100 things ... but not really

This is my 100th post! Many bloggers celebrate by posting 100 things about themselves. But I won't inflict that kind of pain on you. Wouldn't a list like that be more likely to be read if bloggers posted something juicy like "100 lies I've told" or "100 ways I stick it to the man?"

Anyway.

My 100th post comes a day after the author of the book "100 Things to Do Before You Die," himself, died. Dave Freeman had apparently accomplished half the things on his list and simply fell at his home and hit his head. This is scary. If the proponent of doing exciting things the world has to offer can die just by falling and hitting his head in his own home without completing his list, then is there hope for the average mom?

I haven't read the book, but some time ago, my husband and I had such a list. There weren't 100 items on the list, but there were some things on our "life wish list." We have already done some neat things in our 13 years together. Here are some yet to experience -- many are just dreams -- in no order:

1. Shake the hand of the current president, whomever it is at whatever time we get that chance.
   
   
2. See the redwood trees in California.
   
   
3. See the Grand Canyon.
   
   
4. (Warning: There are a lot of travel-related items on this list.)
   
   
5. Walk across England and especially see the Lake District.
   
   
6. Go to the Olympics. (But not be in the Olympics.)
   
   
7. Have another child.
   
   
8. Buy a large piece of property for quasi-conservation (quasi because we'd like to put a cabin or two on the property, and use the cabin as a base for exploring from there).
   
   
9. Me: Learn to scuba dive (my husband already does).
   
   
10. Him: See Niagara Falls (I already have, Canadian side).
    
    
11. See Hawaii and Fiji.
    
    
12. Kiss near a flower stand on a street in Paris. (That would be my husband and me kissing.)
    
    
13. Experience walking the red carpet in Hollywood.
    
    
14. Drive across the country in an RV (after we retire -- we might even try to collect a spoon from each state or some other hokey thing like that).
    
    
15. Go on safari in Africa and see the Big Five.
    
    
16. Me: See New York City, baby! (My husband has already been a few times.)
    
    
17. Learn how to kiteboard.
    
    
18. Rent or charter a boat and explore the Caribbean.
    
    
19. Take a week or so and paddle down the Suwannee River.
    
    
20. Take a week or so and paddle through the Everglades
    
    
21. Take our son to a snowy place for Christmas when he is old enough to remember it, so he can experience having a white Christmas.
    
    
22. Hike the Appalachian Trail. Maybe not all of it.
    
    
23. Explore Florida's coastal waters by boat.
    
    
24. (You can see we're the outdoorsy type.)
    
    
25. Him: Build a race car from scratch. (My husband is actually working on that one.)
    
    
26. Take my family to see where I grew up.
    
    
27. Be part of the audience during the taping of a TV show like The Tonight Show or Oprah or something.
    
    
28. See Banff and Glacier national parks.
    
    
29. Him: See the Silver State Classic Challenge.
    
    
30. Watch a rocket launch into space. (We tried to do this a couple times, and the shuttle was postponed.)
    
    
31. Him: Create a documentary.
    
    
32. Have a beer and sing a song in a pub in Ireland.
    
    
33. Go on an ecotour in Costa Rica.
    
    

You can see I'm nowhere near 100, but I'm sure our family will add to this list over time.

Oh, but, yeah, we'll be crossing things off the list, too, as we do them.

Well....

I'll leave the list of 100 things to others who are better at making lists. I'll just focus on the doing, not the listing!