Whether we like it or not, summer is over and it's time for school. Today was Logan's 1st day of 2nd grade and I seriously can't believe it.... so weird. He had a great first day... one of his best friends is in his class and he really likes his new teacher! Here's to another fun year of reading, writing and arithmetic!
A way to journal some things you have done or not done in your life. All you have to do is copy the list and bold what you have done. (Select the list, CTRL-C copies it, CTRL-V pastes it into your blog, select the list and CTRL-B bolds everything, then do CTRL-B again and everything will be un-bolded and ready for you to play.) I added my own info in parentheses. Feel free to delete those on your own list.
1. Touched an iceberg
2. Slept under the stars
3. Been a part of a hockey fight
4. Changed a baby's diaper
5. Watched a meteor shower
6. Given more than you can afford to charity
7. Swam with wild dolphins
8. Climbed a mountain
9. Held a tarantula
10. Said "I love you" and meant it
11. Bungee jumped
12. Visited Paris
13. Watched a lightning storm at sea (On a lake I have)
14. Stayed up all night long and watched the sun rise
15. Seen the Northern Lights
16. Gone to a huge sports game
17. Walked the stairs to the top of the Statue of Liberty
18. Grown and eaten your own vegetables
19. Looked up at the night sky through a telescope
20. Had an uncontrollable giggling fit at the worst possible moment
21. Had a pillow fight
22. Gone slalom water skiing
23. Taken a sick day when you're not ill
24. Built a snow fort
25. Held a lamb
26. Gone skinny dipping
27. Taken an ice cold bath
28. Had a meaningful conversation with a beggar
29. Seen a total eclipse
30. Ridden a roller coaster
31. Hit a home run
32. Danced like a fool and not cared who was looking
33. Adopted an accent for fun
34. Visited the birthplace of your ancestors
35. Felt very happy about your life, even for just a moment
36. Loved your job 90% of the time
37. Had enough money to be truly satisfied
38. Watched wild whales
39. Gone rock climbing
40. Gone on a midnight walk on the beach
41. Gone sky diving
42. Visited Ireland
43. Ever bought a stranger a meal at a restaurant
44. Visited India
45. Bench-pressed your own weight
46. Milked a cow (and a goat)
47. Alphabetized your personal files
48. Ever worn a superhero costume
49. Sung karaoke
50. Lounged around in bed all day
51. Gone scuba diving
52. Kissed in the rain
53. Played in the mud
54. Gone to a drive-in theater
55. Done something you should regret, but don't
56. Visited the Great Wall of China
57. Started a business (but never followed through)
58. Taken a martial arts class
59. Been in a movie (Do home videos count?) LOL
60. Gone without food for 3 days
61. Made cookies from scratch
62. Won first prize in a costume contest
63. Got flowers for no reason
64. Been in a combat zone
65. Spoken more than one language fluently (Does 2 years of Spanish in high school make you fluent?) LOL
66. Gotten into a fight while attempting to defend someone (words, not fists)
67. Bounced a check (LOL yes, when I was living on my own for the first time)
68. Read - and understood - your credit report
69. Recently bought and played with a favorite childhood toy (but I have been trying to find an old school Nintendo on ebay to buy. I totally miss playing Mario Brothers...)
70. Found out something significant that your ancestors did
71. Called or written your Congress person (the Protect Marriage Law was one)
72. Picked up and moved to another city to just start over
73. Walked the Golden Gate Bridge (yes, on my senior trip to Cali)
74. Helped (watched) an animal give birth
75. Been fired or laid off from a job
76. Won money
77. Broken a bone
78. Ridden a motorcycle
79. Driven any land vehicle at a speed of greater than 100 mph
80. Hiked to the bottom of the Grand Canyon
81. Slept through an entire flight: takeoff, flight, and landing
82. Taken a canoe trip that lasted more than 2 days
83. Eaten sushi
84. Had your picture in the newspaper
85. Read The Bible cover to cover
86. Changed someone's mind about something you care deeply about
87. Gotten someone fired for their actions
88. Gone back to school
89. Changed your name (I used to be a telemarketer and I made up a fake name... Taylor Matthews) LOL
90. Caught a fly in the air with your bare hands (I haven't, but Logan just did last week! SICK!)
91. Eaten fried green tomatoes
92. Read The Iliad
93. Taught yourself an art from scratch
94. Killed and prepared an animal for eating
95. Apologized to someone years after inflicting the hurt (And then I usually find out that they don't even remember me doing it, so I wasted my time worrying about it)
96. Communicated with someone without sharing a common spoken language
97. Been elected to public office
98. Thought to yourself that you're living your dream
99. Had to put someone you love into hospice care
100. Sold your own artwork to someone who didn't know you
101. Had a booth at a street fair
102. Dyed your hair
103. Been a DJ
104. Rocked a baby to sleep
105. Ever dropped a cat from a high place to see if it really lands on all fours (I haven't, but Rob used to do it all the time to his cat, Tucker)
106. Raked your carpet
107. Brought out the best in people
108. Brought out the worst in people
109. Worn a mood ring
110. Ridden a horse
111. Carved an animal from a piece of wood or bar of soap
112. Cooked a dish where four people asked for the recipe (Pumpkin Cake)
113. Buried a child
114. Gone to a Broadway play
115. Been inside the pyramids
116. Shot a basketball into a basket
117. Danced at a disco
118. Played in a band (Erick, Jeana and me always pretended to be Van Halen and Def Leppard LOL)
119. Shot a bird
120. Gone to an arboretum
121. Tutored someone
122. Ridden a train
123. Brought an old fad back into style (Legwarmers are making a comeback, girls!) LOL
124. Eaten caviar
125. Let a salesman talk you into something you didn’t need
126. Ridden a giraffe or elephant
127. Published a book (in my honors english class in high school LOL)
128. Pieced a quilt
129. Lived in an historic place (Folsom) LOL
130. Acted in a play or performed on a stage
131. Asked for a raise
132. Made a hole-in-one (miniature golf, baby)
133. Gone kayaking in the ocean
134. Gone roller skating
135. Run a marathon
136. Learned to surf
137. Invented something (do poems count?) lol
138. Flown first class
139. Spent the night in a 5-star luxury suite Oooo, no, but I really want to!
140. Flown in a helicopter
141. Visited Africa
142. Sang a solo
143. Gone spelunking (cave exploring) hmmm... I know I've been in "The Narrows" in St. George, but I don't know if those are considered "caves"....
144. Learned how to take a compliment hmmm... still working on that one... getting better tho, because I hate when other people don't accept the compliments that I give them...
145. Written a love-story (Mine and Rob's is an on-going love story... I guess I could write it into a screenplay...)
146. Seen Michelangelo’s David (Does a replica in Las Vegas count?)
147. Had your portrait painted (My mom has a picture of me and my older brother and sister when I was about 3 years old. It is awesome)
148. Written a fan letter (I'm pretty sure I wrote Jonathan Knight at one time)
149. Spent the night in something haunted (The house that Rob and I rented when we were first married, I swear had some 'spirits' in it... it was so freaky.)
150. Owned a St. Bernard or Great Dane
151. Ran away
152. Learned to juggle
153. Been a boss (of my kids ;)
154. Sat on a jury
155. Lied about your weight (not necessarily LIED, but avoided answering the question...)
156. Gone on a diet
157. Found an arrowhead or a gold nugget
158. Written a poem (Mountains: Mountains are so beautiful, I see them everyday; Even when it's raining, I see them anyway! I think I wrote this when I was like 10... LOL)
159. Carried your lunch in a lunch box
160. Gotten food poisoning (it's the WORST!)
161. Gone on a service, humanitarian or religious mission
162. Gone deep-sea fishing
163. Sat on a park bench and fed the ducks
164. Gone to the opera (No, but I'm going to "The Phantom of the Opera" in October! Can't wait! Oh, and I've seen the Opera on "Pretty Woman" LOL
165. Gotten a letter from someone famous (I got an autographed picture from Steve Young! Oh yea! It said "To Jaynee, My Friend." and it was signed Steve Young... I used to have the hugest crush on him. Never heard back from Jonathan tho... whatever dork!)
166. Worn knickers
167. Ridden in a limousine
168. Attended the Olympics
169. Can hula or waltz
170. Read a half dozen Nancy Drew or Hardy Boys books
171. Been stuck in an elevator
172. Had a revelatory dream
173. Thought you might crash in an airplane
174. Had a song dedicated to you on the radio or at a concert
175. Saved someone’s life (My dad saved my life when I was like 8 years old, when I choked on a peppermint candy)
176. Eaten raw whale
177. Know how to tat, smock or do needlepoint
178. Laughed till your side hurt
179. Straddled the equator
180. Taken a photograph of something other than people that is worth framing
181. Gone to a Shakespeare Festival
182. Sent a message in a bottle
183. Spent the night in a hostel
184. Been a cashier
185. Seen Old Faithful geyser erupt (We were there 3 weeks before that HUGE fire back in 1988)
186. Joined a union
187. Donated blood or plasma
188. Built a campfire
189. Kept a blog
190. Had hives
191. Worn custom made shoes or boots
192. Made a PowerPoint presentation
193. Taken a Hunter’s Safety Course
194. Served at a soup kitchen
195. Conquered the Rubik’s cube
196. Know CPR
197. Ridden in or owned a convertible
198. Found a long lost friend
199. Helped solve a crime (Do it all the time while watching CSI and Law&Order)
200. Commented on a stranger's blog
My friend Randi kindly reminded me about Hailey's episode in Sacrament Meeting the same day... we have no idea what she was doing, but all of a sudden, she fell off her chair, flat on her face and bit her tongue in the process... kids!
Today, we were sitting in the "overflow" during sacrament meeting and Hudson kept trying to 'escape' so he could run behind the rows of chairs in the gym behind us, (which just so happens to have wood floors, not carpet). We were able to keep him contained for most of the meeting until he snuck by Rob's leg and was a free man. He started running back towards the stage, so Rob looked at me and said we had to play "Rock Paper Scissors" to see who would have to go get him....(we play 'best out of three'). Well, the game took a little longer than usual because we kept tying, but right as I lost to Rob's ROCK, I looked up and saw Hudson pulling himself up onto the piano bench about to perform his concerto. I ran (as reverently and as fast as I could) before he could make too much of a scene, but it was too late. The damage was done and as I looked back at the congregation, there were many people looking back at us laughing. Ya, it was pretty embarrassing. Then after church, a member of the bishopric came up to me and told me how impressed he was at how fast I could run in high heels... nice.
Hailey learned to ride her bike with no training wheels last month! She's so excited! I completely spaced posting it. So, here it is...
Here's her reaction to her accomplishment!
Cops are pigs. Don't they have anything better to do than sit on the side of the road for hours on end, waiting for someone to drive by going 5+ over the speed limit?!?! Apparently not in Spokane Valley... My one and only speeding ticket I ever got, was my junior year of high school and it was on "80's Day" during Homecoming Spirit Week... I was able to understand that he would give me a ticket for dressing that way... but this time, I was just driving to Hailey's dentist appt., the kids were watching a movie and he pulled me over and gave me a ticket for going 6 over the speed limit! No warning or anything! I need to take a class on "how to get out of a ticket"! I want to punch that cop.
Why I love this movie:
The best one liners of any movie, save Napoleon Dynamite. "Listen you little wise acre! I'm smart, you're dumb. I'm big, you're little. I'm right, you're wrong, and there's nothin' you can do about it."
Danny DeVito and Rhea Pearlman... LOL
Ms. Trunchbull: "Use the rod, beat the child, that's my motto."
The chocolate cake part. I think it cured me of my never-ending craving for the All-American Chocolate Cake from Costco.
It makes my kids realize that I'm not THAT mean of a mom, after all.
If you haven't seen this movie yet, I highly recommend it.
