Monday

Here it is again...Monday. What is it about Monday? I don't dislike my job, in fact, it suits me just fine, but Monday sure does come around an awful lot. I have been thinking about time passing a lot lately, and this just solidifies my thoughts. Weeks fly by like no time at all. Strange. It seems like you work towards the weekend and then, before you know it, it is over and it is time for work again. We had a grandchild filled Saturday -- it was fun -- they got to go out on the boat and do some swimming. They did some TV time and some computer time -- just got to relax and be kids. This weekend had some of the stomach bug thrown in (and up), but that is what happens sometimes. The kids were great on Saturday. I enjoy having the bigger kids around and little Lila was as good as she could have possibly been. I went to the other grandchildren's house on Sunday evening to babysit -- they were awesome and just plain fun, too. The weekend just zoomed by, though. Time is so fleeting. You have to enjoy it as much as you can.

Don't wait to use your good dishes and glasses -- use them now before someone boxes them up and stores them away because you are not around anymore. What good is having "good stuff" if your own family can't enjoy it? I am trying to let go of that mentality -- I want my family to get to have the good stuff and if it gets broken, it doesn't matter because it is just stuff. I think people are way more important and they need to be treated as such. I am beginning to give away some of my stuff. I find that at this point in my life, (and not because I feel old or am getting old, either) I just do not need as much stuff as I used to want. I find it less hard to let go of some of the things I used to label as treasures. I want my family to have some of my treasures because they are all treasures to me. So, if you see something you have always coveted, just let me know -- it could be yours!