Two for Tuesday

I am choosing not to get into any political discussions or debates today and will only say that I pray (as I have for every elected president) for President Obama to have wisdom, to be able to see the bigger picture past the halls of congress, to have insight, and to have compassion. I pray that he will be surrounded by wise council and that he will not lose touch with the people who elected him. I pray for the safety of he and his family and that the people of this country will show him the respect that the Office of President deserves regardless of who is occupying it.

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My friend from Small Reflections (via Jamie of Duward Discussion) posted this a while back and I hadn't taken the time until now to do it. So here goes - better late than never. To participate, just copy and paste the list in your own blog, and color all of the things YOU have done (mine are in red, but you can use any color you want). Things you haven't done will be in black.

100 Things

I HAVE...

1. Started my own blog

2. Slept under the stars (a couple times)

3. Played in a band

4. Visited Hawaii (most beautiful place I’ve ever been & I’d love to go back)

5. Watched a meteor shower ( a couple of times)

6. Given more than I can afford to charity

7. Been to Disneyland/world (both)

8. Climbed a mountain (Stone Mountain, Georgia)

9. Held a praying mantis

10. Sung a solo

11. Bungee jumped (no way!)

12. Visited Paris

13. Watched lightning at sea

14. Taught myself an art from scratch

15. Adopted a child (not in the literal sense but have supported a couple overseas through charitable organizations)

16. Had food poisoning (Don’t serve me KFC)

17. Walked to the top of the Statue of Liberty (but I’d love to)

18. Grown my own vegetables

19. Seen the Mona Lisa in France

20. Slept on an overnight train

21. Had a pillow fight

22. Hitchhiked

23. Taken a sick day when you’re not ill

24. Built a snow fort

25. Held a lamb (petted, never held)

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 (several times)

34. Visited the birthplace of my ancestors (I have been to Holland, but just the airport and I’d love to visit Ireland)

35. Seen an Amish community

36. Taught myself a new language

37. Had enough money to be truly satisfied

38. Seen the Leaning Tower of Pisa in person

39. Gone rock climbing

40. Seen Michelangelo’s David (only the one in my Mom's living room)

41. Sung karaoke

42. Seen Old Faithful geyser erupt ( but it is on my to do list)

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 my 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 (only the one at King’s Island)

51. Gone scuba diving or snorkeling

52. Kissed in the rain

53. Played in the mud

54. Gone to a drive-in

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 (no, but I have been to Kazakhstan)

60. Served at a soup kitchen

61. Sold Girl Scout Cookies

62. Gone whale watching (in Alaska)

63. Got flowers for no reason ( a long time ago)

64. Donated blood, platelets or plasma

65. Gone sky diving (no way, no how)

66. Visited a Nazi Concentration Camp

67. Bounced a check

68. Flown in a helicopter (in Hawaii)

69. Saved a favorite childhood toy

70. Visited the Lincoln Memorial (my only trip to D.C. was a business one so I only had time to see one thing. I went to the Vietnam Wall)

71. Eaten caviar

72. Pieced a quilt

73. Stood in Times Square (someday - on New Year's Eve)

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 (again, on the to do list)

80. Published a book (well not a book, but one magazine and several newspaper articles)

81. Visited the Vatican

82. Bought a brand new car

83. Walked in Jerusalem (but I’d love to someday)

84. Had my picture in the newspaper

85. Read the entire Bible.

86. Visited the White House (see #70)

87. Killed and prepared an animal for eating

88. Had chickenpox

89. Saved someone’s life (If pointing out to the intern and technician that my husband was turning blue counts?)

90. Sat on a jury(called but not seated)

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. Swam in the Great Salt Lake

97. Been involved in a law suit (currently- goes with #46 above)

98. Owned a cell phone

99. Been stung by a bee (and a wasp)

100. Ridden an elephant

Whew! How about you?