Questions to ponder...

These questions were posted on a friend of mine's blog and I was challenged to answer them. Feel free to copy them to your blog and answer...

01. Bought everyone in the bar a drink......yes, my bachelorette party...Whew!
02. Swam with wild dolphins.........No, but really plan on doing it someday
03. Climbed a mountain ........ Not really. Came really close when I was little
04. Taken a Ferrari for a test drive.... Uh no.
05. Been inside the Great Pyramid......No. but that would be neat.
06. Held a tarantula....no, but i did pet one!
07. Taken a candlelit bath with someone... yes
08. Said 'I love you' and meant it.........Yes
09. Hugged a tree....yes
10. Bungee jumped........no, but I want to.
11. Visited Paris.....No
12. Watched a lightning storm at sea....No.
13. Stayed up all night long and saw the sun rise.....yes
14. Seen the Northern Lights......yes
15. Gone to a huge sports game....No
16. Walked the stairs to the top of the leaning Tower of Pisa.........no
17. Grown and eaten your own vegetables.........Yes, before we moved to this house, I had a garden
18. Touched an iceberg....no
19. Slept under the stars.......Yes, lots of times
20. Changed a baby's diaper....Uh..oh yeah.
21. Taken a trip in a hot air balloon....No, but got to go up a couple of hundred feet in one
22. Watched a meteor shower....yes
23. Gotten drunk on champagne...... yes, let just not talk about that one...
24. Given more than you can afford to charity.......Yes
25. Looked up at the night sky through a telescope....yes
26. Had an uncontrollable giggling fit at the worst possible moment ....yes
27. Had a food fight......no...
28. Bet on a winning horse..........yes
29. Asked out a stranger..........Yes, and married him 10 years later!
30. Had a snowball fight.....Yes
31. Screamed as loudly as you possibly can...Yes
32. Held a lamb...no
33. Seen an eclipse....Yes
34. Ridden a roller coaster..Oh YEAH!
35. Hit a home run....No
36. Danced like a fool and not cared who was looking...Yes
37. Adopted an accent for an entire day.,....yeah... it was fun
38. Actually felt happy about your life, even for just a moment....Yes
39. Had two hard drives for your computer...Yes
40. Visited all 10 provinces or all 50 states....No
41. Taken care of someone who was drunk....Yes
42. Had amazing friends....Sure Do
43. Danced with a stranger in a foreign country....yes
44. Watched wild whales.....no but I really want to
45. Stolen a sign ... no
46. Backpacked in Europe....no
47. Taken a road-trip...Yes
48. Gone rock climbing....Yes
49. Midnight walk on the beach...Yes
50. Gone sky diving....No, but it would be cool!
51. Visited Ireland...No
52. Been heartbroken longer then you were actually in love ...No
53. In a restaurant, sat at a stranger's table and had a meal with them....no
54. Visited Japan...No
55. Milked a cow...no
56. Alphabetized your cds....Yes
57. Pretended to be a superhero...Yes, SuperGrover! LOL
58. Sung karaoke...uh no.
59. Lounged around in bed all day...Yes
60. Posed nude in front of strangers ....that's a no.
61. Gone scuba diving... No
62. Kissed in the rain.....yes
63. Played in the mud.....yes
64. Played in the rain... yes
65. Gone to a drive-in theater...Yes
66. Visited the Great Wall of China...No
67. Started a business......Yes
68. Fallen in love and not had your heart broken....Yes
69. Toured ancient sites ...yes
70. Taken a martial arts class....no, but I was thinking about it...
71. Played D&D for 6 hours straight....No
72. Gotten married....Yes
73. Been in a movie....no
74. Crashed a party...Yes
75. Gotten divorced....No
76. Gone without food for 5 days....no
77. Made cookies from scratch....Yes
78. Won first prize in a costume contest....No
79. Ridden a gondola in Venice...No
80. Gotten a tattoo...no
81. Rafted the Dead River...No
82. Been on television news programs as an "expert".... No
83. Got flowers for no reason....yes
84. Performed on stage....no
85. Been to Las Vegas...Yes
86. Recorded music...no
87. Eaten shark...no, Octopus, yes LOL
88. Had a one-night stand...Yes
89. Gone to Thailand....no
90. Bought a house...yes
91. Been in a combat zone...no
92. Buried one of your parents ....no
93. Been on a cruise ship...no
94. Spoken more than one language fluently ....no
95. Performed in aisles at Rocky Horror...no
96. Raised children...On going
97. Followed your favorite band/singer on tour ...no
98. Created and named your own constellation of stars....no
99. Taken an exotic bicycle tour in a foreign country....no
100. Picked up and moved to another city to just start over ...no, but really want to now.
101. Walked the Golden Gate Bridge...no, fuddy duddies didn't want to.
102. Sang loudly in the car, and didn't stop when you knew someone was looking...Yes
103. Had plastic surgery...no
104. Survived an illness that you shouldn't have survived ....no
105. Wrote articles for a large publication...No
106. Lost over 100 pounds...No, but working on it
107. Held someone while they were having a flashback? no
108. Piloted an airplane...no
109. Petted a stingray ....no
110. Broken someones heart... yes
111. Helped an animal give birth ...yes
112. Won money on a T.V. game show...no
113. Broken a bone,....yes
114. Gone on an African photo safari...no
115. Had a body part of yours below the neck pierced...no
116. Fired a rifle, shotgun, or pistol...yes
117. Eaten mushrooms that were gathered in the wild....no
118. Ridden a horse... yep!
119. Had major surgery..yes
120. Had a snake as a pet...no
121. Hiked to the bottom of the Grand Canyon...No, even though my child pleaded to!
122. Slept for more than 30 hours over the course of 48 hours...NO
123. Visited more foreign countries than U.S. states....no
124. Visited all 7 continents...no
125. Taken a canoe trip that lasted more than 2 days...no
126. Eaten kangaroo meat ....no
127. Eaten sushi...Yes
128. Had your picture in the newspaper..yes
129. Changed someones mind about something you care deeply about...yes
130. Gone back to school....yes
131. Para sailed...no
132. Petted a cockroach...UH. THAT'S A NO!
33. Eaten fried green tomatoes..Yes
134. Read The Iliad - and the Odyssey..... no
135. Selected one "important" author who you missed in school, and read their books....yes
136. Killed and prepared an animal for eating....no
137. Skipped all your school reunions.....no
138. Communicated with someone without sharing a common spoken language...no
139. Been elected to public office....no
140. Written your own computer language...no
141. Thought to yourself that you're living your dream.....no
142. Had to put someone you love into hospice care...no
143. Built your own PC from parts ....no
144. Sold your own artwork to someone who didn't know you...no
145. Had a booth at a street fair...Yes
146: Dyed your hair...no
147: Been a DJ...no
148: Shaved your head ..no
149: Caused a car accident...No
150: Saved someones life...no

I'm Home!!

My family is so happy I am home. I think the last day, my husband and son were getting on each others nerves. And my nephew is home.

The week while I was gone, he mostly spent time at his dad's house. His visits there have been greatly reduced due to his new job that keeps him out of town for 6 weeks at a time. This has really normalized my nephew's home life. With his mom's visits cut out, his days are more normalized... no more hopping from car to car or house to house. He seems happier.

I am waiting for him to wake up soon, or I have to interrupt a really good sleep for him. We have therapy this morning. I think today is the developmental therapist. I missed Tuesday's appt with the physical therapist because my flight did not get in until after his appt. My step-father was here for that.

I am happy to be home, but really worried about my dad. He is so worried about my stepmom. The day I left, she got very discouraged during a visit with the speech therapist. And he said the rest of the day she just shut down. I am really worried about her not eating. I am planning on driving up for a week in October. She will be in Rehab by then and I can help give my dad a break. I wanted to suggest he go ride his bike while I was there, but it was too soon. Time will tell.