Off the wall

For my Dad........

I don't remember how we got on this song tonight- you need it for a bowling game?
Anyway I found it for you on youtube- first the theme song- then the Bedrock Twitch.

So far in '09

• took down and put away all Christmas decorations.
• did some clearance shopping for next Christmas.
• went ice skating four times!
• went to my nieces fifth birthday party.
• went to homeschool 4H.
• hung out at Starbucks with friends (4x).
• went to a decoy carving show with my Mom.
• saw John off- back to school for his last semester!
• Tim spent a week in the D.C. area on a business trip.
• made crumpets for a visit from my Dad and his friend, Joey P.
• cleaned out two closets.
• hosted a birthday party.

• went to a Valentine themed cardmaking party.
• tried getting off my blood pressure meds.
• went back on my blood pressure meds.
  
• watched the inauguration.
  

• danced to live music at an Obama! party.

• took an opera class at Carnegie Hall (really).
• was treated to dinner at the Russian Tea Room! (thanks JoAnne)
  
• drove through Times Square in my Mom's Cadillac.
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More NYC pics here.

and that's all I can think of for now. Not bad for the first four weeks of '09!

Ava and Zoe

I just mapquested the distance between me and them.
1809 miles.
Sniff.

Greatest. Show. Ever.

Stolen from Eden's blog- but as Dwight says "Imitation is the most sincere form of flattery."

100 Things

Found while surfing blog land-

The items in BOLD are items I’ve “accomplished.” Items in blue are things I’d like to accomplish some day.

1. Started my own blog
2. Slept under the stars
3. Played in a band
4. Visited Hawaii
5. Watched a meteor shower
6. Given more than I can afford to charity
7. Been to Disneyland/World
8. Climbed a mountain
9. Held a praying mantis
10. Bungee jumped
11. Sung a solo
12. Visited Paris
13. Watched lightning at sea
14. Taught myself an art from scratch
15. Adopted a child
16. Walked to the top of the Statue of Liberty- I've walked around the base
17. Had food poisoning
18. Grown my own vegetables
19. Seen the Mona Lisa
20. Slept on an overnight train- but I've fallen asleep on trains before
    
21. Had a pillow fight
22. Hitchhiked
23. Taken a sick day when you’re not ill
24. Built a snow fort
25. Held a lamb- is a goat close enough?
    
26. Gone skinny dipping
27. Run a Marathon
28. Ridden in a gondola in Venice
29. Seen a total eclipse
30. Watched a sunrise or sunset
31. Hit a home run
32. Been on a cruise
33. Seen Niagara Falls in person
34. Visited the birthplace of my ancestors
35. Seen an Amish community
    
36. Taught myself a new language
37. Had enough money to be satisfied
    
38. Seen the Leaning Tower of Pisa in person
39. Gone rock climbing
40. Seen Michelangelo’s David
41. Sung karaoke
    
42. Seen Old Faithful geyser erupt
43. Bought a stranger a meal at a restaurant
44. Visited Africa
45. Walked on a beach by moonlight
46. Been transported in an ambulance
    
47. Had my 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- I stood under it though!
    
51. Gone scuba diving or snorkeling
52. Kissed in the rain
    
53. Played in the mud
54. Been in a movie - I would love to be an extra in a movie
    
55. Gone to a drive-in movie
56. Visited the Great Wall of China
57. Started a business
58. Taken a martial arts class
59. Visited Russia
60. Served at a soup kitchen
61. Sold Girl Scout cookies
62. Gone Whale watching
    
63. 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
    
68. Flown in a helicopter- over Niagara Falls!
    
69. Saved a favorite childhood toy
70. Pieced a quilt- I quilted with my Nana K
    
71. Visited the Lincoln Memorial
72. Eaten caviar-I'm allergic to seafood
    
73. Stood in Times Square
74. Toured the Everglades
75. Been fired from a job
76. Seen the Changing of the Guards in London- but I was outside the castle and saw the guards
    
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 my picture in the newspaper- several times
    
85. Read the entire Bible
86. Killed and prepared an animal for eating
87. Visited the White House- just the outside
    
88. Had chickenpox
89. Saved someone’s life- I've donated blood several times- does that count?
    
90. Met someone famous - probably should be it's own post
    
91. Sat on a jury
92. Joined a book club
93. Lost a loved one
    
94. Had a baby -I've had three!
    
95. Seen the Alamo in person
96. Swam in the Great Salt Lake
97. Been involved in a law suit
98. Been stung by a bee
99. Ridden an elephant
100. Owned a cell phone- But I don't really know how to use it yet.

Movies, movies, movies.....

We rented this......




and this......



Today we went to see this......



But the best of all was this......

Cupcakes and Henna

I was lucky enough to receive many, many thoughtful gifts for Christmas this year. Two of them have been keeping me busy.....

My sister-in-law Noreen gave me the book Hello Cupcake! and I've made and decorated three batches of cupcake so far. It even inspired me to go to Michael's Craft store with my 50% off coupon and buy myself a set of icing decorator tips. My boys are a little old to get excited about animal cupcakes but they are still willing to eat them. So far I've made little dogs, panda bears and owls.......









My sister JoAnne gave me a Henna kit. I took it to a friend's house and her lovely daughters were kind enough to let me practice on them.

The bottom - my own design-
the letters T, J, R and G-
for the four men in my life.

First post of 2009