Wednesday, July 31, 2013

THE BIRTH OF GAGA MUSINGS

A few evenings ago after scrolling through all 200 of our channels – TWICE – I settled on “Keeping Up With The Kardashians”. It was the first time I had ever watched that TV show. About half way through watching assorted rich & pampered people relaxing on a yacht in Greece complaining about anything & everything, I thought, “What the hell? There has to be something better to do with my time.”

That night in bed (I do some of my best thinking in the middle of the night), the idea came to me – write another blog. For the past three years I've written my “Travels Near & Far” blog which is primarily focused on all sorts of travel - hence the name. As some of you know travel & photography are two of my passions. My new blog idea was to just explore light-hearted thoughts, ideas or whatever may come to the mind of a woman with 63 years under her belt. I wondered if it might be of interest or start a dialogue with other women in the second halves of their lives. By morning, “Everyday Musings of a 60-Something Grandma” was born!

But I made some self-imposed rules for “Everyday Musings”:

1. NO POLITICS! This blog will have absolutely no political agendas.

2. A little bitching, venting & whining (& wining, as in a glass of) are definitely allowed.

3. Keep it light & fun – there is enough bad stuff every night on the news.

4. Stay off the soapbox – except for once in awhile.

5. Swearing or cursing is permitted if used in the correct context.

6. Try to post something every week.

I am Kathy Silver, a 63 year old grandma to Charley Ellen, my unbelievably adorable granddaughter who will be two in October & who I am able to visit on a weekly basis. She is the light of my life! I have recently been named “Gaga” by Charley & I love it! If I knew how fantastic having a grandchild would be I'd have been bugging my son & daughter-in-law to give me one for years!

The rest of the players in my immediate world are as follows:

Lou – my wonderful partner, other half, husband equivalent & travel companion of 12 years.

Darrin – my only child, the most incredible son a woman could ask for & the best daddy ever.

Allison – my beautiful daughter-in-law who is an amazing mom & my friend, too.

Karen – my younger sister who has turned into a trusted friend & confidant in our later years.

My dad, Ron – a great man but since my mother died & his health has declined he makes raising my son seem like a walk in the park.

Enough said for now. Let's get started.