is this the end?

while camping this summer, my husband and I have discovered that our poor old camper may be giving up the ghost...the wall by the back door is rotting and we are not sure it is fixable, my husband and my father in law are going to give it their best shot over the winter so PLEASE cross your fingers for us and/or say a prayer...I don't want to have to go back to tent camping and if we do, it will be the end of every other weekend or at least once a month camping until we are able to acquire another one...if it is fixable however, we will be doing some remodeling to the camper, the bathroom is not used and is already missing the toilet, so we are going to take out the sink, cupboard, and shower and install a bed for our son plus some better shelving for storage...

on another note...due to the rotting wall, we may be going on our last camping trip of the season this weekend...originally, Dale and I were heading out for the weekend by ourselves for our 7th anniversary, but due to the massive allergy issues Trent is having, we have decided we are just not comfortable leaving him, AND he asked to go because he got jipped out of the last trip (he spent it being sick), so my mom and my sis in law are tagging along, and my best friend Sarah is bringing her twin boys to play with Trent....

Trucks

We have had an adventurous two weeks, since we have been home from vacation...those of you who read my previous post, know the trials and tribulations associated with getting home from vacation. What I have not had a chance to post is that the day after we got home, my husband had to work, on the way home he realized the motor was about to blow!

we have spent the last two weeks searching frantically for another 3/4 ton truck to pull our camper with before we go camping again, as the camping is already paid for.

We live in Byron, Mi....if you look at a map of Michigan, most of you know it is shaped like a mitten...we have driven all over from Howell, across to New Baltimore, up to Port Austin on the tip of the thumb, to Kawkawlin, which is by Bay City, back to our house, today alone we put over 200 miles on my truck.

We bought a vehicle, less than 20 miles from our house tonight!!!!!!

while it is good, I am feeling a bit frustrated with all the wasted time, gas, and energy...I feel badly for my poor 5 year old, who has been drug all over Hell's Half Acre with us. I have to give him many kudo's however. He has been so well-behaved, not creating a fuss, and riding along like a trooper. We allowed him an hour to splash in Lake Huron today, and Friday we visited Vantage Point in Port Huron and watched two Freighters pass each other in the river....

the after Christmas-math

Christmas is over, the long awaited holiday, gone in a flash....in some ways I am happy, my husband can be quite the Scrooge...lol...Son made out like a bandit, receiving more Trucks, Trains, Tractors, Matchbox Cars, clothes, and underwear to last him at least til December 25, 2011, my awesome Daddy gave me seventy five dollars on an Auto Zone gift card to get some stuff for my 'new' truck, AAAAANNDDDD...$50 worth of Olive Garden gift cards too, my favorite restaurant, Hubby got some much needed new Cartharts (Jacket and Bib Coveralls), a neat little flashlight that sticks to your head (he's worn it all day and says it will be handy to level the camper in the dark, and work on cars)

Tomorrow the tree comes down, the lights will be darkened for another year, Christmas will be boxed up and put away....

NOW to get down to some serious planning....

planning for............

CAMPING

yes, I said it....camping....

we already have 2 trips and 1 weekend planned, well, decided...not planned....

the first weekend out will be the weekend before Memorial Day...to get the camper out, get it opened up, aired out, mice (and/or other critters) eradicated....as I never did get the peppermint oil in there....that will be just to Brighton Recreation Area Bishop Lake Campground....

the 1st of the two trips is our annual family vacation...I have mixed emotions about taking it in June....I love the UP in the Fall, but my son starts school this fall, kindergarten....sniff....his birthday is in June, and so is Soo Locks Engineer's day, so we are vacationing to the UP in June....we are camping a split vacation, as we will spend a week at Baraga State Park and then the rest of the time at Brimley State Park....hopefully I will get to meet one of my blogger buddies while at Baraga...ANYONE THAT HAS INFORMATION ABOUT THE AREA, AND ATTRACTIONS AROUND BARAGA OR THE KEWENAW PENINSULA SEND IT TO ME PLEASE!!!!!!

The 2nd trip in the works is in August, we are planning to try out Bay City Recreation Area for a weekend....

we will be staying at Brighton Rec off and on over the summer and on into the fall...hopefully we will make a Halloween weekend this year too....