tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-74078461926133013042012-01-23T11:02:14.959-08:00wildthing1058http://www.blogger.com/profile/16030534120612597466noreply@blogger.comBlogger41100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7407846192613301304.post-62000417481356707422009-01-11T19:51:00.000-08:002009-01-13T04:49:38.605-08:00<h3 class="post-title entry-title"><a href="http://lullabiesandlacecrochet.blogspot.com/2009/01/100-things.html">100 Things</a> </h3><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(204, 51, 204);">The rules state: Below are 100 statements. Bold or change the color of the ones you have done.</span><br /><br /><strong style="color: rgb(204, 51, 204);">Started your own blog</strong><br /><strong style="color: rgb(204, 51, 204);">Slept under the stars</strong><br /><strong style="color: rgb(204, 51, 204);">Played in a ban </strong><span style="font-style: italic; color: rgb(204, 51, 204);">(violin)</span><br /><strong style="font-weight: normal; color: rgb(204, 51, 204);">Visited Hawaii</strong><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(204, 51, 204);">Watched a meteor shower </span><br /><strong style="color: rgb(204, 51, 204);">Given more than you <s>can afford</s> budgeted to charity </strong><br /><strong style="font-weight: normal; color: rgb(204, 51, 204);">Been to Disneyland or Disney World World </strong><br /><strong style="color: rgb(204, 51, 204);">Climbed a mountain</strong><br /><strong style="color: rgb(204, 51, 204);">Held a praying mantis</strong><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(204, 51, 204);">Sang a solo </span><br /><strong style="color: rgb(204, 51, 204);">Had stitches</strong><br /><span style="color: rgb(204, 51, 204);">Watched a lightning storm at sea</span><br /><strong style="color: rgb(204, 51, 204);">Taught yourself an art from scratch</strong><span style="color: rgb(204, 51, 204);"> <span style="font-style: italic;">(Knitting and crochet)</span></span><br /><span style="color: rgb(204, 51, 204);">Adopted a child</span><br /><strong style="color: rgb(204, 51, 204);">Had food poisoning</strong><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(204, 51, 204);">Walked to the top of the Statue of Liberty </span><span style="color: rgb(204, 51, 204); font-style: italic;">(A</span><span style="color: rgb(204, 51, 204); font-style: italic;"> few times</span><span style="font-style: italic; color: rgb(204, 51, 204);">)</span><br /><strong style="color: rgb(204, 51, 204);">Grown your own vegetables</strong><br /><span style="color: rgb(204, 51, 204);">Seen the Mona Lisa in France </span><em style="color: rgb(204, 51, 204);"></em><br /><span style="color: rgb(204, 51, 204);">Slept in an overnight train</span><br /><strong style="color: rgb(204, 51, 204);">Had a pillow fight</strong><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(204, 51, 204);">Hitchhiked </span><br /><strong style="color: rgb(204, 51, 204);">Taken a sick day when you’re not ill</strong><br /><strong style="color: rgb(204, 51, 204);">Built a snow fort</strong><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(204, 51, 204);">Held a lamb </span><br /><strong style="color: rgb(204, 51, 204);">Gone skinny dipping </strong><br /><span style="color: rgb(204, 51, 204);">Run a marathon</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(204, 51, 204);">Ridden in a gondola in Venice</span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(204, 51, 204);">Seen a total eclipse Lunar only. </span><br /><strong style="color: rgb(204, 51, 204);">Watched a sunrise or sunset</strong><br /><strong style="color: rgb(204, 51, 204);">Hit a home run</strong><br /><strong style="color: rgb(204, 51, 204);">Been on a cruise</strong> <em style="color: rgb(204, 51, 204);"></em><br /><span style="color: rgb(204, 51, 204);">Seen Niagara Falls in person</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(204, 51, 204);">Visited the birthplace of your ancestors</span><br /><strong style="font-weight: normal; color: rgb(204, 51, 204);">Seen an Amish community</strong> <em style="color: rgb(204, 51, 204);"></em><br /><strong style="color: rgb(204, 51, 204);">Taught yourself a new language</strong><em style="color: rgb(204, 51, 204);">.</em><span style="color: rgb(204, 51, 204);"> <span style="font-style: italic;">(I am learning a few from work)</span></span><br /><strong style="font-weight: normal; color: rgb(204, 51, 204);">Had enough money to be truly satisfied</strong><br /><span style="color: rgb(204, 51, 204);">Seen the Leaning Tower of Pisa in person</span><br /><strong style="font-weight: normal; color: rgb(204, 51, 204);">Gone rock climbing</strong><br /><span style="color: rgb(204, 51, 204);">Seen Michelangelo’s David</span><br /><strong style="color: rgb(204, 51, 204);">Sung karaoke </strong><br /><strong style="font-weight: normal; color: rgb(204, 51, 204);">Seen Old Faithful geyser erupt</strong><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(204, 51, 204);">Bought a stranger a meal at a restaurant </span><span style="color: rgb(204, 51, 204); font-style: italic;">(In N.Y. I saw a homeless person and bought him a meal</span><span style="color: rgb(204, 51, 204); font-style: italic;">)</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(204, 51, 204);">Visited Africa</span><br /><strong style="color: rgb(204, 51, 204);">Walked on a beach by moonlight</strong><br /><strong style="color: rgb(204, 51, 204);">Been transported in an ambulance</strong><br /><span style="color: rgb(204, 51, 204);">Had your portrait painted</span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(204, 51, 204);">Gone deep sea fishing </span><br /><span style="color: rgb(204, 51, 204);">Seen the Sistine Chapel in person</span><br /><strong style="font-weight: normal; color: rgb(204, 51, 204);">Been to the top of the Eiffel Tower in Paris </strong><em style="color: rgb(204, 51, 204);"></em><br /><span style="color: rgb(204, 51, 204);"><strong>Gone scuba diving or snorkeling</strong></span><br /><strong style="color: rgb(204, 51, 204);">Kissed in the rain</strong><br /><strong style="color: rgb(204, 51, 204);">Played in the mud</strong><br /><span style="color: rgb(204, 51, 204);">Gotten a speeding ticket</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(204, 51, 204);">Been in a movie</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(204, 51, 204);">Visited the Great Wall of China</span><br /><strong style="color: rgb(204, 51, 204);">Started a business </strong><br /><span style="color: rgb(204, 51, 204);"><strong>Taken a martial arts class</strong></span><br /><span style="color: rgb(204, 51, 204);">Visited Russia</span><br /><strong style="color: rgb(204, 51, 204);">Served at a soup kitchen</strong><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(204, 51, 204);">Sold Girl Scout Cookies </span><br /><strong style="color: rgb(204, 51, 204);">Gone whale watching </strong><em style="color: rgb(204, 51, 204);"></em><br /><strong style="color: rgb(204, 51, 204);">Got flowers for no reason </strong><br /><span style="color: rgb(204, 51, 204);">Stayed the night in jail</span><br /><strong style="color: rgb(204, 51, 204);">Cried so hard you threw up </strong><br /><span style="color: rgb(204, 51, 204);">Visited a Nazi Concentration Camp</span><br /><strong style="color: rgb(204, 51, 204);">Bounced a check</strong><span style="font-style: italic; color: rgb(204, 51, 204);"> (by accident)</span><br /><strong style="font-weight: normal; color: rgb(204, 51, 204);">Flown in a helicopter </strong><em style="color: rgb(204, 51, 204);"></em><br /><strong style="color: rgb(204, 51, 204);">Saved a favorite childhood toy </strong><br /><strong style="font-weight: normal; color: rgb(204, 51, 204);">Visited the Lincoln Memorial</strong><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(204, 51, 204);">Eaten caviar </span><br /><strong style="color: rgb(204, 51, 204);">Pieced a quilt</strong><br /><strong style="color: rgb(204, 51, 204);">Stood in Times Square </strong><br /><span style="color: rgb(204, 51, 204);">Toured the Everglades</span><br /><strong style="color: rgb(204, 51, 204);">Been fired from a job </strong><em style="color: rgb(204, 51, 204); font-style: italic;">(I </em><span style="font-style: italic; color: rgb(204, 51, 204);">was laid off)</span><br /><strong style="font-weight: normal; color: rgb(204, 51, 204);">Seen the Changing of the Guards in London</strong><br /><span style="color: rgb(204, 51, 204);">Broken a bone</span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(204, 51, 204);">Been on a speeding motorcycle </span><br /><strong style="font-weight: normal; color: rgb(204, 51, 204);">Seen the Grand Canyon in person </strong><br /><span style="color: rgb(204, 51, 204);">Published a book</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(204, 51, 204);">Visited the Vatican</span><br /><strong style="color: rgb(204, 51, 204);">Bought a brand new car </strong><br /><strong style="color: rgb(204, 51, 204);"><span style="font-weight: normal;">Walked in Jerusalem </span><br />Had your picture in the newspaper </strong><br /><span style="color: rgb(204, 51, 204);">Read the entire Bible</span><br /><strong style="font-weight: normal; color: rgb(204, 51, 204);">Visited the White House</strong><br /><span style="color: rgb(204, 51, 204);">Killed and prepared an animal for eating</span><br /><strong style="color: rgb(204, 51, 204);">Had chicken pox</strong><br /><span style="color: rgb(204, 51, 204);">Saved someone’s life</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(204, 51, 204);"><strong>Sat on a jury</strong></span><span style="color: rgb(204, 51, 204);"> <span style="font-style: italic;"> (I</span></span><span style="color: rgb(204, 51, 204);"><span style="font-style: italic;"> was called to jury duty twice)</span><br /></span><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(204, 51, 204);">Met someone famous. </span><br /><strong><span style="color: rgb(204, 51, 204);">Joined a book club</span><br /></strong><span style="color: rgb(204, 51, 204);"><strong>Lost a loved one<br />Had a baby</strong></span><br /><strong style="font-weight: normal; color: rgb(204, 51, 204);">Seen the Alamo in person</strong><br /><span style="color: rgb(204, 51, 204);">Swam in the Great Salt Lake</span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(204, 51, 204);">Been involved in a lawsuit </span><span style="font-style: italic; color: rgb(204, 51, 204);">( a landlord for return of security deposit)</span><br /><strong style="color: rgb(204, 51, 204);">Owned a cell phone </strong><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(204, 51, 204);">Been stung by a bee </span><br /><strong style="color: rgb(204, 51, 204);">Read an entire book in one day <span style="font-style: italic; font-weight: normal;">(I read one of the books in the twilight series)</span><br /><br /></strong><span style="color: rgb(204, 51, 204);">If your reading this, consider yourself tagged. Please leave me a comment to let me know I can come read your 100 Things.</span><br /><strong><br /></strong><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7407846192613301304-6200041748135670742?l=wildthing1058.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>wildthing1058http://www.blogger.com/profile/16030534120612597466noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7407846192613301304.post-61705379652315193732008-12-12T16:52:00.000-08:002008-12-12T17:05:23.955-08:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_mYgW7uw2Z7s/SUMIMGS4koI/AAAAAAAAABI/1afCVpwba7o/s1600-h/sonnie.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 242px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_mYgW7uw2Z7s/SUMIMGS4koI/AAAAAAAAABI/1afCVpwba7o/s320/sonnie.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5279072192149623426" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 153); font-weight: bold;font-family:georgia;" >I haven't had a chance to blog for awhile with everything that has been going on. I lost my dear sweet Sonnie on Thanksgiving morning she has crossed over the rainbow bridge. I have had her for 15 years and she was such a princess and demanded to be treated that way. As spoiled as she was was she was always a good girl never giving me any trouble. She is going to be missed by everyone here. She was my special girl.</span><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 153); font-weight: bold;font-family:georgia;" >I have been busy knitting and crocheting up a storm I have made 23 scarves and 52 hats that I donated to the homeless shelter for the winter I have also done 75 baby hats for the children's hospital.</span><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 153); font-weight: bold;font-family:georgia;" >Right now I am working on knitting a breast cancer awareness hat with cable ribbons, this is getting to be a very challenging project as I am still very new to knitting but I am determined to finish it and I hope it comes out nice.</span><span style="font-weight: bold;"> </span><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 153); font-weight: bold;font-family:georgia;" > Well I am going to get back to the hat.</span><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7407846192613301304-6170537965231519373?l=wildthing1058.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>wildthing1058http://www.blogger.com/profile/16030534120612597466noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7407846192613301304.post-79339513762944452132008-09-13T12:58:00.000-07:002008-09-13T13:04:43.228-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_mYgW7uw2Z7s/SMwcBlsl6GI/AAAAAAAAABA/XIFZdjqfJxQ/s1600-h/cables.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_mYgW7uw2Z7s/SMwcBlsl6GI/AAAAAAAAABA/XIFZdjqfJxQ/s320/cables.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5245598479604377698" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(102, 0, 204); font-family: georgia;font-size:100%;" >I am so happy I taught myself to knit cables today so my knitting is progressing well I love to crochet but I thought that taking up knitting will be good as there are so many nice knitted things so I thought I would try cables today and I did it I think they are coming out quite well.<br />this is the beginning of a scarf I am making its called the Irish Hiking Scarf and it is a very easy pattern, the way things are going I am going to be able to make a bunch of these and take them over to the homeless shelter along with the hats that I make to help keep some of the homeless warm this winter</span><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(102, 0, 204);font-size:100%;" ><span style="font-family: georgia;">. I was given this talent and I am going to use it to help others.</span></span><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7407846192613301304-7933951376294445213?l=wildthing1058.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>wildthing1058http://www.blogger.com/profile/16030534120612597466noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7407846192613301304.post-48205847840431296442008-09-12T17:08:00.000-07:002008-09-13T13:08:00.942-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_mYgW7uw2Z7s/SMsVkBEvKgI/AAAAAAAAAA4/k4d4QgRddt0/s1600-h/Ox+1.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_mYgW7uw2Z7s/SMsVkBEvKgI/AAAAAAAAAA4/k4d4QgRddt0/s320/Ox+1.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5245309899510852098" border="0" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(102, 0, 204);font-size:100%;" ><br /></span><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-weight: bold; color: rgb(102, 0, 204);">OK here it is my first blog post. I have never had a blog before and well finally I have decided to start one. I guess this is were I can piss and moan about anything that ticks me off. I have not named my blog as that I can't think of what to call it because I am going to be posting about everything......hmmmmm well not everything but posting of things that I do and maybe post my pics. My Ox right now is sitting on my lap as I type this so it is getting hard to do so I will add more to this later and go give him some attention. As you can see he is so handsome.</span><br /><br /><br /><br /></span></span></span><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7407846192613301304-4820584784043129644?l=wildthing1058.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>wildthing1058http://www.blogger.com/profile/16030534120612597466noreply@blogger.com1