Monday, June 25, 2012

Hullo Muddah, Hullo Faddah ...

Here I am at Camp Granada. Camp is very entertaining And they say we'll have some fun if it stops raining ... Now that Michael and I got our quick jaunt out of town, we proclaimed it to be the summer of camping for the kids. It's true, we all know what a five-star-hotel-camper I am. But I've decided to buck up and make an attempt at camping. After all, that's what all those school field trips are training for, right? (Blue Oak really does have the best field trips ... even if most are all rainy and squishy). So, off to Lake Siskiyou we went! And, first things first, we must set up camp. The kids are in training to set up their own tent now. Then, time for a little lunch. Seriously, did you get a good look at Rex's face? This kept us laughing the whole trip: A quick jaunt around the campground. Of course, the clouds soon covered us and started to sprinkle. And drizzle. And gush. Hey, kids! Doesn't that beach look like fun? Imagine what it would be like if it were 85 degrees and sunny?! Naturally, since Valerie and I cut our camping teeth on torrential Blue Oak field trips, we knew the best thing to do was keep dry. And we knew how to make the "Blue Oak Rain Coat". You see, Valerie, all that crazy weather was actually a good thing! We were so prepared to have fun anyway. Even a little rain could squish our spirit. We had a camp fire and enjoyed our cook out anyway. What's that? You're cold? Well, Daddy says come on over and chop some fire wood. It'll heat you up twice! We all got into our tents about 8:30pm-ish ... and just in time! It POURED and gushed for most of the night. There was something comforting about being in a dry tent while it was crazy wet outside. The next morning we were all super chilly. It got up to a balmy 48 degrees by lunchtime. But we weren't going to let that chilly damp wind get us down. This was a Wilhelm vacation and we were gonna have some fun, gosh darn it! So, after copious amounts of coffee and what shall hence forth be known as "alzheimers bacon and eggs" (there is some debate about who actually forgot to bring the iron skillet ... so, we cooked eggs and bacon on aluminum foil) we decided to go fishing. The girls had some luck with the fish. Rex got lots of nibbles. So, although it was only one soggy night and two chilly days, we had a fantastic time. And we look forward to Lake Almanor next weekend. This time I'll pack that iron skillet! And, who knows, maybe we'll fry up some fish?

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