This photo is a reminder of what crazy stuff people do for the love of creativity. It is also a reminder of how much time and thought and inspiration it takes to complete something one envisions. It is also a reminder of an amazing summer project which involved dozens of boxes scavenged from dumpsters and rolls of duct tape and boys who were busy, busy, busy! Which reminds me of a summer of video taping, script writing, editing and giggling which involved a number of middle school boys and a serial adventure entitled, “Billy, the Soldier of Misfortune” in which Lego Billy was killed, maimed or mutilated in a pantheon of train wrecks, Indian raids, alligator attacks, and falls from VERY high places. . . all caught on film by the guys.
As summer begins this week, please, PLEASE include “down time” and creativity as part of your fun. In case your kids don’t know how, in case you’d forgotten, check out Pinterest or your local craft store. Feel free to drop by my Pinterest page and look under “Family Good Ideas” for stuff I’ve spotted which might make for family fun. Or just go by the dumpster, get some duct tape and let’er rip!
Whatever you do, keep your eye on what you’re building this summer.
Kathleen Fischer 
LOVE it!! Thanks for sharing… and inspiring!
Can’t find you on Pinterest – could you post a link to that board? Or even better – a button on your blog? That would be great.
Thanks for the good idea…I’ve added the Pinterest link. KF
Apparently I hit reply – and it posted without my even finishing my email address. Sorry.
Kathleen – thanks so much. However, the Pinterest button you posted is just a way to share this post. I’m trying to get to your Pinterest boards – I can link to your post easily, just can’t find the page that you mentioned that has your boards. Sorry to be a bother!
Okay…I think I have the answer (but would appreciate knowing if it works or not, kmfischer@kathleenfischer.com).
On the Internet, type in Pinterest or if you have an account, go to that page. On the upper left side is a search bar; type in Kathleen Fischer…think it’ll take you to my Pinterest site…then you can elect to follow. Let me know if it works. Thanks KF
Sorry – that’s what I was doing. I get four diff pics of women in bikinis with ads for weight loss. 🙂 Searching my own name doesn’t produce much more.
Here’s the link to the page with my own board if it helps: http://pinterest.com/mahthellin/
All you should have to do is to give the link to the address at the top of you Pinterest page AFTER you click on “boards” in the drop down. What I don’t know is how to make the link in your blog so readers would always go to your boards. I’m sure it’s easy, but it might require another blogger’s help.
tried another route…let me know!