What Have you Done?
30 Nov 2008 Leave a Comment
I saw this on Dawn’s BLOG
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 had to a charity
7. Been to Disneyland
8.Climed 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 form from scratch
15. Adopted a child
16. Had food poisoning
17. Walked to the top of the Statue of Liberty
18. Grown your own vegetables
19. Seen the Mona Lisa in France
20. Slept on an overnight train
21. Had a pillow fight
22. Hitch hiked
23. Taken a sick day when you’re not ill
24. Built a snow fort
25. Held a lamb
26. Gone skinny dipping
27. Run a Marathon
28. Ridden in a gondola in Venice
29. Seen a total eclipse
30. Watched a sunrise or sunset
31. Hit a home run
32. Been on a cruise
33. Seen Niagara Falls in person
34. Visited the birthplace of your ancestors
35. Seen an Amish community
36. Taught yourself a new language
37. Had enough money to be truly satisfied
38. Seen the Leaning Tower of Pisa in person
39. Gone rock climbing
40. Seen Michelangelos David
41. Sung karaoke
42. Seen Old Faithful geyser erupt
43. Bought a stranger a meal at a restaurant
44. Visited Africa
45. Walked on a beach by moonlight
46. Been transported in an ambulance
47. Had your portrait painted
48. Gone deep sea fishing
49. Seen the Sistine Chapel in person
50. Been to the top of the Eiffel Tower in Paris
51. Gone scuba diving or snorkeling
52. Kissed in the rain
53. Played in the mud
54. Gone to a drive-in theater
55. Been in a movie
56. Visited the Great Wall of China
57. Started a business
58. Taken a martial arts class
59. Visited Russia
60. Served at a soup kitchen
61. Sold Girl Scout Cookies
62. Gone whale watching
63. 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
69. Saved a favorite childhood toy
70. Visited the Lincoln Memorial
71. Eaten Caviar
72. Pieced a quilt
73. Stood in Times Square
74. Toured the Everglades
75. Been fired from a job
76. Seen the Changing of the Guards in London
77. Broken a bone
78. Been on a speeding motorcycle
79. Seen the Grand Canyon in person
80. Published a book
81. Visited the Vatican
82. Bought a brand new car
83. Walked in Jerusalem
84. Had your picture in the newspaper
85. Read the entire Bible
86. Visited the White House
87. Killed and prepared an animal for eating
88. Had chickenpox
89. Saved someone’s life
90. Sat on a jury
91. Met someone famous
92. Joined a book club
93. Lost a loved one
94. Had a baby
95. Seen the Alamo in person
96. Swam in the Great Salt Lake
97. Been involved in a law suit
98. Owned a cell phone
99. Been stung by a bee
100. Read an entire book in one day
The First Thanksgiving
27 Nov 2008 Leave a Comment
Yesterday was a more relaxed day for my kids and I with homeschooling…. we played a little on the internet with some free homeschooling sites thanx to the list on THIS BLOG ! During that time I found this VERY INTERESTING SITE for kids. I encourage you to check it out….. some of the facts may surprise you.
I am thankfull for….
My Salvation
The Bible
My Husband
My children
My Family
A roof over my head
2 vehicles
Food to eat
My ART
I do hope everyone has a HAPPY THANKSGIVING!
“…tribute to trees that the Cherokee called ‘standing people’”
24 Nov 2008 1 Comment
Wallace Stevens – “My tribute to mystical, magical trees that the Cherokee called ‘standing people….’”
Walt Whitman – “Why are there trees I never walk under but large and melodious thoughts descend upon me?”
Unknown – “At the timberline where the storms strike with the most fury, the sturdiest trees are found.”
William Shakespeare – “Our life, exempt from public haunt, finds tongues in trees, books in the running brooks, sermons in stones, and good in everything.”
Candy Polgar – “Alone with myself The trees bend to caress me The shade hugs my heart”
Unknown – “Trees enrich our lives throughout the year. They reassure us with the rustle of their leaves, give us shade to soothe our overheated bodies and they bring delight to us when we watch birds nest in their boughs. However, it is only during the fall that they wave flamboyant foliage that seems to demand our attention.”
Kissing the Blarney Stone
20 Nov 2008 4 Comments
Well you may, or may not, be getting tired of my tales of travelling the Emerald Isle, but I want to share because I’m really hoping that the images I share will inspire you and bless you in artistic endevours as much as they have blessed and inspired me!
So here is Blarney Castle. I knew if we ever had the chance to go on a trip to Ireland that I had to kiss the Blarney Stone !!!
This is the nice view you see while on top of Blarney Castle, and it truly helps remind you how high in the air you really are right before you kiss the stone!
For you see …. you must bend upside down over open air, at the top of the castle right next to the battlements, to kiss the stone and recieve the gift of eloquence.
You can see in this picture with my hubby, that its super fun!!! It’s like saying you went to see the Grand Canyon, or you’ve tried snails, or whatever is on your list of things to check off, and say “Ok that’s been done, now let’s get to the next one.”
This climb back down into the castle is nowhere near as bad as going up… and yes all that green you see is slime and moss.
Isn’t he so handsome? 
I promise I will be sharing art in the next couple days. I’m just trying to figure out how to work this new camera.
arriving in ireland
17 Nov 2008 4 Comments
in fun
so first of all i totally read our itinerary sheet wrong and we got up way too early (4:30am) to get to the airport when we didnt need to leave until probably more like 8:30 am…. but anyways… the flight was short going to kerry, and Uber cloudy. thats ok…. here is me myself and i… and below is the most handsome man in ireland!
so…. its scary driving on the other side of the road the first time… especially when the one driving is trying to see everything your seeing and your trying so hard not to say “Hey! did you see that field of sheep?” or “oooooooo that hillside is sooo pretty even in the fog!”
Well the bed and breakfast i booked forgot about us and sent us down the street to a real dump but of course i have no pictures. thankfully the first place we ate at had a very gabby bartender who had a friend with a bed and breakfast that was closer to the maintstreet in town and better priced and was definately not a dump!!!! so after we ate we asked the lovely bartender where we could that day that was open. she said to go to ross castle, which is on ross lake and ross lake also has an island, ross island…..
can you see ross island?
also you can tell after seeing this awfull shot i took of my hubby , that i’m not the best at taking pics with his new camara. oh well….
so the first day was lovely…. it was a bit cloudy all day… and didnt pour down rain until supper time, when we walked to get our dinner. irish stew! it was quite yummy even though i didnt eat all the meat.
she’s heeeeeeeeeere…..
14 Nov 2008 1 Comment
i’m back! it was fun , and i will tell you all about it. but for now here are a couple shots my hubby took….
