My Bucket List!

This morning I received an e-mail from my good friend, Kristine Banks, from Illinois, who helps us adopt out our dogs. Kristine asked me to fill this questionnaire out, and e it back to her and send it to all of my friends. Here’s my list.

The Bucket List Instructions:
Hit forward and place an X by all the things you've done and remove the X from all the ones you have not. Send it to all your friends including me. This is for your entire life!

(X) Gone on a blind date - yes, back in high school and never again
(X) Skipped school - several times, senior year
(X) Watched someone die - my husband, back in '95
( ) Been to Canada - I wish! I would love to meet Fay and her family, and give Kris Kristofferson aka Prince—a hug
(X) Been to Mexico - a few times
(X) Been to Florida - flew to Miami to take a Carnival Cruise to the Bahamas
(X) Been on a plane - too many times
(X) Been lost - at least once a month - it runs in my family - we laugh about getting lost all of the time
(X) Been on the opposite side of the country - Minnesota, California and Maine
( ) Gone to Washington, DC - no thank you
(X) Cried yourself to sleep - and looked like you know what in the morning!
(X ) Played cops and robbers - when I was eight years old. I was the get-a-way car—ouch!
( ) Recently colored with crayons - how did you know?
( ) Sang Karaoke - no way
( ) Sang in front of a large audience (200 or more)
(X) Spoke in front of a large audience (200 or more) yes, with Kinky at the 2006 Texas Book Festival
(X) Paid for a meal with coins only - when tacos were a quarter
(X) Done something you told yourself you wouldn't - yes, many times
(X) Made prank phone calls - yes, as kids, Ronnie and I called our Aunt Mooie, Uncle Ham's mother, and we got caught and were grounded. Does anyone else have family named after food or is it just mine?
(X) Laughed until some kind of beverage came out your nose - yes, Ovaltine chocolate milk, and little pieces of chocolate came out when I sneezed!
(X) Caught a snowflake on your tongue - when I lived in Crested Butte, Colorado, in the early '70's
(X) Danced in the rain - with Tony
(X) Written a letter to Santa Claus - still do, but I send him e-mails nowadays, it saves me money
(X) Been kissed under the mistletoe - I'm one of those people that don't kiss and tell, sorry
(X) Watched the sunrise with someone you care about - inside the Space Ship with Tony
(X) Blown bubbles in your milk - still do, but in soy milk- it's healthier
(X) Gone ice-skating - in Ft. Worth when I was a kid, but was not good at it and am now too old to try again
(X) Wished upon a falling star - whenever I see one
( ) Swam with Dolphins or Stingrays- would love to swim with Dolphins, but not Stingrays
( ) Drove as fast as your car would go - never
(X) Laughed until you pee'd your pants..or sneezed, passed gas, puked, or fell down

About you:
1. Any nickname? Yes, Doodle Bug and Cousin Nancy
2. Mother's name? Katie
3. Favorite drink? Water and a box of fine wine
4. Tattoo? None
5. Body piercing? Nope
6. How much do you love your job? This ——————————much!
7. Birthplace? Fort Worth, Texas
8. Favorite vacation spot? Port Aransas and Ruidoso, New Mexico
9. Ever been to Africa? Nope, too far and I have quit flying
10. Ever eaten just cookies for dinner? No, but once I ate Cheetos
11. Ever been on TV? Yes, several times as a kid, and because of Kinky
12. Ever steal any traffic signs? No, but when I was in the 6th grade, my new boyfriend, Rick Morrison gave me one for my Christmas present. A week later, I broke up with him. It was a STOP sign!
13. Ever been in a car accident? Yes, when I backed into Copper’s Miata—'Ruby Tuesday'—last December
14. Drive a 2-door or 4-door vehicle? yes, both
15. Favorite hobby? Writing while listening to my iPod, decorating and renovating space ships
16. Favorite pie? My Aunt Pie, who was married to my mother’s brother -John Howard Griffin, author of 'Black Like Me' And, my mother's twin sister, Jackie, was married to Uncle Ham—he was my favorite ham.
17. Favorite number? 8
18. Favorite movie? Starsky & Hutch, Trains, Planes & Automobiles, Something’s Gotta Give, Super-Size Me!
19. Favorite holiday? Thanksgiving
20. Favorite dessert? Miles of Chocolate
21. Favorite food? Fruits and vegetables
22. Favorite day of the week? Wednesday
23. Favorite brand of body wash? Dr. Broner’s
24. Favorite toothpaste? Crest
25. Favorite smell? Bread baking in the oven
26. How do you relax? I write, listen to music, work on my Space Ship, go for walks, being alone with Tony and our pets in Outer Space, taking naps with my dogs and cat, and being outside with our dogs.
27. How do you see yourself in 10 years? 66? I hope—if I can still see.
28. Furthest place you will send this message? Around the world, since I am blogging it
29. Who will respond the fastest? Kristine Banks

I hope that all of y’all will fill out your Bucket List! It was fun! Thank you, Kristine!