Summer List Completed (or not)

1. Attend Church (I have a couple of links to some local churches) NOPE
2. Go to the pool a lot. (Have passes, will get wet) Done
3. Spend a lot of time at the neighborhood park. (name the gnats, oh joy) Done
4. Visit Adventure Land park once a week. Not once a week
5. Discovery Room at one of the county libraries at least once a week. (library hop) No library hopping but we visited a lot. We even started volunteering this summer.
6. Attend an Orioles baseball game (June 12) Done
7. Take a tour of the brand new firehouse (get with Fireman neighbor to schedule) Not interested this year
8. 2010 Summerfest Family Theatre in the Baker Park Bandshell, Frederick on Thursdays at 10:30 am. Celebrate Frederick - Getting to Baker Park Not interested
9. Go to the free movies being offered at least once a week. Free Family Film Festival Regal Theaters Done
10. Watch the fireworks at the Soccer Plex with a picnic. July 4 Done
11. Go to at least one Frederick Keyes baseball game. Team Schedule Frederick Keys Schedule Nope
12. Spend a couple of days at the beach. (reservations made) Had a blast
13. Farm Animals @Germantown Library 7/17 @ 10AM &Poolsville 7/29 @ 2 PM Damascus 8/4 @ 1:30 Nope
14. Snakes Alive @ Poolsville Library 8/5 @ 2 PM Nope
15. Rainforest Alive @ Germantown Library 8/7 @11 AM Yes but it was hard to hear and distracting
16. American Musical Road @ Damasscus Library 8/11 @ 2 PM Nope
17. Folk Artists perform music @ Germantown Library 8/12 @ 10:30 AM Nope
18. Picnic at an outdoor concert. Saturdays Nope
19. Grow some great vegies. I wouldn't say great but we did just okay this year. Some are still growing. Squash, sweet and green peppers, lots of sunflowers, strawberries, broccoli, tomatoes, finally have some green beans going. We grew 6 pumpkins that we didn't even plant. They were volunteers form the compost.
20. Visit West Virginia Flea Market Done
21. Visit Harper's Ferry Flea Market Done
22. Spend a day at Harper's Fairy. Nope
23. Visit Rio/the ducks a couple/few times Done
24. MC county fair. August 13- 21 Montgomery County Agricultural Fair Done and it was HOT
25. MD State Fair August 27- September 6 Maryland State Fair Done MC was better but the State Fair was cheaper
26. Come up with a weekly schedule to manage my time better. In progress
27. Dig up prickly bushes out front Changed my mind
28. Expand circle under cherry tree out front Not even close
29. Continue with relaxed Preschool Done, at it was great
30. Prepare Preschool Curriculum for fall. Done
31. Finish Charles Stanley book Ha ha ha ha ha No but summer is not over just yet. Hahaha
32. Finish Childwise Done
33. Read PreSchool Wise in progress I figure I should be done by the time he is in Jr High
34. Read Honey for a Child's Heart Not even close
35. Put in a fall garden in progress
36. Sew a Harvest/Garden Apron Not happening
37. Clean the house really well. Lather, Rinse, and repeat, repeat, repeat. Yes, yes and yes

We did go to 2 Raven's preseason games. One was even in a private suite against the Redskins. Had a blast. He now thinks he will be attending all of the football games. Sunday's won't be pretty here. I have arranged through volunteering at the library to have access to BOTH of the library rooms on Sunday's for as long as we want. I don't want him going to regular season games just yet. To many drunks and to loud. We have club level seats and they are great but we still have to deal with the idiots out and about.

We also went to the Eastern Shore for crabs, attended the National Night Out event in town (what a waste of time that was) and my Puppy Duck got his first real bike. It has training wheels now but they will come off soon enough. We did other things that I can't even remember now.

Most of the things at the library and around town we didn't do because we ended up being to busy or did other things that week and I didn't want to overload him. I can't believe I can't remember.

Big Daddy and I had dinner with some wonderful, wonderful people at The Inn at Little Washington. It's not just dinner, it's an event. We arrived at 2 and left the restaurant at about 8:30. That's just for dinner. We have been invited back in December at which time I will take pictures. I'll bet that place is breathless in December. I can't wait to hook up with the other couple again. There is a lot I can learn from them. Fabulous people and a great time. If you know the place please know we did not pay. We can't afford this kind of place but, but, but it would be so worth saving up for years to go there. Yes, indeed it would.

I like doing this and although we didn't do everything on the list we had a great summer. I'm considering making a fall list although it will be much shorter.