Fishing, Golfing, and Biking and the Bucket List

How many experiences can we fit into the next six weeks? You might think that is a lot of time, but consider that soccer practice lasts until 6:00, there are two soccer games per week, and there is a lot of studying and homework that needs to occur. And then there are graduation parties, concerts, youth group, community service, and you begin to get the idea that six weeks is not very long.

HOWEVER,
Of course we have a bucket list. A bucket list is a list of things that you want to do before you "kick the bucket". In this case, it is a list of things that we want to do before Dennis and Victor return to the continent of Africa. In SIX WEEKS.

We are making progress. Dennis has his computer purchased and is learning to swim. Victor has ridden a horse and has started buying gifts to take home. We have a trip planned to visit our oldest son and his wife in Michigan so we can see Lake Michigan and meet our newest family member. We've cooked Nigerian and Tanzanian foods. We've played in the snow!! We've been to college football and basketball games, ridden in a combine, and met all of the relatives.

Someone from church gave Dennis a bike and he is learning to ride it. He wants to take it home with him! Victor discovered an old set of golf clubs on the porch and set up a couple of holes in the yard to practice. He has a golf date planned with a buddy from school who knows more about golfing than mum! We went fishing tonight- still counts even though we did not catch any fish! I'm marking it off the list anyway!

Still to be accomplished: visiting the nearby big dairy, going to the zoo, observing an operation (Dennis), shopping for gifts to take home, and trying to fit in as much as possible to the allotted suitcases. Oh my. Add crying to that list. I can't believe they will be gone in only SIX WEEKS!