My Birth List

If you are unsure what I mean by "Birth List" imagine the opposite of a bucket list.  Instead of concentrating on all the "want tos" today we will be looking at all the "thankful I dids."  I hope you enjoy, I know I did.

1. Had my poetry published 3 times
2. Have written for the local news paper many times
3. Been a flower girl
4. Been a brides maid twice
5. Been a matron of honor
6. Been a bride
7. Had 3 wonderful children
8. Become a Christian
9. Climbed 2 14ers
10. Seen the Space Needle
11. Been up the Sears Tower
12. Seen the Monalisa
13. Been to Ephesus
14. Fallen off a Double Decker Bus in London
15. Slept in a hostel
16. Fell in love with my favorite city-Madrid
17. Ridden a train from Madrid to Paris
18. Gotten my degree in Veterinary Technology
19. Came within a year of a bachelor's degree in Biochemistry
20. Stuck my finger in a dogs hip socket during surgery
21. Seen a bird revived by CPR on the OR table
22. Ridden a horse
23. Been to a black sad beach
24. Swam in the ocean
25. Seen an erupting volcano
26. Gone backpacking
27. Skied
28. Jet Skied
29. Snowshoed
30. Been on a motorcycle
31. Put together a year book
32. Been room mom
33. Been play doh mom
34. Taught Sunday School
35. Taught VBS
36. Gone on a mission trip
37. Bought a house
38. Been a girl scout leader
39. Ran Track & Field
40. Skipped school
41. Got to see the World Trade Center
42. Tried Maple Syrup in VT
43. Survived the Warrior Dash
44. Gone off the diving board
45. Learned to play piano