Camping on Canyon Lake.

Today Ara and I leave for a camping/boating trip with my family. This is Ara's first camping trip and I am a little nervous about how she will sleep and keeping her safe.

Will I be a Mom noob her whole life?
Maybe.

I originally planned to pack light and simplify. That never works. I have a tent bag (clothes), beach bag, car bag, and bathroom bag. Not to mention sleeping bags, shoe bag, sheets & blankets, toys, and life vest. I am sitting here not feeling well trying to finish up last minute odds and ends. Paying bills, calling students about Sat.. I still need to throw the trash, do the dishes, make lunch, do the dishes again.. lol. Oh and get the camp stove down from the loft without killing myself.

It has really poured rain the past two nights and our leaky seals on the car have turned the car in to a SMELLY Venice. I freak out if anything touches the floor because it's so gross and wet and gross. GROSS. The car is so endearing with it's many many many problems. It makes me think of the smelly canals in Venice. Not that I've ever been there, but the book I just finished was set there and smelly rivers of rancid water sounds about right. I would like to shampoo it before we leave but I won't have time. Maybe it will all work out. Maybe the car will become self cleaning. That seems likely.

I sound grumpy but I am really looking forward to this trip. It will be nice to be out on the water, swimming, wake boarding (I think I fear the ski's too much we'll see), sitting by a camp fire. I think Ara will have the time of her life! My Dad has a little birthday party planned for her on Saturday so the grand total for Ara parties this year seems like it will be three! Three parties for a three year old cutie. It's a dangerous precedent, I know.

Well one last bill to pay and then I can go dangle on the ladder with the camp stove.

Packing. Yay.