Remind me why I like doing this?

Ugh. I completely forgot about all the preparation and planning and packing that goes into camping.

I decided to buy groceries for this weekend and realized that I needed to buy all the staples (ketchup, coffee, etc) in small containers cause apparently none of the stuff made it to this year. All the dishes need to be washed cause they sat in the trailer all winter. All of our bedding needs to be packed. I need to make sure that we have activities for the kids, sunscreen, extra batteries, snacks and god knows what else.

To top it off, I am doing this all on my own cause Rob is teaching a drivers course and they have to do blackout driving and cant start until it gets dark and then tomorrow he is on duty so he gets to sleep over at work. He wants to leave as soon as he gets home on Friday morning. Ugh. Easy for him to say when he doesn't have to do anything other than hook the trailer to the truck and off we go.

I wish I could live in Rob's world. He decides he wants to do something, he goes to work, comes home and everything is done and ready for him. How do I sign up for that?

Well, I should get started cause the sooner I start, the sooner I finish.

May 24

So excited! The May long weekend is coming and the family is going camping! We are trying a new place down near Bancroft and it sounds quite nice. This is going to be the farthest we have ventured to go camping so far. It is also going to be the first time camping with a puppy. She is such a good little thing and adapts well so I cant see there being a problem.

The only thing that I am hoping for is warmer nights. We have a pop-up trailer so we have heat and the mattresses are heated too but I dont want to be freezing sitting around the campfire. Oh well, we will make the best of it. The boys, dh and I all love camping so it should be fun.

The only thing I hate with the whole camping experience is the menu planning. The boys are all picky and I feel quite limited to what I can make over a little propane stove. Hmm, guess its time to search the net for ideas.

So much to do for the weekend and I find that its all last minute stuff like packing clothes and buying groceries. I think this weekend though I am going to start packing the essentials into the trailer like the sleeping bags and blankets and utensils and pots. At least that will give me some sense of accomplishment. I think I need to start a list for all the stuff I need to get and need to pack.

Cant wait, cant wait, cant wait!!