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Livin’ La Vida Linda
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101 Things in 1001 Days
1. Make room in garage to park one car
2. Do Jillian Michaels' 30 Day Shred
3. Wear a bikini in public
4.
Create an on-line photo albumDONE 1/16/095. Go line dancing
6. Have a taffy pull
7. Take a CPR class
8. Take a self-defense class
9. Organize the linen closet
10. Do a paint by numbers
11. Do a latch-hook rug
12. Go on a mini-vacation by myself
13. Go to Yellowstone
14. Go horseback riding
15.
Create a GFCF lasange crockpot recipeDONE 10/05/0916. Recover the seats of the kitchen chairs & bar stools
17.
Learn how to use Crystal ReportsDONE 4/9/1118.
Go to Universal StudiosDONE 4/13/0919.
Get a library cardDONE 2/5/0920. Go Bungee Jumping
21.
Go to Hearst CastleDONE 4/3/1122.
Go on a flashlight tour of the Winchester Mystery HouseDONE 10/17/0923. Go see a play at our local Playhouse
24. Take a dance class
25. Make hand molds of Sean and Skye
26.
See a Broadway showDONE 2/17/0927.
Go to a wine tastingDONE 1/31/0928.
Ride the subway in New YorkDONE 2/20/0929.
See the Statue of LibertyDONE 2/19/0930. Visit Mount Rushmore
31. Hike the Grand Canyon
32. Take a pottery class
33. Write down one thing I am thankful for daily for a month
34. Put up window treatments in the house
35. Replace the vertical blinds in the family room
36. Go on a sailboat
37.
Go kayakingDONE 4/15/0938.
Go white water raftingDONE 4/15/0939. Start an herb garden
40. Buy a piece of art
41. Make a snow angel
42. Build a sandcastle
43.
Build a snowmanDONE 3/7/1044.
Take my kids sleddingDONE 3/7/1045. Go snowboarding
46. Go wakeboarding
47. Ride on a jet ski
48. Go waterskiing
49.
Read Charlie and the Chocolate Factory to Sean and SkyeDONE 3/4/0950. Learn to make sushi
51. Take an art class
52. Read the entire published works of Jane Austin
53.
Get Sean and Skye to sleep in their own roomDONE 6/1/0954. Visit Alaska
55.
Take a cruiseDONE 4/14/1056.
Learn a martial artDONE 5/1/0957. Take a kickboxing class
58. Take a spinning class
59.
Organize the box of photos in my closetDONE 6/2/0960. Get my motorcycle driver's license
61.
Buy a carDONE 3/4/0962. Go scuba-diving
63. Ride my bike to work
64. Take a photography class
65.
Finish crocheting Kenny's blanket by his 1st birthdayDONE 1/16/0966. Cross-stitch three items
67. Knit an afghan
68.
Make Skye a smocked dressDONE 11/18/1069. Get a Brazillian Wax
70.
Take the kids hiking in Muir WoodsDONE 10/11/1071.
Eat no processed food for 30 daysDONE 6/11/1072.
Print, frame and hang my own photographyDONE 4/2/0973. Enter a creative writing contest
74.
Repaint the living & family roomsDONE 3/15/0975. Take a class at the community college
76.
Buy a pianoDONE 09/0977. Learn conversational American Sign Language
78. Take a trip to Europe
79. Vacation in Bermuda
80. Visit my friend in Minnesota
81.
Take a Girls Only VacationDONE 4/11/1082. Read at least one book a month
83. Take a flying lesson
84. Hike to the top of Half-Dome, Yosemite
85.
Give up Diet Coke/Coke Zero for 30 daysDONE 09/0986. Sing karaoke
87. Set foot in the Atlantic Ocean
88. Make a scrapbook for each child
89. Take a picture a day for 365 days
90. Post a blog for 30 consecutive days
91.
Run a 10KDONE 09/19/0992. Run a 12K
93. Run a half-marathon
94. Run a marathon
95. Compete in a triathlon
96.
Go skydivingDONE 3/28/0997.
Get a tattooDONE 1/4/0998. Go on a date
99.
Keep with appointment with dermatologistDONE 3/18/11100. Reach goal weight
101. Be an extra in a movie
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- At the movies with Cali to see Channing Tatum... er... I mean The Vow! 5 hours ago
- Grandpa just picked Sean up from school in one of his "old jalopies" (a '56 Chevy Bel Air.) Sean is on Cloud 9! 1 week ago
- Week of January 16-22 http://t.co/tUkW7CpE 3 weeks ago
- Listening to Sean sing "Party rockers in the house tonite!" in line at Target. #fb 3 weeks ago
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Cali

20 years old
Loves Anime, is an aspiring writer and currently does voice-over work on fan-fictiony stuff that I don't have a clue about. She was diagnosed with Aspergers Syndrome at age 16. She graduated from high school with her class and is now enrolled in college and working full-time. She moved out last year and is leading a very happy, successful, independent and quite "normal" life.Jason

18 years old
Friends fanatic, fancies himself the next Chandler Bing. Now that he has his license, the next step is his own car. He loves energy drinks, World of Warcraft and torturing Tad. He is now a college man.Tad

15 years old
Xbox addict, total Metrosexual and believer in the powers of Ax products. He's a shy, surprisingly funny, and exceptionally popular kid. He's joined the high school football team so he can get more girls.Sean

9 years old
Obsessed with the Titanic, cars, airplanes and basically anything that has an engine. His teachers told me he should go into engineering. He has a very mechanical mind and can fix just about anything. He was diagnosed with PDDnos on the autism spectrum just before his 5th birthday. He is the sweetest little boy you will ever meet.Skye McKenna

7 years old
The Princess, loves all things pink and glittery. She loves making faces, having her picture taken, and drawing pictures of her family and friends. She was diagnosed with PDDnos on the autism spectrum when she was 2 and was enrolled immediately in an early intervention program. She is completely mainstreamed and classified as "recovered".-
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