When I grow up ...

When I saw Nadia get her perfect "10" what little girl wouldn't want to be a gymnast! Then, I wanted to be a nurse, but at age 4 those dreams crashed and burned, but came alive again as a ballerina. This continued for a couple of years until I heard Anne Murray sing, then I wanted to be a STAR. After getting some pretty negative reviews, and never having the ability to carry a tune (plus I think I am tone deaf) I turned to the obvious thing, an astronaut! But quickly the sounds of the waves lured me back to the earth, where I decided a synchronized swimmer was where it was at! Until I realized how much those little nose plugs hurt! Moved to the desert for a bit, and wanted to be a nomad and ride the camels. Moved back to Canada and family bought a farm, and got my first horse, every child’s dream – and where my dream of being a cowgirl began. Got my first dog, where obviously I found my new calling - veterinarian. Almost went to school for this, but found out it was harder to get into vet school than medical school! So I naturally turned to forestry. Worked in the field for a couple of years and became an artist. Now I am a recent graduate of a Natural Resource Law enforcement program....who knows what is in my future.....

Amazingly I do almost all of those occupations every single day! I am nurse and put many a band-aid and magical mommy kisses on owies. I am a ballerina, and have the tutu to prove it! I get standing ovations from my one and only fan and even get asked for encores of my itsy bitsy spider. I routinely go on missions to Mars, and have the best co-pilot by my side. I am teacher, and artist, cowgirl and even alligator wrestler somedays. Being a mommy is the ultimate career choice!


What do you want to be when you grow up?