Hello!

Well, after reading many blogs daily and managing a couple of personal ones, I thought it time to venture into doing a more public one. 

A little about me - My name is Michelle.  I live in rural Alabama.  I have been married for over 18 years.  We have two girls.  I love guns, to cook, to knit and reading (mostly about guns, kids, cooking and knitting.) My youngest daughter and I are gluten-free.  Our bodies just can’t handle wheat and its relatives.  We all love shooting.  DH, Cricket (oldest DD) and I shoot IDPA and USPSA.  DH and Cricket hunt, too.  BugaBoo, youngest DD, can’t wait until she is old enough to do more than plink with her .22 and Daisy Red Rider. 

One of the blogs I read daily, The Breda Fallacy has a meme today and I thought it’d be a good way to get to know me. So . . .

Like hers, bold means I have personally done that. My comments are in italics.
1. Started your own blog.I started this one today but I have two others that I keep recipes and food ideas on. They are 2 or more years old.
2. Slept under the stars. During a meteor shower in August and a record low was set for Alabama for August — 50* or something ridiculous like that.
3. Played in a band.
4. Visited Hawaii.
5. Watched a meteor shower.See above about sleeping outside.
6. Given more than you can afford to charity.
7. Been to Disneyland. One day, maybe
8. Climbed a mountain.
9. Held a praying mantis.
10. Sang a solo. Oh, you don’t want to hear me sing.
11. Bungee jumped.
12. Visited Paris.
13. Watched a lightning storm at sea.
14. Taught yourself an art from scratch. I love to paint and draw. I have also taught myself to knit.
15. Adopted a child.
16. Had food poisoning. While breastfeeding a 3 month old baby. Such pleasant memories.
17. Walked to the top of the Statue of Liberty.
18. Grown your own vegetables.
19. Seen the Mona Lisa in France.
20. Slept on an overnight train.
21. Had a pillow fight.
22. Hitch hiked.
23. Taken a sick day when you’re not ill. Playing hookie is good for the soul.
24. Built a snow fort.Snow?! I’m in Alabama. We’re lucky to see the stuff twice in 10 years and then everything shuts down for a week.
25. Held a lamb.
26. Gone skinny dipping.
27. Run a Marathon.
28. Ridden in a gondola in Venice.
29. Seen a total eclipse.Of both sun and moon. The sun is awesome.
30. Watched a sunrise or sunset. Both
31. Hit a home run.
32. Been on a cruise.
33. Seen Niagara Falls in person.
34. Visited the birthplace of your ancestors.
35. Seen an Amish community.
36. Taught yourself a new language. I’d love to learn Gaelic.
37. Had enough money to be truly satisfied. I didn’t realize it at the time.
38. Seen the Leaning Tower of Pisa in person.
39. Gone rock climbing. Does spelunking count?
40. Seen Michelangelo’s David.
41. Sung karaoke.
42. Seen Old Faithful geyser erupt.
43. Bought a stranger a meal at a restaurant.
44. Visited Africa.
45. Walked on a beach by moonlight.
46. Been transported in an ambulance.
47. Had your portrait painted drawn. I’ve done a self-portait and I had a friend draw me once.
48. Gone deep sea fishing.
49. Seen the Sistine Chapel in person.
50. Been to the top of the Eiffel Tower in Paris.
51. Gone scuba diving or snorkeling.
52. Kissed in the rain.
53. Played in the mud. Even as an adult. I love mud.
54. Gone to a drive-in theater.
55. Been in a movie.
56. Visited the Great Wall of China.
57. Started a business. I have started 2, in fact.
58. Taken a martial arts class.
59. Visited Russia.
60. Served at a soup kitchen.
61. Sold Girl Scout Cookies.
62. Gone whale watching.
63. Got flowers for no reason.
64. Donated blood, platelets or plasma.
65. Gone sky diving.
66. Visited a Nazi Concentration Camp.
67. Bounced a check.
68. Flown in a helicopter.
69. Saved a favorite childhood toy.
70. Visited the Lincoln Memorial.
71. Eaten Caviar.
72. Pieced a quilt.
73. Stood in Times Square.
74. Toured the Everglades.
75. Been fired from a job.
76. Seen the Changing of the Guards in London.
77. Broken a bone. My tailbone. Do you know how long it takes to not hurt a lot?
78. Been on a speeding motorcycle. Define speeding? It was moving and I was terrified.
79. Seen the Grand Canyon in person.
80. Published a book. Do magazine articles count?
81. Visited the Vatican.
82. Bought a brand new car. It was brand new to me. And, I paid for, withouth DH’s help!
83. Walked in Jerusalem.
84. Had your picture in the newspaper. I was a child and my sister and I were tip-toeing through the tulips.
85. Read the entire Bible.
86. Visited the White House.
87. Killed and prepared an animal for eating. Prepared, not killed.
88. Had chickenpox.
89. Saved someone’s life.
90. Sat on a jury. Not a chance. I worked for a prominent attorney for 15 years.
91. Met someone famous.
92. Joined a book club.
93. Lost a loved one.
94. Had a baby. Best thing ever!!!!
95. Seen the Alamo in person.
96. Swam in the Great Salt Lake.
97. Been involved in a law suit.
98. Owned a cell phone. For nearly 20 years. The one I have now, though, is not mine. It belongs to the company I work for.
99. Been stung by a bee.
100. Read an entire book in one day. Two words, Harry Potter.

Boy, there’s a lot I haven’t done. Some of the stuff I just have no desire. I’d love to go overseas but seeing how the world is not getting safer and I’d have to leave my guns at home, I think I’ll stay here.

That’s all for now. More coming soon, maybe even with a little gun p0rn!

~M

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