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This picture reminded me of my own childhood. We had a swing set in the backyard, and would perform death-defying stunts. I was sure that it was possible to swing high enough to go right over that top bar. We never managed to do that, but we did swing high enough to rock the entire swing set. We'd also swing as high as we could, then jump off from the highest point. It's no wonder that my parents have gray hair!
That's one of my summer memories. What's yours? Share it for a chance to win a $50 gift certificate to CSN Stores. Keep reading for more details.

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How to enter: Leave a comment and tell me one of your favorite summer memories. Be sure to leave a way for me to contact you. Limit 1 entry by this method. This must be done in order to qualify for extra entries.
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Disclosure: I have received no compensation for hosting this giveaway. Thanks to CSN Stores for providing the giveaway prize!
photo credit: Flickr user Darin House - MOmilkman
One of my favorite summer memories was going to California with my family when I was younger. My mother's family lives there and my parents would take us out there to spend time with my grandfather and other relatives.
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I used to love visiting my grandparents in Florida and going to Sea World.
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I love CSN and have shopped there for cookware, toys, toy boxes, pet items, small appliances, etc...
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I like CSN on facebook.. Danielle Meek
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My favorite summer memory was going to the beach with my parents and stopping for ice cream on the drive home.
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I've shopped at toysandgamesonline.com.
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I like CSN on Facebook (Mary Happymommy)
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I follow CSN on Twitter (@mami2jcn)
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I like picnicking at the creek with my family. It's always full of wonderful memories.
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I'd get a red LeCreuset dutch oven.
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They worked to raise awareness of mens health issues (by growing mustaches!).
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I love remembering playing basketball with my dad at the park during summer break.
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I've shopped at the Baby/Kids shop at CSNstores.com
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I follow csnstores on twitter (@channynn).
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My favorite summer memory is riding my bike down the street to the diner and getting the best chocolate milkshakes (EVER!!).
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I've shopped at the Toys and Games CSN Stores a lot! Especially last xmas!
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I "LIKE" CSN on FB (Nicole pitts)
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I follow CSN on twitter @pittsy82
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I loved playing on my swingset and in the sandbox with my little brother.
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I have shopped at the lighting store before.
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One of my favorite memories is catching fireflies in a jar--with holes poked in the lid of course--and releasing them.
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I would like to shop in the Bed and Bath store for new bath towels.
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CSN had a lot of ways they give back to the community--the one I like the most is the growing of mustaches for men's health.
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I commented on the post about walnuts--Heart Health in a Nutshell.
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csn is awesome!
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I made a comment on your post Happily Ever After: Friday's Fave Five.
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I made a comment on Saved By Grace: Tammy's Salvation Story Part 2.
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Going to the beach with my family.
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I like CSN on Facebook (Danielle Knapp).
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I'd get the Louis Ghost Chair if I won.
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CSN participated in the 4-H food drive & donated 590lbs of food.
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I have fond memories of eating homemade popsicles. I also loved camping with my family.
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ReplyDeleteMy favorite summer memory is spending all day wandering around town with my best friend when I was a teenager.
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I like CSN on facebook as Jay Dee
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I follow CSn on twitter @giveawaysetc
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I loved going to the beach with my sister.
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I would like to shop the pet store.
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For me it was the few times my parents took my brother and I to the beach. Such good times!
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One of my fav. memories is playing "house" in the empty cornbins and seeing how tall the hollyhocks grew. Ahh, simple things.
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I'd like to shop at Shoes Got Sole.com.
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CSN gives back by helping with Spring Cleaning Dutys at Home for Little Wanterers.
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One of my favorite summer memories was going to the beach with my parents and hubby and baby daughter.
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I 'Like' CSN Stores on Facebook (FB name: Maddie Brubaker).
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I follow CSN Stores on Twitter (@shala_darkstone).
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I'd like to shop at the Dinner Plates store!
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One way CSN Stores gives back is through a walk for the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society.
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One of my favorite summer memories was going waterskiing with my parents! I loved it and got really good. They use to have a boat and a cabin by a lake, but they are retired and don't have the cabin or boat anymore. I hope I will get a chance to waterski again someday!
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ReplyDeleteI haven't done so yet, but I want to shop the CSN cookware store!
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ReplyDeleteOne of my favorite summer memories was flying to California and spending 2 weeks with my grandparents. We spent a full week on a boat, and it was really fun!
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I have shopped at the Kid and Baby store, and loved it!
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CSN gave back by running a food drive and raised over 590 pounds of food!
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CSN Twitter follower (mom2anutball)
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CSN Facebook fan! (Sheila Hickmon)
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spending a day at the beach with my family..playing in the surf
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i'd like to shop at cookware.com
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10 of their employees raised almost 50000 dollars for charity by running the boston marathon
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I'd like to shop in the Health and Fitness store.
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one of my fav summer memories was spending time at my grandmothers and getting to swim in the same swimmin hole 6 generations of our family had!
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I like shopping in the Cookware.com store.
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I LIKE CSN Stores on Facebook. ID: Lynda Castillo
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I follow CSN Stores on twitter. ID: Lyndadawinda
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CSN gives back by participating in 4-H’s annual Holiday Food Drive, helping the organization meet their state-wide goal of 21,000 pounds of food.
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Every summer I spend with my grand-daughters is special. We always have lots of fun baking and having tea parties. These are memories that last a lifetime.
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I LOVE to shop at their Kitchen & Dining Store
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CSNer’s raised a total of $8,078 for Movember which help the Prostate Cancer Foundation and to LIVESTRONG. This is one way that CSN gives back to their community.
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'Like' CSN Stores on Facebook [Geri Sandoval]
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One of my favorite summer memories was having the 1st watermelon of the season as school was out for the summer!
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I've shopped at AllCoffeeTables.com and loved the tables I purchased!
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CSN Stores gave back to the community by hosting a food drive that gathered 590 pounds of food via employee donations.
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A favorite summer memory is spending time at the beach with my children.
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One of my favorite summer memories was when my Grandparents used to take me camping! I loved it, and now I love taking our kids camping and giving them some great memories1
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I like CSN Stores on Facebook
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CSN Stores has given back by holding Food Drives!
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I would like to shop at the Bed & Bath.
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I like CSN Stores on FB - Janet Fri
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Camping with my family and having tons of camp-fires in our yard! I miss it because we moved recently and do not have the yard for a camp-fire anymore. :(
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CSN Stores FB fan: Rebecca Orr
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We had some woods next to our neighborhood with wonderful grapevines and I loved swinging on those in the summer
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They participated in no-shave November for men's health issues.
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Follow them on twitter @suburbsanity.
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Favorite summer memories - Camping!
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One of my favorite summer memories is going camping every year. It was so much fun as a kid. Now, as an adult, I realize how much work it is to prepare for a camping trip!
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I have shopped at cookware.com and plan to continue.
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I like CSSN on facebook as Jb Hartling
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The scents of summer, the lazy afternoons, fresh squeezed lemonade, walking barefoot on hot sidewalks cooled by the garden hose, fruit salad and BBQ...
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I follow CSN on Twitter as LAMusing
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I like CSN on Facebook
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I've shopped at the cookware.com store
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10 CSN employees ran the Boston Marathon for charities. The 10 CSNers earned almost $50,000 for causes including Dana Farber and Brigham and Women’s Hospital.
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I loved going to visit Grandma and making home made (by crank!) ice cream.
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I'd like to shop at csnfireplaces.com and cookware.com
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CSN raised over $8,000 for men's health concerns by growing mustaches
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Our neighbors across the street had a swimming pool-they had kids our age and we went swimming there all summer-we had a riot....
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I like shopping at their Cookware and Bakeware shops
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