This little boy: is growing up far too fast. He's getting too big. I have never felt time pull so intensely, or rush by me with such force before now. It's a strange phenomenon to be in the middle of a million seemingly endless routines: wake up, warm the milk, change the diaper, work, check the emails, fold the laundry, sweep up the Cheerios, teach the students, change the diaper, sweep up the Craisins, prepare for the students, do the dishes, sweep up the broken crackers, warm the milk, go to bed, start over... Yet, these little tasks blur together like the world around you when you're on a fast fair ride. Time marches on at an alarmingly rapid pace, never listening when I shout for it to wait for me to catch up. Life's an Hourglass Hourglass Mindy Gledhill © 2010 Blue Morph Music (BMI) Little boy, when you speak I can't help but kiss your cheeks I love the way you grab my hands And tell me all about your plans Rocket high, come