A.A.A.D.D.

[Flyman35]

Recently, I was diagnosed with A.A.A.D.D. -

Age Activated Attention Deficit Disorder.

This is how it manifests:

I decide to water my garden.

As I turn on the hose in the driveway,

I look over at my car and decide it needs washing.

As I start toward the garage,

I notice mail on the porch table that

I brought up from the mail box earlier.

I decide to go through the mail before I wash the car.

I lay my car keys on the table,

Put the junk mail in the garbage can under the table,

And notice that the can is full.

So, I decide to put the bills back On the table and take out the

garbage first..

But then I think, Since I'm going to be near the mailbox When I take

out the garbage anyway, I may as well pay the bills first.

I take my check book off the table,

And see that there is only one check left.

My extra checks are in my desk in the study,

So I go inside the house to my desk where

I find the can of Coke I'd been drinking.

I'm going to look for my checks,

But first, I need to push the Coke aside So that I don't accidentally

knock it over.

The Coke is getting warm, And I decide to put it in the refrigerator to

keep it cold.

As I go toward the kitchen with the Coke,

A vase of flowers on the counter

Catches my eye--they need water.

I put the Coke on the counter and

Discover my reading glasses that

I've been searching for all morning.

I decide I better put them back on my desk,

But first I'm going to water the flowers.

I set the glasses back down on the counter,

Fill a container with water and suddenly spot the TV remote.

Someone left it on the kitchen table.

I realize that tonight when we go to watch TV, I'll be looking for the

remote, But I won't remember that it's on the kitchen table, So I

decide to put it back in the den where it belongs, But first I'll water the

flowers..

I pour some water in the flowers, But quite a bit of it spills on the

floor.

So, I set the remote back on the table,

Get some towels and wipe up the spill.

Then, I head down the hall trying to

Remember what I was planning to do.

At the end of the day:

The car isn't washed

The bills aren't paid

There is a warm can of Coke sitting on the counter

The flowers don't have enough water,

There is still only 1 check in my check book,

I can't find the remote,

I can't find my glasses,

And I don't remember what I did with the car keys.

Then, when I try to figure out why nothing got done today,I'm really

baffled because I know I was busy all damn day, And I'm really tired. I

realize this is a serious problem, And I'll try to get some help for it,

But first I'll check my e-mail....

Denise

[recce101]

But when do we see a picture of Denise? Aloha,

Ned

[Ry]

I have that!

[Patti B]

Wow!!! You know me so well!!

Look up AAAAD in the dictionary and it will probably say - see picture of Patti B.!!!

Hugs - Patti

[Flyman35]

Ned,

As I am usually behind the camera I found it difficult to find a picture of myself. But here you go.

Denise

[RandyW]

Denise You should teach the dog how to take Pictures! minew was done by Mocha pup! No one else in house at time!!

[Flyman35]

No dogs to be found in my house Randy. Maybe I can teach the turtle.

Denise