It’s mid-week… hump day…the rest of the week is downhill! However you look it, it’s Wednesday.  When I was in the work force, hump day is what I often called Wednesdays, and a sense of giddiness washed would over me.  I lived for the weekends after five days of hectic work.

After I became a SAHM, days blended together.  The weekends didn’t seem any different from the rest of the week, but as the phases of motherhood passed from the infant to teen years, then the weekend began to hold a similar reverence.  I once more looked forward to having downtime with my husband and children.

I’d like to invite you to join me in my mid-week par-taying! WARNING…NO alcoholic drinks allowed but intoxication is likely to occur through loads of fun with your blog friends.

What were you doing 25 years ago?

I turned 24 that year and we celebrated our 6th wedding anniversary in 1985.  I was working in downtown Knoxville with North America Insurance Administrator (N.A.I.A.), as their computer system’s operator. Honestly, it was nothing spectacular. We were using a network of huge (compared to today’s) desktops. We had limited Internet usage. In fact, I don’t recall using electronic data transmission until 1986.  My MOST memorable event from 1985 is we bought our first sport’s car, a dark maroon Toyota Supra!  It was really beautiful machine and a thrill to drive.

News has a way of temporarily eluding my memory until I refresh it by reading past events.  Here are a few highlights, which hold a prominent spot in my mind’s eye…

• Hezbollah terrorist hijacked TWA Flight 847 en route from Athens to Rome.
• Michael Jackson buys ATV Music (all Beatles’ songs) for $47-million. USA for Africa (musical talents included: Ray Charles, Bob Dylan, Michael Jackson,Billy Joel, Cyndi Lauper, Willie Nelson, Lionel Richie, Smokey Robinson, Kenny Rogers, Diana Ross, Paul Simon, Bruce Springsteen, Tina Turner, & Stevie Wonder) recorded “We Are The World” to raise money for famine relief.
• James Bond (Roger Moore) returns in A View to a Kill  (theatrical release May 22nd) featuring Duran Duran singing the theme song topping the charts at #1 on July 13th.
• Boris Becker took Wimbledon by storm winning the championship at the age of 17, the youngest in the men’s the division to claim the prestigious tennis trophy.
• September 1st the discovery of The RMS Titanic

Angela invites you to revisit the year – 1985 and join the fun in Wayback Wednesdays!

I’m participating in Patrice’s newly formatted weekly meme, Chats on the Farmhouse Porch.  This is week #3. You may use her questions to launch your own daily post, but please be sure to display her blog button and kindly link up.

Grab a cup of coffee and join me, as we head to Patrice’s farmhouse porch to do a little mid-week chatting, shall we? (Click below button to link up with Patrice)

Here’s what we’re chatting about today…

1. 1. What color was your first car?  When we got married, I sort of inherited my husband’s first car, an orange Ford Fiesta.  In 1985, we bought our first car together.  This was so exciting! You can see it pictured at the top of this post, a deep maroon Toyota Supra. It was gorgeous!
   2. Do you dance or sing when you’re by yourself?  I dance and sing all the time. It makes no difference, if I’m alone or the house is full of people. I hold nothing back!
   3. What were your favorite and least favorite subjects in school? (I’m thinking high school or younger, but if you want to tell us about your PhD, go right ahead.) History was my favorite subject from about the 5th grade all the way through high school. I just love learning about the past.  Math was my nightmare subject. I hated it and it hated me! We simply didn’t mesh.
   4. What was the last dinner you made? Meatloaf.  For the last several months, I’ve been strictly having salads at dinner while my husband and son eat regular meals for the most part but they have graciously decided to lessen my burden by sacrificing good home-cooked meals for frozen dinners until I can reach my new target weight goal. However, I try to prepare at least one large, easy to prepare meal I can supplement every other day.  I like to alternate the TV dinners with a real meal.  This helps me to not feel so bad. I have two great fellows!
   5. Please finish this: “I feel naked without ———————.” (Now, you know there’s someone out there who will answer “clothes”. See. I caught you! 🙂 Make up!  I don’t feel so naked around the house without it, especially during the day.  But, when we go out, I need to put on my face paint. I’m certain the rest of the population is happy that I do this, too.  I would feel so weird without it. This may sound crazy, but in the evenings after I’ve showered, I like putting my face on, as I call it, so I can look my best for my darling husband.
      

 

King James Bible 1 John 3:1
Behold, what manner of love the Father hath bestowed upon us, that we should be called the sons daughters of God…  

What are you loving today?

 

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