Oh, How Primitive...

You may have been wondering where we have been...

We just came back from a week in New Braunfels...

you might be thinking you are a little jealous...

It gets better, we stayed in a tent...

you are now thinking "Hasn't it been really hot? Like over 100 degrees?"

YES... WE STAYED IN A TENT ... (did I already mention that?)

The thermometer read as high as 117 one day. But on the coolest day, it only hit 106 (grab a jacket).

We did have a good time, but it was miserably very hot. We went with our friends Lisa and Terry and their two kids (Bryson and Addison).

Lisa and I realized we were getting too old for this kind of living when we were making one of the many hikes to the bathroom. We walked past the "youngsters" camped next to us and we had an epiphany. The people camped in tents were all college age students. They were drinking who knows what, smoking anything that would light, and listening to music that must have words to it because they were all singing- but I could not make out a single word.

Meanwhile, the people across the street were all staying in RV's. They had their tiki torches lit, were cleaning up the remnants of their gourmet meal, and listening to George Jones. This is when it occurred to us that we were in the wrong crowd. We had sometime and somehow moved over to the George Jones crowd. I am not sure how age sneaks up on you, but it does it very quickly and quietly. (We are all vigorously looking for RV's that won't break the bank).

Requirements for an RV...
Air Conditioner (really everything else is just a luxury... AC is mandatory)
Bed (not air mattress)
Indoor plumbing
Hot shower
TV would be nice but optional


This week, I will soak in the tub to try to ease all of the sore muscles from sleeping on the air mattress for so many days. Do the many loads of laundry. Clean out the dust and dirt from absolutely EVERYTHING.

What did Kaelin think?
She loved the idea of camping, staying in a tent, hated the idea of having to use a public toilet, but loved taking a shower with the water hose. She did great on her swimming. We put her life jacket on and she would just take off. She says she is trying to turn into a mermaid. When we got home Sunday night, she said "Now tomorrow, we don't go anywhere? No one leaves the house". I think she was missing her house a little bit. She just wanted to stay put for a little while. I have to agree with her.

Kaelin is back in swimming lessons this week and is loving it. She will most definitely turn into a mermaid before the end of summer.