You're Gonna Miss This

Have you ever heard the song, "You're Gonna Miss This" by Trace Adkins?

It couldn't be more true. Those stages of parenthood that you think will never pass as you're living through them, go all too quickly!

There are days that I just want to sit back and watch the kids play. I'd like to pretend that there's no work to get caught up on, no laundry, no dishes in the sink and just enjoy watching them be 7 and 4. There just isn't enough time in the day... (sad, huh?!)

In order to help with this, I've come up with a new rule for our family. TV goes OFF at 6pm on weeknights. Kids are to just play, read, and enjoy being kids without being zoned into a TV show. SO MUCH FUN! I truly hope it's a rule we can stick to. It's nice to have family time for a little while before the kids go to bed.

I'll leave you with the lyrics to "You're Gonna Miss This":

She was starin' out the window of their SUV
Complainin', sayin', I can't wait to turn eighteen
She said, I'll make my own money and I'll make my own rules
Momma, put the car in park out there in front of the school
And she kissed her head, and said, I was just like you

You're gonna miss this
You're gonna want this back
You're gonna wish these days
Hadn't gone by so fast

These are some good times
So take a good look around
You may not know it now
But you're gonna miss this

Before she knows it she's a brand new bride
In her one bedroom apartment and her daddy stops by
He tells her it's a nice place, she says, It'll do for now
Starts talkin' about babies and buyin' a house
Daddy shakes his head and says, Baby, just slow down

Cuz' you're gonna miss this
You're gonna want this back
You're gonna wish these days
Hadn't gone by so fast

These are some good times
So take a good look around
You may not know it now
But you're gonna miss this

Five years later there's a plumber
Workin' on the water heater
Dog's barkin', phone's ringin'
One kid's cryin' and one kid's screamin'
And she keeps apologizin'

He says, They don't bother me
I've got two babies of my own
One's thirty-six, one's twenty-three
Huh, it's hard to believe

But you're gonna miss this
You're gonna want this back
You're gonna wish these days
Hadn't gone by so fast

These are some good times
So take a good look around
You may not know it now
But you're gonna miss this

You're gonna miss this
Yeah, you're gonna miss this