The Art of the Zorb

Jul. 19, 2010 at 12:13am By Stefanie DeSantis

I got to go to Mexico for 1 week with 5 of my girl friends. We swam with dolphins, snorkled, parasailed, hung out on the beach or the pool all day and then we went to shows at the hotel at night. What more could you want to do during vacation. Swimming with the dolphins was the best part.

Jul. 19, 2010 at 12:13am By Marianne

1. Went to Niece’s HS Graduation in Ohio.

2. Hanging out with daughter home from college.

3. Leaving for Europe on Monday for small ship cruise through Austria, Germany and Netherlands.

4. Bringing daughter to Oxford University in late September.

Jul. 19, 2010 at 12:15am By maria

I’ve just been spending time with family and friends…taking it easy…

Jul. 19, 2010 at 12:27am By Nancy Lefko

Graduation party for son #1; celebrated significant birthday with a weekend trip to coastal Maine; planning Maine beach vacation; getting son ready for college…WHEW!

Jul. 19, 2010 at 12:28am By Jodi

1. planned and hosted a play therapy conference
2. my daughter and I have been doing many of the art activities in The Art Therapy Sourcebook
3. spending too much time on the internet
4. reading
5. soon we’ll be going to TX to visit family

Jul. 19, 2010 at 12:34am By Norma Gafford

I flew to Florida to meet my husband, who was coming into Key West on the Schooner Amistad. We hung around the keys for a few days, lots of fun. BUT, my favorite thing was feeding flamingos! They ate from our hands and were very beautiful and gentle. I’ll never forget it.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/beachcomberscove/4532976371/

Jul. 19, 2010 at 12:40am By Debi Rice

Have been traveling,(Lake Champlain,Vt),
papermaking, painting, gardening, and enjoying the hot weather!
Also making cards for Operation
Write Home! (a great organization!)
Love, Debi!

Jul. 19, 2010 at 12:41am By Barb M

Summer is flying by…we have gone camping, played at the beach, the pool, the splashpark, the backyard, the basement, the bathtub and friends homes. In fact, there’s been a whole lotta play, instead of a lotta gotta go that we get during the school year. The kids had sleepovers in our room in their little playtents, we eat popsicles and cereal for supper if it’s really hot, we water the flowers and pile up to read some good books. Oh summer…slow down and stay for awhile:)

Jul. 19, 2010 at 12:54am By Sara K

I’ve been getting used to having three kids…my newborn is now 9 weeks old. When he’s 11 weeks, we’re heading on a road trip of over 1,000 miles which should be very interesting!

Jul. 19, 2010 at 01:09am By Leslie Lippa

Me and my best girlfriend hightailed it to Myrtle beach for a week of beaching and pool sunbathing. Girlfriends r the bestest!!!

Jul. 19, 2010 at 01:09am By Jill

we’ve been thinking and planning for some home improvement projects – which will not get done this summer at this rate! Meanwhile a summer vacation trip has not been planned…contemplating still trying to get away for at least a few days. Participated in 3 art festivals and now have a break in them til September.

Jul. 19, 2010 at 01:12am By Rachel Davidson

1. Worked at 5 church camps
2. got a new job
3. hung out with friends
4. Painted some new art for my Etsy store

Jul. 19, 2010 at 01:22am By sherri pekks

I have moved, changed careers and got a new job and spent some much needed time with my kids. I am hoping for a beach getaway before the girls go back to school.

Jul. 19, 2010 at 01:32am By Cheryl

I’ve spent a lot of time at the pool. Spent many hours on my porch blogging and watching my precious hummingbirds. Went to Myrtle
Beach on vacation. Got the new iPhone 4. And worked. At a job I love. Life is good.

Jul. 19, 2010 at 01:34am By barbara Huddleston

worked, worked and WORKED some more on our house and gardens. Went to Michigan for a wedding…worked in my ART studio a little…wish there were more hours in the day!

Jul. 19, 2010 at 01:46am By Bobbie

Having a relaxing summer spending time with family and friends.

Jul. 19, 2010 at 01:51am By Jenny

Thanks so much for the chance to win a gift card!!! I work in a school so am home alllllllll summer. I spent many years in the real world working year round so I appreciate my summers sooooooo very much. we will vacation in Hilton Head SC in 2 weeks.

Jul. 19, 2010 at 02:21am By ilse

wow! Zorbing – who knew?! I didn’t. Sounds like lots of fun! New Zealand sounds amazing. This summer has been a staycation for us. Two spring break trips was enough. So, we’ve gone to the new piedmont park pool and joined as members, and went to the free Screen on the green. Also went to Toy Story 3 in 3D w/my two kids. Summer camps and some much needed yard work (new brick patio). Going to the Lake for july 4th was a great family holiday! That’s what we’ve been up to.

Jul. 19, 2010 at 02:36am By jan

I’ve done nothing as exciting as zorbing, that’s for sure! How fun! We are heading to the lake next week. Other than that, I am hanging with my boys.

Jul. 19, 2010 at 02:41am By Elizabeth

Going to Disney in a few weeks — but, if my kids find out about Zorbing, have a feeling they would request a bit of a detour! Looks like a lot of fun!
Otherwise, just taking time to visit with friends and family as time permits.

Jul. 19, 2010 at 02:45am By Linda

Hi! I went to Milwaukee, WI for THE LARGEST bead show in the world! My sister and I got 1/3 of the way through it in four hours when we were pooped and out of money. She and I also had a jewelry yard sale in her front yard and I sold nearly $300 of my jewelry!

Jul. 19, 2010 at 02:53am By Gretchen McPherson

I decided to barter with some friends and traded one of my mosaic designs for a weekend stay in a house in N.H.. I did this in order to celebrate my parents 50th wedding anniversary – the entire family came including my parents of course, my siblings, spouses , offspring and our dog! The whole family went out wearing nerdy white matching polo shirts that my brother ordered – they were embroidered with a description of the 50th anniversary event. 50 years – wowie zowie, hats off to Bill and Barbara!

Jul. 19, 2010 at 03:01am By Pauline Mullikin

Adopted a rescue Bullmastiff pup 9 months old and we’re having a blast with her. Check her out at http://islandtopdesign.wordpress.com/category/all-in-the-family/

Jul. 19, 2010 at 03:02am By Pauline Mullikin

OOH forgot….your crazy, no way would I do the ball thing. But I bet you had a wild trip.

Jul. 19, 2010 at 03:26am By Amanda S

1. Got to spend a week with my son graduating from USNA.
2. Traveled to NJ to watch same son compete in national crew championship.
3. Have second child home from college and youngest learning to drive.
4. Just fo rme I played with other women making pendants, learned to work with polymer clay, wirewrapping.
5. Traveled to two festivals to purchase some pendants and art beads.
6. Danced under the stars with my husband at a winery, and was the designated driver with homemade rootbeer so hubby could enjoy the evening after a long work week.

Jul. 19, 2010 at 03:32am By Virginia

Just got back from hanging out with cousins in San Francisco and then southern Oregon! One highlight was walking the outdoor labyrinth at Grace Cathedral in San Francisco, after attending service! Gathered stones on the Ocean shore. Brought back freshly harvested garlic from my cousin’s garden, on the airplane! We all learned more about the Family Tree from comparing notes with one another!

Jul. 19, 2010 at 03:40am By Trish Naylor

The summer has been a fine line balancing LIFE… between work (starting my own on-line “local” magazine), spending as much time as possible with my 8 year old who is on the verge of thinking Mommy is no longer COOL (that’s my heart you hear breaking), my almost 5 year old who is handicapped and keeping him happy INSIDE (the wheelchair is WAY to hot for too long in the HEAT of the south), my husband who’s job decides travel is a “good thing” and just being me and enjoying whatever LIFE throughs my way….WHEEEEE!!!
I guess I have to admit, I am a fall/winter girl at heart, but love the feel of flip-flops in the summer for sure!!! And as far as doing something fun this summer… I am currently at the beach with my girlfriend and that’s good enough for me… sleep, chat, drink and eat… what more could a girl ask for?

Jul. 19, 2010 at 04:25am By karen in va

I have been busy chasing my 2 and 3 year olds around! We leave for TopSail Beach this Saturday for some R&R (yeah right…not with these silly kiddos!). Would LOVE to try Zorbing…what fun! I have also scrapped a few pages and read a few fun books…most recently “The Particular Sadness of Lemon Cake.” Highly recommended….thanks for the opportunity to win!

Jul. 19, 2010 at 04:31am By Lisa Joseph

Traveling with my two daughters who play soccer…..crazy as it was, I chaperoned 15 twelve year olds for an eight day adventure to regionals, while my 19 year old was down the street……they rocked the fields and we all made it home in good spirits….woot woot! We head out for our second soccer event this Friday……gotta love it…..family, fields and fun!

Jul. 19, 2010 at 04:57am By angie

no major trips this summer…we have been preparing to move in a few weeks. my husband is going to grad school in a new-to-us state. so i’ve mostly been doing some deep cleaning and getting rid of stuff and boxing other stuff up.

my fun part of the day is the two hours i spend every morning at the local outdoor pool doing water aerobics! i love it!

Jul. 19, 2010 at 05:31am By Kimberly Caton

Well, Everyone else seems to have had such great stories to tell. Alas, my summer has been filled with the chaos of three children and a Great Dane puppy on steroids!

Let’s see…potty training a two year old who only seems to want to pee in the dog’s water bowl…and the puppy only wants to drink from the toilet!

Cleaning my other two kids’ rooms, only to discover 52 empty Diet Coke cans under one bed,and 36 wads of gum stuck under the other!

I did get new Copic markers, and I started making ATCs. Some of them were really pretty good. Well, they were, until the two year old thought that they looked better floating in the toilet!

I probably could use some Prozac, but I have decided to embrace the crazy! Yesterday, we tattooed ourselves with washable markers….and so what if the baby did her face and her white blond hair….we had the best time ever!!!!!!!!!!!!

Jul. 19, 2010 at 11:58am By Diane Pollock

Like the President, we went to Bar Harbor, Maine! A very cool ocean island with tons of stuff to do, hiking, kayaking, fishing, swimming and the shopping is amazing. Of course, eating lobster. Also.

Jul. 19, 2010 at 01:02pm By Valerie

I will be heading back to Babahoyo, Ecuador for 8 days as a medical team member at the end of August. Our team is a passionate group of medical and non-medical professionsals who provide yearly services for the most genuine, compassionate, and grateful people I have enver met in my life. They give back to me more than I can ever expect to give to them; a sense of value, caring, thankfulness, and love.

Jul. 19, 2010 at 01:11pm By Lenox knits

We traveled to New Mexico on our big summer adventure. We spent 1 day in ALB, three in Santa Fe, and 2 in Taos. Shopped for cool artwork and jewelry along the Turquoise Trail, ate some amazing southwest food, and took some beautiful pictures of sunsets. Everything I love in one special week!

Jul. 19, 2010 at 02:13pm By Donna Ritchie

Mostly getting my head into a positive place since my new status. The best way I figure I can honor my husband’s passing is to embrace life to the fullest. My daughter loves her camp and even though I offered her an exciting one with horseback riding, archery, kayaking, etc., she has learned the real lesson in life, and wants to be at the less adventurous one where her friends play. I lost some money on her request, but feel I won the “war;” since, a true lesson in life was learned. It’s not want you do in life that matters, but who you do it with!

Jul. 19, 2010 at 03:52pm By Martha Cole

Hey, Allison! I just revamped my kids’ outdated, not-very-functional bathroom! Peeled five layers of wallpaper, textured, primed, painted, put in new tile, cabinets, fixtures, etc. Turned out great! Did most of it ourselves. I’m proud!
Hoping to go celebrate now with a vacation in the mountains. Must escape this Texas heat!

Jul. 19, 2010 at 04:44pm By Jenny Lee

Trips with the family to Disney World & my parents’ Missouri farm, celebrated my sister being a 1 year breast cancer survivor, and all the usual kid stuff (camps, pool, swim team, monitoring wii usage)… but the best has been having time off from my job to devote to art. I turned 40 this summer and made a promise to myself to make art every day – even if it’s little bitty art. My discovery… this is my happy place.

Jul. 19, 2010 at 05:02pm By Amber Huse

I’ve been taking my son on “new adventures”! Sometimes right here at home (Southern Louisiana)& we took a trip to South Carolina. Since the unfortunate oil spill, we have been sticking closer to home and exploring “new” places that are no more than an hour away (to save gas/environment). I usually kill all plants, but we have been working on taking care of plants/gardening, as well as what we can do to help the world a little more and help take care of it’s animals. I have made it a point not to keep the oil spill a secret from him, and to show him what can happen when things go wrong. We are learning how to take care of our earth and the animals that live on it. (He even donated his train money in his piggy bank to the Audubon Institute to help save the aquatic animals/birds that are brought in due to the spill.) Low key, but learning! That’s our summer this year!

Jul. 19, 2010 at 05:10pm By Sherry

I spent a week with my husband and our 3 boys (7, 5, and 3 1/2) tenting, hiking, and biking. Restful is not a word I would use to describe our trip but it was fun!

Jul. 20, 2010 at 02:03pm By Kim Nance

Hmmm….the freedom of Summer…
Well, right now we are pulling off kitchen countertops and stripping floor for a kitchen remodel- Yuck but YAY!
Been tending our small garden with two wonderful little girls! One of which had her tonsils out last week… Catching lightning bugs. Eating Cheerwine doughnuts for breakfast….OH! And hatching and bringing home more pet CHICKENS!!! Hey, I haven’t bought store bought eggs since April! Yay self sufficientcy (uh at least on a small scale). Hope to get away for a few days…camping,beach,….OH! And YES, there is a ZORBING roll in my future!!! Thanks Allison!

Jul. 20, 2010 at 02:41pm By teri

We moved from Germany to Phoenix with stops on the way in Seattle and Disneyland. The Air Force keeps us moving and we are currently in home number 8 in 12 years of marriage. What a ride it’s been!

Jul. 20, 2010 at 03:04pm By Ashley Anthony

Wow does that ever look fun!!!

…we have been camping at the river this summer! We take out tubes to the top, and some cold drinks… and “float” down the river each day! It takes about 5 hours, and it’s so much fun!!

Ashley

Jul. 20, 2010 at 04:58pm By lori

this past Saturday I hosted a wiffle ball tournament at my house. we had 16 teams play and about 150 people in attendance! what a blast

Jul. 20, 2010 at 10:18pm By laura

i want to roll down a hill in that ball!

i have been enjoying the wisco heat, watching my garden grow, knitting, reading, swimming, hanging…having fun!

i take my vacations in the winter when it’s shivery cold up here!

Jul. 21, 2010 at 06:28pm By Holly

While I was visiting St. Augustine, Florida I was in a cute shop and saw some of your art work! I recognized your work without looking at the signature (only looked to confirm my guess). Of course, I had to tell everyone in the shop that I taught your daughter.
Holly

Jul. 22, 2010 at 06:03am By Cassie Shella

I am spending lots of time with my family, making paper-cloth, doing embroidery, and wondering how the summer is going by so fast!

Jul. 24, 2010 at 01:50am By Mary

I caught fifteen blue crabs with my husband on the coast of north carolina and came home and cooked them and then made homemade crab rangoons!! Yummy!

Jul. 25, 2010 at 11:51pm By michelle allen

that is SO COOL! was “zorb-ing” scary?

so far this summer has consisted of two ski camps (for my youngest) at Mt. Hood, Atlanta Gift Show and plenty of arting, cycling and running.

Jul. 26, 2010 at 09:14pm By Angela

Enjoying my baby and toddler on those “summer friday” afternoon that my employer gives us off. What a blessing!

Jul. 26, 2010 at 10:57pm By Jen

I’ve been working on my jewelry business and trying to open my art biz….too much time on the computer!

Oh, I have been growing a patio garden! I’ve got some little tomatoes growing:)

Jul. 27, 2010 at 10:16pm By Brenda Pearson

Well…this is the first summer I have been ‘at home’ in years! I lost my job in February and still have not found a new one. So I guess you could say that this summer is a ’stay-cation’ in beautiful Michigan. A day trip to Greenfield Village, a trip to Comerica Park for a Tigers game, and a fun trip to the Detroit zoo….and delightful time crafting and reading in my beautiful backyard garden during the day!

Aug. 3, 2010 at 04:19am By Krista

Discovered you art in a store in Media, PA while visiting my college roommate, and looked up your site thinking of getting her a piece of your art as a “thanks for letting me visit, you’re an awesome friend” kind of random gift.

Also moved from New Orleans to Detroit. Whew.

Aug. 3, 2010 at 09:29pm By kimberlee

Tried to create a little bit of art here and there. Spent time appreciating my (now) 6-month old grandson. Renovating my elderly in-laws’ house to sell so they can live more simply. Starting a brilliant landscape design (hopefully) for our front yard. Daydreaming of Paris and Italy.

Aug. 6, 2010 at 03:22pm By Chris Korb

Wow! I want to Zorb! It also rhymes with my last name: “Korb has gone off to zorb.”
This summer I chased kids around and taught tree-climbing at my summer camp job. After that, I galloped on horses and rappelled off cliffs in Coyote Canyon near San Miguel, Mexico. Then I went to the UK where I worked as a street musician, was soggy for a week long camping/ hiking trip in Cumbria, worked on an organic farm, and climbed tress to pick wild cherries, which we used to make cherry pie (yum). After that I went to Alaska where I kayaked, braved white water rapids, attempted the most difficult hikes I’ve ever encountered, and even randomly ran in to one of my co-workers in a small cafe in the middle of nowhere. I love coincidences!