Long time, no post

I have just noticed that my last post was back in March! I can't believe it's been so long. Time just flies. We had a rather hectic summer and the first half term break has been and gone, and now we have the run up to my least favourite time of year. Christmas is full of pain for me - James' birthday is 3 weeks beforehand, and it feels like rubbing salt in the wound. All around me people are getting excited about present buying, the children are getting feverish with anticipation and the joys of the festive season abound. I am usually drowning in a sea of dark depression, facing the thought of four days stuck at home with very little to do and a child who has no idea what Christmas is about, let alone what to do with the (few) presents he gets. And I have no idea what to get him either. Can you imagine how hard that is, having a child for whom you cannot find a suitable gift? I suppose I could buy him some new clothes (he is back to chewing through t shirts at a rate of one a day...) but that doesn't really count does it? Or maybe some new shoes - we have such a hard time getting his shoes fitted that they now cost me over £50! He has no interest in the TV, so a DVD is out of the question, and he can't ride a bike or scooter so that's not an option either. It is one of the many things that makes me feel an inadequate parent.

But I'm not going to continue in this negative frame of mind. I stumbled across this little gem on someone elses blog and thought it might cheer me up to fill it in and share.

All about me:
Things you've already done: bold
Things you want to do: italicize
Things you haven't done and don't want to - leave in plain font

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 to charity than you could afford
7. been to disneyland/world
8. climbed a mountain
9. held a praying mantis
10. sang a solo
11.bungee jumped
12. visited paris
13. watched a lightning storm at sea –
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 - and bottle fed it
26. gone skinny dipping
27. run a marathon
28. ridden 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 my 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 Michael Angelo's David in real life
41. sung karaoke
42. seen old faithful geyser erupt
43. bought a stranger a meal in 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 cistene chapel in person
50. been to the top of the Eiffel Tower in Paris
51. gone scuba diving or snorkelling
52. kissed in the rain
53. played in the mud
54. gone to a drive-in theatre
55. been in a movie
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 guide cookies
62. gone whale watching
63. gotten flowers for no reason
64. donated blood
65. gone sky-diving
66. visited a nazi concentration camp
67. bounced a cheque
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 guard 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
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
88. had chickenpox
89. saved someone’s life
90. sat on a jury
91. met someone famous
92. joined a bookclub
93. lost a loved one
94. had a baby
95. seen the Alamo in person
96. swum in the great salt lake.
97. been involved in a law suit
98. owned a cell phone
99. been stung by a bee

What does your list look like?