Friday, August 1, 2008

Camping!!

We had a good time camping. Got out there just in time to set up the tent, cook dinner, have marshmallows, play for a short bit and go to bed. One of the few times I remember actually being comfortable. Not that I got a lot of sleep. Between B's talking in his sleep and rousing periodically to tell me he was cold, I got lots of cat naps. But for one of the first times, I woke up in the morning and was not sore or stiff. Maybe those weekly maintenance trips to the chiropractor are starting to pay off!
We had a little bit of excitement. We went to a campground that is only accessed by crossing Ted Turner's land. Everyonce in a while we will see some of his buffalo, but this trip, wow....Going into the campground there were probably 1500 head of buffalo right along the road. Several times we were idling down the road to give them time to clear. On the way out, the buffalo had moved farther north, but still hanging out right next to the road. At one point, I was a little nervous. I was driving and there was a HUGE buffalo on my side of the car, about 1 and a half feet a way. He kept looking at my and snorting. There were lots of calves around so not sure if I was in between a momma and calf. We finally got around the buffalo without incident. I tried to imagine what would happen if a buffalo charged us and got their horn stuck in the door. I hope my nervousness was not seen by the boys. I try not to let my fears show because the last thing I want is them being scared of a spider or grasshopper or snake just because mom is!
While camping we headed to the river so Jose could fish. B and J found a little eddy to throw rocks into. As I sat watching them, I thought, I hope J does not fall in. Guess what, he bent over to get a rock and just toppled head first. It was just deep enough for him to be face in the water when on hands and knees. Fortunately, although the water was very cold, the air had warmed up a bit. We stripped him down and threw him in a sleeping bag in the tent! I wish I had had the video going.
Our church is participating in a softball league. We have our first game on Sunday. Excited about the boys getting to cheer mom on. At practice I was put in left field. There was no outfield fence and lets just say we had some huge hitters and I got lots of exercise.

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