I think that all nighter might have thrown me off! All Iknow is we got to Weston Bend Missouri...at some time...a few days ago, I think. We camped. Can you tell this post is going to be a dramady yet?
First of all, I love my sleep. And I know we all love a bed! So when those two things are missing out of an equasion weird things happen. We camped less than a mile from the Missouri River, so after we pulled into the campground, set up our tent, ate something and reorganized/dejunked our car, we thought it would be cool to go on a river walk. Really? Do you think that sounds like a good idea?
Well first of all...I have only ever lived in a desert. I have NEVER seen so many bugs and misquitoes. Ever. We went sloshing through this swamp like of a trail. I can't even imagine what Lewis and Clark went through to explore this place. I am sure I will get use to this but Iam not sure Audrie will. She was comical as she was swating at the air constantly, yelping and spitting. She claimes she ate 2 bugs and after just a 5 min walk she had bites on every serface of her body she didn't spray with repelant, ie, her lips. If you thought her lips were big before...well then, botox move over, we have misquitoes.
Did I mention the rabid squirl? Not yet? Well here it is. Cameron loves Animals. Like seriously, loves the living creatures to the point of danger. Before we moved I had a roomate get together at a park in Fruit Heights where there are horses across the street. He took off, headed straight for them! No worries about the cars zooming by. I grabbed him just in time. Well this time, he sees a cute fluffy squirl! How fun that it is running in circles right by our car. Look! It even does tricks, it'll roll over and over like it's dizzy! Before Martin or I ever had a chance, the kids were off like a rocket trying to catch it! Good thing we both yelled like crazy people instantly, right before they had the chance at natures "petting zoo". It seemed to like us! So the fluffy animal decided to follow us, and at one point in our 5 min "nature walk", I may have screamed like a 2 year old getting a shot because I thought it was after me!
After we came to our sences, we decided to drive to the senic overlook instead of walk. The Missouri River is HUGE! There is so much foilage and greenery everywhere, and lots of strange bugs. It really is a beautiful place!
We were all so tired, around 6pm our kids were starting to hit the wall, so we prepared for bed. It was still light out, and we were camping. Another great idea, right? Well after hours of hanging out, getting "settled" in the tent, I think the crap hit the fan. I was ready to cancel EVERYTHING. The move, the fun things we had planned, everything and just live in a hotel alone. It was utter chaos. Feet in faces, feet not in faces, legs strewn across faces, "someone is touching me" comments, my sleeping bag keeps unziping, whaterver you can imagine, it was probably complained about. The sun finally sets, and we finally, almost get to sleep. But what is that sound? Oh, just the raccoons, tearing through our garbage bag tied up in the tree about 5 feet from us. After listening to that for nealry 20 minuets, we finally scare it away. We drift off to sleep. But wait! There is more! Martin has already turned into "night shift" mode. He decides that I need to enjoy the night sky with him, and honestly, I am glad I did. Lightening bugs EVERYWHERE! I have never even seen one! It was such a soothing, beautiful thing. Just him and me, sitting there in the tent watching as the camp site turns into a blinking quiet place of peace. One by one we quietly wake up the kids to let them enjoy the wonder with us. We have already confirmed we are crazy. We don't need to keep revisiting the topic.
Did this make up for the rest of the seemingly awful day? Yes. Of coarse! It was all so worth it!! We were all there quietly sitting, marveling at another one of God's creations we were all just learning about and experiencing together for the first time ever! This is what life is about! Moments. We hold onto the moments and make them memories. Everything else we store in long term memory and hope it gets forgeotten forever in the memory dump.
Will we camp again on this trip? HECK NO!
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