NEVER. AGAIN.
This mantra kept running through my brain like fire ants on crack the entire hellish 16 hours. I guess it didn't help that as soon as we unloaded all our camping gear, the torrential rains came down and sleeping bags, pillows, tents, mattresses, etc., were soaking wet in under 10 seconds. All I wanted to do was throw every soggy piece of it down the f'in mountain and get my inside-girl-butt outta there. Have ya'll ever slept in a tent where droplets of water pinged! on your forehead intermittently??? Well, let's just say, the Chinese are certainly on to something there... I basically wore a wet bra and panties the entire time I was there. At one point during the soggy set up, Mr B comes to check on me and he finds me lying on my wet mattress spread eagle with my arm flung over over my head, "What are you doing?" he asks. My mumbled reply," Pretending this is happening to someone else." Eventually a damp, smoky campfire is lit, and I made sure that I sat in the path of the heaviest smoke. And yes, I inhaled. Anything to numb the reality, folks. Don't judge a desperate woman, k?
Ya'll, Mr B is a true stoic. He never uttered a single negative word or grunt the entire time we suffered. He carried on. However, once we were in those canoes heading down the river, he paddled like a man determined to get the hell outta Dodge. At one point, he outpaced the leader of the canoe pack by an entire river bend. When I questioned him about this, he tersely responded, "It's not my job to be behind the leader. It's his job to be in front of me...either lead, follow, or get out of my way!" Well-OK then. BTW-we were the first to dock and make it back to camp. Mr B wasn't playin, ya'll. And we stayed outta his way while he loaded up all our wet crap into the mini van.
Well...the rain did eventually quit and as you might imagine, it certainly didn't wet the eight-year-old crowd's enthusiasm for the wild outdoors. We even had sunny skies for Saturday canoeing. And all those boys ran and played and swam and fished the entire time. And most importantly lil brother said it was "de best birthday ever!" What more can you ask for???
Stay tuned!!! Pics of our new family member will be posted soon!!!
You are a good momma. You endured! Lord know I would NOT have made it! "Am I outside?" is my mantra! I thought about you all when that rain started up - groaned internally and hoped you were somewhere dry!
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