Taking things for granted

Parents are always there, if you are lucky. Many children grow up without a mother or without a father. Some children gain a step parent and it may or may not be the same. Children in general may take it for granted that they have parents. It is interesting because I have always had rather healthy parents who have always been there to provide for me, support me, and love me. For anyone who reads my blog occasionally you can tell that the past few months were pretty hard, in fact it has been ages since I last wrote. But I was thinking about it today and how we took for granted that my grandma was going to live until old age and dye peacefully in her sleep or something. Ideally I think this is what we all want. I don't think we ever want a loved one to leave us, but we want it to be painless and peaceful. Well, something else has started to simmer in my brain... my mom and dad aren't spring chickens anymore... no they are not old, Ancient or anything of the sort, but I can tell a lot more when my dad doesn't color his hair, or my mom gets up a little slower. I notice now when my dad is sore for days after some kind of physical activity.... and I realize that I too am getting older. Things change, life goes faster, or passes us by.