Hello and welcome to the first Saturday of June here at the Wannaskan Almanac. Today is June 4th. Summer vacation is underway over here at our house. We spent this past week staying up late, getting up late, and jotting notes about all the adventures we'd like to have this summer. And by "we," I mean the two youngest of our kid crew and me. Everyone else is working or has travel plans for the summer. One thing I've already learn this week is that adventures come in many shapes and sizes. My general romantic notion tends to be throwing kids and snacks into the car and heading out to a spot pinned on a map. But adventure can look like so many other things such as asking kids with genuine curiosity, "What should we cook for lunch today?" Errands can turn into adventures if you take the scenic route - something we did to see how much the water had risen on Lake of the Woods - or stop by friends' places equipped with playgrounds. Reading can be an adventure. ...
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