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I decided to do something I saw on Janet's blog. If you want to play along just copy this and then bold the things you've done.

I HAVE….

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. Sung a solo
11. Bungee jumped
12. Visited Paris
13. Watched a lightning storm at sea
14. Taught myself an art from scratch
15. Adopted a child
16. Had food poisoning
17. Walked to the top of the Statue of Liberty
18. Grown my own vegetables
19. Seen the Mona Lisa in France
20. Slept on an overnight train
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
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 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
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
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 my 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

And…

100. Ridden an elephant

Chunky and Itty Bitty Books

I have an obsession...
With these book swaps...
It's hard to say no to them...
I have fun making my pages...
Then I get back a beautiful collaborative piece of artwork...
Just so much fun to look at...
Full of crafty goodness...
So what do you think?
Wouldn't it be fun to do a chunky book?
These are from a Crow Book I participated in...
So fun...
I was born a Crow...
So these are extra special to me...
My obsession...chunky books.

I sewed and...

Found a house shelf at the thrift store, so I bought it. I like the shape...anyway a little mod podge and paper and voila another thing to take up room on a shelf!

I love this material. The flowers flocked or raised velvet. I'm new to the material scene.
See the nice gather at the top.

I sewed a straight line...almost.
So proud of myself.

My dad's old machine. Nothing fancy, but it runs.
Why does my thread constantly break?
The thread I have is years and years old, so I guess I will go buy new thread today to finish the other curtains.
Enjoy the day today...I know I will!

A visit with my friend

Buttons

Who doesn't love buttons?

Look at these colors...

How they shine...

Sparkle...

Pretty Pinks...

Creamy whites...

M and C make button bracelets.

C above and M (a bit blurry, but ever so pretty)below.

I hadn't visited with these two for so many years. I've missed them.
They were just as welcoming and fun as I remembered them to be.
I am glad they are my friends.

It's scheduled!!!

My neck surgery will be on December 2nd 2008!
yay!

Pretty

IVP

Steroids didn't work, so I will get an IV transfusion of platelets very soon.
It's quick and then I can get my surgery!
Wait a minute, the Prednisone was supposed to be quick and that was three weeks ago...
Well, here we go again!

A new world

I used a sewing machine last night for the first time in probably seven or eight years.
I am excited.

Happy and sad

I am very pleased to have Obama as our next President and so many are not.
If McCain had won, I would have been disappointed, but happy for him and cautiously optimistic for our country.

I have heard and seen comments by McCain supporters that are unbelievably hateful and just wrong.
Why do they have to say they are "disgusted" and that"we are screwed"?
I wish that they could love this country and all it's people and be happy for us all that there are no losers.
We are the United States of America and we are all winners in a wonderful country that now has a chance at a change for all.
I believe that of the two, Obama has more chance at gaining back respect for us, US Americans, from other countries.
Today is a good day and we are in for more good days, you'll see.
Don't forget it might feel worse before it's better, it would have been that way with either person, thanks to our current President.
Well, enough of that.
Be happy everyone...it is what it is.

Tuesday November 4 2008

Today we Americans have witnessed a historic moment.

We have a new President.

I am proud to be an American.

I am happy.