The Adventures of Team Stewart.
Current population;
two very sleep deprived parents, one spunky first grader, a fearless little brother, and an ever changing assortment of pets, livestock, and boats.
Tuesday, May 3, 2011
It's not always an adventure.
I guess not every day can be all camping and tide pools; some days the dog's head swells up and the 3 year old loses his eggs all over the living room (because he was scooping milk down his throat with his fingers).
Adventure Ad*ven"ture 1. That which happens without design; chance; hazard; hap; hence, chance of danger or loss. [1913 Webster]
2. Risk; danger; peril. [Obs.] [1913 Webster]
3. The encountering of risks; hazardous and striking enterprise; a bold undertaking, in which hazards are to be encountered, and the issue is staked upon unforeseen events; a daring feat. [1913 Webster]
4. A remarkable occurrence; a striking event; a stirring incident; as, the adventures of one's life. --Bacon. [1913 Webster]
5. A mercantile or speculative enterprise of hazard; a venture; a shipment by a merchant on his own account. [1913 Webster]
Adventure Ad*ven"ture
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2. Risk; danger; peril. [Obs.]
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3. The encountering of risks; hazardous and striking
enterprise; a bold undertaking, in which hazards are to be encountered, and the issue is staked upon unforeseen events; a daring feat.
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4. A remarkable occurrence; a striking event; a stirring incident; as, the adventures of one's life. --Bacon.
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5. A mercantile or speculative enterprise of hazard; a
venture; a shipment by a merchant on his own account.
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Syn: Undertaking; enterprise; venture; event.
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"Hazard", "risk", "bold undertaking", "striking event". But not a synonym for "fun".