Summer days drifting away to uh-oh those summer nights.

Last "Grease" reference for a while, I swear. Really, I'm getting too old to be quoting "Grease" every other post.

Speaking of getting old, I turn 30 this summer. Not until July, but still...this is the year I turn 30. Thirty. 30. So here is a short list of what I want us (me) to accomplish this summer. So I can say, "This is what I did the year I turned 30. I was not sitting at my computer working on my blog the entire summer. I actually did some stuff."


1. Organize some sort of family volunteer project. I haven't worked this out yet, but I want the kids to have some sort of sense of obligation to help others with their time and efforts. Liberals aren't the only ones who want to help people :)

2. Go horse-back riding. Earlier attempts at being adventurous (I'll tell the disastrous skiing down a bunny-hill incident another time) have not worked out for me. But this can't be too bad...nothing's worse than my ski pants falling down to my ankles as I cling to my husband and his co-worker's helpful wife on Schweitzer Mountain. What's the worse that could happen?

3. Play some tennis. There's a tennis court 15 feet from my bedroom window. I've never played tennis. But I signed the kids up for some lessons this summer so maybe we'll figure it out together. Another way to get my lazy behind off the computer.

4. Plan and execute two successful birthday parties. Let me say that getting kids to a birthday party in a town where you don't actually know anyone is no small feat. It involves serious networking and schmoozing worthy of a Hollywood PR master. And without our family here to be the party guests, I've got a big task ahead of me. I'll be carrying my sad little address book everywhere I go, just in case I happen to meet moms with kids who'd like some free cake and party favors. And don't think I'm above actually calling strangers and inviting them to our parties. I'm not.

5. Knit something. Anything. Everything I attempt turns out raggedy looking. Like the stuff those guys wear in the Matrix. So I never finish anything. My thoughtful husband purchased some knitting lessons for my Mother's Day gift. So maybe I'll learn how to actually read a pattern and make some booties or something. It's been silly calling knitting a hobby when I end up unravelling everything I attempt.

Five goals are enough for now. We mustn't over-extend ourselves. I will be working on other goals as well... mastering some sort of chore/incentive system for my lazy kids, planning for the new school year, reading as many books as I can manage, go camping, becoming a better person, the usual drill. Maybe finding a Bible study with other like minded moms. Or getting more into Christian apologetics. Whatever I do, my biggest goal is to not get too attached to the internet and all these great blogs I read everyday. Because the more time I spend writing for my blog, and reading other people's blogs, the less time I actually spend in the real world. So it's time to go and actually do some stuff.

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