Spencer is ONE MONTH old Today!

Wow! Can you believe how fast time seems to be moving lately?

I think that most of the time, those of us over, say, 30, can deceive ourselves into a belief that time isn't relentlessly marching on.

We get up, we go to work, we pay bills, we do yardwork, we play, we visit with friends and family...all in a SLOWLY moving continuum.

It's really hard to live that delusion with your niece has a baby. I mean, how can it possibly be that a child I HAVE KNOWN, since before she was born (it's a psychic thing, get over it) can be the mother of a rapidly growing infant son?

It boggles the mind.

How can this lovely child...one that I got to know so well the summer she worked in our store...how can this mere baby have a baby of her own now?

The answer is quite simple, actually.


Time passes whether we acknowledge it or not...so we may as well bite the bullet and take the time to enjoy the ride.

Every day...even the "bad" ones.

If you are still breathing at the end of a bad day, it's not so bad after all...

and it beats the hell out of the alternative...LOL.


Jessica's one of the best, most relaxed, most realistic & reasonable, informed and prepared mothers I've seen - maybe in forever. It's like she was just born knowing how to be a great Mom. Something intrinsic to her personality to know what is best for her son, and doing it.

That doesn't surprise me, really, knowing our Jess. It's just so awesome to see. She gets it all on some level higher than most young women. It's beautiful to see...seriously. Whatever else is going on, Spencer will have the best done for him always. His Mom will make sure...and his Dad too (he's really relaxed and doting too, although this isn't really about him, much, sorry Bill :)

I've digressed even more than usual. This was supposed to be all about how much a child in your life brings the reality of aging right into your face...it's turned out to be a testament to our Jess. But that's OK...I don't think that she can hear that enough either...

In the meantime, I have to say, I don't really feel a day over 27 - for the most part. There are also days when I feel about 127...you KNOW what I mean, LOL. I know that seems a random number, but whatever...

And yet, with Spence, I know better than that.

He's ONE MONTH OLD today...Already...where the heck is the time going? And why so fast? When he's a bit older, I will ask him to stop growing so fast..to enjoy every second of his childhood.

Because, regardless of what we all thought...grownups do NOT have it easier. It's the kids that do when they are in a good family that loves them. Think about it...in exchange for following a few rules, someone else pays for EVERYTHING. If we'd known then what we know now...LOL.

Enjoy the days and hours, my friends. They pass by way too fast.

M&G