How can it be?

How can time fly so fast on so many levels? You hear that when you are younger, but it really sinks into me now....

Let's see a little over 20 years ago I graduated high school, I have two sisters 50 and over, I am the youngest of four girls and I am almost 40! That is hard to believe, although I don't feel any older than mid 30's. But I do know none of us are getting any younger. My dad for instance is going to turn 80 tomorrow. I can't believe that one. I don't think he looks his age either, I think it was about 6 years ago and he was jumping rope with Caitlin and Anne. To me that is great and I believe my sister and I told him so. He use to love to hunt and fish, I know he does not feel as good as he use to. And he is having a hard time with that too. I so picture him so much fooling with his boat and taking me fishing. Great memories, my oldest sister was not into the fishing as I remember it, my second to oldest sister if she went fishing, well I would not call it fishing, she brought a book! LOL! My sister that is just (well 10 years older than me) I remember her fishing some. But dont' remember her going alot with us either. Was it that my dad took me more because I showed interest? I still love to go fishing, we went fishing in Ark. on our vacation in July this past summer. Or is it that my parents were seperated and my dad took me to spend time with me and that time was his only time off too and his chance to get to do what his interest were. Which made them my interest too, because I love to fish, be outside, hunt and want to do even more of this as my kids get older and lean on me less and grow up out of toddlers. I wish my sisters were not all spread out, but that is how we are in all different states. I live closest to my dad. A job brought me back here and I am blessed to have it had work out that way too. I just don't know how much longer we have with him. God knows that answer and all we can do is spend our time with him and enjoy what time we have. I am just so glad he can still do all that he can. Not everyone is so blessed and that is so sad.

My oldest sister has a blog too, she has posted a pic of our dad smiling. This is not something he does alot of in pictures. But I was looking at some pics this past weekend and this is a pic I had to share....my dad....smiling....this is my nephew in the picture too. (the picture at the top of the post)