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Going Camping- Second Attempt

  Are you tired of seeing this picture yet?  I’m getting tired of posting it.

After being snowed out last weekend, we are on again for this weekend to attempt our first camping trip since having the boys! 

Well almost on again.  Unfortunately, Joe hit a snag with work, and won’t be able to get off work until later in the afternoon Friday- several hours after we were planning on going. 

I have decided to brave the drive by myself and take the boys anyway.  I am not dumb brave enough to go camping all by myself with two small boys, but my dad, Papa Dan, to the boys will be there.  Joe is going to join us on Saturday.

The boys are already so excited. They want to run in the woods, eat marshmallows, and howl at the moon, with Papa Dan (my dad is a bit of a nut!)

The forecast is calling for hot and dry weather in the city, so it should be cooler in the mountains, and there is no snow in the forecast.  Yay!

Now if  I can just manage to pack an entire car up with our food and supplies, and be on the road by 3 tomorrow- I’ll be all set.  My friend Amy, told me to howl at the moon too, so there will be a lot of howling.

I’ll be back blogging next week, with hopefully some exciting news.  Have a nice end-of summer weekend!

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Snowed Out

Earlier in the week I wrote about how excited I was we were going camping this weekend.  That was before the weather report on Wednesday night called for cold conditions and up to a FOOT of snow in the mountains this weekend- right about at the elevation we were going to be at.

It’s one thing to be caught in a rain storm when camping, but sitting in a tent, with two little boys, freezing our you-know-what’s-off, is not my idea of a good time.  So we are going to try for this next coming weekend.

We ended up making the right decision.  It has rained practically non-stop since Friday, and today the temperatures were only in the 50’s.  I don’t even want to think about how cold it has been in the mountains. 

So keep your fingers crossed that we will be able to finally get away next weekend- if the weather gods cooperate.

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Going Camping

We are going camping this weekend on what is shaping up to be our only vacation/getaway of the summer.  We thought we would be moving this summer, so we didn’t plan any vacations, and boy can I feel it. 

I feel like I am in a rut and need a change of scenery.  My dad arranged a family camping trip this weekend, and I couldn’t be more excited.  I feel like I am going away for a week instead of a couple days.  The boys are super excited as well, and can’t wait for s’mores the camp fire, and sleeping in a tent.

I am off to the stores to get everything we need for our 2 day/2 night camping trip.  I wish we were going for a bit longer, but on the plus side, at least I don’t have to pack two weeks worth of clothes and other necessities for the family.

In other news I have been riding my bike almost every night, and am really enjoying the exercise. Joe got the part needed to fix our bike trailer so he and the boys can start going with me.  We got Cole a bike yesterday- he just has to keep up with Ryan.  He cried every time Ryan got on his bike, and he didn’t have a bike to ride.

Finally, I am completely into the Olympics.  I am loving Michael Phelps and Dara Torres (the 41-year old mother, who is in her fifth Olympics), and gymnastics.  Fortunately I have been able to get some tagging done for a consignment sale while watching the Olympics.  You’ll have to forgive me if my blog posts are lacking this week.  If there are no posts, you’ll know I’m doing my part in supporting the US Olympic team!  🙂