The first time I did it Davey was just coming up on his first birthday, now he’s coming up on his fifth.  He’s amazing, and that’s not just because he’s my kid.  Or maybe it is.

The pictures on this blog were taken with a flip phone, now I’m counting down the days till I get my very first iPhone (damn you Verizon for taking so long to get on board with Apple.) It was also the year that I shot with cumbersome digital camera, leading up to my first DSLR.

The Bigs embarked on a new home schooling experience, as some of the first students in a virtual school. Now they are five years in, seasoned virtual school students, and all of them are advanced learners.   Two of them stepped foot in brick and mortar for two. whole. days.  They absolutely abhorred it, and begged to come back to doing what they have been used to doing for so many years (now a fully accredited school that has grown and become better with each year that passes, in my opinion.)  It’s true:  If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it.

Sadie’s bark was full, she had fur, and Summer’s hips were strong. Now our old girls aren’t physically here with us anymore, but our new girl, Pepper, has stepped in, successfully filling the puppy void that was created by the loss of our valued furry family members.

Michael was a cargo pilot, now he flies real live people like Larry the Cable Guy,  the Zac Brown Band, executives, rich people, and even real hearts, livers, and kidneys for transplanting.  I think the latter is cooler than the former, but that’s just me.

And, me?  I’ve changed a lot in these five years, too.   So much has changed, yet so much remains the same.  I strive to find myself as a woman, owning any mistakes and misgivings, making amends and moving forward.  I aim to congratulate my successes, being grateful for every one of them.

The days go by so very quickly, and before I know it I’m lying in bed thinking about what I could have done differently or better or more.

The one constant is blazing time.