"The days are long but the years are short," experienced parents would offer as I raced from basketball, to field hockey to baseball to orchestra....... I nodded in agreement even if I was not sure I would survive managing kids' activities in a rural area. In true confession, I appreciated the basketball timer that seemed to keep the length of a game in tact and dreaded those (seemingly) endless baseball games. There were days I felt as if I lived in the car. Yet the years did fly by in a matter of what now appears to have been minutes.
I thought about those parents as I stood recently at a in a crowded gym where my little ones just learning the ropes tried to use their "moves" in matches that really were measured in minutes. I also thought about those parents as I sat in a crowded pool watching my little one in heats that really were measured in minutes.
These days, I am grateful for minutes with my little ones. These days I am keenly aware that, "The hours are long but the minutes fly by."
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And it seems, at least to me, the older I get the quicker those minutes fly. Enjoy your minutes with your little ones.
So, so true. Thank you for this reminder as I'm corralling a four year old, two year old, and three month old. Whew!
So very true! I am astounded by how time goes by, how fast my grandchildren are growing.
Thanks for including the pictures. Yes, the minutes do fly, and as you age, so do the years. I worked with an arithmetic teacher who said this concept could be explained mathematically. Because I'm more of a reading/writing teacher, I can't explain it, but it seemed to make sense. Continue to enjoy every minute with your little ones. Carpe Diem. Seize the day!
I like how you changed that quote to "The hours are long but the minutes fly by." Oh, how true it is.
I like recommending Mary Louise Kelly's book, IT. GOES. SO. FAST. That book changed my perspective about schlepping and everything else we do as parents.
I’m very grateful that I did spin those “minutes“ many years ago, as our girls were growing up. Many years later, I can now look back and realize just how wonderful those memories are for me today. Enjoy those moments…… you will relish them forever!
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