It's Sunday...Matthew just left

Matt stayed last night and we talked about his writing. He left early for home to start his newest novel! I'm excited. Matt has so many great ideas. He inspires me to be better. When he spends the night with me we talk about everything and nothing! Its funny how that happens. We love popping popcorn and watching movies. If its not a movie, we usually chat about his school or friends. It just is so easy with him; he feels comfortable and natural. I also realize how much I admire him. He listens to advice that he is given but takes the time to do his own research. Once he feels he has all the information he needs...then he makes his decision. Great kid, great memories and wonderful grandson. Oh, by the way, did I ever tell you that he gave me the special name MOMO for Grandma? What a joy!

Okay Family and Friends!

I got courageous enough to post my blog today around 4:00 PM. It's 11:51 PM. Someone write something back. Let me know what you think and how YOU feel!

Love, Jeanne

I AM BRAVE...Here is my bucket list !

1. Continue to spend lots of time w/ my "sunshine" MATTHEW! DOING !!
2. Drive Route 66 (except for the detours that make you drive off it).
3. Visit the northeast during Autumn. Would like to go this fall with Pill! Maybe we can do # 24 and some # 5 !!! ????
4. Revisit the Grand Canyon (I was there when I was 6 years old). Donkey ride to the base and camp.
5. Visit 100 lighthouses (I probably won't have to beg Pill to do this)
6. Revisit Sequoia Forest Reserve (since I was 6)
7. Go to Europe in sections: Britain, Ireland (kiss the Blarney Stone), Scotland; Amsterdam, Venice, Rome, France;Spend one year in Tuscany.
8. Go to the Holy Land one day when it feels safe.
9. See Stonehenge and Easter Island
10. Visit the Pyramids in Egypt.
11. See the pyramids in southern Mexico.
12. Learn Spanish. si, ole, gratias, (working)
13. Lose 15 pounds
14. Build an ICP house (with self-sustaining features).
15. Finish all my photobooks.
16. Stomp grapes for wine with my feet (Italy)?
17. Get all my VCR's converted to DVD - Did the most important ones, continuing
18. Make a collection of all my videos and compile for my children and family
19. Drive the USA in a camper and visit all my relatives while vacationing the whole trip.
20. Go to San Diego Zoo - visit the naval station there.
21. Go to the Smithsonian and the White House and the Pentagon
22. Go to DisneyLand
23. Have fun with Jill like we used to.
24. Drive to Pennsylvania and see where Doug died.
25. Find something really significant that I can do that will truly be life altering for someone. Matt told me about a gift I had given him while we talked one evening. It changed his perspective about God in a way that I had not even known. God, you gave me this one and for that I am grateful.
26. Take a cruise: Went thru Panama Canal, Cartegena, Costa Rica, Aruba & Jamaica. Loved every moment of it and want to spend more time in each country
27. Spend as much time as I want crocheting! I love it and can't get enough. Making hats has been my passion lately and I would love to make more and different ones! If you know what you would like, let me know!

The bucket list begins

Me, I spent the night watching movies with my grandson and talking about the future. Wishes and hopes that we both have. Then we discussed and laughed because we said it at the same time..."We need to make up a bucket list". Well, Matt followed through. He went home and made up a blank bucket list with 2 pages to fill in!!! I have been working on mine and its amazing the number of things you put off because "there will be tomorrow". I won't live my life like that ever again. Today is the day to live and enjoy all the excitement this world has to offer. Matt, we will have to go over our lists later on and see how many are the same. Maybe I'll even post mine...I'll see how brave I am. Hope you all have bucket lists and will share them with me!



Jeanne