Sunday on the porch

On Sunday I slept late. I didn't get out of bed until 8:30. That is very, very late for me. I made eggs and sausage for breakfast. Did some chores. And made a conscious effort to sit on my new porch. I ate breakfast late and intended to eat dinner early so I DID NOT EAT A SALAD for lunch (although I did have a nice salad with my dinner of chicken cutlets and yellow squash and asparagus).

A while ago my younger daughter gave me a "survey" to take. Her friends pass them around on the internet. She has been passing on a lot of them lately but she liked this one. She completed it and then sent it to me. So...while passing the time on the porch with my Sunday newspapers and the birds and the breeze...I, too, completed the survey. It was an interesting exercise. Try it...you might find something new and interesting about yourself.

So here goes...

20 YEARS AGO I ...was a relatively new wife and a young mother of two very lively and intelligent little girls. We were deep into pre-school...which, looking back...I think I would have skipped if it hadn't been for second guessing myself as a mother. Husband was traveling for work a lot. Life was busy with kids and schools and dinner and laundry. Always laundry.

15 YEARS AGO I...was teaching computers at the local Catholic school where my daughters attended school. I was a working mother. Something I never wanted to be. I had learned a great deal about computers as I got computers donated to the school and husband and I had to clean them up inside and out to make them usable. Life was busy and full of kids and schools and dinner and laundry. Always laundry.

10 YEARS AGO I...was a homeschooling mom. I had just started a non-sectarian group for homeschoolers in which I taught a lesson and the other mom planned a coordinated field trip. That was fun and it was successful. Life was full of education and fun and learning and dinner and laundry. Always laundry. But there was a peace that made it all fall into place.

5 YEARS AGO I...was finishing up being a homeschooling mom. Kids were self learners and stepping out into the world. They weren't just succeeding, they were excelling. I was deep into trying to write my first novel (I still am). Life was full of maturing kids and dinner and laundry. Always laundry.

2 YEARS AGO I ...was still working on finishing my novel and that huge pile of laundry. Always laundry.

1 YEAR AGO I ...was still working on finishing my novel and that huge pile of laundry. Always the novel. Always the laundry.

YESTERDAY I...sat on my porch (and only did a little bit of laundry...always the laundry).

TODAY I...took a long walk outside in the gorgeous day. I let the warm breeze blow through my hair. I finished shopping for two of the three birthdays this month. And I didn't do any laundry.

TOMORROW I'd better do some laundry.