August 2008 Archives
Copy the list, bold the things YOU have done and then post it on your blog.
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 (four times this year alone!)
8. Climbed a mountain (up the 3800 stairs of Mt. Sinai in Egypt)
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 (From Cairo to Luxor, can't say I actually slept though, it was one of the worst nights ever)
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 (I don't remember it but there's a picture, I was really little)
26. Gone skinny dipping
27. Run a Marathon (I've cheered my parents on for several)
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 (we just drove by, don't know if that counts)
36. Taught yourself a new language
37. Had enough money to be truly satisfied (we had more than enough the last 4 months, now things will get a little tighter again)
38. Seen the Leaning Tower of Pisa in person
39. Gone rock climbing
40. Seen Michelangelo's David (do pictures count?)
41. Sung karaoke
42. Seen Old Faithful geyser erupt
43. Bought a stranger a meal at a restaurant
44. Visited Africa (Egypt is in Africa, but doesn't seem very "African")
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 (on the Red Sea. Totally Amazing!)
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 (Actually it was James' business, but I felt like it was mine too.)
58. Taken a martial arts class
59. Visited Russia
60. Served at a soup kitchen
61. Sold Girl Scout Cookies
62. Gone whale watching (does Sea World Count? :))
63. Got flowers for no reason (Not very often, unless you count my boys picking random flowers out of the garden for me. Those are the best anyway!)
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
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 (2 with a third on the way)
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
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 (four times this year alone!)
8. Climbed a mountain (up the 3800 stairs of Mt. Sinai in Egypt)
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 (From Cairo to Luxor, can't say I actually slept though, it was one of the worst nights ever)
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 (I don't remember it but there's a picture, I was really little)
26. Gone skinny dipping
27. Run a Marathon (I've cheered my parents on for several)
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 (we just drove by, don't know if that counts)
36. Taught yourself a new language
37. Had enough money to be truly satisfied (we had more than enough the last 4 months, now things will get a little tighter again)
38. Seen the Leaning Tower of Pisa in person
39. Gone rock climbing
40. Seen Michelangelo's David (do pictures count?)
41. Sung karaoke
42. Seen Old Faithful geyser erupt
43. Bought a stranger a meal at a restaurant
44. Visited Africa (Egypt is in Africa, but doesn't seem very "African")
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 (on the Red Sea. Totally Amazing!)
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 (Actually it was James' business, but I felt like it was mine too.)
58. Taken a martial arts class
59. Visited Russia
60. Served at a soup kitchen
61. Sold Girl Scout Cookies
62. Gone whale watching (does Sea World Count? :))
63. Got flowers for no reason (Not very often, unless you count my boys picking random flowers out of the garden for me. Those are the best anyway!)
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
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 (2 with a third on the way)
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
Girls... girls... Everywhere... I've been reading the blogs of my friend Ariel and my cousin-in-law Jessica and enjoying all the updates on their pregnancies and all the other things that are going on in their lives right now. It was great to hear that both of them gave birth to healthy baby girls this week. Jessica on Thursday and Ariel today (I think). The babies are both beautiful and the mothers seem to be doing as well as brand new mothers can be. I just wanted to congratulate them and wish them good luck in these first few weeks. They will be some of the hardest weeks of their lives, but the rewards are so great that the hard parts will be nearly forgotten. I love you both!!
I just needed to write about a new addiction I have. I'm sure most everyone out there loves peaches and cream, but I have taken it to a new level! I am the queen of all yummy evilness after all. (Is evilness a word?) So here are the makings for a fantastic bowl of peaches and cream. You have to get really nice, ripe peaches, I use nectarines sometimes too, but really great peaches are the best. Then you buy a bottle of Cinnamon Vanilla Creme coffee creamer from CoffeeMate. I know it sounds weird to use coffee creamer, but trust me! Slice the peaches into a bowl and pour some of the creamer over them. Then you inhale the whole bowlful as fast as you can and wish you could have about 5 more bowls of it. I tried it with the fat free coffee creamer once and it's just not the same, but if you are concerned about that sort of thing, the fat free is okay. You probably won't get addicted to it if you use the fat free so maybe it's a good thing.
Because I've enjoyed reading all the blogs from friends and family, I've decided to write my own personal blog. I'll still be updating the family blog now and again, but this one is just for my own rantings and ravings.
My first blog is a little bit of a rant I guess. I need to vent my frustration at trying to find semi-decent maternity clothes.... In particular, maternity skirts. I only have one right now and it's just not enough to wear the same stinkin' skirt every single Sunday. I've been squeezing into my non-maternity skirts, but I think I've finally gotten to the point where comfort is more important than having some variety. So I went shopping for skirts. If you know me at all, you know that I am super cheap, especially when it comes to buying clothes for myself. If an item costs more than about 15 bucks it's probably too expensive in my eyes. I've looked at several stores and I can't even find an expensive skirt that I like, let alone one for 10 bucks... Let me just say that maternity skirts are BORING, it seems that they only come in black and if they aren't black they are too short. I understand the practicality of having a nice black skirt, but again, I can't wear the same black skirt every week. So, what to do? I need something to wear this Sunday. I can't even find a sewing pattern that I like, and if I did find one, I'd probably spend 5 or 6 hours sewing a skirt that might not even look good once I was finished. So I'm at a dead end. I just needed to vent, maybe James will watch the boys so I can go shopping again this week. I think I'll start looking in the plus sizes and see if there are any stretchy skirts that could be used as a maternity skirt. Wish me luck.
My first blog is a little bit of a rant I guess. I need to vent my frustration at trying to find semi-decent maternity clothes.... In particular, maternity skirts. I only have one right now and it's just not enough to wear the same stinkin' skirt every single Sunday. I've been squeezing into my non-maternity skirts, but I think I've finally gotten to the point where comfort is more important than having some variety. So I went shopping for skirts. If you know me at all, you know that I am super cheap, especially when it comes to buying clothes for myself. If an item costs more than about 15 bucks it's probably too expensive in my eyes. I've looked at several stores and I can't even find an expensive skirt that I like, let alone one for 10 bucks... Let me just say that maternity skirts are BORING, it seems that they only come in black and if they aren't black they are too short. I understand the practicality of having a nice black skirt, but again, I can't wear the same black skirt every week. So, what to do? I need something to wear this Sunday. I can't even find a sewing pattern that I like, and if I did find one, I'd probably spend 5 or 6 hours sewing a skirt that might not even look good once I was finished. So I'm at a dead end. I just needed to vent, maybe James will watch the boys so I can go shopping again this week. I think I'll start looking in the plus sizes and see if there are any stretchy skirts that could be used as a maternity skirt. Wish me luck.
