Almost hate that it's bedtime

I am listening to Catherine and Thomas laugh and have a blast upstairs.  Andrew and Robert are playing a game, and we won't be going to away games until school is out here.  It's often 9:30 or 10 (or even 11:30!) before they get home from their games and the younger two need to function the next day!  These two are having so much fun, and I'm having so much fun listening to them that I almost hate to end it and put them to bed.  As I know so very well, these days won't last forever, and someday it will be so quiet here.  I know I seem to be lamenting the passage of time more these days, and I suspect it's because this year is a milestone birthday for me...and I'm not overly excited about it!  I was in COLLEGE for heaven's sake when my mother turned this age so I just simply can't believe that it's happening to me!  Anyway, what I'm really trying to do is to cherish time, not lament the passage of it...and oh those giggles from upstairs are just priceless!  However, bedtime=rested children, and it also means quiet time for me.  I guess it's a win-win!