Beware of Old Man doing "Farm-Type Things"

I feel OLD. My knees and ankles are all pop-y and creak-y and the more I work out, the worse it gets. Damian just looks old. He has new hip problems and walks like a 60 year old. He has adorable crows feet around his eyes. We'll be turning 34 in a few months, but we seem a lot older.

Last night, towards the end of our date night, we were leaving a store and the check out girl was laughing at us. She overheard us arguing and teasing each other about our equally bad taste in outdoor lawn ornamentation. When you think of an old geezer in plaid golf pants, think Damian, and when you think of an old bitty on the stoop of a trailer, think me. . .do you get the picture? As we left the store, Damian said, "You know, I think we act like a couple of old people!" I'm glad he's finally realizing what I've known for a long time.

But now, look at this picture of my HOT OLDIE:

I will say, for an OLD MAN, he looked surprisingly STRONG as he did a burn pile in our backyard today. I stood out there like a tourist and took photos of he and the boys doing manly things. I overheard him telling them in a giddy voice, "This is the first time we've done FARM-TYPE things on our LAND!"

Of course, later, he said, "You know, it's probably not too smart to do this burn pile so far from a water source."

Oh well, "Farming" is new for us.

I love the way Ben would stand WAY back and throw little twigs on the fire. Only they never made it all the way, so someone would have to get close to the hot inferno and toss them all the way! What a BIG HELP!

Here's our oldest boy, Josh, with our new dog, Buddy. He's a loaner, but we might keep him, if he's the perfect dog for me. I know, it's always about me, but the older you get, the more set in your ways. . .and incorrigible, you get!

In order to be a perfect dog Buddy has to not mind being ignored, not run away, not bark, lick or sniff anyone, and he has to be perfectly obedient. So far, so good. We've had him about 3 hours. We'll try him out for 3 days and see what we think. I think the reason he's perfect is that he's the oldest dog I've ever known, so he should fit right in with the other OLD MAN around here. Plus, he has hip problems, they're like twins, walking on our LAND together!