Sunday, July 25, 2010

I Have...

in red if I have done it, and black if I have not...


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/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 (no, but that was our plan. We got pregnant while waiting

to be chosen by a birthmother)

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

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 at a restaurant

44. visited africa

45. walked on a beach by moonlight

46. been transported in an ambulance (sort of...I was with my son when he was transported)

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 (not on purpose)

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 (no, but I shattered my nose when I was a toddler)

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. owned a cell phone

98. been stung by a bee

99. wrote a poem for someone else

100. given a toast at a wedding



Friday, July 23, 2010

In the Kitchen

This was my lunch today...pizza on a crust made from scratch with pesto, tomatoes, mozzarella pieces, zucchini, spinach, and olives. So yummy!!

Thursday, July 15, 2010

Grandma

My mom loves being a grandma, and she is amazing at it! She has such a special relationship with each of her grandkids, and they love to be around her. Here she is with Collin, Eden, Brynn, and MaJesta.


Friday, July 9, 2010

Heard at our house this morning

--the older 2 kids singing a Justin Bieber song to Eden..."Baby, baby, baby..Ohhh..."
I thought my kids were young enough that we might miss "Bieber Fever" altogether. No such luck.

--Collin to Eden as he took back his toy that she was chewing on: "Eden, Eden, that is NOT a toy! (slight pause) OK. OK. You can have it." Aww.

--Brynn to me, regarding the hugest-zit-of-my-life that has taken up residence on my face: "Mom, it looks like you got shot in the face." Then, realizing that might not be a nice thing to say, she quickly added, "It's not so bad." Thanks.

--Brynn's comments on how quick she was to get her chores done and help me with some of mine: "Wow, I sure am helpless today!"

--Brynn regarding Eden (our teething, reflux-y baby): "Eden certainly is a spitty baby!"