Time Marches On

Wow, it has been a week since I have blogged and WHAT A WEEK! Halloween, a payday and an election. In our little world that is the order of importance, too. Of course we watched the elections and have our opinions, but in the end we are back to the daily grind and taking care of our little family. I am finding ways to cut costs and bring in small amounts of money that add up! I have just about broken even on my photocards (yea!) and Ebay is a trickle of income. I am having difficulty finding the time to list items on Ebay, make my cards and blog (hence the week of silence!). As with moms across our country, the world and time, I never seem to find enough hours in the day to complete everything on my to-do list. And when I wake up in the morning the list seems to have grown and everything I marked off the day before is back again!

Taking photographs has all but fallen off my list. It is dangling by a thread of hope for some "me" time. I see a passing photo-op and think..."I wish I had my camera." or "I wish I could just stop and take photos for an hour or so." Ha! An hour to just stay in one place and take photographs? What luxury! We are running, running, running, everyday. To school, to the store, to the post office...I know that is the story all moms have to tell. I try to stop and give my babies a hug when I think about all the time that slips by while we are running. That is one reason I love photography...it is a moment. A moment I can hold on to. Pictures of the kids let us be in those moments again. Their proud moments, their sweet moments, their happy moments, their everyday moments. I have often wished I could somehow prolong each stage of their little lives...I am sure it would never quite be long enough. If I could just enjoy those moments when they are tiny and dependent and exude such pure, palpable love for just a bit longer. Maybe I could soak it up, so it will last. Until someone figures out a way to slow time, travel back in time, my photos will have to be enough.