BUCKET LIST...

Here goes...I read this on Cynthia's blog and liked it. All you have to do is put an * by the item you did.

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 huge sports game *
17. Walked the stairs to the top of the Statue of Liberty
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* (CHURCH)
21. Had a pillow fight*
22. Bet on a winning horse (does a losing horse count?
23. Taken a sick day when you're not ill* Yep
24. Built a snow fort*
25. Held a lamb* (so sweet)
26. Gone skinny dipping* (many times)
27. Taken an ice cold bath*
28. Had a meaningful conversation with a beggar*
29. Seen a total eclipse*
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 wild whales
39. Gone rock climbing*
40. Gone on a midnight walk on the beach*
41. Gone sky diving ( want to before I die)
42. Visited Ireland
43. Ever bought a stranger a meal at a restaurant( not a complete meal, but yes)
44. Visited India
45. Bench-pressed your own weight( are you kidding??)
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 scuba diving ( I do not like fish, but Mr. Incredible is certified and scuba dived off the shores of Oahu and Maui)
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. Been in a movie*( I'm guessing you don't mean home movies?)My mom has, she was in Blue Hawaii, with Elvis.
60. Gone without food for 3 days
61. Made cookies from scratch*
62. Won first prize in a costume contest*(yes, Warrior and I were Dalmation dogs when he was just a babe)
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* (strictly an altercation)
67. Bounced a check*
68. Read - and understood - your credit report*
69. Recently bought and played with a favorite childhood toy* (rubiks cube)
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. Walked 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*
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* (from ID to NY)
82. Taken a canoe trip that lasted more than 2 days
83. Eaten sushi*
84. Had your picture in the newspaper*
85. Read The Bible cover to cover
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 put someone you love into 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. Dropped a cat from a high place to see if it really lands on all fours*(i was young, and kitty was fast asleep. I was too lazy to put it in my baby crib. So, I thought I would drop it from the top bunk and it would land softly on the pillow. Kitty ended up gauging my right hand. She was so scared. I learned!)
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* Bar of soap, (so 80's)
112. Cooked a dish where four people asked for the recipe*
113. Buried a child (I pray I never do)
114. Gone to a Broadway (or equivalent to your country) Play*
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*
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* (does blurb count?)
128. Pieced a quilt
129.Lived in an historic place* ( a historic city,not a home)
130. Acted in a play or performed on a stage*
131. Asked for a raise*
132. Made a hole-in-one* (miniature golf DEFINITELY COUNTS)
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*( it is wonderful being catered to)
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 (i'm living it baby)
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( plthhhh.. they have nothing on my mastiff)
151. Ran away
152. Learned to juggle
153. Been a boss (hello, I am THE BOSS)
154. Sat on a jury
155. Lied about your weight* every time I'm asked, except for surgery than I always tell the truth, I might say I weigh a few pounds heavier. I want to be OUT!
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* (yes, I sang too, not a solo) But when the olympics were held in Lake Placid, my elementary had try outs from elementary to high school. I was picked)
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* yes!
176. Eaten raw whale
177. Know how to tat, smock or do needlepoint*
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* Yes, dh had to do this to get credit for his lit class in college.
182. Sent a message in a bottle*
183. Spent the night in a hostel (you mean hotel)?*
184. Been a cashier*
185. Seen Old Faithful geyser erupt*
186. Joined a union*
187. Donated blood or plasma*
188. Built a campfire*
189. Kept a blog* yeah, I have THREE
190. Had hives*
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