When I was eight, I thought I'd accomlish the following when I grew up...

*Playing first base for the Seattle Mariners.
-I was convinced I was going to be the first female professional baseball player. Somehow, that didn't pan out.

*Parenting four or six kids.
-Not three, not five, four or six. Because those are even numbers, and you can play games easier with even numbers.
I have one kid. She will be three months-old on Sunday. She may be in fact be the only kid I birth from my loins, for fear I
may not live through another pregnancy.

*Live on a ranch in a big farm house, with a wrap-around porch and a bunch of horses.
-Does living on an almost half-acre with a faux-porch and two dogs count?

*Drive a big, red, 4x4 truck
-I drive a silver Jeep, but it is a 4x4

*When done playing baseball, work for National Geographic as a photojournalist/biologist/archeologist
-Because when you work for National Geographic, you need to be versatile.

*Graduate from Pepperdine, and the University of Washington
-Well, I did graduate from Pepperdine and I earned my teaching cert. from Whitworth College...which is a University in
Washington.

*Be married to Kirk Cameron
-Glad that didn't pan out, he's a bit too religious for me

Today, 20 years later, I'm pretty happy with how things have turned out thus far. I have a great husband, a beautiful daughter, a nice house on a quiet street, with nice neighbors. I have good friends, a solid education and usually, my health. I don't have my mom, but for the most part, I really don't have any major regrets. I hope in another 20 years, I'll be able to say the same.