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Thursday, June 23, 2011

My Check-Off Challenge

Play bubbles   
   Follow a rainbow
      Take family walks after dinner
         Find a perfect summer lipgloss
            Make some Mod Podge crafts
Shop at the Farmer's Market
    Pick strawberries
       Buy corn at a roadside stand
          Run five times a week
             Catch up on True Blood
Sit on our patio swing and look for fireflies
   Play in a lake with Dylan for the first time
      Build a sandcastle
         Make homemade popsicles
            Run through sprinklers
Have fresh flowers on our table
   Eat dinner outside at least once a week
      Take a walk along the beach
         Go to an outdoor concert
            Visit the Toledo Zoo
See Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows (both parts)
   Find (and buy) a pair of flat sandals I love
      Make a little playroom in the basement
         Organize the kids' closets
            Pick raspberries
Watch Singing in the Rain
   Take a spontaneous road trip
      Update my fun jewelry with a cuff or fun earrings
         Decorate Dylan's room
            Make a strawberry pie
Go to the Peach Festival
   Take the kids to an outdoor art fair
      Write something, anything every day
         Find a summer anthem I can happily blast with the kids in the car
            Remember to wear sunscreen every day
Use our grill more than once
   Make a fruit pizza
      Take the kids on the train at the zoo
         Go through Dylan's baby clothes
            Walk to get ice cream after dinner
Eat at an old A & W
    Paint my toenails (ok and my fingernails) bright blue
       Drink some icy cold prosecco on an outdoor patio
          Splash in puddles with the kids after a summer rainstorm
             Sit outside and look at the stars
Take the kids camping
   Go back to Lake Michigan
      Drink enough water
         Drive with the windows down
            Enjoy the heat (it won't be around for long)

 
Mama’s Losin’ It
50 things I want to do this summer
how many do you think I can get through?
is there anything special you're dying to do before Labor Day?

21 comments:

  1. Really good list! I know you can do all this summer, you go girl!

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  2. Great list. I agree with all except the run 5x's per week! ;)

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  3. What a great list, love them all and I also need to get working out too! Good luck to us both on that one.

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  4. Not only is  it  a great list but so nicely done!
    Just popped in from Mama Kat!Chris

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  5. You should come and visit Chicago and we can knock plenty of these off your list, especially the prosecco on an outdoor patio (assuming it is after the baby comes)!

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  6. Those are great things to do!! Toledo Zoo is on our list too :)

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  7. MotherhoodandmiscellanyJune 23, 2011 at 2:54 PM

    Fabulous list!  I have to do mine now.  I'm a new follower.  - Amy

    http://motherhoodandmiscellany.blogspot.com

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  8. Sounds like a great list! And I love how it kind of flows like a poem. :)

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  9. Love the way you wrote this! Very clever. 

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  10.  Your list made me tired.  I just want 50 freakin' minutes to myself this summer.

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  11. I love every single one, Now If I could just get to your house to help you with at least 25 of them!!!!! LOL
    Have a fantastic summer my sweet friend :)

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  12. You, too!  I am going to keep track of them :)

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  13. That might be the hardest one to do!

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  14. Hi Amy!  Thanks for following :)  Have fun making your list!

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  15. I think we're going this week!  Ryan is taking a couple days off; we are excited, because Abbey likes elephants, and this will be the first time she sees a real one.

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  16. We should plan a visit, soon!  I hope you're still feeling well :)

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  17. Some of them will be easy for me to get to, some of them not so much!

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  18. Aw come on!  Everyone's doing it :)

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  19. I hope so!  It's fun to have them to inspire me when I need something new to do!

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  20. Hi Angie  -  Loved your list!  Summers with little children are AWESOME!  You suddenly have an excuse to just sit and do nothing else besides enjoy the sunshine and watch your babies play and learn!    To illustrate the difference bectween your young children and my teenagers....  I happened to glance at my 20-yr-old's Summer To-Do list (that she left out - I did not snoop - lol) Among the usual - Read a book, volunteer, get a tan ..... #12 was ... " Win a game of beer bounce(bong)".   How I wish I could still be watching her jumping around the playground!  I'm starting my list right now ........     

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