Gratitude: 217

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Today I am grateful for:

HOME

camping was FUN! but...

I am happy to go home! ;)

Gratitude: 216

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Today I am grateful for:

HUBBY!

he does MOST of the work so I can enjoy:

CAMPING!

Gratitude: 215

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Today I am grateful for:

sunshine and warm weather!

fun camping! :D

Gratitude: 214

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Today I am grateful for:

my sista

who helped hubby a LOT with camping!

thanks sista! ;)

Gratitude: 213

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Today I am grateful for:

family

going camping with my sista

at my bro's ;)

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Today I am grateful for:

my camping system

and the easy workload

Storm

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the weather

was wild and crazy

this camping trip

and the worst of it

wasn't even

the lightning

or thunder

or the rain

but it was

the wind!

whipping the tent flaps

blowing the tents

almost over

bending the tent poles

lifting the empty ones

right off of the ground

flipping our shelter

off of the ground and over

blowing so hard

it flipped chairs over

again and again

I'm not afraid of 

thunder or lightning

in fact

I LOVE it!

it is a wild

untamed

force of nature

that demands to be

respected

but the wind

made me nervous

what if it breaks the tent?

we will be exposed

in the open

vulnerable

cold

in the dark

then the whole business

is something to FEAR

but the thunderstorm

moved on and the sky cleared up

leaving only the wind

to contend with

and it brought the chill air

but sometime through the night

it settled down to a dull roar

and we slept 

and we had a beautiful day

for packing up to

return home again

Bacon and Eggs

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OH

MY

GOD

I forgot

the bacon and eggs

how can you forget

the BEST part

of camping breakfast?

and have to eat

cheese and cracker sandwiches!

thank goodness 

for family

sharing theirs with us!

and then again

the best part

is cooking on a fire

which we didn't have either

so I think

that we have learned

we actually COULD

live without

bacon and eggs

but

NOT for long!!

they really are 

delicious!

;)

Camping

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packing up

to go camping

a long list

of items

NOT to forget

and YET

somehow

I still manage 

to forget things

and we had to borrow

from my brother

his wife

and our friends

but still

we managed

to enjoy our trip

and even better

NO sunburn!

Camping, Broken Internet and a Whirlwind

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distracted

by a camping trip

my poems

and blogs

have been neglected

upon returning home

a rain day

broke my internet

and so a few more days

of being behind

in poetry

began

and now

I must write

like a whirlwind

to catch up

please bear with me

as I write

foolishness

Random Camping Amusements

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I took a bunch of pics of snails, shells, an old can, a dead fish!, a live fish!, the sand looking like a rock, and the river...it amuses me and sometimes you get a really cool pic!

Camping Day #2

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Well we're getting spit on a bit but we're saying NO rain!!
The boys have been playing in the river and having a good morning.
We had our taco salads for lunch and they were a hit!! The
Boys all ate 2 each...I only had one and that was good enough for me!
Now they are enjoying snacks and deciding if they wanna swim anymore...
They worry about rain!! Lol
I'm trying to read duma key but they ask me questions every five minutes
Which makes it VERY hard to read!! Lol

First Day of camping trip with 2 boys...

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☺Having a great time already with Gib & Josh!
They've put up their tent, been swimming in the river,
Gone for a short walk to explore along the river, ridden
Their bikes, played badminton, had sandwiches and fritos for supper,
And are now getting ready to make smores in the fire...but,
We're waiting for it to get going good! ;)
Ill post pics after I get back home because I'm not sure
How to do it from here yet!