Summer! WHAT?!

Happy Summer!

Popping in with a quick post.

A Summer bucket list. 

You will probably need to click 

on it to enlarge. Hopefully you 

will find something fun to 

celebrate Summer.

Here are some of the things I 

hope to do:

Go for a walk at night

Ride bikes

Go to the Lake (for the day)

Go to the movies

Swing at the Park  ; )

Have a picnic

Play games

Build a bonfire (in the firepit)

Roast Marshmallows (and  make

Smore's) 

We have planted veggies +flowers

We visit with our neighbors ALL

the time.

I will see my Cousins on Saturday

meeting them for dinner after a 

year of not being able to gather 

together!

What will you do this summer?

Most of this is geared for kids so 

have fun with the Grands or nieces

and nephews too. BUT don't let that

stop you, let us know what you may

do!!

~Keep on Dreaming~

 

Summer Bucket List Part 2

 

Welcome back to our Bucket list for
reading.

Today we are going to add kids to the
mix.

Kids Summer Bucket List for reading:

1. Read in a tent/fort  (inside or out-
side) by flashlight
2. Read a book about bugs!
3. Read to a pet.
4. Read a joke book for kids.
5. Read under a tree.
6. Read a book without words.
7. Read an alphabet book.
8. Read about something specific
ie: space, flowers, birds etc.
9. Read a pop up book.
10 READ ALL SUMMER LONG!!

Some of items on the previous list would
work for kids too. Have fun reading this
summer!

~Keep on Dreaming~

Summer Bucket List for Reading

 

Hi All!

Well, here we are three days from
the OFFICIAL start of summer. If
you are like me summer begins as
soon as Memorial Day hits.

Today I have a Bucket List for
you specifically geared towards
reading and who doesn't enjoy
a good read.

Summer is the best time for me
to catch up on my reading list.

Summer Reading Bucket List

1. Read at breakfast,
lunch and/or dinner.
2. Read in the park.
3. Read in the backyard.
4. Read a Biography.
5. Read about a city far away.
6. Read a book that makes you
laugh.
7. Read a magazine.
8. Read about your country,
state or city.
9. Read a book about friendship.
10. Read ALL summer long.


Stay tuned, the next post will be a
list to do with the kids. Yours, the
neighbors, the grandkids, the nieces
and nephews.

~Keep on Dreaming~

I'm Still Here!

 

Hi! Hello! Howdee  do!
As stated in the title for
this post, I am still here
and I hope you are too!

School began on the 8th
and I have been running
crazy ever since!  It has
not been the smoothest of
starts unfortunately. Hope
it smooths out soon. Last
week, I was out with an
Achilles tendon issue,
bought some new tennies
and that colored sport tape.
Wrapped my foot the rest of
the week. It is getting better.

What else is going on here,
we have been enjoying some
awesome sunsets as seen above.

Yesterday we went to a Senior
men's baseball game. It was
called The Babe Ruth Classic
1920's style.

A Kansas City based men's team
split into two teams Kansas City

Blues and Minnesota Millerand played in the classic.
Some of the players on each
team wore "old school" 
uniforms.
It was hot out but we found a
spot in the shade.

This morning we hopped in the car
and headed here.

Apples, several varieties and peaches
were available for the pickin'.

 
 


These were the main reason for our trip.
Honeycrisp apples!
Not the only thing we picked up though:
Peaches
Cherries
Chow Chow
Horseradish Pickles
Parmesan  Salad Dressing
Carmel Dip

Great trip!

We will resume Vacation posts next time.

~Keep on Dreaming~

 

I DID IT!!!!

Ladies and Gentlemen!!!!!
I did it, I completed the 
Challenge!!!
If you remember, at the end 
of May I mentioned that I had 
planned to read 50 books before 
school started.
Mr. Ken dared to ask if "I really 
could do that!" Well, look at the 
pile in front of me!
I will admit towards the end it 
got a bit tough but I just kept 
going cause I knew what was
coming if I completed this 
challenge.

With school starting and sooo
many things to get caught up 
on we did not make to Baskin
Robbins till tonight.

Step right up.

Here is the prize I chose! 
A Hot Fudge Brownie Sundae 
complete with two scoops-
one vanilla and one chocolate 
plus whipped cream, nuts and 
a cherry!

Oh yea!!! Yum! Yum!

Thanks to my great 
husband for the delicious 
treat!
Don't worry though, he
had two scoops of Very
Berry Strawberry.


~Keep on Dreaming~

Challenge Update

Hello!

Well, my challenge with Mr. Ken 
has started. I have read and 
finished 2 of the 50 I have been
challenged to read!
I started book one on Wednesday 
and finished it Thurday afternoon. 
I began book 2 yesterday afternoon
and finished it this evening.
Baskin Robbins is looking better 
by the day. Watch out Mr. Ken!!

My reading takes place around the
other activities I have on my "get
accomplished" list. Lots going on 
in the house because it is too wet to 
go outside. I feel like Sally and her
brother in The Cat in the Hat!


Please keep those in the flooded 
areas in your prayers.


~Keep on Dreaming~

A Challenge

Hello~

School is out as most of you 
know soooo hopefully I can 
post more often!

So Mr. Ken asked me yesterday 
what I had planned for the Summer, 
I rattled off a list of things I hope to 
get accomplished. One of them being 
to read 50 books. Now Mr. Ken knows 
how much I love to read and that I am 
a pretty fast reader but being the feisty
fella he is he said to me "That is a lot 
of books--do you think you can read 
that many before you go back to 
school?"  Well, I said "Of course I can 
read 50 books, are you challenging me 
here?" He said "Well, yes I am." 
After much discussion on this challenge 
here is the deal:
If I read 50 books--they must be adult 
books no kid books. I get to go to Baskin 
Robbins and Mr. Ken will have to buy me 
whatever I choose, if I don't then Mr. Ken 
gets to choose what he wants and I have 
to buy. I hope he has his pennies saved 
because I WILL NOT be losing this
challenge!!!!

If you would like to join in reading 50 
books this summer, let me know. I will 
be posting updates on Fridays and let 
you know when I have found a goodie.



~Keep on Dreaming~

Oh Baby, It's Hot Outside!

Hello Everyone!

Well, summer has arrived with a
vengance. We are having a slight
heat wave with a heat advisory
possibly till Tuesday! The heat
index could top 108 today. Now,
you have to understand that up
until a few days ago, we were
having summer temps in the
upper 80's. And... now we
are having the temps we
normally have here in the
summer.

So to combat the heat and the
(restless natives) my students.
I broke out the Jelly Belly Ice
Shaver. This one is hand cranked
but I think they have an electic
one also. Picked this up at Target
earlier this summer. Too much fun!

The original recipe was trippled
times two so that we would have
enough to go around.  We had 20
enjoying shaved ice.
So three cups of water heated to a boil.
Three for each flavor.

(Wrong pic) Six pkgs. Kool-Aid.

Three cups of sugar! Yes, that's right.
Put in the boiling water and remove
from the heat. Then add three pkgs
of Kool-Aid.

Let cool down and put in a
pour bottle. Store in the
fridge.

Ta-Da cherry flavored shaved
ice!

For the grape I just made it "like"
Kool-Aid. Each was a little different
but the flavor for both was great!
My kids loved it and so did the staff!

If you are doing this with mulitple
flavors, I would do it like I did the
grape one, that way you won't have
the "wait" time in between flavors.
The only thing you won't have is the
heaviness of the "simple syrup" that
the red one made.

Here is the original recipe:

Shaved Ice Syrup

2 C  sugar
1 C water
1 Pkg of Kool-Aid

Bring water to a boil, add sugar
and stir add Kool-Aid and remove
from heat. Let cool.

I cut the sugar amount in half and believe
one cup is enough. You could even do
a half cup sugar or do a sugar free version
with a sweetener of your choice.

Enjoy!

~Keep on Dreaming~

Park Fun

 

 

Saturday was a
beautiful Summer
day to wander the
park. Ken had a call
to make at one the
county parks, so I
went with him.
After he was finished
working we drove
around the park.

The ducks were out
and about.

The lake was so pretty
with the sun shining
on it.

People out paddling.

Lots of boats!

Kids and Dad fishing--
so fun.



~Keep on Dreaming~

Summer in Review

The sun is setting on
Summer activities for
me. School is in session
now and that means no
more late nights and
sleeping in. Now it's
bedtime earlier and
getting up earlier.
"Oh bother" as Pooh
would say.


We had a great summer
and here is what we did:

JUNE
*Two Garden Tours
*I enjoyed lunches with
 friends
*We endured a Garage
  Sale :)
*Father's Day Celebration
*Ken and I both had friends
  with June birthdays
*Went to a cookout with
  another group of friends
*I met a blog friends from
  California
*Ken and I enjoyed a night
  out at our Theatre in the
  Park--we saw 9-5, so fun
*Lots of  reading

JULY
*Out of town friends were
  in town and we met them
  for dinner-great to see
  them
*Fourth of July Festivities
*Neighborhood Party
*Country Dreaming's 4th
  Blogversary
*Kindergarten friend's
  Milestone birthday
*More reading

AUGUST
*Enjoyed breakfast with
  Ken's Dad and his girl-
  friend (for Ken's Birth-
  day)
*Ken's Birthday--I took
  him to dinner--Yummy
  Yummy
*Preparing things for
  school
*We were invited to our
  friend's son's Firefighter
  Graduation and celebration
*Ms M went "Back to
  School"
*Ken and I went to the
  Theatre in the Park for
  the last performance of
  the season--Hairspray,
  The Broadway Musical--
  great fun
*More lunches with friends
*Meeting a blog friend for
  a visit

Plus we threw in "around
the house stuff " too. We
had a super summer filled
with family and friends-
what more is there?

Now it is time to reacquaint
ourselves with the "Fall
routine,"  making  lunches
for 2, picking out clothes,
being more organized,
etc, etc, etc.

I realize that there is still
LOTS of summer left but
the winds are blowing in
another direction now as
Fall approaches.

Enjoy the rest of your
summer!

~Keep on Dreaming~