101 Things to Do

*updated! anything red Omar has done. Great idea Amanda. :) (He's too responsible and too much of a homebody for a lot of these.)
The Ones in Bold are the ones I've done. Copy and paste into your blog and see how many you get.

Things I have done in my life:
1. Started your own blog
2. Slept under the stars
3. Played in a band
4. Visited Hawaii
5. Watched a meteor shower
6. Given more than you can afford to charity
7. Been to Disney World - I've been to Disneyland but not DisneyWorld
8. Climbed a mountain
9. Held a praying mantis
10. Sang a solo
11. Bungee jumped
12. Visited Paris
13. Watched a lightning storm at sea
14. Taught yourself an art from scratch
15. Adopted a child – I may one day
16. Had food poisoning
17. Walked to the top of the Statue of Liberty
18. Grown your own vegetables
19. Seen the Mona Lisa in France
20. Slept on an overnight train
21. Had a pillow fight
22. Hitch hiked - with Billy when the thunderbird fried
23. Taken a sick day when you're not ill
24. Built a snow fort
25. Held a lamb
26. Gone skinny dipping
27. Run a Marathon
28. Ridden in a gondola in Venice - it was way too expensive, we just kissed on the top of every bridge instead
29. Seen a total eclipse
30. Watched a sunrise or sunset
31. Hit a home run
32. Been on a cruise
33. Seen Niagara Falls in person
34. Visited the birthplace of your ancestors
35. Seen an Amish community
36. Taught yourself a new language - if only...
37. Had enough money to be truly satisfied
38. Seen the Leaning Tower of Pisa in person
39. Gone rock climbing
40. Seen Michelangelo’s David
41. Sung karaoke
42. Seen Old Faithful geyser erupt
43. Bought a stranger a meal at a restaurant
44. Visited Africa
45. Walked on a beach by moonlight
46. Been transported in an ambulance - although I was not the hurt person, Rocky Donati was
47. Had your portrait painted
48. Gone deep sea fishing
49. Seen the Sistine Chapel in person
50. Been to the top of the Eiffel Tower in Paris
51. Gone scuba diving or snorkeling
52. Kissed in the rain
53. Played in the mud
54. Gone to a drive-in theater
55. Been in a movie - does a homemade movie count?
56. Visited the Great Wall of China
57. Started a business
58. Taken a martial arts class
59. Visited Russia
60. Served at a soup kitchen
61. Sold Girl Scout Cookies
62. Gone whale watching
63. Got flowers for no reason
64. Donated blood, platelets or plasma
65. Gone sky diving
66. Visited a Nazi Concentration Camp
67. Bounced a check (oops)
68. Flown in a helicopter
69. Saved a favorite childhood toy
70. Visited the Lincoln Memorial
71. Eaten Caviar
72. Pieced a quilt
73. Stood in Times Square
74. Toured the Everglades
75. Been fired from a job
76. Seen the Changing of the Guards in London
77. Broken a bone
78. Been on a speeding motorcycle
79. Seen the Grand Canyon in person
80. Published a book
81. Visited the Vatican
82. Bought a brand new car
83. Walked in Jerusalem
84. Had your picture in the newspaper
85. Read the entire Bible
86. Visited the White House
87. Killed and prepared an animal for eating
88. Had chicken pox
89. Saved someone’s life
90. Sat on a jury
91. Met someone famous
92. Joined a book club
93. Lost a loved one
94. Had a baby
95. Seen the Alamo in person
96. Swam in the Great Salt Lake
97. Been involved in a law suit
98. Owned a cell phone
99. Been stung by a bee
100. Seen Mount Rushmore in person
101. Learned to play an instrument

It's funny how this list makes you feel accomplished...

Jumping Ship

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This is the day Isaiah jumped the sleeping ship and landed on one nap a day. He wouldn't take his nap in the morning before church. We have late church, and then choir. When we got home I put him in his high chair with a cookie to wait for dinner to be ready. Within a minute he was asleep clutching his cookie.

He hasn't had a morning nap these last two days either. I think I've reached the end, alas. I will miss my morning get things done jag. Well, off to bigger and better.

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I just thought this was so cute. Helaman made a bed for George in the blanket basket and then reading him stories and singing him to sleep. What a sweet boy. :)

Run Away to L.A.

Omar had Friday off, and we were feeling a little stir crazy in our desert island so we decided to take a jaunt to L.A. and escape for the day. We were supposed to come back that night, but we ended up staying with Fernando and getting back late Saturday. We had lots of fun on our one day vacation. (is there any other kind?)

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When Santa Visited Helaman's Class

Santa visited Helaman's preschool class last Wednesday. It was so cute, and the kids just ate it up. The mom's were invited to come hear them sing before Santa came and then stay for the fun.

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Funny Isaiah

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Getting Ready for Christmas

We've been filling our lives with Christmas lately. I love this time of year. I love how we are all happier, and sparlier. Omar decorated the outside with lights, we watch Christmas movies everyday, listen to Christmas music, read Christmas movies, think Christmas thoughts. It's like Sunday, a break from every day problems to focus on Christ.

Here's some of our fun pre-Christmas pictures.

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