Friday, August 21, 2009

Designs and Directions..

Please excuse my blog construction and it's lack of directions.

What have You Done?

Taken from "Tale Of Two Coins" blogspot.




Bought everyone in the bar a drink

No.

Swam with wild dolphin

I would LOVE to

Taken a Ferrari for a test drive

No

Been inside a Pyramid

No

Held a tarantula

Hell No!

Taken a candle lit bath

Yes

Said I love you and meant it

Yes

Hugged a Tree

Yes

Bungee jumped

No.

Visited Paris

Yes. Paris, Tennessee

Watched a lightening storm at sea

Yes

Stayed up all night long and saw the sun rise

Oh yes.

Seen the Northern Lights

Yes..I will not ever forget that night!

Gone to a huge sports game

Yes

Walked the stairs to the top of the Leaning Tower of Pisa

I doubt I would if I could

Grown and eaten your own vegetables

Yes

Touched an iceberg

No

Slept under the stars

No, I would like to in the fall/winter

Changed a baby’s diaper

Yes, yes, yes, yes.......

Taken a trip in a hot air balloon

No...I'm just a watcher

Watched a meteor shower

Yes

Gotten drunk on champagne

No

Given more than you can afford to charity

Yes

Looked up at the night sky through a telescope

No, but I would like to

Had an uncontrollable giggling fit at the worst possible moment

Yes:)

Had a food fight

Yes...and it was soooo much FUN! Made the clean-up worth it

Bet on a winning horse

No

Asked out a stranger

No

Had a snowball fight

Yeah...a hit the face hurts

Screamed as loudly as you possibly can

Yes

Held a lamb

No

Seen a total eclipse

Yes

Ridden a rollercoaster

Yes

Hit a home run

Yes

Danced like a fool, not caring who watched

Yes

Adopted an accent for an entire day

I can't do the accent thing

Actually felt happy about your life, even for a moment

Oh Yes

Had two hard drives for your computer

Need another one

Visited all 50 states

No

Taken care of someone who was too drunk

Yes...and I didn't even know how to drive a stick shift-lol

Had amazing Friends

Yes

Danced with a Stranger in a foreign country

No

Watched wild whales

On TV

Stolen a sign

A trunkful...in high school

Hitchhiked in Europe

Not ever

Taken a road-trip

Yes

Gone rock climbing

No

Midnight walk on the beach

Bunches

Gone sky diving

No, but I want to

Visited Ireland

No

Been heartbroken longer than you were in love

Feels like sometimes

In a restaurant sat at a stranger’s table and ate with them

Yes

Visited Japan

Not physically

Milked a cow

No

Alphabetized your CDs

No

Pretended to be a superhero

Pretended NOT to be "Wonder Woman"

Sung karaoke

Yeah

Lounged around in bed all day

Yes

Posed nude in front of strangers

NO

Gone scuba diving

I would love to....but I'm too claustrophobic

Kissed in the rain

Yes

Played in the mud

Yes

Played in the rain

Yes

Gone to a drive-in theater

Yes

Visited the Great Wall of China

Not physically

Started a business

Thought about it

Fallen in love and not had your heart broken

Of course not

Toured ancient sites

Yes

Taken a martial arts class

Yes

Played a computer game for more than 6 hours straight

Almost

Gotten married

For 20 yrs

Been in a movie

No

Crashed a party

Yes

Gotten divorced

No

Gone without food for 5 days

R u kidding?

Made cookies from scratch

Yes

Won first prize in a costume contest

No, but I've always wanted to

Ridden a gondola in Venice

No

Gotten a tattoo

I am

Rafted the Snake River

No, just floated the Buffalo, which is just as 'Snaky"

Been on television news program as an “expert”

Got flowers for no reason

Yes

Performed on a stage

Yes

Been to Las Vegas

No

Recorded Music

Yes

Eaten shark

Probably so

Had a one-night stand

Yes

Gone to Thailand

No

Bought a house

Yes

Been in a combat zone

Yes

Buried one/both of your parents

No Thankfully

Been on a cruise ship

No

Spoken more than one language fluently

Not

Performed in Rocky Horror

No...don't like it

Raised children

In Proccess

Followed your favorite band/singer on tour

No..I wish

Taken an exotic bicycle tour in a foreign country

Reminds me too much of "Hostel" No Thank You!

Picked up and moved to another city

Yes

Walked on the Golden Gate Bridge

No, and won't

Sang loudly in the car and didn’t stop when you knew someone was looking

All the time

Had plastic surgery

I want too in a few areas

Survived an accident that you shouldn’t have

Yes

Wrote articles for a large publication

Maybe someday?

Lost over 100 lbs

I WISH!

Held someone while they were having a flashback

No...I wonder if that would be possible because I would be startled if held during a flashback

Piloted an airplane

I wonder what that's like?

Petted a stingray

Yes..flying angels

Broken someone’s heart

Yes, and it broke my heart that I did

Helped an animal give birth

Many times

Won money on a TV game show

No

Broken a bone

Just one...my pinky finger

Gone on an African safari

No

Had a body part below the neck pierced

Never..unless I had a tummy before children

Fired a rifle, shotgun or pistol

Yes

Eaten mushrooms gathered in the wild

No

Ridden a horse

Yes

Had major surgery

No..thankfully

Had a snake as a pet

No

Hiked to the bottom of the Grand Canyon

No

Slept for more than 30 hours over 48 consecutive hours

Almost

Visited more foreign countries than US States

No

Visited all 7 continents

No

Taken a canoe trip that lasted more than 2 days

No.

Eaten Kangaroo meat

Only ostrich

Eaten sushi

My favorite!

Had your picture in the paper

Yes

Changed someone’s mind about something you care deeply about

I don't know?

Gone back to school

Yes

Parasailed

Not yet

Petted a cockroach

NO

Eaten fried green tomatoes

YUM!

Read the Illiad

Some

Selected one important author who you missed school to read

I don't understand?

Killed and prepared an animal for eating

Never

Skipped all of your school reunions

No

Communicated with someone without sharing a common language

Yes

Been elected to public office

No

Written your own computer language

No interested

Thought to yourself that you’re living your dream

Partly I am

Had to put someone you love in hospice care

No

Build your own PC from parts

No

Sold your own artwork to someone that didn’t know it was yours

No

Had a booth in a street fair

No

Dyed your hair

One time..and never again depending on what my gray hair looks like

Been a DJ

No

Shaved your head

No

Caused a car accident

No

Saved someone’s life

Yes

Wednesday, August 5, 2009

Remembering Harry

Harry passed away a few weeks ago, but his "smile" will always be remembered.



He was only 5 in cat years-a beautifully sweet persian.

Monday, August 3, 2009

Caught in a WhirlWind...

....that's me. Caught up so much in a whirlwind for so long I didn't even have a name for what I have been experiencing, until my Dad and I had a talk while he was here a week or so ago visiting.

It's nice to have at least a word to describe...basically everything, including not visiting my blog that much.

I am in a whirlwind struggling to see the directions I must go...I'm called to go, but as Dad said the same happened to him years ago when he became closer in his relationship with God after God revealed Himself with such clarity.

There is an evil force that surrounds all of us everyday, but it's when 2 powerful forces collide I'm caught in the whirlwind.

There is a purpose for this whirlwind. I think it's because God is protecting me and making me stronger for the purpose He has for me that I feel called to. I get aggravated sometimes, but He takes care of me by providing the rest I need.

Whew....He gives me rest, but today I am spinning rapidly in the whirlwind.