Here is my journey to find out what makes me unmistakable, what brings me joy... and to release the thoughts in my head.



February 21, 2009

A meme:

Here is any easy meme that I am borrowing from several folks:

Copy and paste the list. Then highlight the things you have done:


Started your own blog
Slept under the stars
Played in a band (I think that a preschool band counts.)
Visited Hawaii
Watched a meteor shower
Given more than you can afford to charity
Been to Disneyland/world
Climbed a mountain
Held a praying mantis
Sang a solo
(Last week at choir practice, I had to the alto part alone. My friend, Samm, wasn't there.)

Bungee jumped
Visited Paris
Watched a lightning storm at sea (I have watched from the shore.)
Taught yourself an art from scratch
Adopted a child
Had food poisoning
Walked to the top of the Statue of Liberty
Seen the Mona Lisa in France
Slept on an overnight train
Had a pillow fight
Hitchhiked
Taken a sick day when you’re not ill
Built a snow fort
Held a lamb
(one of my childhood friends had a sheep farm)

Gone skinny dipping
Been to a Broadway show in NY
Ran a Marathon
Been in three states at once
Ridden in a gondola in Venice
Seen a total eclipse
Watched a sunrise or sunset
Hit a home run
Been on a cruise
Seen Niagara Falls in person
Visited the birthplace of your ancestors
Seen an Amish community
Taught yourself a new language (I have learned some sign language, Spanish, and Chinese. I even dabbled in Russian and Arabic. Not a lot of words, but I have learned enough to help children get comfortable in a new classroom.)
Had enough money to be truly satisfied
Seen the Leaning Tower of Pisa in person
Gone rock climbing (Well, I tried to climb that huge rock in Newport!)
Seen Michelangelo’s David
Sung karaoke
Seen Old Faithful geyser erupt
Bought a stranger a meal at a restaurant
Visited Africa
Walked on a beach by moonlight
Been transported in an ambulance

Had your portrait painted
Gone deep sea fishing
Seen the Sistine Chapel in person
Been to the top of the Eiffel Tower in Paris
Gone scuba diving or snorkeling
Kissed in the rain
Played in the mud

Been to Grace Kelley’s grave in Monaco
Gone to a drive-in
Been in a movie (I've been on TV though.)
Visited the Great Wall of China
Started a business
Taken a martial arts class
Swam in the Mediterranean Sea
Visited Russia
Served at a soup kitchen
Sold Girl Scout cookies

Gone whale watching
Gotten flowers for no reason
Donated blood, platelets, or plasma

Gone sky diving
Visited a Nazi Concentration Camp
Bounced a check
Saved a favorite childhood toy
Visited the Lincoln Memorial (I was at the original Stand for Children
)
Eaten Caviar (Once, never again.)
Pieced a quilt
Stood in Times Square
Toured the Everglades
Been fired from a job
Seen the Changing of the Guards in London
Broken a bone
Been on a speeding motorcycle

Seen the Grand Canyon in person
Published a book
Visited the Vatican
Bought a brand new car (Well, my husband did.)
Walked in Jerusalem
Had your picture in the newspaper
Read the entire Bible
Visited the White House
Killed and prepared my own meat (I did not do the killing, but I have cleaned my fair share of rabbits, chicken, ducks, and deer.)
Had chickenpox

Saved someone’s life
Sat on a jury
Met someone famous (R.L Stine and I had a conversation prior to one of his book signings.)
Joined a book club
Lost a loved one
Had a baby

Seen the Alamo in person
Swam in the Great Salt Lake
Been involved in a law suit
Owned a cell phone
Been stung by a bee


Will you also play along?

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