I can hardly believe it...

Hey... how's it goin'?

It occurred to me just this morning that we are already almost halfway through the month! Why is it that as we age, time goes faster? Hell, I'm still waiting for them to find a way to change the time/space continuum to give us a 36 hour day!
As I sit here, listening to the dulcet voice of Patsy Cline and sipping coffee... I think back on all the memories the music brings forth. She was a favorite of my Grandpa's...

I sit hear and I can hear the crickets, feel this swishing of the long grasses against my young, coltish legs. We could go from my Aunt & Uncle's home, across the field to Grandpa & Grandma's house.
I can almost feel the warmth of the sun on my hair and face... probably best of all I can close my eyes and see him standing in the doorway. One arm extended near the top of the door frame as he watched me come across the field.

He left us far too early and in tears when I was only eight, it took me years to become accustomed to the empty door way. There were times I would have sworn I saw him there, even as an adult.

I had seen him there one more time many years past, a trick of the eye... wishful thinking... I believe in a lot of things, I believe that some loves never dim or die. For thirty plus years, my Grandma waited for the day she'd join him.

I saw him for the last time in the doorway less than a week before she died.

How wonderful it must have been to be loved so deeply. I have always wished I could have found that.

I'm heading out to spend the night with the big, dopey blond thing. I know I can bring my summer jammies because she will be right tight against me as we attempt sleep. But it's okay... you can't help but love those big brown eyes!

The weather has been highly damp and cold, makes my bones ache... such an annoyance. But as I've said many times, "I woke up breathing... so the day's not half bad!"

Well, Patsy's done singing and the day is getting darker. So I should take my tote and head on out. There's a chance for snow tonight... yay. At least I will be able to park my car in the garage!

Hope everyone has a good weekend!