July 24, 2008
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Thursday Thirteen #30
Some of you just recently subscribed to my blog site – just this week, in fact. I hope you don’t find my future bloggings a disappointment. I’m not usually as “deep” as I have been these past few days.
I usually write about my daily routine and include pictures of everything from my children and pets to my dirty kitchen and closets!!! And, I usually post a Thursday Thirteen list of whatever inspires me.
So, read on – and YOU be the judge!
Thirteen Things
I’d Like to Do
BEFORE I DIE
First of all – it was extremely hard to come up with thirteen things. I truly am very content with my life and where I’ve been. All of the things listed below would be “nice” to do; but, they aren’t something I’m hungering after, nor will I feel cheated if they never happen . . . except for maybe those things involving my immediate family.1. Travel through the Deep South and learn more of its history. I’m in love with Civil War history! Also love that period in time, clothing, furniture, lifestyles . . .
2. See my five daughters married and each with an established and happily growing family.
3. Go to a “U Pick It” farm. I know that sounds odd and many may wonder why I just don’t go. I know of NO such farms in the Oklahoma City area. Picking blueberries, apples, peaches . . . it all sounds like such a wonderful pay off for a few hours of hard work!
4. I would like to fly (JUST ONCE) in first class. If I flew TWICE, that would be okay, too!
5. I’d like to take a train through southern Canada with a *good* tour guide.
6. I’d like each of my five daughters to cook a full meal and invite Jesse and me to their individual houses for dinner. I’d like to offer to bring some type of dish and have my daughter say, “No, Mom, really, I’ve got it covered.” And, after dinner, say, “Mom don’t bother to help me clean up. I”ll get it later. Just enjoy being a guest for a change!” Sounds like heaven, doesn’t it????!!!!
7. It would be nice to have lots of moments alone with Jesse and me. That may happen sooner than I realize and I might not feel so strongly about this. So, I reserve my right to change my mind!
8. I’d like to wear pretty nightgowns. Not ones that are practical and inexpensive so when cooking breakfast I don’t ruin something nice. (I’d also like to go OUT for breakfast – but that’s something we just never seem to do)
9. I’d like to find a “Rogaine-type” product that really works! Rogaine DOES work, but not as well as I had hoped.
10. I’d like the day to come when knee surgery is perfected to the point it no longer is as painful as it is now and the recovery time is very short. Then, and then only, I’d have my injured, crickety knees fixed.
11. I look forward to the day I can entertain all of my children and their families in our (large) home for special holidays or a family reunion. Everyone together at the same time sounds marvelously delightful!
12. I’d like to have more grandchildren to cuddle and nurture.
13. I’d like to live close enough to a forest with pine trees – within driving distance – so I could enjoy walking on the fallen needles and smelling the refreshing scent of pine. That’s something I really miss about living in California.
EDIT: Jesse read this and questioned why I might change my mind about being alone with him (#7). LOL What I meant was . . . (JESSE!!!!!) . . . that I might miss the fact at every meal someone spills a glass and there are always children around with questions or crawling on top of us. This wasn’t meant to sound like a slight to my dear husband.
Have I redeemed myself?????!!!!!!!!!! LOL
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Comments (6)
Dear Cherylyn,
I’m with you on some of those things, but others I’d just as soon never do. Such as fly — I’ve been up in a two-seater, but I don’t think I could take the close quarters of a big plane! I so much enjoyed the family get-togethers we used to have and would love to have them again, but I guess those days are gone forever, too.
Hope you have a wonderful rest of the day.
Love, Judy
I like your list! I often think when I am dragging my carry on behind me down the narrow aisle to my tiny seat on a plane how nice it would be to sit in those big, comfy-looking seats in first class! I have been on many airplanes and keep hoping someday to get bumped up to first class for some reason! HA! If you only have to fly a couple of hours, the regular seats aren’t so bad, but when you are going to be on a plane for eight hours? Those big seats would be wonderful. ~~ I would like to see my books published before I die. I feel like that is something of me that could keep giving and blessing even after I am gone. ~~ I would like to see Paris even though the people I know who have been there say it isn’t all it’s cracked up to be, and that the French people are stuck up! LOL! ~~ Like you, I would like to have more grandchildren to love. ~~
Here’s a site that can maybe help you out w/ the U-pick place! You just have to choose your county (or one close) & it’ll tell you where any are.
Five daughters? Seems like I must’ve missed one…..
Thanks for all your support this week!
@JourneyOf7 -
Such a good friend, you are!!!! Thanks so much. I’ve bookmarked the site.
You notice it’s mainly peaches, pumpkins, and Christmas trees in our state, with a few black berries (with stickers) thrown in! Oh well! This is the state of grains and soy beans!
I had to laugh at your list!
Blessings!
Tina
Hi!
Passing thru and wanted to say hello!
I recently visited the Shadows On The Tech plantation, in New Iberia, La. It had some real interesting things about the Civil War. I wish I could go back!
Take care! Tracy