Hanging on!

 I have landed on middle age.  You have to be in it for awhile before it sinks in...I'm here, I'm on the branch in between growing up and growing old, and I'm hanging on.  It's a time of life we all know is coming, but is hard to prepare for.  You get there quickly and settle in slowly.   I've watched my parents age, my siblings separate, my husband quiet and my children stretch.  At the same time, I've done all of that too.  It makes me look back with a lot more clarity and ahead with a bit more caution and just keep hanging on.