Happy First Day of Summer, all!
Last year I created my first Sand Pail List, and I think I can call it a rousing 50% success.
This year’s list has some similar items, but with a few changes:
Go to the park
I’m pretty confident we’ll do this; we have a (mostly) weekly playdate with Bestie and her parents, and I’ve gotten into the habit of taking Baguette to the playground on our own as well. She loves the sand and the playscapes, but she also loves “running on the grass!”
Go to the beach
We want to go at least four times. That number is arbitrary, so maybe more. We all love the beach. To motivate us, I bought Mr. Sandwich this beach blanket made of nylon parachute silk.
Go to the pool
The public pool near our home re-opened last year, and we took Baguette several times toward the end of the summer. This year, we started going on Father’s Day, which fell on their opening weekend.
Work on my photography skills
Mr. Sandwich bought me a book that I really liked. He bought it for me probably a year and a half ago. I still need to put it into practice. Between an active subject (Baguette) and a sleepy subject (Wicket), I should be able to try a variety of approaches.
Go to a summer concert
I’m not sure Baguette is ready for this, and Sunday nights are not the easiest–but with a little planning, maybe we can get to one of the concerts at a park a few miles away.
Get (a little bit) organized
I want to clear off part of the living room bookcase for Baguette’s toys–which requires cleaning out part of the other bookcases and getting rid of a bunch of books. I don’t think it will be fun or easy, but it really should be satisfying.
So what’s on your Sand Pail List?
If you want to use the Sand Pail icon, feel free! You can find it on Flickr.
That’s pretty much my list except for the photography part. We probably will only make it to the beach once if at all. I did go on a weekend trip though which got summer off to a great start!
oh, I do want to read a few books and watch some TV shows/movies.
Reading and TV/movies are on the “whenever we can get Baguette to nap” list!
my friend has a list she keeps with her kids – they make it all pretty on large paper and cross off as they go all summer. they have a TON of stuff on there. on my list is to work out regularly (i typically slack off in the summer – bigtime) and organize my closets and craft room.
This is as close as I get right now!