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11 Nov 2008 | By Laura
I found this at Lori’s blog and decided I’d play along.
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/world
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 (but I have held a baby tiger)
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
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
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 (but I have bought my fair share)
62. Gone whale watching
63. Gotten 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
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
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
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10 Nov 2008 | By Laura
This fits in well with other things that have been coming across my space lately. I found a link to Productivity501 and their Habit List. Then the Habit List course talked about putting Negative Items on your Habit List.
This weekend at the beach I read Anticancer by David Servan-Schreiber and mainly what I got from there is that I need to follow my original plan and get rid of all white-flour and white-sugar and salt. We originally got this idea from Energy Up! and Anthony really lost weight when we did it. High Voltage even called us at home after Anthony wrote to her talking about his success.
This fits in with last month’s plan as well. I WILL create meal plans and shopping lists which move us away from the flour and sugar. This will be better for Connor, too!
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10 Nov 2008 | By Laura
I got this from a friend today and decided to put it on the blog instead of another email.
| 1. | What is your occupation right now? | Business Analyst |
| 2. | What color are your socks right now? | White |
| 3. | What are you listening to right now? | Weird Al (Connor has it playing) |
| 4. | What was the last thing that you ate? | Pringles |
| 5. | Can you drive a stick shift? | Of Course |
| 6. | Last person you spoke to on the phone? | Ellen, the coworker I’m replacing in 1 week |
| 7. | Do you like the person who sent this to you? | oh yeah! |
| 8. | How old are you today? | 39 |
| 9. | What is your favorite sport to watch on TV? | pool/billiards |
| 10. | What is your favorite drink? | water |
| 11. | Have you ever dyed your hair? | no, my mom dyed hers bright orange, I like to learn from other people’s mistakes |
| 12. | Favorite food? | grilled cheese sandwich |
| 13. | What is the last movie you watched? | IronMan (in Blu-Ray) |
| 14. | Favorite day of the year? | Christmas |
| 15. | How do you vent anger? | mutter and bang things and cry |
| 16. | What was your favorite toy as a child? | a doll as big as I was |
| 17. | What is your favorite season? | Spring |
| 18. | Cherries or Blueberries? | do I have to choose? |
| 19. | Do you want your friends to e-mail you back? | If they are so inclined |
| 20. | Who is the most likely to respond? | ? |
| 21. | Who is least likely to respond? | ? |
| 22. | Living arrangements? | In our house, with my spouse of 15 (almost 16) years and my 14 yr old nephew |
| 23. | When was the last time you cried? | today writing the blog entry about my dream about my Dad |
| 24. | What is on the floor of your closet? | nothing (except some cat pee residue) |
| 25. | Who is the friend you have had the longest that you are sending to? | |
| 26. | What did you do last night | Went to bed early |
| 27. | What are you most afraid of | car accidents |
| 28. | Plain, cheese, or spicy hamburgers? | CheeseBurger |
| 29. | Favorite dog breed? | Great Dane (of course) |
| 30. | Favorite day of the week? | Saturday |
| 31. | How many states have you lived in? | 3 |
| 32. | Diamonds or pearls? | Pearls |
| 33. | What is your favorite flower? | not too picky |
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10 Nov 2008 | By Laura
I had this dream last Wednesday, but then I left for the beach for the weekend so I haven’t written about it yet. I tend to have strange dreams and I can pull in random people into strange situations. It’s usually an interesting look into what I’m thinking about at the time. Anthony has some scale he judges my dreams by and lets me know how weird they are. He says this one isn’t that strange but it felt weird when I woke up.
I dreamed that I was at my dad’s house talking with his wife Judy and my aunt and cousin. Someone else was with me, I think it was my sister Nancy or Anthony. It turns out that Judy had my dad’s body laid out on a bed or a counter. We didn’t see anything strange about this and sat around him having our conversation. Then he started mumbling something in response to our conversation. At that point we all got up to go. Now, we weren’t leaving because we were spooked or scared, but because we thought Judy might want to be alone with him. (This is totally how I felt every time I visited him the hospital. I also have issues with not wanting to impose on people. Therefore, this action makes total sense to me.)
After my aunt and cousin headed to their car, I decided to head back in one more time just to see if Judy needed anything. She was helping Dad get up, apparently they go for a walk every afternoon. I noticed that his hair was black, like it was a few years ago before the chemo. They asked me to stay so we three (or four?) went for a walk in the yard and talked (not about anything in particular).
Then I woke up.
I guess I miss him.
Love you sis.
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