Summer Fun So Far

Making some progress . . . . 

1. Go to Vermont--oh, that was fun!
2. Sis's speedskating camp--she loved camp (with 2 Olympians and a national coach!) and we liked our wanderings around Jersey, including living history museums, lighthouses, great Malayasian food.
3. Go to Texas--Yes, we did!  And completed a subset of our list:  boat rides, driving the golf cart, fishing, tubing, sailing, fireworks, Mikeska's, Prasek's, Buc-ee's, Whataburger, seeing dolphins, walking on the pier at night, bird sightings (pelican, mockingbird, Mexican eagle/caracara, gray hawk, white-winged dove, purple martins, even baby buzzards), hammock time, chalk art, water balloon fight, birthday parties, visiting with family.
4. Family camp in Maine
5. Sis's computer camp
6. Bud's theater camp 
7. Ice skating with friends
8. Trip to NYC with kids by myself?
9. Trip on Port Jeff ferry with kids by myself?
10. See musical Come From Away
11. Beach outing
12. Putt-putt golf--well, at least Mama and Bud got in a round in NJ
13. Create Minecraft server
14. Make ice cream
15. Go to zoo
16. Family biking
17. Celebrate 4th of July--watching fireworks in TX
18. Celebrate Solstice--first full summer day at home so we have a free day and kids stay up late
19. Celebrate Mama's birthday with Studio Ghibli film festival--Yay!!  We've seen Totoro and Kiki's Delivery Service
20. Birthday parties for kids--birthday pinata!
21. Kids cook weekly dinners--Bud started with shish kebabs!
22. Attend friends' Friday Night Dance Party



See Spiderman Homecoming--we LOVED it!
See Thor: Ragnorak
Big house purge before carpet removal
Backyard archery
Bird song e-course--I've done some of the lessons and am trying to learn the mnenomics
Zentangle workshops--I learned all about doing 3D designs, Dingbatz, radial blossoms, and "Delft Designs"
Summer Soul Camp workshop--it's going on right now
Clean basement--I did a really good sweep of the "front" part.  It's navigable again.
Gardening--I've cleared the bed in the back and planted some flowers
Make rock art
Lego Death Star
Refurbish dollhouse
Kids learn how to do laundry
Volunteering (Sis with horse camp, Bud with cats?)
Lemonade-stand fundraiser
Try embroidery on pillowcase
Improve my Splattoon skills
Make Jan-June photobook
Get back to my YogaDance class
Quilling
Read through magazine pile--I've made headway.
Teach mandalas class
Blueberry picking