One night last week when my mom joined some of her old (?) high school classmates for their monthly Girls' Night Out dinner, one of them remarked that she was getting shorter, but her feet were getting bigger. My mom immediately thought, "So that's where it goes!"
Then the other day she went to get a bone density test. That is something humans do to determine how thick their bones are, which is fine with me because I like thick bones, especially thick bones with lots of meat on them that I can chew on for hours. Anyway, my mom (who is shrinking almost as fast as the stock market and is down to five feet, three and a half inches tall) learned a couple dismal facts there while the test was being done.
Such as, as you age your body shrinks except for three body parts that keep growing until you die. They are your feet, your ears, and your nose. Yikes!! She was expecting the doctor to come in and say, “I have bad news for you. You are getting shorter and your nose is getting bigger!” What a nightmare!!!
So, here she sits, staring at the computer and getting shorter by the minute. Glad I don't have to worry about that. I'm already short. Hehehe..
18 comments:
We learned a lot from you today, Koobie! I guess our black noses and ears will keep growing bigger and bigger! Mom will be calling us Bozo and Dumbo pretty soon!
Love ya lots,
Maggie and Mitch
Hi, Koobie...
Hmmm...Very interesting...
My Mom says she didnt' know she was getting shorter...She just thought she was getting wider... :0)
Abby xxxooo
Noses, ears, feet, and BUTTS! good thing that doesn't happen to dogs. Only thing that keeps growing on us is our hearts.
wags from the whippets
Hooo boy. Your Muzzer is still more than three inches taller than muzzer was the last time she LET THEM tell her the results. She says, "Mark it down and keep your mouth shut, doc or I'll tell your mother on you!"
She is getting wider too...someplaces.
gussie
hi koobies mom! so good to see your beautiful face!
and i knew that about the nose, ears and face...i know i have to get larger shoes...but then again, i am having to get larger clothes, period...the more i eat....lol
have a lovely weekend!
I don't know about all of this. Grammie was always short and not you are telling me that she is getting shorter. Pretty soon we will be eye to eye.
Hi Koobie! Our mom has the same problem! She used to be 5'2", but now she's only 5'1 1/2". At this rate, it won't be long before she's as wide as she is tall! (Our mom didn't think that was funny)! She thought the part about your feet getting bigger was just because as she gets older, she wants comfortable shoes instead of the ones she used to cram her feet into! We hope you have a great weekend!
Aire-hugs,
Poppy, Penny & Patches
Oh Kousin Koobie
Now I undewstand why Mommi says all those HBO wowds when she's twying to squeeze hew feets in hew shoes..and she can bawely touch daddi's face she's so showt..we doggies awe lucky..we stay pawfect
smoochie kisses
ASTA
pee ess..I bet if you give youw Mom enuff kisses she'll be just fine
Koobie...
Tell yer Mom ta stay away from that camera...that's frightenin' fer sure....since it took us about 1/2 hour ta get here tonight.....we're not goin' any further fer sure....it's sad ta hear we're gonna keep growin' our ears 'n noses 'n feet til we die.....no fair I say....how about you?.....'n I don't want ta be any shorter either.....no siree.....tell yer Mom that Pap almost has the roof over the front deck....the basics anyway....now the weather is gettin' bad but we're hopin' we don't see anymore snow.....we hope ta catch up with friends when we get back......geez....how did we live with dialup so long ??????
Dewey Dewster here.....
Hi, Koobie!
Those are scary facts about humans!
You are right... thick bones are the best!
Kisses and hugs
Lorenza
HMMMMMMM>>> so that's what we have to look forward to??? We terriers already have long snoots...can ya imagine how long they're gonna get?? Mumsie hasn't had one of those bone den SIT E tests yet...she figures that since she didn't break anything the last time she fell down the basement stairs they can't be too brittle yet...very scientific, huh???
Yes, Koobie...I and going on a date with a cat...he's sweet, respectful and doesn't tell me I have a large caboose...we'll see how it goes!
Scruffy sez to bring your red blanket and a crock pot full of smoked kielbassi and kraut if ya could??? And fill up the back of ur red kar with um beer. You still ok drivin' a convertible in November? What if it snows?? OH, Koob...you better have an umbrella handy!
Barkies...lacie
Yeah, Mom says she's sure she used to be 5 foot 8 but now they tell her she's an inch shorter. How did that happen??? As for the nose, she doesn't even want to think about that. I mean, her hair can cover her ears, but a schnozz is another story!
Rudy
Hi Koobuss
Our hooman is vey worried now. She is imaging herself with a nose like Pinocchio, ears like a grown up Elf and feet like Gulliver. Not a pretty sight!!
Molly and Taffy
Ciao Koobuss!
I am so glad that we got to play cards (at lacie's) and get to know each other this weekend. It is always wonderful when cats and dogs can get along!
Love,
Opus
Oh we didn't know that. How interesting.
Hi Koobie,
My feet will continue to grow, hugh?
Gee, that sounds good to me 'cause I've never been able to SEE my feet! ...tee hee ....
Lots of Love,
Aunt Janet
Dropping by all the blogs to say hello. Hope you had a good weekend.
Simba x
Oh gee... I hope I don't shrink or have extra large feeties or nose when I grown older. I think your Mama still looks good to me.
Butt wiggles,
Solid Gold Dancer
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