That Its Later Than It Seems....

  Jackson Brown's lyric, in the above title, is ever so present lately.
  Each passing decade seems to bring with it, great insight and past memories into focus.
  This week I have had a friend lose their mother and a friend lose a spouse. I also learned that a dear friend, who is also sixty, is having a baby. My mind and heart are spinning. I want to grab every moment, with everybody, and it is just impossible.
   Computers have helped in so many ways to increase the level of communication, if they could somehow get the "touch" figured out. Skype helps some, but it is not comfortable, to me. Hugs, Kisses and a pinch now and then!!!(if needed) (grand-kids!!), you see its later than it seems.
   Now that I'm a stay at home person, you would think I have all the time in the world?? This does not seem to be panning out, time is flying. Whole months are gone, in a wink, and I feel like the Christmas tree was just up.
  I ask my loving family, daily, what day it is? I could look at a calendar, or my phone but I need someone to repeat what I already know!!! Its February, are you kidding me!!! next week is Valentines Day, and I just today learned it was February.
  Emma and I are going to see my parents and brothers at the end of this month, I hope that is not tomorrow. Bill and I are talking about going to Paris in May, Spring break in late March, April the kids may come down, AND it continues to rapidly turn into summer...Stop..I want to enjoy each second....its later than it seems.
 I have had physical therapy on my left shoulder for many weeks, and have several more to go, which suck a couple of hours of my precious days. I think, when that is over??, I may have more time to fill up with fun things?? until ......another ache sidelines me. Never, I have the hope of a twenty year old, still in my body.
Tonight, dinner with friends, tomorrow volunteer at the Humane Society and celebrate Bill's birthday, MAYBE take a minute to look around and take a deep long breath, and enjoy all that is here and now.

It may be later that it seems Mr. Jackson Brown,(whom I adore!!) ( Yes I remember he hit Daryl Hannah, I have blocked it out!!) I on this day in February(I think?) promise to soak it up!! All of this thing called life, soak, soak, soak.....its a beautiful thing.