ADVENTURE OF THE MONTH

Hiking frozen Reelfoot Lake back in January. SO COLD!!!

I am a house mouse. My youngest is an adventurer.

For the sake of my daughter's sanity, I am trying to come out of my shell a little, expand my horizons. Because I do anything better if I have a plan, I have resolved to plan and execute one adventure with my daughter each month this year.

Helen and I brainstormed a list of possible "adventures." Some are indoors, for cold or rainy weather; some are outdoors, for when the weather is nice. Some are close to home; some are further away. Some are free; some would require us to save up a bit of moolah ahead of time. Some are silly; some are serious/educational.

Here is our list so far:

1. Tour a historic house/property.
2. Visit an art gallery or a museum.
3. Spend a day at a botanical garden.
4. Hike the trails at a state park.
5. Spend an afternoon fishing.
6. Explore a cave.
7. Go kayaking or canoeing.
8. Attend a concert.
9. Take a handgun class at a shooting range.
10. Go horseback riding.
11. Ride a train.
12. Have a spa day.
13. Take a cake decorating class.
14. Plant a garden planter or hanging flower basket.
15. Camp out for a weekend on Granddad's farm.
16. Host a dance party.
17. Book an airplane tour of our home county.
18. Go out for burgers and a movie.
19. Tour local cemeteries and look up dead relatives.
20. Organize a picnic with friends.
21. Go Goodwill shopping.
22. Plan and host a dress-up party for the nieces and nephews.
23. Visit the zoo.
24. Take a photography class.
25. Go creek stomping.
26. Try a new restaurant.
27. Audition for a play.
28. Volunteer to read and help with crafts for story time at the library.
29. Plan a mini-concert for nursing home residents.
30. Visit a fancy dress shop and try on evening wear.
31. Enter some kind of creative competition (art, music, writing).
32. Check out a student art exhibit at the university.
33. Have a cookie decorating party.
34. Attend a piano recital.
35. Plant a tree.

So far this year, in addition to freezing our patooties off at Reelfoot Lake in January, we have...

...visited the beautiful Victorian Village district in downtown Memphis, TN. (BONUS: A stop to catch up with sweet friends on the drive home!)

...and something educational in this gal's particular area of interest: we attended Beef Field Day at the University of Tennessee at Martin, and then later the same week, had the privilege of attending a lecture by Dr. Temple Grandin

This year -  2018 - is off to a fun start. Let the adventures continue!