Meet Freddie.  Our “forgotten” child.

(Posted by Gayle)

Seems to me May December couples can often relate to our love of furbabies.  And as a “fur mother”, I’ve been feeling a bit guilty.  Shorty gets more attention on our blog, etc. because of all the photo opportunities he provides.  Freddie is camera shy, but he is no less loved by me and Ron.

Right now he’s suffering from an ear mite infestation in his left ear.  As I nurse his ear, all sorts of maternal feelings  flow through me.  Some of you may find it silly, but many of you will relate to what I am saying.  Age gap couples are often found by special fur babies.   It’s like they can sniff us out. They know we’ve got an abundance of love to share and have often made the choice not to bear children together. Little Freddie came to live with us on December 31, 2004.  It was the wrong time for a new pet, but he put himself out there on google just so we could find him.  And while surfing the internet in the wee hours of the morning, he found me! The rest is history. Wrong time + right dog = right time!

We’ve learned copious lessons from him.  He was damaged emotionally when he got here.  He was a year old and had great socialization skills with DOGS, but not HUMANS.  It took months of loving patience (okay more than a year), a few major meltdowns,  and some mighty “dog whispering” to bring him around.  He still has his shy moments,  but his gentle and still wounded spirit reminds us on a daily basis to trust the power of love….

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Not all “age gaps” are age related!

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Get the scoop, the whole scoop, and nothing but the scoop!

(Posted by Ron & Gayle).

We were recently interviewed by the relentlessly awesome Dixie Feldman who writes a blog for WETV.Com.  We’ll be sharing the interview in its entirety over the next few weeks.  Enjoy!

Any successful M-Ds that impress you? (Tony Randall and his wife? Bogey and Bacall?)

Gayle: My mom and step-dad had a 15 year age difference.  She was a “cougar” long before we knew what that meant.  They had a great relationship.  In the famous couple category, Bogey and Bacall had a 25 year age difference, but I never thought of them as a May-December couple,  Tony Randall and Heather Harlan with their 50 year age difference showed us how vital an older man can be.  But, I think one of my favorites is Clint Eastwood and his wife Dina.  There is a 35 year age difference between the two of them.  They have a child together, have been married since 1996, and still rock the red carpet when they are together.  I also like the Sarandon/Robbins paring.  She’s 12 years older and amazingly beautiful.  They seem like they are very grounded and secure with each other.

Ron: Gayle is better at that one than I.  I would say that Michael Douglas and Catherine Zeta Jones appear to be very happy.  So do Ashton Kutcher and Demi Moore.  Gayle’s mother was 15 years older than her step father and I was always impressed that she seemed to be the younger partner.  They were together until her death.hat are the pros and cons to an M-D when the women is the one who’s older?

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Let’s get viral.

Posted by Gayle

All you facebookers out there will recognize this list.  Seems it’s gone viral on facebook.  I received many versions of it and today I decided to take the plunge and come up with my list.  Then I figured if I was going to share it on facebook – why not go ahead and put it on the blog?  So here it is in all it’s unedited and unrestrained glory.

But before the voyeur in you dives in, let me share a secret with you.  After 22 years of marriage, there are times when Ron and I seem like we’ve run out of things to say to each other.  We’ve noticed this on vacation a time or two.  I have a much higher need for words than he does.  I think he could contentedly curl up with a book (next to me of course) for days and speak less than a 1000 words a day (now there is an experiment for you!)  I on the other hand I go daft when I don’t get enough… conversation (thanks mom.)

Several years ago we found a way to remedy the conversation issue when at a loss.  Read the rest of this entry »

(Posted by Gayle)

Just a few pics for you to click.  Enjoy….

ABC News: May-December Love Takes H’wood by Storm.