Ten Minutes

I have ten minutes ...ten minutes to myself before this day takes off like a horse out of the starting gate. Ten minutes while all the boys are washing the car. In ten minutes I can:

• pour myself a coffee
• notice the wind rusltling the maple leaves that are now edged in brown and red after enduring such a hot summer
• be still long enough for the dog to lie on my foot
• have a quick chat with my 6 year old as he flies through the room on his way to a new task
• respond to a crying baby

Guess in my world ten minutes gets compressed into 5:) No wonder I feel like time flies!!!