Daily Archives: August 19, 2007

Camping

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Makeshift homes

of the mobile variety

smoke-filled skies

that punctuate the

watery sunset

 

Laughter, crying

songs and singing

combine with

the crackling logs

to complete

the symphony

 

My blackened toes

fumble their way

through the heavy

cloth of my sleeping bag

until they find

their sandy home

from the night before

 

I bear witness to the

modified nighttime rituals

of family after

family, smiling as I

look ahead to think

of those

same memories for

my own

 

As the sounds fade

and the silence

fills the smoky air

I listen to the

steady breathing

of my two

tent companions

and I relish

the final days

of my summer

vacation

“Knee”ding a day off

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OK, so I only ran one morning while we were gone.  But I did go kayaking twice and walked quite a bit.  And yes, I did have several “off plan” foods, but I really tried to watch portions and make the healthiest choices I could.  I really do hope that I lose again this week!  One good thing was the fact that I wore a pair of jeans today that were too tight only a couple of weeks ago!  This could be the answer!  If I can shed say 5-7 more pounds before school officially starts, I think that I will actually have a few outfits to choose from for those first couple of weeks.

On the downside…my knees are really sore!  I ran for only about 15 minutes on the treadmill when we got home yesterday, and I was feeling good breathing-wise, but I could hardly stand it for the pain in my legs.  So I cut my workout short, and iced my aching legs.  I took today off again and hopefully will be back at it tomorrow!  We’ve got less than one month until race time! 

A Day of Rest

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So I doubt I have many readers who have missed me over the past few days, but I know I have certainly missed posting!  Garth and I had planned a camping trip to Higgins Lake a couple of months ago.  With Grandpa’s passing, we decided to head up a day early to spend time with family.  So we hurriedly got the Jeep loaded down (and by loaded, I’m talking couldn’t-see-out-the-back-packed-around-the-carseat loaded). 

We got the tent up with very little in the way of arguing and were able to spend most of the evening with family.  On Thursday morning, we got up and around in time to head back into Houghton Lake for the viewing and service.  There was a beautiful video and it was nice seeing the many familiar faces who came to pay their respects.  The service went very well…I was especially touched by the military portion.  We are truly blessed to have those in the armed forces perserving the freedoms we have come to accept as a daily part of life.

I wish I could report that camping went swimmingly as well, and while we did make the best of it, it certainly could have been better.  It was extremely chilly and windy most of the time.  That coupled with Calder’s sudden increase in messy diapers, crabbiness, and desire to do anything but sleep, we were a little stressed.  Our friends Kyle and Jenny and their son, Bryant, joined us for the weekend.  We did manage to get in two kayak rides and (of course) Saturday morning was beautiful.  We stopped at the camp store and bought some sweatshirts for our boys and headed out around 11 Saturday morning. 

A long ride home, loads of laundry and barely standing piles of random articles we took with us, still fill our table and counters.  Gavin and Shelly stopped by Saturday night and came back to spend the night tonight.  We’ve had a little bit more crabbiness from Calder, and lots more poo too!  We’re expecting to see some teeth sometime soon (maybe hoping is more accurate). 

I suppose that’s a fairly good recap of the weekend, and believe me I will be uploading pictures sometime soon.  However, tonight, I have to turn in early.  We’re “starting school” tomorrow so that we can get into the swing of things before it’s absolutely required!  I’m happy, but slightly nervous considering how early I’m going to have to get up in order to get around and ready to leave by 6:15!!!  So, I’m off to bed!