Sunday Musings

An odd kind of summer day today.

It's a day filled with waking up at 7am with a headache, I really need new pillows mine are so uncomfortable and causing the headaches.

Besides the headache my allergies are making me sneeze and feel sleepy and that's just the meds kicking in. I have yet to find allergy pills that don't make me tired after taking them.

Any recommendations????

Last, but not least my asthma is acting up so I've been using my inhaler more than usual. I refuse to allow things to get me down there as there is so much to be done. I have a list started and really need to get to work on it.

#stillfeelingblessed

Memories : Roasting Marshmallows

When my nieces were small, they used to come to Aunt Lisa daycare. We would spend the entire day outside in the backyard and do crafts and roast marshmallows and cook hotdogs over my fire pit. Our summer routine would consist of them coming over and running upstairs to wake me up.

Then I'd get dressed and have a cup of coffee while they had breakfast and by 10am we were in the backyard, and they were playing with the backyard toys.

I always tried to have marshmallows and hot dogs on hand because they loved cooking them and even though they rarely ate the marshmallows they loved to roast them. They made sure to burn them just the way I liked them.

I had a picnic basket that I kept everything in. The Sunday paper went in there to use as fire kindling and the roasting tongs would go in there as well as a box of matches. The girls had the job of collecting the firewood in the yard, luckily there was some broken logs that I was able to use in the fire, so they were just collecting kindling. We used dry leaves and pinecones as kindling as well.

One side of the outdoor table would be set up with a few crafts and the other had the picnic basket and my coffee. lol

Around noon the hotdogs come out and then the marshmallows. By the time my sister comes for them both girls will have each had a tube of Pringles, 2 hotdogs and maybe 3 marshmallows and a bottle of juice. 

Our roasting methods are different... 

I just put the marshmallow on the stick and put it over the fire, turning it periodically. 
Morgs does the same thing only she pushes it down do the tong went all the way through and would just spin it in circles.
Mads pushed her on slowly and made sure it was sturdy enough and then she would put it over the fire and pull it out and then put it back in. This happened at least 3 or 4 times.

Mermaid Water

2 oz (60 ml) Spiced Rum 1 oz (30 ml) Coconut Rum 6 oz (180 ml) Pineapple Juice 1/2 oz (15 ml) Lime Juice Top off with Pineapple Juice Splash Blue curaçao Garnish with Lime Wheels

PREPARATION

1. Build a glass using ice and lime slices.

2. Pour in spiced rum, coconut rum, pineapple juice, lime juice, and blue curaçao.

3. Garnish with a lime slice.

DRINK RESPONSIBLY! 

Things to do during the Summer!

 

There are so many things you can do at home in your backyard during the summer to make the most of it and some of them don't cost a penny!

Just as usual make sure everyone has sunscreen on, we don't want anyone getting sunburned and being miserable the rest of the summer, do we?

*For Everyone*

* Play in the sprinkler!
* Put up an Inflatable Pool!
* Water balloon fights!
*  BBQs with a good ole firepit to make S'mores!
*  Turn your back yard into a movie theater!
* Camping out and star gazing: You can find maps online and lay out on sleeping bags and look at the stars.
* Make homemade ice cream
* Have a nature scavenger hunt
* Become a photographer and start a summer scrapbook.
* Learn a new skill
* Strawberry picking
* Dance in the rain


~For Adults~ 

~ Happy Hour with friends! Everyone brings a dish to pass or a beverage and enjoy!
~ Drinking games are always fun! You can find some rather unusual one's all over the internet. 
~ Yard sale to get rid of stuff you no longer use.
~ Become a tourist in your own town and visit some of the places you have never been to before.