I generally don't pay a lot of attention to the cleaners I use in my house. There's never a huge cleaning project that makes me worry about odors or anything. My father's house, however, may be a different story. He has lived in that house for almost 40 years. And in that time, he has smoked like a chimney. As a result, everything is covered in a film of nicotine. I'm hoping to get some good green cleaning products to really scrub down his house to make it more liveable. It is habitable right now; it's just really gross. And I think it will take a long time to make it better.
Summer is for laziness
I must be the busiest lazy person ever. Even though I don't ever feel like doing anything, I find myself doing all sorts of things. My family participated in the annual Road Rally in Pottstown. (That is like a scavenger hunt in your car. So fun!) I've also been making a ton of necklaces. I have some chalkboards waiting to be painted but the weather hasn't been cooperating. And I keep traveling back to my hometown to help my father with some personal things. It feels like I don't ever have time to just kick back and relax. School starts in a little over a month! Everything is crazy! I hope you are having an awesomely busy summer as well.
Just a staycation for me
Every summer I wish we could afford to go away for vacation. Two summers ago, we did go to Williamsburg, Virginia. Last year, we stayed at home and hit up some local amusement parks. That is, once again, the plan for this year. While all of us really go enjoy going to Camelbeach, it would be nice to get away from home for a few days. It doesn't have to be a particularly difficult to plan trip either. There are some awesome waterparks in the United States that I'm sure my daughter would love. (My daughter prefers waterparks to amusement parks. For some reason, she just doesn't enjoy most rides.) Typhoon Lagoon in Florida is one of the parks on our water bucket list. There's also a park in Santa Claus, Indiana that I would like to visit. (After all, how can you miss a city called Santa Claus?!) My daughter would be perfectly happy just hanging out at waterparks all summer.
I'd also like to visit some other countries. I hear that London is an inexpensive trip. I'm sure we could find some good hotels in London that wouldn't break the bank. And since my daughter has recently gotten into watching BBC shows like Doctor Who and Sherlock, she might love seeing some of the locales from the series. Unfortunately, the flight itself might be a little too costly for us. (It's too expensive for us to fly to Florida for a week. I can't imagine what London would cost.)
Maybe one day we'll be able to afford a really nice vacation to someplace different. Until then, we'll be visiting all of the waterparks in Pennsylvania that we can.
Learning to play the guitar via video game
When I woke up Sunday morning, I came downstairs to find my husband playing his guitar. Well, to be more specific, he was playing one of the video games that teaches you how to play the guitar. (A real guitar, not a guitar-shaped controller.) If he keeps up with it, maybe I'll buy him a vox amplifier at Guitar Center so he can play without the game. That will depend on whether or not he keeps playing. At least it seems the game will be helpful!