time in a bottle
Sometimes it seems time just runs away from me like a kid in a candy store sprinting down every isle avoiding my attempts to stop it. That is how I feel about this summer…it has gone way too fast and I seem to have lost control of my “to do” list. Well that’s not new; however, I did have big plans to “accomplish” so much this summer along with my daughter. Today when I mentioned to her that we haven’t accomplished anything she gently reminded me that “yes, we have mom,” and she gave me her list of things we have accomplished.
Although most of my list went by the wayside and I haven’t been able to stop time or prolong our summer; that’s ok because important things have happened.
Her remark made me stop and think about this summer…her last summer before she graduates from college in December. Mostly, it has been good to have this time with my daughter…hours spent laughing, watching movies, sewing, crafting, antiquing, looking through racks of clothes at Goodwill, talking, stuff. Stuff that is so much more important than a “to do” list which usually is too long and filled with more than I can accomplish in a year much less a summer. Oh and did I mention our flower garden where we have watched butterflies and bumblebees and small bugs that turn lavender to match the flowers? All of this has been time well spent and we have moments to cherish…
So when the day arrives for her to head back to college I will be thankful that my “to do” list didn’t get in the way of spending time together rather than marking things off a list.
“the only list that matters is the one with fun at the top.” vlos2009
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