I've looked at it time and time again. I own those pants; even the feet look like mine. And that could most certainly be my girl. It is a little eerie.
We were all walking somewhere this week, Ben two steps ahead of me with Kyrie whispering some secret to him. And suddenly I got a flash of a tall man walking in front of me, with a shorter woman. And my walk a little slower, no longer hurrying them to get to our destination on time.
These days, I'm slightly embarrassed when we must take a doll or stuffed bunny into church, restaurants, and stores. But how I will miss it when I'm hoping to have a few moments alone with my kid on Christmas vacation and they've brought a friend home and want to visit all the other people they miss.
So we travel a little too much. We save and grab the deal and go. Right now in this brief moment in time they are all out of diapers, nobody needs a stroller and they love being with us and their siblings. Years from now, we will try to find a chance to get a weekend away and someone will have to work, or have a midterm, or have a friend who they absolutely must visit over Thanksgiving this year. And we will wonder why it used to be so easy.
Those times will be wonderful too. We will find ways to be together. But right now, today. These are the moments we will never forget. And we are seizing them.
2 comments:
Brought tears of love to my eyes. Yes, seize each moment. Have a wonderful Thanksgiving with so much of your family together.
Judy
Kyrie: got your beautiful thank you note so thanks back to you!!
So true. Trying to ignore the exhaustion so I can focus on the beautiful fleeting moments. I keep reminding myself that Meredith is nearly nine years old and that's half the time we will have with her before college and I'm sure the second half will go faster than the first. Slow down time!!
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