Getting old...er

Never would have thought I'd be buying senior tickets.  Good grief!  When did THAT happen?  Now whenever my cat (who's 11) shows me that he's not as spry as he used to be, I get bummed, knowing it's happening to both of us.  Like yesterday when he tried to launch from the kitchen counter to the top of the frig, which used to be easy for him.  His back legs didn't clear and he plopped to the floor.  He stood there and stared into my eyes with a look of "What the hell just happened there?"  We both need to slow down and be realistic, I told him.  I'm not going to try to jump onto the frig anymore after seeing that... I learned a lesson from my cat.