We just returned from a short family campout – no internet, no computer!, no housework. Amazing! Although all the mom work continues, just getting away is usually a vacation for me (unless it’s to work 18 hours a day on a book.)
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Relaxing! ? Well …
Dh’s idea of vacation is just going somewhere quiet and doing nothing. He doesn’t like to plan. He doesn’t like to do. Just relax. No events. No concerns. (Does he live in fictional world or what? But just to get off to a realistic start, ds got a concussion from falling off his skateboard shortly before we left, and we were still questioning whether we needed to go into urgent care to have his wrist x-rayed.)
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We went to a reservoir about 3 hours away, up in the sandhills, which are still beautifully green this year. The beach was beautiful – and we were the only ones on it. The water was great. Just a few fishing boats and tubers out. The campground was clean and uncrowded, just a few nice people to talk to. What more could we ask for? Peace. Calm. Perfect vacation.
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Our first evening ended with the traditional s’mores made over an open, wood fire. Well, it didn’t really end then. Shortly after we were all nestled snug in our beds and sound asleep, the wind came, then the rain, – and hail? I may be weird but I LOVE storms, especially when I’m sleeping with windows and doors open – as long as I’m staying dry and warm. I zipped the window up when the wind began to drive the rain in, and was enjoying the sounds and the smells.
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All was well until the wind ripped our door cover off and the rain started driving through the screen. It really was comical to watch dh try to secure us again. The cover was not to be found that night in the dark, wind, and rain, and nothing was going to stick to the outside of the door – not that he wanted to work outside the door. Plan B. Use a different cover and secure it to the inside. Gorilla tape to the rescue. Dh had been singing the praises of gorilla tape all week, as he made repairs with this super strong AND WATERPROOF tape. It was now being put to the test. It was a tough job against the wind and rain, but my man got it done – with assistance from our oldest ds and dd. He was only slightly drenched, as was the camper floor.
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5 yo ds had just rolled over further from the door and the stream pouring in, and went back to sleep. That was kind of my opinion also. What’s a little water on a campout? As I said, a nice relaxing vacation – just not a fictional world one.
Red Beans and Rice
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