tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36709846.post3774546983245351146..comments2024-03-27T00:13:45.857-07:00Comments on Tote Bags 'n' Blogs: Time Passes So Quickly...Leehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14583249444580245924noreply@blogger.comBlogger21125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36709846.post-74333108147591052822012-06-13T14:00:49.663-07:002012-06-13T14:00:49.663-07:00Time does fly. My oldest nephew (actually his wif...Time does fly. My oldest nephew (actually his wife) is now expecting their first child (I'm going to be a Great Aunt!). They sent the sonogram picture and I swear it looks just like my nephews first picture (the one where he was swaddled in the hospital). That was 30 years ago! The picture of your baby boy reminded me of that.Dihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17621358091229477687noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36709846.post-77020471210356255082012-06-13T05:59:06.513-07:002012-06-13T05:59:06.513-07:00definitely yes, time passed so fast, and i still r...definitely yes, time passed so fast, and i still remember we celebrated christmas, new year, chinese new year, valentine, and it half of year and we nearly christmas again.Eli Yantihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06207823134263812836noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36709846.post-10199225165052221132012-06-12T22:12:26.591-07:002012-06-12T22:12:26.591-07:00Wow! You are so right how time zips on by! It seem...Wow! You are so right how time zips on by! It seems like yesterday when I was living at home, with my parents, as free as can be! Now I am 51, been married for 27 years, working, responsibilities up the wazoo and taking care of my elderly mom. Sure wish we could slow down time, so we can stop and smell the roses once in a while. No free time for hubby and I with everything we do in a day plus we Michele L.https://www.blogger.com/profile/15827059770508809460noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36709846.post-21341245270385740862012-06-12T18:24:34.355-07:002012-06-12T18:24:34.355-07:00Well, from your photo posted... you can't be t...Well, from your photo posted... you can't be the mom of a college student... but oh does time fly... I find it hard that it's been over 40 years since I graduated from high school and that my husband has taught long enough to retire...girlygirlhoosier52https://www.blogger.com/profile/12253919063849062372noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36709846.post-49518002563980519142012-06-12T18:21:27.929-07:002012-06-12T18:21:27.929-07:00Lavinia -
Where have all the years gone? It seem...Lavinia -<br /><br />Where have all the years gone? It seems like just yesterday when I was worrying about my older son who was born 3 weeks early and weighed in at 9 lbs. 9oz. or my second son who they were so worried would survive that they brought him into the world 6 weeks early at 6 lbs. 6 oz.! How I worried about them and how little I had to fear. I'm a Type I diabetic and back in Jeanne Mhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05111451097520221555noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36709846.post-44469927965449006222012-06-12T17:27:15.417-07:002012-06-12T17:27:15.417-07:00It's been six years since I graduated from hig...It's been six years since I graduated from high school and it doesn't seem that long ago but at the same time so much has happened since then that it seems almost like a lifetime ago.<br /><br />Megblod@yahoo.commegblodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00458759887153614031noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36709846.post-85255534933807775332012-06-12T17:04:12.654-07:002012-06-12T17:04:12.654-07:00Time is definitely passing too quickly... in about...Time is definitely passing too quickly... in about 2 weeks I go for my 10 year high school reunion, but I swear it was like a couple of years have passed since I've been back there. I also completed 6 years with my day job and that I really can't believe I've been there that long:)<br /><br />yadkny@hotmail.com*yadkny*https://www.blogger.com/profile/11009997492532854307noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36709846.post-34596986221799677302012-06-12T16:00:56.485-07:002012-06-12T16:00:56.485-07:00I understand perfectly...time DOES fly! I have fo...I understand perfectly...time DOES fly! I have four children ranging in age from 31 - 27...and felt the same way you describe when each of them graduated from high school. I cried like a little girl...I was so darn proud...and so scared I was losing my little ones. Where did the time go...yesterday they were 3 yrs old, I swear! Now...three of them are married...and yes, I cried like a little Barbarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17026687148684681149noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36709846.post-6255660463202142842012-06-12T15:33:42.809-07:002012-06-12T15:33:42.809-07:00Thank you all for your comments. I am really lovi...Thank you all for your comments. I am really loving them. Normally I ask favorite book questions and I've found a few treasures that I wouldn't have otherwise, but all these remarks feel so personal and so real. It is amazing how we can all feel the same way. LaviniaLavinia Kenthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14364907203611214513noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36709846.post-18632564230510532902012-06-12T15:15:09.402-07:002012-06-12T15:15:09.402-07:00It seems as though it should be 1954 and
I've...It seems as though it should be 1954 and <br />I've just graduated from high school. Fast <br />forward to 1961, Honey and I were just<br />married, then to 1962 and our first child <br />has been born. Zip to 1990, our 4th child <br />has graduated, two children have married, <br />and our first grandchild is born in this <br />year. In 2008, Jude, our 10th grandchild <br />is born and our Pat Cochranhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11997396930842831460noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36709846.post-52183766783755669352012-06-12T14:59:42.052-07:002012-06-12T14:59:42.052-07:00It seems like just yesterday I was raising my 7 ki...It seems like just yesterday I was raising my 7 kids and they are now parents themselves. I look at my grandkids and remember how their Moms or Dads were sleeping in a cradle next to my bed.I didn't realize how old I'd gotten. lol<br />Carol L<br />Lucky4750 (at) aol (dot) comCarol L.https://www.blogger.com/profile/05291123842810883524noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36709846.post-38836070010762923532012-06-12T14:10:36.037-07:002012-06-12T14:10:36.037-07:00My husband and I have just been saying the same th...My husband and I have just been saying the same thing. My son graduated from high school at the end of May, and we just got back from his orientation from college. It seems like yesterday that he was sleeping in a cradle in our bedroom. My youngest will also be a freshman in high school. I keep telling her that she has to stop getting older. I treasure these moments.Reneehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06278460511151322545noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36709846.post-25688278314484400842012-06-12T14:02:45.522-07:002012-06-12T14:02:45.522-07:00My youngest just finished his sophomore year in co...My youngest just finished his sophomore year in college and when I talk about when he graduates my husband insists it's a long way off. I tell him that it seems like yesterday that kindergarten was a long way off.<br />mce1011 AT aol DOT comMaureenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16392692656456938856noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36709846.post-84052787373856871092012-06-12T13:35:04.624-07:002012-06-12T13:35:04.624-07:00Oh, here's the link to my Twitter for the shar...Oh, here's the link to my Twitter for the share. <br /><br />https://twitter.com/NoraAdrienne/status/212643882037551104<br /><br />I do love dead tree format vs e-books.NoraAhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14820850644240626655noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36709846.post-14832729941270833322012-06-12T13:32:29.715-07:002012-06-12T13:32:29.715-07:00Graduated H.S. in'65
My partner and I moved in...Graduated H.S. in'65<br />My partner and I moved in together in '72<br />4 yrs later first child,<br />few more years 3 more. <br /><br />All married, and I have 8 grand kids ages 12yr (just bar mitzved)down to 8mos. I have no idea where the years went. I ain't old enough for this shit.NoraAhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14820850644240626655noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36709846.post-3953198032068463742012-06-12T09:05:17.556-07:002012-06-12T09:05:17.556-07:00It's funny you should ask that question today....It's funny you should ask that question today. Just this morning my husband and I were talking. As usual, we talk mostly about our five now adult children/stepchildren. I commented that I used to keep track of time by thinking back to what ages my children would have been at the time of a certain event (i.e.: David would have been eleven, so that would have been twenty years ago)- now I'mDebbiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14716842533070272638noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36709846.post-21709043307087294862012-06-12T08:41:24.585-07:002012-06-12T08:41:24.585-07:00Franlori -- My youngest is also leaving elementary...Franlori -- My youngest is also leaving elementary this year. We actually have both graduations on the same day. It does change how you think about yourself at the same time that yes, I am still me.<br /><br />Laurie G -- I completely agree that staying active is key -- and doing new things. The longer you can keep your world expanding the better. I always try to remember that when I just Lavinia Kenthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14364907203611214513noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36709846.post-78528893850266435012012-06-12T07:02:21.160-07:002012-06-12T07:02:21.160-07:00My daughter just finished her first year of colleg...My daughter just finished her first year of college. Reading your words reminded me how I felt last year. I try to give her good advice and then step back. My hope is that she makes smarter choices than I think I did (sort of trying to live my life over again from afar). My youngest will be starting middle school which is housed with the high school. No more kids in the little school! I don&#franlorihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12303635770982042703noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36709846.post-60999622135311663492012-06-12T05:39:20.785-07:002012-06-12T05:39:20.785-07:00Lets see:
40 years ago- I graduated from HS
36 ye...Lets see:<br /><br />40 years ago- I graduated from HS<br />36 years ago I graduated from college<br />35 years ago - I was married<br />29 years ago I had my first child<br />26 years ago I had my 2nd child<br />24 years ago my third child was born<br />21 years ago my 4th child was born<br />5 years ago- oldest child daughter married<br />1 year ago- oldest son married<br /> 7 months ago- My Laurie Ghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12533221100348874087noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36709846.post-5029294387197571922012-06-12T01:00:38.633-07:002012-06-12T01:00:38.633-07:00Time flies, I remember like it was yesterday that ...Time flies, I remember like it was yesterday that I was 9 years old. Walked barefoot in the grass, pretended to be a fairy & ate so much icecream I got a bad tummyache. Mainly because it was only yesterday that I did it again, well apart from the fairy part that is.Jo's Daughterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01271078986113832925noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36709846.post-11480099404678937622012-06-12T00:33:04.468-07:002012-06-12T00:33:04.468-07:00I have a few white hairs & my children are adu...I have a few white hairs & my children are adults, but it's still me. I still feel young, so where the years went, I have no idea.Mary Prestonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02201076939557413255noreply@blogger.com