More Questions

Kelly wanted me to answer these questions, and they aren't easy, but I'll give it a try.

What was I doing ten years ago? I was teaching 10th grade World History at Fayette County High School, loving the kids, but hating the administration. It would be my last year teaching.

Five snacks I enjoy. I love my sweets and unfortunately it's beginning to show. I love ice cream, especially from Jakes. I love cookies right out of the oven. I love my homemade 7-up poundcake. I love magic squares that I make at Christmas and I love my 3 AM snacks.

Five songs to which I KNOW all the lyrics: Beach Boys, Wouldn't It Be Nice If We Were Married; Beatles, Yesterday; John Lennon, Beautiful Boy; Rod Stewart, Maggie May, and If Ever I Would Leave You from Camelot, it was playing when Zach was being born.

Five things I would do if I were a millionaire: Buy a 57 Porsche for Mike, Open a restaurant for Jamie, Make a documentary about Zach, move to New York, and travel all over the world.

Five bad habits I have: Smoking, Trying to figure out how I could have changed things, Buying too many books and not reading them, Buying too many CDs and not listening to them, and Not sleeping at night and then sleeping until noon.

Five things I like doing: Playing with Buster and Chloe, Being with Mike, Going out to eat, Getting on my computer and checking my e-mail, researching my genealogy, and Going to the country in Virginia to visit my country cousins.

Five things I would never wear, buy, or get again: I would never, ever buy a pair of uncomfortable shoes again; I would never buy anything again without checking it out in person first; I would never buy a really big TV again; I would never get a gym membership again, you can figure that one out; and I would never buy anything to wear that is fluffy.

My five favorite toys: My computer, of course, my jigsaw puzzles, my tv, my family photos, and all my CDs.

Boy, that was hard, really hard. I can't remember anything these days, so I had to wrack my brains to remember a lot of the questions. It was fun though and thanks Kelly for pushing me to my limit!

What Would You Ask?

I've been reading the companion book to What the Bleep Do We Know and right off the bat it gets you thinking about the Great Questions of life. Silly as it may seem the writers ask what would you do if a spaceship landed in your house and inside it was the The Universal Book of Everything. You get to answer one question, and after you ask your question you are given the chance to ask something else. After you've scratched your head for who knows how long, and thoughtfully answered your questions one more question to ponder. What is the one thing you know for sure? It really didn't take me long to come up with my answers, they aren't earth shaking or anything like that, just things I have been wondering about since my son Zach died almost 3 years ago. My first question would be about Zach. Is his spirit alive and happy, and is he with someone who knows to give him a big hug and kiss every now and then. The next thing I would want to know - what it is I'm supposed to do to make this world a better place, I'd want the answer to be specific so I could get started on it right away. No time like the present. And, the one thing I know for sure is that my family is the most important thing in the world to me. I didn't think I could go on living after Zach died, but I have kept on going for my husband, my son Jameson, my mother, my brother and my nieces. Life doesn't always turn out like we expect it to, but I'm learning that if we change our way of thinking, we can change our lives, and change the lives of others. Now I'm wondering what would you ask?