November 21, 2010-my very first blog

I started thinking while lying in bed one morning, about turning 60.  I certainly don't feel like I am going to be 60.  I often asked my mom what age she felt as she grew older.  She never answered that question.  She would just smile and change the subject.  I don't know why she never answered.  I decided I would share with my kids how it felt to be 60.  That's why I started this blog.  I want them to know me.  They are all adults now.  I will always be their mom but I also want them to know me as a person, a person who doesn't feel 60.  A person who isn't only their mom.  My mom left boxes and boxes of diaries filled with dates, events, doctor's appointments, weather reports, and moods.  I wanted to know her.  I don't think I ever really did.  She was just my mom.  So my question to her will always remain unanswered and it was important to me.......I love you mom.  I wish I knew Elizabeth Upton better.