Home Again, Home Again, Jiggity Jig

Every one survived the camp out. No loss of life, no poison oak, no bear attacks. It's all good.

Besides the Princess Bride screening, which was so kick ass, the other highlight of the trip would be the camp fire, which was made with dampish wood and had to be jump started with lighter fluid, which then turned it into a TOWERING INFERNO of such intense white hot heat no one could get close enough to roast a freaking marshmallow on it. Notice some of the children actually shielding their faces. Good Times!

And here's a cute picture of the girls. As you can see, they're in the river, but they're not swimming. They're just hiking. In the water. Fine distinction... but I never said no hiking in the water, I just said no swimming. My bad.

Jealous much?

Big screen viewing of the Princess Bride at the camp out. How much do you wish we were your parents when you were 9?

Divalicious

How many tents do three 9yr old girls need? Two, of course. One to sleep in on their queen blow up and one for their "luggage" and changing/vanity area.

The other girl scouts will be arriving shortly so I had to say farewell to my friend The Captain last night and prepare for wholesome family fun for the rest of the weekend.

Went for a 3 mile run when the rain stopped, which was coincidently right when the kids woke up and came into the trailer to forage for breakfast. Will be chronicalling it later in a riveting photo essay! Woot!

Goal for the day

Yesterday I mapped out a 3 mile route to go for a run this morning. I was prepared to deal with BIG hills, washed out portions of the road and running through a short stretch occupied by Deliverance style shanties. What I was not prepared for was it to be raining already. How happy am I to put my mad texting skills to use mobile blogging when there is fuck else to do?

On the good news front, the children's tent does not appear to have been mauled by bears in the night, so I assume they are still in there sleeping. And, yes, bears are a concern. We were informed of a "nearby sighting" as soon as we arrived yesterday. WTF? ( Notice it didn't stop us from parking those giels right out in the tent though.)

Goal for today is to not kill anymore baby birds and not to eat the LARGE bag of M&Ms. Notice how th fact that it is LARGE is more important than the fact it has peanuts. God bless the USA!

Camping Cocktail

NATURE HATES ME

This was supposed to be a picture of three newborn baby birds in a dainty little nest, but when I approached with my camera phone they opened their little bird mouths wider than imaginable, screamed like humans and two of them lept to their deaths at my feet. Traumatized, I decided to go to the grocery store for chocolate and beer, and had to drive 5mph behind a deer who would not get out of the road. Of course when I accepted my 5mph fate and tried to take a pic of the deer ass in front of me, he leapt of the road. If you look closely I think he is flipping me off.

No Freaking Way

We are on a two lane highway running along the Columbia River and the road is closed for 45 minutes with NOWHERE to go! Thank God for the DVD player. We still have an hour drive ahead if we ever start moving again. Estimated 45 minute wait! The view is gorgeous though.

like I said god bless the dvd player