Oh J,

That was so beautifully written!! Things (like reading Harry Potter) filled me with excitement for your younger self!!

My Brag Sheet:

Winning the art award in school so often that when I didn’t win it the teacher whispered to me, “You can’t ALWAYS win the art award” with a wink.

Having cartoons published in school and local town papers.

Wedding Day

Birth of my three kids

Becoming a Stephen’s Minister

One kid winning a National sporting event (sailing). Belonging to a backwater club who just doesn’t “produce” sailors like that. People coming out of the wood work thinking we’re some magical parents. I’m an Introvert big time but suddenly had this “aloof vibe”. LOL

Building a house when No One thought we could/would/should do that

Being the only parent who said “NO!” and brought a person endangering minors to jail/court. Everyone’s all “Aren’t you afraid of…?” and I’m all, truthfully, “No.”

Being asked to be a speaker at a National event for our town.

Volunteering in Central America and Biloxi after the hurricanes.

Learning basic Krav Maga.

Being in a room full of relatives arguing over whether to pull the plug on a cousin. Being the only calm head in the room who asked, “What does the Living Will say?” thus ending the fighting and everyone leaving in peace.

Oh my goodness, I’ll stop there!

Anyone else?

Inky

• This reply was modified 9 years, 5 months ago by Inky.

Dear J:

What a great exercise to do in honor of your 24th birthday!

* Inky: I am trying to imagine an Inky doing Krav Maga. I am missing key details of course, but still, the image is pretty cool.

My finest moments:right now, typing this, the fire in the wood stove to my left, I am sitting on pillows against the wooden wall, a coffee table to my right with a cup of coffee on it. The light outside is just starting, grey and rainy. And cold, outside, that is. And I just read about the joys of a 24 year old who wants to remember his finest moments and have more and more finest moments. And soon I will close my comment here and go to another post…

HAPPY BIRTHDAY!

anita

My proud list of achievements

-getting my dog to sit when I say “sit”
-in 2006 I learnt how to surf the web and send emails for the first time
-swimming in a local beach without being attacked by sharks
-stopped smoking cold turkey in 2007 after smoking for 20 years
-managed not to get sunburnt yesterday, after spending 2 hours outside
-showed amazing handyman talent to fix a dartboard to the garage wall last winter
-only ate half a packet of wafer biscuits the day before yesterday
-did 15 sit-ups last night, non stop, without taking a break
-cycled to the supermarket this morning instead of driving
-in Grade 6, received an award from the teacher at the end of the year for asking the most outrageous questions in class

I can’t match the others’ achievements anyway, anita.