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I’ve copied this from Marathon Mom. The things I’ve done are in red:
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
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 – quilting counts, right?
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 overnight on a train
21. Had a pillow fight
22. Hitch hiked
23. Taken a sick day when your’re not ill
24. Built a snow fort
25. Held a lamb
26. Gone skinny dipping
27. Run a Marathon
28. Ridden a gondola in Switzerland
29. Seen a total eclipse
30. Watched a sunrise or sunset
31. Hit a home run
32. Been on a cruise
33. Seen Niagra Falls in person
34. Visited the birthplace of your ancestors
35. Seen Amish country
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
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 movie
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
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 lawsuit
98. Owned a cell phone
99. Been stung by a bee
100. One cavity or less
Happy belated Thanksgiving! We spent the long holiday weekend at my parents’ house. It was a nice trip, filled with lots of food, family, friends, and (of course) shopping! I finished what little Christmas shopping I needed to do and Mom got all of hers done too. Now I just have to get it all wrapped! We came home a little early yesterday so that we could go get our tree and get it up. Chad helped me get the lights and decorations up – now it just needs tinsel. I think that’s tonight’s project. I’m glad the tree is up – it really seems like the Christmas season is short this year since Thanksgiving was so late – and I just love the smell of fresh cedar in the house.
Over the weekend some friends lost their home to a fire. Thankfully no one was home at the time, but by the time the fire department got to the scene, it was too late to save the house. They lost pretty much everything. They didn’t have insurance, so the community is really gearing up to help them out. We drove by yesterday when we went to get our Christmas tree. It was really sad to see the charred remains of their lives being pushed into a pile with a payloader.
When I sat down to pay bills last night, the top one was our homeowner’s insurance. Yeah, it seemed a little high when I first glanced at it when it arrived, but after seeing what was left of their home I had no problem writing that check. I know that our friends lost so much more than just the “stuff” that filled their home, but I can’t help but think that a big, fat check from an insurance company would make rebuilding their lives that much easier. So I happily mailed the next year’s premium to our insurance company.
