Update: Comments will close at midnight tonight, Friday, August 1. Winners will be posted tomorrow. God bless each of you.
Oh, yeah! It is Bloggy Giveaway Carnival time again, and with that, opportunities to win abound. At annie’s eyes, you have more than one chance to win . . .(for dramatic effect). . .
Your very own iPod shuffleTM! That’s right, 2 GB of your favorite tunes, all in a convenient package the size of a large postage stamp!
AND five other lucky winners will win a $20 gift card for summer purchases from Target!
Here are the rules: This giveaway is open to US and Canada residents only. The iPod Shuffle will be sent directly to your home, so be sure you have a physical address to deliver it, and a contact email if yours is a no-reply address.
In the comments, just tell me your favorite summer leisure tip, whether it is advice on how to relax or stay cool, or your favorite location. Maybe you have a favorite summer beverage or even a good read. All ideas are welcome. I love hearing from you. On Saturday morning, I’ll draw six winners and post names! I will use Random Number generator for the winners, so just ONE sweet short comment each day through Friday, Aug. 1 at midnight is appreciated! Visit the bloggy giveaway site for other FREE giveaways, and thanks for stopping by!
annette geffert 
My best “keeping cool tip” is dive into the pool.
Favorite leisure trip in the summer is our cabin on the lake . . . if it’s cool outside. Cabin has no AC and summer humidity can be awful. But a cabin on the lake, it’s really sweet.
Thanks for the contest
Hanging out at the pool.
Let the summer rain fall on you. It’s a wonderful feeling.
Lots and lots of sno-cones!
meredithadkisson (at) churchmail (dot) com
My favorite summer beverage is iced green tea and I’ve always got a good book to read in the shade. 🙂 Thanks for the opportunity to win!
Lindsey
ladyufshalott at yahoo dot com
Ice cold lemonade is my favorite drink.
out on the boat fishing
love the beach
Realaxing at the beach with some Iced Tea and a good book.
annemarie562000(at)yahoo(dot)com
My favorite thing to do on a hot day is to have an icy glass of water, a good book and float around with them both in the pool.
Mount Rushmore 🙂
My favorite place to be in the summer is on the beach! Swimming, building sand castles and collecting sea shells.
I’ll say take the family to a nice 4th. of July Fireworks display but make sure to bring along the first-aid kit just in case
ipod shuffles are the key to a happy exercise session!
A tall beverage with plenty of ice, and the A/C turned up high.
My favorite summertime leisure tip is to do something creative that you enjoy outside! We spend so much time couped up inside during the winter months, or at our job, or doing our everyday chores, that when it is nice outside, the sun is shining and it is balmy and warm outside, we have no business being inside! Take something you are passionate about, a creative project you have been wanting to do, and work on it outside on a blanket either in the sun, or under a tree in the shade. You will be surprised how relaxed you will begin to feel, and you will feel yourself becoming grounded and revived. I enjoy painting my clay pots with fun, whimsical designs. I bring about 6 pots outside, with all my paints, and I have myself a little party painting my pots. I get started with just a few simple designs, and after painting for about 20 minutes I feel all my stress leaving my body and the creativity just begins to flow – I end up with these wild, funky pots that everyone admires when they come over! You get a real sense of achievement and confidence when you do something creative like this in an environment you are comfortable in. BTW – I have been wanting an iPod Shuffle for the longest time now! I am going to keep my fingers crossed on this one! Thank you for such a fun giveaway!
joannaonthelake[at]gmail.com
My favorite summer time leisure is spending outside with my family.
laying on a float in the pool
My eyes seem to get pretty tired in the summer, with being outside, hayfever, etc. I like to read, but in the summer I use a lot of audio books. Audiobooks are much more bearable in the summer.
An ice cream sundae and a long walk on the beach at sunset
Where I live – it’s so cold in the winter, we avoid going outside. Summertime just means: Go OUTSIDE and enjoy! Thank you! cguill888 at yahoo dot com
get some iced tea&head for the pool in the back yard with the kids!great giveaway!
ahdrad2932(at)msn(dot)com
Hawaii — nothing better.
cakesbyangel@hotmail.com
Get Abby a bone and sit by the pool with your laptop and a cool glass of ??? (one of the many suggestions above) I like the fruit tea idea…Enjoy. Your very generous to offer such cool gifts on your blog giveaway. Thanks for the chance to win.
bajjmayer@aol.com says: have a sangria party!!!!
swim swim swim swim
I love to sit on my porch, or go for a bike ride after it starts to cool down at night.
I get physically ill when I get hot (NOT a good thing in Texas), so I want tons of air conditioning! I also love good fresh lemonade with fresh lemonade ice cubes. For an occasional treat, root beer floats are a favorite. Thank you for the opportunity to win!
Lots of fresh fruits on a platter by the pool. Kids love em and it is healthy AND fun!
there is nothing i enjoy better than puttering around in my garden and watching the frogs hop in and out of my pond..i go out every morning with my cup of coffee and stay outside for a few hours.it is so relaxing 🙂
We go to Grandpa’s who lives on a lake and go swimming
Remember to have a sweater/jacket for the evening. Even in the summer it gets cool at night.
luckydolls123[at]verizon[dot]net
Each summer we go camping. In order to relax and enjoy our camp trips, I always prepare meals ahead of time. I make stews and chilis which I freeze. Not only are meals easy to prepare while camping, the frozen foods keep the coolers cool!
write_today@hotmail.com
Nice prize, would love to have this.
Mornings are usually cool here, so getting things done early helps alot.
like to cool off with some iced coffee, or tea thanks 🙂
Cool sheets, a fan and a nice long nap.
Inside the AC is keeping us cool – outside we turn on mister – tiny sprinklers hanging overhead. The kids play outside in the afternoon and love the cool mist 🙂
My favorite leasure tip would be to make cool easy meals like bacon, lettuce and tomato sandwiches or grill alot of your meal.
bowlinsuzy@yahoo.com
favorite summer leisure tip- make sun tea and sweeten it with fruit juice. Thep perfect beverage for sipping in the sun.
I love swimming
I love laying in a hammock with a glass of lemonade/iced tea nearby.
I love going to the beach during the summer.
txhottie_86@yahoo.com
Take some time – an hour, a day or a week – and just relax, drink iced tea (or pop, whatever you like), read, sit in the sun or play with the kids. Don’t let work, worries or chores intrude. Everyone needs a break.
My summer tip is LOTS of sunblock! and WATER!
Well, since you have so many comments and I have not commented each day and alot of the others may have. I’m going to add my name one more time to the “pot” to bring my chances up a little , ha.ha….you go girl.
just so you won’t have to look my email up IF I should win dlowran1(at)comcast(dot(net).
Take off all your clothes and go for a dip….
Favorite summer leisure tip is to stay indoors until sundown.
I own a condo in a complex with a pool, so my son and I spend many, many hours playing games (he loves marco polo) with his friends. On the weekends, we bring drinks and munchies and make a day of it.
my best tip is always use sunscreen and remember to reapply that way you can really relax withoutpaying for it the next day
Stay cool in the pool – and don’t care what you look like in a bathing suit!
stephsweeps(at)kittymail(dot)com
Make a pitcher of sun tea and sit out on the patio with a mister going. Very cool and relaxing.
Sweet Ice Tea!!! Refreshing. A glass of sweet ice tea and planning the fall garden. Fun!
Make sure you go to the farmers’ market in your area–the freshness of their products is unbelievable.
farrell@crosslake.net
I wonder how many people have really read all 1,113 comments?? I guess you have. Have a great weekend with your family!
My favorite summer drink is iced herbal tea. Mmmmm. Great giveaway, thanks!
My last chance effort— 4 simple words. Corn on the cob.
Nothing says summer relax time to me more than a cookout with some nice corn on the cob!
num1twinkie at yahoo dot com
wadding and fishing at the river:)
My favorite summer lesiure activity used to be haning out at the beach, since we used to be so close. Now, living in UT, the closest beach is 500 miles away! Now, we like to go camping in various places here in UT! It’s all so new and totally different than what we’re used to! Thanks for the opportunity to win!
rachelfox1981 at yahoo dot com
A book in one hand, a Popsicle in the other…sunscreen scented skin under the shady tree in your back yard – Oh man, now thats a pleasurable summer!! 😀 😀 😀
im.in.luv.with.rey@gmail.com
Keep out of the sun.
I like sitting on my porch swing with a big glass of iced tea and watching the kids play. That’s my idea of leaisure!
Summer is the season for enjoying the outdoors so I stick to easy, simple but flavor packed meals on the grill as often as possible. Along with a dip in the pool and some fresh squeezed lemonade I feel relaxed and refreshed. And the only clean up is putting our plates and cups in the dishwasher.
twithhoneyATgmailDOTcom
We just got back from a trip to Carowinds in Charlotte NC. Great amusment park
Take time to enjoy your own home. Have a family BBQ, sit on your deck/patio, watch the birds…
Well this is a little different…but I’m begun to exercise on a daily basis for a few months now and I love the feel. It feels so relaxing when you are done to drink cold ice water, run a wet rag around your face, and then lay somewhere with a big ceiling fan blowing on you. Aw…plus your looking fabulous! lol (well not me yet!) Thanks
We have a little shaded place set up in the back yard just next to the woods. It’s closed in on two sides with a tin roof. I have a picnic table back there. Sometimes I take my laptop or a book out back and just enjoy the peace and quiet. If it’s a bit hot I’ll take a fan with me. Hubby ran me some power back there. Am I spoiled or what? 🙂
Hanging at the pool.
erma.hurtt@sbcglobal.net
The Beach is always my favorite.
Sitting outside with a good book is a great way to spend a lazy summer day.
My best summertime tip is let the kids eat popsicles… outdoors!
Relaxing by the pool.
adhurst(at)yahoo(dot)com
My favorite leisure tip is to stock up on beverages (alcohol and non) and chips.
The only way I can stand the really hot and muggy days is to try and stay inside in the central air!
Thanks so much for the great giveaway!
Drink water
Thanks for the contest! My tip? Lots and lots of pink lemonade!!! 🙂
Long walks on the beach are my favorite!
Sit on the porch and eat ice cream.
Thanks for the giveaway.
carissaad at aol dot com
We always try to make it to the Drive In once during the summer. It’s so nice to not even have to leave the car (except for the bathroom and popcorn of course!). Plus you can talk as much as you want during the movie and no one can hear you! 🙂
khmorgan_00 [at] yahoo [dot] com
In the summer when there is no school for the older kids, I take a nap with my 3 yr. old in the middle of the day. Then when the older kids stay up later because there is no school, I am not so worn out!!!
We get huge stacks of books at the library and read all summer.
Try to eat a lot of sandwiches, cold salads and cold soups, instead of heating up the house by using the stove and oven.
My Favorite thing to do is drink a tall glass of lemonade and take a dip in the pool! Tanks for the chance to win!
I love making smoothies with fresh berries from the Farmers Market.
Thanks for doing the giveaway!
Stay hydrated.
Slushies. In an effort to keep my children from constanty asking for snowcones every time we see a snowcone shack, we bought a snowcone maker and it has been so nice!!
One of my favorite summer leisure things to do is go to a great concert. We went to see Steely Dan last month and it was great. Thank you so much!
One way to keep cool is to spend a lot of time in the pool. Thanks for the great giveaway1
My best tip is to take your kids camping and escape all the electronics. Please and thank you.
I love relaxing on the deck with my pups.
Our favorite summer activity is going out on the boat and fishing in the Gulf. The cool down tip is to make sure you have a ladder on the boat so you can keep getting wet!!
guysrose at aol dot com
My favorite summertime tip is just to relax in the evenings on the patio and listen to the sounds of nature.
During summer I just let the house, laundry, everything go and play with the kids. Who cares if thngs are clean? Thanks!
fourkidsrgreat(at)gmail(dot)com
I love ice tea with orange slices or other fruit in it. Thanks for the great contest!
Limoncello lemonade with a sugared rim. You cannot beat those on a blazing summers day. If you put them in the freeze and get some slush going, even better.
Ice cream never taste better than it does on a hot summer day
Tarah
fireball351c AT yahoo DOT com
Sometimes a big tall glass of lemonade hits the spot! Thanks for a great contest!
Make sure your pets stay cool too. They need a shaded area if outside and plenty of fresh water
never turn on your stove. Grill Everything!
Okay, with all these comments about ice tea and hammocks, I’m going to look like a total nut.
But I have to be honest, my favorite summertime leisure activity is to go see the summer blockbuster movies in an air conditioned movie theatre and them go out for ice cream.
I don’t really like being out in the humidity with the mosquitos.
I’d rather sit in the dark and watch The Dark Knight with a box of Milk Duds on my lap. Sorry.
-Allie
tonylethal@aol.com
Last summer tip from me:
Never “agree” to wear a heart monitor in 95 degree weather. All that adhesive tape makes for some uncomfortable, hot moments. Ick. And you can’t wear little clothing. Otherwise all those wires poking out of your chest might scare small children.
In this hot weather it is nice to do some mall shopping where the air conditioning is cranked up high!!!
cjnedrow@gmail.com
Holy-moley, roly-poly! This is amazing! My favorite thing to do is take homemade sorbet and race down to the beach before it melts! Freeze any kind of fruit overnight and then thaw for about an hour until just cutable. Blend it until smooth! Sugar and fat free! Thank you!
My summer leisure tip is to get up early, get your errands done when it’s not as hot, and then come home and relax in the air conditioning during the heat of the afternoon while drinking some sweet tea!
My email is lollypopperz at gmail dot com
Just being lazy and sitting on the beach with a book.
Another favorite summer activity is going to the beach for the day!
Summer is much more relaxed – there are fewer time constraints!
take a nice bath, and give yourself a nice scrub while your are in there, and then a good sunless tanner afterward and maybe a pedicure. or maybe that all sounds like work? maybe just a nice long bath!!
Enjoy the warmth.
My fav lesiure tip is going to the beach with kids
rinking iced coffee
my favorite summer tip – go jump in the pool – do some yardwork – jump back in – then, of course, a big glass of fresh lemonade with lots and lots of ice.
Favorite summertime leisure activity is making a watermelon basket with the kids. First we take a watermelon and carved out the primary basket shape and then the kids each get a melon baller to start emptying out the body. After that we make cantelope balls to mix with the watermelon. Put everything in the frig to get it nice and cold and serve it later with homemade pineapple ice cream. Absolutely delightful.
Make some lemonade with sparkling water for an extra kick
elkaye[at]gmail[dot]com
My summer leisure tip is to read a good book (I prefer reading romances) while laying in a hammock.
heroesgirl314@gmail.com
Go to a waterpark and spend all day.
i love going to the lake with friends and family!
Going to visit my husband’s family in Mississippi. We live in an isolated area in the desert and they live in a small gated community on a lake, its much cooler and there are TREES!!!
We hope to tranferred soon to the base in Pensecola – until then, we’ll enjoy visiting family!
My leisure tip is to take a drive in my convertible through wine country and sample a few.
My leisure tip is to sit back in the yard, sipping iced tea and listening to old school music.
The best thing during the hot summer is a cold glass of Horchata.
I love an ice cold slice of watermelon in the summer.
When our family is outdoors in the heat we avoid all caffine drinks. We drink water!
I love an iced cold slice of watermelon in the summer! Yummy!
cold ice tea!
lots of comments hope i win i really need a shuffle
A canopied outdoor daybed, a pitcher of cranberry lemonade, and a good book. Unfortunately I have 3 little ones, so it ain’t gonna happen!
float on a raft, either in a pool, lanke or river. Nothing more relaxing
My tip- sunblock!!!! No one wants to age faster than you have to!
kristilb19@yahoo.com
My tip is to be vegging with a glass of ice tea watching the kids and the dogs playing. Oh yeah have to have your piggies in the pool so the kids can go in and splash you.
For summer I like to put my coolest, softest cotton sheets on my bed and curl up with a good book.
khrissylee28 at aol dot com
I love just taking time to step back and enjoy the longer hours reading or walking outside.
radiationchic(at)hotmail(dot)com
Seek out and buy homegrown tomatoes. Try to find old fashioned one, not the modern hybrids. The old varieties have far more flavor. In them you will find the taste of a country summer, no matter where you live.
My favorite summer beverage is iced coffee. I make the coffee a day ahead, keep it in the refrigerator and the next day I add ice cubes, milk, coffee syrup. Cheaper than Starbucks! 😀
I like Iced Tea with a sprig of mint, and a nice lazy day in my hammock.
I love to go to the East End of Long Island in the summer. There are so many fun places, like Lavender by the Bay, a beautiful lavender farm in E. Marion NY and of course the Candy Man for home made chocolates. I also LOVE that little place called LUNCH aka Lobster Roll on the south fork that has the BEST lobster rolls anywhere. There’s something for everyone on the East End!!
majqa1966@yahoo.com
Sip a cold glass of lemonade.
Thanks!
carissaad at aol dot com
Sipping iced coffee from Dunkin Donuts under a big shady tree in backyard.
My leisure tip is to stay in the house with the A/C up until the sun goes down.
I love just taking advantage of the nice weather since it rains about 8 months out of the year here!
Thanks for offering it!
princesslimey (at) gmail (dot) com
besides the beach my favorite summer tip here in very hot fla is stay stay in the ac!
To sit outside in the breezy shade at the end of the day with ice cold lemonade!
Bike rides to the beach with lots of blankets and a basket lunch. Once we get there we can just hang out and read or play in the sand etc. It is great fun.
Do my outside chores early in the morning or late in the evening. The rest of the time, I enjoy the A/C!
I think this is my 3rd or 4th shameless entry…
My tip is to slow down and enjoy it with your kids or just sit and watch them enjoy it with a cold beverage in hand!
I always try to jazz up my summer drinks a bit. Even a mere slice of lemon on the side of a frosty glass of lemonade makes it seem special.
here’s my advice:
1. hire hot pool boy, even if you don’t have a pool
2. ask him to make you freshly squeezed lemonade
3. add vodka
4. enjoy!
Thanks for the awesome opportunity!
amykant[at]gmail[dot]com
Summer tip #2: My skin gets dry (even in summer!) Last summer, my friend brought back some amazing lotion from Paris. I was thrilled when L’Occitane opened a store here. So, if you have dry hands, try their Shea Butter hand cream. (they also make it for feet.) Good stuff!
The key to surviving summer- get wet, and sit in the shade, preferably at a splash pad that keeps the kids entertained.
For relaxing, it’s our cummer cottage on the lake, listening to the loons, watching the stars, and keeping an eye out for the mama bear and her two cubs. Can’t beat this for a destination.
My summer tip keep a aloe vera plant it comes in handy for all kinds of summer ouches. From the accidental sunburn to nasty mosquito bites.
I’m a big fan of package deals or all-inclusive trips. That way you pay one time and you can relax because everything’s already taken care of.
aliasblogger@yahoo.com
I eat a lot of ice cream in the summer! Sometimes that is all we eat for supper, just ice cream sundaes. The kids think it is great. (We don’t do it a lot, just a couple of times during the summer.)
Thanks for having the Giveaway!
I like Arnold palmers -a comination of ice tea and lemonade – to keep me refreshed on theose oh so hot days. (20 consecutive days above 90 in Denver)
my favorite activity during the summer is just being outside and getting fresh air!
http://www.thebickelbunch.blogspot.com/
homemade lemonaide
tracydevrick2000@yahoo.com
My husband and I like going to Guilford lake in Ohio and going swimming together, it’s good fun and exercise!
hblaser at gmail dot com
Staying inside watching movies with the AC on full blast.
My advice is to take a cruise, if you never have! Now THAT’S living!
Julie
onthedotcreations@yahoo.com
Just found your blog. My tip is to drink sweet tea, it helps you cool down.
Thank you,
Dina
dlsmilad@yahoo.com
I love going to the beach and watching the sunrise! So relaxing! My email is abarrett005@cfl.rr.com.
My favorite summer indulgence is going for ice cream at the local ice cream stand. Soft ice cream in a cone. Hot Fudge Sundaes. Cyclones (soft ice cream mixed with any kind of candy you can imagine, although I prefer M&M's.)My goal is to eat one of everything on the menu! Unfortunately they'll be closing for the season in about six weeks. So much ice cream, so little time. 😉
My favorite place to be during the summer is my friends cottage cause the lake is just outside the back door and swimming is the best way I know to cool off
I have been drooling over the iPod Shuffle since they first came out. I’ve just never been able to justify it. I would love to win.
I love summer-themed music. Something about the sunshine makes me want to turn it up! beezerly at yahoo (dot) com
My tip is an outdoor picnic complete with a cherry limeade slushy! Thanks!
Grab a good book, an icy cold drink, and relax in the shade or float in a pool.
Although I enjoy the fruity summery drinks, I find that they just don’t quench my thirst as completely as good old H2O. I always have a gallon of water cold and ready in the fridge so I can fill my water bottle or just pour a glass full.
doot65{at}comcast[dot]net
Elizabeth
Reading a good book, inside since the temperatures reach around 108-112 in the summertime.
Enter me.
San Diego is the most laid back place on Earth.
there’s nothing like an ice cold spring when it is so hot out!
Drink a lot of water if you are outside for a long time
Hmm, I kind of think I might have already entered, but I’m in such a bloggy-blur now, I’m not sure! If not, I’m currently enjoying sliced, frozen peaches, cool and refreshing!
Feel free to enter my drawing too. http://www.InnerBeautyGirlz.com
Wow, wow! You are the queen of kindness and goodness! 🙂 Awesome giveaway, God bless you! My birthday is coming up soon and this would make a great prezzie! *hint, hint* 🙂 My favorite beverage is getting McDonald’s Sweet Tea! It’s cheap and HUGE! :)That’s what I like to treat myself to often! purposedrivenlife4you(at)gmail(dot)com
Always use sunscreen!
My favorite is sitting in the pool in the evening either alone or with hubby just relaxing, talking, and NOT getting splashed! lol
jocoiner[at]gmail[dot]com
We like to eat out on the deck and talk about our day or for adventure, we scope out new parks that we have not been to…Fun!
Thanks for the give-away! ~Connie
cmhesh at yahoo dot com
My favorite spot for the summer with the family is the beach!! Love the shells, sand and waves!
My best tip is turn the ac up and sip on delicious strawberry lemonade. I make my own with fresh strawberries from a local orchard.
In the summer I love to sit in my realy comfortable lounge chair outside in the shade with a good book and a cold drink! Thanks so much for the very generous giveaways!
The best way to stay cool, if you don’t have ac at home, is to put a bowl of ice cubes in front of the fan. It cools the air blowing.
A summer leisure tip I’d like to try (after I win the lottery) is spending it in Iceland.
A great book to read for the summer is Hissy Fit by Mary Kay Andrews!!! Thanks for the great giveaway!!
My tip is to look for events to do and places to go in your local paper that are free.
Today I took the kids the the local splashground which is a playground with sprinklers and they had a ball. Thanks for the contest.
chris
cme8397@yahoo.com
Walk to the nearest ice cream shop, get an ice cream cone and take a walk while eating it. That’s summer to us. Thanks for this giveaway, too. cguill888 at yahoo dot com
I laze around (I mean watch) while the kids swim in the pool.
Don’t stress over which clothes or items to take with you on vacation. If you need something, you can always pick it up at your destination.
Favorite tip? A pedicure! I got one for the first time at 43 this year, and I HIGHLY recommend it!
sjbraun at hotmail dot com
Well lets see… We love to go to Tahoe which is only a few hours drive for us. It is absolutely gorgeous and refreshing to go there. I love to sip on cranberry juice mixed with ginger ale on ice yum oh!
Thank you so much for entering me, I would love to win something!!!!!
Sara
love the beaches.
My favorite thing to do is to go boating on the Niagara River with plenty of food and liquids, and then go swimming
My favorite summer activity is to turn OFF the TV and spend my evenings reading with a glass of lemonade on my back porch.
My favorite summer leisure activity is sitting on the beach with an all you magazine or a good book
My iPod just broke and I was totally bummed, so I would LOVE to win this and have my portable music back!
My favorite summer getaway is where we go up in Millinocket, Maine to Twin Pines cabins. They are located right on a peninsula in a lake, so the water surrounds you on three sides. It’s gorgeous, refreshing and fun to have a break from real life and just enjoy the scenery for the week- plus you can get in some GREAT hiking while up there! You can see pics from our last vacation on my blog, if you want! Thanks again! jadensmail at gmail dot com
My favorite relaxing thing in summer is being by the pool with my Crystal Lite peach tea!!
I’d love a Target card! Thanks for the chance!
home-made lemonaid and a lot of ice. best tip this florida girl can give ya!
kwade124@AOL.COM
Drink cold drinks.
Just kickin back, and takeing it easy.
This would be neat to have
We like to go to our local waterpark for the day.
adhurst(at)yahoo(dot)com
I think my two favorite getaways for summer are camping in the mountains away from everyone where you are yourself and get relax, I think it is so amazing when you cant hear anything except wind blowing in the pines. Also I love to go to California and spend my time at the beach in my bikini, listening to the ocean and letting the sun warm my body. My favorite summer drinks are iced tea or classic lemonade, i make myself. And then I just chill out on my porch swing and watch the world go by. And that is pretty much how I spend my summer except for the casual softball game with my friends. 😀
kerosene_girl@msn.com
The only way I get a much-needed nap is to turn on a movie for the kids and sleep on the couch!
In the summer we like to visit my parents camp and help out where we can.
h cooper at visi dot com
My favorite place in summer is anywhere but the south! It’s too hot and humid here!
A couple high-energy days at Disney, then a nice long relaxing week on the beach!
My best tip is to make sure you get outside in the evening when it gets cooler to enjoy the flowers.
My favorite summer tip is having fun swimming with the kids!
I don’t know where you live, but Rita’s Italian Ice is what summer is all about! Try a mango gelati!!
kimisslim (at) hotmail (dot) com
favorite summer treat: fudgcicle… fresh out of the box, fresh out of the grocery store… walking on the way to the car.
🙂 thanks for your giveaway!
My favorite summer indulgence is sipping sweet tea on the back porch after a summer rain shower! But my favorite summer trip (which I would love if I could take every year) is actually in the winter, when I like to escape the cold, fly to Cancun and laze on the beach with a cold margherita! Mmm, I can almost tast it now!
honestly my favorite summer thing is when daddy comes home and its still warm out but not hot and we play with the kids in the backyard, then grill something and eat dinner on the deck.
that or a large sweet glace of iced tea!
Ditch the jeans for pajama pants and lunge around all day!
cilution0(at)hotmail
Sitting on the patio with the fan going and read my favorite book. Right now that is the Twilight Series.
We go camping to Yosemite National Park every summer. Sitting in my hammock, sipping iced tea, and watching the Merced River and the waterfalls, now THAT is relaxing.
Drink lots and lots of water…and use lots of sunblock!
Cold white wine on the back deck in the evenings.
Every town or city has a public lake swimming area somewhere nearby. Check nearby towns or state parks. It’s good clean fun away from chlorine. It’s back to nature and a good way to cool off.
I have a “jug” that holds two gallons. It has a push button on it so the kids can get their own drinks (or help their siblings who can’t quite get the button). I fill it with ice and tap water (no bottled water here) and off we go… out the back door to the wonderful yard we are blessed with. No searching for the restroom, “changing station” handy, gas…none guzzled, shade – in abundance, 10x10sandbox… Why in the world would I want to go anywhere else.
Happy day.
The beach a blanket/chair and a good book it pure bliss
I keep a Brita pitcher in my fridge and keep drinking cold water all day. My favorite place is my deck with a good book.
We love to splash in the baby pool in our back yard, sip on strawbwrry lemonade and soak up the sun!
This is a great giveaway, Thank you!
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Reading, reading, and more reading (all in the A/C, of course!)
I love going to Andrews Scenic Acres to pick berries, but best of all is the frozen yogurt, it’s an awesome dessert for the boiling summer!!!!
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Slice bananas and put them in the freezer. They melt in your mouth — so good.
I hope I win!
michael dot hopkins at gmail dot com.
I’m also a subscriber.
My favorite summer activity is going to the lake, swimming, tubing and enjoying ourselves!
I also enjoy sitting in the shade with a good book and a glass of iced tea
Since I have super dry skin, every summer I treat myself to a new summery smelling lotion, bath and body works always has great ones!
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Another favorite tip is to have a good old water fight with my kiddo’s.
Leave the kids home if you really want to relax!
My summer leisure tip is to blend up a batch of melon margaritas, grill some yummy salmon and veggies and then go float in the pool. That’s summer! Thank you for the great contest!
my favorite is simply sitting out in the pool with good friends and great conversations
I enjoy visiting Minnesota’s north shore (along Lake Superior). We rent a cabin for a long weekend every summer!
I love frozen watermelon and grapes in the summer! And that shuffle would be great for running…
Myrtle beach is a favorite of my family
Favorite summer stay cool tip?
Well, having spent two summers in Baghdad, I’d say watermelon! And always keeping a bottle of gatorade (powder mixed with water) nearby!
Those were some of my favorite times in Baghdad, sitting on my roof checking my email, eating watermelon, and listening to Norah Jones after a long, hot day of fixing schools.
Our most relaxing vacations are the ones where we don’t plan a thing. I do some research about things to do, if we want to, but we just plan our vacation day to day.
My summer tip is lots of good reading material, Cherry Limeade from Sonic and the pool. Everyone is happy.
What a fabulous giveaway!
I just like lying or sitting on a park bench under the sun
Since moving to the south, have to go with Sweet tea
A Hammock and a nice shady tree sounds appealing on a hot day!
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Make fruit smoothies with the family and eat them under a shade tree. It’s a great way to bond with the family and cool off at the same time.
elkaye[at]gmail[dot]com
Laying poolside with a nice refreshing adult beverage is the way to go!
Wow- it seems like I am in steep competition for that Ipod shuffle!
Angie
Do more outdoor activities in the early morning before it gets too hot.
The Beach love the beach
I like a nice walk on the beach, and playing in the sand.
Get a good book, a cool drink and relax under a shade tree. Thanks for the contest!
Going on a nice walk with my hubby, dog, and daughter is one of my ways to relax.
Living in Michigan we’re lucky to have a lake around every corner – it comes in handy in the summer when it gets hot! That’s where you can usually find us, on the water!
Tarah
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In the summer we love to go tubing, relaxing and floating down the river is the best way to spend a hot day 🙂
Instead of lemons in your ice water or tea, give yourself a treat and add orange slices. so refreshing.
cook on the grill often.
We love to take a dip in the pool to cool off on hot days. It has really been worth the expense. Thanks for the contest.
a mommy weekend with my girls and vodka! 🙂
A big glass of iced sweet green mint tea and lots of AC 🙂
Thanks for a great giveaway!
My fav way to relax is taking a bubble bath or reading a book!
My absolute favorite thing to do is to get together with my friends (spread out all over the US) and mett up so we can all go see out band (widepsread panic) and usually we will see 3 shows, and so we all get hotel rooms at the same hotel and basically just hang out for 3-4 days together and act like little kids. It truly is an amazing time, there usually is anywhere from 25 to 75 of us. maybe more. This year we had to save it for fall.
Basically never act your age.
Favorite summer beverage = margarita made with patron. Perfect during the long hot summers.
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Ice tea. I make a double batch, add a tray of ice and drink the whole thing.
i love to take the kids to the waterpark.
thanks for the chance to win a great giveaway!
I make my own iced tea with a mr coffee iced tea brewer and sweeten it with stevia and i like to sit out on the balcony with my mp3 player. Thats relaxing. titanicluck at gmail dot com Thanks.
I love iced tea.
I had a mango iced tea last night with dinner. Highly recommended as a cool summer drink! Thanks for a great contest!
water parks are the best places to cool off and have fun on a hot summer day! My favorite one locally is Water country USA!
Favorite summer thing is going to the park with the kids….
I love reading by the pool with my feet in the water in the summer. It’s great! I just moved to Arizona, though, and it’s usually way too hot to do that here. I’ll have to adapt 🙂
Michelle
lilikoi44@gmail.com
my husband makes refreshing Icee drinks for me and the kids.
Sleep outside in a tent.
My favorite thing to do in the summer is to go outside, find a place in the shade, and cuddle up with a good book.
I like some nice Iced Tea sitting on my patio.
I love to go to the woods, because it always feels cool there.
making scrapbooks is so fine for family time during the summer or doing puzzles
With as hot and humid as this summer has been my advice is to stay inside with the air conditioner. If you don’t have that luxury, keep plenty of water or iced tea handy and avoid dehydration. Thanks for the generous giveaway!
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I like to make my own strawberry lemonade (like Red Robin’s). We take sliced strawberries and frozen lemonade concentrate and add water. My husband loves it, but I’m still looking for a no sugar alternative for my stepdad.
akblackwell at gmail dot com
Though I love the sun and the outdoors, I try to keep myself protected so I always have sunscreen with me, try to wear hats, and stay in the shade when possible.
Wait! Are you telling me my summer is supposed to be leisurely? 🙂 LOL. Hmm…how about long walks with the dogs and trips to the shaved ice stand. That’s about as leisurely as my summers get, unfortunately.
ckbruce@ymail.com
Enjoy the summer days because they will be gone before you know it. (School starts in 2 weeks!)
Gosh, the FL heat makes you want to SWIM all the time…so we’ve listened and are doing just that 🙂
I love to go to Big Daddy’s softball games in the summer, and it’s great when the sun goes down and the breeze cools us down a bit.
Thanks for a great giveaway!
my best tip is lots of water and sunscreen. But a tall glass of homemade iced tea hits the spot nicely in a pinch. 🙂
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1/4 c sugar, 1/4 c lemon juice, 1/2 c ice and 1 1/4 c water, blend and enjoy
I keep hydrated and cool with lots of ice cold water 🙂 *Thanks* for the giveaway!
My favorite place to be in the summer is Chincoteague, VA. The beach is awesome. It is surrounded by national park, so there are no houses and no boardwalk. Just the beach. Wish I was there now.
I love German Village in Columbus, OH. They have the best shops and food. There’s a Greek place called Taverna Opa and a bookstore with 32 rooms! It’s a heavenly place!
To relax I love to sit outside in the shade with a pitcher of homemade sangria and a good book!
My favorite summer tip is to have a glass of lemonade and read a Dee Henderson novel!
Stay in the shade and keep cool!
i think it would be wise and fashionable to wear a wide brimmed hat when working outside to avoid getting heat stroke. and too also drink plenty of liquids.
denice p
doozercries@yahoo.com
I love to drive to the Smoky Mountains for a day.
Cut up and clean a pint of strawberries, dump them in a blender with a little bit of water. Puree until mostly smooth. Add water and sugar to taste. Soooo much better than any powdered mix.
Thanks for the contest
Reading late into the night.
Hang out in the shade!
My favorite summer drink is watermelon lemonade…
6 cups watermelon
1 cup water
1/3 cup sugar
1/2 cup lemon juice
Preparation:
Remove as many seeds as you can from the watermelon flesh. Place watermelon and water in a blender and blend until smooth. Strain liquid into a pitcher, along with sugar and lemon juice. Stir until sugar is dissolved. Refrigerate until chilled
Drink lots of water.
Thanks
Sunblock – wear lots of sunblock and enjoy the cool days 🙂 stanle17y {at} gmail {you know the rest). Thanks for a great giveaway!
The beach is the best place to relax. Thank you for the great giveaway!!!
Lois
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We try to play outdoors in the morning when it is (relatively) cool. And we have lots of icy drinks!
When my son was little and it was even too hot to be outside, we would fill up the big giant bathtub in the master bathroom with cool water and put on our bathing suits and “swim” in the tub.
I love to go camping in the Idaho Mountains. It is so nice to get away from all the electronics and spend quality time as a family.
My favorite dummer time beverage is making frozen virgin fruit daiquiris for myself and children. Every Summer my children and I go to the blueberry and strawbery farms near by and pick tons for fruit. They are delcious and healthy for us. Thank-you so much for the contest.
I love to escape to the beach this summer just to get a cool breeze and dip our toes in the warm ocean water. thank you for the chance to win!
Set up the sprinkler & let the kids run around like crazy people. They get cooled off & you're entertained, all at one time!
My summer time leisure tip would be to find a store that sells an outdoor folding chair for two and sit out on the deck with your significant other. Hubby and I love that chair.
Spending time out by the shade tree w/ sweet Tea for me & frozen kool-aid pops for the kiddos, that's what I call a great day. My oldest ds wants has really been wanting an i pod for a while now.
My favorite summer “treat” is diet cherry 7-up with frozen grapes floating in it. Yum!
Thank you for sponsoring the giveaway. If you are outside in the sun and very hot, a nice glass
With the humidity as bad as it’s been lately – the only way to stay cool here is inside in the AC!
We plan on having our vacation at home this summer. We are going to tent camp in our back yard. Thanks, Cindi
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Make a tall glass of lemonade with fresh mint, sit on your back porch and enjoy the fresh air and sunshine.
my favorite way to stay cool in the summer is to wear loose fitting tank top or t shirt and shorts, lay in my bed with a good book or your favorite tv show with a wet towel or face cloth on your forehead and the fan running right on you with your favorite ice cold juice or flavored watered. works everytime.
Sarah
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My favorite summer trip is to Walt Disney World. I like the hot weather and the water rides!
Watermelon are great and summer is the best time to enjoy one.
Theresa N
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Laying ouside in the shade in my hammock.
Drink plenty of water.
anything at the beach. anything. book, food, magazine, cross word puzzle. as long as there’s sand and water!
I have found a spray sunblock that I love! It is so easy to use on my hard to keep still boys. And so far no one has been sun burnt. :o)
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When it’s hot, I hit the beach with my sand chair and plop it right at the water’s edge to stay cool.
Anything involving a Frozen Margarita? Ha…Um CAMPING!
The beach is my fave place to keep cool.
I am really not a summer person so…. I stay inside with the AC down to 67, enjoy lots of cold beverages and catch up on some good books and magazines that I’ve missed out on the rest of the year. Thanks!
My favorite summer get away is to head down to the Jersey shore for a day or two. I usually go to Sandy Hook, which is a state park. It’s gorgeous there. The ocean is completely relaxing, plus who doesn’t like laying around on the beach? 🙂
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Even if the house is messy and there are chores to be done – get out of the house. Once you are away you can relax.
We cook less and either grill out or eat foods that dont require cooking (to keep the house cooler).
Today I’m working/playing on my laptop outside watching the kids swim.
My favorite way to relax in the summer is to lay out on the hammock, with a good book and something cold to drink.
Iced coffee
My best tip is: when a long car trip with the kids is in order to get to Gramma’s house…..kids audio books on the mp3 player make the trip much smoother.
Get out and barbecue.
Wow, great giveawayS!
Hmm…a summer leisure tip. I would say anything involving a couple of good girlfriends (no kids!), fruity drinks, good food, a pool, maybe some celebrity magazines to flip through and Jack Johnson playing in the background!
Today I’m thinking A/C is the best. It’s hot here in Maryland!
Take your dog for a long walk and then share the iced cold water that you brought with your BFF (the dog). 😛
Day 3: Freeze some lemonade and then Magic bullet it into an icee. mmmmmm……
Stay cool! That means being indoors if it’s unbearably hot outdoors.
Oh wow my favorite summer leasure tip…hmm it would have to be my FAVORITE summer treat, yogurt and berries. Super easy to make as well, just get a parfait cup or bowl and layer in your your favorite berries (i use strawberries and blackberries) and plain yogurt (any kind will work). I top it with some crushed pineapple or even sometimes I switch the berries for the crushed pineapple and get a whole different taste experience.
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My tip to keep cool in the summer…come over and float around in my pool with a big, tall Margarita as your companion.
Taking a bike ride, after it gets cooler at night
We have these free splash pads in Utah in the area that I live. We love to go play in the water
During the summer, I like to sit out on my balcony with a great book, a glass of ice water and (ideally) a nice breeze. That’s my favorite past time!
Sitting in the shade with a nice lemonade and good book. It’s summer – no matter how hot it is, got to get outside! Thank you. cguill888 at yahoo dot com
use sunscreen all the time and eat fresh fruit popsicles!
Watch horror movies– those goosebumps will cool you off. 😉
My favorite summer leisure activity is swimming or rather lounging around in the pool. I love the water, too bad I dont have access to a pool anymore.
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Tip: Make homemade ice pops with your favorite juice drink to help stay cool.
anywhere for an ice cream cone
My favorite beverage…Sonny’s sweet tea. You’ve got to be careful not to drink too much or you’ll have a diabetic fit, though!
This hard working momma to 7 would love to win!
My family likes to spend the Saturday or Sunday at my sisters house. We just sit around watching all the kids play together. It’s nice to have an adult to talk to. lol Thank you!
Favorite location: Santorini Island in Greece (yes, I’ve been spoiled… as we left, we waved and said, “See you in 20-some years, Europe!”). And I’m a big fan of Simply Limeade…mmm, yummy!
teamdickens at yahoo dot com
We head to our trailer on the lake
Take trips that let you sleep in and don’t tire you out.
Great contest! I love to head over to Catalina and stroll around, checking out the fun stores, going to the delicious restraunts (sp?), and checking out the gorgeous tiling that is all around Avalon. I love it there Thanks for the chance 🙂
Katie Lyons
babylyons at live dot com
Every summer, I love to kick back with an iced coffee and read a classic novel. This year, I reread “A Long Fatal Love Chase.” I might reread “Pride and Prejudice” next!
My fvaorite summer beverage is Freckled lemonade from Red Robin – yummy!
Dusk in the backyard. The sprinkler on and my 2-year-old daughter running around in her bathing suit having a great time. My husband and I taking a break from running around with her to catch up on how our respective days went. Eating slush (pineapple juice, orange juice, lemonade, and apricot juice mixed together and then frozen. Yum! What’s not to love about summer? Thanks for the opportunity!
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My favorite summer drink is a raspberry limeade. Delish!
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Staying cool in the pool.
thanks,
djohnson@catcrew.com
Relaxing by the pool.
adhurst(at)yahoo(dot)com
My favorite summer destination is Maine, especially coastal Maine. Ah, I’m dreaming of it right now!
Great giveaway!
I love raspberry iced tea on a hot summer day!
artandjen@juno.com
fresh juice pops.
oh being in the water is the only place to be in the summer!
I put on my bathing suit, get it wet and remain cool unti it dries out.
favorite summer tip…
STAY INSIDE!!!
🙂
~Donna
I have been digging all manner of fruit smoothies this summer, which has helped in the 95 degree weather. A smoothie plus the Word of God on the back porch = bliss!
My favorite thing about summer is no schedules, calendars or clocks. Give entire days to impulsive spontaneity. Want to stay in jammies all day? Great! Jump in the car and go to the playground? Do it! Stay up late catching fireflies? Absolutely!
cathy at domesticpsychology dot com
I enjoy going to the park. I can kick back & relax while the kids burn off some of that energy. Thanks for the contest.
My summer leisure tip is a lot like my winter leisure tip – take some time off and spend it with a good book!
My favorite summer trip is to Disney World! I went last year and loved it!
my favorite summer experience is watching my 2 1/2 year old learn how to swim on his own! He is quite the fishy!
bolivia00@hotmail.com
Okay so I have little ones around but this could be upgraded to a more adult like treat with a blender. We love Snoopy snowcones. Crushed ice and some Cascadian Farms Organic fruit juice concentrate drizzled on top and it is so refreshing! Thank you!
Mine is a summertime trip not tip. I lived in FL my whole life until 3 years ago, we moved to TN. So now every summer we go back to visit. Thanks for the great giveaway.
My summer tip is too take it easy, relax & plan for Christmas!
My favorite way to relax in the summer is go to a theme park. They’re a way better deal than carnivals when it comes to admission. Not to mention way safer. Thanks.
Heidi
sweet_soul_sistermi@yahoo.com
pick up a good book, take the kiddos to the pool, find a chair in the shade with a view and ENJOY!!!
Being sure to get out when you can. I love to go to the park with my three boys
My best tip for staying cool…relaxing…and entertaining the kids is making homemade ice cream.
Thank you for hosting this giveaway.
tiffanyannrosson at yahoo dot com
Frozen margarita, good book, floating pool lounger with drink holder. OH YEAH
If it’s not too hot I like to sit out on the deck and read in the shade of the trees. If it’s really hot you can usually find me hanging out at the lake!
Tarah
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My favorite summer beverage is lemon-lime slushies, made at home with lemonade/limeade concentrate, ice, and Sprite. :0)
Thanks for the terrific giveaway!
Megret
musesofmegret (at) gmail (dot) com
To stay cool…to relax…to entertain the kids…
There is nothing like homemade ice cream.
Thank you for hosting this giveaway.
tiffanyannrosson at yahoo dot com
Summer tip………well, we eat lots of fresh fruits and vegetables and use the outdoor grill a lot. Keeps my kitchen more comfortable.
Every morning, I like to spread peanuts on the patio. I open the door, leaving only the screen, and watch the show with my three cats. Blue jays, squirrels and chipmunks sure are fun to watch.
We love going berry-picking with kids: we pick strawberries in May, sweet cherries in June, sour cherries in July and now is blueberries time 🙂
Thanks for giving us a chance to win!
Drink lots of Iced Tea and sit in the pool with my kiddo!
My favorite thing in the summer is staying in where it is nice and cool and having a big old glass of unsweetened ice tea or lemonade.
I love walking in a shaded forest, listening to the birds and watching the squirrels and watching my girls turn over every rock and leaf to see what they find.
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My favorite place to vacation is definately Disney World. It just makes be feel like a kid again. Thanks for the chance. These are both wonderful prizes.
Take some time to read a good book, sip some iced tea and just take some time for yourself away from everyone. Even if only an hour it helps you rejuvinate.
I go barefoot whenever possible and drink lots of water.
love the beach.
a good book to read under the shade of a large tree is The Cider House Rules by John Irving i absolutely love that book it’s so nice, sad, and beautiful but don’t watch the movie because it’s horrible ..aww it’s so sad you’ll love it though i, i hope 🙂 –also make yourself a nice ice tea i love ice tea i hope you do too because it’s very delicious and refreshing especially on a hot day
lc_intocable at yahoo.com
I would love to win either of these!
hnnhflowers “at” gmail “dot” com
My favorite place to relax is on the deck in the evening watching the wild life come in to feed.
Summer in Texas is simply TOO HOT to do anything outside unless it involves water or waking up VERY early. That’s why I bought a membership at the local Children’s Museum. Fun all summer without the heat!
Thanks for the chance to win!
ecaria at hotmail dot com
I like to go shopping in a cool place (Target maybe).
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One fun thing we’ve found to do in the summer is go to the drive-in theater! Yep, there’s one operating not too far from our house. You get a double feature and a ton of yummy snacks for less than what you pay at the regular theater, and it doesn’t matter if your kid talks during the movie. It’s a lot of fun.
Summer tip: Leave the windows open all night with a fan in them and then shut it in the morning. But then… we live where it actually cools down at night. 🙂
umm, my favorite summer tip to stay cool is to hang at the beach w/ a large bottle of water (freeze 1/3 of it, so that it stays cold for HOURS. Also a TON of blue lizard sunscreen and a nice big umbrella!
Relaxin’ by the pool! Sooo fun and relaxing at the same time.
My best tip, those who take a family vacation with the kids, make sure you take a few days afterwards to wind down and relax, get a mani/pedi and have a day of vacation from your vacation.
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My favorite beverage for summer (besides frozen margaritas!) is green tea lemonade! it is easy and refreshing!
I hope you are enjoying yourself!
My tips:
Spend some major quality time with my kiddos & hubby. We are way too busy during the school year and enjoy just being together all summer!
Go to the beach! Praise God for his glorious creation!
Drink lots of lemonade…..very strong-like!
Swim every chance you get.
Shop with chic friends & daughters!
Stay up late & sleep in as often as possible.
Party like a Christian Rockstar!
But hey, that's just me!
MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. all the way baby!!!!! It is a must see vacation spot…..beautiful beaches, fun hot spots to visit, lots of fun fun fun in the sun!! Check out the California Pizza Kitchen at Barefoot Landing…..yummy!! Thanks for a great giveaway!!! I would love to win this for my new ipod…whoohoo!!
I bought my son and hubby each one of these a couple years ago, they have not returned the FAVOR! I love these! Thanks so much!
My favorite summer treat is a Popsicle on a hot day!
i like to go berry picking to relax
I use fresh mint in my ice tea. It’s such a delightful treat, along with reading a great summer romance book. aahhh!
aarmatthews@yahoo.com
One of my fave things to do this summer is swimming in the pool.
erma.hurtt@sbcglobal.net
Going to the beach and relaxing. Thanks!
Chill a plate in the freezer, then fill it with thick slices of home grown tomatoes, preferably heirloom tomatoes. Sprinkle on some salt and go sit outside in the shade with your feet up. Enjoy your tomatoes and your life.
Definitely sitting on the front porch with an icy bottle of Sobe Lean Cranberry Grapefruit drink.
You can reach me through my Blogger profile. Thanks for offering this prize.
sun tea by a lilac bush with a cool breeze reading a book
kvicker at hotmail dot com
I love heading to the beach with a good book
staycation=watching online episodes of shows I hadn’t seen before when they aired such as Chuck and Big Bang Theory!
heartgrayson at yahoo.com
I love a big tall glass of ice tea, a good book and a lounge chair in the back yard for summer relaxation
One of my favorite summer beverages is Mint Iced Tea! Its so refreshing!!
num1twinkie at yahoo dot com
I like filling our pool and watching my little boy have the best time ! Thanks
Nothing says summer to me like sweet iced tea. I was raised in the South and transplanted to Vermont 12 years ago; people up here don’t understand sweet tea. They don’t know what they’re missing!
My favorite summer leisure tip is to enjoy a cold glass of water while watching my little man playing in the sprinklers. there’s nothing that brings more joy 🙂
Go to the Lake and enjoy the cool breeze coming off of the water!
cjnedrow@gmail.com
Get up really early sometimes. Summer -mornings are so beautiful and if your up with the sun…
the warmth on the sun on your face when its just raising together with a freshly brewed cup of coffee is unbeatable. Then just relax… dont plan to much, just do whatever you feel to do and go wherever your legs brings you.
On those really hot day, I like a frozen margarita sitting by the pool.
I gorge myself on unsweetened ice tea all summer!
Our favorite thing to do is to stay in the A/C when it is miserable and eat fudgesicles.
When it is on the cooler side, we like to go to the park and play!
The beach is less than 2 hours from us…so it is a great little one day trip.
I’d love to get a free-standing hammock so I can nap with a summer breeze…Thanks for a great contest!
Drink lots of water and hide from the heat – thats what we do in Florida!
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My favorite summer drink is Peach icetea with tons of crushed ice and a piece of fresh peach to garnish!
2 words-Cape Cod…AHHHHH
thanks
fenway07@msn.com
An Iced Tea and a beautiful nap!
My favorite beverage is drinking sun tea and sitting in the air conditioner just relaxing with my tea.
Taking cold showers during the summer is a quick way to cool off.
elkaye[at]gmail[dot]com
One of my fav things: taking the kids to six flags and hanging out in the waterpark…
My summer tip day would be to get plenty of food and drink and go on a boat and float down the Niagara River. The water is great for swimming
Be lazy, enjoy the laziness. It’s alllllll about the laziness. 🙂
My summer dream… Napping in a hammock under a shade tree!
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KJ – Rockin’ Southern Cal.
Play outside in the rain (no thunder or lightning, of course).
I love freezing different fruit juices in ice cube trays then putting them in glasses of chilled club soda. So refreshing and summery.
I would recommend a large Strawberries N Cream sno-cone, yummy! 😉
clopez005@comcast.net
The way I relax in the summer is reading in a lounge chair outside!
I love to sit in my floating lounger in my pool and just soak up the sun and relax.
My favorite summer punch is made by mixing beer, frozen pink lemonade, and vodka. Sounds strange but tastes great and very refreshing.
Don;t know if this is what you are looking for but my favorite thing to do si give my almost two year old the garden hose and turn it on. he squirts everything in sight (including me) and himself and is soooo funny to watch.
My stay cool tip: Starbucks Grande Mocha Frappaccino!!! Great giveaway! Thanks for offering it!
~Tanya
the4moyers(at)msn(dot)com
My fave summer drinks are slushies, I bought a machine at the end of last summer for 75 percent off it shaves the ice very fine I actually use is year round and I add whatever drink on hand right now crystal light. Thanks for the contest
Don’s stress
Let it go
KawaiiNeko2008 (at) aol (dot) com
My fave summer trips are taking the kids to Sea World and just spending the day with them.
hebert024 at aol dot com
Favorite vacation spot: Lumehai Beach on the Island of Kuai in Hawaii. Beautiful honeymoon memories there!
Favorite summer time activity? Sitting in an air conditioned room! Reading a novel…watching a movie… hanging out with my kiddos! Drinking a Sonic milkshake!
Thanks for the giveaway!
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My favorite location for the summer is Charleston, SC. It’s a great coastal town steeped in history and is a wonderful place to relax. I’d love to win this giveaway! Thanks for the chance!
My favorite summer leisure tip, and advice on how to relax or stay cool is make sure you have a friend with a pool (in my case I have a sister) and it is also good if they like to BBQ for you too so you only have to stay cool and rela.
I love summertime, just being summer makes me relax. I like to sit in my garden and watch all the local birds. The humming birds are my favorite.
My favorite summer leisure tip is to pull out the kiddie pool, jump in and relax with a icy cold sweet tea!
I arranged park days every week all summer and passed out the lists to about 100 people. We check out a new park each week, and that way I’m never alone at the park!
Ice Cold Water and dripping popsicles!!
Can’t beat lemonade and watermelon during the summer – water gun fights help too!
Thank you!
We love to go to Amish Country! We’re going there on Saturday!
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To me there is no better way to stay cool than to spend a day at the pool. My beverage of choice is water with a twist of lemon. Great giveaway!
Green ice tea made at home is the best!
My favorite summer activity, since moving to NEVADA is staying indoors in the air conditioning LOL 🙂 Great giveaway!
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A nice glass of iced tea or lemonade always makes me feel fine on a summer day. But one of my most favorite things to do is take the kids to the local pool and swim swim swim!
Hiking.
I love to sit in the shade on summer afternoons and watch the kids play in the hose. Or in the evenings, we roast marshmellows over the fire pit and watch the stars together!
I recently posted about summer travle tips on my beauty blog at
http://www.InnerBeautyGirlz.com if you want to take a look. 🙂
Jenni
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float lazily down the river in a inner tube.
Freeze your fruit – it’s good that way!
A large glass of iced tea. Aww…
Thanks for a great giveaway!
My summer leisure is an evening fishing in a quiet corner of the lake.
To stay cool at the beach, I put a zip lock bag of baby wipes in a cooler. You just grab one and put on the back of your neck and are instantly cooled off. Great for little ones since they want to go, go and go. This way I can get her to sit still with that on her neck since she thinks it is funny and drink a cold beverage.
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Either of those prices are nice. I have never had a Ipod before (I know I would use it) and I can always use a Target gift card.
I like to take a long walk then jump in the pool to cool off.
I love the new “Neo to Go” travel-sized spray Neosporin. It’s already come in handy during trips to the park and the beach where hands and knees got scraped up a bit.
And there’s nothing like a great glass of sangria to cap off a long, hot summer day. 🙂
favorite summer time tip, head to the beach to cool off in the water, and take plenty of cold drinks in the cooler, use sunscreen to protect your skin too, thanks for the contest
Take a trip to the beach and have fun in the ocean water.
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I have a tough time getting my boys to sleep in past 6:30 in the summer, so I sneak into their room after they go to sleep and set their clock back! That way, I’m assured a chance to stay in bed until at least 7 – it is summer, after all!
Thanks for the opportunity!
we like spending time at our local pool
I love lying outside with a blanket on the grass during the summertime. It’s great for catching some sun, taking a nap or reading a book!
I am commenting to get your comments off the number 666. 🙂
shaken ice tea lemonade, 2 splendas and a splash of melon from Starbucks will cool me off quickly
My favorite summer tip is to go to the farmers market and buy strawberries and blueberries. But enough strawberries to make freezer jam its so easy, the recipe is on the sure jell package and its tastes so good and by freezing you have it all winter long. Use some of strawberries and blueberries to make a smoothie.Great site.
We’re crazy about Clearwater beach Fl. A cooler full of cool drinks and yummy snacks, some big towels and lots of ocean air. Thats summer’s best for you!
I love summertime drinks! Lemonade (yes, I cheat and buy Country Time) and iced tea. There’s nothing like ice cold lemonade or tea on a hot day!
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I stock up on fresh tomatoes and peppers from the farmers market. My family uses tons of those.
We love to spend time by our pool.
One of my favorite ways to stay cool is frozen watermelon. I cube up a lot of watermelon and freeze them in Tupperware. The perfect cooling treat without all that extra sugar!
My tip is to nurse a baby! I love having an excuse to get back in bed and snuggle with my little one as she nurses to sleep!
We love to pack up the cooler and spend the day on the lake. We finally have ou own boat this year too, so we don’t have to beg others to take us.
AWESOME giveaway!!!
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We don’t do summer trips unfortunately. The kids work, we work, blah! BUT, if we were to, we’d love to go somewhere and fish, swim, and read some books!
cold water and a trip to the beach
If you HAVE to be outdoors in this icky, sticky hot weather, make sure you’re submerged in water:)
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I like to read outside in the mornings, while it is still cool. Of course, I only get to do that on the weekends. Reading is a good way to spend time outside without getting bored.
Hi! Sweet I can re-enter! We go to the beach once every 2 weeks during the summer. We only live 40 minutes away so its a day trip! Love it!
I love swimming in the summer. You don’t really realize that you’re exercising because it’s so much fun. When the evening comes, you feel ready for a good night’s sleep.
A porch is the best place for summer relaxing. If you dont have one of your own, … Introduce yourself to a neighbor sitting on thiers. you never know what a wonderful discovery you might make just by getting to know a neighbor!
keep hydrated.
I love ice tea.
My favorite activity in the summer is golf
My mom always froze lemonade in re-used 1/2 gallon plasic milk bottles and brought it to the beach with us. It would melt as the day progressed. Shaking it hard turned into servings of lemonade slushies all day!
Today’s summer tip would be to be sure and visit your local beach with sunscreen
Favorite summer time way to remain cool…sitting on the banks of the Rio Grande between South Fork and Creede, CO…thinking of all the rainbow trout I used to catch and the raft trips down the river. Now I watch people fish and float as I sit with the Lord.
Annette
i dont have a summer tip but i love to relax by going to a private pool w/ a good book and music and soak up the sun and no kids
Live to the fullest
Today my tip is that if you are going to container garden, make sure you move the plants around so they don’t die from too much sun! Oops!
Please include me!!!! Great giveaway!
Thanks
gerijones64@hotmail.com
I’m a pink lemonade girl, and I think floating down the river on a ‘tube would be heaven!
i like iced tea in the summer!
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I love to drink some sweet tea while i’m outside on my hammock reading a book.
Love catching up on my reading. We are too busy during the rest of the year.
My favorite was everyone going to Hampton Beach, so much fun and all the great food. I love it there. Count me in to win
My favorite summer treat is fruit dip. You mix on pkg of softened cream cheese with 1 small jar of marshmallow creme and refrigerate. It taste great with just about any fruit. My favorite is strawberries and bananas.
bring stuff to keep the kids occupied, in airports on the road etc.
Great Blog.
Give my kids a hose in the backyard, on these hot summer days, and we’re ALL good for hours! LOL
Love sitting on the deck with a great book and a tall glass of iced coffee! That’s the best!
We go out to eat at establishments that have an outside eating area. Sometimes we go alone, other times we bring the boys. Either way, it is so nice to sit outside and enjoy our meal and the nice weather.
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bajjmayer@aol.com says: fave leisure tip:wine and cheese nite with the husband on Friday evenings instead of cooking!
My amazing homemade corn salsa (visit my blog for the recipe), chips, good book, lawn chair, shade. I think I’ll go do that now:)
Reading while laying out by the pool while the kids play!!!
kristilb19@yahoo.com
Love the blog!
My favorite anything of summer is our pool. My dh found an excellent deal at Target on an easy set pool and we have enjoyed it ever since. An Ipod to listen while the kids play would frost the cake… so to speak. :o) I am queenesperfect at yahoo.com
An ipod – I want an ipod.
I’d so love to win.
My summer yum is Raspberry iced tea.
I’d like to say that it is great to get up early and exercise in the sun, but I haven’t been doing that recently so I’d feel like a hypocrite if I advised that! 😉
watch some fun summer TV shows like Psych (USA), Burn Notice (USA), and My Boys (TBS) and eat lots of ice cream.
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My favourite summer drink is lemonade
Tip for summer? Stay cool, kick back, and enjoy it while it lasts.
Well I am really not a summer person at all, LOL! So, my tip would be that I love to stay inside with the air conditioner blasting while I relax and read a good book (currently loving the Twilight Saga books). Thanks for offering such a hugely generous giveaway!
well what I did today to relax… I took a nap when I got done gardening. I put on some soft music and my honey was working from home, and I took a little nap. It was heaven!
My favorite summer leisure activity is floating around the pool all evening. Wish it could happen more often.
I recently went for a little girls weekend getaway. ( thats tip #1…mom & friends time.. I called it a momcation )
At the hotel, they had in the lobby this huge thing of ice water and cups. So you could stay hydrated. The cool thing ( and this is tip#2) was the cut up strawberries and bananna and put it in the water. I had never heard of banannas. The water was SOOOO good. It was very easy to make sure I drank enough water.
Great contest!
Have a good day!
kelleythejewelrylady(at)yahoo(dot)com
I just love to go outside and water the grass!:)
Juice fasting is ideal during the summer, organic fruits and vegetables.
mfatale@hotmail.com
A tip for the summer that always relaxes me is eating watermelon! It is so refreshing. Another thing I like to do is playing some tennis or some silly card games!
Thanks
Braums cherry limeade easy on the ice !
My summer tip is to always be sure to have a box of fat free original brand Fudgesicles on hand. They take care of a chocolate craving, are cool and refreshing, and best of all – are only 60 calories!!
My favorite summer read is “Flabbergasted” by Ray Blackston. Excellent book. His writing style is so quirky but he deals with serious issues, too.
Thanks for the chance to win!
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We are in Dallas where it is hot hot hot right now so we spend a lot of the summer inside or in the pool! Great giveaway – thanks for the chance to win!
My summer leisure tip is to get a nice iced coffee and a good book and put your feet up. 🙂 I’d love an iPod shuffle. Although, I would also love a Target gift card!
My leisure tip is to swim in the pool every afternoon. It cools you off and is good exercise.
My favorite place to go in the summer is the beach. I am an avid reader so this summer I read Last Light by Terri Blackston. Great read…
Hope I win!
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My favorite summer activity is bike riding (I especially like to go more than 20 miles at a time).
take advantage of the good weather
ya gotta relax…
I have found eating large quantities of ice cream keeps you cool..lol Thanks for the contest!
Porch swing in the early evening, listing to the wind in the tops of the trees….
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i want to win
going to the beach with my husband and our daughter 🙂 perfect!
Stay in the shade.
Awesome giveaway!
One of my favorite ways to cool down growing up was to eat popsicle after popsicle!
My email is in my blogger profile! 🙂
Hey! Back again for another entry. Today we made one of our favorite summer drinks- Orange-Ade. I wish I was determined enough to make it from scratch, but instead we put a few powdered lemonade packets in a pitcher of orange juice. Yum!
Take your kids to a matinee.
I live in Texas and it is HOT! My little granddaughter loves to go in her pool on the porch. It is all of 48 inches round and about 8 inches high. Now, she can’t go in it alone can she? 😉 Ahhhhhhh
peggie dot loden at gmail dot com
I love the summer but it’s so hot. So I love to relax in the shade with a spray bottle and cool myself off periodically 🙂
My tip for a relaxing summer is going anywhere near the water and listening to the waves hit against the bank.. there is nothing like it to relax you.. it’s amazing.. and once you are relaxed I love wakeboarding! It’s a great way to stay in shape too!
Okay it’s boring, but we like to cube watermelon and freeze it and eat that way. Grapes are very refreshing frozen too.
Great giveaway, thanks.
Day 2: best tip: read all the other great ideas above. I am going to try the limeade recipe right now. 🙂
kenny chesney said it best-the sun and the sand and a drink in my hand with no bottom….
My favorite thing to do is to pretend I’m on vacation, scince actual vacations never happen. Just curl up with a good book, when the house is quiet and escape into my own head.
I always find myself reading old travel books in summer- Mark Twain is my favorite author of travels.
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Hmmm let’s see: Passion Iced Tea, spending time outside early in the morning when it’s cool and then reading or hanging out inside with the ac during the heat of the day, followed by some time in the pool in the evening when it’s still hot, but the sun isn’t bearing down. 🙂
Thanks for the chance to win! 🙂
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Listening to jimmie buffett in the pool! Also going to the beach with the kids.
My fav is a margarita and yummy Mexican food on the patio…feel the breeze as the night cools down.
galxichic (at) hotmail (dot) com
Our favorite summer activity to stay cool is to sit outside under the sprinkler or in the pool.
Sitting on the porch, after a summer storm, and watching the lightning in the distance.
Don’t go anywhere without a wine cooler.
my favorite summer time leisure tip- get into the kiddie pool with the kids 🙂
My tip. Keep cool in the shade with lemonade.
Just sitting out under a hundred year old tree in the back yard with plenty of shade.
You gotta go to the Kananaskis in Alberta! Just beautiful!
Our favorite summer time activity is u-pick-it berries and then we try to come up with as many ways to use them as we can. We save some and share others with friends and neighbors.
thanks for the chance to win
blessings
Sue
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Hi,
I love your header. My favorite leisure time this summer has been to take my sons to the little man made beach. This is the first year that they are big enough to take by myself and we have been there every week. Very generous give-away.
Gotta be the beach, always the beach!
In the hot summer, nothing is more cooling than putting your pajamas in the freezer ten minutes before bed. Strange, I know!
Thanks for the great giveaway!!
I love to sit out on our porch swing while the kids are playing. I can still keep an eye on them, but am also able to just sit and relax and enjoy being outside. 🙂
It has probably been said a million times already, but….laying out on the beach with just the sound of the waves and the wind blowing your hair into a mess of tangles has got to be my favorite of all time.
Although the sound of my little one’s laughter has now entered into the scene. Yay for living in Florida…land of sunny beaches. 🙂
We grew up really poor, with no central air conditioning and not enough money for an oscillating fan. My summer leisure tip? Run a towel under very cold water, wring it, and then place it around your neck before you go to bed. Your pillow will get wet… but you’ll feel so comfortable and cool!
P.S. Great giveaway!
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I love eating ice cream in the summer.
My favorite way to spend a lazy summer day is to sit in the shade with a good book and a glass of iced tea. tinawittmer(at)yahoo(dot)com
I loved our trip to Maine… very beautiful. Excellent prize! Please enter me! Thank you.
I love summer for the flavor-ice I get to eat. I have an excuse. It’s hot out.
Our favorite thing to do is make homemade popsicles with yogurt and fresh fruit. Fun times and keeps us cool!
My favorite summer leisure activity is the long walks I take with my family. I make sure we leave the house after the hottest part of the day. We put the leash on the dog and go out into the neighborhood for a nice long stroll. I always have my best talks with my kids during these walks.
Plain ice water, and a favorite book, bliss!
My favorite summer leisure tip is always be prepared before going swimming & make sure to pack everything you might possibly need. Always wear sunscreen!
My favorite summer beverage is coffee–LOL!
Thanks for hosting this giveaway!
Let’s just tell everyone we are going out of town, then turn off all the phones and stay at home. Sleep late in my own bed. If only housekeeping would come in and give me clean towels and sheets everyday. 🙂
Water spray bottles are great fun for little kids outside on a hot summer day! Lots of fun! Thanks so much for the great giveaway! audrajjensen(at)msn(dot)com
enjoy the warm weather because in chicago cold is around the corner
My favorite summer drink would have to be iced tea. Unsweetened please! Our favorite way to stay cool this summer is going to the splash pad at our community’s civic center. It’s close by, and free! You can’t beat that!
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Ice tea is my favorite!
Make sure to put sunscreen on if you go to the beach!
My favorite thing to do in the summer is walk to our community pool which is 100 yards away. Then we order pizza at nite. We have to remember to use lots of sunblock as it is so hot here in Sunny South Florida
Target is the place to be!
Our pool and iced coffee with the radio on. Love it!! Thanx for the contest.
We have a community pool within walking distance of our home and my family loves it! So I say, go out and play and don’t forget the sunscreen!
My favorite summer leisure tip is make sure you have some pretty scenery to look at, lots of lemonade, and several good books to read!
I would like to pray for the little boy but can not find right post. May God in his mercy be with him and his family and heal him.
Thanks for the great contest! I love being so lazy during the summer; everything just slows down. I alos live a mile from the beach so I love just to go for a quick dip to cool off.
nbonvouloir@yahoo.com
The air conditioner and a good book!
My summer tip is to sit out in the evening with a glass of ice tea.
My favorite place to be in summer is right here where I live in Florida. My hubby and I love to fish and there’s no place better than fishing on the Gulf of Mexico! We have lived her over 4 years now, and haven’t even wanted to take a vacation anywhere else. It’s a great place – you should come sometime 🙂
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a good way to relax is to lay down under the shade of a large tree, if it’s not too hot outside like it is here in houston,tx, with nice big comfy pillow and a blanket and read a really nice book and if you’re not like me and can concentrate doing more than one thing while reading, then listen to some amazing music too : )
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Summer tip? Relax on a hammock with a cold iced tea and a good book.
Thanks!
Drink lots of fluid, and always wear sunscreen! We love going to the lake in the summer.
SWIM, SWIM, SWIM, and SWIM! 🙂
~Meghan
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I love having water ballon fights with dd. fun and cools you off!
My favorite summer chill is to relax with mystery novel.
An above ground pool at home. Even if it is just an easy set from Wal-Mart. The kids wouldn’t enjoy summer as much without it.
Fireflies!
My tip would be to relax in a comfortable wooden swing with a pillow, a tall glass of lemonade and a nice, thick novel.
my best tip on how to survive the long hot summer : a glass of long island iced tea, a good book , thanks!
lilgirl_3_4 at yahoo dot com
My favorite summer relaxation is sitting on the beach with my feet in the ocean listening to the waves roll in!
For those super hot days, when you don’t want to run the air conditioner full blast or spend a lot of money to cool down, we go to the local splash grounds, which are completely free, and the kids have a wonderful time.
Once in a while when the kids aren’t around, I will make as many water balloons as I can, even using bigger balloons, different shapes, etc… and put them in the pool or just have wagons full sitting in the yard. They scream with excitement and its lots of fun. (Of course, it takes them about 5 minutes to bust them all).
Hmm Honestly, with the birth of my daughter I don’t think I am going to have much leisure time… That said it’s nice to sit on the porch (monitor in hand) and watch my son play in the yard and just be silly.. wiicked13[at]yahoo[dot]com
I need music, sweet, sweet music…
My favorite summer drink is an Arnold Palmer-half iced tea, and half lemonade-extremely refreshing!
Wow, you are very generous! My favorite place to be in the summer is at the local pool! Or any pool for that matter! Thanks for the chance!
My summer drink is those single serve Crystal light, makes a nice change from plain water.
There’s nothing like a tall, ice filled, glass of lemonade on a hot summer day! Or if you’re looking for an alcoholic beverage nothing beats a Malibu Bay Breeze with a cute little umbrella in it! My favorite thing to do on summer evenings is to take bikerides with my son. He loves to hear the locusts and the crickets, he says it’s “relaxing.”
We live close to Cedar Point in
ohio, so it is a must visit location for summer vacation!
Another leisure tip – save your coffee leftover from the morning pot and put in the fridge for great iced coffee later in the day when it is hot outside and you need that caffeine fix.
Thanks for the giveaway.
We round up the families, pack up the sand toys, bring a dish to pass and head to Crystal Lake. Thanks.
My summer tip is to take your kids camping. Leave the electronic world behind and get out and see the world.
My favorite thing to do in the summer is go to a park, or the zoo with a friend, or family member and just walk around. It is nice to be with someone I care about, in a relaxing environment.
wonderful giveaway you have here! I’ll be back to scope out the rest of your site!
Barley tea is one of my favorite summertime drinks. It’s so refreshing.
my best summer tip is to get the work done first thing in the morning, so you have the rest of the day to enjoy!
I love taking the kids to a summer carnival, and sitting back with a cool lemonade and warm funnel cake as I watch their faces on the rides.
We love to take a cruise. We live near the port, so it’s the ultimate relaxing all-inclusive vacation.
My favorite summer get-away is our lake cabin, and my favorite drink is lemonade! AWESOME giveaway!
My tip is to cut up grapes and freeze them. It’s a low-cal, tasty, ice-y snack. Thanks for the nice giveaway. Hope you have a great week! Stop by our blog for a Country Home mag giveaway too.
I like to make popsicles out of lemonade…so yummy and refreshing!
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Frozen grapes keep me sane in the heat.
Tonic and a wedge of lime.
Put on some Jimmy Buffett, make some Margaritas and just hang out in the pool on a raft
a trip to the pool is always refreshing and a good way to cool off from the summer heat
What a great giveaway. One of my favorite things about summer is watching a Sunday afternoon baseball game and taking a nap during the middle innings. 🙂
I love a good beach read (N. Sparks is my current fave), a spot near the pool, and a cold drink! Thanks for the great giveaway!
Another tip for todays entry: Drink plenty of fluids to keep yourself hydrated.
My favorite summer leisure activity is sitting outside (when it's cool enough), enjoying a book, while drinking mint sun tea.
Use two regular tea bags and one mint tea bag & it's just the right mixture!
I love to stop by sonic during happy hour for a half priced lemon-berry slush, or stop by the snowcone stand with the family!! Fun fun!!
Katie
http://boastinginmyweakness.com
We make a trip to Myrtle Beach or Wilmington every year. This year it is Mytrle Beach…our best vacations ever. Thanks for the contest.
My best summertime tip is pack up the kids pack picnic lunch and beach it! Enjoy one of the many nearby parks with a beach and save gas money too!
suesur@msn.com
Christmas is just a few short months away and this would be a great gift for my daughter or son-in-law. I hope we win.
Have a bloggy day
go find some water a lake the ocean a pond sit in a comfortable chair in a nice breeze and read that book you have been meaning to
I like to keep cool be eating frozen fruit smoothies for dessert. Yum!
Great giveaway! Can I really enter once a day???
camping is one of the ways we relax – we take a week off and go to Cypress to join a group of people during new moon to veiw the skys (its a great astronomy trip and everyone brings their telescopes as well)
Have a great floating raft for the swimming pool that lets you fall asleep while floating. Thanks and have a great day.
If its a real bad day for allergies and heat, get in some air conditioned spot and relax. Don’t feel guilty that you are not outside fighting to breathe. Find something fun to do inside.
Great Prize. Thanks
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My summer tip is to turn on my fan and nap as much as possible. And drink lots of cool ice water.
There is nothing like the privacy of my mother-in-laws pool.
gomeggo[at]gmail[dot]com
It seems like its hotter than usual in Texas this summer so we’ve been getting a really early start on anything that we do outdoors and stay hydrated! Thanks for the chance to win your great giveaway!
proudyaya04 at yahoo dot com
I love spending time at the beach. I’ll drink whatever is cold and close by:)
We drink lots of iced tea and stay inside in the afternoon!
Iced tea with fresh raspberries…Mmmmm…!
love hanging out on the deck with the pups and a corona. 🙂
My summer tip is go relax on the beach! Count me in. Thanks.
aztekh[at]gmail.com
My favorite summer tip is to stay indoors when it’s hottest and play cards, watch a dvd or just snuggle.
Our local waterpark.
Sitting outside with 2 blowup pools, my 2 year old and my 8 week old in my sling is a great summer day for us!! I would love to win the ipod shuffle…I would use it on my walks to lose baby weight!!! Thanks!
I love to head to the North Shore (MN) as it’s cooler and great for hikes and enjoying nature (w/ less heat)
My favorite summer trip….
a day at the dog beach with my little guys 🙂
sun, sand and wet dogs 🙂
Get up early and go out walking in the cooler morning air.
I just moved to Texas so I am learning new ways to keep cool. One of my favorite things to do is go to the local Ice Cream Parlor and get a shake to keep cool. Thanks for the great giveaway!
I just enjoy sitting on the porch in the evening with my wonderful husband with our children running the yard laughing and catching fireflies. Thank you for having this
my favorite leisure…..staying inside where it’s cool and reading a good book!!!
Whenever I have leisure time, I read a book.
A tall glass of ice tea sitting outside under the trees with a breeze blowing
I am an early riser anyway, but there are few things as nice as being outside in the early morning before the summer heat sets in. I actually feel like doing some yard work then (which I normally despise!)
Got this one covered…a hammock, a glass of iced tea (I’m a Southern gal) and a good trashy romance novel!
Love it! I’d love to be entered!
Thanks,
Angie
I enjoy iced coffee on my deck, reading the Word and listening to the birds. I know it sounds corny, but it’s true. I also liked to sit outside Starbucks, sip my drink of choice and people-watch. Finally, I love to run in the summer. God sure loves green and blue (Astute nature observation. You’re welcome.)
Sadly, no leisure trips for our family, but my favorite summer time drink is Fresh Sqeezed lemonade…….I would love to win one of these gifts! 😀
We go camping at the lake almost every weekend. you must use sunscreen. If by chance you should get a burn. Put just plain old white vinager on the burn. You may stink for awhile but it takes the burn out. thanks
souldolphindream@earthlink.net
We don’t smoke in the house so I created a gazebo area for smoking and relaxing. I take my portable DVD player and a good DVD and relax in the gazebo as I smoke. I also put a fan out there cuz it gets HOT ’round here.
traymona[at]aol[dot]com
We love things that are free or inexpensive to do with the kids. One of our favorites is an outdoor walking scavenger hunt. You need to find things like a stop sign sign, bird, pine cone, etc. Have the kids take pictures with the digital camera of the things they found on their hunt.
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To stay cool I put out the big blow up kiddie pool and sit in it with my son. I don’t care what the neighbors think! 🙂
Thanks for such a great giveaway.
I highly recommend lots of ice water and strawberry cake. Best way to relax ever
mitanari@yahoo.com
I love going boating/waterskiing.
plan in lazy days…don’t always have a long to-do list!
Best summer stay cool tip? Be childish! I run through the sprinklers with my children, splash in the puddles and hunt down the ice cream truck. Sometimes we just lazily lay in the grass staring up at the clouds searching out the pictures and stories they hide in their puffy curves.
My favorite way to relax in the summertime is make some lemonade and then freeze half of it. When you’re ready to go out to the pool – you can mix the frozen part with the liquid part and have a nice slushy treat 😉
nikki
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WOW! You did say post a comment and each day was in bold! HeeHee So 2nd tip = SWEET TEA!
I love pink lemonade, iced tea or cherry limemade, but the latter must come from Dairy Queen. One of those beverage, sprawled in a hammock under a big shade tree, reading the latest Janet Evanovich novel…that is my kind of summer relaxation.
I close all the windows and blinds during the day. When the sun goes down I open everything and let the house air out. It stays very cool this way.
My favorite summer activity is to go to the beach and enjoy the sunshine with my radio on!
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There’s nothing like lying down in a hammock while listening to your favorite music on your iPod! But add this to the mix. Take a bite out of this dessert:
Drumstick Dessert recipe
1 1/2 cups Oreo cookie crumbs
1/2 cup chopped peanuts
1/4 cup melted butter
Mix and save 1/2 cup for topping. Spread in dessert bowls or 9 x 13-inch pan.
1 (8 ounce) package cream cheese
1/2 cup granulated sugar
1/2 cup peanut butter
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
4 cups Cool Whip
Mix together first four ingredients and beat well. Add Cool Whip and beat a little more. Spread over crumbs. Top with leftover crumbs. Drizzle with caramel topping.
Freeze and serve frozen.
Mmmm Good!
A big glass of sweet tea, reading a good book during a nice slow summer rain.
Drinks lots of liquid (water is best) and stay out of the sun as much as possible.
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In the a/c lounging with a good book!
I don’t like the heat or sun, but I do love a trip to the coast. Living in Maine we have some beautiful coastal areas. So we pick a day when its a little cloudy and head for the shore for sightseeing and a lobster dinner. ( If its a not so perfect day it cuts down on the tourists)!
We haven’t had time to take a vacation, but we do sit on our balcony every morning and every evening to watch the most beautiful sunrises and sunsets!
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I am just a lemonaid kind of girl! Put the kiddos in the yeard to play, grab a cold glass and kick up the feet!
Favorite summer drink is a ‘mochaccino’ made with coffee, caramel and chocolate syrup, powder creamer and sugar poured over ice. Yummy! cguill888 at yahoo dot com
My favorite summer tip is to go on a cruise. My mother bought her and I one, and it was the best time I’ve ever had.
Put your sprinkler under your kids trampoline, if you have one. So cool!
We seem to get a bit of a breeze across our porch even on the hottest days, I love sitting on the porch enjoying the breeze and listening to the nature all around us 🙂
I love drinking ice cold sweet tea while I play cards with my boyfriend and twin sister. Nothing beats spending time with loved ones while having something cold to drink while the temperatures soar over 100!
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Love to have a fresh fruit smoothie in the afternoons while sitting in the shade with a good book!
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Here’s my 2nd entry! Another summertime relaxation tip of mine would be grilling! Hardly any cleanup involved, make sure you use paper plates and give yourself a break from doing dishes!!
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What a wonderful giveaway! I would love to have an ipod, and would also be happy to get a Target gift card! Thanks for the chance to win!
My favorite summer-time tip is spending my quiet time on the screened porch in the (relative) cool of the early morning before every one wakes up.
Take the time to read a book. I like to go outside and sit on my lawn swing and read. Thanks for the nice giveaway!
My favourite summer thing to do is go to the beach with the family, or we go out in our boat and have a blast.
Stephanie Mac Isaac
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We love to drink lots of water with lemon and lime and play in the pool or at the beach…
My favorite summertime thing to do is to get outside and have fun, like I used to as a kid. Play with the hose, jump into the kiddie pool, just keep active and cool.
My best advice is to relax under a shady tree with a glass of lemonade and a good book! Thanks!
My favorite summer tip is to slow down and even try to take an afternoon nap. Thanks for a great contest!
What a great giveaway! I love the FL rainy afternoons curled up on the couch with a good book. Summer Sisters is one I seem to read every summer.
Find a pool and just lay back and float for a while!!!
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I won’t bother you with another tip on this, my second entry. Wow – all the comments!? Holy cow!!
What a great giveaway! I love to read Karen Kingbury in the summer – I’m a teacher, so this really is my summer vacation! When I read her books I don’t want to do anything else…but it’s OK because I can always finish one of her books in less than 2 days. Thanks so much!
Grilling burgers out by the pool.
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I love a cup of homemade lemonade–freshly squeezed lemons with a bit of lime and agave nectar to sweeten. Poured over ice and sipped while watching my boys splash in the kiddie pool.
Alcohol free pina coladas are my favorite summer beverage. They keep me cool!
My favorite summer past time is relaxing in a comfy lounge chair with a good book and a cold drink in hand.
Lots and lots of A/c!!
My fav leisure tip is taking a walk by the beach
One of my favorite summer things is sitting out in the evening about 7:30 when it starts to cool off and watch my son play baseball. It feels so wholesome and small-town America. It can be sweltering all day but about that time a breeze usually comes up and by the time the game is over I’m usually chilly –a welcome change!
Our summertime hangout is at my parents house. They have an inground pool. Add a cold Pina Colada & your fave Jodi Picoult book, and you are set! 🙂
Make homemade ice cream then eat it so fast you get brainfreeze.
I love cucumber water. Slice up a cucumber and put it in a pitcher full of water and ice, it’s so refreshing!
A strawberry juice pop and a book. cdziuba@aol.com
My tip would be SUNBLOCK no matter how hazy or cloudy it is!!
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My favorite summertime pastime is to get a comfortable chair in the shade, sit with a great book and enjoy a cold glass of pink lemonade.
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I love this iPod!
My favorite activity is just finding somewhere cool to beat the heat!
I love the beach with an iced coffee!
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yum! brewing coffee 2x as strong, adding TONS of ice and splenda, and sticking it in the fridge(i know a lot of people think the cold shock is bad for the taste, but i have had no complaints)
i do it before my morning routine, to have a pitcher of iced coffee all through the day! it saves TONS of starbucks money.
WOW! Your blog is sooo popular! Okay this is my first time to your blog and my first time to do the Bloggy Giveaways!
My favorite family vacation/getaway is Disneyland. Everyone in my family loves going as do my husband and I! We go for 4 days/5 nights which is perfect for a restful, full of fun vacation! We use RideMax (have for the last three years) and get the most out of our time there.
Blessings,
Lucie
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i love going to the park and laying under a tree when theres a cool breeze and sometimes i fall alseep. i try to do it as often as i can i even did it when i went on vaction it was lovely then going back to the hotel and taking a nap.
Another tip is an oldie. Store toner or flower water in the fridge and spritz on your face and body when the heat is unbearable.
Look for free activities – I figured out that the local kiddie pool is free to kids under the age of 5 and if the parent is just watching them play they get in free! So everyday we lather up with sunscreen and I get some color while he stays cool in the pool!
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My favorite summer drink is lemonade, I know it is not something new and interesting but,my family loves it.
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I love to relax outside in the summer with a big glass of iced lemonade and a good book to read.
Seattle can get pretty sad and wet during the winter months, but I’m always so thankful to live here when summer rolls around. It never gets too hot and on those rare days when it does get into the 90’s there are so many lakes that we can enjoy.
I guess my tip would be, “Move to Seattle”! 🙂
I love to drink sweet ice tea, and wait for the sun to go down, and the temperature drop, so we can go on our family walks.
I find drinking water with crushed ice is a great way to cool down. That is if you don’t have a pool nearby.
I like buying a carton of blueberries and a cantaloupe, slicing up the cantaloupe, and mixing them together in a large bowl. Easy, fast, cold breakfast for the next 3-4 days. Also great with a small vanilla yogurt mixed in. Yum!
Lemonade is my favorite summer beverage. Thanks so much for the opportunity.
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My favorite summer thing is a snowcone/raspa They are yummy and cold and just hit the spot in this hot Texas city
My fave summer day out would be when my family and I would go out to the strawberry fields and pick strawberries.
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put a water bottle in the freezer, then take it out and let the ice melt during the hot day
Wow… I love to relax on the beach, with a good book, sipping on a raspberry lemonade.
Gee… this makes me want to go there now………..
Lynn
swimming at the pool and if we can’t get to the pool, put the kids in a cool bath with toys. 🙂
I like to lounge on the bench swing out back while the kids play in the pool. I usually have raspberry lemonade and a well-loved book.
Until the fighting/splashing/wasps start. Then it’s back to the couch. 🙂
Don’t be ashamed of your ghetto pool (the bath tub). Sometimes it is the only thing that will keep you and your kids sane on a immensely hot day when you just don’t want to go outside.
My tips are always green so mine are to keep curtains closed when it’s really sunny to help keep out the heat. I hate it because I love sunlight but it’s been over 100 everyday for over a week now here and so it must be done.
Well, I’ll be honest here, it used to be a country drive, by myself, windows down, music blaring.
This summer it will be a leisurely walk, minimal clothing, and perhaps a new ipod to sing along with?? That would certainly help me get my much needed alone time to cool off and relax!
My favourite summer leisure activity is going to the beach for daily walks. I’ve been doing this everyday for the past two months!
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My summertime tip is to have the whole family take a nap! We all are on the go all year long… It is nice to relax and take it easy. Everyone could use a nap!
This sounds so hokey but sitting in the yard when it’s almost dark, swatting mosquitoes and watching the kids catch fireflies…there is just nothing like it. Throw in some sweet tea and it’s summertime nirvana!
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My favorite refreshment in summer is a icy cherry limeade – yum!
I just give my son the hose and we play in his baby pool
It’s pretty much summer all the time in So Cal. My tip: Get out and enjoy everything your city has to offer!
I love the beach!!! My absolute favorite place on the earth!!! I love being there any season!!
Limes were on sale the other day, I tried making some lime-ade, wow it was so good, now that was a relaxing drink. Thanks for the giveaway!
We wait all year long for summer to hit, so we can get our boat out of the garage and take many, many trips to the most awesome lake in northern California: Whiskeytown Lake! Unfortch, all the fires up here have dampened it a bit this summer, but I’m sure we have some great lake days coming up! 🙂
our pool, a tall glass of tea cooler (iced tea and lemonade, half and half) my Ipod plugged into the speaker playing Mercy Me and Third Day.
AHHHHHHHH
Let the kids stay cool and have fun with spray bottles instead of water guns!!
my fav summer lazy day….running through the sprinkler with my girls!
My favorite summer leisure activity is the end of summer anniversary trip that my husband and I take without the kids.
Summer air conditioning for your body, get a cheap plastic spray bottle fill it with parts water, fresh mint and lemon rind shavings, spray on your face to keep cool and spray on your feet after walking across hot sand, it’s nature’s air conditioner!
My favorite leisure tip is taking a book, a cooler full of iced water bottles, my hat, my suit, and my lounge chair to the pool. Swim alittle, lounge alittle, spray more sunscreen on and repeat!!! Even better is to go after supper when no one is there.
Well, Pinot Grigio is right up there with my favorite summer beverages. But I’m also a big fan of iced chai lattes. I make them at home though; Starbucks charges too much!
I love to get up early and sit outside before it starts to get warm and sticky. Makes me glad to be alive!
take the kids outside
For the summer I love to make ice pops for the kids using fruit juices. All you need are paper cups, a favorite juice and popsicle sticks. So easy and economical and the kids love them. Especially since you can personalize them to each child’s taste.
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our summer is so short here so I try to enjoy my yard and flowers as much as possible
A nice glass of lemonade, sitting on the patio with hubby. Always a nice way to relax!
Nothing beats a hammock in the shade!
We live close to the coast so our favorite way to beat the heat is drive to the beach!
With this heat in Georgia and the gas prices, my favorite summer break has been good books and a comfortable couch in a quiet house. With some salsa, chips and diet coke of course!! Joy, Bitsy
You should find a nice soft sofa, snacks and a hi-def tv. Enjoy
My summer tip… Don’t plan everything but plan to make every weekend a beach weekend. Explore the beaches of your coast one weekend at a time.
Amy
Our family loves camping in the summer!It doesn’t matter where as long as we are together.
My favorite summer activity is BBQ’s suntea swimming and my new fave making homemade icecream with my daughter! Thanks for the entry:)
I love fresh brewed Louisiana ice tea with 1/4 slice real lemon squeezed in it. Please pick me!!
my summer tip: sitting in the yard under a shady spot reading a good book, and sipping a cool glass of lemonade. No phones, no one bothering you. Just you and a good book. I also, crochet, so sometimes I like to listen to some tunes, and crochet in the shade. It’s such a relaxing thing to do.
wear flip flops every now and then this way when you tan you kinda don’t have that sock show when the rest of ya is tanned. only tip i could think of at the moment! lol!!
denice
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My favorite summer leisure activity is sleeping in!! So that’s my tip 🙂
Enjoy it while it’s here. Summer is way to short in this part of the world. Remember to wear sunscreen and bug spray. Thanks.
I LOVE a glass of ice-cold lemonade and a great book out on the front porch swing!
My stay cool tip is while watching the kids in the kiddie pool put your feet in as well. It will help cool down your whole body.
My best tip is to let my daughter sleep in so she wakes up all bright and happy. Then head to the pool to sit back and relax while she swims and burns off energy.
a nice glass of pomegranate lemonade from trader joes is wonderful for a warm day.
My favorite summer beverage is sun tea that I make with a combination of green tea and Lemon Zinger and then I add pomegranate and lemon juice. It’s yummy!
My hubby and I like to go to a small bed and breakfast in a very small beachtown here in our homestate. It is so relaxing.
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I say, drink some iced tea with a friend in Michigan! That’s how I stay cool!
Love you,
Angie xoxo
Our favorite summer activity is to hop in our Jeep Wrangler with the top off and enjoy the weather.
We love to be in the pool as much as possible in the summer. It’s great exercise!
Summertime is the best time to make some ice cold lemonade and popsicles with the kids.
love going to the pool and laying beside it an reading and cooling off in the pool occassionally
ooo…THE best summertime drink is :
Country time lemonade mix
Strawberries
Ice cubes
water
Blend together in a blender YUMMY!!
my favorite time in the summer is to go out in the river on a nice day and follow the dolphin around and just watch them for a few hours.
My favorite summer beverage is my favorite year-round beverage of Diet Coke…with lots of ice!! I do, however, like to visit the library frequently and catch up on all the new fiction to enjoy on hot, lazy summer days and evenings!! What fantastic prizes you are offering! Thanks for the opportunity to win!!
This afternoon I enjoyed floating on a raft in the pool reading and sipping on an iced green tea! Enter me for the Target card.
I love to just lounge in the pool it’s great for relaxation and keeping cool.
This afternoon I enjoyed floating on a raft in the pool reading and sipping on an iced green tea! Enter me for the Target card.
My Husband and I took cruise 4 years ago it was awesome. Waiting until we can go again.
Lynn
I love to watch my kids running through the sprinkler. They rarely fight during this activity…so that in itself is quite relaxing.
drink plenty of fluids – water is best.
Our favorite summer relaxation tip is that we spend Friday or Saturday every weekend out with our friends.
My favorite summer leisure tip is:
To make a gallon of suntea (Can be decaf) Then buy a bottle of Mint syrup (the kind they use at coffee shops) Add crushed ice, a couple of Tablespoons of mint and fill the glass to the top with tea… so cool and refreshing. 🙂 Try it you’ll love it.
Love to travel home, leave the munchkin with Grandma, and hubby and I will take the kayaks out on the lake and river and just float and talk for hours.
Putting on your favorite sunscreen and minimize sun exposure between 10 am and 4 pm then enjoy being outside all evening sipping on some crystal light with crushed ice.
Nora
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Nothing says summer in the South like sweet tea or lemonade (fresh-squeezed). I suggest a tall glass of one of these, your favorite book, and head out to the back porch, but not in the afternoon. How about early in the morning or late in the evening. To make it even better, spread a quilt on your porch swing and curl up on it, swing slowly, read, sip, then start all over again. Sounds good to me!! You try it.
BTW, I’d love to win either of these prizes or…both. Thanks.
You are having a wonderful giveaway drawing. In the summer, I love to eat a fresh tomato on a sandwich from my 90 year old dad’s garden. There is nothing like a homegrown tomato. Please enter me in your delightful drawing. Thanks, Cindi
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My summer leisure tip. Buy a digital thermostat and set it to cool the house before you get home.
I love going with the family to the Outerbanks in the summer or the Jersey Shore.
Make memories… Spend time picking berries as a family, throwing rocks in a river or anything — as long as it’s together fun!
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hmmm, reading a good book while the baby naps 🙂
My favorite location is right by the pool…okay…IN THE POOL.
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My fav thing to do these days is put the kidlet in the wading pool, set my chair next to it and stick my feet in. She waters my legs with her watering can … and sometimes my lap! But we are both cool. I usually have a nice cool glass of Crystal Lite Peach Tea with me, which the kidlet loves to steal sips from. Great great giveaways!
We LOVE having an iced cocoa on a hot day! It’s delicious! Thanks, Kristen
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Flip flops, barefeet and water…pool, beach, whatever! I am a water baby and will take it any way I can get it. Thank you for the fabulous giveaway!
danielle@extraordinarymommy.com
I’d suggest a great author…Kimberly Stuart for when you’d go to the beach!
Thanks for the great giveaways!
Julie
Wow, what a great giveaway! I’d love to win a Shuffle 🙂
My fave thing to do in the summer (other than playing on the computer)is mucking around in my flower gardens. My husband and I like doing this together, and now we have wonderful flower gardens wound our house. He even has a liliy flower bed for me, since I love lilies 🙂
I’m hosting a giveaway on my blog also. Please check it out, it’s for a free pair of earrings, handmade by me. LagazDesigns.blogspot.com
My favorite thing is to sit at the beach and listen to the waves.
For me, summer is about appreciating everything in our world created for beauty and enjoyment. It means long walks, flower gardens, relaxing evenings on the patio drinking iced tea and playing cards, it means time stands still and the days last forever.
My favorite summer leisure tip? Kick back in the shade with big glass of lemonade and a good book and RELAX!
i don’t go anywhere without spf 15 on my face! keeps me looking young!
she
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In Michigan, we love to go “up north” during the summer. It is so beautiful. Thank you for a great giveaway!
I love to go sit under a tree by the river and watch people tube through the rapids.
My summer tip is to find a shade tree and relax in a hammock reading
Relax and let go!
My favorite summer trip is to Moab, Utah. We rent a Jeep and go out 4x4ing in the desert, then stop at the hotel, grab some chocolate milkshakes, and sit by the pool.
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Hit the library! Ours are usually air-conditioned, and then there are all those lovely books… then you can take a stack home to enjoy there!
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An ipod shuffle on the beach, it just doesn’t get any better!
I love me some Starbucks Frapps during the summer. Please pick me! Please!!!
The Beach & Iced Tea!
I’m a water or green or white tea person. However, there is nothing more refreshing in the summer than fresh fruit.
Lemonade and popsicles make the hot hot hot summers in the south so much easier.
We love to bbq and eat a later dinner outside. Coffee with a raspberry creamer poured over ice is a yummy way to keep cool.
I love sitting on the sleeping porch off of my bedroom with my “spritzer” of lime seltzer and lemonade and a good book. I can see my garden from the second floor (and catch sneaky neighbors letting their dogs poop on my lawn!).
A nice cold glass of Pepsi out by the pool.
I like to relax by the pool or beach with any book by Jodi picoult. Great giveaway! Thanks, I hope I win! Stop by and enter mine, too!
My favorite part of summer is making homemade ice cream after spending the day swimming in the pool with my children.
Thank you so very much for offering this wonderful giveaway !
I would LOVE to win !!
Drink lots of ice tea and take a nap in the cool room.
My favorite summer destination is the beach…not very original…but very true!
My summer tip? Always THE BEACH!! Cures EVERYTHING! ha! I would LOVE the ipod shuffle!!
I love to make a pitcher of decaf ice tea in the morning. That way I can drink it all day.
Lemonade… it’s the perfect summer drink for me, and really hits the spot during a hot day.
Attach a laundry dryer sheet to your clothes (discreetly would probably be best) to keep away mosquitos. I just learned this trick and am trying it out. So far, so good.
We’ve managed to enjoy the heat and humidity this summer by enjoying our pool 🙂
Setting on the front porch drinking ice tea, watching the sun go down
Blogging is my favorite summer tip for this month. It has been over 100 for many days in a row here, hitting 106 today. So, we have all the blinds and drapes shut tight, the A/C and fans going, and lots of iced water all around. Thanks;)
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My fave leisure thing to do is to head out to the beach with the kids….
My favorite thing to do is just to take time off from work and relax at home. Sometimes vacations are too much work to plan and keep up, but I love just relaxing!!
i love summer! my favorite things to do are walk in the rain during one of our plentiful afternoon rainshowers, splash in the kiddie pool with my 13-month old daughter, drink slurpees from 7-11, and enjoy the merged church service (merged services mean later and longer worship times!). 🙂
thank you!
Well, I don’t know if this counts as a favorite (though we’ve always tried to make slushies of some variety) but we just made the easiest slushies ever and we’re definitely going to keep this up for the rest of the summer.
In a blender, blend one kool aid package, 3/4 c sugar and 1 1/2 c room temp water until everyhing is dissolved. Add ice and blend and add ice and blend until the blender is full. Serve in a cold glass with a straw – YUM!
The easy part is that if you want it sweeter or less sweet you can adjust the sugar. If you want it thinner or thicker you can adjust the amount of water. I made a pitcher in a matter of minutes. Enjoy!
I love laying by the pool. As long as your wear sunscreen!!
Our favorite summer activity that sure helps me relax is heading up to the mountains. We go to a lake to fish and hang out.
I would love to win this! Please be sure to visit my giveaway, too!
My tip is to invest in a couple of ceiling fans. They’ll circulate the air better, especially with the air conditioner so it doesn’t have to work so hard, and you’ll save on your electricity bills while staying cool!
My summer tip: revel in the good of summer (lightning bugs! watermelon! relaxing by the pool!)and forget the bad (mosquitoes, humidity – boooooooo!)
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Going to the beach and playing in the waves is my favorite summer activity.
Just yesterday I got to do one of my fav things. Hang out with my one year old grand baby. It was hot. She wanted the wading pool and she wanted me in it. So I sat in it with her and boy does that cool you off.
we love camping in the summertime!
my favorite is the hammock
It’s hard to stay cool in Vegas in the summer so I like indoor picnics. They’re lots of fun and there’s no ants.
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I’m a water person. I love the ocean, lakes, rivers etc. Perfect for me is a cabin in the mountains by a lake. Now that’s heaven 🙂
sun tea sitting in shade with a light breeze
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Who wants to cook on a hot, humid summer day? There’s nothing better than a no cook meal of fresh tomatoes and basil from the garden, with fresh mozzarella, olive oil, some salt and pepper. Iced tea for the kids, pinot grigio for the grown=ups!
Going to the park with my wife and daughter to have a picnic and watch my little one play all afternoon.
Schedule your chores around the weather.
Getting to see all the summer blockbusters.
I’m having so much fun blog hopping! 🙂 great blog :)and Great giveaway! I hope I’m the lucky winner 🙂
my favorite leisure tip is to schedle time with myself, a good book, and a soothing drink.
A summer tip. Hmmm…
I honestly fine a shower… of any temperature… really helps me cool off.
My favorite place in the summer is the beach, of course!
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Thanks for the giveaway! My best tip to keep cool is to wet the insides of your ears and the backs of your knees! You’ll be cooled down instantly!
I am loving Starbuck’s blended lemonade – yum!
My best stay cool tip is to take the kids to the pool. We’re lucky enough to have a pool in our apartment complex and it’s rarely used, so we usually have it to ourselves! I also like taking them for ice cream cones every once in awhile. It’s for them. I swear it is.
OUr favorite spot is Yogi Bear camp ground. They have outdoor movies for the kiddos. Tons of activities!
Sprinkle a little water on your sheets and turn on the ceiling fan!
just like my tea while im sitting by the pool! ahdrad2932@msn.com
Nothing beats a day at the beach!
I am cheap and also a massive-o nerd, so my recommendation is always a well-stocked iPod, the library, and a bottle of water. Free books, free air conditioning, and peace and quiet? A+ summer for me!
I place my webbed lounger right on top of my bubble sprinkler, heavenly!
my favorite thing is a trip to the beach with a good book and a slice of watermelon… yummy!
My husband and I love having iced tea in the summer – lots of it! And we’ve discovered a very easy way to do it: we cold-brew it. Just stick a tea bag in a big, 32 oz Nalgene bottle, fill the bottle with water, and stick it in the fridge for about 24 hours. So good! So refreshing!
I like to put grapes in the freezer and just pop them out for an extra chilly treat for the kids.
I love early morning hikes with my dog.
I highly recommend what I like to call the daily “summer”sault. Do a flip on your bed, and if that doesn’t make you feel lighter and happier, I don’t know what will.
I love sitting on the front porch swing listening to the rain on a warm summer night.
What an AWESOME giveaway! I would give the prize to my sister if I won.
My favorite summer drink – watermelon sherbert icey 🙂
A little watermelon, a little ginger all, a little ice, mix it together and a blender and voila! Instant summer heaven 🙂
Great giveaway and I of course would love to be entered! Thank you!
Colorado is one of my favorite places to visit (I love cooler weather and, in the winter, snow!).
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We love swimming in the pool in our backyard!
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Have lots of cold water and fresh lemons on hand; I find this most refreshing!
Enjoy a day sitting at the waterfront, where there is always a cool breeze and enjoy the scenery! I live on an island so this is easy for me to do!
Fantastic giveaway, thanks.
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my leisure tip is very simple, either going on a wine tasting tour, or simple as going to one winery with a blanket and getting a bottle and sharing a cheese and fruit plate. and chatting. It is so relaxing and nice.
I love drinking cold sweet tea outside reading a good book. My favorites are mysteries, Iris Johansen is good & of course that Twilight series is very popular right now. My favorite summer place is the local beach!
I’ve really been trying to focus more on the thought, “there is joy in the journey.” My goal is to wake up each morning thinking about that, so that I can enjoy little moments with my kids. That works for summer, spring, fall or winter! Thanks for including me.
Lake Tahoe, because it’s close and always cooler than our house, or the local river, shallow and wide for splashing and cooling off. Thanks for a chance.
I like making my own popsicles out of pretty much anything – juices, yogurts, pudding. My kids love them and I know they’re eating healthy stuff.
The best way to spend leisure time in the summer is in a comfy chair in the backyard under the shade tree, with a good book & glass of peppermint iced tea, while kiddos play…
Oh boy! I just love sitting on my porch in the evening with a nice cup of coffee…I live in the country so I can smell hay and sweet corn at night…awesome!
A spray bottle of ice water is really nice. It feels good when I get warm sitting by the pool, I also mist the pillow before I lay down because it’s so hot in our bedroom.
Lemonade and a shady spot in the flower garden!
cardeb2@verizon.net
The pool!!
I love to go on international vacations and lie by the beach side with some lemonade.
faked_sugartone@hotmail.com
My best summer leisure tip it to turn off your cell phone, your computer and TV for a day, then head outside with an icy cold glass of sangria and a brain-candy book and enjoy reading it the wholeway through, without interuption!
My best summertime tip is: Take some time to enjoy your children, play ball with them take them swimming just be with them. They are only young once.
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Swimming with my daughter. : )
Ali
adhurst@yahoo.com
My best summer leisure activity is to lay in the hammock and read a book. I usually only get about 3 days all summer to do it and it is SO relaxing.
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My favorite summer time thing is sunning with a great book to read.
Crank up the a.c. , grab a diet coke over lotsa ice, and read a great book.
We move the small tv out onto our back deck and eat dinner in front of the TV. It is a real summer time treat for our six kids.
Best sumer tip is too eat lots of fruits and veggies, they make great snacks at the beach and lemonade is always a great summer drink
Definately need lemonade to stay cool in the summer! 🙂
sweetened ice tea is a nice summer treat! What great giveaways!
A nice slow pace makes a good summer day. Nothing needs to be rushed, take time to rest and to play, phone a friend, simple things can be so relaxing.
Guve me some cold lemonade and a good book. Add water from a lake or ocean and stir all summer long.
I like sitting in the backyard sipping on some lemonade while I am reading a book or magazine and enjoying the warm weather and fresh air.
Sitting in the shade with an ice cold glass of lemonade 🙂 Thank you for the giveaway!
We take leftover smoothie and freeze it in popsicle molds. They make a fun treat on a hot day.
Drinking Iced Tea and laying in our hammock is a surefire way to beat the heat! cdziuba@aol.com
My favorite summer tip – let the kids run through the sprinkler and ‘accidently’ get wet yourself! My boys love it when I pretend that I don’t want to be wet and they get to move the sprinkler around so that it ‘gets’ me. It’s fun and cool – and gives the neighbors a good laugh too 🙂
Thanks!
Sue
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Stay up late with an old person. Ask them to tell you how it used to be. Listen carefully, repeat what you hear and thank them for their time. Write it down and remember.
I cool off with an Icee.
My favorite is eating any kind of chocolate ice cream. I also enjoy bringing the kids to the school playground. They have so much fun playing on it.
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I love taking my kids to the pool and definitely snow cones and ice cream! Sonic has the best summer drinks. We make that run often. Thanks for the chance to win.
My favorite summer tip. A spray bottle of ice water while sitting in the sun. Spritz yourself, instant cool down.
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Lots of water to drink. A yummy smoothie every once in awhile. Swimming in a nice pool that has a little waterfall. Reading inside in an A/Ced house, or with a fan blowing on ya. A really good series of books to read is the Katie Chandler series by Shanna Swendson (Enchanted, Inc., Once Upon Stilettos, Damsel Under Stress, and Don’t Hex With Texas). And shopping is always great, even if it is just window-shopping inside. My favorite store is Target!!
~Meredith
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First off…sorry if this comes through twice…my computer burped and then shut itself off while I was trying to enter my comment here. I don’t see it but you never know.
What a great giveaway! My summer tip would have to be Ice Cold Sun Tea with a fresh sprig of mint in it. WONDERFUL! I also have some great summer drinks posted on my website if you want to come on over. 🙂
Thanks for this wonderful giveaway! Love your blog and I’m subscribing to your feed!
We try to stay inside in front of fans during the summer.It is just too humid here in Fl.
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Hubby and I walk each evening just before sunset, when it cools down a bit. cguill888 at yahoo dot com
My tip would be to fill your freezer with prepared (home made) foods before the heat hits. For instance when I buy meat I bring it home, mix up marinades and package everything up for the freezer. Then all that I need to do is pull it out of the freezer and put it on the grill. When going to the cabin I also wash and prep all of my produce so all I have to do is assemble things at supper time. It really allows me to be able to relax as everyone else is…although it is a lot of work leading up to the “event”.
This is a great giveaway!
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fun giveaway! hummm my best “summer” tip is making homemade popsicles… YUM!
please enter me!!
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mmm summertime tip?Let’s see.Spend a lot of time at the beach and if you do spend time in the sun don’t forget to apply suntan lotion.
love going to the beach!
We don’t do anything too fancy. We like to take a picnic lunch to the local splash park. It’s free, and the kids get to cool off and also enjoy the playground. We also sometimes let our son “wash” the car. He has a special sponge and everything. He mostly just sprays water everywhere but he has a great time doing it.
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My favorite summer leisure is book reading, This summer, m y fave was the Twilight series by Stephanie Meyers.
Well, this isn’t probably very environmentally sound, but in the summer I buy disposable plates and cups and we use them all the time. In fact I am the cup nazi. If I see someone reaching for a cup that has to be washed, I make them put down. I don’t have a dishwasher, and this way I get to spend more time outside, and less washing dishes in the kitchen.
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Sweet tea, love the giveaway
I love drinking mojito’s made with my own fresh garden mint, while sitting on my porch reading. It’s the best way to cool down and chill out after a long hot day.
Heather
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My favorite summer time thing is having hubby grill out! He loves the outdoors and loves to garden…I’d rather stay in the a/c…so he cooks a lot in the summer, plants and waters the garden (neither one of us likes to weed…maybe one of our girls will like to eventually??) and then I get to do all sorts of food preservation…with the a/c on! I do it as a hobby, not so much to save a lot of money! Love your giveaway!
I live in the Palm Springs area where our average summer temperature is about 115 degrees. My favorite thing is to escape for weekends! We either go down to San Diego to stay with friends or up to Big Bear to stay in the most wonderful little cabins (http://www.big-bear-cabins.com/) that are super clean, have kitchens and are pet friendly!!! Each of these places take 1 tank of gas (10 gallons) in my Honda round trip – so well worth the 40+ dollars for 3 days and 2 nights of coolness and fresh air!!
Lots of sunscreen and my favorite place to be in the summer is along the Outer Banks! I would so love to win this prize. Thanks for the chance.
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run around the lawn having fun
play as much as possible you only go around once
I love to watch my kids play outside while drinking a nice cold glass of water! Excing huh?!
oh my! i would love to win, so please please please count me in!
my favorite thing to do in the summer months is to read cookbooks all the way through as if they were novels. i know that sounds weird, but its true!
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thanks again!
Do quick, easy, & cool dinners when it's super hot. We are doing various salads, sandwiches, fruits, etc. all this week because it's going to be so hot.
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Wowza! An iPod?
My favorite summer drink is ice tea. But I actually like ice-cream more now.
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I love going to the Outer Banks in NC. It’s so relaxing and peaceful!!
I love sitting by the pool reading-so relaxing!!
My favorite summer beverage is sparkling water (nothing fancy, just the store brand) mixed with sugar-free flavored syrups (like Torani). Coconut is my personal favorite!
When it’s really hot we all put on our bathing suites and sit together in our large kiddie pool. The boys think its the best that mommy and daddy are in it with them and we get to stay cool.
My favorite summer leisure activity is sitting on the beach with an all you magazine or a good book. We’re headed there on Saturday, and I can’t wait!
Let the schedule go….. dinner doesn’t always have to be on the table at 6:00
gkstratos@yahoo.com
Favorite summer tip! Ice cold water, and a trip to the beach!
I love an ice old fountain diet Pepsi, a baby pool for my feet (and kids!), and a magazine!
whit Temps in the high 90’s right now ..my tip for summer is … grab your Kids,Hubby ,Bathingsuits and head out to the Lake or pool 🙂 and dont forget the Sunblocker !
Swimming at the beach and limeade…mmmm, but probably not at the same time…
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My favorite summer trips are just going to our state park. The kids enjoy being outdoors and exploring, and we all get a break from all the hectic schedules we usually have. No video games, no TVs, no technology, just pure, peaceful nature.
Ice Cream. We have a family summertime tradtion. Each we we buy and try out a new flavor of ice cream. Not only is it a good way to cool off, but it’s also a lot of fun. The kids love it, too.
We only go out in the morning and drink lots of iced tea!
Hit the beach for some cooling water and remember to pack the cooler with ice cold drinks too, thanks for the contest
My best summertime tip is to run away to a bed & breakfast with hubby. Sit on the balcony with a frosty beverage and just enjoy being.
I have a lot of migraines in the heat. So here is my tip: air conditioning, cold washcloth on forehead, and classical music.
Sheila
chiliburger@icehouse.net
Enjoy the swimtime while the warm weather is here!!!
cjnedrow@gmail.com
The beach, any beach and a good book. That is a perfect day.
Oh a cupa java and a girl friend to talk to!
Nichole
http://blog.handmadebycole.com/
Hang out at the pool with a margaritta.
Send the kids to Grandma’s house for the summer!
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We are less then two hours away from Galveston, so the family piles into the car for a day out at the beach once every two weeks or so.
It’s not all lounging around, as we usually pick one educational/fun thing to see or do on our mini trip.
My summertime relaxation tip is to sit under our table umbrella with a great book while the kids swim in the pool or play with water guns. (occassionally they’ll squirt mom to refresh her. lol) Thanks so much for this giveaway.
Summer tip: spray on sunscreen! It’s the only kind I buy any more. Also, if you’re at the beach, sprinkle some baby powder on to get the sand off if you need to re-apply. A great summer read I am really enjoying is “The Other Boleyn Girl.” Thanks for the great giveaway!
Yesterday I let my 3 year old daughter wash her toys. I had a big empty tub outside with some dishsoap squirted in it and let the hose trickle and she played for the longest time “washing” her toys.
lots of backyard pool time for us….oh and icey pops!
Keep you freezer filled with Popsicles! My kids love Bluebell Rainbow Pops. Good Stuff.
I love to eat nice chilled ripe watermelon. YUM!
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I love to visit my parents house; we get a pool to cool off in, a swing for baby to play in and lots of good family time!
My tip – get to know your local library. They always have the best summer beach reads and they are free. Also if you need somewhere to take the kids it is a good place to chill for a little bit.
I need this something awful
The swimming pool is how we stay cool. It is hitting 110 degrees on a daily basis around here and the pool is the best way to handle the heat!
In the summer my favorite thing to do is sit by the ocean and read! LOL..i call this time…MOMMY TIME!
We don’t have air conditioning in our home here in north Idaho, because it’s really only hot enough to need it about 6 weeks of the year. But those 6 weeks can be sweltering to get through. It does usually cool off at night, so we use fans to pull the cool night air in through the windows. Then in the morning we close the windows and drapes to make the house dark and keep the cool air in. It really does make a difference!
I love relaxing with a glass of something cold to drink on the porch swing in the evenings.
I love a good mister fan in the summer (those spray bottles with a little fan attached to the top). I hang out in the shade with a cool drink and a good book, and my kids spray me and fan me with the bottles. It’s like being a cuke in the produce section of the market!
To keep the house cool, make sure the filters on your air conditioner don’t need to be replaced and clean your refridgerator coils so it kicks off less heat.
Freeze juice pops and sit out on the patio and watch the sunset.
Our favorite, is just taking a drive in the evening!
I love frozen grapes in the summertime. They are a nutritious low calorie treat for us diet conscious people
I invested in a really great Adirondack chair that is super comfy….I had been coveting this specific chair for 2 years now, but didn’t think I could afford it. Now I know I couldn’t afford not to have it! What a dream to sit outside and watch the kids play in this comfy chair.
My leisure tip is lots of summer reads, and a quiet shady place with no phones, I can read and pass the day in a very peacefull spot Thanks
My favorite place is on the hammock inside our screen porch, with a glass of sweet tea beside me, the ice cubes tinkling as they melt in the heat. A stack of books is good to have, too.
stef dot reed at gmail dot com
If your near a river that has tubing, get out there and enjoy yourself!
I love going Canoeing on the Russian River in California.
Sweet Ice Tea, a good book and the kiddie pool in the backyard, LOL!!
Summer Tip….watching lightning bugs and sipping sweet tea. That is what relaxes me…the simple things.
My favorite trip had to be the one I just took with my husband for our 10th anniversary. We stayed at a beautiful b&b on Lake Ontario. Simply geeorgous and sooooo relaxing!
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I love ice tea and a good book in the morning! Swimming in the afternoon and “game time” with the family in the evenings. I love the summer.
Favorite tip is to enjoy your kids before you know it they are older and you can’t turn back the clock. So we like to do special things with the kids visits to the zoo and park. Thanks
katie_mmartin at yahoo dot com.
We open our windows at night to let the cooler air flow through the house. Then we close them up quick in the morning.
Thanks for the awesome giveaway!
I love sitting outside at night by my little waterfall, watching my daughter as she races by on her bike, and enjoying the summer evening air. It doesn’t hurt to have a glass of limeade, either. 🙂
I like to go for a dip in the pool after picking berries or veggies on our farm.
Great giveaway!
We’ve started sleeping with a cool mist humidifier to add moisture to our hot, dry air (and keeps us cooler).
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What a generous giveaway! Hmm, tips for summer…I make lots of ice tea sometimes with a little fresh mint and we love to go to the beach and pool!
My favorite summer location is the lake! Skiing, swimming and watching my kids on the tube! Well, I think I’ll just go do that now!
Thanks so much for your generosity.
~Kimberly
I recommend sitting in the shade, preferably in a hammock, with a nice tall glass of limeaide and a good book…I love anything by Terri Blackstock. Thanks!
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I love to get out the hose and let my 15 month old go crazy. It is so much fun to watch him truely enjoy himself that I forget about the heat.
Recylce your water bottles, fill bottle 1/4 water, sweet tea, or lemonade and freeze. when your ready for your drink fill the rest of the bottle with the liquid form of your drink that when when it melts it doesnt water it down.
My favorite way to relax during the summer is sew. I feel so much more creative in the summertime, for some reason, and I could just sew all day long.
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My best tip is to use Avon Skin So Soft so the bugs stay away! My favorite summer leisure activity is to lie on my hammock, reading. A slice of pie and a glass of lemonade is always nice, too!
Thanks!
urchiken at gmail dot com
I avoid caffine in the heat. Caffine holds the heat in your body.
We love to make our own Popsicles out of fruit juice. Just freeze some juice in a popsicle mold (or even small tupperware or a paper cup), insert a stick, and freeze!
Thanks for the giveaway. claireroach81(at)hotmail(dot)com
My best tip is to take a water bottles for the kids and yourself with you everywhere you go. Thirsty kids become very grumpy.
I love the shuffle- such pretty blue. 🙂
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There’s little I love more about summer than a good, yummy melon, a sunshiney day, and a green lawn to go barefoot in, except having family around me to enjoy the day, the flowers and the little birds singing.
I am a country girl who sorely misses her garden, so sometimes I’ll sit on the back porch looking over to the mountains and look at my garden books and dream of a place of beauty and plenty…someday, perhaps, again. 🙂
Best tip: avail yourself of the wonderful Farmers Markets this summer season! cdziuba@aol.com
My best summer leisure tip is to have some sangria at least once during the hot summer!
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hhmm..let’s see…I would keep a small bottle of ammonia handy at all times…use it to neutralize ant, bee, hornet, wasp and scorpion bites.
maybe that’s not what you are looking for, sorry.
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Keep your freezer stocked with Otter pops! Yum
I love waking up on a summer morning to a fabulous and healthy smoothie for breakfast.
1 c. yogurt
1 c. ice
1 banana
1/2 c. juice
1 c. berries
So yummy and refreshing!
Grab a glass of sweet tea, Go outside (preferably barefoot, but flip-flops would do) and find a swing in the shade, and watch your children run through sprinklers. For me, that is one of those moments when all the world is right…I just sit back and count my blessings!
Thanks so much for such a fun giveaway!
Take Care!
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The best way for me to relax has always been to be at the beach and relaxing on the sand. I love the sound of the waves cascading into the shore. There is nothing like the sound of the ocean to help you relax.
With a 2 & 3 year old, I sit outside, pour peach tea and wade my feet in the kiddie pool while blasting kids music…yes, not so adult entertaining but the kids love it and as long as they are in good moods, the world is good at my house 🙂 Happy summer!!!
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I love to take a drive up to the mountains when it gets too hot.
Always cool up there.
We love our sweet tea! We like to stay cool by filling up our sons kiddie pool in the back yard. He loves splashing around in it and we love watching him and being the recipients of the splashes! llwoolard@hotmail.com
My summertime activity–reading outside while my kids play in the pool and on the trampoline. So relaxing!
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Taking your kids to the waterpark is one of the best ways to have fun and stay cool in the summer…we had so much fun this summer! 🙂
Here’s my sweet, short comment. 🙂
Read Read Read. There’s nothing more relaxing than reading a good book!
My favorite summer thing to do is to walk around the house and look at my gardens. Maybe do a little deadheading, pull a few little weeds, harvest a little basil. I like to walk around in the late afternoon with a glass of wine or lemonade (depending on how the children behaved that day!) and just look at things. I’ll watch the birds, and the butterflies, and sometimes we’ll even see turtles or toads or snakes. The kids all get a big kick out of it, too!
Thanks for the chance to win!
To relax in the summer I love to go camping. Nothing like sitting around with a bunch of family and friends, swimming..eating..playing cards..eating…did I mention that?
lol
Being outdoors is very relaxing.
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I guess a tip would be to not cook in the summer heat. We eat lots of salads over the summer to keep from heating up the kitchen. Add in croutons, boiled egg, cheese and meat. YUMMY!
I think riding a horse on the beach has to be the most freeing summer adventure I have had. The breeze the sound of the ocean and me hanging on for dear life.
It is so hot here in Texas that I pack up my son and take him to the mall. They pay for the air conditioning and I get to browse all my favorite stores. Plus I get a coke and an Antie Anne’s pretzel.
LOTS of homemade iced tea. Today I’m making some mango iced tea. I like to sweeten with fresh juice (or non-HFCS juices) instead of sugar. Since we’re in FL, that’s pretty much all you can do some days!
I get overheated easily so I rub an ice cub on my wrist when I get too hot. It instantly cools me down.
Crossing my fingers!
Lori
loriclendenen (at) hotmail (dot) com
Ice tea, ice cream and a trip to ARUBA!! ahhhhhh…
It is hot here in Alabama, 92 at the moment. So I had rather stay in, sipping a glass of ice water or sweet tea and computing! Sitting here in my easy chair is leisure for me!
I relax in the summer by letting the men-folk barbecue!
Yesterday it was 104 here in Dallas. The way I kept cool (7 months pregnant) was laying on the bed with the A/C down low! 🙂 I also love to go to the pool and hang out in the cool water!
I’m a fan of our pool membership this summer – it was SO cheap compared to paying for $$ for a few trips – and even an hour in the afternoon allows for a fun little trip 🙂
I would have to say the kiddie pool. We got a new one with a slide, and there is enough room for me and dh.
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Sun and I don’t agree so its in the shade, stretched out in the hammock, watching all the birds cluster at my feeders. Just adda little breeze and I am set for the afternoon!
I wish I could go to the beach EVERY summer. We are going in a couple of days and I can’t wait. I have a total love affair with the ocean!
Thanks for offering such a wonderful giveaway! Have a great week!
Well let’s see…our family goes on a long walk (so we feel healthy) to the ice cream shop! 🙂 Fun for everyone!!
And I would LOVE to win the shuffle…I just started running again and that would be the perfect way to keep running a little bit longer!!
Thanks for hosting!
I love taking my Boxer Babes to the dog park in the early morning. They romp and play, and I walk for exercise.
Get to the beach somehow. It’s amazing what a difference it makes. Even with kids who normally can’t occupy themselves, you suddenly relax and the kids magically find sand and water fascinating for hours.
set up the hammock in the shade, take out a drink, a book & a hat – eventually fall asleep. Sigh. I should go do that now!
I like to sit in the shade and relax with lemonade! Thanks for the giveaway!
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One “beat the heat” summer leisure thing we do is put the AC on for about an hour, close the curtains to make it dark, make some popcorn and have a “family movie – NIGHT” but during the day. The kids love it because it gives them something to do that is cool and fun.
Another fun thing is the get those water guns and chase each other around with them (or even a hose). Or blow bubbles in the shade and have a picnic.
Kimberly
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My tip would be at the beach with a big umbrella a comfortable chair, a good book and a ice tea or lemonade.
Just remember the sun screen. Thanks for the great giveaway!
I just love day trips to the beach. I live near Lake Michigan so it’s only 20 minutes away. I find it very relaxing to watch the boats go through the channel, and sitquietly and read.
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Favorite leisure tip…ice cold fresh lemonade. My recipe – 1 cup honey to 1 cup warm water. Add to 8 cups cold water and 3/4 – 1 cup of fresh squeezed lemon juice. Add ice and enjoy! LOVE IT!
I love to keep body sprays in the fridge. It feels so good after being out in the hot sun. charkey@sbcglobal.net
I totally recommend the Roman method. Basically, keep your house shut tight all day long (doors, windows, curtains, etc.) When the heat drops and the sun goes down, open everything up and run any fans you have to move the hot air out and the cold air in. Then shut everything tight again and your house should stay cool since the cool air is trapped in there. It works really well for me.
I love a day trip to the beach. Not that we’ve done that yet this year, but we’re only 2 hours away. Other than that, summer to use is hanging out in the yard and letting the kids have Otter Pops.
My advice: Starbucks Venti passionfruit shaken tea with melon syrup, sitting by the reservior under a small awning, and watching the toddler discover sand!
It’s bliss.
Wow an Ipod! How cool! My favorite summer drink are frappaccinos from Starbucks! Thanks for offering these great gifts!
My favorite summer activity is to just be around home outside while my 16 mo old daughter is playing! We are a busy family so to be home is fun!
I really like iced tea in the summer — however I’m originally from Canada – so our iced tea is not like the American Iced Tea – Generally ours is like a powdered drink mix and much much sweeter — yummy!
I’ve been having a lot of fun inventing new popsicle recipes. My favorite so far is coconut / banana.
Thanks for the chance to win!
e are doing my favorite summer activity today…going to the fair!
Oh my and ipod and Target GC . great prizes. Lets see, in the summer I use a ginger mint air freshener spray. It can also be used on your body and the one I use, Ginger Mint, is a great pick me up when I start to wilt in the heat.
I love to hang at the local water park.
Our favorite way to stay cool this summer was enjoying home made strawberry ice cream on a very hot day!!
Frugal Carol
I love laying on the beach. Or just being in the water on a hot day on a floating raft of some kind. (just make sure to slather on the sunscreen!)
I love limeade and I love air conditioning. 🙂 My two big stay-cool secrets!
Great giveaway idea!
My tip would be to hand over the kids to the hubby and lock the door and take a nice long cool shower.
Stormy5475@aol.com
Take your dog swimming…
a magazine, iced tea, and a hammock.
OR iced tea, porch swing on the farm.
Having a picnic at a beach is one of our favorite summertime relaxing activity.
Summer here is hot…120 degree-dry heat-hot! So my idea of the perfect summer is getting out of the heat! I love going camping in the mountians, where despite the pesky mosquitos, I can find the time to just relax and read and do a whole lot of nothing.
What a shame that I couldn’t make the time for that trip this year. Instead, we just stayed in the house…A LOT!
We love to rent a beach house and stay for a week. It’s so nice to walk down the street and relax on the beach (and read lots of good books).
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Hm…..relaxing in front of the fan, maybe watching a movie and sipping something limey and fizzy.
thanks for the great contest!
Read a book outdoors in the shade with a glass of ice tea! A good book??? The Scent of Lilacs OR Troublesome Creek!!!
what i would do is stay inside with a pitcher of sweet tea and a pile of good books! please enter me!
I avoid the outside like the plague! I have AC, though, so it is pretty pleasant in my house. No bugs, no heat, I’m good!
Listening to lectures on the cd player while crocheting. Indoors! Where the air conditioning is!
My favorite thing to do in the summer is curl up in the shade in the lounge chair with a good book and some iced tea or country time lemonade!
elkmeese (at) yahoo.com
Less clothes, more liquids, and a spray bottle of water for misting yourself.
My favourite tip is to get up early and get things done outside before the heat hits (this may be less useful if you live in town, but we have a lot of things that need to be done around the farm). Then you can nap or go swimming in the afternoon.
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I don’t do well in the heat so my favorite way to cool down is to stay in the air-conditioned house! That and lots of cold sweet tea!
How sad. My favorite summer leisure trip might be Target.
Lots and lots of bubbles!
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My favorite summer leisure activity: swimming!
Sitting in a beach chair, reading a good “beach book” and drinking iced cold lemonade….or in my reality, sitting on a beach chair when I’m not chasing my crawling son or filling up his water buckets 🙂 Still fun though!
My summer tip is hiking and enjoying God’s creation :).
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My tip for summer fun is sprinklers, sprinklers, sprinklers. I went to the dollar store, and got about 5 different kinds of sprinklers, hooked them all up in the backyard and had a “sprinkler party”! My kids thought it was a blast!! And the whole thing cost about 5 dollars!! My boys ran around out there until they were delirious!!
one of my fav summer drinks is a mojito. there is a cuban place downtwon in my city that makes delicious mojitos. for relaxing destinations i would say the mountains. we went to the NE Kingdom in vermont a few weeks ago and had a really wonderful time. cheers vera
Great prizes! We love to visit Honeyman State Park in Oregon…it has the best of so many outdoor options…sand dunes, freshwater lake, and the ocean. A great family destination.
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Since the beach is too far away (3 1/2 hours) for a reasonable day trip, and there are no local watering holes in my neck of the woods, one of my fave things to do during summer is let the kids play with sidewalk chalk to their hearts’ content and then wash it away with the garden hose. They get to be creative, we all get wet and cooled off, and the “canvas” is fresh for another day. 🙂
Here is a summer time tradition that my neighbors and I started a couple of years ago. We take turns helping each other with our flower gardens. The planting, weeding and cleanup is much more fun when you have a couple of helpers.
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You are so neat to do two give aways….my only tip since I live in the mid south that is under a heat advisory is to stay inside with a/c on and the fans and to sip on sweet tea and water too. Blessings…
good ole southern iced sweet tea!
We love a trip to the Lake for a boat ride!
Iced Coffee and Air Conditioning…my favorite summer things…:)
♥ Melissa~
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Sitting under a shade tree with ice tee w/orange slices in it and reading an adventure book. That is my tip. Thanks!
summer tip? keep the kids happy and busy which will keep things running smoothly. Also, strawberry lemonade and soft feet with pretty toenails! Thanks for hosting.
AC and iced tea! :p
wow i love to try and win this thanks
My favorite summer leisure activity is camping — especially around our beautiful state, NH. We have mountains, forests, wildlife, warm days and cools nights — it doesn’t get better than that in summer! I recommend NH to everyone (summer OR fall)!
My favorite leisure thing to do this summer is…
Reading a good book on my porch glider with a big glass of iced tea. It is made perfect if it isn’t so hot and there’s a cool breeze!
My best summer tip is to dunk your feet in the kiddie pool while drinking a mint lemonade. MMM!
Thanks for the giveaway!
I’d love to win either of these.
I really enjoy capitalizing on the downtime of summer–lots of reading, lots of late mornings in PJs.
We love to make homemade ice cream. I got a bowl to go on my Kitchen Aid for Mother’s Day. Thanks.
We live in Phoenix, so really the only way to stay cool here is to stay inside with the AC on.
Strawberry smoothies and a baby pool! Even sitting in water belly deep is relaxing! especially in the evening when the kids are in bed and it’s a little cooler. 🙂
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A good read anytime, but it’s summer, so okay, a good summer read:
Doesn’t She Look Natural? by Angela Hunt
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My summer tip is to keep well hydrated when outside and to wear light colored clothing that reflects heat.
Two summer tips: 1) Don’t overschedule your time and 2) Visit the local farm market often.
Thanks for doing this great giveaway!
my summer tip is to turn off the tv and head outdoors!
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My summer tip is cookouts with family and friends,add a few yard games and its lots of summer fun. Make it a potluck and its easy to host! I hope I win, thanks for the giveaway.
Cool evenings on the porch or mowing the lawn just before dark.
My best summer tip? Write it down! Summer goes by so quickly, you might forget what a great time you had if you don’t immortalize a few moments here and there. Thanks for the chance! 🙂
My favorite leisure tip, grab a few good books and find some shade or an air conditioned house. It’s a great time to read.
My favorite beat the heat tip. Geat a wet wash cloth put in a ziploc, freeze for a few minutes and take with you on the go to put on your neck to cool down.
We hang out in our basement during the worst of the heat.
My favorite thing to do is spend lots of time at the water park or pool with my 3yr old son. He loves the water and loves to swim.
Bridget
I love to sit under the umbrella on our porch with a good book, while my girls are exploring the backyard.
My favorite summer leisure activity is soaking in a bubble bath with a glass of ice tea, candles, and a very good book.
Just take a trip to the beach–Myrtle Beach–with your family. Enjoy sitting under an umbrella and watching your 2 year old graddaughter play in the water and sand.
My tip is to so your yard work early in the morning before the heat sets in. I love to be outside in the morning because the birds are so active and everything smells so clean and fresh!
My favorite place is the neighborhood pool. I go there and read and soak up the sun, it’s great. I’ll definitely miss that come Labor Day…
I would have to say that I tremendously enjoyed my trip to Huntington Beach, NC. It’s below Myrtle Beach and not even close to as much traffic. Actually it was Huntington Beach State Park. Check it out..spend a week there!! It’s great.
My tip?
Enjoy the pool…..often ;0)
Air conditioning and lots of it! lol Seriously. I am not an outdoor in the summertime person.
My best summer tip: Always have a lawn chair in the trunk of the car. Also, keep an old sheet or table cloth in the trunk to be ready for an impromptu picnic at the park with the kids.
My favorite summer time drink is peach ice tea – YUM! Thanks for the fabulous giveaway and please stop by mine as well:
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My favorite leisure time activities in the summer are reading books and watching my kids in the pool! Just relaxing!!!
I LOVE lemonade in the summer, and also home grown tomatoes (not in the lemonade). My mom has blueberry bushes (just a few, she is in the suburbs) and my son loves picking the berries.
My favorite trip ever was visiting Amish country in Lancaster, PA!
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There’s nothing special to it–get a lawn chair, plop it under a tree and watch my J playing on the lawn 🙂
Make sure to go barefoot as much as possible. There is nothing better!
My favorite summertime thing to do is to have a cold glass of Pepsi and sit on the swing on the verandah with my baby. Doesn’t get much better than that!! 🙂 Thanks for hosting this giveaway.
My favorite thing to do in the summertime is to freeze lemonade and then throw the ice into the blender for a nice cold treat,
Summertime? Stay cool with a very powerful Air Conditioner if you live in the Houston heat and humidity! Love your giveaways.
My favorite place to be in the summer is on the beach on Cape Cod. There’s nothing like the beaches there!
My favorite summer vacation has been to go whitewater rafting in the Tennessee mountains; the weather was cooler at the higher elevation, and the rafting was a blast.
I leave my Vita-Mix front and center all summer and make 3-4 smoothies for the family a day…helps keep cool and I slip spinach in there undetected.
I also use it to mix up stuff for homemade popsicles.
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Since I’m a working mom of three kids, my favorite summertime trip is the 100 yard walk to our neighborhood pool. Involves no car rides, extensive packing, and we get to sleep in our own beds at the end of the day. Top it off with some raspberry sorbet after dinner and we’re all happy.
One of my fave things to do this summer is swimming in the pool. It keeps the kids entertained too.
Lemonade!!! On a hot day it is perfect! Thanks for the great giveaway!!!
One of my favorite things to do during the summer is hit up the beach, but while I’m there I like to get up early in the morning and sit out on the deck or balcony by myself and just take everything in. It gives me time to reflect on God and all the wonderful things He has done and created. I love it! Thanks for a great giveaway!
My favorite summertime drink is Fruit Tea. I make a quart of tea and stir in 1/2 C. sugar til dissolved, then pour it all into a gallon-sized pitcher. I add one 12 oz. can of frozen OJ concentrate and two 12 oz. cans of peach nectar, and add water to equal one gallon. Delicious and addictive!
Thanks so much for the opportunity to win such an awesome prize! Bless your heart for being so generous!
um- well I am not sure my tip will be as wise, or fun as some of the women before me.
What do we do- we love the beach. It is inexpensive, you pay to get there, but your bring lunch with you, stay the hold day, bring a good book you had been dying to read, stick your feet in the sand- and relax with the sound of the beating waves in the background. (that is summer to me!)
What fun- I have never won anything- but it sure will be fun trying!
Blessings
Your Siesta
Angie
I am GONE 4 days to a swim meet and come back and there's a whole carnival going on!!!!
My heart is beating real F A S T RIGHT NOW—a SHUFFLE???? My shuffle is full. My summer leisure tip>>>>>
DRINK 64 oz. WATER by adding lemons and stevia (nothing artificial about it) or add powdered measured Propel packets in your purse to bottled water.
Restores the life to your face!
My husband is a coach and the pro on Saturday said during the summer we need 90 oz of water a day! Also you could add an ounce of straight cranberry juice from Wal-Mart so that your water is NOT BORING!
My summer tip – either have a glass of lemonade as I read or a eat a lime Dreyers Whole Fruit bar while I read. At this time of year, I sit out early in the morning and watch hummingbirds chase each other.
Have a great day!
Love, A2
a summer tip a day. hmmm. Today’s summer tip would be to be sure and visit your local farmers market during the summer. (If you’re like me and don’t have room for a huge garden. Or the dogs won’t let you have any sized garden!) You might find some lovely blackberries there and make a delicious cobbler!
love you,
karen
it gets so hot in mississippi this time of year that we’re all pretty much housebound until the sun goes down. A great way to spend your indoors time is listening to all the new music artists on download.com.. free and legal. i like to make cds for friends, family and burn kids music for my daughter!
My best tip for you is that a glass of iced tea and listening to Pink Floyd while sitting under the window unit sure makes summer so much more pleasurable! I want that Ipod shuffle for my Hubby! He would flip if I gave that to him!