What I did

 

After being told that all I did with my life was sponge off my husband's money I began thinking. I have actually done many things with my life, but some of the things stand out more than others.

I have been an ardent tennis player, a Bridge player in three leagues, couples, twin city nu-comers, and even Duplicate. I have been part of a gourmet cooking club, a foster parent, and an employee at a major insurance company.

I was a corporate wife with all the tasks the go along with that.

Once we had children my main focus was on giving each one of my children the support, encouragement, and opportunities to do the things that they showed promise in, the things they loved, the things that would help them become happy, successful adults. 

Our family participated in community theater, each one of us doing their own part. Mine was getting us all to the nightly rehearsals and sewing costumes ranging from tutus to the Von Trapp children's play clothes in Sound of Music.

Each of my children learned to play the piano and each one had the opportunity to play at least one other musical instrument.

I taught preschool classes at Sunday school and made sure all my children had a knowledge of religion to base their future decisions on. 

Then when my youngest started kindergarten I began working at a preschool. While doing that I also volunteered as a room mother and at our local elementary school in the library, our junior high in the nurse's office, and the high school as a mentor who helped students with disabilities take tests.

I was a cub scout leader who later made the neckerchiefs for my son's Boy Scout troop when they went too summer camp. I helped my daughter go out selling Girl Scout cookies.

I taught my children how to drive. I encouraged them to write and read and two of them became Young Authors. I was there for all their music recitals, band concerts, piano contests, soccer games and wrestling matches. I gave them the opportunity to do gymnastics and dance. 

I did everything in my power to give them a childhood that was loving, fun, and left them wanting to go out and explore the world and all their possibilities.

Now they all live in far off states doing the things they dreamed of doing as children. They are successful, happy adults who have, or are, raising children of their own, giving them the experiences they had and more.

And that is some of what I did with my life. 

Of course I also read, painted, wrote, played the piano and flute, pumped gas, and plucked the roses, but those are other stories.