of Have and Have Not

I saw this on a blog and thought it would be fun!I thought it would be a challenge to see if I could or have done most of these. The ones in bold are one is I have done. Lets see...
1. Touched an iceberg
2. Slept under the stars
3. Been a part of a hockey fight
4. Changed a baby's diaper
5. Watched a meteor shower
6. Given more than you can afford to charity
7. Swam with wild dolphins
8. Climbed a mountain
9. Held a tarantula
10. Said "I love you" and meant it
11. Bungee jumped
12. Visited Paris
13. Watched a lightning storm at sea
14. Stayed up all night long and watched the sun rise
15. Seen the Northern Lights
16. Gone to a professional sports game
17. Been to the top of the Sears Tower
18. Grown and eaten your own vegetables
19. Looked up at the night sky through a telescope
20. Had an uncontrollable giggling fit at the worst possible moment
21. Had a pillow fight
22. Bet on a winning horse
23. Taken a sick day when you're not ill
24. Built a snow fort
25. Held a lamb
26. Gone skinny dipping
27. Taken an ice cold bath
28. Had a meaningful conversation with a beggar
29. Seen a total eclipse (of the moon)
30. Ridden a roller coaster
31. Hit a home run
32. Danced like a fool and not cared who was looking
33. Adopted an accent for fun
34. Visited the birthplace of your ancestors
35. Felt very happy about your life, even for just a moment
36. Loved your job 90% of the time
37. Had enough money to be truly satisfied
38. Watched whales
39. Gone rock climbing
40. Gone on a midnight walk on the beach
41. Gone sky diving
42. Visited Ireland
43. Ever bought a stranger a meal at a restaurant
44. Visited Russia
45. Bench-pressed your own weight
46. Milked a cow
47. Alphabetized your personal files
48. Ever worn a superhero costume
49. Sung karaoke
50. Lounged around in bed all day
51. Gone snorkling
52. Kissed in the rain
53. Played in the mud
54. Gone to a drive-in theater
55. Done something you should regret, but don't
56. Visited the Great Wall of China
57. Started a business
58. Taken a martial arts class
59. Sung on a CD
60. Gone without food for 3 days
61. Made cookies from scratch
62. Won first prize in a costume contest
63. Got flowers for no reason
64. Been in a combat zone
65. Spoken more than one language fluently
66. Gotten into a fight while attempting to defend someone
67. Bounced a check
68. Read - and understood - your credit report
69. Recently bought and played with a favorite childhood toy
70. Found out something significant that your ancestors did
71. Called or written your Congress person
72. Picked up and moved to another city to just start over
73. Seen the Golden Gate Bridge
74. Helped an animal give birth
75. Been fired or laid off from a job
76. Won money
77. Broken a bone
78. Ridden a motorcycle ( it didn't say drivin just ridden! LOL!)
79. Driven any land vehicle at a speed of greater than 100 mph
80. Hiked to the bottom of the Grand Canyon
81. Slept through an entire flight: takeoff, flight, and landing (is that possible?!)
82. Taken a canoe trip that lasted more than 2 days
83. Eaten sushi
84. Had your picture in the newspaper( the school newspaper)
85. Read The Bible cover to cover (more than once!)
86. Changed someone's mind about something you care deeply about
87. Gotten someone fired for their actions
88. Gone back to school
89. Changed your name
90. Caught a fly in the air with your bare hands
91. Eaten fried green tomatoes
92. Read The Iliad
93. Taught yourself an art from scratch
94. Killed and prepared an animal for eating
95. Apologized to someone years after inflicting the hurt
96. Communicated with someone without sharing a common spoken language
97. Been elected to public office
98. Thought to yourself that you're living your dream
99. Had to see someone you love in hospice care
100. Sold your own artwork to someone who didn't know you
101. Had a booth at a street fair
102. Dyed your hair
103. Been a DJ
104. Rocked a baby to sleep
105. Ever dropped a cat from a high place to see if it really lands on all four
106. Raked your carpet
107. Brought out the best in people
108. Brought out the worst in people
109. Worn a mood ring
110. Ridden a horse
111. Carved an animal from a piece of wood or bar of soap
112. Cooked a dish where four people asked for the recipe
113. Buried a child
114. Gone to a Broadway play on Broadway
115. Been inside the pyramids
116. Shot a basketball into a basket
117. Danced at a disco
118. Played in a band
119. Shot a bird
120. Gone to an arboretum
121. Tutored someone
122. Ridden a train (in Germany and Paris even!)
123. Brought an old fad back into style
124. Eaten caviar
125. Let a salesman talk you into something you didn't need
126. Ridden a giraffe or elephant
127. Published a book
128. Pieced a quilt
129. Lived in an historic place
130. Acted in a play or performed on a stage
131. Asked for a raise
132. Made a hole-in-one
133. Gone deep sea fishing
134. Gone roller skating
135. Run a marathon
136. Learned to surf
137. Invented something
138. Flown first class
139. Spent the night in a 5-star luxury suite
140. Flown in a helicopter
141. Visited Africa
142. Sang a solo
143. Gone spelunking
144. Learned how to take a compliment
145. Written a love-story
146. Seen Michelangelo's David
147. Had your portrait painted
148. Written a fan letter
149. Spent the night in something haunted
150. Owned a St. Bernard or Great Dane
151. Ran away
152. Learned to juggle
153. Been a boss
154. Sat on a jury
155. Lied about your weight
156. Gone on a diet
157. Found an arrowhead or a gold nugget
158. Written a poem
159. Carried your lunch in a lunchbox
160. Gotten food poisoning
161. Gone on a service, humanitarian or religious mission
162. Hiked the Grand Canyon
163. Sat on a park bench and fed the ducks
164. Gone to the opera
165. Gotten a letter from someone famous
166. Worn knickers
167. Ridden in a limousine
168. Attended the Olympics
169. Can hula or waltz
170. Read a half dozen Nancy Drew or Hardy Boys books
171. Been stuck in an elevator
172. Had a revelatory dream
173. Thought you might crash in an airplane
174. Had a song dedicated to you on the radio or at a concert
175. Saved someone's life
176. Eaten raw whale
177. Know how to sew
178. Laughed till your side hurt
179. Straddled the equator
180. Taken a photograph of something other than people that is worth framing
181. Gone to a Shakespeare Festival
182. Sent a message in a bottle
183. Spent the night in a hostel
184. Been a cashier
185. Seen Old Faithful geyser erupt
186. Joined a union (unfortunately!)
187. Donated blood or plasma
188. Built a campfire
189. Kept a blog
190. Had chicken pox
191. Worn custom made shoes or boots
192. Made a PowerPoint presentation
193. Taken a Hunter's Safety Course
194. Served at a soup kitchen
195. Conquered the Rubik's cube
196. Know CPR
197. Ridden in or owned a convertible
198. Found a long lost friend
199. Helped solve a crime
200. Gotten a professional massage

We've gone back to doing date nights. We haven't had the budget or the means to do it. We were really good there for a while and then we slacked off. We've been doing just small things but this week we decided to do something fun and even splurge a little. Ok a lot. We went to dinner at our favorite Italian place Vitos. Then we went to see Get Smart! If you haven't seen it - RUN don't walk to your nearest theater.I won't spoil it for you, just tell you what we thought of it! I was surprised at how funny it was. I think I have a new favorite movie and two new favorite stars. It was nice to see Anne Hathaway in a different role and she definitely pulled it off! Steve Carell is laugh out loud hysterical. Not to mention they have fantastic chemistry! I rather liked them together! Carl and I both commented it was nice to have a 'fun entertaining movie' with just good comedy and action! I could definitely see this one again! Oh and I don't think I've ever watched a full episode of the original Get Smart! This one almost makes up for Indiana Jones!

Last night we went to Di's house. We went to dinner with her at Applebee's. She just bought a new house and was so excited to show us! She's so funny!She told me all about the bunnies that come out and play in her yard. She moved just down the street and around the corner from her old house. She's out in Awahatukee! ( I know I butchered that spelling!) it's about 35 mins from us. Basically on the edge of town. But she LOVES it. She's got a really cute place. She's having a blast decorating it. We were going to go back to her house for dessert but Carl had to come and make his ribs for work. They were having a rib 'throwdown' (with no voting ha ha ha!) between him and one of the other gals at work. It was 9pm when we got home. Carl usually bakes his ribs for about two hours, coats them then marinates them. The sauce is the secret. But it's the bomb! I don't know how else to say it! LOL! We went swimming while we waited for them. It was like swimming in bath water! The water is 90*!! It's been hovering right around 110-113*outside y. We did the same thing tonight. Before too long we'll have to run the pump while were swimming so the fountains will cool it off!

On another note- I did see something that fascinated me! I am easily fascinated! LOL! We were driving either to di's or home from Herb and Janets (can't remember which I just know it was this weekend!) and we saw a cow field. The cows were laying down. One by one! It was the strangest thing I ever saw! DON'T LAUGH DAVE! They must be tired from all this heat?! Who knew! I have never seen them lie down. How do they get up!?

Here's some other fascinating things I learned in an email that was sent to me by my step dad!

Get Rid Of Ants (steph this ones for you, maybe you can try it with other creepy crawly things!)
Put small piles of cornmeal where you see ants They eat it, take it "home," can't and you don't have the worry about pets or small children being harmed!
Measuring Cups
Before you pour sticky substances into a measuring cup, fill with hot water. Peel a banana from the bottom and you won't have to It will help pull the grease away from the meat while cooking.. I didn't know you could peel your banana backwards! I don't like banana's so I'll leave that one for the rest of you to try!

This just in...

I found out late last night that my other sister in law, Michelle is pregnant also! She is due about the same time or a little after my sister in law Angela! How crazy is that. They told my parents yesterday for Fathers Day! I hope everyone had a nice weekend and a relaxing Fathers Day!

Summer is here...

I can always tell when Summer is officially here. 1. Schools out - so there are kids EVERYWHERE. Which is ok for the most part except that half of them come in to our work and raise all kinds of ruckus in the am. 2. The Valley Metro (the local bus) stops function at a normal capacity if it all. 3. The heat gets to the brains of most here and it starts to make them just plain stupid or delusional!

Let me tell you about my afternoon! The bus was on time (for the first time since last Thurs!) today so I though oh my afternoon going home is off to a good start. However we get half way down Power Rd. and almost back to University and the A.C. is having issues. There is a Rec center that the bus stops at to make it's turn around. The bus died there. Fortunately the bus driver was able to start it up again. However it gets out to the intersection of Power and Adobe (just before University) and it stalls. She starts it up again but still has trouble. There probably about 10 passengers besides me on the bus. Most feeling bad for the driver. However the girl and a couple of guys behind me were discussing how easy it is to use a stolen credit card! (what the heck!) so the girl tells the guy how he can use the card as credit and most gas stations, fast food and restaurants don't ask for a pin number and or ID so it's very easy to use a stolen credit card. She said she'd used several that way!!! I have my headphones on but I can still hear 90% of the conversations. She wasn't quiet about sharing the info. Anyway the bus attempts to turn right on University and it dies in the right hand turn lane, blocking traffic. I am thinking we're either going to get hit by traffic coming through the light or someone trying to turn right on University. She calls for assistance but she cant get out her flairs or let us off the bus because there are cars still turning right squeezing between the bus and the sidwalk to get through!! Then comes the best part. One lane was sort of open if cars went around the front of the bus. But the left turning lane was full of cars so there wasn't a lot of room. A green truck comes through and tries to go through without slowing down. The front of the bus has a bike rack with two bikes. You hear this horrible scrapping noise. One of the bikes is totaled and under the bus! The truck acts like it's going to stop but doesn't he SPEEDS UP!!! And KEEPS GOING! What the crap is wrong with people!! We were all stunned. The guy behind me was the owner of the bike that was totalled. By this time the bus driver had to go out and stop traffic and put up her flair so we could get off the bus. It was now a saftey issue for us to stay on the bus being in the bus with no air (it was 102*) and if the bus got hit we'd be in trouble. So far we had no injuries just the bikes. When we got off the bike rack was laying in the middle of the intersection with the other bike under the bus. I am sure to other drivers it looked like she it a biker. I can't imagine! I was shaking! I couldn't believe some guy just hits a bus and keeps going!! The driver was on the phone with her company giving them the information. I wanna know where in the hell were the cops! Why didn't some call and report the scene!! I am still not sure if anything there is something I can do about the situation. I take this bus every day. To and from work!I already have issues driving. Now saftey becomes a concern just taking the bus! YIKES!! I am sure I will calm down soon. I hope but for right now my nerves are a little rattled!

This is what I spent yesterday doing!

I wanted to post this last week but with the party I didn't have time to sit down last week! I never knew a fabric store could be so much fun! I have been looking for curtains for the kitchen and the laundry room since we moved in. There isn't much out there. So I decided that I would make some. How hard can it be? Well, really the hardest part was picking out the fabric! I couldn't decide! But these are the patterns I went with. I had the laundry room painted blue. I posted pictures of the color earlier but hopefully this is a better picture. The blue stripe is what I put in the laundry room, the red gingham is going in the kitchen.
The tan stripe is going in the family room. (I think) I haven't decided on the tan stripe yet.


One of the presents Carl got for his birthday was a gift card from Lowes (do they know us or what! LOL!) So we found this cool patio set. It was on clearance. Normally it was $120.00 but it was clearanced for $49.99! It came with the 6 chairs and the umbrella. We've desperately needed a patio set. You can also see my hair cut in this picture! LOL! Although I'm dead tired in this picture so it's not a good picture of me. But see I have bangs! I've NEVER had bangs!

and happy happy birthday...

first off to Carl. Then to Britton, Liz and Shelby.Your cards are in the mail! I apologize for them being late! We had a VERY VERY successful party. We had close to 40 people. It was so fun! The kids were the ones in the pool. We got in later with my cousin Cassi and the other cousins after most people had left. We were so impressed with those who showed up. We know so many of you came from all over and made it fabulous! We had plenty of EXCELLENT food. I did my pulled pork over night and it was great! Carls ribs were awsome! It was so nice to see everyone! Can you believe I didn't take ANY pictures!! Oh my gosh I'm shocked at myself! ha ha! I also couldn't believe the clean up! LOL! We were so exhausted last night and today but it was SOOO worth it! We will do it again in a heart beat, in fact we're thinking of doing it for the 4th of July!
Carl had an amazing birthday bash! I am so thankful and we feel VERY blessed that we have such good friends and family. He was very spoiled this year! I hope we can be the type of people our friends are!

I did get my hair chopped - it's soooo nice for the summer! It's not too short. It goes to my ears and it is so much lighter! I have a full head of red hair. It's gets HOT! It should be a quiet week this week. There will be some changes this week for Carls work. I've mentioned it before. Keep your fingers crossed!!