I wish…
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If only…
Dr. Mom: Surely you jest, Mr. Incredible would rather have his finger nails pulled out one by one than go camping, I’m doing this with my sister, my aunt and my kids… at my Aunt’s “Primitive Campground” What exactly does “Primitive” mean when it comes to camping???? I’d like him to come along, but I am thinking hell might freeze over first…Air mattress I have – one that comes with it’s own blow up thingy – battery powered.
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Cannot help you, only time I’ve been camping in a tent was with my brother in our parents back yard.
Sun Jul 29, 11:47:00 PM CDT
Michael – back yard – that sounds like a better idea….
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Mel said…
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NO advice as I do NOT camp!! I did once years ago when I was pregnant, it was miserable! Never again.
Mon Jul 30, 05:22:00 AM CDT
Mel – That’s reassuring – MISERABLE….
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The Kept Woman said…
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I’m not the athletic type…I don’t do camping and have no advice other than room service is expensive so pack your own goodies…
- TKW – I always pack my own goodies – room service can be a rip off….
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aka_Meritt said…
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Do you remember my post from last August when we took the kids tent camping?
Did you not learn anything from it?
LOL.
Just kidding. Just go and wing it. It’s not a big deal and the kids will love it (LOVE IT) even if it’s hot and miserable for you.
aka_meritt – I’ll be going about three hours north of my old home town – near the Mississippi. Am going to go searching for that post….
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JoeinVegas said…
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Yes, best suggestion is DON’T DO IT. Next one is get yourself an air matress. And, if you can, get a separate tent for you and lock the kids in a different one, preferrably in the back yard while you stay in the house.
Mon Jul 30, 12:51:00 PM CDT
Joein Vegas – Air Mattress – Check – our tent has rooms – therefore the kids will be locked in their own compartments. (wait did I just type that? I mean, they will be able to have their own space.
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Violet said…
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Are you cooking over the fire? If so, I would recommend foil packs. They are easy to make…
Pre-cook meat of choice (I’ve used hamburger or chicken).
Mix with cream of mushroom soup, canned sliced potatoes, and other canned veggies of your choice.
Spray a big piece of aluminum foil with Pam Spray, then portion meat and wrap it up. (I would double wrap it, too, then double bag it in Ziplocs, to keep moisture from the cooler out.)
When you are ready, throw them on the fire for about ten minutes and voila. They are delish.
Also, bring some yard guard and bug bombs to treat your campsite for pests.
Violet – now this is good advice – Yard Guard, bug bombs, and the double wrapping items and ziplocs – Ziplock baggies are my new best friend.
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KC said…
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I love camping.. but you have to have the right stuff or you will hate it with a passion.
1)AIR MATTRESS.. I have the elavated kind so It’s just like sleeping in a bed
2)blankets and pillows for everyone
3)summer cloths incase it’s hot but also some warmer cloths incase it gets cold at night.
4) Try your hardest to get an electric site.. if you do take a light and a fan(don’t LOL to hard but my DH took a window AC unit with us last summer think we might have been the only people camping with an air conditioned tent SNORT)
5) fire wood and matches are great but don’t forget lighter fluid to get that fire started.
6) sticks to roast the marshmellows and all the making for smores they are a great thing to feed the troops before sending them to bed LOL
7) besides your normal overnight stuff that you would take to a hotel.. don’t forget you will have to bring your own soaps, wash cloths and towels and such
take some a book and card games or something to keep the kids entertained at the campsite
9) bug spray and suntan lotion.
10)some sort of contaier with a lid on it so racoons or what not will not run off with your food.KC – Woman you are my new best friend – this is the type of info I was looking for…seriously. a Window AC? hmmmm wonder if they have an electric hook up? Great Advice – Printing this out to make my own little notes….
now off to find Meritt’s post about camping last August…
Apparently I am going camping next weekend (as in Friday and Saturday) with my kids. Mr. Incredible says he isn’t going with us.
I’ve never ever camped… not in a tent. Got any advice?
Keep in mind, my idea of roughing it is a Super 8. and I never would have agreed to this, except that my sis L (who knows that I don’t do tenting) said that there was a cabin that we could stay in. There is no cabin – eventually there will be a cabin, there just isn’t one there now.
I do know on Friday we are taking the kids to a place that the kids are gonna love – The National Eagle Center. We will be lucky enough to see some of these beautiful creatures up close!
- Mr. Incredible left at O’Dark Thirty on Sunday Morning – not to return until Wed. Even then he wasn’t really home because of some really huge event that occurred in our town.
- The In-laws left with the kids at 8:10 Sunday Morning.
- I cleaned my house and it stayed clean/picked up for more than five minutes. This hasn’t happened for about 6.5 years.
- I worked my ass off all week at work – and still am not caught up. I don’t know that I will ever catch up and I don’t think that my “boss’s” will ever understand.
- I applied for a different job, (doubt that I will get an interview, because they most likely already have the person they want for the job picked out before they ran the ad, that’s how it works around here.)
- Had a huge event in our town, and I thought it went pretty well. Meet some awesome people!
- Drove 4.5 hours to the other side of the state Friday night after I got off work to pick up kids from the in-laws, the kids were already in bed by the time we got there…
- Drove 4.5 hours back today to come home. The MIL was tired, and it seemed to me that she couldn’t kick us out of the door fast enough. Apparently, me not taking her side in issues re: the BIL’s ex-wife pisses her off. But seriously – my opinion in the matter doesn’t matter, and frankly I could care less if she is 5 months pregnant – I don’t have to feed, clothe, or change this baby. I think the MIL is more concerned that this new baby will have the BIL’s last name since the Ex-Wife didn’t change her last name….but I’m only 99% sure . AND her other problem is that the MIL’s BEST FRIEND knew about this 3 months ago and didn’t tell the MIL. (confidentially for the BF work place)
- We didn’t have supper tonight… it’s 11:00 PM and I am just realizing this, I must be getting sick or something.
aka_Meritt said…
…. you are supposed to use newspaper… not napkins.
Fantastagirl reply: Sure NOW you tell me – where were you when I was digging through the cupboard looking… and I don’t get the newspaper – if I don’t read it on-line, or at work, I don’t read it. Too much clutter.
Twisted Cinderella said…
I downsize when Princess is at school too. then I put it aside to see if she notices. she never does.
Fantastagirl reply – I’m hoping the kids don’t notice either.
JoeinVegas said…
No training wheels! Yea!!
Face it, the kid is growing up. Only a few steps to that Harley Hog.
Fantastagirl reply: BITE YOUR TONGUE! as long as he is on my insurance he will never never own a harley… the only difference between the Harley and a dirt devil is the placement of the dirt bag. (the boss I can’t stand has a Harley..)
me said…
Use newspaper, it’s awesome!!!
p.s. we just bought a carpet cleaner and I thank all things holy everytime a dog pees or someone spills something that we spent the money on it.
Fantastagirl reply: I know exactly what you mean!
Tug said…
YAY for Pan!! And you, cleaning, when no one’s around? Is that so it’ll STAY clean for more than 5 minutes?
Fantastagirl reply: We are actually going on Sun, Mon, Tues, Wed – FOUR DAYS of it being clean…. 4!!! oh shut up – it’s exciting.
Cheeky said…
Yeah for Pan!! I wanted one of those little carpet cleaners – I still may go out and get one soon – very soon cause I can’t take it anymore!
Fantastagirl reply: the sound of excitement in his voice was amazing….
Bluepaintred said…
newspaper works AWESOME on windows (and mirrors) I always do my mirrors on the day that all the junky flyer’s come in my mail box.
Do you notice that pan is different At his grandparents than when he is at home?
For example, blue boy(5) at home, he wets the bed at least three times a week, but never at his nana’s. He stayed there for nine nights and was dry every single one, without her monitoring his water and juice.
And Rainbow Man (7) is way quieter at nana’s tan at my place. He is willing to sit for hours and play legos, but at home, legos are a baby toy.
Just little things like that. Im just wondering, i guess, if this is something all kids do when away from home – changes in behavior I mean…
Fantastagirl reply: Enough with the newspaper already – perhaps I should keep those shopper thingy and use them….
Yes – Pan and Tink are the world’s bestest angels when at Papa and Grandma’s. Pan is willing to TRY to ride his bike – without training wheels – won’t even attempt it at home. They play nice together, pick up their toys and go to bed the first time they are told. COMPLETELY DIFFERENT kids. I have no idea why.
1) After you spray the windex on the windows is not the time to realize that we are out of paper towels. Napkins do work in a pinch – but not the same.
2) The Bissel Little Green cleaning machine is a god send. Mr. Incredible bought it – and I was dragging my feet – I hate spending money. I found candy (I’m thinking it was nerds) stored under the lazy-boy chair – and it got it out!
3) Downsizing is easier to do when no one is home. I tossed a few things…okay more than a few things. We will wait and see if anyone notices before I actually put them in the garbage.
4) Less is more.
5) Blogging this early in the morning is sorta a good thing, I’m either not tired, or just getting an early start on my day! (going with the early start thing…)
6) Expensive ear drops are worth the $30 copay.
7) and the biggest news of all? Pan went on a roller coaster and loved it. Went on it twice, and was in line to go again – when according to him some “stupid girl passed out, cause she didn’t eat or drink anything all day”. and his Uncle J had to help her. AND… He finally rode his bike without training wheels, all by himself! He is having so much fun at Papa and Grandma’s!
Do you ever see something during your day – and think to yourself “Self, you must remember to blog about that.” and then you get home and you sit down, and get ready to type out this perfect post, and your mind goes blank.
I hate it when that happens…
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I do have an inner ear infection, the Doctor gave me some wonderful ear drops (they are very very expensive!) and some antibiotics. Hopefully it stops throbbing soon!
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I’m getting used to this quiet house thing, although I miss Tink and Pan, as much as they can drive a person nuts, I miss ‘em. My sister was making fun of me, because we were thinking this is the first time ever that I have a completely empty house… ever. Sad isn’t it. I’ve always had family, a roommate, Mr. Incredible, a friend or the kids around…and another sad thing – someone said – find something that you want to do – and can’t because the kids are around… uhm… unfortunately this has made me realize – my life revolves around – my husband, my kids and my work – I don’t know who ‘I’ am anymore. I need to find that out, because in a few years the kids will be gone, and then what? Good thing Mr. Incredible loves a boring person – because that’s what I am.
Scary….
And this is what I did with all my “free time”
I did the laundry.
Flipped to a movie on the TV, popped some popcorn (cause I didn’t need to make lunch!) and fell asleep… woke up with the now cold bowl of popcorn on my lap and the last 30 minutes of the Devil wears Prada on the TV – that’s not the movie I started watching! Cripes…. I slept the day away. But I needed it. I just haven’t been sleeping well at night.*
I think I have an ear infection – my ear is killing me.
about 4:30 I went into work and worked about 4 hours. I am pretty much caught up – what took me 4 hours tonight would have taken 8 during business hours… and now I am exhausted.
*I just don’t sleep well with Mr. Incredible out of town…. I’m weird like that.
It is 6 days, 23 hours, 40 minutes and 56 seconds until the kids come back.
They left at 8:10 am this morning.
Laundry – Check – folded, and put away
and the house was cleaned on Saturday morning….
uhm… I have a very very empty house.
And they will be taking the kids with them. For a week.
Mr. Incredible leaves early on Sunday and won’t be back until Wed.
What am I going to do?
Holiday Inn girlfriend!!
But, if Mr. Incredible won’t go for it,
run to Target and pick up an air mattress or you’ll have an incredibly sore back.
Sun Jul 29, 11:02:00 AM CDT