What have I done?
This is going around the blogs…kinda fun. The ones in bold are ones I’ve done.
1. Started your own blog
2. Slept under the stars
3. Played in a band
4. Visited Hawaii
5. Watched a meteor shower
6. Given more than you can afford to charity
7. Been to Disneyland
8. Climbed a mountain (does it count if you didn’t go all the way to the top?)
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
17. Walked to the top of the Statue of Liberty
18. Grown your own vegetables
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
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 (does Wii count – probably not)
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
37. Had enough money to be truly satisfied
38. Seen the Leaning Tower of Pisa in person
39. Gone rock climbing
40. Seen Michelangelos David
41. Sung karaoke -
42. Seen Old Faithful geyser erupt
43. Bought a stranger a meal at a restaurant
44. Visited Africa (SOON!)
45. Walked on a beach by moonlight
46. Been transported in an ambulance
47. Had your portrait painted
48. Gone 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
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
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
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 (well, “let go” is more appropriate – “phased out” maybe)
76. Seen the Changing of the Guards in London
77. Broken a bone
78. Been on a speeding motorcycle
79. Seen the Grand Canyon in person
80. Published a book
81. Visited the Vatican
82. Bought a brand new car
83. Walked in Jerusalem
84. Had your picture in the newspaper
85. Read the entire Bible
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
92. Joined a book club
93. Lost a loved one
94. Had a baby
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. Read an entire book in one day
Giddy Girl
Well, we are a mere two days away from our adoption court date and you will find me to pretty much be completely giddy.
I woke up Monday with what I thought was an upset stomach. When it didn’t go away, and never got worse, I finally realized that it was butterflies. Like the kind I get before going on a trip, or public speaking (which I love to do). So I guess they are court date butterflies.
Even though I’m tired from too many late nights, I have this amazing energetic bubbly feeling inside. Totally hard to describe.
I wrote more about some of the emotions I’m going through over on the adoption blog. (Speaking of which I’m thinking that I’m going to have to condense these two blogs at some point. I’ll keep you posted though.
It’s over
I’m so glad it’s over. I honestly can’t stomach much of the political talk and so I mostly keep to my internet updates.
I could write something really deep and profound about what I’m feeling, but my husband beat me to it.
So go read his post. I say “ditto” and also leave you with this…
“The king’s heart is like a stream of water directed by the Lord;
he guides it wherever he pleases.” Proverbs 21:1
My Baby
Tomorrow my baby girl turns 6. She is asleep upstairs and as I skimmed through photos of her last several years I was struck by how much she has changed, and yet, how much she is unchanged. Her facial expressions are easily recognizable in pictures when she was two. While she has grown up, she is still very much the sweet, joyful girl that she has always been.
She is also very much a nut and makes us laugh so much. I tried to reflect that in the slide show below.
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