I’m sure I’m not alone when I say that my childhood summers were “the good ‘ol days.” Truly the lazy days of life. Why not recapture some of those moments as grown-ups? It’s a surefire way to annihilate any Adultitis in your life.
If you haven’t done one of these five things this summer, you need t
o get out your calendar and schedule one in… NOW.
1. Catch a lightening bug and put it in a jar in your bedroom.
2. Grill out and have a picnic. Don’t forget the sweet corn and cherry pie.
3. Go to an ice cream stand and get a treat, the more scoops the better.
4. Lay under the stars with a friend and dream together.
5. Go to a drive-in movie. (There are still 500 operating theaters in the U.S. Find one near you.)
What’s your favorite summer staple?
have done numbers 1,2 and 3….the lightning bug thing drove the cat to insanity though (he catches all the bugs in our house and HATED not being able to get to this one :))!!
Playing on the slip’n’slide! We just got one after the teenager at the sporting goods store recommended it. And we played with our kids. What a great way to spend a hot summer afternoon and to cool off. And, boy, did it bring back childhood memories. A great way to let the adultitis slide away.
We don’t have lightning bugs in this area, but I remember catching a praying mantis once when we lived in the Philippines. I put it in a jar with holes in the lid and added blades of grass. Bugs fascinate me…especially when I can sit and stare at them for a long time and be amazed at the intricacies of God’s creation.
I’ve never been to a drive-in. I should check it out sometime. We have one fairly close.
I remember one time we visited Taal, a volcano in the middle of nowhere in the Philippines, and we slept under the stars one night. The sky was almost white with stars. You can see the Southern Cross there. I remember seeing Jupiter, right next to the Pleiades. Wow!