The instructions with this are to bold the ones you’ve done, leave the others in normal type. So here goes. (I got it here.)

1. Started your own blog (clearly…)
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/world
8. Climbed a mountain.
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 (we had a garden as a child)
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
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 Michelangelo’s David
41 Sung karaoke
42. Seen Old Faithful geyser erupt
43. Bought a stranger a meal in a restaurant
44. Visited Africa
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. Gotten 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
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 (no, just a photo book, not the same thing at all!)
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 (outside it)
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 lawsuit
98. Owned a cell phone
99. Been stung by a bee

Your turn!

ps- I had to update this. I forgot I had been to Rome and seen the Sistine Chapel, Vatican, and David.

{Happy Birthday Daddy!}

Found this and thought it was pretty amusing, so here you go!

1. If I was on a first date with someone and s/he ordered crawfish , I would probably end the date early.
2. When I’m sick I really want someone to bring me a cold wet washcloth for my forehead and bring me food and let me lay in bed.
3. I know that some people really love fancy cars, but I don’t understand how they spend so much money on it.
4. I know that some people think I’m crazy for spending so much money on purses and shoes, but I really love them. (To clarify, I don’t really spend THAT much money on them, I just like them.)
5. I’m so glad that I’ve outgrown acne since high school (mostly).
6. I am living proof that the stereotype about only children isn’t always accurate.
7. I know that it is a made-up word; but ginormous is a permanent part of my vocabulary. (Sorry Lindsey!)
8. I can’t wait for bedtime!
   
9. The most common misconception about me is  that I don’t eat much.
   
10. I wish I wouldn’t slouch but sometimes I just can’t stop myself.
11. If I never heard the word (or phrase) wash-pronounced warsh- again, it would still be too soon.
12. I have a hidden talent for reading signs really far away that no one would ever expect of me.
13. I am not a fan of extraordinary rendition; but if it were to take place for crimes against leaving cabinet doors open then my husband should be the first person(s) on the plane to Guantanamo.

Let me know if you decide to do this on your blog!

Its been a while since I did a blog tag so here goes.

Chelsea at jrandchels.blogspot.com tagged me to answer these questions:

I’m supposed to tag 8 people to answer these questions:
1. What’s your current favorite secular song?

Since I am not working, I don’t have 1.5 hours in the car to listen to the radio anymore, so I don’t feel like I listen to much music. But I do like Taylor Swift and think “Our Song” is really fun and cute!

2. If you could do anything as a job (money is no concern) what would you do?

Actually, I think I am doing it. I feel blessed to get to be E’s mommy as my full time job right now! But other jobs that I think would be fun are:

professor in department of education at Baylor
owner of one of those cute random boutique-y stores
school librarian
professional blogger- a la Simple Mom style

3. Books or magazines?

Both! Magazines are good for quick reads, in the bathroom, at the dr office, etc. But books are great to get lost in when you can’t put it down til you are finished. One thing about magazines though, there are way too many ads these days. More ads than content!

4. How do you feel about Valentine’s Day?

I think its great! Although people should make sure others in their lives feel loved EVERY day!

5. What’s the first thing do you when you get home from work?

I would always change clothes, check the mail/let the dog out, and have a snack!

6. What is your favorite dessert?

Gosh. There are so many. Cupcakes. Cheesecake. Oreo Truffle Balls. Ohhhh Jess! I could eat one or fifty of those right now!

7. Who did you look up to as a child?

I had a teacher in 2nd and 3rd grade that I loved, Mrs. Faircloth. We dressed alike one day. I wanted to be a wonderful teacher just like her. There was also a lady who came and sang at our church with her family, Becky Matthews. I thought she was just beautiful and sang so great! And I have a great cousin Josie, who was also a teacher and I looked up to her a lot too.

8. Embarrassing moment from high school?

Well I fell off the commons once, as we liked to put it. Part of the commons in the middle of the school was this raised area and it is where we ate lunch. I think I scooted my chair back and the leg fell off the edge and I fell. But actually I can’t remember if that was me or one of my friends. I just remember us joking about falling off the commons. That is all that comes to mind.

I am not going to bother tagging anyone because people don’t really do it ever. But if you feel so inspired answer these questions too on your blog!