INTERESTING

I saw this on a friends blog - thought it was interesting. Copy it and bold what you have done on your own blog!



1. Started your own blog

2. Slept under the stars

3. Played in a band(Junior High)

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. Seen in person 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 your'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 a sunset

31. Hit a home run

32. Been on a cruise

33. Seen Niagra 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 (does anyone ever?)

38. Seen the Leaning Tower of Pisa in person

39. Gone rock climbing

40. Seen Michaelangelo's David

41. Sung karaoke

42. Seen the 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. Received a prestigious award

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 (I really want to)

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

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 (Owned a bullet bike)

79. Seen the Grand Canyon in person

80. Published a book

81. Visited the Vatican

82. Bought a brand new car (it was new to me)

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 (Chris LeDoux)

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. Learned to play an instrument



Wow, I have accomplished more than I thought.

LITTLE SHREDDERS

So, we decided that the kids are ready to try snowboarding. In the last couple of years we bought 3 different size boards for Brody to grow into. NOW is the time. We got some lessons for the kids with a friend of ours and they took to the hill quite naturally.
Here is Payton all bundled up to go. She insisted that she wanted to snowboard too. How dare her brother do something without her. She is so stinkin cute all bundled up.
Brody was hammin' it up. He was so proud of himself that he didn't fall at all. After a few runs on the kiddie side he kept insisting that he wanted to go faster. So, what does a mother do? You give the kid what he wants. And so.....HE ROCKED. Watch the video at the bottom. I LOVE IT.Payton did so well. She wasn't as excited as Brody was once she got all strapped in. But she did take a few runs WITHOUT FALLING ONCE!!! Everyone kept commenting how cute she was and couldn't believe a kid that little could be snowboarding. Apparently you usually don't start kids on boards, you start them on skis. But, anyone that knows our family knows that we BOARD NOT SKI. So these kids don't get options. She got pretty cold so she just wanted to stand and watch her brother race down the hill. She says she wants to board again "just not today Mom". I can handle that. Of course the day wouldn't be complete without the bus ride down the hill and a cute girl by your side. This girl is the one that took the kids pictures for their season passes and Brody decided that he liked her. He turned to Curtis and said "Dad, I don't want to sit by you. I'm sitting with her." So, he did. The whole ride down he was flirting with her and looking in her purse and telling her how good he is at snowboarding. OH MY. What a little ladies man. He even got a hug when we got off. We are in so much trouble.

Look how fast he is going. SO PROUD!!!!

He LOVES BOARDING, can you tell?

We have gone a couple of times since these pics and the kids cry if we go boarding without them. This last weekend we did take them again. Brody went up the lift and did a whole run with me and my mom. We were teaching him how to turn. He was doing so good that at one point we passed a beginner snowboarding class. He did head for the rails and laughed as his mother was screaming " STOP, STOP, STOP, SIT ON YOUR BUTT, TURN TO MOM, STOP, STOP!!!!" As he sits down he lets out a huge sigh.

B: Mom, but I can do it.

Me: Brody, we can't do that yet.

B: But Mom, I want to jump, I can do it.

Me: (Still having a heart attack) We need to wait till you know how to turn really good, is that a deal?

B: I guess, but Mom I can jump off that next time, ok?

Me: (Lauging) We will see.

B:(Grunts)

Oh, the fearlessnous of little boys. He did have a pretty good crash involving a cart wheel and to back flips, or front flips, depending on the angle you were watching. He cried for a minute then was ready to haul butt down the hill again. I love that my kids are so determined and willing to try just about anything. I can't wait till next year when it will be me trying to keep up with them on the hill.

X-MAS 2008