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Tuesday, December 23, 2008
The Kitchen
Here is where we stand, two days before Christmas. No kitchen. It's all in the garage ready to be put together, and I know my husband and my dad really did try to get it done for Christmas, but alas, no such luck. What you can't tell from the picture is that all the plumbing is finished (including the pipes for the new bathroom that's going in upstairs), the electricity has been updated and installed, lights are working, wires are ready for all the appliances, the wall has been moved back 2 feet, the radiator pipes that lead upstairs have been moved (and the radiator is still working as it should - whew!), and the ceiling has been insulated. The light switches work and we can even turn on the garage light from our kitchen now, and we are ready to drywall and put in flooring - so, we are getting there.
This now becomes my birthday wish. Which, by the way, will be my 30th again this year. Just in case you wanted to know...
Things Ive Done
Here goes - - -
Simply copy the list and cross out the ones you have done.
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/played 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
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
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.Made 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
Simply copy the list and cross out the ones you have done.
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3. Played in a band
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6. Given more than you can afford to charity
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11. Bungee jumped
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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
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22. Hitch hiked
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24. Built a snow fort
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27. Run a Marathon
28. Ridden in a gondola in Venice
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31. Hit a home run
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35. Seen an Amish community
36. Taught yourself a new language
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42. Seen Old Faithful geyser erupt
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44. Visited Africa
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46. Been transported in an ambulance
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48. Gone deep sea fishing
49. Seen the Sistine Chapel in person
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55. Been in a movie
56. Visited the Great Wall of China
57. Started a business
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59. Visited Russia
60. Served at a soup kitchen
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65. Gone sky diving
66. Visited a Nazi Concentration Camp
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68. Flown in a helicopter
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72. Pieced a quilt
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74. Toured the Everglades
75. Been fired from a job
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80. Published a book
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82. Bought a brand new car
83. Walked in Jerusalem
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85. Read the entire Bible
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87. Killed and prepared an animal for eating
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90. Sat on a jury
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92. Joined a book club
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95. Seen the Alamo in person
96. Swam in the Great Salt Lake
97. Been involved in a law suit
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A Picture is Worth a Thousand Words
This is what Mia got in the mail today...
And for my friend, Julie - here's the finished gingerbread house. We had a great time making it. Me, the architect (it's cardboard), Patrick the contractor, and the girls the decorators. :) Merry Merry!
And for my friend, Julie - here's the finished gingerbread house. We had a great time making it. Me, the architect (it's cardboard), Patrick the contractor, and the girls the decorators. :) Merry Merry!
Friday, December 19, 2008
A Week Away
What makes it Christmas for you? For me, it's the excitement of finding just the right gift for someone, the beautiful lights on trees and houses, the Christmas specials on TV, the music, Sticky Buns on Christmas morning, a cup of cocoa with a candy cane in it, reading the Advent verses on Sundays leading up to the 25th, and singing Happy Birthday to Jesus Christmas morning. Add children to the mix, and it's just *magic*.
Mia and Laney are working really hard on trying to be good for Santa, but all the excitement is causing a bit of high energy to escape in all but the best possible ways. Speaking of which, I gotta go. I hear screaming.
Monday, December 8, 2008
Monday, December 1, 2008
Happy Thanksgiving!
A few days late, and we're still in Raleigh, but Happy Thanksgiving! The girls and I will be here a few more days while they paint some of the rooms in our house, then we'll head home and decorate like crazy to try to eek out the longest possible Christmas season we can. :) The kitchen is coming along with cabinets coming today, the rest of the appliances next weekend, and we're a little stuck with some unexpected radiator pipes that need moving. Stay tuned to see what we decide to do...
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