Friday, November 28, 2008

What Have You Done...

I saw this list on a blog that I visited, and thought it was fun.
You copy and paste this list, then go through it and make the things that you have done bold.
So here goes...

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 more than you can afford to charity
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 from scratch
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 (a little bit of one anyway-Swahili-in case you wondered)
37. Had enough money to be truly satisfied
38. Seen the Leaning Tower of Pisa in person
39. Gone rock climbing (that depends on what you call rock climbing - I climbed up a dry waterfall-no ropes-and was really truly scared trying to get back down)
40. Seen Michelangelos 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
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
70. Visited the Lincoln Memorial
71. Eaten Caviar
72. Pieced a quilt (helped anyway)
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 (Kerri Walsh)
92. Joined a book club
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 law suit
98. Owned a cell phone
99. Been stung by a bee
100. Read an entire book in one day

You know, it's amazing, my life hasn't even been that long yet, and I've done a lot more than this list represents. I've been so very blessed to get to do the many things that I've done in my life.

A few more fun things that I've done that weren't on the list:
-Swam in the Dead Sea
-memorized 3 chapters of my Bible

-beat my husband at Ping Pong (not recently unfortunately)
-gotten cards published
-been to Zanzibar
-backflipped off of a giant rock (not the smartest thing I've ever done)
-written a song
-flown an airplane

Sooo, what have you done?
If you post this list on your blog let me know and leave a link here in your comments so we can all check it out.

Monday, November 24, 2008

Orange and Purple Christmas?

I believe that this is a color combo that I have never put together before, but I love it. My neighbor stopped by my house the other day, so I showed her some new stamps that I was working with, and asked her to look at each one and tell me what she thought of...color, feeling, etc. She gave me some great inspiration. Sometimes it's just great to look at things from someone else's perspective. Of course this is true of life as well as art. Thanks Amy!

Sunday, November 9, 2008

They did it!!!!

WOW! What an incredible game!!! The Sheridan Spartan team played amazing volleyball and managed to come out with a win against Valley Catholic. They are now Oregons' 3A State Champions! I couldn't be prouder of Matt and his team.
Before we didn't get any sleep because of nervous excitement. Last night we didn't get any sleep because of pure excitement and adrenaline. The Spartan volleyball team hasn't won a state title since 1977, so this is a HUGE deal. Great job Spartans!!!

Saturday, November 8, 2008

Go Spartans!

Well, it hasn't always been pretty, but we've made it through to the Championship Game! Tonight (ironically enough), we play against Valley Catholic, who was the #2 seed from our league, in the State Championship game. It's going to be a great battle for the championship!