What have I done?

I borrowed this meme from Stephanie over at http://ralphcrew.blogspot.com/. Sounded like a fun way for my readers to get to know more about me. I enjoyed learning the things about Stephanie!

It’s just a way to give your readers a little more insight into your life and what you have done! Enjoy! Feel free to borrow this and let me know if you do so I can come read yours! The things in bold are the things I have done and the things I have in red are the things I would like to do:

1. Started your own blog
2. Slept under the stars
3. Played in a band
4. Visited Hawaii (someday!)
5. Watched a meteor shower
6. Given more than you can afford to charity (yes, but you can't outgive God)
7. Been to Disney World - Actually, Epcot Center on the East coast and Disneyland on the West coast
8. Climbed a mountain (I didn't make it to the top - does this count?)
9. Held a praying mantis
10. Sang a solo - but not in public LOL
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
21. Had a pillow fight
22. Hitch hiked
23. Taken a sick day when you’re not ill
24. Built a snow fort (LOVE the snow)
25. Held a lamb
26. Gone skinny dipping
27. Run a Marathon (running sucks! )
28. Ridden in a gondola in Venice
29. Seen a total eclipse
30. Watched a sunrise or sunset (I love the sunrise after you've been driving all night)
31. Hit a home run
32. Been on a cruise
33. Seen Niagara Falls in person
34. Visited the birthplace of your ancestors - been to the country of my ancestors at least.
35. Seen an Amish community (Always interesting to see a horse and buggy hitched up)
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 (Do I know how to clear out a bar or what?)
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 (I can't remember. I know I have followed one transporting my daughter)
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 - I came so close! An old school from my town was in one. I wasn't available to be an extra that day. They asked the entire town to come down to be in the movie. (Very small town, and they needed a lot of people!)
56. Visited the Great Wall of China - I saw the wall in Germany before it came down, does that count? lol
57. Started a business
58. Taken a martial arts class -No, but I've sat through a lot of martial arts classes
59. Visited Russia
60. Served at a soup kitchen
61. Sold Girl Scout Cookies
62. Gone whale watching
63. Got flowers for no reason - I argue the no reason, though. There is always a reason to send me flowers. I'm cute. ;-)
64. Donated blood, platelets or plasma - I can't :(
65. Gone sky diving ( no stinkin' way)
66. Visited a Nazi Concentration Camp - :( One of the more memorable parts of my childhood.
67. Bounced a check
68. Flown in a helicopter - again, I can't remember if I was there or with a sitter.
69. Saved a favorite childhood toy (My daughter plays with several of my dolls and Barbies)
70. Visited the Lincoln Memorial
71. Eaten Caviar
72. Pieced a quilt - I'm tyring. My MIL is teaching me.
73. Stood in Times Square
74. Toured the Everglades
75. Been fired from a job (Best thing that could have happened at the time)
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 - not yet, but I am reading it in pieces
86. Visited the White House
87. Killed and prepared an animal for eating
88. Had chickenpox
89. Saved someone’s life - I've given a couple of children the Heimlich
90. Sat on a jury - I was called for Jury Duty, but got out of it.
91. Met someone famous
92. Joined a book club
93. Lost a loved one
94. Had a baby (a few, LOL)
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 a wasp
100. Read an entire book in one day

Not too sure about the truth in this one

Your rainbow is intensely shaded black, brown, and red.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

What is says about you: You are a powerful person. You appreciate energetic people. You get bored easily and want friends who will keep up with you. You feel closer to people when you understand their imperfections.

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It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas

Or not.

I am still doggedly going through one box at a time looking for everything. There is nothing around here that shows that Christmas is right around the corner. With the exception of a festive snowman hand towel in the bathroom and some placemats on the dining room table.

My attitude shows the Christmas Spirit the least. My kids are having issues at the new school and I'm trying to find other options for their education. I feel like the hubby and I are strangers. This house is already getting torn up by the destructive crew. Er, I mean my darling little angels.

So I'm off trying to sort things out and regain my sense of humor. I'm afraid I'm loosing it piece by piece. I need to cut that out. My laugh might be all I have at the end of this road. It sure won't be my sanity.

A lot of Madness

You know those weeks. We all have them. The weeks where everything seems to not go quite as smoothly as you like. That's the week I'm having.

I'm putting on a brave smile and going fourth with everything I have to accomplish.

My kids are in school, so that is a huge plus. I had to chuckle at my oldest son last night. His Opa asked him in what ways his new school is different than his old one. A seemingly innocent enough question; but I had already told Opa some of the huge differences. Such as armed security at the school. An entirely different atmosphere. Huge discipline issues within the school and on the buses. And the buses! We have to walk a little ways to get to our bus stop, which is the bus stop for the entire area. We are talking like 30 kids right now, and that number will only go up as more people move in. The bus stop is madness. The bus is divided. Boys on one side, and girls on the other. The differences just go on and on. Well, back to my point. Opa asked my oldest...and do you know what that sweetheart of a boy said? "I get to have pizza every day for lunch if I want to, and it's much spicier than my old school. I love it!"

I only wish I had my children's resiliency right now.

A little bit of madness

Will go a long way.

I think I am spreading my madness around nicely. The movers came today and my house is a complete pit. Not for lack of effort, mind you. I made a huge effort and had the house looking decent, and then a tornado swooped down the chimney and messed every thing up. It was an amazing sight. So fast! So chaotic! I just had no time to stop it.

The movers were working with me, thank goodness! I had two rooms ready for them, so they started there, and then I finished the basement and they packed it up, too. I cleaned the living room while they were here and they complimented me on it. I thought that was nice. The told me to pace myself and they had faith that I can get the rest of the house looking as nice. I tried not to snicker. I am trying. Really, I am. I'm pooped right now, though.

To go with my stress of the house, the Hubby is "missing." No word from him all day. I called my Dad and my Dad said he has heard from him, so I guess that is something. I am waiting to hear if he gets to come home or not. I figure he must be hiding on that evil giant tin can. I'm not very good at waiting for information.

I guess I'll keep plugging along.

Trick of the Eye?

Or the real thing?

I accidentally inhaled a bite of food whole and was gasping and trying to cough. Then I saw a flash of glowing white out of the corner of my eye, and then I was able to cough and I'm fine.

Seriously.

This all happened in like 10 seconds.

I didn't even have time to get frightened; in fact I was very calm.

I know, ten seconds is not a lot of time.

I thanked my Guardian Angel and God for sending him or her.

Who knew?

I have heard of people slow cooking cube steak with cream of mushroom soup. At least I think that is how I came up with the idea. Who knew it was so delish? For sixteen years I have been making cube steak how my mom made it. Dip it seasoned flour, then egg, then then seasoned flour again and frying it in oil. I didn't know there was another way to make it. Oh my gosh, this is one of the best lunches I've had in a long time!

Now if I only had some mashed potatoes...