200 Have and Have Nots

So, I saw this on a random blog and thought it was pretty fun. The bolded ones I have done. It made me think s lot sbout what I have and haven't done in life!

1. Touched an iceberg
2. Slept under the stars
3. Been a part of a hockey fight
4. Changed a baby's diaper
5. Watched a meteor shower
6. Given more than you can afford to charity
7. Swam with wild dolphins
8. Climbed a mountain
9. Held a tarantula
10. Said "I love you" and meant it
11. Bungee jumped
12. Visited Paris
13. Watched a lightning storm at sea
14. Stayed up all night long and watched the sun rise
15. Seen the Northern Lights
16. Gone to a professional sports game
17. Been to the top of the Sears Tower
18. Grown and eaten your own vegetables
19. Looked up at the night sky through a telescope
20. Had an uncontrollable giggling fit at the worst possible moment
21. Had a pillow fight
22. Bet on a winning horse
23. Taken a sick day when you're not ill
24. Built a snow fort
25. Held a lamb
26. Gone skinny dipping
27. Taken an ice cold bath
28. Had a meaningful conversation with a beggar
29. Seen a total eclipse (of the moon)
30. Ridden a roller coaster
31. Hit a home run
32. Danced like a fool and not cared who was looking
33. Adopted an accent for fun
34. Visited the birthplace of your ancestors
35. Felt very happy about your life, even for just a moment
36. Loved your job 90% of the time
37. Had enough money to be truly satisfied
38. Watched wild whales
39. Gone rock climbing
40. Gone on a midnight walk on the beach
41. Gone sky diving
42. Visited Ireland
43. Ever bought a stranger a meal at a restaurant
44. Visited India
45. Bench-pressed your own weight
46. Milked a cow
47. Alphabetized your personal files
48. Ever worn a superhero costume
49. Sung karaoke
50. Lounged around in bed all day
51. Gone snorkling52. Kissed in the rain
53. Played in the mud
54. Gone to a drive-in theater
55. Done something you should regret, but don't
56. Visited the Great Wall of China
57. Started a business
58. Taken a martial arts class
59. Sung on a CD
60. Gone without food for 3 days
61. Made cookies from scratch
62. Won first prize in a costume contest
63. Got flowers for no reason
64. Been in a combat zone
65. Spoken more than one language fluently
66. Gotten into a fight while attempting to defend someone
67. Bounced a check
68. Read - and understood - your credit report
69. Recently bought and played with a favorite childhood toy
70. Found out something significant that your ancestors did
71. Called or written your Congress person
72. Picked up and moved to another city to just start over
73. Seen the Golden Gate Bridge
74. Helped an animal give birth
75. Been fired or laid off from a job
76. Won money
77. Broken a bone
78. Ridden a motorcycle
79. Driven any land vehicle at a speed of greater than 100 mph
80. Hiked to the bottom of the Grand Canyon
81. Slept through an entire flight: takeoff, flight, and landing
82. Taken a canoe trip that lasted more than 2 days
83. Eaten sushi
84. Had your picture in the newspaper( the school newspaper)
85. Read The Bible cover to cover
86. Changed someone's mind about something you care deeply about
87. Gotten someone fired for their actions
88. Gone back to school
89. Changed your name
90. Caught a fly in the air with your bare hands
91. Eaten fried green tomatoes
92. Read The Iliad
93. Taught yourself an art from scratch
94. Killed and prepared an animal for eating
95. Apologized to someone years after inflicting the hurt
96. Communicated with someone without sharing a common spoken language
97. Been elected to public office
98. Thought to yourself that you're living your dream
99. Had to see someone you love in hospice care
100. Sold your own artwork to someone who didn't know you
101. Had a booth at a street fair
102. Dyed your hair
103. Been a DJ
104. Rocked a baby to sleep
105. Ever dropped a cat from a high place to see if it really lands on all four
106. Raked your carpet
107. Brought out the best in people
108. Brought out the worst in people
109. Worn a mood ring
110. Ridden a horse
111. Carved an animal from a piece of wood or bar of soap
112. Cooked a dish where four people asked for the recipe
113. Buried a child
114. Gone to a Broadway play on Broadway
115. Been inside the pyramids
116. Shot a basketball into a basket
117. Danced at a disco
118. Played in a band
119. Shot a bird
120. Gone to an arboretum
121. Tutored someone
122. Ridden a train
123. Brought an old fad back into style
124. Eaten caviar
125. Let a salesman talk you into something you didn't need
126. Ridden a giraffe or elephant
127. Published a book
128. Pieced a quilt
129. Lived in an historic place
130. Acted in a play or performed on a stage
131. Asked for a raise
132. Made a hole-in-one
133. Gone deep sea fishing
134. Gone roller skating
135. Run a marathon--does half count
136. Learned to surf
137. Invented something
138. Flown first class
139. Spent the night in a 5-star luxury suite
140. Flown in a helicopter
141. Visited Africa
142. Sang a solo
143. Gone spelunking
144. Learned how to take a compliment
145. Written a love-story
146. Seen Michelangelo's David
147. Had your portrait painted
148. Written a fan letter
149. Spent the night in something haunted
150. Owned a St. Bernard or Great Dane
151. Ran away
152. Learned to juggle
153. Been a boss
154. Sat on a jury
155. Lied about your weight (what female hasn't?)
156. Gone on a diet
157. Found an arrowhead or a gold nugget
158. Written a poem
159. Carried your lunch in a lunchbox
160. Gotten food poisoning
161. Gone on a service, humanitarian or religious mission
162. Hiked the Grand Canyon
163. Sat on a park bench and fed the ducks
164. Gone to the opera
165. Gotten a letter from someone famous
166. Worn knickers
167. Ridden in a limousine
168. Attended the Olympics
169. Can hula or waltz
170. Read a half dozen Nancy Drew or Hardy Boys books
171. Been stuck in an elevator
172. Had a revelatory dream
173. Thought you might crash in an airplane
174. Had a song dedicated to you on the radio or at a concert
175. Saved someone's life
176. Eaten raw whale
177. Know how to sew
178. Laughed till your side hurt
179. Straddled the equator
180. Taken a photograph of something other than people that is worth framing
181. Gone to a Shakespeare Festival
182. Sent a message in a bottle
183. Spent the night in a hostel
184. Been a cashier
185. Seen Old Faithful geyser erupt
186. Joined a union
187. Donated blood or plasma
188. Built a campfire
189. Kept a blog
190. Had chicken pox
191. Worn custom made shoes or boots
192. Made a PowerPoint presentation
193. Taken a Hunter's Safety Course
194. Served at a soup kitchen
195. Conquered the Rubik's cube
196. Know CPR
197. Ridden in or owned a convertible
198. Found a long lost friend
199. Helped solve a crime
200. Gotten a professional massage

Swimming

This summer is the first summer that I am brave enough to take my kids swimming by myself. It helps that Aiden can totally swim with a life jacket on. They love it and I love it. I always forget to take pictures though so these are the only ones I have! We will get one with all of our tan selves next week!

3 Tag

Joys--
1. Family
2. Friends
3. Life

Fears--
1. Moving for the 8th time
2. Not teaching my kids the things they need to know
3. Being old and out of shape

Goals--
1. Continue running or other exercise
2. Raise great kids
3. find happiness in everything I do

Current obsessions--
1. Blogging and reading blogs
2. Reading
3. Swimming with my kids ( about 4 times a week!!)

Random facts about me--
1. I am fiercely loyal to my friends
2. I love playing sports even though i suck at them
3. I want to sky dive someday

Tag--
1. Amber-- Come on!!!
2. Rebecca Aycock-- I know you were excited about you last one
3. Amy-- Just to learn more about you!!

Is Halloween far away?

Aiden has been obsessed with what everyone in our family is going to be for Halloween. As assigned we are going to be-- Christopher--The Hulk, Me---Wonder Woman, Hunter----Catwoman, and Aiden--- Batman! Tonight Aiden had a conversation with Christopher that went something like this---

Aiden--"I want Halloween so I can get some treats!"

Christopher-" Halloween is still far away."

Aiden--" Can we drive there?"

I think that we tell Aiden that we have to drive places that are far way too much! I love his reasoning!

Rockies!

A couple of weeks ago we got free Rockies tickets. We sat Right at the first base line and were only six rows up. It was pretty awesome. I think that it was the first rockies game that I sat all the way through! I am a little late posting the event because I couldn't find the cord to the camera that I used!

I survived Run the Rockies

My running group: Brady, Erika, Tiffany, me and Erin

I almost didn't do the half marathon. You have to understand that I had a choice to make. I had ran almost 6 miles with the 10K crowd and they were about to branch off and be done with their race. I, on the other hand, had 7 more miles to go. If I only knew that the course was about to go up a two mile hill, followed by a mile and a half down hill, and a flat I am not sure that I would have continued. And if I had known that I had turn around and climb that really steep mile and a half downhill, I am almost positive that I would have turned around. But I continued on because I had something to prove.

When Erin, one of the girls I was racing with, passed me on her way back and said " HOLY COW!!!!" I knew that I was in trouble on the way back. I was on mile 7, and still feeling good but the 2 mile uphill climb was really starting to get to me. When the hill climb was over the course stated twisting sharply downhill which was awesome until I realized that I would have to climb this ridiculous hill I was running down. At mile 9 we turned around only to face the monster of a hill that Erin deemed HOLY COW. I walked up most of it. I was glad to get that hill over with but I was done. Physically, and mentally. I still had almost three miles to go. I walked most of the way back, alternating 30 seconds of jogging with a minute of walking. I did jog the last half mile but that was because it was on the Frisco Main Street. I had somewhat of an image to keep. ( This picture shows me in the distance with the mountains behind me)


What I taught was a three hour race turned out to be a 2 hour 33 minute race. Not too bad I think. Overall I finished 22 in my division and 83 in the women's overall. Granted, there were only 99 women. But I did beat some.

This week we finally cut Aiden's hair. No, we didn't cut it into the traditional summer mohawk but into a faded cut. No worries though, I am sure the mohawk will make a comeback.


Hunter sported her first full ponytail to church this past sunday. It was pretty cute!



And we can't forget to meantion the new additions to our family. No, it is not two babies, or even two dogs but a new to us kids bike and a bike trailer! We are so excited to be able to go on family bike rides. Now if we could only get a bike for me!

A Crime Scene!

Okay So not really. Aiden decided that he wanted me to outline him in blocks. Then he stood up and it totally looked like one of those chalk outlines. We tried to do Hunter too but she wouldn't sit still long enough to even do her legs.