Ways to Get From Here to There

  • Drive
  • Walk
  • Skip
  • Fly in an airplane
  • Fly on a hang-glider
  • Parachute
  • Hop
  • Jump
  • Pogo stick
  • Roller skate
  • Roller blade
  • Skate board
  • Ski
  • Snowshoe
  • Horseback
  • Elephant
  • Train
  • Trolley
  • Rickshaw
  • Horse drawn carriage
  • Stage coach
  • Motorcycle
  • Scooter
  • Paddle wheel boat
  • Row boat
  • Barge
  • Sail boat
  • House boat
  • Motor home
  • Helicopter
  • Snowmobile
  • Bicycle
  • Unicycle
  • ATV
  • Riding lawnmower
  • Run
  • Waltz
  • Climb
  • Crawl
  • Crab walk
  • Duck walk
  • Bear walk
  • Walk like an Egyptian
  • Raft
  • Swim
  • Sashay
  • Tip toe
  • Stomp
  • Leap

 

 

Dream Quotes

  • “The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams.” ~Eleanor Roosevelt
  • “A dream doesn’t become reality through magic; it takes sweat, determination and hard work.” ~ Colin Powell
  • “The dreamers of the day are dangerous men, for they may act on their dreams with open eyes, to make them possible.” ~ T.E. Lawrence
  • “If one advances confidently in the direction of his dreams, and endeavors to live the life which he has imagined, he will meet with success unexpected in common hours.” ~ Henry David Thoreau
  • ““Hold fast to dreams,
    For if dreams die
    Life is a broken-winged bird,
    That cannot fly.”  ~ Langston Hughes
  • “Dare to live the life you have dreamed for yourself.” ~Ralph Waldo Emerson
  • “We may place blame, give reasons, and even have excuses; but in the end, it is an act of cowardice to not follow your dreams.” ~Steve Maraboli
  • “You are never too old to set another goal or to dream a new dream.”  ~C.S. Lewis

 

Birthday Party Themes for Your Teenage Son

  • Laser tag / Paint ball
  • Hometown Treasure Hunt  – one responsible driver per group, clues take teams to locations important to your son’s life
  • Amazing Race – similar to the treasure hunt but to landmarks in your area
  • Tailgate party – grilling from the bed of a truck, parking lot football, coolers full of soda
  • Camping / Hiking trip
  • Pool Party/ Beach party & cookout
  • Racing theme with a trip to the GoKarts
  • World’s Most Interesting Teenager – make the meme your own
  • Redneck / Manly Man games – log throws, target practice, crushing soda cans
  • Dapper Dan – dress nice, fancy dinner, moustache photo props, (provide tips to fine dining)
  • Movie Marathon – all night viewing of LOTR, Star Wars series, etc.
  • Spy Games – strategy games in teams
  • Bonfire night
  • Ski trip / Snow party & hot beverages at the lodge
My son’s Golden Birthday (19 on the 19th) — Willy Wonka’s Golden Ticket theme. Golden tickets gave clues to places around town. Winning team got most creative pix at each location.

 

 

Tuesday Trivia

  1. What nationality was the great composer Chopin?
  2. Who wrote Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde?
  3. In what year did Elvis first appear in concert?
  4. Name the capital of Finland.
  5. How many wives did Henry XIII have?
  6. What is the smallest ocean?
  7. In the movie The Princess Bride, what is the true identity of the man in black?
  8. How many months have 31 days?
  9. Who lives at 10 Downing Street?
  10. What element, when in its natural form, can start the size of a matchbox and be flattened into the size of a football field?

 

 

(Answers below…. don’t scroll down unless you want to know)

 

 

  1. Polish
  2. Robert Louis Stevenson
  3. 1954
  4. Helsinki
  5. Six
  6. Artic
  7. Wesley / The Dread Pirate Roberts
  8. Seven
  9. The British Prime Minister
  10. Gold