This morning my daughter was complaining that summer is almost over. We have been busy. Family vacations to the East Coast and Montana, and my daughter studied in China for 2 weeks. A lot has happened, but there is still a lot of time before school starts. “What do you mean summer is over?” I said, “There are three weeks left.” I rolled my eyes. “That’s almost a month.”
It didn’t help that clouds rolled in today for the first time all summer, so I admit is does seem more like fall. But as much as I love fall, I’d like to take advantage of the rest of summer for myself, and for my kids. So I put on my thinking cap and jotted down ideas to get out and enjoy. It may not be easy to get my kids on board with my ideas, they are teenagers after all. I may have to use a tactic that my husband and I used recently to get them to go play tennis with us. “Tennis or weed the back yard?” Surprise, they choose tennis. I can’t say they will even enjoy the adventures, but I will have no moping.
So on several of the days over the last few weeks of summer, if they don’t have a plan, I will pull them along for a quick adventure. Paddle boarding. Golfing at Green Lake. A Museum. The zoo. Hiking. An outdoor movie. Something to help them take advantage of these last three weeks, and if not have fun, perhaps learn something new.
Writing Prompt: What was your favorite thing to do in the summer when you were young?
