Friday, 4. August 2006, 13:55:42
Howdy folks, I am home!
We got home at almost 5 p.m. yesterday and haven't really had a break to get on here to post. I had to wash all the pillows when we got back. It rained for 2 out of the 3 nights we camped so everything was damp. Now I have a bunch of other laundry to get to...fun! Of course, I expected the laundry...with a family of 7, there is ALWAYS a lot of laundry, camping or not.
All in all, we had a good time. The first night we had severe thunder & lightening storms passing over the campground all night long. I think I might have gotten about 2-3 hours sleep, MAX. I found myself laying there, listening to the rain pelting down on the tent, watching everything light up around me. Peter and I shared our tent with my 2 youngest children. My youngest son, Noah, talks in his sleep. There was a nylon wall between us, but it is far from soundproof..and he was pushing his hands through and whacking me every so often.
The other 3 kids slept in a tent trailer on the lot. My inlaws have their on trailer that they live in for most of the summer.
Our tent is a great quality tent and thankfully things didn't get too wet. The next day- Tuesday was the HOTTEST most oppressive day of the summer by far and everything dried up nicely. I think the temps got up to at least 45 degrees celcius. It was so hot it was oppressive and we decided that would be the day to go on a boat ride to Fort William, Quebec. Fort William was the very last trading post to be in operation. It is now a nice beach with a restaurant/bar with a dock, or you can park your boat on the beach, which is what we did. We drove to Pembroke, then launched the boat there for a good 45 minute boat trip. The Ottawa River was choppy and the ride was bumpy, but it was so much fun!
My mother inlaw came with me, Peter, Amanda, Noah & Jamie-Lynn on the way there, and the 2 older boys went with my father in law in their van- they met us there.
That night, my father inlaw offered me a mild sedative to help me sleep. I gratefully accepted and slept like the dead all night, only to be woken by a dog barking.
Wednesday it rained off & on all day. Peter, myself, and my father inlaw went fishing on the lake by the campsite in the evening. Our trip was cut short due to lightening quickly approaching...we got back to the campsite just in the nick of time before a massive downpour happened...AGAIN!
After the storm subsided somewhat, I found out that there were tornado watches called for not too far from us. NICE.
The weather all in all was awful. And of course it was beautiful when we left yesterday. And once again, sunny today.
Thankfully I love my inlaws and there was never a lack of fun, even through the rainstorms. The adults played cards long after the children were put to bed and I am certain that the laughter and fun we had could be heard resonating throughout the entire campsite. We played "Nines", "SkipBo" & "Hearts". My mother inlaw gets a little nasty when she plays cards, and she cheats.
We kept a close eye on her needless to say.
Anyhow...I have 2 cakes to do today...so I am off and later I am off to the dentist since I split one of my back teeth on a teensy steak bone last night. It hurts!
I have pics to post later on. So, stay tuned...have a great day!
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Oh well, I couldn't bring them to their new home all gross and poopy...It was surprisingly easier than I thought.
This woman and her family had about 20 some cats I would say..I didn't count them. But we dropped off 6 kittens. We kept one of them...and the momma's we are keeping are going in for spaying, ASAP.
WIDGETIZE