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Posted on June 24, 2021 by beth

on an adventure on glen lake

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“actually, the best gift you could have given them was a lifetime of adventures.”

-lewis carroll

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Filed under adventure, adventures and tagged adventure, best gift, children, family, glen lake, summer | 33 Comments

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Ann Arbor-ite writes about enjoying life with all of its ironies and surprises.

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markbialczak on June 24, 2021 at 7:45 am said:

Life IS good, Beth.

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- beth on June 24, 2021 at 5:53 pm said:
  
  it is, indeed
  
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Sadje on June 24, 2021 at 7:50 am said:

Love this quote and your photo.

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- beth on June 24, 2021 at 5:52 pm said:
  
  thank you so much )
  
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  - Sadje on June 24, 2021 at 8:01 pm said:
    
    It’s a pleasure Beth.
    
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Chatter Master on June 24, 2021 at 8:23 am said:

THIS is beautifully true.

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- beth on June 24, 2021 at 5:51 pm said:
  
  it sure is!
  
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Jim Stewart on June 24, 2021 at 9:32 am said:

Yes. Those adventures are what forge us and expand our awareness.

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- beth on June 24, 2021 at 5:51 pm said:
  
  oh, they absolutely are
  
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Jeff Flesch on June 24, 2021 at 9:55 am said:

indeed…i remember very well all of the adventures from my childhood…they are burned into my memory, as they were transformational….beautiful, beth

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- beth on June 24, 2021 at 6:07 pm said:
  
  thank you so much, me too, and so happy to see the next generation carrying on
  
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Peter Wells aka Countingducks on June 24, 2021 at 10:44 am said:

Nice uplifting message< So true

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- beth on June 24, 2021 at 5:50 pm said:
  
  it works –
  
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Pied Type on June 24, 2021 at 11:59 am said:

Best gift indeed. Or maybe second to parents who bestow that gift.

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- beth on June 24, 2021 at 5:49 pm said:
  
  absolutely – does it count that i’m the grandma?
  
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claywatkins on June 24, 2021 at 12:37 pm said:

What a wonderful gift it is. Adventure. Curiosity. Wonder.

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- beth on June 24, 2021 at 5:49 pm said:
  
  yes, all of that.
  
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Kiki on June 24, 2021 at 1:53 pm said:

oh yeah…..

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- beth on June 24, 2021 at 5:47 pm said:
  
  <3
  
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Jim Borden on June 24, 2021 at 3:34 pm said:

creating a lifetime of memories…

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- beth on June 24, 2021 at 5:45 pm said:
  
  yes, i hope so )
  
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Miriam on June 24, 2021 at 6:05 pm said:

Looks wonderful!

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- beth on June 24, 2021 at 6:07 pm said:
  
  so fun!
  
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petespringerauthor on June 24, 2021 at 9:54 pm said:

What an ideal place! Love the quote. A lifetime of adventures would be the perfect gift.

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- beth on June 25, 2021 at 12:19 am said:
  
  absolutely
  
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johnlmalone on June 25, 2021 at 7:25 am said:

lovely metaphor: we hope this for our children and grandies, and for ourselves: life should be a grand adventure :)

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- beth on June 25, 2021 at 2:59 pm said:
  
  yes, yes!
  
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Taylor-Leigh on June 25, 2021 at 11:22 am said:

Water is my happy place. And that looks like so much fun.

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- beth on June 25, 2021 at 2:55 pm said:
  
  just paddling away
  
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ParentingIsFunny on June 26, 2021 at 9:28 pm said:

Fantastic quote.

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- beth on June 26, 2021 at 10:49 pm said:
  
  it’s so true!
  
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Carol anne on June 2, 2023 at 8:46 am said:

a very nice adventure to be on!

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- beth on June 2, 2023 at 11:23 am said:
  
  Absolutely
  
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