TWISTY TAG

Humpf....Heather tagged Jodi. Jodi tagged me and a few others and Red played before I got to it...so I am stealing Red's format.

Finders keepers and all that:



Heather's answers are in Blue, Jodi's answers are in Green, Red's answers are in red...and mine are black:

15 Years Ago, I:

1. {Was in First Grade}
I, Jodi, on the other hand, was dating this really hot guy. Actually left my fiance...
I, Red, was busy chasing my kids around.
I, Christina was wishing I had listened to my mother and not married that first one...

2. {Loved to color & play with Barbies}
Was waitressing(Yep I was a BA with a Master Barber license too)...
Was working with autistic and pervasively delayed children
Was still a bean counter and refused to write poetry...

3. {Was 6 years old}
I was 25 years old
.... I was 32.
I was 23.

4. {Thought the sun rose & set with my daddy.}
Thought the sun rose & set with my father...
Was sure my dad hung the moon and stars.
Had been fatherless for ten years.

5. {Traveled to Chicago twice/month to see my dad.}
Took road trips with this 'new' guy. Funny he still hanging around...
Took 3 kids with me grocery shopping weekly.
Daydreamed about being a widow, I had been married for 5 years already.

10 Years Ago, I:

1.{ Was 11 years old.}
30 years old...
37 years old
28 years young

2. {Waiting patiently for my sister Nikki to be born.} Was a mom to a 3 yr 11 mos 3 day old boy and a 6 week old boy...
Was trying to raise 17 year old twins and deal with a 21 year old.
Began my second life and discovered writing again...finding my voice.

3. {In 5th grade.}
Grade of just life, wishing I could go back to 5th grade...
Wishing I could go anywhere.
Wishing I could cure cancer, at least in one man.

4. {Thought the sun rose & set with my daddy.}
Was terribly missing my father, who had passed away the previous year...
Was missing my dad as well and trying to help my mom adjust to the loss of my father.
Regretted not having a father to turn to.

5. {Was accepted to be a part of the Indianapolis Children's Choir} Finally moved into a house...
Moved the demon out of the house!
Had the best birthday party of my life and it wasn't even mine.

5 Years Ago, I:

1. {Was 16 years old.}
Was 35 years old...
Was 42 years old..ick poo.
Was 33 years young.

2. {Driving on my own.}
Driving on my own...LOL... driving Jer up a wall? LOL okay okay....
Was being driven mad by my mom.
Driving too fast and too many miles.

3. {Was madly in "love"}... In acceptance, toleration and in love...
did not believe in love.
knew the easy peace of more than enough...

4. {Was a Junior in high school}
The mother of 3 boys 9,5,2 and pregnant with the Diva...
Was living alone for the first time in my life and loving it!
Had different dreams and still had hope for children of my own seed.

5. {Skipping school to be rebellious.}
Working within my current field and being the rebellious one I am anyway. Nah..
Working in health care, working on me.
Was too busy dodging bulletts to be rebellious.


3 Years Ago, I:

1. {Was 18 years old.}
37 yrs young...
44 yrs old and acting 30.
35 years old...

2. {Had my heart broken}
Met my demons head on..
Was learning to trust again.
Almost died for the SECOND time and almost made Charley a widower.

3. {Started dating Xander.}
Put up a hell of a battle...
felt real love (a side from my children) for the first time.
Found out my brain is not to be trusted.

4. {Was a Freshman in college}
Veered off the beaten path...
Never found the beaten path but just kept walking anyway.
Decided that I am going to eat desert first from now on.

5. {Really learned how to party.}
Remembered what it was like to party...
Was trying to remember the party.
Who needs to party? I always feel drunk.


1 Year Ago, I:

1. {Struggling financially, spirtually, and emotionally}
<-------What she said...
<------What they said.
Decided that His will is bigger than mine.

2. {Living at home.}
Living at our home. All six of us...
Adjusting to having my mom living in my home.
Happy to be in any home at all.

3. {Dying to be "legal".}
Wishing to be carded...
Running from AARP!
Realized that I am closer to 40 than 30.

4. {Was looking for a job that I loved.}
Continuing the quest for the job I love...
Working to pay the bills but not giving up on my dream job.
Wondered if I would ever decide what to be when I grow up.

5. {Rediscovering my faith & preparing for a March retreat.}
Finding clues leading to self admission, honesty with myself....leading to a rediscovery of ME...
Watching my mom slip away, and trying to keep myself from doing the same.
Prayed for a few souls that I truly agonize over.

4 months ago, I:

1. {Was living with Mary & Caitlin.}
I turned 40. Bleeeeeech!..
I had my first birthday without either of my parents.
Thought I would have children by now.

2. {Got my job that I love.}
Still pluggin along.......
Giving myself time to find what makes me happy and working for a living.
Wondered if I will ever make a difference.

3. {Started to see the light.}
Basked in the light, and let the warmth wrap around me...
Selling my parents home.
Prayed that I never loose sight of the Light.

4. {Was rediscovering my faith}
Looking a bit forward. More than I ever have in my life...
Believing just a tad that I might be lovable and capable of loving.
Had the most Incredible summer vacation of my life.

5. {Was looking for an apartment.}
Building a manuscript. Believing in myself, and that guy who has been hanging around for 15 years!..
Realizing that life is one big on going lesson and sometimes I have to do a retake.
Was looking for a reason and a way.

Yesterday, I:

1. {Cried on & off all day.}
Wrote in a friends blog, to find those words to wrap herself up in, to find comfort, maybe a bit of serenity and HOPE...
Read some good journals.
I worried about my job.

2. {Shed some light on a situation that's been bothering me for months.} Accomplished tons of work!..
Finished going through all the old pictures from my parents.
Received four books in the mail about publishing poetry...scary, scary stuff.

3. {Had the day off.}
Ugh had to work, drive in snow. Knew I should have been a teacher! Hee hee..
Worked 6-3, needed a nap.
Helped my husband deal with his Aunt's eminate death...and watched home movies.

4. {Wrote 8 more songs for my collection.}
Finished a set up for a new template, wrote a scene for a film,did three loads of laundry, went to the store, cooked dinner, changed the cat litter, looked at houses, sat on my ass at 10pm fell alseep at 10:05pm, woke up at 11, fell asleep at 2. Oops...non linear tangent... ::Smile::
Finished a good book, worked on so tax stuff, spent time with JC and the animals.
Fell asleep holding "How to Publish Your Poetry" by Helene Ciaravino open to page 23.

5. {Thought about a friend I missed. }
Thought about all those who have touched my life, however big or however small, it all impacts me...
Thought about friends lost and new ones found, gave thanks for both.
Thought about all that I have lost and missed them. Prayed for all that I have and thanked God for the blessings. Wondered what the difference is.


Today, I:

1. {Will tweak my witness for the retreat in two weeks.}
Wrote 4 Behavioral Reports...
Work, attend meetings and finish this.::smile::
Worked and tried to hold my husband together. Prayed non-stop.

2. {Will go to my meeting at 7 for the retreat.}
Emailed that guy(Jer) told him I loved him...
Email my sons and tell them I love them. Buy something for my granddaughter.
Figured I should do this tag and felt special at the comments on my red kitchen.

3. {Will spend the night with Caitlin while Mary's out of town.}
Told all my children I love them...
Tell JC I love her.
Decided I hate the Cabage Soup Diet. A lot.

4. {Will get Starbucks :)}
Cleaned the house before leaving for work. Stop at Dunkin Donuts...
Take out the trash, cook dinner.
Will try to get Charley to relax...and not think about his Aunt.

5. {Work from home.} .........
Dunno day is still young...
Stop and get a flower for JC.
Go to bed...snuggle.


Tomorrow, I:

1. {Will help Caitlin with homework.}
Help the children with their homework...
Start a new book.
Finish the Bank Recs.

2. {Will welcome Mary home.}
I teach a class on Behavior(Understanding challenging behavior)...
Take four cats to the vet for a nip and tuck. Wait for Sears repair man to come and fix the washer.
Worry about my job and my husband.

3. {Take Tink for her latest shots.}
Will tell all those in my life I love them, just as I did today...
Find something to smile about.
Look for things to write about, secretly wsh I was a writer and not an accountant.

4. {Go to the doctor for this ear infection.}
Look forward to the Sunrise. Look forward to just being...
Be thankful for what I have and hopful for what the future holds.
Pray for my husband's peace.

5. {Will catch up on alerts, emails, & comments.}
Will begin all over again...and forward it moves!..
Be glad that I saw another day.
Find my way to everyone's blog...

Hummmm..... I love to let ya'll off the hook...if ya wanna, do it. Leave a link. Mom, Vince, Ayn, Lori, .....come on I wanna see you all answer this.