Thursday Thoughts

 Our oldest son came home for a visit.  This may not sound like a big thing but he lives in Nevada far from our home in Michigan and we do not get to see him in person as much as we would like.  Our youngest son and dil came home as well to visit with their brother.  There we were, the five of us, sitting in the living room having one of those cool family conversations where everyone is trying to get their words in edgewise.  I watched and listened as my 2 sons talked to each other about cars, football, movies, photography and music.  In that moment,  my memory took me back to when they were much younger.  Like so many parents, I used to say to myself "I can't wait until they're more grown up".  I usually said this to myself when they were being exceptionally needy and stubborn at the same time.  This memory triggered another memory of a song that Trace Adkins used to sing.  I loved that song but it always made me sad because it made me realize that what the lyrics said was
very true.

My babies are 45 and 32 now and there are many times I wish I could go back and relive those days when they were "my little boys".

"You're Gonna Miss This"  -----Trace Adkins

She was staring out that window, of that SUV
 Complaining, saying I can't wait to turn 18
 She said I'll make my own money, and I'll make my own rules
 Mamma put the car in park out there in front of the school
 Then she kissed her head and said I was just like you

[Chorus]
 You're gonna miss this
 You're gonna want this back
 You're gonna wish these days hadn't gone by so fast
 These Are Some Good Times
 So take a good look around
 You may not know it now
 But you're gonna miss this

 Before she knows it she's a brand new bride
 In a one-bedroom apartment, and her daddy stops by
 He tells her It's a nice place
 She says It'll do for now
 Starts talking about babies and buying a house
 Daddy shakes his head and says Baby, just slow down

[Chorus]
 You're gonna miss this
 You're gonna want this back
 You're gonna wish these days hadn't gone by so fast
 These Are Some Good Times
 So take a good look around
 You may not know it now
 But you're gonna miss this

 Five years later there's a plumber workin' on the water heater
 Dog's barkin', phone's ringin'
 One kid's cryin', one kid's screamin'
 She keeps apologizin'
 He says They don't bother me.
 I've got 2 babies of my own.
 One's 36, one's 23.
 Huh, it's hard to believe, but ...

[Chorus]
 You're gonna miss this
 You're gonna want this back
 You're gonna wish these days hadn't gone by so fast
 These Are Some Good Times
 So take a good look around
 You may not know it now
 But you're gonna miss this
 You're gonna miss this
 Yeah, you're gonna miss this