Lisa sent this to me and I'm answering the challenge. The bolded items are things we've done.
1. Started my own blog
2. Slept under the stars - all those college and post-college camping trips. (I prefer a cabin though.)
3. Played in a band - I played in the first years recorder band and Ari has played with several string orchestras
4. Visited Hawaii - not yet.
5. Watched a meteor shower
6. Given more than I can afford to charity - fatal financial flaw.
7. Been to Disneyland/world - my high school had grad night there! David and Ari have been, but not yet for Alex or Anni.
8. Climbed a mountain - David and I have done several. Alex has done Mt. Index. Ari says she's staying grounded. Anni concurs.
9. Held a praying mantis - and several other way cool insects at the Victoria Bug Zoo.
10. Sung a solo - a memories of our neighborhood talent shows on Lakeside Drive, Ipswich.
11. Bungee jumped - not sure about this one.
12. Visited Paris - several times.
13. Watched lightning at sea - David has this one covered via the coast guard.
14. Taught myself an art from scratch - I paint. Anni sings up a storm. Alex can build anything with blocks.
15. Adopted a child - no more room at the ranch.
16. Had food poisoning - many thank to Taco del Mar.
17. Walked to the top of the Statue of Liberty -David tried, but it was closed due to 9/11.
18. Grown my own vegetables - oh yeah baby, see the blog for the 2007 list!
19. Seen the Mona Lisa in France - It's small and dark.
20. Slept on an overnight train - the cabins feel like the Mona Lisa.
21. Had a pillow fight - one word: sisters!
22. Hitchhiked - nada on this onw.
23. Taken a sick day when you’re not ill - do mental health holidays count?
24. Built a snow fort - we lived in Alaska. We built a snow everything!
25. Held a lamb - We did this in Wales, lots of sheep and lambs.
26. Gone skinny dipping - does a 3 second dip into Loch Ness count?
27. Run a Marathon - I've done nine, including Boston. I think my knees are done now.
28. Ridden in a gondola in Venice - nope, but we'd love to.
29. Seen a total eclipse - yep!
30. Watched a sunrise or sunset - the mountain top ones are our favorites.
31. Hit a home run - David has this one down. He was a slugger on the CG softball team.
32. Been on a cruise - David went on many for the CG and one fun one to the Bahamas.
33. Seen Niagara Falls in person
34. Visited the birthplace of my ancestors - we've done the British side of the family.
35. Seen an Amish community - my junior year of high school in Penn.
36. Taught myself a new language - I speak very rudimentary Tglingit.
37. Had enough money to be truly satisfied - money's not our folly.
38. Seen the Leaning Tower of Pisa in person - not yet
39. Gone rock climbing - yep, Alaska has great rocks.
40. Seen Michelangelo’s David - at a special exhibit at the Louvre.
41. Sung karaoke - Ari did this one!
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 - the Oregon coast.
46. Been transported in an ambulance - All the girls yes, boys no.
47. Had my portrait painted - perish the thought!
48. Gone deep sea fishing - David with his Grandpa when he was a kid. We also dove for fish and shellfish.
49. Seen the Sistine Chapel in person
50. Been to the top of the Eiffel Tower in Paris - during the 100th anniversary, it was very lit up.
51. Gone scuba diving or snorkeling - yep and yep, in Washington & Alaska.
52. Kissed in the rain - we lived in Washington and Alaska, enough said.
53. Played in the mud - see above.
54. Gone to a drive-in theater - our favorite date night destination while in high school.
55. Been in a movie - Alex and Ari have both been in video productions of their plays.
56. Visited the Great Wall of China
57. Started a business - my little gift basket business in Eureka.
58. Taken a martial arts class - Ari and I took Tae Kwan Do.
59. Visited Russia -
60. Served at a soup kitchen - we helped out with Tent City 4.
61. Sold Girl Scout Cookies - myself, with sisters, and with Anni.
62. Gone whale watching - orcas, greys, and narwhales.
63. Got flowers for no reason - does a bouquet of dandelions count?
64. Donated blood, platelets or plasma - regular donars for a long time.
65. Gone sky diving - intentionally? are you serious?
66. Visited a Nazi Concentration Camp
67. Bounced a check -just one?
68. Flown in a helicopter - David has several times.
69. Saved a favorite childhood toy - Anni still has my Maryanne doll.
70. Visited the Lincoln Memorial - several times.
71. Eaten caviar - too salty for me.
72. Pieced a quilt - does one quilt square count? I did a very simple patchwork one while a gir scout.
73. Stood in Times Square - crowds, lights, noise, and taxi cabs!
74. Toured the Everglades -
75. Been fired from a job -
76. Seen the Changing of the Guards in London - many times while wondering around London.
77. Broken a bone - David and I have both broken our left wrists. Anni has had a broken jaw.
78. Been on a speeding motorcycle - is 35 mph speeding?
79. Seen the Grand Canyon in person
80. Published a book - some day, soon I hope.
81. Visited the Vatican
82. Bought a brand new car -Ford, Honda, Honda, Honda, Toyota.
83. Walked in Jerusalem
84. Had my picture in the newspaper - David and I got presidential physical fitness awards while in Alaska.
85. Read the entire Bible
86. Visited the White House - not cozy at all.
87. Killed and prepared an animal for eating - lots of fish, crab, and a few deer. (Alaska, remember?)
88. Had chickenpox
89. Saved someone’s life - David and I were first responders on a traffic accident in 1997.
90. Sat on a jury - several times.
91. Met someone famous - we've met several actors, authors, and politicians.
92. Joined a book club - several over the years, none at the moment.
93. Lost a loved one
94. Had a baby - 3 in fact.
95. Seen the Alamo in person
96. Swam in the Great Salt Lake - no, but David has swum in the Great Sultan Sea, the Atlantic and the Pacific. I've dipped in Loch Ness and the North sea too.
97. Been involved in a lawsuit - yep, on behalf of Anni.
98. Owned a cell phone
99. Been stung by a bee - great to find out that I'm allergic!
100. Ridden an elephant - with Ari when she was 3 at Marineworld, USA.
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