"Camping: Where you listen to noises in the dark and wonder if it's a bear (it's never a bear)." 🐻⛺

We survived and made it home today.

Weather-wise, this was a good camping trip.

It was hotter than Hades, though.

We had rain yesterday, but no big deal, just a gentle shower, not a gully washer.

We wished upon a star, it came true… and now we’re expecting baby number two

 

And so… The adventure begins!

It’s a ‘tea, blanket, and movies’ kind of day

It was 21° when we woke up this morning, and we had run out of all our fuel overnight, so none of the heaters were working.

The pilot light had gone out.

Cowboy had to go out and switch tanks and relight them.

The house was cold enough to see your breath in.

Taco Bell- no words to explain how awesome it is

Badger had her appointment with the ear, nose, and throat doctor today.

I'm glad we don't need to go back because I didn't like the doctor at all.

He was clearly told up front that Badger is autistic.

Fire on the Mountain-Prayers!

I'm not an author and I'm not good with words.
All I can say is that what has happened in Pigeon Forge, in Gatlinburg, in the Smokies themselves is devastating.

The pictures and videos that came out were like scenes from some apocalyptic movie.

Roses are red, violets are blue, we’re a little quirky… true crime marathons are what we do

Today was Badger’s appointment for allergy testing.

The good news is that she has no allergies. Maybe a tiny reaction to dust mites, but basically nothing significant.

"Our time together was a chapter filled with love that will never be erased."

This is what is up in my world right now.

AH is going to be gone for a while.

The situation is the result of her own actions, but not entirely her own choice.

Dearly beloved, we have gathered here today To get through this thing called life

"One cat just leads to another"

I keep checking on my Mother’s Day bush to make sure it’s still alive.
With the temperatures we’ve been having, I wasn’t too sure it wouldn’t just dry up and die.
Our ground is all cracked and dry.

One thing about a skater, they never quit, so a skater to sum it up is awesome

Well, Badger managed to get her butt out in a decent time today, but the SRO grounded me.

Yup.

I asked if I could go inside to warm up.
Even though it was nearly 60° today, I was still cold.
He said I could but made it clear I wasn’t allowed into the main school building and had to stay in the entryway.

Whatever.

Why can't the house clean itself, it seems to get dirty by itself

I spent the day cleaning house and doing laundry.
I have no clue how a house can get so messy with only two adults and an almost-child living in it.
At least keeping the house clean and staying on top of the laundry is much easier with just the three of us than it was when there were six.

I have to admit, I kind of miss all the dirt, mess, and noise.
I'm really not enjoying the empty nest all that much.

"Seize the day. Because, believe it or not, each and every one of us in this room is one day going to stop breathing."

My cranium's in panium

Badger and I walked the two miles to the Dollar Store (and back) in the heat yesterday, then Raven and his girlfriend took us up to Morristown for window shopping.

It was hot.
They blasted their music so loud the car was shaking, and with both of them smoking like chimneys, by the time we got back I had such a terrible headache I just went straight to bed.