100 Things...

Inspired by Pastor Ryan and the movie The Bucket List...here is a list of 100 things that I want to accomplish in my lifetime (might not think of them all right now) and at least 10 that I want to accomplish in 2009. Wanna make a list with me?

2009:

• Read the Bible cover to cover
• Read 100 books
• Lose 20-30 pounds, the healthy way
• Pay off all but one credit card
• Work with "To write love on her arms" in some capacity
• Host 6-10 Extreme Tour events
• Have an operating "Open Door" policy at my house. Anybody in need, anytime.
• Fast for 1 day
• Go beyond the Horizon Church walls-grass roots ministry
• Start a Children's Worship Ministry at Horizon
• Homeschool Dakota for Kindergarten

In General:

• Travel to Italy
• Travel to England
• Travel to Ireland
• Go backpacking in another country for at least a few days
• Take a backpacking trip at least once a year
• Start drinking beer (so I can enjoy it with Marke, instead of making faces)
• Read every work of Shakespeare
• Learn to play a musical instrument
• Have a thriving garden
• Work in a bakery
• Author a cookbook
• Have a "pro" kitchen
• Give my children the best education I can, whether that's through me or someone else
• Take a formal dance class
• Have one year of buying nothing new
• Give without setting limits
• Finish my tattoos (2 full sleeves, 1 side/rib tattoo, around my hips, and back/side of neck)
• Run/walk a marathon
• Go snowboarding
• Teach a yoga class
• Teach a cooking class
• Give away my stuff
• Raise loving children
• Be married for 50+ years
• See my Dad, Mom, sister and brother come to Christ
• Type 60 words a minute
• Climb Mt. Baldy w Marke
• Speak fluent Spanish
• Learn to swim well
• Visit New York
• Visit Chicago
• Visit Seattle
• Learn to fence
• Become proficient in the use of a firearm
• Become familiar with classical compositions

That's all I can think of for now-that's exhausting!