99 Things

I saw this on a friend's blog and thought it would be fun to do. If you'd like to play along, just copy and paste these 99 things onto your blog and bold the things you HAVE done...



here are mine:



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 DisneyWorld



8. Climbed a mountain

9. Held a praying mantis 



10. Sang a solo



11. Bungee jumped


12. Visited Paris (someday...)

13. Watched a lightning storm



14. Taught yourself an art from scratch (paper crafts: scrapbooking and such)

15. Adopted a child



16. Had food poisoning



17. Walked to the top of the Statue of Liberty (went there after 9-11. It was closed. :( )

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. Wrote a song


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
(does a dinner cruise count? :))

33. Seen Niagara Falls in person



34. Visited the birthplace of your ancestors

35. Seen an Amish community



36. Taught yourself a new language

(French; and promptly forgot it. If you don't use it, you lose it.)

37. Had enough money to be truly satisfied

38. Seen the Leaning Tower of Pisa in person


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



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 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 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 (working on it)

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 (the outside, not the inside)



87. Killed and prepared an animal for eating



88. Had chickenpox



89. Saved someone’s life

(my cousin Gage)

90. Sat on a jury



91. Met someone famous 



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





How many have you done out of the 99? Care to play along? - be sure to let me know so I can check out your list.

This is just a typical evening at the Montgomery home. As always, a game is accompanied by seven different conversations, random comments, one-liners, and puns, random lines from random songs, and anything else we can think of that adds to the cacophonic atmosphere. It doesn't get any better than this.

Liz and I..... wow that was deep.

Nikki's Surprise

Emmie and I "warmed up" our cameras before Nikki arrived.

"Shhhhhhh! Here she comes!"

 This is Nikki's what-are-you-doing-here? look.

After WWIII with the net, we rigged it to stand up so we could play volleyball.

Such a look of concentration

The birthday girl!

Team 1

Team 2

Fun with Friends

Did anyone ever figure out why Amanda was on the ground?

Cindy Lou Who and Lyss: the life of the party

Amanda and I chillaxed after roughing it on the volleyball court.






Everyone had a great time at the Thacker's. What a fun family!

What a surprise when the Thacker's showed up at Faith last Sunday! We were able to hang out at Pizza Hut after church. Enjoyed fellowship, pizza, Spades, and a great game of TakeTwo (aka Fast Scrabble).

Reid and Caleb matched their cheating wits: I'm not sure that Caleb's puzzle can even be considered a Scrabble board. At least Reid uses real words.

Caleb and Emily's Scrabble board... try to find those in a dictionary.

The Second Annual Teaparty, hosted by Vicki Skow, was a tremendous success. Her sunday school class had a wonderful time. I'm so glad to have been able to help.

Molly and Anna: invaluable, indespensible helpers. Thank you so much!!!

THE 1ST PLACE CHOIR

Our kids did really well this year. Great attitudes and lots of awards.