ok, time for my prune juice and bedtime.
I start getting SS year after next (2010 at age 62)
If you're lucky.I get ss in 2040
If you're lucky.
Sorry CaptainKen and Larry we win. I'm 65 and DH is 71 and SS is nice it keeps us coming back to FW and lets us come when the parks are almost empty. We have been married 47 years in May and have four sons 46,44.42, and 40. We also have 11 grandchildren. After 4 sons and 2 grandsons we were beginning to think we would never see a granddaughter but on Christmas day 17 years ago we got the best Christmas present ever, our first granddaughter. Boys are still winning, 4 granddaughters and 7 grandsons and we still haven't grown up yet.
Its folks like you that give us something to keep waking up for. 47 years of marriage.....thats friggin beautiful...congrats to you on a life well lived. Whats your secret????