Fun X 2!

I didn't want Merrym and the kids to miss out on everything, SO I said, "Why don't we go camping?!" They were so excited, they couldn't contain themselves. We made all the plans and preparations. Finally we were ready to leave. One of Asab's friends was going with us. All I had was a tent, but we had it figured out.

There is a camping place in Ogden Canyon, called 'Perception Park'. It is designed for people in wheelchairs (whoever came up with this idea, 'BIG PAT ON THE BACK!'). We got the best camping spot. It was like a cave of trees. We wouldn't get too hot. Which is great, because Merrym overheats easily and if you know Utah in the middle of August, it's an oven. The parking place was on pavement, so it was easy to get Merrym out of the vehicle and wheel her into the solid, flat, dirt camping area, which was on the same level as the parking. The bathroom was only about 30 or 40 feet from us.

The boys got busy setting up the tent. Courtney, Merrym and I got everything else organized. We cooked hobo dinners over the campfire, roasted marshmallows and made smores. We were really doing it. The kids would run and play. Merrym and I listened to a book on tape. We played games with the kids that night. Then it was time for the hard part, "sleeping". It was planned that Merrym would sleep in the car, pushing the seat back and covering up with a sleeping bag. The rest of us slept in the tent. We were close enough to hear if she called us. It really worked out good. I didn't get much sleep because Merrym had to go to the bathroom a lot and it was quite a process getting her there. Merrym had brought her walker and since the bathroom was so close, we walked side-by-side, so I could steady her.

We started laughing when we realized what the other campers were hearing and probably imagining. Walker to pavement sounded like, the skip-drag, skip-drag,of horror movies. You know when the mass murderer is on the loose. Then the insane giggling, which caused even louder, crazier laughter.

In the morning as we had breakfast and packed, each time Merrym and I looked at one another, we began giggling all over. When this happened the kids would give us the "You're such crazy adults' look, bringing forth more laughter. We enjoyed a 'normal' activity and had a really fun time!

I can do all things through Christ, who strengthens me.

Philippians 4:13

Love, Mother Hen Glory