Nov. 19, 2006 - HAVE YOU EVER...
My answers are in gray:
01. Seen the Grand Canyon
02. Swam with wild dolphins
03. Climbed a mountain--no, but does rock climbing count? Oh, how I loved it! The place I used to climb was along the Ocean. The beauty of the rocks polished by the surf, the swirling of the waves as they were caught in little caves they had carved out of the rock. Glorious!
04. Taken a Ferrari for a test drive
05. Been inside the Great Pyramid
06. Held a tarantula
07. Taken a candlelit bath
08. Said “I love you” and meant it--of course! I have six wonderful children and two fantastic grandchildren. I have said "I love you" within the last 1/2 hour.
09. Hugged a tree
10. Bungee jumped
11. Visited Paris
12. Watched a lightning storm at sea
13. Stayed up all night long and saw the sun rise--I do this at least once a month. I am a night owl. Night is when I have my best times with the L-rd.
14. Seen the Northern Lights--There was a year when for one night they could be seen from Rhode Island, where I was living at the time.
15. Gone to a huge sports game--how about a televised gymnastics competition? Also, Sam, Hannah and Jesse were in a national Martial Arts competition; they came in third (Demo Team). I missed Grace's national gymanstics competition because of a snowstorm. She had to go up before us, and when we left the next day it was snowing. It turned into a snow storm, and they closed the interstate--we had to turn around and come back.
16. Walked the stairs to the top of the leaning Tower of Pisa
17. Grown and eaten your own vegetables--there is nothing better. I have also grown my own strawberries. I love having my own garden.
18. Touched an iceberg
19. Slept under the stars--ugh, yes! I am not a "camp out" type person. Give me a nice room with a warm shower and a soft bed.
20. Changed a baby’s diaper--too many diapers to count!
21. Taken a trip in a hot air balloon
22. Watched a meteor shower
23. Eaten alligator
24. Given more than you can afford to charity. Yes--we are not told to give what we can afford. We are commanded to give.
25. Looked up at the night sky through a telescope--we bought a telescope for my science-loving grandson, who was almost 5 at the time.
26. Had an uncontrollable giggling fit at the worst possible moment
27. Had a food fight--of course!
28. Bet on a winning horse
29. Asked out a stranger
30. Had a snowball fight--and built snowmen, snow forts. Once I got caught in the beginnings of a blizzard. I was out with my two oldest, Seth and Dsuty, when they were little. I was still carrying Dusty in a backpack. We were waiting for the bus, and the snow was pelting us. It was so cold! I was trying to shield the little ones' faces from the snow. We did make it safely home.
31. Screamed as loudly as you possibly can
32. Held a lamb
33. Seen a total eclipse
34. Ridden a roller coaster--yes, L-rd help me! I was so terrified!
35. Hit a home run
36. Danced like a fool and not cared who was looking
37. Adopted an accent for an entire day
38. Actually felt happy about your life, even for just a moment--I guess happy is what it is. I have often thanked G-d for my life or times in my life.
39. Had two hard drives for your computer
40. Visited all 50 states
41. Been to Austria
42. Had amazing friends
43. Danced with a stranger in a foreign country
44. Watched whales--while on a Disney cruise, we just happened upon some whales. The captain came over the loudspeaker and told us they were there.
45. Stolen a sign
46. Backpacked in Europe
47. Taken a road-trip--in the country in Pennsylvania, when I was 18, with some friends. It was back when we could afford to do things like that with just a few quarters from each person to pay for gas! My daughter Hannah and I recently took two trips to Rhode Island together.
48. Gone rock climbing--on real rocks, not indoors.
49. Taken a midnight walk on the beach
50. Gone sky diving
51. Visited Ireland
52. Been heartbroken longer than you were actually in love
53. In a restaurant, sat at a stranger’s table and had a meal with them--not by choice. I was in Curacao, eating at a restaurant, and a man came and sat down with me and started eating. There was nothing romantic about it. They just don't have the "space" requirements that Americans have. If there is an empty chair, they will take it!
54. Visited Japan
55. Milked a cow
56. Alphabetized your CDs--of course!
57. Pretended to be a superhero
58. Sang karaoke
59. Lounged around in bed all day--ah, yes! Bed, comfy quilt, and a good book.
60. Played touch football
61. Gone scuba diving
62. Kissed in the rain
63. Played in the mud--doesn't everyone?
64. Played in the rain--with my children!
65. Gone to a drive-in theater--I used to sleep in the back seat while my parents watched the movie.
66. Visited the Great Wall of China
67. Started a business--yes, but did not have the courage to continue it. I did not continue with it, though. I have no regrets about that. I am in the L-rd's hands.
68. Fallen in love and not had your heart broken
69. Toured ancient sites
70. Taken a martial arts class
71. Played D&D for more than 6 hours straight
72. Got married
73. Been in a movie--no, but my oldest, Seth, has been in two. One was with Liv Tyler and Ben Affleck.
74. Crashed a party
75. Got divorced
76. Gone without food for 5 days--baaaad flu.
77. Made cookies from scratch--of course--I'm a mom! Now my Sam does it. Sam is my youngest, 17 years old. He is making cookies for Thanksgiving.
78. Won first prize in a costume contest
79. Ridden a gondola in Venice
80. Gotten a tattoo
81. Rafted the Snake River
82. Been on television news programs as an “expert”
83. Received flowers for no reason--from my children! There is nothing better.
84. Performed on stage-in high school--does that count? In "Oklahoma!"
85. Been to Las Vegas
86. Recorded music
87. Eaten shark
88. Kissed on the first date
89. Gone to Thailand
90. Bought a house
91. Been in a combat zone
92. Been in a marching band
93. Been on a cruise ship--Disney Cruise Lines--awesome! Oh, how I loved it. It was the most relaxing time in my life. I could never have afforded it, but a friend took me. She was a travel agent.
94. Spoken more than one language fluently
95. Performed in Rocky Horror
96. Raised children--six of my own.
97. Followed your favorite band/singer on tour
98. Passed out cold
99. Taken an exotic bicycle tour in a foreign country
100. Picked up and moved to another city to just start over
101. Driven on the Golden Gate Bridge
102. Sang loudly in the car, and didn’t stop when you knew someone was looking. Most definitely it was worship music, probably Marty Goetz.
103. Had plastic surgery
104. Survived an accident that you shouldn’t have survived--with barely a scratch. Praise G-d.
105. Wrote articles for a large publication
106. Lost over 100 pounds
107. Ridden on a boat down the Danube River
108. Piloted an airplane
109. Touched a stingray
110. Broken someone’s heart
111. Helped an animal give birth
112. Won money on a T.V. game show
113. Broken a bone--my nose, and as an adult was picking up firewood and one large log slipped, almost scraping off the tip pf my finger and fracturing the bone lengthwise--an open fracture. I had a fantastic plastic/hand surgeon repair it, and have an almost invisible scar and nothing is mis-shapen!
114. Dyed your hair--yes, but not any longer. I tolerate my gray.
115. Shaved your head--no, but my son, Jesse, just shaved his two days ago.
116. Caused a car accident--yes. My grandson was in the back seat, and wanted my attention. I looked at him in the mirror briefly, and hit a car so hard I lifted the back end of the road!
117. Been elected to public office
118. Skipped all your school reunions--oh definitely!
119. Built your own PC from parts
120. Gone back to school--yes, and I am going to do it again next September and go for my teaching degree.
121. Read the Iliad and the Odyssey--yes. I always had great Literature classes in school.
122. Ridden a horse--and almost fell off!
123. Eaten Kangaroo meat
124. Had stitches--in several places.
125. Toured castles in Europe
126. Had your picture in the newspaper
127. Eaten sushi
128. Sold your own artwork to someone you didn’t know
129. Published a book
130. Written poetry--not the rhyming kind!
131. Had a facial part pierced other than your ears
132. Fired a rifle, shot gun or pistol--once. It was so much fun!
133. Had major surgery
134. Had a snake as a pet
135. Gone on an African safari
136. Eaten mushrooms that were gathered in the wild
137. Visited more foreign countries than US states
138. Visited all 7 continents
139. Lived in a foreign country for more than a year
140. Been swimming in the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans
141. Been to Niagara Falls
142. Lived on both sides of the Mississippi river--California on one side, many states on the other.
143. Sang in a foreign language in front of an audience
144. Been to the Berlin Wall
145. Taught a child to read--taught 6 children to read. I used Rod and Staff, and loved it.
146. Been a DJ
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