Took the kids camping. It was my first time. I borrowed my sister’s tent. we went with our 4H group. It was a fun time. I had never in my life been camping.

It was a great experience. It was fun to do it with friends.  I was very happy to have the experienced 4-H mom’s to help me with this virgin trip.

The kids had a blast because they could explore with their pals. The teen girls adjourned to the large tent and whispered and giggled about all those things teen girls do.

The younger tween girls made up games and explored. they discovered a lonely box turtle near a fallen tree.       Rather they disturbed this guys solitude. Being good stewards of the Earth and all it’s inhabitants, the girls got a picture and then put him gently back where they found him.

The teen boys chopped wood and kept the fire going. they talked a lot. they stoked the fire and I heard them talking about nature, fishing, and animals.

I was the lucky mom who got to hang with the 3 teen girls and 2 tweenagers in the big tent for the overnight. I tried to keep quiet at first. The two different conversations were a funny juxtaposition of sensible vs silliness.  There was at one point an eruption of giggling laughter followed by a lull and reminder that quiet time at the camp was ten PM. It was well past that time. The girls settled down and the snoring and sleep talking ensued. It seemed like a short nights sleep for me.

I awoke with the birds at about 5AM. It was nice to sit outside in a comfortable folding chair and read and listen to all the different birds calling us to wake.