Pitstop on the Journey Home. (Ten Things)

We were all geared up to move into our home the last week of June. Then we were told a few weeks more, at least. So we went camping with our church for 5 days, from Sunday through Friday. I have wanted to go to the annual church campout since I started attending in 1996. But, alas, I have always had to work during the summer and have never been able to go. I hadn't planned on going this year, as we would have been very thick in the moving, but since we weren't, the opportunity arose! And we took it. YAY! While camping, I learned some things. So, here are the ten things I learned while at the family church campout in Metzler Park.

    1. Toddlers and sons can be so helpful that I don't have to help set up the tent at all.

    2. Our campsite turned out pretty good, and I can camp as a single mom for approximately 48 hours, and then I might need backup.

    3. You can still get sand all over everywhere, even if you are camping nowhere near a beach.

    4. Art class can happen on a camping trip.

    5. My daughter will let her friend's mom do her hair, but not her own mommy.

    6. Twister-dogs are like underdogs, but you spin the swing first and then push. Toddlers can give each other "Twista-dogs".

    7. You should have an in-law nearby who is willing to drive in with extra ice for your coolers, and gum for the kids :) And come for dinner one night.

    8. Bingo is a good Game to do with your church family and your kids can each win. 

   9. You can bring all kinds of electronics to a campout, such as: Espresso/cappuccino machines, hair dryers and curling irons, video game consoles with a giant sheet and projector, microwaves and mini refrigerators. 

  And finally,
 10. Your toddler can successfully swallow digest and pass a huge metal marble without any symptoms, and the only indication is that his #2 goes "clunk" into the potty seat.

(by the way, it was Very Well washed off before I ever touched it...)

There are a few other things I learned I suppose, but these are the ones my exhausted brain can recall. I had so much fun, and we mostly spent a lot of time hanging out with other campers/church family eating, playing cards, singing, laughing, and talking, talking, talking for hours. Our kids played with their friends that came camping and we could not separate them. They rode bikes and scooters, played in a hammock, played on the playground, walked other campers' dogs, played in the creek and swimming hole, and enjoyed all the benefits of campfires. It was so wonderful. My husband had to work for a few days while we were there, but I still got to have him for part of the time. We had such a great time that I didn't want to come home, but we are resting much better at home and are all the closer to our very own new house! I'll keep you all posted about it.