DoW,

I treasure in my scrapbook somewhere a scorecard where I beat our parents at scrabble...once.

Mom often "scrabbles" at least once a game.

She's pretty fit for 84 although she had difficulty lifting the 25 lb watermelon she grew. She gardens again a lot now though she stopped for a while after moving to her new home and living alone. I'm glad to see she's at it again.

Aware that it's less of a "workout" with a town lot rather than her previous 3 acres she added walking to the mix. Now thinks little of walking into town to shop, volunteer or raise heck being an activist.

Fact is she walks further and faster than I do.

Sure she has her aches and pains however we're really lucky, Duck and I to have been spared thus far many of the rigors of the "sandwich generation".

I know this, and my Mom "won't last forever" but I asked her what she credits her health too. She credits staying active.

Other than genetic luck of the draw I think she would say to you all "Keep moving!"