Semi-charmed life

Girl Scout Madness....LOL

2009-01-25T10:24:00.000-08:00

The Girl Scouts have taken over my life! Just kidding, just been doing a lot with them recently which is understandable since it is Girl Scout cookie sales time. We have been working hard getting the girls up to speed with selling cookies since this is their first time to sell and selling cookies of course. Which reminds me that I need to take pictures of the girls selling cookies.

Anyway, I have gotten to spend a lot of time with them recently which is very fun. (I don't mean that sarcastically.) Being with my daughter and the girls in the troop is one of the most rewarding things that I do. Here are some pictures:

Bad blogger!

2009-01-03T11:21:00.000-08:00

I am a bad bad blogger. I haven't blogged in Months. I stink! LOL

We are starting Girl Scout Cookie Season....OY VEY! I just spent 2 hours loading cookies into people's cars and boy are my arms tired.

I am going to be living and breathing Cookies for some time. All of you out in blogland send me a couple of prayers. :)

Our Daisies are now Brownies...

2008-05-31T15:22:00.001-07:00

Pictures of the bridging ceremony:

This is me helping Victoria light her candle:

On her way across the bridge:

Getting her Brownie pin, upside down of course because she has to do a good deed before she officially becomes a Brownie:

This is me crying over my little baby becoming a big girl:

and finally Susan and I crying over our sweet daisies becoming big girl brownies...

Note: Susan is the one that started me crying. It is all her fault. LOL She said to the girls that her heart was smiling because of them and I started tearing up. Then Victoria walked across that bridge and I just couldn't help but be choked up. She is just so beautiful and was just so proud of herself. It made me proud.

Another Got Sketch LO

2008-05-31T14:52:00.000-07:00

Here is my most recent Got Sketch LO!

Found this on another blog...

2008-05-26T19:04:00.000-07:00

I love this:

Another one for the Got Sketch class..

2008-05-26T11:27:00.000-07:00

Same sketch, new LO!

The early bird sketch on the...

2008-05-25T22:54:00.002-07:00

Got sketch class. Here is my take:

WOOHOOO!

2008-05-25T16:56:00.000-07:00

I love 4 day weekends! They rock! I have been cleaning my scrap room and have begun to realize that my stash is freaking out of control!!! and I do mean out of control! So, I have started a little "no spend" challenge on 2 peas. Come and check it out:

http://twopeasinabucket.kaboose.com/mb.asp?cmd=display&thread_id=2566972

Also, I have signed up for a class with Valerie Salmon...Got Sketch! I can't wait to start, come chcek it out:

http://valeriesalmon.typepad.com/gotsketchclass/

Love this...

2008-05-23T09:06:00.001-07:00

http://thecreativejunkie.wordpress.com/2008/05/23/twenty-things-every-mom-needs-to-know/#comment-94

God Bless Fridays...

2008-05-23T08:18:00.000-07:00

Ok, Friday rocks! Also, Holiday weekends rock and taking the Friday before a holiday weekend rocks! WOW do I need a break from work. Truly! I am so glad for the weekend and I will be going through closets and scrapbook stuff because we have a family garage sale coming up. we are going to be donating all the money earned to my daughter's girl scout troop because we have very little money in our troop account and we are some very busy girl scouts and need money for all of the activities and we don't get to see cookies or anything until next school year. I really think that girl scouts needs to come up with something that Daisies can do to earn money for their activities. Anyway, if you are in the area, contact me and I will tellyou where the garage sale will be. The neighborhood that we are having it in is having a neighborhood wide garage sale. So, tons of stuff to choose from!

Oh! and I also have found some classes on my new camera. I can't wait! Check it out:

http://www.precision-camera.com/product/CLASS15

http://www.precision-camera.com/product/CLASS14

Thoughts...and I need help!

2008-05-22T06:55:00.000-07:00

I have no idea why I was thinking about this, but I started thinking about the things that have changed about me as I have grown older. I used to really want to be "different" from everyone else. To the point that I would seek out the road less traveled, the song that people didn't like, the thing that other people didn't want. All the time I was seeking the "odd", I secretly really loved all the trendy, "cheesy" things...like New Kids on the block, the spice girls, reality tv shows, the billboard top 100 songs. I was a "closet" normal person. LOL I kept it to myself and in fact would vocally reject the things I secretly loved. Isn't it strange how when you are younger you have a hard time accepting yourself?

So, I have come to realize that I am the person that I am. I love "cheesy" love songs, I love reality tv, I love boy bands and britney spears and madonna, I am love SUVs, I am fairly normal as much as it pains the secret part of me that wants to be "different", I am sort of normal. and that is ok.

More randomness...My daughter is driving me crazy because she takes forever in the morning to get out of bed, to get dressed everything, I have to bug her, yell at her, threaten her to get her to get going and to get her clothes on and honestly, it is tiring and I am done with it. She makes me late to work because of all of the crap I have to go through to get her going in the morning. HELP! Seriously, someone give me ideas, I can't take it. So if anyone in blogland is reading this, please reply with some advice!!!!

Great ideas and random musings...

2008-05-21T08:11:00.000-07:00

Ok, this blog had a great idea for kids allowances...

http://rocksinmydryer.typepad.com/shannon/2008/05/works-for-me-on.html?cid=115748772#comment-115748772

Love it!

2 Peas Blogger Challenge(well this is sort of the challenge:

“Creativity is allowing yourself to make mistakes. Art is knowing which ones to keep.” Scott Adams

2 Peas Tuesday Blogger

2008-05-20T07:03:00.001-07:00

What's the biggest step you've taken this year?

The biggest step I have taken this year on a personal level would probably be to become a co-leader for my daughter's girl scout troop. I have been very busy with the girl scouts this year. Also, I have started my own challenge blog journalingjunkie.blogspot.com and that has been really awesome.

On a work level, I have implemented a lot of changes. Mostly that I have recommended also. I really feel that I have grown as a manager this year and I find it to be gratifiying for me.

Random quiz

2008-05-19T11:22:00.000-07:00

*The Strange Questions Survey*
Have you ever licked the back of a CD to try to get it to work?:	no
What's the largest age difference between yourself and someone you’ve date:	13 years
Ever been in a car wreck?:	Yes
Were you popular in high school?:	no
Have you ever been on a blind date?:	Yes
Are looks important?:	No
Do you have any friends that you've known for 10 years or more??:	Yes
By what age would you like to be married?:	I got married the first time at 24 and the second time at 28.
Does the number of people a person's slept with affect your view of them?:	Yes
Have you ever made a mistake?:	Yes
Are you a good tipper?:	Yes
What's the most you have spent for a haircut?:	$100
Have you ever had a crush on a teacher?:	Yes
Have you ever peed in public?:	No
What song do you want played at your funeral?:	His Eyes are on the Sparrow
Would you tell your parents if you were gay?:	Yes
What would your last meal be before getting executed?:	Creme Brulee all the way
Beatles or Stones?:	Beatles
If you had to pick one person on earth to die, who?:	No way dude! I would never choose anyone.
Beer, wine or hard liquor?:	Wine
Do you have any phobias?:	Claustrophobia
What are your plans for the future?:	To be happy.
Do you walk around the house naked?:	Sometimes.
If you were an animal what would you be?:	A cat
Hair color you like on someone you're dating?:	Doesn't matter
Would you rather be blind or deaf?:	Blind
Do you have any special talents?:	I can sing pretty well.
What do you do as soon as you walk in the house?:	Take off my shoes
Do you like horror or comedy?:	Comedy
Are you missing anyone?:	Not a person, but I miss my bed a lot right now. LOL
If you weren't straight, what person of the same sex would you do?:	Jessica Biel
Where do you want to live when you are old?:	In Texas
Who is the person you can count on the most?:	My husband
If you could date any celebrity past or present, who would it be?:	Eminem
What did you dream last night?:	can't remember
What is your favorite sport to watch?:	Hockey
Are you named after anyone?:	Yes
What is your favorite alcoholic drink?:	Seabreeze
Non alcoholic drink?:	Diet Coke
Have you ever been in love?:	Yes
Do you sing in the shower?:	Sometimes
Have you ever been arrested?:	No
What is your favorite Holiday?:	Christmas
Would you ever get plastic surgery?:	Yes
Have you ever caught a fish?:	No
Take this survey Find more surveys Bzoink - The Original Survey Site

Remember this website....

2008-05-18T16:21:00.001-07:00

http://ryzmomplus2.typepad.com/my_weblog/

The teacher's gifts are too cute!

The best mother's day of all time...

2008-05-11T16:00:00.000-07:00

This has been the best mother's day of all time. I have the best daughter and husband in the entire world. Check out my haul:

I got this ring:

I got these lovely hand made gifts from my daughter:

Oh and btw I got, this.......

ACK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! OMG!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! GET OUT!!! ***DOING THE HAPPY DANCE*************************************

Girl Scout Madness!!!!!

2008-05-06T13:47:00.000-07:00

For the last 5 weekends in a row, we have had girl scout activities. Super fun and super tiring. Here are the pictures:

Berry Picking:

Dr. Pepper Tour:

Plant a wildflower:

Wild About Wildflowers:

Service Unit Camp out:

A certain person who works...

2008-04-10T11:42:00.000-07:00

or is soon to not work in my office is a total BITCH! She has basically been one of those people who live in a glass house who throws stones at everyone else. She has been complaining that the people around her don't get their work done and that they are negligent and talk too much, but then she goes and one of the other girls had to go through a stack of stuff that had been backed up for a while. She says she works so hard etc! Whatever!!!! Hey, I mean we all have things that we sometimes don't get to, but maybe you should shut your fucking mouth and worry about yourself WHORE!!!!!!!

I am so tired of her stupid judgemental ass! Go freaking jump off a really large cliff!

New Decision

2008-04-10T06:48:00.000-07:00

Ok, my new decision is to not complain to anyone at work. So, I will begin complaining on my blog. HA! So, I will be sure and post a warning of work complaints to follow. :)

First complaint, one of the girls in the office...who shall not be named made me really well I would say upset, but more like preterbed. I was talking about how when I interviewed her, that I really liked her. She must have misunderstood me and thought that I was saying that I liked her from the beginning of her time actually working here. Which honestly, I didn't. In fact, sometimes I still don't like her, but I certainly don't mention it because I don't think that it is nice or necessary and certainly doesn't make for a pleasant environment. Anyway, she said "Well, it took a lot of patience on my part to deal with you Stella, a lot of will power." Well, honey all I have to say is that it takes me will power every day to deal with you. Especially, when every day you are snippy and short with me and say rude comments. Trust me, it takes will power! In fact, I am not the only one that has noticed this about you. Everyone who works here has said the same and I would love to see you go work somewhere else honestly. However, I don't say that and I don't bring up the amount of willpower it takes me because it isn't necessary, is rude and does not make for a pleasant environment. Strangely enough, I am not too upset about that. I actually am very serene so far today, however it is only 9 am.

Anyway, at least there are 2 people in the office that I can actually speak to that I can go to them when we have a problem and they can act like adults and discuss it with me. Unfortunately with the previously mentioned person that is not possible.

Then again, sometimes that person does nice things, like she washed my coffee cup for me just now. Which is nice.

My Journaling Junkie page challenge

2008-04-04T16:40:00.001-07:00

Here is the page that I did for Journaling junkie, the challenge was to do a page based on your favorite meal.

Journaling reads:
The best meal we have ever had has to be when we went to Victoria and Albert's at Disney World's Grand Floridian hotel. The atmosphere was refined, elegant and relaxing. The service was impeccable and the food, was absolutely fabulous and exotic.

Christian had Dungeness and King Crab with Spring Asparagus and Calvisius Caviar to start. Long Island Duck with Roaset Chiogga Beets and Turnip Kraut, then Seared Wild Turbot with Toasted Capers and Meyer Lemon, Herb Crusted Lamb with Heirloom Tomatoes and Potato Gnocchi. Comte Saint Antonie, Fourme D'ambert and Pierre Robert for the cheese course. For dessert, Pyramid of Tanzanie Dark Chocolate Mousse.

Stella had Seared Colorado Buffalo Tenderloin, Braised Fennel, Raishes and Satsuma Tangerine Vinaigrette to start. Pan Roasted Foie Gras and Fuji Apple Tart with Mostarda di Cremona, then Yellow Fin Tuna Tempura with Hijiki Salad and Carrot-Ginger Coulis for the fish course. Then, Herb Crusted Lamb with Heirloom Tomatoes and Potato Gnocchi. For the cheese course, Comte Saint Antoine, Fourme D'Ambert, and Pierre Robert. For dessert, Vanilla Bean Creme Brulee.

From beginning to end, a fabulous meal. Not a bite that was not enjoyed! The wine pairing was fantastic and certainly intoxicating. The presentation of the "Celebes" coffee was extraordinary. To top it all off, at the end of the meal we met the Chef de Cuisine, Scott Hunnel. We certainly can't wait to go back and experience it all again.***Note: The green part at the back of the layout is the menu they personalized for me at the restaurant and gave to each guest as a souvenir.

Storms on the sea of the work life again...

2008-04-01T18:18:00.000-07:00

Ok, well it just wouldn't be a month, or a week, or a day without trouble at work. When I think about my troubles, I always think of work, not really of home. (THANK YOU JESUS!!!) Now, that doesn't mean that I don't EVER have trouble at home, just not nearly as much as work.

So, let me tell you that now I have to find another employee. Super fun! NOT! I really really wish that I could just figure out how to live with people and how to keep my mouth shut when it should be and how to open it when I should open it. Now, in the long run I really don't think that this was my fault, but the road to hell is paved with good intentions and HELL is called finding a new employee that speaks spanish (crossing fingers on that one). Anyway, I am praying for the perfect person, able to handle angry people and able to speak spanish. Please pray everyone out there in internet world.

“Nobody trips over mountains. It is the small pebble that causes you to stumble. Pass all the pebbles in your path and you will find that you have crossed the mountain.” -author unknown

I stole this from another blog:

2008-02-29T11:44:00.001-08:00

I absolutely loved this:

I'm Invisible

It all began to make sense, the blank stares, the lack of response, the way one of the kids walks into the room while I'm on the phone and asks for something. Inside, I'm thinking, "Can't you see I'm on the phone?" Obviously not; no one can see if I'm on the phone,or cooking, or sweeping the floor, or even standing on my head in the corner, because no one can see me at all. I'm invisible.

The Invisible Mom.

Some days I am only a pair of hands, nothing more: "Can you fix this?" "Can you tie this?" "Can you open this?" Some days I'm not a pair of hands; I'm not even a human being. I'm a clock to ask, "What time is it?" I'm a satellite guide to answer, "What number is the Disney Channel?" I'm a car to order, "Right around 5:30, please." I was certain that these were the hands that once held books and the eyes that studied history and the mind that graduated summa cum laude -but now they had disappeared into the peanut butter, never to be seen again. "She's going, she's going, she's gone!"

One night, a group of us were having dinner, celebrating the return of a friend from England. Janice had just gotten back from a fabulous trip and she was going on and on about the hotel she stayed in. I was sitting there, looking around at the others all put together so well. It was hard not to compare and feel sorry for myself as I looked down at my out-of-style dress; it was the only thing I could find that was clean. My unwashed hair was pulled up in a hair clip and I was afraid I could actually smell peanut butter in it. I was feeling pretty pathetic, when Janice turned tome with a beautifully wrapped package, and said, "I brought you this." It was a book on the great cathedrals of Europe. I wasn't exactly sure why she'd given it to me until I read her inscription:

"To Charlotte, with admiration for the greatness of what you are building when no one sees."

In the days ahead I would read - no, devour - the book. I would discover what would become for me four life-changing truths, after which I could pattern my work: No one can say who built the great cathedrals - we have norecord of their names. These builders gave their whole lives for a work they would never see finished. They made great sacrifices and expected no credit. The passion of their building was fueled by their faith that theeyes of God saw everything. A legendary story in the book told of a rich man who came to visit the cathedral while it was being built, and he saw a workman carving a tiny bird on the inside of a beam. He was puzzled and asked the man, "Why are you spending so much time carving that bird into a beam that will be covered by the roof? No one will ever see it." And the workman replied, "Because God will see."

I closed the book, feeling the missing piece fall into place. It was almost as if I heard God whispering to me, "I see you, Charlotte. I see the sacrifices you make every day, even when no one around you does. No act of kindness you've done, no sequin you've sewn on, no cupcake you've baked, is too small for me to notice and smile over. You are building a great cathedral, but you can't see right now what it will become."

At times, my invisibility feels like an affliction. But it is not a disease that is erasing my life. It is the cure for the disease of my own self-centeredness. It is the antidote to my strong, stubborn pride. I keep the right perspective when I see myself as a great builder. As one of the people who show up at a job that they will never see finished, to work on something that their name will never be on.The writer of the book went so far as to say that no cathedrals could ever be built in our lifetime because there are so few people willing to sacrifice to that degree. When I really think about it, I don't want my son to tell the friend he's bringing home from college for Thanksgiving, "My Mom gets up at 4 in the morning and bakes homemade pies, and then she hand bastes a turkey for three hours and presses all the linens for the table." That would mean I'd built a shrine or a monument to myself. I just want him to want to come home. Then, if there is anything to say to his friend, it could be, "You're gonna love it here!"

As mothers, we are building great cathedrals. We cannot be seen if we're doing it right. And one day, it is very possible that the world will marvel, not only at what we have built, but at the beauty that has been added to the world by the sacrifices of invisible women.

Funny...

2008-02-29T08:21:00.001-08:00

Dear Tech Support,
Last year I upgraded from Boyfriend 5.0 to Husband 1.0 and noticed a distinct slow down in overall system performance -- particularly in the flower and jewelry applications, which operated flawlessly under Boyfriend 5.0.
In addition, Husband 1.0 uninstalled many other valuable programs, such as Romance 9.5 and Personal Attention 6.5 and then installed undesirable programs such as NFL 5.0, NBA 3.0, and Golf Clubs 4.1.
Conversation 8.0 no longer runs, and Housecleaning 2.6 simply crashes the system. I've tried running Nagging 5.3 to fix these problems, but to no avail. What can I do?
Signed, Desperate
-------------------------------------
Dear Desperate:
First keep in mind, Boyfriend 5.0 is an Entertainment Package, while Husband 1.0 is an Operating System.
Please enter the command: 'I Thought You Loved Me.exe', try to download Tears 6.2 and don't forget to install the Guilt 3.0 update. If that application works as designed, Husband 1.0 should then automatically run the applications Jewelry 2.0 and Flowers 3.5. But remember, overuse of the above application can cause Husband 1.0 to default to Grumpy Silence 2.5, Happy Hour 7.0 or Beer 6.1. Beer 6.1 is a very bad program that will download the Snoring Loudly Beta.
Whatever you do, DO NOT install Mother-in-law 1.0 It runs a virus in the background that will eventually seize control of all your system resources. Also, do not attempt to reinstall the Boyfriend 5.0 program. These are unsupported applications and will crash Husband 1.0
In summary, Husband 1.0 is a great program, but it does have limited memory and cannot learn new applications quickly. You might consider buying additional software to improve memory and performance. We recommend Food 3.0 and Hot Lingerie 7.7.
Good Luck, Tech Support

Ugh...Sick!!!!!

2008-02-29T08:06:00.000-08:00

Oh, boy I am so sick! I hate being sick, it sucks!!! I have some sort of stomach thing, not sure what. I have an appointment with my M.D. at 11:30. Then I have to get the deposit from work and then deposit it.

I really can't wait to feel better. Send me lots of healing vibes.

Just finished....

2008-02-10T11:18:00.000-08:00

I just finished a frame for my DH for Valentine's. This is also for a challenge on Shanna Vineyard's blog. Go take a look:

http://www.mynextthirtyyears.com/

Here it is:

Big Week...

2008-02-09T18:41:00.000-08:00

This was a very big week.

1st off there was the 100th day of school at Victoria's school, we had to put 100 items on a shirt. Here is the very strange creation we made:

Victoria also had the flu this week. Super fun!

Also there was the Daddy Daughter dance at the local rec center:

Here is the haul from scrapbook shopping from today:

Journaling Junkie Contest!!!

2008-02-09T12:09:00.000-08:00

"Get the word out" contest annoucement.

This contest is focused toward getting the word out to the scrapbooking on-line community. Design Team members ARE eligible for this contest. The contest will run starting February 15th through March 15th. Here is how it will work.Everyone will collect points through various different activities and the one with the most points at the end of the contest will win a 3 Bugs in a Rug NEW! Spring Collection Page Kit.

Here is a link to the contents: http://www.3bugsinarug.com/products/products.asp?scid=57

There will be 2 runners up. Each runner up will receive a NEW! paper punch from McGill. Here are the links to the punches up for grabs:http://www.mcgillinc.com/shop/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=3_8&products_id=148

http://www.mcgillinc.com/shop/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=3_8&products_id=155

Here is how you can get points:
1. For every person you refer to this blog and who responds to this thread with your name as the person who referred them, you will get 20 points.
2. For every comment you make to a post, you will get 5 points. **Note: any comments that make no sense or are one word etc. will not get points**
3. For every challenge you parcipate in and submit a layout, you will receive 10 points.
4. For every challenge you win, you will receive an additional 10 points.
5. For every link you e-mail to me at stcrupko@yahoo.com where you have posted your layout entry for the challenges in an online gallery with the title as being Journaling Junkie Challenge Entry and in the comments you mention journalingjunkie.blogspot.com as the location, you will receive 5 points.
6. For every link you e-mail to me at the above e-mail address where you have mentioned Journaling Junkie and the location on your blog or any scrapbooking forum, you will receive 5 points.
7. For every link you e-mail to me at the above e-mail address where you have put Journaling Junkie as a favorite places link etc. on your blog or website, you will receive 10 points.
8. For every response to the Journaling Junkie Challenge posts which will be posted at 2 peas in a Bucket and scrapinstyletv, you will receive 5 points. I will post links to those posts here on the blog when I make them.
9. For any e-mails you send to me with ideas to "get the word out", you will receive 10 points.
10. For any pages you send to me that have unique ideas in content for journaling or technique for journaling, you will receive 5 points. If I decide to use that page as an inspiration page for a blog challenge, you will receive 20 points.

Note: Keep an eye on the blog for posts with additional ways to earn points!Ok, let the games begin well, on the 15th anyway. LOL!!!

A special thanks to our prize sponsors for this contest, 3 Bugs in a Rug http://www.3bugsinarug.com/ and McGill http://www.mcgillinc.com/shop/!

Here is a link to the Contest announcement at 2 Peas:http://twopeasinabucket.kaboose.com/mb.asp?cmd=display&thread_id=2486660Here is a link to the Contest announcement at scrapinstyletv:http://www.scrapinstyletv.com/forums/21_14652_0.html

Check it out at: http://journalingjunkie.blogspot.com/

My journaling junkie challenge...

2008-02-03T14:56:00.001-08:00

Wow, this one was really emotional for me. Check it out:

Journaling reads:
While I certainly don't regret getting pregnant unexpectedly, the circumstances that surrounded it were very scary. You see, the reason I got pregnant is because I was on a medication that negates birth control pills. I was aware of this, but one night Christian and I were, to put it nicely, not as careful as we normally are in this area.

I had a very strange feeling that something was going on with my body even just 3 weeks afterwards. I took a pregnancy test and it was negative. No wonder, I was a week BEFORE my period. I was speaking with some gals at work and telling them how my body just felt...different. Anyway, they convinced me that even though it wasn't time for my period, I should just take another test. Well, I took another test 2 days BEFORE the time I would normally have my period and lo and behold, I was pregnant.

Problems? Uh, yeah! 1. unmarried 2. boyfriend will NOT be thrilled 3. and most important...I have been on not one but 2 medications that are dangerous for babies. Needless to say, I was freaking out. So, I called my doctor and asked should I immediately stop those medications? My doctor was not available, but the doctor on call called me back and said..."Well, you can stop taking those medications, but my advice to you is to not to have the baby. Those medications are extremely dangerous at this stage in a baby's development." Honestly, I can't begin to tell you my horror at his suggestion! I told him that was in NO way an option. Well, needless to say, I stopped those medications.

So, I called my gynecologists office and made an appointment. When I went for my appointment they asked when my last period was and I told them. They said that since I had already had a positive urine test, they would just do a sonogram. While the sonographer was doing the sonogram, I had no idea what she was seeing. So finally I said, "So I guess I'm not pregnant?" She said, "Oh you are pregnant, see that little silvery round ball there?" "Yeah." "That silvery ball is the pregnancy." "That is my baby! Are you kidding?" "Yep, that's the pregnancy."
I noticed that she kept saying the pregnancy and not the baby. While I was waiting for the doctor, I kept thinking, why would she say it in that way? Is there something wrong?
The doctor told me that yes, I was pregnant, but he was concerned. According to when my last period was, the pregnancy should be at 7 weeks, but the sonogram showed 5 weeks in development, so he was concerned that the baby was behind in development and he wanted me to come back in 2 weeks to see how things were progessing.

Those were probably the longest 2 weeks of my entire life. I worried the entire time that I was having a miscarriage. I worried that something was wrong with my baby. I worried that the medications that I had taken had severly damaged my unborn child.

2 weeks later, I went to the appointment. I had another sonogram with the same sonographer. This time, the picture on the screen looked much more like what I expected to see from watching tv shows where they show child development. A little tadpole looking baby. Of course, that still did not answer if they baby was still behind in development. When I spoke with the doctor, he said that the baby was fine, that I just must have been 5 weeks along and was now 7 weeks along, so I had caught the pregnancy really early.

Relief! Oh boy, relief. I can't tell you my relief! I made my next appointment for 4 weeks later and went home.

4 weeks later, I went back and the doctor examined me and tried to find the baby's heartbeat. He couldn't find the heartbeat. He tried and tried and could not find it! "Just to be on the safe side, let's get a sonogram."he said.

Oh my God!! I had to wait 30 minutes for the sonographer. When I finally had my sonogram, the sonographer said, "Well, he just didn't look very hard...Right there, see that heartbeat! That baby has a strong heartbeat!" I burst into tears! Thank God!

My entire pregnancy, I prayed every day sometimes 20 times a day to God to please please make my baby healthy. I am sure God got tired of listening to me. All I wanted was a healthy child. I pleaded and negotiated and said I would never do anything wrong again, if my baby was healthy.

Now 5 years later, I have a healthy, gorgeous, smart and sweet little girl! God blessed me so much with her. Despite the medicines that I took, she has no health problems and is thriving and sassy and ornery. Sometimes I just want to get a picture of my gorgeous girl and send it to that doctor that told me that I should not have her and send it to him and show him the life he almost ended. In the grand scheme of things, I am just grateful that God gave me the faith to trust in his plan and that He blessed me with my beautiful daughter.

Note: This was a very emotional page for me. This is one that I have been planning for a while, but just never did. I am so glad that I did it! My daughter is such a miracle and it is a miracle that she is here today!

2 Peas Blogger Challenge...

2008-01-20T09:59:00.000-08:00

What would you do if you knew you wouldn't fail?

I would start a singing career. I love to perform and I so miss it.

I would start my own business. Maybe a scrapbook store. Or something...

I would invest money.

I would write romance novels.

...

2008-01-11T16:10:00.000-08:00

I saw this and it really seemed to hit home with me:

If the grass really is greener on the other side, it's time to fertilize.

Oh how that applies to my life lately. I have really been thinking in regard to my job that maybe it is time to for me to move on. I don't know if it is a sense of loyalty or if I am just lazy, but I this happens a couple of times a year where I think that I should look for another job and I never do. However, I am getting my resume together.

Maybe i just need to fertilize. Of course fertilizer is made of feces. ROFL

Recent pages

2008-01-06T10:47:00.000-08:00

Here is my page for the Disney Challenge at 2 Peas! My DH is talking about another trip to Disney and I thought that I better get the last trip scrapped before we go!

Here is my page for the Random Memory Challenge at Journaling Junkie. Go check out the challenge at the link on the right in my fave links.

Here are pictures of my DD working on the fairy garden that her Aunt Natasha gave to her for Christmas!

A Look back at 2007

2008-01-01T15:31:00.001-08:00

Here is my latest page for Journaling Junkie challenge blog. Check out the link on the side in the link section. This challenge was to do a page of lists in reference to 2007.

Here is my LO:

1st page of 31 LOs in 31 Days

2008-01-01T15:29:00.000-08:00

I joined the Get a LOAD of this class at BPS. It is free and the challenge is to do a layout a day for 31 days. Here is my first page. I combined this with an upcoming challenge for Journaling Junkie.

2008 Resolutions

2007-12-31T16:50:00.000-08:00

1. Finish at least 52 scrapbook pages.
2. Lose at least 20 lbs.
3. Get Journalingjunkie.blogspot.com to the top 50 on Top Scrapbooking blogs.
4. Keep my car clean ALWAYS starting Jan. 1.
5. Finish reading the bible from cover to cover. I started with Genesis and have reached Psalms so far.
6. Finish reading Living Artfully and begin living its principles.
7. Start seriously working on decorating my scrapbook room.
8. Attend crops and classes at my LSS at least once a month.

Stolen from http://tracysaidwhat.blogspot.com/

One habit you'd like to break totally: Complaining.
One person you'd like to get to know better: To be honest, everyone. I would really like to make more friends and to actually go out with someone else besides one of my family members on a regular basis.
One random act of kindness that you'd like to make a habit this year: Doing more things for my husband.
Something that you'd like to own by the end of 2008: a 12x12 printer/scanner
Something that you'd like to get rid of by the end of 2008: emotional baggage
One change you'd like to see in your life in 2008: More friends and time spent with friends.
One thing you'd like to memorize in 2008: The Girl Scout Law
Something that you'd like to improve on: Journaling on my layouts.
Something you'd like to learn in 2008: digital scrapbooking and to do more Ethnic and complex cooking
Something you're looking forward to this year: My DH and I are going to be married 6 years and I can't wait for the DH to get his yearly bonus and then we can hopefully plan a trip.
One thing you're going to make sure does NOT happen in 2008: I will not go negative in the bank.
Will you try to eat healthier?: UH, YEAH!!!
Will you take up some form of exercise?: well, I want to start walking more and work up to running and then possibly riding a bike.
Will you try to improve your financial situation?: Yes
Will there be any lifelong goals you'll try to accomplish?: I don't really have any life long goals. Is that sad? Except maybe to travel.
Will you move to a new place?: Nope.
What new things will you try for fun and adventure?: Cooking some of my recipes and hopefully going on vacation with the fam.
Will you try a new look?: Yes, I really want to.
Will you try to eat something you've never had before?: yes!
Will you be getting any tattoo's?: no
Will you be getting any piercings: no
Will you try a new hairstyle or color?: YES
Will there be any charities you'll be active in?: Yes
Top 5 Places to go in 08: Disney World, Grand Canyon (highly doubt that will happen though since my DH is afraid of heights), Mexico, new York, Anywhere in the North
Top 5 Things to do in 08: Make more friends, read the bible cover to cover, re-read/finish Living Artfully, finish at least 52 scrapbook pages, lose at least 20 lbs.
Top 5 Ways to improve yourself in 08: lose weight, worry less, obsess less, try not to let mean people get to me, not get as mad at my boss
One new years wish to make your 08 truly happy: More friends, closer relationship with my husband.

2 Peas Blogger Challenge...

2007-12-28T11:09:00.000-08:00

What are your scrapping plans for this last weekend of 2007?

Well, I mentioned in a previous post that I am going to an all night scrappy tomorrow night. I am also going to clean up the scrap room today and make at least one page and get stuff ready for the scrappy tomorrow. I can't wait! I did a page yesterday and I have journaling ready for a new page. Which is my new scrappy thing of end of 2007-2008, I will journal before I even touch a picture or piece of paper.

Since I have no life....

2007-12-28T11:07:00.000-08:00

2 Peas Blogger Challenge...

2007-12-27T07:53:00.000-08:00

What project are you just ready to start creating now that the holidays are done?

Well, mainly I still have a Christmas gift for my mom to finish. I need to do that ASAP. I am going to an all night scrappy on the 29th and I will finish it then and also work on some pages that I have been thinking about. I really just want to do more scrapping and also begin a journal for my goals for this year and going forward. Or maybe not so much a journal maybe just an LO. I am thinking on my options there.

Merry Christmas!!!!!!!!

2007-12-25T20:04:00.000-08:00

Here is a slideshow from our Christmas!!!

Ok, so the haul list:

From the DH:
1. Mikimoto Pearl Earrings--Isn't he awesome!!
2. HP Photosmart A627 portable printer---I really love this man!
3. New Indigo Girls cd
4. Pink Floyd's The Wall cd
5. Book- Hugs for Scrapbookers
6. Book- Artful Memories by Carol Wingert
7. Book- Where Women Create
8. Book- Celtic Folklore Cooking
9. A key chain that holds 60 digital photos.

From the DD:
1. A hand made book of animals that she made herself. She worked so hard on it and it is just beautiful!
2. Tinkerbell Scrapbook Kit -- for us to do together
3. a horse webkin--hmmm...is that for me or for her? LOL
4. A lovely ring she got for $5! I will cherish it always. she is so sweet and was so proud of it.
5. Nightmare Before Christmas CD Soundtrack

from the Sassy (the dog):
dog stamps

from Memop and Emily (the cats):
cat stamps

What a great Christmas!!!!!!!!

Santa Picture 2007

2007-12-24T14:01:00.001-08:00

Well, here it is. She is too cute, but the santa was not the best I have seen. Still, she was so excited to see him and she had a fantastic time.

2 Peas Blogger Challenge...

2007-12-24T08:04:00.000-08:00

What are your Christmas Eve plans?

Well, luckily I have all my presents wrapped. So, tonight I will be working on a last minute gift for the DH and then I will be making cookies for santa with Victoria and we will read the night before Christmas and setting out cookies and a carrot for the reindeer. We will also open one gift. I can't wait until tomorrow to see my daughter's face. She is so excited!

2 Peas Blogger Challenge...

2007-12-17T15:49:00.001-08:00

What is one thing you look forward to during these last few days before Christmas?

Right now, I am definitely looking forward to time off from work!!!! I love the opening of gifts and then the leisurely time afterwards where everyone "plays" with their new gifts. I am looking forward to that and to watching my daughter open her gifts and just hanging around the house acting like a bum!! Ok, is that one thing? LOL

I stole this from another blog:

2007-12-05T15:07:00.000-08:00

1. wrapping paper or gift bags? wrapping paper
2. real or artificial? real, they smell so good...
3.when do you put the tree up? Dec. 1
4.when do you take the tree down? after New Years
5.do you like egg nog? love it!!!
6.favorite gift recieved as a child? a cabbage patch kid
7.Do you have a nativity scene? yes
9. Easiest person to buy for? My DD
10.Worst christmas gift you ever recieved? canned food...gotta love my grandma!
11.mail or email christmas cards? mail
12.favorite christmas movie- The Christmas Story
14.Have you ever recycled a christmas gift? Nope...
15.Favorite thing to eat at christmas? Russian Teacakes
16.Clear lights or colored on the tree? clear
17.Favorite Christmas song? Breath of Heaven by Amy grant
18. Travel at christmas or stay home? Stay home
19.Can you name all santas reindeer? dasher, dancer, prancer, vixen, comet and cupid, donner and blitzen and rudolph. Is that all?
20.angel on the tree top or star? Star....
21. open presents on christmas eve or christmas morning? One present Chrismas eve, all the rest Christmas day
22. most annoying thing about this time of year...?? not enough money
23.What do you love most about christmas? watching my daughter's face when she sees the presents on Christmas morning.

More useless info....

2007-12-01T20:42:00.000-08:00

1. Would you kiss your neighbor?Uh, no!
.2. What describes your relationship status?Happily Married
3. Where are you?living room
4. What's the last movie you've seen?Santa Clause 3
5. I've come to realize the last person who held my hand is.,,Victoria
6. What is your middle name? No way am I telling, I hate it.
7. Who have you talked to most today?co-workers and patients
8. Do you carve pumpkins every year?of course
9. Color of your underwear?purple
10. Color of your shirt? striped
11. I'm always...too busy
12. Who's on speed dial 2? 4? 6?2 ..Home4...work6....None
13. Honestly, how many seasons of the Simple Life do you own?none
14. What is your favorite season?FALL
15.Good advice of stuff if you go camping? Bring sunscreen
16. Are you a bad influence? sometimes
17. Are you in love?yes
18. Rather have your name or your siblings name?I like my first name, not impressed with my siblings names
19. Would you do anything for someone else?WEll depends on the person
20. Have you ever been called a bitch? At least 10 times a day. I love you bitches too!
21. Best Friend? Sassy
22. What is your ringtone? Brass Monkey
23. What song is on?none the TV is on
24. Are your grades good?not in school
25. Do you ever think people hate you for filling these out?Don't care
26. Does your best friend have a myspace?nope
27. Whose page did you visit last? my other blog...scrapbooking journaling blog
28. Last time you went out to lunch? last week with co-workers
30. Who is your favorite character from Friends?Phoebe or Ross
31. Do you have a tattoo?2
32. Do you want one?nope
33. Do you have one or more Britney Spears CD? yes
34. What did you do last night?read and went to bed
35. Are you a Lost fanatic?no
36. Say you were given a drug test right now. Would you pass or fail?pass
37. Do you have a song by Ozzy Osbourne in your library?no
38.iPod or Zune?IPOD
39. Do you watch Family Guy regularly?no
40. King of the Hill?NO
41. Do you read trashy romance novels often?ALL THE TIME!!!!!!!
42. What's the last thing you bought?lunch for work
43. What's the last thing someone bought you?dinner
44. Do you ever sing obnoxiously in the shower?yes
45. What's in your CD player right now?Carrie Underwood
46. What's your favorite romance movie?Somewhere in Time
47. Another favorite movie?How to Lose a Guy in 10 days
48. Do you believe everyone has a soulmate?yes
49. Can you sing?yes
50. Do you play any instruments?nope
53. Are you ever a freak about cleanliness or organization?I like to be organized at work, but at home it goes to shit
54. Have you ever been to South America or Africa?NOPE...
55. Do you know how to knit?a little.
56. Do you have a job?Yes
57. Have you ever written love song lyrics yourself and put them on mypace?NOPE
58. What are you doing right now besides this survey? watching How the Grinch Stole Christmas
60. Baskin Robbins or Coldstone?Coldstone
61. Physics or chemistry?Chemistry
62. Facebook or Myspace? Blogger :)
63. Do u like balls in your face?lAUGH.. NO
64. Are you a virgin?NO
65. Walk or Run?Walk
66. Harry Potter, Lord of the Rings, or Star Wars?All of the above
67. Fly or road trip?ROAD TRIP!!
68. Batman, Spiderman, or Superman?SPIDERMAN.. HE IS HOT!!
69. What's your favorite Disney movie?URRR.. RIGHT NOW.. RATATOUILLE

5 things list again...

2007-11-19T09:18:00.000-08:00

5 things I was doing 10 years ago (November 1997):
1. I was either dating dingleberry
2. working in retail (ACK!0
3. drinking a lot
4. doing drugs recreationally
5. living in an apartment

5 things on my to do list today:
1. finish coding seminar that I am listening to for work
2. picking up Tonia at the airport
3. putting away laundry.
4. pick up Toria at school
5. put on make up :)

5 snacks I enjoy:
1. chips
2. chocolate.
3. french fries
4. goldfish
5. chocolate.

5 songs I know the lyrics to:
1. Hit me baby one more time by Brittany
2. I've Been Loving you by Otis Redding
3. Sitting on the dock of the bay by Otis redding
4. Your Cheatin' Heart by patsy cline
5. Power of 2 by Indigo girls

5 of my bad habits:
1. Procrastinating.
2. Pack rat
3. shit talker. *lol*
4. Being lazy.
5. buying things and not using them.

5 things I'd do if I were a millionaire:
1. Buy a house.
2. Buy a new car
3. Pay off our bills.
4. travel.
5. quit my job.

5 things I will never wear again:
1. Skinny jeans.
2. leggings.
3. anything that shows off my stomach.
4. short shorts.
5. a size 8 or less. *sigh*

5 of my favorite toys:
1. DVR
2. iPod
3. Wishblade
4. portable DVD player
5. my laptop

OK maybe i am just a B*tch...

2007-11-19T08:05:00.000-08:00

But I just think that it is totally inapropriate to post online a scrapbook page with a picture of a dead baby. Of course, I appear to be alone in this. Here is a link to a thread on scrapsmack that I posted:

ScrapSmackThread

Anyway, I don't mind people having a different opinion from mine, but getting nasty and calling names is just ridiculous. State an intelligent opinion without calling names. Anyway, just my opinion.

Halloween Pics....

2007-11-04T08:42:00.001-08:00

I went to a crop yesterday...

2007-11-04T06:56:00.001-08:00

I went to a crop yesterday and I had such a great time and I got 12 12x12 pages done and 4 6x6 pages done. I am so pleased with how much I did. I also signed up for an all night crop at Scrapbook Fever the weekend after Thanksgiving. I hope I can get more done then since I have not had a very productive scrappy year. I dreamt of scrapbooking all night long. LOL Here is some of what I got done:

One of the peas on 2 peas read an entry on my blog I wrote about fitting in. Well, she peamailed me and said that she hoped that she was not being too personal, but that she wanted to know if I really feel that way and if I do that I could have a depersonalization disorder. Well, I went and looked it up and BINGO! I am not a doctor, but I am pretty damn sure that I have it. If anyone who is reading this is interested, here is a link. Depersonailzation Disorder

Fun little thingy...

2007-10-26T20:05:00.000-07:00

1. YOUR ROCK STAR NAME: (first pet & current car)
Sunshine Santa Fe

2.YOUR GANGSTA NAME: (fave ice cream flavor, favorite cookie)
Vanilla Oatmeal Raisin

3. YOUR “FLY Guy/Girl” NAME: (first initial of first name, first three letters of your last name)
S Cru

4. YOUR DETECTIVE NAME: (favorite color, favorite animal)
Pink Ferret

5. YOUR SOAP OPERA NAME: (middle name, city where you were born)
Neille Dallas

6. YOUR STAR WARS NAME: (the first 3 letters of your last name, first 2 letters of your first)
Crust

7. SUPERHERO NAME: (”The” + 2nd favorite color, favorite drink)
The Red Diet Coke

8. NASCAR NAME: (the first names of your grandfathers)
Leroy Homer

9. STRIPPER NAME: ( the name of your favorite perfume/cologne/scent, favorite candy)
Bulgari Skore

10.WITNESS PROTECTION NAME: (mother’s & father’s middle names )
Gail Leroy

11. TV WEATHER ANCHOR NAME: (Your 5th grade teacher’s last name, a major city that starts with the same letter)
Hooker Hamilton

12. SPY NAME/BOND GIRL: (your favorite season/holiday, flower)
Winter Lily

13. CARTOON NAME: (favorite fruit, article of clothing you’re wearing right now + “ie” or “y”)
Nectarine Jammie

14. HIPPY NAME: (What you ate for breakfast, your favorite tree)
Diet Coke Willow

15. YOUR ROCKSTAR TOUR NAME: (”The” + Your fave hobby/craft, fave weather element + “Tour”)
The Scrapbooking Snow Tour

FUN!

2 Peas Blogger Challenge...

2007-10-26T10:29:00.000-07:00

With the holiday season right around the corner. Have you started to do any baking or planning?

Nope. I mean I have thought about it, but I haven't started. It is time to start on the hand made gifts that I want to do. I need to work on my christmas cards and many other things. I have just been really busy with Victoria starting kindergarten and the Daisies.

On the daisy note, we had our first meeting last night. It went pretty well. I also have scheduled for mid November to take my first aid class. I am already CPR certified, but I need to be first aid certified in order for us to be able to go places. I also gave the other co-leader a check to get Victoria's smock and book for Daisies since she is going to the Girl Scout store today. I can't wait to see Victoria in that cute smock! Can you say scrapbook page? LOL

I am Sponge Bob

2007-10-25T19:30:00.000-07:00

Everyone has a personality of a cartoon character. Have you ever asked
yourself what cartoon character do you most resemble?

A group of investigators got together and analyzed the personalities
of well known and modern cartoon characters. The information that was
gathered was made into this test.

Answer all the questions (only 10) with what describes you best, add
up all your Points (which are next to the answer that you choose) at
the end and look for your results.

Do not cheat by looking at the end before you are done.

1. Which one of the following describes the perfect date?

.a) Candlelight dinner (4 pts.)

.b) Fun/Theme Park (2 pts.)

.c) Painting in the park (5 pts)

.d) Rock concert (1 pt.)

.e) Going to the movies (3 pts.)

2. What is your favorite type of music?

.a) Rock and Roll (2 pts.)

.b) Alternative (1 pt.)

.c) Soft Rock (4 pts.)

.d) Country (5 pts.)

.e) Pop (3 pts.)

3. What type of movies do you prefer?

.a) Comedy (2 pts.)

.b) Horror (1 pt.)

.c) Musical (3 pts.)

.d) Romance (4 pts.)

.e) Documentary (5 pts.)

4. Which one of these occupations would you choose if you only could
choose one of these?

.a) Waiter (4 pts.)

.b) Professional Sports Player (5 pts.)

.c) Teacher (3 pts.)

. d) Police (2 pts.)

.e) Cashier (1 pt)

5. What do you do with your spare time?

.a) Exercise (5 pts.)

.b) Read (4 pts.)

.c) Watch television (2 pts.)

.d) Listen to music (1 pt.)

.e) Sleep (3 pts.)

6. Which one of the following colours do you like best?

.a) Yellow (1 pt.)

.b) White (5 pts.)

.c) Sky Blue (3 pts.)

.d) Dark Bl ue (2 pts.)

.e) Red (4 pts.)

7. What do you prefer to eat?

.a) Snow (3 pts.)

.b) Pizza (2 pts.)

.c) Sushi (1 pt.)

.d) Pasta (4 pts.)

.e) Salad (5 pts.)

8 What is your favorite holiday?

.a) Halloween (1 pt.)

.b) Christmas (3 pts.)

.c) New Year (2 pts.)

.d) Valentine's Day (4 pts.)

.e) Thanksgiving (5 pts.)

9. If you could go to one of these places which one would it be?

.a) Paris (4 pts)

.b) Spain (5 pts)

.c) Las Vegas (1 pt)

.d) Hawaii (4 pts)

.e) Hollywood (3 pts)

10. With which of the following would you prefer to spend time with?

.a) Someone Smart (5 pts.)

.b) Someone attractive (2 pts.)

.c) Someone who likes to Party (1 pt.)

.d) Someone who always has fun (3 pts.)

.e) Someone very sentimental (4 pts.)

Now add up your points and find out the answer you have been waiting
for!

(10-16 points) You are Garfield :

You are very comfortable, easy going, and you definitely know how to
have fun but sometimes you take it to an extreme. You always know
what you are doing and you are alway s in control of your life. Others may
not see things as you do, but that doesn't mean that you always have
to do what is right. Try to remember, your happy spirit may hurt you
or others.

(17-23 points) You are Snoopy:

You are fun, you are very cool and popular. You always know what's in
and you are never are out of style You are good at knowing how to
satisfy everyone else. You have probably disappeared for a few days
more than once but you always come home with the family values that
you learned. Being married and having children are important to you,
but only after you have had your share of fun times

(24-28 points) You are Elmo:
You have lots of friends and you are also popular, always willing to
give advice and help out a person in need. You are very optimistic
and you always< BRsee the bright side of things. Some good advice:
try not to be too much of a dreamer. Dreaming too big could cause
many conflicts inyour life.

(29-35 points) You are Sponge Bob Square Pants:
You are the classic person that everyone loves. You are the best
friend that anyone could ever have and never wants to lose. You never
cause harm to anyone and they would never not understand your
feelings. Life is a journey, it's funny and calm for the most part.
Stay away from traitors and jealous people, and you will be stress
free.

(36-43 points) You are Charlie Brown:
You are tender, you fall in love quickly but you are also very
serious about all relationships. You are a family person. You call
your Mom every Sunday.You have many friends and may occasionally forget a few Birthdays.
Don't confuse your passion with reality.

(44-50 points) You are Dexter:
You are smart and definitely a thinker... Every situation is fronted
with a plan. You have a brilliant mind. You demonstrate very strong
family principles. You maintain a stable routine but never ignore a
bad situation when it comes. Try to do less over thinking every once
in a while to spice things up a bit with spontaneity!

So, who are YOU???

2 Peas Blogger 10/25/07

2007-10-25T06:36:00.000-07:00

When your scrapping/card making do you ever look at your surrounding for ideas?

I have no idea. Most of the time, my ideas just come to me. With absolutely no explanation LOL.

I know that this is a very interesting post, but oh well, I did i.

Tagged by Carol Wingert...

2007-10-24T18:21:00.000-07:00

1. Link to the person's blog who tagged you. The amazingly talented and inspirational Carol Wingert! Carol Wingert

2. List seven weird things about yourself...OK, weirdness is in the eye of the beholder...let's call it "unique things" about yourself.

----1. I love the taste of peaches, but can't stand peaches with the skin on because of the fuzz. UGH! It makes my skin crawl to think of it.
----2. I am allergic to sunblock, but I am very fair skinned. Strange I know! This is how I know that God has a sense of humor. LOL
----3. I like the smell of gasoline. I know, most people hate it. But I love the smell.
----4. I can't stand the news, it depresses me and makes me sad. Why don't they report something happy?
----5. Ok, the news makes me sad, but I love to watch Forensic Files. My husband says that it depresses him more than the news. It doesn't depress me because I know at the end, they catch the bad guy.
----6. I can't stand the idea of a butterfly touching me. Any bug at all for that matter. To me a pretty bug is just the same as an ugly bug.
----7. My favorite physical feature about myself is my nose. I am pretty sure that is the last thing they will say.

3. Tag seven people to do the same and post a comment on their blog.

ok so here goes...
** Shanna LambShanna Lamb, you are tagged. She is one of my fave scrappers and I haunt her blog. I love her shabby chic style!

** Nisa Fiin Nisa Fiin, you are tagged. Can I say enough about Nisa!! I love her photography. Another one of my scrap idols.

**BonnieRose BonnieRose you are tagged. One of my fellow blogging 2 peas and can I say someone I need to be more like on the blog note since I am bad about blogging.

**Jill Conyers Jill, you have been tagged! A very talented scrapper ( I used to hang on just4keeps with her) and another 2 peas fellow blogger. :)

**Darcey Darcey, you have been tagged! Another fellow 2 peas blogger, go check out her blog for some super cute pics of puppies!!!

**Pattye Pattye, you have been tagged. So much to love on your blog. If that is your photography, I am totally jealous!!!

**Kimberly Archer Kimberly, you have been tagged. Another of my 2 peas fellow bloggers. I am loving her new post with a cute santa calendar project!

My dog blew up...

2007-10-24T18:11:00.000-07:00

My dog is HUGE now! Last night while I was at my sleep study, my DH and DD went to the Halloween Costume party at Petsmart. Here are the pics. Too cute!

2 Peas Blogger 10/24/07

2007-10-24T07:59:00.000-07:00

Blog about something inspiring that you've heard/read lately.
Blog about it.

The most inspiring thing I have heard/read is from the lesson plan for my daughter's daisy girlscout troop. The lesson if for them to earn their "Responsible for what I say and do" petal. They have to color a picture and then crumple it into a ball and then you see the wrinkles in the paper and then you explain that whenyou say something mean or do something bad it always leaves a mark on that person. Then you squeeze a tube of toothpaste and tell them to put the toothpaste back in the tube. Of course, the moral there is that sometimes you say or do things that you can't take back.

Oh boy am I glad that I am a leader because I NEED THESE LESSONS. So do a lot of other adults I know. Why is there not an adult girl scouts? LOL

Blogger 10/22/07

2007-10-22T07:40:00.000-07:00

What is your biggest achievement so far this year?

I would have to say that starting the electronic medical records system at work is my biggest achievement. The amount of planning and coordinating it took to accomplish that is just more than I can say.

In my personal life, getting Victoria ready for her first year of school and starting up with the Daisy girl scouts.

It's been a busy year and I can't even think of everything.

Fun Day!

2007-10-21T16:48:00.000-07:00

We went to the pumpkin patch and we went to the girl scout's chili cook off. The weather is absolutely gorgeous!!!

2 Peas Blogger Challenge...

2007-10-21T08:40:00.000-07:00

What is your favorite fall activity? what fall traditions do you have?

My favorite fall activity is picking out pumpkins. Not necessarily the act of carving pumpkins, but of picking them out at the pumpkin patch. I love to be in the outdoors with the air crisp and clean smelling and all of the gorgeous colors of fall surrounding me. I love the excitement that I see in my daughter and her adorable penchant for choosing the "charlie brown christmas tree" of pumpkins so to speak.

Traditions...mainly picking out pumpkins, decorating for halloween, and carving pumpkins. Not really anything super different. Heck, maybe my family needs some new traditions. LOL

2 Peas Blogger Challenge...

2007-10-20T18:11:00.000-07:00

Blog about the things you're scared of.. no matter how trivial.. no matter how big.. what kinds of things are you scared of??
Blog about it.

Since I love a good list. here it is....

1. Being like my mother
2. bugs, even butterflies touching me..as long as they don't touch me, I am fine.
3. not accomplishing anything with my life
4. my dh or dd getting hurt or dieing
5. not having control of my emotions
6. drowning
7. getting to retirement and having no money
8. screwing up my kid like my mother has screwed me up
9. not having a good relationship with my daughter
10. my husband or myself losing our job/jobs
11. house burning down or getting broken into
12. losing all my pictures/scrapbooks/my hard drive crashing
13. getting fatter than I already am
14. never being accepted by my brother or sister
15. not having friends

Ok, that is all I can think of...

Today's Inspiration

2007-10-19T19:05:00.000-07:00

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The History of Love....Nicole Krauss

2007-10-19T15:53:00.000-07:00

The History of Love....Nicole Krauss....you inspire me.

Once upon a time there was a girl. When she was young, she felt like there was no where that she belonged. When she got older, the feeling would go away for a time, but 90% of the time she felt like somehow she was on the outside looking in. She always wondered how everyone else seemed to have it so...together, that they always seemed to know the right thing to do and seemed to say the right things and seemed to fit like pieces in a puzzle. She dreamed that someday she would meet someone/someones that she would fit with like pieces in a puzzle. Like perfectly fitting pieces in a puzzle. Someone/Someones that would understand her. But she never seemed to find that person...and even at 31 years old, even when she was married and had a beautiful child, she never seemed to fit in...and she wondered...does anyone feel like they fit in? those people who seemed to have it all together? did they feel like they were on the outside looking in? was everyone like a pea in a land of corn?

Anyway, as strange as the above post was, read The History of Love by Nicole Krauss.

Thoughts...

2007-10-05T22:53:00.000-07:00

I am terrible about blogging....

Narcissism describes the character trait of self love.
I have been thinking about this, I don't think that word accurately describes my mother, character trait of self absorbtion would be more accurate however, she certainly loves herself more than she ever loved me. ***note....the author is not nearly as emotionally as disturbed as she sounds, it is just a fact of life to her***
Anyway, I have been going through amazon.com and adding to my wishlist just for fun. My mother has been on my mind, I would like to understand her. So I put on my wishlist books about Munchausen's syndrome and malingering and factious disorders. Big difference here...hypochondriacts really believe they are sick, Muchausen's they know they are not sick and pretend to be sick to get attention. I certianly beleive that my mother has Munchausen's and to tell you honestly it makes me very leary of myself and my own motivations. Plus I can't tell you how much it has affected me in my business and personal life, whenever someone around me tells me that they are sick...I think that they are lying or exagerating unless there is actual physical undeniable proof. It makes it hard with your husband when he wants a little sympathy for feeling sick and you can't give it to him. I am just completely unable. Christian has to bring up to me that I am being this way and even then, I have to pretend to have any sympathy for him. He will say, I am feeling sick and I say, I am sorry you feel that way and honestly I can't even fool him. At least he is understanding about it though.

This is the affect that Brenda Vanderpool has had on my life. Not to mention the affect that she has had on the numerous people around her and my half brother and sister. I wish there was some way to show her the havoc she has wreaked and on all the people she has affected. You know like Scrooge. Wouldn't that be nice?

It also make me think about things like, oh dear God what if I turn out like her! or what have I done that may have affected people adversely and negatively for the rest of their lives. UGH!!! These are some really heavy thoughts.

Multiple Randomness coming...

2007-08-17T19:13:00.000-07:00

First of all, I absolutely love the song Vincent by Don Mclean. i really love Josh groban's version. Here are the lyrics:

Starry, starry night.
Paint your palette blue and grey,
Look out on a summer's day,
With eyes that know the darkness in my soul.
Shadows on the hills,
Sketch the trees and the daffodils,
Catch the breeze and the winter chills,
In colors on the snowy linen land.

Now I understand what you tried to say to me,
How you suffered for your sanity,
How you tried to set them free.
They would not listen, they did not know how.
Perhaps they'll listen now.

Starry, starry night.
Flaming flowers that brightly blaze,
Swirling clouds in violet haze,
Reflect in Vincent's eyes of china blue.
Colors changing hue, morning field of amber grain,
Weathered faces lined in pain,
Are soothed beneath the artist's loving hand.

Now I understand what you tried to say to me,
How you suffered for your sanity,
How you tried to set them free.
They would not listen, they did not know how.
Perhaps they'll listen now.

For they could not love you,
But still your love was true.
And when no hope was left in sight
On that starry, starry night,
You took your life, as lovers often do.
But I could have told you, Vincent,
This world was never meant for one
As beautiful as you.

Starry, starry night.
Portraits hung in empty halls,
Frameless head on nameless walls,
With eyes that watch the world and can't forget.
Like the strangers that you've met,
The ragged men in the ragged clothes,
The silver thorn of bloody rose,
Lie crushed and broken on the virgin snow.

Now I think I know what you tried to say to me,
How you suffered for your sanity,
How you tried to set them free.
They would not listen, they're not listening still.
Perhaps they never will...

Absolutely fantabulous song!!!

Ok, we got a dog. She is a basset hound and she is absolely gorgeous, but driving us crazy with the entire potty training thing. But, she is going to be a wonderful dog when that is all taken care of.

I have joined weight watchers, I have been on it almost a week and I have lost 2 pounds so far. :)

Well read Book list...

2007-06-19T19:12:00.000-07:00

There is a new "meme" running through the lit blog community (see here and here) that involves revealing how many literary "classics" you have read. I did this awhile back with the Modern Library's top 100 English language novels. To further reveal my lack of culture I will use the list provided this time. The ones in bold are the ones I have read:

Beowulf
Achebe, Chinua — Things Fall Apart
Agee, James — A Death in the Family
Austen, Jane — Pride and Prejudice
Baldwin, James — Go Tell It on the Mountain
Beckett, Samuel — Waiting for Godot
Bellow, Saul — The Adventures of Augie March
Brontë, Charlotte — Jane Eyre
Brontë, Emily — Wuthering Heights
Camus, Albert — The Stranger
Cather, Willa — Death Comes for the Archbishop
Chaucer, Geoffrey — The Canterbury Tales
Chekhov, Anton — The Cherry Orchard
Chopin, Kate — The Awakening
Conrad, Joseph — Heart of Darkness
Cooper, James Fenimore — The Last of the Mohicans
Crane, Stephen — The Red Badge of Courage
Dante — Inferno
de Cervantes, Miguel — Don Quixote
Defoe, Daniel — Robinson Crusoe
Dickens, Charles — A Tale of Two Cities
Dostoyevsky, Fyodor — Crime and Punishment
Douglass, Frederick — Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass
Dreiser, Theodore — An American Tragedy
Dumas, Alexandre — The Three Musketeers
Eliot, George — The Mill on the Floss
Ellison, Ralph — Invisible Man
Emerson, Ralph Waldo — Selected Essays
Faulkner, William — As I Lay Dying
Faulkner, William — The Sound and the Fury
Fielding, Henry — Tom Jones
Fitzgerald, F. Scott — The Great Gatsby
Flaubert, Gustave — Madame Bovary
Ford, Ford Madox — The Good Soldier
Goethe, Johann Wolfgang von — Faust
Golding, William — Lord of the Flies
Hardy, Thomas — Tess of the d'Urbervilles
Hawthorne, Nathaniel — The Scarlet Letter
Heller, Joseph — Catch 22
Hemingway, Ernest — A Farewell to Arms
Homer — The Iliad
Homer — The Odyssey
Hugo, Victor — The Hunchback of Notre Dame
Hurston, Zora Neale — Their Eyes Were Watching God
Huxley, Aldous — Brave New World
Ibsen, Henrik — A Doll's House
James, Henry — The Portrait of a Lady
James, Henry — The Turn of the Screw
Joyce, James — A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man
Kafka, Franz — The Metamorphosis
Kingston, Maxine Hong — The Woman Warrior
Lee, Harper — To Kill a Mockingbird
Lewis, Sinclair — Babbitt
London, Jack — The Call of the Wild
Mann, Thomas — The Magic Mountain
Marquez, Gabriel García — One Hundred Years of Solitude
Melville, Herman — Bartleby the Scrivener
Melville, Herman — Moby Dick
Miller, Arthur — The Crucible
Morrison, Toni — Beloved
O'Connor, Flannery — A Good Man is Hard to Find
O'Neill, Eugene — Long Day's Journey into Night
Orwell, George — Animal Farm
Pasternak, Boris — Doctor Zhivago
Plath, Sylvia — The Bell Jar
Poe, Edgar Allan — Selected Tales
Proust, Marcel — Swann's Way
Pynchon, Thomas — The Crying of Lot 49
Remarque, Erich Maria — All Quiet on the Western Front
Rostand, Edmond — Cyrano de Bergerac
Roth, Henry — Call It Sleep
Salinger, J.D. — The Catcher in the Rye
Shakespeare, William — Hamlet
Shakespeare, William — Macbeth
Shakespeare, William — A Midsummer Night's Dream
Shakespeare, William — Romeo and Juliet
Shaw, George Bernard — Pygmalion
Shelley, Mary — Frankenstein
Silko, Leslie Marmon — Ceremony
Solzhenitsyn, Alexander — One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich
Sophocles — Antigone
Sophocles — Oedipus Rex
Steinbeck, John — The Grapes of Wrath
Stevenson, Robert Louis — Treasure Island
Stowe, Harriet Beecher — Uncle Tom's Cabin
Swift, Jonathan — Gulliver's Travels
Thackeray, William — Vanity Fair
Thoreau, Henry David — Walden
Tolstoy, Leo — War and Peace
Turgenev, Ivan — Fathers and Sons
Twain, Mark — The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
Voltaire — Candide
Vonnegut, Kurt Jr. — Slaughterhouse—Five
Walker, Alice — The Color Purple
Wharton, Edith — The House of Mirth
Welty, Eudora — Collected Stories
Whitman, Walt — Leaves of Grass
Wilde, Oscar — The Picture of Dorian Gray
Williams, Tennessee — The Glass Menagerie
Woolf, Virginia — To the Lighthouse
Wright, Richard — Native Son

So, I have been wondering lately ever since my boss pretty much called me an idiot (ok not exactly but if I told the story you would see that is what he did), what really makes a person "smart"?

Here is what webster says about the definition of smart:

smart /smɑrt/ Pronunciation Key - Show Spelled Pronunciation[smahrt] Pronunciation Key - Show IPA Pronunciation verb, adjective, -er, -est, adverb, noun
–verb (used without object) 1. to be a source of sharp, local, and usually superficial pain, as a wound.
2. to be the cause of a sharp, stinging pain, as an irritating application, a blow, etc.
3. to feel a sharp, stinging pain, as in a wound.
4. to suffer keenly from wounded feelings: She smarted under their criticism.
5. to feel shame or remorse or to suffer in punishment or in return for something.
–verb (used with object) 6. to cause a sharp pain to or in.
–adjective 7. quick or prompt in action, as persons.
8. having or showing quick intelligence or ready mental capability: a smart student.
9. shrewd or sharp, as a person in dealing with others or as in business dealings: a smart businessman.
10. clever, witty, or readily effective, as a speaker, speech, rejoinder, etc.
11. dashingly or impressively neat or trim in appearance, as persons, dress, etc.
12. socially elegant; sophisticated or fashionable: the smart crowd.
13. saucy; pert: smart remarks.
14. sharply brisk, vigorous, or active: to walk with smart steps.
15. sharply severe, as a blow, stroke, etc.
16. sharp or keen: a smart pain.
17. Informal. equipped with, using, or containing electronic control devices, as computer systems, microprocessors, or missiles: a smart phone; a smart copier.
18. Computers. intelligent (def. 4).
19. Older Use. considerable; fairly large.
–adverb 20. in a smart manner; smartly.
–noun 21. a sharp local pain, usually superficial, as from a wound, blow, or sting.
22. keen mental suffering, as from wounded feelings, affliction, grievous loss, etc.
23. smarts, Slang. intelligence; common sense: He never had the smarts to use his opportunities.

Well, I know that I fit some of those things, not all for sure, but come on. If I fit one doesn't that mean I am smart? so, what does smart mean?

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Life Lesson #25

2007-03-04T14:11:00.000-08:00

Never speak to those you work with unless it is about work related things happening right at that time. Especially if you work with back stabbing lying women. (really I wanted to say another word there but anyway) So, newsflash...I am NEVER speaking to the women that I work with any more. I mean that. I am so freaking tired of the drama. Life is just to short to have to deal with people saying she told me that you said blah blah blah and they take what you said out of context or completely exaggerated it. Actually maybe I should just open my own business and just have me be the owner and workers etc and then I won't have to deal with this stupid crud. Or not speaking to anyone...that will work too.

Don't you love these...

2007-03-03T11:49:00.000-08:00

Disney photos...Scarlett Johannson, David Beckham so awesome....

Disney, random musings etc.....

2007-03-03T10:46:00.000-08:00

Well, Christian and I are getting ready to try to plan a trip to Disney. I know there is like this whole anti-Disney thing out there, but I will be honest. I LOVE DISNEY!!!!! Disney everything! I can't wait to go. I loved it last time. Hopefully we will be able to afford it and even to stay at the Grand Floridian!!!! That is like the best hotel at Disney. The only thing that is up for grabs is that Dell bonus. We are anxiously waiting to see what it will be so we can see what we can afford. **Keep your fingers crossed.**

---My baby girl is almost ready to start Kindergarten!!! Can you believe it?! So the dilemma? Where does she go to school? Public? Private? So let's discuss the first option... Public. So, the school in our area is Union Hill. It is freaking enormous!!! Like seriously huge! You see that picture above? That is it! Somehow, that picture just doesn't even begin to show how large that school is. I mean it is scarey big! Good news is that the school EXCEEDS state and local ratings on academics. They have really awesome scores. So here is a list of Pros:

1. Close to home

2. High academic scores

3. No issues regarding after school care--There is on site after school care

Cons:

1. ENORMOUS--I am afraid that my little person will be lost in a sea of children.

2. There are 7!!!! Count it 7! Kindergarten classes...about 22 children per class, that is approx 150 children just in Kindergarten!

3. It looks like a friggin instiution. I mean I thought at first that it looked like a prison.

4. It is larger than my HIGH SCHOOL!!!!

Ok, so the next option.... Private school...namely Round Rock Christian Academy

Pros:

1. My child will not only learn the basic subjects, but about God! That is such a draw for me!

2. Small school..3 Kindergarten classes. Smaller classes, means more individual attention. Children learn at their own pace...all children are not working on the same things. When they have mastered an area of study, they move on to the next level.

3. I am familiar with the curriculum...A Beka. That is the same curriculum that Christian's brothers and sisters were taught in home school. Which BTW, is really great.

4. Close to my work. :)

Cons:

1. It is at a BAPTIST church. However, they do state that they do not teach BAPTIST doctrine. However, it does still concern me.

2. It is expensive. We currently pay around $600 for child care a month. It will be around $650 for this and that would even include me having to adjust my schedule to be later. Which I don't mind. However, now I drop my child off at 7:15 and pick her up around 4:30-5 every night. I will have to drop her off at 8:15 and therefore Christian will have to pick her up before 6.

3. You have to APPLY and be accepted. They have to have an interview with Christian and I and they have to test Victoria.

I am currently leaning toward RR Christian Academy. I am just really hoping that God will help with this!!! Everyone pray for the perfect situation for Victoria's education. I would really appreciate it!

I need prayers too. I am finding that I am how should I say this...dissatisfied with my personality. I am just a very BOLD person to say the least. I guess my personality is hard for people to deal with. I just don't want to be someone that people can't stand to be around and apparently since I am just so IN YOUR FACE, I am not that easy to be around. I don't want to be that person. I really don't. I am so frustrated, I feel like I have really made a lot of improvement in my life. I am so much more responsible than I used to be. I don't drink often and when I do, I am very very conservative. This is a HUGE improvement for me. I guess I am just frustrated because when I fix one thing about myself, 15 different things that need to be improved upon pop up! Plus, I am a perfectionist and I can't stand it when I have a flaw!!!! I mean its ok for other people to have flaws, but not me! So the real question...Why do I need to change me? I mean I honestly kind of feel like telling people to go take a freaking stick and stick it in a not so nice place if they don't like me. I mean if you don't like me, then go away. So, I guess do I like me? Honestly, I think that I am strong and that I LOVE! But, I don't want to be that person that everyone thinks is annoying. I mean there is this woman that is an accountant that I have to work with and I can't stand her! I can't stand her personality, she is just too way over the top and so unpleasant. So I am just wondering, Am I like that to other people? I just need prayers to help change the things that I need to change and keep the things that I need to keep.

WOW! There is a lot of heavy stuff there, so I think that I will just stop writing for a while.

A List...

2007-03-03T10:00:00.000-08:00

Something I found on someone else's blog:

1. Bought everyone in the bar a drink
2. Swam with dolphins
3. Climbed a mountain
4. Taken a Ferrari for a test drive
5. Been inside the Great Pyramid
6. Held a tarantula
7. Taken a candle lit bath with someone
8. Said "I love you" and meant it
9. Hugged a tree
10. Bungee jumped
11. Visited Paris
12. Watched a lightning storm at sea
13. Stayed up all night long and saw the sun rise
14. Seen the Northern Lights
15. Gone to a huge sports game
16. Walked the stairs to the top of the leaning Tower of Pisa
17. Grown and eaten your own vegetables
18. Touched an iceberg
19. Slept under the stars
20. Changed a baby's diaper
21. Taken a trip in a hot air balloon
22. Watched a meteor shower
23. Gotten drunk on champagne
24. Given more than you can afford to charity
25. Looked up at the night sky through a telescope
26. Had an uncontrollable giggling fit at the worst possible moment
27. Had a food fight
28. Bet on a winning horse
29. Asked out a stranger
30. Had a snowball fight
31. Screamed as loudly as you possibly can
32. Held a lamb
33. Seen a total eclipse
34. Ridden a roller coaster
35. Hit a home run
36. Danced like a fool and not cared who was looking
37. Adopted an accent for an entire day
38. Actually felt happy about your life, even for just a moment
39. Had two hard drives for your computer
40. Visited all 50 states
41. Taken care of someone who was shit faced
42. Had amazing friends
43. Danced with a stranger in a foreign country
44. Watched wild whales
45. Stolen a sign
46. Backpacked in Europe
47. Taken a road-trip
48. Gone rock climbing
49. Midnight walk on the beach
50. Gone sky diving
51. Visited Ireland
52. Been heartbroken longer than you were actually in love
53. In a restaurant, sat at a stranger's table and had a meal with them
54. Visited Japan
55. Milked a cow
56. Alphabetized your CDs
57. Pretended to be a superhero
58. Sung karaoke
59. Lounged around in bed all day
60. Posed nude in front of strangers
61. Gone scuba diving
62. Kissed in the rain
63. Played in the mud
64. Played in the rain
65. Gone to a drive-in theater
66. Visited the Great Wall of China
67. Started a business
68. Fallen in love and not had your heart broken
69. Toured ancient sites
70. Taken a martial arts class
71. Played D&D for more than 6 hours straight
72. Gotten married
73. Been in a movie
74. Crashed a party
75. Gotten divorced
76. Gone without food for 5 days
77. Made cookies from scratch
78. Won first prize in a costume contest
79. Ridden a gondola in Venice
8 Gotten a tattoo0.
81. Rafted the Snake River
82. Been on television news programs as an expert
83. Got flowers for no reason
84. Performed on stage
85. Been to Las Vegas
86. Recorded music
87. Eaten shark
88. Eaten fugu (pufferfish)
89. Had a one-night stand
90. Gone to Thailand
91. Bought a house
92. Been in a combat zone
93. Buried one/both of your parents
94. Been on a cruise ship
95. Spoken more than one language fluently
96. Performed in Rocky Horror Picture Show
97. Raised children (raising still)
98. Followed your favorite band/singer on tour
99. Taken an exotic bicycle tour in a foreign country
100. Picked up and moved to another city to just start over
101. Walked the Golden Gate Bridge
102. Sang loudly in the car, and didn't stop when you knew someone was looking...all too often...LOL!!
103. Had plastic surgery
104. Survived an accident that you shouldn't have survived
105. Wrote articles for a large publication
106. Lost over 100 pounds (45.5 kilograms
)107. Held someone while they were having a flashback
108. Piloted an airplane
109. Petted a stingray
110. Broken someone's heart
111. Ridden a bike
112. Won money on a T.V. game show
113. Broken a bone
114. Gone on an African photo safari
115. Had a body part of yours below the neck pierced
116. Fired a rifle, shotgun, or pistol... does a pellet gun count??
117. Eaten mushrooms that were gathered in the wild
118. Ridden a horse
119. Had surgery
120. Had a snake as a pet
121. Hiked to the bottom of the Grand Canyon
122. Slept for more than 30 hours over the course of 48 hours
123. Visited more foreign countries than U.S. states
124. Visited all 7 continents
125. Taken a canoe trip that lasted more than 2 days
126. Eaten kangaroo meat
127. Eaten sushi
128. Had your picture in the newspaper
129. Changed someone's mind about something you care deeply about
130. Gone back to school
131. Parasailed
132. Petted a cockroach
133. Eaten fried green tomatoes
134. Read The Iliad and The Odyssey
135. Selected one important author who you missed in school, and read
136. Killed and prepared an animal for eating
137. Skipped all your school reunions
138. Communicated with someone without sharing a common spoken language
139. Been elected to public office
140. Written your own computer language
141. Thought to yourself that you're living your dream
142. Had to put someone you love into hospice care
143. Built your own PC from parts
144. Sold your own artwork to someone who didn't know you
145. Had a booth at a street fair
146. Dyed your hair
147. Been a DJ
148. Shaved your head
149. Caused a car accident
150. Saved someone's life