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- Name: Donna
- Gender: Female
- Location: Fairbanks AK US
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People who have had a profound effect on my life
- God
- My Grandmother who died in 2006
- My father in law who died in 1997
- My husband who picks me up when I'm down
- Jeannine Hood who loves truly beautiful things and words and inspires me in so many ways
- Renee, my previous boss
- My friend Darlene who brought me closer to God when I thought I'd lost him
- Dr. Dan Hayek who was the principal of the school I went to. He always said just the thing I needed to hear at just the right time. One time he gave me an American flag pin that I had for years until I lost it. I was so upset but I think of him every time I see an eagle or an American flag and remember the eagle that was in his office and how he talked about the symbolism behind the eagle. Another time he gave me this little ceramic box that said Alaska and had a rainbow painted on it. I cried when it broke but my husband told me it wasn't the box that really mattered to me but the memories behind it. I realized he was right and that this person was more important to me than I ever realized. I kept going and fighting for what I wanted because he believed in me when no one else did (or cared to tell me) and told me I could achieve what I wanted if I worked for it.
- The older gentleman that came often for breakfast at the restaurant where I worked when I was about 19 that convinced me to go talk to a guy at the school district about getting my high school diploma through coorespondence. He gave me a card of someone to go see and then kept asking repeatedly if I'd gone to see him yet. I finally did. I got my diploma in 1993. I wish I knew his name so I could tell him how much I appreciated him.
- Mr Joe Hendrickson (?) who's name was on that card. He worked at the school district in the coorespondence office and helped me get started working toward my diploma and helped keep me motivated until I was finished. When I went to pick up my diploma he made a very dramatic sceen of it and had everyone there clap for me. There were probably only 6 hands clapping together but it was good enough for me. I don't know where he is but I am thankful for him.
Books that moved me
- The Christmas box story by Richard Paul Evans
- The Notebook by Nicholas Sparks
Music I like
- Jeremy Camp
- Casting Crowns
- Air1
- I love Guns & Roses especially Sweet Child of mine
- Anything Slash plays
- Nickelback
- I love good guitar music, some rock, some country, some alternative, and lots of good stuff considered "classic" now, but NO RAP (unless it's hammer time)
- Maroon 5
- Willie and Waylen and the boys
- I love deep voices like Johnny Cash and my dad
- Christmas music all year round
- Chamber music and that doesn't count elevators
- My dad playing the guitar or singing with the radio
- Riley singing along with me and the Judds
100 things I want to do someday
- Become an RN
- Go downhill skiing
- Learn to swim
- Ride in a hot air balloon
- Get over my fear of flying and go visit my mom and my sister and the rest of the world!
- Visit my grandmothers grave so I can hand deliver the last letter I wrote to her before she died
- Go to Ireland
- Learn to play the guitar
- Learn Italian
- Learn how to drive a stick shift
- See a real waterfall
- See the Redwoods in California
- Learn to sew well enough to make my own clothes and not be embarrased to wear them in public
- Learn to forgive and forget
- Learn to dance
- Learn sign launguage
- Learn how to help someone who is grieving get through it
- Learn to fix the bathroom sink or toilet by myself
- Learn how to do electrical work for myself
- Learn how to do maintenance on my own car myself
- Learn astronomy and the names of my favorite stars and learn what the milky way consists of besides chocolate
- Learn enough spanish to help someone who needs it
- Create my own personal garden retreat with a place to have tea with my friends and sit and enjoy the view, smell the roses, and tiptoe through the tulips (and block the view of my neighbors junky cars)
- Create a memorial of some sort for my grandmother near the tree I planted for her
- Learn how to keep a May Day tree from dying!
- Learn how to grow my own vegitables and herbs
- Learn how to best use and store my own vegitables and herbs
- Learn to enjoy growning old
- Learn geography so I can beat my son at board/trivia games
- Earn a digree or two
- Make a disaster kit for my house and car
- Learn to play the piano again and teach Riley too
- Start painting again
- Exercise regularly and lose the weight I need to lose (about 20 lbs)
- Knit a sweater
- Knit washclothes for my kitchen and personal washclothes for everyone in my family
- Learn how to knit socks!
- Call my parents at least once a month and on birthdays and holidays
- Study Italy and disignate one room in my house to it (kitchen)
- Study Ireland and disignate one room in my house to it (living room)
- Study France and disignate one room in my house to it (Master bath)
- Study England and disignate one room in my house to it (Bathroom)
- Study China and disignate one room in my house to it
- Study Janan and disignate one room in my house to it (Master bedroom)
- Learn the meaning of Japanese and Chinese writing and learn to paint them
- Paint butterflies on the walls in my room
- Clean and organize my closet
- Clean and organize the garage
- Create an area for me to sew
- Print all the pictures on my computer and back up my photos so if my computer crashed I wouldn't forget what my children looked like as babies
- Make a scrapbook
- Hang the pictures on the wall that have been leaning in the closet since we bought this new house. Maybe put more current photos in the frames
- Go to church on a regular basis
Get Riley to go to church with me- Get Jared to go to church with me
- Get Chris to go to church with me
- Study the Bible and understand it
- Clean and organize my room so I wont be embarrased to let a friend go in there
- Make an effort to teach my children morals/values
- Start sketching again
- Read all the books in my garage that I've been hoarding and saying I would read someday and donate them or register them on bookcrossing.com so I can walk in my garage again and get to my car without breaking my neck.
- Get an address book that I love that I will keep track of, keep updated, and USE!
- Study math and get better at mental math
- Stop hoarding stuff I don't need and donate it (Including Christmas ornaments, books, magazines, clothes, jewelry, and colorful plastic containers, baskets and sturdy boxes)
- Throw away or fix all the old stuff that is falling apart that I've been holding on to (like the red tennis shoes with the hole in the side of the toe, and the old shirt of Chris' that I like to sleep in but is falling to shreds, and the old blankets that are horrid looking. I don't need them.
- Actually do something with the odd things I have been holding onto for sentimental value (like my nanny's clothes, baby clothes and blankets and little tiny socks, letters and cards from people I love, and rings from Chris that no longer fit.
- Write more letters to my family
- Write more letters to the people in the nursing homes
- to be continued......
TV shows I watch
- Law & Order
- CSI
I haven't had the time to watch anything lately
Interesting facts about me
I am married and I have two boys aged 13 and almost 11. I just changed directions in my career and went from loan processing to a nursing aide position. It
has been a great change but I'm still learning. I love music and I've always wanted to learn to play the guitar. My husband bought me a nice one with
a small portable amp and some day I will learn to play! I also get crafty from time to time. I've recently learned to knit and sew and hopefully I'll
be able to make some useful items. My entire family is big on reading and we are big supporters of the Literacy Council of Alaska.
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Places to visit before you turn 100
- Ireland
- Italy
- The Redwoods in California
- San Antonio, Texas and the riverwalk where you can get a margarita and salsa in any color you want! YUM Oh yeah, and my big sis is there.
My Thoughts
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Dear Nanny,
12/26/07 15:48:16 | 0 Comments
I wanted to wish you a happy birthday. I sure wish you were here so I could tell you face to face. It's almost been 2 years since you've been gone but I still miss you just as much. Everything I see makes me wish I could show you but I know you can see. It's just not the same to not be able to talk to you about things. I still hear you singing in my head and every time I'm in the shower. I don't know why but I always start singing "just a closer walk with... -
Christmas
12/26/07 13:18:55 | 0 Comments
I had a great Christmas. I got up and stuck the turkey in the oven and climbed back in bed for a while. I just browsed through my favorite magazines (Real Simple and Better Homes & Gardens) and drank coffee. We were expecting my brother in law and his fiance for Christmas but they called to say they were running late so I just tooled around the house in my favorite night gown and my new fuzzy stripped socks (a real hot look HAHA). I cooked...
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Reading List
- The Long Dark by Slim Randles
- Raven's Prey by Slim Randles
My bookshelf - http://www.librarything.com/catalog/donnabug
Comments about me
Favorite quotes
And the night shall be filled with music,
And the cares, that infest the day,
Shall fold their tents, like the Arabs,
And as silently steal away.
~Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
To accomplish great things, we must not only act, but also dream; not only plan, but also believe.
~Anatole France
I long to accomplish a great and noble tast, but it is my chief duty to accomplish humble tasks as though they were great and noble. ~Helen Keller, letter to a five-year-old
And the cares, that infest the day,
Shall fold their tents, like the Arabs,
And as silently steal away.
~Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
To accomplish great things, we must not only act, but also dream; not only plan, but also believe.
~Anatole France
I long to accomplish a great and noble tast, but it is my chief duty to accomplish humble tasks as though they were great and noble. ~Helen Keller, letter to a five-year-old
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Karol Johnson
01/04/08
When I clicked on your name, I went to your personal page and WOW it is really beautiful and very interesting. The picture looks like somewhere I have been - was it taken between Fairbanks and Anchorage?
I enjoyed reading about the people who inspired you - and could relate to some of the things you say you want to acomplish. Just to let you know, I also have a great fear of flying - but, I have to fly for my job. So, I borrowed the Nike slogan "Just do it" and I dont give myself the option of backing out because I know that the first time I dont board a plane because of my fear will be the last time I ever fly. It is funny how many people get prayed for during take off and landing - I have had some of my most intimate prayer times while flying! :)
Anyway, today you have inspired me - thank you,
Karol
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12/31/07
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