Table of Contents
Acknowledgments 11
"Senior Moments," a poem by Karen Taylor 13
Introduction 15
Funny Moments 17
Money Laundering 19
Right-and Proud of It 21
Check at the Front Desk 25
More Than One Way … 27
Butter Up 29
I'll Get It 31
Up Close and Personal 33
Headphones and Casseroles 35
Aleve Relief 37
Tell It Again, Sam! 39
Grandma's Letter 41
AAADD 43
Margarine, Margarine, Wherefore Art Thou? 45
Don't Forget to Remember 47
She Loves Me, She Loves Me Not 49
Here's the Parking Lot-Now Where's My Car? 51
Spellbound 53
Beauty or the Beast 55
Who's Who? 59
Making the Rounds 61
Four Eyes 63
A Unique Dining Experience 67
My Forgetter 69
A Hair-Raising Experience 71
Dairy Queens 73
Pay Up Or … 75
The Prodigal Partial 77
I'm Here! But What For? 79
Moments We'd Rather Forget 81
Trash on Rye-And a Side of Fries 83
It's Here Somewhere 85
Super Sale! 87
Can Do 89
Pie Soup 91
He Deserves a Good Belt! 93
Squash That Bug! 95
Good Ol' What's 'er Name 97
White-Knuckle Ride 99
Not a Moment Too Soon 101
Water, Water Everywhere 103
Drink Up 105
Zip It Up 107
A Sleeper If There Ever Was One 109
Your Name Is? 111
Something to H-AARP About 113
A Rose by Any Other Name … 115
Big Foot 117
Click, Click! 119
Free for the Taking 121
Promises, Promise 123
Not a Day Over … 125
Lights Out 127
Memory Hook 129
Everything in Its Place 131
Why Didn't I Think of That? 133
A Day of Rest 135
Locked Out 137
Poignant Moments 139
Marbles, Anyone? 141
Bossy 143
Eyes to See, Ears to Hear 145
On the Move 147
Telling It Like It Is 149
Sunday Escape 151
Making Music-With What's Left 153
Jesus Loves All His Children 155
Good-bye, Dear Friend 157
Dog Days 159
Night-Light 161
From Gray to White-Overnight! 163
Seeing With Hands and Heart 165
Laugh Lines 167
Short Takes 169
Moment by Moment 171
Late Learner 172
Future Thinker 173
Cold Feet 174
I'm Too Young for This 175
Wet Set 176
Help Is on the Way 177
Living in the Moment 178
Mirror, Mirror, on My Wall 179
It's a Bird, It's a Plane, It's … 180
Mother of the Bride 181
Thankful Moments 183
A Peak Experience! 185
Musical Chairs 187
Stop! Look! Listen! 189
Cooking Lesson 191
A Grandma's Heart 195
Lost and Found 197
Garden-Variety-Frustration 199
Open-and-Shut Case 201
Turn It Down, P-l-e-a-s-e! 205
Big Spender 207
Ups and Downs 209
Balancing Act 211
The Whole Enchilada 213
Map of Time 217
The Big C 219
Run, Grandma, Run 221
Growing Old Gracefully 225
