Whoa, over a month since I've posted. The kids got out of school and my chaotic life went into overload!! It's been so busy with summer activities, three kids in baseball, Mark coming and going. . . . But, I have some cute pictures from a camping trip last week, and I've decided I'm going to get blogging again this weekend or else!
We went to Whitewater State Park July 1 to 3. Mark was supposed to be in town then but ended up not able to, and Liana had plans at a friend's cabin. So, it was me and the three musketeers. And Radar.
It was hectic getting ready, of course. Camping is so much work, unless you do it all the time and stay packed up. And for one adult to do everything, ugh!!! But we left by 9am, which I was very impressed with myself about. Got to the park around noon, started setting up camp. AND. . . . we had the tent but the poles were missing. AAAAAARRRRRRRRGGGGGGHHHH!!! So we decided to get back in the car, at which point Radar escaped and went running thru the campgrounds for about half an hour. Finally got him, drove into Rochester about 30 miles away, and bought a new tent. Got lost in Rochester. Finally back to camp, got the tent up. I was hot, tired, and frustrated. We went to the river for a swim, actually wading and splashing as at that point it's a fast, shallow creek. There is a concrete bridge sort of thing that crosses the river, with spaces between the pilings so the water can go through. The kids love to play on it. They also played with sticks, which of course turned into guns. Finally, things were getting good. Then Danny stumbed on the bridge and landed right on his nose. He screamed, stood up with blood gushing from his face, I couldn't tell if it was nose, mouth, or what. My first thought was, we're going right back to Rochester, to the Mayo Clinic! It turned out to be a bad bloody nose with bruising and an abrasion. After a while the bleeding stopped. At this point I'm thinking, why did I only bring 4 beers for 3 days???
More soon........
