What I am doing

Saw this on a friends blog and thought it would be interesting to try...

30 Years Ago:
1. I was 5 years old and in Kindergarten
2. I remember listening to the song "He's so shy" by the Pointer Sisters while taking a bubble bath in my parents bathroom
3. I remember being pushed off the jungle gym by a classmate for teasing him about liking my friend Kim Madsen. I got a bloody nose and smooshed face.

20 Years Ago:
1. I was 15 years old and a freshman in High School and best friends with Jen.
2. I was doing lousy in algebra but hiding it from my parents. I had braces, very high bangs and style issues. But I didn't realize it! :)
3. I discovered I could sing, pretty well without trying and when people heard me they applauded. That was an awesome feeling! I was finally good at something!

15 Years Ago:
1. I was 20 and finishing up my AA degree at Citrus College and working at JC Penney's. I was on my way to transferring to APU.
2. I was in love for the first time with my boyfriend, about to be engaged and loving spending time with my best friends and my boyfriend. I was so excited about becoming an Auntie.
3. I was loving country music! I was line dancing to the Watermelon Crawl!

10 Years Ago:
1. I was 25 and married to my first husband, who was not the boyfriend when I was 20.
2. I was pregnant with my daughter and mourning the loss of my dad
3. I was working at the Bank and not to certain how I got to be a Banker. I was supposed to be a Teacher! I felt lost about everything. Career, marriage, family. It was all muddy

5 Years Ago:
1. I was 30 and a single mom to my beautiful daughter Sydney.
2. I had walked thru the fire and came out the other side: divorce, relocation and uncertainty to stability, faith and love. I was stronger than I thought. Nothing was muddy!
3. I was rediscovering my passion for music. I still sounded great! A lot of the time I had "two" daughters, my niece was with me so much. I was back at church and in love with a great man who loved me and my daughter.
I was blessed. I was listening to Toby Mac!

1 Year Ago:
1. I was 34 and the wife to Adam and the mom to two children, Sydney and our new baby Jack
2. I survived the last of three surgeries to my face and jaw; one the hardest times of my life for sure. *Blame it on Kindergarten and smooshed face!
3. I was finding a balance in being a stay at home mom. Playgroups, softball, home, church it all wants all of my attention. I was sleep deprived

1 Month Ago:
1. I was 35 and gearing up for my first really big event as Fellowship Elder; The Spring Brunch
2. I was listening to "God with us" a wonderful cantata all the time to learn it by the performance date in mid March. The kids were learning it too! Awesome to hear them sing these glorious songs.
3. I was planning the Laker game get away for Adam and me. I was thrilled to be getting some alone time with my hubby.

1 Week Ago:
1. I was sore from going to the Y everyday. But feeling good and strong and motivated to lose this booty.
2. Was undoing my time at the gym by having a root beer float at night. Why can't I say no to Adam?
3. Was feeling like I was coming down with yet another cold. Stupid Immune system

1 day Ago:
1. I was starting to feel better, after a couple of rough sick days
2. Was feeling a bit behind in all the preparations for the Maundy Thursday dinner at church.
3. Spent tons of time emailing church stuff, blogging, re-teaching Sydney, reading to Jack and feeling guilty that while I was doing one thing, I should have been doing the other. I am pondering how to be a better wife, a better mom, a better friend, daughter, sister, Auntie. I am tired of mediocrity.

Today:
1. I have a fever again
2. I have decided that I am not making dinner and made plans to order out. I am needing to balance the checking account, finalize Easter baskets, type my meeting minutes, but instead I think I will watch a movie with Sydney and draw with Jack.
3. I feel in a better mood when listening to
Miley's "Party in the USA". Funny and weird at the same time!

Tomorrow:
1. I hope to get it together and get over this cold. WILL my way thru.
2. It is Good Friday and between Costco and a doctor appt, I hope to make this Easter "real" to Sydney. I am hoping to support my niece with the chaos of her home life. I need to pray.
3. I need to get my eyebrows waxed.

Next Month:
1. I hope to support Sydney thru all her spring testing and California Mission building.
2. I hope to find a free way to celebrate Adams completion of his TOD. He has worked so hard.
3. I hope to find a summer tutor for Sydney, swim lessons for both kids, and finish coordinating the Aquarium visit with Jen and her lovely family and Sydney's dad Rocky over Memorial Day weekend. I need to create a weekly lesson plans for Jack, he is surprising me with his aptitude and ability to memorize letters so fast.

Next Year:
1. I hope to find a way to get to the Mother/Daughter retreat at Mt. Herman and spend just with her and God.
2. I hope to find a way to restructure our family schedule to build more time in for Adam to play his music and have more time to himself.
3. I hope to find a permanent volunteer activity with Sydney, something we can do every week.


Next 5 Years:
1. I will be 40. 40!! Wowzers! I hope to be happy with my aging.
2. Adam will be 50! I hope I threw him a FABULOUS PARTY!
3. I hope I am still my daughters good friend (wow, she will be almost 15!) but I now I will be her mom first and foremost! I hope to be a cub scout den mother to Jack!

Next 10 Years:
1. I will be 45. I hope to have a daughter who is succeeding in college and son who is succeeding in Elementary school.
2. I hope to have grown in my faith and love for the Lord
3. I hope to have stay my husbands girlfriend for our 15 years of marriage.

Next 20 Years:
1. I will 55. Will that make me ready for AARP? Adam will be 65!
2. I hope to have raised two responsible, caring, faithful, intelligent, kind adults. Jack will be in college!
3. I hope to be able to still be singing with my husband and laughing everyday.