I have probably done a question of the moment like this before (here it is).  But I think it changes as we get older, we might add something different as we experience something new, etc.  So here are a few things from my updated List.

1) Dive a Shipwreck - I have scuba dived before, but nothing very exciting.  I just had a basic certification, and, in fact, I have never dived for fun.  The ocean scares me a bit - it is an unknown, you never know what is under you, etc.  But the idea of diving and seeing something that was around decades, maybe even hundreds of years, ago is something I find so exciting.  Plus I know Roy wants to get certified and start diving.

2) See the ruins in Tulum - I hope I can cross this off my list next summer, as we are planning a cruise, and I THINK this might be one of the stops.  The Ancient Mayans have always interested me. Corey is interested in them as well. And how amazing would it be to see something that has withstood such a test of time.

3) To see Europe - This covers a few things for me.  I want to visit Paris with my husband, and I want to see four pieces in particular - the Mona Lisa, the Winged Victory, the Venus De Milo, and, my favorite, Psyche Revived by Cupid’s Kiss (if you aren’t familiar with this one… look it up, beautiful!).  I want to go back to Germany.  We visited Germany in 2003 and had such an amazing time! Flying scares the hell out of me, so willingly getting on a plane for a flight of that duration… well, I want to put my fears to rest.

4) Finish a novel - I don’t care if it even gets published.  I have one started, and I just want to finish it.

5) Have a home in the mountains - Not sure if we will retire somewhere in the mountains, doesn’t really even have to be in the mountains.  But I want a home with a big porch on a lake.  So we can sit on the porch, maybe have a drink, and rock in our rocking chairs.  I am talking about doing all of this with Roy that is!  I want the kids to all come up in the summer, bring their families, and have HUGE dinners under big trees with lights strung up in them, and kids running around catching fireflies.  We can sit on the edge of the dock and dangle our feet in the water.

6) I want to surf - I know I said five… but this popped in my head, and I had to add it!

Reminder: Be sure to view this post on my site to see the boys’ responses.

The kids have heard me talk and talk and talk about the summer we have had this year.  You guys have read my week long account of a great vacation, so I am curious to see what everyone else remembers.  What part(s) of the summer stand out for them?  What made an impression?

Reminder: Be sure to view this post on my site to see the boys’ responses.

MTV is turning 30 this year!  Obviously, I am showing my age here, as I remember it’s debut!  I was actually at my babysitter’s house when I saw the first video MTV ever played.  Video Killed the Radio Star by The Buggles.  It was also my first introduction to the AMAZING Pat Benatar.  Sure, I had heard her music (my dad was a fan), but seeing her… WOW!  To this day, she still rocks it.

I remember seeing the video for Thriller.  My parents didn’t get cable right away, and after we did, my mom would let me get up, and if I ate my breakfast and got dressed for school on time, she would let me watch a bit of MTV.  Thriller was actually the first video I saw on MTV in my own house.  And, boy, was it amazing!  Now we have it on DVD, and all the boys love it.  The make-up, the dancing… it holds up well in my book.  One of my favorite videos from that time was The Warrior by Scandal.  Patty Smyth, like Pat Benatar, was so cool to a 9 year old girl.  She was strong, and talented, and she had a really cool kimono.

Who can forget Madonna’s Like a Virgin performance on the 1984 VMA’s.  

“Why is she rolling around like that?  And what is she wearing?” My dad was confused.

“I don’t know if Chris needs to watch this?” That was my mom.

Boy, Madonna was so cool!  Borderline and Lucky Star were more my style, and I wore my ‘jelly bracelets’ just like her.  All the way up my arm.  But my mom drew the line at multiple ear piercings.

The Real World, the first season, was ground breaking.  Seven kids thrown together and expected to live together and make it work?  What a crazy idea?

And I still watch MTV daily to this day.  Well, let me rephrase that - I watch MTV2 or Fuse.  I love music - all kinds of music.  And I love watching the videos, but, of course, MTV doesn’t seem to remember that it is MUSIC Television.

Remember, you have to check this post on my site to see what my husband and the boys have to say… Can’t wait to check out Roy’s response to this one!

I like my coffee first thing in the morning.  My favorite is Island Coconut Fair Trade Coffee.  I would have ONE big cup (I limit myself to one a day, except on the rare occasion) with some bacon, hash browns and french toast stuffed with sweet cream cheese and topped with some sliced strawberries!  YUM!

I think this is a repeat, but Hayden will be joining us for the QOTD!  He is learning to read and identify his letters with more confidence in first grade, and he asked to be a part of the family blog last night.  So, I let him pick the animal.

I think I would still go with my original answer-a megalodon.  This is a giant, prehistoric shark.  Estimates taken from teeth put this predator at around 67 feet!  (though I think that is one of the biggest on record, so that might be a max) But when i think of a shark I think of a fierce predator, something that will defend what belongs to it with everything it has.  Something I imagine all parents can identify with.

…what are you thinking about?

It’s early morning, the sun is just coming up, maybe I can see some dolphins in the distance.  There is a nice, warm breeze coming off the water, my hair is blowing around my face, and the sand is warm on my toes.  The one thing going through my mind is…”I have a great life.”

or just any movie line that sticks out in your head.  I have a few, though two of them have curse words in them..does that say something about me?

“Get Away From her you B$%#H!” Aliens (I mean seriously, how could anyone NOT like it when Sigourney Weaver utters that line from the robot thing she drives as she fights the queen.

“Yippee Ki Yay, Mother F-er” I thought Bruce Willis says this in Die Hard, and maybe he does, but for some reason I just think it is hilarious when Hans Gruber says it to Bruce’s John McClane.

“Peace isn’t merely the absence of conflict, but the presence of justice.” Harrison Ford’s President James Marshall in Air Force One.  (Yeah, I know silly movie…but what a great line!)

Hmm…no clue!  This is courtesy of Corey by the way.  I was drawing a blank, he was acting silly and I thought..why not?

As far as men go….probably Jason Statham or Bruce Willis, just because I am a fan.

Women-maybe Sigourney Weaver is someone I really like as an actress, and she just seems cool.

I think it would have to be a dual stalking…I would stand behind them and have someone take pictures of me, on the other hand…I am just too lazy to actually stalk someone, just way too much work!

I would love to say I would be a trapeze artist.  They look so pretty flying through the air.  OR, and I have only seen this on TV, the women that actually perform with the long silk panels.  They wrap themselves up in them and twist, spin and turn.  BUT, I have a slight fear of heights.  Not sure what the deal is because I could ride a roller coaster all day, but heights freak me out sometime.

Sooo…maybe I would be the ringmaster.  Speaking in front of crowds doesn’t bother me, and lord knows I’m loud!

This is actually a pretty serious discussion in our house.  As I have mentioned in the past, I am a huge fan of horror movies, ghosts included.  Growing up I loved books written about haunted buildings, towns, cemetaries, etc.  As I got older that interest didn’t abate, I still find the idea of a restless soul intriguing.

I will go on record and say, I absolutely believe that ghosts exist.  I don’t think they fly around in white sheets saying, “BOO!” But I believe that you leave something behind when you die, and when your loved ones need you, you will find a way to be there for them.

And should someone die a violent death, why would they simply fade away?  Especially if they died with regret.

So, yeah, I totally believe in ghosts.