Under-the-Pines Heidi had this on her blog (which came from "Mrs. Nicklebee's" blog, which came from Karen Joy who I don't know. LOL) so I thought I'd place it over here... if anyone wants to play, leave a comment so I can check out your responses. :) My experiences are bolded:
1. Started your own blog
(now, have I stayed on top of it....)
2. Slept under the stars
3. Played in a band
4. Visited Hawaii
5. Watched a meteor shower
(several times!)
6. Given generously to charity
7. Been to Disneyland
(several times - we lived in the area; never been to DisneyWorld though)
8. Climbed a mountain MAYBE, I'm not sure
9. Held a praying mantis
10. Sang a solo
11. Bungee jumped
12. Visited Paris
13. Watched a lightning storm at sea
14. Taught yourself an art from scratch
15. Adopted a child
16. Had food poisoning
(Did you know that old coffee in a water carafe at an IHOP can give this to you? It can!)
17. Walked to the top of the Statue of Liberty
18. Grown your own vegetables
(Well, it was only one pumpkin that grew and it was only pumpkins I planted to grow... but I made a pumpkin pie from that one pumpkin!)
19. Seen the Mona Lisa in France
20. Slept on an overnight train
21. Had a pillow fight
22. Hitch hiked
23. Taken a sick day when you’re not ill
24. Built a snow fort
25. Held a lamb
26. Gone skinny dipping
(by myself!)
27. Run a Marathon
28. Ridden in a gondola in Venice
29. Seen a total eclipse
30. Watched a sunrise or sunset
31. Hit a home run
32. Been on a cruise
33. Seen Niagara Falls in person
34. Visited the birthplace of your ancestors
35. Seen an Amish community
36. Taught yourself a new language
(Not fluently, but I've tried my best at sign language, in addition to taking classes at the junior college.)
37. Had enough money to be truly satisfied
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 erupt
43. Bought a stranger a meal at a restaurant
44. Visited Africa
45. Walked on a beach by moonlight
46. Been transported in an ambulance
47. Had your portrait painted
(Well, it was a cartoon caricature at Disneyland that my dad now has... does that count? LOL)
48. Been deep sea fishing
49. Seen the Sistine Chapel in person
50. Been to the top of the Eiffel Tower in Paris
51. Gone scuba diving or snorkeling
52. Kissed in the rain
53. Played in the mud
54. Gone to a drive-in theater
(several times!)
55. Been in a movie
56. Visited the Great Wall of China
57. Started a business
(see http://donnac.com)
58. Taken a martial arts class
59. Visited Russia
60. Served at a soup kitchen
61. Sold Girl Scout Cookies
(Not really, but I sold Camp Fire Girl Candy...close enough?)
62. Gone whale watching
63. Got flowers for no reason
64. Donated blood, platelets or plasma
65. Gone sky diving
66. Visited a Nazi Concentration Camp
67. Bounced a check
68. Flown in a helicopter
(Several times - my dad worked for Bell Helicopter & my Camp Fire Girls group got to go on a ride when I was 8 or 9. In '94, my family and I took a 'copter tour of Bransom, MO.)
69. Saved a favorite childhood toy
(Several!)
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
77. Broken a bone
(Think I most likely broke a bone in my foot while walking the dog with my family on Valentine's Day 3 or 4 years ago. It had snowed quite a bit here and I turned my foot wrong. Never got it Xrayed, but a doctor-friend at church said I most likely broke it but that there was nothing to be done so no real need to Xray it.)
78. Been on a speeding motorcycle
79. Seen the Grand Canyon in person
(When I was ten, moving from CA to TX.)
80. Published a book
(see http://donnac.com - Homeschooling Only One)
81. Visited the Vatican
82. Bought a brand new car
83. Walked in Jerusalem
84. Had your picture in the newspaper
(When the Camp Fire Girls group went on the helicopter ride.)
85. Read the entire Bible
(Not necessarily from start to finish, but I have read it all.)
86. Visited the White House
87. Killed and prepared an animal for eating
88. Had chickenpox
89. Saved someone’s life
90. Sat on a jury
91. Met someone famous
It seems like I have... I know for a fact I've waited on Lisa Welchel while she was on her TV show back in the 80s. She lived near the mall I worked at in North Richland Hills, TX.)
92. Joined a book club
(Several book clubs by mail, where you buy books thru them... not a group that meets to study a book... although I did have a Charlotte Mason group that studied Catherine Levison's book on CM... so I guess the answer is yes, no matter the meaning behind "book club"! LOL)
93. Lost a loved one
(Grandparents, my 2nd born son...)
94. Had a baby
(Two, in fact!)
95. Seen the Alamo in person
(At least a couple of times)
96. Swam in the Great Salt Lake
97. Been involved in a law suit
(House Forclosure)
98. Owned a cell phone
99. Been stung by a bee
42 out of 99, not too bad for a 50-almost-51 year old, I guess. LOL |
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