Wednesday, September 8, 2010
Whip it good!
My husband took this great shot of my youngest daughter Shawna in Beaver Creek at Calaveras Big Trees over Labor Day weekend.
Thursday, September 2, 2010
Laughing NOW
This morning on the way to school I was telling my daughters a true story that happened when Paula, my oldest now 9 years old, was an infant. It was mortifying at the time and scary as hell, but thankfully we can laugh about it now.
Paula was 2.5 months old. She didn't crawl or roll over yet. She was a preemie born at 34 weeks so we'd already had our share of surprises and scares up until this point. I really didn't need anymore excitement where she was concerned. She would show to be behind in most milestones until she hit about 2 years old. She's very bright and one of the tallest in her class. You'd never know today she was a preemie.
But, I did something awful that I'm ashamed and embarrassed about. Here it is.
Paula and I were home alone together. It was time to feed her. Due to her awful acid reflux (common in preemies) she was on a special formula (Enfamil AR) which was thicker than others so I needed to go make her bottle. She also took Reglan to speed up her digestive system and Zantax for the reflux. I laid her on the couch kitty corner, like diagonally.
I'm in the kitchen mixing her formula and medicine when I hear a THUD. I paused. What was that noise? A couple seconds later I hear her crying. Was that her hitting the floor?! I run into the room and yes, my sweet baby girl was lying on the floor. She'd fallen off the couch!!! What a horrible mother I am!!! I can't believe I let this happen. What if she has brain damage! What if I've ruined our child! So many things went thru my mind at that moment. She calmed down eventually. I checked her over. On the outside everything looked fine. I needed to get her checked out but I didn't want to call the pedi and say I just let my 2 mos old fall off the couch. I can't be THAT mother.
She'd apparently wiggled herself to the end of the couch where her lower half became heavier from hanging off the end of the couch making her body fall off.
Paula had a rash on her face. I decided I'd use that as my excuse to bring her in. Then while she's being looked at I can casually mention the fall incident. Yeah, cause it's a casual occurrence. Just shoot me now.
We get into the doctors office and one of the many pedi's is examining her skin. I really don't want to tell him, but I have to.
Yeah, so doc, um.....this morning she kind of fell off the couch.
You know the look he gave me right? Can I just climb into a hole?
That must have hurt. How far was the fall? 2 feet?
Yeah, probably. I'm cringing.
He checks her body and determines she's fine. THANK GOD!
I leave hoping I never ever ever get him as her doctor again. There are 6 doctors. Surely there is a chance I'll never have to see him again.
I call my husband and tell him what happened. You what he says? "I'm glad it was you and not me."
Paula was 2.5 months old. She didn't crawl or roll over yet. She was a preemie born at 34 weeks so we'd already had our share of surprises and scares up until this point. I really didn't need anymore excitement where she was concerned. She would show to be behind in most milestones until she hit about 2 years old. She's very bright and one of the tallest in her class. You'd never know today she was a preemie.
But, I did something awful that I'm ashamed and embarrassed about. Here it is.
Paula and I were home alone together. It was time to feed her. Due to her awful acid reflux (common in preemies) she was on a special formula (Enfamil AR) which was thicker than others so I needed to go make her bottle. She also took Reglan to speed up her digestive system and Zantax for the reflux. I laid her on the couch kitty corner, like diagonally.
I'm in the kitchen mixing her formula and medicine when I hear a THUD. I paused. What was that noise? A couple seconds later I hear her crying. Was that her hitting the floor?! I run into the room and yes, my sweet baby girl was lying on the floor. She'd fallen off the couch!!! What a horrible mother I am!!! I can't believe I let this happen. What if she has brain damage! What if I've ruined our child! So many things went thru my mind at that moment. She calmed down eventually. I checked her over. On the outside everything looked fine. I needed to get her checked out but I didn't want to call the pedi and say I just let my 2 mos old fall off the couch. I can't be THAT mother.
She'd apparently wiggled herself to the end of the couch where her lower half became heavier from hanging off the end of the couch making her body fall off.
Paula had a rash on her face. I decided I'd use that as my excuse to bring her in. Then while she's being looked at I can casually mention the fall incident. Yeah, cause it's a casual occurrence. Just shoot me now.
We get into the doctors office and one of the many pedi's is examining her skin. I really don't want to tell him, but I have to.
Yeah, so doc, um.....this morning she kind of fell off the couch.
You know the look he gave me right? Can I just climb into a hole?
That must have hurt. How far was the fall? 2 feet?
Yeah, probably. I'm cringing.
He checks her body and determines she's fine. THANK GOD!
I leave hoping I never ever ever get him as her doctor again. There are 6 doctors. Surely there is a chance I'll never have to see him again.
I call my husband and tell him what happened. You what he says? "I'm glad it was you and not me."
Monday, August 30, 2010
FAVORITE THING
My oldest, Paula, is very serious and a worries so much about too much. She’s 9 years old now and it’s not getting any better. She doesn’t usually like to try new things. Food included. But, I’m mean and force her a lot.
Her first plane ride was at age 5. She was petrified. What will it feel like? What if it’s scary? She was throwing up before we got on the plane. We were the last passengers on purpose. I told first class (as she’s walking and aiming her face in a plastic bag we obtained from a nearby restaurant) it’s okay, she’s not flu ridden, she’s just scared. She got to talk to the pilots before take off. They assured her the ride won’t be too bumpy. Taking a plane is now her FAVORITE THING.
Next, the monorail at Disneyland. Same thing. What will it feel like? Crying, feeling like she’s going to throw up. Now it’s her FAVORITE THING.
Buzz Lightyear Ride: TEARS galore, it’s dark in there, I don’t want to go. It’s scary. FAVORITE THING.
Waterpark slides where you go down in a closed slide vs. open slide. Last year the closed slide was way too scary. This year she was scared but received peer pressure at a birthday party to go down. FAVORITE THING.
Sure, there are times when we don’t force her but I know she’s missing out. Her younger sister is so different. Much more a free spirit. And she’s jealous that Shawna isn’t scared and she is. Paula currently sleeps on our bedroom floor (for over a year now) in a sleeping bag because she’s scared in her room alone. I can’t wait until her room is her FAVORITE THING.
Her first plane ride was at age 5. She was petrified. What will it feel like? What if it’s scary? She was throwing up before we got on the plane. We were the last passengers on purpose. I told first class (as she’s walking and aiming her face in a plastic bag we obtained from a nearby restaurant) it’s okay, she’s not flu ridden, she’s just scared. She got to talk to the pilots before take off. They assured her the ride won’t be too bumpy. Taking a plane is now her FAVORITE THING.
Next, the monorail at Disneyland. Same thing. What will it feel like? Crying, feeling like she’s going to throw up. Now it’s her FAVORITE THING.
Buzz Lightyear Ride: TEARS galore, it’s dark in there, I don’t want to go. It’s scary. FAVORITE THING.
Waterpark slides where you go down in a closed slide vs. open slide. Last year the closed slide was way too scary. This year she was scared but received peer pressure at a birthday party to go down. FAVORITE THING.
Sure, there are times when we don’t force her but I know she’s missing out. Her younger sister is so different. Much more a free spirit. And she’s jealous that Shawna isn’t scared and she is. Paula currently sleeps on our bedroom floor (for over a year now) in a sleeping bag because she’s scared in her room alone. I can’t wait until her room is her FAVORITE THING.
Wednesday, August 11, 2010
Tuesday, May 25, 2010
Teacher Gifts
Every year I battle on what Teacher Gifts I should buy this year. For my girls, there are 2 teachers in each grade. Well, one is an assistant but for all practical purposes she's just as important. Well, now that I write that, I have to admit that I have given the larger gift to the "teacher" and smaller gift to the "assistant" so I must not really think they're the same. Shame on me.
Past gifts:
Starbucks gift card (so overdone don't you think?)
Jamba Juice gift card
Homemade cards with kids pictures in them. (How quickly do you think they went into the circular file? aka garbage can)
Last year I got them towel cakes. A gal at work was selling them at a crafts fair. They were a kitchen or bathroom towel rolled into a cake secured with a ribbon. It was placed on a mini cake tin. I was impressed. And for $10.00 each I bought 4 of them. A unique gift and who doesn't need kitchen/bath or even rag towels.
This year at our crafts fair there wasn't anything cutsie for a teacher. *sigh*
So my search continues.
What is the perfect teacher gift?
Past gifts:
Starbucks gift card (so overdone don't you think?)
Jamba Juice gift card
Homemade cards with kids pictures in them. (How quickly do you think they went into the circular file? aka garbage can)
Last year I got them towel cakes. A gal at work was selling them at a crafts fair. They were a kitchen or bathroom towel rolled into a cake secured with a ribbon. It was placed on a mini cake tin. I was impressed. And for $10.00 each I bought 4 of them. A unique gift and who doesn't need kitchen/bath or even rag towels.
This year at our crafts fair there wasn't anything cutsie for a teacher. *sigh*
So my search continues.
What is the perfect teacher gift?
Friday, May 14, 2010
Where have I been?!
Wow, it’s been a really long time since I wrote here. I guess I just haven’t felt in the mood. It’s not for a lack of nothing to write ABOUT. I can’t even explain in a short blog entry how busy my life is these days. I’ll get to that later though.
Work:
Last time I wrote (not counting the list of things I’ve done and have left to do) I was excited about a new job opportunity at the same company I’d worked at for 10 years. I really like my new job. It’s much different than what I was doing so I get to learn again. In addition, since I’ve been at this company for 10 years I was awarded an extra week of vacation and mullah to spend on that said vacation. (See below under Vacations for details)
Home:
We’re getting a new floor downstairs FINALLY. When we bought our house it came with crappy scraped up wood floors downstairs with two different kinds of carpeting. The shoes and dogs have done a number on both. Todd has ripped up the hardwood and one section of the carpeting. We’re walking on plastic basically. We have a concrete foundation. It’s gonna take a couple months for the entire downstairs to be completed.
Kids:
Paula loves playing basketball. She will say herself “Mama, I haven’t complained one time about basketball.” Basketball ends this weekend but in fall she’ll start volleyball for the first time. Time will tell if she enjoys that or not. In school she’s going fabulous. Mostly A’s and a few B’s. She’s in 3rd grade and is almost proficient in her multiplication facts. Timed tests are hard for her, but if she has time to think she knows the answer.
Shawna finishes soccer next week. She’s liked it okay but doesn’t love it. Regardless, I signed her up for fall to keep her active. She wants to do cheerleading and if it all works out she can do both. School for Shawna has been hard this year. She’s been tested by a resource teacher at school and most likely has dyslexia. She’s getting extra tutoring at school and we all see an improvement. Tutoring needs to continue over summer as well. She gets tested for dyslexia on Monday. If she has it she gets some benefits like longer testing times and access to recorded books. Her father, uncle & cousins all have dyslexia so….you know - It was bound to happen to one of my kids.
Vacations:
So far in 2010 we have camped a couple times in our travel trailer. Over Presidents Day weekend we were in Santa Cruz at a KOA we enjoy. In April over the kids spring break we at the Santa Cruz KOA for a few days, then headed on towards Pismo. Pismo won. The weather was warm so not only did the kids don swimsuits but so did Todd and I. The beach was spitting distance from our campsite. We were 1 of 400 RV’s in this one RV park but we loved it anyway. And what’s funny is my ex-boyfriend’s 2 kids, who were staying with their grandparents that week, ended up camping right next to us in their grandparents motorhome. What are the chances?
In April I had to go to my family reunion with just Shawna. Paula got the stomach flu the morning we were all supposed to leave. I felt so bad for her since she missed the previous year’s reunion for the same reason. Speaking of illness, Todd has managed to escape the stomach flu this year, but the rest of us…not so much.
We are heading to Oahu and Maui in June for my 10-year vacation. We’ll be spending only 1 full day on Oahu where we’ll tour Pearl Harbor, Dole Plantation and several other hot spots on the island. Then we head to Maui to our timeshare.
Other camping trips planned is the Russian River (not actually located IN Russia as I had to explain to my children) Calaveras Big Trees and Rollins Lake for our annual boating trip with some fun families.
Exercise:
This topic needs its own section because this is huge! I bought myself a hybrid bicycle for Mothers Day. I already owned a mountain bike but it’s not a commuter bike and I wanted to commute to work. My commute is ~14 miles one way. My commute comes with hills, 3 overpasses, inclines, declines and tons of vehicular traffic. In order not to die on my first try, I started mid-way. I drop the girls off at school then drive to my mid-way point and hop on my bike there. In 3 days I’ve put 29.99 miles on my bike. =) That counts a trip into the old town by my house as a test run. Yesterday the Bay Area had its annual Bike to Work Day. I did my part. I’m very proud of myself.
Parental:
As a parent I’m overwhelmed. I am Box Top Coordinator at our school, Secretary of the School Board for our school and somehow got hornswoggled into being team mom for Paula’s basketball team. On Saturday morning driving to Shawna’s soccer game I was on the verge of tears because I felt like such a failure in all areas of my parental duties. I managed to work thru all that, conquered some to-do list items and feel much now. I’m happy summer is almost here so I’ll have a break from after-school activities and responsibilities.
Foster Dogs:
We foster dogs. I jokingly call them Rental Dogs. Currently we have 2 Chihuahua puppies (age 9 mos) who just got “fixed” on Tuesday. The rescue organization pays for all the medical care and food. They’re cute dogs who should hopefully find a forever home soon.
Okay, I think that sums up the past few months. I’m off to get changed into my bicycle gear for the long trek home.
Work:
Last time I wrote (not counting the list of things I’ve done and have left to do) I was excited about a new job opportunity at the same company I’d worked at for 10 years. I really like my new job. It’s much different than what I was doing so I get to learn again. In addition, since I’ve been at this company for 10 years I was awarded an extra week of vacation and mullah to spend on that said vacation. (See below under Vacations for details)
Home:
We’re getting a new floor downstairs FINALLY. When we bought our house it came with crappy scraped up wood floors downstairs with two different kinds of carpeting. The shoes and dogs have done a number on both. Todd has ripped up the hardwood and one section of the carpeting. We’re walking on plastic basically. We have a concrete foundation. It’s gonna take a couple months for the entire downstairs to be completed.
Kids:
Paula loves playing basketball. She will say herself “Mama, I haven’t complained one time about basketball.” Basketball ends this weekend but in fall she’ll start volleyball for the first time. Time will tell if she enjoys that or not. In school she’s going fabulous. Mostly A’s and a few B’s. She’s in 3rd grade and is almost proficient in her multiplication facts. Timed tests are hard for her, but if she has time to think she knows the answer.
Shawna finishes soccer next week. She’s liked it okay but doesn’t love it. Regardless, I signed her up for fall to keep her active. She wants to do cheerleading and if it all works out she can do both. School for Shawna has been hard this year. She’s been tested by a resource teacher at school and most likely has dyslexia. She’s getting extra tutoring at school and we all see an improvement. Tutoring needs to continue over summer as well. She gets tested for dyslexia on Monday. If she has it she gets some benefits like longer testing times and access to recorded books. Her father, uncle & cousins all have dyslexia so….you know - It was bound to happen to one of my kids.
Vacations:
So far in 2010 we have camped a couple times in our travel trailer. Over Presidents Day weekend we were in Santa Cruz at a KOA we enjoy. In April over the kids spring break we at the Santa Cruz KOA for a few days, then headed on towards Pismo. Pismo won. The weather was warm so not only did the kids don swimsuits but so did Todd and I. The beach was spitting distance from our campsite. We were 1 of 400 RV’s in this one RV park but we loved it anyway. And what’s funny is my ex-boyfriend’s 2 kids, who were staying with their grandparents that week, ended up camping right next to us in their grandparents motorhome. What are the chances?
In April I had to go to my family reunion with just Shawna. Paula got the stomach flu the morning we were all supposed to leave. I felt so bad for her since she missed the previous year’s reunion for the same reason. Speaking of illness, Todd has managed to escape the stomach flu this year, but the rest of us…not so much.
We are heading to Oahu and Maui in June for my 10-year vacation. We’ll be spending only 1 full day on Oahu where we’ll tour Pearl Harbor, Dole Plantation and several other hot spots on the island. Then we head to Maui to our timeshare.
Other camping trips planned is the Russian River (not actually located IN Russia as I had to explain to my children) Calaveras Big Trees and Rollins Lake for our annual boating trip with some fun families.
Exercise:
This topic needs its own section because this is huge! I bought myself a hybrid bicycle for Mothers Day. I already owned a mountain bike but it’s not a commuter bike and I wanted to commute to work. My commute is ~14 miles one way. My commute comes with hills, 3 overpasses, inclines, declines and tons of vehicular traffic. In order not to die on my first try, I started mid-way. I drop the girls off at school then drive to my mid-way point and hop on my bike there. In 3 days I’ve put 29.99 miles on my bike. =) That counts a trip into the old town by my house as a test run. Yesterday the Bay Area had its annual Bike to Work Day. I did my part. I’m very proud of myself.
Parental:
As a parent I’m overwhelmed. I am Box Top Coordinator at our school, Secretary of the School Board for our school and somehow got hornswoggled into being team mom for Paula’s basketball team. On Saturday morning driving to Shawna’s soccer game I was on the verge of tears because I felt like such a failure in all areas of my parental duties. I managed to work thru all that, conquered some to-do list items and feel much now. I’m happy summer is almost here so I’ll have a break from after-school activities and responsibilities.
Foster Dogs:
We foster dogs. I jokingly call them Rental Dogs. Currently we have 2 Chihuahua puppies (age 9 mos) who just got “fixed” on Tuesday. The rescue organization pays for all the medical care and food. They’re cute dogs who should hopefully find a forever home soon.
Okay, I think that sums up the past few months. I’m off to get changed into my bicycle gear for the long trek home.
Thursday, February 25, 2010
99 Things I Ought to Have Done
99 Things I Ought to Have Done
Instructions:
Copy the list, bold the ones you've done (with explanations if needed), share with friends.
1. Started your own blog
2. Slept under the stars
3. Played in a band
4. Visited Hawaii (Maui a few times and Kaui twice)
5. Watched a meteor shower (not a shower but saw a meteor fall thru the atmosphere. Way cool!
6. Given more than you can afford to charity
7. Been to Disneyland
8. Climbed a mountain
9. Held a praying mantis
10. Sang a solo
11. Bungee jumped
12. Visited Paris
13. Watched a thunder and lightning storm
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 (Love growing my own veggies)
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 (It's called a Mental Health day :0) )
24. Built a snow fort
25. Held a lamb (Gotta luv petting farms)
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 (Maui has the BEST of both. Watched the sunrise from their volcano)
31. Hit a home run
32. Been on a cruise (Does a bay cruise around the San Fran Bay count?)
33. Seen Niagara Falls in person
34. Visited the birthplace of your ancestors (Visited where my mom was born)
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 (indoor only)
40. Seen Michelangelo’s David
41. Sung karaoke
42. Seen Old Faithful geyser erupt
43. Bought a stranger a meal at a restaurant (Todd and I met a girl alone in our hotel on Kaui and invited her to a nice dinner. She couldn’t believe it)
44. Visited Africa
45. Walked on a beach by moonlight
46. Been transported in an ambulance (not for me, but accompanied my friend while in Cabo last October)
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 (snorkeling)
52. Kissed in the rain
53. Played in the mud
54. Gone to a drive-in theater (It sucks there aren't many more around)
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 (Served Thanksgiving in college)
61. Sold Girl Scout Cookies (Doing it right now in fact!)
62. Gone whale watching (Again, Maui)
63. Got flowers for no reason
64. Donated blood, platelets or plasma (I faint. They don’t want me)
65. Gone sky diving (I went hang gliding)
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 (12 years ago)
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 a passenger on a 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 (Charity event for Family Giving Tree)
85. Kissed a stranger at midnight on New Year’s Eve
86. Visited the White House (with my friend Jennifer 12 years ago)
87. Killed and prepared an animal for eating (Does a fish count?)
88. had chickenpox (14 years old. Ugh!)
89. Saved someone’s life
90. Sat on a jury (2001 burglary case)
91. Met someone famous (a few professional athletes)
92. Joined a book club
93. Got a tattoo
94. Had a baby (times 2)
95. Seen the Alamo in person
96. Swam in the Great Salt Lake
97. Been involved in a law suit (small claims against previous homeowner)
98. Owned a cell phone (hello?!)
99. Been stung by a bee (A few times)
45 completed at the age of 41. I’d have to say that’s not too bad.
Instructions:
Copy the list, bold the ones you've done (with explanations if needed), share with friends.
1. Started your own blog
2. Slept under the stars
3. Played in a band
4. Visited Hawaii (Maui a few times and Kaui twice)
5. Watched a meteor shower (not a shower but saw a meteor fall thru the atmosphere. Way cool!
6. Given more than you can afford to charity
7. Been to Disneyland
8. Climbed a mountain
9. Held a praying mantis
10. Sang a solo
11. Bungee jumped
12. Visited Paris
13. Watched a thunder and lightning storm
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 (Love growing my own veggies)
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 (It's called a Mental Health day :0) )
24. Built a snow fort
25. Held a lamb (Gotta luv petting farms)
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 (Maui has the BEST of both. Watched the sunrise from their volcano)
31. Hit a home run
32. Been on a cruise (Does a bay cruise around the San Fran Bay count?)
33. Seen Niagara Falls in person
34. Visited the birthplace of your ancestors (Visited where my mom was born)
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 (indoor only)
40. Seen Michelangelo’s David
41. Sung karaoke
42. Seen Old Faithful geyser erupt
43. Bought a stranger a meal at a restaurant (Todd and I met a girl alone in our hotel on Kaui and invited her to a nice dinner. She couldn’t believe it)
44. Visited Africa
45. Walked on a beach by moonlight
46. Been transported in an ambulance (not for me, but accompanied my friend while in Cabo last October)
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 (snorkeling)
52. Kissed in the rain
53. Played in the mud
54. Gone to a drive-in theater (It sucks there aren't many more around)
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 (Served Thanksgiving in college)
61. Sold Girl Scout Cookies (Doing it right now in fact!)
62. Gone whale watching (Again, Maui)
63. Got flowers for no reason
64. Donated blood, platelets or plasma (I faint. They don’t want me)
65. Gone sky diving (I went hang gliding)
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 (12 years ago)
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 a passenger on a 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 (Charity event for Family Giving Tree)
85. Kissed a stranger at midnight on New Year’s Eve
86. Visited the White House (with my friend Jennifer 12 years ago)
87. Killed and prepared an animal for eating (Does a fish count?)
88. had chickenpox (14 years old. Ugh!)
89. Saved someone’s life
90. Sat on a jury (2001 burglary case)
91. Met someone famous (a few professional athletes)
92. Joined a book club
93. Got a tattoo
94. Had a baby (times 2)
95. Seen the Alamo in person
96. Swam in the Great Salt Lake
97. Been involved in a law suit (small claims against previous homeowner)
98. Owned a cell phone (hello?!)
99. Been stung by a bee (A few times)
45 completed at the age of 41. I’d have to say that’s not too bad.
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