Plate's Full

So we now have a gorgeous new baby. She is 4 1/2 months old and I can't imagine or remember what it was like with out her. Her name is Birkley (Birks for short.) There have plenty of projects on the house to keep us busy. We have friends and family spread from Spokane to Minnesota and down to Arizona that we would love to spend time with. At this point in our life, time is commodity that is hard to come by. I am sure it only gets harder to come by.

We visited my grandparents today. After hearing them talk about how fast time goes, I am starting to get it. We have all heard this from our parents, uncles, aunts, grandparents, and great grand parents. From my "research" this is what I have found:

-The older you are, the faster time goes

-The more kids you have, the faster time goes

-The happier you are, the faster time goes

-The busier you get, the faster time goes

This must be some kind of grand joke

Many people base happiness on a relation of time and prosperity (growing old and being wealthy.) For most of us, normal everyday life means working to achieve a goal. Time is arbitrarily attached to that goal, meaning we will be happy once we reach the goal of prosperity. This has to be a "soft" goal. I don't think anyone has ever reached their prosperity goal, there is always room to improve, especially if you are successful. Here comes the punch line surrounded by an oxymoron. If you are driven enough to go 100% toward your goal, you are missing on the family time. If you are driven to go 100% toward family time, you might miss any other "goal" you may have. The key, to me anyway, is to find the right formula. Family, of course comes first, but you need to have enough drive to reach the other goals to support the primary goal of the family. At this point my head itches. Good luck.