Tuesday, December 2, 2008

A Survey!

Something just for fun -

Stolen from Sadie . . . with my own commentary.

Bold the ones you have done.

1. Started your own blog - this is the one!
2. Slept under the stars
- at camp - I remember waking up and it was SO wet everywhere from the dew!
3. Played in a band - more than I can count - of many varieties & instruments
4. Visited Hawaii - hope to someday
5. Watched a meteor shower
6. Given more than you can afford to charity - but it's better to give than receive
7. Been to Disneyland - Disney World was a favorite childhood vacation
8. Climbed a mountain - do dunes count?

9. Held a praying mantis
10. Sang a solo
11. Bungee jumped
12. Visited Paris
13. Watched a lightning storm at sea - we would park by the breakwater at Pere Marquette and the waves would splash over our car
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 are prolific pumpkin producers
19. Seen the Mona Lisa in France
20. Slept on an overnight train
21. Had a pillow fight

22. Hitch hiked - the THOUGHT scares me!
23. Taken a sick day when you're not ill - a mental health day or I might become ill
24. Built a snow fort - many with my brothers!!
25. Held a lamb

26. Gone skinny dipping - privately, of course!
27. Run a Marathon - does a 5K count?
28. Ridden in a gondola in Venice
29. Seen a total eclipse
30. Watched a sunrise or sunset - Lake MI has the best sunsets, Grand Canyon had an incredible sunrise
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 - interesting and enjoyable
36. Taught yourself a new language - attempted a few words...
37. Had enough money to be truly satisfied - God is faithful and has always taken care of us
38. Seen the Leaning Tower of Pisa in person
39. Gone rock climbing - at the pier
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 - a harrowing experience as a 20 year old
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 - loved making mud pies as a youngster!

54. Gone to a drive-in theater - No, but can't get this to not be bold. I'd fall asleep if I went.
55. Been in a movie - (of the homemade variety)
56. Visited the Great Wall of China
57. Started a business - teaching private lessons for gas & grocery $ in college 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. Received 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 - would have liked this, but I think my Mom sold them all at garage sales
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 - quit a few, but not fired
76. Seen the Changing of the Guards in London
77. Broken a bone - in my hand
78. Been on a speeding motorcycle - not sure it was speeding, but felt fast to me!
79. Seen the Grand Canyon in person - Amazing!!! Hope to take the kids there someday.
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 - did not kill, but prepared a venison roast today.
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
- x4!
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 - many, many


1 comment:

Sadie VK said...

Ooh, I loved the alliteration in number 18!