Summer To-Do's

After a week away from my beloved and our cozy, little home I am ~so~ thankful to be back in my recliner sipping water and munching on homemade goodies. Last week my family and I crowded into two cars and drove cross country twenty-one hours to Tucson, Arizona. Whew! What an adventure. :) We made the grand trek in order to celebrate my younger sister's wedding! Allie and Wade were soon engaged after Dalton and I and it was so special celebrating their union with them.

But now that I'm back home I've begun writing my to-do lists with fervor. After browsing through Angel's Summer Bucket List I've decided to scratch up my own wish list of summer activities.

Lately, I have been feeling lost; before marriage I was busy with two jobs (off and on), school full time, helping at home, and being a Sunday school teacher. Since our wedding day I've released many of those roles and have felt that because I wasn't "busy" I was being lazy or neglectful. Feeling this way has led to many ridiculous rendezvous; take yesterday for example--I spent two hours nervously chewing my finger nails to the bone because I had asked for an application at a crowded, small Thai restaurant which badly needed a cook. As soon as the scrawny, eager waiter requested for me to come back within two hours I knew I was making a mistake. I didn't want to fill my schedule for the sake of filling it; and for heaven's sake! I just quite a five year long job working as a cook and was rather enjoying not spending every moment chopping, dicing, and steaming my hair with boiling pasta water.

So I am going to calm down or as my dear husband says, "Wait. God will bring you something; just wait for it."

(Isn't he so smart?)

So, without further ado, here is my summer bucket list

 

 

Clean/wipe down the Sunroom

 

Start and Complete One Rag Garland

 

Develop and Hang Pictures Throughout the House

 

Make (and Take!) Cookies to Neighbors on both Sides of House

 

Complete and Send Out Thank-you Letters

 

Finish Application for College

 

Begin and Maintain Regular Bible Reading

 

Stick to Weekly/Monthly Cleaning Schedule

 

Visit a Zoo :)

 

Visit (two!) of Jeff City's Many Lakes

 

Take D out for Steak One of These Days :)

 

Mop Basement Floor

 

Create and Make "Emergency Basket"

 

Apply for Substitute Teacher Allowance

 

Finish Bringing Items from Mom and Dad's House ;)

 

 

And I do hope to blog about some of these endeavors; what do you have on your summer to-do list?

 

God bless you!!

Frannie