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A Busy Holiday Weekend

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This was a busy holiday weekend! It’s kept me distracted from blogging.

So I thought I’d cover what a middle-class guy like myself does…

On Friday:

After work, I took my daughter to Arabica Cafe. I enjoy their food, but I couldn’t find a drink nor a food item that she liked. What I hoped would be a great father and daughter trip out,  just ended being a waste of money.  Occasionally, my daughter and son get a kid’s hot chocolate from Starbucks (they are fairly cheap). Later I mowed the lawn. Next, I took my son to the (golf) driving range.  Then the kids and I went shopping for a birthday present.

On Saturday:

Most of the morning, we relaxed.  Then for lunch we went to a cheap but good Italian restaurant.  My sister was up for a visit, so we visited her at my parent’s house for the day.  My dad grilled some hamburgers, and we celebrated the birthday.  I had a headache, so I mostly laid on the couch with my head throbbing.

On Sunday:

We finally got around to planting my wife’s Mother Day present (a flower bed).  It was a busy day, tilling the ground and planting the flowers.  The next stage would be to get mulch…  Later that night, we went to a great little chinese restaurant.

Monday:

We went to our favorite restaurant for breakfast (I think this may be the frist Monday we ever went there).  Next, we were going to go boating with friends, but it started raining.  So we decided to visit my wife’s parents, they had just came back from Oregon.  Surprisingly,the storm passed and the kids wanted to go swimming.  So my father-in-law and I vacuumed and skimmed the pool.  The kids had a great time, after getting pizza for everybody, I went swimming too.  It was a good time!

And that’s how I sent this Holiday weekend, not terrible exciting, but very busy…

-MR

My Summer Fun Things To Do List

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I thought it would be fun to create a summer “to do” list.  While I may or may not do all of them, it would be nice to attempt to…  Just to complete the list, I’m going to add contributions from the comments below, but in a different color that black.

  • Horseback riding – My daughter has been asking for this one!
  • Swimming – My In-Laws moved into a house that had a above ground pool.  We’ve already been over once, and the kids had a ball (even though it was cold).
  • Movies – Especially “The Last Airbender”
  • Slip and Slide/Sprinklers – Water fun to key cool in the summer.
  • Biking – At hilton head, and in parks where we live.
  • Go-Cart Racing – We go to such a site that’s close to where we live.
  • Golf – My son and I will do this at least once a month or more.
  • Put-Put Golf – The entire family enjoys this.
  • Waverunning – We enjoy this with friends every year.
  • Boating – An old friend has one of these and the family goes out with them often.
  • Water Skiing/Wakeboarding/Tubing – With the friend with the boat, the family does this too.
  • Hilton Head – Yes, we will go down to the Island again this year.
  • Amusement Parks – We will go to at least 2 amusement parks this year.
  • Mini-biking – I would really like to have my son drive one of these this year.  But I’m not sure where to get access to one.
  • Weekend Vacation – We’ll at least have a few of these.
  • Cabin Vacation – We enjoyed this last year, so we will do this again.
  • Tennis – This is such great exercise.
  • Guitar Playing – Wish I know how to play…
  • Hiking up in Lake Tahoe – a ton of hiking!!!
  • Myrtle Beach and Smoky Mountains – Sounds like a great combination!
  • Lake Huron a few days each summer –  as it is only about 70 miles away, and free.
  • Science museums – That sounds interesting!
  • Zoos– We love the Zoo!!!
  • Super-soaker and water balloon fights
  • Badminton – I haven’t done this in a long time.
  • Four-square in our driveway – Sounds like a fun game
  • Go to Traverse City in the summer for a long weekend
  • Swimming in chilly Lake Michigan – Hmmm, that does sounds cold!
  • Caribbean cruise – 7 day… very nice!!!
  • Curling Bonspiels – I have no idea what this is :), but it sounds fun!
  • Las Vegas – this sounds like a great trip!
  • Brazos Bend Park – I’ll have to google this too, sounds interesting!

Different colored Item above match the contributors in the same color below (these are pulled from the comments section below):

What exciting and cool activities do you plan on doing this summer?

If they are different from my list above, I’ll add them and a link to your site.

-MR