Milestone

Yesterday was my dad's birthday. He is already 70 years old -- how strange. I feel as though only recently I was a young person, rebelling against my parents. Where did the time go? How did we suddenly become older?

For awhile, my dad has been preparing himself for this milestone. Last fall he decided to build a fish pond in the backyard. He finished it and stocked it with fish. When the weather permits, he plans to build a gazebo.