Somehow, I have gotten on a new daily schedule. I\u2019ve long been the one to stay up late at night and then have difficulty awakening in the morning. But my month in Baltimore with the grandkids changed me. I was so tired by the end of each day that I went to bed about the time three-year-old Carter went to bed, 8:00pm.<\/p>\n
I found myself awake by 5:30 each morning and used the opportunity to get in a good long walk before the kids were up and running. Literally. Carter often asked me by 8:00am, \u201cGranny, will you run with me?\u201d<\/p>\n
I\u2019ve been home three weeks now and find I\u2019m sticking to the schedule established in Baltimore. I\u2019m getting up before 6:00 every morning because I\u2019m tired and ready for bed by 8:00 every night\u2014just like George. I have teased him about his early-to-bed, early-to-rise habits for the entire thirty-three years we\u2019ve been married.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt feels weird to be on this schedule,\u201d I said.<\/p>\n
\u201cYou\u2019re growing more like me,\u201d he responded. Which begs the question, how else might I change to become more like him?<\/p>\n
\u201cYeah, well, it feels weird to be like you after being me for over sixty years.\u201d<\/p>\n
Downright scary.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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