The days are long

We all know the saying about how "The days are long but the years are short."  It's a well known adage.  Here we are at the end of February, which means the first two months of the year have absolutely flown by.  At warp speed, as far as I'm concerned.  Counting today, there are only 54 days of school left this year.  I'm not ready to be facing Catherine's senior year.  I'm just not.

The days though?  Wow, some of these days are crazy long.  Tuesday, I left for work at 6:30, had a doctor appointment after school, then went straight to the church to work some more.  I finally walked in the door at 6:00 that evening.  Andrew had baseball practice until 7, and Catherine had been studying with a friend until 6, so we ate a late family dinner about 7:30.  I'm grateful we ate together though.  Yesterday, Andrew left for work at 6:30 and it was 8:30 (14 hours later) when he finally walked in the door again, and that's when we finally all ate dinner.  Definitely some long days.

I know this is the phase of our life, and I wouldn't take away any of the opportunities for my kids.  our weekend is going to be equally crazy, but I'm glad that Thomas is working on the set crew for the school musical, and I'm grateful that Catherine enjoys her job.  I'm grateful that I have the opportunity to earn income at both school and my church job, and I'm grateful that I enjoy them both.  I'm grateful that Andrew can make a difference with kids in all that he does.  At the same time, these years are flying by with all of this craziness!