What Have I Done???

Adrian's Crazy Life posted the meme today and I thought it was a pretty good list. There were only 99 so I am adding one more on the end. The Red indicates I have done this. Notice there are only 36. (I've got to get out there!! At least with some. I have indicated in Blue those that would be on my list to try to achieve sometime in the future.)

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

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 (on a Wii maybe)

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. 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. Acted in a play

Now here is a list of things I would also like to learn more about:

Photography, Knitting, Web Design, Grant Writing, Archeology, Yoga, Meditation, Bio-Feedback.

Izzy n Emmy honored me with three awards at one time. This was very thoughtful and these three were awards I have not seen before.

The rules for these awards are:

1. Put the logo on your blog or post.

2. Nominate at least 10 blogs which show great Attitude and/or Gratitude!

3. Be sure to link to your nominees within your post.

4. Let them know that they have received this award by commenting on their blog.

5. Share the love and link to this post and to the person from whom you received your award.

Here are 10 blogs with attitude and gratitude:

1. Better Leite Than Never

2. Come Sit By My Fire

3. Everyone Has A Story To Tell

4. Heaven's Gift

5. If I Only Had Super Powers

6. Life With Three Boys and A Little Lady

7. Life's Little Adventures

8. Lost In The Woods With No Where To Hide

9. Made With Love and Glue

10. Mandy, Michael, and Megan

ABUNDANCE IS...HAVING A LIST OF NEW THINGS TO LEARN.

Thursday is my award Night! Move over CMA!

The USA Country Music Awards may have been Wednesday night, but they are nothing compared to My awards this Thursday night! I am so pleased that I could not even think of an acceptance speech! More of my blog friends have honored me with awards and it's so nice to read that they love to follow this blog. It sure is with my heart that I try to create meaningful posts. Here are my wonderful awards:

My friend Gil from across the "Great Pond" gave me this award. I love reading her posts from a United Kingdom perspective. Always interesting and thoughtful posts.

I am supposed to list 6 things that make me happy!

This "Kreativ-ly" applies to these blogs:

Gumbo Writer : Check out her writer's blog.

Heart and Seoul :They just adopted their 3rd child from S. Korea

In The Gutter : Check out her 30 posts in 30 days.

Tuesday Update: She is an "uprooted Sooner", ask her what that is.

So Much To Seay: She is a happy blogger and commenter.

So Much Shouting, So Much Laughter: Check out the shouting and the laughter!

This one came from Lindsay at "Our Lives - In a Nutshell" Lindsay is so fun. She is one of my favorite "Not Me Monday" participants. I do not post on that carnival but I love to go to her site on Monday and read what she posts. It's will get your week started! She also hosts a great Tasty Tuesday. Check out her blog for great easy to fix recipes.

Here are the rules: Name 5 things you Love. Pass the award on to 5 blogs you love. Link back to the giver's blog and tell how fabulous they are.

More lovin' for these blogs:

Bermudabluez: A Fellow Bichon Owner.

Life with 3 Boys & A Little Lady: This woman has a life of joy with her family!

On The Upside: A great writer, check out her San Antonio Blog.

Moments In Time: A true Blog Sister, has the same birthday. (Year and day!)

Gavin Hears a Who: An amazing mom who posts about her child with a cochlear implant.

Kacey at Chronicles of A Mommy blessed me with this award. She truly does share herself through her wonderful comments and posts. She is vivacious and energetic and it shows throughout her blog!

"This award invests and believes in "Proximity" [meaning that blogging makes us close through proxy]"

"These blogs are exceedingly charming. These kind bloggers aim to find and be friends. They are not interesting in prizes or self-aggrandizement. Our hope is that when the ribbons of these prizes are cut, even more friendships are propagated. Please give more attention to these writers!"

This abundantly applies to these blogs:

Story Tellin' Mama: Guest writer for my Tuesday Tales
Fingerprints On My Window: Guest Writer for my Tuesday Tales

Verbal One: Good friend and great writer, lover of books!

Abundance is ..having so many awards you don't know what to do!

Super Scribbler Award

I just got this award from Ronda's Rants. I love her posts, she always makes me think. She also hosts the Bloggy Book Club. In October we read "The Shack". Stay tuned for the book for this month! I'm excited about this award too! Isn't that a great button! Here are the rules of the game.

1. Each Superior Scribbler must in turn pass The Award on to 5 most-deserving Bloggy Friends.

2. Each Superior Scribbler must link to the author & the name of the blog from whom he/she has received The Award.

3. Each Superior Scribbler must display The Award on his/her blog, and link to This Post, which explains The Award.

4. Each Blogger who wins The Superior Scribbler Award must visit This Post and add his/her name to the Mr. Linky List. That way, we'll be able to keep up-to-date on everyone who receives This Prestigious Honor!

5. Each Superior Scribbler must post these rules on his/her blog.

Five Super Scribbler Awards go to.... Drum roll please!

#1 Octamom: Most of you who read my blog are worshippers already of the great Octamom. If you have not read her blog you are missing out on a laugh a day. On Sunday's she write a Sunday Selah that will have you thinking...why do I even need to go to church I just go the sermon and all that right here on this blog. Also, she is an amazing writer..A Super Scribbler and you have to read her short story "The Yellow Umbrella". Click quickly and take the time to read this one!!

#2 Middle Age Ramblings: She is from Sydney, Australia and is currently taking a Philosophy class. I tell you this because it has moved her to be a Super Scribbler this month with some very insightful posts. You will want to read "Luggage Lunacy". She has a great playlist, you will want to pull up her site and keep it in the background during the day to get her music!!! Her photos of her travels around the world will also move you!

#3 Seven Clown Circus: Angie hosts Wordful Wednesday and as of this week there are over 100 participants. I am excited to give her this award because she does not have it!!!! She is the award queen! She has so many accolades on her blog that she had to put her awards on a slide show!!!

I am giving her this Super Scribbler for her wonder writing in "Writer's Workshop". She wrote a very poignant post about her "Season of Challenge" and a "letter to her mother". These are must reads!! I want to recognize her for all of the positive influence she has on mother's of young child and all of us!

#4 The Zen In You: Caroline is an amazing Super Scribbler! She is a writer, a photographer and an artist. She has many awards but has not received this one and it is my pleasure to give her this one!. Caroline is a spirit that will wash over you when you read her posts. She doesn't mind laying out her life lessons right on the page and she always comes back to a positive gratitude for this life we have been given. She posts beautiful poetry blogs and she recently started a new blog called "Zen Prayers". It is open to all faiths. She even posted a prayer for my husband on the day of his surgery.

#5 So I Was Just Thinking: McMGrad89 is another Super Scribbler. She is an educator and has a real talent for putting her "random" thoughts down in a good post. I like her recent post on "Feeling Random" and "A Thoughtful Post." This award seems to be made for a writer like her!! In addition to her own posts, her comments on the posts she reads are always thoughtful. She takes the time to think about the post and gives her insights. They are usually on target with mine!

There you have it. Some really Super Scribblers in my opinion. Even if you have these women on your blog roll I encourage you to check out some of these special posts. At least make a list for reading on a day that you need a life, want to be insightful, or want a great idea for a post.

Scroll down...there is another award posted there.

Abundance is reading a thoughful post from a really great writer.