As a family we chose the democratic way to decide which items we'd like to do again and which ones we didn't. For an item to stay on the list 3 or more people needed to vote for it. Since I made last year's list it was no surprise that there where few things I didn't want to do again. Becca decided to form a female alliance with me and voted for everything I did. (I just love her!) John was easy to persuade to join the female alliance with a quick kick to the shins when he didn't raise his hand fast enough. Surprising to me was that they boys didn't want to redo a lot of the same items. Like RUN THROUGH A SPRINKLER. How can you NOT run through a sprinkler at least once during the summer??? Dan did say he was saving his energy for a good item. (I didn't realize raising our hands would expend as much energy as Dan felt it did.) A lot are the same things from last year but with them being generalized it'll be easy to make them new and exciting this year. For example, VISIT A ZOO. Last year we went to Buttonwood Zoo. In our discussion last night, the family decided we'd like to go to Franklin Park Zoo. Another example, GO TO AN OLD BEACH could be last year's new beach item.
After clearing out items we didn't want to do again, it was time to add some new ones to the list. The gang tossed out a few good ideas. We added PADDLE A WATER CRAFT, CREATE A SECRET CODE GAME and BUILD A FORT. We also had some crazy ideas tossed out : VISIT LOUISIANA, GO TO DISNEY WORLD and BUILD A POOL IN THE BACKYARD. Thank goodness as Executive List Creator I have veto rights because these ones didn't make the list.
I finished up the list with some of my own ideas. I need to keep some of the summer fun a surprise! Some are specific to trips I have planned, like EXPLORE A CAVE (we're going to Lincoln, NH so I hope to visit Lost River), PHOTOGRAPH A TALL SHIP (heading to Boston for Harbor fest when the tall ships are in town) and HAVE YOUR NAME ANNOUNCED AT A PAWSOX GAME (have tickets for Becca's birthday).
Check the link to the right to see the full list. (Just don't tell the kids yet.)
I can't wait for the summer to start. 18 days to go!
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