Comments on: the best part of summer http://movingthroughlife.wordpress.com/2009/06/18/the-best-part-of-summer/ The Perspective Of A "Normal" Christian on "Life" Sat, 19 Dec 2009 07:16:13 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: Steve http://movingthroughlife.wordpress.com/2009/06/18/the-best-part-of-summer/#comment-778 Steve Mon, 22 Jun 2009 13:49:00 +0000 http://movingthroughlife.wordpress.com/2009/06/18/the-best-part-of-summer/#comment-778 Was in fundraising a few years. Got sooooo tired of golf tournaments and decided it's time for a change. Was playing Croquet with friends, probably with a little too much beer, and...idea was born. Found out lots about the sport (yes, I now know what the colors mean!), that there are "Pro" croquet players (chuckles permitted), and started doing 9 Wicket backyard style tournaments for charity fundraising and doing organization team building too. Won't replace charity golf tournaments any time this year but... Helps players (and me) to stop taking selves too seriously. Blessings! Was in fundraising a few years. Got sooooo tired of golf tournaments and decided it’s time for a change. Was playing Croquet with friends, probably with a little too much beer, and…idea was born. Found out lots about the sport (yes, I now know what the colors mean!), that there are “Pro” croquet players (chuckles permitted), and started doing 9 Wicket backyard style tournaments for charity fundraising and doing organization team building too. Won’t replace charity golf tournaments any time this year but…
Helps players (and me) to stop taking selves too seriously. Blessings!

]]> By: Kristine http://movingthroughlife.wordpress.com/2009/06/18/the-best-part-of-summer/#comment-758 Kristine Fri, 19 Jun 2009 15:21:10 +0000 http://movingthroughlife.wordpress.com/2009/06/18/the-best-part-of-summer/#comment-758 Lawn Darts were definitely my fave as a kid. I remember going to my Grandma's house and always beating my sister when we played. I can see why they are illegal now, I'm sure they settled a ton of products liability lawsuits for people losing an eye. I also love badminton, but haven't played in awhile. I'm much better at it than tennis!! Before kids, I loved playing golf in the summer. I just don't have the time to play anymore. Now that I live in California, we go to the beach a lot so of course, we play beach volleyball. My husband's family is very large so we can field two big teams. Everyone is super competitive so it makes for lots of fun!! Lawn Darts were definitely my fave as a kid. I remember going to my Grandma’s house and always beating my sister when we played. I can see why they are illegal now, I’m sure they settled a ton of products liability lawsuits for people losing an eye.

I also love badminton, but haven’t played in awhile. I’m much better at it than tennis!!

Before kids, I loved playing golf in the summer. I just don’t have the time to play anymore.

Now that I live in California, we go to the beach a lot so of course, we play beach volleyball. My husband’s family is very large so we can field two big teams. Everyone is super competitive so it makes for lots of fun!!

]]> By: moweezle http://movingthroughlife.wordpress.com/2009/06/18/the-best-part-of-summer/#comment-748 moweezle Fri, 19 Jun 2009 06:08:24 +0000 http://movingthroughlife.wordpress.com/2009/06/18/the-best-part-of-summer/#comment-748 Wow! I never knew they were illegal now. hmmmm. I loved all those games growing up, mostly badminton and croquet. We still play those when we actually are all home at the same time. Our new one is boche ball. My nephew got a set for his bday last year and whenever I'm home he always wants to play it. My parents have tons of land and unique landscape, which makes it ideal to play out there. Lots of fun!! Wow! I never knew they were illegal now. hmmmm. I loved all those games growing up, mostly badminton and croquet. We still play those when we actually are all home at the same time. Our new one is boche ball. My nephew got a set for his bday last year and whenever I’m home he always wants to play it. My parents have tons of land and unique landscape, which makes it ideal to play out there. Lots of fun!!

]]> By: lovewillbringustogether http://movingthroughlife.wordpress.com/2009/06/18/the-best-part-of-summer/#comment-746 lovewillbringustogether Fri, 19 Jun 2009 05:38:10 +0000 http://movingthroughlife.wordpress.com/2009/06/18/the-best-part-of-summer/#comment-746 Growing up in England as a kid Soccer (football) was the game of choice with friends when the weather permitted. On the few warm sunny days i remember my best fun was sliding down a long grass (turned into straw) bank (hill) on an old appliance cardboard box (poor man's soap box derby). As an Older Kid in Aus i had table tennis in my back yard and a pool table and darts inside. The 'danger' was supplied courtesy of a love of making my own bow and arrows . I got shot in the back of the calf with a wayward arrow from a 'friend'. more recently i loved to golf in the Aus summer sunshine! <B Growing up in England as a kid Soccer (football) was the game of choice with friends when the weather permitted.

On the few warm sunny days i remember my best fun was sliding down a long grass (turned into straw) bank (hill) on an old appliance cardboard box (poor man’s soap box derby).

As an Older Kid in Aus i had table tennis in my back yard and a pool table and darts inside.

The ‘danger’ was supplied courtesy of a love of making my own bow and arrows . I got shot in the back of the calf with a wayward arrow from a ‘friend’.

more recently i loved to golf in the Aus summer sunshine!

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]]> By: redbackpack http://movingthroughlife.wordpress.com/2009/06/18/the-best-part-of-summer/#comment-745 redbackpack Fri, 19 Jun 2009 04:38:47 +0000 http://movingthroughlife.wordpress.com/2009/06/18/the-best-part-of-summer/#comment-745 Washers, bro. Or, where I'm from, "worshers." Washers, bro. Or, where I’m from, “worshers.”

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