Rehearsal dinner slide show in the works! Laura’s childhood photos were my job.
When you’re a mom, some of those days are long, but the years sure are short, as Gretchen Rubin of The Happiness Project reminds us in her quick but insightful video.
I only wish I’d understood it then.
Now I tell every young mother to relax and enjoy.
They’re probably not finding my advice that relaxing, but I can’t help it.
The years really are short.
Friend For The Ride 
Needed a tissue handy for that one…especially the day after my daughter turned 25!
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I can’t believe she’s twenty-five! But a darling and brilliant twenty-five she is!
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Me, too, Lisa!
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So sweet! And yes, time does fly by. And if you are like me, you really remember very little of it.
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I know. I’ve forgotten tons. So sad.
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So nice to see your collection of pictures. I’m sure a few tears were shed as you gathered them together.
My daughter Nicole has said that saying for some years now… “The days are long, but the years are short.” She especially liked to share it with her friends who were new parents and having trouble with those long days. Of course, we grandparents get the double whammy – watching kids grow up, and then watching their kids grow up. It really drives the message home, hard. But, it’s a wonderful message and one I wouldn’t miss for the world. You, too, I bet. 😉
Thanks for sharing your journey, Barbara. It’s always good to see how you’re doing.
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Nicole is wise beyond her years!
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Love the photos. I will probably be going through mine soon. I just had my first Mother’s Day without my daughter and she will turn 20 this summer and it will be the first birthday I have not spent with her. (She is in Australia for the summer.) I knew this day would come, but it doesn’t make it any easier. Can you believe you will have 2 married daughters soon?
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Yep. Two married girls after all those years of playing dress ups.
How wonderful (but far away, I know) for your daughter to get to spend the summer in Australia. My niece lives there and loves it. I hope your daughter has a fabulous experience!
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Lovely photos, so nice you did this. She’s gorgeous and will be a beautiful bride.
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Thanks! And congrats to you and Lydia on Lydia’s graduation and fine academic record.
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enjoyed the pictures. I guess this might be one more thing I have to do too!!
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Yep. It’s hard though–deciding which pictures to choose. I had a wonderful time though and you will too!
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Thank you for the reminder. Don’t try to escape every tedious thing, it is us that makes them tedious. Live for today, for tomorrow they are grown and gone.
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Yep and Madi’s got plenty of spunk. She may be off on adventures on the other side of the world. Enjoy every second now. Count it all joy!
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Great pics! And thanks for helping with the slide show!!
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