Have you ever done something, like write a poem/short story or maybe start a blog page (guilty), then time passes and you find or look at your production again? I started this blog a year ago, posted a couple of entries and then didn't return until a few days ago. WOW. In one short little year, my tastes have changed dramatically! The colors I went with originally, the posts I had entered, the topics-soooo not me now. Yet, I didn't realize exactly when it was that I changed. I guess we all do that to some degree, look back and see some changing on our part.
I hope, overall, that my changes have been for the better. You know, the whole older and wiser thing.
My oldest child, he turned 18 a few months ago. Of course, all us moms get a little sappy when we look back on time at how quickly it passed. I'm lucky he is home for at least 1 more year, but it makes me want to fill up my time with my kids with nothing but good memories today. To squeeze every last beautiful moment out of the time I still have with them. Forget about the mountains of laundry. Forget about the fancy meal for dinner. Forget about all the extra activites to cart them to & from. Just sit down, give them a hug, and say "You're the greatest kid in the world. I love you"..You won't regret it years from now. Remember, change happens right before our very eyes without even noticing it until we look up one day and see it is different. Remember, it's not reality TV...just real life.
