Makin' Good Time

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First nights camp

We had a simple dinner of spaghetti. Good thing we did. Locating everything in the myriad of bins was a challenge.

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We actually got some sleep. Brooke was so excited it took her a long, crazy, while to get to sleep. The bad news is that Cody doesn’t take it well. He says " just you wait until I get a bit bigger Brooke…"

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West bound and down

Picknic lunch

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Day 1- Thursday, June 3rd – Mississippi Palisades

We ate breakfast, took our last showers for a while, and finally headed down the road by 11 am. While I enjoyed my last moments of solitude in the shower I found myself saying my own goodbyes in rhythm to one of our favorite bedtime stories. Goodbye bed, goodbye kitties, goodbye soap we’ll be back soon, I hope. It is not that I don’t want us to have a great trip, rather I just hope everyone comes back safe and well. The day was beautiful. We had the windows down and the wind was wildly blowing in. I even stuck my head out the window, mostly to escape the smell of gasoline that was coming from the camp stove fuel. While my head was hanging out the window the air was rushing past with such vigor that it was difficult to grab a breathe of air, much like when I went skydiving and I had to move my head from side to side to find an air pocket. It also reminded me of the trip and the rushing madness to get everything packed while still entertaining the cuties. Brooke obviously picked up on the anxiety because she was up all Wednesday night scratching at her eczema. She hasn’t been that bad in a while. Scott couldn’t believe how much we didn’t sleep, and that was at home in our own beds. He normally sleeps in the basement in quiet solitude. He calls this early “camp training”. I also forgot to mention that everyone seems to have a sore throat and head congestion. Not a great way to start our trip… This worried momma has to wonder what we’re doing to our cuties…

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Day 2: Friday, June 4th – The Great River Road

We were up and moving by nine. At Grant’s home we had our first “asphalt picnic”. We didn’t intend to eat out of the van in the parking lot. Scott asked Brooke if she wanted a snack, and before we knew it we were eating for an hour. We found a beautiful park five minutes down the road. :-)