Summer 2009 is the first summer that I truly made an effort not to waste.  The other summers were simply a time for fun and relaxation to me.  I did have fun and relaxation this summer, too but it was not my main focus.  I didn't accomplish nearly as much as I would have liked but it was an improvement :).

Three things I did that come to mind are: 1. Reading good, thought provoking books 2. Writing. 3. Drawing

1. I made a summer booklist this year.  It has received its final update.  You can see it here.

2. Writing...it never ends!  Novels, articles, short story, blog posts...on and on it goes :). 

3. Drawing...well, a picture/drawing is worth a thousand words, right?  Here is one of my sketches/drawings: 

There were also Scripture memorization, homemaking, learning some html, rough draft of a picture book, some great new filmmaking ideas, and just living, laughing, and learning together.   All in all, it was a pretty good summer!