Monday, May 11, 2009

the little Hofman piano prodigy....and drama queen

Just in case anyone doubted, I'm here to clear up the misconceptions... I ADORE my niece!!! I know I'm pretty partial, but I just thought this was pretty dang cute, especially when Hadlee realized it was herself being video taped and if she moved her head, the face on the camera screen would move too... :)


Saturday, May 2, 2009

things i have done....

Bold the items you have done:

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 can afford to charity
7. Been to Disneyland - does Disney World count?!
8. Climbed a mountain - Mt. Sinai (Egypt), Mt. Timpanogos
9. Held a Praying Mantis
10. Sang a solo
11. Bungee jumped
12. Visited Paris
13. Watched a lightning storm at sea - not at sea, but PLENTY of lightening storms at Lake Powell!
14. Taught yourself an art from scratch
15. Adopted a child
16. Had food poisoning
17. Been to the Statue of Liberty
18. Grown your own vegetables
19. Seen the Mona Lisa at the Louvre
20. Slept on a train - in Egypt, from Cairo to Luxor
21. Had a pillow fight
22. Hitch hiked
23. Taken a sick day when you’re not ill - who hasn't?!
24. Built a snow fort
25. Held a lamb
26. Gone skinny dipping - haha....Lake Powell, Sea of Galilee, many mountain lakes, grandma's hot tub...hahaha
27. Run a Marathon - almost....okay....half way there.... 13.1 miles was a LONG way!
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 - a trip to Holland with my grandparents
35. Seen an Amish community
36. Taught yourself a new language - I second Kathleen Bonifay -- I can't take all the credit, but learning Spanish as a missionary I also definitely felt like I taught myself a lot (and was blessed immensely!)
37. Had enough money to be truly satisfied
38. Seen the Leaning Tower of Pisa in person
39. Gone rock climbing for real
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 - Sea of Galilee (Israel), Lake Powell
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.....AMAZING :)
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 - look me up on ebay -- arleneskitchen
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 - i have a few choice plasma donating stories....hehe
65. Gone sky diving
66. Visited a Nazi Concentration Camp - Dachau, Germany
67. Bounced a check
68. Flown in a helicopter
69. Saved a favorite childhood toy
70. Visited the Lincoln Memorial
71. Eaten Caviar - in Spain...it was way salty and really nasty
72. Tied 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 - one of the best experiences of my life
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 - a chicken on a wilderness survival class at BYU
88. Had chickenpox
89. Saved someone’s life
90. Sat on a jury
91. Met someone famous - Shawn Bradley (basketball player who played center for the Philadelphia 76ers, the New Jersey Nets and the Dallas Mavericks - NBA) - I worked with him last summer at West Ridge Academy. I also met the kid who played the blind boy on Dumb and Dumber...he was at EFY the one year I went....I got his autograph :) haha
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. Visited Italy