tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3815530646091177574.post6482173596826988752..comments2023-11-03T04:57:11.073-04:00Comments on Romance Bandits: Summer VacationLoucinda McGary aka Aunty Cindyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02217492654108300014noreply@blogger.comBlogger86125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3815530646091177574.post-4045161570329842652009-06-18T00:52:24.230-04:002009-06-18T00:52:24.230-04:00Well, I'm glad to know I'm not the only on...Well, I'm glad to know I'm not the only one then, Anna! Did you ever feel sorry for the one who had to be the man? I sort of did, but then I remember how ugly s/he was, and suddenly it all seemed fair. Ah, to be young and politically incorrect again...<br /><br />And if all your sexy men have gotten hitched and left for warmer climates, you should write up some new ones. Except keep them single. And send me one as a gift. Or two, I wouldn't complain about diversity.Lynz Pickleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09491480053800624652noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3815530646091177574.post-30906020373419735542009-06-18T00:38:55.863-04:002009-06-18T00:38:55.863-04:00Lynz, I had lesbian Barbies too! The short-haired ...Lynz, I had lesbian Barbies too! The short-haired original one always got to be the boy, talk about man boobs! Louisa, sadly Kylemore and co have taken off for warmer climates with their squeezes. ;-)Anna Campbellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06695579361323275316noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3815530646091177574.post-39687543762731510522009-06-17T23:51:17.889-04:002009-06-17T23:51:17.889-04:00Summers for me as a kid was playing out in the yar...Summers for me as a kid was playing out in the yard. Sneaking off to a wooded area and swinging on grape vines when we where not supose to do that. My brother would build go carts and send me over the hill in then. I am suprized that he didn't kill me in those things.<br /><br />Right now I am working on the house and doing some painting and I will be doing some work in the yard as soon as I have time to.Virginiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06924888528166831610noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3815530646091177574.post-8348766364187159972009-06-17T23:35:31.212-04:002009-06-17T23:35:31.212-04:00As a kid? I read. A LOT. The local library had a s...As a kid? I read. A LOT. The local library had a summer reading program, where you could set your own goals. I think I've mentioned it here? But the librarians wouldn't let me use the goal I wanted. (100 books in a summer. They made me take it down to 50 - they wanted 25, but I argued them up. I surpassed my original one anyway :P Out of principal.) <br />Anyway - there was that, playing with the neighborhood kids. Um... oh - summer classes at the local university - kind of like a day summer camp.<br />A LOT of VBS (vacation bible school) haha - the moms put us all in them. I swear one summer it was a month straight of VBS. <br />Also "vacations" to visit relatives. Usually in NYC so there was stuff to do. My summers weren't that exciting, but nice. Lots of birthday parties and days at the pool and playing at friend's houses.limecellohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04302402669154868499noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3815530646091177574.post-31019322306634043742009-06-17T21:09:55.308-04:002009-06-17T21:09:55.308-04:00Speaking of playing Barbies... my parents always t...Speaking of playing Barbies... my parents always tease me now about the fact that mine were lesbians. It wasn't on purpose! My mother never bought me a Ken doll, no matter how much I begged, so one day my best friend and I decided we needed to make one of the girl Barbies into a boy. We chose one we didn't like and cut off almost all her hair, then dressed her in the "manliest" clothes we could find. From that point on, the other Barbies had relationships with our "Ken" doll. But after a while just having one "boy" wasn't enough, so we picked another Barbie and decided to make her a "Ken", too. Except we liked her hair, so we didn't cut it at all... my mother came down one day to find two Barbies kissing each other and has yet to let me live it down.Lynz Pickleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09491480053800624652noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3815530646091177574.post-5239983967657262882009-06-17T20:46:29.700-04:002009-06-17T20:46:29.700-04:00La Campbell, How can you be cold with men like Kyl...La Campbell, How can you be cold with men like Kylemore, Matthew, and Julian to keep you warm????Louisa Cornellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12971924594129471055noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3815530646091177574.post-11121556284475421822009-06-17T20:05:06.185-04:002009-06-17T20:05:06.185-04:00Great topic, Christie! Summers as a child were la...Great topic, Christie! Summers as a child were lazy, long, and hot. We never went anywhere special, but I loved the freedom of running around barefoot in shorts and halter tops, of staying up late, and sleeping in.<br /><br />Congratulations on the rooster, Gillian, it's been a while, hasn't it?jo robertsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16824237193217632098noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3815530646091177574.post-8331224315273493342009-06-17T19:52:44.686-04:002009-06-17T19:52:44.686-04:00I grew up in the country. Spent the summers swimmi...I grew up in the country. Spent the summers swimming in the creek and playing with whatever neighbor kids were around.<br />Have nothing planned for this summer.Estellahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04199693275287344161noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3815530646091177574.post-77544683528400238662009-06-17T19:15:57.956-04:002009-06-17T19:15:57.956-04:00Louisa, great ideas for the boys. My mother has so...Louisa, great ideas for the boys. My mother has some wonderful stories of growing up during WWII. My grandfather was a pilot and did a lot of the training of the new guys until he was sent to England. So my mom moved around a lot during her high school years.Christie Kelleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05188201459186901767noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3815530646091177574.post-7160068855765738882009-06-17T19:11:37.476-04:002009-06-17T19:11:37.476-04:00Pat, that sounds like a great way to spend the sum...Pat, that sounds like a great way to spend the summer. Enjoy!Christie Kelleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05188201459186901767noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3815530646091177574.post-37577563817498723032009-06-17T19:10:41.151-04:002009-06-17T19:10:41.151-04:00Anna, sorry you're freezing! It's only a l...Anna, sorry you're freezing! It's only a little better here. I can't even have many windows open because it's so darn chilly. And the rain! When will it stop? I know this is our payback for not having snow this winter.Christie Kelleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05188201459186901767noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3815530646091177574.post-55874050735887260752009-06-17T18:37:33.099-04:002009-06-17T18:37:33.099-04:00Gillian got the GR! Hope your girls have a good ti...Gillian got the GR! Hope your girls have a good time with him!<br /><br />Summer in Italy Christie! I'm so jealous!<br /><br />Every summer we were stateside we drove up to Pennsylvania to stay with my Dad's mother, our Nana. We got to see all of his family and there was always a big family picnic around the Fourth of July. We would load up in the station wagon - Mom, Dad, three kids and a very fat dachshund. You had better go to the bathroom when we stopped for gas or food because Dad did NOT stop for bathroom breaks. Even the dog knew that!! <br /><br />You could always have your Mom teach the boys to cook old family recipes. Or she could tell them old family stories and they could write them down. She might even show them pictures to go with the stories. It's a great time for them to learn unique things about their family history.<br /><br />They in turn could take her to the movies and introduce her to a film genre she might not normally watch. They could teach her some of the sports of video games they like. My Mom goes to the movies once a week with her three grandkids in the summer. (The kids are 18, 16 and 14 and they STILL like movie day with Nana.)Louisa Cornellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12971924594129471055noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3815530646091177574.post-39922780873403222322009-06-17T16:24:45.872-04:002009-06-17T16:24:45.872-04:00And this summer? I don't have any plans, excep...And this summer? I don't have any plans, except that I'll be looking after my brother's dog for a couple of weeks. Some of my cousins will be on their summer cottage too, and the dog will run there every time she gets the chance, because she has more fun there. She loves to swim after a stick you throw in the water and play with the small dog.<br /><br />Who Let the Dogs out??- Baha men <br />http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=He82NBjJqf8Minnahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04150644876765079753noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3815530646091177574.post-71857494033258825722009-06-17T16:22:57.290-04:002009-06-17T16:22:57.290-04:00Forgot to mention the best part of
summer: everyon...Forgot to mention the best part of<br />summer: everyone into the car at<br />the weekend and we would be off to Galveston. Daddy would fish for<br />flounder off the jetties. Mother<br />would take us kids to the beach<br />for sandcastles and "swimming."<br /><br />Pat CochranPat Cochranhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11997396930842831460noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3815530646091177574.post-55033226240821490072009-06-17T16:16:24.357-04:002009-06-17T16:16:24.357-04:00Summers for me were trips to the library, lots of ...Summers for me were trips to the library, lots of reading, going to the movies, getting into swimsuits<br />& getting out the water hose. A<br />yell to the neighbors and kids would come running to join in the <br />water play! Simple play, no expense, no batteries needed!<br /><br />Pat CochranPat Cochranhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11997396930842831460noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3815530646091177574.post-20387753572007455332009-06-17T16:07:03.820-04:002009-06-17T16:07:03.820-04:00Gillian, one chook for you! Yay!
Christie, what ...Gillian, one chook for you! Yay! <br /><br />Christie, what a lovely post. Made me think of summer just as winter really starts to bite down here. I'm dressed like the Michelin Man this morning - it really is chilly. <br /><br />Sounds like your summers were like mine. Lots of books and the beach. And there were a few things available to eat that weren't always on sale, as they are now. Watermelon was a summer thing, as were cherries, my favorite stone fruit. All the other lovely fruits like peaches and apricots. Summer for us is Christmas time too!Anna Campbellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06695579361323275316noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3815530646091177574.post-81640765086788836562009-06-17T15:56:51.303-04:002009-06-17T15:56:51.303-04:00p226, the dh's mom kicked them out early every...p226, the dh's mom kicked them out early every summer morning, too. They came in for lunch and then were to go back out. He grew up in Colorado's Front Range before it was so heavily developed, and they had a pond with a rowboat behind the house, so there was plenty to do.<br /><br />However, he also included suicidal bicycling in his plans. He liked to pedal up to the top of the road above their house, take his feet off the pedals (back before hand brakes) and coast down, picking up speed and careening around curves. Despite a couple of nasty spills, he didn't sustain any serious injuries. Or meet any cars, since traffic in the mountains then wasn't nearly what it is now.<br /><br />He and his brother also liked to climb up the cliff across the road and shoot bottle rockets at each other. <br /><br />Hmm. This seems like odd background info for a man not particularly fond of boom.Nancyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13705259501965011703noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3815530646091177574.post-11105591617712680772009-06-17T15:54:39.011-04:002009-06-17T15:54:39.011-04:00At summer we used to play badminton (less hazardou...At summer we used to play badminton (less hazardours for the windows than for instance tennis) and petanque. <br /><br />Mungo Jerry - In the summertime<br />http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KbdyrRlYR2E<br /><br />Weather Girls - Its Raining Men<br />http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hGLZqDXau98Minnahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04150644876765079753noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3815530646091177574.post-78586911749976220712009-06-17T15:23:03.381-04:002009-06-17T15:23:03.381-04:00Suz--jigzone? Intriguing. Must check it out, tha...Suz--jigzone? Intriguing. Must check it out, thanks!Nancyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13705259501965011703noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3815530646091177574.post-65059220855492031172009-06-17T15:00:55.621-04:002009-06-17T15:00:55.621-04:00Tawny, as far as sleeping in...my oldest boy didn&...Tawny, as far as sleeping in...my oldest boy didn't get out of bed until 11:30 this morning. He's fully enjoying summer so far.Christie Kelleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05188201459186901767noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3815530646091177574.post-49654190927427160812009-06-17T15:00:08.241-04:002009-06-17T15:00:08.241-04:00Minna, it's been raining here all day and only...Minna, it's been raining here all day and only 65 degrees. It doesn't feel like summer at all today.Christie Kelleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05188201459186901767noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3815530646091177574.post-47762599452761022322009-06-17T14:59:00.287-04:002009-06-17T14:59:00.287-04:00terrio, my husband always talks about marching ban...terrio, my husband always talks about marching band summers too. My oldest son did it in 9th grade. They went to a college 3 hours away for a week. He had such a blast.<br /><br />It must be so hard not to see your daughter for so long. It sounds like she'll have a great time but I know I would be so lonely. Try to enjoy your summer anyway!Christie Kelleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05188201459186901767noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3815530646091177574.post-1292081457804602742009-06-17T14:56:44.986-04:002009-06-17T14:56:44.986-04:00Hi Claudia, I can't wait to get on that plane!...Hi Claudia, I can't wait to get on that plane! I'm booking my train tickets in between checking the blog today.Christie Kelleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05188201459186901767noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3815530646091177574.post-85666778588181280392009-06-17T14:55:46.336-04:002009-06-17T14:55:46.336-04:00p226, I agree with you on the too much indoor time...p226, I agree with you on the too much indoor time now. Both my kids were big outdoor boys. Once my oldest hit 14 that's when he became the indoor gamer. Although at almost 17, he still will go out and play some form of manhunt with his friends at night. <br /><br />My youngest just turned 12 and is really frustrated that his best friend broke his arm and can't swim right now. My son would be in the water from 10-5 if I let him.Christie Kelleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05188201459186901767noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3815530646091177574.post-29252512827110779952009-06-17T14:47:12.192-04:002009-06-17T14:47:12.192-04:00Oooooh, summer as a kid. Amusement parks and swim...Oooooh, summer as a kid. Amusement parks and swimming pools. My absolute favorites :-) Sleeping in, reading all I wanted and hanging out with friends. Hmmm... I haven't changed much LOL.Tawnyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14076851566613018105noreply@blogger.com