My Bucket List

My Bucket List

I’ve been working on my bucket list for a few years now. It’s not terribly exciting. I’m not young any more. It keeps changing…like celebrating my mother’s 100th birthday. She died last August at 99 1/2 years. A couple of days before she died she told me she didn’t think she was going to make it to 100! I assured her it was okay. But here it is today and I just deleted that date. I may add a few more hopes as time goes by. I must also say that I had many adventures before I even thought of a bucket list so they’re not even mentioned here.

Celebrate Mother’s 99^th birthday, March 16, 2013, Castle Rock, Colorado. See photo

Lose 20 pounds or more.

Get in shape.

Ride a camel.  1998 See photo

Ride an elephant.

Communicate both ways with Andrew and Katie.

Write my parent’s story.

Become acclimated and adjusted to new social ideas and technology.

Become acclimated and adjusted to growing old.

Find burial places of great-great grandparents, Ossian, Iowa.

Jerry and I reach goal of going to all 50 states. 1959-2013. See photo

Travel to Hawaii. 2013 See photo

Travel to Norway.

Travel to China.

Travel to Nepal.

Travel to Myanmar.

Travel to eastern Canada.

Travel to Malaysia. 2009.

Maintain good weight.

Exercise daily.

Tandem Skydive.

Write a book.

Celebrate Andrew’s high school graduation. June Chicago, Illinois. 2003.

Celebrate Matthew’s high school graduation. June  Chicago, Illinois  2006.

Celebrate Tyler’s high school graduation. June 2008, Midland, Michigan

Celebrate Kaleb’s high school graduation. June 2009. Penang, Malaysia.

Celebrate Annie’s high school graduation June 25, 2012 Regina, Sask.  See photo

Celebrate Max’s high school graduation 2013 South Carolina. See photo

Celebrate Megan’s high school graduation 2014 South Carolina.

Celebrate Miller’s high school graduation 2015 South Carolina. See photo.

Celebrate Haleigh’s high school graduation 2015. Midland, Michigan

Celebrate Sydney’s high school graduation 2017 Holland, Michigan

Celebrate Elmise’s high school graduation 2021. Midland, Michigan.

Celebrate Isabella’s high school graduation 2021 Holland, Michigan

Celebrate Mason’s high school graduation 2021 South Carolina.

Celebrate Armon’s high school graduation 2023. Midland, Michigan.

Celebrate Maddie’s high school graduation 2026 South Carolina.

Attend any and all grandchildren college graduations. Andrew, Michigan Tech. U. 2007.

Attend any and all grandchildren weddings. Andrew & Katie Chicago, Illinois. 2010. See photo