That's a good question!

I must be staid and boring, too, though, because I could only come up with one hair-raising type thing that I would like to do.  Other than that, my list looks a lot like yours...

1) Travel, definitely, but I think that I would prefer Alaska over Hawaii as I am not much of a water person.  However, Europe, especially England, would be at the top of my list.  Australia, too.

2) Go back to school.  I'd really like to be able to earn a masters.  However, I think that one will have to wait until my kids are significantly older as I just don't see myself juggling parenting, work and school very well.

3) Have the Richard Petty NASCAR experience.  I think that I would like going around the track at 180+ miles per hour.  However, I do think that I am enough of a chicken that once would be enough.

Other than that, I want to know that I am a good mom and that I am raising my children to be productive, self-sufficient members of society.  I want to see them grow up, get married and have children of their own. 

I want to feel assured that I am teaching my students well--not just language arts, but also life skills.  I want to look back on this time and think that I made a difference in their lives.

All in all, I am fairly content with my life the way it is now.  I have been blessed with a wonderful husband  and great kids.  (Even if they do drive me slowly insane some days when they can't be nice to each other ).  I have great parents who have taught me how to be a good mom by their example.  I still have a living grandparent.  I have a fulfilling job that has a lot of vacation time (recovery time, really, but it is all the same).  I'm healthy and I have a nice home and plenty to eat. 

I guess my biggest hope is that I should never look back at this time in my life and wish that I had had something different and begin to take all of these blessings for granted.

Well, that got a little sappy--sorry about that.

J

Ooh, good topic, Beth.  H'm let me see....

1.) To be published once. Of course, I want this to be an ongoing career, but if I only had a short time to live, say a year or so, I'd be satisfied with once.

2.)  If I have a longer life, I want to see my daughter happily situated in her adult life.  I want her to be able to obtain the career she chooses.  And if she marries, I want to know she's picked a man who loves her and will treat her well.  If she chooses not to marry, then I pray she's content and lets nothing stop her from her other ambitions.  She's only six, but I think about this all the time.  Time passes quickly.

3.)  H'm.  Not sure.  I'd like to travel more, of course.  More money?  Well... it's nice, but not necessary.  Good health?  Definitely.  Along with that of my family's. 

Would I do anything daring?  Well, I've already tried a few daring things, like rock climbing and diving off the high-dive (daring enough for this chicken) LOL.  So, I guess I'm like you, I'm pretty content with my life.  It might occasionally have it's ups and downs, but there's nothing much about it I'd change! 

...but notice I didn't say how high up I climbed - lol!  It wasn't very far, I confess.  Just enough to make me feel the accomplishment. 

Oh, and I forgot to add earlier that riding in a hot air balloon sounds like it'd be an awesome experience.  Romantic, too.  

That's is a good question! I need to use it that next time.

My list? ?Hmmmmm.

I want to live until my children are old enough to take care of themselves. Since losing my sister is 1996, I knew I wanted to be here to raise my children.  

Write and publish 1 book. 

I started traveling a couple of a few years ago and I am going to places I have never been. Ive been cruising with Brenda Jackson. Bahamas, Mexico - Canada is next. Still no Jamaica and Jamaica is on my list. I actually want to go to a resort. Africa is on my list too.

Hi Star - whereabouts in Canada will you be vacationing?  I'm from the West Coast and we've got some mighty fine scenery here!