Thursday Thirteen

I haven't done a Thursday Thirteen in a long while so in honor of today's high of 111 degrees in Phoenix...Thirteen things you can do on a really hot summer day...

1. Go swimming...but wear a lot of sunscreen!!
2. Take your kids outside in the guise of washing the car and completely douse them with the hose!! (if you're going to be outside longer that a few minutes I recommend wearing lots of sunscreen!!)
3. Go to the local Waterpark...and wear a lot of sunscreen!!
4. Go to the local splash zone at the park...and, yes, wear a LOT of sunscreen!!
5. Go to the zoo that has a water zone in it...and wear a lot of sunscreen!!
6. Lure your children outside..."Hey kids, look there's a cute puppy in the yard!!"...then pummel them with water balloons!! Expect revenge....
7. Drive through the carwash with the windows open.
8. Fill a kiddie pool with water and dishwashing soap and blow some really big bubbles!
9. Go out for ice cream.
10. Stay inside and watch movies and eat popcorn all day (no sunscreen required)
11. Go to a McDonald's with a playland, buy a soda, and sit and read a good book or visit a friend for four hours (I did this today!)
12. If you have small children, go to the mall and let them play in that wierd play area that has gigantic plastic bugs, cars, or even more strange...Food!! Unfortunately, they don't usually let the bigger kids play on these for fear of them being trampling the little kids.
13. Go to California, Oregon, or anywhere that the temperature is lower than 100 degrees.