How many things on this list have you done? 71 out of 99- Not bad.

99 things- How many have you done? Bold the things you’ve done and post on your blog!

1. Started your own blog
2. Slept under the stars
3. Played in a band- I managed two bands but never played in one
4. Visited Hawaii
5. Watched a meteor shower
6. Given more than you can afford to charity
7. Been to Disneyland
8. Climbed a mountain
9. Held a praying mantis
10. Sang a solo
11. Bungee jumped
12. Visited Paris
13. Watched a lightening storm
14. Taught yourself an art from scratch
15. Adopted a child
16. Had food poisoning
17. Walked to the top of the Statue of Liberty
18. Grown your own vegetables
19. Seen the Mona Lisa in France
20. Slept on an overnight train
21. Had a pillow fight
22. Hitch hiked
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 your ancestors
35. Seen an Amish community
36. Taught yourself 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 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
53. Played in the mud
54. Gone to a drive-in theater
55. Been in a movie- I have been in a TV SHOW if that counts!
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 a passenger on a 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 your picture in the newspaper
85. Kissed a stranger at midnight on New Year’s Eve
86. Visited the White House
87. Killed and prepared an animal for eating- If a goose counts!
88. Had chickenpox
89. Saved someone’s life
90. Sat on a jury
91. Met someone famous- Dinner with Charles Barkley & his wife, Went to school with Steve Carrel, talked with John Denver on a street corner about our kids, was at a TV show shoot and talked with Duff, Jeff and Mary Alice (from Ace of Cakes) all afternoon.
92. Joined a book club
93. Got a tattoo
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

A Thankful Thanksgiving!

I am so thankful for the blessings that God has given us this past year. I am thankful for our health, our family, for each of our children. I am thankful for my oldest daughter's fiance and what a great man he is. I am thankful for our many friends. I am thankful for each of you who keep coming back to read this blog and Buttercream Lane. I now count many of you as a friend through this internet medium. I am thankful for the food and shelter that God has blessed us with and most of all, I am thankful for Jesus Christ who rescued each of us from our sin.

28 years ago today......

My husband and I have been married for 28 amazing years today.

We've been through better and worse, richer and poorer, sickness and health,
and it get's better and better. It has gone so fast and seems like only yesterday that we were standing at the alter saying our vows to each other and to God.
I love him even more today then I did the day I married him!
I am very thankful that God blessed me with this wonderful man.

Our wedding day, Aug. 15, 1981

I met him when I was 19 year old and he was 21. We were engaged 7 months later and married 2 1/2 months after that. Fast, but we knew we were meant to be together. From the moment I met him, I know that there was something very special about him and I was right.

Here are just a few of the reasons that I love him still!

He loves the Lord and follows Him every day!
He is always patient with me- not an easy task sometimes.
He is the head of our household and a wonderful example to our kids of a godly man.
He never loses his temper- irritating sometimes when my Irish temper is looking for a fight!!!
He is kind.
He is gentle.
He is a wonderful provider, working many long hours to support our family.

Ice Skating party Feb 1981

He is a very hard worker.

He is so much fun to spend time with.
He can wire anything I need, including adding outlets and doorbells when I've needed them!
He is one of the smartest people that I have ever met.

Delta Upsilon (MIT) Spring Formal

He is a wonderful father to our kids, always there to give advice or lend a hand.
He's a great listener. Good thing because he married a big talker!
He loves neoprene cases, in every color, size and shape.
He likes football.
He puts up with my many projects scattered about.
He is so organized and keeps our household running smoothly.
His left brain is the perfect balance to my right brain.
He tracks all of our numbers down to the last penny. Thankfully!! I'd only track it to within a thousand dollars.
He loves cats, dogs and whatever animals I happen to drag home.
He knows the answer to almost any question.
He love South Park and Mystery Science Theater.
He has a great sense of humor and can make us all laugh.

He is generous to others and always helps out those in need.
He puts everyone else first.
He always does the right thing.

He still gives me butterflies in my stomach when I kiss him.

I love him so much and pray that we get at least another 28 years together!
Happy Anniversary, sweetheart!

6 Word Saturday

Twenty eight years, still in love.