Summertime!! Summertime!! I definitely don't have the Summertime Blues!!
My Papaw Johnny (grandfather for all of you non-Southern folks) used to always sing one line that said "Summertime is Like a Ukelele!" It would make me laugh and smile great big. I think that was the point of the song as I don't really think a song with this lyric exists. He was always full of life and itching at the chance to make me giggle and as he put it, "act like you are Susie Q from Bar B Q." We used to sit out on his porch after the afternoon sun went down and just enjoy the early evening. I would get up and catch lightning bugs and put them in a jar for a bit to watch them light up before releasing them back into the night right when the mosquitos were about to start nipping. Those days were some of the most pure, down home good times of my life. He enjoyed traveling and took me to places of wonder like Washington D.C., where I fell in love with the Lincoln Statue, to New York, Canada, and all through parts of where the fight for America's Independence took place. Lucky for me, my amazing husband is a travel buff as well because we hit the road during summer and love going on new adventures. We just pack up and drive not always sure where we are hoping to end up! We LOVE IT!!!!!
To celebrate summer in a Splashy way, I have linked up with some amazing bloggers who are giving away great freebies at every stop along with a Rafflecopter of a giveaway at each stop as well!!! How stinking awesome is that!!!!
My students love reading and one of my personal motivators is to give them AR brag tags to wear on chains either around their neck or attach to backpacks. They LOVE These!!!! 5th graders.. I promise!! Here is the link to my Sampler pack. The full pack will be loaded in the next few days! I give tags for # of books read as well as # of points earned via Accelerated Reader! If you download I would really appreciate your feedback!
Another fun thing to win, is my Singular, Plural & Possessives Noun Bundle
a Rafflecopter giveaway
Wait!! There's MORE greatness awaiting you!! The summertime fun is by no means over!!!! Click on the sun to take you to Education Highway's blog and her amazing freebie and rafflecopter entry!!!
I don't remember my grandma ever singing but she is from the South, and the one this she says or rather calls me is "Suga". I don't know why I find so much love in that name but it is my favorite!
ReplyDeleteOh Suga! That is almost as much fun as HoneyChild! Thanks for reminding me of my roots!!
DeleteSummertime is best spent by the pool, beach, or where ever you enjoy being!
ReplyDeleteSummertime is best spent by the pool, beach, or where ever you enjoy being!
ReplyDeleteSo true!!! Sometimes just the least expensive downhome treat is the BEST! Thank you for stopping by!
Deletedon't remember any... but I remember lemonade and checkers!
ReplyDeleteTwo of my faves!!! So glad you stopped in! Enjoy summer!
DeleteI don't remember any songs but my grandmother and I were beach buddies. :)
ReplyDeleteI don't remember any songs either, but my grandma and I often cooked together during the summer!
ReplyDeleteMy grandfather would always say( when we giot hurt,,,skinned knees) that we would be ok before we got married.
ReplyDeleteMy mamaw (grandmother to all who are not from the south) would sing a song called "Babes in the Woods". I know it is a sad one but when we would be down for summer vacation that is what she would sing. Thanks for everything!!
ReplyDeleteMelissa
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I love your nouns bundle! Thanks for the opportunity to win!
ReplyDeleteI remember my Nana singing, "In the Good Old Summertime".
ReplyDeleteMy mom would sing Down by the Bay in the summer.
ReplyDeleteWish I could remember something specific!
ReplyDeleteWe would sing, "On the Way to Cape May!" (New Jersey)
ReplyDeleteMairzy Doats!
ReplyDeleteI haven't heard that one in a longgggggg time!!! Southern grandparents!~
DeleteMy grandfather will always tell us the stories about when he was young. All of them were funny!!! I intend to tell them to my boys when they get a little older.
ReplyDeleteYes! Handing down stories has been a worldwide tradition.. don't break the chain.. it would be worse than any chain letter you ever participated in!!
DeleteThanks for stopping by!