Some Things I Have Done....

This is a really cute idea that I copied off of a great blogger at http://raggamuffyn.blogspot.com. She wanted everyone to copy this to their blog and highlight or bold all the things they have actually done. I had a lot of fun with this and am a little sad at all the things I haven't done on the list! Feel free to copy it to your blog and do the same...It tells people interesting things about you that they may never know otherwise.....Happy Blogging!

Started your own blog
Slept under the stars
Played in a band.
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
Bungee jumped
Visited Paris
Watched a lightning storm at sea
Taught yourself an art from scratch
Adopted a child
Had food poisoning
Walked to the top of the Statue of Liberty
Grown your own vegetables
Seen the Mona Lisa in France
Slept on an overnight train
Had a pillow fight
Hitch hiked
Taken a sick day when you’re not ill
Built a snow fort
Held a lamb
Gone skinny dipping
Run a Marathon
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
Had enough money to be truly satisfied
Seen the Leaning Tower of Pisa in person
Gone rock climbing
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
Gone to a drive-in theater
Been in a movie
Visited the Great Wall of China
Started a business
Taken a martial arts class
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
Flown in a helicopter

Saved a favorite childhood toy
Visited the Lincoln Memorial
Eaten Caviar
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
Walked in Jerusalem
Had your picture in the newspaper
Read the entire Bible
Visited the White House
Killed and prepared my own meat
Had chickenpox
Saved someone’s life
Sat on a jury
Met someone famous
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

Quick Takes Friday 4

Well, it is time to get back to blogging after the Christmas fray! I have actually missed it and look forward to catching up on a few other people's blogs that I haven't been reading....Things have been a little crazy at our house but we are slowly easing back into our normal routine. Check out everybody else's quick takes at Jen's blog at http://conversiondiary.com/.

1. Well, I have several New Year's resolutions. I am going to be healthier for one. I am going to run the Knoxville Half-Marathon for another. And I am going to continue to run as the Good Lord allows and my legs work. It is a great outlet for me. And my final and most important resolution is that I am going to read my Bible cover to cover. I feel like that I need to do that because I just haven't done it in a while and I have such a better understanding of the Old Testament now than I did several years ago. I just know that means that probably in February I will be in Leviticus and Deuteronomy and that I will be regretting this decision.
2. So, the big news in Knoxville is that Erin Brockovich is here to access the Roane County coal ashe spill. She is helping everybody learn their rights, etc. I have a feeling TVA is in some big trouble. Have you seen the Erin Brockovich movie? That chick is not playing around. Maybe they will make an Erin Brockovich 2 and Julia Roberts will get to play her again.
3. Ok....Conversation I had yesterday with my 5-year-old. CALEB: "Mommy, what happens if you are in a building and it is on fire and all the exits are on fire too?" ME: "Well, sweetie, I hope that never happens to you but I guess that if you are in a building and it is on fire and you can't get out then you would die in the fire." CALEB: (Hysterical crying and screaming) Umm.....well, I told him the truth.
4. So, my husband and I started the South Beach diet in our quest to be healthier. On that diet the only carbs you can have for two weeks are vegetables. For some reason, not having carbs in my system has made my dreams really, really crazy....I already have really weird dreams anyway.....But I have had some truly bizarre ones recently. The funniest part of one though is that I was carrying around a loaf of white Wonderbread and shoving piece after piece into my mouth....I guess even my subconcious is missing the carbs!
5. I had the coolest experience on Wednesday.....Being a runner now I am always on a quest for the best running shoes. I went into Fleet Feet here in Knoxville on Wednesday and got the VIP treatment. The guy in the store spent over an hour helping me pick out the best running shoes. He was a sweetheart and I appreciated his kindness so much! He made me run on the treadmill in the store several times to access my gait.....Then he helped me find the right shoes that would correct all of my problems. And they work too! I saw it with my own eyes on his little treadmill foot camera...When I put the shoes on that were perfect for me I was actually running with an improved posture and gait. Amazing!
6. I am reading an extremely deep theology book right now. It is called Theology and Down Syndrome by Amos Yong. It is such a hard read but very worth it. The book is a study about how the Bible perceives disability and its purpose for us as human beings and in our society as whole. It is amazing to read about how different Bible scholars over the years percieve disability and what they feel that the reason it exists are. I have been blown away. And you ask, why do you think this is so interesting? My career is in Special Ed and Early Intervention.....Having worked with many families with children with disabilities I wrestled a lot with the suffering of these children and the impact on their families spiritually. This book is helping me better understand God's complete sovereignty in it all.
7. Well, as the new year begins I have to say that I am looking forward to what 2009 will bring. It may bring pain, joy, hope, health, sickness or strife....but whatever it brings I am ready! Have a blessed 2009 everybody!