Things I've done......

Found in Kate's blog, figured what the heck.....

1. Started my own blog--which one??  I had so many :)


2. Slept under the stars --several times, camping, beach, in Crete, Japan, Maryland


3. Played in a band


4. Visited Hawaii - yep, in 1994 for my birthday and ended up with a fever of 103 on my bday!


5. Watched a meteor shower


6. Given more than I can afford to charity


7. Been to Disneyland/world -- Epcot


8. Climbed a mountain


9. Held a praying mantis -- many times, they are sooo cool


10. Sung a solo -- yep in high school


11. Bungee jumped -- and don't plan to


12. Visited Paris


13. Watched lightning at sea -- on a cruise this past year, incredible--and scary


14. Taught myself an art from scratch ---yes, sewing, then quilting - though I have to reteach myself the proper techniques


15. Adapted a child


16. Had food poisoning


17. Walked to the top of the Statue of Liberty


18. Grown my own vegetables --tomatoes & herbs, mostly


19. Seen the Mona Lisa in France


20. Slept on an overnight train


21. Had a pillow fight


22. Hitchhiked


23. Taken a sick day when you’re not ill--don't tell the boss, please :)


24. Built a snow fort--lived in upstate New York...lots of snow.


25. Held a lamb--petting zoos are a good thing


26. Gone skinny dipping


27. Run a Marathon (not an ambition, either!)


28. Ridden in a gondola in Venice


29. Seen a total eclipse


30. Watched a sunrise or sunset ---yes and yes


31. Hit a home run


32. Been on a cruise - yep, 2 and plan another in the near future


33. Seen Niagara Falls in person


34. Visited the birthplace of my ancestors


35. Seen an Amish community


36. Taught myself a new language (does HTML & CSS count?)


37. Had enough money to be truly satisfied


38. Gone rock climbing - in Crete


39. Seen Michelangelo’s David


40. Sung karaoke --sadly, yes I have--I blame alcohol and Stacie :)


41. Seen Old Faithful geyser erupt


42. Bought a stranger a meal at a restaurant


43. Visited Africa


44. Walked on a beach by moonlight


45. Been transported in an ambulance


46. Had my portrait painted


47. Gone deep sea fishing - tried, but again on vacation and got sick with a fever


48. Seen the Sistine Chapel in person


49. Been to the top of the Eiffel Tower in Paris


50. Gone scuba diving or snorkeling


51. Kissed in the rain


52. Played in the mud


53. Gone to a drive-in theater


54. Been in a movie


55. Visited the Great Wall of China


56. Started a business - Tupperware, Partylite


57. Taken a martial arts class


58. Visited Russia


59. Served at a soup kitchen


60. Sold Girl Scout Cookies


61. Gone whale watching


62. Got flowers for no reason


63. Donated blood, platelets or plasma --can't anymore due to my stay in Europe in the late 80's, but before that, yep


64. Gone sky diving


65. Visited a Nazi Concentration Camp


66. Bounced a check


67. Flown in a helicopter


68. Saved a favorite childhood toy


69. Visited the Lincoln Memorial --I live 60 minutes from DC


70. Eaten caviar


71. Pieced a quilt --ummm...yah, done that a few times


72. Stood in Times Square


73. Toured the Everglades


74. Been fired from a job


75. Seen the Changing of the Guards in London


76. Broken a bone --my left ankle at 30 and my right ring finger when I was 10


77. Been on a speeding motorcycle


78. Seen the Grand Canyon in person


79. Published a book


80. Visited the Vatican


81. Bought a brand new car


82. Walked in Jerusalem


83. Had my picture in the newspaper - yeppers...check it out here! And when I was kid for winning a fire safety award


84. Read the entire Bible


85. Visited the White House - yep before 9/11


86. Killed and prepared an animal for eating (I'm counting fish here)


87. Had chickenpox


88. Saved someone’s life


89. Sat on a jury


90. Met someone famous --most of the Backstreet Boys, Mark Lipinski, Alan Hunter (old MTV VJ), Lee Greenwood, Amy Grant, I know there are more, but those are the ones I can remember and obviously left positive memories


91. Joined a book club --Crafter's Choice right now, but done the romance ones when I was younger


92. Lost a loved one


93. Had a baby --which one...I have 4


94. Seen the Alamo in person - lived in San Antonio for 4.5 years in the 80/90's, but revisited it last June


95. Swam in the Great Salt Lake


96. Been involved in a lawsuit


97. Owned a cell phone - since 1998


98. Been stung by a bee  -- never or a wasp


99. Ridden an elephant