A QUIZ (got this from my daughter)

What I have done.... (in bold obviously)

1. Started my own blog
2. Slept under the stars
3. Played in a band
4. Visited Hawaii
5. Watched a meteor shower
6. Given more than I can afford to charity
7. Been to Disneyland/world (Disney World in FL)
8. Climbed a mountain (lived on a mountain - Bogota)
9. Held a praying mantis
10. Sung a solo
11. Bungee jumped
12. Visited Paris
13. Watched lightning at sea
14. Taught myself an art from scratch
15. Adopted a child
16. Had food poisoning
17. Walked to the top of the Statue of Liberty
18. Grown my own vegetables
19. Seen the Mona Lisa in France and was completely awed.
20. Slept on an overnight train
21. Had a pillow fight
22. Hitchhiked
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 (of the sun when I was young)
30. Watched a sunrise or sunset
31. Hit a home run
32. Been on a cruise (on the Amazon!)
33. Seen Niagara Falls in person
34. Visited the birthplace of my ancestors (Indiana, West Virginia...)
35. Seen an Amish community
36. Taught myself 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 (every summer!)
46. Been transported in an ambulance
47. Had my portrait painted (senior pic, one was 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 (all the time as a kid)
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 (still have my tiger, over 50 yrs)
70. Visited the Lincoln Memorial
71. Eaten caviar (and it's not THAT great)
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 my 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 (Steve Green, several Bluegrass musicians)
92. Joined a book club (and quit soon after)
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 (only one in my family without one!)
99. Been stung by a bee
100. Ridden an elephant

What have YOU done? :-)

Long time no post!

It's been a long time since I've posted so I'm trying to get back in the swing of things. Although there's no way I'll keep up with the daughter!

Today is 100 days away from election day in November.

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One down, two to go!

One daughter has graduated from homeschool! We actually had a graduation ceremony for her (around 50 attended!) and our youth pastor was her commencement speaker. It doesn't take long to graduate one person so it was fairly quick. Then we went on to the party! We had several friends come from out of town as well as family so she got to visit with lots of people. Everyone seemed to have a good time, and cousins on one side were able to play with cousins on the other side. Some of my family hadn't seen my DH's family since we got married!

Afterwards family members still in town came to our house and we watched daughter open graduation cards and gifts. She got lots of purple stuff (her favorite color). I hope her college roommate likes purple too!

Two more to go now! :-)

Title?

My blogger daughter doesn't like the name of my blog. [sigh] I thought it fit perfectly. Well...... maybe it was a good start?? :-) Any suggestions??

Welfare state?

That's what someone called the U.S. today on the radio. He mentioned that defense allocations took up about 40% of the federal budget during the cold war build-up (in the 50s) and "entitlements" far less. (I think I remember the figures.) Now entitlements (or welfare) take up the majority of the budget, passing up defense even though our military is involved in Iraq! Medicare and Medicaid take up a good portion of the entitlements or welfare payments. Unfortunately, I'd have to agree. Too many people are dependent on the government and I think welfare state is pretty accurate. The work ethic in the U.S. has gone downhill to such a degree that a lot of people don't want to earn a living but would rather have it handed to them! Folks need to take responsibility for themselves!

I highly recommend my daughter!

I know what you're thinking - "of course you do, she's your daughter!" Actually as her homeschool teacher, I tend to be harder on her than others would. So when I filled out a reference for college, I tried to be honest, but I still highly recommend her for the group she wants to join. We'll see how far a mother's reference goes!