The White House

The White House

Thursday, November 13, 2008

I have...

Two blogs I read have done this so I thought I would, too, since I haven't been in a bloggy mood.

I have...

To participate just copy and paste in your own blog, and bold all of the things you have done. Happy discoveries!

I HAVE….
1. Started my own Blog-This is it!
2. Slept under the stars-on a sandbar on the river.
3. Played in a band-flute and saxophone.
4. Visited Hawaii-Senior class trip for one week!
5. Watched a meteor shower
6. Given more than I can afford to charity
7. Been to Disneyland/world-Disneyland twice.
8. Climbed a mountain-little mountains.
9. Held a praying mantis
10. Sung a solo
11. Bungee jumped
12. Visited Paris-Graduation present from high school.
13. Watched lightening at sea
14. Taught myself an art from scratch
15. Adopted a child
16. Had food poisoning
17. Walked to the top of the Statue of Liberty
18. Grown my own vegetables-Yes!
19. Seen the Mona Lisa in France-Very cool!
20. Slept on an overnight train -from Germany to Amsterdam.
21. Had a pillow fight
22. Hitchhiked-with a 3 week old baby after my car broke down and left me in Feb. on the side of the road.
23. Taken a sick day when you’re not ill-
24. Built a snow fort
25. Held a lamb-I'm on my third sheep...slept in the hay with them once.
26. Gone skinny dipping-in Moon Lake.
27. Run a Marathon
28. Ridden in a gondola in Venice
29. Seen a total eclipse-as a kid.
30. Watched a sunrise or sunset-all the time.
31. Hit a home run-Yep!
32. Been on a cruise-Lake Cour 'De lane
33. Seen Niagara Falls in person
34. Visited the birthplace of my ancestors-England, yes!
35. Seen an Amish community
36. Taught myself a new language-had 2 years of Spanish in HS
37. Had enough money to be truly satisfied-I'm satisfied now.
38. Seen the Leaning Tower of Pisa in person
39. Gone rock climbing
40. Seen Michelangelo’s David
41. Sung karaoke
42. Seen Old Faithful geyser erupt
43. Bought a stranger a meal at a restaurant
44. Visited Africa
45. Walked on a beach by moonlight-with my son in California.
46. Been transported in an ambulance
47. Had my portrait painted-by one of those cartoon guys!
48. Gone deep sea fishing
49. Seen the Sistine Chapel in person
50. Been to the top of the Eiffel Tower in Paris-yes, and I took the stairs!
51. Gone scuba diving or snorkeling-snorkeling in Hawaii.
52. Kissed in the rain-the rain is the best.
53. Played in the mud
54. Gone to a drive-in theater-in college.
55. Been in a movie
56. Visited the Great Wall of China
57. Started a business
58. Taken a martial arts class
59. Visited Russia
60. Served at a soup kitchen
61. Sold Girl Scout Cookies
62. Gone whale watching
63. Got flowers for no reason-used to get a bouquet every week just because.
64. Donated blood, platelets or plasma-poor college days.
65. Gone sky diving
66. Visited a Nazi Concentration Camp
67. Bounced a check
68. Flown in a helicopter-at the State Fair.
69. Saved a favorite childhood toy
70. Visited the Lincoln Memorial
71. Eaten Caviar
72. Pieced a quilt
73. Stood in Times Square
74. Toured the Everglades
75. Been fired from a job
76. Seen the Changing of the Guards in London-yes, and they do not move even if you get in their face!
77. Broken a bone
78. Been on a speeding motorcycle-around Chena Ridge on a very fast Harley!
79. Seen the Grand Canyon in person-with Nick on a hockey trip!
80. Published a book
81. Visited the Vatican
82. Bought a brand new car
83. Walked in Jerusalem
84. Had my picture in the newspaper
85. Read the entire Bible
86. Visited the White House
87. Killed and prepared an animal for eating-caribou, grouse, rabbit and fish.
88. Had chickenpox
89. Saved someone’s life
90. Sat on a jury
91. Met someone famous
92. Joined a book club
93. Lost a loved one-my dad...couldn't love anyone more.
94. Had a baby-five!
95. Seen the Alamo in person
96. Swam in the Great Salt Lake
97. Been involved in a law suit
98. Owned a cell phone
99. Been stung by a bee
100. Rode a elephant-at the circus.


54 out of 100 isn't bad if it were a bucket list....guess I should consider what would be there. Certainly not the chicken pox! :)

7 comments:

stace41971 said...

You've been all over the place! I would LOVE to go to England...I've done so much geneology research and would just love to be able to be in the places where those people lived. I'd especially love to see the family manor house in Sudbury...*sigh* maybe someday.
Great list, you've done A LOT. :-)

Queen-Size funny bone said...

i'm jealous you've been overseas.

Snowbird said...

This looks fun. One of these days (like now maybe!!) when I can't think of anything to blog about, I may have to try this.

Anonymous said...

Im jealous too........Paris...you lucky duck!

Anonymous said...

Oh and PS, guess we should break out our flutes and start jamming....LOL

Tara said...

How cool! I don't think I've done 25 percent of those things on there!

anymommy said...

This was fascinating! You've packed a lot of life in around those five kids (and with them!).