What is it about getting older? When I was young I wanted to be older. Now that I have reached my later years, I'd like to revert back to being younger.
Something tells me, this is our cycle of life. There are days when I have lots of ambition, but most of the time it's just the opposite.
I look back over the years and remember several of the happenings in my life were unexpected. The most cherished ones were being a stay-at-home Mom of four children - two girls and two boys - in that order.
I was young, in fact in today's standards too young. I married when I had just turned 20 and less than a year later I gave birth to a girl. Eleven and one-half months later, another girl entered our family. Two years after that our first son was born and three years later another son made our family complete. It's a good thing the doctor told me: "Now's the time to stop having babies or it may cause you physical troubles later on."
You see I was a good Catholic girl, who thought I shouldn't use birth control just abstinence, which isn't always easy.
With all the news reports today about women being allowed to do with their bodies what they wish, I understand - really I do.
I'm against abortion, only because I could not abort a pregnancy. But if a woman feels differently, then that's her choice - not the government's.
Now that I look back over my 80 years - almost 61 years married - I wouldn't change a thing. But remember that's me.
What some other woman chooses to do with her life, is her choice not someone else's.

John Gray's column in The Saratogian recently touched me. Although I really haven't had low times in my life except when I loss my parents and two sisters - not all at once, thank heavens. But what his column did do was make me recall what my life has been like all these years.
Now in my latter years of life, I often sit back and reminisce on how great it has been and continues to be.
 I went off to nursing school just out of high school. But I also had been going out with my now husband at the time. A short time later I had the strong urge to come home. My father was delighted to have his daughter back. Today thoughts might be different.
I continued to work full time at the phone company making a good wage for the times. And I also continued to date my future husband. It proved to be a test when he was drafted into the Army. But because of an old football knee problem he received a medical discharge only 40 or so days later. That's when he surprised me with an engagement ring.
We were still young so we continued to save our money until two years later we decided to tie the knot.
Now a little over 60 years later and four wonderful children - two girls and two boys we still feel the same. Oh, we're like most couples we've had our ups and downs, but always remained the same as we grew older.
Now we have been blessed with five grandchildren and four great-grandchildren. And the latest news another great grandchild around our anniversary Nov. 22. What a gift that will be.
Life does work in strange ways. I feel I have had everything: children, grandchildren, great-grandchildren, a wonderful job as an editor and society columnist for 40 years and best of all a man who still loves me.
I hope everyone out there can feel the same someday. It takes work but it's worth it.