Did the world go by that fast?

I took this picture when I got home this afternoon.  It is a beautiful "Big Sky" picture, inspite of the -2 temperatures, this makes it all worth it.  Then tonight I sat down, you know, that hour, after dinner, after cleaning up the kitchen, and thinking, I have 'one hour' to sit and do nothing, just relax.  I began to think back, and remembered all those years I looked forward to having 'one hour' to sit and relax.  I began to wonder where was my time spent I didn't have 'one hour' to sit and relax, to see the scenery, to enjoy the God given gifts?  And I remembered, the reason I didn't have time, was I (we) had children, and those children took up all my time. From breakfast in the morning, to the 'last minute' details of getting everything together for the next day.  My 'hour' of relaxation was falling asleep renewing all the joy those children gave me, and the joys they would give me tomorrow.   And I knew, I had enjoyed those 'God given gifts', each and every day.  I miss them some days now, but know some day they will know 'those God given gifts.'   I thank my children for giving me those times, and I will always treasure all that God has given me. 

Vancouver

I am not sure how small to make the copies for the blogger, so it will take me a while to get pictures posted.  This is the picture we paid too much money for at the Aquarium.  You know when you walk in and the guy traps you into taking a shot, then you buy it on your way out.  Normally we would never do this, but we let this be our 'souvenier' especially since we both liked the picture.  You can see in this picture, even though it was cloudy and raining out, my 'transition' glasses darkened.  I will never get them again, I am forever walking into buildings and not able to see because my glasses have darkened, or it looks like I have black eyes with the darkened hue around my eyes. 

A day of hiking

We went hiking on Michelson Trail up near Crazy Horse, it was a nice day, and lunch at the Sage Restaurant was delicious!