{"id":326,"date":"2009-02-22T22:36:00","date_gmt":"2009-02-22T22:36:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/thevollmerfamily.com\/MajorMom\/2009\/02\/100-life-experiences.html"},"modified":"2009-02-22T22:36:00","modified_gmt":"2009-02-22T22:36:00","slug":"100-life-experiences","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thevollmerfamily.com\/MajorMom\/2009\/02\/100-life-experiences.html","title":{"rendered":"100 Life Experiences"},"content":{"rendered":"

I got this from Christina of Sugar Sweet Thoughts <http:\/\/christinagblogspot.blogspot.com\/2009\/02\/100-life-experiences.html<\/a>>, who got it from Must Love Tots <http:\/\/mustlovetots.blogspot.com\/2009\/02\/lifes-experiences.html<\/a>> who got this from Scientific Nature of the Whammy <http:\/\/www.snotw.com\/2009\/02\/100-life-experiences.html<\/a>> who got this from Megan <http:\/\/newlywednewlybredinne.blogspot.com\/<\/a>> . <\/p>\n

It looked like fun, so here goes! Hopefully no identity theft issues with this one… Not sure what an identity thief or potential terrorist will do with the fact that I've never gone skinny dipping but have run a marathon. <\/p>\n

RULES: There are 100 statements and you bold or distinctify the ones you have done. Grab it and play for yourself!! We have no idea what happened to #11… <\/p>\n

(Major Mom's Note: There are 12 European vacation references in this list! There is ONE in Asia, I definitely sense a BIAS here! Despite that, it's a diverse list.) <\/p>\n

*1. Started your own blog <\/p>\n

*2. Slept under the stars <\/p>\n

3. Played in a band <\/p>\n

*4. Visited Hawaii <\/p>\n

5. Watched a meteor shower <\/p>\n

*6. Given more than you can afford to charity. <\/p>\n

7. Been to Disneyland <\/p>\n

*8. Climbed a mountain. <\/p>\n

*9. Held a praying mantis <\/p>\n

10. Sang a solo <\/p>\n

12. Visited Paris <\/p>\n

*13. Watched a lightning storm at sea <\/p>\n

14. Taught yourself an art from scratch <\/p>\n

15. Adopted a child <\/p>\n

*16. Had food poisoning <\/p>\n

17. Walked to the top of the Statue of Liberty <\/p>\n

*18. Grown your own vegetables <\/p>\n

19. Seen the Mona Lisa in France <\/p>\n

*20. Slept in an overnight train <\/p>\n

*21. Had a pillow fight <\/p>\n

22. Hitchhiked <\/p>\n

23. Taken a sick day when you're not ill <\/p>\n

24. Built a snow fort <\/p>\n

25. Held a lamb <\/p>\n

26. Gone skinny dipping <\/p>\n

*27. Run a marathon <\/p>\n

28. Ridden in a gondola in Venice <\/p>\n

*29. Seen a total eclipse (solar) <\/p>\n

*30. Watched a sunrise or sunset <\/p>\n

31. Hit a home run <\/p>\n

*32. Been on a cruise <\/p>\n

33. Seen Niagara Falls in person <\/p>\n

34. Visited the birthplace of your ancestors <\/p>\n

*35. Seen an Amish community <\/p>\n

36. Taught yourself a new language <\/p>\n

*37. Had enough money to be truly satisfied <\/p>\n

38. Seen the Leaning Tower of Pisa in person <\/p>\n

*39. Gone rock climbing <\/p>\n

40. Seen Michelangelo's David <\/p>\n

*41. Sung karaoke <\/p>\n

42. Seen Old Faithful geyser erupt <\/p>\n

43. Bought a stranger a meal at a restaurant <\/p>\n

44. Visited Africa <\/p>\n

*45. Walked on a beach by moonlight <\/p>\n

*46. Been transported in an ambulance <\/p>\n

*47. Had your portrait painted <\/p>\n

48. Gone deep sea fishing <\/p>\n

49. Seen the Sistine Chapel in person <\/p>\n

50. Been to the top of the Eiffel Tower in Paris <\/p>\n

*51. Gone scuba diving or snorkeling <\/p>\n

*52. Kissed in the rain <\/p>\n

*53. Played in the mud <\/p>\n

55. Been in a movie <\/p>\n

*56. Visited the Great Wall of China <\/p>\n

57. Started a business <\/p>\n

58. Taken a martial arts class <\/p>\n

59. Visited Russia <\/p>\n

60. Served at a soup kitchen <\/p>\n

*61. Sold Girl Scout Cookies <\/p>\n

62. Gone whale watching <\/p>\n

*63. Got flowers for no reason <\/p>\n

66. Visited a Nazi Concentration Camp <\/p>\n

*67. Bounced a check <\/p>\n

*68. Flown in a helicopter <\/p>\n

*69. Saved a favorite childhood toy <\/p>\n

*70. Visited the Lincoln Memorial <\/p>\n

*71. Eaten caviar. <\/p>\n

*72. Pieced a quilt <\/p>\n

*73. Stood in Times Square <\/p>\n

74. Toured the Everglades <\/p>\n

75. Been fired from a job <\/p>\n

76. Seen the Changing of the Guards in London <\/p>\n

77. Broken a bone <\/p>\n

78. Been on a speeding motorcycle <\/p>\n

79. Seen the Grand Canyon in person <\/p>\n

80. Published a book <\/p>\n

81. Visited the Vatican <\/p>\n

*82. Bought a brand new car <\/p>\n

83. Walked in Jerusalem <\/p>\n

*84. Had your picture in the newspaper <\/p>\n

85. Read the entire Bible <\/p>\n

*86. Visited the White House <\/p>\n

*87. Killed and prepared an animal for eating <\/p>\n

*88. Had chicken pox <\/p>\n

89. Saved someone's life <\/p>\n

90. Sat on a jury <\/p>\n

*91. Met someone famous <\/p>\n

*92. Joined a book club <\/p>\n

*93. Lost a loved one <\/p>\n

*94. Had a baby <\/p>\n

*95. Seen the Alamo in person <\/p>\n

96. Swam in the Great Salt Lake <\/p>\n

97. Been involved in a lawsuit <\/p>\n

*98. Owned a cell phone <\/p>\n

*99. Been stung by a bee <\/p>\n

*100. Read an entire book in one day<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

I got this from Christina of Sugar Sweet Thoughts <http:\/\/christinagblogspot.blogspot.com\/2009\/02\/100-life-experiences.html>, who got it from Must Love Tots <http:\/\/mustlovetots.blogspot.com\/2009\/02\/lifes-experiences.html> who got this from Scientific Nature of the Whammy <http:\/\/www.snotw.com\/2009\/02\/100-life-experiences.html> who got this from Megan <http:\/\/newlywednewlybredinne.blogspot.com\/> . It looked like fun, so here goes! Hopefully no identity theft issues with this one… Not sure what an identity […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mi_skip_tracking":false,"jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_is_tweetstorm":false,"jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true},"categories":[],"tags":[14,56],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p5ycQ0-5g","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":401,"url":"https:\/\/thevollmerfamily.com\/MajorMom\/2009\/11\/its-never-too-early.html","url_meta":{"origin":326,"position":0},"title":"It’s Never Too Early….","date":"02 November 09","format":false,"excerpt":"...to start planning for...(drumroll please!)BLACK FRIDAY!I don't know if it's the thrill of the hunt or what? Or perhaps seeing America at it's gluttonous worst (I've seen outright FIGHTS over $250 laptops at Walmart at 5 in the morning!) 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