Filed under: The kiddos, Ways to waste your time: | Tags: humor, Madison, Thats part of "Growing up"
I don’t usually participate in these things, but this week, I could pass it up.
“Monday Mumbers” inspired by Kia @ Good Enough Mama (which she is, by the way)
Yesterday was Madisons birthday…and with that in mind, I will continue with no further delays.
11 (plus1) - the number of girls I treated to McDonalds for lunch, for some ones birthday.
2 – the number of boys that accompanied us (guess who!).
35 – the number of money I forked over for said lunch. (I always knew girls were expensive).
½ – the number of things each girl ate…
12 – the number of mouths that were talking (and didn’t eat, and as a result, threw away ½ of their food).
0 – the number of conversations I actually understood while listening.
53 – the number of times I reminded them to “Hurry and eat” so we can get out of here continue on…
258,012,3 – the number of times I felt as if I was going crazy. Because 12 girls. Wow.
258,012,3 – the number of times I questioned my sanity, and the number of times I reminded myself that it was only for ½ hour until the rides arrived and shuttled the girls to their next stop.
13,453 – the number of stares we received.
2 – the number of stops we made after throwing eating the $35 lunch.
503 – the number of times I warned my kids not to eat cake that fast.
506 – the number of times I told Madi and Dylan they could have one piece of cake.
3 – the number of pieces of cake I witnessed that each one of them ate.
4 - the number they most likely had.
500,033,231,123 – the number of presents Madi received for her birthday.
2 – the number that will most likely get looked at next week.
500,003,231,121 – the number of presents that will be tossed into the already packed full, room.
4 - the amount of bags that were hauled to the truck after the party was over.
Buckets – the amount of tears that were shed when I said it was time to go.
9:30 – the number it was when we left.
3 – the number of kids that were TOTALLY JACKED UP on sugar when I took them home.
12:02 – the number it was when the kids were in bed (not sleeping, but in bed).
3 – the hours of sleep I actually got.
2 – the number of kids who got sick in the night.
364 – the number of days I have to think about things, until we repeat this…again.
Filed under: Ways to waste your time:
What have YOU done?
01. Bought everyone in the bar a drink
02. Swam with wild dolphins
03. Climbed a mountain…..that is..if regular mountains count?
04. Taken a Ferrari for a test drive
05. Been inside the Great Pyramid
06. Held a tarantula – almost
07. Taken a candlelit bath with someone.
08. Said “I love you’ and meant it!
09. Hugged a tree. – dont hug sappy trees!
10. Bungee jumped -want to
11. Visited Paris
12. Watched a lightning storm at sea
13. Stayed up all night long and saw the sun rise -many a times
14. Seen the Northern Lights
15. Gone to a huge sports game
16. Walked the stairs to the top of the leaning Tower of Pisa
17. Grown and eaten your own vegetables. – Not actually grown them myself…but close enough….I weeded the damn garden, that counts toward something, right?
18. Touched an iceberg -The lettuce?
19. Slept under the stars
20. Changed a baby’s diaper
21. Taken a trip in a hot air balloon.
22. Watched a meteor shower Watched?
23. Drunk champagne – once
24. Given more than you can afford to charity
25. Looked up at the night sky through a telescope – loong tima go
26. Had an uncontrollable giggling fit at the worst possible moment - tends to happen the first time you drink.
27. Had a food fight
28. Bet on a winning horse
29. Asked out a stranger – how I met Aimee
30. Had a snowball fight
31. Screamed as loudly as you possibly can -daily
32. Held a lamb
33. Seen a total eclipse -but havent ever understood the…obsessiveness of it??
34. Ridden a roller coaster -physically & mentally
35. Scored a winning goal
36. Danced like a fool and not cared who was looking – that is, until I realized who was looking
37. Adopted an accent for an entire day
38. Actually felt happy about your life, even for just a moment – The moment part, very crutial
39. Visited all 5 continents
40. Taken care of someone who was drunk – myself count?
41. Danced with a stranger in a foreign country -never been to a foreign county….never left the US, expect for mexico…but didnt dance with a stranger.
42. Watched wild whales
43. Stolen a sign -many a times
44. Backpacked
45. Taken a road-trip
46. Gone rock climbing – not the rock walls….but i climbed many rocks in my days.
47. ???
48. Midnight walk on the beach
49. Gone sky diving – want to
50. Taken a train through Europe
51. Been heartbroken longer than you were actually in love. – Was married almost one year, and 5 years later…it still sucks.
52. In a restaurant, sat at a stranger’s table, and had a meal with them -once again, does myself count?
53. Milked a cow
54. Alphabetized your CDs – They werent exactly mine, but my nephew dumped my roomates cds, I spend the rest of the day getting them back in order.
55. Sung karaoke -ONCE
56. Lounged around in bed all day.
57. Gone scuba diving
58. Kissed in the rain -kinda hard not to around here
59. Gone to a drive-in theatre -once, a long time ago, and hated it
60. Started a business – worked in one when my uncle first started it
61. Taken a martial arts class
62. Been in a movie
63. Crashed a party
64. Gone without food for 5 days
65. Gotten a tattoo
66. Got flowers for no reason
67. Performed on stage – and oh shit, I hated that too
68. Been to Las Vegas
69. Recorded music – dont think thats what you’d call it
70. Eaten shark – no, but caught some
71. Buried one/both of your parents.
72. Been on a cruise ship – not cruised anywhere, but got on one, dont remember anything about it, except legs and loud voices, I was really young.
73. Spoken more than one language fluently – Ha, cant even say I speak English fluently
74. Packed up and moved to another city to just start over – really want to
75. Walked a famous bridge. – downtown bridge count?
76. Had plastic surgery
77. Survived an accident that you shouldn’t have survived. – called life
78. Wrote articles for a large publication
77. Tried to lose weight seriously.
79. Piloted an airplane – I might have to some day, you know piolts might not know what they are up to!
80. Petted a stingray
81. Broken someone’s heart
82. Broken a bone – amazingly, only a few times
83. Eaten sushi – once
84. Had your picture in the newspaper – once again, many a times…not for famous things though 85.Parasailed
86. Skipped all your school reunions
87. Shaved your head
88. Caused a car accident
89. Pretended to be “sick”
90. Swam in the Pacific Ocean
91. Saved someone’s life.
92. Fainted First time I gave blood.
93. Been in the room while someone is giving birth
94. Hitchhiked
95. Adopted a child.
96. Been caught daydreaming
97. Been to the Painted Desert
98. Called off a wedding engagement
99. Donated your blood.
100. Become a follower of Jesus Christ
I think I got 43?
Filed under: Ways to waste your time:
>1. First name: David
>2. Were you named after anyone? not that I know of
>3. Do you wish on stars? once
>4. When did you last cry:? dont remember
>5. Do you like your handwriting? Never really paid much attention to it, but not especially
>6. What is your favorite lunchmeat? Never thought much about that either
>7. What is your birth date? 01/01/80
>8. What is your most embarrassing CD: Not sure, depends whos around at the time
>10. Are you a daredevil? I like to think so
>11. Have you ever told a secret you swore not to tell:? Ive never been told secrets….unless, thats what it was?
>12. Do looks matter:? not really
>13. Do you believe in superstitions? not especially
>14. Where is your second home? dont even have a first
>15. Do you trust others too easily? I try not to trust people
>16. What was your favorite toy as a child? my siblings, perhaps – or anything that was classified as “dangerous, dont touch”
>17. What class in high school do you think was totally useless? I thought they all were
>18. What’s your favorite candy?
>19. Do you use sarcasm a lot? Mostly when Im mad, but yea I suppose
>20. Favorite movies/cartoons: Hmm?
>21. What are your (acceptable) nicknames? acceptable? “acceptable” – ha. probably just Dave
>22. Would you bungee jump? yea
>23. Do you untie your shoes when you take them off? no
> 24. Do you think you are strong? mentally or physically?
>25. What is your favorite ice cream flavor?
>26. Shoe size: 7 1/2
>27. What are your favorite colors? Shit, like I know?
>28. What is your least favorite thing about yourself? everything?
>29. Who do you miss most? I miss a lot of people
>30. Do you want everyone you sent this to, to send it back? sure
>31. Favorite TV show? dont watch to much tv
>32. What are you listening to right now? a cd
>33. Last thing you ate? coffee?
>34. If you were a crayon what color would you be? White, they get used the least.
>35. What is the weather like right now? Clammy, the suns going away, leaving that cold clammy feel in the air – and wet.
>36. Last person you talked to on the phone: umm……Hard to remember…I dont have a phone anymore
>37. The first thing you notice about the opposite sex: well…I suppose thats a good place to start.
>38. Do you like the person who sent this to you? Yep
>40. Favorite Drink: coffee
>41. Favorite sport: To watch? None, rather be DOING it. To do?: fishing
>42. Hair Color: brown
>43. Eye Color: brown
>44. Do you wear contacts: No
>45. Favorite Food:
>46. Last Movie You Saw:
>47. Favorite Day of the Year: tomorrow
>48. Scary Movies or Happy Endings: scary movies, seems more like life
>49. Summer or winter: whatever it is when the sun comes out
>50. Hugs or kisses:
>51. What is Your Favorite Dessert:
>52. Where would you want to go on your Next Vacation: Umm…Think maybe Arizona, or New York
>53. What Books are you Reading: not much of a book reader, think the only book ive ever really read is the drivers license manual, and even then, I didnt read it.
>54. What’s on your mouse pad: a dell logo
>55. What did you Watch Last Night on TV:didnt
>56. Favorite Smells: gas
>57. Rolling Stones or Beatles? neither
>58. Do you believe in Evolution or Creationism? creationism
>59. What’s the furthest you’ve been away from home: Arizona, wait, does Hawaii count? I heard I was there when I was young.
>60. Whom do you admire most in your life? Everyone I admire is dead, which I guess would leave me to admire the dead. But mostly the people I admire are people who take time for others, and aren’t selfish, define that word, would you?
Filed under: Ways to waste your time:
101. I have two cats
100. I have had one of them for 16 years.
99.I have moved about…..15 times (seriously) within the last…6 years.
98. I have worked at just about auto shop in town (not including the one that just opened, need to check that one out!)
97. This is hard
96. I only keep in contact withone person who Ive known my whole life
95. I currently work with that person
94. His brothers ex wife was married to my druggie friend years ago.
93. I make excuses up to not attend weddings or funerals.
92. They are both the same to me, and I dont like either.
91. Th number of people Ive watched die is bigger than the number of “friends” I have today.
90. I dont like friends.
89. Because I always end up going to another funeral
88. I can survive with little or no sleep for up to a week with enough coffee.
87. Its hard, but I can manage.
86. I never said I was competent during that week.
85. I live in Alaska.
84. The town I live in has 13,000 people.
83. There is 30 miles of main land road.
82. 1/2 of the road is always torn up in construction.
81. The crime rate is higher here than it is in New York City.
80. Meaning more people get killed her than in New York.
79. Most of these deaths never make the papers, never hit the streets and are never talked about.
78. There is a different kind of attitude of people here.
77. You dont have enimies, your good to go, and people are really nice….usualy, unless your part of teh 80% who got killed this year.
76. I so far, havent been killed and added to that statistic.
75. I know someone who killed someone.
74. He was a good friend.
73. He killed his daughter, she was 2.
72. I watched as the state slapped his hand, put him in a mental instatution, then released him…
71….1 year later.
70. I am no longer his friend. I no longer claim to know him.
69. I believe he was and IS insane, but I also believe he should have been fried in bacon grease and hung out for bear bait. Alive.
68. I am sick that way.
67. I have been in jail before.
66. I tried to get put in jail once, and failed.
65. People here are weird. myself included.
64. I fit right in here…. : D
63. I dont sleep in a bed. I sleep on the couch.
62. I dont own a bed. Not for myself, anyways.
61. I have been turned into a human cat bed.
60. I had braces when I was younger.
59. I was the kid that doctors and dentist hated.
58. I bite the dentist.
57. And kicked the doctor.
56. I, amazingly enough, never had a broken bone when I was younger.
55. I have come VERY VERY close….but havent succeeded….atleast not yet.
54. If you knew me when I was younger (or now) , you’d wonder why I was still alive
53. I wonder the same thing.
52. I tried to fly, once, without the help of an airplane, or parachute.
51. It involved a room, garbage bags, and feathers.
50. There was no trip to the ER.
49. I was mad that I went down, instead of up.
48. I almost killed my brother, numerous times growing up.
47. I have been in….6 car crashes.
46. None have been my fault.
45. Ive liked coffee since I was about…9.
44. Might explain my size.
43. Im short.
42. Like….really short.
41. Like….5′5 short.
40. Can you see me? Im down here!
39. I have drank and smoked, since I was 18.
38. Yes, I was underaged.
37. Yes that is some of my stunts in jail.
36. No, not just for drinking under the age.
35. Does running from cops count?
34. No, being short doesnt help matters.
33. Neither does being drunk.
32. Nor being stupid.
31. I wonder if the cops knew I was running FROM them?
30. Yes…I ran from one…..
29. ….into another
28. Stop Laughing, it wasnt really funny.
27. I hate people.
26. Seriously HATE them.
25. Just there presence.
24. So yes, I hate you.
23. Wait….I only hate people who try to intrude upon my business without watching where there going.
22. I was raised with drunks pretty much my whole life, well…off and on.
21. I talked to suicidal people when I was 12.
20. I was with a person when they had the knife to there throat, and were serious.
19. I was 12.
18. Im still here….ha!
17. I left the ‘perfect life’ for the better life.
16. I thought the grass was always greener
15. I never turned back
14. I never will….to that part.
13.I dream about living in the past….and staying there. Without moving forward.
12. I have seen car crashes, and people thrown from cars.
11. I saw one boy thrown from the window, across the road, over the guard rail.
10. He stood up, and walked away, after getting the glass out of his hair.
9. They pulled out right infront of me, I had a front row seat.
8. I get queasy around blood. But I have seen more blood than I care to admit too.
7. I have been taught one of lifes greatest lessons.
6. By a two year old.
5. I act like a toddler sometimes.
4. When I get mad, I throw temper tantrum, with myself. – no ones ever witnessed one.
3. I am still madly in love with my wife. She died, 5 years ago.
2. Im 27.
1. I am all done!
