This and That....

I found this fun idea on Hillary's blog while blog surfing today. Thought it was a fun way to see the variety of things done and left undone, and give you some info you may not know about me! You can copy it into your own blog, and then highlight the ones that you've personally done.

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, (Disney 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 I was adopted, does that count?)
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 - on the Rhine River in Germany
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 Michelangelos 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
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. Got 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
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
78. Been on a speeding motorcycle
79. Seen the Grand Canyon in person - yes, but only from the air
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. 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

We've had a busy couple of weeks since the holidays. I had to host our Bunco club right after New Years, so I didn't put away decorations until mid January. I am cutting down on self imposed stress as much as possible and didn't want to deal with the mess of trying to get it all done in such a short time.

Last week was Jason's 13th birthday! He is officially a teenager now, but has been perfecting that art for quite some time. He decided to have a slumber party. Last time we're going to do that. It is amazing how much boys change in one year. While still very nice boys, his friends have become a little less respectful, looking at me as if I've grown two heads when I tell them they can't have buttered popcorn in the family room. And it was really funny to take them out to the pizza buffet and look in the rear view mirror to see them all illuminated by the blue glow of cell phones/ MP3 players/ digital game players....whatever. But my favorite part was going into Jason's room while they were downstairs, and being overwhelmed by the smell of stinky boy! UGH.....they had come directly from school and apparently all had gym that day.

But we survived, and here are the pictures to prove it!





These popcorn boxes are actually filled with miniature cupcakes that are decorated to look like popcorn. The boys loved them, and they weren't baby-ish which is oh-so important!


















































At the end of the evening the boys were playing Apples to Apples and I had visions of them in the future having a guys poker night, so I took a picture. At times they were so funny!

Jason got a rip stick which is a fancy skateboard with a hinge in the middle. Very difficult to ride but he has mastered it. And from us he received a basketball hoop, but since we've had 2 ft. of snow since his party, we have yet to set it up.










Now for something fun! I love this show - Whose Line is it Anyway? and this is a great segment from it - get ready to laugh!





I have actually been stamping lots of valentines. I had a show Friday night and it was very well attended. I'll be posting those pictures soon!

Smiles!