We planned..... BIG. Hot Stuff and I both took Wednesday, Thursday & Friday off from work. The plan (see, I'm trying to become a "planner") was to take the kids to daycare Wednesday morning, go out for a nice breakfast, plan our adventure, then go shopping for Sweet's birthday and any camping supplies we needed.
So steps one and two went off without a hitch. We dropped, we dined. (The No Sweat Cafe... yum-o.) We.... TRIED to plan. But, see, the weather.... it was not cooperating. It was raining and cold. So we scaled down our "go into the woods" plans to "camp at our house" which was a good idea. I'm not a seasoned camper. I don't know what to pack. So this would be good practice.
Hot Stuff got to experience some of the frustration of shopping. Hate it. We ended up going clear out to Hell... um, I mean Wal-Mart, to find a particular Transformer for Sweet....
And the rain came down.
Thursday dawned bright and early and wet. We loaded up the pickup and drove the, oh, 100 yards or so to our camp site. Only some foul language was issued while setting up the wall tent... in the rain. The kids thought it was way cool and then we walked home for lunch and naps.
And the rain came down.
We theorized we maybe should have spent the day building an ark instead of putting up a tent.
We ended doing that age-old activity of parents with children.... camping in the living room. While watching Mr. Magorium. Thank you Netflix. Oh, it wasn't a total loss.... we piled some ribbon on the floor, called it a fire, and roasted marshmallows on chopsticks.
Tuff was totally thrilled. She thinks "camping" means eating tortilla chips and marshmallows in the living room.
Friday was cold and wet. Surprised?
So we looked for alternative activities... like wearing our winter jammies all day and doing crafts.
We even planted some seeds. (Notice the use of a tin camp coffee cup. I thought it made the whole experience more authentic.)
This is what it looked like outside.... the picture does not do justice to the rain coming down.
Ok, can you see the thermometer? It says 44.6F. That was close to the HIGH temp of the day.
Stay tuned for post 2.... when we tour Camp Happy and observe a lecture on fire safety.
2 comments:
It's been cold and damp out Miles City way too-hardly feels like summer. It's still fantastically green, though. Love it!
That sounds positively lovely. I love camping in the basement. I love camping anywhere where I don't have to hike out in the back country to whiz, and don't have to bury my own crap.
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