At age 25 I wouldn’t have thought that I’d have 4 children by the age of 40. I got a late start and I’m glad I married a great younger gal in Whim. Kim and the kids are the best thing that’s ever happened to me.

That I’d love to write. I didn’t enjoy writing in high school or college. But now I can’t stop writing on my blog or My Family websites. I need to figure out how to make a living writing.

That I’d have a job in the technology field. I thought for sure I’d be a marketer or a teacher or about anything else outside of technology. But when I moved to Seattle I realized I could make a nice living doing what I considered a hobby.

That my kids would beat me at nearly ever video game. I used to take pride in beating my friends. Now my 6 and 4 year old school me at any game.

That’s I’d love Jazz music. At 25 all I knew was classic rock.

Another thing I ‘knew’ would most probably come to pass was that I would one day become an orphan. After dad died it seemed that we (family) ‘hung on’ to our mother even more tightly than before. I guess the realization of life and it’s passings became a reality to each of us. When our mom died last spring I remember thinking, “I am an orphan” – and even though I was 73 years young I felt so lost!

I never imagined that one day my husband would become rather quiet and timid and sort of dependant upon ME …. for that had always been my ‘role’ in our marriage. While I’m not happy about the change, I am grateful that I am able to ‘take a turn’ and be there for him as he has always been there for me. But still, I never would have imagined it. I don’t even want to imagine him not being here with me …. so I won’t go there.

Life is good …. even with all the things we perhaps could not have at one time imagined.

1 – I would have never dreamed that I would be cleaning up after my family, let alone myself. I was sure I would have a house full of maids, cooks, drivers, and personal assistants.

2 – I was sure I would be a professional figure skater…that is not exactly answering the question, but I never dreamed that WOULDN’T be in my life. I still have never put on a pair of ice skates.

3 – I would have never dreamed I could live so far away from my parents and family. At five you just kind of assume you will always live by your mom and dad.

4 – Computers are way beyond what I could have imagined back then. All I knew was our little Atari 800 game machine with Mrs. Pacman and Maze Craze.

5 – I would have never dreamed I would be getting myself and my family up and WANTING to go to church without anybody even making me! Okay…so most times I am dragging myself out of bed and I mumble and grumble until I get there…and then I am happy to be there.