41/100; 59 to go!

This is a long one, to make up for nearly 2 weeks of no blog entry (things are just kinda boring right now).
Copy and paste this into your blog and hilight the things you've done:

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 to charities
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
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 on an overnight train
21. Had a pillow fight
22. Hitch hiked
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
30. Watched a sunrise or sunset
31. Hit a home run
32. Been on a cruise
33. Seen Niagara Falls in person
34. Visited the birthplace of your ancestors
35. Seen an Amish community
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 (does a rock wall count?)
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 theater
55. Been in a movie
56. Visited the Great Wall of China
57. Started a business (piano lessons)
58. Taken a martial arts class
59. Visited Russia
60. Served at a soup kitchen
61. Sold Girl Scout Cookies (no, but I've bought plenty!)
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 escargot
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. Been involved in a law suit
97. Owned a cell phone
98. Been stung by a bee
99. Seen Mount Rushmore in person
100. Learned to play an instrument

"David BOY"

("David Boy" are the words to a made-up song we sing here at home. My parents should be happy to hear that tradition has lived on!)
BEFORE:
David got his first haircut at 5 1/2 months old. Yes, his shaggy hair was long overdue, but it's always sad to cut away the cute baby hair. The final straw was a lady in church commenting on my cute "girl." And then she said, "He's not a girl, he's a boy! That's obvious with all the blue he's wearing. Why did I think he was a girl?" That's when I knew it was time for a haircut.

DURING:


AFTER:

"It's hard for me to say I'm sorry..."

Maybe because I'm not...

I decided to add a playlist of music to my blog. It's probably just temporary, but I know some of you aren't a fan of music on blogs and (heaven forbid) aren't a fan of U2, so what you can do is click the "pause" button on the playlist when you pull up my blog and that shuts the music off. I didn't know that until recently so I thought I would pass it on!

"If You're Happy and You Know It, Spell Your Name!"

Padawan's Unite!

Mike had a great (?) idea of inviting 20 kids (mostly ages 5-8) over for a Star Wars Party. The last big "hoo-rah" of this 3 week Christmas Vacation. Here are the Padawans learning about the force from Jedi Master Brian:

Let the battles begin! Our one rule was all duels must be in SLOW MOTION (to prevent casualties):

There were 2 other parents that helped out. And then of course it was time to eat:

And then we ended the night by watching Return of the Jedi:

It really did turn out to be a fun night and I think all the kids had a good time.

Goodbye 2008

We rang in the New Year at Aaron and Terri's home and had a great time with good friends. Besides way too much food, here are some of our activities.

My first time Wii bowling:
Mike, Randy, Aaron, and Terri Wii bowling. As you can see, Mike is winning the clothespin game for now, but then lost them all to Rose:

Robyn and Tonya karaoking to "Sister Christian":

My personal favorite picture of Terri: (no, she isn't strutting like a rooster, she's actually just giving instructions to our Cranium game!)

And more games:

Happy New Year!