Reader Challenges
Summer Vacation in Six Words
With summer starting to wind down (ugh, can't believe I said that!), this month's reader challenge highlights a favorite back-to-school favorite assignment. Tell us what you've been up to this summer in—you guessed it—six words.
And thanks to the folks at Smith Magazine for being the inspiration behind 6 word challenges.
Replies (107)
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Going Cuba tomorrow, please hurry up!
Aug 4, 2009 1:54 pm
by Lullah -
Ask me again in two weeks ;)
Aug 4, 2009 2:07 pm
by cresswga -
Quests: food, friends, freakishness, photography, employment!
Aug 4, 2009 11:08 pm
by emilyyoung -
sleep, picnic, parties, graduation, long drives!
Aug 6, 2009 11:48 am
by moengey -
Wash the sand from my crevices!
by montecristo -
New country...goodbyes, tears, questions...newness
Aug 6, 2009 2:36 pm
by canta-ko -
read, knit, read, knit, read, knit
Aug 6, 2009 3:15 pm
by teresalovesscotland -
Forgot to go to work. Again.
Aug 6, 2009 3:20 pm
by whiterice -
VACATION, what the hell is that?
Aug 6, 2009 3:28 pm
by JACKALDOG -
Grand Canyon, awesome, humbling,breath-taking
Aug 6, 2009 3:33 pm
by jm474747 -
Rain Vermont, rain Storyland, grandkids joy
Aug 6, 2009 4:15 pm
by Drew -
Traveled Read Aqua Vacation Enjoy Lounged
by jativanoff -
Hiking in the rain. How GREEN!
by Monkeys6 -
June hot. July cool. August tomatoes.
Aug 6, 2009 5:09 pm
by vikia -
Stayed home and cleaned house. Boring.
Aug 6, 2009 5:16 pm
by kattykathy -
Vacation? That's only for the rich!
Aug 6, 2009 5:40 pm
by soft_morning_glow -
Summer passed me by quickly.
by donttread22 -
sorry. I meant "Summer passed me by TOO quickly."
by donttread22 -
Long trip; now home needs babyproofing.
Aug 6, 2009 6:27 pm
by celiammm -
Hot,humid,rainy,sunny and long
by DeKnight -
firemen's carnivals, moonlight, humidity, mosquitoes, magic
Aug 6, 2009 6:42 pm
by harmony -
summer staycation, my friend, my city
Aug 6, 2009 7:31 pm
by linderanniscrabby -
Sand and surf, long hot nights.
Aug 6, 2009 8:39 pm
by michaelfnord -
Corn ---- butter dripping down my chin !
by lanky -
surgery, foot, pain, sat, read, tanned
Aug 6, 2009 9:21 pm
by crossinmama -
Reeeelaxed....read.......sunshine summer.....ending soon.
by hedgerider9 -
Working to free the Hawaiian Kingdom!
by hekili -
What vacation? We're in a recession.
Aug 6, 2009 9:52 pm
by seagoat -
Planned my fall and winter vacations.
by donnalynn -
beautiful triplets growing...savoring every moment
Aug 6, 2009 11:06 pm
by ashstew -
Frolicked in a jellyfish infested ocean
Aug 6, 2009 11:29 pm
by pmousse1 -
Thanks, everyone. Some lovely pictures you've drawn. Wanted to clarify question since it's not necessarily the vacation itself (that is, going away part) we're after (unless that is how you spent your summer). Question should read: what have you been doing this summer? The vacation part was really an ode to the essay your teacher would ask at the beginning of school.
by susandanziger (admin) -
Sun, run, fun. Won hon, done.
Aug 7, 2009 12:23 am
by inkslinger -
visits, music, books, friends, family, movies.
Aug 7, 2009 1:02 am
by booknerd825 -
Hot days. Breezy nights. Wonderful memories.
by cristina981 -
frolicking, feasting, fattening, praying, playing, paying
by pstrjb -
I miss THAT Summer even more!
Aug 7, 2009 2:34 am
by muggle -
I get to know this webiste...
by muggle -
unemployment, insomnia, lover lost...still standing!
by jpreardon82 -
Yesterday saw Christmas cards in shop!
by cheaton -
Oh my, only taught summer school!
by teacher333 -
Grainne-abal Crossed The Alps, sort of
Aug 7, 2009 7:25 am
by ByrneGrainne -
Loved, Laughed, Danced, Cartoons, grandchild here!
Aug 7, 2009 7:48 am
by swebco -
Laid off and looking for work
Aug 7, 2009 7:55 am
by slickstuf69 -
Eight wheels + two feet = go fast!
by JubileeGirl -
Drove around with the top down
Aug 7, 2009 8:16 am
by Golem100 -
For sale: sun block, never used.
by jgreene0 -
Arizona: too hot to do anything
by amy0716 -
Had hard time keeping teenager busy.
by Mom1 -
Got to know my sons better.
by dpkeegan -
long overdue; only three more weeks
by kelseycat -
I read a really great novel!
by amyjo77 -
Kentucky. July. I didn't sweat. Really.
Aug 7, 2009 2:25 pm
by gravdigr_2000 -
camped in Oregon's record-breaking heat.
Aug 7, 2009 3:02 pm
by LyPscratch -
Hopped a plane - Keith Urban concert!
by champrich56 -
Reading at ease beneath the trees.
by ladydi -
Sweet sunsets, bitter regrets, wintertime's yet.
by ladydi -
Loved your for-sale statement jgreen0-says it all. Also liked yours about corn lanky. I wish everyone currently unemployed or underemployed much luck in the job search, and wish to say to all of us living during this summer of difficult times to remain hopeful and upbeat as the seasons will in time change and each has its own beauty-sometimes you just have to search a little more closely.
by ladydi -
What summer break? Must've missed it.
Aug 8, 2009 12:49 am
by wellreadscholar -
Motorcycle to the ocean and swim
by inlagator -
sea, history, reading, sun, relaxation, love
Aug 8, 2009 6:10 am
by Ruxx -
Read many good books and write
by hrmsarah -
graduation, celebrate, goodbye, now only two
by dsmbverde -
Smiled and inhaled golden sun's chi.
Aug 8, 2009 9:20 pm
by CARose -
I went to lots of places.
by AngelBaby1 -
over before i knew it began
Aug 8, 2009 10:21 pm
by dkaz77 -
beautiful grandbaby coming soon - summer memories
by tbagnuolo -
rollerblading too fast crash wrist broken
by tink29 -
having fun walking my three dogs!
Aug 9, 2009 4:12 pm
by nancy57 -
Fixing up the house. Poems published.
Aug 10, 2009 1:14 am
by quilltouch -
Wearing waterproofs in the promenade shelter.
Aug 10, 2009 5:59 am
by OldVin -
stirring, sunning, splashing, supping, snuggling, sleeping
by treeseka -
canoeing, baseball, running, outdoors and beer!
by pingbala -
Beach, books, wine, grandchildren, garden, picnics
by KatherineEllen -
Tried to exercise. It didn't work.
Aug 11, 2009 5:12 pm
by eyewrite -
Traveled: Washington, Caribbean. Lost my grandmother.
by ramcosca -
Cataracts gone, special twins in sight.
Aug 11, 2009 9:18 pm
by grammaoftwins -
Soaked up new title of grandmother.
by dlarson -
I live in sunny San Diego :=)
by catuzer -
Buried friends. Traveled like a maniac.
Aug 12, 2009 9:12 pm
by KCSanders -
Made love in the hot afternoon.
Aug 12, 2009 10:06 pm
by catnip76567 -
Stand by: kids in school soon.
Aug 12, 2009 10:23 pm
by FrankieB -
Getting giddy; kids in school soon.
by FrankieB -
I'll miss your sweet, grimy faces.
by FrankieB -
Maxi margaritas in Margaritaville--my my!
by FrankieB -
Kissing "owies," changing diapers, praising God!
by photojournie -
Read, read, read, sunburn, read, read.
by frozenmagnolia -
Paris nights – so bright; days - delight.
Aug 18, 2009 1:25 pm
by JoyfulTraveler -
Pounding surf, bonfire, full moon, lobster!
by page -
blistering sun, sandy sand, foamy waves
Aug 21, 2009 7:23 pm
by elliott57 -
staycation sun burns, staycation rain cools
by juliesee -
Great Smokies, clean air, breathtaking beauty
by merleiv -
Frenzied edits leave no breathing room.
by edarville -
New Man. First Vacation. Moved in!
by Jujubean -
visit daughter, see sites, fly home
Sep 7, 2009 10:30 am
by emiletic -
Taking care of my dying father.
Sep 7, 2009 1:53 pm
by treeshouse -
Time when dreams are given space
by PamYve -
Best summer ever, I GOT PUBLISHED!!!!
by joshlynkendall -
lost job.
got evicted
hi mumSep 9, 2009 10:50 am
by badfalcon -
Sweet Angel Baby Entered Broken World
by ChristinaCornelison -
Smiling friends, sunny open field.
by tricia.kim -
Never enough quiet days to myself.
by OpinionatedLady -
I came, saw, got poison ivy
by BashoKatzenjammer -
I came, saw, got poison ivy
by BashoKatzenjammer -
golf holiday in spain
by rushal -
Excitement, ice-creams, rest, beach,sunburns, sunscreen
Mar 10, 2010 11:42 am
by sharls3js -
[to GF:] "Where do YOU want to go?"
by BashoKatzenjammer