Summer

[ray]

Hello! all, I was wondering what you all do for summer fun?

Thanks

ray

[Guest Calamity]

Well, from about July until sometime in September (depending on what the weather does), I stay as close as possible to the A/C to avoid the sweltering heat and humidity here. When it's not unbearably hot and humid, I like fleamarkets, yard sales, etc.

[irishcowboy]

well, i have a couple suggestions......

1. go to church.

2. help the pastor.

3. do a bible study.

4. go camping.

5. go fishing.

6. get a map of your state ( and if you are close to the boarder, then get a map of your neighboring states as well). using your town as the center point, draw a circle that would be about 100 miles from the center. then pick a route and take it, stopping at all the scenic sites, or historical sites, or even go looking for parks and other things you like to do ( leaf collections, rock collecting, post card collecting, ) or even just sight seeing...... Do you know how many people live with in an hours walk ( thats right walk ) from the ferry that takes people to the Statue of liberty? LOTS...... and how many of them have not seen the statue of liberty? most have not..... have you ever seen the worlds largest hand dug well? I have, have you ever seen the worlds longest hand carved wooden chain? I have, have you ever seen the worlds largest ball of twine? I have. have you ever seen the "little house on the prairie? I have..... some of these places are over 200 miles away, others just an hour ( 55 miles ) and some even as close as a 10 minute walk from my house.

7. start a new hobbie.

8. learn a new skill.

9. visit long lost relitives.

10. get a list of shutins from your church ( or other churches ) and visit them.

11. take a bike trip.

12. cut your hair, or let your hair grow.

13. grow a beard.

14. stop a habit you do not like, and start a new one you do like.

15. get a 5000 piece jigsaw puzzle and put it together, should take most the summer........

16. replace the roof on the house.

17. paint the house all differant colours.

18. paint you car multi coloured ( use a water soluable paint, so that all you have to do is go thru the car wash to get rid of it, seen a navy van that was done up like a hippie van with such paint, and when they was done messing around with it, they just washed it off..... )

19. go to as many weddings as you can in one day all at differant churches.

20. REST !!!!

21. most of all have fun.

mike

[Guest Calamity]

well, i have a couple suggestions......

1. go to church.

2. help the pastor.

3. do a bible study.

4. go camping.

5. go fishing.

6. get a map of your state ( and if you are close to the boarder, then get a map of your neighboring states as well). using your town as the center point, draw a circle that would be about 100 miles from the center. then pick a route and take it, stopping at all the scenic sites, or historical sites, or even go looking for parks and other things you like to do ( leaf collections, rock collecting, post card collecting, ) or even just sight seeing...... Do you know how many people live with in an hours walk ( thats right walk ) from the ferry that takes people to the Statue of liberty? LOTS...... and how many of them have not seen the statue of liberty? most have not..... have you ever seen the worlds largest hand dug well? I have, have you ever seen the worlds longest hand carved wooden chain? I have, have you ever seen the worlds largest ball of twine? I have. have you ever seen the "little house on the prairie? I have..... some of these places are over 200 miles away, others just an hour ( 55 miles ) and some even as close as a 10 minute walk from my house.

7. start a new hobbie.

8. learn a new skill.

9. visit long lost relitives.

10. get a list of shutins from your church ( or other churches ) and visit them.

11. take a bike trip.

12. cut your hair, or let your hair grow.

13. grow a beard.

14. stop a habit you do not like, and start a new one you do like.

15. get a 5000 piece jigsaw puzzle and put it together, should take most the summer........

16. replace the roof on the house.

17. paint the house all differant colours.

18. paint you car multi coloured ( use a water soluable paint, so that all you have to do is go thru the car wash to get rid of it, seen a navy van that was done up like a hippie van with such paint, and when they was done messing around with it, they just washed it off..... )

19. go to as many weddings as you can in one day all at differant churches.

20. REST !!!!

21. most of all have fun.

mike

Whew! I'm afraid there wouldn't be any time for rest at all if anyone tried keeping up with you! Is it hot where you live in the summer? In fact, I couldn't keep up with all that, in one summer, I don't think!

[Guest LadyC]

i sleep.

i lay on a raft in the pool for an hour.

i stare at the computer monitor and hope the board is very active so i can keep occupied looking up scriptures on various topics. if it's slow, i console myself with scrabble-solitaire.

i watch countless movies with my daughter, which is the highlight of my day, but in about ten more days she'll be moving to texas with her dad and i won't even have that.

i wait and wait and wait through endless hours hoping my husband will be off work before the sun goes down.

when he finally does come home, i do more staring at the computer monitor hoping he won't spend a full two hours in the bathroom.

i turn on the tv and watch endless re-runs of forensic files, paramedics, oreilly factor, and things like that.

and i sleep.

fun? not really.

i have no transportation because my husband takes our only car to work. i have no friends or family here. i'm on a first name basis with everyone that works at my apartment complex from the groundskeeper to the manager because i see more of them than any living person.

my most meaningful relationships aside from my family are the people i know from around the world that visit this and other websites i hang out at.

boy, i sound like i'm having a pity party don't i? who's bring the chips and dip?

[Orr v'emet]

Let me jump in on this pity party. Summer used to be a time when I could sleep in, go to the beach, sleep some more...you get the idea. But since I have grown up and am not independently wealthy...summer is a time that is hot and humid. I get up at the crack of dawn and work everyday (except weekends). No more beach, no more sleep. Just responsibility....UGH! He he. It's not that bad. I don't get to see the beach much anymore (even though I live 10 miles from it) and I don't get to sleep as much...wait a minute...maybe it is that bad!

[Born Again]

I like to get my family together, jump on my 10 million dollar boat, sail down to Cozumel and snorkel among the fish and reefs. Then we come back and we fly in my private jet to New York to go shopping and see a few broadway shows. The we all go overseas to take a 3 month long tour of Europe. Then we all come back and relax in my mansion with an olympic size swimming pool and spa with full service and treatments. After that, my personal chef creates a meal fit for a king for all of us and I sink into my huge feather bed and WAKE UP!