Every day in my reading classes, the kids come in and write in their journal. Each day I put a topic on the board that they write a little something about. Today I wrote on the board, "Sometimes I dream about...." I was thinking about what I used to dream about when I was a kid and vividly remember a few.....I was about 10 years old when my mother signed me up for piano lessons. I really like the lessons and was practicing every day like my teacher told me to. Soon I was able to play a few songs and was really beginning to let music "take me away" like Calgon is supposed to do! I an a house with 7 people, the piano seemed to take me away from all the "family" noise and let me explore songs that I just made up. I'm sure they were terrible, but to me they sounded beautiful! Summer came and off to Camp I went (I was gone for 2 weeks). Well, I am sorry to say that when I returned from camp, my mother had sold the piano because the dining room was being redecorated and the piano didn't fit the "decor." I was sooooo mad! I still wish I could take piano lessons and learn to play...but, not going to happen.
Next dream.....age 12, swimmer on the local YMCA team. I was dedicated! Up and gone to practice by 6:00 am every morning. I rode my bike to get there! It wasn't just around the corner either...probably about 3-4 miles. That was a stellar summer for me...I won "best swimmer" award for the entire team because I had accummulated more points than anyone. I also placed 4th in the Jr. Olympics in Ft. Worth. I dreamed of becoming an Olympic champion. At each of the swim meets, the first three place winners would step up on the platform and receive their medals...just like in the Olympics. I would often imagine that the stands were full of cheering crowds and they were playing the national anthem! Unfortunately, my dreams of continuing my swimming career were cut short because "girls weren't supposed to be muscular" so I had to quit the team.
No regrets, just wishes.....
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