November Blur

Well, today is the 17th of November. In two days, we travel to Michigan to visit with friends for the holiday. We have never left family for Thanksgiving, but we are using this break to travel. What surprises me most, is that the month just began. I just cleared Halloween candy and decorations from the house. Now, one week and I will be putting up the Christmas Tree and marking the end of another year and another Christmas. I remember when it took forever for it to be Christmas. I don't know how time has managed to speed up so. We turn around and the children are four inches taller. I can't even begin to tell you all the growth we witness. In any event, as I try to slow down time, I try to slow down me and everyone else in the family. The only one I know who manages to take it slow some days is my husband and he claims time passes him by just as quickly. Maybe it is a state of mind. Maybe, it is the way we all rush to fill our days or accomplish something. My children always ask why they have to make the bed when they will get back in it every night. I never have a good answer, just, "do it." It looks neater and keeps dirt and stuff out of the sheets. Maybe they actually have a point. Perhaps we should quit cutting the grass since it just grows back, or washing the car since it will get dirty. We could take it to extremes. But it does seem that we do repeat the same tasks over and over again and in doing so, mark time. I fill my days with work and errands and tasks and "to dos". Perhaps, random days of doing nothing should be established. I am thinking maybe one day a month, I just disappear and let the dust collect and everyone else eat fast food and wear dirty clothes. Maybe they can even leave their beds unmade all day. I will never do it, but at least I am thinking about it.