What are some fun summer activities you can think of?
ABC Game... start with an activity, event, recreation, or ???? that starts with the letter A. Next letter B ... and so on.
Q
Quality time with family
F
Float trips down the river
I
Interstate or International travel
O
Off to the ol' swimming hole
R
Relaxing in the shade with lemonade
Y did you miss 'Y'?
Telling me that Yo-Yoing can't be a summer activity?
OMGosh! I did miss Y....WHY?
Y
Yo-Yoing - watching Beetle do the Yo-Yo tricks
A
Act in a Summer Community Theater Production
Drifting down the river in a tube
E
Easy living, relaxing on a lounge at sunset with lemonade
H
Having hamburgers and hot dogs on the grill.
I
Italian Ice (one sounds good about right now)
N
Napping -- oh, I guess that is an "inactivity"
NASCAR Races
O
Opportunity to visit the NMAI .... yeaaaaaah!
Q
Quiet time before sunrise
R
Return of the Jedi movie watching
T
Trampoline - Boing-Boing-B.O.I.N.G---
U
Up, up, and away--just getting away from it all.
F
Frisbee
<< No, I don't leap & catch in my mouth >>
Now that is funny...I had this perfect image...
G
Golf Cart Racing
I
Invitations To The Front Porch for lemonade or iced tea, or.....
J
Juicing watermelons for frozen daiquiris after the lemonade & iced tea runs out
K
Kegs of Watermelon daiquiris ... Yaaaaay!
L
Lawn Darts (or was to have been my last submission for 'J' - Jarts)
"Never say 'no' to adventure. Always say 'yes'. Otherwise you'll lead a very dull life."
- Commander Caractacus Potts; Chitty Chitty Bang Bang
Did I skip a letter again?
M
Mud Puddddddles!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
N
Nothing--doing absolutely nothing!
<< No, you didn't skip a letter. I probably made you think you did by making a comment about my original 'J' word, but I had gone with 'Juicing' vice 'Jarts' >>
P
Pool Lounging
Q
Que-ing up in line for the amusement park rides.
<< No, you didn't skip a letter. I probably made you think you did by making a comment about my original 'J' word, but I had gone with 'Juicing' vice 'Jarts' >>
P
Pool Lounging
ahhhh! using hypnosis, huh?
S
Sailing
Tea! Drinking ice tea, also known as southern table wine.
U
Unicycling
<< who'd imagine? >>
hmmmm....I know a guy who performed down on a corner, early in the evening, just about supper time, over by the canyon one night on a unicycle while doing yo-yo tricks. I had to spread pillows all around just in case he fell off his cycle.
V
Volleyball on the beach
Xeroxing my travel plans to share with friends.
Y
Yodeling after summiting an alpine mountain
A
Apple Pie and Vanilla Ice Cream for evening get together
Doodling w/ sidewalk chalk
E
Erasing the sidewalk art with the garden hose
F
Fan Making - Native American style
H
Hex Signs Barn Tour in Pennsylvania Dutch Country
Ice Cream, you scream....
Why does that not surprise me?
N
Nutty Brownies to go with evening coffee
O
'Oohs' & 'Awes' while watching fireworks
P
Pyrotechnics Clean Up to look for ones that did not go off
missed Q
Q
Quiet nights listening to the crickets and frogs
Y
Yelling for the kids to come in the house at night.
Z
Zenith Gazing at night (Star Watching)
E
Earning spending money through odd jobs
F
Finding Frugal Fun Frills From Festivals
H
Hospital Visits - to get a baby
independent exploration on nature trails.
J
Juniper Berry picking - help Jilly try fermenting Gin
L
Lemonade Stand ... Oh those were the days
M
Mimosa Shaking - keeps the waist slender
N
Nodding off in the hammock
O
Oscillating Fan Repair - need to get it back to operating in this heat
Pedaling the bike around town
Q
Quick Shower to cool down
U
Underwater Basketweaving
Y
Yodeling on a mountain hike
Z
Zooming down the hill while yodeling on the mountain bike
D
Dumpster Diving ... but that can be anytime of the year
E
Enjoying the sunrises & sunsets
L
Lemonade Stand - across the street
Q
Quill Work on Regalia - Porcupine Quilling
S
Shooting at targets, bottles & cans
V
Volcano Hikes - the dormant ones
X
Xylophone & Kazoo Marching Band
A
Apple Pie eating contest
F
Fly Fishing
H
Having a Mimosa
I
Iced Tea Sipping on the Porch
N
NOAC - the conference I was at last week (National Order of the Arrow Conference)
Quiet time listening to the crickets
S
Swinging in a tire swing
T
'Tubing' on a meandering river/waterway
U
Underground Caves Exploration
V
Vermin Plinking with a pellet gun. Granpappy needs some more ingredients for his famous stew & I could use some pelts to trade at the next rendezvous
X
Xylophone Lessons - when violins lessons just aren't cool enough to waste the summer
Z
Zippin' right along to the next rendezvous and trade meet.
J
Jumprope - anyone do this any more?
I do -- good exercise!
K
Kick The Can - anyone play this game as in the old days?
<< Forget the rope... I'm usually Jumping through Hoops >>>
L
Lightning Bug Catching
(You are good at doing that, Beetle)
M
Movie Night - popcorn, soda, Junior Mints ....
<< was that good at hooping or bugging? >>
N
Nightcrawler Collecting - for fishing in the morning
((that is good at all you set your mind to,
))
O
Ostrich Racing
P
Patio expansion, to incorporate a firepit & water feature
Q
Quilting baby blankets for Christmas gifting.
X
X-15 exhibit at Wright Patterson Air Force Base,Dayton, OH or the National Air and Space Museum, Washington, DC
Y
Yelling Across the Hollow
Z
Zephyr Train Vacation - make the run between Chicago & San Francisco
A
Appalachian Trail Through Hiking - the complete trail from start to finish - Oh! rather late in the season, so.... maybe just a 50 mile hike with camping along the way.
B
Bungee Jump off the Royal Gorge Bridge
OMGosh .... heart stopper!
C
Collecting all the coins that fall out of Bungee Jumpers pockets.
D
Dirt pudding making & eating
E
Exploring Old Ghost Towns - ohhhhh yeah! one of my favorite haunts
H
Hula Dancing (or at least attempt to) in a tipsy state at a Luau
I
Ink draw a sketch of Beetle doing the Hula -- priceless!
J
Jet Watching at the airport; give scoring like Olympic gymnastic competitions
N
Nut Gathering - Hazlenuts, Hazelnuts, Walnuts, and Almonds, for Christmas baking season
Q
Quick Walks through the Park
Hey Beetle -- working late? Good to see you here.
R
Resting on a park bench after walking through the park.
Not working late - just dusting off the math answwr from a couple years ago. I had been talking with my Math Doctor friend & she asked what the equation was & I just had to prove my number wizardry had not failed me.
S
Sipping on a lemonade & leaning back in accomplishment waiting for heck to break loose in the math thread
Ahhh hahahaha. I love it when that happens. Hope it stirs up all heck again, that was fun.
T
Tennis Match - need some practice to get back into it
U
Union Army Encampments at Civil War Reenactments
V
Victory Garden Gardening
W
Waving 'Bye-Bye' to the unwanted visitors that shacked up in the spare bedroom over the summer
That is really fun!
X
Xylophone Lessons
Y
Yahtzee Game around the campfire
Z
Zonkers - Screaming Yellow Zonkers, to snack on when playing Yahtzee
A
Asphalt Challenge - walk across street barefooted
ouch! ouch! ouch!!!!
B
Bare footin' in mud is cooler and more fun
E
Earning extra pocket change with garage sales
H
House Guests farewell party.
I
Ice Cream Making - the handcranked, homemade style
M
Moccasin Beading - I need some new moccasins this year.
O
Over-The-Hill Group Therapy
Q
Qualifying for Game Playing Positions for upcoming Fall Festival
S
Somersault Down the Hills
T
Toss Friends into the Swimming Hole
U
Under-the-stars sleeping
V
Venting car windows at 70 mph & watching everyone's hair blow around
W
Wading through the creek catching pollywogs
X
X-ing out the last days of summer on the calendar of September
Y
Yelling cross the holler to notify folks of last summer potluck
Z
Zipping up the recreational equipment storage bags for a long, cold winter
A
Adding Compost to the winter garden
B
Begging neighbor to share rental of core aerator & power rake (dethatcher) to prepare yard for the next growing season
D
Diving into leaf piles - well, not sufficient enough, yet.
E
Evening Fire Pit on Patio - to roast hot dogs
H
Hookie from School or Work
I
Ink Drawings Display and Sale
J
Jelly/Jam canning with the bountiful harvest
K
Kicking Back and Enjoying the Fruits of our Labor
L
Leaf Raking - to make more piles that had been destroyed from leaping into them
M
Maple Syrup on a stack of pancakes for supper, with sausage and scrambled eggs
Nodding off in the hammock
O
Outside decorating for the upcoming Autumn Holidays
Pulling weeds in the garden
Q
Quenching thirst with a tall glass of lemonade
Reading a book on a cool front porch.
S
Stream fishing for trout in the Rocky Mountains
U
Utterly fun decorating the yard for Halloween
V
Vacuuming Up the Leaves from the yard & garage
X
Xeroxing copies of summer photos for family members
Y
Yanking down the tape left behind from the decorations at theat the end-of-summer bash
Z
Zombie, witches, ghosts, bats, etc. repairs to get the front yard ready for Halloween decorating.
B
Basket Weaving Lessons - for winter crafts
C
Caulk around Windows to save energy/heat during cooler/COLD months
D
Deep Cleaning of House before holiday decorating and entertaining.
E
Escaping to the hills to view the changing leaves
F
Flora and Fauna photographing
enjoy your escape to the hills and have a great weekend, Beetle.
<< got recalled... early B-day celebration for Granddaughter takes away my Sunday. Have to do next weekend - Saturday is chaperoning youth in volunteer services at a library in prep for a fund raising used book sale. I get some great NA history & craft books from here >>
G
Granddaughter Birthday Celebration with her requested favorite cake
- she likes my version of a 'Punch Cake' - Red, White & Blue Cake (white cake with raspberry Jell-O drizzed into the chopstick 'punches', frosted with blue colored cream frosting) - Maybe I ought to make an extra for the Porch Folk as long as Granpappy doesn't spike the Jell-O
Your Punch Cake would be awesome for the Porch Folk. Thanks!
H
Happy Birthday to Granddaughter. Yours is coming up also, right?
I
Invitations out to guests for Halloween Party
next: 'J'
J
Jack-O-Lantern Carving Contest
next: K
K
Kegs & KEGS of Cider for the Halloween Party
next: 'L'
L
Lions, Tigers, and Bears costume-making for the party
M
Marshmallows into plastic bags & sell as 'Ghost Scat'
ahhhhh hahahaha
N
Nutty Brownies for treats and party snacks
Granpappy seems to have crumbled the brownies & selling as werewolf scat. He just has to take a good thing too far...
O
Orange Crepe Paper Streamers throughout the house interior
NO, Granpappy, that's not monster bathroom tissue.
next: 'P'
P
Private time with Granpappy to keep him from getting out of line -- thanks Beetle for keeping an eye on him.
next: Q
Q
Quarry Exploring - maybe find some precious metals
next: 'R'
R
River Walk along the Truckee in Reno - lovely!
next: S
S
Snowman building in the higher elevations while wearing shorts & flipflops
next: 'T'
T
Toe protection - so as not to freeze them off while snowman building
next: U
U
Underwear Washing - get them longjohns ready for the snow season
next: 'V'
V
Venison Stew Recipe - keep it handy for winter suppers
W
Water Slide becomes ice skating jump...
X
Xtra Bottles of Bubbles - I love blowing bubbles!
Y
Yahtzee around the evening campfire
Z
ZZZ...ZZZ...ZZZZing as sleepy time takes over and dozing by the campfire becomes peaceful and comforting
A
Acorn ammunition in slingshots at wilting jack-o-lanterns
B
Backyard cleanup after Beetle is finished destroying all the jack-o-lanterns
C
Camouflage Outerwear for hunting and/or sneak attacks on those cleaning up the acorn barrage
D
Dag-nab-it! Was not expecting that one!!!!
E
Extension Cord obsticle course while using the electric leaf blower
F
Finishing up the yard work so we can set up outdoor Christmas scenes
G
Garbage Bags full of leaves to place out for pick-up
H
Holiday Yard Decorations checked out and ready to place in front yard
I
Ice Melting provisions (salt & blowtorches - Granpappy likes this) in the ready
<< Sounds like some gin in the making... Granpappy will be first in line >>
K
Kitchen Organization/Update/Modernization in preparation for the holiday activities
hmmmm .... never thought 'bout that. Actually I just want them for decoration on Christmas wreaths.
L
Links of construction paper for the kids to make colorful chains to decorate with
M
Mudroom updated to remove the flip flops/sandals/beach towels & replace with the muk-luks & heavy coats
N
New rugs for the mud room
O
Oil the Steering Linkage on the family bobsled
P
Pillow Fights when nothing good is on TV in the evening
Q
Quietly discussing the holiday gifts to be given to others in the family
R
Reindeer restoration -- they got pretty beat up last winter and need to be repainted.
S
Skate Sharpening - get ready for the ponds/lakes to freeze over
T
Tennis Racket to zap the snowballs back to snowball throwers
U
Unscheduled Free-For-All Attack with Granpappy leading the snowball asault.
V
Very Alert Mind and Readiness to be of the utmost importance during snowball attacks
W
Winter Camouflage Overalls - the ultimate in SURPRISE ATTACKS!
X
Xtra clothing and helmet to protect from SURPRISE ATTACKS!
Y
Yellow Snow Avoidance Warning Signs
next: 'Z'
Z
Zooooey!!!! Glad, so glad, you put those warning signs up.
next: A
A
Avalanche Surfing - a little excitement & daredevil in all of us (& Granpappy)
B
Big Snowball Rolling to build a fort
C
Catapult for snowballs barrage at the fort under the command of General Granpappy
He has been promoted to General? OMGosh!
D
Detachment to send around through the woods to come up behind the General's regiment with full scale attack
E
Envelopment Preventive Measures (EPM) adopted by GG (Gen Granpappy) to prevent a flanking encounter by strategically setting jugs of 'shine about the catapult encampment & encouraging attackers to 'wet their whistles' & sit a spell...
Myyy goodness! GG is getting very clever with his maneuvers and strategy.
F
Fast thinking to out-maneuver GG and his troops
G
General Granpappy astride a horse statue made of snow to commemorate his exploits & tactical prowness
I place you up there, too, sitting tall on your own horse, right beside him, Beetle, to commemorate your own contributions and tactical prowess to the forums.
H
HAPPY NEW YEAR TO ONE AND ALL sign banner above General Granpappy and Captain Beetle's statue.
I
Ice Dam construction in the street gutters to cause the melt to back-up & turn street into a hockey rink - Bring on the Zamboni and get those video recorders ready for the unsuspecting drivers hitting the ice puddle (not a mud puddle)
J
Juggling Snowballs while waiting for the hockey game to start
L
Letters to the folks down home
M
Mushing Practice - because the added effort might help you win the Klondike Races next time - we lost.
Awwww! Sorry about the loss.
N
North to Alaska, to learn this mushing stuff
O
Outerwear Layering - how many levels do you need for Alaska this time of year?
Probably five or six, me thinks.
P
Plenty of Granpappy's XXX
Q
Quiet Time with a good book by the fireplace
R
Rum Cake Baking & Eating
Mmmmm! Rum Cake Eating. You bake, I eat.
S
Snow Man Building - give him some rum cake, too!
T
Tubing down the mountain slopes
U
Urgent - Snow Shoveling Volunteers Needed
V
Valentine Construction - cut, paste, trim & glitter
W
Water Color Painting - flowers, birds, valentines
X
X-Games Tryouts <either compete or observe - your choice>
Tryout is my choice
Y
Youth Soccer Team Coordinator of Games
A
Avanlanche Prediction - little side bets as to who is closer to Day-Hour-Minute of occurence - Granpappy always wins cuz he shoots his cannon at the hillside just before his prediction
next: 'B'
Blanket
Sometimes sitting in a comfortable chair with one over ourselves while watching television or reading is the best thing to do, at least it's relaxing!
C
Cannon Ball Sabotage
next: D
D
Downhill Snowball Rolling - call it 'Bowling for Neighbors'
next: 'E'
Equestrian
Horses love snow too.
H
Hooch Processing <c'mon Granpappy>
J
Jumping in Slush Puddles (not quite mud yet)