Anne Bostwick:  

I wrote the following using the story Wizard. Just lazy I guess. Re: old friends I just hope old friends remember me. I didn't have a lot of friends in high school. I can barely remember what I ate yesterday. tee hee. I always wanted to be a teacher when I grew up. My family and friends thought that was a good idea. As it turns out, life led me down a different path to motherhood. My favorite way to relax is music, music, music, especially performing live. Can't get enough of it. I'm a singing fool. My musical hero is Bonnie Raitt. My personal hero is my husband, Eddy. After high school I lived in Renton, Capitol Hill, then Skyway, Burien, Des Moines, West Seattle (15 years!) and now Bellevue. The one person from my past who I'd most like to see again is Bob Dowell, my ex hubby, because I'd like to know how he's doing. We were married for 10 years and he helped raise my son. I am obsessed with life, friends, family, beads, our dogs, singing and most of all Eddy, my husband. My biggest surprises in life were the premature birth of my son (two months early) and my spinal cord injury at age 45, which resulted in paraplegia. Living with a spinal cord injury is challenging, but I have a great life with lots of support from friends and family. I use a wheelchair full time for mobility, drive my own van, and am very independent. If I had limitless money to improve my home, I'd add on a state-of-the-art recording studio for Eddy. My dream home would be built around a central courtyard, like my current house, except a much bigger courtyard, servants and a gardener included, of course. The teacher I'd most like to see again is Mr. Larson, our English teacher. He inspired me to become a writer. To be truly happy, I'd eliminate pain from my life. Otherwise, I'm truly happy now. My current age is 59. When I was 12, I thought that people my age now would be stodgy and boring. Now I know that a lot of folks my age are unquestionably complex, creative an...Expand for more