Today I sat down
and listened to some music
with my 17 year old son
who will graduate
from high school
in a couple of months.
We listened to his IPod
and he played the guitar
along with some of his favorite bands.
Believe me,
I really enjoyed the moment.
Times like that
with a teenager can be rare!
It also made me think about
what life was like
the year I graduated from high school.
That was way back in 1979.
So for today's Wednesday list,
I'm going to tell you
some of the things I was doing
the year I graduated from high school.
List 4: What I was doing in 1979
- I was listening to the BeeGees on my Walkman cassette tape player.
. - I was cheering at basketball games in my red quilted corduroy jumper with the pep band playing Hawaii 5-0 and Sweet Caroline.
. - I was reading "Gone with the Wind" for the seventh time.
. - I was singing along with The Commodores to "Three Times a Lady."
. - I was so excited that we got a microwave.
. - I was also excited that our town got its first McDonald's.
. - I was wearing cowl neck sweaters, Saddleback jeans, mood rings, Gunne Sax dresses, Love's Lemon Fresh perfume, and a battery-powered t-shirt that lit up and said "Boogie".
. - I was exercising in a pair of long rubber pants that promised to make you sweat off ALL the extra weight!
. - I was watching Love Boat, Fantasy Island, and Dallas.
. - I put smiley face stickers on everything.
.. - I was sleeping on a waterbed.
. - My best friend and I were trying to raise sea monkeys.
.. - And...I was making sure my hair was puffy enough, had enough hairspray, and was exactly the same on both sides.
What were you doing
the year you graduated
from high school?
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