Betty,
The older I get, it really DOES come faster than I'm ready for.
My explanation is that
At 5 years of age, a year is 20% of time as that child has lived it...hence, a year is a LONG time.
At 50 years of age, a year is just 2% of time as we have lived it...a year is seemingly MUCH shorter. I turn 60 in a couple weeks, so my year is now under 2%.

Just interesting to me, as it explains why time flies faster as we age.
Mike