The other day Joe and Dot were sitting together on the couch, and Dot told Joe that it was their
anniversary.
Joe: “Is that right? How long have we been married now?”
Dot: “66 years!”
Joe: “Holy Moly! That long?!”
Dot: “Yes, that long…”
Joe: “And today is our anniversary you say?”
Dot smiled: “Yes it is.”
Joe thought about it for a minute and said, “So tonight I’m gonna get some…”
I was sitting in the same room as them reading a magazine and I felt Dot
looking at me. I just buried my face in my magazine.”
Dot whispered: “No Joe!”
Joe: “Well why the hell not?”
Dot: “You’re too old.”
Joe giggled: “I am not too old!”
Dot: “You’re 92 and you’ll have a heart attack.”
Joe: “So what? That’d be a helluva way to go!”
Dot: “It’s not gonna happen George.”
Joe: “What’s the point of having an anniversary if a man doesn’t get any…?”
Dot: “I just thought you’d like to know. I will give you a kiss.”
Joe: “Well alright…I’ll take what I can get, but I’m still not happy about it…”
Dot gave him a kiss and said, “Happy Anniversary.”
Joe grinned from ear to ear: “What do you say you and I get out of here for a little while…”
Dot rolled her eyes: “Oh Joe!”
I think this is a great message. I lived with my grandma, who has dementia and Alzheimer’s for over a year. All I can say is that I have many, many stories about the ups and downs. You can check them out here:
http://caseykurlander.wordpress.com/category/grandma/
Thanks!
Casey